Gigabyte GA-K8NE user manual

Contents

Main Page Page Table of Contents Page - 6 - GA-K8NE Motherboard Layout GA-K8NE Block Diagram Page Chapter 1Hardware Installation 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer Installation Notices Instances of Non-Warranty 1-2 Feature Summary Page 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 1-4 Installation of Memory 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 1-7 Connectors Introduction Side Speaker Out 1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector) 3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) 5) FDD (FDD Connector) 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (Serial ATA Connector) 8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) 10) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 11) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) 12) COMB (COMB Connector) 13) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) 14) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 15) BAT (Battery) Page Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CONTROL KEYS Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D6) Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Drive A / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Halt on 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Page 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Page Page 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On Page 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment On-board Device IRQ Assign 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) CPU Warning Temperature 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Page 2-8 Load Optimized Defaults 2-9 Set Supervisor/User Password 2-10 Save & Exit Setup 2-11 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3Drivers Installation 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers Page Page Page Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Boot from CD: How to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery Page 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Before You Begin: Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Entering the Q-FlashTM utility: Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility. Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too. After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed. The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating. Appendix- 57 - Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults. Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit. Part Two: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-FlashTM utility. Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Action bar: Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!! Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility 1. Methods and steps: 2. Note: 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS Using the "Define a New Array" Window Selecting the RAID Mode Selecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the Disks Completing the RAID BIOS Setup Page Installing the RAID drivers 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: Introduction of audio connectors: 4 Channel Audio Setup 6 Channel Audio Setup 8 Channel Audio Setup 4-1-6 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction Page 4-2 Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Appendix- 79 - Contact Us