AMD GA-K8N51GMF, GA-K8N51GMF-RH

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Main Page Page Table of Contents Page Page - 7 - GA-K8N51GMF/GA-K8N51GMF-RH Motherboard Layout GA-K8N51GMF-RH GA-K8N51GMF Block Diagram 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 Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out 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 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector) Hardware Installation- 21 - 8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) 10) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 11) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) 12) POWER_LED 13) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) 14) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 15) BATTERY 16) F1_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) 17) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) Page CONTROL KEYS Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Chapter 2 BIOS Setup The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4) <F12> For Boot Menu <F12> : For Boot Menu Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master, Slave IDE Channel 2/3 Master Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Halt on Page 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard GPU BIOS Setup- 35 - 2-3 Integrated Peripherals SATAII RAID Config SATA-II RAID function Enabled Enable SATAII RAID function. Disabled Disable SATAII RAID function. (Default value) SATA-II 1 Primary RAID 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 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Current Voltage(V) VCORE / DDR Power / +3.3V / +12V System/CPU Temperature 2-7 Frequency / Voltage Control CPU Frequency PCIE Clock K8 CPU Clock Ratio DIMM OverVoltage Control 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Robust Graphics Booster 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password BIOS Setup- 45 - 2-11 Save & Exit Setup 2-12 Exit Without Saving Page Chapter 3Drivers Installation 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers Page Page Page Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) 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: 3. REMOVE: 4. REBOOT: 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 Fab 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: To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Page Page Page (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Page Page Page (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Page Page (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Page Page 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 Page Page Page Contact Us yy yy yGIGABYTE Global Service System