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Gigabyte AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard GA-K8N51PVM9-RH User Manual

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AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1004
12ME-N51PVM9R-1004R
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  • Page 1 GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-N51PVM9R-1004R * 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.
  • Page 3 Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice. Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following: For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the "Product User Manual".

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Item Checklist ... 6 Optional Accessories ... 6 GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard Layout ... 7 Block Diagram ... 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ... 9 Considerations Prior to Installation ... 9 Feature Summary ... 10 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ... 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ...
  • Page 5 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 49 Install Chipset Drivers ... 49 Software Application ... 50 Software Information ... 50 Hardware Information ... 51 Contact Us ... 51 Dual-Monitor Setup ... 52 Chapter 4 Appendix ... 55 Unique Software Utilities ... 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ...

  • Page 6: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1 Serial ATAII Cable x 1 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/ 51R) - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Ga-K8N51Pvm9-Rh-Nv Motherboard Layout

    GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V W83627 AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIE_16 PCIE_1 VITESSE 8201 CD_IN COMA CODEC SPDIF_IO CPU_FAN Socket 939 nVIDIA ® GeForce 6150B BIOS PCI1 Infineon PCI2 SLB 9635TT SYS_FAN F_USB1 TPM_CLR - 7 - BATTERY nVIDIA ® nForce 430 F_PANEL F_USB2 PWR_LED...

  • Page 8: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram PCI-ECLK (100MHz) DVI-D PCI Express x16 PCI Express Bus PCI-ECLK 1 PCI Express x1 (100MHz) VITESSE LAN RJ45 PCI Bus 2 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AMD K8 Socket 939 Hyper Transport Bus nVIDIA ® GeForce 6150B nVIDIA ® 8201 nForce 430 CODEC 8 USB...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

    2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation...

  • Page 10: Feature Summary

    Feature Summary Supports Socket 939 for AMD Athlon Front Side Bus 2000MHz Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset Northbridge: nVIDIA Southbridge: nVIDIA Onboard VITESSE 8201 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC880 CODEC chip Supports 2 / 4 / 6/ 8 channel audio Supports Line In / Line Out / MIC In Supports SPDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection...
  • Page 11 Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 DVI-D port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ-45 port 3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In) I/O Control Winbond W83627 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection...

  • Page 12: Installation Of The Cpu And Cpu Cooler

    Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the pin 1 marking (the small triangle) on the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly.

  • Page 13: Installation Of The Cpu Cooler

    1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig.1 Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heat paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the CPU cooler components (Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con- nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly...

  • Page 14: Installation Of Memory

    Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 15 Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. Due to CPU limitation, if you wish to operate the Dual Channel Technology, follow the guidelines below: 1.

  • Page 16: Installation Of Expansion Cards

    Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 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.

  • Page 17: I/O Back Panel Introduction

    I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. DVI-D Port Digital monitor can be connected to this DVI-D port.

  • Page 18: Connectors Introduction

    Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE1 / IDE2 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 8) PWR_LED 9) BATTERY GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) F_USB1 / F_USB2 14) TPM_CLR 15) SPDIF_IO 16) COMA 17) CLR_CMOS...
  • Page 19 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.
  • Page 20 3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage.
  • Page 21 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE 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).
  • Page 22 8) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 9) BATTERY GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard Pin No. Definition MPD+ MPD- MPD- Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 23 10) 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. HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) RES (Reset Switch) PW (Power Switch) MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)

  • Page 24: Front Audio Connector

    11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module.
  • Page 25 13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
  • Page 26 15) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector.
  • Page 27 17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
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  • Page 29: Chapter 2 Bios Setup

    CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". 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.

  • Page 30: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. : F3D)

    <F12> : Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard (or add-on cards) device. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. GA-K8N51PVM-9-RH-NV F3d <DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12> : Boot Menu 04/28/2006-C51-MCP51-6A61HG0EC-00 Use < > or < > to select a device, then press enter to accept . Press <ESC> to exit this menu. == Select a Boot First device == :Move Enter :Accept ESC:Exit The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver.
  • Page 31 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.

  • Page 32: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support...
  • Page 33 Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.

  • Page 34: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard GPU : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.
  • Page 35 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. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SATAII RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1...
  • Page 37 SATA-II 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 2 2nd SATA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port.
  • Page 38 Onboard Audio Function Auto Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN Function 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. Enabled Enable this function.

  • Page 39: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend Power-On by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password Power On By Mouse...
  • Page 40 Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the system. Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

  • Page 41: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PnP/PCI Configurations [Auto] [Auto] +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit...

  • Page 42: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Reset Case Open Status Case Opened VCORE DDR Power +3.3V +12V System Temperature CPU Temperature System FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed CPU Warning Temp. System FAN Stop Warning CPU FAN Stop Warning CPU Smart FAN Control System Smart FAN Control : Move...
  • Page 43 When this function is enabled, System fan will run at different speed depending on System temperature. (Note) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install. For more detailed information please check at the FAQ section on GIGABYTE's website. - 43 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 44: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software CPU Frequency PCIE Clock K8 CPU Clock Ratio Robust Graphics Booster : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these components.

  • Page 45: Security Chip Configuration

    Security Chip Configuration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software TPM Control : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values TPM Control (Trusted Platform Module Control) No change Enabled Disabled Enabled+Clear Owner Security Chip Configuration [No change] +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 46: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.

  • Page 47: Save & Exit Setup

    2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Enter Password: PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
  • Page 48 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N"...

  • Page 49: Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

    Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. 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.

  • Page 50: Software Application

    Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. You can click an item to install it. Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Hardware Information

    Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation...

  • Page 52: Dual-Monitor Setup

    Dual-Monitor Setup To setup a Dual-Monitor system, you have to pre- pare one 15-pin VGA monitor and one DVI-D monitor. Then connect the VGA monitor to the VGA port and the digital monitor to the DVI-D port in back panel of the motherboard.
  • Page 53 This motherboard supports the following modes: (1) Clone Mode: Clone mode indicates that both displays in the display pair show images of the same desktop. Select Clone from the nView Display Mode list and click Apply. Clone Mode (2) Horizontal Span Mode: Horizontal Span mode indicates that both displays in the display pair function as one wide virtual desktop.
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  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Appendix

    Enters the PC Health setting page Confirmation and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of CPU frequency Shows the current functions status Log on to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTune 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software...

  • Page 56: Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

    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 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.
  • Page 57 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 Limitations: 1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery. 2. For the 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.

  • Page 58: Flash Bios Method Introduction

    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.

  • Page 59: Action Bar

    Entering the Q-Flash utility: Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit...
  • Page 60 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.
  • Page 61 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. 4.
  • Page 62 6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
  • Page 63 Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A Task menu for Q-Flash utility Enter : Run 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.
  • Page 64 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. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... Enter : Run Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

  • Page 65: @Bios Utility

    Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 51PVM9NV.F3). Complete update process following the instruction. Utility Fig 2. Installation complete and run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server - 65 - Appendix...
  • Page 66 II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted. V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time. GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard server, please go onto Gigabyte's - 66 -...

  • Page 67: Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Nvidia Nforce4 430)

    4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce 430) 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.
  • Page 68 (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).
  • Page 69 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 1.
  • Page 70 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 Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check # CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max.
  • Page 71 (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 the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility"...
  • Page 72 Step 5: Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section (Figure 8).
  • Page 73 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 Boot [Ctrl-X] Exit...
  • Page 74 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 14). A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13.
  • Page 75 (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.
  • Page 76 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.
  • Page 77 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 device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (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...
  • Page 78 (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.
  • Page 79 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.
  • Page 80 Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START> Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. You should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it.

  • Page 81: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

    The default speaker settings for the 3 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right. The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows users to change the function for each audio jack by the audio software provided. Please follow the steps to install the function.
  • Page 82 STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker. STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected.
  • Page 83 STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK.
  • Page 84 8 Channel Audio Setup To achieve 8-Channel Audio, you have to connect the front panel audio module to the F_AUDIO connector on the motherboard. Then select the type of equipment from the pop up menu. Note that the audio module should be the HD (High Definition) specification. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager...
  • Page 85 Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box.

  • Page 86: Introduction Of The Tpm Security Solution

    4-1-6 Introduction of the TPM Security Solution This product is equipped with the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) security chip, promoted by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). TCG members include Microsoft, Sony, Sun Microsystem, IBM, HP, AMD, Intel and other big IT companies. The TPM is implemented in computer identification devices, consisting of TPM hardware (the TPM chip) and its supporting software (the Infineon Security Platform).

  • Page 87: 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: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version.
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