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Page 1: ...GA K8NXP 9 AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME K8NXP9 1003...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA K8NXP 9 Dec 22 2004 Dec 22 2004 Motherboard GA K8NXP 9...

Page 3: ...ct to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please re...

Page 4: ...ation of Expansion Cards 16 1 6 Installation of K8DPS Dual Power System 17 1 7 I O Back Panel Introduction 18 1 8 ConnectorsIntroduction 19 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F...

Page 5: ...areInformation 49 3 5 Contact Us 49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 52 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 5...

Page 6: ...B_MS Socket 939 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB LAN1 F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL PWR_LED IDE1 PCI3 Marvell 8053 F2_1394 PWR_FAN Backup BIOS F1_1394 IR_CIR PCIE_16 PCIE_2 PCIE_1 Sil3114 VRM_CONN S_ATA2_SB S_ATA3_SB S_AT...

Page 7: ...B Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port PCI ECLK 100MHz LPC BUS COM Port IR_CIR BIOS Line Out MIC CODEC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surro...

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Page 9: ...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 prevent...

Page 10: ...II Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port COMA 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 6 via cable 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR CIR con...

Page 11: ...imum of 4 SATA 3Gb s connections Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chip SATA0_SII SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 striping mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 support...

Page 12: ...to its original position Please use extra care when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rather than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU Before install...

Page 13: ...issipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink Fig 1 Before installing the fan heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the fan h...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...e bandwidth of Memory Bus will double Due to CPU limitation if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please follow the guidelines below for Dual Channel memory configuration 1 Dual Channel m...

Page 16: ...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 uti...

Page 17: ...le power design for the new generation motherboard The K8DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode K8DPS and motherboard CPU power can work simultaneously providing a total of 6 phase power ci...

Page 18: ...thernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port...

Page 19: ...SII 11 F_AUDIO 12 F_PANEL 13 CD_IN 14 PWR_LED 15 IR CIR 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 17 F1_1394 F2_1394 18 CLR_CMOS 19 BATTERY Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector Side Spe...

Page 20: ...le 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 the required...

Page 21: ...nnection and requires a 12V power voltage The 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 re...

Page 22: ...onnect 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 7 FDD FDD Connect...

Page 23: ...nector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin as...

Page 24: ...SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Message LED Power Sleep LED Power Switch Speaker Connector IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Spe...

Page 25: ...r DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 14 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink...

Page 26: ...ake the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer 6 10 1 5 16 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the fro...

Page 27: ...t from improper use this header Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 1 1 17 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE1394Connectors Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has feat...

Page 28: ...ed batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Takeoutthebatterygentlyandputitasideforabout10minutes Or you can...

Page 29: ...system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter S...

Page 30: ...limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Set...

Page 31: ...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 CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value...

Page 32: ...tection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large...

Page 33: ...sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Halt on The category determines whether the comp...

Page 34: ...Disabled 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...

Page 35: ...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 from...

Page 36: ...Disabled IDE Secndry Slave RAID Disabled Serial ATA 1 Enabled SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled Serial ATA 2 Enabled SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled I...

Page 37: ...Secondary RAID Enabled Enable SATA 1 2nd SATA RAID function Default value Disabled Disable this function Serial ATA 2 Onboard nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra chipset Enabled Enable Serial ATA 2 support Default V...

Page 38: ...hip function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA RAID 5 Func...

Page 39: ...ddress is 378 IRQ7 Default value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standar...

Page 40: ...n USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Default value Enable Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode Power On by Alarm You can set Power On by Alarm item to enabled and key...

Page 41: ...Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the s...

Page 42: ...rlr Bus 5 Dev 0 Func 0 IEEE 1394 host Cntrlr Bus 1 Dev10 Func 0 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 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 1 PCI...

Page 43: ...U fan fail warning function CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust...

Page 44: ...oster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 800V to 1 750V by 0 025V step Default value Normal Warning CPU may be damaged or CPU l...

Page 45: ...KLJI Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit W...

Page 46: ...you try to enter Setup 2 10 Save Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 11 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit t...

Page 47: ...o technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically Some device drivers w...

Page 48: ...plication This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 3 3 Software Information This page lists the...

Page 49: ...Drivers Installation 49 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details...

Page 50: ...GA K8NXP 9 Motherboard 50 English...

Page 51: ...e 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B...

Page 52: ...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 C...

Page 53: ...Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately install...

Page 54: ...ck 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...

Page 55: ...ur BIOS 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 MB I...

Page 56: ...t 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 I...

Page 57: ...ng guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash...

Page 58: ...tains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash ut...

Page 59: ...ly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Ent...

Page 60: ...SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility...

Page 61: ...eripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 S...

Page 62: ...u want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIO...

Page 63: ...after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to...

Page 64: ...model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select...

Page 65: ...e 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 II In method II be sure that motherboard s mod...

Page 66: ...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 do...

Page 67: ...y Guide section on our website at http www gigabyte com tw to read or download the information you need Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The Nvidia RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...data Y YES N NO NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 2004 Array List Ctrl X Exit Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Press Y if yo...

Page 70: ...dth 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 2 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return If you want t...

Page 71: ...the menu Note2 Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Fig 1 Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Window...

Page 72: ...o select the function The installation of audio software is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may co...

Page 73: ...e front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the ico...

Page 74: ...to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speak...

Page 75: ...ng installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selecti...

Page 76: ...is an example for 2 channels Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or oth...

Page 77: ...77 English If you set wrong with the connectors the warning message will come out as right picture Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection...

Page 78: ...to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after tu...

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