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Motherboard Specifications, GA-K8VM800M-RH (Dragon)

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Motherboard specifications table
Part / FeatureSpecification / Support
Motherboard description
  • Motherboard manufacturer's name: Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M-RH
  • HP/Compaq name: Dragon-GL6
CPU/Processor
  • Socket: 754
  • Supports the following processors:
    • AMD Athlon 64
    • Sempron up to 110 W
Front-side bus (FSB)
  • 2000MT/s or 1600MT/s (processor dependent)
Chipset
  • Via K8M800
    • Southbridge: VT8237R
BIOS features
  • Award BIOS
Form factor
  • Micro ATX size form factor, 8.6 in x 9.6 in
Memory
  • Single-channel memory architecture
  • 2 DDR1 DIMM (184-pin) sockets
  • PC3200/PC2700 DDR1 DIMMs
  • Non-ECC memory only
  • Maximum memory: 2 x 1 GB DDR1 DIMMs, 2.0 GB total
Expansion slots
  • Three PCI
  • One AGP
Video graphics
  • Integrated
  • Supports AGP graphics cards
Onboard audio or audio card
  • Down AC97
  • Audio codec Realtek AC655
Onboard LAN
  • Realtek RTL8100C
Back panel I/O
  • PS/2 keyboard (purple)
  • PS/2 mouse (green)
  • One Serial port
  • One Parallel port
  • One VGA port
  • One Parallel port
  • Four USB (2.0)
  • One RJ-45 networking port (LAN)
  • Audio ports:
    • line in
    • line out
    • microphone
Internal connectors
  • One 20-pin ATX power connector
  • One 4-pin ATX power connector
  • Two PATA connectors
  • Two SATA connectors
  • One floppy drive connector
  • One CPU fan connector
  • One PC fan connector
  • One front panel LED connector/power switch/reset switch cluster
  • One front line-in connector
  • One front panel audio connector
  • Two USB 2.0 connectors supporting four additional USB 2.0 ports
NOTE: Motherboard specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Motherboard layout and photos
Figure 1: layout
Figure 2: Photograph
Figure 3: Backplate
1 - PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector. To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple).
2 - USB port. Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.
3 - Parallel Port. The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
4 - COM A (Serial Port). Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
5 - VGA Port. Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
6 - LAN Port. The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100Mbps.
7 - Line In. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.
8 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out). Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround channels to this connector.
9 - MIC In. Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.
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Clearing the BIOS settings
This motherboard has jumpers to:
  1. Clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.
  2. Disable password checking.
Clearing CMOS
To clear CMOS, follow these steps:
  1. Turn off power.
  2. Disconnect the power cord from the motherboard.
  3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute).
  4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.
  5. Connect power cord to the motherboard again and turn on power.
  6. Save changes and restart the PC.
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