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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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... outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Make sure your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 16 - Be...
... outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Make sure your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 16 - Be...
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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. If your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing digital audio to...
... 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. If your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing digital audio to...
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GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 22 - Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 1 3 MPD- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. English 7) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (Serial ATA Connectors, Controlled by nForce4(-4X)) Serial ATA can provide up to work properly. 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 indicate whether the system is on/off. Pin No.
GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 22 - Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 1 3 MPD- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. English 7) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (Serial ATA Connectors, Controlled by nForce4(-4X)) Serial ATA can provide up to work properly. 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 indicate whether the system is on/off. Pin No.
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.... - 37 - Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3BC/IRQ7. (Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to create RAID data drive or install O.S. USB Memory Type SHADOW Set USB memory...
.... - 37 - Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3BC/IRQ7. (Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to create RAID data drive or install O.S. USB Memory Type SHADOW Set USB memory...
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...your system automatically. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" Just select the drivers you automatically. in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After restarting your... in Windows XP. System will continue to install other drivers. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system ...
...your system automatically. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" Just select the drivers you automatically. in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After restarting your... in Windows XP. System will continue to install other drivers. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system ...
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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-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.
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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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... SATA IDE controllers. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 52 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For..., you complete installations of the hard disk will appear in the future. 2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of OS and all required drivers as well as software.
... SATA IDE controllers. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 52 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For..., you complete installations of the hard disk will appear in the future. 2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of OS and all required drivers as well as software.
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... longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be solved by 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 - REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. Not... 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is as follows: a. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Limitations: 1.
... longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be solved by 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 - REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. Not... 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is as follows: a. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Limitations: 1.
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... [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 64 - The RAID prompt appears as Figure below to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. English Please follow the steps below ). Ctrl + S to construct a complete RAID...: To achieve best performance, it is provided. (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 NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you ...
... [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 64 - The RAID prompt appears as Figure below to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. English Please follow the steps below ). Ctrl + S to construct a complete RAID...: To achieve best performance, it is provided. (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 NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you ...
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At the prompt, press Y to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 67 - The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the ...
At the prompt, press Y to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 67 - The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the ...
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...finished. (Note 2) Fig.1 Fig. 2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to be recognized during OS installation. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file ... "Press F6 if you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 68 - Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note 1). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete ...
...finished. (Note 2) Fig.1 Fig. 2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to be recognized during OS installation. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file ... "Press F6 if you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 68 - Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode(Note 1). Follow the on-screen instructions to complete ...
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Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Mic In. Line Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Connect microphone to Center/ Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Center/Subwoofer Speaker ...
Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Mic In. Line Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Connect microphone to Center/ Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Center/Subwoofer Speaker ...
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... select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 70 - Click the icon to "Rear Speaker Out". STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left...
... select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 70 - Click the icon to "Rear Speaker Out". STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left...
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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 select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out - 71 - Click the icon to complete 6 channel audio configuration. Appendix 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 "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out".
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 select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out - 71 - Click the icon to complete 6 channel audio configuration. Appendix 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 "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out".
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... Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 72 - STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to select the function.
... Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard - 72 - STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to select the function.