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... 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout (K7S8XE 8 1.5 ASRock I/OTM (K7S8X / K7S8XE 9 2 Installation 10 2.1 Screw Holes 10 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.3 CPU Installation 11 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 11 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.6 Expansion Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 15 3 BIOS Setup 17 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility 17 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3.1.2 Legend...
... 4 1.2 Specifications 5 1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X 7 1.4 Motherboard Layout (K7S8XE 8 1.5 ASRock I/OTM (K7S8X / K7S8XE 9 2 Installation 10 2.1 Screw Holes 10 2.2 Pre-installation Precautions 10 2.3 CPU Installation 11 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 11 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 12 2.6 Expansion Slots 12 2.7 Jumpers Setup 13 2.8 Connectors 15 3 BIOS Setup 17 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility 17 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3.1.2 Legend...
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... the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual contain introduction of this manual will be subject to quality and endurance. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock K7S8X or K7S8XE motherboard (ATX form factor: 12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 cm) ASRock K7S8X / K7S8XE Quick Installation Guide ASRock AMD-SiS Series Support...
... the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual contain introduction of this manual will be subject to quality and endurance. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com 1.1 Package Contents ASRock K7S8X or K7S8XE motherboard (ATX form factor: 12.0" x 7.5", 30.5 x 19.0 cm) ASRock K7S8X / K7S8XE Quick Installation Guide ASRock AMD-SiS Series Support...
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... 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant 5 CPU frequency stepless control (only for AMD AthlonTM / AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM processor Chipsets: North Bridge (K7S8X): SiS 746FX, FSB @ 333MHz, AGP 8X / 4X (see CAUTION 1); Can connect up events; Chassis fan tachometer PCI slots: 5 slots with PCI ... legal BIOS; South Bridge: SiS 963L, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133 Memory: 3 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3 PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266) for two ASRock I/OTM: additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 3) USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and 1 extra set of header for ...
... 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP compliant 5 CPU frequency stepless control (only for AMD AthlonTM / AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM processor Chipsets: North Bridge (K7S8X): SiS 746FX, FSB @ 333MHz, AGP 8X / 4X (see CAUTION 1); Can connect up events; Chassis fan tachometer PCI slots: 5 slots with PCI ... legal BIOS; South Bridge: SiS 963L, supports USB 2.0, ATA 133 Memory: 3 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3 PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266) for two ASRock I/OTM: additional USB 2.0 ports upgrade (see CAUTION 3) USB 2.0: 4 default USB 2.0 ports and 1 extra set of header for ...
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1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X) 1 23 4 19.0cm (7.5 in) PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 COM1 5 6 DDR 400 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin ... 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 AUDIO1 1 JR1 JL1 AUDIO CODEC SiS 746FX Chipset 01 23 45 IDE2 IDE1 AGP 8X AGP1 PCI 1 LAN PCI 2 PHY Super I/O PCI 3 2MB BIOS 5.1CH K7S8X PCI 4 ATA133 PCI 5 USB 2.0 REV. 3.01 USB45 1 SiS 963L CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery FLOPPY1 CLRCMOS2 IR1 SPEAKER1 1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RST 7 8 9 10 11 12...
1.3 Motherboard Layout (K7S8X) 1 23 4 19.0cm (7.5 in) PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 COM1 5 6 DDR 400 DDR1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module) DDR2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin ... 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 AUDIO1 1 JR1 JL1 AUDIO CODEC SiS 746FX Chipset 01 23 45 IDE2 IDE1 AGP 8X AGP1 PCI 1 LAN PCI 2 PHY Super I/O PCI 3 2MB BIOS 5.1CH K7S8X PCI 4 ATA133 PCI 5 USB 2.0 REV. 3.01 USB45 1 SiS 963L CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery FLOPPY1 CLRCMOS2 IR1 SPEAKER1 1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RST 7 8 9 10 11 12...
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... 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 AUDIO1 1 JR1 JL1 AUDIO CODEC SiS 748 Chipset 01 23 45 IDE2 IDE1 AGP 8X AGP1 PCI 1 LAN PCI 2 PHY Super I/O PCI 3 2MB BIOS 5.1CH K7S8XE PCI 4 ATA133 PCI 5 USB 2.0 REV. 3.01 USB45 1 SiS 963L CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery FLOPPY1 CLRCMOS2 IR1 SPEAKER1 1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RST 7 8 9 10 11...
... 1 FSB_SEL0 1 FSB_SEL1 AUDIO1 1 JR1 JL1 AUDIO CODEC SiS 748 Chipset 01 23 45 IDE2 IDE1 AGP 8X AGP1 PCI 1 LAN PCI 2 PHY Super I/O PCI 3 2MB BIOS 5.1CH K7S8XE PCI 4 ATA133 PCI 5 USB 2.0 REV. 3.01 USB45 1 SiS 963L CHA_FAN1 CMOS Battery FLOPPY1 CLRCMOS2 IR1 SPEAKER1 1 1 PANEL 1 PLED PWRBTN 1 HDLED RST 7 8 9 10 11...
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... screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you wish to enter the BIOS Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the keyboard until the desired item is ... system device that is used to scroll through its test routines. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you to locate and load the Operating System EXIT Exits the current menu or the...
... screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only, and they may not exactly match what you wish to enter the BIOS Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on the keyboard until the desired item is ... system device that is used to scroll through its test routines. You may also restart by pressing the reset button on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you to locate and load the Operating System EXIT Exits the current menu or the...
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...specify. Valid values for a highlighted field Loads all setup items to the default values Saves changes and exits BIOS Setup 3.2 Main Menu When you specify. VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit June 09 2003 Mon 20... - Floppy Drives Use this to configure IDE devices. 18 Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099 K7S8X BIOS P1.00 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ 2133 MHz 128 KB 256 KB 512 MB 512 MB / 133 MHz...:Save & Exit System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you enter the BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen appears. Use keys to move between fields Selects menu to the ...
...specify. Valid values for a highlighted field Loads all setup items to the default values Saves changes and exits BIOS Setup 3.2 Main Menu When you specify. VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit June 09 2003 Mon 20... - Floppy Drives Use this to configure IDE devices. 18 Dec Day: 01 - 31 Year: 1980 - 2099 K7S8X BIOS P1.00 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ 2133 MHz 128 KB 256 KB 512 MB 512 MB / 133 MHz...:Save & Exit System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you enter the BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen appears. Use keys to move between fields Selects menu to the ...
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...Master", and "Secondary IDE Slave" to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Below are the configuration options. If autodetection is successful, the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the drive. TYPE To set the type of the IDE device, first, please select "IDE Devices" on...Select how to set the parameters of drive, Or Select [AUTO] to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to get into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to automatically detect hard disk drive. Make sure to that the hard disk is necessary so that ...
...Master", and "Secondary IDE Slave" to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Below are the configuration options. If autodetection is successful, the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the drive. TYPE To set the type of the IDE device, first, please select "IDE Devices" on...Select how to set the parameters of drive, Or Select [AUTO] to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to get into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to automatically detect hard disk drive. Make sure to that the hard disk is necessary so that ...
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... shows the drive's maximum capacity as MO. Fast Programmed I/O Modes This allows user to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. LBA Mode This allows user to select the...
... shows the drive's maximum capacity as MO. Fast Programmed I/O Modes This allows user to set the PIO mode to enhance hard disk performance by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. LBA Mode This allows user to select the...
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... select how to set to [Auto], the motherboard detects the memory module(s) inserted and automatically assigns appropriate frequency. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - DRAM Frequency: If set the CPU host frequency. However, this motherboard determined... by the jumper-setting. [Manual]: This allows user to select this option, which will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: "Advanced," "Security," "Power," "Boot," and "Exit." 1. Wrong setup may select other value as operating frequency: [100MHz ...
... select how to set to [Auto], the motherboard detects the memory module(s) inserted and automatically assigns appropriate frequency. Advanced BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - DRAM Frequency: If set the CPU host frequency. However, this motherboard determined... by the jumper-setting. [Manual]: This allows user to select this option, which will introduce you the following BIOS Setup menus: "Advanced," "Security," "Power," "Boot," and "Exit." 1. Wrong setup may select other value as operating frequency: [100MHz ...
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... must enter your current password first in order to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If [Setup] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before BIOS setup. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. Set User Password: Press to set Supervisor Password. 2. Configuration options: [Setup],...password. If [Always] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. 26 Security Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Set Supervisor Password: Press to create a new p assword.
... must enter your current password first in order to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If [Setup] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before BIOS setup. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. Set User Password: Press to set Supervisor Password. 2. Configuration options: [Setup],...password. If [Always] option is selected, the "Password Check" is performed before both boot-up and BIOS setup. 26 Security Setup Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - Set Supervisor Password: Press to create a new p assword.
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... , it will load the default values for all changes are discarded. 29 Discard Changes: After you will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving changes" will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Exit Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - If you press , you enter the sub-menu, the...
... , it will load the default values for all changes are discarded. 29 Discard Changes: After you will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving changes" will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Exit Menu Main Advanced AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - If you press , you enter the sub-menu, the...