Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI user manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout

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Block Diagram

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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1-1

Considerations Prior to Installation

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1-2

Feature Summary

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1-3

Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink

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1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

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1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink

13

1-4

Installation of Memory

14

1-5

Installation of Expansion Cards

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1-6

Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power System)

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1-7

Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration

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1-8

I/O Back Panel Introduction

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1-9

Connectors Introduction

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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

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The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2g)

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2-1

Standard CMOS Features

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2-2

Advanced BIOS Features

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2-3

Integrated Peripherals

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2-4

Power Management Setup

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2-5

PnP/PCI Configurations

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2-6

PC Health Status

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2-7

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

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2-8

Load Optimized Defaults

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2-9

Set Supervisor/User Password

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2-10

Save & Exit Setup

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2-11

Exit Without Saving

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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 Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty 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 FirstIDE DMA transfer access Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1On-Chip LAN Boot ROM IDE Prefetch ModeOn-Chip MAC Lan LAN IDE/SATA RAID functionOnboard LAN Boot ROM On-Chip USBUSB Memory Type USB Keyboard SupportParallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMAOnboard Parallel Port CIR Port AddressPower-On by Alarm PME Event Wake UpModem Ring On USB Resume from SuspendPower On By Keyboard Power On By MouseAC Back Function PnP/PCI Configurations Current CPU Temperature Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPMCPU Warning Temperature Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VCore Power voltage control CPU FrequencyCPU Spread Spectrum 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? Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup BiosAuto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableMethod 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Before You BeginExploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen Task menu for Dual Bios utilityEntering the Q-FlashTMutility 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 SetupUsing the Define a New Array Window Selecting the RAID ModeSelecting the Striping Block Size 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