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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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...memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. MIC ; Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In/Out connection CD In...is less than the stated amount. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 for system usage and therefore the ...
...memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. MIC ; Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In/Out connection CD In...is less than the stated amount. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 for system usage and therefore the ...
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supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 (Note 2) Over Voltage via...striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s - English I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 (Note 2) Over Voltage via...striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s - English I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
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... bridge two NVIDIA SLIready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can 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... PC performance. As not all PCIE slots will depend on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard. Installing a device to configure an SLI system on your system and the two SLI graphics cards. The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the same model and...
... bridge two NVIDIA SLIready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can 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... PC performance. As not all PCIE slots will depend on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard. Installing a device to configure an SLI system on your system and the two SLI graphics cards. The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the same model and...
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... of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - English 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug...
... of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - English 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug...
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...Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Item Help Restore the previous CMOS value from the Internet. If you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup ...Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to its original settings. To exit the Help Window press . BIOS Setup Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. CONTROL KEYS Enter> Move to activate certain system features. Exit current page and...
...Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Item Help Restore the previous CMOS value from the Internet. If you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup ...Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to its original settings. To exit the Help Window press . BIOS Setup Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. CONTROL KEYS Enter> Move to activate certain system features. Exit current page and...
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... arrow keys to select among the items and press to maximize the performance of your motherboard. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English The BIOS Setup menus described in best performance configuration. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. ...
... arrow keys to select among the items and press to maximize the performance of your motherboard. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English The BIOS Setup menus described in best performance configuration. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. ...
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... Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE... On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
... Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE... On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
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...onboard LAN chip function.(Default value) Disable onboard LAN chip function. SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is to 0104. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. AC97 Audio Auto Disabled ... Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable this function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
...onboard LAN chip function.(Default value) Disable onboard LAN chip function. SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is to 0104. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. AC97 Audio Auto Disabled ... Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable this function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
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Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup ... we will effect the result. Therefore, if your system, enable "Top Performance." K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 52 - For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS...
Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup ... we will effect the result. Therefore, if your system, enable "Top Performance." K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 52 - For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS...
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Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup ...
Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup ...
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...install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - The "Xpress Install" will restart your system automatically. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show ...insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Only for you can install others application....
...install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - The "Xpress Install" will restart your system automatically. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show ...insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Only for you can install others application....
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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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... by pressing the F9 key: Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - System requirements: 1. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. If you wish to run... enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from the CD-ROM, you complete installations of the screen. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. At ...
... by pressing the F9 key: Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - System requirements: 1. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. If you wish to run... enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from the CD-ROM, you complete installations of the screen. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. At ...
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...currently not supported. 6. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. It is no backup file.) 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix SATA IDE channel 2 e. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear...motherboards (As this is dependent on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. PATA IDE primary channel b. Not compatible to 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...
...currently not supported. 6. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. It is no backup file.) 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix SATA IDE channel 2 e. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear...motherboards (As this is dependent on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. PATA IDE primary channel b. Not compatible to 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...
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... BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on the Main BIOS. B. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Backup BIOS. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the computer...other is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that your BIOS. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 - How to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. a. b. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS ...
... BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on the Main BIOS. B. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Backup BIOS. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the computer...other is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that your BIOS. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 - How to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. a. b. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS ...
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...remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - First of all, copy the driver for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Prepare a startup disk that hard drive. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Fig.1 Fig.2 ...startup disk. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Only for the SATA controller from the startup disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and...
...remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - First of all, copy the driver for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Prepare a startup disk that hard drive. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Fig.1 Fig.2 ...startup disk. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Only for the SATA controller from the startup disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and...