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Feb. 28, 2005

Motherboard

GA-K8NF9-SI

Motherboard

GA-K8NF9-SI

Feb. 28, 2005

Summary of Contents for GA-K8NF9-SI

Page 1: ...GA K8NF9 SI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME K8NF9SI 1001...

Page 2: ...Feb 28 2005 Motherboard GA K8NF9 SI Motherboard GA K8NF9 SI Feb 28 2005...

Page 3: ...ion Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 Websites Visit the TARGA website www targa online com to download the latest BIOS for this motherbo...

Page 4: ...n of Memory 12 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards 14 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 15 1 7 ConnectorsIntroduction 16 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 25 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F5 26 2 1 Standard CMO...

Page 5: ...R1 F_USB2 F_USB1 DDR2 DDR3 BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN GA K8NF9 SI KB_MS Socket 939 AUDIO1 USB USB LAN F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL PWR_LED DDR4 IDE1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCIE_16 SPDIF_O COMA LPT SPDIF_I...

Page 6: ...ransport Bus nVIDIA nForce4 DDR 400 333 266 200MHz DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT8712 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels PCICLK 33MHz 3PCI PCI Bus 10 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LP...

Page 7: ...he motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To preve...

Page 8: ..._SB Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port COMA 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR CIR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port...

Page 9: ...smart fan control Onboard SATA RAID Onboard nForce4 chipset S_ATA0_SB S_ATA1_SB S_ATA2_SB S_ATA3_SB supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 function supports...

Page 10: ...ng to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the u...

Page 11: ...heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the hea...

Page 12: ...one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction 1 4 Installation of Memory The motherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory ca...

Page 13: ...o DIMM sockets of the same color 3 To enable Dual Channel mode with 4 memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed The following is a Dual Channel Mem...

Page 14: ...n the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS ut...

Page 15: ...nect 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 I...

Page 16: ...E1 IDE2 7 S_ATA0 1 2 3_SB 8 PWR_LED 9 F_PANEL 10 F_AUDIO 11 CD_IN 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 13 F1_1394 F2_1394 14 IR_CIR 15 CLR_CMOS 16 BATTERY 1 3 9 12 5 2 16 10 11 15 6 7 8 14 4 13 You can use audio s...

Page 17: ...s able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide...

Page 18: ...black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to...

Page 19: ...t two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 2 40 1 39 IDE2 IDE1 7...

Page 20: ...the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below SPEAK SpeakerConnector Pin1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data PW Power Switch Open NormalOperation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED...

Page 21: ...sis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assignments for the cable are the same as the pin assignments for the front audio header To find out if the chassis you are buying sup...

Page 22: ...rs Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connec...

Page 23: ...connector To enable the IR CIR function you are required to purchase an optional IR CIR module To use IR function only please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 Be careful with the polarity of the IR...

Page 24: ...the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the powe...

Page 25: ...OS either GIGABYTE s Q Flash flash utility can be used CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup...

Page 26: ...all the configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clo...

Page 27: ...s you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to...

Page 28: ...rive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive SATA dev...

Page 29: ...5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A...

Page 30: ...ty by LAN Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tr...

Page 31: ...t but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display...

Page 32: ...IDE Secndry Master RAID Disabled IDE Secndry Slave RAID Disabled Serial ATA 1 Enabled SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled Serial ATA 2 Enabled SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled SAT...

Page 33: ...ult value IDE Secndry Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value Serial ATA 1 Enabled Enable Serial ATA 1 supported Default value Disabl...

Page 34: ...s is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and addres...

Page 35: ...e DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 CIR Port Address 310 Set CIR Port Address to 310 320 Set CIR Port Address to 320 Disabled Disable this function Default value CIR Port IRQ 5 Set CI...

Page 36: ...function USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Default value Enable Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type Power On by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled an...

Page 37: ...Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function Default value Any KEY Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system AC...

Page 38: ...11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 CMOS Setup Ut...

Page 39: ...Default value Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function a When the CPU temperature is higher than 60 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at full speed b The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly d...

Page 40: ...Turbo CPU Voltage Control Auto detect CPU voltage Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore voltage Chipset core PCI E voltage Normal Set Core Power voltage as Chipset core PCI E re...

Page 41: ...A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to sp...

Page 42: ...PC Health Status ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Setup Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Ex...

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