Gigabyte GA-K8V Ultra-939 User manual

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GA-K8VNXP-939 /
GA-K8V Ultra-939
AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1003
12ME-K8VN939-1003

May 21, 2004
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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and
practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure
your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X.
Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by VIA K8T800 Pro. You might experience
system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card.
AGP 4X/8X notch
Read Me First!

Read Me First!
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Prepare your computer...
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,
touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power
supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other
components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components
whenever the components are separated from the system.
5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power
connector on the motherboard.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis...
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there
are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the
mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so
be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying
about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the
motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the
screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it
may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Table of Contents
Read Me First! ........................................................................................ 4
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 8
Features Summary ...................................................................................... 8
GA-K8VNXP-939/GA-K8V Ultra-939 Motherboard Layout ........................ 10
Block Diagram ........................................................................................... 11
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................. 13
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 14
Step 2: Installing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) ........................... 16
Step 2-1: Installing Cool-Plus ......................................................................................... 16
Step 2-2: Removing Cool-Plus ...................................................................................... 16
Step 3: Install Memory Modules ................................................................ 16
Step 4: Install Expansion Cards ................................................................ 18
Step 5: Install I/O Peripherals Cables ....................................................... 19
Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ............................................................................ 19
Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 21
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ......................................................................... 37
The Main Menu (For example: GA-K8V Ultra-939 BIOS Ver. : E1) .......... 38
Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 40
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 42
Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................... 43
Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 46
PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 48
PC Health Status........................................................................................ 49
Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 50

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Top Performance ...................................................................................... 51
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 51
Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 52
Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 52
Exit Without Saving .................................................................................... 53
Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 53
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 55
@BIOS™Introduction................................................................................. 55
Dual Power System-Gold (DPS-Gold) Introduction* ................................ 56
Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 57
2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ................................. 64
Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction .......................................................... 70
Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 72
Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ............................................... 75
Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................. 83
"*" Only for GA-K8VNXP-939.

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Motherboard yGA-K8VNXP-939 or GA-K8V Ultra-939
CPU ySocket 939 for AMD Athlon™64 / 64FX processor (K8)
y2000MHz system bus
ySupports core frequencies in excess of 3200+ and faster
Chipset yNorthbridge: VIA K8T800 Pro
ySouthbridge: GA-K8VNXP-939: VIA VT8237
GA-K8V Ultra-939: VIA VT8237R
Memory y4 DDR DIMM memory slots, support up to 4GB DRAM (Max.)(Note 1)
ySupports Dual Channel DDR400/333/266 DIMM
Slots y1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X(1.5V) mode
y5 PCI slots
IDE Connections y2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133),
allows connection of 4 IDE devices
FDD Connections y1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices
Onboard SATA y4 Serial ATA connectors:
GA-K8VNXP-939: 2 ports from VT8237 (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB)
GA-K8V Ultra-939: 2 ports from VT8237R(Note 2) (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB)
2 ports from SiI3512 controller (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII)
Peripherals y1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y2 Serial ports (COMA, COMB)
y8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear x 4, front x 4 via cable)
y3 IEEE1394b ports (requires cable)
y1 front audio connector
y1 IR connector
y1 PS/2 keyboard port
y1 PS/2 mouse port
Onboard LAN yOnboard RTL8110S chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1)
yOnboard RTL8201 chip (10/100 Mbit)(LAN2)
y2 RJ45 ports
Chapter 1 Introduction
Features Summary
(Note 1) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage
and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. For example, 4 GB of
memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup.
(Note 2) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.

Introduction
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OnboardAudio yALC850 CODEC (UAJ)
ySupports Jack Sensing function
ySupports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio (Note 3)
ySupports Line In ; Line Out ; MIC
ySurround Back Speaker (by optional Audio Combo Kit)
ySPDIF In / Out
yCD In / Game connector
Onboard SATA RAID yOnboard VIA VT8237 / VT8237R chipset
(SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB) ySupports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1)
ySupports data transfer rate of up 150 MB/s
ySupports hot plugging function
ySupports a maximum of 2 SATA connections
Onboard SATA RAID yOnboard Silicon Image SiI3512 chipset
(SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII) ySupports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1)
ySupports data transfer rate of up 150 MB/s
ySupports hot plugging function
ySupports a maximum of 2 SATA connections
I/O Control yIT8705
Hardware Monitor ySystem voltage detection
yCPU temperature detection
yCPU / System fan speed detection
yCPU / System fan failure warning
yCPU smart fan control
yThermal shutdown function
BIOS yUse of licensed AWARD BIOS
ySupports Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
Additional Features ySupports DPS-Gold (Dual Power System-Gold)*
ySupports @BIOS
ySupports EasyTune
Overclocking yOver voltage via BIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP)
yOver clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP/PCI)
Form Factor yATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
"*" Only for GA-K8VNXP-939.
(Note 3) To set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device).

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F_USB2
F_USB1
F2_1394
F1_1394
SPDIF_IO
F_AUDIO
"*" Only for GA-K8VNXP-939.
(Note) GA-K8VNXP-939: VIA VT8237
GA-K8V Ultra-939: VIA VT8237R
GA-K8VNXP-939 or GA-K8V Ultra-939
MS/KB
COMA
LPT
USB
LAN1
ATX_12V
SOCKET 939
CPU_FAN
IDE1
IDE2
DDR2
COMB
PWR_LED
BATTERY
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
MAIN
BIOS
CODEC
PWR_FAN
VIA VT8237 or
VT8237R (Note)
DDR3
PCI4
PCI5
GAME
IR
SiI3512
BACKUP
BIOS
SATA1_SB
RAM_LED
ATX
SYS_FAN
NB_FAN
DDR1
SUR_CEN
AUDIO
F_PANEL
GA-K8VNXP-939/GA-K8V Ultra-939 Motherboard Layout
INFO_LINK
AGP
VIA K8T800 Pro
USB
LAN2
FDD
IT8705
TSB82AA2
SATA0_SB
CD_IN
TSB81BA3
RTL8201
RTL
8110S
CLR_CMOS
DDR4
SATA0_SII
SATA1_SII
DPS_FAN*
*