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ASROCK K8VM890 User Manual

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K8VM890
User Manual
Version 1.1
Published February 2006
Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 K8VM890 User Manual Version 1.1 Published February 2006 Copyright©2006 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ........ 19 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ....19 2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions. 20 2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without RAID Functions ..................
  • Page 4 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . 4 . Software Support Software Support Software Support Software Support ..........................................38 Software Support ........... Install Operating System ............38 Support CD Information ............. 38 4.2.1 Running Support CD ............38 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ..............

  • Page 5: Introduction 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 Specifications Specifications Specifications Platform - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 8.4-in, 24.4 cm x 21.3 cm - 754-Pin Socket Supporting advanced 64-bit AMD Athlon and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.0 GT/s)
  • Page 7 Connector - 2 x Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, 1, JBOD) and “Hot Plug” functions - 2 x ATA133 IDE connectors (support 4 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x COM port header...
  • Page 8 CPU. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    USB 2.0 Header (USB67, Blue) CPU Heatsink Retention Module USB 2.0 Header (USB45, Blue) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Game Port Header (GAME1) 184-pin DDR DIMM Slots (DDR1- 2) Flash Memory Infrared Module Header (IR1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)

  • Page 10: Hd 8Ch I/O

    , click “Enable playback multi-streaming”, and click “ok”. Choose “2CH”, “4CH”, or “6CH”, and then you are allowed to select “Realtek HDA Primary output” to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select “Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output” to...

  • Page 11: Installation Installation

    Installation Installation Installation K8VM890 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6-in x 8.4-in, 24.4 cm x 21.3 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...

  • Page 12: 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 13: 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 14: Expansion Slots (Pci, Pci Express, And Hdmr Slots)

    (PCI Express Slots, PCI Slots and HDMR Slot) There are 2 PCI Express slots, 2 PCI slots and 1 HDMR slot on K8VM890 motherboard. PCIE Slots: PCIE1 (PCIE x 16 slot) is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards.

  • Page 15: Jumpers Setup

    (see p.9 No. 14) 2-pin jumper Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power supply.

  • Page 16: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.9, 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.9, No. 10) (39-pin IDE2, see p.9, No.
  • Page 17 HDA to function correctly. Please follow the instruction in our manual and chassis manual to install your system. 2. If you use AC’97 audio panel, please install it to the front panel audio header as below: A. Connect Mic_IN (MIC) to MIC2_L.
  • 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.9, No. 2) so that it can provides sufficient power. Failing to do so will cause the failure to power up.

  • 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. 2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F 2.9 Hot Plug and Hot Swap F...

  • Page 20: Installing Windows 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit With Raid Functions

    RAID Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide and the document in the support CD, “Guide to VIA RAID Tool”, which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ VIA RAID Tool Information...

  • Page 21: Installing Windows 2000 / Xp / Xp 64-Bit Without Raid Functions

    RAID Functions RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your SATA HDDs without RAID functions or you want to install Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit on your IDE HDDs instead of SATA HDDs, please follow the below steps.

  • Page 22: 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 23: Navigation Keys

    To jump to the Exit Screen or exit the current screen 3.2 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 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

    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 Processor Multiplier This item will show when “Multiplier/Voltage Change” is set to [Manual]; otherwise, it will be hidden. You may set the value from [x4] up to [x25] but no higher than the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”. For example, if the value of “Processor Maximum Multiplier”...

  • Page 27: Chipset Configuration

    (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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. Share Memory This allows you to set share memory feature.
  • Page 28 Select [Lowest], [Low], [Normal], or [Highest] for IDE driving strength. PCI Delay Transaction Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant.

  • Page 29: 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 30: Ide Configuration

    [Enabled] and [Disabled]. 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]. IDE Device Configuration You may set the IDE configuration for the device that you specify. We will use the “Primary IDE Master”...
  • 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.

  • Page 32: Pcipnp Configuration

    Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 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 33: 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 34: 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 3.3.8 3.3.8 USB Configuration...

  • Page 35: Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen

    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 Settings Configuration

    Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature. VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA 8237R Plus SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Up Num-Lock If this item is set to [On], it will automatically activate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up.

  • 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: Install Operating System

    4.2.1 Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main Menu did not appear automatically, locate and double click on the file “ASSETUP.EXE”...
  • Page 39 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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