Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI User manual

GA-K8N
User'sManual
AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard
Rev.1001
12ME-K8N-1001
Copyright
©2003GIGABYTETECHNOLOGYCO.,LTD
CopyrightbyGIGA-BYTETECHNOLOGYCO.,LTD.("GBT").Nopartofthismanualmay bereproducedortransmittedinanyfrom
withouttheexpressed, written permission ofGBT.
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Notice
Pleasedonotremoveanylabelsonmotherboard,thismayvoidthewarrantyofthismotherboard.
Dueto rapid changeintechnology, some ofthe specifications mightbeout of datebefore publication ofthisbooklet.
Theauthorassumesnoresponsibilityforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmayappearinthisdocumentnordoestheauthormakea
commitmenttoupdatetheinformationontainedherein.
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WhenyouinstallingAGPcard,pleasemakesure thefollowingnotice isfullyunderstood and
practiced. If yourAGP card has "AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure your
AGP card isAGP 4X/8X(1.5V).
AGP2X(3.3V) card is notsupportedby nVIDIA®nForce™3150 chipset. Youmight experience
systemunable tobootup normally.Pleaseinsert anAGP4X/8X(1.5V)card.
AlthoughGigabyte'sAG32S(G)graphicscardisbased onATiRage 128Pro chip,thedesignof
AG32S(G)is compliance withAGP4X(1.5V)specification.Therefore,AG32S(G)will work fine
with nVIDIA®nForce™3150 basedmotherboards.
Read Me First !
AGP 4X/8X notch
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Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon'tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthere
arenoslotstoattachthespacers,donotbecomealarmedyoucanstillattachthespacerstothe
mountingholes.Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers(thespacermaybealittlehardtocutoff,
sobecareful ofyourhands). Inthisway youcanstill attachthemotherboard tothebase without
worryingaboutshortcircuits.Sometimesyoumayneedtouse theplasticsprings toisolatethe
screwfrom the motherboardPCB surface, becausethecircuit wire maybe near bythehole. Be
careful,don'tlet thescrewcontact anyprintedcircuit writeorparts onthePCB thatarenearthe
fixinghole,otherwiseitmaydamagetheboardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Preparing Your Computer
ComputermotherboardsandexpansioncardscontainverydelicateIntegratedCircuit(IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsomeprecautionswhenever
youwork on your computer.
1. Unplugyourcomputer whenworking onthe inside.
2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents. Ifyoudonothave
one,touchbothofyour handstoasafelygroundedobjectortoa metalobject,suchas
thepower supply case.
3. Holdcomponentsby theedges andtry nottouch theIC chips,leads orconnectors, or
othercomponents.
4. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
5. EnsurethattheATX powersupplyis switchedoffbeforeyoupluginor removetheATX
powerconnectoronthemotherboard.
Themanufacturerassumesnoliability foranydamage,causeddirectly orindirectly,byimproper
installationofanycomfortableperformingtheinstallation,consultaqualifiedcomputertechnician.
Damagetosystem components,andinjury toyourselfmay resultifpower isappliedduring
installation.
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Table of Content
Read Me First !.......................................................................................4
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................8
1-1 Check List ....................................................................................8
1-2 Features Summary................................................................................ 8
1-3 GA-K8N Motherboard Layout.............................................................. 11
1-4 Block Diagram - GA-K8N....................................................................12
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................13
Step 1: Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan..................................14
Step 2: Installing Memory Modules...........................................................16
Step 3: Installing expansion cards ............................................................18
Step 3-1: AGP Card Installation.....................................................................................18
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............19
Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction...........................................................................19
Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction.................................................................................21
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................33
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1f).......................................34
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................36
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................39
Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................41
Power Management Setup .......................................................................46
PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................49
PC Health Status........................................................................................50
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Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................52
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................54
Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 55
Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................. 56
Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................57
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................58
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................59
@BIOS™Introduction.................................................................................59
EasyTune™4 Introduction .........................................................................60
Flash BIOS Method Introduction...............................................................61
2- / 4- / 6-ChannelAudio Function Introduction ........................................65
Jack-Sensing Introduction.........................................................................71
UAJ Introduction ........................................................................................73
Xpress Recovery Introduction ...................................................................75
Chapter 5 Appendix.............................................................................79
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1-1 Item Checklist
TheGA-K8Nmotherboard
CDformotherboard driver&utility
TheGA-K8Nuser'smanual
QuickPCInstallationGuide
GigaRAIDmanual
SATARAID manual
GC-SATACard (optional)
(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)
IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1
SerialATAcable x 2
USB & IEEE 1394 Cable x 1
Audio Combo Kit x 1
(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)
USB cable x1
I/O Shield
MotherboardSettingsLabel
Chapter 1 Introduction
FormFactor 30.5cm x 23.2cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB
CPU Socket 754forAMDAlthlonTM 64processor(K8)
128KL1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die
800MHz FSB
Supportcorefrequenciesinexcessof1.6GHz(2800+)andfaster
Chipset nVIDIA®nForce™3 150
Memory 3184-pinDDRDIMMsockets
SupportsDDR400/DDR333/DDR266DIMM
SupportsunbufferedDIMMswitha64-bitdatabuswithoptional8
bitsofError Correcting Code (ECC)
Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB DRAM
Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max)
I/O Control IT8712F
Slots 1AGPslotsupports8X/4Xmode,
AGP3.08X interface at533MHz
5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.3 compliant
1-2 Features Summary
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On-BoardIDE 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with
PIO,BusMaster(UltraDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133)operation
modes
HardwareMonitor CPU/Systemfan revolutiondetect
CPUtemperaturedetect
CPUwarningtemperature
Systemvoltagedetect
CPU/System fan fail warning
Thermalshutdownfunction
On-BoardPeripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
and2.88M bytes
1Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB)
6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Front by cable)
1IrDA connectorfor IR/CIR
1FrontAudioconnector
On-Board LAN RTL8100C
1RJ45ports
On-BoardSound Realtek ALC658 CODEC (UAJ)
SupportsJackSensingfunction
LineOut/2frontspeaker
Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch)
Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch)
SPDIF In / Out
CD In /AUX In / Game port
PS/2Connector PS/2Keyboard interfaceand PS/2Mouse interface
BIOS LicensedAWARD BIOS
SupportsQ-Flash
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AdditionalFeatures PS/2 Keyboard power on by password
PS/2 Mouse power on
External Modem wake up
STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
PME Event wake up
AC Recovery
Polyfuseforkeyboardover-currentprotection
USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
SupportsThermalShutdownfunction
SupportsEasy Tune4
Supports@BIOS
Overclocking Over Voltage (CPU/DDR/AGP/Vcc_12HT) by BIOS
Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS
Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.
We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because
thesespecificbusfrequenciesarenotthestandardspecificationsforCPU,chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will
depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, SDRAM, Cards…etc.
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