Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI, GA-K8NULTRA-SLI user manual Installation of Expansion Cards

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

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.Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5.Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6.Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7.Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8.Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 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.

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Contents GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard GA-K8N Pro-SLI Feb GA-K8N-SLI Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-K8NUltra-SLI/GA-K8NPro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLIMotherboardLayout GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLIBlock Diagram Page Instances of Non-Warranty Considerations Prior to InstallationInstallation Notices Preparing Your ComputerFeature Summary SATA3SIIBios Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink Installation of the CPUInstallation of the Fan Heat Sink Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installation of Expansion Cards Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration Before You BeginEnabling SLI Mode Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Rear Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionCenter/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker OutATX12V/ATX Power Connector 5 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power Connector Nbfan Chip Fan Power ConnectorFDD FDD Connector IDE1 / IDE2 IDE ConnectorFaudio Front Audio Panel Connector Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Cdin CD In Connector PwrledUSB1 / FUSB2/FUSB3 Front USB Connector Ircir17 F11394/F21394 Ieee 1394 Connectors Clrcmos Clear CmosBattery Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F6a „ Save & Exit Setup „ Set Supervisor Password„ Set User Password „ Exit Without SavingTime IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master, SlaveIDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Drive a / Drive BHalt on Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot DeviceBoot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display FirstIntegrated Peripherals NV IDE/SATA RAID function Note On-Chip LAN Boot ROMOn-Chip MAC Lan IDE Primary Master RAIDNV Sata 2 class codeNote IDE Prefetch ModeOnBoard LAN Boot ROM NV Sata 2 Primary RAIDOnboard Serial Port Parallel Port ModeECP Mode Use DMA Onboard IrDA PortPower Management Setup Legacy USB Storage detectPnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status DDR25VCPU Warning Temperature Current CPU TemperatureCurrent CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VTemp Limit of Mid Speed Default temperature 50oC Temp of FAN turn off Default temperature 0oCTemp Limit of Low Speed Default temperature 20oC Temp Limit of High Speed Default temperature 60oCCPU Frequency MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.THT Frequency ratio K8 CPU Clock RatioRow to Row delay Trrd DDR clock/Timing ModeRAS# to CAS# delay Trcd Write Recovery Time TwrAsync Latency value Refresh Rate TrefRead Preamble value CPU Spread SpectrumTop Performance Set Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingDrivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Application Software InformationHardware Information Contact UsEnglish Unique Software Utilities EasyTune 5 IntroductionUser Interface Overview Xpress Recovery2 Introduction How to use the Xpress Recovery2System requirements Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 PrecautionsLimitations Flash Bios Method Introduction What is Dual Bios Technology?How to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility? Auto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, EnableBoot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup Bios Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableMethod 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Before You BeginEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenTask menu for Dual Bios utility Task menu for Q-Flash utilityUsing the Q-FlashTMutility StepsYou can repeat to Part Two Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen FlashTMutility barCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and stepsEnglish Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility Introduction RAID LevelsConfiguring the Nvidia RAID Bios Entering the RAID Bios SetupSelecting the Striping Block Size Using the Define a New Array WindowSelecting the RAID Mode Assigning the DisksCompleting the RAID Bios Setup Array 2 Nvidia Mirror 111.79G Installing the RAID drivers Cd bootdrv MenuIntroduction of audio connectors Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio Setup English English Jack-Sensing Introduction Auto-detectingManual setting Troubleshooting AMI Bios Beep CodesEnglish Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersChina Shanghai