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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 quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the product.
Table of Contents GA-K8NXP-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...
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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 10 -...
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Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System/ Power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard SATA RAID Onboard nForce4 Ultra chipset (S_ATA0_SB, S_ATA1_SB, S_ATA2_SB, S_ATA3_SB) supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function or RAID supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections...
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-K8NXP-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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 14 -...
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8NXP-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please follow the guidelines below for Dual Channel memory configuration.
16 slot when you try to install/uninstall the VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 16 -...
Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power System) What is K8DPS? K8DPS (Dual Power System) is a daughter card which can provide you the Dual Power System function. A cool stylish neon blue K8DPS that supplies a total 6-phase power circuit design, delivers a high durable power design for the new generation motherboard.
Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to this connector. MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 18 -...
Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 11) F_AUDIO 2) ATX (Power Connector) 12) F_PANEL 3) CPU_FAN 13) CD_IN...
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Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V PS_ON(soft On/Off) Power Good 5V SB(stand by +5V) +12V +12V(Only for 24-pin ATX) +5V (Only for 24-pin ATX) 3.3V(Only for 24-pin ATX) GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 20 -...
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3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_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.
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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). GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 22 -...
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9) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce4 Ultra) 10) SATA0/1/2/3_SII (SATA Connectors, Controlled by Sil3114) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate while SATA can provide up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly.
Pin 4: Data(-) RES (Reset Switch) (Green) Open: Normal Close: Reset Hardware System PW (Power Switch) (Red) Open: Normal Close: Power On/Off MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC ( Purple) GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 24 -...
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13) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R 14) 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.
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USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. Pin No. Definition Power Power USB DX- USB Dy- USB DX+ USB Dy+ No Pin GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 26 -...
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17) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors) Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
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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-K8NXP-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.
Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 30 -...
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Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. - 31 - BIOS Setup...
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. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 32 -...
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Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>. Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25"...
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-K8NXP-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.
On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default Value) Disabled Disable IDE DMA transfer access. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 36 -...
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On-Chip MAC Lan (LAN 2) Auto Enable on-chip LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable on-chip LAN function. On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function.
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Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 38 -...
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Onboard IrDA Port Auto BIOS will automatically setup the IrDA port address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8/IRQ4. 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8/IRQ3.(Default value) 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2E8/IRQ3.
Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If Power-On by Alarm is Enabled. Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 40 -...
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Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. 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.
Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. On-board Device IRQ Assign Auto Auto assign IRQ to onboard device. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to onboard device. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 42 -...
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore 1.550V Item Help DDR25V 2.624V Menu Level +3.3V 3.360V +12V 11.795V [Disabled] Current CPU Temperature Don't monitor Current CPU FAN Speed 3245 RPM current temperature Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed C-90 CPU Warning Temperature...
Display your CPU normal voltage. Core Power voltage control Normal Set core power voltage as required. (Default value) +0.1v Increase core power voltage +0.1V. +0.2v Increase core power voltage +0.2V. +0.3v Increase core power voltage +0.3V. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 44 -...
HT-Link voltage control Normal Supply HT-Link voltage as HT-Link required. (Default value) +0.1V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.1V. +0.2V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.2V. +0.3V Increase HT-Link voltage +0.3V. DDR voltage control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR voltage, damage to the memory may occur.
ESC: Quit : Select Item F8: Dual BIOS/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-K8NXP-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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 54 -...
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on.
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The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’t be changed by user.) Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value. Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 56 -...
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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 58 -...
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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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 62 -...
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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...
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.
Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 66 -...
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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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Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Name Disk Model Name 2.0.M ST3120026AS [ ] Add 2.1.M ST3120026AS [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 68 -...
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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears. NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov 5 10 2004 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Clear disk data ? Array Disks Disk Model Name...
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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-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 70 -...
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Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) (Note 1): 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.
Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 72 -...
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STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", Front Speaker Out the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out".
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Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 74 -...
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8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", Front Speaker Out the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Cen- Center/Subwoofer ter/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out".
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Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above. A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly. Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs. GA-K8NXP-9 Motherboard - 76 -...
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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. - 77 - Appendix...
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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