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GA-K8NE-RH AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2001 12ME-K8NER-2001R * 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!!
Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 FDD Cable x 1 Serial ATA 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 USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/-51R) COM Port Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1CM001-31/-31R) - 6 -...
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1.
DDR400 speed will drop down to DDR333 if you install two double-sided or three single-sided DDR400 memory modules. (Note 2) To set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device). GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 10 -...
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Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control (Note 3) Onboard SATA RAID Onboard nForce4(-4X) chipset (SATAII0_1, SATAII2_3) supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s supports hot plugging function...
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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 12 -...
1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig.1 Before installing the heat sink, please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the heat sink components (Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to...
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.
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. Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 16 -...
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 9) PWR_LED 2) ATX (Power Connector) 10) F_AUDO 3) CPU_FAN 11) CD_IN 4) SYS_FAN 12) F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 5) FDD 13) COMB 6) IDE1 / IDE2...
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Definition +12V +12V Pin No. Definition 3.3V 3.3V Power Good 5V SB(stand by +5V) +12V +12V(Only for 24pins ATX) 3.3V(Only for 24pins ATX) 3.3V -12V PS_ON(soft On/Off) +5V(Only for 24pins ATX) GND(Only for 24pins ATX) GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 18 -...
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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.
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7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide up to150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly. Pin No. Definition GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 20 -...
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) (Blue)
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Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound. Pin No. Definition MIC_BIAS POWER FrontAudio(R) Rear Audio (R)/ Return R No Pin FrontAudio (L) Rear Audio (L)/ Return L GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 22 -...
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11) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R 12) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (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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No Pin 14) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Pin No. Definition Signal GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 24 -...
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15) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 16) BAT (Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit : Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 28 -...
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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.
Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 30 -...
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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 disk. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.
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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 32 -...
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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 this function. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 34 -...
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On-Chip MAC Lan Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. NV IDE/SATA RAID function Enabled Enable NV IDE/SATA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) NV Serial-ATA 1 Enabled Enable Serial ATA 1 supported. (Default value) Disabled Disable Serial ATA 1 supported.
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Legacy (DOS) USB Mouse Enabled Enable USB mouse support in the MS-DOS environment. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Legacy USB Storage detect Enabled Enable USB storage detect function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 36 -...
Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 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 [Disabled] Modem Ring On [Disabled] USB Resume from Suspend [Disabled] Power-On by Alarm [Disabled] x Day of Month Alarm...
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Power On password. 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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 38 -...
+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults The CPU fan runs at full speed when both CPU Smart FAN Control and CPU FAN Manual Control are disabled. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 40 -...
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Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes". If you want to reset "Case Opened"...
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60 C, CPU fan runs with parameter 80. Temp of full FAN Speed (Default temperature: 70 When the CPU temperature exceeds the value set in this option, the CPU fan runs at full speed. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 42 -...
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) HT Frequency ratio [Auto] Item Help CPU Frequency [200] Menu Level K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] Current DDR speed DDR Clock/ Timing Mode [Auto] x CPU/DDR clock Ratio 2 / 2 DDR Speed x DDR Timing...
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Set Read-to-Write Time to 1T~5T. (Default value:4T) Write Recovery Time (Twr) 2 bus clock Set Write Recovery Time to 2 bus clock. 3 bus clock Set Write Recovery Time to 3 bus clock. (Default value) GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 44 -...
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Write-to-Read Delay (Twtr) 1 bus clock Set Write-to-Read Delay to 1 bus clock. 2 bus clock Set Write-to-Read Delay to 2 bus clock. (Default value) Refresh Rate (Tref) Set the Refresh Rate. Read Preamble value 2~9.5ns Set the Read Preamble value. (Default value: 5.5ns) Async Latency value 2~11ns Set the Async Latency value (Default value: 7ns)
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 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 automatically detects. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 46 -...
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Enter Password: PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 48 -...
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.
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. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 50 -...
Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation...
Chapter 4 Appendix Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) U-PLUS D.P.S. (Universal Plus Dual Power System) The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus DPS) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection.
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. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 54 -...
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.
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(As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 56 -...
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash Utility Q-Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows.
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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-K8NE-RH 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.
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.
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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-K8NE-RH 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 turn off power or Updating BIOS Now...
Click "Update New BIOS" Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: K8NE.FDh). Complete update process following the instruction. GA-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 64 -...
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III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.
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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 66 -...
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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.
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Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Name Disk Model Name 1.0.M Maxtor 6Y080M0 1.1.M Maxtor 6Y080M0 [ ] Add [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate ] Select [ENTER] Popup GA-K8NE-RH 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 Jan 12 2005 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Clear disk data ? Array Disks Disk Model Name 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-K8NE-RH Motherboard - 70 -...
Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk.
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. To set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device). GA-K8NE-RH 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-K8NE-RH 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 Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Rear Speaker Out Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out...
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