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MOTHERBOARD
K8 Combo-Z

User Manual

Version 1.0
Published July 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    MOTHERBOARD K8 Combo-Z User Manual Version 1.0 Published July 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CPU Installation ..............13 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink ......... 13 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) ......14 Expansion Slots (PCI Express X1, PCI and AGP Slots) ..16 Jumpers Setup ..............17 Onboard Headers and Connectors ........18 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ......
  • Page 4 4. Software Support ........... 38 Install Operating System ............38 Support CD Information ............. 38 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............38 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ..............38 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ..............38 APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology ..39...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm CPU: 1. 939-Pin Socket Supporting AMD Athlon 64FX Processor 2. 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD Athlon 64 and 32-bit Sempron Processor (see CAUTION 1) Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet...
  • Page 7 USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel Plus 2 On-Board Headers Supporting 4 Extra USB 2.0 Ports (see CAUTION 7) ASRock 8CH I/O: 1 PS/2 Mouse Port, 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port 1 Serial Port: COM1 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support) 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports...
  • Page 8 AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology. If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, please refer to page 14 for proper installation of memory modules on DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3. If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, it will support Dual Channel Memory Technology.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    J7 Jumper JR1 Jumper / JL1 Jumper CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Front Panel Audio Header (AUDIO1) J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 Jumpers PCI Slots (PCI1- 3) AGP Slot (1.5V_AGP1) Infrared Module Header (IR1) Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue)

  • Page 10: Asrock 8Ch I/O

    PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection...

  • Page 11: Installation

    2. Installation K8 Combo-Z is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 12: Cpu Sockets

    Important: If you install a 939-Pin CPU into this motherboard, it is necessary to adjust the setting of J1 / J2 / J3 / J4 / J5 / J6 / J7 Jumpers by shorting pin2 and pin3 of all these seven sets of jumpers. These jumpers are set to support 754-Pin CPU by shorting pin1 and pin2 by default.

  • Page 13: Cpu Installation

    Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

  • Page 14: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    Dual Channel Memory Technology. If you have two non-identical DDR SDRAMs, please install them into DDR1 and DDR3 for 64-bit mode. Besides, please do not install 3 DDR DIMMs into DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3 at the same time. Otherwise, the system cannot boot up!

  • Page 15: Installing A Dimm

    DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. notch break...

  • Page 16: Expansion Slots (Pci Express X1, Pci And Agp Slots)

    PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card.

  • Page 17: Jumpers Setup

    Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1 / JL1 Jumper (see p.9, No. 27) Note: If the jumpers JR1 and JL1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRTC1) (see p.9, No.

  • Page 18: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.9, No. 17) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE connector (Blue) Secondary IDE connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.9, No. 12) (39-pin IDE2, see p.9, No.
  • Page 19 USB 2.0 Header ASRock 8CH I/O provides you 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on (9-pin USB67) DUMMY the rear panel. If the rear USB (see p.9, No. 19) ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to USB_PWR support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
  • Page 20 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector (see p.9, No. 34) so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.

  • Page 21: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. Making An SATA Driver Diskette If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.

  • Page 22: Bios Setup Utility

    Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis.

  • Page 23: Navigation Keys

    To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY <ESC> To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...

  • Page 24: Advanced Screen

    Advanced Screen In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, ACPI Configuration, IDE Configuration, PCIPnP Configuration, Floppy Configuration, SuperIO Configuration, and USB Configuration. BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Main...
  • Page 25 It will display Processor Maximum Voltage for reference. Multiplier/Voltage Change This item is set to [Auto] by default. If it is set to [Manual], you may adjust the value of Processor Multiplier and Processor Voltage. However, it is recom- mended to keep the default value for system stability.
  • Page 26 Burst Length Burst length can be set to 8 or 4 beats. 64 Bit Dq must use the 4 beats. CAS Latency (CL) Use this item to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2.0], [3.0], and [2.5].

  • Page 27: Chipset Configuration

    AGP card’s specifications requires other sizes. AGP Data Rate For an AGP 3.0 card, you may set AGP Data Rate between [8X] or [4X], and the default value is [8X]. For an AGP 2.0 card, you may set AGP Data Rate among [4X], [2X], and [1X], and the default value is [4X].

  • Page 28: Acpi Configuration

    Restore on AC/Power Loss If you set the item “Suspend to RAM” to [Auto], you may use this item to set the power state after an unexpected AC/Power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

  • Page 29: Ide Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable the “OnBoard SATA Controller” feature. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master” as the example in the following instruction, which can be applied to the configurations of “Primary IDE Slave”, “Sec-...
  • Page 30 [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to select the LBA/Large mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Disabled] to disable the LBA/Large mode.

  • Page 31: Pcipnp Configuration

    Setting wrong values in this section may cause the system to malfunction. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the installed PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.

  • Page 32: Super Io Configuration

    Use this item to enable or disable floppy drive controller. Serial Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard serial port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4], [2F8 / IRQ3], [3E8 / IRQ4], [2E8 / IRQ3].

  • Page 33: Usb Configuration

    OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable the Game Port or disable it. OnBoard MIDI Port Use this itme to select the address for the MIDI Port or disable it. Configura- tion options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration...

  • Page 34: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen In this section, it allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage.

  • Page 35: Boot Settings Configuration

    Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. 3.5.2 Boot Device Priority In this section, you may specify the boot sequence from the available devices in your system.

  • Page 36: Security Screen

    Security Screen In this section, you may set or change the supervisor/user password for the system. For the user password, you may also clear it. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Security Settings Install or Change the password.

  • Page 37: Exit Screen

    BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis- card changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY without saving any changes. Discard Changes When you select this option, it will pop-out the following message, “Dis-...

  • Page 38: Software Support

    This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
  • Page 39 APPENDIX: AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology under Windows system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first.

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