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K8V800 series mainboard
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- Page 1 Item Checklist This item checklist is only available for retail market. Completely check your package, If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer. K8V800 series mainboard QDI Utility CD 1HD ribbon cable 1 FDD cable User’ s manual...
- Page 2 The following products have been tested by us with the listed standards and found in compliance with the council EMC directive 89/336/EEC. It is demonstrative for the compliance with this EMC Directive. Submittor: QDI Technology Limited 23Floor, Lincoln House, Taikoo Place 979 King’ s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG KONG...
- Page 3 Declaration of conformity Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc. Model Name: K8V800 Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc. Address: 41456 Christy Street Fremont, CA 94538 Telephone: (510) 668-4933 Facsimile: (510) 668-4966 Equipment Classification:...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..............1 Key Features ..............2 Chapter 2 Installation Instructions............4 External Connectors ............5 PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ........5 USB1, USB2,USB3 ,USB4 and LAN Connectors ....5 Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector and SPDIF out port ..5 Line-in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack ...... - Page 5 CONTENTS Chapter 3 BIOS Description..............16 AWDFLASH.EXE ...............17 AWARD BIOS Description..........18 Appendix QDI Utility CD..............20 Using 4-/6-Channel Audio...........31 Layout...
- Page 6 Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink require- ment. Note: This manual is suitable for K8V800 series of mainboards. Each mainboard is carefully designed for the PC user who wants different features. -6A:...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction K8V800 series of mainboards utilize VIA K8T800+VIA VT8237 chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective ATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AC’ 97 audio(2/ 6-channel), 8 USB 2.0, 2 SATA, and ATA133/100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at reasonable price. -
Page 8: Key Features
AC’ 97 2.3 Specification Compliant Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone- in Jack,which can be specified by software AGP Interface Provides one standard VGA connector and integrated AGP unit AGP connector supports AGP 3.0 including AGP 8X data transfers K8V800... - Page 9 Main Expansion Slots and Connectors Slot/Port (Quantity) Description PCI(5) PCI slots IDE(2 ) IDE ports FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port DDR(2) DIMM socket USB(8) USB connectors AGP(1) AGP slot LAN(1) LAN connector COM(2) COM connectors PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector IrDA(1) IrDA connector K8V800...
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Page 10: Installation Instructions
I/O ports. Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin assignments for your reference. The par- ticular state of the jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these connectors, please pay attention to the direction. K8V800... -
Page 11: External Connectors
AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Parallel Port SPDIF OUT COM1 Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing Warning: expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged. K8V800... -
Page 12: Line-In Jack, Mic-In Jack, Speaker-Out Jack
Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and use the Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack. Rear Left&Right Front Left&Right Center&Woofer IEEE 1394 Port (optional) The IEEE 1394 port is for connecting IEEE 1394 device. IEEE 1394 port K8V800... -
Page 13: Atx 12V Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch
The connector connects to the case’ s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of IDE hard disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesn’ t work, try the other way. Reset Switch (RESET) The connector connects to the case’ s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system resets. K8V800... -
Page 14: Power Led Connector (Pwr_Led)
P O W E R R E S E R V E EMPTY Fan Connectors (CPUFAN, CHSFAN) The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “ PC Health” section of the CMOS SETUP. CHSFAN CPUFAN SENSE +12V K8V800... -
Page 15: Usb5,6; Usb7,8
Chapter 2 USB5,6; USB7,8 Besides USB1,2,3,4 on the back panel, K8V800 series of mainboards also have 10-pin headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide addi- tional four USB ports. １ USB5,6 DT0-... -
Page 16: Wake-Up On Lan ( Wol)(Optional)
+5V standby Signal for waking up IEEE 1394_1 port(optional) Besides one 1394 port on the back panel, the mainboard also have one 10-pin header on board to provide IEEE 1394 port. 1394_1 K8V800... -
Page 17: Audio Connectors (Cd_In)
The SPDIF input allow your digital audio input from digital audio devices.(optional) The 6CH_BRACKET output is capable of providing digital audio data or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. SURR_R_OUT SURR_L_OUT LFE_OUT CENT_OUT A_GND SPDIF_OUT A_VCC A_GND 6CH_BRACKET K8V800... -
Page 18: Audio Interface(F_Audio)
FL_OUT FL_IN Onboard SATA(SATA1, SATA2) The mainboard provides two Serial ATA connectors,SATA is a storage interface that is compliant with SATA 1.0 Specification.With speed of up to 150Mbps.you can connect Serial ATA cable to Serial ATA hard disk. SATA1/SATA2 K8V800... -
Page 19: Uart Com2(Optional)
GAME Port(optional) The mainboard provides a 16-pin connector for connecting an external game/MIDI port. GAME_PORT Function Function VC C VC C JAB1 JBB1 GN D MIDIOUT GN D J B Y J AY JBB2 JAB2 MID IIN VC C K8V800... -
Page 20: Jumper Settings
If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close JCC (pin3 & pin2) once, set JCC back to the normal status with pin2 & pin1 connected, then power on the system. Normal status (Unplug the AC power supply) K8V800... -
Page 21: Bios-Protection Jumper(Jav)
However, setting jumper JAV as closed makes flashing BIOS and updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set JAV as open when changing the system hardware configuration, or the error message “ Unknown Flash Type” will be displayed on the screen, and DMI information may not be updated. K8V800... -
Page 22: Chapter 3 Bios Description
Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information even if the power is turned off. This chapter provides you with the overview of the BIOS Setup. K8V800... -
Page 23: Awdflash.exe
1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing Format A:/s from the DOS prompt under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment. 2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE(version>=8 .24Q) from the directory \Utility located on QDI Driver CD to your new bootable diskette. 3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please be sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your mainboard. -
Page 24: Award Bios Description
<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value desired in each item. QDI Innovation Features This section describes QDI innovation EASY technology. Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system’... - Page 25 Save & Exit Setup Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup. Exit Without Saving Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup. Note: if you need detailed information about BIOS, please view them in the CD. K8V800...
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Page 26: Appendix
Appendix Appendix QDI Utility CD A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, the contents contained in it are showed as below: 1. Driver Install Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You should install the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are installed. - Page 27 S p e e dE a s y BIOS provides you with a set of basic values for your processor selection instead of the jumper settings. The processor speed can be manually selected on the “ QDI Innovation features” menu screen.
- Page 28 A. First set “ Auto” in the” AMD K8 Cool ‘ n’ Quiet Control ” item of Power Management Setup of BIOS. B. Then run K8_XPdrv Setup.exe in the QDI utility CD and finish driver installation. C. To enable the Cool ‘ n’ Quiet feature, you have to change the power scheme. Open the ‘...
- Page 29 Appendix QDI BootEasy(German) BootEasy ist eine Neuentwicklung von QDI, die neue Innovation der QDI Easy- Technologien. Mit der BootEasy- Technologie Technik wird der Bootvorgang nur noch vier bis fü nf Sekunden in Anspruch nehmen, bis das Betriebssystem geladen wird. Der Grund fü r die lange Warterei liegt in den Routine-Abfragen, die das BIOS bei jedem Start abarbeitet.
- Page 30 (Consulte el apartado “ Jumper Settings” en el manual de usuario de su placa QDI K8V800 en el capí tulo 2). Inserte el procesador en el socket y conecte el ventilador del procesador en el conector de su placa base QDI K8V800 marcado como “...
- Page 31 Para má s informació n las funciones de la Bios, consulte el apartado “ BIOS Description” en el manual de usuario de la placa base QDI K8V800). Presione la tecla « F10 » y seleccione la opció n “ Save & Exit Setup” en el menú de configuració n de la Bios para guardar los cambios y reiniciar el sistema.
- Page 32 K8V800 (French): Inté gration du systè me : Vé rifier la pré sence de chaque é lé ment dans la boite de la carte mè re de la sé rie QDI K8V800 : Une carte mè re de la sé rie QDI K8V800.
- Page 33 10. Raccorder les pé riphé riques externes sur les connecteurs de fond de panier inté gré s à la carte mè re de la sé rie QDI K8V800. Dans ce but il est important de se ré fé rer à la section nommé...
- Page 34 1. Driver Install : Avec cette option, il est possible d’ installer les pilotes de la carte mè re de la sé rie QDI K8V800 aisé ment. Il est important d’ installer les pilotes en respectant l’ ordre pré dé finit et de redé marrer le systè...
- Page 35 Appendix QDI K8V800 installazione mainboard (Italian): 1. Assicurarsi che la scatola sia completa: QDI K8VM800mainboard, cavo IDE e Floppy, jumpers, manuale dell’ utente della mainboard QDI K8V800 e cd-rom drivers. 2. Controllare che il cavo alimentazione proveniente dal computer-case sia sconnesso assicurarsi inolre di aver indossato corretamente il bracciale da polso collegato a massa.
- Page 36 Appendix Dopo questo ultimo passo procedere all’ installazione dei driver delle varie periferiche IL CD CONTENENTE I DRIVER DELLA VOSTRA MAINBOARD QDI E’ CONTENUTO NELLA SCATOLA Installazione driver E possibile installare tutti i driver della Vs. mainboard in modo facile e veloce.
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Page 37: Using 4-/6-Channel Audio
Appendix Using 4-/6-Channel Audio(4-/6- Channel Audio Interface) The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC655 chip, which provides support for 6- channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC655allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section will tell you how to install and use 4/6-channel audio function on the board. - Page 38 Appendix 6-Channel Analog Audio Output Line Out(Rear Channels) Line Out (Front channels) Line Out(Center & Subwoofer Channels) Description: Both Line In and MIC are converted to Line Out function under 6- channel configuration. Digital Audio Output Coaxial SPDIF jack Description: Connnet the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack.
- Page 39 Appendix Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting 1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen. 2. Select any surround sound effect you prefer from the “ Environment” pull-down menu under the Sound Effect tab. Click here and the pull- down menu will appear 3.
- Page 40 Appendix 4. The following window appears. Headphone Output 2 Channels Output 4 Channels Output Keep UnSelect 6 Channels Output Status 5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers. 6. Click OK Testing the Connected Speakers To ensure 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly.
- Page 41 Appendix Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave me-lody for you to sing the song. The function is applied only for 2-channel audio opera- tion, so make sure channel mode is selected in the “ No. of Speakers” column before playing KaraOK.
- Page 42 Appendix CPU Installation Procedures 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Then, raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Look for the cut edge. The cut edge should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU will only fit in the correct orientation.
- Page 43 Board Layout of K8V800 Note: The layout includes all options. It is for your reference only.
- Page 44 Top :PS/2 Mouse Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard Top :Line in Midd: Spk out COM1 SPDIFOUT Bttm:Mic in Top :LAN Top :1394 Bttm:USB3,4 Bttm:USB1,2 North Bridge Socket 754 South Bridge DDR1 DDR2 IDE2 ATX PWR SATA2 IDE1 CHSFAN SATA1 1.HDD_LED 2.RESET 3.PWR_LED 4.POWER SW 5.RESERVE...