Users Manual
GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH
AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard
GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Mar. 1
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH
Product Manual Classification
Copyright
Table of Contents
Chapter 4 Appendix
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
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GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH Motherboard Layout
Block Diagram
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1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Chapter 1Hardware Installation
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
2 IDE connectors IDE1, IDE2 with UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA
Feature Summary
4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors SATAII01, SATAII23, allowing connection
Internal Connectors
Rear Panel I/O
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1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
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1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler
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1-4 Installation of Memory
Notch DDR
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
Parallel Port
TV Out Port Note
HDTV Component
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Pb/AV Pr TV Out Port Y S-Video Output Video Adapter
HDTV NTSC/PAL TV Projector
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1-7 Connectors Introduction
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1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power Connector
Pin No
PSONsoft On/Off
5 FDD FDD Connector
3/4 CPUFAN / SYSFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
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7 SATAII0/1/2/3 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce
6 IDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector
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8 PWRLED
9 BATTERY
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MSG Message LED/Power/Sleep LED
10 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
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MSG+ MSG- PW+ PW
12 CDIN CD In Connector
11 FAUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector
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14 F11394 IEEE 1394 Connector
13 F USB1 / FUSB2 Front USB Connector
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15 SPDIFIO SPDIF In/Out
16 COMA COMA Connector
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18 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open
17 CLRCMOS Clear CMOS
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Open Normal
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
F12 For Boot Menu
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. F3a
F12 For Boot Menu
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Advanced BIOS Features
Standard CMOS Features
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configuration
Date
Standard CMOS Features
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave
Drive A
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Memory
Base Memory
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Advanced BIOS Features
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Init Display First
Password Check
Frame Buffer Size
Onboard GPU
Integrated Peripherals
SATAII RAID Config
SATA-II RAID function
Enabled
Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function
Enabled
SATA-II 2 Primary RAID
SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID
Parallel Port Mode
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard Audio Function
Onboard LAN Function
Power-On by Alarm
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
PME Event Wake Up
KB Power ON Password
Power On By Keyboard
Power On By Mouse
AC BACK Function
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. Default value
System/CPU Temperature
Current VoltageV VCORE / DDR Power / +3.3V / +12V
PC Health Status
Case Opened
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CPU Smart FAN Control Note
Frequency/Voltage Control
TV Mode Support
CPU Frequency
PCIE Clock
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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2-10
Set Supervisor/User Password
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2-12 Exit Without Saving
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
Type N will return to Setup Utility
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3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
Chapter 3Drivers Installation
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3-3 Software Information
3-2 Software Application
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3-5 Contact Us
3-4 Hardware Information
Drivers Installation
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3-6 Connecting the Video Output Devices
Appendix
Chapter
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
System requirements
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2. BACKUP
1. RESTORE
4. REBOOT
Precautions
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Steps
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
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Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS
3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS
You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too
The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating
Part Two
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
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Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Action bar
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Are you sure to RESET ?
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1. Methods and steps
Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
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2. Note
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
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If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below
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Step Save and exit BIOS Setup
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MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS Copyright C 2005 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array
3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility
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Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure
N New Array ENTER Detail
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R Rebuild
cd bootdrv menu
4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
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Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver
5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
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If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* Figure 17 and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears, you must press S to select additional driver. The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 17. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER
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6 Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows
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4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction
Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings
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4 Channel Audio Setup
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6 Channel Audio Setup
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8 Channel Audio Setup
AC97 Audio Configuration
Sound Effect Configuration
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4-2 Troubleshooting
Appendix
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Contact Us
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