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K8T800-A7A
FCC Information and Copyright
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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- Page 1 K8T800-A7A FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1 Motherboard Features ... 1 Layout and Components... 4 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ... 5 Installing Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 5 FAN Headers ... 6 Installing System Memory ... 7 Connectors and Slots ... 8 Chapter 3: Headers &... -
Page 3: Chapter 1: Introduction
Maximum memory size is up to 2GB. (Following table is for reference only.) Registered memory are not supported. Supports Non-ECC memory only. DIMM Socket Location DIMM1 DIMM2 K8T800-A7A EATURES DDR Module 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB *1 Total Memory Size Max is 2 GB. - Page 4 K8T800-A7A Super I/O Chip: ITE 8705AF. Low Pin Count Interface. Provides the most commonly used legacy Super I/O functionality. Environment Control initiatives, H/W Monitor Fan Speed Controller ITE's "Smart Guardian" function Operating System Supporting Supports Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
- Page 5 K8T800-A7A Internal On-board I/O Connectors and Headers 1 front panel header supports front panel facilities. 1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device. 1 front audio header supports front panel audio function. 1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital audio-out function. 1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning function.
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Page 6: Layout And Components
K8T800-A7A AYOUT AND OMPONENTS JUSBV1 JKBMS1 JUSBLAN1 JATXPWR2 JCFAN1 JAUDIO2 Super I/O JSPDIF_OUT1 BIOS JCDIN1 Codec Note: represents the 1 CPU1 K8T800 AGP1 VT8237R PCI1 PLUS PCI2 PCI3 JUSBV2 JUSB1 JUSB2 PCI4 JPANEL1 IrDA JSFAN1 (optional ) PCI5 pin. JATXPWR1... -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete the installation. Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation. K8T800-A7A (CPU) ROCESSING... -
Page 8: Fan Headers
K8T800-A7A FAN H EADERS These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan cable and connector may be different according to the fan manufacturer. Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to pin#1. -
Page 9: Installing System Memory
K8T800-A7A NSTALLING YSTEM Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the Slot. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. -
Page 10: Connectors And Slots
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. IDE1/IDE2: Hard Disk Connectors The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). - Page 11 K8T800-A7A PCI1~PCI5: Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits. AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Your monitor will attach directly to that video card.
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Page 12: Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup
IrDA Connection (optional). It allows user to connect the PC case’s front panel switch functions. Assignment Speaker HDD LED (+) HDD LED (-) Ground Reset control IRTX K8T800-A7A Pin closed Pin1-2 closed PWR_LED On/Off HLED Function Assignment Sleep control... - Page 13 K8T800-A7A JUSB1/JUSB2/JUSB3: Headers for USB 2.0 Ports at Front Panel (JUSB3 is optional) This header allows user to connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.
- Page 14 K8T800-A7A JATXPWR1: ATX Power Source Connector This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the ATX power supply. JATXPWR2: ATX Power Source Connector By connecting this connector, it will provide +12V to CPU power circuit. Assignment +3.3V +3.3V...
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Page 15: Jfaudio1 Front Panel Audio Header
K8T800-A7A JFAUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows user to connect the front audio output cable with the PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors. JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the variaty devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card etc.. -
Page 16: Jci1 Chassis Open Header
K8T800-A7A JCMOS1: Clear CMOS Header By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard. Clear CMOS Procedures: Remove AC power line. - Page 17 K8T800-A7A JSATA1~JSATA2: Serial ATA Connectors The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA interface, it satisfies the SATA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5GB/s. JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital Audio-out Connector This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF output header.
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Page 18: Chapter 4: Useful Help
BIOS contents are corrupted. In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS: 1. Make a bootable floppy disk. 2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar website: www.biostar.com.tw 3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website. -
Page 19: Cpu Overheated
If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated. When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not power on again. -
Page 20: Troubleshooting
K8T800-A7A ROUBLESHOOTING Problem No power to the system at all Power light don’t illuminate, fan inside power supply does not turn Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and hard drive is spinning. -
Page 21: Chapter 5: Warpspeeder
YSTEM EQUIREMENT OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install DirectX 8.1.) K8T800-A7A... -
Page 22: Installation
Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish” button. Usage: The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. -
Page 23: Warpspeeder™] Includes 1 Tray Icon And 5 Panels
K8T800-A7A ™] PEEDER INCLUDES TRAY ICON AND PANELS 1. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar. This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™] Utility. -
Page 24: Main Panel
K8T800-A7A 2. Main Panel If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked. Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will see is Main Panel. Main Panel contains features as follows: a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock, and PCI clock information. - Page 25 K8T800-A7A 3. Voltage Panel Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not.
- Page 26 K8T800-A7A 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains the these features: a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”: provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.
- Page 27 K8T800-A7A “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default...
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Page 28: About Panel
K8T800-A7A 6. About Panel Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure. In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. - Page 29 K8T800-A7A Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will not interfere other panels’...
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