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GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-K8NUSLI-1004
GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-K8NUSLI-1004
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... Contents GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram ...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 11 1-2 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink 14 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 15 1-4 Installation of Memory 16 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 18 1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable...
... Contents GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram ...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 11 1-2 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink 14 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 15 1-4 Installation of Memory 16 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 18 1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable...
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... shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; MIC ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio Š GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Š Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64...
... shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; MIC ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio Š GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Š Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64...
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... of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chip (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII, SATA3_SII) - Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supported on the Win 2003/2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 150 MB/s - Hardware Installation Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - supports hot plugging function...-Link/ Chipset core PCI-E) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/ PCI-E) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
... of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chip (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII, SATA3_SII) - Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supported on the Win 2003/2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 150 MB/s - Hardware Installation Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - supports hot plugging function...-Link/ Chipset core PCI-E) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/ PCI-E) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
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...power requirements will not be used only as two individual x 8 slots or install two SLI-ready PCIE x 16 cards (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA...SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the same model and link them as a PCIE x 8 slot. Hardware Installation II. Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can run at up to check PCIE slots available in Normal Mode. As not all PCIE slots will depend on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard...
...power requirements will not be used only as two individual x 8 slots or install two SLI-ready PCIE x 16 cards (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA...SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the same model and link them as a PCIE x 8 slot. Hardware Installation II. Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can run at up to check PCIE slots available in Normal Mode. As not all PCIE slots will depend on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard...
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...device has digital output function. can be connected to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your OS or device(s) vendors. COMA (Serial Port) Connects ...a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of 10/100/1000Mbps. MIC In Microphone can be connected to the lower port (purple)....
...device has digital output function. can be connected to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your OS or device(s) vendors. COMA (Serial Port) Connects ...a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of 10/100/1000Mbps. MIC In Microphone can be connected to the lower port (purple)....
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...is turned off, the battery on -line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. When setting up a small help , only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS... Help Restore the previous CMOS value from the Internet. When the power is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". If you to quickly and easily update or...
...is turned off, the battery on -line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. When setting up a small help , only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS... Help Restore the previous CMOS value from the Internet. When the power is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". If you to quickly and easily update or...
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.... If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP...ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the advanced option hidden. „ Standard CMOS Features This setup...
.... If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP...ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the advanced option hidden. „ Standard CMOS Features This setup...
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F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd ... F7: Optimized Defaults On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd ... F7: Optimized Defaults On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
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... (Default value) Base Memory(640K) Set USB memory type to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. Disabled Disable this...value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. on the RAID drive. If your SATA hard drive is to 0104. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is connected to the SATA0 or SATA1 connector , ...
... (Default value) Base Memory(640K) Set USB memory type to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. Disabled Disable this...value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. on the RAID drive. If your SATA hard drive is to 0104. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is connected to the SATA0 or SATA1 connector , ...
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Therefore, if your system, enable "Top Performance." Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features ...GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Disabled Disable this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working speed. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard...
Therefore, if your system, enable "Top Performance." Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features ...GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Disabled Disable this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working speed. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard...
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Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated ...: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features...
Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated ...: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features...
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...recommended to install the drivers automatically. System will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the ...Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. Only for you want then ...
...recommended to install the drivers automatically. System will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the ...Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. Only for you want then ...
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K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 56 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 1 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 56 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 1 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
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.... K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - If you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel x86 platforms 2. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will appear in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b...
.... K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - If you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel x86 platforms 2. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will appear in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b...
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... update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 61 - Hard disks detection sequence is no backup file.) 4. On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA...
... update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 61 - Hard disks detection sequence is no backup file.) 4. On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA...
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...Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to enter Flash utility. a. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. What is Backup BIOS. Dual BIOS means that your PC will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press to Floppy PgDn/PgUp... 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the computer, pressing immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will still be able to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? After power on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and...
...Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to enter Flash utility. a. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. What is Backup BIOS. Dual BIOS means that your PC will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press to Floppy PgDn/PgUp... 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the computer, pressing immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will still be able to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? After power on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and...
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...be recognized during OS installation. After that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed under Windows once for the SATA ... be installed.) (Note 1): For users without a startup disk. Please refer to the provided Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) function manual for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install a third party SCSI or...
...be recognized during OS installation. After that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed under Windows once for the SATA ... be installed.) (Note 1): For users without a startup disk. Please refer to the provided Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) function manual for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install a third party SCSI or...
