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Table of Contents

GA-K8N Ultra-9 Motherboard Layout............................................................................. 6

Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 9

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation.................................................................... 9
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink..................................................... 12
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU......................................................................................... 12
1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink ........................................................................ 13
1-4 Installation of Memory.................................................................................... 14
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards...................................................................... 16
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 17
1-7 Connectors Introduction.................................................................................. 18

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 29

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D1)....................................................... 30
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 32
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 34
2-3 Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................... 36
2-4 Power Management Setup............................................................................. 40
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 42
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 43
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 44
2-8 Load Optimized Defaults................................................................................. 45
2-9 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 45
2-10 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 46
2-11 Exit Without Saving....................................................................................... 46