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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2003 Copyright©2003 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
4.2 Support CD Information ..........23 4.2.1 Running Support CD ..........23 4.2.2 Drivers Menu ............23 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ............23 4.2.4 ASRock “PC-DIY Live Demo” Program ....23 4.2.5 Contact Information ..........23 Appendix ............24 1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu ........... 24 2. -
Page 4: Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7S8XE+ motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step installation guide. -
Page 5: Specifications
6 default USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, plus one header to support 2 additional USB 2.0 ports (see CAUTION 4) ASRock I/O Plus : 1 PS/2 keyboard port, 1 PS/2 mouse port; 1 serial port: COM1; 1 parallel port: ECP/EPP support;... - Page 6 CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT insert a 3.3V AGP card into the AGP slot of K7S8XE+ motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft ®...
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Page 7: Motherboard Layout
Ports USB 2.0 Ports USB 2.0 USB45 Ports Line In Line Out Mic In AUX1 AUDIO1 AGP1 Audio CODEC PCI 1 K7S8XE+ PCI 2 PCI 3 CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery SATA1 SATA2 PCI 4 ATA133 AGP 8X DDR400 SATA BIOS FLOPPY1... -
Page 8: Asrock I/O Plus
1.4 ASRock I/O Plus Parallel Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) RJ-45 Port USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Shared USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) -
Page 9: Installation
Chapter 2 Installation K7S8XE+ is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5-cm x 19.1-cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. -
Page 10: Cpu Installation
2.3 CPU Installation Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. -
Page 11: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) K7S8XE+ motherboard provides three 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. -
Page 12: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp Slots)
AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. Please do NOT insert a 3.3V AGP card into the AGP slot of K7S8XE+ motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your VGA card, please check with the VGA card vendors. -
Page 13: Jumpers Setup
2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “Open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “Short”... - Page 14 FID2 FID3 FID4 The jumper caps are not provided by ASRock. Please understand that ASRock does not guarantee and support the adjustment of multiplier. These jumpers setting may not apply to all multiplier-locked or even some unlocked AMD CPU. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may...
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Page 15: Connectors
2.8 Connectors Connectors are NOT jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps over these connectors. Placing jumper caps over the connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.7 item 16) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. - Page 16 (see p.7 item 32) DUMMY the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector (USB45), the USB ports 4,5 on ASRock I/O Plus will not be able to function. Infrared Module Connector This connector supports an...
- Page 17 PLED+ System Panel Connector This connector accommo- PLED- PWRBTN# dates several system front (9-pin PANEL1) panel functions. (see p.7 item 18) DUMMY RESET# HDLED- HDLED+ Chassis Speaker Connector This connector allows you SPEAKER to attach to an external (4-pin SPEAKER 1) DUMMY DUMMY speaker.
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Page 18: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation / Raid Configurations
Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation / RAID Configuration This motherboard adopts SiS 964 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. Before you install the SATA hard disks and configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper installation and configuration. -
Page 19: Bios Setup
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility This section explains how to use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you start up the computer. Please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. -
Page 20: Main Menu
20:07:40 Month: Jan - Dec Day: 01 - 31 Floppy Drives Year: 1980 - 2099 IDE Devices BIOS Version K7S8XE+ BIOS P1.00 Processor Type AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ Processor Speed 2133 MHz 128 KB L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size... - Page 21 TYPE To set the type of the IDE device, first, please select “IDE Devices” on Main menu and press <Enter> to get into the sub-menu. Then, select among “Primary IDE Master”, “Primary IDE Slave”, “Secondary IDE Master”, and “Secondary IDE Slave” to make configuration of its type. Below are the configuration options.
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Page 22: Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, And Exit Menus
[CD/DVD]: This is used for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is used for IDE ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device), such as MO. Cylinders This is used to configure the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. Heads This is used to configure the number of read/write heads. -
Page 23: Software Support
To see this demo program, you can run Microsoft Media Player to play the file. 4.2.5 Contact Information If you need to contact ASRock or want to know more about ASRock, welcome to visit ASRock’s website at http://www.asrock.com; or you may contact your dealer for further information. -
Page 24: Appendix
Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: “Advanced,” “Security,” “Power,” “Boot,” and “Exit.” 1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Boot Exit Advanced Security Power Main [ Setup Help ] CPU Host Frequency By Jumper Actual Frequency... - Page 25 Chipset Configuration: AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced Chipset Configuration [ Setup Help ] <Enter> to select the AGP Aperture Size size of mapped memory for graphics data. USB Controller Enabled USB 2.0 Support Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Enabled DRAM CAS Latency Auto...
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Page 26: Resource Configuration
Resource Configuration: AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced Resource Configuration [ Setup Help ] <Enter> to select PCI PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) clocks. Leave on Primary Graphics Adapter default setting for the Auto AGP Data Rate best PCI performance. Disabled AGP Fast Write F1:Help... - Page 27 OnBoard FDC: Use this to enable or disable floppy drive controller. OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port:You may select [Enable] or [Disabled] for this onboard infrared port feature.
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Page 28: Security Setup Menu
2. Security Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Boot Exit Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Clear Supervisor Password Clear User Password <Enter> to set the supervisor password. [ Enter ] Set Supervisor Password [ Enter ] Set User Password Setup Password Check... -
Page 29: Power Setup Menu
3. Power Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Boot Exit Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Suspend To RAM Disabled Repost Video on STR Resume Disabled <Enter> to select Restore on AC / Power Loss Power Off auto-detect or disable Ring-In Power On Disabled... -
Page 30: Boot Setup Menu
4. Boot Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Boot Exit Advanced Power Main [ Setup Help ] Quick Boot Mode Disabled Boot Up Num-Lock <Enter> to enable or Boot To OS/2 disable the quick boot Boot From Network mode. -
Page 31: Exit Menu
5. Exit Menu AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Boot Exit Advanced Security Power Main [ Setup Help ] [ Enter ] Exit Saving Changes [ Enter ] Exit Discarding Changes Exits and saves the [ Enter ] Load Default Settings changes in CMOS RAM.
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