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  • Page 1

    1 1 1 1 1 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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. Any changes[...]

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    2 2 2 2 2 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Overview The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that might appear in this document. The software described in this document is[...]

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    3 3 3 3 3 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Important Safety Information 1. Please read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Please keep this User ’ s Manual for later reference. 3. Please disconnect this equipment from AC outlet before cleaning. Don‘t use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moisture shee[...]

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    4 4 4 4 4 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard T able of Contents FCC Statement .............................................. 1 Overview ....................................................... 2 Important Safety Information ................... 3 Section 1. Layout of K8NHA Pro .............. 5 Section 2. Component Index ....[...]

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    5 5 5 5 5 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 1. Layout of K8NHA Pro NOTE: “ ” represents the first pin. BIOS BAT1 IDE1 IDE2 FDD1 V I A VT6410 DDR1 1 15 JGA ME1 JCO M2 JCO M1 J1394_USB 1 JUSB LAN1 JKBM S1 JAUD IO JSPD IF_O UT JATXPW R2 JUSB V3 JUSB 2 JUSB 1 1 1 1 JCM OS1 1 JUSB V1 1 JWO L1 1 JSFAN1 JSFAN2 1 1 J[...]

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    6 6 6 6 6 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 2. Component Index This section helps you to locate the components in the motherboard and to find the details about them easily according to the mentioned pages. A Back Panel Connectors (p. 19) B JKBMSV1: 5V/5VSB Selection for Keyboard/Mouse (p. 17) C JUSBV1: 5V/5VSB Se[...]

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    7 7 7 7 7 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 3. K8NHA Pro F eatures In this section, you shall find all the information about the motherboard in your computer, including its features, layout, component index, various jumpers, headers, connectors, and also the installation guide to help you a quick and correct inst[...]

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    8 8 8 8 8 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Main Memory Main Memory Main Memory Main Memory Main Memory * Supports up to two DDR devices. * Supports 200/266/333/400 MHz (with ECC) DDR devices. * Maximum memory size is 2GB. T otal Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs On Board IDE On Board IDE On Board IDE On Board IDE On Boar[...]

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    9 9 9 9 9 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard * Full compliance with IEEE802.11 and IEEE802.11b specifications. * Supports Advanced Configuration Power management Interface.(ACPI) and PCI power management system for modern operating systems. * Supports remote wake-up in both ACPI and APM environments. * Keeps network mainte[...]

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    10 10 10 10 10 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard b. Front Side - Supports 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes . - Supports 1 IEEE1394A port. - Supports 2 USB2.0 ports. - 1 x game port (optional) - Supports 1 S/PDIF-Out and 1 S/PDIF-In connector (optional). B. BIOS & Software BIOS [...]

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    11 11 11 11 11 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 4. P ack age contents Check what you have bought before you start your DIY action. If there are anything missing, please contact your dealer immediately. * HDD Cable X 1 * FDD Cable X 1 * User's Manual X1 * USB 2.0 Cable X1 ( optional ) * Rear I/O Panel for A [...]

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    12 12 12 12 12 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 5. Installation and Setup In this section, you will learn how to install the CPU, DDR Module, and also how to set up jumpers and all the information about the components on the motherboard. Not only can you find the installation steps, but also the details and loca[...]

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    13 13 13 13 13 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard (2) System Fan Headers: JSF AN1/JSF AN2 ( optional ) Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 F AN RPM Sense 3. Installing DDR Module 3. Installing DDR Module 3. Installing DDR Module 3. Installing DDR Module 3. Installing DDR Module 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining [...]

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    14 14 14 14 14 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 7. How to set up Jumpers? 7. How to set up Jumpers? 7. How to set up Jumpers? 7. How to set up Jumpers? 7. How to set up Jumpers? The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the Jumper cap is placed on pins, the jumper is “close”. IF no jumper cap is placed on th[...]

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    15 15 15 15 15 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (6) Serial A T A Connector: JSA T A1/JSA T A2/JSA T A3/JSA T A4/JSA T A5 ( optional ) The motherboard has a PCI to SA T A Controller with 2 channels ST A T interface. It satisfies the SA T A 1.0 spec and can transfer data with 1.5GHz speed. Pin Assignment Pin [...]

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    16 16 16 16 16 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 12 1 1 3 1 3 (10) Power Source Selection for USB: JUSBV1/JUSBV2/JUSBV3 ( optional ) JUSBV1/JUSBV2 Assignment Description JUSBV3 Pin 1-2 close +5V JUSBV1: 5V for J1394_USB1 JUSBV2: 5V for JUSBLAN1 JUSBV3: 5V for JUSB1 ports Pin 2-3 close +5V Standby V oltage 5V standby to po[...]

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    17 17 17 17 17 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 1 (14) CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1/JCDIN2 This header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources, such as CD-ROM, TV Tuner, MPEG card, etc. Pin Assignment 1 Left Channel Input 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Channel Input (15) Front Panel Connector: JP ANEL1[...]

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    18 18 18 18 18 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 (17) Power Connectors: JA TXPWER1/ JA TXPWR2 The motherboard supports A TX power supply for the power system. Before installing the power supply connector, please make sure that all components are installed properly. P I N Assignment P I N Assignment 1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V 2 +3[...]

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    19 19 19 19 19 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard (20) Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1 The connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Mic In 2 Ground 3 Mic Power 4 Audio Power 5 R T Line Out 6 R T Line Out 7 Reserved 8 K e y 9 LFT Line Out 10 LFT Line Out 11 R T Line In 12 R[...]

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    20 20 20 20 20 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 6 C h a n n e l S p e a k e r s Speak er Ou t Line I n/ R ear Sp eak er Mi c I n / Ce n t e r & B as s[...]

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    21 21 21 21 21 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 6. T rouble Shooting PROBABLE No power to the system at all; power light doesn't illuminate; fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator light on keyboard does not turn on. System inoperative. Keyboard lights are on, power indicator lights are lit, and[...]

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    22 22 22 22 22 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard SOLUTION * Check the power connectors to monitor and to system. Make sure monitor is connected to display card. * Disable screen saver. * Reboot computer. Reinstall memory, and make sure that all memory modules are installed in correct sockets. * Use anti-virus programs to [...]

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    23 23 23 23 23 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard W arpSpeeder TM Introduction [ W arpSpeeder TM ], a new powerful control utility , features three user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage Manager, and Hardware Monitor. With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they prefer or[...]

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    24 24 24 24 24 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup is completed. If the "Launch the W arpSpeeder T ray Utility" checkbox is checked, the T ray Icon utility and [W arpSpeeder TM ] utility will be automatically and immediately launched after you[...]

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    25 25 25 25 25 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Usage The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand. [W arpSpeeder TM ] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels: 1. T ray Icon: Whenever the T ray Icon utility is launched, it will displ[...]

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    26 26 26 26 26 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard c. With a user-friendly Status Animation, it can represent 3 overclock percentage stages: Duck walking => overclock percentage from 100% ~ 1 10 % Duck running => overclock percentage from 1 10% ~ 120% Duck burning => overclock percentage from 120% ~ above 3. V olta[...]

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    27 27 27 27 27 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 4. Overclock Panel Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the following figure. Overclock Panel contains these features:[...]

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    28 28 28 28 28 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard a. "-3MHz button", "-1MHz button", "+1MHz button", and "+3MHz button": provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment. Warning: Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the overclocking percentage is[...]

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    29 29 29 29 29 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5. Hardware Monitor Panel Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be high- lighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as the following figure. In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your system. The informa[...]

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    30 30 30 30 30 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Note: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features are controlled by several separate chipset, [ W arpSpeeder TM ] divide these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the correlative button in Main panel will be disabled, but will [...]