Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH User Manual

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RHAMD Socket 939 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100112ME-51PVMT9R-1001R* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this pr

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  Socket 939 for AMD SempronTM / AlthlonTM 64 / AlthlonTM 64 FX /AlthlonTM 64 X2 Dua

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishRear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 TV out port 1 VGA port (Note 2) 1 IEE

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH 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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH 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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel T

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined belo

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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 18 -English(Note 2) You can only use either the TV out port or the VGA port as the vedio output port, not bothtogether

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE1 / IDE27) SATAII0_1 /

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GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 20 -English1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough

Hardware Installation- 21 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 22 -English6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connecto

Hardware Installation- 23 -English8) PWR_LEDThe PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether thesystem is on/off

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 24 -English10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch et

Hardware Installation- 25 -English12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3 GND4

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 26 -English13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check th

Hardware Installation- 27 -English162515) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compre

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 28 -English17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, t

BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

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GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 30 -English<F12> For Boot MenuAward Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star AllyCopyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Soft

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

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Wee

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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RA

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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsSATAII RAID ConfigSATA-II RAID functionEnabled Enable SATAII RAID function.Disabl

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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard Audio FunctionAuto Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value)Disabled Disable this functio

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 ContentsGA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 40 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardDisabled Disabled this function. (Default value)Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "

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

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enable

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

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 44 -English2-7 Frequency/Voltage ControlIncorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-use

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-9 Load Optimized DefaultsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software` Standard CMOS Features` Advanced BIOS Fea

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 46 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the ce

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N

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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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. Yo

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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 52 -English3-6 Connecting the Video Output DevicesStep 1:(The following procedure uses HDTV setup as anexample)After i

Appendix- 53 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageabilit

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of

Appendix- 55 -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-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 56 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded

Appendix- 57 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 58 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Appendix- 59 -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

- 6 -GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard LayoutKB_MSATX_12VCPU_FANAUDIO2nVIDIA®GeForce 6150SPDIF_IOCODECVGALPTUSBLANVIAVT6307F_PANEL1BIOSPCI1PCI2VITESSE8201

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 60 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features

Appendix- 61 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 62 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. The

Appendix- 63 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 64 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It me

Appendix- 65 -English(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 66 -EnglishFigure 1In the SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable SATA-II RAID function. Then enable the SATA portswith har

Appendix- 67 -EnglishStep 2:If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Featuresmenu. In the Hard Disk Boot Prio

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 68 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwareAdvanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority [P

Appendix- 69 -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

- 7 -Block DiagramAMD K8Socket 939CPUCPUCLK+/-(200MHz)Hyper TransportBusPCICLK(33MHz)2 PCIPCI Bus1 PCI Express x 1PCI Express BusnVIDIA®GeForce 6150nV

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 70 -EnglishStep 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" wi

Appendix- 71 -EnglishTo read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure11), where you should see deta

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 72 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you ne

Appendix- 73 -EnglishFigure 15Figure 16(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationNow that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 74 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17

Appendix- 75 -EnglishFigure 20Step 4:When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation fromthe floppy dis

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 76 -English(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000

Appendix- 77 -EnglishStep 3:After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Modefiled (Figure 23)

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 78 -EnglishStep 5:Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START>

Appendix- 79 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio

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GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 80 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andas

Appendix- 81 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 82 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/Otab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.STEP 3

Appendix- 83 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configurat

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 84 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based

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

GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 88 -Englishyyyyy GermanyG.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.deyyyyy U.K.G.B.T. TECH. CO.,

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