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Gigabyte GA-K8NS User Manual

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GA-K8NS
AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1001
12ME-K8NS-1001
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© 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from
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Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a
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  • Page 1 User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-K8NS-1001 Copyright © 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT. Trademarks Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 2 Mother Board GA-K8NS Apr. 2, 2004...
  • Page 3 Motherboard GA-K8NS Apr. 2, 2004...

  • Page 4: Read Me First

    AGP card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V). AGP 4X/8X notch Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce 3 250. You might ® experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 4 -...

  • Page 5: Preparing Your Computer

    Preparing 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Read Me First! ..................4 Chapter 1 Introduction ................8 Features Summary ..................8 GA-K8NS Motherboard Layout ..............10 Block Diagram ................... 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..........13 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........14 Step 2: Installing Memory Modules ............
  • Page 7 Load Optimized Defaults ................49 Set Supervisor/User Password ..............49 Exit Without Saving ..................50 Save & Exit Setup ..................50 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............53 @BIOS Introduction ................. 53 ™ Flash BIOS Method Introduction ............... 54 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ......... 65 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction ............

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    On-Board SATA RAID Built-in nVIDIA nForce3 ® Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1) (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB) Supports JBOD function Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec Up to 2 SATA devices to be continued... GA-K8NS Motherboard - 8 -...
  • Page 9 I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor CPU/System fan revolution detect CPU/System fan fail warning CPU temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect Thermal shutdown function BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over clock (CPU/AGP) by BIOS Over voltage (CPU/AGP/VCC12_HT/DDR) by BIOS Form Factor ATX size form factor, 30.5cm x 23.0cm...

  • Page 10: Ga-K8Ns Motherboard Layout

    GA-K8NS Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V RAM_LED R_USB SOCKET 754 CPU_FAN AUDIO F_AUDIO IDE2 IDE1 2X_DET SATA0_SB SATA1_SB IT8712 ICS 1883 PCI1 SYS_FAN PCI2 PCI3 CD_IN BIOS nVIDIA ® F_USB2 nForce 3 250 ™ PCI4 SUR_CEN F_USB1 SPDIF_IO PCI5 CODEC CLR_CMOS...

  • Page 11: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram AMD K8 CPUCLK+/- (200MHz) Socket 754 AGP Slot 4X/8X AGPCLK System Bus (66MHz) DDR400/333 DIMM 1600MHz DDR RAM BIOS IR/CIR RJ45 Game Port LPC BUS nVIDIA Floppy 5 PCI nForce IT8712 ICS 1883 LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 24 MHz 33 MHz 2 COM Ports 2 Serial ATA...
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  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2 - Install Memory Modules Step 3 - Install Expansion Cards Step 4 - Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4 Step 1 Step 2...

  • Page 14: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly. Socket Lever Figure 2. Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor. Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 14 -...
  • Page 15 Step1-2. When the processor is installed in the socket, apply thermal grease to the processor(as shown in Figure 3) prior to installing the heatsink. Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor. Removing the heatsink under such condi- tions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts.

  • Page 16: Step 2: Installing Memory Modules

    2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. 3. 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-K8NS Motherboard - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Step 3 Install Expansion Cards

    Step 3 Install expansion cards 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.

  • Page 18: Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables

    If your OS does not support USB USB 1 controller, please contact OS vendor for USB 3 possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors. LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 18 -...

  • Page 19: Audio Connectors

    Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COMA / COMB) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) According to your motherboard, please see the following descriptions for the devices. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports.

  • Page 20: Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

    4) SYS_FAN 15) CD_IN 5) FDD 16) F_USB1 / F_USB2 6) IDE1 / IDE2 17) IR_CIR 7) SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB 18) GAME 8) PWR_LED 19) INFO_LINK 9) F_PANEL 20) CLR_CMOS 10) RAM_LED 21) BAT 11) 2X_DET GA-K8NS Motherboard - 20 -...
  • Page 21 1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage(Vcore). If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. Pin No. Definition +12V +12V 2) ATX (ATX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard.
  • Page 22 600 mA. Pin No. Definition +12V Sense 4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. Pin No. Definition +12V Sense GA-K8NS Motherboard - 22 -...
  • Page 23 5) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.
  • Page 24 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. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. Pin No. Definition MPD+ MPD- MPD- GA-K8NS Motherboard - 24 -...
  • Page 25 9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector) 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/ Soft Power Sleep LED Connector...
  • Page 26 When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X (3.3V) is not supported by the chipset. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 26 -...
  • Page 27 12) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.
  • Page 28 For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. Pin No. Definition No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI 15) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R GA-K8NS Motherboard - 28 -...
  • Page 29 16) F_USB1/F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow) 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. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer.
  • Page 30 This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable. Pin No. Definition SMBCLK SMBDATA GPIO No Pin +12V +12V GA-K8NS Motherboard - 30 -...
  • Page 31 20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily shor 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 21) BAT (Battery) CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly...
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  • Page 33: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del>...

  • Page 34: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. : E19)

    This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 34 -...

  • Page 35: Set Supervisor Password

    PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed. Frequency/Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio. Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Features

    Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 36 -...
  • Page 37 Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25"...

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS can not tell from 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-K8NS Motherboard - 38 -...
  • Page 39 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 40: Integrated Peripherals

    IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID [Disabled] SATA Primary Master RAID [Disabled] SATA Secndry Master RAID [Disabled] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Default F7: Optimized Defaults GA-K8NS Motherboard - 40 -...
  • Page 41 IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function.
  • Page 42 Set Midi Port Address to 300. Set Midi Port Address to 330. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Midi Port IRQ Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value) GA-K8NS Motherboard - 42 -...
  • Page 43 CIR Port Address Set CIR Port Address to 310. Set CIR Port Address to 320. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) CIR Port IRQ Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default value) IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access.

  • Page 44: Power Management Setup

    Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) GA-K8NS Motherboard - 44 -...
  • Page 45 Power On by Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on system. Power On by Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password. Keyboard 98 If there is a "POWER"...

  • Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/5. (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 1/PCI5. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (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 2. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore Item Help DDR25V Menu Level +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature 51°C Current CPU FAN Speed 3125 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]...

  • Page 48: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Increase VCC12_HT voltage +0.2V. +0.3V Increase VCC12_HT voltage +0.3V. DDR voltage control Normal Supply DDR voltage as DDR required. (Default value) +0.1V Increase DDR voltage +0.1V. +0.2V Increase DDR voltage +0.2V. +0.3V Increase DDR voltage +0.3V. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 48 -...

  • Page 49: Top Performance

    Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Top Performance Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Disabled......[ ] PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Enabled......[ ] PC Health Status Save &...

  • Page 50: Load Optimized Defaults

    Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Exit Without Saving

    Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status...
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  • Page 53: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    Chapter 4 Technical Reference @BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces @BIOS Windows BIOS Live Update Utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating new- est BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update it.

  • Page 54: Flash Bios Method Introduction

    Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.
  • Page 55 Part One: 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 56 Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk. If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 56 -...
  • Page 57 2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed. Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From.........
  • Page 58 Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-K8NS Motherboard - 58 -...
  • Page 59 6. 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.
  • Page 60 Contains the names of three 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 utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 60 -...
  • Page 61 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 62 6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One. Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!! GA-K8NS Motherboard - 62 -...
  • Page 63 Method 2 : @BIOS Utility ™ If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS program to flash BIOS. ™ Press here. 2. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/ @BIOS. 1. Click "@BIOS" item. Click here 3.Click " " 4.
  • Page 64 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web ™ site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 64 -...

  • Page 65: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

    2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function! Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.
  • Page 66 Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 66 -...
  • Page 67 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan- Line In nels to "MIC In".
  • Page 68 Surround-Kit "REAR R/L" port. Connect the center/subwoofer channels to the Surround-Kit "SUB CENTER" and the R/L channels to the Sur- round-Kit "SUR BACK" port. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 68 -...
  • Page 69 Method 2: Connect the front channels to the "LINE OUT" port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the "LINE IN" port. Connect the center/subwoofer channels to the "MIC IN" port located on the audio panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK"...
  • Page 70 Fiber 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard. 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 70 -...

  • Page 71: Jack-Sensing And Uaj Introduction

    Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/2000/ME. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or...

  • Page 72: Uaj Introduction

    (Line-in/ Line-out). That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated. Enable UAJ function: You can click "UAJ Automatic" button to enable UAJ function. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 72 -...

  • Page 73: Xpress Recovery Introduction

    Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery (Note) Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition . If the hard drive can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state. 1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS format. 2.
  • Page 74 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 74 -...
  • Page 75 1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up. The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image. 2. Execute Restore Utility: This program will recover your system to factory default.

  • Page 76: Serial Ata Bios Setting Utility Introduction

    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-K8NS Motherboard - 76 -...
  • Page 77 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie.
  • Page 78 Clear disk data ? Disk Model Name Disk Model Name 1.0.M ST3120026AS 1.1.M ST3120026AS [ ] Add [Y] YES [N] NO [ ] Del [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NS Motherboard - 78 -...
  • Page 79 Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N. You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array.

  • Page 80: Installing The Raid Drivers

    (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 80 -...
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  • Page 83: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers 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 84 "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Note: If an Error message appears during the installation of the nVIDIA System Driver, ignore the message and continue on with driver installation. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 84 -...

  • Page 85: Software Application

    SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray. Gigabyte Management Tool (GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network. EasyTune 4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions.

  • Page 86: Software Information

    SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares 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. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 86 -...
  • Page 87 Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm 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.
  • Page 88 Answer:Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 88 -...

  • Page 89: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. START Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. Please isolate Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? the short pin.
  • Page 90 If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). The appropriate response will be provided ASAP. GA-K8NS Motherboard - 90 -...
  • Page 91 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply...
  • Page 92 Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request to be continued..GA-K8NS Motherboard - 92 -...
  • Page 93 Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input / Output Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P.
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  • Page 96 CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world. Taiwan The Netherlands Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Giga-Byte Technology B.V. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien, Address: Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Taiwan, R.O.C.

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