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1. game cables PinNo Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1_R 3 GND 5 6 6872 T GPY2 R 8 MSI R 8 GPSA1 10 GND 1 GPY1_R 12 VCC 13 GPSB1 14 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 19 INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable Pin No Definition SMBCLK Vcc SMBDATA GPIO GND GND No Pin NC 12 12 1 9 e GA K8NS Motherboard 30 20 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily shor 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 5 Open Normal 1
2. PinNo Definition 1 CLD 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD GA K8NS Motherboard 21 9 F PANEL 2 x 10 pins Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below Speaker Connector Message LED Power Soft Power Sleep LED Connector e amp x gig BE 2f 20 1 1 19 1 T 9 gt Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 25 Hard
3. DDR 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM Socket Then push it down Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA K8NS Motherboard 16 Step 3 Install expansion cards Readthe related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system gt gt AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will light up indica
4. Ej Short Clear CMOS 1 CAUTION lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer lt 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 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 31 Hardware Installation Process GA K8NS Motherboard 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview ofthe BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing Del immediately will allow you to enter Setup If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F1 key on
5. 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector 34 Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 23 40 39 IDE2 IDE1 Hardware Installation Process 7 SATAO SB SATA1 SB Serial ATA Connector You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector If you wish to use RAID function please use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation PinNo Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 8 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 If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color
6. Congratulations You accomplished the hardware installation Tum on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BlOS software installation 13 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor and cooling fan adhere to the following warning 1 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 2 The processor will overheat without heatsink and or fan resulting in permanent CAUTION irreparable damage 3 If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cutedge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insertorientation 4 Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan 5 Never run the processor without heatsink properly and firmly attached Permanent damage will result 6 Please setthe CPU hostfrequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipset and mostofthe peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CP U Memory Cards etc The installation ofthe processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps Step1 1 First check t
7. PANEL GA K8NS Motherboard 10 Block Diagram AMD K8 CPUCLK4 200MHz AGP Slot Socket 754 4X 8X CPU AGPCLK 66M Hz System Bus 1600MHz DDR 400 333 DIMM DDR RAM LAN BIOS IR CIR RJ45 LPC BUS Game Port 1 nVIDIA 5 PCI x Floppy ICS 1883 nForce 3 118712 250 L LPT Port Ei PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33 MHz 4 5 2 COM Ports B 4 2 ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels PCICLK 025 0 33MHz 2 d deu d 11 Introduction GA K8NS Motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install Memory Modules Step 3 Install Expansion Cards Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3
8. 4 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Methods and steps 1 Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8NS E19 e Complete update process following the instruction 63 Technical Reference 3 Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version 4 Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM n the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS se
9. GA K8NS Motherboard 60 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash 5 26 SST 49 0034 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy 1 file s found BIOS file in the floppy disk 8GE800 F4 256K Total size 1 39M Free size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash 5 26 SST49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Dat
10. No Pin NC 5 e 17 IR CIR To enable the IR CIR function on the board you are required to purchase an option IR CIR module To 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 assignment carefully while you connect the IR CIR cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer HO Pin No Definition VCC NC IRRX GND IRTX NC CIRRX 5VSB CIRTX NC 1 5 5 EN e 29 Hardware Installation Process 18 GAME Game Connector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
11. UAJ Introduction UAJ Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated Enable UAJ function 4 You can click UAJ Automatic button to enable UAJ function GA K8NS Motherboard 72 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery 2 Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O S partition If the hard drive can not work properly you can restore it to the original state 1 It supports FAT16 FAT32 NTFS format gt 2 must be connected to IDE1 Master 3 It s only allows you to install one O S 4 It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA 5 The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not change its size CAUTI 6 Itis not recommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format LEE System data and hard disk s reading writing speed will affect backing up speed We recommend that you install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O S drivers and applications How to use the Xpress Recovery There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility see the below 1 Text Mode press F9 during power
12. 19 4 34 Standard CMOS Features sss 36 Advanced BIOS Features 38 Integrated Peripherals 40 Power Management Setup eie t t nts 43 PnP PCI Configurations 45 PC Health Status iss i 46 Frequency Voltage 47 nen ec rne ree ere 48 Load Fail Safe Defaults 48 GA K8NS Motherboard 6 Load Optimized Defaults 49 Set Supervisor User Password 49 Exit Without 50 Save amp Exit Setup 50 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 53 BIOS Introd cti n 53 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 65 Jack Sensing and UAJ Introduction ee T1 Xpress Recovery Introduction concn cee oe setae eot ae ue recie bs 73 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 76 Chapter 5 83 7 Table of Content Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary CPU Socket 754
13. E nUIDIA Se ATACKP gt F nUIDIA Series ATAC2K gt Dexit Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow on screen instruc tions to complete installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed Note In the menu list IAA RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset GA K8NS Motherboard 80 81 Technical Reference GA K8NS Motherboard 82 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers 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 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers autom
14. Optimized Defaults Press Y on your keyboard to save Control i and exit 59 Technical Reference Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use the Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Flash SST 49LF003A 256K Task menu for Keep DMI Data Enable TM pp Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions
15. PCI 3 IRQ Assi PCI 4 IRQ Ass PCI 1 5 IRQ PCI 2 IRQ Ass F5 Previous Values gt PCI IRQ Assignment PCI Configurations Auto Auto Menu Level gt Auto Auto 1 General Help F timized Def gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 gt PCIAIRQ Assignment 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ PCI 15 IRQ Assignment gt Auto Auto ass 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 1415 SetIRQ PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto ass gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ GA K8NS Motherboard 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 ign IRQ to PCI 1 5 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI5 ign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 46 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC th Status Item Help Menu Level gt 1 Y FA CPU War Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled 1 General Help F5 Previous Values Fail F timized Def gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically lt Current CPU Temperature gt Detect CPU temperature automatically gt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU system fan speed status automaticall
16. a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several different choices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in motherboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible It s free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember con nected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte 28105 53 Technical Reference Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM E With this utility us
17. and turn on the system Failure has been excluded 89 Appendix The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or CPU Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Yes NE Failure has been excluded Perhaps your Check if there is display Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Itis possible that you keyboard o Check if keyboard is working properly connecto 15 defective Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Failure has been excluded No The problem wa probably caused b Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check if the system can reboot successfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Failure has been excluded END If the above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP GA K8NS Motherboard 90 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Country Company Phone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS ver
18. determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 37 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Adv BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Enter Fi oot Device j Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek assword Check Setup Auto AGP ve F7 Optimized Def Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or lt gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up lt gt to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu c First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt 15120 Select your boot device priority by 15120 gt Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk gt CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP gt USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot dev
19. for AMD Althlon 64 processor K8 e 1600MHz system bus e Supports core frequencies in excess of 1 6GHz 2800 and faster Chipset e nVIDIA nForce3 250 Memory 3 184 DDR DIMM sockets support up to 368 DRAM Max e Supports DDR400 333 266 DIMM Supports DDR DIMM Slots 1AGP slotsupports 8X 4X 1 5V mode e 5 PCI slots On Board IDE e 2 IDE controllers provide IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes On Board Floppy 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes On Board SATA 2 Serial ATA connectors On Board Peripherals 1 Parallel port supports Normal EP P ECP mode 2 Serial ports COMA amp COMB 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x rear 4 x front by cable lFrontaudio connector 1 IrDA connector for IR CIR 1 5 2 keyboard 1 5 2 mouse On Board LAN Built in ICS 1883 10 100 Mbit 1RJ45 port On Board Sound ALC850 CODEC Supports J ack Sensing function Supports 2 4 6 8 channel Line Out Line In Mic In Surround Back Speaker by optional S urround Kit SPDIF In Out CD In Game connector On Board SATA RAID 5 SB SATAL SB Built in nVIDIA nF orce3 250 Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 Supports BOD function Supports UDMA up to 150 MB sec Up to 2 SATA devices GA K8NS Motherboard to be continued Control T8712 Hardware Mon
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21. having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item GA K8NS Motherboard 56 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility lt lt Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST49LF003A 512K 1 file s found BIOS file in the floppy disk 8KNXPU Fba 512K Total size 1 39M F5 Refresh Free size 911 50K DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading t
22. mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver Note If an Error message appears during the installation of the nVIDIA System Driver ignore the message and continue on with driver installation GA K8NS Motherboard 84 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners bete 84 01 16 1 CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HAROWARE INFORMATION CONTACT W Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network EasyTune 4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc DirectX 9 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence 85 Appendix SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares a
23. of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS utility bar Bios SST 491 512K SST 49 512K Boot From Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom Main Bios Dual BIOS Auto Recovery Enable HaltOn Error Disable utility Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Load Main BIOS from Floppy Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four 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 operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk
24. 2_HT required Default value gt 0 1V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 1V gt 0 2V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 2V 0 3V Increase VCC12_HT voltage 0 3V DDR voltage control Normal Supply DDR voltage as DDR required Default value gt 0 1V Increase DDR voltage 0 1V 0 2V Increase DDR voltage 0 2V gt 0 3V Increase DDR voltage 0 3V GA K8NS Motherboard 48 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Disabled Enabled ESC Quit F8 Q Flash ESC Abort If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function 6 Top Performance will increase H W working speed Different system configuration both component and 05 will effect the result For example the same H W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP but works smoothly with Windows NT Therefore if your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Periphe
25. D1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 09 23 2003 i875P 6A79BG03C 00 58 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Press Enter on yra Peripherals Integrated Peripherals Load Optim your keyboard Power Management Setup Set Supe PnP PCI Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Press Y on your keyboard to load ovatus Dave Control Exit Without Saving defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load
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27. Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash 12 SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Enter Run Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 The BIOS file becomes Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS ff Check System Health OK Fab after updating lt CPUID Patch ID 0009 Memory Testing 122880K 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69Y G01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully GA K8NS Motherboard 62 Method 2 8105 Utility If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS 7 Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x ME NT4 2000 XP Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type Gigabyte 3 Click Click here Gigabyte 6105 server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte 28105 server in Japan Gigabyte 28105 server in U S A Update New BIOS Save Current BIDS Clear PnP Data Pool About this program
28. GA K8NS AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME K8NS 1001 Copyright 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyrightby GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part ofthis manual may be reproduced ortransmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein O EN 55011 EN 55013 EN 55014 1 EN 55015 EN 55020 EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Trading GMbH full address Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Gemany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA K8NS is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio distu
29. LINK 9 F PANEL 20 CLR CMOS 10 RAM LED 21 1 2X DET GA K8NS Motherboard 20 1 12V 12V Power Connector This connector 12V supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore If this 12V connector is not connected system cannot boot PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 GND 4 2 3 42V 4 12V 3 1 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 11 1 3 GND 4 vcc 5 GND 6 vec n n 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 212 33V 12 12V LAE 13 GND 20 1210 14 PS ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 20 vcc 21 Hardware In
30. Network Input Output LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory 93 Appendix GA K8NS Motherboard 04 95 Appendix CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world Taiwan Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8912 4888 Fax 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing issues http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp Website http www gigabyte com tw e USA G B T INC Address 17358 Railroad St City of Industry CA 91748 Tel 1 626 854 9338 Fax 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http www giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing issues http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp Website http www
31. a Enable Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt 25 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System 1 Enter Run CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 61 Technical Reference 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 SST 49LF003A 256K The porcess of updating Updating BIOS Now BIOS gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash SST 49 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Enter Run 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q
32. address gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IR Q7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 gt Disabled Disable onboard LPT port gt 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port gt Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Game Port Address 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default value 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 Disabled Disable this function Midi Port Address 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default value GA K8NS Motherboard 42 lt CIR Port Address 310 Set CIR Port Address to 310 320 Set CIR Po
33. al cable and Fiber connecting port 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard IS pr ie T 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder GA K8NS Motherboard T0 Jack Sensing and UAJ 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 CAUTION Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio 5 input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or in N4 others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Front Speaker n Mic In Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs 71 Technical Reference 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 Headphone Paste Specks Reset
34. an be connected to a Serial ports o o pezo COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male 9 Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack microphone to Line In Rear Speaker MIC In jack Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Please note You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channel audio Q MIC In Center and Subwoofer by S W selection If you want to enable 8 channel function you can refer to page 27 and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 65 nn lt 19 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 13 14 IH 10 16 20 8 9 1 ATX 12V 12 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 13 SUR CEN 3 CPU FAN 14 SPDIF IO 4 SYS FAN 15 CD IN 5 FDD 16 USB1 F USB2 6 IDE1 IDE2 17 IR CIR 7 0 SB SATA1 SB 18 GAME 8 PWR LED 19 INFO
35. ar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration 4CH Speaker Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker Speaker 8CH Speaker GA K8NS Motherboard 66 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer chan nels to MIC In Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect g icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ ea Function Then click on the left selection bar and select Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Speaker 7 Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 67 Technical Reference 8 Channel Audio Setup using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output an optical and coaxial cable and Surround Kit The Surround Kit offers R L surround center subwoofer output and rear surround STEP 1 Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case STEP 2 Connect Surround Kit to the SUR CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP 3 There are two methods of 8 channel audio configuration Method 1 Connect t
36. are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or error 2 beeps Parity error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 4 beeps Timer not operational 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 5 beeps Processor error Continuous long beeps DRAM error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous short beeps Power error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Question 11 How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals Onboard H W Serial ATA enable Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function Question 12 For the M B which have RAID function how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard H W ATA RAID enable Then it depends on
37. atically beta 34 0114 1 GIGABYTE pee i a APPLICATIONS y SOFTWAR INFORMATION INFORMATION a The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The will finish the installation for you automatically bree 34 0114 1 DM d Massage Some device drivers will restart your bi System automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers ina APPLICATIONS A SOFTWARE INFORMATION We recommend that you install all components in the list INFORMATION p em RETURN 83 Appendix f gt Driver installation finished S wore You have to reboot system INFORMATION INFORMATION po Item Description nVIDIA System Driver For nVIDIA chipset driver USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP RealTek AC97 Codec Driver Realtek audio driver W nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver For nVIDIA USB 2 0 enhanced host controller For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service A Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question
38. ble onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port USB Host Controller gt Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function gt 1 1 2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controller Default value gt V1 1 Only enable USB 1 1 controller USB Keyboard Support gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support gt Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support gt Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY Enabled Enable Serial ATA support Default value gt Disabled Disable Serial ATA support AC97 Audio Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function 41 BIOS Setup q 4 On Chip LAN nVIDIA Auto Auto detect onboard LAN function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN function Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2
39. but the values can be between 4 and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode em Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name 51312002645 Del F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 74 Select ENTER Popup Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode em Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 74 Select ENTER Popup GA K8NS Motherboard 78 Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previously us
40. d Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value ofthe system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration 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 amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 35 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy C 1984 2004 Award Software Stan AOS Features Date mm dd Mon Mar 1 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Master None year IDE Channel 0 None IDE Channel 1 Master None lt Week gt IDE Channel 1 Slave None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 3 Master None lt Month gt Jan to Dec Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None lt Day gt Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Holt On But Keyboard Year 1999 to 2098 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is displayed only gt Mo
41. ed as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array Use the arrow keys to select the array then press B to specify the array as bootable NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name BBS 2 Health NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Ctrl X Exit 74 Select B Set Boot New Array ENTER Detail 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 NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79 Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 32K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl X to exit the RAID setup Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows 79 Technical Reference Installing the RAID drive
42. ed in the computer None floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area gt Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives gt Halton The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value gt All But Diskette system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors gt All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors lt Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will
43. en damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer PinNo Definition VCC No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND 2 6 1 5 15 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector PinNo Definition m 1 CDL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDR GA K8NS Motherboard 28 16 F USB1 F USB2 Front USB Connector Yellow 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 please contact your local dealer 10 9 PinNo Definition Power lt Power USB Dx USB Dy USB Dx USB Dy GND GND
44. er Ma PnP PCI PC Health Dave Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 751 BIOS Setup GA K8NS Motherboard 52 Chapter 4 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS Live Update Utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is but always hesitate to update it Because you think updating new TM est BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don t know BIOS Live Update Utility how to update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don t like to do it too much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is not a interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces 08105 the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is
45. ers only have to stay the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Us ing Q Flash indicating more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of CAUTION system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BlOS please refer to Part Two GA K8NS Motherboard 54 Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same Screen This section only deals with
46. f Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image 2 Execute Restore Utility f This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restore the backup image to the original state 3 Remove Backup Image f Are you sure to remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password f Please input the password a z or 0 9 or press ESC to exit This password must 4 16 characters You can set a password for Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next system restart If you wish to remove the need for password entry please click Set Password and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then click Enter to remove this step 5 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer 75 Technical Reference Serial ATA 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 where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss i
47. f the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the nVIDIA nForce3 250 chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 and J BOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed dri
48. g BIOS However if the System instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 7 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later 87 Appendix Question 8 How do disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don t need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA Question 9 Why cannot use the IDE 2 Answer Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it Question 10 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes
49. he BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49 512K Backup ROM SST49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom Main Bios Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T J Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage 4 After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 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 A Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 57 Technical Reference 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom Mai
50. he front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the Surround Kit REAR R L port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the Surround Kit SUB CENTER and the R L channels to the Sur round Kit SUR BACK port GA K8NS Motherboard 68 Method 2 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the LINE IN port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the MIC IN port located on the audio panel and the R L channels to the Surround Kit SUR BACK port This method requires UAJ function STEP 4 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 5 Click Speaker Configuration and select both the UAJ Function and Only Surround Kit Then click on the left selection bar and select Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration 8CH Speaker gt Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired 69 Technical Reference SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket pro vides coaxi
51. he processor pins to see that none bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Figure 1 Socket Lever Pull the rod to the 90 degree directly Figure 2 Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor GA K8NS Motherboard 14 Step1 2 When the processor is installed in the socket apply thermal grease to the processor as shown in Figure 3 prior to installing the heatsink Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor Removing the heatsink under such condi tions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the coo
52. how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Awewe Sesugre Inc The BIOS file is Fa3 Intel i875P AGPset BIOS 8 Ultra Fa3 Check System Health 1 5250 Main Processor Intel Pentium R 6GHz 133x12 before updating CPUID 0F27 Patch ID 0027 Memory Testing 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 i875P 6A79BG03C 00 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults 1O vau Dave amp Lan ovup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility 55 Technical Reference Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists
53. ice priority by USB CDROM gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value GA K8NS Motherboard 38 Password Check gt 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 gt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Felxible AGP 8X gt Auto Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value 8X Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X mode if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card gt 4X Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor displa
54. ing on the computer Press F9 during powering on the computer Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flalh F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845GE 6A69 Y GO1C 00 F9 For Xpress Recovery 2 BMP Mode boot from CD ROM Please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu and set boot from CD ROM then save and exit the BIOS menu Later please insert MB driver CD into your drive when Boot from CD appears at the bottom of the screen press any key to enter Xpress Recovery ETM anrea Data 4 Boot from cD Boot from CD Note Not all motherboard have this function 73 Technical Reference You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu Text Mode GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technilogy CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart BMP Mode GIGABYTE 1 Execute Backup Utility 1 2 Restore tility hove BagkupIrffage ord If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD ROM you ll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen GA K8NS Motherboard 74 1 Execute Backup Utility
55. itor CPU System fan revolution detect CPU System fan fail warning CPU temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect Thermal shutdown function BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports Q BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over clock CP U AGP by BIOS Over voltage CPU AGP VCC12 HT DDR by BIOS Form Factor ATX size form factor 30 5cm x 23 0cm Introduction GA K8NS Motherboard Layout KB MS 12 R USB 25 8 SOCKET 754 lt 8 5 nes 5 Lin AUDIO CPU FAN me H F AUDIO DE2 IDEi 2X DET SATAO SB 1 SB CS 1883 AGP PCI ES Erm 7 CD IN BIOS nVIDIA a fe Im nForce 3 250 A III roca io PCI CODEC NT pe LED CLR CMOSB DR _
56. lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the window disappears NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4 22 Copyright C 2003 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility 2 Press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears as Figure below NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Del F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup 77 Technical Reference 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 To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping or Spanning Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recom mended to leave this value at default Optimal which is 32KB
57. ling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste orremove the cooling fan with extreme caution Figure 3 Application of thermal grease to the processor Step 1 3 0nce the thermal grease has been applied to the processor the heatsink can be attached to the processor Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate standoffs as shown in Figure 4 amp 5 Figure 4 amp 5 Alignment of heatsink assembly with standoffs Step 1 4 Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Connecting the fan power wires 15 Hardware Installation P rocess Step 2 Installing Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules adhere to the following warning 1 When RAM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket 2 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets
58. matically and you will not be able to use them Question 4 Why do fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 2 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website Please download it at http tw giga byte com support user pdf raid manual pdf Question 5 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute 4 Re insert the battery to the battery holder 5 Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 6 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashin
59. n Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Q Disahle Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 U Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off gt You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable On Q Disah Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 4 Move ESC Resel F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating GA K8NS Motherboard Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright 1984 2003 Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Check System Health OK V Main Processor Intel Pentium R 133x12 CPUID 0227 Patch ID 0027 gt Memory Testing 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DV
60. nd drivers in this CD title INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS HARDWARE INFORMATION La HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard forkon VO 4 Shaping 0 1 4 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION Lm CONTACT US Please see the last page for details INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Lamm INFORMATION HAROWARE INFORMATION GA K8NS Motherboard 86 FAQ Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http tw giga byte com faq faq htm Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 Why cannot use all functions in EasyTune 4 Answer The availability of the listed functions in EasyTune 4 depends on the MB chipset If the chipset doesn t support certain functions in EasyTune 4 these functions will be locked auto
61. nth The month Jan Through Dec gt Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Channel 3 Master The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual type Manual type is user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer gt Cylinder Number of cylinders gt Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter GA K8NS Motherboard 36 gt Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been install
62. otherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit 10 chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips leads or connectors or othercomponents 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off 50 be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be caref
63. prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD 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 Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8NS Motherboard 50 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults g Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI PC Health 5c Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without S Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults ated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Pow
64. rals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma gt PnP PCI PC Health status Vow p Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance WEE BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma PnP PCI PC Health Frequency Voltage Control Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and ChipsetFeatures which the system automatically detects Set Supervisor User Password Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Dave Exit Without 5 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI Health 5ra Frequency Voltage Control When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are
65. rbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment EN 61000 3 2 61000 3 3 55024 50082 1 50082 2 EN 55014 2 O EN 50091 2 Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS EC confo
66. rmity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances EN 60950 EN 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Date Apr 2 2004 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA K8NS Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date 2 2004 A Read Me Fir
67. rs For the Windows operating system Win NT WinXP Win2000 for IDE RAID SCSI Serial ATA functioning the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk 1 Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg Drive D 2 Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 3 Either from Command Prompt or DOS please type in D BootDrv menu exe Refer to Fig 1 4 Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Fig Microsoft Windows KC Copyright 1985 2001 C Documents and Settings Administrator gt d D gt cd bootdry D Boot Dru gt dir w Volume in drive D is NUCD Volume Serial Number 1801 6061 Directory of D BootDru 2650TR EXE 265AXP EXE 265RAID EXE 265 EXE 276818 EXE 276RRID ERE 8237 EXE 964SATA exe GIGARAID EXE IAARAID EXE MENU EXE NUSATA2K exe _ NUSATAXP EXE SCSI EXE 11 run bat i 3 009 467 byt bytes Fig 2 Command Prompt menu Eas 2658 8 265AXP EXE 265RAID EXE 276ATA EXE 276RAID EXE 8237 EXE 964SATA exe IAARAID EXE MENU EXE NUSATA2K exe run bat y 3 009 467 bytes byt ID Boot Drv gt menu 1 gt 1AA_RAID Note 2 gt GIGARAID Sil 4 gt Sil RAID 20276 20276 20265 20265 20265 20265 RAIDCXP gt Series ATA 02515 964 SATA
68. rt Address to 320 Disabled Disable this function Default value gt CIR Port IRQ 5 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5 11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11 Default value c DE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access Default value Disabled Disable this function 43 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup Cr CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2004 Award Software Pow ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off by PVR BTTN PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring sume Instant Off Menu Level gt Disabled Disabled S1 Disabled Set suspend type to Disabled Power On Suspend under Everyda ACPI OS Disabled 53 Disabled Set suspend type to L inter Suspend to RAM under Soft Off ACPI OS F1 General Help F timized Def ACPI Suspend Type gt 51 005 Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft Off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then power off instantly Default value gt Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state gt Disabled Di
69. rver please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA K8NS Motherboard 64 P 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction AUDIO The installation of windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function 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 installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function Oa STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration pr 2CH Speaker 2CH Spec 65 Technical Reference 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In Line Out Line In STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 4M STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection b
70. sable Modem Ring on function Default value Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function 53 Resume by USB Device gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Enable Enable USB device wake up system from 53 suspend type Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item at Enabled and key in data time to power on system gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA K8NS Motherboard 41 q q Power On by Mouse gt Disabled Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on system Power On by Keyboard gt Disabled Disabled this function Default value Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password Keyboard 98 If there is a POWER button on your keyboard you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to setthe password AC Back Function gt Soft Off Always in off state when AC back Default value gt Full On Always power on the system when AC back 45 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP
71. screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Contr Exit Without Saving gt Ifyou can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option NOTE hidden 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 peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources GA K8NS Motherboard 34 PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enable
72. sion 0 Hardware Configuration Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description 91 Appendix Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request GA K8NS Motherboard 92 to be continued Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture LAN Local Area
73. st CAUTION When you installing AGP card please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced If your AGP card has AGP 4X 8X 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 8X 1 5V AGP 4X 8X notch Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce 3 250 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X card WARNING Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Mise en garde Ne faites jamais tourner le processeur sans que le dissipateur de chaleur soit fix correctement et fermement UN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN RESULTERA Achtung Der Prozessor darf nur in Betrieb genommen werden wenn der W rmeableiter ordnungsgem und fest angebracht ist DIES HAT EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN ZUR FOLGE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar el procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta y firmemente SE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute o processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SER UM DANO PERMANENTE Ba EZ BG AFA RA as LCA RGU TREE GS TERK EERE JEYAE ANZ x Sho A PENZA vigas ga wg BE SED 212 GA K8NS Motherboard 4 Preparing Your Computer Computer m
74. stallation Process 3 CPU FAN CPU Fan Connector A proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA 1 PinNo Definition 1 GND H 2 12 3 Sense 4 SYS FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature B PinNo Definition 1 GND 1 2 12V 3 Sense GA K8NS Motherboard 22 5 FDD Floppy Connector Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1
75. the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS T Move to previous item lt gt Move to next lt gt Move to the item in the left hand lt gt Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Item Help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 33 BIOS Setup Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E19 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the
76. the RAID mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or ATA to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID controller function Question 13 How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE SCSI RAID card Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SCSI 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI Then it depends on the mode RAID or ATA that you need to set in RAID SCSI BIOS GA K8NS Motherboard 88 Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all ofthe add on cards and cables from motherboard procedures Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Yes Please isolatd the short pin Failure has been excluded Make sure thd jumper setting are correct Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system b speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan powe Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is 2 CPU cooling fan power connected to the AC powe properly connector Yes Failure has been excluded Insert and pus No the memor module verticall Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot into the DIMM slot Yes Insert the VGA card Then plug ATX power cable
77. ting a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset CAUTION 17 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Install Peripherals Cables Step 4 1 Back Panel Introduction 0000000900900 hoi 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard PS 2 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female 6 6 USB LAN Connector Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip LAN speaker etc Have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB USB 2 controller If your OS does not support USB USB o USB 4 USB 3 controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10 100Mbps Speed GA K8NS Motherboard 18 9 Parallel Port Serial Ports COMB Parallel Port 25 pin Female According to your motherboard please see the following descriptions for the devices Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port H mouse and modem etc c
78. udio connector to play sound PinNo Definition 1 MIC 40 9 2 GND Ga 3 REF 4 Power 5 Front Audio R 2 1 6 Rear Audio R 7 Reserved 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio L 10 Rear Audio L 13 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable Pin No Definition SUR OUTL SUROUTR GND No Pin CENTER OUT BASS OUT AUX_L AUX_R 27 Hardware Installation Process 14 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out Connector 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 output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or ev
79. ul don t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning The manufacturer assumes no liability for any damage caused directly or indirectly by improper installation of any comfortable performing the installation consult a qualified computer technician Damage to system components and injury to yourself may result if power is applied during installation 5 Read Me First Table of Content Mr CEPS 4 Chapter 1 Introduction astare rt rts tnter ders 8 Features Summary erede 8 GA K8NS Motherboard Layout seen 10 seno dr E e e RO pd tg 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 13 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit 14 Step 2 Installing Memory Modules e 16 Step Install expansion cards sss 17 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables 18 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 18 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction sees 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup uc ig doeet 33 The Main Menu For example BIOS
80. unction Setup IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Disabled Item Help IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Disabled Menu Level gt IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Disabled IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Disabled SATA Primary Master RAID Disabled SATA Secndry Master RAID Disabled Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults q 4 IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Secndry Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value On Chip Primary PCIIDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value gt Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Ena
81. ve that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array J BOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array When any disk member fails the failure affects the entire array BOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance GA K8NS Motherboard 76 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To 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 motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter F10 to select NVIDIA RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided For more detailed setup information please visit our website at http www gigabyte com tw Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup
82. ware Installation Process 10 RAM LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected 11 2X DET When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will light up indicating a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset GA K8NS Motherboard 26 12 F AUDIO Front Audio 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 assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear a
83. y c CPU Warning Temperature Disabled Don t monitor current temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F gt 90 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value gt Enabled Fan warning function enable 47 BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz 200 Menu Level gt g DDR voltage control Normal F1 General Help F timized Def A Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power End User use only CAUTION lt c c CPU OverClock in MHz 200MHz 300MHz Increase CPU frequency as user selected AGP OverClock in MHz 66MHz 100MHz Increase AGP frequency as user selected CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 800V to 1 700V by 0 025V step Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore gt Display your CPU Vcore voltage VDDQ Voltage Control Normal Set VDDQ voltage as VDDQ required Default value gt 0 1V Increase VDDQ voltage 0 1V 0 2V Increase VDDQ voltage 40 2V gt 0 3V Increase VDDQ voltage 0 3V VCC12_HT Voltage Control Normal Supply VCC12_HT voltage as VCC1
84. y from which card when you install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on the motherboard AGP Set Init display first to AGP Default value PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI 39 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE Function Setup Press Enter Item Help On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level gt On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Host Controller V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY Enabled AC97 Audio Auto On Chip LAN nVIDIA Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address Disabled Midi Port IRQ 10 CIR Port Address Disabled CIR Port IRQ 11 Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE transfer Enabled Item Help Menu Level gt T4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit 1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults gt IDE Function Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software IDE F

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