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1. 1 GL PinNo Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD GA K8N Pro Motherboard 30 K8n pro_1001_q p65 30 2003 8 18 Un 06 06 14 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 15 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 31 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 31 2003 8 18 UE 06 06 16 F_AUDIO Front Audio Connect make sure the pin assigment on the cab Please
2. 15 19 4 SaaS L MERI oe Eli Testi 24 23 25 22 10 13 11 1 ATX_12V 14 RAM_LED 2 ATX P ower Connector 15 2X_DET 3 CPU_FAN 16 F_AUDIO 4 SYS_FAN 17 SUR_CEN 5 PWR_FAN 18 SPDIF_IO 6 NB_FAN 19 CD_IN 7 FDD 20 AUX_IN 8 IDE1 IDE2 21 F_USB1 F_USB2 9 IDE3 IDE4 22 F1_1394 F2_1394 10 SATAO SATA1 23 IR_CIR 11 F_PANEL 24 GAME 12 BAT 25 INFO_LINK 13 PWR_LED 26 CLR_PWD 23 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 23 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 1 ATX_12V 12V Power Connector This connector ATX_12V supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore If this ATX_12V connector is not connected system cannot boot PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 412V 4 412V 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and
3. Notch M O mm mm mp ome com Total Memory Size Per Chip Select Device Used on DIMMs Size Per CS Comments 64 Mbit 2Mx8 bitsx4 banks 64 Mbyte 64 Mbit 1Mx16 bitsx4 banks 32 Mbyte 128 Mbit 4Mx8 bitsx4 banks 128 Mbyte 128 Mbit 2Mx16 bitsx4 banks 64 Mbyte 256 Mbit 8Mx8 bitsx4 banks 256 Mbyte 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 128 Mbyte 512 Mbit 16Mx8 bitsx4 banks 512 Mbyte 512 Mbit 8Mx16 bitsx4 banks 256 Mbyte 1 Gbit 32Mx8 bitsx4 banks 1 Gbyte 1 Gbit 16Mx16 bitsx4 banks 512 Mbyte GA K8N Pro Motherboard 18 K8n pro_1001_q p65 18 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory im 7 module can only fit in one direction TTT e 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 DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a high performance and cost effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution forthe PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture yetmake the
4. other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 vcc 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V ul 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 vcc 20 VCC GA K8N Pro Motherboard 24 K8n pro_1001_q p65 24 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 3 CRU FAN CPU Fan Connector Please note 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 PinNo Definition 1 fee 1 GND 2 SU 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 PinNo Definition d 1 GND 2 412V 1 3 Sense 25 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 25 2003 8 18 U
5. AGP Slot AMD 4X 8X CPUCLK 4 200MHz ep Althlon 64 SE processor K8 66MHz System Bus 800MHz DDR 400 333 266 DIMM DDR RAM 31EEE1394 LAN RJ 45 J nVIDIA 5 PCI nForce 3150 IR CIR T B43AB23 RTL8110S Ir LPC BUS Game Port Floppy IT8712 LPT Port i x GE sil3512 S D S 2 KB Mouse i 2 COM Ports IDEA IDE3 2 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 133 E IDE Se S d 33MHz AN 1 zZ a GA K8N Pro Motherboard 12 K8n pro_1001_i p65 12 2003 8 18 5U E 06 03 13 Introduction K8n pro_1001_i p65 13 2003 8 18 USE 06 03 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 14 K8n pro_1001_i p65 14 2003 8 18 USE 06 03 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan Step 2 Installing Memory Modules Step 3 Installing Expansion Cards Step 4 Connect ribbon Cables Cabinet Wires And P ower Supply Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 o gn Step 3 E WEE JD DD mmm CZ Congratula
6. IR_CIR 10 damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer Definition VCC NC IRRX GND IRTX NC CIRRX oju olan ejne 5VSB CIRTX an NC 35 K8n pro_1001_q p65 35 Hardware Installation Process 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 06 24 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 game cables PinNo Definition 1 vec 2 GRXLR 3 GND 2 16 4 GPSA2 II ri 6 GPX2 R 1 15 7 GPY2 R 8 MSI_R 9 GPSA1 10 GND u GPYLR 2 VCC B GPSB1 4 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 25 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
7. PinNo Definition SMBCLK VCC SMBDATA GPIO GND GND No Pin NC 412V 412V KA wo vele YI D H ewn e j GA K8N Pro Motherboard 36 K8n pro_1001_q p65 36 2003 8 18 Un 06 06 26 CLR_PWD When J umper is set to open and system is restarted the password that is set will be cleared On the contrary when J umper is set to close the current status remains a Open Clear Password 1 H Close Normal 37 Hardware Installation Process 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 06 37 K8n pro_1001_q p65 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 38 K8n pro_1001_q p65 38 2003 8 18 UE 06 06 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the 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 thatit retains the Setup information when the poweris turned off ENTERING SETUP P
8. Technical Reference 2003 8 18 Ulf 06 11 UA Introuction UA Universal Audio J ack 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 A Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable UAJ support for Windows 98 98SE 2000 ME CAUTION AC97 Audio Configuration PS If UA couldn t work as expected please disable this function by pressing button UA information And then J ack Sense function will awake and auto detect if the Audio device is plugged to the right jack Line in or Line out Sonden Equakzer SpeakerCoriguston SpeakerTet S PDIFIn S PDIF Out Jack SenseUAS HATFDemo ao o Ox UAL fer W i OA Mic In Connector Not Connected Not Connected UAJ Inf UAJ Information F sch Please stop other audio applications before startir ok UAJ Infomation H current UAJ sense result is incorrect please press Disable button to disable UA function or press Cancel without change Disable Cancel Reviving UAd AC97 Audio Configuration ee ee Dr es You can click UAJ AUTO to revive UA e ee RE function sten P vum 2 channel mode for stereo dohog Rear R L speaker output S
9. BMP Mode GIGABYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technilogy EU 7 Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility d 2 Execut Restore Util 3 Remove Backtip Images 4 Exitand Restait 7 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 CAUTION 90 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 90 2003 8 18 Un 06 12 1 Execute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back up it The backed up data will be saved as an hidden image 2 Execute Restore Utility 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 Are you sure to remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer GA K8N Pro Motherboard 91 K8n pro_1001_t p65 EN 2003 8 18 5U E 06 12 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 92 K8n pro_1001_t p65 92 2003 8 18 USE 06 12 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP we 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
10. On Board IDE 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes IDE3 and IDE4 compatible with RAID Ultra ATA133 100 IDE Hardware Monitor CPU System P ower fan revolution detect CPU temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect CPU System P ower fan fail warning CPU Smart Fan Control Thermal shutdown function On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EP P ECP mode 2 Serial ports COMA amp COMB 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x Front by cable 3 IEEE1394 ports by cable 1 IrDA connector for IR CIR 1 FrontAudio connector On Board LAN RTL Gigabit LAN RTL8110S 1 RJ 45 ports On Board Sound Realtek ALC 658 CODEC UA Supports J ack Sensing function Line Out 2 front speaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF In Out CD In AUX In Game port On Board SATA RAID Onboard Silicon Image Sil3512 Supports Disk striping RAIDO or DISK Mirroring RAID1 Supports UDMA up to 150 MB sec Up to 2 SATA Device Supports hot plug function K8n pro_1001_i p65 to be continued 9 Introduction 2003 8 18 UsE 06 03 On Board IDE RAID e Onboard GigaRAID IT8212F chipset e Supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirrorin
11. 4 channel mode for 4 speaker KE Line ia SPKIT output Le SPD out coaxial e meee E in a SPD oat ota SE GA K8N Pro Motherboard 87 K8n pro_1001_t p65 87 2003 8 18 Ulf 06 11 Adjusting Sound Volume AC97 Audio Configuration Jel Sete ee ee You can adjust sound volume by moving lever oy o Also you can mute sound by pressing the naas mute button ar EI Volume lever eer a Mute button T If there is only Line in device plugged UAJ will a remind you there is no any Line out device OTEN e ogg lugged in Kaz Gm Wees plugg wt r Note If you want to use AUX IN function you must disable UAJ function from the Speaker Configuration item in the AC97 Audio Configuation menu After that you ll have to use the Line In volume lever in the Volume Control menu to adjust the volume because AUX IN and Line In functions are controlled by the same audio signals 88 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 88 2003 8 18 Ulf 06 11 K8n pro_1001_t p65 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery 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 Itsupports FAT16 BFAT32 BNTFS format Geng 2 It must be connected to IDE1 Master 3 It s only allows you to install one O S 4 Itmust be used with IDE hard disk supp
12. During or after a BIOS upgrade if DualBIOS detects that the main BIOS is corrupt the backup BIOS will take over the boot up process automatically Moreover it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting up DualBIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end desktop PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOS utility the option can be set HaltOn When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with awarning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted In this situation the Halt On When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting Another advantage you gain from Giga Byte s DualBIOS technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need m N LA 76 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 76 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 Method 2 BIOS Utility If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS ke 108307171 G mm M Press here CH 1 Cl
13. 46 K8n pro_1001_b p65 46 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level gt USB Host Controller V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto Onboard Serial ATA Enabled Serial ATA Function RAID Onboard Giga RAID Enabled Giga RAID Function RAID Onboard 1394 Enabled Onboard LAN Control Enabled Onboard LAN Boot Rom Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F 8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F 8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address Disabled Midi Port Address Disabled Midi Port IRQ 10 CIR Port Address Disabled CIR Port IRQ 11 IDE DMA transfer Enabled tl2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Integrated Peripherals 47 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 47 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 On Chip Primary PCI IDE gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCIIDE gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value gt Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port USB Host Controller H Disabled Disable this functio
14. H 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 using IRQ5 H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC using IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it supports b gt SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default Value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port b gt ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port b gt ECP EPP Using Parallel portas ECP amp EPP mode lt ECPMode UseDMA This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access DMA channel if the ECP mode selected This function will available when Parallel Port Mode setat ECP or ECP EPP p gt 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default Value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 lt Game Port Address gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value b gt 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 p gt 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 50 K8n pro_1001_b p65 50 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 lt Midi Port Address gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value p gt 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 p gt 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 Midi Port IRQ GR Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 p gt 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default Value CIR Port Address gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value p gt 310 Set CIR Port Address to 310 p gt 320 Set CIR Port Address to 320 gt CIR Port IRQ This function will av
15. 13 How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE SCSI RAID card Answer P lease 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 K8N Pro Motherboard 100 K8n pro_1001_a p65 100 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all of the add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Yes Please isolate the short pin Failure has been excluded Make sure the jumper setting are correct Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Yes Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan power Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is ee fe CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN in the AC power properly connector Yes Failure has been excluded Insert and push the memory No Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot module vertically into the DIMM slot Yes Insertthe VGA card Then plug inATX power cable and turn on the system Failure has been excluded 101 Appendix
16. 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 gt PCI 4 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 gt PCI 1 PCI5 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 PCI 5 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI 5 gt PCI2 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 55 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 55 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore DDR25V 43 3V 12V Current CPU temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warnng Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning POWER FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning 1 566V 2 800V 3 232V 11 668V 25 C 3125 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt l2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Status F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults lt gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V H Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature H Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM POWER FAN S
17. D I a o d Ss 24 Pq 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Important Notice 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 Pin 40 a a 39 ass sell IDE2 IDE1 27 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 27 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 9 IDE3 IDEA RAID ATA133 Green Connector 39 40 10 SATAO_SII SATA1_SIl Serial ATA Connector Important Notice The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 If you wish to use IDE3 and IDE4 please use it in unity with BIOS either RAID or ATA133 Then install the correct driver to have proper operation For details please refer to the GigaRAID manual IDE4 IDE3 You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector it provides you high speed transfer rates 150MB
18. Date August 29 2003 K8n pro_1001_i p65 3 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 A Read Me First 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 2X notch AGP 2X 3 3V card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce 3 150 chipset You might experience system unable to boot up normally P lease insertan AGP 4X 8X 1 5V card Although Gigabyte s AG32S G graphics card is based on ATi Rage 128 P ro chip the design of AG32S G is compliance with AGP 4X 1 5V specification Therefore AG 32S G will work fine with nVIDIA nForce 3 150 based motherboards Before you install PCI cards please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one 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 B 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
19. First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device HDD 0 Select boot Sequence fo Third Boot Device CDROM onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Password check Setup Flexible AGP 8X Auto Init Display First PCI slot Tlae Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features SCSI RAID Cntir Boot Order This feature allows you to select the boot order Serial ATA RAID or SCSI device Select boot Sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc 1 ITE RAID Controller 2 Silicon Image RAID Controller First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS 120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 gt gt HDD 0 3 Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk 0 3 SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI H CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM p gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP gt gt USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD 45 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 45 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 b gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM gt gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt gt LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN H Disabled Select your boot device
20. K8n pro_1001_a p65 101 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or No CPU memory socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Yes Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or Check if there is display monitor is defective Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Itis possible that your keyboard or Check if keyboard is working properly e connector Is gerective Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Failure has been excluded No The problem was probably caused by 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 Then try to reboot the system 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 K8N Pro Motherboard 102 K8n pro_1001_a p65 102 2003 8 18 3U E 06 20 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer C ountry Company Phone No Contact
21. SETUP then press lt F8 gt to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award S oftware Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults PnP PC PC Health Sta Exit Without Saving Frequency Vo T4 gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup GA K8N Pro Motherboard 69 K8n pro_1001_t p65 69 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 2 Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 30 DOE e Main Bios Main ROM Tvpelb le SST 49LF 003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size vw SST 49LF 003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default S ettings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn P gUp Modify T4 Move ESC Reset F 10 Power Off 3 Dual BIOS Item explanation e Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is setto Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 Ifthe ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest res
22. do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes ust cut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off so 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 careful don t letthe screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB thatare 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 consulta qualified computer technician Damage to system components and injury to yourself may result if power is applied during installation 5 Read Me First K8n pro_1001_i p65 5 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 Table of Content Read Me Firsts sicscctasscsesiiadvestieic saxastcasestemstsasenesavsntacsbsseenoscxtunnsvstendvextestane 4 Chapter 1 Votre dee 8 Led ne EE 8 BD PE BLUES SUMMA tattorsthiasl ana 8 1 3 GA K8N Pro Motherboard Layout enee eege 11 1 4 Block Diagram GA K8N PrO ss seisiesidstintainikisrsahnciianttaaie 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 15 Step 1 Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan 16 Step 2 Installing Memory Modules ENNEN 18 Step 3 Ins
23. hetten ee A 93 7 Table of Content K8n pro_1001_i p65 7 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 03 ki The GA K8N Pro motherboard Mi Quick PC Installation Guide m GigaRAID manual m SATA RAID manual D GC SATA Card optional Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Item Checklist Mi Serial ATA cable x 2 Mi CD for motherboard driver amp utility M Serial ATA power cable x 1 m The GA K8N Pro user s manual MI USB amp IEEE 1394 Cable x 1 m SPDIF OutKit x 1 M1 1 0 Shield m Motherboard Settings Label Manual SATA cable x 1 Power cable x 1 m IDE cable x 3 Floppy cable x 1 1 2 Features Summary Form Factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB CPU Socket 754 for AMD Althlon 64 processor K8 128K L1 amp 256K 512K 1M L2 cache on die 800MHz FSB Support core frequencies in excess of 1 6 GHz 2800 and faster Chipset nVIDIA nForce 3 150 Memory e 3 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports DDR 400 DDR 333 DDR 266 DIMM Supports unbuffered DIMMs with a 64 bit data bus with optional 8 bits of Error Correcting Code ECC Supports 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB DRAM Supports up to 3GB DRAM Max UO Control 1T8712F Slots e 1 AGP slot supports 8X 4X mode AGP 3 0 8X interface at 533MHz 5 PCI slots support 33MHz amp PCI 2 3 compliant GA K8N Pro Motherboard K8n pro_1001_i p65 8 to be continued 2003 8 18 UE 06 03
24. 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 80tracks gt gt 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 Password Check gt Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value System The system will not boot and will notaccess to Setup page if the correct password is not entered atthe prompt Flexible AGP 8X gt gt Auto Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value p gt 8X Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X mode if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card H AN Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is nit Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on board p gt PCI slot Set initial display first to PCI slot Default value b gt Onboard AGP Set initial display first to AGP GA K8N Pro Motherboard
25. processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SERA UM DANO PERMANENTE Ba MRE MRA ES EZ Ar ER LAE MOE Gt Ki US WP ae FEZ EY a aie EA ARG Tae HERI Ks EE a JI GEJAG ANE E QR PINNA BA ZEAE PENNA PHAS FPA RGO PAYAH SG KAMRE SZD CELL d LIOMVEMUHITSEETHH TOE YHEMMES UBK IKLTI EE GA K8N Pro Motherboard 4 K8n pro_1001_i p65 4 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 Preparing Your Computer Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC 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
26. 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 lt Enter gt Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders gt gt HEADS Number of heads b gt PRECOMP Write precomp gt gt LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled b gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity b gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity b gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 43 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 43 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 gt gt Disabled H Drive A gt gt Drive B gt gt Both Halt on Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive A amp B are 3 mode Flop
27. 1V H 0 2V Set VDDQ Voltage Control to 0 2V H 0 3V Set VDDQ Voltage Control to 0 3V Vec12 HT Voltage Control Warning CPU may be damageed or reduce CPU life cycle when CPU is over voltage gt gt Normal Set Vcc12 HT Voltage Control to Normal Default value p gt 0 1V Set Vccl2 HT Voltage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set Vccl2 HT Voltage Control to 0 2V p gt 0 3V Set Vcc12 HT Voltage Control to 0 3V lt DDR Voltage Control gt gt Normal Set DDR Voltage Control to Normal Default value H 0 1V Set DDR Voltage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set DDR Voltage Control to 0 2V p gt 0 3V Set DDR Voltage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only 59 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 59 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Perinhera e ervi assword PnP PCI Configurations ave amp PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit TL gt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance GA K8N Pro Motherboard 60 K
28. 2 SIL3512 SATARaid Driver Utility under WIN98 or A WIN ME if there is no Serial ATA Deivce For top performance and compatibility it is recommend to use the SATA daughter Card which has Silcon Image Chipset 95 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 95 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACT US Please see the last page for details GA K8N Pro Motherboard 96 K8n pro_1001_a p65 96 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 Face Wizard Utilities Installation What is Face Wizard Face Wizard is a windows based utility with user friendly interface that allows users to change the boot up logo with picture from Gigabyte Logo Gallery on web site or other compatible picture you have How does it work Face Wizard allows user to select BIOS on board or file in hard drive floppy disk zip MO or other storage devices and combine the compatible picture you prefer into BIOS And not only this Face Wizard also helps user to update BIOS in windows mode What s benefit for using Face Wizard Itcan personalize boot up logo to show your unique style from others and never again looking at the black and white boot up screen el 1 Click Face Wizard item 4 Click Start Programs GIGABYTE FaceWizard j z 8 8 97 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 97 2003 8 1
29. 3 8 18 sUsE 06 06 18 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 function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF_IO cable please contact your local dealer LS E ti iad i i Pin No Definition E Vcc Ei A No Pin CED ap Ee D 2 6 H LP 2 O 1 5 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND vm Loom om 19 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector K8n pro_1001_q p65 PinNo Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 1 m 3 GND 4 CDR 33
30. 65 112 e The Netherlands Giga Byte Technology B V Address Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 290 2088 NL Tech Support 0900 G IGABYTE 0900 44422983 40 2 M BE Tech Support 0900 84034 0 4 M Fax 31 40 290 2089 E mail info giga byte nl Tech Support E mail support giga byte nl WEB Address http nl giga byte com e China Shanghai Office Tel 86 21 64737410 Fax 86 21 64453227 WEB Address http cn giga byte com GuangZhou Office Tel 86 20 87586273 Fax 86 20 87544306 WEB Address http cn giga byte com Beijing Office Tel 86 10 82856054 86 10 82856064 86 10 82856094 Fax 86 10 82856575 E mail bjsupport gigabyte com cn WEB Address http cn giga byte com Chengdu Office Tel 86 28 85236930 Fax 86 28 85256822 WEB Address http cn giga byte com 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 20
31. 8 UE 06 20 EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions kea are bea eer a Zi I he a App 3 Click Finish to restart computer GA K8N Pro Motherboard 98 K8n pro_1001_a p65 98 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 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 I 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 automatically and you will not be able to use hem Question 4 Why do fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID unction after connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDEA Answer F
32. 8n pro_1001_a p65 110 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 111 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 111 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world e 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 4004 E mail We have been constantly striving hard to provide you with faster and more efficient mail replying service If you have any inquiry please classify it into the fol lowing topics The respective department will attend to the inquiry as soon as possible Thank you for your cooperation WEB Address http tw giga byte com 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 E mail sales giga byte com support giga byte com WEB Address http us giga byte com e Germany G B T Technology Trading GmbH Tel 49 40 2533040 49 01803 428468 Tech Fax 49 40 25492343 Sales 49 01803 428329 Tech E mail support gigabyte de WEB Address http de giga byte com e Japan Nippon Giga Byte Corporation WEB Address http www gigabyte co jp e UK G B T TECH CO LTD Tel 44 1908 362700 Fax 44 1908 362709 E mail support gbt tech co uk WEB Address http uk giga byte com GA K8N Pro Motherboard K8n pro_1001_a p
33. 8n pro_1001_b p65 60 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults sword PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset F eatures which the system automatically detects 61 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 61 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change S et Disable Password Figure 12 Password Setting When you select this function the following message will appear atthe center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt
34. D IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Green Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Red Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Yellow Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC K8n pro_1001_q p65 29 29 Hardware Installation Process 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 06 12 BATTERY CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 13 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
35. E 06 05 5 PWR_FAN Power Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature PinNo Definition 1 GND 1 2 412V 3 Sense 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND PinNo Definition 1 i 1 VCC 2 GND mmm en vm Com mm GA K8N Pro Motherboard 26 K8n pro_1001_q p65 26 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 7 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 Pin Se a A gt S F 34 ell 33 o EE KP es
36. E 06 10 SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SP DIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracketis provided and could link to the SP DIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder Be rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port 1 Connect the SP DIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder 84 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 84 2003 8 18 elef 06 10 Jack Sensing Introuction S2225 Hac kESensng J ack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function A Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable J ack S ensing support for Windows 98 98S E 2000 ME CAUTION J ack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP iam Introduction of audio connectors oe Gees You may connect CDROM Walkman or others Line In N4 ji audio input devices to Line In jack speakers 7 earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and microphone to MIC In jack 9 Mic In Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the rightjacks as above P tz EIS P i S k SoundEtiect Case SpeakerConfiguation Seefe 1 S PDIFIn A window will appear as right picture if you setup the Dein T si we ema devices properly OF Line Ou
37. GA K8N Pro AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME K8NP 1001 Copyright 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyrightby GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No partof this manual may be reproduced ortransmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property oftheir 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 ontained herein K8n pro_1001_i p65 1 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA K8N Pro is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive D EN55011 Limits and methods of measurement D EN61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems cause of radio disturbance characteristics of D EN 60555 2 by household appliances and similar industrial scientific and medica
38. Giga Byte Technology The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory DualBIOS technology simply means there are two system BIOS es ROM integrated onto the motherboard One is a main BIOS and the other is a backup BIOS The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS however if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent to the user 74 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 74 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 ll Q Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology Answer In today s systems there are more and more BIOS failures The most common reasons are virus attacks BIOS upgrade failures and or deterioration of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or ifa user resets the system or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 Ifa user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file then the system may not be able to boot correctly This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot 4 A flash ROM s life cycle is limited accor
39. Hardware Installation Process 33 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 06 20 AUX_IN AUX In Connector Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the connector PinNo Definition 1 AUX L 2 GND 1 3 GND 4 AUX R 21 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 PinNo Definition Power Power USB Dx USB Dy USB Dx USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC volo0 li Alenltnl ewn an GA K8N Pro Motherboard 34 K8n pro_1001_q p65 34 2003 8 18 Un 06 06 22 F1_1394 F2_1394 Front IEEE1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
40. IOS 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 connected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS 67 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 67 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations Overclock might be one of the most common is sues in computer field But have many users ever tried it The answer is probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and in cludes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the ex perts in Overclock what s the truth They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study try and use many different hardware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with these technologies they still learn that it s quite a risk because the safety and s
41. Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version WERNER A I I I I I i Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration 1 CRU i Memory e Brand 1 Video Card Audio Card 1 HDD CD ROM DVD ROM 1 Modem i Network I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3 I I I I AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description 103 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 103 2003 8 18 5U E 06 20 Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and P ower Interface APM Advanced P ower Management AGP Accelerated Graphics P ort AMR Audio Modem Riser ACR Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input Output System CPU Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM CNR Communication and Networking Riser DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual R etention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel P ort ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Front Side Bus HDD Hard Disk Device IDE Integrated Dual Channel E
42. Press Enter to Run TYPE FILE NAME File name XXXX XX Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 39M F5 Refresh DEL Delete TAB Switch To name the file Congratulate you have accomplished the saving CONTROLKEYS lt P gDn P gUp gt Make changes lt N gt Move to previous item lt V gt Move to next item lt nter gt Run lt sc gt Reset lt F10 gt Power Off GA K8N Pro Motherboard 73 K8n pro_1001_t p65 73 2003 8 18 3U E 06 09 DualBIOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology a hot spare for your system BIOS This newest Value added feature in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE is available on this motherboard F uture GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation What s DualBIOS On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other we ll call your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS ora virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip the result is the same the Backup BIOS backs you up almost automatically LO What is DualBIOS technology Answer DualBlOS technology is a patented technology from
43. TEP 1 Insert the SURROUND KIT in the back of the case and fix it with the screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR_CEN on the M B 82 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 82 2003 8 18 UE 06 10 STEIP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen ar ce A STEP 5 mme pp Jack Sensex Sound Efect 1 Equaleer recht Select S peaker Configuration and choose the N S KEEN 6 channel for 5 1 speakers out put Headstone F vam Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK SE gf I 4 channel mode for 4 speaker Q Not connected UAI output SURROUND KIT OJ Mic In SpeskerTet zen SURROUNDKT SUB Center Rear R L SPKIT SPD out eoaxall a SPD out optical CG Only SURROUND KIT Ce d aK When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 6 1 docksensenuas vin Equsieer Speaker Configuaton channels output HRTF De Genera IT Auto Gain contol GA K8N Pro Motherboard 83 K8n pro_1001_t p65 83 2003 8 18 U
44. You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are 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 S etup 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 S etup at P assword Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8N Pro Motherboard 62 K8n pro_1001_b p65 62 2003 8 18 USE 06 08 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults word PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exi
45. ailable when CIR Port Address doesn t set at Disabled 5 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5 HU Set CIR Port IRQ to 11 Default Value IDEDMA transfer Enabled Detect the IDE UDMA automatically H Disabled Disable UDMA function Default value 51 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 51 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type 1 P0S Item Help Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Disabled Modem Ring On Disabled S3 Resume by USB Device Disabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Day of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power On by Mouse Disabled Power On by Keyboard Disabled KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function S oft Off Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type b gt S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 Default Value b gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 Soff Off by PWR BTIN gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec GA K8N Pro Motherboard 52 K8n pro_1001_b p65 52 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 gt PME Event Wake Up When set at Enabled any PCI PM even
46. and 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 n method Il 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 ifthe BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method II d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted b 78 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 78 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction 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 acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an oO icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bot tom of the screen S eat OA a AC97 Audio Configuration STEP 3 Er a rer Select Speaker Configuration and choose the NEE RE SURROUND KIT I On SURROUND KIT 2 chan
47. ashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting GA K8N Pro Motherboard 71 K8n pro_1001_t p65 71 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 C What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS D How to use Q Flash Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy ln the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file A Press Enter to Run A Press Enter to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system 712 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 72 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 09 Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy ln the A drive insert the floppy disk then
48. awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highest bandwidth of 3 2GB s of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR 400 333 266 200 memory solutions DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers workstations and full range of desktop PCs 19 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 19 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 3 1 AGP Card Installation 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction documentbefore install the expansion card into the computer 2 Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer 3 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 4 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system 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
49. ding to electronic characteristics The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM With Giga Byte Technology s patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up and or loss BIOS data due to above reasons This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures Ill Q How does DualBIOS technology work Answer This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure It protects your BIOS during system POST ESCD update and even all the way to PNP detec tion assignment DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs boot up is still possible In the DualBlOS utility the Auto Recovery option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted the DualBlIOS technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically DualBIOS provides manual recovery for the BIOS DualBIOS technology contains a built in flash utility which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and or visa versa There is no need for an OS dependent flash utility
50. ease 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 99 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 99 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 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 I 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 are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 2 beeps Parity error 1 long 2 short Monitor or disp
51. ed Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot Rom This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function Disabled Disable this function Default value lt gt Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 using IRQ4 Default value b gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 using IRQ3 p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 using IRQ4 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 using IRQ3 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 49 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 49 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 using IRQ4 p gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is AER using IRQ3 Default value p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 using IRQ4 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 using IRQ3 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address lt Onboard Parallel port This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard 0 controller Disabled Disable onboard LPT port H 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 using IRQ7 Default Value
52. eek gt gt IDE Secondary Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44M 3 5 lt Month gt Drive B None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 95M lt Year gt Total Memory 96M 1999 to 2098 Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month J an Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 42 K8n pro_1001_b p65 42 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 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 IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave 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
53. el to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear chan nels to Line In and the Center S ubwoofer channels to MIC In Line In MIC In Une Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an o icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bot SW tom of the screen S20 E STEP 3 ACHT Audio Configuration smoirow dackSense amp 1 HRTFDemo Geen oundEfect 1 Equalizer Speaker Configuation 1 SpeakerTest 1 S PDIFIn Phonejack Switch SURROUND KIT Select S peaker Configuration and choose the 6 channel for 5 1 speakers out put aa ol anre Disable Only SURROUND KIT and pess OK ao iO Rear Speaker Out SPD out coaxial 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output ae crepe Aessen GA K8N Pro Motherboard 81 K8n pro_1001_t p65 81 2003 8 18 UE 06 10 Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical amp coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L amp CEN Subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center S ubwoofer channels Itis the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC atthe same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture S
54. evious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz Increase CPU frequency may get stable for Over_Clock Butt may damage to CPU when enable this feature 200 250 Increase CPU frequency as user selected Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only gt AGP OverClock in MHz Increase AGP frequency may get stable for Over_Clock Butit may damage to AGP when enable this feature 66 100 Increase AGP frequency as user selected Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only GA K8N Pro Motherboard 58 K8n pro_1001_b p65 58 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Auto Detect DIMM PCI clk Enabled Detect the DIMM PCI clock automatically Default value gt gt Disabled Disable this function lt gt CPU Voltage Control Warning CPU may be damageed or reduce CPU life cycle when CPU is over voltage gt gt Normal Set CPU Voltage Control to Normal Default value H Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 800V to 1 850V by 0 025V step Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only lt Normal CPU Vcore H Display your CPU Vcore Voltage VDDQ Voltage Control Warning CPU may be damageed or reduce CPU life cycle when CPU is over voltage gt gt Normal Set VDDQ Voltage Control to Normal Default value H 0 1V Set VDDQ Voltage Control to 0
55. g RAID 0 RAID 1 e Supports J BOD function e Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation e Support ATAPI mode for HDD e Supports IDE bus master operation e Support ATA133 RAID mode switch by BIOS e Displays status and error checking messages during boot up e Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds e Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS On Board IEEE 1394 e Built in TITSB43AB 23 PS 2 Connector e PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS e Licensed AWARD BIOS e Supports Dual BIOS e Supports Face Wizard e Supports Q Flash Additional F eatures e PS 2 Keyboard power on by password e PS 2 Mouse power on e External Modem wake up e STR Suspend To RAM e Wake on LAN WOL e AC Recovery e Poly fuse for keyboard over current protection e USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 e Supports Thermal Shutdown function e Supports BIOS e Supports Easy Tune 4 Overclocking e Over Voltage CPU DDR AGP Vccl12 HT by BIOS e Over Clock CPU DDR AGP by BIOS Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don trecommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurati
56. ick BIOS item conTacT US 2 Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x MEINT4 2000 XP Please select BIOS server site Please select BIOS server site igabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server inJapan Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Save Curent BIOS I Clear PnP Data Pool About this program F Exit Oooo O EE one 4 Please select BIOS sever site 3 4 Methods and steps 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 GA K8N Pro Motherboard II K8n pro_1001_t p65 77 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 Il 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 K8NP F1 e Complete update process following the instruction IL Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which br
57. ipherals e Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features J PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources e PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed J Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio o Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration e Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration ke Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password Itallows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup ke Set User password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system ke Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup bei Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 41 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 41 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue May 20 2003 Item Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt Change the day month IDE Primary Master None year IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None lt W
58. irst 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 he installation steps in the RAID manual at our website Please download it at htto tw giga byte com support user_pdf raid_manual pdf Question 5 How do I 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 S afe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 7 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Pl
59. ket as shown in Figure 3 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Angling the rod to 65 Figure 1 Angling the rod to 65 degree maybe feel a kind of tight and then continue pull the rod to 90 degree when a noise cough made d Socket Actuation Lever Figure 2 Pull the rod to the 90 degree directly Figure 3 Al pin location on the Socket and Processor Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor GA K8N Pro Motherboard 16 K8n pro_1001_q p65 16 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 Step1 2 When the processor is installed in the socket apply thermal grease to the processor as shown in Figure 4 prior to installing the heatsink AMD recommends using a high thermal conductivity grease such as Shin Etsu types G751 or G749 or an equivalent product for the thermal interface material rather than a phase change material Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor Removing the heatsink under such conditions 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 P 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 pas
60. l ISM electrical equipment Harmonics high frequency equipment O EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement O EN61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems cause of radio disturbance characteristics of D EN 60555 3 by household appliances and similar broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations equipment O EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement amp EN 50081 1 Generic emission standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical amp EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry D EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement D EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 ofradio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries D EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of D EN 55082 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment PEN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement O ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household ofradio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment O DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems Equipment O EN50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible D part 10 for receiving and or distribution from power systems UPS O part 12 sound and television signals D CE marki
61. lay card error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 4 beeps Timer not operationa 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 P ower error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum erro 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 SCS boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard H W Serial ATA enable Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or BASE to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function Question 12 For the M B which have RAID function how to setin the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer P lease 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 P eripherals gt Onboard H W ATA RAID enable Then it depends on 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
62. n if you are not using onboard USB function b gt V1 14V2 0 Enable 1 1 amp 2 0 USB controllers Default Value V1 1 Enable 1 1 USB controller lt USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support H Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value lt USB Mouse Support When USB Mouse is installed please set at enabled gt gt Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support gt gt Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value gt AC97 Audio H Auto Auto detectAC 97 audio function Default Value gt gt Disabled Disable AC 97 audio function Onboard Serial ATA gt gt Enabled Enable onboard H W Serial ATA chip function Default Value gt gt Disabled Disable this function GA K8N Pro Motherboard 48 K8n pro_1001_b p65 48 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Serial ATA Function gt gt RAID Select onboard serial ATA chip function as RAID Default value gt gt BASE Select onboard serial ATA chip function as base OnboardGiga RAID gt gt Enabled Enable onboard GigaRAID chip function Default value gt Disabled Disable this function Giga RAID Function gt gt RAID Select onboard Giga RAID chip function as RAID Default value gt gt BASE Select onboard Giga RAID chip function as base Onboard 1394 gt gt Enabled Auto detect onboard 1394 function Default Value gt gt Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Control Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function Default value H Disabl
63. nel for stereo speakers out put lalalo ip baam Ise WI Sen ve 2 channel mode for stereo ay Pa G eraa speaker output E By eae or GA K8N Pro Motherboard 79 K8n pro_1001_t p65 79 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an o icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bot tom of the screen 10 41 4M STEP 3 AC97 Audio Configuration Select Speaker Configuration and choose the aa 4 channel for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK Jack Sense UAJ 5 No ol Speaker Headphone KH Frort Speaker Out Rear R L fei Rea Speaker Out SPIT Le SPD out eoaxall G 4 channel mode for 4 speaker BR en g am output 5 channel mode ar51 speaker output AC97 Audio Configuration When the Environment settings is None the E Leg arel a sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 4 channels output IT Auto Gain Contol 80 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 80 2003 8 18 UE 06 10 Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio pan
64. ng EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC D EN60065 Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical bussiness equipment household and similar general use D EN 60335 Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirments for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS ManufacturerNmporter Signature Timmy Huang ws Date August 29 2003 Name Timmy Huang K8n pro_1001_i p65 2 2003 8 18 UsE 06 03 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 K8N Pro 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 of the 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
65. nhanced IRQ Interrupt Request GA K8N Pro Motherboard 104 K8n pro_1001_a p65 104 to be continued 2003 8 18 elef 06 20 Acronyms eaning OAPIC nput OutputAdvanced Programmable Input Controller SA ndustry Standard Architecture LAN Local Area Network 0 nput Output LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode Hz egahertz IDI usical Instrument Digital Interface TH emory Translator Hub PT emory Protocol Translator IC etwork Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCIA 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 105 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 105 2003 8 18 elef 06 20 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 106 K8n pro_1001_a p65 106 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 107 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 107 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 108 K8n pro_1001_a p65 108 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 109 Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 109 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 110 K
66. note you can have the alternati connector to play sound or If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 J umper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please e 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 ve of using front audio connector or of using rear audio PinNo Definition MIC GND REF Power Front Audio R Rear Audio R Reserved No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L wlolru oa om e w ro ta K mm op wm C mmm 17 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable GA K8N Pro Motherboard K8n pro_1001_q p65 32 PinNo Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS OUT rt Jr ES vm len alu Es lta lt lta 232 200
67. nu 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 exitthe Help Window press lt Esc gt The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver Fle Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to selectamong the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving gt Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit tl Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option widden o Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features GA K8N Pro Motherboard 40 K8n pro_1001_b p65 40 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 J Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard per
68. one well performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4 user can Save this setting and Load itin next time Obviously Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the Overclock technol ogy toward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTune 4 to find out more amazing features by themselves Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products sup ported list in the web site Any Overclocking action is at user s risk Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any damage or instability to your processor motherboard or any other components GA K8N Pro Motherboard 68 K8n pro_1001_t p65 68 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Dual BIOS Q Flash A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility 1 After power on the computer pressing lt Del gt immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS
69. ons including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc GA K8N Pro Motherboard 10 K8n pro_1001_i p65 10 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 1 3 GA K8N Pro Motherboard Layout SS N KB_MS ATX_12V SS CPU_FAN ez GA K8N Pro ls 2 AUDIO L DCH pja an S m 2X_DET S conec EE 78712 eon i LA Ll n bd jf BIOS sbe o cep py Paaa n SUR_CEN 7 SCH BIOS Ges SCH LLLE L LOALO LOAA A AOLO AALO LO AAO ALOL gd LIDD R Leien D z fi z 2 PCH ey ou x TTT Too Sil3512 S 2 e ae 3 m pe Ee a O A E A O Le PWR LED no ooppp EE SS Fy C E mn C es E d GAME IR_CIR INFO LINK FC F_PANEL J 11 Introduction K8n pro_1001_i p65 ii 2003 8 18 UE 06 03 1 4 Block Diagram GA K8N Pro
70. orting HPA 5 The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not change the its size 6 Itis not recommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format gt L System data and hard disk s reading writing speed will affect backing up speed nore 2 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 powering on the computer Press F9 during powering on the computer Intel 865PE AG bet BIOS fi Check System Health F9 For Xpress Recovery TUP Q FlaslF9 For Xpress Recovery 01C 00 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 Boot from CD GA K8N Pro Motherboard 89 89 2003 8 18 Ulf 06 11 You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu TELE 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 Exitand Restart
71. owering ON the computer and pressing Del gt 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 Ctri F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS lt gt ove to previous item lt V gt ove to nextitem lt gt ove to the item in the left hand lt gt gt ove to the item in the right hand Enter Selectitem lt Esc gt ain Menu Quitand not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and retum to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt tem Help lt F3 gt Reserved KENE Reserved lt 5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu KENE Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOS Q Flash function lt F9 gt System Information 10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu K8n pro_1001_b p65 39 BIOS Setup 39 2003 8 18 elef 06 08 GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed atthe bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Me
72. ows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver GA K8N Pro Motherboard 94 K8n pro_1001_a p65 94 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners m Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray H Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network m EasyTune 4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions m DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system HR Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo m BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility H Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe HR Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading P DF file format documents m Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc m DirectX 9 0 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence m Silicon Image SATA RAID Utility Serial ATA RAID utility for Silicon Image Sil3112 Sil3512 WR GigaRAID Utility RAID utility for GigaRAID IT8212 Please do not install Silicon Image SIL311
73. peed RPM H Detect CPU SYSTEM POWER Fan speed status automatically GA K8N Pro Motherboard K8n pro_1001_b p65 56 56 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 CPU Warning Temperature Alarm When current temperature over than the selected temperature p gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F p gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F H 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F p gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194 F np Disabled Don t monitor current temperature Default value gt CPU FAN Fail Warning H Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable POWER FAN Fail Warning H Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable System FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable 57 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 57 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU OverClock in MHz 200 Item Help AGP OverClock in MHz 66 Menu Level gt Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled CPU Voltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1 550V VDDQ Voltage Control Normal Vcc12 HT Voltage Control Normal DDR Voltage Control Normal Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Pr
74. program DualBIOS contains a one way flash utility The built in one way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed LA N LA p gt GA K8N Pro Motherboard 75 K8n pro_1001_t p65 75 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 IV Q Who Needs DualBIOS technology Answer This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures Every user should have DualBIOS technology due to the advancement of computer viruses Everyday there are new BIOS type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case l Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS With a conven tional single system BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until itis sent for repairs Case ll Ifthe Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBlOS utility and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS Case Ill A user may override booting from the main system BIOS The DualBlOS utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS
75. py Drives The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up gt gt NO Errors gt gt All Errors gt gt All But Keyboard gt gt All But Diskette All But Disk Key Memory The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will be stopped The system boot will not stop for all errors except a keyboard error Default value The system boot will not stop for all errors except a disk error The system boot will not stop for all errors except keyboard and disk errors 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 determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard ExtendedMemory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map GA K8N Pro Motherboard K8n pro_1001_b p65 44 44 2003 8 18 8UsE 06 08 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features SCSI RAID Cntlr Boot Order Press Enter Item Help
76. s you to set up to 5 alphanumeric characters to power on the system The option Keyboard 98 allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system b gt Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password H Disabled Disabled this function Default value H Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here H Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password gt ACBACK Function gt gt Soft 0 ff When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default Value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state GA K8N Pro Motherboard 54 K8n pro_1001_b p65 54 2003 8 18 Un 06 08 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Item Help PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Menu Level gt PCI 1 PCI5 IRQ Assignment Device s using this PCI 2 IRQ Assignment INT RAID Cntrir Bus 1 Dev 12 Func 0 tl2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations gt PCI3 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value p gt 3 4 5
77. sary and actually you don t know 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 nota 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 BIOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is 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 B
78. sec If you wish to use RAID function please use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation For details please refer to the SATA RAID manual E 7 sch 17 sch SATAO SII SATA1 SI PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 1 GND ZD Silicon Image Sil3512 chip supports Serial ATA wire connectors hot plug function GA K8N Pro Motherboard 28 K8n pro_1001_q p65 28 2003 8 18 sUsE 06 06 11 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 above Speaker Connector Message LED Power Soft Power Sleep LED Connector d i 2 fi 20 1b d 19 d i 2 SPEAK HD Reset Switch q E IDE Hard Disk Active LED H
79. so make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB USB 2 controller please contact OS vendor for USB 3 possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may con 31 Line In Rear Speaker 31 Line Out Front Speaker 31 MIC In Center and Subwoofer nect speaker to Line Outjack microphone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Please note You are able to use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by S W selection If you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connection Method1 Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwoofer to MIC Out Method You can refer to page 32 and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable gt If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 82 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 22 K8n pro_1001_q p65 22 2003 8 18 8UsE 06 05 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 16 _ 2
80. t Connector fer Line In Connector fer Mic In Connector enacts ins E Please note that 3D audio function will only appear ale J when 3D audio inputs a T 1 Ge a a a Power Speaker Stereo Line In Microphone lt 3 56008 Manual Selection Manual Selection Please stop other uo applications belare tat Option Start si SURROUND KIT GA K8N Pro Motherboard 85 K8n pro_1001_t p65 85 2003 8 18 Ulf 06 11 If you set wrong with the connectors the warning mes sage will come out as right picture Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set The cuert connected device Bonet Speake K8n pro_1001_t p65 86 AC97 Audio Configuration Seel Seolr cu Ox Lire Out Connector Connested Device AC97 Audio Configuration oe ee EE S POIF Ou Line Out Connector Connected Device Microphone Manual Selection Jetzen Speaker Cannested Device GIGABYTE 1 Speaker Configuration Jack Semel OF Line In Connector Connected Device 7 Ene Not connected SC Please stop other audio applications before starting ation tan 1 SpeskarTest S PDIF HAIEDeno General er Line In Conrecter CA Wie In Connector Cannested Device SpeckaiTet SPDIF HOT Daoism E Mic in Connector Connected Device Not connected SUBROUND KIT 86 aK
81. t Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 63 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 63 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit TL gt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA K8N Pro Motherboard 64 K8n pro_1001_b p65 64 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 65 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 65 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 66 K8n pro_1001_b p65 66 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 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 BIOS but always hesitate to update it Because you think T E updating newest BIOS is unneces
82. t awakes the system from a PCI PM controlled state This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt gt Disabled Disable this function gt gt Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default Value gt Modem Ring On You can enable wake on LAN feature by the ModemRingO n WakeOnLAN or PME Event Wake up when the M B has WOL onboard connector Only enabled the feature by PME Event Wake up An incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft off mode H Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Enabled Enable Modem Ring on Default Value lt S3 Resume by USB Device You can resume the system from USB device H Disabled Disable this function Default Value gt gt Enabled Enable this function gt Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system H Disabled Disable this function Default Value gt gt 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 53 BIOS Setup K8n pro_1001_b p65 53 2003 8 18 UE 06 08 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value gt gt Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard This feature allows you to set the method for powering on the system The option Password allow
83. tability of an Overclock system is unknown Now everything is different because of a Windows based overclocking utility EasyTune 4 announced by Gigabyte This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of Overclock This is the first windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode for overclocking at their convenience For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automati cally with the result being shown in the control panel If users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides itis different from other traditional over clocking methods EasyTune 4 doesn t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch jumper setting on the other hand they can do Overclock ateasy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware If user runs EasyTune 4 over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled Moreover if
84. talling expansion cards esesecccenencrenenerirninenn 20 Step 3 1 AGP Card Installation cccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssiesssiasssiassssansit 20 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 21 Step 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction ssssssssssssssssssssssrsrsnsnsrsnsnsnsnnnnnnnsnnnnnennrnnnnnrerenererne 21 Step 4 2 Connectors Imtroduction s scsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssissssiasssiasssiensssinste 23 Chapter lg 39 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver Fl cscs 40 SEENEN 42 Advanced BIOS Features csssssssssssssessssssssessssesssesssssessnsssarssseesssersese 45 Integrated Peripherals erer geen 47 Geen EE 52 GR eet ST EE 55 PC Health EC 56 GA K8N Pro Motherboard 6 K8n pro_1001_i p65 6 2003 8 18 5U E 06 03 Frequency NVoltage e EE 58 Load Fail Safe elauter deent Seeerei 60 Load Optimized Defaults Jc naruto cet alate eae die eaten aaa 61 Set Supervisor User Password a ccisieccesise earanaeaiducenadenaend 62 Save amp Exit SIU Di e 63 ERIE MV CEN SaNi igiena enina aii 64 Chapter 4 Technical Reference EEN 67 BIOS Introductio EE 67 EasyTune 4 Introduction sssssesssssssersssrreenssrrensnrrrenssnrnnsnnnrnnninrnnnrnreens 68 K8DPS Dual Power System Introduction sssri 69 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Betteng Deet E 70 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction s s s 80 J ack Sensing iereel ale EE 86 UAJ Introduction tee 88 Xpress Recovery Introduction ENNEN 90
85. tart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the bootup BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BlOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user 70 Technical Reference K8n pro_1001_t p65 70 2003 8 18 UE 06 09 Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show lt or the other key to continue gt If Auto Recovery Enable it will show lt or the other key to Auto Recover gt Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by fl
86. te During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution Figure 4 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 5 amp 6 Figure 5 amp 6 Alignment of Heatsink Assembly with S tandoffs 17 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 17 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 Step 2 Installing Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules adhere to the following warning 1 When DIMM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket CAUTION 2 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one 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
87. 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 aag to install the drivers automatically The Xpress Install uses the Click and Forget technology to install the drivers automatically J ust select the drivers you want then click the GO button The agg will finish the installation for you automatically Cs Massage Some device drivers will restart our system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers We recommend that you install all components in the list WER Appendix K8n pro_1001_a p65 93 2003 8 18 UE 06 20 gt Driver installation finished nore You have to reboot system Item Description Nvidia System Driver 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 8110S Lan Driver Realtek Giga Lan Driver RealTek AC 97 Codec Driver Realtek Audio Driver Silicon Image RAID Driver Serial ATA RAID driver for Silicon Image Sil3112 GIGARAID IT8212 RAID Driver For GigaRAID IT8212 RAID IDE controller Nvidia USB 2 0 Driver Information USB 2 0 Driver information for XP For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Wind
88. tions You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BlOS software installation 15 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 15 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 Step 1 Installing Processor and Heatsink Before installing the processor and heatsink adhere to the following warning 1 The processor will overheat without the heatsink and or fan resulting in permanent irreparable damage 2 Never force the processor into the socket 3 Apply thermal paste between the processor and heatsink 4 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 5 Ifyou do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cutedge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation Please use AMD approved cooling fan 1 1 The installation ofthe processor and heatsink is performed in four main steps Step 1 1 Processor insertion Step 1 2 Applying thermal grease Step 1 3 Heatsink attachment Step 1 4 Connecting processor fan power These steps are described in detail in the following paragraphs Step 1 1 First check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 amp Figure 2 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The Al pin location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the soc
89. which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dea 0 FLA EELT 1 ler F2 13 2 16 9 Pin No Definition RER 1 Power 2 Power Ge 3 Gift PinNo Definition 4 TPAQ 1 TPA2 5 GND 2 TPA2 6 GND 3 GND d TEBO 4 GND 8 TPBO 9 Power 5 TPB2 10 Power 6 TPB2 1 PAI 7 Power 2 TPA1 8 Power B GND 9 No Pin 14 No Pin 10 GND 15 TPB1 16 TPB1 23 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
90. will light up indicating a non supported A 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 K8N Pro Motherboard 20 K8n pro_1001_q p65 20 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 Step 4 Connect ribbon Cables Cabinet Wires And Power Supply Step 4 1 UO Back Panel Introduction 6 o e e OOOOOQOODOOOO a rt UNI th of lo Bes Cl PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female gt This connector supports standard PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female Parallel Port Serial Ports COM1 COM2 gt According to your motherboard please see the Parallel Port 25 pin Female EC l following descriptions for the devices Device O CSE 222200029929 like printer can be connected to Parallel port GEES mouse and modem etc can be connected to Oe ok Serial ports COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male 21 Hardware Installation Process K8n pro_1001_q p65 21 2003 8 18 UE 06 05 USB LAN Connector gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface LAN Al

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