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GA-K8N Ultra-SLI /

GA-K8N Pro-SLI /

GA-K8N-SLI

AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1004
12ME-K8NUSLI-1004

Summary of Contents for GA-K8N Pro-SLI

Page 1: ...GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8N SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1004 12ME K8NUSLI 1004 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA K8N Ultra SLI Jan 12 2005 Jan 12 2005 Motherboard GA K8N Ultra SLI ...

Page 3: ...Motherboard GA K8N Pro SLI Feb 25 2005 Feb 25 2005 Motherboard GA K8N Pro SLI ...

Page 4: ...Motherboard GA K8N SLI Aug 8 2005 Aug 8 2005 Motherboard GA K8N SLI ...

Page 5: ...ect 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 refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to ...

Page 6: ...lation of Expansion Cards 18 1 6 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration 19 1 7 I O Back Panel Introduction 22 1 8 ConnectorsIntroduction 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F6a 34 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2 4 Power Management Setup 44 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 45 2 6 PC Health Status 46 2 7 MB In...

Page 7: ...areInformation 57 3 5 Contact Us 57 Chapter 4 Appendix 59 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 59 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 59 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 60 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 62 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 73 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4 2 Troubleshooting 85 ...

Page 8: ... IDE2 FDD SYS_FAN GA K8N Ultra SLI or GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8N SLI KB_MS Socket 939 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB LAN1 F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL PWR_LED IDE1 Marvell 8053 F2_1394 PWR_FAN Backup BIOS F1_1394 IR_CIR PCIE_16_1 PCIE_2 PCIE_1 Sil3114 S_ATA2_SB S_ATA3_SB S_ATA0_SB S_ATA1_SB CLR_CMOS F_USB1 SATA3_SII SATA2_SII SATA1_SII SATA0_SII SPDIF_O SPDIF_I USB LAN2 AUDIO1 PCIE_16_2 SLI Switch Module Socket TSB81BA3...

Page 9: ... PCICLK 33MHz 2PCI PCI Bus Marvell 8053 RJ45 10 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port LPC BUS COM Port IR_CIR LAN 1 Line Out MIC CODEC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out 3 IEEE1394b TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports PCI Express x 1 Bus PCI ECLK 100MHz 4 SATA PCI Express x 16 Bus Dual BIOS RJ45 LAN 2 2 PCIE x 8 1 PCIE x 16 or SLI Switch PC...

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Page 11: ...e 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 damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on t...

Page 12: ...SATA2_SII SATA3_SII 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 connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 Onboard VITESSE 8201 phy 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 2 RJ45 ports Onboard Audio ALC...

Page 13: ...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 supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2003 2000 XP operating systems BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS Q Flash Additional ...

Page 14: ...yond the proper specifications please do so according to your hard ware 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 unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90o to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the p...

Page 15: ...ation or using extreme care when removing the fan heat sink Fig 1 Before installing the CPU fan heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the fan heat sink components Please refer to the fan heat sink manual for detailed instal lation instructions Fig 2 Please connect the fan heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector located on the m...

Page 16: ...n only 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 capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Notch DDR Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a...

Page 17: ...install them into 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 Memory configuration table DS Double Side SS Single Side 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 DS SS DS SS X X X X DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 1 memory module 2 me...

Page 18: ...acts on 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 utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the en...

Page 19: ...wo PCIE x 16 slots can run in two modes You can either use them as two individual x 8 slots or install two SLI ready PCIE x 16 cards Example GIGABYTE GV NX66T128D of the same model and link them together with an SLI bridge connector to enable SLI function to provide enhanced performance To change to a mode you need to insert the swtich module into the switch socket with the gold edge connector on ...

Page 20: ...ntly press down on the two ends of the module until it is locked in place by the socket clips You should hear a click when the module is attached Enabling SLI Mode Step 1 Gently spread the retaining clips of the socket and the module may then be removed from the socket Hold the module by the edges and lift it away from the socket Follow the steps below to enable SLI Mode Note that as the switch mo...

Page 21: ...to the card on the PCIE_16_1 slot make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS Setup to PEG if you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE_16_2 slot set Init Display First to PEG Slot2 Step 3 In order to securely fix the bridge connector be tween the two cards you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with ...

Page 22: ...ided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet 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 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 interf...

Page 23: ...surround speakers to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning Only for GA K8N Ultra SLI Only for GA K8N Pro SLI 1 3 12 6 16 7 2 19 11 13 18 10 8 9 14 15 4 17 5 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 PWR_FAN 6 NB_FAN 7 FDD 8 IDE1 IDE2 9 S_ATA0 1 2 3_SB 10 SATA0 1 2 3_SII 11 F_AUDIO 12 F_PANEL 13 CD_IN 14 PWR_LED 15 IR CIR 16 F_USB1 F_US...

Page 24: ...m 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 power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in ...

Page 25: ...onnection 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 remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Power Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan...

Page 26: ...sh to connect 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 Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please...

Page 27: ...io 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 assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio con...

Page 28: ... RES NC 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 SpeakerConnector Amber Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Green Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Red Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG MessageLED Power ...

Page 29: ...or 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 when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 ...

Page 30: ... will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 NC 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 NC 7 CIRRX 8 5VSB 9 CIRTX 10 NC 6 10 1 5 16 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connecti...

Page 31: ...ur local dealer IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb S but the speed can be achieved only when you use particular IEEE1394b cable Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA1 4 TPA1 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB1 8 TPB1 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No Definition 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power...

Page 32: ...se of used 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 use a metal object to connect the positive and nega tive pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

Page 33: ...ading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc Chapter 2...

Page 34: ...gent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system enable Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestperformance configuration If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced ...

Page 35: ...ws 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 CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup ...

Page 36: ...our 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 devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automa...

Page 37: ... 2 88M byte capacity Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot 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...

Page 38: ...ot Age Select your boot device priority by NVIDIA Boot Age 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 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 t...

Page 39: ...f 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 which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard PEG Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card PCIE_16_1 Default value PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI PEG Slot2 Set Init display first ...

Page 40: ...SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled NV Serial ATA 2 Enabled x NV SATA 2 class code 0101 x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrate...

Page 41: ...RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value NV Serial ATA 1 Enabled Enable Serial ATA 1 supported Default value Disabled Disable Serial ATA 1 supported NV SATA 1 class code Note 0101 Set NV SATA 1 class code to 0101 Default value 0104 Set NV SATA 1 class code to 0104 NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable 1st SATA primary RAID function Default value Disabled Disable this function NV ...

Page 42: ...ip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip 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 ATA controller Controlled by Sil3114 chip This option is to enable or disable the Sil3114 controller Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip Default ...

Page 43: ...le 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 Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set...

Page 44: ...bled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type Power On by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Power Management...

Page 45: ...put password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC BACK Function Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9...

Page 46: ...AN Low speed 8 x CPU FAN Mid speed 12 x CPU FAN High speed 80 x Temp of FAN turn off 0 x Temp Limit of Low Speed 20 x Temp Limit of Mid Speed 50 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gener...

Page 47: ...ed Disable the CPU fan manual control function Default value CPU FAN Low Speed Set the parameter of the CPU fan speed The CPU FAN Low Speed option configures the speed of the CPU fan when the CPU temperature is below the temperature set in Temp Limit of Mid Speed The parameter can be adjusted from 0 127 Higher parameter means faster CPU fan speed Default parameter 8 CPU FAN Mid Speed Set the param...

Page 48: ...peed Temp Limit of Mid Speed Default temperature 50o C When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option the CPU fan spins with the parameter specified in CPU FAN Mid Speed For example by default when the CPU temperature exceeds 50o C CPU fan runs with parameter 12 Temp Limit of High Speed Default temperature 60o C When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option the CPU f...

Page 49: ...ve Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level HT Frequency ratio Set HT Frequency ratio to 1x 1 5x 2x 2 5x 3x 4x or 5x Default Auto CPU Frequency 200 456 Set CPU frequency from 200Mhz to 456Mhz K8 CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only or ...

Page 50: ...o CAS delay Trcd 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Set DRAM RAS to CAS Delay to 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Default value 3T Row Precharge Time Trp Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Row Precharge Time 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Set the Row Precharge Time to 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Default value 3T Row to Row delay Trrd Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Row to Row delay 2T 3T 4T Set Row to Row delay to 2T 3T 4T Default value 2...

Page 51: ...phics Booster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 800V to 1 750V Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore voltage Chipset core PCI E voltage Normal Set Chipset core PCI E voltage as Chipset core PCI E required Default value 0 1v Increase Chipset core PCI E voltage 0 1V 0 2v Increase Chipset core PCI E volta...

Page 52: ...agement Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS12 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Top Performance Disabled Enabled Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort Only for GA K8N Ultra SLI Only for GA K8N Pro SLI ...

Page 53: ...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 will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at ...

Page 54: ...ions PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS12 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripher...

Page 55: ...l 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 will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others appli...

Page 56: ...is 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 contents of software and drivers in this CD title 1 1 1 1 1 Only for GA K8N Ultra SLI ...

Page 57: ...Drivers Installation 57 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 58: ...K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 58 English ...

Page 59: ...ne 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 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Ad...

Page 60: ...ng system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the F9 key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately ...

Page 61: ...Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows a PATA IDE primary channel b PATA IDE secondary channel c SATA IDE channel 1 d SATA IDE channel 2 e SATA IDE channel 3 f SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to...

Page 62: ...S 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 Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setu...

Page 63: ...uspend 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 wait for t...

Page 64: ... BIOS upgrading 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 FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility an...

Page 65: ...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 utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Du...

Page 66: ... you previously 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 Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 1 ...

Page 67: ...LF003A 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 Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort 5 ...

Page 68: ... Integrated Peripherals 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 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Select Language Load Fail Safe De...

Page 69: ... 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 BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI ...

Page 70: ...automatically 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 RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check Sys...

Page 71: ... 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 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 K8NS939 D2 e Complete update process following the instruction ...

Page 72: ...ows 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 II 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 III In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOSTM server please go onto G...

Page 73: ...ffects 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 reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or doe...

Page 74: ...rboard Technology 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 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 RAI...

Page 75: ...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 pressing the right arrow key The first disk in the list...

Page 76: ...S Clear disk 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 you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can rev...

Page 77: ...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 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 back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl X to ...

Page 78: ... 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 Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by t...

Page 79: ...ct 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 connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or others audio input to Line In The front channels or earphone can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect microphone to Mic In Connect the Center Subwoofer channels...

Page 80: ... 1 Connect the 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 icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Sp...

Page 81: ...nter 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 Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out ...

Page 82: ...TEP 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 Speaker Configuration then click 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 Side Speaker ...

Page 83: ...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 others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices p...

Page 84: ...es Motherboard 84 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 to set ...

Page 85: ... 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 turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again la...

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