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CONTENTS PRODUCT INFORMATION 4 Motherboard General Information 4 Chipset Details ...4 BIOS Details...4 CPU Supports ...4 Memory Supports 4 On-board Features and Devices 4 Mechanical ...5 DESIGN REVIEW...7 Mainboard Voltage Measurement 7 Bus Clock ...7 REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS 8 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 8 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 8 POWER ...
CONTENTS PRODUCT INFORMATION 4 Motherboard General Information 4 Chipset Details ...4 BIOS Details...4 CPU Supports ...4 Memory Supports 4 On-board Features and Devices 4 Mechanical ...5 DESIGN REVIEW...7 Mainboard Voltage Measurement 7 Bus Clock ...7 REQUIRED BIOS DEFAULT SETTINGS 8 BIOS FEATURES SETUP 8 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 8 POWER ...
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CPU...33 CD-ROM ...33 Camera Device...33 DVD-ROM...33 Display Card ...34 FDD...35 HDD...35 Joystick...37 Keyboard ...37 LAN Card ...38 LAN HUB ...38 Memory...39 Modem Card ...40 Mouse ...40 Monitor...41 Power Supply...42 Printer ...42 Scanner...43 SCSI Card...43 Sound Card...43 USB HUB & USB 2.0 DEVICE 43 ZIP/LS120 ...44 1394...44 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST 45 DOS...45 Windows...45 TWO CORNER TEST 46 K8 Transient Response 47 Burn Time ...47 Cool Time...48 Transient Response 49 THERMAL IMAGE TEST 50 Motherboard General Information 50 3
CPU...33 CD-ROM ...33 Camera Device...33 DVD-ROM...33 Display Card ...34 FDD...35 HDD...35 Joystick...37 Keyboard ...37 LAN Card ...38 LAN HUB ...38 Memory...39 Modem Card ...40 Mouse ...40 Monitor...41 Power Supply...42 Printer ...42 Scanner...43 SCSI Card...43 Sound Card...43 USB HUB & USB 2.0 DEVICE 43 ZIP/LS120 ...44 1394...44 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY LIST 45 DOS...45 Windows...45 TWO CORNER TEST 46 K8 Transient Response 47 Burn Time ...47 Cool Time...48 Transient Response 49 THERMAL IMAGE TEST 50 Motherboard General Information 50 3
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... Slot Support Yes No CNR Slot Support Yes No ACR Slot Support Yes No Number of Memory Slots SDRAM (MB) DDR 2 (GB) DIMM 2 . PRODUCT INFORMATION Motherboard General Information Vendor Model Number Version Number Biostar K8NHA-M V1.0 Platform AT ATX Micro ATX Flex ATX Chipset Details System Chipset Vendor System Chipset ...1M 2M 4M Yes No CPU Supports Type CPU CPU Frequency Front Side Bus Socket 754 K8 Max =3400MHZ Max =200MHZ Memory Supports Maximum Memory Support Number of Shared Slots 1 None 100/133/200 MHz Front Side Bus Supports Yes No Dual DDR 400 Support ...
... Slot Support Yes No CNR Slot Support Yes No ACR Slot Support Yes No Number of Memory Slots SDRAM (MB) DDR 2 (GB) DIMM 2 . PRODUCT INFORMATION Motherboard General Information Vendor Model Number Version Number Biostar K8NHA-M V1.0 Platform AT ATX Micro ATX Flex ATX Chipset Details System Chipset Vendor System Chipset ...1M 2M 4M Yes No CPU Supports Type CPU CPU Frequency Front Side Bus Socket 754 K8 Max =3400MHZ Max =200MHZ Memory Supports Maximum Memory Support Number of Shared Slots 1 None 100/133/200 MHz Front Side Bus Supports Yes No Dual DDR 400 Support ...
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... Windows XP Professional Linux (Red Hat ) 9.0 Basic On-board Function Test Test Platform CPU MS-DOS Operating AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory Kingston 512 M * 1 HDD Seagate 1.2G ATA33 CDROM BTC BDV 316B Sound Card Video Card Onboard ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Intel 82557 Test Item... Clear CMOS with Jumper Cold Boot (Power Turn on ) CMOS Load Default Setup Memory Size Counter Check BIOS Lock Function Warm Boot (HW/SW Reset) System Configuration Review (CPU Type/Cache/SDRAM/HDD...) Power Fail Function Test ...
... Windows XP Professional Linux (Red Hat ) 9.0 Basic On-board Function Test Test Platform CPU MS-DOS Operating AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory Kingston 512 M * 1 HDD Seagate 1.2G ATA33 CDROM BTC BDV 316B Sound Card Video Card Onboard ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Intel 82557 Test Item... Clear CMOS with Jumper Cold Boot (Power Turn on ) CMOS Load Default Setup Memory Size Counter Check BIOS Lock Function Warm Boot (HW/SW Reset) System Configuration Review (CPU Type/Cache/SDRAM/HDD...) Power Fail Function Test ...
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...--- CMOS RTC Date Check Pass Windows RTC Date Check Pass CMOS RTC Time Out Test Pass Windows RTC Time Out Test Pass Memory Comparability Test --- Processor Test Pass DMA Controller Test Pass Interrupt Controller Test Pass Timer Test Pass Real Time Clock Test Pass CMOS... Validity Test Pass Speaker Test Pass PCI System Test Pass Plug-n-Play Test Pass Multimedia CPU Extensions Pass DMI Test Pass Memory --- Bmem Memory Test (15 Times) Pass Checkit 4.0 --- BIOS ROM Test Pass Parity Test Pass Pattern Test Pass 11 Power LED Flash Check...
...--- CMOS RTC Date Check Pass Windows RTC Date Check Pass CMOS RTC Time Out Test Pass Windows RTC Time Out Test Pass Memory Comparability Test --- Processor Test Pass DMA Controller Test Pass Interrupt Controller Test Pass Timer Test Pass Real Time Clock Test Pass CMOS... Validity Test Pass Speaker Test Pass PCI System Test Pass Plug-n-Play Test Pass Multimedia CPU Extensions Pass DMI Test Pass Memory --- Bmem Memory Test (15 Times) Pass Checkit 4.0 --- BIOS ROM Test Pass Parity Test Pass Pattern Test Pass 11 Power LED Flash Check...
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... Test Pass Diskette Read Test Pass Elevator Seek Test Pass Disk Change Line Test Pass KBD --- Video Controller Test Pass VGA Controller Test Pass Video Memory Test Pass VESA Monitor Test Pass Attribute Test Pass Page Selection Test Pass Color Test Pass Text Mode Test Pass Graphics Mode Test Pass VESA... HDD Test Pass Pass IDE CD Test Pass Pass IDE DVD Test Pass FDD --- Extended Pattern Test Pass Walking 1's Test Pass Walking 0's Test Pass Random Memory Test Pass Address Test Pass Refresh Test Pass Data Bus Test Pass Cache...
... Test Pass Diskette Read Test Pass Elevator Seek Test Pass Disk Change Line Test Pass KBD --- Video Controller Test Pass VGA Controller Test Pass Video Memory Test Pass VESA Monitor Test Pass Attribute Test Pass Page Selection Test Pass Color Test Pass Text Mode Test Pass Graphics Mode Test Pass VESA... HDD Test Pass Pass IDE CD Test Pass Pass IDE DVD Test Pass FDD --- Extended Pattern Test Pass Walking 1's Test Pass Walking 0's Test Pass Random Memory Test Pass Address Test Pass Refresh Test Pass Data Bus Test Pass Cache...
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Comments: Test Platform Windows ME Operating CPU K8-3200 Memory SAMSUNG 256M X2 HDD MAXTOR 80G CDROM BENQ 52X Sound Card On board Video Card NVIDIA MX-440 8X LAN Card On board Test Item ...
Comments: Test Platform Windows ME Operating CPU K8-3200 Memory SAMSUNG 256M X2 HDD MAXTOR 80G CDROM BENQ 52X Sound Card On board Video Card NVIDIA MX-440 8X LAN Card On board Test Item ...
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Business Winstone 2002 Pass Content Creation Winstone 2003 Pass Winbench 99 V1.2 --- BCM Diagnostics --- System Info Pass DMI Info Pass Processor Test Pass Memory Test Pass Audio Test Pass Video Test Pass Graphics Test Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Test Pass CD-ROM Test Pass Stress Test -...
Business Winstone 2002 Pass Content Creation Winstone 2003 Pass Winbench 99 V1.2 --- BCM Diagnostics --- System Info Pass DMI Info Pass Processor Test Pass Memory Test Pass Audio Test Pass Video Test Pass Graphics Test Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Test Pass CD-ROM Test Pass Stress Test -...
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... 2001 SE 3D Marks Demo Mode Others Final Reality USBready WinDVD QUAKE III Comments: Test Platform Windows2000 Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory KINGMAX 128 M * 2 HDD MAXTOR 6L060L3 60G CDROM ASUS E616 DVD-ROM Sound Card Onboard Video Card ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Onboard Test Item System...
... 2001 SE 3D Marks Demo Mode Others Final Reality USBready WinDVD QUAKE III Comments: Test Platform Windows2000 Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory KINGMAX 128 M * 2 HDD MAXTOR 6L060L3 60G CDROM ASUS E616 DVD-ROM Sound Card Onboard Video Card ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Onboard Test Item System...
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... Wave Test Playing MIDI Test Playing Video Test Playing MP3 Test Game Port Test Windows2000 Utility Test BCM Diagnostics System Info DMI Info Processor Test Memory Test Audio Test Video Test Graphics Test Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Test CD-ROM Test Stress Test -Loop 100 MS Mouse MS Joystick BurnIn... Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk 18 Pass Pass Pass Pass --Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass...
... Wave Test Playing MIDI Test Playing Video Test Playing MP3 Test Game Port Test Windows2000 Utility Test BCM Diagnostics System Info DMI Info Processor Test Memory Test Audio Test Video Test Graphics Test Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Test CD-ROM Test Stress Test -Loop 100 MS Mouse MS Joystick BurnIn... Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk 18 Pass Pass Pass Pass --Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass...
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... Freecell Pass Minesweeper Pass Solitaire Pass Age of Empire Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory KINGMAX 128 M * 2 HDD MAXTOR 6L060L3 60G CDROM ASUS E616 DVD-ROM Sound Card Onboard Video Card ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Onboard Test Item System...
... Freecell Pass Minesweeper Pass Solitaire Pass Age of Empire Pass Comments: Test Platform Windows XP (Home Edition ) Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ Memory KINGMAX 128 M * 2 HDD MAXTOR 6L060L3 60G CDROM ASUS E616 DVD-ROM Sound Card Onboard Video Card ELSA GLADIAC 525 LAN Card Onboard Test Item System...
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... Test Pass Floppy Disk Pass Network Test Pass CD-ROM Pass Winstone 2003 --- 23 BCM Diagnostics --- System Info Pass DMI Info Pass Processor Test Pass Memory Test Pass Audio Test Pass Video Test Pass Graphics Test Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Test Pass CD-ROM Test Pass Stress Test...
... Test Pass Floppy Disk Pass Network Test Pass CD-ROM Pass Winstone 2003 --- 23 BCM Diagnostics --- System Info Pass DMI Info Pass Processor Test Pass Memory Test Pass Audio Test Pass Video Test Pass Graphics Test Pass Hard Disk Test Pass Floppy Disk Test Pass CD-ROM Test Pass Stress Test...
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... 3D Marks Demo Mode Others Power DVD Test WinDVD 4 CPU Stability Test Game Test 3D Pinball Freecell Minesweeper Solitaire Age of Empire Test Platform CPU Memory HDD CDROM Sound Card Video Card LAN Card Windows XP (Professional ) Operating AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ KINGMAX 128 M * 2 MAXTOR 6L080J4 80G ASUS E616...
... 3D Marks Demo Mode Others Power DVD Test WinDVD 4 CPU Stability Test Game Test 3D Pinball Freecell Minesweeper Solitaire Age of Empire Test Platform CPU Memory HDD CDROM Sound Card Video Card LAN Card Windows XP (Professional ) Operating AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3200+ KINGMAX 128 M * 2 MAXTOR 6L080J4 80G ASUS E616...
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...Signature Verification Utility DirectX Diagnostics Tool Hardware Device Manager review System Event Review Windows XP Utility Test BurnIn Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Network Test CD-ROM Winstone 2003 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone ...2003 PC Mark 2002 CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score 3D Mark 2001 SE BenchMark Demo Mode Comments: Test Platform Linux (Red Hat 9.0) Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ ...
...Signature Verification Utility DirectX Diagnostics Tool Hardware Device Manager review System Event Review Windows XP Utility Test BurnIn Test CPU-Maths CPU-MMX/SSE Memory (RAM) 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Hard Disk Test Floppy Disk Network Test CD-ROM Winstone 2003 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone ...2003 PC Mark 2002 CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score 3D Mark 2001 SE BenchMark Demo Mode Comments: Test Platform Linux (Red Hat 9.0) Operating CPU AMD Athlon ™ ...
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Test Platform CPU Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU Front Side Bus Clock CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: OVER CLOCK TEST Windows XP Professional (FSB:200 MHz) K8-3400 Samsung 256M X2 (DDR400) Maxtor ATA-133 40G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 200MHz 210MHz PC Mark 2002 7072 7450 8014 8428 840 828 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2003 40.1 40.4 46.9 48.8 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 12728 13234 Overall Comments: 3D Winbench 2000 299 302 27
Test Platform CPU Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU Front Side Bus Clock CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: OVER CLOCK TEST Windows XP Professional (FSB:200 MHz) K8-3400 Samsung 256M X2 (DDR400) Maxtor ATA-133 40G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 200MHz 210MHz PC Mark 2002 7072 7450 8014 8428 840 828 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2003 40.1 40.4 46.9 48.8 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 12728 13234 Overall Comments: 3D Winbench 2000 299 302 27
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Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: PERFORMANCE TEST Windows ME Samsung 256M X2(DDR266) Maxtor ATA-133 60G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3200 (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 6363 6632 1208 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2003 31 31.2 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 11134 Overall Comments: 3D WinBench 2000 300 28
Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: PERFORMANCE TEST Windows ME Samsung 256M X2(DDR266) Maxtor ATA-133 60G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3200 (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 6363 6632 1208 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2003 31 31.2 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 11134 Overall Comments: 3D WinBench 2000 300 28
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Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: Windows 2000 Professional Samsung 512M X2 (DDR333) Maxtor ATA-133 60G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3400 (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 7059 7397 872 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2002 44.8 50.3 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 11675 Overall Comments: 3D WinBench 2000 303 29
Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: Windows 2000 Professional Samsung 512M X2 (DDR333) Maxtor ATA-133 60G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3400 (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 7059 7397 872 Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Winstone 2002 44.8 50.3 Overall Comments: 3D Mark 2001 SE 11675 Overall Comments: 3D WinBench 2000 303 29
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Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Overall Comments: Overall Comments: Windows XP Professional Samsung 256M X2 (DDR400) Maxtor ATA-133 40G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3200 K8-3400 (200MHz) (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 6432 7072 7782 8014 875 840 Winstone 2003 38.8 40.1 44.2 46.9 3D Mark 2001 SE 12728 13052 3D WinBench 2000 299 302 30
Test Platform Memory HDD CD-ROM Sound Card Video Card CPU CPU Score Memory Score HDD Score Comments: Business Winstone 2002 Content Creation Winstone2003 Comments: Overall Comments: Overall Comments: Windows XP Professional Samsung 256M X2 (DDR400) Maxtor ATA-133 40G PIONEER DVD-ROM Onboard nVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 K8-3200 K8-3400 (200MHz) (200MHz) PC Mark 2002 6432 7072 7782 8014 875 840 Winstone 2003 38.8 40.1 44.2 46.9 3D Mark 2001 SE 12728 13052 3D WinBench 2000 299 302 30
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...* Supports 10/100 Mb/s operation. * Half/Full duplex operation. * Supports MII interface. BIOSTAR Motherboard Main Memory * Supports up to two DDR devices. * Supports 200/266/333/400MHz (with ECC) DDR devices. * Maximum memory size is 2GB ***only for your reference*** On Board IDE * Supports four IDE disk drives....100/133 Bus Master Mode. * Supports 1 Serial ATA (SATA) ports. (optional: when using SATA Bridge) - Total Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size (MB) DDR1 DDR2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB*1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB*1 Max is 2GB.
...* Supports 10/100 Mb/s operation. * Half/Full duplex operation. * Supports MII interface. BIOSTAR Motherboard Main Memory * Supports up to two DDR devices. * Supports 200/266/333/400MHz (with ECC) DDR devices. * Maximum memory size is 2GB ***only for your reference*** On Board IDE * Supports four IDE disk drives....100/133 Bus Master Mode. * Supports 1 Serial ATA (SATA) ports. (optional: when using SATA Bridge) - Total Memory Size with Unbuffered DIMMs DIMM Socket Location DDR Module Total Memory Size (MB) DDR1 DDR2 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB*1 64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB*1 Max is 2GB.
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...be connected to four hard disk drives. You can transfer data with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). Set the jumper to clear the CMOS memory of AGP technology to improve video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics. (5) Communication Network Riser Slot: CNR1 The CNR specification is also...It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). Remove AC power line. 2. This PCI slot is a bus standard for five seconds. 4. BIOSTAR Motherboard (2) Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2 The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that video card.
...be connected to four hard disk drives. You can transfer data with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). Set the jumper to clear the CMOS memory of AGP technology to improve video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics. (5) Communication Network Riser Slot: CNR1 The CNR specification is also...It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). Remove AC power line. 2. This PCI slot is a bus standard for five seconds. 4. BIOSTAR Motherboard (2) Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2 The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that video card.