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GA-K8NF-9 user manual
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Contents
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Table of Contents
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GA-K8NF-9(rev. 2.2) Motherboard Layout
GA-K8NF-9
Block Diagram
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Chapter 1Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Preparing Your Computer
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
1-2 Feature Summary
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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink
1-4 Installation of Memory
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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 Connectors, Controlled by nForce4(-4X))
8) PWR_LED
9) BATTERY
Hardware Installation- 23 -
10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)
12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)
11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)
Hardware Installation- 25 -
13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)
14) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE 1394 Connectors)
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CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
<F12> For Boot Menu
<F12> : For Boot Menu
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D1)
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2-1 Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave ; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave
IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master
Drive A / Drive B
Halt on
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
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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.
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2-4 Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-Off by Power button
PME Event Wake Up
Modem Ring On
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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment
2-6 PC Health Status
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V
Detect system's voltage status automatically.
Current CPU Temperature
Detect CPU temperature automatically.
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU FAN Fail Warning
CPU Smart FAN Control
CPU FAN Manual Control
CPU FAN: Low Speed
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2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
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2-8 Top Performance
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
BIOS Setup- 47 -
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
2-12 Exit Without Saving
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
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Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
User Interface Overview
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
<F9> Xpress Recovery2
Boot from CD/DVD:
System requirements:
1. RESTORE:
2. BACKUP:
4. REBOOT:
3. REMOVE:
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
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 Fba after updating.
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 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk
(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
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(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000
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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
4-2 Troubleshooting
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