Gigabyte AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard GA-K8N51PVM9- User Manual

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NVAMD Socket 939 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100412ME-N51PVM9R-1004R* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this p

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  Supports Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8)Front Side Bus  20

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishRear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 DVI-D port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 p

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler1-3-1 Installation of the CPUCheck the CPU pins to see that none

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the CPU CoolerThe CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Du

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined bel

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE1 / IDE27) SA

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable p

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GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power vo

Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can con

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 22 -English8) PWR_LEDThe PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether thesystem

Hardware Installation- 23 -English10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of you

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 24 -English12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2

Hardware Installation- 25 -English13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin ass

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 26 -English162515) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers

Hardware Installation- 27 -English17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporaril

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BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishCONTROL KEYS< >< >< >< > Move to select item<Enter> Select Item<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and

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GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 30 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software` Standard CMOS Features` Advanced BIOS Features`

BIOS Setup- 31 -English Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.We

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishAccess Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto)Capacity Capacity o

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, R

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishPassword CheckSystem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will bedenied if the correct password is not ente

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsSATAII RAID ConfigSATA-II RAID functionEnabled Enable SATAII RAID function.Disab

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishSATA-II 2 Primary RAIDEnabled Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function.Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)SATA-II 2 S

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard Audio FunctionAuto Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value)Disabled Disable this functi

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

- 4 -Table of ContentsItem Checklist ...

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 40 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardDisabled Disabled this function. (Default value)Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have &quo

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwarePnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ Assignment [

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabl

BIOS Setup- 43 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN Control (Note)Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 44 -English2-7 Frequency/Voltage ControlCPU Frequency200.0~300.0MHz Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 300MHz.PCIE Cloc

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-8 Security Chip ConfigurationCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwareSecurity Chip ConfigurationTPM Control

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 46 -English2-10 Load Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-11 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 48 -English2-12 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to

Drivers Installation- 49 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 493-1 Install Chipset Drive

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. Y

Drivers Installation- 51 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 52 -English3-6 Dual-Monitor SetupAfter installation of the drivers, you can set thedisplay to output from two monitor

Drivers Installation- 53 -EnglishVertical Span Mode(3) Vertical Span Mode:Vertical Span mode indicates that both displays inthe display pair function

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Appendix- 55 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 56 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion o

Appendix- 57 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.)2. BACKUP:Back up

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 58 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,use

Appendix- 59 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

- 6 -Item ChecklistIDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1Serial ATAII Cable x 1I/O Shield* The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject t

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 60 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Appendix- 61 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updat

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 62 -English6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move toLoad Optimized Def

Appendix- 63 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 64 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. Th

Appendix- 65 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 66 -EnglishIII. Save BIOS:In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It

Appendix- 67 -English4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce 430)"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAI

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 68 -EnglishFigure 1In the SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable SATA-II RAID function. Then enable the SATA portswith ha

Appendix- 69 -EnglishStep 2:If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Featuresmenu. In the Hard Disk Boot Prio

- 7 -GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard LayoutKB_MSATX_12VCPU_FANnVIDIA®GeForce 6150BSPDIF_IOCODECVGALPTUSBLANTPM_CLRF_PANELBIOSPCI1PCI2VITESSE8201F_AUDIO

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 70 -EnglishStep 3:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOSFeatures men

Appendix- 71 -English(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to S

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 72 -EnglishStep 5:Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks sectio

Appendix- 73 -EnglishAfter that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 10).If you want to set the disk array

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 74 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you n

Appendix- 75 -EnglishFigure 15Figure 16(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationNow that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 76 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17

Appendix- 77 -EnglishFigure 20Step 4:When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation fromthe floppy dis

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 78 -English(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000Problem: Users cannot install Windows 200

Appendix- 79 -EnglishStep 3:After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Modefiled (Figure 23)

- 8 -Block DiagramAMD K8Socket 939CPUCPUCLK+/-(200MHz)Hyper Transport BusPCICLK(33MHz)2 PCIPCI Bus1 PCI Express x1PCI Express BusnVIDIA®GeForce 6150Bn

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 80 -EnglishStep 5:Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START&g

Appendix- 81 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 82 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up anda

Appendix- 83 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker.STEP 3:

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 84 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.STEP

Appendix- 85 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configurat

GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 86 -English4-1-6 Introduction of the TPM Security SolutionThis product is equipped with the TPM (Trusted Platform Mod

Appendix- 87 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherbo

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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic

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