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User Manual

Version 1.0

Published October 2003

Copyright©2003 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for K7S8XE

Page 1: ...1 K7S8XE User Manual Version 1 0 Published October 2003 Copyright 2003 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...to change without notice and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the content...

Page 3: ...s 15 2 9 Serial ATA SATA Hard Disks Installation RAID Configurations 18 3 BIOS Setup 19 3 1 BIOS Setup Utility 19 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 19 3 1 2 Legend Bar 19 3 2 Main Menu 20 3 3 Advanced Security Powe...

Page 4: ...oard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will b...

Page 5: ...s at1 5Gb s data transfer rate Floppy Port Supports up to 2 floppy disk drives Audio 5 1 channels AC 97 Audio LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU temperature sen...

Page 6: ...hermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system 3 Do NOT insert a 3 3V AGP card into the AGP slot of K7S8XE motherboard It may cause permanent damage 4 Power Management f...

Page 7: ...nector SATA1 31 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 15 Secondary Serial ATA Connector SATA2 32 Shared USB 2 0 Header USB45 Blue 16 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 33 FID Jumpers FID0 FID1 FID2 FID3 FID4 17 Cl...

Page 8: ...7 USB 2 0 Ports USB01 2 RJ 45 Port 8 USB 2 0 Ports USB23 3 Line In Light Blue 9 Serial Port COM1 4 Line Out Lime 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 Shared USB 2...

Page 9: ...ollowing precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the mot...

Page 10: ...ush down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 2 4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink AMDAthlonTM AthlonTM XP DuronTM family CPUs with a s...

Page 11: ...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 The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage t...

Page 12: ...ansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and ma...

Page 13: ...it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply JR1 see p 7 item 28 JL1 see p 7 item 27 Note If the jumpers JL1 and JR1 are short both front panel and rear panel audio connector...

Page 14: ...2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 12 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 13x 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 13 5x 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 14x 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 15x 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 16x 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 16 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 17x 2...

Page 15: ...device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE...

Page 16: ...USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O PlusTM will not be able to function Infrared Module Connector This connector supports an 5 pin IR1 optional wireless transmitting see p 7 item 20 and receiving infrared mo...

Page 17: ...onnect the fan cable to the 3 pin CPU_FAN1 connector matching the black see p 7 item 2 wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supply to the connector see p 7 ite...

Page 18: ...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 Pl...

Page 19: ...s various sub menus and select among the predetermined choices Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only an...

Page 20: ...to 2099 Use keys to move between the Month Day and Year fields System Time Hour Minute Second Set the system to the time that you specify Use keys to move between the Hour Minute and Second fields Fl...

Page 21: ...s heads and sectors per track for the drive Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect setti...

Page 22: ...city as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select...

Page 23: ...n the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Please...

Page 24: ...nded unless you thoroughly know the feature Wrong setup may cause problems during operation DRAM Frequency If set to Auto the motherboard detects the memory module s inserted and automatically assigns...

Page 25: ...c DRAM CAS Latency This is used to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2T 2 5T 3T Over Vcore Voltage Enable this item will increase the CPU Vcore voltage around 5 The defau...

Page 26: ...ata Rate The default setting is Auto You may select between 8X or 4X for an AGP 3 0 card or select among 4X 2X 1X for an AGP 2 0 card AGP Fast Write This allows you to enable or disable the feature of...

Page 27: ...ort Configuration options Disabled 200 208 OnBoard IDE You may enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel Or you may enable both the primary and the secondary IDE channels by s...

Page 28: ...password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination If you already have a password you must enter your current password first in order to create a new password Password Check Select the check...

Page 29: ...le or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC A...

Page 30: ...From Network Use this to enable or disable boot from network feature Boot Device Priority This allows you to set the boot device priority AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Main Advanced Security Pow...

Page 31: ...menu the message Load default settings will appear If you press Enter it will load the default values for all the setup configuration Discard Changes After you enter the sub menu the message Load setu...

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