Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI user manual I/O Back Panel Introduction

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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.

SPDIF_I (SPDIF In)

Use SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function.

SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.

COMA (Serial Port)

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

LAN Port 2

The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/ 1000Mbps.

LAN Port 1

The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet (PCI Express Gigabit), providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/1000Mbps.

USB port

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

Line In

Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.

Line Out (Front Speaker Out)

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.

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Contents GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Page Installation Notices Considerations Prior to InstallationInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerSATA3SII Feature SummaryBios Installation of the CPU Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat SinkInstallation of the Fan Heat Sink Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installation of Expansion Cards What is K8DPS? Installation of K8DPS Dual Power SystemBefore You Begin Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface ConfigurationEnabling SLI Mode Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction Rear Speaker OutSide Speaker Out ATX12V/ATX Power Connector Nbfan Chip Fan Power Connector 5 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorIDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector FDD FDD ConnectorFaudio Front Audio Panel Connector Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Pwrled Cdin CD In ConnectorIrcir USB1 / FUSB2/FUSB3 Front USB ConnectorClrcmos Clear Cmos 17 F11394/F21394 Ieee 1394 ConnectorsBattery English Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F2g „ Set User Password „ Save & Exit Setup„ Exit Without Saving IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave TimeFloppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot DeviceBoot Up Floppy Seek Init Display First Password CheckIntegrated Peripherals IDE DMA transfer accessOn-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1IDE Prefetch Mode On-Chip LAN Boot ROMOn-Chip MAC Lan LAN IDE/SATA RAID functionOn-Chip USB Onboard LAN Boot ROMUSB Memory Type USB Keyboard SupportECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port ModeOnboard Parallel Port CIR Port AddressPME Event Wake Up Power-On by AlarmModem Ring On USB Resume from SuspendPower On By Mouse Power On By KeyboardAC Back Function PnP/PCI Configurations Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current CPU TemperatureCPU Warning Temperature Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VCPU Frequency Core Power voltage controlCPU Spread Spectrum Pcie ClockDDR voltage control HT-Link voltage controlExit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupInstall Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationSoftware Information Software ApplicationContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Unique Software Utilities EasyTune 5 IntroductionUser Interface Overview Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ?How to use the Xpress Recovery Press F9 during powering on the computer. Text Mode F9 For Xpress RecoveryExit and Restart Remove Backup Image  Remove backup image. Are you sure? Y/NFlash Bios Method Introduction What is Dual Bios Technology?How to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility? Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup Bios Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, EnableAuto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableBefore You Begin Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityTask menu for Dual Bios utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Part Two Task menu for Q-FlashTMutility FlashTMutility bar Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenBios file becomes F4 after updating Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfullyMethods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionEntering the RAID Bios Setup Configuring the Nvidia RAID BiosSelecting the RAID Mode Using the Define a New Array WindowSelecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the DisksCompleting the RAID Bios Setup Array 2 Nvidia Mirror 111.79G Cd bootdrv Menu Installing the RAID driversIntroduction of audio connectors Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio Setup English English Auto-detecting Jack-Sensing IntroductionManual setting Troubleshooting English English English English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai