Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH 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 Ex- press 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.

To install a VGA card or to release an installed card, users can also press the latch on the back of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows.

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Contents GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation Item Checklist GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerFeature Summary 4Mbit flash ROM Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink Installation of the CPU Installation of the Fan Heat Sink Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionSide Speaker Out ATX12V/ATX Power Connector Cpufan / Sysfan Cooler Fan Power Connector FDD FDD ConnectorIDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector SATAII0/1/2/3 Sata 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForceFaudio Front Audio Connector Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Cdin CD In Connector PwrledUSB1 / FUSB2 Front USB Connector 13 F11394 Ieee 1394 ConnectorComa Coma Connector Spdifio Spdif In/OutClrcmos Clear Cmos CI Chassis Intrusion, Case OpenBattery Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F3a F12 For Boot Menu„ Standard Cmos Features „ Advanced Bios Features„ Power Management Setup „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationTime Standard Cmos FeaturesIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Drive aHalt on MemoryAdvanced Bios Features Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy SeekPassword Check Init Display FirstFrame Buffer Size Onboard GPUIntegrated Peripherals SPPSATA-II 2 Primary RAID SATA-II 2 Secondary RAIDOn-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1Onboard LAN Boot ROM Parallel Port ModeOnboard LAN Function Onboard 1394 FunctionPower Management Setup Power-On by AlarmPME Event Wake Up Modem Ring OnPower On By Keyboard KB Power on PasswordPower On By Mouse AC Back FunctionPnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ AssignmentPC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control CPU FrequencyPcie Clock K8 CPU Clock RatioLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsSet Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingDrivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Application Software InformationHardware Information Contact UsEnglish Unique Software Utilities EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface OverviewHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionSystem requirements Precautions Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2Limitations Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Flash Bios Method IntroductionBefore You Begin Exploring 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 EnglishCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Bios file becomes F4 after updatingMethod 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and stepsEnglish Before you begin SPP SCSI-0 Nvidia Mirror Step Save and exit Bios Setup Configuring RAID set in RAID Bios YES Nvidia Cd bootdrv Menu Making a Sata Driver DiskInstalling Sata controller driver during OS installation ENTER=Select F3=Exit Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows SolutionsYES English Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings 5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionChannel Audio Setup English English Sound Effect Configuration Troubleshooting AMI Bios Beep CodesEnglish English English Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersChina Shanghai