GA-K8NS Pro AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-K8NSP-1002 Copyright © 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks 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.
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English Read Me First! When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X. AGP 4X/8X notch Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA ® nForce3 250. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card.
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3.
English Table of Content Read Me First! ........................................................................................ 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 8 Features Summary ...................................................................................... 8 GA-K8NS Pro Motherboard Layout ........................................................... 10 Block Diagram ................................................................
Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 51 Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 51 Exit Without Saving .................................................................................... 52 Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 52 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................
English Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots On-Board IDE y y y y y y y y y y On-Board Floppy y On-Board SATA y y On-Board Peripherals On-Board LAN On-Board Sound y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Socket 754 for AMD Althlon™ 64 processor (K8) 1600MHz system bus Supports core frequencies in excess of 1.6GHz(2800+) and faster nVIDIA® nForce3 250 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, support up to 3GB DRAM (Max.) Supports DDR400/333/266 DIMM 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X(1.
y (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB) y y y y y On-Board SATA RAID y (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII) y y y y On-Board IDE RAID y (IDE3, IDE4) y y y y y y y y y I/O Control Hardware Monitor BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Built-in nVIDIA® nForce3 250 Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1) Supports JBOD function Supports up to 150MB/s data transfer rate Supports hot plug function Up to 2 SATA devices Built-in Silicon Image SiI3512 Supports disk striping (RAID 0)
DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 KB_MS ATX_12V RAM_LED USB CPU_FAN SOCKET 754 IDE2 F_AUDIO 2X_DET CD_IN SATA0_SB FDD SATA1_SB NB_FAN AUDIO GA-K8NS Pro LAN1 COMB IDE1 PWR_FAN LPT COMA ATX USB BAT nVIDIA® nForce ™ 3 250 IT8712 AGP PCI1 CODEC CLR_CMOS BACKUP BIOS SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO MAIN BIOS F_USB2 PCI2 PCI3 Marvell 8001 GigaRAID IT8212 PCI4 TSB43AB23 SYS_FAN SiI3512 IDE4 PCI5 F_USB1 English GA-K8NS Pro Motherboard Layout IDE3 GAME IR_CIR GA-K8NS Pro Motherboard F2_1394 INFO_LINK F1_
English Block Diagram AMD K8 Socket 754 CPU AGP Slot 4X/8X CPUCLK+/- (200MHz) DDR400/DDR333/266 DIMM AGPCLK (66MHz) System Bus 1600MHz DDR RAM BIOS LAN1 Game Port LPC BUS nVIDIA RJ45 IT8712 nForce 3 250 TM 5 PCI AC97 Link Marvell 8001 IR_CIR Floppy LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 24 MHz 33 MHz 2 COM Ports AC97 CODEC TSB43AB23 SiI3512 IT8212 2 Serial ATA 3 IEEE1394 PCICLK (33MHz) 2 Serial ATA MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT IDE3 IDE4 8 USB Ports ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels - 11 - Introduction
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English Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2 - Install Memory Modules Step 3 - Install Expansion Cards Step 4 - Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 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/software installation.
English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor and cooling fan, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent irreparable damage. 3. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. 4.
Figure 3. Application of thermal grease to the processor. Step 1-3.Once the thermal grease has been applied to the processor, the heatsink can be attached to the processor. Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate standoffs as shown in Figure 4 & 5. Figure 4 & 5. Alignment of heatsink assembly with standoffs. Step 1-4. Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6. Connecting the fan power wires.
English Step 2: Install Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. When RAM LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket. 2. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size.
1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4. Be sure the metal contacts 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.
English Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector This connector supports standard PS/2 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) keyboard and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) / USB/LAN Connector LAN USB 0 USB 2 USB 1 USB 3 GA-K8NS Pro Motherboard - 18 - 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.
Parallel Port (25 pin Female) 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 Serial ports. COMA COMB Serial Port (9 pin Male) Audio Connectors Line In Line Out MIC In After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack.
English Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction 1 10 3 14 5 2 8 7 15 17 20 26 6 19 16 18 21 4 9 24 23 25 22 11 13 12 1) ATX_12V 14) RAM_LED 2) 3) 4) 5) ATX (Power Connector) CPU_FAN SYS_FAN PWR_FAN 15) 16) 17) 18) 2X_DET BATTERY F_AUDIO SUR_CEN 6) 7) 8) 9) NB_FAN FDD IDE1 / IDE2 IDE3 / IDE4 19) 20) 21) 22) SPDIF_IO CD_IN F_USB1 / F_USB2 F1_1394 / F2_1394 SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB SATA0_SII / SATA1_SII F_PANEL PWR_LED 23) 24) 25) 26) IR_CIR GAME INFO_LINK CLR_CMOS 10) 11) 12) 13) GA-K8
English 1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. 3 4 1 2 Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 3 GND +12V 4 +12V 2) ATX (ATX Power 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. Pin No. 10 1 - 21 - 20 11 Definition 1 3.3V 2 3 3.
English 3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. Pin No. 1 Definition 1 GND 2 3 +12V Sense 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.
This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. Pin No. 1 Definition 1 GND 2 3 +12V NC 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) Pin No.
English 7) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. 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. 34 33 2 1 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.
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. 39 1 IDE4 IDE3 40 2 10/11) SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB; SATA0_SII / SATA1_SII (Serial ATA Connector) You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector.
Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.
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. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 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.
_ 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 AGP 2X (3.3V) is not supported by the chipset. + English 15) 2X_LED 16) BATTERY CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with 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..
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 assignment 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 connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound. Pin No.
English 19) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input and output function. Use SPDIF in feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector.
Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. 10 2 9 1 Pin No.
English 23) IR_CIR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the 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/CIR connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR/CIR cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable. Pin No. Definition 1 2 SMBCLK Power 2 10 3 SMBDATA 1 9 4 GPIO 5 6 GND GND 7 No Pin 8 NC 9 10 +12V +12V 26) Clear CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.
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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 RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu.
English 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 . The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver.
English z PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed. z Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio. z Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". z Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.
English Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features ` ` ` ` ` ` Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Mon, Mar 22 2004 22:31:24 IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport [1.44M, 3.
Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currectly installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.
English Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Flexible AGP 8X Init Display First [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] [Setup] [Auto] [AGP] KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default Item Help Menu Level` ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults H
System Setup The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) Flexible AGP 8X Auto 8X 4X Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability. (Default value) Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X mode if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card.
English Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Host Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Serial-ATA 2(Internal PHY) AC97 Audio Onboard Serial ATA Serial ATA Function Onboard 1394 Onboard Giga-RAID Onboard LAN Control Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA KLJI: Move Enter:
Enabled Disabled English IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function.
English Serial ATA Function RAID BASE Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as RAID. (Default value) Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as base. Onboard Giga-RAID Enabled Disabled Enable onboard GigaRAID chip function. (Default value) Disable onboard GigaRAID chip function. Onboard 1394 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function. (Default value) Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Onboard LAN Control Enabled Disabled Enable onboard LAN chip function.
300 330 Disabled English Midi Port Address Set Midi Port Address to 300. Set Midi Port Address to 330. Disable this function. (Default value) Midi Port IRQ 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value) CIR Port Address 310 320 Disabled Set CIR Port Address to 310. Set CIR Port Address to 320. Disable this function. (Default value) CIR Port IRQ 5 11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11.
English Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On S3 Resume by USB device Resume by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On by Mouse Power On by Keyboard x KB Power ON Password AC BACK Function KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values [S1(POS)] [Instant-Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Everyday 0:0:0 [Disabled] [Disabled] Enter [Soft-
Disabled Double Click Disabled this function. (Default value) Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on system. Power On by Keyboard Disabled Password Keyboard 98 Disabled this function. (Default value) Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password. 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.
English PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 3 IRQ Assignment PCI 4 IRQ Assignment PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level` Device(s) using this INT: RAID Cntrlr - Bus 2 Dev12 Func 0 KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Au
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore DDR25V +3.
English Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz AGP OverClock in MHz CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore VDDQ Voltage Control VCC12_HT Voltage Control DDR voltage control [200] [66] [Normal] 1.
English Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` ` ` ` ` ` ` Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Top Performance Power Management Setup Disabled.........................[] PnP/PCI Configurations Enabled..........................
English Load Optimized Defaults 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 Defaults Set Supervisor Password Load Optimized DefaultsSet (Y/N)? N User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fla
English Save & Exit Setup 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 Defaults Set Supervisor Password Save to CMOS and EXITSet (Y/N)? User Y Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Save
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English Chapter 4 Technical Reference @BIOS Introduction TM Gigabyte announces @BIOS Windows BIOS Live Update Utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update it. Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it. But of course you don't like to do it too much.
English Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Dual BIOS / Q-Flash A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS. B.
• Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically. Status 2: If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards...
English C. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. D. How to use Q-Flash? Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy In the A: drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh Free Size: 1.14M DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. Press Enter to Run.
GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest "Value-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation. What's DualBIOS™? On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity we'll call one your "Main BIOS" and the other we'll call your "Backup BIOS" (your "hot spare").
English III. Q: How does DualBIOS™ technology work? Answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures. DualBIOS™ technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment. DualBIOS™ provides automatic recovery for the BIOS.
If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash BIOS. Press here. 2. Click Start/ All Programs/ Gigabyte/ @BIOS. 1. Click "@BIOS" item. (1) 3.Click "3" (2) Click here 4. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK". (4) (3) Methods and steps: 1. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS™ sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e.
English 3. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. 4. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported. 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.
The installation of audio software for Windows 2000/ XP is very simple. Follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP). Please note that if you want to set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device). Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out".
English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". Line Out Line In STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find an 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 "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration.
English 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In". Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.
English 8 Channel Audio Setup (requires Audio Combo Kit, optional device) : Audio Combo Kit includes a Surround-Kit and a SPDIF output cable (an optical and coaxial cable). If you want to set up an 8 channel configuration, you need to use the Surround-Kit. The Surround-Kit offers R/L surround, center/subwoofer output and rear surround. STEP 1 : Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case. STEP 2 : Connect the Surround-Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard.
English 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 panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function) STEP 4 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.
English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF output" connector is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket could link to the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port (Note). 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard. 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.
English Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 2000. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. 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 microphone to MIC In jack.
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. 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).
What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats 2. Must be connected to the IDE1 Master 3. Allows installation of only one OS 4. Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA 5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up, please do not alter its size. 6.
English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK . . . F9 For Xpress Recovery Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00 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.
The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery. 2. Execute Restore Utility: This program will recover your system to factory default. Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state. 3.
English Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs.
1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals).
English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box - either Mirroring, Striping, or Spanning. Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the disk.
NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 - Array List Boot Id Status Vendor BBS 2 NVIDIA MIRROR Health Array Model Name 111.79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [[KL KL ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Press Enter 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. Array 2 : NVIDIA MIRROR 111 11.
English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode (Note 1).
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English Revision ChapterHistory 5 Appendix Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system.
English Driver installation finished ! You have to reboot system ! Item Description nVIDIA System Driver (Note) For nVIDIA chipset driver. USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP. Marvell 10/100/1000 Base LAN Driver Marvell 10/100/1000 LAN chip driver. RealTek AC97 Codec Driver Realtek audio driver. Silicon Image RAID Driver Serial-ATA RAID driver for Silicon Image.
This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray. Gigabyte Management Tool (GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network. EasyTune 4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions.
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.
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.
English Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. START Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? Yes Please isolate the short pin. No Failure has been excluded. Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc) are set properly.
Is memory LED on and CPU fan running? No The problem could be caused by power supply, CPU, memory or CPU/ memory socket itself. Yes Failure has been excluded. No Check if there is display. Yes Perhaps your VGA card / VGA slot or monitor is defective. Failure has been excluded. Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in. Check if keyboard is working properly. No It is possible that your keyboard or keyboard connector is defective. Yes Press to enter BIOS setup.
English Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Model name Mfs. PCB revision: Size: 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: GA-K8NS Pro Motherboard Phone No.
Acronyms Meaning ACPI APM Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management AGP AMR Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser ACR BIOS Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input / Output System CPU CMOS Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM CNR Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser DMA DMI Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface DIMM DRM Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM DDR Dynamic Random Acces
English Acronyms IOAPIC Meaning Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA LAN Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network I/O LBA Input / Output Logical Block Addressing LED MHz Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI MTH Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub MPT NIC Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card OS OEM Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC POST PCI A.G.P.
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