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- Page 1 K8Upgrade-PCIE User Manual Version 1.0 Published May 2005 Copyright©2005 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1 1 1 1 1...
- Page 2 (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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ........ 19 Making a SATA Driver Diskette For SATA Operation in “RAID” Mode..................20 SATA Operating in “non-RAID” Mode ........20 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . 3 . BIOS S BIOS S BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS S... - Page 4 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ..........................................39 Software Support ........... Install Operating System ............39 Support CD Information ............. 39 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............39 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ..............
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Page 5: Introduction Introduction
ASRock’s commit- ment 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
CPU or other future CPU, such as 940-Pin CPU (M2) (see page 13 for details) PCI Slots: 3 x PCI Slots, PCI Specification 2.2 PCI EXPRESS Slots: 2 slots with PCIE x 1, 1 slot with PCIE x 16; PCIE Specification 1.0a USB 2.0: 8 USB 2.0 Ports: 4 Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports on the I/O Panel... - Page 7 FSB enjoys better margin due to fixed PCI/PCIE buses. In other words, CPU FSB is untied during overclocking, but PCIE and PCI buses are in the fixed mode so that FSB can operate under a more stable overclocking environment.
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Page 8: 1.3 Motherboard Layout
Infrared Module Header (IR1) CPU Heatsink Retention Module USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) 754-Pin CPU Socket USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) Game Port Header (GAME1) North Bridge Controller... -
Page 9: 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 10: Installation Installation
Installation Installation Installation Installation K8Upgrade-PCIE is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.0-in, 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions... -
Page 11: 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 12: Installation Of Memory Modules (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 13: Expansion Slots (Future Cpu Port, Pci And Pci Express Slots)
Future CPU Port (Yellow-Colored Port): Future CPU Port allows you to upgrade your AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 939-Pin CPU by installing an add-on ASRock 939CPU Board into this future CPU Port on K8Upgrade- PCIE motherboard. You may also install ASRock M2CPU Board into this future CPU Port on this motherboard to upgrade your AMD 754-Pin CPU to AMD 940-Pin (M2) CPU in the future. - Page 14 NOTE When adjusting the jumper settings, you may use the tool, Jumper Cap Remover, to help you removing the jumper caps more easily. This Jumper Cap Remover is bundled in your motherboard package, and please follow the “Jumper Cap Remover Instruction” to use it properly.
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Page 15: Jumpers Setup
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1 JL1 Jumper (see p.8, No. 25) Note: If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) 2-pin jumper (see p.8, No. -
Page 16: 2.6 Onboard Headers And Connectors
FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.8 No. 23) 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.8 No. 13) (39-pin IDE2, see p.8 No. - Page 17 USB 2.0 Header ASRock 8CH I/O accommo- USB_PWR dates 4 default USB 2.0 ports. If (9-pin USB67) those USB 2.0 ports on the I/O (see p.8 No. 21) DUMMY panel are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to...
- Page 18 Please note that it is necessary to connect a power supply with (4-pin ATX12V1) ATX 12V plug to this connector. (see p.8 No. 2) Failing to do so will cause power up failure. Game Port Header Connect a Game cable to this JBB1...
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Page 19: 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. 1. If you plan to use RAID 0, RAID 1, or JBOD functions on SATA, SATA HDDs must be operated in “RAID”... -
Page 20: Mode
“SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. -
Page 21: Bios Setup Utility Bios Sbios Setup Utility Etup 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 22: Navigation Keys
To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, the Main screen will appear and display the system overview. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot... - Page 23 If ASRock 939CPU Board is installed into the FUTURE_CPU_PORT on this motherboard, you will see the below Main screen when entering the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Main Use [Enter], [TAB] System Overview or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.
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Page 24: Advanced Screen
Advanced Screen Advanced Screen 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... -
Page 25: Cpu Configuration
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 [Enabled]. 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...
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Page 27: Chipset Configuration
Primary Graphics Adapter This item will switch the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for video card. It allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. The default value of this feature is [PCI]. Configuration options: [PCI] and [PCIE]. -
Page 28: Acpi Configuration
Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. -
Page 29: Ide Configuration
RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system. 3.3.4 3.3.4 IDE Configuration 3.3.4 IDE Configuration IDE Configuration IDE Configuration 3.3.4 3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DISABLED: disables the... - Page 30 SATA Operation Mode Use this item to adjust SATA Operation Mode. The default value of this option is [RAID]. If you don’t want to operate RAID function on SATA HDDs, please select [non-RAID]. However, if you want to install Windows 98 SE / ME without RAID functions, please still select [RAID].
- Page 31 [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.
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Page 32: Pcipnp Configuration
Use this item to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to enable 32-bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.3.5 3.3.5 3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration... -
Page 33: Floppy 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 34 Parallel Port Address Use this item to set the address for the onboard parallel port or disable it. Configuration options: [Disabled], [378], and [278]. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The default value is [ECP+EPP].
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Page 35: Usb Configuration
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 36: Boot Screen
Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen Boot Screen In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to config- ure the boot settings and the boot priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced H/W Monitor... -
Page 37: Security Screen
Security Screen Security Screen Security Screen 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... -
Page 38: 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 39: Install Operating System
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 40 AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet echnology echnology 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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