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Table of Contents GA-K8NXP-9 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 Fan Heat Sink 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power...
Table of Contents GA-K8NXP-9 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 Fan Heat Sink 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power...
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GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 10 - For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In/Out connection CD In connection IT8712F (Note) Due to 4GB memory) (... 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio I/O Control Socket 939 for system usage and therefore the actual...
GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 10 - For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In/Out connection CD In connection IT8712F (Note) Due to 4GB memory) (... 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio I/O Control Socket 939 for system usage and therefore the actual...
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... that none are bent. Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU. Socket lever Fig.1 Position lever at a 90 degree angle. Fig.2 A gold-colored...in the wrong direction, the CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly. Please use , otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 12 - Rather than applying force, please change the insert direction of the CPU. Please make sure the fan heat ...
... that none are bent. Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU. Socket lever Fig.1 Position lever at a 90 degree angle. Fig.2 A gold-colored...in the wrong direction, the CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly. Please use , otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 12 - Rather than applying force, please change the insert direction of the CPU. Please make sure the fan heat ...
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If you wish to remove the DIMM module. The memory capacity used . 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 14 - Notch DDR Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can be installed in only one direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are designed so that...
If you wish to remove the DIMM module. The memory capacity used . 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 14 - Notch DDR Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can be installed in only one direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are designed so that...
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... is recommended to CPU limitation, if you must install them in DDR1 and DDR2 DIMM sockets. All of Memory Bus will not be used to boot. (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) 1 memory module 2 memory modules 3 memory modules DDR 1 X X X DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DDR 2 DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS... guidelines below will cause system unable to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend installing them into DIMM sockets of the same color. 3. English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8NXP-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. Dual Channel mode will double.
... is recommended to CPU limitation, if you must install them in DDR1 and DDR2 DIMM sockets. All of Memory Bus will not be used to boot. (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) 1 memory module 2 memory modules 3 memory modules DDR 1 X X X DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DDR 2 DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS... guidelines below will cause system unable to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend installing them into DIMM sockets of the same color. 3. English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8NXP-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. Dual Channel mode will double.
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GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 36 - F1: General Help On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. ... Slave RAID Serial-ATA 1 SATA 1 Primary RAID SATA 1 Secondary RAID Serial-ATA 2 SATA 2 Primary RAID SATA 2 Secondary RAID IDE Prefetch Mode On-Chip USB USB Memory Type [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1.1+V2.0] [SHADOW] Item Help Menu Level...
GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 36 - F1: General Help On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. ... Slave RAID Serial-ATA 1 SATA 1 Primary RAID SATA 1 Secondary RAID Serial-ATA 2 SATA 2 Primary RAID SATA 2 Secondary RAID IDE Prefetch Mode On-Chip USB USB Memory Type [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1.1+V2.0] [SHADOW] Item Help Menu Level...
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...Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. USB Memory Type SHADOW Set USB Memory Type to SHADOW. (Default value) Base Memory (640K) Set USB Memory Type to enable or disable the Serial ATA function of the onboard LAN chip. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 38 - USB Keyboard Support Enabled .... (Default value) Disable this function. (Default value) SATA RAID-5 Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is to Base Memory (640K). Enabled Disabled Enable this function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Disabled...
...Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. USB Memory Type SHADOW Set USB Memory Type to SHADOW. (Default value) Base Memory (640K) Set USB Memory Type to enable or disable the Serial ATA function of the onboard LAN chip. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 38 - USB Keyboard Support Enabled .... (Default value) Disable this function. (Default value) SATA RAID-5 Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is to Base Memory (640K). Enabled Disabled Enable this function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Disabled...
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... through the increase of the screen to abort the - 45 - BIOS Setup You will appear at the center of the DDR voltage, damage to the memory may also press to assist you select this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 2-9 Set Supervisor...
... through the increase of the screen to abort the - 45 - BIOS Setup You will appear at the center of the DDR voltage, damage to the memory may also press to assist you select this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 2-9 Set Supervisor...
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...system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. Display screen Display panel of both CPU cooling... Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I .B. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on to use tools such as 1)...
...system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. Display screen Display panel of both CPU cooling... Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I .B. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on to use tools such as 1)...
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... Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows. The BIOS upgrading guides below first. 1. Intel i875P... Updating BIOS with how to enter BIOS menu. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to Part Two. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, ...BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 - 57 - For example, from Gigabyte's website. 2. English Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Q-FlashTM is Fa3 before updating Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, ...
... Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows. The BIOS upgrading guides below first. 1. Intel i875P... Updating BIOS with how to enter BIOS menu. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to Part Two. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, ...BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 - 57 - For example, from Gigabyte's website. 2. English Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Q-FlashTM is Fa3 before updating Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, ...
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... i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary...Press Esc and then Y button to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 60 - Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A 512K 512K ...
... i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary...Press Esc and then Y button to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 60 - Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A 512K 512K ...
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... (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc. Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to the...
... (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc. Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to the...
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...pins in the battery holder to MB again and turn on power. 6. Turn off the on-board battery to leak voltage to www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up the speaker to the maximum volume? If not, ...these options. Why? gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 78 - Disconnect the power cord from case to the steps below may help...
...pins in the battery holder to MB again and turn on power. 6. Turn off the on-board battery to leak voltage to www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up the speaker to the maximum volume? If not, ...these options. Why? gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 78 - Disconnect the power cord from case to the steps below may help...