Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVM9-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 x16 expansion card:

Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex- press x16 slot when you try to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.

To release an installed card, users can also press the latch on the opposite side of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows.

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Contents GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation Optional Accessories GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerFeature Summary 4M bit flash ROM Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Installation of the CPUInstallation of the CPU Cooler Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction ATX12V / ATX Power Connector Cpufan / Sysfan Cooler Fan Power Connector FDD FDD ConnectorIDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector Pwrled Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Faudio Front Audio Panel Connector Cdin CD In ConnectorUSB1 / FUSB2 Front USB Connector Tpmclr TpmphysicalpresenceComa Coma Connector Spdifio Spdif In/OutClrcmos Clear Cmos CI Chassis Intrusion, Case OpenEnglish Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F3d F12 Boot Menu„ Standard Cmos Features „ Advanced Bios Features„ Power Management Setup „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationStandard Cmos Features TimeIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 MasterFloppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Drive aMemory Base 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 Secondary RAID On-Chip IDE Channel0On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor CableOnboard LAN Boot ROM Parallel Port ModeOnboard Audio Function Onboard LAN 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 CPU Smart FAN Control Note System Smart FAN ControlFrequency/Voltage Control CPU FrequencyPcie Clock K8 CPU Clock RatioSecurity Chip Configuration TPM Control Trusted Platform Module ControlLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsSet Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingDrivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Application Software InformationHardware Information Contact UsDual-Monitor Setup Clone Mode Horizontal Span ModeVertical Span Mode Dual View ModeEnglish EasyTune 5 Introduction Unique Software UtilitiesUser Interface Overview How 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 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen FlashTMutility barCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and stepsEnglish Installing Sata hard drives in your computer SPP Nvidia Mirror Step Save and exit Bios Setup GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard 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 Solutions1NO .0.M GA-K8N51PVM9-RH-NV Motherboard English Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio Setup English English Sound Effect Configuration Introduction of the TPM Security Solution Troubleshooting English English English English English English English Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersGigabyte Global Service System