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GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH User's Manual

1. If 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 Ea 1 GND A 3 5 5 2 GND 1 Ile Je 2 3 12V 4 12V qd a q JE pa O H e TRER Hi w m OD D camo DO GR 13 o o 1 alla Pin No Definition Pin No Definition ET 1 33V 13 3 3V NG 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND SAZ 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off _ 5 GND 7 GND ze 6 5V 18 GND eb 7 GND 19 GND SAE 8 Power Good 20 5V i 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V FJa 10 12V 22 5V 24 a o 12 11 12V Onlyfor24 pinATX 23 5V Onlyfor24 pin ATX C9 12 3 3V Onlyfor24 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 24 pin ATX GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 20 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
2. a HA f 3 Pin No Definition F sa 1 1 GND a a 2 HAN pa CPU_FAN 3 Sense caya 4 SYS FAN a GSE 5 FDD FDD Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable 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 1H 34 33 P augoonus PIAN a GSE 21 Hardware Installation 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector An IDE device comnects to the computer via an IDE connector
3. CD CD coo ED 16 COMA COMA Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMA cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMA cable a eon Pin No Definition Ex 1 NDCDA 5 se 2 10 2 NSINA H s TTT 3 NSOUTA aa 4 NDTRA E 5 GND tf E 6 NDSRA qd ki 7 NRTSA ee 8 NCTSA i 9 NRIA ET 10 No Pin GOOD a eco ERE 27 Hardware Installation 17 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS 1H D1 Open Normal L ay w an ik CHI Dum 18 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open check the Case Open status in BIOS Setup D1 Short Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include
4. GD GED O ca EEL 25 Hardware Installation 13 F USB1 F USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer a l wes A Pin No Definition 2 2 10 1 Power 5V F PO AIT 2 Power 5V JS E A 3 USB DX 4 USB Dy 5 USB DX im 6 USB Dy l8 g 7 GND Q 8 GND 9 No Pin L pa A 10 NC oy 14 F1_1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer
5. gt gt ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 Serial ATAII 1 gt gt Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 1 support Default Value b Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 1 support Serial ATAII 2 gt Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 2 support Default Value b Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 2 support On Chip USB b V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default Value V1 1 Enable only USB 1 1 controller b Disabled Disable onchip USB support USB Keyboard Support gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support b Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support hb Enabled Enable USB mouse support b Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value 37 BIOS Setup 9 9 e Dos aag Onboard Audio Function b Auto Auto detect onboard audio function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Function gt Auto Auto detect onboard LAN chip function Default value b Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip b Enabled Enable this function b Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard 1394 Function b Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value b Disabled Disable onboard EEE 1394 function Onboard Serial Port 1 b Auto BIOS will automati
6. Pin No Definition Hooo 1 MPD 2 MPD 0G po ui i 3 MPD BL Q HI lo f ko 9 BATTERY lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer lt Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently take out the battery and putit aside for about one minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for five seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer 23 Hardware Installation 10 F_PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker rese switch and power sw itch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector acc
7. Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility Shield IDE ROM BIOS 6 21 ht C 2005 NVIDIA Corp Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Step 2jG The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 7 You can press the TAB key to highlight through options Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirroring default Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning and Raid 5 The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation Step 4 If RAID 0 Striping is selected you can manually set the striping block size In the Striping Block field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size The KB is the standard unit of Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64K The size range is from 4K to 128K MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity 3 Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigat
8. 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 SE aaa SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue r Off 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 TIPOS E aana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Award Modular BIO Copyright C 1984 The BIOS file ro Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after biel Bence z 100x17 0 updating emory Tes OK OK 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Slave None ster CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 18 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 62 B g abaw tm If you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the GRAPH new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2
9. 911 50K DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 l 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 Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type S Wide Ran gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Reading BIOS file from floppy Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System Kas Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K ize SST 49LF003A 512K ge Protection Disable CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage gt gt gt gt gt Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 58 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 CAUTION Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot
10. CPU smart fan control Note 9 BIOS 1 4Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune Note 4 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Form Factor Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Due to standard PC architecture a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount For example 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3 xxGB memory during system startup Note 2 You can only use either the TV out port or the VGA port as the vedio output port not both together Note 3 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 Note 4 EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Please take note of the pin 1 marking the small triangle on 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 CP
11. 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 tis 2 3 5 6 7 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 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 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me USB hard disks are currently not supported Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 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 Mm mp 2 0 T Precautions f 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 It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is req
12. TV Mode Support h Select the TV system the options include NTSC M NTSC J PAL M PAL BDGHI PAL N and PAL NC Disabled Disable this function Default value 7 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 Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast gt gt Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 44 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health status LAI Wiuluul vav Frequency T4 gt Select Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health lect Item Seti Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects 45 BIOS Setup 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 d Software Stand
13. al lt i bf 8 3 o panain Hi i 3 3 N l i S i AUDIO1 nVIDIA i i GeForce 6150 i H Aunio2 FEF Avro H a a PCIE_16 T5 pr gcc E E n er aaaa BAT viresge PCIE pa 8201 Pr Cl BIOS Pal D a 00 PCIt nForce 430 Q lz anan VIA 5 5 PR TT 4 vr6307 3 a co np PCI2 NE LT Freer rare 3 CODEC pp COMA F1_1394 F USB F_USB2 F_PANEL1 sppir_io CEL F7 sys FAN CED O on CEO PWR_LED Block Diagram CPUCLK 200MHz PCI ECLK 100MHz AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU TV Out VGA Hyper Transport Bus Dual Channel Memory DDR 400 333 266 200MHz DIMM PCI Express x 16 nVIDIA PCI Express Bus GeForce 6150 PCI ECLK 100MHz HP 1 PCI Express x 1 4 SATA 3Gb s LAN Ru45 LJ VITESSE ATA33 66 100 133 8201 nVIDIA H IDE Channels Serbis nForce 430 BIOS VT6307 L Floppy Winbond HUL 2 IEEE1394 PS 2 KB Mouse 48 MHz COMA 555956555 1 00050510 gysp Sal 355 25 QL L 33s 57 GA Ports 556 2 PCI LRR ees i Sg ES as PCICLK 2 33MHz 2 o o Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your
14. 12V 10 F PANEL 2 ATX Power Connector 11 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 12 CD IN 4 SYS FAN 13 F_USB1 F USB2 5 FDD 14 F1 1394 6 IDE1 IDE2 15 SPDIF_IO 7 SATAIIO_1 SATAII2 3 16 COMA 8 PWR LED 17 CLR CMOS 9 BATTERY 18 CI 19 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector 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
15. 3 below i 2006 Award Software Menu Level gt gt down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 3 After configuring the SATA controller mode in system BIOS if you wish to create RAID save the settings and exit Then go to RAID BIOS refer to page 6 to configure the RAID array After finished re enter the system BIOS Setup to set hard disk boot priority before OS installation Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Figure 4 CMOS Setup Utility Co t C 1984 2006 Award Software Menu Level gt gt pres to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 4 67 Appendix Step 3 To boot from Windows installation CD ROM set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM Figure 5 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ish Baat Dasasi IPREAY NS Boot Device CDROM Menu Level gt Second BOOT Beriee PERITE DTSRT Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek i Device Priority Password Check Init Display First l Frame Buffer Size 64MB Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG Figure 5 Step 4 Save and exit BIOS Setup GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 68 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
16. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug 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 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 Note 3 The default Line In jack Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out The default Line Out Front Speaker Out jack Stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out jack MIC In The default MIC In jack Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack Center Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The default Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack Rear surround speakers can be connected to Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack Surround side speakers can be connected to Side S
17. 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 t i 4 B 9 40 oo oo 39 A ally Wea qd oo oo i JB pat E so oo el oo oo H ao ao Ss aa a o a IE pes ma Go CD C cao D i gt o a 2 oo og 1 IDE2 IDE1 7 SATAIIO 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by nForce 430 SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb s and install the proper driver in order to work properly E l im owi H 6a PinNo Definition D BE 1 7 1 GND KH 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND q 5 RXN q JB pi i 1 6 RXP SS Se oo ey 1 om OD CED no CELE GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 22 8 PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Lic E
18. Save BIOS note 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 nana nanaswan SST 49LF003A 256K 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ef FS Refresh Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash TYPO SIR iain SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not turn off power or DDDDDDDDDDDDDD Re Benes reset your system at Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System r Off this stage After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 61 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 shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typo SIZE sina SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn off power or DDDDDIDDIDDDIDDDDDIDT reset your system r Off at this stage Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System
19. This action makes the system reset to the default for stability The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 30 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 about system autodetect temperature voltage fan speed etc Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is to control CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS an
20. 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 modeVote 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 Figure 12 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 13 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example from the menu in Figure 13 press J to select J nVIDIA C51 Series Raid XP if you wish to install Windows XP Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Figure 12 Figure 13 Note 1 For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the CD ROM drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 14 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13 Figure 14 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 12 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installati
21. audio streams in and out simultaneously Multi channel audio experiences have become a reality so you can for instance listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager jijiicon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel 79 Appendix STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 2CH Speaker STEP 3 After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK The 2 chan nel audio setup is completed Sound Effect Mixer Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O SondEfem Mixer Audio VO Microphone 30 Audi Demo tab In the upper left li
22. installation of the motherboard driver right click on Desktop and select Properties When Display Properties dialog box appears select ee the Settings tab In Settings click the Advanced am ime E button Step 2 Click the GeForce 6150 tab when advanced prop erties dialog box appears Select nView Display Settings from the side menu and select HDTV from the Current display list Then click Apply Step 3 Right click on the HDTV icon and select TV format depending on your HDTV Then click Apply to complete the settings NTs MDapan ATSC Deen Dplaye GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 52 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features 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 N0 User Interface Overview Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C 1 A C 1 A
23. 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 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 everse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 14 Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH supports the Dual Channel Technology When the Dual Channel Technol ogy is activated the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one Due to CPU limitation if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please follow the guidelines below for Dual Channel memory configuration 1 Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR memory module is installed 2 To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 memory modules it is recommended to us
24. 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 CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex press 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 To release an installed card users can also press the latch on the opposite side of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 16 O Back Panel Introduction 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 TV Out Port Note 9 HDTV NTSC PAL TV and Projector etc can be connected to TV Out VGA Port Note2 Monitor can be connected to VGA port IEEE 1394 Port Serial interface standard set by
25. 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 TUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 56 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 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ed Peripherals r Management Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving me F3 Change Language ua
26. or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Device Priority Password Check Setup Init Displ rst PEG Frame Buffer Size 64M Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or lt J 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 First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM b ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP gt USB CDROM S
27. original position A 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 K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig 1 Before installing the CPU cooler please first add an even layer of heat paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the CPU cooler components Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions Fig 2 Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste To prevent t such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler 13 Hardware Installation 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
28. 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 nVIDIA GeForce Series Utilities CD Ver 1 1 B5 1007 1 not installed not installed not installed not installed O RETURN EXT ZZAN Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress SS icf i note 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 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 click an item to install it nVIDIA GeForce Series Utilities CD Ver 1 1 B5 1007 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION kaaa 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of sof
29. the jumper to avoid improper use of this header This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can a HME Pin No Definition HU 1 D 1 Signal 2 GND GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 28 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 BIOS 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 util
30. to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following 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 the 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard Layout 0 cseessesseseseeteseseseeeeeeessessneetseeteeees 6 Block Diagram anag atah ian nandun maana na Bin a dna a pia pna a 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation c ccccccsecccesseseseseseesesesceeesceeeeeaceeecensaeesanseesetenetees 9 11 Considerations Prior to Installation maana nanana naawa nnnawa naasa na annasannasansans 9 1 2 Feature SUMMAN Aaah Ama amare inne weed 10 1 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ulul aaa na nnanna na nanaanananaannsannnsawaa 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU wwe ma 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler mals 1 4 Installation Of Memory ua anna na nawunwnnaananannawananwaasanaasanannsasansaraasawsaransann0as 14 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards umm a namna na nwananwnnaa nananana nanaanaannasawnasansannnas 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction umaasa nnananaanaa nananana nana naasaasa naasa naannasansannaas 17 17 Connectors Introductions aasa aag a DAA 19 C
31. 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters 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 te 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 53 Appendix 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 94 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 press
32. 51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 60 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Ea SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable YG Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 l Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for 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 light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk a If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with
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34. B d i O fi 7 5 Pin No Definition TPA TPA GND GND TPB TPB Power 12V Power 12V No Pin GND onoi ojlo NI OD O B DN GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 26 15 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF O connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer fo Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND FEE a DD om AJ ojl rp
35. 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 antistatic 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 Turn
36. From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size 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 exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot CO reenen 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 1 l Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after 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 Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Appendix 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after B
37. GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME 51PVMT9R 1001R bad 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 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer ful adaress G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the prod description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA K8N51PVMT 9 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 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused 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 BEN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment immunity broa
38. IOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded Standard CMOS Features age Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults T nad Ontimized Nefaulte PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features ced BIOS Features PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ual BIOS Q Flash 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 Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Inte d Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving GA K8N
39. Installation Complete and Run BIOS KA nVIDIA Gera D Yer 1 1 05 1007 1 Ss GIGABYTE EN Kraer ESTEE Click Start Programs Gigabyte BIOS BIOS A HARDWARE INFORMATION P Curent Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type Please select BIOS server site Click v cara igabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan aaa Gigabyte BIDS server in China IV internet Update Update Now BIOS Gigabyte BIDS server in Japan c i T Clear DMI Data Pool Save Curent BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A a T Clear PnP Data Pool About this program Ent 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS pao Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as N51PVMT9RH F3a e Complete update process following the instruction 63 Appendix 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 program icon s
40. On by Keyboard is set to 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 Power On By Mouse b Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Enable Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system AC BACK Function gt 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 b Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 40 2 5 PnPIPCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2006 Award Software CI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level gt Assign PCI IRQ For Device F10 Save PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 7 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value gt gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 41 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status F oa F CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software PC Health Status Disabled Menu Level gt Disabled Don t reset case open status Enabled Clear case open status and
41. Onboard Audio Function Auto Onboard LAN Function Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 3 RQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Ne Move Enter Select j F1 General Help F5 Previous Values K F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 In the SATAII RAID Config submenu enable SATA II RAID function Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID In the example in Figure 2 enable SATA II 1 Primary Secondary RAID or SATA II 2 Primary Secondary RAID For example if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAIIO and SATAII1 connectors set SATA II 1 Primary Secondary RAID to Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Softw SATAII RAID Config Menu Level gt 13c Move Enter Select D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values ail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your IS motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 66 Step 2 If you do not create RAID select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP You should see a screen similar to Figure
42. TAIIO_1 SATAII2_3 allowing connection of 4 SATA 3Gb s devices Supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 striping mirroring RAID 0 1 RAID 5 for Serial ATA O S Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Memory 4DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 4 GB memory Vote 9 Supports dual channel DDR 400 333 266 200 DIMMs Supports 2 5V DDR DIMMs Expanstion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots Internal Connectors 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 floppy connector 2 IDE connectors 4 SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 front panel connector 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 2 USB 2 0 1 1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports by cables 1 IEEE1394 connector for 1 additional IEEE1394 port by cable 1 SPDIF in out connector 1 COMA connector 1 power LED connector GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 10 Rear Panel I O 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 TV out port 1 VGA port Note 2 1 IEEE1394 port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 RJ 45 port 6 audio jacks Line In Line Out MIC In Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 1 O Control W83627 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU system temperature detection CPU system fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU system fan failure warning
43. U ease add an even layer of heat paste between the CPU and CPU cooler ease make sure the CPU cooler 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 specifica tions 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 hard ware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc CAUTION 2 P P 1 34 Installation of the CPU Check the CPU pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Fig 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the CPU The pin 1 location is designated on the CPU by a small triangle that corresponds to a triangle marking on the socket as shown in Fig 2 Align the CPU to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the CPU into the socket Fig 1 Position lever at a 90 degree angle Ng Socket lever Ma 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
44. UTION 29 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 K8N51PVMT 9 RH F3a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt For Boot Menu lt F12 gt For Boot Menu 01 11 2006 C51 MCP51 6A61HGOCC 00 Use lt T gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press enter to accept Press 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 LAN T4 Move Enter Accept ESC Exit The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3a 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Con AR If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option NOTE hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual
45. a ANABU NAN LAAN AA 51 F5 Contact US anakan Kh Nama KATANA i DINA ana 51 36 Connecting the Video Output Devices uu nanana anna aan annawannasawsanawsansasana 52 Chapter 4 APpendi saaan maba h aan shares dina ded desane a 53 41 Unique Software Utilities 0 ccscscsssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssesseansnsssecsnsneeees 53 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ulanan nnnawanwnawsansnnananaawansananawsansananassansansanssassansawaa 53 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ulanan annnnnnananwuansananawsansananawsansawsansnassansawaa 54 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ulunan anaannannnananwnawaanwnawnawsawanawsansansansassansawaa 56 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s sceseeseessessecsesstestesseeseestesneeseesesseeeeseeeneees 65 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction s s s 79 42 Troubleshooting anakan anean na a 84 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard Layout F gt Socket 939 CPU FAN KB MS f a C7 Aa UE J Lo aaa x H i Tl i FDD o I iE EN H H S i pa a MA Ko i 3 i
46. ard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health WAN wivu Sa Frequency age Control Select Item Exit Setup 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 press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter 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 Feature
47. cally setup the port 1 address 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 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Parallel Port b Disabled Disable onboard LPT port b gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 gt 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode b SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value b 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 38 2 4 Power Management Setup oa CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2006 Award Software Power gement Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant Off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Enabled Power On b is KB st ON Power On By Mouse i AC BACK Function ACPI Suspend Type gt 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 b
48. ce Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in To create the combination installation CD refer to the following website http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 HFdeploy htm Note If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4 RAID is still supported on Windows 2000 However users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 78 PAZ 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function 8245 Introduction The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows e y O users to change the function for each audio jack by agi WA P the audio software provided For example if a E ME mne ti ee do g rear speaker is plugged into the center subwoofer 4 su O jai oe 2 speaker out jack you can change the center Ei yt men sie reid O subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear pa aa speaker out jack via the audio software Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Note that if you wish to connect a microphone you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack caution for the microphone to work correctly HD Audio With multiple built in high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support audio output at up to 192 kHz 24 bit quality and multi streaming applications HD Audio is able to handle multiple
49. ch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled b 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area b Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted b All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped gt All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value b All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors b All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard
50. d exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyri C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy an 18 2006 Item Help Time hh mm ss 2 124 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Slave None year S None None lt Week gt None Sun to Sat hannel 3 Master None IDE Channel 4 Master None lt Month gt IDE Channel 5 Master None Jan to Dec Drive A 1 44M 3 5 lt Day gt Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Halt On All But Keyboard lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt b Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only b 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 is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave devices setup You can use one of three methods Au
51. dcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical 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 fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS 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 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uni
52. e 14 Select ENTER Popup Figure 7 69 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure 8 MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity gt Add 2 1 M ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 74 Select ENTER Popup Figure 8 Step 6 Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks A message which says Clear disk data will appear Figure 9 If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives press Y If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 RAID Mode Free Disks Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TJ Select ENTER Popup Figure 9 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 10 After that the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear Figure 10 If you want to set the disk array as b
53. e 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 gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 84 85 Appendix GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 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 and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw China NINGBO G B T TECH TRADING CO LTD WEB address http www gigabyte cn Sh TE Be TE 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 TE TE TE e Mexico G B T Inc USA Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1
54. e buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions 57 Appendix Using the Q Flash utility computer If you have already put the Steps ls 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 floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS 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 SN If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main NEL BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to fla ish 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 ROM Type Size Wide Ran 8KNXPU Fb Backup ROM Type Si F Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K saad SST 49LF003A 512K pe Prot TULI 1 file s found 512K BIOS file in the floppy a Total size 1 F5 Refresh disk 39M Free size
55. e memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color 3 To enable Dual Channel mode with 4 memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table DS Double Side SS Single Side DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS X X X X DS SS DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Paa If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode we recommend Pa installing them in DDR1 and DDR2 DIMM sockets All of the memory configurations below will cause system unable to boot DS Double Side SS Single Side CAUTION DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 1 memory module X DS SS X X X X X DS SS 2 memory modules X DS SS DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS X DS SS 3 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS X X DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS X DS SS 15 Hardware Installation 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
56. elect your boot device priority by USB CDROM gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks gt 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 b 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 K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 34 9 SP Password Check gt System b Setup Init Display First 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 The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value 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 gt PCI Slot gt gt Onboard VGA b PEG Frame Buffer Size b 16M b 32M b 64M gt gt 128M b Disabled Onboard GPU b Enable If No Ext PEG Always Enable Set Init Displa
57. ersion 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 1 minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5 seconds 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 Non A 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 thes
58. hapter 2 BIOS Setup s ch ih tenth Gin ANAN a Nh mAh khim 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3a ul manna annnna naawa na nanawawsanawsawsasana 30 2 4 Standard CMOS Features ulanan nnnnnnnannnawawnawanannnanawnasawsannasawsasawsannasaasanana 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features ul a nanaman nanana nnnnan naasa na annasawnasaasanaawnasaasansasans 4 2 3 Integrated Peripherals um nnman annnwnnaannnaanaawawsawnasawnasawsawnasawaa sawsawan sawsasana 36 24 Power Management Setup umm anan n nana naano nanasa nanana anasansasansannasaasasansasasans 39 20 jPaP PCl Gontigurations seien a vereetuavetiaeliss 41 26 PG Health Status rs aman khan naisama aunts 42 27 FrequencyNoltage Control umuna maana asana nanasa naasa na annasansasaasannaansasnasannusans 44 28 LoadFail Safe Defaults uu nna naaawa ana na nanasa nauna naannawanaasansannasansasaasansasans 4 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults uu nananana na annnaannawanaannasannasawsanawsannasawsanawsansasana 4 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password ul anna nanana annaa anna wawsanawaannasaasanawsansasana 46 2 11 Save 8 Exit Setup 2 12 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ccccccsecssesceseseesesesceseseeeecensececensasesacsnsteesensteesenaees 49 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 34s 0200s EE 49 32 Software Application oes anan ana nannnawnna anuna annawananawsannasansanansannasaasanansansasana 50 33 Software Information aNG NGA ahniincdeiean 50 3 4 Hardware Information 2a
59. hown 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 Il 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 lll In method 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 IV Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted V Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 64 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS Not 4 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver 5 Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation AA r E SsT Before you begin Please prepare a Atleast two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepa
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61. ing 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 the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product eaoarwonr gt 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Socket 939 for AMD Sempron Althlon 64 Althlon 64 FX Althlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor K8 Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000 and faster System Bus 2000MHz Chipset Northbridge nVIDIA GeForce 6150 Southbridge nVIDIA nForce 430 LAN Onboard VITESSE 8201 phy 10 100 1000Mbit Audio Onboard Realtek ALC880 chip High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports SPDIF In Out connection Supports CD In connection Storage NVIDIA nForce 430 chipset 1 FDD connector allowing connection of 1 FDD device 2 IDE connectors IDE1 IDE2 with UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 suppport allowing connection of 4 IDE devices 4 SATA 3Gb s connectors SA
62. ing the 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 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH F3a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 SF423ForDoot Mony lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 01 11 2006 C51 MCP51 6A6 INSNCC 00 Tan 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can see 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 54 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup file 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE
63. ity that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt 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 F6 gt Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table 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 displayed 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 CA
64. k or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer 10 9 L t n 20C J1 HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC Power H 4 ACZ DET 4 NG o Q 5 Line2 R 5 Line Out R e HI 6 FSENSE1 6 NC a a IHI 7 FAUDIO JD 7 NG Dom am exo COTTO 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 NC Sn By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front nove panel audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 72 about the software settings 12 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector pa bot 4 s 4 Pin No Definition NG a 1 CD L Ki 2 GND 3 GND i 4 CD R jato 8 T
65. l BIOS Q Flash 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 Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From F Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size ccceeee SST 49LF003A 512K Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios utility Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Load Main BIOS from Floppy Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy bar Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T d Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing th
66. n will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements 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 43 BIOS Setup 2 7 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2006 Award Software Frequer ge Control CPU Frequency 0 PCIE Clock 100Mhz Menu Level gt K8 CPU Clock Ratio Default Display Output RGB TV Mode Support Disabled Robust Graphics Booster Auto Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION gt CPU Frequency gt gt 200 0 300 0MHz Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 300MHz PCIE Clock b 100 145MHz Set PCIE Clock from 100MHz to 145MHz 7 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 Display Output This feature allows you to set signal output from the D Sub VGA or S Video TV port gt RGB Set signal output from the D Sub port Default value TV Set signal output from the S Video port gt gt AUTO The signal will output from S Video if you connect the output device to the S Video port If there is no output device on the S Video port the signal will output from D Sub
67. nel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 8CH Speaker DIGITAL AHE apor STEP 3 After plugging in 8 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and um ask you what type of equipment is connected e a Choose a device depending on the type of speaker A connected 8 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Cen ter Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed DIGITAL GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 82 Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound gt option settings as desired Environment Hy EN Equalizer AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I O tab In the ANA LOG area click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box This action completes the AC 97 Audio configuration DIGITAL 83 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 v
68. nterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer PN a Signature Timmy Huang Date Mar 1 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 K8N51PVM T 9 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 Mar 1 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
69. oc Disk Model 3 y Loc Disk Model Capacity 3 Add 2 1 M ST3120026AS 111 78G Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TJ Select ENTER Popup Figure 23 Step 4 After all the settings press F7 to complete the configuration When prompted to Clear Disk Data Figure 24 press N Then press CTRL X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000 RAID Mode Free Disks 3 Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79G Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 24 11 Appendix Step 5 Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system Go to START gt Programs Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager You should see the single disk RAID array in striping mode that was created from the boot disk Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk s to add to the bootable RAID array Press Finish then NVRAID will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi disk RAID array in a bootable format Note Conversion may take 1 2 hours depending on disk size Solutions 2 Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Servi
70. on Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver The following is an example of Windows XP installation Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000 XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver message Figure 15 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 15 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S Figure 16 Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devi installed in your em or you have chosen to manually specify an a Currently Setup load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt To specify additio CSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for ji i including those for which you ha a dev from a mass storage device manufacturer press S Tf you do not have any device support di from a mass storage de manufacturer or do not want to spe additional s storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 16 73 Appendix Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the flop
71. oot device use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array and press B The Boot section will show Yes MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name Ctrl X Exit T4 Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 10 To read more information about the RAID array press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 11 where you should see detailed information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc Array 2 NVIDIA STRIPE 223 57G Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Capacity 1 0 VENGI 0 S T3120026AS 111 79GB 1 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Figure 11 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system 71 Appendix 4 Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system 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
72. ording to the pin assignment below 1H 16T i pi Message LED Speaker Connector Power Switch I Power Sleep LED I PW SPEAK PW SPEAK s po HE Hi E RES NC l Reset Switch 20 19 IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 11 F_AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector This connector supports either HD High Definition or AC97 front panel audio module If you wish to use the front audio function connect the front panel audio module to this connector Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to wor
73. peaker Out jack 17 Hardware Installation Note 1 Video Adapter Introduction Y Pr Pb AV HDTV Component TV Out SVID OUT S Video Output HDTV a TV Out Port NTSC PAL TV S Video Output Video Adapter pO Projector i La 1 Connecting HDTV Connect your HDTV cables to the video adapter according to the corresponding color Y Green Pr Red Pb Blue 3 Connecting AV Output If your TV has a Composite video connection you can connect the RCA cable from your TV to the AV Out port Pb AV on the adapter 2 Connecting S Video If your TV has a S Video connection connect the S Video cable from your TV to the S Video Out port SVID OUT on the adapter G Note 2 You can only use either the TV out port or the VGA port as the vedio output port not both together Note 3 You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 18 Connectors Introduction w Sa h 1 we 4 13 8 1 ATX
74. py disk a controller menu similar to Figure 17 below will appear Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER Figure 17 and press ENTER Later when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears you must press S to select additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 17 Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER Windows Setup You have chosen to configure lt SI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 17 setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required To specify additi te apters CD ROM drives or special disk controller with Windows including those for which you have a dev manufacturer press S Tf you do not have any device support di rom a mass storage manufacture do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 18 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk Caution Or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD Ifyou want to create RAID select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller If you do no
75. re only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard So 1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port s on the motherboard If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard you may refer to the motherboard user s manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive s RAID array Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test In the example in Figure 1 make sure that Serial ATA II 1 or Serial ATA II 2 under the Integrated Periph erals menu is enabled Serial ATAII 1 controls the SATAII0 1 connectors and Serial ATAII 2 controls the SATAII2 3 connectors If you wish to create RAID array press ENTER on the SATAII RAID Config item to enter the submenu Note Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller 65 Appendix CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software pherals Item Help Menu Level gt USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support sa
76. s Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 46 2 11 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power M PnP PCI PC Health status LAI Wiuluul vav Frequency T4 gt Select Item 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 Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 47 BIOS Setup GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 48 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation SN Pictures below are shown in Windows XP ej 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
77. set to be Disabled led at next boot System FAN Stop Warning Disabled CPU FAN Stop Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled timized Defau Reset Case Open Status b Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value gt gt Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case is opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change to CMOS and then your computer will restart Current Voltage V VCORE DDR Power 3 3V 12V gt Detect system s voltage status automatically System CPU Temperature gt Detect system CPU temperature automatically System CPU FAN Speed RPM gt Detect System CPU fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temp bo 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F bo 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F bo 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F bo 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value System CPU FAN Stop Warning b Disabled Disable System CPU fan stop warning function Default value Enabled Enable System CPU fan stop warning function GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 42 lt CPU Smart FAN Control Note Disabled Disable this function Default value b Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fa
78. st click 4CH Speaker GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 80 STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 4 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK The 4 channel audio setup is completed 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manageriicon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 6CH Speaker Sound Effect Mixer Audio VO Microphone 3D Audio Demo STEP 3 After plugging in 6 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 6 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out and Center Subwoofer Speaker Out then click OK The 6 channel audio setup is completed Coy 81 Appendix 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager iiiicon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Pa
79. stem restarts press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test Under the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 20 assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk the one containing the Windows 2000 is Enabled Figure 21 22 Save settings and exit the BIOS setup Award Software Item Help On Chip IDE Channel0 Menu Level On Chip IDE Channell IDE1 Conductor Cable USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode 13 ec Move Enter Select F5 Previous Auto Auto Disabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 378 IRQ7 SPP D Value F10 Save E F1 General Help Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 21 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software SATAII RAID Config 143 Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard Item He Menu Levelb Value F10 Save Exit F1 General Help fe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 22 76 Step 3 After system restarts press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Select Striping in the RAID Mode filed Figure 23 Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks L
80. t create RAID select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 14 Step 4 When the next screen Figure 19 appears press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk Windows Setup To spe disk controllers for use v Tf you do not have any device s device manufacturer or do not want to mass storage dev S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you should see a screen similar to that below You can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation now port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER Windows XP installation using Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 20 75 Appendix 6 Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or previous versions to a bootable RAID volume There are two solutions to resolve this issue Solutions 1 Use the NVRAID tool nForce Driver Version 5 xx to convert the boot volume to a RAID array Here are the detailed step by step instructions Step 1 Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft s website Step 2 After sy
81. to Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value 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 Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto gt IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive You can use one of the two 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 GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 32 o Dos b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 in
82. tware and drivers in this CD title nVIDIA GeForce Series Utilities CD Ver 1 1 B5 1007 1 I DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION N README TXT BoalDiv INSTALL i i CHIPSET DRIVERS TORI i SOFTWARE gt Chipset gt nVIDIA_Divs APPLICATIONS l gt EnableUSBSIXP i od Sowusa i it on aaa od HARDWARE l INFORMATION Ham gt Coofn Quiet N_VGAN Amo SC GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 50 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard nVIDIA GeForce Series Utilities CD Ver 1 1 B5 1007 1 aaa INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS CPU AMD AuthenticAMD Identifier x86 Famiy 15 Model 47 Stepping 2 PiocessorNameSting AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3000 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION kaaa 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details nVIDIA GeForce Series Utilities CD Ver 1 1 B5 1007 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 51 Drivers Installation 3 6 Connecting the Video Output Devices Connect the video output devices to the video adapter according to the corresponding jack then refer to the following steps to configure the driver settings TV Out Port Y H NTSC PAL TV S Video Output Video Adapter LL Se Projector Display Properties Step 1 The following procedure uses HDTV setup as an example After
83. uired for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 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 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 55 Appendix 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility H46Ab 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 AN Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are CA 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 Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the
84. unction Default value SATA II 1 Primary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 1 1st SATA RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA II 1 Secondary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 1 2nd SATA RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value GA K8N51PVMT 9 RH Motherboard 36 9 SATA II 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA II 2 Secondary RAID b Enabled Enable SATAII 2 2nd SATA RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value On Chip IDE Channel0 b Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip IDE Channel1 hb Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE1 Conductor Cable b Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable Default Value gt gt ATA66 100 133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66 100 133 gt gt ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 IDE2 Conductor Cable b Auto BIOS autodetects IDE2 conductor cable Default Value bo ATA66 100 133 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66 100 133
85. y First to PCI VGA card Set Init Display First to onboard VGA Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Default value Set frame buffer size to 16MB Set frame buffer size to 32MB Set frame buffer size to 64MB Default value Set frame buffer size to 128MB Disable this function Onboard GPU will be disabled if there is a graphics card on the PCI Express slot Default value Onboard GPU will always be enabled whether there is a graphics card on the PCI Express slot or not 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt SATAII RAID Config Press Enter On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Level gt On Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor C Auto Serial ATAII 1 Enabled Serial ATAII 2 Enabled On Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function Auto a d LAN Function Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode F7 Optimized D CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software SATAII RAID Config Menu Level 13c Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Exi F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults SATA II RAID function gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable SATAII RAID f
86. y Power button gt gt Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function hb Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state b Disabled Disable this function b Enabled Enable Modem Ring On function Default value USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Enable Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode Default value Power On by Alarm You can set Power On by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system b Disabled Disable this function Default value b Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 39 BIOS Setup 9 SP Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system gt Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the system b Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password KB Power ON Password When Power

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