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GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-K8NUSLI-1004
GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-K8NUSLI-1004
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... Contents GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram ...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 11 1-2 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink 14 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 15 1-4 Installation of Memory 16 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 18 1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable...
... Contents GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram ...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 11 1-2 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink 14 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink 15 1-4 Installation of Memory 16 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 18 1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable...
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... ALC850 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Only for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8) 2000MT/s system bus ...memory during system startup. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. MIC ; For example, 4 GB of ...
... ALC850 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Only for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8) 2000MT/s system bus ...memory during system startup. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI Socket 939 for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. MIC ; For example, 4 GB of ...
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...maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chip (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII, SATA3_SII) - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports hot plugging function - supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), or striping + mirroring (RAID ...CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard nForce4 SLI chipset (S_ATA0_SB, S_ATA1_SB, S_ATA2_SB, S_ATA3_SB) - Hardware Installation Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supports hot plugging function - supported on the Win ...(Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
...maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chip (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII, SATA3_SII) - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. supports hot plugging function - supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), or striping + mirroring (RAID ...CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard nForce4 SLI chipset (S_ATA0_SB, S_ATA1_SB, S_ATA2_SB, S_ATA3_SB) - Hardware Installation Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 13 - supports hot plugging function - supported on the Win ...(Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
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...will not be available except for different systems. - 19 - Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to provide enhanced performance. Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can operate at up to insert the swtich module into the switch...it 's not available might damage the system. 2. One connector is SLI Mode and the other is available and can find an SLI switch module socket inserted with the gold edge connector on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard. To change to a mode, you need a power supply that ...
...will not be available except for different systems. - 19 - Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to provide enhanced performance. Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI switch module: You can operate at up to insert the swtich module into the switch...it 's not available might damage the system. 2. One connector is SLI Mode and the other is available and can find an SLI switch module socket inserted with the gold edge connector on the GA-K8N Ulra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI motherboard. To change to a mode, you need a power supply that ...
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...etc. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to the lower port (purple). K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - COMA (Serial Port) Connects to MIC In jack. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use...USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF output is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices....
...etc. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to the lower port (purple). K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - COMA (Serial Port) Connects to MIC In jack. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use...USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF output is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices....
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When the power is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. If you wish to upgrade to activate certain system features. To exit the Help Window press . Only ... BIOS /Q-Flash utility System Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - 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 a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by...
When the power is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. If you wish to upgrade to activate certain system features. To exit the Help Window press . Only ... BIOS /Q-Flash utility System Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - 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 a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by...
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...the advanced option hidden. Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in best performance configuration. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your ... Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to maximize the performance of your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6a) Once you wish to...
...the advanced option hidden. Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in best performance configuration. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your ... Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to maximize the performance of your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6a) Once you wish to...
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K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer ... On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable...
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer ... On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. F1: General Help Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable...
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... function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is connected to the SATA2 or SATA3 connector , please set "NV SATA1/NV...
... function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip) This option is connected to the SATA2 or SATA3 connector , please set "NV SATA1/NV...
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..., enable "Top Performance." For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 52 - English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management SetupTop... this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. "Top Performance" will effect the result. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
..., enable "Top Performance." For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 52 - English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management SetupTop... this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. "Top Performance" will effect the result. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
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... : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS... F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type "Y" will return to RTC CMOS. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to Setup Utility. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
... : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS... F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Type "Y" will return to RTC CMOS. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to Setup Utility. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
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... CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - The "Xpress Install" will auto start and show a question mark "?" in Windows XP. Only for you...
... CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - The "Xpress Install" will auto start and show a question mark "?" in Windows XP. Only for you...
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K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 56 - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 1 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 56 - Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 1 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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... BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage capacity... data backup speed. 3. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will appear in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to provide quick backup and restoration of the...
... BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage capacity... data backup speed. 3. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will appear in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to provide quick backup and restoration of the...
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... is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Limitations: 1. PATA IDE... time than 128G under Windows 2000, 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 - 61 - On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to release disk space...
... is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Limitations: 1. PATA IDE... time than 128G under Windows 2000, 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 - 61 - On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to release disk space...
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...BIOS to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? How to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the Main BIOS. b. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS... BIOS/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Dual BIOS Technology? Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 -
...BIOS to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? How to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. This means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the Main BIOS. b. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS... BIOS/Q-Flash : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Dual BIOS Technology? Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 -
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...Updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below are combined in the same screen. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are sorry that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ...without any complicated instructions and operating system since it with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS...Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 -
...Updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below are combined in the same screen. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are sorry that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ...without any complicated instructions and operating system since it with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS...Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 -
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... F6 if you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the menu(Note2...). Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the provided Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) function manual for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. From the CD-ROM drive ...
... F6 if you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the menu(Note2...). Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the provided Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) function manual for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. From the CD-ROM drive ...