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Summary of Contents for DK8S2

Page 1: ...I IW WI IL LL L D DK K8 8S S2 2 H Hi ig gh h P Pe er rf fo or rm ma an nc ce e S Se er rv ve er r B Bo oa ar rd d U Us se er r s s G Gu ui id de e...

Page 2: ...Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 T...

Page 3: ...ry 2 13 2 2 1 Memory Installation Procedures 2 14 2 3 Install CPU 2 16 2 3 1 CPU Installation Procedures 2 16 2 4 Attach Cable to Connectors 2 18 2 4 1 ATX Power Supply 2 19 2 4 2 Floppy Disk Drive Co...

Page 4: ...4 The Rest Advanced Setting 3 37 3 5 PCI PnP Menu 3 38 3 6 Boot Menu 3 40 3 6 1 Boot Settings Configuration 3 41 3 7 Security Menu 3 43 3 8 Chipset Menu 3 44 3 8 1 NorthBridge Configuration 3 45 3 8 2...

Page 5: ...uration accommodating up to 16 GB of memory using registered PC3200 2700 2100 ECC DDR memory modules Flexibility and expandability are provided by two 64 bit 133MHz PCI X slots two PCI 64 bit 66MHz PC...

Page 6: ...1 2 2 F Fe ea at tu ur re es s H Hi ig gh hl li ig gh ht t CPU 1 Supports dual AMD Opteron Socket 940 CPUs at 1600 MT per second 2 Built in Memory Controller Hub MCH Chipset 1 Uses the latest AMD 811...

Page 7: ...88MB floppy drive and Japanese standard Floppy 3 mode 3 5 disk drive 1 44MB 1 2MB 720KB and LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 disk drive 120 MB BIOS supports IDE CD ROM boot up Serial ATA RAID available i...

Page 8: ...d you for potential dangers during setting up your system with DK8S2 These warnings should not be regarded as the whole of your safety regimen Never forget that computer are electronic devices and are...

Page 9: ...dealer is near to your locations you should bring your system to them to have it quickly serviced instead of attempting to solve the problem by yourself 1 Go to IWILL website at www iwill net and navi...

Page 10: ...otherboard features Keyboard Mouse USB COM 1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 ATI Rage XL CPU 1 Memory DIMM 2 3 0 1 Power CPU 0 Memory DIMM 1 0 3 2 Silicon Image S ATA Chip Available in DK8S2 SATA S ATA Port 4 2 1 3 PCI...

Page 11: ...1 7 1 1 6 6 M Mo ot th he er rb bo oa ar rd d L La ay yo ou ut t Figure 1 2 Motherboard layout NOTE Refer to page 2 24 for the I O port array layout...

Page 12: ...Installation procedures will be broken up into six major parts Step 1 Set jumpers Step 2 Install memory DDR memory modules Step 3 Install AMD Opteron CPU Step 4 Attach cables to connectors Step 5 Inst...

Page 13: ...2 9 2 2 1 1 J Ju um mp pe er r S Se et tt ti in ng gs s This section covers the DK8S2 jumper settings Refer to the following illustration for the location of the DK8S2 jumpers Figure 2 1 DK8S2 jumpers...

Page 14: ...2 3 clear CMOS Figure 2 2 DK8S2 clear COMS header Follow these instructions to clear the CMOS RTC data 1 Turn off your computer 2 Short pin2 and pin3 with a jumper for a few seconds 3 Replace the jum...

Page 15: ...1 2 VGA enable default 2 3 disable VGA Figure 2 3 Onboard VGA header 2 2 1 1 3 3 P PC CI I X X S Sl lo ot t S Sp pe ee ed d S Se el le ec ct t H He ea ad de er r This header lets you determine the bus...

Page 16: ...t S Sp pe ee ed d S Se el le ec ct t H He ea ad de er r This header lets you determine the bus speed of the PCI 64 bit slots The speed can be set to either 64 MHz default or 33 MHz Refer to the follow...

Page 17: ...modules in 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB and 2GB combinations Total memory size is between 128MB and 16GB IMPORTANT The DK8S2 motherboard has strict memory type and timing requirements Before you buying DDR...

Page 18: ...re es s 1 Locate the DIMM modules on the DK8S2 H0 DIMM modules 0 3 3 1 0 2 H1 DIMM modules 0 3 0 2 3 1 Figure 2 6 Installing memory modules 2 Ensure that the DIMM module s pins face down and match th...

Page 19: ...hen the DIMM touches the socket s bottom 4 Repeat steps 1 to step 3 to add additional DIMM modules H0 DIMM 2 H0 DIMM 3 H0 DIMM 0 H0 DIMM 1 IMPORTANT 1 You have to insert two memory modules in DIMM 0 1...

Page 20: ...ur re es s Follow these instructions to install a CPU 1 Locate the pin 1 of the CPU socket and pin 1 of the CPU Figure 2 8 CPU pin 1 location 2 Lift up the socket lever A and place the Socket 940 CPU...

Page 21: ...2 17 Secure one side to the motherboard Secure the opposite side 6 Plug the 3 wire fan power cable into connector FRONT_FAN1 BLACK RED YELLOW 7 Repeat these steps to install the CPU1...

Page 22: ...t tt ta ac ch h C Ca ab bl le e t to o C Co on nn ne ec ct to or rs s This section covers connecting devices to the DK8S2 The following illustration shows the location of the connectors Figure 2 9 Con...

Page 23: ...s a dedicated power supply for the CPUs For Wake on LAN support 5 volt Stand by lead 5VSB from ATX power supply must supply at least 2A 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V COM 5V 5V 5...

Page 24: ...rd connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you connect two hard disks to the same cable you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers Refer to the docu...

Page 25: ...rs IDE 1 Pin 1 IDE 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 F Fr ro on nt t P Pa an ne el l S Sw wi it tc ch he es s The front panel switches header connects the power button front panel speaker reset button and power HDD SCSI...

Page 26: ...to the cabinet s hard disk or IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER Th...

Page 27: ...nt Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of this connector WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is not enough airflow across the CPU and onboa...

Page 28: ...i DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards Universal Serial BUS Ports I 2 Two 4 pin Female Two external USB 1 1 ports onboard are available for connecting 2 USB devices Serial Port 1 Connector 9 pin Male...

Page 29: ...both your motherboard and expansion cards 2 2 5 5 1 1 E Ex xp pa an ns si io on n C Ca ar rd d I In ns st ta al ll la at ti io on n P Pr ro oc ce ed du ur re e Read the documentation for your expansio...

Page 30: ...mber is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards In the PCI bus design the BIOS automatically assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that contains a card requiring an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to...

Page 31: ...the case 5 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light up For ATX power supplies the system LED will light up when the ATX power switch is pressed The monitor LED may light up afte...

Page 32: ...turned off The AMI BIOS installed in your computer system s ROM Read Only Memory is a custom version of an industry standard BIOS The BIOS provides critical low level support for standard devices suc...

Page 33: ...ng out the system and configuring it After finishing configuring the whole system then BIOS will continue to seek an operating system on one of the disks launch then turn control over to the operating...

Page 34: ...election will display on the screen to set the item value PgUp Key Previous page on Scrollable menus or jump to the first interactive item listed PgDn Key Next page on Scrollable menus or jump to the...

Page 35: ...to the Failsafe defaults If that fails it is possible to manually clear the present CMOS information through the Clear CMOS Header on the motherboard Refer to Jumper Settings for more information The...

Page 36: ...S Setup Utility Each tab lined on the top of the screen represents each different menu The following picture shows the main menu Main menu shows the information of BIOS version date and ID processor t...

Page 37: ...3 33 3 3 4 4 A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d M Me en nu u You can make these modifications on the Advanced menu...

Page 38: ...e only the Primary IDE controller Secondary enable only the Secondary IDE controller Both enable both IDE controllers Hard Disk Write Protect Disable Enable Disable Enable the hard disk write protecti...

Page 39: ...s on Super I O Configuration menu Feature Options Description Onboard Game Midi Port Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to enable or disable floppy controller Onboard Game Midi Port Disabled 200 300 200 330...

Page 40: ...rd Device Configuration Feature Options Description Onboard SATA Controller Enabled Disabled Enabled Support Serial ATA function Onboard SATA Mode Setting RAID SATA Enabled Support RAID 0 1 0 1 Onboar...

Page 41: ...ottling allows the user to reduce CPU duty cycle to a user defined percentage when the temperature reaches a user defined value H W health event ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O S Yes No Enable O S sup...

Page 42: ...Options Description Plug Play O S Yes No Yes lets the O S configure PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play O S PCI Latency Timer 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Value in uni...

Page 43: ...es Offboard PCI ISA IDE card Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 Some PCI IDE cards may require this to be set to the PCI slot number that is holding the card IRQ3 IRQ15 Available R...

Page 44: ...device priority sequence Hard Disk Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives Removable Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drive...

Page 45: ...essages Enabled Display OEM logo Add on ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Keep Current Set display mode for option ROM Bootup Num Lock Off On Select power on state for Num Lock PS 2 Mouse Support Disabled E...

Page 46: ...Wait for F1 if error Disabled Enabled Wait for F1 key to be pressed if error occurs Hit DEL Message Display Disabled Enabled Display Press DEL to run Setup in POST Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Enable...

Page 47: ...ion Change User Password Install or change the password Clear User Password Setup check password while invoking setup Always check password while invoking setup as well as on each boot Boot Sector Vir...

Page 48: ...3 44 3 3 8 8 C Ch hi ip ps se et t M Me en nu u...

Page 49: ...ows memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across NODES decreasing access contention Node Interleaving Auto Disabled Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over...

Page 50: ...6 3 3 8 8 2 2 E EC CC C C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n Feature Options Description Master ECC Enable Disabled Enabled Master ECC Enables support on all nodes for ECC error detect and correcti...

Page 51: ...troller Disabled Enabled HT Link 0 P Comp Mode HT Link 0 N Comp Mode HT Link 0 RZ Comp Mode Auto Data Calcomp Data Calcomp Data Auto causes hardware compensation vales Other choices allow the user to...

Page 52: ...de Auto Data Calcomp Data Calcomp Data Auto causes hardware compensation values HT Link 0 N Comp Mode Auto Data Calcomp Data Calcomp Data Auto causes hardware compensation values HT Link 0 NZ Comp Mod...

Page 53: ...alcomp Data Auto causes hardware compensation values HT Link 1 N Comp Mode Auto Data Calcomp Data Calcomp Data Auto causes hardware compensation values HT Link 1 NZ Comp Mode Auto Data Calcomp Data Ca...

Page 54: ...Change User Password Install or change the password Clear User Password Setup check password while invoking setup Always check password while invoking setup as well as on each boot Boot Sector Virus P...

Page 55: ...ithout saving the changes ESC key can be used for this operation Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup question F7 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Lo...

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