Albatron K8SLI-AM2 User Manual

Albatron K8SLI-AM2 User Manual

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    K8SLI-AM2 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 K8SLI-AM2 nVIDIA nForce4 SLI ® Supports Socket AM2 Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ ® Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor User Manual Dimensions (ATX Form-Factor): 244 mm x 305 mm ( W x L ) Operating System: Windows® 2000/ XP...
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Packing List K8SLI-AM2 mainboard FDC Cable HDD Cable I/O Bracket Serial ATA Cable K8SLI-AM2 Mainboard User Manual CD K8SLI-AM2 Setup Driver CD K8SLI-AM2 Mainboard Quick Installation Guide Symbols Attention- Important Information Follow the procedures below… Troubleshooting Tips...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..............1 ....................... 1 NTRODUCTION ....................... 2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of K8SLI-AM2..................5 ................... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................6 Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4..............7 Back Panel Configuration................9 Connectors..................... 11 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........12 Headers &...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Three standard PCI slots for use with standard PCI expansion cards are also allowed. The K8SLI-AM2 provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB drive. It also has two IDE connectors for hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 IDE devices.
  • Page 6: Specification

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Specification CPU: Supports Socket AM2 Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor Supports Hyper-Transport Link Technology Supports 1000 MHz (2000MT/s) FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: ® Chipset – nVIDIA nForce4 SLI ®...
  • Page 7: Universal Serial Bus

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Supports Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA II Connector: Four SATA II connectors that support up to four SATA II HDDs Supports SATA 2.0 specification which provides 3 Gb/s transmit rate...
  • Page 8: Flash Memory

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Supports 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN ® Supports nVIDIA Active Armor , it provides advanced data packet inspection ® Supports nVIDIA Firewall , it protects your system from intruders BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM 1.2 Supports ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function: Supports Phoenix-Award™...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Configuration Layout of K8SLI-AM2...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 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 Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon...
  • Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm1/2/3/4

    Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4 The K8SLI-AM2 provides four DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets with Dual Channel Technology supported. The sockets allow you to install 240-pin, non-ECC & unbuffered DDR II 800 (PC2-6400)/ DDR II 667 (PC2-5300)/ DDR II 533 (PC2-4300)/ DDR II 400 (PC2-3200) SDRAM, and support to install a total memory capacity of 8GB.
  • Page 12: Memory Installation Steps

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 How to Enable Dual-Channel functionality: This mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for the four DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel will significantly increase your data access rate than the before. DIMM1 and DIMM2 share one channel, and DIMM3 and DIMM4 share another channel.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. * The pictures above are for reference only. Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures. Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port.
  • Page 14 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 The Serial Interface: COM1 This mainboard provides a serial port COM1 on your back panel, and is used to connect mice, modem and other peripheral devices. Through this port, you can also transfer data from your computer hard disk drive to other computers.
  • Page 15: Connectors

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Mic-In(pink) This port is for connecting to a microphone. When the 8/6/4/2 channel audio system is enabled, this port will be the input of your microphone. Rear Surround-out(orange) This port is only functional for the output of the surround sound rear speakers when the 8/6/4/2 channel audio driver is installed and enabled.
  • Page 16: Front Panel Headers: Jw_Fp, Pwrled, Speak

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 SATA II Connector: SATA 1/2/3/4 The four SATA II connectors support 3 Gbps transmission speeds and RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode. One SATA connector only can attach one SATA HDD of each time using SATA cables. This mainboard supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode; refer Appendix II for more information.
  • Page 17 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Hard Drive LED Header: HDLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, attach it to this header. The LED will flicker when there is hard disk drive activity. Reset Switch Header: RESET This header can be attached to a momentary SPST switch (reset button) cable on your case front panel.
  • Page 18: Headers & Jumpers

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Headers & Jumpers Front USB Header: USB1/USB2/USB3 This mainboard provides four onboard USB 1.1/2.0 ports on the back panel of your case that attach to USB devices. There are three additional USB headers that can be connected by cables to six more USB ports on your case front panel giving you a possible ten USB ports.
  • Page 19 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Assignment Assignment USB Power On Disable (Default) Pin 1-2 Closed USB Power On Enabled +5VSB Pin 2-3 Closed Note: Close stands for putting a jumper cap onto two header pins. Keyboard/Mouse & USB Power On function Header: JP1 PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse attached to the back panel can awaken the system from sleep mode.
  • Page 20: Audio Configuration

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable. 2. Set JBAT header to OFF (2-3 Closed). 3. Wait several seconds. 4. Set JBAT header to ON (1-2 closed). 5. Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system.
  • Page 21 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 PCI-Express x8 Slots: PE2/ PE4 This mainboard provides two PCI-Express x8 slots which support one-way bandwidth up to 2 GB/s. They are also allowed to install two identical SLI-ready PCI-Express graphics cards to enable SLI Technology for better graphics performance.
  • Page 22: Power Supply Attachments

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Power Supply Attachments PCIE Power Connector: J1 The 4-pin connector provides an extra +12V for the PCI-E x16 slot in order to increase the stability of your graphics card. You can attach the 4-pin connector to power supply directly.
  • Page 23: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the 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 battery after power-down.
  • Page 24: Main Menu

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features.
  • Page 25: Miscellaneous Control

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Miscellaneous Control It is for you to specify settings for Miscellaneous Control, such as the CPU clock and frequency ratio. Attention Before going to update BIOS, please change the item,【Miscellaneous Control】 → 【Flash Write Protect】, from【Enabled】to【Disabled】. When the BIOS update is done, please adjust the item from【Disabled】to【Enabled】.
  • Page 26: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows 2000 /XP Microsoft DirectX 9.0c ® Windows 2000 /XP nForce Chipset Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP nVIDIA Firewall ® Windows 2000 /XP Realtek Audio Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP...
  • Page 27 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Microsoft DirectX 9.0c – provides the software of Microsoft DirectX 9.0c. nForce Chipset Driver – provides all the drivers needed for the chipset. nVIDIA Firewall – provides firewall to protect your system from hackers and viruses. Realtek Audio Driver – provides the driver for being able to input/output audio.
  • Page 28 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 – Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, you can browse files with PDF styled. Trend PC-Cillin 2005 – It provides the software of Trend PC-Cillin 2005 (Anti-virus program). Drive Clone – It provides the software of Drive Clone which is used to back up or clone hard drives or partitions.
  • Page 29: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 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 30 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 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 31 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 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 32: Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Setup

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Setup Channels Setup After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. You can choice 2, 4, 6 or 8 channels by your speakers.
  • Page 33: Appendix Ii: Raid Setup

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Appendix II: RAID Setup Introduction to RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives. It enhances I/O performance and provides redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case of individual disk failure. The RAID facility on this board provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID JBOD, and RAID 5.
  • Page 34: Appendix Iii: Sli (Scalable Link Interface)

    Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 Appendix III: SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Introduction ® nVIDIA SLI(Scalable Link Interface)technology allows your computer to use two identical ® ® nVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express™ graphics cards at once. Combining two nVIDIA SLI-certified graphics cards in a single system could essentially double your graphics performance (up to 2x).
  • Page 35 Mainboard K8SLI-AM2 2. On the next screen (below) , select the “SLI multi-GPU” item which is on the left of the sub window. And select the checkbox of “Enable SLI multi-GPU” in the main screen. Click on the “Apply” button to complete the configuration.

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