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GA-K8N51GMF-9 AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-51GMF9-1004R * 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!!
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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".
Table of Contents GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard Layout ................. 6 Block Diagram ........................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................9 Considerations Prior to Installation ..............9 Feature Summary ..................10 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink ............. 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..................12 1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink ................
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...
(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. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 10 -...
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(Note 2) 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 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
CPU and gently press the metal lever back into its original position. 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. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 12 -...
1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink Fig.1 Before installing the fan heat sink, please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the fan heat sink components (Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions).
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-9 Motherboard - 14 -...
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8N51GMF-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one. Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please follow the guidelines below for Dual Channel memory configuration.
To install a VGA card or to release an installed card, users can also press the latch on the back of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 16 -...
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. VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
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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.
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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. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 20 -...
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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).
FSENSE2 By default, the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector, please refer to the instructions on Page 74 about the software settings. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 22 -...
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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. Speaker Connector Message LED/ Power Power/ Switch Sleep LED Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)
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Definition CD-L CD-R 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect 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 MPD+ MPD- MPD- GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 24 -...
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12) 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.
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Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector. Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMA cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMA cable. Pin No. Definition NDCDA- NSINA NSOUTA NDTRA- NDSRA- NRTSA- NCTSA- NRIA- No Pin GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 26 -...
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16) 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 prevent from improper use this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 17) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
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(Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and nega- tive pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute.) 3. Re-install the battery. 4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 28 -...
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.
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 best performance configuration. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 30 -...
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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 &...
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. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 32 -...
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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.
720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search 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) GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 34 -...
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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.
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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.
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Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 38 -...
Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-Off] Menu Level PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Modem Ring On [Enabled] USB Resume from Suspend [Enabled] Power-On by Alarm [Disabled] x Day of Month Alarm...
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Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. AC BACK Function Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 40 -...
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. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 42 -...
Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Frequency [200.0] Item Help PCIE Clock [100Mhz] Menu Level K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Default] Robust Graphics Booster [Auto] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults...
Frequency/Voltage Control Esc: Quit : Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati- cally detects. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 44 -...
2-10 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 Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup Enter Password: PC Health Status Exit Without Saving...
Frequency/Voltage Control Esc: Quit : Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 46 -...
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.
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. Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 - Drivers Installation...
Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
F9 key during computer power on. Verifying DMI Pool Data Boot from CD: Boot from CD: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4.
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F9 For Xpress Recovery Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00 Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4.
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If you wish to remove the need for password entry, please select "Set Password" and under "New Password/Confirm Password", make sure there is no entry and then press "Enter" to remove password requirement. 5. Exit and Restart: Exit and restart your computer. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 54 -...
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.
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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-9 Motherboard - 56 -...
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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.
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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 recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
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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?" Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 60 -...
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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 V1.30 Flash Type/Size.........SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Do not trun off power or Updating BIOS Now...
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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 @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item. Fig 3. The @BIOS utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server Click "...
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Otherwise, your system won't boot. III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's website for downloading and updating it according to method II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
After replacing the failed drive, you can rebuild the data from the remaining data and parity. Only one drive can be safely crash without any data loss. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 64 -...
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6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
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Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Capacity Disk Model Capacity 2.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB 2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB [ ] Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 66 -...
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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal Clear disk data ? Array Disks Free Disks Loc Disk Model...
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Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to exit the RAID setup. Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 68 -...
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Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) (Note): For users without a startup disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig.
After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 70 -...
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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.
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Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (6-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, and Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) then click OK. The 6-channel audio setup is completed. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 72 -...
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8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
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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. This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration. GA-K8N51GMF-9 Motherboard - 74 -...
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to www.gigabyte.com.tw 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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