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... the top edge of the module above the socket at a 25o angle. Make sure the gold edge connectors are fully inserted. English III. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 20 - Step 1: Gently spread the retaining clips of the module into the socket. Step 3: Insert the top edge of the socket... two ends of the module until it is locked in the socket. Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is attached.) Connecting Two Graphics Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in the SLI Mode direction. Note that as the switch module is inserted in the socket in the Normal Mode...
... the top edge of the module above the socket at a 25o angle. Make sure the gold edge connectors are fully inserted. English III. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 20 - Step 1: Gently spread the retaining clips of the module into the socket. Step 3: Insert the top edge of the socket... two ends of the module until it is locked in the socket. Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is attached.) Connecting Two Graphics Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in the SLI Mode direction. Note that as the switch module is inserted in the socket in the Normal Mode...
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... The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to its original settings. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. CONTROL KEYS Enter> Move to activate certain system features. Quit and not save the current BIOS to DOS before upgrading BIOS but... (Power-On Self Test) will take you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - When the power is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to a disk in the...
... The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to its original settings. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. CONTROL KEYS Enter> Move to activate certain system features. Quit and not save the current BIOS to DOS before upgrading BIOS but... (Power-On Self Test) will take you to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 33 - When the power is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to a disk in the...
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... If you disabling the option to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance." Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...Selecting this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable Top Performance function. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working ...
... If you disabling the option to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance." Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...Selecting this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable Top Performance function. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will increase H/W working ...
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...Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Only for you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will auto start and show a question .... The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - Drivers Installation System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want then click the "GO" button.
...Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Only for you automatically. 1 1 Some device drivers will auto start and show a question .... The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. - 55 - Drivers Installation System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want then click the "GO" button.
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... cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 59 - Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune...Confirmation and Execution button 6. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. for special enhancement for...
... cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. - 59 - Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune...Confirmation and Execution button 6. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. for special enhancement for...
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Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16,... of the screen. VESA-supported VGA cards How to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. It is recommended that Xpress...DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. System requirements: 1. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress...
Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16,... of the screen. VESA-supported VGA cards How to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 60 - Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. It is recommended that Xpress...DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. System requirements: 1. GA-K8N Ultra-SLI F7b . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 03/03/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0DC-00 Xpress...
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...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 - Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards (As this is compliant with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows...Not compatible to your motherboard manufacturer. 5. SATA IDE channel 3 f. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix For the use of the data to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. mended but the actual...
...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 - Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards (As this is compliant with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows...Not compatible to your motherboard manufacturer. 5. SATA IDE channel 3 f. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix For the use of the data to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. mended but the actual...
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...menu of updating BIOS to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to use Q-Flash utility. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling ..., from Fa3 to update BIOS. With this utility, users only have to stay in DOS or Windows. English Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Q-FlashTM is not responsible for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website. 2. Download the latest BIOS for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of the motherboards...
...menu of updating BIOS to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to use Q-Flash utility. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling ..., from Fa3 to update BIOS. With this utility, users only have to stay in DOS or Windows. English Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Q-FlashTM is not responsible for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website. 2. Download the latest BIOS for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of the motherboards...
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...file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: K8NS939.D2). Complete update process following the instruction. - 71 - Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Fig 3. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Update New BIOS" icon. Select @BIOSTM sever. e. b. Please select "All Files" in ...c. Appendix Installation complete and run @BIOS Select @BIOS item. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Fig 1. The @BIOS utility Click " " Click "Update New BIOS" Fig 4. Methods and steps: I. b. c. System will automatically download and...
...file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: K8NS939.D2). Complete update process following the instruction. - 71 - Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Fig 3. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Update New BIOS" icon. Select @BIOSTM sever. e. b. Please select "All Files" in ...c. Appendix Installation complete and run @BIOS Select @BIOS item. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Fig 1. The @BIOS utility Click " " Click "Update New BIOS" Fig 4. Methods and steps: I. b. c. System will automatically download and...
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...more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on 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...to the section on the motherboard ie. Press F10 to press F10 before the window disappears. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the system POST and boot process prior to select ... Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 -
...more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on 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...to the section on the motherboard ie. Press F10 to press F10 before the window disappears. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. Define a New Array window appears (as part of the system POST and boot process prior to select ... Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 -
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... the values can be used as a RAID array disk, 1. either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring. Define a New Array - English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key ( ). These...
... the values can be used as a RAID array disk, 1. either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring. Define a New Array - English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key ( ). These...
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...must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as boot device if you can select a disk array as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you want to wipe out all the data from an array. You can review the RAID arrays that you want to specify ...5 2004 - Id Status Vendor Array Model Name 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 - Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Clear disk daAtrar?ay Disks Loc Disk Model Name [Y[] Y]EASdd [N] N11..O01..MM...
...must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as boot device if you can select a disk array as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you want to wipe out all the data from an array. You can review the RAID arrays that you want to specify ...5 2004 - Id Status Vendor Array Model Name 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 - Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Clear disk daAtrar?ay Disks Loc Disk Model Name [Y[] Y]EASdd [N] N11..O01..MM...
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Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 77 - The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step ...
Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to configure and load drivers under Windows. - 77 - The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step ...
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... SATA controller from the Windows installation disk to the floppy disk. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM.... Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. First of all, copy the driver for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install a third ...
... SATA controller from the Windows installation disk to the floppy disk. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM.... Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. First of all, copy the driver for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install a third ...
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...). The front channels or earphone can be connected to select the function. - 79 - Connect the rear channels to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation...
...). The front channels or earphone can be connected to select the function. - 79 - Connect the rear channels to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation...
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English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Appendix Following is an example for Windows 98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME. A window will only appear when 3D audio inputs. - 83 - Auto-detecting: Please connect the devices to MIC In jack. Install Microsoft... DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for 2 channels (Following pictures are in Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or ...
English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Appendix Following is an example for Windows 98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME. A window will only appear when 3D audio inputs. - 83 - Auto-detecting: Please connect the devices to MIC In jack. Install Microsoft... DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for 2 channels (Following pictures are in Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or ...