P C h e a l t h m o n i t o r i n g P C h e a l t h m o n i t o r i n g ASUS A8000 for CPU/Chassis fan control and CPU temperature monitoring...
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K8S-LA specifications summary I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s 1 x Floppy disk drive connector...
Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor. Take note of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation.
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Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. G o l d G o l d G o l d G o l d G o l d...
System memory The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2 GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/ PC1600 double-sided DDR DIMMs. The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. 104 Pins 80 Pins K8S-LA...
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Recommended memory configurations Recommended memory configurations Recommended memory configurations Recommended memory configurations Recommended memory configurations S o c k e t s S o c k e t s S o c k e t s S o c k e t s S o c k e t s M o d e M o d e...
Expansion slots The motherboard has one PCI Express and three PCI slots. To install and configure an expansion card: Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Assign an IRQ to the card.
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When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. AGP slot AGP slot AGP slot...
Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pin J6) Clear RTC RAM (3-pin J6) Clear RTC RAM (3-pin J6) Clear RTC RAM (3-pin J6) Clear RTC RAM (3-pin J6) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
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Clear password (3-pin J7) Clear password (3-pin J7) Clear password (3-pin J7) Clear password (3-pin J7) Clear password (3-pin J7) This jumper allows you to clear the password if you forgot your password. To erase the password: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.
Connectors 6 . 1 6 . 1 Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors 6 . 1 6 . 1 6 . 1 Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors Rear panel connectors 1 . 1 . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) . P S / 2 m o u s e p o r t ( g r e e n ) .
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8 . 8 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 3 a n d 4 . U S B 2 . 0 p o r t s 3 a n d 4 . These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus U S B 2 .
6 . 2 6 . 2 6 . 2 Internal connectors Internal connectors Internal connectors 6 . 2 6 . 2 Internal connectors Internal connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. 1 . 1 . F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y 1 ) F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y 1 ) F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F L O P P Y 1 )
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2 . 2 . I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I M A R Y _ I D E , S E C O N D A R Y _ I D E ) I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I M A R Y _ I D E , S E C O N D A R Y _ I D E ) I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I M A R Y _ I D E , S E C O N D A R Y _ I D E ) I D E c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 0 - 1 p i n P R I M A R Y _ I D E , S E C O N D A R Y _ I D E )
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3 . 3 . ATX power connectors (2 ATX power connectors (2 ATX power connectors (20 0 0 0 0 -pin ATXP ATX power connectors (2 ATX power connectors (2 -pin ATXP -pin ATXP -pin ATXP -pin ATXPW R 1 W R 1 W R 1 W R 1...
4 . 4 . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 2 S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 2 S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 2 S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s ( 7 - p i n S A T A 1 [ b l a c k ] , S A T A 2...
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5 . 5 . I E E E 1 3 9 4 a c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n I E 1 3 9 4 _ 1 ) I E E E 1 3 9 4 a c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n I E 1 3 9 4 _ 1 ) I E E E 1 3 9 4 a c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n I E 1 3 9 4 _ 1 ) I E E E 1 3 9 4 a c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n I E 1 3 9 4 _ 1 ) I E E E 1 3 9 4 a c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - 1 p i n I E 1 3 9 4 _ 1 )
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7 7 7 7 7 C P U a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h a s s i s F a n c o n n e c t o r s...
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9 . 9 . D i g i t a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n S P D I F 1 ) D i g i t a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n S P D I F 1 ) D i g i t a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n S P D I F 1 ) D i g i t a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n S P D I F 1 ) D i g i t a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - 1 p i n S P D I F 1 )
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1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - p i n F _ P A N E L 1 ) S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - p i n F _ P A N E L 1 ) S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - p i n F _ P A N E L 1 ) S y s t e m p a n e l c o n n e c t o r ( 1 0 - p i n F _ P A N E L 1 )
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A S U S K 8 S - L A ( S a l m o n ) A S U S K 8 S - L A ( S a l m o n ) A S U S K 8 S - L A ( S a l m o n ) A S U S K 8 S - L A ( S a l m o n ) A S U S K 8 S - L A ( S a l m o n )