Gigabyte GA-K8NULTRA-SLI manual

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. 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[...]

- 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 PCI2 F_USB2 F_USB3 VITESSE 8201 phy BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD SYS_FAN GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI KB_MS Socket 939 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB LAN1 [...]

- 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 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT8712 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 Mem[...]

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

- 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  Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset  nVIDIA ® nForce4 SLI Chipset Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English I/O Control  IT8712 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 T A RAID  Onboard nForce4 SLI chipset (S_A T A0_SB, S_A TA1_SB, S_A T A2_[...]

- 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. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not [...]

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. 2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please mak[...]

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. Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel T echnology , please[...]

- 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. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket fr[...]

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- ready PCI Express TM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express TM bus architecture, features hardware a[...]

- 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. Step 2: Position the SLI Mode side of the module above the socket at a 25 o angle. Al[...]

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. Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and then select the Enable SLI multi-GPU checkb[...]

- 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). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral device[...]

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. Y ou can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-chan[...]

- 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. Align the power connector[...]

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. A red power connector wire indicates a positive [...]

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

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. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A controller(s)[...]

- 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 . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ SPEAK+ Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED Pow[...]

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. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD[...]

- 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. Be careful with the polarity of the IR/CIR connector. Che[...]

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. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE139[...]

- 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. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power[...]

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[...]

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.      Standard CMOS Features This s[...]

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.      Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS valu[...]

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. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ear The year, fro[...]

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. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard[...]

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. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third B[...]

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 [...]

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. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA transfe[...]

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. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. NV IDE/SA T A RAID 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. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. NV SA T A 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable 2nd SA T[...]

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. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port[...]

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 . (Default value) Delay 4 Sec Press pow[...]

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. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5[...]

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 +3.3V OK +12V OK Current CPU T e mperature 34 o C Current CPU F A N Speed 3183 RPM Current POWER F A N Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM F AN Speed 0 RPM CPU W arning T emperature [Disabled] [...]

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. CPU W arning T emperature 60 o C / 140 o F Monitor CPU tempera[...]

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. T emp Limit of Low Speed (Default temperature: 20 o C) The CPU fan will stop spinning when the CPU temperature is below the value set in Temp of FAN tur[...]

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. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) HT Frequency ratio [Auto] CPU Frequency [200] K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] Current DDR speed 266 DDR Clock/ [...]

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. Options include 2/1, 2/1.33, 2/1.5, 2/1.66, 2/1.83, 2/2. DDR Speed[...]

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. Center Spread Set CPU Spread Spectrum to Center Spread. (Default value)[...]

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. "T op Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration ([...]

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>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again 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. Type "N" will return t[...]

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.exe. Chapter 3 Driver[...]

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. 1 1 1 1 1 Only for G[...]

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.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fa[...]

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. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including F A T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up d[...]

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. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and res[...]

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. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? a. After power o[...]

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 BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable", the PC wil[...]

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. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling [...]

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.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defau[...]

K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 Disable Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Enab le Halt On Error Di[...]

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.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup 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.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS[...]

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. Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to [...]

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.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Flopp[...]

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. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Internet[...]

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. It can help y[...]

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. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, wh[...]

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. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their approp[...]

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. Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring. T o change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID M[...]

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. N VIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirr oring Striping Block: Opti m al Free Disks Loc Disk Model Na me Array Disks Loc Disk Model Na me [   [...]

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. Array 2 : N VIDIA MIRROR 1 11.79G - Array Detail - RAID Mode: M irr oring St[...]

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. First of all, copy the driver for th[...]

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. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". STEP 2 : Following insta[...]

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. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out&q[...]

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". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right han[...]

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". STEP 2 : Following instal[...]

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. Following is an example for 2 channels (Following pictures are in Windo[...]

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. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in n[...]

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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.[...]

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.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn Shanghai TEL: +86-021-63410999 FAX: +86-02[...]