Gigabyte GA-K8NNXP-940 User manual

GA-K8NNXP-940
User'sManual
AMD Socket 940 Processor Motherboard
Rev.1001
12ME-K8NN940-1001
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Pleasedonotremoveanylabelsonmotherboard,thismayvoidthewarrantyofthismotherboard.
Dueto rapid changeintechnology, some ofthe specifications mightbeout of datebefore publication ofthisbooklet.
Theauthorassumesnoresponsibilityforanyerrorsoromissionsthatmayappearinthisdocumentnordoestheauthormakea
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Mother Board
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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.
BeforeyouinstallPCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one.
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-K8NNXP-940 Motherboard Layout............................................... 11
1-4 Block Diagram - GA-K8NNXP-940.....................................................12
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................15
Step 1: Installing Processor and CPU Cooling Fan..................................16
Step 2: Installing Memory Modules...........................................................18
Step 3: Installing expansion cards ............................................................21
Step 3-1: AGP Card Installation.....................................................................................21
Step 3-2: K8DPS (Dual Power System) Installation....................................................22
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............23
Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction...........................................................................23
Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction.................................................................................25
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................41
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E08)...................................... 42
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................44
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................47
Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................49
Power Management Setup .......................................................................54
PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................57
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PC Health Status........................................................................................58
Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................60
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................62
Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 63
Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................. 64
Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................65
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................66
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................69
@BIOS™Introduction.................................................................................69
EasyTune™4 Introduction .........................................................................70
K8DPS (Dual Power System) Introduction................................................71
Flash BIOS Method Introduction...............................................................72
2- / 4- / 6-ChannelAudio Function Introduction ........................................82
Jack-Sensing Introduction.........................................................................88
UAJ Introduction ........................................................................................90
Xpress Recovery Introduction ...................................................................92
Chapter 5 Appendix.............................................................................97
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1-1 Item Checklist
TheGA-K8NNXP-940motherboard
CDformotherboard driver&utility
GA-K8NNXP-940user's manual
QuickPCInstallationGuide
GigaRAIDmanual
SATARAID manual
GC-SATAcard(Optional)
(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)
IDE cable x 3 / Floppy cable x 1
SerialATAcable x 1
SerialATApower cable x 1
USB & IEEE 1394 cable x 1
USB cable x1
Audio Combo Kit x 1
(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)
I/O Shield
K8DPS x 1
MotherboardSettingsLabel
Chapter 1 Introduction
FormFactor 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB
CPU Socket 940forAMDAlthlonTM 64 FX/ Opteronprocessor (K8)
128KL1& 1-Mbyte16-WayAssociative ECC-Protected L2 Cache
Chipset nVIDIA®nForce™3 150
Memory 4184-pinDDRDIMMsockets
SupportsDualChannelDDR400/DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIMM
OnlysupportsRegistered DIMMswith a64-bit/128-bitdatabus
with8-bit /16-bits of Error CorrectingCode(ECC)
Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB DRAM
Supports up to 8GB DRAM (Max)
I/O Control IT8712F
Slots 1AGPslotsupports8X/4Xmode,
AGP3.08Xinterface at533MT/S
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
IDE3and IDE4 compatible with RAID, UltraATA133/100, IDE
Built-inGigaRAIDIT8212F
HardwareMonitor CPU/System/Powerfan revolution detect
CPUtemperaturedetect
CPUwarningtemperature
Systemvoltagedetect
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU Smart Fan control
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)
3IEEE1394 ports(by cable),IEEE1394bcanapproachthe
maximumspeedto800Mb/S,butthespeedcanbe achievedonly
whenyouuseparticularIEEE1394bcable.
1IrDAconnectorforIR
1FrontAudioconnector
On-Board LAN DualLAN(GigabitEthernetRTL8110S)+(10/100EthernetRTL8201)
2RJ45ports
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
On-BoardSATARAID OnboardSiliconImageSiI3512
SupportsDisk striping (RAID0) or DISKMirroring(RAID1)
Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
Up to 2 SATADevice
Supportshotplugfunction
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On-Board IDE RAID OnboardGigaRAIDIT8212Fchipset
Supportsdatastriping (RAID0)or mirroring(RAID1)or
striping+mirroring(RAID 0 + RAID1)
SupportsJBODfunction
SupportsconcurrentdualATA133IDEcontrolleroperation
SupportATAPImodefor HDD
SupportsIDEbusmasteroperation
SupportATA133/RAID mode switch by BIOS
Displaysstatusanderrorcheckingmessagesduringboot-up
Mirroringsupportsautomaticbackgroundrebuilds
FeaturesLBAandExtendedInterrupt13drivetranslationin
controlleronboardBIOS
On-BoardIEEE1394 Built-in TiTSB82AA2
PS/2Connector PS/2Keyboard interfaceand PS/2Mouse interface
BIOS LicensedAWARD BIOS
Supports Dual BIOS
SupportsFaceWizard
SupportsQ-Flash
AdditionalFeatures Supports CPU Dual Power System (DPS)
PS/2 Keyboard power on
PS/2 Mouse power on
ExternalModemring on
STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
Wake on LAN (WOL)
AC Recovery
Polyfuseforkeyboardover-currentprotection
USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
SupportsEasy Tune4
Supports@BIOS
Overclocking Over Voltage (CPU/DDR/AGP) 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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