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GA-K8NS
(rev. 2.0)
AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 2002
12ME-K8NS-2002
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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - (rev. 2.0)

GA-K8NS (rev. 2.0)AMD Socket 754 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 200212ME-K8NS-2002

Page 2 - GA-K8NS(2.0)

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -EnglishMotherboard  GA-K8NS rev. 2.0CPU  Socket 754 for AMD AthlonTM 64 processor (K8) 1600MHz system bus Supp

Page 3 - Product Manual Classification

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishI/O Control  IT8712Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed d

Page 4 - Table of Contents

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditi

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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

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that

Page 7 - Block Diagram

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

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mo

Page 9 - Instances of Non-Warranty

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE1 / IDE27) SATA0_SB / S

Page 10 - 1-2 Feature Summary

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 18 -English1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough

Page 11 - (Note 2)

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

Page 12 - 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 20 -English6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connecto

Page 14 - 1-4 Installation of Memory

Hardware Installation- 21 -English8) PWR_LEDPWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It willblink

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 -English10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch et

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Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.

Page 17 - 1-7 Connectors Introduction

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 24 -English13) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.Pin No

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Hardware Installation- 25 -English15) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin ass

Page 19 - Pin No. Definition

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 -English

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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

Page 21 - 9) BATTERY

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 28 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F13)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as

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BIOS Setup- 29 -English Load Optimized DefaultsOptimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be inbest p

Page 23 - 12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Copyright© 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective c

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Wee

Page 25 - 16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

BIOS Setup- 31 -EnglishAccess Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto)Capacity Capacity o

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 32 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RA

Page 27 - Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishPassword CheckSetup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is notentered at the prompt.

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsIDE Function SetupCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award SoftwareIDE Fu

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BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishIDE Channel 1 Slave RAIDEnabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function.Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)SATA

Page 30 - 2-1 Standard CMOS Features

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 -EnglishOnboard Serial Port 1Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial p

Page 31 - Drive A / Drive B

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

Page 32 - 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 -EnglishPower On by MouseDisabled Disable this function. (Default value)Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse lef

Page 33 - Init Display First

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

Page 34 - 2-3 Integrated Peripherals

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...

Page 35

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 40 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage status aut

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BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-7 Frequency/Voltage ControlCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award SoftwareFrequency/Voltage ControlCPU OverClock in

Page 37 - 2-4 Power Management Setup

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 42 -English2-9 Load Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features wh

Page 38 - AC BACK Function

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

Page 39 - 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 44 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R

Page 40 - 2-6 PC Health Status

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

Page 41 - 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 46 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. Yo

Page 42 - 2-8 Top Performance

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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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 -English

Page 44 - 2-12 Exit Without Saving

Appendix- 49 -English4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performanc

Page 45 - Chapter 3Drivers Installation

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

Page 46 - 3-3 Software Information

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 50 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and

Page 47 - 3-5 Contact Us

Appendix- 51 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automat

Page 49 - Chapter 4 Appendix

Appendix- 53 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,users only have to stay in

Page 50 - Boot from CD:

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Fea

Page 51 - F9 For Xpress Recovery

Appendix- 55 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size... SST 49LF004A 5

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS.

Page 53 - The BIOS file is Fa3

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

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key componen

Page 55 - 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed

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

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- 6 -GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard LayoutATX_12VCPU_FANCODECIT8712nVIDIA®nForceTM 3 250BIOSDDR1F_USB2F_USB1DDR2DDR3BATTERYATXIDE2FDDSYS_FANGA-K8NSKB_M

Page 57 - Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 60 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS uti

Page 58

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

Page 59 - Do not turn off power or

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 62 -English4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is

Page 60 - 1. Methods and steps:

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

Page 61 - 2. Note:

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 64 -EnglishUsing the "Define a New Array" WindowIf necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field

Page 62 - RAID Levels

Appendix- 65 -EnglishCompleting the RAID BIOS SetupAfter assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.NVIDIA RAID Uti

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GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 -EnglishPress Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears.The Array Detail screen shows vario

Page 64 - Assigning the Disks

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

Page 65

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recomm

Page 66

Appendix- 69 -EnglishSTEP 2:Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find aSound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.Click th

Page 67 - Fig.1 Fig. 2

- 7 -Block DiagramLine-OutMICLine-InAMD K8Socket 754CPUCPUCLK+/-(200MHz)Hyper Transport BusnVIDIA®nForce3 250DDR 400/333MHz DIMM24MHz33MHzIT87122 Seri

Page 68 - Introduction

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 -EnglishSTEP 2:Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find aSound Effect icon on the lower right

Page 69 - 4 Channel Audio Setup

Appendix- 71 -EnglishSTEP 1:Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the backof the case.STEP 2:Connect the Surround-Kit to the SUR_CEN connector lo

Page 70 - 6 Channel Audio Setup

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 72 -EnglishMethod 2:Connect the front channels to the "Line Out" portlocated on the audio panel and the rear

Page 71

Appendix- 73 -EnglishSPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)A "SPDIF output" connector is available on themotherboard. Cable with rear bracket

Page 72

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 74 -EnglishJack-Sensing and UAJ IntroductionJack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.Install Mi

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Appendix- 75 -EnglishIf you set wrong with the connectors, the warningmessage will come out as right picture.Manual setting:If the device picture show

Page 74 - Auto-detecting:

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 76 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based

Page 75 - Enable UAJ function:

Appendix- 77 -English

Page 76 - 4-2 Troubleshooting

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 78 -English

Page 77 - Appendix- 77

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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Page 79 - Contact Us

GA-K8NS(rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 80 -English     ChinaNINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.Tech. Support :http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/Serv

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

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