K8VM890 User Manual Version 1.1 Published February 2006 Copyright©2006 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 . Introduction ............................................................ 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Package Contents ..................................................................... Specifications ........................................................................... Motherboard Layout ................................................................. HD 8CH I/O ................................................................................ 5 6 8 10 2 . Installation .......................
. Software Support ................................................... 38 4.1 4.2 Install Operating System ........................................................... Support CD Information ............................................................. 4.2.1 Running Support CD ....................................................... 4.2.2 Drivers Menu .................................................................. 4.2.3 Utilities Menu ...................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock K8VM890 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. In this manual, chapter 1 and 2 contain introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep guide to the hardware installation. Chapter 3 and 4 contain the configuration guide to BIOS setup and information of the Support CD.
1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Hybrid Booster Expansion Slot Graphics Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O - 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 AthlonTM 64 and 32-bit/64-bit Sempron Processors - Supports AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Chipset capable to FSB 1000 MHz (2.
Connector BIOS Feature Support CD Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - 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 - 1 x IR header - CPU/Chassis FAN connector - 20 pin ATX power connector - 4 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.
CAUTION! 1. For power-saving’s sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology under Windows system. See APPENDIX on page 39 to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology. Since not all K8 754-pin CPU can support AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology, please check AMD’s website for details. 2. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read “Untied Overclocking Technology” on page 21 for details. 3.
1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 3 2 6 5 4 7 21.3cm (8.4 in) PS2_USB_PW1 1 PS2 Mouse CPU_FAN1 ATXPWR1 IDE2 9 IDE1 ATX12V1 11 PCI EXPRESS LAN PHY 26 25 VIA VT8237A PCI2 RoHS AUDIO CODEC HD_AUDIO1 PCIE2 4Mb BIOS SUPER I/O CLRCMOS2 1 SATA SPEAKER1 1 FLOPPY1 1 GAME1 HDMR1 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SATA2 ATA133 SATA1 27 12 PCI1 7.
1.4 HD 8CH I/O 2 1 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 *7 12 11 3 6 4 7 5 8 9 10 Parallel Port RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) 8 9 10 11 12 13 Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) VGA Port PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Front Speaker (Lime) * If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”.
2. 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 ensure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the power is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply.
2.1 CPU Installation Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. o Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90 angle. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that the CPU corner with the golden triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins. Step 4.
2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) This motherboard is equipped with two 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. Step 2. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. notch break notch break The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation.
2.4 Expansion 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. PCIE2 (PCIE x 1 slot) is used for PCI Express cards, such as Gigabit LAN card, SATA2 card, etc. PCI Slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. HDMR slot: The HDMR slot is used to insert a HDMR card with v.
2.6 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” when jumper cap is placed on these 2 pins. Jumper PS2_USB_PW1 Short Open Setting Short pin2, pin3 to enable +5VSB (standby) for PS/2 +5VSB +5V or USB wake up events.
2.7 Onboard Headers and Connectors Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard! FDD Connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) Pin1 (see p.9, No. 23) FLOPPY1 the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector.
USB 2.0 Header HD 8CH I/O provides you 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports. HD 8CH I/O provides you 4 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel. If the rear USB ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports. This header supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.
PLED+ PLEDPWRBTN# GND System Panel Header (9-pin PANEL1) (see p.9, No. 17) 1 This header accommodates several system front panel functions. DUMMY RESET# GND HDLEDHDLED+ Chassis Speaker Header 1 SPEAKER DUMMY DUMMY +5V (4-pin SPEAKER 1) (see p.9, No. 18) Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin CHA_FAN1) GND +12V CHA_FAN_SPEED (see p.9, No. 16) CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN_SPEED +12V GND (3-pin CPU_FAN1) (see p.9, No.6) Game Connector +5V JBB1 JBX MIDI_OUT JBY JBB2 MIDI_IN (15-pin GAME1) (see p.9, No.
COM Port Header RRXD1 DDTR#1 DDSR#1 CCTS#1 (9-pin COM1) This COM port header is used to support a COM port module. (see p.9 No. 30) 1 RRI#1 RRTS#1 GND TTXD1 DDCD#1 2.8 Serial A ATTA (SA (SATTA) Hard Disks Installation This motherboard supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions (RAID0, 1, JBOD). This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks. STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.
2.10 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows XP-64bit OS on your SATA HDDs with RAID functions, please follow the below steps. STEP 1: Make a SATA Driver Diskette. A. Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system. B. During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press key, and then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CD-ROM as the boot device. C.
If you want to use “VIA RAID Tool Information” in Windows environment, please install SATA drivers from the Support CD again so that “VIA RAID Tool Information” will be installed to your system as well. 2.11 Installing Windows 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit Without 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. STEP 1: Set Up BIOS.
3. BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3.1 Introduction 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 during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY, otherwise, POST will continue with its test routines.
3.1.2 Navigation Keys Please check the following table for the function description of each navigation key.
3.3 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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Configure CPU Advanced Settings WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
3.3.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet [Auto] [200] [Enabled] [Auto] [ Enabled ] Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change x11 1.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration CPU Host Frequency Actual Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Cool' n' Quiet [Auto] [200] [Enabled] [Auto] [ Enabled ] Processor Maximum Multiplier Processor Maximum Voltage Multiplier/Voltage Change Processor Multiplier Processor Voltage x11 1.550 V [Manual] [x8] [1.
TRCD Use this to adjust TRCD values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRAS Use this to adjust TRAS values. Configuration options: [Auto], [5CLK], [6CLK], [7CLK], [8CLK], [9CLK], [10CLK], [11CLK], [12CLK], [13CLK], [14CLK], and [15CLK]. The default value is [Auto]. TRP Use this to adjust TRP values. Configuration options: [Auto], [2CLK], [3CLK], [4CLK], [5CLK], and [6CLK]. The default value is [Auto].
DRAM Voltage Use this to select DRAM voltage. Configuration options are [Auto], [Low], [Normal], [High], and [Ultra High]. The default value is [Auto]. V-Link Speed Use this to select the speed of V-Link Bus. Configuration options are [Normal], [Fast]. The default value is [Normal]. IDE Driving Strength 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.
3.3.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM [Disabled] Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS / 2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
3.3.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration OnBoard IDE Controller SATA Operation Mode Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 [Enabled] [RAID] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] DISABLED: disables the integrated IDE Controller. ENABLED: enables the integrated IDE Controller.
TYPE Use this item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format the new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk.
3.3.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register. PCI / PnP Configuration PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Latency Timer The default value is 32.
3.3.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.
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. Configuration options: [Disabled], [300], and [330]. 3.3.8 USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB 2.0 Support Legacy USB Support To enable or disable the onboard USB controllers.
3.4 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. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot H/W Monitor Security Exit Hardware Health Event Monitoring CPU Temperature M / B Temperature : 37 C / 98 F : 31 C / 87 F CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed : 2463 RPM : N/A Vcore + 3.30V + 5.00V + 12.
3.5.1 Boot Settings Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Settings Configuration Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Bootup Num-Lock To enable or disable the boot from network feature. [Disabled] [Enabled] [On] +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. Boot From Network Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Network feature.
3.7 Exit Screen Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY H/W Monitro Boot Exit Options Security Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation. Load Optimal Defaults Enter F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Go to Sub Screen General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc.
4. Software Suppor Supportt 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit. 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. 4.2 Support CD Information The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary drivers and useful utilities that enhance the motherboard features. 4.2.
APPENDIX: echnology AMD’s Cool ‘n’ Quiet TM TTechnology For power-saving sake, it is strongly recommended to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology under Windows system. When using this feature, please make sure to install “AMD Processor Driver” from the “Support CD” first. If you are using Windows 2000/XP operating system, please follow the instruction below to enable AMD’s Cool ‘n’ QuietTM technology: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Windows 2000/XP operating system, click the Start button.
