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FCC Information and Copyright 

 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class 
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 
cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee 
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 

 

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the 
contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability 
or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this 
publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to 
notify any party beforehand. 

 

Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first 
obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing. 

 

The content of this user’s manual is subject to be changed without notice and 
we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user’s manual. All the 
brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Страница 1: ...l not occur in a particular installation The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this public...

Страница 2: ... 2 2 Fan Headers 8 2 3 Memory Modules Installation 9 2 4 Connectors Slots 10 Chapter 3 Headers Jumpers Setup 11 3 1 How to setup Jumpers 11 3 2 Detail Settings 11 Chapter 4 Useful Help 16 4 1 Award BIOS Beep Code 16 4 2 Extra Information 16 A BIOS Update 16 B CPU Overheated 17 4 3 Troubleshooting 18 Chapter 5 WarpSpeeder 19 5 1 Introduction 19 5 2 System Requirement 19 5 3 Installation 20 5 4 Warp...

Страница 3: ...dge VIA VT8237 Dimensions Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm W x 24 4cm L Main Memory Supports 266 333 400 MHz DDR devices Certified DDR400 List Please check the website http www biostar com tw products mainboard board php3 name K8VGA M Maximum memory size is 2GB DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size MB DIMM1 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 DIMM2 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 1 Max is 2 GB Slots 3 x 32 bit ...

Страница 4: ...pports S PDIF out Supports 6 channels Front Side On board Peripherals 1 chassis open header 1 CD in connector supports 1 CD ROM device 1 front penal header supports front panel facilities 1 S PDIF out connector supports 1 S PDIF out port 1 audio out header supports 1 line in 1 lineout and 1MIC ports 1 floppy connector supports 2 FDD devices with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 USB headers su...

Страница 5: ... S So of ft tw wa ar re e BIOS Award legal BIOS Supports APM1 2 ACPI and USB function Software Supports Warpspeeder 9th Touch WINFLASHER and FLASHER Offers the highest performance for Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows XP SCO UNIX etc 1 2 PACKAGE CHECKLIST FDD Cable X 1 HDD Cable X 1 User s Manual X 1 Fully Setup Driver CD X 1 Rear I O Panel for ATX Case X 1 USB 2 0 Cable X1 optional S ...

Страница 6: ...OMS1 JCDIN1 JAUDIO1 J1394B1 optional JWOL1 optional SPDIF_OUT AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR BIOS JUSBV4 JUSBV3 JUSB3 JUSB4 VT8237CD JPANEL1 JSFAN1 JSATA1 JSATA2 BAT1 JDJ1 optional IDE1 IDE2 FDD1 DIMM1 DIMM2 JCFAN1 LAN PHY Codec IEEE1394 Chip optional 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 23 24 7 7 2 2 2 2 JCI1 1 Super I O Note represents the 1 st pin ...

Страница 7: ...ear CMOS header E JUSBV1 Power source header for JUSBLAN1 R JSFAN1 System fan header F Back panel connectors S JSATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors G JAUDIO1 Audio out header T JUSBV3 4 Power source headers for JUSB3 4 H JCDIN1 CD ROM audio in header U JUSB3 4 Front USB headers I AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port slot V JDJ1 optional Audio DJ header J PCI1 3 Peripheral Component Interconnect slots W IDE1 2...

Страница 8: ...IT CPU Step 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle Step 2 Look for the black cut edge on socket and the white dot on CPU should point forwards this black cut edge The CPU will fit only in the correct orientation ...

Страница 9: ...Step 3 Hold the CPU down firmly and then close the lever to complete the installation Step 4 Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it Connect the CPU FAN power cable to the JCFAN1 This completes the installation ...

Страница 10: ...AN1 3 FAN RPM rate sense North bridge Fan Header JNFAN1 optional Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 1 JNFAN1 3 FAN RPM rate sense Note The JCFAN1 JSFAN1 and JNFAN1 support 3 pin head connector When connecting with wires onto connectors please note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to pin 2 and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND ...

Страница 11: ...Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Note To assure the system safety if you need to change DDR modules firstly please unplug the 20 pin power cable with the power connector and then you can change the modules Afterwards plug in the cable the power connector again and finally you can boot up the system ...

Страница 12: ...e connected to IDE1 P Pe er ri ip ph he er ra al l C Co om mp po on ne en nt t I In nt te er rc co on nn ne ec ct t S Sl lo ot ts s P PC CI I1 1 3 3 This motherboard is equipped with 1 standard PCI slot PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and it is a bus standard for expansion cards This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits C Co om mm mu un ni ic ca at ti io on n N Ne et tw wo or rk k R ...

Страница 13: ...ATXPWR1 PATXPWR2 JATXPWR1 This connector allows user to connect 20 pin power connector on the ATX power supply JATXPWR2 By connecting this connector it will provide 12V to CPU power circuit Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 Standby Voltage 5V 19 5V 20 11 10 1 JATXPWR1 10 1...

Страница 14: ...for USB ports at JUSBLAN1 JUSBV2 5V for USB ports at J1394_USB1 JUSBV3 4 5V for JUSB3 4 1 3 Pin 2 3 close 5V standby Voltage JUSBV1 JUSBLAN1 is powered by standby voltage of 5V JUSBV2 J1394_USB1 is powered by standby voltage of 5V JUSBV3 4 JUSB3 4 are powered by standby voltage of 55V Note In order to support this function Power on system via USB device JUSBV1 4 jumper cap should be placed on Pin ...

Страница 15: ...aker Right 12 Right line in Rear speaker Right 13 Left line in Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in Rear speaker Left Front 1394 Header J1394B1 optional This connector allows user to connect the front 1394 port for digital image devices Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 A 2 A 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 B 6 B 7 12v 8 12V 10 1 2 J1394B1 9 Key 10 Ground Wake on LAN Header JWOL1 optional The connector powers up t...

Страница 16: ... open status If the signal has been triggered it will record to the CMOS and show the message on next boot up Pin Assignment 1 Case open signal 1 JCI1 2 Ground Front USB Header JUSB3 4 This connector allows user to connect additional USB cables on the PC front panel Also can be connected with internal USB devices like USB card reader Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 USB ...

Страница 17: ...ound 14 Power button 15 Reset control Reset button 16 Ground Power on button 17 N A 18 Key 19 N A 20 Key 21 5V 22 Ground 23 IRTX IrDA Connector 24 IRRX IrDA Connector Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 By placing the jumper on pin2 3 it allows user to restore the BIOS safe setting and the CMOS data please carefully follow the procedures to avoid damaging the motherboard JCMOS1 Assignment 1 3 Pin 1 2 close N...

Страница 18: ...will help to restore BIOS If the following message is shown after boot up the system it means the BIOS contents are corrupted In this Case please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS 1 Make a bootable floppy disk 2 Download the Flash Utility AWDFLASH exe from the Biostar website www biostar com tw 3 Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS from Biostar website 4 Copy ...

Страница 19: ...t power on again In this case please double check 1 The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface 2 CPU fan is rotated normally 3 CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed After confirmed please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection function 1 Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds 2 Wait for seconds 3 Plug in the power cord and boot up the system Or you ...

Страница 20: ...disk controller board Make sure both ends are securely plugged in check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup 2 Backing up the hard drive is extremely important All hard disks are capable of breaking down at any time System only boots from optical drive Hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from hard disk is impossible 1 Back up data and applications files 2 Reformat t...

Страница 21: ...rmation Also in the About panel you can get detail descriptions about BIOS model and chipsets In addition the frequency status of CPU memory AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically shown on our main panel Moreover to protect users computer systems if the setting is not appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang WarpSpeeder technology assures the system stability by...

Страница 22: ...following dialog in setup procedure it means setup is completed If the Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility checkbox is checked the Tray Icon utility and WarpSpeeder utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you click Finish button Usage The following figures are just only for reference the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand ...

Страница 23: ...little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following figure The Launch Utility item in the popup menu has the same function as mouse left click on tray icon and Exit item will close Tray Icon utility if selected 2 2 M Ma ai in n P Pa an ne el l If you click the tray icon WarpSpeeder utility will be invoked Please refer to the following figure the utility s first window you will see is Main Panel M...

Страница 24: ... user friendly Status Animation it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages Man walking overclock percentage from 100 110 Panther running overclock percentage from 110 120 Car racing overclock percentage from 120 above ...

Страница 25: ...button will be highlighted and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and Memory voltage or not The default setting is No If you want to get the best performance of overclocking we recommend you click the option Yes ...

Страница 26: ...button provide user the ability to do real time overclock adjustment Warning Manually overclock is potentially dangerous especially when the overclocking percentage is over 110 We strongly recommend you verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button Or you can just click Auto overclock button and let WarpSpeeder automatically gets the best result for you b Recovery Dialog button Pop u...

Страница 27: ...stem will do a fail safe rebooting After reboot the WarpSpeeder utility will restore to the hardware default setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according to the Recovery Dialog s setting Note Because the testing programs invoked in Auto overclock and Verify include DirectDraw Direct3D and DirectShow tests the DirectX 8 1 or newer runtime library is required And please make sure...

Страница 28: ... will be highlighted and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure In this panel you can get model name and detail information in hints of all the chipset that are related to overclocking You can also get the mainboard s BIOS model and the Version number of WarpSpeeder utility ...

Страница 29: ...ontrolled by several separate chipset WarpSpeeder divide these features to separate panels If one chipset is not on board the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled but will not interfere other panels functions This property can make WarpSpeeder utility more robust 9 10 2004 ...

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