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Page 1: ...tion If you want more information about our products please visit Foxconn s website http www foxconnchannel com Version Trademark User s Manual V1 0 for K8M890M2MA motherboard P N 91 181K8MM30E 00 G Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells you how to avoid such pr...

Page 2: ...characteristics of information technology equipment þ EN 61000 3 2 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase þ EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A þ E...

Page 3: ...acturer HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD Address 66 CHUNG SHAN RD TU CHENG INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TAIPEI HSIEN TAIWAN R O C SupplementaryInformation This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause ...

Page 4: ...OS Setup 17 Main menu 17 Standard CMOS Features 19 Centrol Control Unit 22 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Advanced Chipset Features 27 Integrated Peripherals 31 Power Management Setup 35 PnP PCIConfigurations 41 PC Health Status 42 Load Fail Safe Defaults 44 Load Optimized Defaults 44 Set Supervisor User Password 44 Save Exit Setup 45 Exit Without Saving 45 Table of Contents Chapter 1 1 Chapter 2 2 Cha...

Page 5: ...Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content 47 Start to Install drivers 48 Directions for Bundled Software FOX ONE 50 Fox LiveUpdate 56 Table of Contents 4 4 Chapter 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 6: ...ilure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while over clocked Normal operation depends on the over clock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS description in this manual is just for reference We do not guarantee...

Page 7: ...abit LAN 6 with 6 Channel audio 8 with 8 Channel audio E with 1394 function S with SATA function 2 with DDR2 function R with RAID function You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example On the black mark of the PPID label it means the motherboard supports 6 Channel Audio 6 1394 port E onboard 10 100M LAN L SATA function S ...

Page 8: ...ior performance reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced VIA K8M890 VT8237R Plus VT8237A Plus chipset providing users a computer platform with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information v Main Features v Motherboard Layout v Rear I O Ports 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...ge System Memory Two 240 pin DDRII slots Supports Dual Channel DDRII 800 667 533 memory Supports technology up to 2GB USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA s 150MBps transfer rate Supports two SATA devices Supports RAID 0 1 0 1 and JBOD Onboard 1394 E optional Supports h...

Page 10: ...nels audio Supports Intel High Definition Audio Supports high quality differential CD input Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express 16X slot One PCI Express 1X slot Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Advanced Features PCI 2 3 Specification Compliant S...

Page 11: ... System Fan Connector 6 PCI Slots 7 1394 Header optional 8 South Bridge VIA VT8237R Plus VT8237A 9 Front USB Headers 10 WP_EN Connector 11 Front Panel Connector 12 SATA Connectors 13 Clear CMOS Jumper 14 Speaker Connector 15 IDE Connectors 16 FDD Connector 17 24 pin ATX Power Connector 18 DDR2 memory Slots 19 North Bridge VIA K8M890 Plus 20 CPU Socket 21 CPU Fan Connector 22 4 pin ATX 12V Power Co...

Page 12: ...utput connect the center speaker subwoofer to the red Microphone output When using an 8 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the rear sound speaker to the black audio output con nect the center speaker subwoofer to the orange audio output connect the side sound speaker to the grey audio output 9 10 USB 2 0 Ports PS 2Mouse Connector ParallelPort Printer P...

Page 13: ...on of hard drive and floppy drive data cables and setting up various other feature of the motherboard Caution should be exercised during the installation process Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information v CPU v Memory v Power Supply v Other Connectors v Expansion Slots v Jumpers ...

Page 14: ...ngle 2 Align the cut edge to the gap in the base of the socket Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 3 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU Push down the socket lever to secure the...

Page 15: ...e normal operation Installation of DDR Memory 1 There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM socket and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM socket and insert the module verti cally into the DIMM socket 3 The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM socket will lock automatically 112 pin 128 pin ...

Page 16: ...nector Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the con nector and make sure it is secure 4 pinATX_12V power connector GND GND 12V 3 1 4 2 1 2 V 24 pin ATX power connector 13 3 3V 5V GND 3 3V GND PWROK 3 3V 24 5V GND 3 3V GND GND 5 V 5V GND PS ON 12V 12 1 GND 5V 5V_AUX 12V 12V RSVD GND Note We ...

Page 17: ...able Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the Ultra DMA 133 100 66 master device If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documen...

Page 18: ...of the case The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is in S0 status the LED is on When the system is in S1 status the LED is blink When the system is in S3 S4 S5 status the LED is off FP1 Power Swith Connector PWRBTN Attach the connector to the power button of the case Pushing this switch allows the system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button COM2 C...

Page 19: ... NC D D GND VCC FanConnectors CPU_FAN SYS_FAN The speed of CPU_FAN and FAN1 can be de tected and viewed in PC Health Status sec tion of the CMOS Setup These fans will be au tomatically turned off after the system enters suspend mode Audio Connectors CD_IN AUX_IN optional CD_IN AUX_IN is Sony standard CD audio connector it can be connected to a CD ROM drive through a CD audio cable 1394 Header F_13...

Page 20: ...external Dolby digital decoder Note The empty pin of S PDIF cable should be aligned to empty pin of S PDIF out connector SPD_OUT Chassis Intruder Connector INTR optional The connector connects to the chassis security switch on the case The system can detect the chassis intrusion through the status of this connector If the connector has been closed once the system will send a message To utilize thi...

Page 21: ...unplug the power cord before adding or removing any expan sion cards 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated in the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier For the detailed AGP graphics cards support list on this motherboard please visit the website h...

Page 22: ...ld refer to this when adjusting jumper settings Clear CMOS Jumper CLS_CMOS This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper How to clear CMOS 1 Turn off the AC power supply and quickly connect pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap 2 Return the jumper setting to normal pins 2 and 3 locked together with the jumper cap 3 Turn ...

Page 23: ...ing the system POST process 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information v Enter BIOS Setup v Main Menu v Standard CMOS Features v Centrol Control Unit v Advanced BIOS Features v Advanced Chipset Features v Integrated Peripherals v Power Management Setup v PnP PCI Configurations v PC Health Status v Load Fail Safe Defaults v Load Optimized Defaults...

Page 24: ...MOS Setup Utility Press TAB to show POST Screen DEL to enter SETUP Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are explained as below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu Main ...

Page 25: ...ough this menu PnP PCI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Fail Safe Defaults The default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affect...

Page 26: ...d using the keyboard Year year set up by users Time This option allows you to set up the desired time usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up by choosing Manual and c...

Page 27: ...ers CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On Setting This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you wil...

Page 28: ...ned by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system ...

Page 29: ...Over Clock To open smooth over clock function can let over clocking to be more stable vAuto Detect PCI Clk This option is used to set whether the clock of an unused PCI slot will be disabled to reduce electromagnetic interference The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Central Control Unit Menu System Status Power LED Status Normal on No CPU Fan blinking once blinking 0 5 sec off 0 5 sec No Di...

Page 30: ...educe the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vCPU Clock This option is used to set the CPU clock vAsync AGP PCI Clock This option is used to set the Async AGP PCI Clock vLinear PCIEX Clock This option is used to set Linear PCIEX Clock ...

Page 31: ... message on screen and an alarm will beep The setting values are Disabled and Enabled Note Such function provides protection to the start up sector only it does not protect the entire hard disk vCPU Intelnal Cache This option is used to enable or disable the L1 and L2 CPU cache The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled vExternal Cache This option is used to enable or disable the L3 CPU...

Page 32: ...is started The setting values are On and Off vTypematic Rate Setting If this option is enabled you can use the following two items to see the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard The avail able setting values are Disabled and Enabled vTypematic Rate Chars Sec Use this option to define how many characters per second a held down key generated vTypematic Delay Msec Use th...

Page 33: ...r WIN 95 If you are using the Windows 95 and running a system with on floppy drive select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification vFull Screen LOGO Show This option allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled vSmall Logo EPA Show This option allows you to enable or disable the EPA logo The available...

Page 34: ... This option is used to select memory hole vVLink Mode Selection This option is used to set VLink Mode Selection v Init Display First This option is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC starts up vSystem BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled to allow caching of the system BIOS which may improve performance If any other program writes to this memory area a system error may resul...

Page 35: ...ard AGP P2P Bridge Control Menu vVGA Share Memory Size This option is used to set the onboard VGA share memory size If you are running under Windows XP or Windows 2000 set this option to 32M or lower vDisplay Device Type This option is used to set the Display Device Type vPanel Type HDTV Type TV Type This option is used to set the Panel Type HDTV Type TV Type vTV H W Layout This option is used to ...

Page 36: ...tion is used to set the Memory Clock value or Limi DDR 400 vDQS Traning Control This option is used to set the DQS Traning Control vCKE base power down mode This option is used to set the CKE base power down mode vMemclock tri stating This item is used to enable or disable the Memclock tri stating vCKE based powerdown This option is used to set the CKE based powerdown vTV Output Connector This opt...

Page 37: ...ing value are Disabled and Enabled vPCI1 PCI2 Master 0 WS Write This option is used to set the PCI1 PCI2 Master 0 WS Write vPCI1 PCI2 Post Write This option is used to set the PCI1 PCI2 Post Write vLDT Bus Frequency This option allows you to select LDT bus frequency LDT PCI Bus Control Menu vMemory hole Remapping This item is used to enable or disable the Memory hole Remapping vBottom of UMA DRAM ...

Page 38: ...nChip IDE Function Setup vVIA OnChip PCI Setup Press enter to VIA OnChip PCI Setup vVIA SuperIO Device Press enter to set VIA SuperIO device vOn board Lan Device This option is used to set On board Lan Device vOnboard Lan Boot ROM This option is used to set Onboard Lan Boot ROM Integrated Peripherals Menu ...

Page 39: ...vIDE Prefetch Mode This option is used to enable or disable IDE prefetch mode vPrimary Secondary Master Salve PIO These four items let you assign which kind of PIO Programmed Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 vPrimary Secondary Master Salve UDMA UltraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices...

Page 40: ...lues are Disabled and Auto vOnChip USB Controller This option is used to set onchip USB controller vOnChip EHCI Controller This option is used to enable or disable onchip EHCI controller The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vUSB Emulation This option is used to enable or disable USB legacy keyboard mouse and USB storage vUSB Keyboard Mouse Support When USB Emulation is set as KM MS the two ...

Page 41: ... Normal IrDA and ASKIR The setting value is determined by the infrared module in stalled on the board vUR2 Duplex Mode This option is available when UART 2 mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip vOnboard Parallel Port This option allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O ad dress and interrupt req...

Page 42: ...When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is in S1 mode the computer can beresumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to previous status when the STR function wakes When you select S1 S3...

Page 43: ...e is a new screen power management system and it needs to be supported by the monitor you re using vMODEM Use IRQ This option is used to set the IRQ in which the modem can use vSoft Off by PWRBTN This option is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for systems using an ATX power supply When Instant Off is selected press the power switch to immediately turn off power When De...

Page 44: ...ed to enable or disable the system to be waken up by PS 2 mouse from S3 S4 S5 staus The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vUSB Resume from S3 This option is used to enable or disable the USB to be resume from S3 The setting values are Disabled and Enabled IRQ Event Activity Detect Menu vVGA PCIMaster HDD FDD This item is used to set VGA PCI Master HDD FDD The setting values are On OFF vLPT C...

Page 45: ...are Disabled and Enabled vDate of Month This option is used to set the timing for the start up day of the month The setting values contain 0 31 vResume Time hh mm ss This option is used to set the timing for the start up time The setting values contain hh 0 23 mm 0 59 ss 0 59 vIRQs Activity Monitoring Press enter to set the items of IRQs activity monitoring ...

Page 46: ...nd Enabled vIRQ5 LPT2 This option is used to enable or disable IRQ5 LPT2 activity monitoring The setting value are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ6 Floppy Disk This option is used to enable or disable IRQ6 Floppy Disk activity monitoring The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ7 LPT1 This option is used to enable or disable IRQ7 LPT1 activity monitoring The setting value are Disabled and Enabled...

Page 47: ...ion is used to enable or disable IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse activity monitoring The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ13 Coprocessor This option is used to enable or disable IRQ13 Coprocessor activity monitoring The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ14 Hard Disk This option is used to enable or disable IRQ14 Hard Disk activity monitoring The setting values are Disabled and Enabled vIRQ15...

Page 48: ...eme If all cards you use support PnP then select Auto ESCD and the BIOS automatically distributes interruption resources If you install ISA cards not supporting PnP you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply vIRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set...

Page 49: ... used to enable or disable chassis intrusion function vVcore 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB V Voltage Battery The current voltages will be automatically detected by the system vCurrent System CPU Temperature The current system CPU temperature will be automatically detected by the system vSYSTEM CPU FAN Speed The system CPU fan speed will be automatically detected by the system vSmart Fan Control This option is ...

Page 50: ...Fan High Set Point 0 C This option is used to set the CPU Fan High Set Point 0 C vCPU Fan Intel PWM Value This option is used to set the CPU Fan Intel PWM Value vCPU Fan Slope PWM 0 C This option is used to set the CPU Fan Slope PWM 0 C ...

Page 51: ...erformance parameters for the system to improve the performance of your system components However if the optimized performance parameters are not supported by your hardware devices it will likely cause system reliability and stability issues If you only want to load the optimized default for a single option select the desired option and press the F7 key Set Supervisor User Password The access righ...

Page 52: ... If you do not want to set a password just press Enter when prompted to enter a password and in the screen the following message will appear If no password is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings Password Disabled Press any key to continue Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features if you select System from the Security Option you will be prompted to enter a password...

Page 53: ...utility CD that came with the motherboard contains use ful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features This chapter includes the following information v Utility CD content v Start to install drivers 4 4 Chapter ...

Page 54: ...is choice you can install all the drivers for your motherboard You should install the drivers in order and you need to restart your computer after the drivers all installed A VIA Chipset Driver B VIA VGA Driver C Realtek Audio Driver D Realtek LAN Driver 2 Accessories Use this option to install additional software programs A TIGER ONE B FOX Live Update C Microsoft DirectX 9 0 D Adobe Acrobat Reade...

Page 55: ...pter 4 Driver CD Introduction 48 Start to Install divers Select Application Driver and click to enter the install driver screen You can select the driver that you want to install and begin the setup steps ...

Page 56: ...Chapter 4 Driver CD Introduction 49 This chapter will introduce how to use attached software This chapter provides the following information v TIGER ONE v Fox LiveUpdate 5 5 Chapter ...

Page 57: ...NE you can Modify system performance settings such as bus speeds CPU voltages fan speed and other system performance options that are supported by the BIOS Monitor hardware temperature voltage frequency and fan speed Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit Using TIGER ONE 1 Main Page Show CPU Information Toolbar Alert Lamp Switch Button Exit Minimum Homepage Monitor Frequency Vo...

Page 58: ...on to exit the program Minimum Click this button to minimize the window Configuration Click this button to configurate the parameters for the program It determines which items will be shown in shorten mode Homepage Click this button to visit Foxconn motherboard website Click here to return to previous status 2 CPU Page CPU Control This page lets you select and run the TIGER ONE developed benchmark...

Page 59: ...ets you set memory and PCI Express frequency by manual Close this page Reset the changes Go to Freq page Close this page Reset the changes Apply the changes Select the option you want to set Adjust by manual Go to CPU page Select the different benchmarks Ajust by manual Apply the changes ...

Page 60: ...nable alert function when the CPU temperature is higher than high limit value Show current high limit value of CPU temperature 4 2 Limit Setting Sys Temp This page lets you to set system high limit temperature and enable the alert function Set high limit by dragging the lever Show current system temperature value Enable alert function when the system temperature is higher than high limit value Sho...

Page 61: ... Enable alert function when the CPU fan rev is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rpm value of CPU fan 4 4 Limit Setting Sys Fan This page lets you to set system low limit rpm and enable the alert function Set low limit rpm by dragging the lever Show current system fan rpm value Enable alert function when the system fan is lower than low limit rpm value Show current low limit rp...

Page 62: ...d Software 55 5 Fan Page Fan Control This page lets you enable smart Fan function or set fan speed by manual Go to Fan page Set fan speed by dragging the lever Enable or disable smart fan function Reset the changes Apply the changes ...

Page 63: ...he system BIOS drivers and utilities by local or online Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Using Fox LiveUpdate 1 1 Local Update BIOS Info This page lets you know your system BIOS information Exit Toolbar Minimum Show current BIOS information Link to website ...

Page 64: ...name Click here 1 3 Local Update Update This page lets you update your system BIOS from Internet After click Update there will show warning message please read it carefully If you still want to continue click Yes Then load a local BIOS file and follow the wizard to finish the operation Note Fox LiveUpdate will auto backup BIOS before update because we have enabled this function in Configure option...

Page 65: ...s you update your system BIOS from Internet Click start it will search the new BIOS from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new BIOS from Internet Browse detail information Update BIOS Close the window Select BIOS to update ...

Page 66: ...ur system drivers from Internet Click start it will search the new drivers from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new drivers from Internet Browse detail information Install the selected drivers Close the window Select the drivers to update ...

Page 67: ...rnet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search all new BIOS drivers utilities from Internet 2 3 Online Update Update Utility This page lets you update utilities from Internet Click start it will search the new utilities from Internet Then follow the wizard to finish the update operation Click here Current information Search new utilities from Inter...

Page 68: ...start searching and related information will show on the task bar Click here Set auto search options Select search which kind of versions Apply the changes Reset to default value Note When enable auto search function Fox LiveUpdate will appear searching result on task bar Double click the icon you can see the detail information Double click here ...

Page 69: ...out Fox LiveUpdate 3 2 Configure System This page lets you set the backup BIOS location and change different skin of the utility Click here Set the location of download files or auto backup BIOS Determine if the Fox LiveUpdate can auto run when the system starts up Select different skin of the software Apply the changes Reset to default value ...

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