WinFast ck804k8ma series, Manual

Page 1: ...English for CK804K8MA series motherboard P N 91 181 CK8 M1 0E Symbol description Note refers to important information that can help you to use motherboard better Attention indicates that it may damage hardware or cause data loss and tells you how to avoid such problems Warning means that a potential risk of property damage or physical injury exists More information If you want more information abo...

Page 2: ...e if there are missing or damaged items contact your distribu tor as soon as possible CK804K8MA series motherboard x1 WinFast Utility CD x1 User s Manual x1 IDE Ribbon cable x1 FDD Ribbon cable x1 I O Shield x1 S ATA Signal Cable x2 S ATA Power Cable x1 Retention Mechanism x1 USB 2 0 Cable x1 optional ...

Page 3: ...racteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 A14 2000 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits for harmonic current emissions equipment input current 16A per phase EN 61000 3 3 A1 2001 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC Part 3 Limits Section 2 Limits of voltage fluctuations and flicker in low voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current 16A EN 550...

Page 4: ...of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Tested to comply with FCC standards Signature Date 2004 ...

Page 5: ...tup 26 Mainmenu 26 Standard CMOS Features 28 BIOSFeature 31 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Advanced Chipset Features 34 Integrated Peripherals 36 Power Management Setup 39 PnP PCIConfigurations 41 PCHealthStatus 42 Load Fail Safe Defaults 43 Load Optimized Defaults 43 Set Supervisor User Password 43 Save Exit Setup 44 Exit Without Saving 44 Table of Contents Chapter Chapter Chapter Product Introduction...

Page 6: ...Driver CD Introduction Utility CD content Start to install drivers Table of Contents Chapter ...

Page 7: ...Failure to switch off the DC power supply may result in serious damage to your system or memory module Warning We cannot guarantee that your system will operate normally while overclocked Normal operation depends on the overclock capacity of your device Warning Attention Since BIOS programs are upgraded from time to time the BIOS de scription in this manual is just for reference We do not guarante...

Page 8: ...rd 100M LAN K with onboard 1G LAN 6 with 6 channel audio 8 with 8 channel audio E with 1394 S with SATA R with RAID You can find PPID label on the motherboard It indicates the functions that the motherboard has For example On the blue mark of the PPID label it means the motherboard supports 6 channel Audio 6 1394 port E onboard 100M LAN L SATA function S ...

Page 9: ...rformance reliability and quality at a reasonable price This motherboard adopts the advanced nForce4 chipset providing users a computer plat form with a high integration compatibility performance price ratio This chapter includes the following information Main Features Motherboard Layout 1 1 CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 51 1 ...

Page 10: ...ts hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports two onboard USB headers providing four extra ports Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA 150MBps transfer rate Supports four S ATA devices Onboard LAN L K optional Supports10 100 1000 K optional Mbps Ethernet LAN interface built in on board Onboard Audio AC 97 2 3 Speci...

Page 11: ...ration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off ACPI state Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express x1 slot One PCI Express x16 Graphics slot Advanced Features PCI 2 3 Specification Compliant Supports PC Health function capable of monitoring system voltage CPU system temperature and fan speed CK804K8MA manual...

Page 12: ...Panel Connector 184 pin DIMM Slots CPU_FAN Connector Socket 939 USB2 0 Connectors Front Audio Connector ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Connector Chipset Fan Connector 4 pin Power Connector CD_IN Connector AUX_IN Connector Chipset nVIDIA nForce4 Boot Block Jumper Clear CMOS Jumper BIOS WR Protect Jumper FDD Connector IrDR Connector COM2 Connector 24 pin ATX Power Connector SATA Connectors System Fan Connect...

Page 13: ... of hard drive and floppy drive data cables and setting up various other feature of the motherboard Caution should be exercised during the in stallation process Please refer to the motherboard layout prior to any installation and read the contents in this chapter carefully This chapter includes the following information CPU Memory Power Supply Rear Panel Connectors Other Connectors Expansion Slots...

Page 14: ...tached power supply before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 2 Unplug the power cord before opening your chassis or touching any components 3 Hold components by their edges to avoid touching any exposed integrated circuits ICs 4 Whenever you uninstall a component place it on a grounded anti static pad or into the anti static bag that it came in CK804K8MA manual V...

Page 15: ...lly insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 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 Installation of CPU Follow these steps to install the CPU Push down the socket lever to secure the CPU Cut edge Gap in the base Attention The CPU pins must be properly a...

Page 16: ...example overheating you need to install the proper fan The following procedure is provided for reference only please refer to your CPU fan user guide for the actual procedure 2 If required apply a light coating of silica gel to the top of the CPU NOTE The CPU heatsink may have a pre applied thermal compound In that case the silica gel is not required CPU Fan CPU Heatsink CPU Retention Mechanism CP...

Page 17: ...le base 6 Connect the fan s power cable to the appropriate 3 pin terminal on the motherboard 4 Align the other end of the reten tion bracket to fasten the cooling set on the top of the retention mechanism 3 Place the cooling set onto the re tention mechanism Attach one end of the retention bracket to retention mechanism CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 51 9 ...

Page 18: ...d Vendor List The following table lists the CPUs that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Description AMD Athlon 64 3000 AMD Athlon 64 3500 AMD Athlon 64 3800 AMD Athlon 64 4000 AMD Athlon 64 FX53 CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 51 10 ...

Page 19: ...1 There is only one gap in the center of the DIMM slot and the memory module can be fixed in one direction only 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module verti cally into the DIMM slot Memory This motherboard includes two 184 pin slots with 266 333 400 MHz Dual Chan nel DDR DRAM interface You must install at least one memory module to ensure normal operation and install to D...

Page 20: ...MAX Apacer Kingston NANYA Infineon TwinMOS PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC2700 DDR 333 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 PC3200 DDR 400 PC2700 DDR 333 256MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB ...

Page 21: ...e motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the con nector and make sure it is secure The 4 pin ATX 12V power supply connects to PWR2 and provides power to the CPU 24 pin ATX Power Connector 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector 13 GND 1 12 24 5V 3 3V 12V RSVD 5V GND GND PSON GND GND 5V GND 12V GND 5V_AUX 5V PWROK 12V GND 5V 3 3V GND GND 1 2 V 1 2 V 4 pin ATX 12V Power Connector PWR2 Attention W...

Page 22: ... Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 1 1 devices LAN Connector This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Line in jack Line out jack Microphone jack When using a two channel sound source the Line out jack is used to connect to speakers or headphones the Line in port connects to an external CD player tape player or other audio devic...

Page 23: ...Green Red Line out Line in Microphone When using a 6 channel sound source connect the front speaker to the green audio output connect the surround sound speaker to the blue audio input connect the center speaker subwoofer to the red Microphone input as shown in the follow ing figure CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 51 15 ...

Page 24: ...vice and the black connector to the Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 master device Other Connectors Attention Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always con nect with the cable on the same side as pin 1 of the PIDE or FLOPPY connector on the motherboard Front Panel Connector FP1 J38 Attach the power LED IDE LED reset switch and power switch connectors to the corre sponding pins Hard Disk L...

Page 25: ... four USB ports on the rear panel the series of motherboards also have two 10 pin headers on board which may connect to the front panel USB cable to provide additional four USB ports IrDA Connector J47 The IrDA infrared transmission allows your com puter to send and receive data via an infrared ray The relevant parameters for the BIOS Integrated Peripherals should be set prior to using this functi...

Page 26: ... the chassis using the Front Audio then the Line Out Rear Audio on the rear panel will not work If you do not want to use the Front Audio pin 5 and 6 pin 9 and 10 must be short and then the signal will be sent to the rear audio port Front Audio Connector F_AUDIO F_AUDIO MIC_GND MIC_IN 5VAC MIC_PWR AUD_RET_R AUD_OUT_R EMPTY AUD_OUT_L AUD_RET_L 1 2 9 10 NC Audio Connectors CD_IN AUX_IN optional CD_I...

Page 27: ...n please install the Realtek audio driver firstly The download address is as below http www foxconnchannel com COM2 Connector COM2 optional This connector accommodates a second serial port using an optional serial port bracket Con nect the bracket cable to this connector then in stall the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis COM2 RLSD SOUT GND RTS RI Empty CTS DSR DTR SIN ...

Page 28: ...ad Low latency PCI Express supports a raw bit rate of 2 5GB s on the data pins This re sults in a real bandwidth per pair of 250MB s A point to point connection allows each device to have a dedicated connec tion without sharing bandwidth Ability to comprehend different data structure Low power consumption and power management features PCI Express will take two forms x16 and x1 PCI Express slots Wh...

Page 29: ...le lists the AGP cards that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Video Memory Type Vendor ATI R38A 128M RADEONX600XT 128M ATI RV370SE RX30S128D 128M WINFAST GEFORCEPCX5750 256M ATI R38 256M RADEONX600XT 256M GIGABYTE RADEONX600PRO 128M CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 51 21 ...

Page 30: ...ould refer to the table while adjusting jumper settings Clear CMOS Jumper CLS_CMOS This motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper 1 Turn off the AC power supply and short pins 1 and 2 on the jumper 2 Return the jumper to the normal setting locking pins 2 and 3 together with the jumper cap 3 Turn on the system The BIOS is retur...

Page 31: ...1 J45 Disable Default 1 1 Enable The system cannot boot if flash the BIOS fail in conventional flash BIOS process You will no such worry when you use the BIOS boot block jumper It is used to protect BIOS Top Boot Block The system still can boot by using this function and show some information to recover the BIOS even if flash BIOS fail To utilize this function you just set this jumper as enable pi...

Page 32: ...itional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 5 After the POST routines are completed press the Del key to access the BIOS Setup Utility For detailed instructions please refer to Chapter 3 Powering off t...

Page 33: ...rocess 2 You want to change the default CMOS settings This chapter includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features BIOS Feature Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Wi...

Page 34: ...en DEL to enter SETUP Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the BIOS Setup main menu are explained below Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be set up through this menu BIOS Feature The general system feature ca...

Page 35: ...CI Configurations The system s PnP PCI settings and parameters can be modified through this menu PC Health Status This will display the current status of your PC Load Fail Safe Defaults The default BIOS settings can be loaded through this menu Load Optimized Defaults The optimal performance settings can be loaded through this menu however the stable default values may be affected Set Supervisor Us...

Page 36: ... usually as the current time with hour minute second format IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master These categories identify the HDD types of 1 IDE channels installed in the computer system There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS None Auto and Manual None means no HDD device is installed or set Auto indicates the system can automatically detect and configure the h...

Page 37: ...aphic Adapter powering up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter powering up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter including high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The...

Page 38: ... Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 30 ...

Page 39: ... CIH The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled SuperRecovery SuperRecovery Hotkey Default LSHIFT F12 SuperRecovery provides the users with an excellent data protection and HDD recovery function There are 12 optional hotkey and the default hotkey is LSHIFT F12 SuperSpeed CPU Frequency Depending on the specification of the CPU The conventional overclock method uses the jumpers on the mot...

Page 40: ...art up After pressing Enter you can select the CDROM using the PageUp PageDn or Up Down arrow keys and change the CDROM priority using or To exit this option press Esc Virus Warning Default Disabled This option is used to set up the virus warning message for the IDE HDD boot sector When enabled a warning message will appear on the screen if any program intends to write information to the boot sect...

Page 41: ...es if the first second third boot devices failed The available setting val ues are Disabled and Enabled Security Option Default Setup When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen when it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS Setup but also to start up your PC CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 33 ...

Page 42: ...efault Down Speed If you enable PCI express spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system SSE SSE2 Instructions Default Enabled It is used to set enable or disable Intel SSE SSE2 instructions CPU Thermal Throttling Default 50 0 This item is used to specify the CPU speed at percentage to slow down the CPU when it reaches the predetermined ...

Page 43: ...t RAS to CAS delay Trcd Default Auto When DRAM is refreshed both rows and columns are addressed separately This setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Min RAS active time Tras Default Auto This setting determines the time RAS takes to read from and write to a ...

Page 44: ... used to set whether onboard AC97 Audio is enabled Dis abled the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device Onboard Lan Chip Default Enabled This option is used to set whether the onboard LAN chip is enabled The available setting values are Disabled and Enabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM Default Disabled This option is used to decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of...

Page 45: ...DMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UItraDMA change the appropriate items on this list to Auto The available setting values are Disabled and Auto IDE DMA transfer access Default Enabled This option is used to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA 1 2 Default Enabled This option is used to enable or disable Serial ATA 1 2 IDE Pre...

Page 46: ...or disable the onboard USB controller Select ing V1 1 V2 0 enables the system to support both USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 specification The available setting are Disabled V1 1 V2 0 V1 1 USB Keyboard Support Default Enabled This option is used to enable or disable USB keyboard under legacy OS CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 38 ...

Page 47: ...ain as it is in S1 mode the computer can beresumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off after a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to the previous status when the STR function wakes When you select S1 S3 mode the system will automatically select the delay time Soft Off by Power Button...

Page 48: ...r the computer enters power saving mode only the monitor will close however the vertical and horizontal scanning movement of the screen continues When you select the V H SYNC Blank mode the vertical and horizontal scanning movement of screen stops when the computer enters power saving mode DPMS Supported mode is a new screen power management system and it needs to be supported by the monitor you r...

Page 49: ...upport PnP then select Auto ESCD and the BIOS will automatically distribute interruption resources If the ISA cards you installed not support ing PnP you will need to select Manual and manually adjust interruption resources in the event of hardware conflicts However since this motherboard has no ISA slot this option does not apply IRQ Resources Press the Enter key then manually set IRQ resources P...

Page 50: ...e temperature exceeds the setting value the motherboard will automatically cut off power to the computer The available setting values are 80o C 176o F 85o C 185o F 90o C 194o F and 95o C 205o F Smart Fan Control Default Disabled This option is used to enable or disable smart fan function The setting values are Disabled and Enabled CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 42 ...

Page 51: ...sor User Password on the main menu and press Enter The following password dialog box appears Enter Password Enter your password not exceeding 8 characters then press Enter you will be prompted to confirm the password type in the password again and press Enter If you are deleting a password that is already installed just press Enter when the password dialog box appears and the screen will show a me...

Page 52: ...thout Saving Y N Press Y to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility press N ESC to return to the main menu Under the menu Advanced BIOS Features Setup if you select System in Security Option the screen will prompt you to enter password once the system is started or you want to enter CMOS setting program If the password is wrong it will refuse you to c...

Page 53: ...therboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the mother board features This chapter includes the following information Utility CD content Start to install drivers CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 45 ...

Page 54: ...re programs A SuperUtility optional a SuperStep Superstep is powerful and easy to operate tool for overclocking You can quickly increase your CPU s working frequency through its user friendly interface It will enhance your CPU s performance and meet all kinds of DIY requirements b SuperLogo SuperLogo can display user designed graphics and pictures such as a company logo or personal photos thus mak...

Page 55: ...anual Start to install drivers Select Install Driver to enter the driver installation menu as following pic Click the relevant button to install nVIDIA nForce Chipset System DirectX 9 0b LAN Driver Click here CK804K8MA manual V1 0 111704 p65 2004 11 19 14 52 47 ...