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Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4-2 Troubleshooting 84 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplication 50 3-3 Software Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 3-6 Connecting the Video Output Devices 52 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4-2 Troubleshooting 84 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplication 50 3-3 Software Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 3-6 Connecting the Video Output Devices 52 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed seated ... install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end...
Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed seated ... install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end...
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... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
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... rate. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the computer via an IDE connector. Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located... or optical drive). English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to work properly. 1 7 7 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 22 -
... rate. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the computer via an IDE connector. Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located... or optical drive). English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to work properly. 1 7 7 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 22 -
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Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to the connector. 1 Pin No. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector. For optional front panel audio module, please ...
Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to the connector. 1 Pin No. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector. For optional front panel audio module, please ...
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... the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - The "Xpress Install" will continue to install the drivers automatically. Drivers Installation The "Xpress Install" uses the... Install" will execute the installation for you want then click the "GO" button. System will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto start and show a question...
... the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - The "Xpress Install" will continue to install the drivers automatically. Drivers Installation The "Xpress Install" uses the... Install" will execute the installation for you want then click the "GO" button. System will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto start and show a question...
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You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software.
You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software.
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation
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.... Select nView Display Settings from the side menu and select HDTV from the Current display list. Then click Apply to configure the driver settings. Step 3: Right-click on the HDTV icon and select TV format depending on Desktop and select Properties. English 3-6 Connecting ...then refer to the following procedure uses HDTV setup as an example) After installation of the motherboard driver, rightclick on your HDTV. When Display Properties dialog box appears, select the Settings tab. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 52 - Then click Apply. TV Out Port Video Adapter Pb/AV Pr ...
.... Select nView Display Settings from the side menu and select HDTV from the Current display list. Then click Apply to configure the driver settings. Step 3: Right-click on the HDTV icon and select TV format depending on Desktop and select Properties. English 3-6 Connecting ...then refer to the following procedure uses HDTV setup as an example) After installation of the motherboard driver, rightclick on your HDTV. When Display Properties dialog box appears, select the Settings tab. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 52 - Then click Apply. TV Out Port Video Adapter Pb/AV Pr ...
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... which says "Boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH F3a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 01/11/2006-C51-MCP51-6A61HG0CC-00 Boot from CD.../DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 54 - Intel x86 platforms 2. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and...
... which says "Boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH F3a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 01/11/2006-C51-MCP51-6A61HG0CC-00 Boot from CD.../DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 54 - Intel x86 platforms 2. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and...
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...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 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI - 55 - BACKUP: Back up and restoring only the...partition must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is dependent on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up hard disks installed with the GPL regulations. 4. For the use of backing up ...
...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 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI - 55 - BACKUP: Back up and restoring only the...partition must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is dependent on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up hard disks installed with the GPL regulations. 4. For the use of backing up ...
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... than one SATA controller on your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in Figure 1, make sure whether the SATA controller is enabled (Serial-ATAII-1 controls the...menu is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set in RAID BIOS. (Note) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during POST (Power-On Self Test). Step 1: Turn on the SATA controller. - 65 - Before you begin Please prepare: (a)...
... than one SATA controller on your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in Figure 1, make sure whether the SATA controller is enabled (Serial-ATAII-1 controls the...menu is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set in RAID BIOS. (Note) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during POST (Power-On Self Test). Step 1: Turn on the SATA controller. - 65 - Before you begin Please prepare: (a)...
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...?" Now, you can proceed to the Array List screen. The Boot section will appear (Figure 10). Press ENTER to return to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - Striping Block: 64K Adapt 1 1 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk...
...?" Now, you can proceed to the Array List screen. The Boot section will appear (Figure 10). Press ENTER to return to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - Striping Block: 64K Adapt 1 1 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk...
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...letter from the startup disk. Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). Press ENTER after each command (Figure 12): cd bootdrv menu Step ...CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will open similar to copy the driver in Figure 13. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). See...
...letter from the startup disk. Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note1). Press ENTER after each command (Figure 12): cd bootdrv menu Step ...CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will open similar to copy the driver in Figure 13. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). See...
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...adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 73 - English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID...
...adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 73 - English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID...
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... disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not create RAID, select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want to select additional driver. If you must press S to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided...
... disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not create RAID, select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want to select additional driver. If you must press S to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided...
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... Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify...you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you should see a screen similar to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to that below. Windows Setup Setup will ...
... Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify...you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you should see a screen similar to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to that below. Windows Setup Setup will ...
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...Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Figure 22 - 76 - Save settings and exit the BIOS setup. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults English (6) ...Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). Here are two solutions to...
...Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Figure 22 - 76 - Save settings and exit the BIOS setup. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults English (6) ...Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). Here are two solutions to...
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... users will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in . You should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack...4, RAID is still supported on Windows 2000. You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 78 - Note: Conversion may take 1~2 hours depending on it. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on disk size....
... users will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in . You should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack...4, RAID is still supported on Windows 2000. You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard - 78 - Note: Conversion may take 1~2 hours depending on it. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on disk size....
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... change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to -analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you can , for the microphone to open the Audio Control Panel. - 79 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over...
... change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to -analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you can , for the microphone to open the Audio Control Panel. - 79 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over...