Asrock K7S8XE manual

1 K7S8XE User Manual V ersion 1.0 Published April 2003 Copyright©2003 ASRock INC. All rights re served.[...]

2 Copyright Notice: No part of this manual may be reproduced, transcribed, transmitted, or translated in any language, in any form or by any means, except duplication of documentation by the purchaser for backup purpose, without written consent of ASRock Inc. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be regis- tered trade[...]

3 Contents 1 Introduction ................................................... 4 1.1 Package Contents ......................................................... 4 1.2 Specifications ................................................................ 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................... 7 1.4 ASRock I/O TM .....[...]

4 Chapter 1 Introduction Tha nk you f or purcha sing ASRock K7S8XE motherboard, a reli a ble motherboard produced under ASRock’s con sistently stringent quality control. It delivers ex- cellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the mo[...]

5 1.2 Specifications Platform: A TX form fa ctor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) CPU: Supports Socket A (462 pin s) f o r AMD Athlon TM / Athlon TM XP/ Duron TM proc e ssor Chipsets: North Bridge: SiS 748, FSB@400 MHz, AGP 8X / 4X (see CAUTION 1 ); South Bridge: SiS 963L, supports USB 2.0, A T A 13 3 Clock Generator: 100 MHz - 200MHz Memor[...]

6 CAUTION! 1. According to SiS off icial documen t, SiS 748 chi pset ha s li m itation a s below: CPU at FSB 200MHz mode, it will not support DD R400; CPU at FSB 333MHz mode, it will not support DD R200; CPU at FSB 400MHz mode, it will not support DD R200 / DD R266 2. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown. Plea se c[...]

7 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 A TX power conne ctor (A TXPW R 1) 1 5 External speaker connector (SPEAKER 1) 2 CPU socket 1 6 South Bridge controller 3 CPU fan connector (CPU_FAN1) 1 7 Clear CMOS (CLRCMOS1, solder points) 4 North Bridge controller 1 8 PCI slots (PCI 1- 6) 5 184-pin DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1- 3) 1 9 Audio CODEC 6 AGP slot (AGP1) 2 0 Front p[...]

8 1.4 ASRock I/O TM 1 Parallel port 6 Line Out (Lime) 2 RJ-45 port 7 USB 2.0 ports 3 Game port 8 Serial port (COM1) 4 Microphone (Pink) 9 PS/2 keyboard port (Purple) 5 Line In (Light Blue) 1 0 PS/2 mouse port (Green) 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

9 Chapter 2 Installation K7S8XE is a n A TX f orm fa ctor (12.0" x 9.6", 30.5 x 24.4 cm) motherboard. Before yo u install the motherboard, study the conf iguration of your cha ssis to en sure that the motherboard fits into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause phys[...]

10 The CPU f its only in one corre ct orientation. DO N OT f orce the CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins. Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 2.4 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink AMD A[...]

11 2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots) There are 6 PCI slots a nd 1 AG P slot on K7S8XE 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 a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot ha s a spec ial locking mecha nism which ca n securely fa sten the gra ph[...]

12 2.7 Jumpers Setup The illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper ca p is pla ced on pins, the jumper is “SHORT”. If no jumper ca p is pla ced on the pin s, the jumper is “OPEN”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin1 and pin2 are “SHORT”. Jumper Setting FSB_SEL0 (see p.7 item 25) FSB_SEL1 (see p.7 item 26) No[...]

13 FLOPPY1 Pin1 Red marking 2.8 Connectors Conne ct ors are N O T j umpers. DO NOT pl a ce jumper ca ps over these connectors. Connector Figure Description F DD connector (33-pin FLOPPY1) (see p.7 item 10) Note: Match the red marking on the floppy ribbon cable with Pin1. Primary IDE connector (Blue) Se condary IDE conne ctor (Bla ck) (39-pin IDE1, [...]

14 Front panel audio connector This is a n interfa ce f or front (9-pin AUDIO1) panel audio cable that allows (see p.7 item 20) con venient connection and control of audio devices. System panel connect or This conne ctor a ccommo- (9-pin P ANEL1) dates several system front (see p.7 item 12) panel functions. External speaker connector This connector[...]

15 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility This section explains how to use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure your system. The Fla sh Memory on the m otherboard store s the BIOS Setup Utility . Y ou m ay run the BIOS Setup Utility when you start up the computer . Plea se p re ss <F2> during the Power-On-Self -T est (POST) to enter the B[...]

16 Navigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> Displays the General Help Screen <ESC> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the upper menu from the current menu / Moves cursor up or down between fields / Selects menu to the left or right + / - Incre ases or de crea s e s values <Enter> Brings up a selected menu for a highlighted fi[...]

17 AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Main T ype Cylinders Heads Write Precompensation Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Mode Block Mode Fast Programmed I/O Modes 32 Bit Transfer Mode Ultra DMA Mode [ Setup Help ] F1:Help Esc:Previous Menu F9:Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit +/-:Change V alues Enter:Select Sub-Menu :Select Item Primary IDE Master O[...]

18 [CD/D V D]: This is used f or IDE CD/D V D dri ves. [ARMD]: This is used f or IDE ARMD (A T API Remo v a ble Medi a Device), such a s MO. Cylinders This is used to configure the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. Heads This is used to configure the number of read/write heads. Refer to the drive [...]

19 Chapter 4 Software Suppor t 4.1 Install Operating System This motherboard supports various Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems: 98 SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this cha pter for general reference only . Refer to your OS documentation for more information. 4.2 Support [...]

20 Appendix: Advanced BIOS Setup This section will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: “Advanced,” “Security,” “Power,” “Boot,” and “Exit.” 1. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu CPU Host Frequency: [By Jumper]: It is recommended to select this option, which will let the CPU host frequency of this motherboard determined by the ju[...]

21 Chipset Configuration: AGP Aperture Size: It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used f or gra phics me m or y . It is recomm ended to le ave t his field at the default value unle ss the in stalled AGP card’s spe ci fication s requires other sizes. USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Dev[...]

22 AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Advanced PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) Primary Graphics Adapter AGP Data Rate AGP Fast W rite [ Setup Help ] F1:Help Esc:Previous Menu F9:Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit +/-:Change V alues Enter:Select Sub-Menu :Select Item Resource Configuration PCI Auto Enabled 32 <Enter> to select PCI clocks. Le[...]

23 OnBoard F DC : Use this to ena ble or disa ble floppy drive controller . OnBoard Serial Port: Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Infrared Port: This allows you to enab[...]

24 2. Security Setup Menu Supervisor Pa ssword: This field shows the status of the Supervisor Pa ssword. [Cle ar]: N o pa ssword ha s been set. [Set]: Supervisor pa ssword ha s been set. User Pa ssword: T his field shows the status of the User Pa ssword. [Cle ar]: N o pa ssword ha s been set. [Set]: User pa ssword ha s been set. Set Supervisor Pa s[...]

25 3. Power Setup Menu Suspend T o RAM (S3): This allows you to select whether to auto-dete ct or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAM featur e. Se le ct [Auto] will enable this fe ature if the system supports it. Repost Video on S3 Resume: This feature allows you to repost video on S3 resume. It is recommended to enable this feature under Microsoft ® [...]

26 4. Boot Setup Menu Quick Boot Mode: Enable this mode will speed up the boot-up routine by skipping memory retestings. Boot Up Num-Lock: If t his is enabled, it will automatically a ctivate the Numeric Lock function after boot-up. Boot T o OS/2: This en a bles boot-up to OS/2 operating syste m . Boot From Network: Use this to enable or disable ?[...]

27 5. Exit Menu Exit Saving Cha n ge s : After you enter the sub-menu, the me ssage “Save current settings a nd exit” will a p pear . If y ou press <ENTER>, it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Exit Discarding Cha nges: After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Quit without saving cha n ge s” will a pp e[...]