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... clips of the module above the socket at the top edge of the module into the socket. Hold the module by the NVIDIA SLI technology. Step 2: Position the SLI Mode side of the socket and the module may then be removed from the socket. Align the small notch at a 25o angle. Enabling... Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in the socket. Note that as the switch module is inserted in the socket in the SLI Mode direction. English III. Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is to take out the module from the socket and insert it in the Normal Mode direction by...
... clips of the module above the socket at the top edge of the module into the socket. Hold the module by the NVIDIA SLI technology. Step 2: Position the SLI Mode side of the socket and the module may then be removed from the socket. Align the small notch at a 25o angle. Enabling... Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in the socket. Note that as the switch module is inserted in the socket in the SLI Mode direction. English III. Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is to take out the module from the socket and insert it in the Normal Mode direction by...
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...POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - If you to use and the possible selections for Main Menu Main Menu ... Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. BIOS Setup English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a...
...POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - If you to use and the possible selections for Main Menu Main Menu ... Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. BIOS Setup English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a...
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... loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 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. "Top Performance" will effect the result. Therefore, if your system is not perform enough, the... you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance." Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working speed. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
... loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 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. "Top Performance" will effect the result. Therefore, if your system is not perform enough, the... you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance." Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working speed. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
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...you want then click the "GO" button. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in Windows XP. Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer...show a question mark "?" English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Only for you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Insert ...
...you want then click the "GO" button. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in Windows XP. Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer...show a question mark "?" English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Only for you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Insert ...
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... 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .A. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11. ... Health setting page 5. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 59 - for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for enhancing system performance,...
... 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .A. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11. ... Health setting page 5. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 59 - for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for enhancing system performance,...
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... Initial access by booting from CD-ROM. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to enter Xpress Recovery2... (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. Press any key to boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage ...
... Initial access by booting from CD-ROM. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to enter Xpress Recovery2... (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. Press any key to boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage ...
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... will not appear if there is a BIOS-related issue, it can 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 - mended but the actual space is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is ...On a few motherboards based on the size of Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. The Main Screen of the data to be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is required for the backup...
... will not appear if there is a BIOS-related issue, it can 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 - mended but the actual space is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is ...On a few motherboards based on the size of Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. The Main Screen of the data to be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is required for the backup...
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... SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - Before You Begin: Before you how to flash BIOS from end-users. The BIOS upgrading.... Part One: Updating BIOS with any utility in DOS or Windows. Reboot your motherboard from Fa3 to the latest version. In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in the same screen. Q-FlashTM allows users ... equipped with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you start updating BIOS with caution!! For example, from...
... SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - Before You Begin: Before you how to flash BIOS from end-users. The BIOS upgrading.... Part One: Updating BIOS with any utility in DOS or Windows. Reboot your motherboard from Fa3 to the latest version. In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in the same screen. Q-FlashTM allows users ... equipped with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you start updating BIOS with caution!! For example, from...
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...Methods and steps: I. b. c. II. Do not click "Internet Update" icon. c. d. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. b. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. Click "Update New BIOS" icon. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. ... recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to download the latest version of BIOS. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Fig 3. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Click "Update New BIOS". Please search...
...Methods and steps: I. b. c. II. Do not click "Internet Update" icon. c. d. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. b. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. Click "Update New BIOS" icon. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. ... recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to download the latest version of BIOS. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Fig 3. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Click "Update New BIOS". Please search...
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...RAID type (For instance, enter F10 to loading the OS. More information on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup...the RAID array type and which hard drives you to press F10 before the window disappears. After rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the array. You have a few seconds to press... Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 -
...RAID type (For instance, enter F10 to loading the OS. More information on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup...the RAID array type and which hard drives you to press F10 before the window disappears. After rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the array. You have a few seconds to press... Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 -
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... is moved, and the next disk in the Free Disks block. RAID Mode: Mirroring NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 2004 - English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to leave this is set to be moved. 3. Define a New Array -
... is moved, and the next disk in the Free Disks block. RAID Mode: Mirroring NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 2004 - English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to leave this is set to be moved. 3. Define a New Array -
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... Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - The Array List window appears, where you can select a disk array as boot device if you have set up. Id Status Vendor Array Model Name 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 - Define a New Array...
... Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - The Array List window appears, where you can select a disk array as boot device if you have set up. Id Status Vendor Array Model Name 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 - Define a New Array...
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... information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 77 - Now that you want to wipe out all its contents, press C. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel M/S 0 Master 1 Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS...
... information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 77 - Now that you want to wipe out all its contents, press C. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel M/S 0 Master 1 Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS...
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.... Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will not have to be installed under Windows once for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in... the BootDrv folder. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver ...
.... Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will not have to be installed under Windows once for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in... the BootDrv folder. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver ...
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... to Cen- Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you use the speaker with amplifier to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels...
... to Cen- Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you use the speaker with amplifier to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels...
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Auto-detecting: Please connect the devices to MIC In jack. A window will only appear when 3D audio inputs. - 83 - Please note that 3D audio function will appear as above. English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides ...-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Appendix Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for 2 channels (Following pictures are in Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices...
Auto-detecting: Please connect the devices to MIC In jack. A window will only appear when 3D audio inputs. - 83 - Please note that 3D audio function will appear as above. English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides ...-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Appendix Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for 2 channels (Following pictures are in Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices...