AMD GA-K8N ULTRA-9

Motherboard

GA-K8N Ultra-9

Jan. 12, 2005

Motherboard

GA-K8N Ultra-9

Contents

Main Page Page Table of Contents Page - 6 - GA-K8N Ultra-9 Motherboard Layout GA-K8N Ultra-9 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 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 Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) 8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) 7) FDD (FDD Connector) 11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) Hardware Installation- 23 - 12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 13) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 14) PWR_LED 15) IR_CIR 16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 17) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors) Hardware Installation- 27 - 19) 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. : D1) Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Page 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 IDE DMA transfer access. Page 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/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) CPU Warning Temperature 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Clock K8 CPU Clock Ratio 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 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 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 A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? Page 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. Appendix- 61 - 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 Page Page 4-2 Troubleshooting Appendix- 79 - Contact Us