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    i i i i i English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard FCC Statement This equi pment ha s been te sted a nd f ound to comply with the li mits for a Cla ss 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 [...]

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    ii ii ii ii ii 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 docume[...]

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

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    iv iv iv iv iv English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard T able of Contents FCC Statement .............................................. i Overview ...................................................... ii Important Safety Information ................. iii Table of Contents ....................................... iv Section 1. La[...]

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    1 1 1 1 1 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 1. Layout of K8VHA -M NOTE: “ ” represents the first pin. JKBMS1 K/B & Mou se JCOM1 JPRNT 1 Parallel Port COM 2 JUSBLAN1 JCOM2 JAUDI O USB & 1394 JA TXPW R2 JKBV1 1 1 JUSBV2 JA TXPWR1 K8 T800 CPU1 AGP SL OT PCI1 PCI2 PCI S LOT PCI3 PCI S LOT PCI S LOT JAUDI [...]

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    2 2 2 2 2 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. A. A TX Power Connector (JA TXPWR1) B. A TX Power Connector (JA TXPWR2) C . Power Source Selection for Keyboard and Mouse (JKBV1) D . Power Source S[...]

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    3 3 3 3 3 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 3. K8VHA -M 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 insta[...]

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    4 4 4 4 4 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard On Board IDE * Supports four IDE disk drives. * Supports PIO Mode 5, Bride Mode and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133 Bus Master Mode. LAN PHY (optional) * Chip: VIA VT6103. * Supports 10 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation. * Half/ Full duplex capability. IEEE 1394 Chip (opti[...]

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    5 5 5 5 5 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard Dimensions A TX Form Factor: 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm (W X L) B. BIOS & Software BIOS * A ward legal BIOS. * APM1.2. * ACPI. * USB Function. Software * Supports W arpspeeder TM , 9th T ouch TM , BootBlocker TM , W inFlasher TM , FLASHER TM and StudioFun TM (optional). * Of fers the[...]

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    6 6 6 6 6 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S ection 4. P ackage 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 x 1 * Fully Setup Driver CD x 1 * StudioFun! Application CD x 1 [...]

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    7 7 7 7 7 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 locations[...]

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    8 8 8 8 8 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard (2) System Fan Header: JSF AN1 Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 +12V 3 F AN RPM Sense 3. Installing DDR Module 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. 2. Insert the DIMM firml[...]

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    9 9 9 9 9 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 5. 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 the pins, the jumper is ”open”. The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose pin 1 and 2 are “close” whe[...]

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    10 10 10 10 10 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (6) Serial A T A Connector: JSA T A1/ JSA T A 2 The motherboard has a PCI to SA T A Controller with 2 channels SA T A interface. It satisfies the SA T A 1.0 spec and can transfer data with 1.5 GHz speed. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 TX + 3 TX- [...]

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    11 11 11 11 11 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 10 1 1 2 0 +5V 10 +12V 20 +5V (9) Power Source Selection for USB: JUSBV1/ JUSBV2/ JUSBV3/ JUSBV4 (10) Power Connectors: JA TXPWR1/ JA TXPWR2 The motherboard supports A TX power supply for the power system. Before installing the power supply connector, please make sure tha[...]

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    12 12 12 12 12 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 1 2 14 13 1 2 9 10 1 PIN Assignment PI N Assignment 1 +12V 3 Ground 2 +12V 4 Ground (1 1) Fr ont 1394 Header: J1394B1 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 A1+ 2 A1- 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 B1+ 6 B1- 7 +12V 8 +12V 9 KEY 1 0 N A (12) Digital Audio Connector: SPDIF_OUT The connector is[...]

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    13 13 13 13 13 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard (14) CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1 This header allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources, such as CD-ROM, TV Tuner, MPEG card, etc. (15) W ake On LAN Header: JWOL1 (16) Power Source Selection for Keyboard and Mouse: JKBV1 JW OL1 1 Pin Assignment 1 +5V_SB [...]

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    14 14 14 14 14 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard (19) Back Panel Connectors SP K PWR _LED HLED SL P RST 2 24 IR 1 23 IR ON/OFF (+ ) (- ) (+ ) (- ) (+ ) Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 +5V 2 Sleep Control Sleep Button 3 N A Speaker 4 Ground 5 NA Connector 6 N A NA 7 Speaker 8 Power LED (+) Power LED 9 HDD[...]

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    15 15 15 15 15 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 6 C h a n n e l S p e a k e r s Spea ke r Out/ Fr o n t S p e a k e r (Ri g ht & Lef t) Line I n/ Re ar S p e ake r (L ef t & Rig ht ) Mi c In / Cent er & Bas s[...]

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    16 16 16 16 16 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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    17 17 17 17 17 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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    18 18 18 18 18 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard S tudioF un! TM Introduction StudioFun! TM is a media-player based on optimized GNU/Linux distribution to bring a "Room Theater" experience into life. It plays DVD, VCD, MP3, Audio CD and other multimedia. Furthermore, Users can take snapshots of video and customi[...]

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    19 19 19 19 19 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 . W ith the Overclock Manager , users can easily adjust the frequency they prefe[...]

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    20 20 20 20 20 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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    21 21 21 21 21 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. Tray Icon: Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display[...]

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    22 22 22 22 22 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard c. W ith 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 olt[...]

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    23 23 23 23 23 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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    24 24 24 24 24 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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    25 25 25 25 25 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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    26 26 26 26 26 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 [...]

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    27 27 27 27 27 English English English English English BIOST AR Motherboard 09/16/2003[...]