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...GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 13 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 16 1-7 Connectors Introduction 17 Chapter 2 BIOS... Setup 27 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1b 28 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 30 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 32 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals...
...GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 13 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 16 1-7 Connectors Introduction 17 Chapter 2 BIOS... Setup 27 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1b 28 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 30 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 32 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplication 48 3-3 Software Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 52 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 53 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 71 4-2 Troubleshooting 75 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplication 48 3-3 Software Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 52 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 53 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 71 4-2 Troubleshooting 75 - 5 -
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GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout LPT LAN MS/KB SPDIF_I SPDIF_O ATX_12V COMA USB Socket 754 ATX IDE2 IDE1 USB AUDIO1 AUDIO2 CPU_FAN Marvell phy F_AUDIO PCIE_1 CODEC PCIE_2 CD_IN IT8712 COMB GA-K8NE BIOS PCIE_16 PCI1 PCI2 BAT PCI3 CI FDD CLR_CMOS F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 PWR_LED DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 nVIDIA® nForceTM 4(-4X) SATAII3 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII0 F_PANEL SYS_FAN - 6 -
GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout LPT LAN MS/KB SPDIF_I SPDIF_O ATX_12V COMA USB Socket 754 ATX IDE2 IDE1 USB AUDIO1 AUDIO2 CPU_FAN Marvell phy F_AUDIO PCIE_1 CODEC PCIE_2 CD_IN IT8712 COMB GA-K8NE BIOS PCIE_16 PCI1 PCI2 BAT PCI3 CI FDD CLR_CMOS F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 PWR_LED DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 nVIDIA® nForceTM 4(-4X) SATAII3 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII0 F_PANEL SYS_FAN - 6 -
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... DIMM DDR RAM Hyper Transport Bus 2 PCI Express x 1 RJ45 Marvell phy PCI-ECLK (100MHz) x1 x1 PCI Express x 1 Bus PCI Bus nVIDIA® nForce4(-4X) BIOS 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels LPC BUS IT8712 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports CODEC 24MHz 33MHz PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out...
... DIMM DDR RAM Hyper Transport Bus 2 PCI Express x 1 RJ45 Marvell phy PCI-ECLK (100MHz) x1 x1 PCI Express x 1 Bus PCI Bus nVIDIA® nForce4(-4X) BIOS 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels LPC BUS IT8712 Floppy LPT Port COM Ports CODEC 24MHz 33MHz PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out...
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...of 4 SATA connections Supported on different motherboards. - 11 - supports data transfer rate of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune (Note 4) Over Voltage via BIOS (DDR) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.4cm (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed ... striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - English Hardware Monitor Onboard SATA RAID BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan...
...of 4 SATA connections Supported on different motherboards. - 11 - supports data transfer rate of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune (Note 4) Over Voltage via BIOS (DDR) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.4cm (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed ... striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) - English Hardware Monitor Onboard SATA RAID BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan...
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... for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to prevent CPU overheating. Hardware Installation The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Notch DDR - 13 - If you are designed so that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be...
... for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to prevent CPU overheating. Hardware Installation The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Notch DDR - 13 - If you are designed so that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be...
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Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Install related driver from the ...Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card ...
Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Install related driver from the ...Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card ...
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Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on the IDE device). 40 39 2 IDE2 1 IDE1 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide up to150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-K8NE Motherboard - 20 - English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to work properly. Pin...
Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on the IDE device). 40 39 2 IDE2 1 IDE1 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide up to150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-K8NE Motherboard - 20 - English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to work properly. Pin...
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You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Pin No. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND GA-K8NE Motherboard - 24 - Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition NDCDBNSINB NSOUTB NDTRBGND NDSRBNRTSBNCTSBNRIBNo Pin 14) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. English 13) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector.
You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Pin No. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND GA-K8NE Motherboard - 24 - Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition NDCDBNSINB NSOUTB NDTRBGND NDSRBNRTSBNCTSBNRIBNo Pin 14) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. English 13) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector.
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...Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for the highlighted item. CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain system features. English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to select item Select ...is potentially risky, please do it is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. If you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". When the power is turned on -line description of the highlighted ...
...Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for the highlighted item. CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain system features. English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to select item Select ...is potentially risky, please do it is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. If you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". When the power is turned on -line description of the highlighted ...
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...and press to search the advanced option hidden. Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all ... This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Top Performance If you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. GA-K8NE Motherboard - 28 - If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to...
...and press to search the advanced option hidden. Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all ... This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Top Performance If you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. GA-K8NE Motherboard - 28 - If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to...
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English Set Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. - 29 - BIOS Setup It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password.
English Set Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. - 29 - BIOS Setup It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password.
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...one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST(default) None Manual Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up . GA-K8NE Motherboard - 30 - The time ...skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up . For example, 1 p.m. You can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to 2098 KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help ...
...one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST(default) None Manual Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up . GA-K8NE Motherboard - 30 - The time ...skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up . For example, 1 p.m. You can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to 2098 KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: General Help ...
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...the access mode for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will stop for all other All, But Diskette errors. (Default value) The system boot will not stop for... a keyboard or disk error; BIOS Setup All, But Keyboard The system boot will be prompted. Drive A & B are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of floppy disk drive ...
...the access mode for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will stop for all other All, But Diskette errors. (Default value) The system boot will not stop for... a keyboard or disk error; BIOS Setup All, But Keyboard The system boot will be prompted. Drive A & B are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of floppy disk drive ...
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...Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, ...menu. Press to exit this function. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to move it up, or to determine it down the list. USB-... or < > to select a device, then press to move it is 360K. (Default value) GA-K8NE Motherboard - 32 - USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
...Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, ...menu. Press to exit this function. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to move it up, or to determine it down the list. USB-... or < > to select a device, then press to move it is 360K. (Default value) GA-K8NE Motherboard - 32 - USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
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... system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the Setup correct password is not entered at the prompt. BIOS Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) Init...
... system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the Setup correct password is not entered at the prompt. BIOS Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) Init...
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.... (Default value) Disabled Disable Serial ATA 1 supported. NV IDE/SATA RAID function Enabled Enable NV IDE/SATA RAID function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. BIOS Setup
.... (Default value) Disabled Disable Serial ATA 1 supported. NV IDE/SATA RAID function Enabled Enable NV IDE/SATA RAID function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. BIOS Setup
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... port 2 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. (Default value) Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8/IRQ3. Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address. ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB... Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to base memory(640K). Disable this function. (Default value) GA-K8NE Motherboard - 36 - Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is...
... port 2 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. (Default value) Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8/IRQ3. Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address. ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB... Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to base memory(640K). Disable this function. (Default value) GA-K8NE Motherboard - 36 - Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is...
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... Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Function AC BACK Function [S1(POS)] [Instant-off . BIOS Setup Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Legacy USB Storage detect Enabled Enable USB storage detect function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. (Default value...
... Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Function AC BACK Function [S1(POS)] [Instant-off . BIOS Setup Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Legacy USB Storage detect Enabled Enable USB storage detect function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. (Default value...
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... IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. - 39 - BIOS Setup
... IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. - 39 - BIOS Setup