Biostar K8VHA PRO Owner's Manual

iEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard FCC StatementThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ClassB digital device,

66666EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 4. Package contentsCheck what you have bought before you start your DIY action.If

77777EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 5. Installation and SetupIn this section, you will learn how to install the CPU, D

88888EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard(2) System Fan Header: JSFAN1 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 FAN RPM Sen

99999EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard5. Wireless LAN Card Installation (optional)1. Align the wireless LAN on the slot such a w

1010101010EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard6. How to set up Jumpers?The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the Jump

1111111111EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard213 13 11234567(6) Serial ATA Connector: JSATA1/ JSATA2The motherboard has a PCI to S

1212121212EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard (10) Power Source Selection for USB: JUSBV1/ JUSBV2/ JUSBV3/ JUSBV4(11) Front P

1313131313EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard129101101120 +5V 10 +12V 20

1414141414EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard121413 (16) Front Panel Audio Header: JAUDIO1The connector allows you to connect

1515151515EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard(12) Power Source Selection for Keyboard and Mouse: JKBV1 (20) Back Panel Connecto

iiEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard OverviewThe informat ion in t his document is subject to change without not ice andshould not be co

1616161616EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 6. Trouble ShootingPROBABLENo power to the system at all; power lightdoesn&ap

1717171717EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSOLUTION* Check the power connectors to monitorand to system. Make sure monitor iscon

1818181818EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardStudioFun!TMIntroductionStudioFun!TM is a media-player based on optimized GNU/Linux d

1919191919EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardWarpSpeederTMIntroduction[ WarpSpeederTM ], a new powerful control utility, features

2020202020EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup iscompleted.

2121212121EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardUsageThe following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed inthis use

2222222222EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboardc. With a user-friendly Status Animation, it can represent 3 overclock percentagesta

2323232323EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard4. Overclock PanelClick the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be highl

2424242424EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboarda. "-3MHz button", "-1MHz button", "+1MHz button", and

2525252525EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard5. Hardware Monitor PanelClick the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button

iiiEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardImportant Safety Information1. Please read these safety instructions carefully.2. Please keep this User’s Manual for lat

2626262626EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardNote: Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features arecontrolled

2727272727EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR Motherboard09/3/2003

K8VHA Pro BIOS Setup i BIOS Setup...1 1 Main Menu...

1 BIOS Setup Introduction T his manual discussed Award™ Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. T he Setup program allows users to modify the basic

2 PCI Bus Suppo rt This AWARD BIOS also supports Version 2.1 of the Intel PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus specification. DRAM Su

3 1 Main Menu Once you enter Award BIOS™ CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from sever

4 Integrated Peripherals This submenu allows you to configure certain IDE hard drive options and Programmed Input/ Output features. Power Managemen

5 Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS(memory) and exit setup. Confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding.

6 2 Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one s

7 Main Menu Selections This table shows the selections that you can make on the Main Menu. Item Options Description Date mm : dd : yy Set the s

ivEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardTable of ContentsFCC Statement...iOverview...

8 Item Options Description Halt On All Errors No Errors All, but Keyboard All, but Diskette All, but Disk/ Key Select the situation in which you w

9 3 Advanced BIOS Features  Figure 3. Adva nce d BIOS Se tup Virus Warning This option allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature that is use

10 Typematic Rate Setting When a key is held down, the keystroke will repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the type

11 Summary Screen Show This item allows you to enable/disable the summary screen. Summary screen means system configuration and PCI device listing.

12 4 Advanced Chipset Features This submenu allows you to configure the specific features of the chipset installed on your system. This chipset man

13 Row cycle time (tRC) This field specifies the ROW Cycle Time. RAS# active to RAS# active or auto refresh of the same bank. T

14 Write to Read Delay (tWTR) This bit specifies the write to read delay. Samsung called this Tcdlr (last data in to read command). It is measur

15 AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states. The Choices: Disabled (defau

16 The Choices: 100MHz, 133MHz, By SPD (default). DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing follow SPD or not. The Choices: By SPD (def

17 VLink Data Rate This item allows you to enabled or disable VLink Data Rate. The Choices: 8X (Default). System BIOS Cacheable Selecting the “Enab

11111EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 1. Layout of K8VHA ProNOTE: “ ” represents the first pin.JKBMS1K/B&MousePar

18 5 Integrated Peripherals  Figure 5. Integrated Peripherals VIA O nC hip IDE Device If you highlight the literal “Press Enter” next to the “VI

19 and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled”. The Cho i ce s : Ena b le d (default), Disabled. Primary / Secondary

20 OnChip USB Contro ller This option shou ld be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feat

21 IR Transmission Delay T his item allows you to enable/disab le IR transmission delay. The Choices: Enabled (default), Disabled. UR2 Duplex Mode

22 Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot

23 6 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation and power up/power do

24 Min. Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max Saving Maximum

25 Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initial display power management signaling. MODEM Use IRQ This determin

26 then press the enter key, it will take you a submenu with the follow in g options : PS2KB Wakeup Select When select Password, please pr

27 RTC Alarm Resume When “Enabled”, you can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. The

22222EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 2. Component IndexThis section helps you to locate the components in the motherboa

28 7 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows

29 “Disabled” mode. The above settings will be shown on the screen only if “Manual” is chosen for the resources controlled by function. Legacy is th

30 the data and permit the access to be forwarded to the ISA bus. The non-VGA ISA graphic controller can then snoop the data on the ISA bus. U

31 8 PC Health Status  Figure 8. PC Health Status CPU Warning Temperature T his item shows the warning temperature of the CP U. The Choices: Dis

32 Current CPUFAN Speed This field displays the current CPUFAN speed. Current SYSFAN Speed This field displays the current speed SYSTEM fan. CPU V

33 9 Frequency Control  Fig ure 9. F requency Control CPU Voltage Control T his item allows you to select CP U Voltage Contro l. The Choices: D

34 If unfortunately, the system’s frequency that you are selected is not functioning, there are two methods of booting-up the system. Method 1: Clea

33333EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardSection 3. K8VHA Pro FeaturesIn this section, you shall find all the information about the

44444EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardOn Board IDE* Supports four IDE disk drives.* Supports PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DM

55555EnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishEnglishBIOSTAR MotherboardIDE RAID Chip (optional)* Supports RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID Level 0+1 and JBOD.* C