Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI user manual Feature Summary, SATA3SII

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CPU

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Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8)

 

 

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2000MT/s system bus

 

Š Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster

Chipset

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nVIDIA® nForce4 SLI Chipset

 

Memory

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4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note)

 

 

Š Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM

Slots

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2 PCI Express x 16 slots

 

 

Š 2 PCI Express x 1 slots

 

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2 PCI slots

IDE Connections

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2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection

 

 

 

of 4 IDE devices

 

 

 

 

FDD Connections

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1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices

Onboard SATA

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4 SATA 3Gb/s ports from nVIDIA® nForce4 SLI controller (S_ATA0_SB,

 

 

 

S_ATA1_SB, S_ATA2_SB, S_ATA3_SB);

 

Š 4 SATA ports from SiI3114 controller (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII,

 

 

SATA3_SII)

Peripherals

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1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

 

 

Š 1 serial port (COMA)

 

Š 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear x 4, front x 6 via cable)

 

Š 3 IEEE1394b ports (requires cable)

 

Š 1 front audio connector

 

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1 IR/CIR connector

 

Š 1 PS/2 keyboard port

 

Š 1 PS/2 mouse port

Onboard LAN

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Onboard Marvell 8053 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)

 

 

Š Onboard VITESSE 8201 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

 

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2 RJ45 ports

Onboard Audio

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ALC850 CODEC

 

 

Š Supports Jack Sensing function

 

Š Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio

 

Š Supports Line In ; Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ; Surround Speaker

 

 

Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Side Speaker

 

 

Out connection

 

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SPDIF In/Out connection

 

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CD In connection

I/O Control

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IT8712F

 

(Note) 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.

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Contents GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout Block 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 Installation of K8DPS Dual Power System What is K8DPS?Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration Before You BeginEnabling SLI Mode Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Rear Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionSide Speaker Out ATX12V/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 English Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F2g „ Save & Exit Setup „ Set User Password„ Exit Without Saving Time IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/SlaveFloppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area First / Second / Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot PriorityBoot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display FirstOn-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer accessIntegrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel1On-Chip MAC Lan LAN On-Chip LAN Boot ROMIDE Prefetch Mode IDE/SATA RAID functionUSB Memory Type Onboard LAN Boot ROMOn-Chip USB USB Keyboard SupportOnboard Parallel Port Parallel Port ModeECP Mode Use DMA CIR Port AddressModem Ring On Power-On by AlarmPME Event Wake Up USB Resume from SuspendPower On By Keyboard Power On By MouseAC Back Function PnP/PCI Configurations CPU Warning Temperature Current CPU TemperatureCurrent CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VCPU Spread Spectrum Core Power voltage controlCPU Frequency Pcie ClockHT-Link voltage control DDR voltage controlSave & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingDrivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Application Software InformationHardware Information Contact UsEnglish EasyTune 5 Introduction Unique Software UtilitiesUser Interface Overview What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery Press F9 during powering on the computer. Text ModeRemove Backup Image  Remove backup image. Are you sure? Y/N Exit and RestartWhat is Dual Bios Technology? Flash Bios Method IntroductionHow 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 Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility FlashTMutility barCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Bios file becomes F4 after updatingMethod 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 MenuStereo Speakers Connection and Settings Introduction of audio connectors5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio Setup English English Jack-Sensing Introduction Auto-detectingManual setting Troubleshooting English English English English Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersChina Shanghai