Gigabyte GA-K8NE User Manual

GA-K8NEAMD Socket 754 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100112ME-K8NE-1001

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU  Socket 754 for AMD AthlonTM 64 processor (K8) 1600MH/z system bus Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishHardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warnin

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:1. Ple

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkThe heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink past

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the memory

Hardware Installation- 15 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1. Read

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 16 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-7 Connectors IntroductionSide Speaker OutConnect the side surround speakers to this connector.You can use audio so

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 18 -English1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable po

Hardware Installation- 19 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via

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GA-K8NE Motherboard - 20 -English6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can conn

Hardware Installation- 21 -English8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 22 -English9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.In

Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check th

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 24 -English13) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is remove

Hardware Installation- 25 -English15) BAT (Battery)Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent typ

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BIOS Setup- 27 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 28 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D6)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure bel

BIOS Setup- 29 -English Set Supervisor PasswordChange, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just t

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GA-K8NE Motherboard - 30 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week The week

BIOS Setup- 31 -EnglishHard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate optionbased on this information.Cy

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 32 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.Us

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishPassword CheckSystem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not ente

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 34 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)Disabled Di

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishOn-Chip MAC LanAuto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function.On-Chip LA

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 36 -EnglishIDE Prefetch ModeEnabled Enable IDE Prefetch mode. (Default value)Disabled Disable IDE Prefetch mode.On-Chip USBDisab

BIOS Setup- 37 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 38 -EnglishUSB Resume from SuspendDisabled Disable this function. (Default value)Enable Enable USB device wake up system from su

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-K8NE Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 40 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage status automatically

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award SoftwareMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CPU Fr

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 42 -EnglishChipset core PCI-E voltageNormal Set Chipset core PCI-E voltage as Chipset core PCI-E required. (Default value)+0.1v

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-8 Load Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system autom

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 44 -English2-10 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Ty

Drivers Installation- 45 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 46 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choo

Drivers Installation- 47 -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- 49 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 453-1 Install Chipset Driver

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 50 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore a

Appendix- 51 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.1

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 52 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automatically sca

Appendix- 53 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With thi

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 54 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Adv

Appendix- 55 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...SST 4

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 56 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progr

Appendix- 57 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 58 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task me

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 updating

- 6 -GA-K8NE Motherboard LayoutDDR3DDR2DDR1ATXFDDMS/KBCOMBLPTCOMACODECIT8712nVIDIA®nForceTM 4 - 4XBIOSPCI1PCI2F_USB2F_USB1CISATAII0_1IDE2SYS_FANGA-K8N

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 60 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIO

Appendix- 61 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 62 -English4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method

Appendix- 63 -EnglishPlease follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.Note: To ac

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 64 -EnglishUsing the "Define a New Array" WindowIf necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the

Appendix- 65 -EnglishCompleting the RAID BIOS SetupAfter assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.Press Y if you

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 66 -EnglishPress Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears.The Array Detail screen shows various informa

Appendix- 67 -EnglishInstalling the RAID driversTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA con

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 68 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionLine OutStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recomme

Appendix- 69 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" tocomplete

- 7 -Block Diagram(Note) Because of CPU limitations, if you want to install DDR400 memory modules in your system, pleaseinstall either one double-side

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 70 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "R

Appendix- 71 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 72 -EnglishInstall Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support forWindows 98/98SE/2000/ME.Intro

Appendix- 73 -EnglishManual setting:If the device picture shows different from what youset, please press "Manual Selection" to set.If you se

GA-K8NE Motherboard - 74 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a spec

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Appendix- 79 -EnglishContact Us     Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,Taiw

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GA-K8NE Motherboard - 80 -English     ChinaNINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.Tech. Support :http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.

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