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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 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 63 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 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 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 63 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 4-2 Troubleshooting 75 - 5 -
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... card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Power on the slot. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 16 - Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express...
... card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Power on the slot. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 16 - Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express...
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... make sure your OS supports USB controller. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
... make sure your OS supports USB controller. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
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It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to 150MB/s transfer rate. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 22 - English 7) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (Serial ATA Connectors, Controlled by nForce4(-4X)) Serial ATA can provide up to indicate whether the system is on/off. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly. Pin No. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 1 3 MPD-
It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to 150MB/s transfer rate. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 22 - English 7) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (Serial ATA Connectors, Controlled by nForce4(-4X)) Serial ATA can provide up to indicate whether the system is on/off. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly. Pin No. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 1 3 MPD-
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.../IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. (Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to base memory(640K). Disable onboard Serial port 1.
.../IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. (Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to base memory(640K). Disable onboard Serial port 1.
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... mark "?" in Windows XP. After restarting your system automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install the drivers automatically. Drivers Installation After install Windows Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then... uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. The "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon...
... mark "?" in Windows XP. After restarting your system automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install the drivers automatically. Drivers Installation After install Windows Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then... uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. The "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon...
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GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 48 - 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-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 48 - 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.
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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. - 49 - 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. - 49 - Drivers Installation
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...-ROM. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will appear in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 52 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply...If you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD/DVD:" will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of the screen. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32,...
...-ROM. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will appear in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 52 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply...If you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD/DVD:" will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of the screen. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32,...
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... BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 - 53 - When using hard disks with the GPL regulations. 4. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data...
... BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 - 53 - When using hard disks with the GPL regulations. 4. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data...
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...For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the...rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the system... Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 64 - More information on steps 4 and 5 is recommended that the hard drives used are of the array...
...For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the...rebooting your hard drives for RAID construction. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the system... Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 64 - More information on steps 4 and 5 is recommended that the hard drives used are of the array...
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... again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to view and verify details. Now that you want to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 67 - Appendix Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel M/S 1 Master 0 Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear...
... again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to view and verify details. Now that you want to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 67 - Appendix Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel M/S 1 Master 0 Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear...
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... menu. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 68 - First of all, copy the driver for that in MS-DOS mode(Note 1). Prepare a startup disk that , the driver will have to be installed...Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be recognized during OS installation. After that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. From the CD...
... menu. Select the controller driver by this driver file to the floppy disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 68 - First of all, copy the driver for that in MS-DOS mode(Note 1). Prepare a startup disk that , the driver will have to be installed...Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be recognized during OS installation. After that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. From the CD...
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... Speaker Out. Appendix English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Connect the side channels to Mic In. Connect microphone to Side Speaker Out. Line Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Introduction of audio software is applied. You are in Windows XP.) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings...
... Speaker Out. Appendix English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Connect the side channels to Mic In. Connect microphone to Side Speaker Out. Line Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Introduction of audio software is applied. You are in Windows XP.) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings...
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... left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to select the function. Click the icon to complete 4 channel audio configuration. STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 70 - Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
... left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to select the function. Click the icon to complete 4 channel audio configuration. STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 70 - Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
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Click the icon to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out - 71 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration. Appendix
Click the icon to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out - 71 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration. Appendix
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... as desired. Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 72 - STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker...
... as desired. Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 72 - STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker...