Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI manual

GA-K8NXP-SLI AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-K8NXPSLI-1004[...]

Motherboard GA-K8NXP-SLI Dec. 14, 2004 Dec. 14, 2004 Motherboard GA-K8NXP-SLI[...]

Copyright © 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ....................................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 51 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 1 3 - 2 Software Application ..............................................................................[...]

- 6 - GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 ATX_12V CPU_FAN NB_FAN CODEC IT8712F nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI Main BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 F_USB3 VITESSE 8201 phy BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD SYS_FAN GA-K8NXP-SLI KB_MS Socket 939 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB LAN1 F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL PWR_LED IDE1 Marvell 8053 F2_1394 PWR_FAN Backup BIOS F1_1394 IR_CIR PCIE_16[...]

- 7 - Block Diagram AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT8712F 4 SA T A 3Gb/s A T A33/66/100/133 IDE Channels PCICLK (33MHz) 2PCI PCI Bus Marvell 8053 RJ45 10 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port LPC BUS COM Port IR_CIR LAN 1 Line-Out MIC C[...]

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Hardware Installation - 9 - 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). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU  Socket 939 for AMD Athlon TM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8)  2000MT/s system bus  Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset  nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI Chipset Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note)  Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU temperature detection  CPU / System / Power fan speed detection  CPU warning temperature  CPU fan failure warning  CPU smart fan control Onboard SA TA RAID  Onboard nForce4 SLI chipset (S_A T A0_SB, S_AT A1_SB, S_A T A2_SB, S_AT A3_SB) - suppor[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 1 2 - English 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. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert p[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - 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.[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 1 4 - English 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. 2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure t[...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 DS/SS DS/SS X X X X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS 1 memory module 2 memory modules 3 memory modules DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 X DS/SS X X X X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 1 6 - English 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. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the [...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power System) What is K8DPS? K8DPS (Dual Power System) is a daughter card which can provide you the Dual Power System function. A cool stylish neon blue K8DPS that supplies a total 6-phase power circuit design, delivers a high durable power design for the new generation motherbo[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 -7 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration NVIDIA nForce4 SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI- ready PCI Express TM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express TM bus architecture, features hardwa[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English 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. Step 2: Position the SLI Mode side of the module above the socket at a 25 o angle. Align the smal[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 2 0 - 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. Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and then select the Enable SLI multi-GPU ch[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 1 -8 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). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. SPDIF_I ([...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 - 9 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN 5 ) PWR_FAN 6 ) NB_FAN 7 ) FDD 8) IDE1 / IDE2 9) S_A T A0/1/2/3_SB 10 ) SA T A0/1/2/3_SII 1 1) F_AUDIO 1 2) F_P ANEL 1 3 ) CD_IN 1 4 ) PWR_LED 1 5 ) IR/CIR 16 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 17) F1_1394/F2_1394 1 8 ) CLR_CMO[...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 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. Align the power connector with its pr[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 2 4 - 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. A red power connector wire indicates a posit[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 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). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 2 6 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5R X N 6 RXP 7 GND 1 1 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector , you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper . In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector . Also please make sure the pin assi[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 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 . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ SPEAK+ Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED Power Switch Sp[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 2 8 - 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. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 [...]

Hardware Installation - 29 - English 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. Be careful with the polarity of the IR/CIR connector. Check the pin a[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 3 0 - English Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TP A1+ 4 TP A1- 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB1+ 8 TPB1- 9 Power 1 0 Power 1 1 TP A2+ 12 TP A2- 13 GND 1 4 No Pin 1 5 TPB2+ 1 6 TPB2- 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No. Definition 1 TP A0+ 2 TP A0- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0+ 6 TPB0- 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS (Cle[...]

Hardware Installation - 31 - English 1 9 ) B A 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. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. T[...]

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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. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 3 4 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard [...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English      Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.      Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.      Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI 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. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ea r The year, from 1999 t[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>. Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25"[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI 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. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third Boot Devic[...]

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. (Default value) Init Display First This feature allows you [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI 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. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA transfer access [...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function.[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 4 2 - English On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default V alue) V1.1 Enable only USB 1.1 controller Disabled Disable onchip USB support. USB Memory T ype SHADOW Set USB Memory Type to SHADOW. (Default value) Base Memory (640K) Set USB Memory Type to Base Memory (640K). USB Keyboard Support Ena[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode SP P Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Defau[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI 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. (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button [...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. A[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] On-board Device IRQ Assign [Auto] KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F7: Opti[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-6 PC Health Status 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. CPU W arning T emperature 60 o C / 140 o [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 4 8 - 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. CPU Frequency 200.0~400.0MHz Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 400MHz. CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Disable CPU Spread Spectrum. Center Spread Set CPU Spread Spectrum to Center Sprea[...]

BIOS Setup - 49 - English HT -Link voltage control Normal Supply HT-Link voltage as HT-Link required. (Default value) +0.1V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.1V. +0.2V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.2V. +0.3V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.3V. DDR voltage control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR voltage, damage to th[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 5 0 - English selection and not enter a password. T o disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message "P ASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. The BIOS[...]

Drivers Installation - 51 - 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.exe. Chapter 3 Driver[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 5 2 - 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 - 53 - 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 - 55 - 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.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fa[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. Supports FA T16, FA T32, and NTFS formats 2. Must be connected to the IDE1[...]

Appendix - 57 - English 2 . Press F9 during powering on the computer . (T ext Mode) Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart 1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you c[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 5 8 - English 1. Execute Backup Utility:      Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this [...]

Appendix - 59 - 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. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? a. After power on the computer , pressing [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 6 0 - 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 BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable&[...]

Appendix - 61 - 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. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling around with any complicate[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 6 2 - 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 a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa[...]

Appendix - 63 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disa ble Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disa ble Copy Main ROM Data[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 6 4 - 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.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup RO[...]

Appendix - 65 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fla sh F10: Save &[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 6 6 - 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. Action bar: Contains the names of four a[...]

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 shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Ente[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 6 8 - 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. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Cli[...]

Appendix - 69 - 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. It can help you check out which kind of[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 7 0 - 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. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redund[...]

Appendix - 71 - 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. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the moth[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 7 2 - 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. Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring. T o change to a dif ferent RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want app[...]

Appendix - 73 - English Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. N VIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirr oring Stri ping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model N a me Array Disks Loc Disk Model N a me [      ] Add [   [...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 7 4 - 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. Array 2 : N VIDIA MIRROR 11 1.79G - Array Detail - RAID Mod[...]

Appendix - 75 - 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. First of all, copy the driver for the SA T A controller from t[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 7 6 - 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. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". STEP 2 [...]

Appendix - 77 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following i[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 7 8 - 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 find a Sound Effect icon on th[...]

Appendix - 79 - 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". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 8 0 - 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 Win- dows 2000. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Following pictures are in [...]

Appendix - 81 - 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.[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard - 8 2 - 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. Why? Answer: Some advanced option[...]

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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.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte[...]

GA-K8NXP-SLI 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.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn Shanghai TEL: +86-021-63410999 FAX: +86-021-6341010[...]