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User Manual - Page 3
...8 1.4 ASRock I/O PlusTM 9
2 Installation 10
Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.1 CPU Installation 11 2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink 11 2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots 13 2.5 Jumpers Setup 14 2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 15 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 18 2.8 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 19
3 BIOS SETUP...
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4 Software Support 37
4.1 Install Operating System 37 4.2 Support CD Information 37
4.2.1 Running Support CD 37 4.2.2 Drivers Menu 37 4.2.3 Utilities Menu 37 4.2.4 ASRock "PC-DIY Live Demo" Program 37 4.2.5 Contact Information 37
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... memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock K8S8X Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.5-in, 30.5 cm x 21.6 cm)
ASRock K8S8X Quick Installation Guide ASRock K8S8X Support CD One 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable One Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive One Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables One Serial...
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.../bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
4. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over-clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the CPU.
5. Because the current 64 bit Operating System and drivers are not formally released yet, the 64 bit drivers included in the ASRock support CD-ROM...
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Chapter 2 Installation
K8S8X is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 8.5-in, 30.5 cm x 21.6 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
1. Unplug the power cord from ...
User Manual - Page 11
... Triangle
STEP 1: Lift Up The Socket Lever
STEP 2 / STEP 3:
STEP 4:
Match The CPU Golden Triangle Push Down And Lock
To The Socket Corner
The Socket Lever
2.2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink
This motherboard adopts 754-pin CPU socket to support AMD AthlonTM 64 CPU. It requires larger heatsink and cooling fan to dissipate heat. You also...
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2.3 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
K8S8X motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots. Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components....break
The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation. Step ...
User Manual - Page 13
... AGP Slots)
There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on K8S8X motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install an AGP card.
Please do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! For the...
User Manual - Page 14
...Jumper
Setting
PS2_USB_PWR1
1_2
2_3
Short pin2, pin3 to enable
(see p.8, No. 2)
+5V
+5VSB
+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or USB wake...setup, please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short the pins on CLRCMOS2 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper cap after clearing the CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS...
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...
1
+5V JAB2 JAY GND GND JAX JAB1 +5V
Connect a Game cable to this connector if the Game port bracket is installed.
1
PLEDPLED+ PLED+
Please connect a 3-pin power LED cable to this connector.
ATX Power Connector
(20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.8, No. 24)
Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector.
ATX 12V Connector
(4-pin U74) (see p.8, No...
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...Hard Disks Installation
This motherboard adopts SiS 964 southbridge chipset that supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks and RAID functions. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis. STEP 2: Connect one end of the SATA data cable...
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... the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 / Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you may start to use "SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility" to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD...
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...BIOS SETUP UTILITY to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. You may run the BIOS SETUP UTILITY when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS SETUP...and then back on.
Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference ...
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...BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced PCI PnP Boot Security Chipset Exit
Advanced Settings
WARNING : Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.
CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration Hardware Health Configuration ACPI Configuration USB Configuration
Options for CPU
Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load...
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... item to configure the type of the IDE device that you specify. Configuration options: [Not Installed], [Auto], [CD/DVD], and [ARMD]. [Not Installed]: Select [Not Installed] to disable the use of IDE device. [Auto]: Select [Auto] to automatically detect the hard disk drive.
After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and...
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... the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings.
PCI IDE BusMaster Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE BusMaster feature.
3.5 Boot Screen
In this section, it will display the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced PCIPnP
Boot Security Chipset Exit
Boot Settings
Boot...
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... User Password Clear User Password
Install or Change the password.
Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit
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3.7 Chipset Screen
In this section, you may set the configurations for the memory controller, south bridge, AGP, and the HyperTransport feature.
Main
Advanced
BIOS SETUP...
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3.7.3 AGP Configuration
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
AGP Chipset Configuration
AGP Aperture Size
AGP Data Rate AGP Fast Write Primary Graphics Adapter
[64 MB]
[8X] [Disabled] [PCI]
Chipset
Aperture size defines a Window into system memory for the AGP video controller. It does not consume real system memory.
+F1 F9 F10 ESC
Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit...
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... 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 install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.
4.2.4 ASRock...