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1. 4 2 Pin No Definition Na 1 GND EE sls 2 GND E EN 3 12V 8B 4 12V n Pin No Definition 13 I J l 1 1 3 3V SIS 2 3 3V Hi ap 3 GND d 4 5V 5 GND Y 6 5V WR 7 GND Si ka 8 Power Good ap Ba 9 5V SB stand by 5V BAD 10 12V li s 11 12V olo 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX 24 elei 13 3 3V C5 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 GND GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 18 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure
2. GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 20 Pin No Definition 1 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND el ol lt co N 8 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below L NASA 20 19 mU r SPEAK Speaker Connector SPEAK NC Power Switch PW PW EH Reset Switch MSG HD Message LED MSG HD IDE Hard Disk Power Active LED Sleep LED 1 o Q 8 Ki ti 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 9 F AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio conne
3. 1 ATX 12V 9 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 10 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 11 F USB1 F USB2 4 SYS FAN 12 POWER LED 5 FDD 13 CI 6 IDE1 IDE2 14 CLR CMOS 7 SATAIIO 15 BATTERY 8 F PANEL 16 F1 1394 17 SPDIF IO 17 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 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
4. 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 68 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 2006 Award Software Menu Level gt gt Use lt gt or lt j gt to select a de then to move it to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 4 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 66 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 E CDROM Menu Level Second BOUT Berita ISABEL Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Disabled Device Prior k Setup Init Display First PEG Frame Buffer Size 64MB Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG neral Help Figure 5 Step 4 Save and exit BIOS Setup 67 Appendix 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 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 th
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6. 1 D a Pin No Definition CPU_FAN 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 SYS_FAN D GE 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 34 19 Hardware Installation 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector 40 7 SATAIIO SATA 3Gb s Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device r 39 IDE2 IDE1 SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly a
7. STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 79 Appendix STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration Back Panel o UA Automatic 2CH Speaker H Deet DE x er maa 4CH Speaker Oo 97 BCH Speaker 8CHS peaker 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Qut Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Back Panel 1 UAJ Automatic 4CH Speaker el cl o Feat Speaker Out Headphone gr o Cerone Speaker 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker E Iessen feed DCH Speaker DCH Speaker GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 80 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out and the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Spea
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9. ht C 1984 ted Peripher 2005 Award Software Menu Level gt Press Enter Disabled Auto Auto Disabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 378 IRQ7 SPP Value 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 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 2005 Award Software SATAII RAID Config SATA II RAID funct Menu Leveltk ion R Figure 2 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your KO motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version 65 Appendix 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 3 below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Menu Level Bb Use lt gt or i to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move
10. C 1 A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M I B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed espe cially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 1096 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S 0 S System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for the
11. BIOS nVIDIA C51 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0906 1 amp 3 2 MEE AN A Click Sart Programs GIGABYTE BIOS INS CHIPSET DRIVERS IO res S Select BIOS item 4 SOFTWARE INFORMATION PA HARDWARE INFORMATION e EE Fig 3 The BIOS Utility gt Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x MEINT4 2000 XP 3 Curent Mainbosrd info Flash Memory Type SST 49LF002A FWH SA Click v Click Update New BIOS Invemet Update a oenn T Clear OMI Data Pool Save Curent BIOS I Clear PnP Data Pool About this progiam Ca 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOSTM sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS papos 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 N51GMF F1 e Complete update process following the instruction GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 62 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 shown in dialog box It can hel
12. Disable onboard Serial port 2 Disable onboard LPT port Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode 37 BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant off Menu Levelb PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Enabled On By Mouse AC BACK Function T43 Move S a F1 General Help ACPI Suspend Type H S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value bp S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft Off by Power button gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead H Disabled Disable this function gt gt Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Mod
13. Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Exit Without Saving Language 59 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Size erret SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the 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
14. 1UBIE0 11 11R GA K8N51GMF GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard Layout Ma r x ow aa m X yn 1 H o o Socket 754 I a 3 ATX 12V a i 8 non po SH ED O fp E a wo 10 zz oo X x JE El lt x lt x DID gt O o o Gei Ee m Eus E r7 ka 8 Z HERRE D nVIDIA S auno GeForce 6100 S AUDIO2 LJ ao o a 8 po NVIDIA d e nForce 410 a PCIE_1 N S 3 a E d teni Cal pese Ug E s85 p ac B H A B 5 Be copec SPDIF IO SYS FAN lion CEO CED GERE F1 1394 F USB1 F USB2 Block Diagram PCI ECLK 100MHz 2PCI PCICLK 33MHz CPUCLK 200MHz AMD K8 Socket 754 DDR 400 333 266 200MHz DIMM CPU DDR RAM Hyper Transport Bus nVIDIA SE SE x1 GeForce d 6100 100MHz 1 PCI Express x1 ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels 2 Serial ATAII PCI Bus nVIDIA nForce 410 Floppy VT6307 KJ PT Port
15. 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 Forthe use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard disks are currently not supported 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup 2 Itis normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports o
16. BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery T Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Boot From Halt On Error Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Task menu for Q Flash utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Dual BIOS utility bar Q Flash utility title bar Action bar Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 56 Us
17. Default value bp Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip IDE Channel1 H Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable Default Value H 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 p gt ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 IDE2 Conductor Cable H Auto BIOS autodetects IDE2 conductor cable Default Value H 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 b gt ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 Serial ATA II 1 H Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 1 support Default Value b Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 1 support On Chip USB 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 gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support b Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Onboard Audio Function H Auto Auto detect
18. PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Noltage 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 bestperformance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features ight C 1984 2005 Award Software CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Mar 15 2005 Item Hel Time hh mm ss 14 42 37 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month None year None IDE Channel 1 None lt Week gt IDE Channel 2 f None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 Master None lt Month gt Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum gt N y allowe
19. S S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup his port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 20 Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed 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 system restarts press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test Under the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 21 assure the SATA port
20. XP AJ Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Setup exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically nVIDIA C51 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0906 1 GIGABYTE em APPLICATIONS not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION E Driver not installed INFORMATION 4 y ML HARDWARE d CONTACT US RETURN iT gt an Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress nore 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 USB
21. connecting the SATA hard disk the one containing the Windows 2000 is Enabled Figure 21 22 Save settings and exit the BIOS setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Int ted Peripherals b SATAII RAID Config Press Enter D a a0 Menu Levelb On Chip IDE Channel Enabled Auto Disabled Onboard Audio Function Auto Onboard LAN Function Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard Se Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Se Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value a ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values ptimized Defaults Figure 21 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 198 05 Award Software SATAII RAID Config SATA II RAID function i ATA II 1 r AID isa Menu Level gt Ti Move E Selec Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values fe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 22 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 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 ay RAID Mode Striping Bloc Free Disks Loc Array Disks Disk Model gt Add 2 1 M ST3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 F
22. for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped b 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 All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors 31 BIOS Setup 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 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 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIO b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up F
23. numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is 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 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate caution Operation that may result in system malfunction 27 BIOS Setup lt F12 gt For Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards device Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Inc GA K8N51GMF RH F4 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 F12 For Boot Menu lt F12 gt For Boot Menu 01 16 2006 C51 MCP51 6A61HG0BC 00 Use t or lt J 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 CDRO
24. to the floppy disk PAS If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS woe to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eren SST 49LF003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ej F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy E Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 60 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 V 1 30 Flash Type Size eerte SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn off power or Pod rese
25. 1 B Open Normal Hi E LJ 1 a Short Clear CMOS mm D oe LD 4 15 BATTERY lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Ha d If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently take out the battery and put it 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 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 24 16 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 opt
26. 2 0 driver 47 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them nVIDIA C51 Series Utilitie zan INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION Le CONTACT US Ver 1 0 B5 0906 1 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title nVIDIA C51 Series GIGABYTE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS PT SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS HARDWARE INFORMATION V CONTACT US GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard Ver 1 0 B5 0906 1 II DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION Ve README TXT BootD v j bmp ji j Chipeete gt nVIDIA_Div 1 f EnableUSBS3 PV 1 NUSB 1 DES H 1 gt Coofn Que gt WBAV lt 48 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard nVIDIA C51 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0906 1 G GIGABYTE AL mm AMD AuthenticAMD 388 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping O ProcessorNameSting AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3000 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS Poy RR IRE PY sortware INFORMATION kaaa 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details nVIDIA C51 Series Utiliti aaa INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS omm APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 49 Drivers Insta
27. ATA IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto b Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder Number of cylinders H Head Number of heads H Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed H 360K 5 25 5 25 inch 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 gt gt 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 Default value gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value b 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
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29. GA K8N51GMF GA K8N51GMF RH AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1004 12ME N51GMF 1004R XX The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 DEN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 D CE marking O EN 60065 C1 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA K8N51GMF GA K8N51GMF RH is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipme
30. M USB HDD Legacy LAN f4 Move Enter Accept ESC Exit The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F4 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 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 C Item os The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the nore exact settings for your motherboard If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 28 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features
31. Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 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 si Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects 23 BIOS Setup 210 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Set Super word PC Health Frequen 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 t
32. W83627 RTL F COM Port 8201 Seel 3 e 24MHz PS 2 KB Mouse RM5 D Lu 33MHz N 5550355 00050010 8USB 555 250 ports 283 g Dn OO Ess a 8 ES E e E 5 O Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 It is 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 s
33. 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 WET tog 0 ST3120026AS 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 all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard drive
34. arch 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 33 BIOS Setup Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt H Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard PCI Slot Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card Onboard VGA Set Init Display First to onboard VGA PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Default value gt Frame Buffer Size 16MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 16MB gt gt 32MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 32MB gt gt 64MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 64MB Default value gt gt 128MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 128MB b Disabled Disable this function 7 Onboard GPU Note Please set to Always Enable when use dual view function b Enable If No Ext PEG Onboard GPU will be disabled if there is a graphics card on the PCI Express slot Default value Always Enable Onboard GPU will always be enabled whether there is a graphics card on the PCI Express slot or not GA K8N51GMF RH Mothe
35. crews to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface 7 Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 processor K8 Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000 and faster Front Side Bus 1600MH z system bus Chipset Northbridge nVIDIA GeForce 6100 Southbridge nVIDIA nForce 410 LAN Onboard RTL 8201 chip 10 100Mbit Audio 8 ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoof
36. ct the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 17 indows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage i or do not t to specify additional or 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 OF Copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD f you want to create RAID select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller If you do not create RAID select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only GA K8N51GMF 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 Setup will load support for the following mass storage dev NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required D ROM drives or special i i e for a device support disk from a m storage device arer press
37. ctor Also please make sure the pin assignments for the cable are the same as the pin assignments for the front audio header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound D Pin No Definition MIC GND MIC BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return R NC No Pin o N ajaj El co gt FrontAudio L o Rear Audio L Return L Hardware Installation 10 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector d Pin No Definition r 1 CD L D 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R O0 Ezan o O Ki t pear AL 8 11 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 Pi
38. d in the month 1999 to 2098 T43 Move Enter Sel E F1 General Help a Jptimized Defaults gt 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 gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec 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 base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 30 IDE Channel 2 3 Master bp IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect S
39. e 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 ht C 2005 NV Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Step 2 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 Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity 3 Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 7 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 68 Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk ar
40. e 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 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 e LAN Port The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 16 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector Qer You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning 1 7 Connectors Introduction
41. egrated 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 K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 78 r eat 4 1 5 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Introduction 8 AUDIO a This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio feature by audio software selection Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or others audio input to Line In A AM The front channels or earphone can be connected e e VM lr Wed to Line Out Front Speaker Out Bie eo e u o 8 Connect microphone to Mic In PRA peine ar m Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to gj cn Sassa yy Si KO Center Subwoofer Speaker Out lo Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out The installation of audio software is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out
42. em Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state H Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function gt gt Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function Default value USB Resume from Suspend H Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type Default value Power On by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled gt gt Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 gt gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 38 Power On By Keyboard H Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password H Any KEY Press any key to power on the system b Disabled Disable this function Default value b Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password Power On By Mouse H Disabled Disabled this function Default value H Enabled Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system AC BACK Function H Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be
43. end reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T nad Ontimized Dafanlte Power Mana PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Disi Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults T Select Save 8 Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default Integrated Pe Power Mar PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup 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 Fai fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Pa ord PC Health Status Save amp
44. er Speaker Out Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF In Out connection CD In connection IEEE 1394 o 9 Onboard VIA VT6307 chip 2 IEEE1394 ports Storage nVIDIA nForce 410 1 FDD connector allowing connection of 1 FDD device 2 IDE connectors IDE1 IDE2 with UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 support allowing connection of 4 IDE devices 2 SATA 3Gb s connectors SATAIIO allowing connection of 2 SATA 3Gb s devices Supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 function O S Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Memory 2 DDR DIMM memory slots Supports DDR 400 333 266 200 DIMMs Supports 2 5V DDR DIMMs Expanstion Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 4 Internal Connectors O WW WW WW W WW T 1 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin ATX 12V power connector floppy connector 2 IDE connectors 2 SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 CPU fan connector system fan connector front panel connector front audio connector 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 additional 1 port by cable 1 SPDIF In Out connector 1 power LED connector 4 4 4 4 4 4 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 10 Rear Panel UO 24 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 IEEE1394 port 1 RJ 45 port 6 audio jacks L
45. erek 38 25 PnP PCI Configurations sss 40 26 PC Health Statista Rt Lees 41 2 7 Frequency Voltage Control 42 28 LoadFail Safe Defaults ENEE 43 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults E 43 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password sss 44 231 SaVe amp Exit Sep netten p c e re dod 45 242 Exit Without Saving eee eee erek ereke kk ek erkek 45 Chapter 3 Drivers EE ul EE 47 3 1 Install Chipset Evere nga ete hones 47 EEN EE 48 33 Software Information ANEN 48 34 Hardware Information akuma paman MA NAAN NAG PILAK ANA 49 35 Gontact EE 49 Chapter 4 Appendix utet etienne t e oret cn iere 51 41 Unique Software Utilities sss 51 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction oo ceseescecesstessesseeseeseesneeseesssneeseesnesnssseeseeenssnseneeeeens 52 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction sees 53 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction sse 55 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s AA 64 4 1 5 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4 2 Troubleshooting Item Checklist Mi IDE Cable x 1 amp FDD Cable x 1 Hl Serial ATAII Cable x 1 Kl WO Shield The items listed above are for reference only and are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories 2Ports USB2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 51 51R 2 Ports USB 2 0 2 Ports 1394 Cable Part Number 12CR1
46. f the DIMM voltage damage to the memory may occur Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V p gt 0 3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only gt CPU OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage damage to the CPU may occur Normal Set CPU OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 5 Set CPU OverVoltage Control to 5 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 42 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 gt gt Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast b Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Periphe Set Supervisor Pa ord Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup
47. he BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 44 2 11 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integratec Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 1v3 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 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Po PnP PCI C PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequen Joltage C Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 45 BIOS Setup GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 46 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation NI Pictures below are shown in Windows
48. in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state 39 BIOS Setup 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Levelb T1142 Move Ente F1 General Help F5 Previ 7 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 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 PCI2IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 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 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 40 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Open Status Disabled Menu Level CI Ni CPU Smart FAN Control T4 Move Enter Sele lx ESC t F1 General Help 3 Optimized Defaults Reset Case Open Status b Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value 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 H Detect system s voltage status automatically System CPU Temperat
49. ine In Line Out MIC In Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out O Control Winbond W83627 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature Supports CPU Smart Fan function N BIOS 1 4Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune only supports Hardware Monitor function Vote 2 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Form Factor 0 9 9 Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 22 0cm Note 1 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 2 EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of
50. ing the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main wor BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512K kanila Wide Range Prot 1 file s found I 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Fl
51. inish TAB Navigate 14 Select Figure 23 Step 4 111 78G ENTER Popup 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 MediaShield RAID Utili Define a N E dok em Optimal uly 27 2005 Free Disks s Loc Disk Model Jisk Model Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select Figure 24 ETT Capacity 111 79G ENTER Popup Appendix Step 5 Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system Go to START Programs gt 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 Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes int
52. ion and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode T 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 Exitor Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 52 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 Lc Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the 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 p
53. ional IEE E1394 cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition TPAt TPA GND GND TPB TPB Power 12V Power 12V o co N 9 gt 9 gt 3 S gt No Pin o GND 17 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 wi you connect th the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while 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 2 6 Pin No Definition BRR 1 Power 2 No Pin 1 5 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 25 Hardware Installation GA K8N51GMF RH M
54. ir system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS Do not use C O M and BIOS at the same time 51 Appendix 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status Heel User Interface Overview IK S gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmat
55. ker Out Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration icon to select the function ANA aM Back Panel UA Automatic Rear Speaker Out Not connected LAJ o Front Speaker Out o CerefSubwele Speaker Side Speaker Out o o 6CH Speaker bd 81 Appendix 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out and the side channels to Side Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration BCH Speaker a Back Panel e UAI Automatic Rear Speaker Out o e Front Speaker Out f Ee Speaker Side Sj Du ormo p II N Sound Effect Configuration ES At the sound effect menu users can adj
56. le power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer pa Signature Timmy Huang Date Oct 26 2005 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 GA K8N51GMF Model Number GA K8N51GMF 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 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Oct 26 2005 Copyright 2005 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
57. llation GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 50 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features Corrorste ONLINE MANAGEMENT U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M LT Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique CIA 2 and M I B 2 features M I T s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level
58. loopy Seek Disabled Device Priority Password Check Setup Init Display First PEG Frame Buffer Size 64M Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG Ti Move a ji xi F1 General Help 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 bp CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM p gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP H USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP H USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD H Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN H Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks H Disabled BIOS will not se
59. n No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC GC N 9 gt on co wm wak o GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 22 12 POWER 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 Pin No Definition E 1 MPD 1 2 MPD 3 MPD 13 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup n pm js m 5 PinNo Definition 1 1 Signal 2 op u LIT capp m 23 Hardware Installation 14 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper LEON H
60. n design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Notch DDR 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 Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 14 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace
61. nges and reboot the system nao ak Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case 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 83 Appendix GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 84 85 Appendix GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 86 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
62. nly 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 re c Oo UC Em GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 54 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility CHED Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extractthe BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS me
63. nt Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and sit C EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement C EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated C EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptib
64. nu 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 55 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT soit ual BIOS Q Flash 04 Award Software Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa ord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual
65. onboard audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Function b Auto Auto detect onboard LAN chip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip H Enabled Enable this function H Disabled Disable this function Default value GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 96 Onboard 1394 Function Enabled b Disabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function Default value Disable onboard IEEE1394 function Onboard Serial Port 1 b Auto b gt 3F8 IRQ4 b gt 2F8 IRQ3 b gt 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Onboard Serial Port 2 b Auto b gt 3F8 IRQ4 b gt 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 gt 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disable onboard Serial port 1 BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 IRQ3
66. oppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 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 z Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy E SCH Do not turn off power or reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stage Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 57 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot Brom cce er tede Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utili
67. 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 M ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 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 Define a Ne RAID Mode Siriping Striping Block Free Disks 5 Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup Figure 9 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 70 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 boot 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 Ctrl X Exit 4 Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 10 To read more information
68. order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following Fordetailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents Item Checklist io ut dh ei ee dete a OptionalAccessories sssssssssseeeeeenente tenente tenete GA K8N51GMF GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard Layou j jj jj j j Block Diagram ae nevi ey a e itd Rocio Pi ei ire e CREER Chapter 1 Hardware Installation AE 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation A 9 1 2 Feature Summary other ete EE 10 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink AE 12 1 321 Installation of Re CP sas us una Eiere 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink AAA 13 14 Installation of Memory i c oce tractet terti cree 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards AA 15 16 O Back Panel Introduction A 16 17 Connectors Introduction A 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Gen ENEE 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F4 sss 28 24 Standard CMOS Features AEN 30 22 Advanced BIOS Features sss 33 23 Integrated Peripherals AEN 35 24 Power Management Setup L eee ereke keke
69. otherboard 26 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the 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 utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS 7 ke gt Move to select item Enter 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
70. p you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 63 Appendix 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 4 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver 5 Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation GI SG LE 2I 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 prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windo
71. r 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 to select I 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 SKZ 1 10 08 6 Sip a nVIDIA B G nUIDIA C19 Figure 12 Figure 13 E Note 1 For users without a startup disk KC Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the NOTE CD ROM drive folder double click the MENU eye file in the BootDrv folder Figure 14 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13 Figure 14 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 12 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 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 Restar
72. ray 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 A RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity gt Add 2 M ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 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 Siriping Striping Bloc Free Disks 5 Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup Figure 9 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
73. rboard 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copy gt Award Software Integr gt SATAN RAID Config Press Enter On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Levelb On Chip IDE Channel Enabled IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto Serial ATA II 1 Enabled On Chip USB 0 USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Disabled Onboard Audio Function Auto Onboard LAN Function Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard Se i 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Se Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP T4 Move Enter Select PD Va 0 Sav ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults SATAII RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software SATAII RAID Confi SATA II RAID function i UI AID Menu Levelb r Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Previous Values afe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt SATA II RAID function Enabled Enable SATAII RAID function b Disabled Disable SATAII RAID function Default value gt SATA II 1 Primary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 1 1st SATA RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value gt SATA II 1 Secondary RAID H Enabled Enable SATAII 1 2nd SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value 35 BIOS Setup On Chip IDE Channel0 H Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port
74. rovided 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 F9 key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any tu startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Inc GA K8N51GMF 9 RH F3a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 97424707 Seet Mera lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 01 16 2006 C51 MCP51 6AGTHES2L 0N SN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can Le 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 53 Appendix The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE s Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup file 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file
75. t your system r Off atthis stage Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eee SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size namana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 00093 updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69 Y G01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 61 Appendix Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility tm f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run
76. t 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 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd 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 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more m installed in your system or you have chosen to manual Currently Setup will load support he following m lt none gt To specify additional I adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 16 T3 Appendix Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy 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 a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Sele
77. the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Fig 1 Socket lever Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 2 Pin 1 location on the socket and processor Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fitperfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press themetal lever back into i
78. ts original position AN Please use extra care when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rather than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU CAUTION GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the heat sink components Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions Fig 2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste To prevent Co such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for NOTE heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink 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 insertio
79. ty Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility B t Froti eryngium Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating or Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpre 6A79BG03C 00 GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 58 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recomm
80. ure H Detect system CPU temperature automatically System CPU FAN Speed RPM b Detect system CPU fan speed status automatically CPU Smart FAN Control Not H Disabled Disable this function Default value H Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements 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 41 BIOS Setup 2 7 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2005 Award Software Frequen oltage Control CPU Frequency 200 0 PCIE Clock 100Mhz Menu Level K8 CPU Clock Rati Default DIMM Ove Zontri Normal CPU OverVol Normal Robust Graphics Auto T43 Move S a F1 General Help 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 gt PCIE Clock 100 145MHz Set PCIE Clock from 100MHz to 145MHz gt 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 7 DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase o
81. ust sound option settings as desired GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 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 GIGABYTE s website Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 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 cha
82. ws XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard eee 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 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled Serial ATAII 1 controls the SATAIIO connectors If you wish to create RAID array press ENTER on the SATAII RAID Config item to enter the submenu Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller GA K8N51GMF RH Motherboard 64 CMOS Setup Utility Cop Integ ip ID E On Chip IDE Channel IDE1 Conductor Cable upport Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode
83. 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 i CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar 15 Hardware Installation 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 0000000000000 9 I oj e ee e e 00000 eee e e ol jo e 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 COMA Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices VGA Port Monitor can be comnected to VGA port 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 whil

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