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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.
Motherboard GA-K8N Ultra-SLI Ja n. 12, 2005 Jan. 12, 2005 Motherboard GA-K8N Ultra-SLI.
Motherboard GA-K8N Pro-SLI Feb. 25, 2005 Feb. 25, 2005 Motherboard GA-K8N Pro-SLI.
Motherboard GA-K8N-SLI Aug. 8, 2005 Aug. 8, 2005 Motherboard GA-K8N-SLI.
Copyright © 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.
- 6 - T able of Contents GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout ..................... 8 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .
- 7 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 55 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 5 3 -2 Software Application .
- 8 - GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. ATX_12V CPU_FAN NB_FAN CODEC IT8712 nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI Main BIOS PCI1 PCI.
- 9 - Block Diagram Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. Center/Subwoofer Spear Out AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI DDR 400/333/266/200.
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Hardware Installation - 11 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
- 12 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Motherboard GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI or GA-K8N-SLI CPU Socket 939 for AMD Athlon TM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8) 2000MT/s system bus.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan speed detection CPU warning tem.
- 14 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 -3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink The fan heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste. T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the fan heat sink.
- 16 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8N Ultra-SLI/GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel T echnology . When the Dual Channel T echnology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one.
- 18 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 -5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1 -6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration NVIDIA nForce4 SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI- read.
- 20 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Connecting Two Graphics Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards" on page 16 and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same model to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in your sys- tem tray and then select NVIDIA Display . The NVIDIA control panel will appear.
- 22 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 -7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple).
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 -8 Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector. Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector.
- 24 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
- 26 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 8 ) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive).
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 9 ) S_A T A0/1/2/3_SB (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce4 SLI) 1 0 ) SA T A0/1/2/3_SII (SA T A Connectors, Controlled by Sil3114) SA T A 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate while SA T A provides up to 150MB/s transfer rate.
- 28 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 2 ) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below .
Hardware Installation - 29 - English 1 3 ) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 1 4 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off.
- 30 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 5) IR_CIR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin one the connector . T o enable the IR/CIR function, you are required to purchase an optional IR/CIR module. T o use IR function only , please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5.
Hardware Installation - 31 - English 1 7) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors) Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.
- 32 - English K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 1 9 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 3 4 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F6a) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
BIOS Setup - 35 - English Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 3 8 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list.
BIOS Setup - 39 - English Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 4 0 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.
BIOS Setup - 41 - English On-Chip MAC Lan Auto Auto-detect onbo ard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 4 2 - English NV SA T A 2 class code (Note) 0101 Set NV SA T A 2 class code to 0101. (Default value) 0104 Set NV SA T A 2 class code to 0104. NV SA T A 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable 2nd SA T A primary RAID function.
BIOS Setup - 43 - English Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 -4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). Soft-Off by Power button Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly .
BIOS Setup - 45 - English Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software PC Health Status Vcore OK DDR25V OK +3.
BIOS Setup - 47 - English Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/Power/System fan speed status automatically.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 4 8 - English T emp of F AN turn off (Default temperature: 0 o C) When the CPU temperature is below the value set in this option, the CPU fan will stop spinning.
BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2 -7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 5 0 - English Current DDR Speed Displays the current DDR speed. DDR clock/Timing Mode Auto Set DDR Clock and Timing Mode automatically. (Default value) Manual Set DDR Clock and Timing Mode manually. CPU/DDR clock Ratio Set the CPU/DDR clock ratio.
BIOS Setup - 51 - English Refresh Rate (Tref) Set the Refresh Rate. Read Preamble value 2~9.5ns Set the Read Preamble value. (Default value: 7ns) Async Latency value 2~9ns Set the Async Latency value (Default value: 7ns) CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Disable CPU Spread Spectrum.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 5 2 - English 2 -8 T op Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable "T op Performance." Disabled Disable this function. (Default V alue) Enabled Enable T op Performance function.
BIOS Setup - 53 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 5 4 - English 2 -1 1 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Drivers Installation - 55 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 5 6 - 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. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Drivers Installation - 57 - 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.
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Appendix - 59 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing system performance, 2) C.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 0 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data.
Appendix - 61 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 2 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. b . Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility B.
Appendix - 63 - English c . Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main B.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 4 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows.
Appendix - 65 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Standard CMOS Feature s Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power M anage ment Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 6 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size..
Appendix - 67 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 8 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Standard CMOS Feature s Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power M anage ment Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.
Appendix - 69 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 7 0 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.
Appendix - 71 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 7 2 - English III. Save BIOS: In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box.
Appendix - 73 - English 4-1-4 Serial A T A BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 7 4 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity.
Appendix - 75 - English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 7 6 - English Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.
Appendix - 77 - English Press Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears. The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 7 8 - English Installing the RAID drivers T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
Appendix - 79 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Line Out Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 8 0 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration.
Appendix - 81 - 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".
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 8 2 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Cen- ter/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out".
Appendix - 83 - English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 8 4 - English If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.
Appendix - 85 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
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Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.
K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 8 8 - English China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.
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