Biostar
K8M800 Micro Motherboard CPU Bundle
Maximum performance in a micro ATX board. Check out Biostar’s new K8M800 Micro
Socket AM2 motherboard. This powerful, platform is perfect for AMD’s AM2, and
Sempron processors up to 800MHz with HyperTransport Technology. And the price
is unbelievable! You’re going to have to look far and wide to find a better
AM2 bargain than the K8M800 Based on the K8M800 VT8237R+ chipset, this Biostar
board supports dual-channel DDR2-667 memory up to 2GB, SATA 1.0, RAID, Fast
Ethernet LAN, 5.1-channel audio, AGP 8x, PCI and plenty of expansion ports slots.
If you want an economical entrée into the masterful world of AM2 computing –
purchase your Biostar K8M800 motherboard today. Get ready to build that rock-solid,
multimedia machine you’ve always wanted at a price you can easily afford
Take advantage of this great offer! Buy this motherboard in a bundle with the
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.60GHz Black Edition processor!
This Bundle Includes
Biostar K8M800 Micro Via Socket AM2 MicroATX Motherboard
You’re going to have to look far and wide to find a better AM2 bargain
than the K8M800 Based on the K8M800 VT8237R+ chipset, this Biostar board
supports dual-channel DDR2-667 memory up to 2GB, SATA 1.0, RAID, Fast
Ethernet LAN, 5.1-channel audio, AGP 8x, PCI and plenty of expansion ports
slots.
- Chipset:
Via K8M800/VT8237R
- Front Side Bus: 800MHz
- Processor Interface: Socket AM2
Socket
This motherboard features a Socket AM2 design.
The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style socket makes it easy to install and
upgrade your processor.
Chipset
The K8M800 Micro motherboard is based on the Via K8M800 Northbridge chipset
and the Via VT8237R Southbridge chipset. It supports AMD athlon 64, Athlon
64 FX and Athlon 64 X2 Processors, with 800MHz Front Side Bus support.
Memory
Expansion
The K8M800 Micro provides 2 DIMM sockets using 240-pin DDR2 with a total
capacity of up to 2GB. You can install DDR2 400/533/667MHz Memory.
AGP
Support
The K8M800 Micro provides one 8X AGP slot. AGP 8x (AGP 3.0) the new generation
VGA interface specification, this platform delivers enhanced graphics performance
with high bandwidth speed up to 2.12GB/s. Allowing users to have a more
realistic graphics experiences while gaming or movie watching.
IDE
The K8M800 Micro includes built in IDE facilities that supports Ultra DMA
33/66/100/133.
Audio
The K8M800 Micro comes with a Realtek ALC655 audio codec which supports
high quality 6-channel audio.
Serial
ATA RAID Support
The K8M800 Micro supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA
interfaces. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more flexible cables
with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to 150 MB/s data
transfer rate, with RAID 0/1 solutions.
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Jul 29, 2008 Customer Rating:
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I ordered this kit on 7-23, got here today on 7-29! Amazingly fast. Thanks TD! This board works just like it is supposed to. I'm a novice computer person and I had no trouble getting this going. Well, at least after I realived I had to install ALL he MOBO drivers and utilities!
I have been doing buisnsess with TD for several years now and have ZERO complaints!!!
Reviewer:
U6N on
Jul 13, 2008 Customer Rating:
5.0
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Performance
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Great way to salvage/breathe new life into an old AGP system. It took about 2 hrs to get this MB working with an existing couple of PATA drives and a Geforce 7300GT AGP card.
The biggest challenge was getting Win XP to recognize the 2nd CPU, but I found a free utility that installs the multiprocessor ACPI and it worked like a charm
Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this memory. For example, DDR Memory won't work with motherboards designed for only DDR2, SDRAM or RDRAM memory, and vice versa. Only use the memory speed recommended by your motherboard's manufacturer. Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
Know Your BIOS! With today's rapid pace of
design advancement, new product updates come fast and furious. This is
especially true of board-level products, like Motherboards, Video Cards, GPU
Processor Cards, and other main edge connector products. The good news is
that manufacturers have designed in the ability to easily update your
product BIOS, which is sometimes important for full compatibility. So before
installing or combining components, it is always a good idea to check your
product's current BIOS revision against the manufacturer's website, to
determine if an update is needed, or advisable. The manufacturer's
documentation will guide you through this process if it is necessary.
However, remember that most products are designed to be plug-n-play out of
the box!
But
What Is BIOS?
Most electronic devices,
from computers to MP3 players have software embedded in their hardware.
These are programs that tell the device how it will function - from basic to
advanced functions - so that it knows how to start, and perform the most
simple and complex tasks it was designed for. We call this software the BIOS
(sometimes also called Firmware). In computer jargon, BIOS stands for "Basic
Input/Output System", but in reality, there is very little "basic" about it.
In your computer's motherboard for example, it tells your computer how to:
start up; communicate with hardware components, such as hard drives and
video; how to move data in and out of memory; and even talk to your USB
connected devices. Without your BIOS, your device is JOOL (just out of
luck!).
Keep in mind that changing a PC's BIOS
settings incorrectly can cause the PC to malfunction. If this happens, a
BIOS reset is usually available, and will need to be performed to return the
BIOS to the default "factory settings." This is usually activated by a
jumper on the motherboard. [Warning: always read
your motherboard or system manual thoroughly, before upgrading your BIOS, or
making BIOS setting changes!] Though normally, most incorrect
settings should have no negative affect on your PC, but please follow each
step explicitly since some can.
Remember: It is recommended that you reboot
after each individual BIOS setting change to ensure that your system
functions normally. If you make numerous changes before rebooting, and your
system will no longer boot, you won't know which change is responsible for
the failure.
Updating Your BIOS
Before you consider updating your BIOS, be sure you need to - not every
update will be needed or even benefit you. Also be sure you are up to
the technical challenges you will face. Changing the version of BIOS
stored in your computer or motherboard is not the kind of activity
recommended for novice users. To perform this successfully, you need
to be comfortable and familiar with your BIOS settings, and be able to
download and apply the BIOS Update without issue. For this reason, it
is best to let professional computer technicians do this work for you, if or
when it is needed. However, if you know what you are doing, it is a
fairly easy task.
Before Updating BIOS, consider the
following:
The reasons for updating your BIOS -
frequently, updating is unnecessary
Identifying your BIOS chip - if
replacing is the approach required
Replacing your BIOS chip - this requires
significant care, and can void your warranty
Locating your latest BIOS version -
required for any update
Flashing your BIOS - make sure you have
a UPS!
Live update - great for minor or quick
updates - again a UPS is vital - a partial update can make your system
inoperative
Configuring your new BIOS settings -
read the manual! twice for good measure!
Heat Sinks - Many Shapes & Sizes!
A heat sink (or heatsink) is an object that absorbs and dissipates heat from
another object using thermal contact (either direct or radiant). Heat sinks
are used in a wide range of applications wherever efficient heat dissipation
is required; including for CPUs, Memory, Video Cards, and more.
Heat Sink Shapes Change!
Many products come with a Heat Sink, and some with a combination Heat Sink
and Fan. Keep in mind though, that manufacturers are constantly
improving the design of their cooling components, thus the shape and design
of the heat sink or heat sink & fan can change on any product at any time.
PLEASE NOTE:
Cooling Components Can Change At Any Time, And Do Not
Affect The Performance Or Specifications Of The Product.
How Do Heat Sinks Work?
Heat sinks function by transferring high temperature thermal energy (heat)
from one object (such as a CPU chip) to a second object (such as the Heat
Sink), which has a lower temperature, with a much greater heat capacity.
This rapid transfer of heat quickly balances the temperature of both
devices, lowering the temperature of the first. This is what makes a
heat sink a cooling device. Since room temperature is usually cooler than
the hot device, the Heat Sink helps cool the device, lowering its temp to
closer to room temperature.
The most common design of a heat sink is a metal device with many fins or
vanes. The high thermal conductivity of the metal combined with the large
surface area of the fins does the work to rapidly transfer heat to the
surrounding, cooler, air. This cools the heat sink and whatever it is in
contact with. Some Heat Sinks use the metal alone for cooling, some
use fluids (just like you car radiator) and a thermal interface material
(such as thermal gel) to ensure maximum heat transfer to the heat sink.
Adding a fan dramatically improves air flow, and improves the heat transfer
even more.
Remember The
Thermal Paste!
Remember that when you are adding a Heat Sink, you MUST USE
thermally conductive Gel or Paste, to form a good thermal contact between
the Heat Sink and the Device. Failing to use this will result in
reduced cooling, and possible failure and damage to the device!
This product has a
Socket AM2 CPU Socket.
Your CPU is the heart of your computer. Keeping it cool improves
performance and prevents damage. Be sure you have a good CPU cooling
product!
Click Here To View Available Socket AM2 CPU Cooling Products
»
To learn more about how to keep your PC Very Cool, view our
Guide To PC Cooling»
Understanding
Computer Memory
Because memory is such a crucial element of our computer's performance,
we all understand that we need it in generous supply. However, questions
remain about what kind of memory is best, what functions each memory serves
and which memory is used for notebooks and PCs.
Click Here for more information
that will answer your many of your questions.
How Much
Memory Do You Really Have?
When you look at the specifications for a computer, it will display the
installed memory, and typically the maximum memory that can be installed.
However, while these are real values, they represent a potential useable
memory depending upon the installed operating system, and other factors. The actual useable memory may be different
(lower) from these values.
The reason is simply that a computer may have a limitation in the operating
system (such as Windows 32 bit versions), or configured to use shared memory,
which reduces the amount of RAM that is available to the CPU by using
some of it for other purposes, such as for video memory. In some
cases, you can control the maximum useable memory through system settings,
by upgrading from a 32 bit to a 64 bit version of Windows XP or Vista, or by upgrading to a video card that has internal onboard video memory.
But always
remember, that the amount of memory that your system reports, is not always
the amount of actual installed memory. For example, if you have 4GB
installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will typically report 3.2GB due to a
limitation of Windows itself. Also note that different Windows
programs report available and maximum memory differently, which can be
confusing. If you find that you need more
memory, we suggest expanding your system memory, since this is the most
effective performance increase, and the one that is easiest to perform .
Having
Issues With Your PC?
Here Are Some Common Problems And Solutions!
Of course, there a thousand little things can go wrong with an average
PC. But many problems are common, and have common solutions.
Click Here to
Learn More »
* The above
values are for physical, not usable memory.
The amount of
memory that your system reports, is not always the amount of actual installed
memory. For example, if you have 4GB installed, 32 bit versions of Windows will
typically report 3.2GB due to a limitation of Windows itself. Also note
that different Windows programs report available and maximum memory differently,
which can be confusing. If you find that you need more memory, we suggest
expanding your system memory, since this is the most effective performance
increase, and the one that is easiest to perform.
Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
MBM-K8M800-5000B
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Biostar
K8M800 Micro Motherboard CPU Bundle
Processor Interface:
Know Your BIOS!
