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GA-K8NSNXP Motherboard

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K8 DPS (Dual Power System) Introduction

K8 DPS

 - A new innovation technology from Gigabyte

Technology in which gives you a total of 6-phase power
circuit design. Providing 2 extra phase power circuits that
motherboard design guideline recommended. In a K8 DPS
(Dual Power System) designed motherboard, an additional
3-phase power circuit K8 DPS daughter card is added on the

motherboard. Providing a more durable and stable power circuit to sustain a larger electric current up to
150A. K8 DPS (Dual Power System) specially design for the future coming processor, which demands a
higher working frequency and a more stable and durable power circuit.

Working mode in a K8 Dual Power System:

Parallel Mode:

Both K8 DPS and onboard power circuit working simultaneously, providing a total of 6-phase power

circuit. If any power circuit fails, the remaining power circuit will keep working as main power circuit.

Summary of Contents for GA-K8NSNXP

Page 1: ...rademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document n...

Page 2: ...Apr 2 2004 Mother Board GA K8NSNXP ...

Page 3: ...Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard Apr 2 2004 GA K8NSNXP GA K8NSNXP GA K8NSNXP GA K8NSNXP GA K8NSNXP ...

Page 4: ...ully understood and practiced If yourAGP card has AGP4X 8X 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 8X Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce TM 3 250 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X card AGP 4X 8X notch Read Me First ...

Page 5: ...om the system 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connectoronthemotherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bot...

Page 6: ...s 16 Step 3 Install Expansion Cards 17 Step 3 1 AGP Card Installation 17 Step 3 2 K8 DPS Dual Power System Installation 18 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables 19 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 19 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 21 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 37 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E12 38 Standard CMOS Features 40 Advanced BIOS Features 42 Integrated Peripherals 44 Power Management...

Page 7: ...t Saving 55 Save Exit Setup 55 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 57 BIOS Introduction 57 K8 DPS Dual Power System Introduction 58 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 59 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 66 Jack Sensing and UAJ Introduction 72 Xpress Recovery Introduction 74 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 77 Chapter 5 Appendix 83 ...

Page 8: ...1 44M and 2 88M bytes On Board SATA y 4 SerialATAconnectors y 2 SATAconnectors controlled by nVIDIA nForce3TM 250 SATA0_SB SATA1_SB 2 SATA connectors controlled by SiI3512 SATA0_SII SATA1_SII On Board Peripherals y 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode y 2 Serial ports COMA COMB y 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x rear 4 x front by cable y 3 x IEEE1394b ports by cable y 1Frontaudioconnector y 1 IrD...

Page 9: ...portsconcurrentdualATA133IDEcontrolleroperation y SupportsATAPI mode for HDD y Supports IDE bus master operation y Supports ATA133 RAID mode switch by BIOS y Displays status and error checking messages during boot up y Mirroringsupportsautomaticbackgroundrebuilds y Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS I O Control y IT8712 Hardware Monitor y CPU System...

Page 10: ...I2 PCI3 F_USB1 IT8712 MAIN BIOS CODEC PWR_FAN DDR3 PCI4 PCI5 GAME F_AUDIO BACKUP BIOS SiI3512 SATA1_SII RAM_LED ATX IR_CIR NB_FAN DDR1 SPDIF_IO SUR_CEN 2X_DET AUDIO F_PANEL F1_1394 INFO_LINK AGP USB LAN2 10 100 FDD SATA0_SII ICS1883 TSB82AA2 F2_1394 Marvell 8001 TSB81BA3 F_USB2 CLR_CMOS SATA0_SB SATA1_SB SYS_FAN VRM_CONN IDE4 IDE3 GigaRAID IT8212 CI GA K8NSNXP Motherboard Layout ...

Page 11: ...3512 2 Serial ATA DDR400 DDR333 266 DIMM nVIDIA nForceTM 3 250 LPCBUS 8 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels IT8712 24MHz 33MHz Game Port Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse 2 COM Ports BIOS IR_CIR AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT AC97 CODEC 2 Serial ATA RJ45 RJ45 ICS1883 LAN2 LAN1 3 IEEE1394b TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 DDR RAM IT8212 IDE3 IDE4 Marvell 8001 ...

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Page 13: ...nstall Memory Modules Step 3 Install Expansion Cards Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 2 Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 Step 1 Step 4 Congratulations You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS softwareinstallation Step 3 ...

Page 14: ... t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Memory Cards etc Step1 1 First check the processor pins to see that non...

Page 15: ...the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste orremove the cooling fan with extreme caution Figure 3 Application of thermal grease t...

Page 16: ...nline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary betweensockets 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the...

Page 17: ...s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is ...

Page 18: ...nstallation steps if you want to remove the K8 DPS What is K8 DPS K8 DPS Dual Power System is a daughter card which can provide you the Dual Power System function Acool stylish neon blue K8 DPS that supply a total 6 phase power circuit design delivers a high durable power design for the new generation motherboard The K8 DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode K8 DPS and motherboard CPU p...

Page 19: ...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 LAN1 connector is fast Ethern...

Page 20: ...W selection If you want to enable 8 channel function you can refertopage30 andcontactyournearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 66 This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Devices like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Seria...

Page 21: ... 6 NB_FAN 7 FDD 8 IDE1 IDE2 9 IDE3 IDE4 10 SATA0_SB SATA1_SB 11 SATA0_SII SATA1_SII 12 F_PANEL 13 PWR_LED 14 RAM_LED 15 2X_DET 16 BATTERY 17 F_AUDIO 18 SUR_CEN 19 SPDIF_IO 20 CD_IN 21 F_USB1 F_USB2 22 F1_1394 F2_1394 23 IR_CIR 24 GAME 25 INFO_LINK 26 CI 27 CLR_CMOS 24 8 21 6 2 1 15 17 25 10 9 27 11 23 5 20 7 3 18 4 12 22 16 13 26 14 19 ...

Page 22: ...r Connector AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard 1 20 10 11 4 3 2 1 Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12...

Page 23: ... the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA 4 SYS_FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 1 ...

Page 24: ...ink with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND 1 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 NC Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 GND ...

Page 25: ... It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 39 40 IDE1 1 2 IDE2 ...

Page 26: ... it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation 7 1 9 IDE3 IDE4 IDE3 IDE4 Connector RAID ATA133 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 If you wish to use IDE3 and IDE4 please use it in unity with BIOS either RAID or ATA133 Then install the correct driver to have proper operation For details please refer to the GigaRAID manual Pin No De...

Page 27: ...ED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW...

Page 28: ...l blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color _ 14 RAM_LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 ...

Page 29: ...cturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer _ 15 2X_LED When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X_DET will light up indicating a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to...

Page 30: ... chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound 18 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable Pin No Definition 1 FrontMIC 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 Power 5 Front Audio R 6 RearAudio R 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 F...

Page 31: ...our device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connec tor will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 No Pin 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 1 6 2 5...

Page 32: ...res like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB Dx 4 USB Dy 5 USB...

Page 33: ...etween the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer 24 GAME Game Connector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 GRX1_R 3...

Page 34: ...he external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable 26 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove 1 10 2 9 Pin No Definition 1 SMBCLK 2 Power 3 SMBDATA 4 GPIO 5 GND 6 GND 7 No Pin 8 NC 9 12V 10 12V Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 35: ...35 27 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Close Clear CMOS Open Normal 1 1 ...

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Page 37: ...r Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash utility F9 SystemInformation F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RA...

Page 38: ... the Help Window press Esc If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Default...

Page 39: ...systemparameterswhichthesystemwouldbeinsafe configuration z z z z z Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestperformanceconfiguration z z z z z Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup z z z z z Set User Password Change set or disable ...

Page 40: ...lect User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has n...

Page 41: ... will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system b...

Page 42: ...ed Select your boot device priority by Disabled 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 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will n...

Page 43: ...atically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value 8X Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X mode if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card 4X Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP card...

Page 44: ...Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address Disabled x Midi Port IRQ 10 CIR Port Add...

Page 45: ...nabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port USB Host Controller Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controller Default value V1 1 Only en...

Page 46: ...board Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 ...

Page 47: ...ess to 300 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default value 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 CIR Port IRQ to 5 11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11 Default value IDE DMA transfer access Enab...

Page 48: ...TR Suspend To RAM Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Press power button then power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable PME as wake up even...

Page 49: ...o 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password Keyboard 98 If there is a POWER button on your keyboard you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the password AC BACK Function Soft Off Always in off state when AC back Default value...

Page 50: ...INT RAID Cntrlr Bus 0 Dev12 Func 0 PnP PCI Configurations 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 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 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 4 PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 5 Default value 3 4 5 7 9...

Page 51: ...etect CPU power system fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Don t monitor current temperature Default value 60o C 140o F Monitor CPU temperature at 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F Monitor CPU temperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90o C 194o F CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable fa...

Page 52: ...ge as VCC12_HT required Default value 0 1V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 1V 0 2V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 2V 0 3V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 3V DDR voltage control Normal Supply DDR voltage as DDR required Default value 0 1V Increase DDR voltage 0 1V 0 2V Increase DDR voltage 0 2V CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz 200 AGP OverC...

Page 53: ...on Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function Top Performance will increase H W working speed Different system con...

Page 54: ...lows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you w...

Page 55: ...4 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving...

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Page 57: ...internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest ...

Page 58: ...uit K8 DPS daughter card is added on the motherboard Providing a more durable and stable power circuit to sustain a larger electric current up to 150A K8 DPS Dual Power System specially design for the future coming processor which demands a higher working frequency and a more stable and durable power circuit Working mode in a K8 Dual Power System Parallel Mode Both K8 DPS and onboard power circuit...

Page 59: ...ming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save M...

Page 60: ...set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wa...

Page 61: ...he A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file XXXX XX 256K Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main 1 File s found COPY BIOS Completed Pass Please press any key to continue Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy In the A drive insert the floppy disk then Press Enter to Run Congratulate you have accompli...

Page 62: ... corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system pow ered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent to the user II Q Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology Answer In today s systems there are more and more BIOS failures The most common reasons are virus attacks BIOS upgrade failur...

Page 63: ...e solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case I Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS With a conventional single system BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs Case II If the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBIOS utility and if a virus co...

Page 64: ...erboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8NSNXP E12 e Complete update process following the instruction 3 1 3 Click 3 4 2 ...

Page 65: ...ed Note a In method I if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIO...

Page 66: ...t the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function The installation of windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function Line Out STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2...

Page 67: ...In STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function Line Out Line In ...

Page 68: ...Subwoofer chan nels to MIC In 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Line Out Line ...

Page 69: ...rs R L surround center subwoofer output and rear surround STEP 2 Connect the Surround Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP 3 There are two methods of 8 channel audio configuration Method 1 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the Surround Kit REAR R L port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the Surround Ki...

Page 70: ... on the left selection bar and select 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired Method 2 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the LINE IN port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the MIC IN port located on the audio pa...

Page 71: ...ce to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket pro vides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port ...

Page 72: ...Line In jack speakers earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Auto detecting Jack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices pro...

Page 73: ...right picture UAJ Introduction UAJ Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated You can click UAJ Automatic button to enable UAJ function Enabl...

Page 74: ...return boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press an...

Page 75: ...0 F9 For Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing spe...

Page 76: ...ack to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpre...

Page 77: ...D 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and...

Page 78: ...n please visit our website at http www gigabyte com tw Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prio...

Page 79: ... between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by ...

Page 80: ... to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go bac...

Page 81: ...s should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Fig 1 Fig 2 Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial A...

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Page 83: ...s page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The will execute the installation for you automatically We recommend that you install ...

Page 84: ...T8212 RAID IDE controller nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver For nVIDIA USB 2 0 enhanced host controller Item Description Driver installation finished You have to reboot system For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the questi...

Page 85: ...ws based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc DirectX 9 Install Microsoft D...

Page 86: ...d English SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACT US Please see the last page for details ...

Page 87: ...ns in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 4 Re insert the battery to the battery holder 5 Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS H...

Page 88: ...re always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System...

Page 89: ...cy ratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly ls CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU fan connector Plug in the AC power connector Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot Yes No Yes Insert and push t h e m e m o r y module vertically into the DIMM slo...

Page 90: ...m tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP Is memory LED on and CPU fan running The problem could be caused by power s u p p l y C P U memory or CPU memory socket itself Check if there is display Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or monitor is defective Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Check if keyboard is working properly It is possible that your k e ...

Page 91: ...o Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

Page 92: ...Communication and Networking Riser DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharg...

Page 93: ...de MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM St...

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