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Gigabyte GA-K8NS-939 User Manual

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AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1002
12ME-K8NSS939-1002

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  • Page 1 GA-K8NS-939 / GA-K8NS Pro-939 AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-K8NSS939-1002...
  • Page 4 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents GA-K8NS-939 / GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard Layout ..........7 Block Diagram ....................... 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................... 9 Considerations Prior to Installation ..............9 Feature Summary ..................10 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ............12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..................
  • Page 6 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ..................47 Install Chipset Drivers ................... 47 Software Application ..................48 Software Information ..................48 Hardware Information ..................49 Contact Us ..................... 49 Chapter 4 Appendix ....................51 Unique Software Utilities ................51 4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction ................51 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ................

  • Page 7: Ga-K8Ns-939 / Ga-K8Ns Pro-939 Motherboard Layout

    GA-K8NS-939 / GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V Socket 939 IDE2 IDE1 CPU_FAN AUDIO SUR_CEN F_AUDIO SATA0_SB SATA1_SB BATTERY NB_FAN CD_IN CLR_CMOS PCI1 BACKUP* BIOS CODEC MAIN PCI2 BIOS IR_CIR PCI3 Marvell nVIDIA ® F_PANEL 8001 nForce 3 Ultra PCI4...

  • Page 8: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram CPUCLK+/-(800MHz) AMD K8 DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM Socket 939 Dual Channel Memory AGP Slot Hyper Transport Bus 4X/8X Main BIOS AGPCLK (66MHz) Backup BIOS* 2 Serial ATA nVIDIA ® ATA33/66/100/133 5 PCI vForce IDE Channels Ultra IR_CIR PCI Bus LPC BUS Floppy LPT Port...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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

  • Page 10: Feature Summary

    Feature Summary Motherboard GA-K8NS-939 or GA-K9NS Pro-939 Socket 939 for AMD Athlon 64 / 64FX processor (K8) 2000MT/s system bus Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra Chipset ® Memory 4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory)
  • Page 11 I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System fan failure warning Thermal shutdown function Onboard SATA RAID Onboard nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra chipset (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB) ® supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB/s supports a maximum of 2 SATA connections...

  • Page 12: Installation Of The Cpu And Heatsink

    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-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 12 -...

  • Page 13: Installation Of The Heatsink

    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...

  • Page 14: Installation Of Memory

    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-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 14 -...
  • Page 15 GA-K8NS-939 / GA-K8NS Pro-939 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. GA-K8NS-939 / GA-K8NS Pro-939 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DDR 1, DDR 3...

  • Page 16: Installation Of Expansion Cards

    VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 16 -...

  • Page 17: I/O Back Panel Introduction

    I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. COM A, COMB (Serial Port) Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

  • Page 18: Connectors Introduction

    5) NB_FAN 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 6) FDD 16) F1_1394* / F2_1394* 7) IDE1 / IDE2 17) IR_CIR 8) SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB 18) CLR_CMOS 9) PWR_LED 19) BATTERY 10) F_PANEL "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 18 -...
  • Page 19 1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
  • Page 20 Sense SYS_FAN 5) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the chip fan. (Usually black cable is GND) Pin No. Definition +12V GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 20 -...
  • Page 21 6) FDD (FDD Connector) 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. 7) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector.
  • Page 22 Pin No. Definition 9) 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-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 22 -...

  • Page 23: F_Panel (Front Panel Jumper)

    10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below. SPEAK- Speaker Connector SPEAK+ RES+ Power Switch Reset Switch RES- MSG-...
  • Page 24 Power Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R) No Pin Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L) 12) 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 24 -...
  • Page 25 13) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT AUX_L AUX_R 14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
  • Page 26 F1_1394 Pin No. Definition Power Power Pin No. Definition TPA1+ TPA0+ TPA1- TPA0- TPB1+ TPB0+ TPB1- TPB0- Power No Pin Power Power TPA2+ Power TPA2- No Pin TPB2+ "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. TPB2- GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 26 -...
  • Page 27 17) IR_CIR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR function, you are required to purchase an optional IR/CIR module. To use IR function only, please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5.
  • Page 28 If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 seconds. 3. Re-install the battery. 4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 28 -...

  • Page 29: Chapter 2 Bios Setup

    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.

  • Page 30: The Main Menu (For Example: Ga-K8Ns Pro-939 Bios Ver. : D1)

    If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 30 -...
  • Page 31 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 &...

  • Page 32: 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 32 -...
  • Page 33 IDE Channel 2/3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. Extended IDE Drive IDE devices setup. You can use one of three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) •...

  • Page 34: Advanced Bios Features

    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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 34 -...
  • Page 35 Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    Menu Level x CIR Port IRQ IDE DMA transfer [Enabled] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 36 -...
  • Page 37 IDE Function Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software IDE Function Setup Item Help IDE RAID [Enabled] Menu Level IDE Channel0 Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Channel0 Slave RAID [Disabled] IDE Channel1 Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Channel1 Slave RAID [Disabled] SATA Primary Master RAID [Disabled] SATA Secndry Master RAID...

  • Page 38: Usb Host Controller

    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. "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 38 -...

  • Page 39: Onboard Parallel Port

    Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. (Default value) 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8/IRQ3.

  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On by Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 40 -...

  • Page 41: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Power On by Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system.

  • Page 42: Pc Health Status

    The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depend on the temperature if the temperature is more than 50 degree and less than 59 degree. When the CPU temperature is lower than 50 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will run at the lowest speed. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 42 -...

  • Page 43: Mb Intelligent Tweaker(M.i.t.)

    MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Clock Ratio [Auto] Item Help CPU OverClock in MHz [200] Menu Level AGP OverClock in MHz [66] CPU Voltage Control [Normal] Normal CPU Vcore 1.500V AGP Voltage Control [Normal] HT-Link Voltage Control [Normal]...

  • Page 44: Top Performance

    : Select Item F8: DualBIOS*/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. "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 44 -...

  • Page 45: Set Supervisor/User Password

    2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance 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 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

  • Page 46: Save & Exit Setup

    F8: DualBIOS*/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. "*" Only for GA-K8NS Pro-939. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 46 -...

  • Page 47: Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

    Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe.

  • Page 48: Software Application

    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.

  • Page 49: Hardware Information

    Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 - Drivers Installation...
  • Page 50 GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 50 -...

  • Page 51: Chapter 4 Appendix

    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.
  • Page 52 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.
  • Page 53 1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on.

  • Page 54: Flash Bios Method Introduction

    Updating BIOS with Q-Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen.
  • Page 55 Entering the Q-Flash utility: Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password...
  • Page 56 Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move 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?" GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 56 -...
  • Page 57 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 4.

  • Page 58: Updating Bios With Q-Flash Utility On Single-Bios Motherboards

    PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F3: Change Language F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 58 -...
  • Page 59 Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Q-Flash utility bar Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.........SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Task menu for Update BIOS from Floppy Q-Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Action bar Enter : Run :Move...
  • Page 60 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 60 -...
  • Page 61 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 Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item. Fig 3. The @BIOS utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server Click "...
  • Page 62 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.

  • Page 63: Serial Ata Bios Setting Utility Introduction

    4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive.
  • Page 64 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 Intel RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
  • Page 65 Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted. Selecting the RAID Mode By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box - either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring.
  • Page 66 ] Select [B] Set Boot [B] Set Boot [B] Set Boot [B] Set Boot [B] Set Boot [N] New New Array Array Array Array Array [ENTER] [ENTER] [ENTER] [ENTER] [ENTER] Detail Detail Detail Detail Detail GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 66 -...
  • Page 67 Press Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears. The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected, such as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. Array 2 : Array 2 : Array 2 :...

  • Page 68: 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 68 -...

  • Page 69: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

    4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of audio software for Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP is very simple. Follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP). Please note that if you want to set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device).
  • Page 70 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 70 -...
  • Page 71 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1: Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the Rear Speakers to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer Speakers to "MIC In". Line In (Rear Speaker Out) Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect...
  • Page 72 Surround-Kit "REAR R/L" port. Connect the center/subwoofer channels to the Surround-Kit "SUB CENTER" and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK" port. GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 72 -...
  • Page 73 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 74 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. (Note) If you want to use both of the 8 channel audio function and SPDIF out function, you may buy the Audio Combo Kit (refer to the 8 channel Audio Setup section). GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 74 -...
  • Page 75 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 (Following pictures are in Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio...

  • Page 76: 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-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 76 -...

  • Page 77: Troubleshooting

    Question 6: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA.
  • Page 78 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-K8NS-939/GA-K8NS Pro-939 Motherboard - 78 -...
  • Page 79 Contact Us Taiwan (Headquarters) Japan GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien, WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp Taiwan. Singapore TEL: +886 (2) 8912-4888 GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. FAX: +886 (2) 8912-4003 Tech. Support : Tech.
  • Page 80 China Australia NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD. Tech. Support : Tech. Support : http://cn.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm http://www.giga-byte.com.au/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.com.au Shanghai France TEL: +86-021-63410999 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCES S.A.R.L.

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