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GA-K8VT890-9

AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1003
12ME-K8VT8909-1003

Summary of Contents for GA-K8VT890-9

Page 1: ...GA K8VT890 9 AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME K8VT8909 1003...

Page 2: ...Jan 28 2005 Motherboard GA K8VT890 9 Motherboard GA K8VT890 9 Jan 28 2005...

Page 3: ...ct to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please re...

Page 4: ...ion of Expansion Cards 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver D2 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced...

Page 5: ...are Information 47 3 5 Contact Us 47 Chapter 4 Appendix 49 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 49 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 49 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 50 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction...

Page 6: ...37R BIOS PCIE_1 PCIE_2 F_USB2 F_USB1 DDR1 SATA0 SATA1 BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN GA K8VT890 9 MS KB Socket 939 AUDIO COMB LPT R_USB USB LAN F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL PWR_LED COMA IDE1 PCI1 PCI2...

Page 7: ...2 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels CODEC Line In 8 USB Ports Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port BIOS Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x16 PCI ECLK 100MHz Marvell 8053 PCICLK 33MHz 3 PCI 1...

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Page 9: ...motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent...

Page 10: ...rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit 1 RJ 45 port Onboard Audio ALC850 CODEC UAJ Supports Jack Sen...

Page 11: ...s hot plugging function supports a maximum of 2 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Suppo...

Page 12: ...oper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Check the processor pins to see that none...

Page 13: ...heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the hea...

Page 14: ...one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction 1 4 Installation of Memory The motherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory c...

Page 15: ...DIMM sockets of the same color 3 To enable Dual Channel mode with 4 memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed The following is a Dual Channel Memor...

Page 16: ...n the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS ut...

Page 17: ...s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor f...

Page 18: ...s Introduction 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 FDD 6 IDE1 IDE2 7 SATA0 SATA1 8 PWR_LED 9 BATTERY 10 F_PANEL 11 F_AUDIO 12 CD_IN 13 SUR_CEN 14 SPDIF_IO 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 16 CLR_CMO...

Page 19: ...s able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide...

Page 20: ...e black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan t...

Page 21: ...ect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 2 40 1 39 IDE1 IDE2...

Page 22: ...Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer a...

Page 23: ...er Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data PW Power Switch Open NormalOperation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode RES Reset Switch Open NormalOperation...

Page 24: ...sis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assignments for the cable are the same as the pin assignments for the front audio header To find out if the chassis you are buying sup...

Page 25: ...3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input and output function Use SPDIF in feature only when your device has digital output function B...

Page 26: ...ll make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB DX 4 USB Dy 5 USB DX 6 USB Dy 7 GND 8 GND 9 No...

Page 27: ...tallation 27 English 17 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case has been remove 1 Pin No Definition 1...

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Page 29: ...ed utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Qui...

Page 30: ...uration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This...

Page 31: ...system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to S...

Page 32: ...t Auto IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive SATA IDE devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allo...

Page 33: ...ether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS de...

Page 34: ...ROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Disable this function Password Check Setup Th...

Page 35: ...d Disable onboard AC97 audio function Onboard H W LAN Enabled Enable onboard H W LAN function Default value Disabled Disable this function USB 1 1 Controller Enabled Enable USB 1 1 controller Default...

Page 36: ...address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3...

Page 37: ...r back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off Keyboard Power On Disabled Disable this function Default value Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the keyboa...

Page 38: ...all via modem can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable Modem Ring Resume function Default value Enabled Enable Modem Ring Resume function Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alar...

Page 39: ...RQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 40: ...ct CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM fan speed status automatically CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable CPU SYSTEM fan fail warning function Def...

Page 41: ...lt Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio to CPU factory default Default value x4 800Mhz x20 4000Mhz Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio from x4 800Mhz to x20 4000Mhz Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Detect PCI clock automatically Def...

Page 42: ...nagement Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup System will be set in best performance configuration Top Perfo...

Page 43: ...eck in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS...

Page 44: ...rol ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup E...

Page 45: ...o technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically Some device drivers w...

Page 46: ...3 2 Software Application 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software...

Page 47: ...Drivers Installation 47 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details...

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Page 49: ...status Note User Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A...

Page 50: ...o return boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver...

Page 51: ...you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be...

Page 52: ...ack to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 1...

Page 53: ...separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q FlashTM Utility on Dual...

Page 54: ...ntains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash u...

Page 55: ...ly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Ent...

Page 56: ...SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility...

Page 57: ...eripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 S...

Page 58: ...ou want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BI...

Page 59: ...after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to...

Page 60: ...t model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please selec...

Page 61: ...I In method I if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted II In met...

Page 62: ...ID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members time...

Page 63: ...make part of the array Entering the VT8237 VT8237R SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab The RAID prompt appears...

Page 64: ...e Process Before create an Array you have to set the array mode first Select Array Mode and press Enter use the arrow key to select the array mode The options are RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for dat...

Page 65: ...er array creation VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Channel DriveName ArrayName Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 St...

Page 66: ...0026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe1 The selected array will be destoried Are you sure Continue Press Y N C Select Boot Array You can select a d...

Page 67: ...ay Serial Number View Channel DriveName ArrayName Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe1 SerialNumber 3...

Page 68: ...sk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the flop...

Page 69: ...io driver you ll will find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function The installation of audio software for Windows 2000 XP is very simple Follow the st...

Page 70: ...lick the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuratio...

Page 71: ...k Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the Front...

Page 72: ...r subwoofer output and rear surround STEP 1 Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case STEP 2 Connect the Surround Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP 3 T...

Page 73: ...rt This method requires UAJ function STEP 4 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 5 Clic...

Page 74: ...further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port Note 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device t...

Page 75: ...MANUAL Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or others output devices to L...

Page 76: ...election to set UAJ Introduction UAJ Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means us...

Page 77: ...B again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning...

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