AMD GA-K8N51GMF-9 manuale d’uso

GA-K8N51GMF-9 AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 100 4 12ME-51GMF9-100 4 R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The W[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard Layout ......................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .......................................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 47 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 7 3 - 2 Software Application ..............................................................................[...]

- 6 - GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN AUDIO2 nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100 SPDIF_IO CODEC VGA LPT USB LAN VIA VT6307 F_PANEL BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_AUDIO F_USB2 F_USB1 BAT ATX IDE2 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN CD_IN GA-K8N51GMF-9 COMA PCIE_16 CI Socket 939 IDE1 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 PCIE_1 F1_1394 W83627 nVIDIA ® nForce 430 AUDIO1 USB 1394 PWR_LED[...]

- 7 - Block Diagram PCICLK (33MHz) AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus 2PCI PCI Bus 1 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express Bus nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100 nVIDIA ® nForce 430 2 IEEE1394 VT6307 DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory 4 SA T A 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports Line-Out MIC CODEC Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center/S[...]

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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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU  Socket 939 for AMD Sempron TM / Athlon TM 64 / Athlon TM 64 FX / Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor (K8)  2000MT/s system bus  Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset  Northbridge: nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100  Southbridge: nVIDIA ® nForce 430  Supported on the Win[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English I/O Control  Winbond W83627 Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU / System temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection  CPU warning temperature  CPU / System fan failure warning  CPU smart fan control (Note 2) Onboard SA TA  Onboard nVIDIA ® nForce 430 controller 3G[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 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[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink The 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 heat sink. Fig.1 B[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 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 [...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8N51GMF-9 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. Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel T echnology , please follow the guidelines below f[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 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 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. VGA Port [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack. In ad[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V Pin No. Definition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 1 6 PS_ON(soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 2 3 +5V (Only for 24-pin A TX) 24 G N D (Only for 24-pin A TX) Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB(stand by +5V) [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN (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 positive connec[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 2 9 10 8 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio [...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 9 ) F_P ANEL (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 . HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: Powe[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 0 ) 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 ) 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. 1 1 Pin No. Definitio[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 2 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable,[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 4 ) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output funct[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 6 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 7 ) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector a[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 2 8 - English 1 8 ) 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. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. [...]

BIOS Setup - 29 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 3 0 - 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 - 31 - 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.      Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS valu[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 3 2 - 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 [...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head N[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 3 4 - 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 Devi[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals SA T AII RAID Config SA T A-II RAID function Enabled Enable SA T AII RAID function. Disabled Disable SA T AII RAID function. (Default value) SA T A-II 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SA T AII 1 1st SAT A RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SA T A-II 1 Se[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English SA T A-II 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SA TAII 2 1st SA TA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SA T A-II 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable SA TAII 2 2nd SA T A RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 3 8 - English Onboard LAN Function Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard [...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 4 sec. to Power[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 4 0 - English 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. Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the system. Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power [...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - 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] KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help M[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, Case Opened will show "No." If the case is opened, Case Opened will show "Y es." If you want to reset Ca[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2 - 7 Frequency/V oltage Control Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Frequency 200.0~300.0MHz Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 300MHz. PCIE Clock 100~145MHz Set PCIE Clock from 100MHz to 145MHz. K8 CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU d[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Set[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - 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>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter&g[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 4 6 - 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. Type "N" will return to Setup[...]

Drivers Installation - 47 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 4 8 - 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 - 49 - 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 - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 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 sp[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 5 2 - 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 IDE[...]

Appendix - 53 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 - 55 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 Lo[...]

Appendix - 57 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 5 8 - 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 R[...]

Appendix - 59 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 6 0 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 61 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 6 2 - 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. Cl[...]

Appendix - 63 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 6 4 - 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 redun[...]

Appendix - 65 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 Striping. T o change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appe[...]

Appendix - 67 - English Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 - Array List - [Ctrl-X] Exit [      ] Sele ct [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Boot Id Status V endor Array Model Na me No 2 Healthy [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 6 8 - 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 Mo[...]

Appendix - 69 - 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 [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 7 0 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. Note that if you wish to connect a mic[...]

Appendix - 71 - English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of [...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 7 2 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper le[...]

Appendix - 73 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3: After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel aud[...]

GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 7 4 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: T o enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG area, click the T ool i[...]

Appendix - 75 - 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 options are hidden in n[...]

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Appendix - 79 - 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-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 8 0 - 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: +86-021-634101[...]