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1. 16 BAT Battery d Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Se Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer d 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 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 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 25 Hardware Installation GA K8NE RH Motherboard 26 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the B
2. o GC N a n o GA K8NE RH Motherboard 22 11 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 12 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer LS ds 97 10 23 Pin No Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND o nN a om N No Pin e o NC Hardware Installation 13 COMB COMB Connector Be careful with the polarity o
3. BCH Speaker a Back Panel o UA Automatic Rear Speaker Out o Oo Front Speaker Out Ee Speaker Side S Du ormo p II N Sound Effect Configuration Gm At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired 75 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http www gigabyte com tw 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 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the
4. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module Co Please refer to the recommended memory configuration table below before installing memory NOTE Recommended Memory Configurations SS Single Sided DS Double Sided Number of DIMMs DIMM Socket Max Memory Speed DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 1 ss DDR 400 1 ss DDR 400 1 ss DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 2 ss ss DDR 400 2 SS SS DDR400 2 SS SS DDR 400 2 DS DS DDR 333 2 DS DS DDR 333 2 DS DS DDR 400 3 ss ss ss DDR 333 3 DS DS DS DDR 333 GA K8NE RH Motherboard 14 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card lt CAUTION Please
5. 5 24 1 3 3V olo 2 3 3V o ae 3 GND ala 4 5V ae 5 GND ale 6 5V I 7 GND E 8 Power Good Ne 9 5V SB stand by 5V atl Gs 10 12V SR H 12V Only for 24pins ATX o 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX TIL J13 13 3 3V C5 4 23 15 GND 16 PS ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V Only for 24pins ATX 24 GND Only for 24pins ATX GA K8NE RH Motherboard 18 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN ew ca oe 5 FDD FDD Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the c
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7. H Disabled Disable this function Default value Legacy USB Storage detect H Enabled Enable USB storage detect function Default value H Disabled Disable this function GA K8NE RH Motherboard 36 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2006 Award Software 4 gement Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off by P r Menu Levelb PME Event V Modem Rir Soft Off TY Move En g d F1 General Help ACPI Suspend Type H S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft Off by Power button gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value H Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state gt gt Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function USB Resume from Suspend H Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type 37 BIOS Setup gt Power On by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to
8. 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 H Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks H Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value GA K8NE RH Motherboard 32 Password Check H System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt gt gt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard b PEG Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card Default value H PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI 33 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Integr On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled On Chip IDE Channel Enabled Menu Level IDE DMA transfer access Enabled O AC Lan Auto Disabled Enabled Disabled Dis Enabled Di 1 Secont Dis etch Mode Enabled USB M
9. Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out connection Supports SPDIF In Out connection CD In O Control IT8712 Note 1 Because of CPU limitations if you want to install DDR400 memory modules in your system please install either one double sided or two single sided DDR400 memory modules The DDR400 speed will drop down to DDR333 if you install two double sided or three single sided DDR400 memory modules Note 2 To set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use Audio Combo Kit optional device GA K8NE RH Motherboard 10 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Note 3 Onboard nForce4 4X chipset SATAIIO 1 SATAII2_3 supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections SE on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune ote 4 Over Voltage via BIOS DDR ATX form factor 30 5cm x 22 4cm Onboard SATA RAID BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor oe 0 oO o Note 3 Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control functi
10. at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typa Eiin SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt reset your system r Off at this stage Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Sinioran SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size namana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 00093 updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 1845GE 6A69YG01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 63 Appendix Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility z Ka ma f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new B
11. b Auto bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 7 PC1 3 IRQ Assignment b Auto bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PnP Configurations Auto Auto Menu Level gt Auto F1 General Help Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 39 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Cop 2006 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Menu Level e YST F Spe PU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled CPU FAN Manual Control Disabled T43 ec Move Enter Select PD Va 0 Sav ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility pyright C 1984 2006 Award Software PC Health Status Menu Levelb 13c Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The CPU fan runs at full speed when both CPU Smart FAN Control and CPU FAN Manual note Control are disabled GA K8NE RH Motherboard 40 7 Reset Case Open Status H Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value H Enabled Clear case open status at next boot lt Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If
12. carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar 15 Hardware Installation 1 6 1 0 Back Panel Introduction o O O O E e Oe Oe 0000000000000 O RTE O gi CI o Eng PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard to the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices SPDIF SPDIF In Use SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function SPDIF O SPDIF Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder COM A Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices USB port 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 Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support
13. chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards As this is a BIOS related issue it can be solved by BIOS update Cp OO oO oO Er o GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA K8NE RH Motherboard 56 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility CHED Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Ext
14. is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave gt gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection H IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto 7 IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up GA K8NE RH Motherboard 30 b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto b Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder H Head H Pr
15. needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions GA K8NE RH Motherboard T58 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main norr BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512K kanila Wide Range Prot 1 file s found Ad 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total
16. size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From pa Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt SCH Do not turn off power or reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stagel Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 59 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot From eeneg Main Bios
17. the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function ae To set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use Audio Combo Kit optional device GA K8NE RH Motherboard 72 STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration 2CH Speaker T 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker DCH Speaker Back Panel o UA Automatic ole Center Subwooler Speaker 01 10 Side S Du ormon 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Qut Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Back Panel 4 UAJ Automatic 4CH Speaker el E Feat Speaker Out Headphone gr o Cerone Speaker 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker E EO 6CH Speaker 8CH Speaker 3 73 Appendix 6 Chan
18. the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start f you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord Otherwise please do not remove it Pin No Definition g 1 GND 2 GND zl 3 12V 4 12V GF Pin No Definition 12 Io
19. to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Fig 1 Socket lever Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 2 Pin 1 location on the socket and processor Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the metal lever back into its original position AN Please use extra care when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rather than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU CAUTION GA K8NE RH Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the heat sink components Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions Fig 2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste To prevent Co such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tap
20. you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will restart gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V H Detect system s voltage status automatically gt Current CPU Temperature H Detect CPU temperature automatically gt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM H Detect CPU SYSTEM fan speed status automatically lt gt CPU Warning Temperature H 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F p gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F p gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F b gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Disable CPU fan fail warning function Default value H Enabled Enable CPU fan fail warning function CPU Smart FAN Control Note gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value H Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements 7 CPU FAN Manual Control CPU Smart Fan Control will become disabled when this item is enabled H Enabled Enable the CPU fan manual control function gt gt Disabled Disable the CPU fan manual control function Default value 7 CPU FAN Low Speed b Set the parameter of the CPU fan speed The CPU FAN Low Sp
21. 4 1 G GIGABYTE Fees Pa INSTALL d KEE EH ees 7 ARERR y SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 51 Drivers Installation GA K8NE RH Motherboard 52 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features Corrorste ONLINE MANAGEMENT U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M LT Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique CIA 2 and M I B 2 features M I T s integration o
22. Active Time to 5T 15T Default value 8T RAS to CAS delay Tred p gt 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Set DRAM RAS to CAS Delay to 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Default value 3T Row Precharge Time Trp gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Row Precharge Time b gt 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Set the Row Precharge Time to 2T 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T Default value 3T Row to Row delay Trrd gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Row to Row delay b gt 2T 3T 4T Set Row to Row delay to 2T 3T 4T Default value 2T Row cycle time Trc b gt 7T 22T Set Row Cycle Time to 7T 22T Default value 11T Row refresh cyc time Trfc b gt 9T 24T Set Row Refresh Cycle Time to 9T 24T Default value 14T Read to Write time Trwt gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically detect the Read to Write Time b gt 1T 2T 3T 4T 5T Set Read to Write Time to 1T 5T Default value 4T Write Recovery Time Twr b gt 2 bus clock Set Write Recovery Time to 2 bus clock gt gt 3 bus clock Set Write Recovery Time to 3 bus clock Default value GA K8NE RH Motherboard 44 Write to Read Delay Twtr gt gt 1 bus clock Set Write to Read Delay to 1 bus clock H 2 bus clock Set Write to Read Delay to 2 bus clock Default value Refresh Rate Tref b Set the Refresh Rate Read Preamble value b gt 2 9 5ns Set the Read Preamble value Default value 5 5ns Async Latency value b 2 11ns Set the Async Latency value Default value 7ns CPU Spread Spectrum b Disabl
23. F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key tu startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Inc Intel 945 BIOS for 81945P Pro F9a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 27427707 Seet Mera lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 6A79HGOGU 00 SN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can yee enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the lt F9 gt key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 Itis recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 55 Appendix The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE 5 Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup GIGABYTE file W
24. GA K8NE RH AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 2001 12ME K8NER 2001R K The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 DEN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp 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 Motherboard GA K8NE RH is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers a
25. IOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either GIGABYTE s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS STO EY ke gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down 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 Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is di
26. IOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run BIOS Curent Maintoaid info Flash Memory Type SST 49LFOO2A FH 733V Irtemet Update L Update New BIOS I Clear DMI Data Poot Save Cunert BIOS Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS 8 8 4 Hika Click Sart Programs GIGABYTE BIOS ea aa zt a il Select BIOS item k3 ee New BIOS Click Update New BIOS D Cear PrP Osla Pool bouts progam Ca 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a papos Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOSTM sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a b C d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8NE FDh Complete update process following the instruction GA K8NE RH Motherboard 64 Ill 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 pr
27. Ma PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT T4 gt Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA K8NE RH Motherboard 48 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation oy Pictures below are shown in Windows XP AJ Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Setup exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically GIGABYTE paa Ge not installed stalled not installed j e SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS not installed FTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION not installed oe ED Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Nove Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows
28. Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot From eryngium Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating or Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpre 6A79BG03C 00 GA K8NE RH Motherboard 60 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are i
29. OS 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port COM Ports LPC BUS IT8712 U PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33MHz SPDIF nm CC 55505555 OOOSO akO 555 GEO ELLE KH a J ooo I a IT DO D BOR 3PC oso SEKR e et CS so ns PCICLK 2 33MHz Oo o Note 10 USB 0 o Ka Because of CPU limitations if you want to install DDR400 memory modules in your system please install either one double sided or two single sided DDR400 memory modules The DDR400 speed will drop down to DDR333 if you install two double sided or three single sided DDR400 memory modules Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antis
30. Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA K8NE RH Motherboard 76 7 Appendix GA K8NE RH Motherboard 78 Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http www gigabyte com tw Support ServiceCenter aspx Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw e USA G B T INC TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web Address http www gigabyte us e Mexico G B T Inc USA Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1 626 854 9339 Correo soporte gigabyte usa com Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web Address http www gigabyte latam com e Germany G B T TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH Tech Support http www gigabyte com tw Support ServiceCenter aspx Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte de 79 e J
31. S Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Con PC Health Status MB Intelligent T Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User P jord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typi SiE SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the li
32. Support Sales Marketing Tech Support http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp http www gigabyte com tw Support ServiceCenter aspx WEB address http www gigabyte com ro Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte fr GA K8NE RH Motherboard 80
33. USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector GA K8NE RH Motherboard 16 Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector A You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning 1 7 Connectors Introduction 1 ATX_12V 9 PWR_LED 2 ATX Power Connector 10 F_AUDO 3 CPU_FAN 11 CD_IN 4 SYS_FAN 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 5 FDD 13 COMB 6 IDE1 IDE2 14 CI 7 SATAIIO_1 SATAII2_3 15 CLR_CMOS 8 F_PANEL 16 BAT 17 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX_12V ATX Power Connector With
34. Windows XP but works smoothly with Windows NT Therefore if your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor P rd Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1 T Load Optimized Defaul Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects GA K8NE RH Motherboard 46 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT T4 gt Select Item When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just p
35. XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus CAUTION Controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 49 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them nVIDIA nForce4 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 2B5 0704 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS L sorTware INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION kina 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title nVIDIA nForce4 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 2B5 0704 1 G GIGABYTE NG 9IREADME TXT a gt BootDi INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS J SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS 1 HARDWARE gt EnablelISBS3KP INFORMATION p GA K8NE RH Motherboard 50 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard nVIDIA nForce4 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 2B5 0704 1 G INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS CPU AMD AuthenticAMD Identifier x86 Famiy 15 Model 4 Stepping 8 IProcessoNameSting AMD Athlon tn 64 Processor 3200 pr HAHARANG 4 SOFTWARE INFORMATION ze 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details nVIDIA nForce4 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 2B5 070
36. able connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position 2 34 oonnaooonoanoonoooaonan no onnonanoonononnonoaann eem 1 33 TITI Boo mmm D 19 Hardware Installation 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector 40 TITI 7 SATAIIO_1 SATAII2_3 Serial ATA Connector IDE2 IDE1 An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 39 Serial ATA can provide up to150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA an
37. able password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS F Date mm dd yy S 5 2005 Item Hel Time hh mm ss 42 3 Menu Levelb IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 None IDE Channel 1 r None IDE Channel 1 None lt Week gt IDE Channel 2 M r None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 M r None IDE Channel 4 M r None lt Month gt IDE Channel 5 Master None Jan to Dec Drive A 1 44M 3 5 lt Day gt Drive B None 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Halt On All But Keyboard Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 T43 ec Move Enter S lx 0 i F1 General Help 4 d Optimized Defaults 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt H Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec b Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month b Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time
38. above are for reference only and are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories 2Ports USB2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 51 51R COM Port Cable Part Number 12CF1 1CM001 31 31R GA K8NE RH Motherboard Layout MSIKB AO Gm SP IE Le AUDIO Marvell phy ae CPU FAN a Ga GA K8NE RH SS S F_AUDIO PCIE 1 aaa BIOS PCIE_2 CODEC nVIDIA PCIE 16 nForce 4 4X PCI1 co Na F SATAII3 aa imam Sur R YY SATAII i pere PCI3 2 SATAIIO Cl ul SYS_FAN o A F PANEL COMB FEIT EDD E Ee E3 FEU x J CLR_CMOS Block Diagram PCI ECLK 100MHz AMD K8 Socket 754 CPU PCI Express x 16 RJ45 Marvell phy 2 PCI Express x 1 nVIDIA nForce4 4X PCI ECLK 100MHz x1 x1 PCI Express x 1 Bus PCI Bus Hyper Transport Bus CPUCLK 200MHz DDR 400 V0 7 333 266 200MHz DIMM DDR RAM BI
39. alue at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key 3 The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Aaa ip El ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate P4 Select ENTER Popup GA K8NE RH Motherboard 68 Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears RAID Mode Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Jisk Model Name axtor 6Y080M0 lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TJ Select ENTER Popup Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previousl
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41. battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system NO Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 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 gt 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 MIB error 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4b Ti t tional 1 long 3 short Keyboard error PSPS Imer aka 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 7 beeps
42. ber All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the nVIDIA nForce4 chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 0 1 Stri
43. ble platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management Aweb based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS Do not use C O M and BIOS at the same time 53 Appendix 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status Heel User Interface Overview IK S gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C LAJ C 1A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enter
44. d install the proper driver in order to work properly GA K8NE RH Motherboard 20 Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP s ojal Bw rm GND 8 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below e Message LED Speaker Connector Power ower i Sleep LED Switch Zlz yg gig f S q Ki z aD o JA 1 ils 19 i IF TO 4 SES tle Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Amber Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Green Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Red Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sl
45. e 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard disks are currently not supported 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup 2 It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia
46. e rather than heat sink paste be used for NOTE heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink 1 4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot LIT DDR 13 Hardware Installation Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module
47. ecomp H Landing Zone b Sector Drive A Drive B Number of cylinders Number of heads Write precomp Landing zone Number of sectors The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt None H 360K 5 25 b gt 1 2M 5 25 b gt 720K 3 5 b 1 44M 3 5 gt gt 2 88M 3 5 Halt on No floppy drive installed 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity Default value 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors b All Errors H All But Keyboard b All But Diskette gt gt All But Disk Key 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 will be stopped The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area b Disabled b Drive A b Drive B b Both Normal Floppy Drive De
48. ed Disable CPU Spread Spectrum H Center Spread Set CPU Spread Spectrum to Center Spread Default value PCIE Clock H 100Mhz 150Mhz Set PCI E clock from 100Mhz to 150Mhz Hammer Vid Control b Supports adjustable Hammer Vide from 0 825V to 1 550V Default value StartUp Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance b Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value b Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast gt gt Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo DDR voltage control b Normal Supply DDR voltage as DDR required Default value p gt 0 1V Increase DDR voltage 0 1V b gt 0 2V Increase DDR voltage 0 2V 45 BIOS Setup 2 8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management S PnP PCI Configuratio PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweak Esc Quit F8 Q Flash ESC Abort If you wish to maximize the performance of your system enable Top Performance H Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function 6 Top Performance will increase H W working speed Different system configuration both H W component and OS will effect the result For example the same H W configuration might not run properly with
49. eed option configures the speed of the CPU fan when the CPU temperature is below the temperature set in Temp Limit of Mid Speed The parameter can be adjusted from 0 127 Higher parameter means faster CPU fan speed Default parameter 8 a The CPU fan runs at full speed when both CPU Smart FAN Control and CPU FAN Manual See i note Control are disabled Note Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install For more detailed information please check at the FAQ section on GIGABYTE s website 44 BIOS Setup lt gt CPU FAN Mid Speed b Set the parameter of the CPU fan speed The CPU FAN Mid Speed option configures the speed of the CPU fan when the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature set in Temp Limit of Mid Speed The parameter can be adjusted from 0 127 Higher parameter means faster CPU fan speed Default parameter 12 CPU FAN High Speed H Set the parameter of the CPU fan speed The CPU FAN High Speed option configures the speed of the CPU fan when the CPU temperature exceeds the temperature set in Temp Limit of High Speed The parameter can be adjusted from 0 127 Higher parameter means faster CPU fan speed Default parameter 80 gt Temp of FAN turn off Default temperature 0 C gt gt When the CPU temperature is below the value set in this option the CPU fan will stop spinning gt Temp Limit of Low Speed Default temperature 20 C b The CPU fan will stop spinni
50. eep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 21 Hardware Installation 9 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 a IA Pin No Definition 1000 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 10 F_AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assignments for the cable are the same as the pin assignments for the front audio header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound e a Pin No Definition MIC GND MIC_BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return R NC No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L Return L
51. emory Type SHADOW AC97 Audio Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECE gt Use DMA T43 ec Move Enter Select PD Va F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software V1 1 V2 0 orage Disabled Menu Levelb DOS USB Mouse Disabled USB Storage detect Enabled T43 Move Enter Select PD Va 0 Sav ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel0 H Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port 7 On Chip IDE Channel1 gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE DMA transfer access gt gt Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access Default value H Disabled Disable this function GA K8NE RH Motherboard 34 On Chip MAC Lan b Auto b Disabled Auto detect onboard LAN chip function Default value Disable onboard LAN chip function NV IDE SATA RAID function gt gt Enabled b Disabled NV Serial ATA 1 gt gt Enabled b Disabled Enable NV IDE SATA RAID function Disable this function Default value Enable Serial ATA 1 supported Default value Disable Serial ATA 1 supported NV SATA 1 Primary RAID gt gt Enabled gt gt Disabled Enable 1s
52. enabled and key in Date Time to power on system H Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled b Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse b Disabled Disable this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system gt Power On By Keyboard gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value H Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password b gt Any KEY Press any key to power on the system b Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system 7 KB Power ON Function When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here b Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC BACK Function b gt Soft Off 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 K8NE RH Motherboard 38 2 5 PnPIPCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment 143 Move Ente F5 Previ 7 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment b Auto bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 7 PC12IRQ Assignment
53. f all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level C 1 A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M I B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed espe cially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S 0 S System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and relia
54. f the COMB connector Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable Pin No Definition NDCDB NSINB NSOUTB NDTRB GND NDSRB NRTSB NCTSB NRIB No Pin Le Le Le LG o CO NI D O Pi ew pm o 14 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup Pin No Definition 100 1 Signal 2 GND GA K8NE RH Motherboard 24 15 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper CO 1 Open Normal Go Short Clear CMOS
55. fault value Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives 31 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Hel First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floopy Seek Disabled Device Priority Pas Check Setup i i PEG T43 ec Move 3 a F1 General Help Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt 1 gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu gt First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy b gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk H CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM b ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP H USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD H USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP H USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD H Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN H Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During
56. ght bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk hae If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS woe to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size sscscsscessossnsoacserves SST 49LF003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ej F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy E Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA K8NE RH Motherboard 62 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown
57. ion you need Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the window disappears RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4 81 t C 2004 NVIDIA Corp Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears as Figure below NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Add lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup 67 Appendix Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning or Stripe Mirroring Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this v
58. ized the user manual in the following m For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents tem Checklist nana ANA ENEE eege 6 Optional ACCESSOFICS cccecccecsesescsceeseseseceeseseeceeseeceseaceeeceececesensasesensesaseneneeeesaneneeees 6 GA K8NE RH Motherboard Layout AAA 7 Block Diagtami esse amn na naan ie Naa Na ab ALA Bina npa 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation AE 9 11 Considerations Prior to Installation A 9 1 2 Feature SUMMALY aa aa KABAGABAGAN EE 10 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink AE 12 1 321 Installation of Weess Eiere 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink AAA 13 14 Installation of MEMON aaah adenine natin 13 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards AA 15 1 6 WO Back Panel Introduction A 16 1 7 Connectors Introduction A 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Gen ENEE 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver ED 28 2 4 Standard CMOS Features ENEE 30 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features AEN 32 2 3 Integrated Peripherals AEN 4 24 Power Management Setup ccscccsseccssese
59. mporter pa B Signature Timmy Huang Date Apr 19 2006 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a 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 K8NE RH 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 Date Apr 19 2006 Copyright 2006 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categor
60. n BIOS menu move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Co Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features In ated Peripher Power Mana PnP PCI Co PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I ght C 1984 2004 A d Software Load Optimized Defaults Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save 8 Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Co Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peri Power Man PnP PCI Cor t PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit ight C 1984 2004 Award Software Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIO
61. nd associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and si O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement DEN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals 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 Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer I
62. nel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out and the 3 Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function ANA aM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration 6CH Speaker bd Back Panel UA Automatic Rear Speaker Out Not connected UAJ O Front Speaker Out ro Cereus Speaker Side Speaker Out eo GA K8NE RH Motherboard 74 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out the Center f Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker s ki Rear Speaker Out Qut and the side channels to Side Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out STEP2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration
63. ng when the CPU temperature is below the value set in Temp of FAN turn off option The CPU fan will start to spin again with the parameter set in CPU FAN Low Speed when the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in Temp Limit of Low Speed gt Temp Limit of Mid Speed Default temperature 50 C H When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option the CPU fan spins with the parameter specified in CPU FAN Mid Speed For example by default when the CPU temperature exceeds 50 C CPU fan runs with parameter 12 Temp Limit of High Speed Default temperature 60 C gt When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option the CPU fan rotates with the parameter specified in CPU FAN High Speed For example by default when the CPU temperature exceeds 60 C CPU fan runs with parameter 80 7 Temp of full FAN Speed Default temperature 70 C gt When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option the CPU fan runs at full speed q GA K8NE RH Motherboard 42 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Co ht C 1984 2006 Award Software HT Frequency ratio J PU Frequency 20 Menu Levelb CPU Clock Ratio r R 1 13c Move Enter Select PU PD Value 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility ht C 1984 2006 Award Software MB Intellige eaker M I Menu Level gt CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread PCIE Clock 100Mhz Hammer Vid Con
64. ogram icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note 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 In 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 In method I if the 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 Il Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 65 Appendix 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a mem
65. on is supported will depend on the CPU you install For more detailed information please check at the FAQ section on GIGABYTE s website Note 4 EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior
66. only and may differ from the CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor P Power Management Setup Set User Pass PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Aw KC If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden NOTE GA K8NE RH Motherboard 28 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system enable Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestperformance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or dis
67. ping Mirroring RAID 0 1 combines the performance of data striping RAID 0 and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring RAID 1 Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives JBOD Spanning Aspanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array When any disk member fails the failure affects the entire array JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance GA K8NE RH Motherboard 66 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity 2 Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter F10 to select NVIDIA RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided For more detailed setup information please visit our website at http www gigabyte com tw to read or download the informat
68. ract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating 57 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT soit ual BIOS Q Flash 04 Award Software Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa ord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Wi
69. reen instructions to complete the installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed gt Note 1 For users without a startup disk none Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD ROM From the CD ROM drive example D double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 2 71 Appendix La eat 4 15 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 8 AUDITO Ob This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio feature by audio software selection Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or Gm i ei fe others audio input to Line In D OI The front channels or earphone can be connected to CR Rear Speaker Out Ee Line Out Front Speaker Out Hu WH o 8 Line Out Center Subwot Connect microphone to Mic In WH Speero o A Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out yj Men ZS recht ep o 8 Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center cs Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out Following pictures are in Windows XP Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if
70. ress 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 Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 47 BIOS Setup 211 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software ard CMOS Features Top Perfor Ce Advanced BIOS Features L imized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power
71. s the C I A 2 and M 1 B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode re Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards GA K8NE RH Motherboard 54 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of hard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the
72. splayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press lt F1 gt to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt N Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate operation that may result in system malfunction CAUTION 27 BIOS Setup lt F12 gt For Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards device Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc GA K8NE FDh lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt For Boot Menu lt F12 gt For Boot Menu 03 17 2006 NF CK804 6A61FGOKC 00 Use lt gt or lt gt to select a device then press enter to accept Dress lt ESC gt to exit this menu Select a Boot First device Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN NVIDIA Boot Age tT l Move Enter Accent ESC Exit St NOTE exact settings for your motherboard The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver FDh Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu a A The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference
73. sseseseseeesensessnsseenseneesenseseeseteetens 37 25 PmP PCI Configurations unan anna nanawa na anna annaan naasa ns annasannasansannaannasaaans V 262 PC Health Status rnaen eaea naren dalang 40 27 MB Intelligent TweakerM TI 43 28 Top Performan E n ankaa maaninag ENEE 46 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults EE 4b 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password 47 Ell Save amp Exit SEP kaa aaaganpinaima aan nha Nagana 48 2 12 Exit Without Saving oo cece nanan naannawanaananaannasawsasansannasawnasawsansasawsasawsanann 48 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation cccccccececeeceseseeeseeceeeseeeecensececensasesenseseeeteneeeesenaees 49 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers ENEE NENNEN 49 32 Software Application ee Eeer 50 33 Software Information A 50 34 Hardware Information A 51 St Contact US Eeer 51 Chapter 4 Append iX sici manahan EE a aa 53 44 Unique Software Utilities AEN 53 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction aaa NANANA NA cay 54 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ulanan nana nannanawnawsanunanaansawaasanasawaaassaasawsana 55 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction seeseeseessessecesseesseseeseestssneeseesesseeeeeteeneeees 57 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction oo eeseeeeeseesteseeseeseeteesteeeeeees 66 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction a2 A2 Troubleshooting AA 76 Item Checklist M IDE Cable x 1 mvi FDD Cable x 1 mI Serial ATA Cable x 1 MI I O Shield The items listed
74. t SATA primary RAID function Disable this function Default value NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID hb Enabled b Disabled NV Serial ATA 2 Enable 1st SATA secondary RAID function Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable Serial ATA 2 supported Default value b Disabled Disable Serial ATA 2 supported NV SATA 2 Primary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable 2nd SATA primary RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Prefetch Mode gt gt Enabled Enable IDE Prefetch mode Default value b Disabled Disable IDE Prefetch mode USB Memory Type H SHADOW Set USB memory type to SHADOW Default value H Base Memory 640K Set USB memory type to base memory 640K AC97 Audio gt gt Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Onboard Serial Port 1 b Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 35 BIOS Setup Onboard Serial Port 2 b Au
75. tatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container 5 Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface 7 Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding
76. tem onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD ROM in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Fig 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Fig 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished ATA RAID ATACKP RAID ID lt XP gt ATA ATACKP gt ATAC2K gt exit Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow the on sc
77. the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary 2 PCI Express x 1 slots 3 PCI slots CPU Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 processor K8 1600MH z system bus Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000 and faster Chipset nVIDIA nForce4 4X Chipset Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Memory 3DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 3GB memory Supports DDR 400 N 333 266 200 DIMM Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot IDE Connections 2 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 allows connection of 4 IDE devices Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 4 Serial ATA ports from nVIDIA nForce4 4X controller SATAIIO_1 SATAII2_3 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port COMA onboard COMB connection 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 6 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 88E1111 88E1115 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit 1 RJ 45 port Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Audio 10 1 0 zl ALC850 CODEC UA Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Note 2 Supports Line In Line Out Front
78. thout Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery a Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Boot From Halt On Error Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Task menu for Q Flash utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Dual BIOS utility bar Q Flash utility title bar Action bar Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions
79. to BIOS will automatically set up the Serial port 2 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port b Disabled Disable onboard LPT port b gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value H 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode H SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port b ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port b ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value GA Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 gt On Chip USB b Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function b gt V1 14V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controller Default value V1 1 Enable only USB 1 1 controller 7 Legacy USB Keyboard Storage gt gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support in the MS DOS environment gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Legacy DOS USB Mouse gt gt Enabled Enable USB mouse support in the MS DOS environment
80. trol StartUp Robust Graphics Booster Auto control Normal 13c Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION gt HT Frequency ratio Set HT Frequency ratio to 1x 1 5x 2x 2 5x 3x 4x or 5x Default Auto gt CPU Frequency H 200 456 Set CPU frequency from 200Mhz to 456Mhz 43 BIOS Setup K8 CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable Current DDR Speed gt gt Displays the current DDR speed DDR clock Timing Mode gt gt Auto Set DDR Clock and Timing Mode automatically Default value gt gt Manual Set DDR Clock and Timing Mode manually CPU DDR clock Ratio Set the CPU DDR clock ratio Options include 2 1 2 1 33 2 1 5 2 1 66 2 1 83 2 2 DDR Speed H This item changes according to the value set in CPU DDR clock Ratio DDR Timing b Auto BIOS will automatically set up the DDR Timing by DRAM SPD data Default value H Manual This item allows user to set DDR Timing manually CAS latency Tcl p gt 1 5 2 2 5 3 Set CAS Latency to1 5 2 2 5 3 Default value 3 Min RAS active time Tras gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically detect the minimum RAS Active Time b gt 5T 15T Set the minimum RAS
81. y used as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array Use the arrow keys to select the array then press B to specify the array as bootable NVIDIA RAID Utility Jan 12 2005 Status Vendor Array Model Name Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 76 33G Ctrl X Exit 14 Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail 69 Appendix Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 76 33G Array Detail Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 1 Master 0 Maxtor 6Y080M0 76 33GB 1 Master 1 Maxtor 6Y080M0 76 33GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl X to exit the RAID setup Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows GA K8NE RH Motherboard 70 Installing the RAID drivers To install operating sys

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