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Page 1 K8Ultra-V Series Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
Page 2 COM Port & Game Port Bracket (optional) SPDIF & FRONT AUDIO Port Bracket (optional) SATA Power cord/ SATA Cable (optional) I/O Shield / WinCinema software (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD K8Ultra-V Series User Manual Symbols Attention … Following the procedures … Troubleshooting …...
Page 3 K8Ultra-V Series ® K8T800 PRO & VT8237 Supports Socket 754 AMD ® Athlon 64 Processor USER Manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 244mm x 305mm (WxL) Operating System: Supports most popular operating systems: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP etc. ®...
Page 4 Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............1 ......................1 NTRODUCTION ......................2 PECIFICATION ....................... 6 ONFIGURATION Layout of K8Ultra-V PRO II ..................... 6 Layout of K8Ultra-V PRO-1394 ..................7 Layout of K8Ultra-V PRO....................8 Layout of K8Ultra-V ......................9 ..................10 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ....................
Page 5 (5.1 channel audio effect). All of them also support Sony/ Philips Digital Interface. The K8Ultra-V series also comes with eight USB 2.0 ports. And the K8Ultra-V PRO II and K8Ultra-V PRO-1394 also include a IEEE 1394 controller (VT 6307) that supports two IEEE 1394 ports.
Page 6 K8Ultra-V Series Specification Supports Socket 754 Supports AMD ® Athlon 64 processor HyperTransport Link - supports 16-bit to be capable of operating up to 1 GHz (2000 MT/s) with a bandwidth of up to 3.2 GB/s in each direction Speed 33 MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant)
Page 7 K8Ultra-V Series Shadow RAM This mainboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow RAM and support for ROM BIOS BUS Slots Provides one AGP slot (1.5V only) Provides six PCI bus slots Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality...
Page 8 K8Ultra-V Series Chip (for K8Ultra-V K8Ultra PRO-1394 and K8Ultra-V PRO) 10/ 100/ 1000 Mbps Ethernet support IDE Facilities Supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100, Ultra ATA 133 Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM Supports high capacity hard disk drives...
Page 9 K8Ultra-V Series Serial ATA facilities Compatible with SATA Spec 1.0 Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB/sec transfers Supports SATA RAID 0 or RAID 1 mode BIOS Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM1.2 Supports ACPI power management Supports “BIOS Mirror” technology (only for K8Ultra-V PRO II) Voice Genie (only for K8Ultra-V PRO II) Voice Genie can generate audio diagnostics in 4 different languages (English、...
Page 10 K8Ultra-V Series Configuration Layout of K8Ultra-V PRO II...
Page 11 K8Ultra-V Series Layout of K8Ultra-V PRO-1394...
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Page 14 K8Ultra-V Series Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components. CPU Processor Installation This mainboard supports AMD® AthlonTM 64 processor using a Socket 754. Before building your system, we suggest you visit the AMD website and review the processor installation procedures.
Page 15 Memory Installation The K8Ultra-V series contain 3 sockets, which use 184- pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 3 GB. You can install unbuffered with (or without) ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266/ 200 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100/ 1600) SDRAM.
Page 16 K8Ultra-V Series Please refer the table below to install the memory DIMMs. Maximum DRAM Number of SPEED DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMMs x8 or x16 single side DDR400 DDR400 x8 or x16 single side DDR400 DDR400 x8 or x16 single side DDR400...
Page 17 K8Ultra-V Series RAM Module Installation: Pull the white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot. Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot. This ensures that the module is inserted properly.
Page 18 K8Ultra-V Series Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This series provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin assignments are described below: Assignment Assignment Data +5 V (fused) No connect Clock Ground No connect USB &...
Page 19 K8Ultra-V Series Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The K8Ultra-V series come equipped with one serial port and one parallel port on the back panel. The interface ports will be explained below: The Serial Interface: COM1 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as a RS-232 port or an asynchronous communication port.
Page 20 K8Ultra-V Series Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER HD LED (Hard Drive LED Connector/ red) This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will flicker during disk activity. This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board.
Page 21 K8Ultra-V Series Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2、SATA1/ SATA2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100 and Ultra ATA 133.
Page 22 Headers & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB1/ USB2/ USB3 The K8Ultra-V series also provides three USB headers on the board allowing for 6 more USB ports. These attach to USB connectors embedded into the computer case or connected to a USB bracket (optional).
Page 23 K8Ultra-V Series Infrared Header: IrDA This IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared and is used to attach to an infrared sensing device. After the IrDA interface is configured, you can use this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs.
Page 24 K8Ultra-V Series Game Port Header: CN3 This mainboard supports a front game port header. To use this header you can install a COM port & Game port bracket (optional) with a Game port wire extending to this header. You can then attach gaming devices to the game port on the bracket.
Page 25 K8Ultra-V Series Case Open Warning Header: CASE OPEN This connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which you need to attach to the CASE OPEN header. Also, you must enable the CASE OPEN warning functionality in the BIOS Setup Utility.
Page 26 K8Ultra-V Series Voice Genie and BIOS Mirror Function switch: SW1 (only for K8Ultra-V PRO II only) This switch is used to configure the Voice Genie and BIOS Mirror functions. With SW1-1 and SW1-2, you can select the appropriate language for audio diagnostics. With the SW1-3 switch, you can begin using the alternate or mirror BIOS by switching this switch to “rescue”.
Page 27 K8Ultra-V Series Audio Connectors Front Panel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIO If your computer case has been designed with embedded audio equipment or you are using an audio bracket (optional). You can attach these components to the FRONT_AUDIO header of the mainboard. First remove the jumper caps covering the FRONT_AUDIO pins.
Page 28 K8Ultra-V Series S/PDIF Header: SPDIF S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is an audio transfer file format, which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals. This mainboard is capable of delivering audio output and receiving audio input through the SPDIF header. One way you would use this header is by using an SPDIF &...
Page 29 K8Ultra-V Series Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. AGP Slot: AGP The mainboard is equipped with a 2X/ 4X/ 8X & 1.5V only Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) to support video cards.
Page 30 K8Ultra-V Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the ROM BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by Li-battery after power-down.
Page 31 K8Ultra-V Series Supported CPUs This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the AMD ® Athlon 64 CPU. Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc>...
Page 32 K8Ultra-V Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar...
Page 33 K8Ultra-V Series Main Menu Setup Configuration Options Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.
Page 34 K8Ultra-V Series Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Select removable device priority. Just like floppy, LS120, ZIP-100, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority. CD-ROM Boot Priority Select CD-ROM boot priority. First /Second/Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device.
Page 35 K8Ultra-V Series Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks. Drives with 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to “Disabled”.
Page 36 K8Ultra-V Series Typematic Delay (Msec) The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Options: 250 (default)、500、750、1000 APIC Mode By enabling this option, “MPS version control for OS” can be configured. Options: Disabled、Enabled (default) MPS Version Control For OS The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment.
Page 37 K8Ultra-V Series Upstream LDT Bus Width This item allows you to select the upstream LDT bus width that is between the CPU and north-bridge. Options: 8 bit (default)、16 bit Downstream LDT Bus Width This item allows you to select the upstream LDT bus width that is between the CPU and north-bridge.
Page 38 K8Ultra-V Series AGP Fast Write The AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card bypassing the system AGP 4X speed. Choose “Enable” only when you used with AGP card support. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait state.
Page 39 K8Ultra-V Series IRQ-11 assigned to: PCI device IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI device IRQ-14 assigned to: PCI device IRQ-15 assigned to: PCI device PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.
Page 40 K8Ultra-V Series DDR Speed (strobe/sec) This item display the current DDR speed (CPU Host frequency * Max Memclock ÷ 100.). CPU Speed = Current CPU Host Frequency x CPU Clock Ratio, DDR Speed = Current CPU Host Frequency x (Max Memclock ÷ 100) Fixed AGP/ PCI Frequency Use this item to fix the AGP / PCI frequencies to 66 MHz/ 33 MHz.
Page 41 K8Ultra-V Series Integrated Peripherals Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: AGP (default)、PIC Slot Voice Genie This item allows you to enabled or disabled the Voice Genie. Options: Enabled (default)、...
Page 42 K8Ultra-V Series IDE Channel0/1 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select “Enabled” to activate the first and/or second IDE interface. Select “Disabled” to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface.
Page 43 K8Ultra-V Series Onboard 1394 Device This item allows you to control the onboard 1394 device. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled USB Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB port installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you add a higher performance controller.
Page 44 K8Ultra-V Series UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous bi-directional transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in only one direction at a time. This field only configurable if “ UART Mode” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”.
Page 45 K8Ultra-V Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system.
Page 46 K8Ultra-V Series 3. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When this option is enabled, the “suspend mode” time is configurable from 1 minute to 1 hour. The HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable”...
Page 47 K8Ultra-V Series Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether you want to run VGABIOS when the system wakes up from the S3 resume function. Options: Auto (default)、Yes、No Wake Up Control PWRON After PWR-Fail This option determines whether you want to restart the system after a power failure.
Page 48 K8Ultra-V Series PCI PME Wake Up When you select “Enabled”, a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system from suspend mode. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled Ring Wake Up This option allows you to awaken the system upon receiving an incoming call to a modem device.
Page 49 K8Ultra-V Series Hardware Monitor Case Open Warning If this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case is opened by others.
Page 50 K8Ultra-V Series Load Defaults Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries.
Page 51 K8Ultra-V Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation...
Page 52 K8Ultra-V Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform VIA 4 IN 1 Driver Windows 98 /ME /2000 /XP Marvell LAN Driver Windows 98 /ME /2000 /XP VIA 7.1 Channel Audio Driver Windows 98 /ME /2000 /XP (for K8Ultra-V PRO II only)
Page 53 K8Ultra-V Series 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. If you click the “VIA USB2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. 4. Back to the main screen, click the “Tool Page”...
Page 54 K8Ultra-V Series Installing SATA RAID Driver during Windows ® 2000/XP Installation. Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows ® 2000/XP and you wish to boot from a drive attached to the SATA connector.
Page 55 K8Ultra-V Series Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable.
Page 56 K8Ultra-V Series Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
Page 57 K8Ultra-V Series Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.
Page 58 K8Ultra-V Series Appendix I: 7.1 Channel Setup 1. After you have installed the “VIA Audio Driver”, reboot the system. The Audio Icon will be displayed in the lower-right corner of the Windows desktop. Click on the Audio Icon to display the audio configuration screen.
Page 59 K8Ultra-V Series Appendix II: Super 5.1 Channel Setup 1. After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. 2. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. 3. You can choice 2, 4 or 6 channels by your speakers.
Page 60 K8Ultra-V Series Appendix III: SATA RAID 0/1 Setup Introduction to RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) RAID technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives, enhancing I/O performance and providing redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case any of the individual disks fail.
Page 61 K8Ultra-V Series Create Array The “Create Array” option will allow you to initialize a RAID array. Choose the “Create Array” on the main screen and press <Enter>. The screen below will display. According to your needs, select “RAID 0 for performance” (striping), “RAID 1 for data protection”...
Page 62 K8Ultra-V Series After the array has been successfully created, one of the screens will display as shown below according to the type of array you created. RAID 1 mode RAID 0 mode RAID SPAN mode The RAID 0 screen (above) contains the option, “Block Size 64K”. With this option you can manually select the block size for your array.
Page 63 K8Ultra-V Series Delete Array You can delete an existing array with the “Delete Array” option on the main screen. Choose the “Delete Array” option and press <Enter>. Then press the <Enter> key once again and the system will mark all the existing SATA devices with an asterisk (as shown below in the bottom section).
Page 64 K8Ultra-V Series Serial Number View You can choose the “Serial Number View” to view the serial number of the serial ATA device. The serial number is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. VIA RAID Tool (VIA Raid Tool icon The VIA RAID Tool allows the user to configure and monitor RAID arrays from the Windows environment.

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