Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI User Manual

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI /GA-K8N Pro-SLI /GA-K8N-SLIAMD Socket 939 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100412ME-K8NUSLI-1004

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Hardware Installation- 11 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic

- 12 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series MotherboardMotherboard  GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLICPU  Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64

Hardware Installation- 13 -EnglishI/O Control  IT8712Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan

- 14 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat SinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following

Hardware Installation- 15 -English1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat SinkThe fan heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat

- 16 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series MotherboardBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure th

Hardware Installation- 17 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-K8N Ultra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology

- 18 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined b

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) ConfigurationNVIDIA nForce4 SLI offers blistering graphics performance wi

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- 20 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series MotherboardConnecting Two Graphics Cards:Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards&qu

Hardware Installation- 21 -EnglishGraphics Card Driver Setting:Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operatingsystem, right-click the NVIDI

- 22 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard1-7 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and

Hardware Installation- 23 -English1-8 Connectors IntroductionCenter/Subwoofer Speaker OutConnect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.Rear

- 24 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enoug

Hardware Installation- 25 -English3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power v

- 26 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE conne

Hardware Installation- 27 -English9) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce4 SLI)10) SATA0/1/2/3_SII (SATA Connectors, Controlle

- 28 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch

Hardware Installation- 29 -English13) CD_IN (CD In Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3 GND4

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- 30 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard15) IR_CIRMake sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR

Hardware Installation- 31 -English17) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors)Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics E

- 32 -EnglishK8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard19) BATTERYDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivale

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6a)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu

BIOS Setup- 35 -English Set Supervisor PasswordChange, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just t

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishCylinder Number of cylindersHead Number of headsPrecomp Write precompLanding Zone Landing zoneSector Number of sectorsDrive A /

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI

BIOS Setup- 39 -EnglishPassword CheckSystem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not ente

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K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default val

BIOS Setup- 41 -EnglishOn-Chip MAC LanAuto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function.On-Chip LA

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 -EnglishNV SATA 2 class code(Note)0101 Set NV SATA 2 class code to 0101. (Default value)0104 Set NV SATA 2 clas

BIOS Setup- 43 -EnglishOnboard Serial Port 1Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address.3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and add

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (

BIOS Setup- 45 -EnglishDay of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)Power On By MouseDisabled Disable this fun

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 46 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award SoftwarePC Health StatusVcore OKDD

BIOS Setup- 47 -EnglishCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage status automatically.Current CPU TemperatureDetect

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 -EnglishTemp of FAN turn off (Default temperature: 0oC)When the CPU temperature is below the value set in this

BIOS Setup- 49 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only.CMOS

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K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 -EnglishCurrent DDR SpeedDisplays the current DDR speed.DDR clock/Timing ModeAuto Set DDR Clock and Timing Mode

BIOS Setup- 51 -EnglishRefresh Rate (Tref)Set the Refresh Rate.Read Preamble value2~9.5ns Set the Read Preamble value. (Default value: 7ns)Async Laten

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 52 -English2-8 Top PerformanceIf you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance

BIOS Setup- 53 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value

Drivers Installation- 55 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 56 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software

Drivers Installation- 57 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

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Appendix- 59 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageabilit

- 6 -Table of ContentsGA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout ... 8Block Diagram ...

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tio

Appendix- 61 -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

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionA. What is Dual BIOS Technology?Dual BIOS means that there are two

Appendix- 63 -Englishc. Dual BIOS Item explanation:Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), EnableStatus 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, ch

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,

Appendix- 65 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 66 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Appendix- 67 -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

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 68 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Featur

Appendix- 69 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

- 7 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 553-1 Install Chipset Drive

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 70 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS.

Appendix- 71 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 72 -EnglishIII. Save BIOS:In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box.

Appendix- 73 -English4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 -EnglishPlease follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives for RAI

Appendix- 75 -EnglishUsing the "Define a New Array" WindowIf necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 -EnglishCompleting the RAID BIOS SetupAfter assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prom

Appendix- 77 -EnglishPress Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears.The Array Detail screen shows various information about t

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 -EnglishInstalling the RAID driversTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you ne

Appendix- 79 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionLine OutStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommend that you u

- 8 -GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard LayoutOnly for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.ATX_12VCPU_FANNB_FANCODECIT87

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH

Appendix- 81 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 82 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear chann

Appendix- 83 -EnglishJack-Sensing IntroductionJack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later ve

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 84 -EnglishIf you set wrong with the connectors, the warningmessage will come out as right picture.Manual setting:

Appendix- 85 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherbo

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Appendix- 87 -EnglishContact Us     Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,Taiw

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- 9 -Block DiagramOnly for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.Center/Subwoofer Spear OutAMD K8Socket 939CPUCPUCLK+/-(200MHz)Hyper Transport Bus