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GIGABYTE GA-K8NS Pro User's Manual

1. fal HEEL Il S d r met O Oll AJ VN o 26 Clear CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 5 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS ED 33 Hardware Installation Process GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 134 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing lt Del gt immediately will allow you to enter Setup If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go t
2. Pin No Definition 1 3 3V a K 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V 21 Hardware Installation Process 3 CPU FAN CPU Fan Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA Pin No Definition 1 1 GND 2 HAN 3 Sense 4 SYS FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature E Pin No Definition l 1 GND a 2 BE 3 Sense GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 22
3. Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 Congratulations You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BlOS software installation 13 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor and cooling fan adhere to the following warning CAUTION 1 2 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard The processor will overheat without the heatsink and or fan resulting in permanent irreparable damage Ifyou do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached Permanent damage will result Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU
4. EEE 1 5 GND IRTX NC CIRRX 5VSB CIRTX NC NG IRRX no a Oll Ol ml A n o 24 GAME Game Connector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables g Pin No Definition je 1 Power 2 GRX1_R 3 GND DD oe 5 Power 6 GPX2 R ik GPY2_R 8 MSI R 9 GPSA1 10 GND 1 GPY1 R 12 Power 13 GPSB1 14 MSO R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 32 25 INFO LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable E Pin No Definition SMBCLK Power SMBDATA GPIO GND GND No Pin NC HAN HAN
5. 27 Hardware Installation Process 15 2X LED When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will light up indicating a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset E CAUTION Z Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced ste Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer ste Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord DEI mm av hmm gt FEU 2 Take out the battery gently and putit aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 28 1
6. 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 40 IDE2 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 24 IDE1 Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 39 9 IDE3 IDE4 IDE3 IDEA Connector RAID ATA133 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 If you wish to use IDE3 and DEA please use it in unity with BIOS either RAID or ATA133 Then install the correct driver to have proper operation For details please refer to the GigaRAID manual E IDE4 IDE3 10 11 SATAO SB SATA1 SB SATAO SII SATA1 SII Serial ATA Connector You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector I
7. pp mell 8 IR OR INFO LINK F2_1394 a a m GAME TE er R ur EE LEDE TITT d II HI cu UH SATA Sil SATAO Sil F PANEL GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 10 Block Diagram AMD K8 Socket 754 CPUCLK 200MHz AGP Slot CPU SE DDR400 DDR333 266 DIMM AGPCLK System Bus 66MHz 1600MHz DDR RAM IR CIR Game Port RJ45 nVIDIA Floppy m IT8712 5PC nForce 3 LPT Port Jee Marvell 250 FE 8001 i e 5 PS 2 KB Mouse 5 o LI x 2 COM Ports MIC ITSB43AB23 Sil3512 AC97 CU CODEC LINE IN LINE OUT I H IDE3 IT8212 BEA 2 Serial ATA 8 USB 3 IEEE1394 Ports PCICLK 2 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 133 33MHz IDE Channels atts Introduction GA K8NS Pro Motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install Memory Modules Step 3 Install Expansion Cards Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables Step 4 Step1 Step 2
8. STEP2 Connect the Surround Kit to the SUR CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP3 There are two methods of 8 channel audio configuration Method 1 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the Surround Kit REAR R L port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the Surround Kit SUB CENTER and the R L channels to the Sur round Kit SUR BACK port GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 66 Method 2 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port to the LINE IN port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the MIC IN port located on the audio panel and the R L channels to the Surround Kit SUR BACK port This method requires UAJ function STEP4 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon a Sound Effect o icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP5 Click Speaker Configuration and select both the UAJ Function and Only Surround Kit Then click on the left selection bar and select 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration 8CH Speaker v Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker 8CH Speaker Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired 67 Technical Reference SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF output connector is available on the motherboard
9. lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 gt Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt H Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is displayed only H Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month H Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE devices setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b Extended IDE Drive SATA IDE devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST default None Select this
10. Definition 1 CDL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDR GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 30 21 F_USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your ocal dealer ES 10 9 Pin No Definition Power Power USB Dx USB Dy USB Dx USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC o o n ml w rm o 22 F1 13941 F2 1394 Front IEEE1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device u
11. chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Memory Cards c The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps Step1 1 First check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Figure 1 SocketLever Pull the lever to the 90 degree directly Figure 2 Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 14 Step1 2 When the processor is installed in the socket apply thermal grease to the processor as shown in Figure 3 prior to installing the heatsink Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor Removing the heatsink under such condi tions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts We recommend you to a
12. gt This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Devices like printer can be 0000000000000 connected to Parallel port mouse and modem HH etc can be connected to Serial ports Sem sew COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack microphone to MIC In jack Devices like CD ROM walkman Line In f etc can be connected to Line In jack E Please note Line Out Gute You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channel audio O MIC In feature by S W selection If you want to enable 8 channel function you can refer to page 29 and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 63 AAR SA 19 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 1 10 gt ER 15 17 20 19 18 me pr a 24 23 25 22 11 13 12 1 ATX 12V 14 RAM LED 2 ATX Power Conne
13. Ill Q How does DualBIOS technology work Answer This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 1 DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure It protects your BIOS during system POST ESCD update and even all the way to PNP detection assignment 2 DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs boot up is still possible In the DualBIOS utility the Auto Recovery option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted the DuaIBIOS technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically 3 DualBIOS provides manual recovery for the BIOS DualBIOS technology contains a built in flash utility which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and or visa versa There is no need for an OS dependent flash utility program 4 DualBIOS contains a one way flash utility The built in one way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed IV Q Who Needs DuaIBIOS technology Answer This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 1 Every user should have DualBIOS te
14. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 37 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Co sht C 1984 2004 Award Software Standa AOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Mar 22 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt Change the day month None year None None lt Week gt None Sun to Sat None IDE Channel 3 Master None lt Month gt Jan to Dec Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None lt Day gt Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Halt On All But Keyboard
15. Default Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or lt L gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device H Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM b ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP H USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD H USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD b LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN b Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks H Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 40 Pa
16. H 200MHz 300MHz Increase CPU frequency as user selected AGP OverClock in MHz KK 66MHz 100MHz Increase AGP frequency as user selected CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 800V to 1 700V by 0 025V step Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore b Display your CPU Vcore voltage VDDQ Voltage Control Normal Set VDDQ voltage as VDDQ required Default value KK 0 1V Increase VDDQ voltage 0 1V p gt 0 2V Increase VDDQ voltage 0 2V gt gt 0 3V Increase VDDQ voltage 0 3V VCC12_HT Voltage Control b Normal Supply VCC12 HT voltage as VCC12 HT required Default value KK 0 1V Increase VCC12 HT voltage 0 1V KK 0 2V Increase VCC12 HT voltage 0 2V Kr 0 3V Increase VCC12 HT voltage 0 3V DDR voltage control KK Normal Supply DDR voltage as DDR required Default value KK 0 1V Increase DDR voltage 0 1V KK 0 2V Increase DDR voltage 0 2V GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 50 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fa fe Defaults Integrated Peripher Power Management Disabled P PCI Configura PnP PCI Configurat Enabled PC Health Status Frequency Voltage ESC Quit F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled b Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance funct
17. IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 13 PWR LED PWR LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off t will blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color E Pin No Definition 1 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 14 RAM LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected
18. Internal PHY H Enabled Enable Serial ATA supported Default value H Disabled Disable Serial ATA supported ACHT Audio H Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard Serial ATA KK Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA chip function Default value Disabled Disable this function 43 BIOS Setup 9 F 9 Serial ATA Function KK RAID Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as RAID Default value KK BASE Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as base Onboard Giga RAID Enabled Enable onboard GigaRAID chip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard GigaRAID chip function Onboard 1394 KK Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function Default value Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function Onboard LAN Control Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function b Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address H 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is
19. Model Name ISAERENT 1 NM ST3120026AS 6 Del F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate tT Select ENTER Popup Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Clear disk data k Model Name YI YES NINO F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 76 Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array Use the arrow keys to select the array then press B to specify the array as bootable NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name BBS 2 Health NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Ctrl X Exit 4 Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Str
20. PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning 5 Read Me First Table of Content Read Me IC 4 Chapter 1 Introduction aa AGANG 8 Features Summ ry aaa kah GANA 8 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard Layout AAA 10 Block DEAN eee AGA AA a taO 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 13 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CDU 14 Step 2 Install Memory Modules sss eee eee enesenn 16 Step 3 Install Expansion Cards sese eee eee eee 17 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables seene eee eee 18 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction sss 18 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction EEN 20 Chapter 3 BIER eet 35 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver EI 36 Standard CMOS E 38 Advanced BIOS Features see ee 40 Integrated Peripherals u i uviss abala baha ege 42 Power Management Setup ee 45 PnP PCI Configurations E 47 RE 48 Frequency Voltage Control tia heared Hanapan SA 49 siele Lol ul 50 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 6 Load Fail Safe Defaults oo ceeecsccssessessessessesssssesesessessussesaeseserserensees 50 Load Optimized Defaults sss esse eee 51 Set Supervisor User Password eee eee eee eee 51 Exit Witho t SAYING naaa a ta ace Ee deele Eet 52 Save GENIE SOUP ieas e Ega ebeit 52 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ENEE ENEE 55 OBOS Introduction EE 55 Flash BIOS Method Introduction eerste Echter Est 56 2 4 I 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 0 0 essere 6
21. Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver Note If an Error message appears during the installation of the nVIDIA System Driver ignore the message and continue on with driver installation GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 82 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners lities CD 1 0 B4 0303 1 GIGABYTE INSTALL GHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTW INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US m Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray m Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network M EasyTune 4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions m DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system m Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo B BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility m Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe m Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents m Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc m DirectX 9 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware a
22. Popup 75 Technical Reference Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping or Spanning Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recom mended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 32KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk
23. ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the page to install the drivers automatically NF3 250 Series Utilities CD 1 0 B4 0303 1 Weg NOTE Massage Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE l pk We recommend that you install all components in the list eo RETURN 81 Appendix gt Driver installation finished vor You have to reboot system HARDWARE INFORMATION P CONTACT US Item Description B nVIDIA System Driver Not For nVIDIA chipset driver m USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP m Marvell 10 100 1000 Base LAN Driver Marvell 10 100 1000 LAN chip driver m RealTek AC97 Codec Driver Realtek audio driver R Silicon Image RAID Driver Serial ATA RAID driver for Silicon Image m GIGARAID IT8212 RAID Driver For ITE IT8212 RAID IDE controller R nVIDIA USB 2 0 Driver For nVIDIA USB 2 0 enhanced host controller For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service A
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25. gt D The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from vo the exact settings for your motherboard The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E11 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features a Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Savi ESC Quit e If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option nove hidden Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 36
26. lt F10 gt Power Off GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 58 Len DualBlOS Technology FAQ TM GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBlOS technology a hot spare for your system BIOS This newest Value added feature in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE is available on this motherboard Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorpo rate this innovation What s DualBIOS On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBlOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other we ll call your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip the result is the same the Backup BIOS backs you up almost automatically I Q What is DuaIBIOS technology Answer DualBlOS technology is a patented technology from Giga Byte Technology The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory DualBIOS technology simply means there are two system BIOSes ROM integrated onto the motherboard One is a main BIOS and the other is a backup BIOS The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS however if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the sys
27. normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting 57 Technical Reference C What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS D How to use Q Flash Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy IntheA drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file Press Enter to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system Press Enter to Run Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy In the A drive insert the GE disk then Press Enter to Run TYPE FILE NAME Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete TAB Switch To name the file Congratulate you have accomplished the saving CONTROL KEYS lt PgDn PgUp gt Make changes lt P gt Move to previous item 3 Move to next item lt Enter gt Run lt Esc gt Reset
28. 10 Default value CIR Port Address H 310 Set CIR Port Address to 310 H 320 Set CIR Port Address to 320 Disabled Disable this function Default value CIR Port IRQ b5 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5 11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11 Default value IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access Default value Disabled Disab le this function 45 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup FG Fr Es F CMOS Setup Utility Co sht C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Menu Levelb PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On S1 S3 Resume by USB device Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS Power On L S3 Power On ar Disabled Set suspend type to 1 Enter BI or 1 Suspend to RAM under AC BACK Function Soft Off ACPI OS ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value H S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft Off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead b Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Modem Ring On An i
29. 1st master channel IDE RAID function H Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 1 Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st SATA RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Secndry Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd SATA RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port USB Host Controller Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function KK V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controller Default value V1 1 Only enable USB 1 1 controller USB Keyboard Support KK Enabled Enable USB keyboard support H Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support H Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Serial ATA 2
30. 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address H 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port H 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value H 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 H Disabled Disable onboard LPT port H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value KK EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port b ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Game Port Address H 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default value H 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 b Disabled Disable this function GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 44 SP 9 Midi Port Address gt gt 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 H 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 b Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ b5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to
31. 3 Jack Sensing and UA Introduction ENEE 69 Xpress Recovery Introduction a mamamana na ARA RA 71 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction AAA 74 Chapter 5 Appendix Nanana aNG AA AGA 81 7 Table of Content Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary CPU e Socket 754 for AMD Althlon 64 processor K8 e 1600MHz system bus e Supports core frequencies in excess of 1 6GHz 2800 and faster Chipset e NVIDIA nForce3 250 Memory e 3184 pin DDR DIMM sockets support up to 3GB DRAM Max e Supports DDR400 333 266 DIMM Slots e 1AGP slot supports 8X 4X 1 5V mode e 5 PCI slots On Board IDE e 2 IDE controllers provide IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes IDE3 and IDE4 compatible with RAID Ultra ATA133 100 Built in GigaRAID IT8212 On Board Floppy 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes On Board SATA e 4 Serial ATA connectors e 2SATAconnectors controlled by nVIDIA nForce3 250 SATAO SB SATA1_SB 2 SATA connectors controlled by Sil3512 SATAO Sil SATA1_SIl On Board Peripherals 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode 2 Serial ports COMA amp COMB 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x rear 4 x front by cable 3 x IEEE1394 ports by cable 1 Front audio connector 1 IrDA connector for IR CIR 1 PS 2 keyboard 1 PS 2 mouse On Board LAN Built in Marvell 8001 10 100 1000 Mbit 1 RJ45 port O
32. 5 PWR FAN Power Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature E Pin No Definition 1 GND 1 2 12V 3 NC 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector f you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND B Pin No Definition a 1 Power 2 GND 23 Hardware Installation Process 7 EDD Floppy Connector 2 88M bytes floppy disk types E 34
33. 7 F AUDIO Front Audio Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound 3 d Pin No Definition 15 4 1 MIC Gm 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS ES 4 Power 5 Front Audio R 6 Rear Audio R Return R 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio L 10 Rear Audio L Return L 18 SUR CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable Pin No Definition SUR OUTL SUROUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT AUX_L AUX_R co E NI n
34. BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in motherboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible It s free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember con nected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS 55 Technical Reference Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Dual BIOS Q Flash A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility 1 After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press lt F8 gt to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Pe
35. Cable with rear bracket could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port 9 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard i TT RS 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder Note If you want to use both of the 8 channel audio function and SPDIF out function you may buy the Audio Combo Kit refer to the 8 channel Audio Setup section GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 68 Jack Sensing and UAJ Introduction Jack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable Jack Sensing support for Windows 2000 CAUTION Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following pictures are in Windows XP Audio Connector Introduction of audio connectors Z You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or Lineln bao others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Front Speaker Pah Mic In Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly Universal Audio Jek UAD Connected Device Comneeted Device Please note that 3D audio function will only o appear when 3D audio inpu
36. Disabled Enable Auto Ena RAID Ena Ena Enable Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 378 IRQ7 SPP Item Help Menu Level gt 13 e Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Default F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C Integrated Peripherals 984 2004 Award Software Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ CIR Port Address CIR Port IRQ IDE DMA transfer 201 Disabled 0 Disabled Enabled Item Help Menu Levelb 13 ece Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Default F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults IDE Function Setup IDE Function Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software IDE Channel 0 Master RAID IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID IDE Channel 1 Master RAID IDE Channel 1 Slave RAID SATA Primary Master RAID SATA Secndry Master RAID Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt 13c Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Default F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 9 q Es Es Es 9 9 IDE Channel 0 Master RAID H Enabled Enable
37. GA K8NS Pro AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME K8NSP 1002 Copyright 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein D EN 55011 O EN 55013 D EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 DEN 55020 EN 55022 D DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking D EN 60065 DEN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA K8NS Pro is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 of radio
38. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value H All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors H All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors gt Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 39 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority ress r First Boot Device 7 Menu Levelb Second Boot Device Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Password Check Setup Flexible AGP 8X Auto Init Display First AGP F10 Save
39. S Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automati cally recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable f the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction f Auto Recovery Disable it will show cor the other key to continue gt f Auto Recovery Enable it will show cor the other key to Auto Recover gt Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works
40. SAP 87 Appendix Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Country Company Phone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O SJAS Hardware Configuration Mis Model name Size Driver Utility CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 88 Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integ
41. abled Don t monitor current temperature Default value KK 60 C I 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F KK 70 C I 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F H 80 C I 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F H 90 C I 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F CPU POWERISYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable fan fail warning function Default value H Enabled Enable fan fail warning function lt CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function H Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function Default value a When the CPU temperature is higher than 60 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at full speed b When the CPU temperature is between 50 and 60 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at high speed c When the CPU temperature is between 40 and 50 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at medium speed d When the CPU temperature is lower than 40 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at low speed 49 BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2004 Award Software Frequen ge Control CPU OverClock in MHz 200 AGP OverClock in MHz 66 Menu Level gt CPU Voltage Control Normal Yr V cor 1 550V AD DTO r Normal VCC12 HT Voltage Control Normal DDR voltage control Normal F10 Save Default AN Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power End User use only CAUTION E EE Es o PF CPU OverClock in MHz
42. align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar T When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will light up indicating a non supported CAUTION graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset 17 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Install UO Peripherals Cables Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard PS 2 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface LAN Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB USB 2 controller please contact OS vendor for USB 3 possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors gt LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10 100 1000 Mbps speed O USB LAN Connector USB 0 Ct USB 1 O 115 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 18 Parallel Port Serial Ports COMA COMB Parallel Port 25 pin Female
43. apacity 2 Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter F10 to select NVIDIA RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided For more detailed setup information please visit our website at http www gigabyte com tw Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the window disappears NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4 22 Copyright C 2003 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility 2 Press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears as Figure below NVDIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER
44. arning temperature System voltage detect CPU smart fan control Thermal shutdown function BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over clock CPU AGP by BIOS Over voltage CPU VDDQ VCC12_HT DDR by BIOS Form Factor ATX size form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm 9 Introduction GA K8NS Pro Motherboard Layout cee N 00 o o o KB MS GIS A aa ATX 12V m CPU FAN i i i RAM LED o HHEH gt NE NE NE E iH 3 o FIFRA 8 o o NE Wiz NE G mg g g MEN De 8 e HE o HEN D FB ich d amp HER d a 5 NEE d 8 2 SOCKET 754 lt RI i gt 3 CI O NE S Ea o LS 33 LILL n AUDIO TEI 8 RS ER ca mo SS GA ES SATAO SB SATA SB N U NVIDIA 176714 mr 7 3 AGR Ao AGP PCI1 B2X DET SPDIF 10 PCI2 PCI3 Marvell nn L mun 8001 a aY GigaRAI PCI4 178212 Raez SEN mf EE
45. automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8NSP E11 e Complete update process following the instruction 61 Technical Reference 3 Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version 4 Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted e Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time GA K8NS Pro Mother
46. board 62 8 ERE OL 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio AUDIO Ob Function Introduction The installation of audio software for Windows 2000 XP is very simple Follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Please note that if you want to set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use Audio Combo Kit optional device Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon a Sound Effect g icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function SO E STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration 2CH Speaker nd 2CH Spee Line In UAd Headphone Sneake LA ony snc 63 Technical Reference 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In STEP2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon a Sound Effect o icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UA Wet Function Then click on the l
47. boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4b Ti t tional 1 long 3 short Keyboard error Ee 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad 85 Appendix Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all of the add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Please isolate the short pin Failure has been excluded Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bu speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly are correct Failure has been excluded Plug the CP Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is connector Plug i CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN the AC powe properly connector Failure has been excluded Insert and pus the memor module ve
48. cceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence m Silicon Image SATA RAID Utility RAID utility for Silicon Image Serial ATA function m GigaRAID Utility RAID utility for GigaRAID IT8212 chip 83 Appendix SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title NFA 250 Series Unes CD 1 0 84 0303 1 INDIRECTORY DESCRIPTION att INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS kaa INFORMATION P HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard SOFTWARE INFORMATION conTacT US CONTACT US Please see the last page for details Bn 250 Serie INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS ORMATI P P P INFORMATION GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 84 FAQ Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http www gigabyte com tw Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is sti
49. chnology due to the advancement of computer viruses Everyday there are new BIOS type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case I Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS With a conventional single system BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs Case Il If the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBIOS utility and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS Case Ill A user may override booting from the main system BIOS The DualBIOS utility may be en tered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS 2 During or after a BIOS upgrade if DualBIOS detects that the main BIOS is corrupt the backup BIOS will take over the boot up process automatically Moreover it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting up DualBIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly 3 Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end deskto
50. ctor 15 2X DET 3 CPU FAN 16 BATTERY 4 SYS FAN 17 F AUDIO 5 PWR FAN 18 SUR CEN 6 NB FAN 19 SPDIF IO 7 FDD 20 CD IN 8 IDE1 IDE2 21 F_USB1 F_USB2 9 IDE3 IDE4 22 F1 1394 F2 1394 10 SATAO SB SATA1_SB 23 IR CIR 11 SATAO SII SATA1_SIl 24 GAME 12 F PANEL 25 INFO LINK 13 PWR LED 26 CLR CMOS GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 20 1 ATX 12V 12V Power Connector This connector ATX 12V supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore f this ATX 12V connector is not connected system cannot boot LI PinNo Definition 3 o fo 4 1 GND TUPI 2 2 GND 3 12V 4 HAN 2 ATX ATX Power Connector AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard
51. disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment amp EN 61000 3 3 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement D EN 50082 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus D EN 50082 2 Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of D EN 50091 2 broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares
52. e do not alter its size 1 2 3 Allows installation of only one OS 4 5 6 Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Once you have completed this step subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on Boot from CD Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technol 2 Execute Restore ug 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set PassWotd t 5 Exit and Restart Bi Build 2011 71 Technical Reference 2 Press F9 during powering on the computer Text Mode 6 0056 An Energy Star Al ly Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK ETUP Q Fla F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A69YG01C 00 GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart ED 1 If you ha
53. eft selection bar and i select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration 4CH Speaker Na d i I a 2CH Speaker L 4 k O ow 4CH Speaker p aaa 6CH Speaker d i DCH Speaker GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 64 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer chan nels to MIC In Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon a Sound Effect o icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Gama Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration 6CH Speaker v Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker See rcher mssom nr DJ omr sVRROVKD KIT 65 Technical Reference 8 Channel Audio Setup requires Audio Combo Kit optional device Audio Combo Kit includes a Surround Kit and a SPDIF output cable an optical and coaxial cable If you want to set up an 8 channel configuration you need to use the Surround Kit The Surround Kit offers R L surround center subwoofer output and rear surround STEP1 Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case
54. f you wish to use RAID function please use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation E o SATA0_SB SATA1_SB Pin No Definition Ka WE O 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND SATAO_SII SATA1_SII 5 RAN A 6 RXP 7 FY 1 7 GND Ww These SATA connectors support hot plug function 25 Hardware Installation Process 12 F PANEL 2 x 10 pins Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below FB Message LED Power Power Sleep LED Switch Speaker Connector MSG PW SPEAK SPEAK oz up Hues RES 7 1 PW 20 19 HD RES NC Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD
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56. gurations CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 4 IRQ Assi Auto Menu Level gt PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Device s using this INT RAID Cntrlr Bus 2 Dev12 Func 0 F10 Save Default 7 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 5 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI5 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 48 PC Health Status Menu Levelb 0 RPM CPU Warning Temp ri Disabled CPU FAN Fail Wa Disabled POWER FAN F g Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled F10 Save Default Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V H Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature H Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM H Detect CPU power system fan speed status automatically lt CPU Warning Temperature Dis
57. i a a B N s LES 29 Hardware Installation Process 19 SPDIF 10 SPDIF In Out Connector The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input and output function Use SPDIF in feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connec tor will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer a d 6 5 Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 No Pin 24 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND D LES 20 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the CD IN connector rn je f Pin No
58. if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 38 Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto H Capacity Capacity of currectly installed hard drive Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads H Precomp Write precomp H Landing Zone Landing zone H Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer KK None No floppy drive installed H 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity KK 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area H Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value b Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive H Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b
59. ion amp Top Performance will increase H W working speed Different system configuration both H W component and OS will effect the result For example the same H W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP but works smoothly with Windows NT Therefore if your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Cop ht C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Sad Dave amp LAL ovup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit T1 4c Select Item F BIOS Q Fla Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 51 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health status Dave amp LAN ovup age Control Exit Without Saving 1v3 Select Item Fi Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects Set S
60. iping Width 1 Striping Block 32K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity Master 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl X to exit the RAID setup Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows 77 Technical Reference Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS modelige 1 Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD ROM in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Fig 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the contro
61. ips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the
62. ll on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Tum off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system EE Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System
63. ller menu Fig 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will lt DIR gt Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed EN Nat NOTE Note 1 For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD ROM From the CD ROM drive example D double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 2 Note2 In the menu list Intel IAA RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 78 79 Technical Reference GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 80 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP SW Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD
64. make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced If your AGP card has AGP 4X 8X 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 8X AGP 2X notch AGP 4X 8X notch Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce3 250 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X card WARNING Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Mise en garde Ne faites jamais tourner le processeur sans que le dissipateur de chaleur soit fix correctement et fermement UN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN RESULTERA Achtung Der Prozessor darf nur in Betrieb genommen werden wenn der W rmeableiter ordnungsgem D und fest angebracht ist DIES HAT EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN ZUR FOLGE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar el procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta y firmemente SE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute o processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SERA UM DANO PERMANENTE Be KABET MILK LIIT BEGET EE BCAA LG BG RACE FMA RE HEE LA TETRIS ER AE RAGE GS an EVA AYE E PH PINTA Se A ZENNE PEHA BAAL 974 289 PVP THY Be KANG ED SRD E NY DIELS LIOMVERONISE ETCH TOE YPEHIESERWLIIEL TF HS bo GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 4 Prepare your computer Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC ch
65. n Board Sound ALC850 CODEC UA Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 6 8 channel Line Out Line In Mic In Surround Back Speaker by optional Surround Kit SPDIF In Out CD In Game connector GA K8NS Pro Motherboard to be continued On Board SATA RAID SATAO SB SATA1 SB Built in nVIDIA nForce3 250 Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 Supports JBOD function Supports up to 150MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug function Up to 2 SATA devices On Board SATA RAID SATAO SII SATA1 SII Built in Silicon Image Sil3512 Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 Supports up to 150MB s data transfer rate Supports hot plug function Up to 2 SATA devices On Board IDE RAID IDE3 IDE4 Built in GigaRAID IT8212 chipset Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 RAID 1 Supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Supports ATA133 RAID mode switch by BIOS Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS I O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor CPU System Power fan revolution detect CPU System Power fan fail warning CPU temperature detect CPU w
66. nable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer F2 1394 i LAS S S 1 15 bar 2 s 10 SS 1 KN 9 Pin No Definition S ga 1 Power as 2 Power Pin No Definition 3 TPAOF 1 TPA 4 TPAO 2 TPA2 5 GND 3 GND 6 GND 4 GND H TPBO 5 TPB2 8 TPBO 9 Power 6 TPB 10 Power No Pin 1 TPAT 8 Power 12 TPA1 9 Power 13 GND 10 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB1 16 TPB1 31 Hardware Installation Process 23 IR_CIR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector To enable the IR CIR function you are required to purchase an optional IR CIR module To use IR function only please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pins Be careful with the polarity of the IR CIR connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR CIR cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer ET S Pin No Definition Power Gi
67. ncoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state H Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Default value Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function S3 Resume by USB device Disabled Disable this function Default value b Enable Enable USB device wake up system from S3 suspend type Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item at Enabled and key in data time to power on system b Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 46 9 9 Power On by Mouse b Disabled Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on system Power On by Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function Default value Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password b Keyboard 98 If there is a POWER button on your keyboard you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here H Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the password AC BACK Function gt gt Soft Off Always in off state when AC back Default value H Full On Always power on the system when AC back 47 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Confi
68. o Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS lt T gt Move to previous item lt p gt Move to next item lt e gt Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F3 gt Reserved lt F4 gt Reserved lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOS Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 35 BIOS Setup Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc
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70. ord and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then press Enter to remove password requirement 5 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer 73 Technical Reference Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the nVIDIA nForce3 250 chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk arra
71. p PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOS utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with awarning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted In this situation the Halt On When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting Another advantage you gain from Giga Byte s DualBIOS technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 60 Method 2 QBIOS Utility If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS i HARDWARE INFORMATION conTacT US ATITEA Z Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9xIMEMNT4 2000 XP X Please select BIOS server site Please select BIOS server site igabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan Update New BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Save Current BIOS T Clear PnP Data Pool About this program 4 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Methods and steps 1 Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will
72. pply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste orremove the cooling fan with extreme caution Figure 3 Application of thermal grease to the processor Step 1 3 Once the thermal grease has been applied to the processor the heatsink can be attached to the processor Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate standoffs as shown in Figure 4 8 5 Figure 4 amp 5 Alignment of heatsink assembly with standoffs Figure 6 Connecting the fan power wires 15 Hardware Installation Process Step 2 Install Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules adhere to the following warning 1 When RAM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket GAUTIONN 2 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just
73. push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets DDR The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 16 Step 3 Install Expansion Cards 1 ONDINA N Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install I uninstall the AGP card Please
74. rated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request 89 to be continue Appendix Acronyms IOAPIC ISA LAN I O LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM Meaning Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input Output Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 90 91 Appendix GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 92 93 Appendix GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 94 Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http
75. rformance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults PC Health status Dave amp LAL ovup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving T4 gt Select Item ual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup 2 Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 EE Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn PgUp Modify T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 56 3 Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BIO
76. rticall into the DIMM slot Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot Failure has been excluded Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 86 The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or CPU No memory socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Yes Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot o Check if there is display monitor is defective Yes Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Failure has been excluded Itis possible that vou keyboard o Check if keyboard is working properly Ng aai connecto Is defective Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Failure has been excluded No The problem wag Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check probably caused b if the system can reboot successfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Then yO ROS system Failure has been excluded END If the above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided A
77. ssary and actually you don t know how to update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don t like to do it too much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is not a interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces BIOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several different choices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current
78. ssword Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt H Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Flexible AGP 8X H Auto Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value p gt 8X Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X mode if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card b 4X Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on the motherboard AGP Set Init display first to AGP Default value KK PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI 41 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C Integrated Peripherals 984 2004 Award Software IDE Function Setup On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Host Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Serial ATA 2 Internal PHY AC97 Audio Onboard Serial ATA Serial ATA Function Onboard 1394 Onboard Giga RAID Onboard LAN Control Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Press Enter Enable Enable V1 1 V2 0 Disabled
79. tem pow ered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent to the user Il Q Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology Answer In today s systems there are more and more BIOS failures The most common reasons are virus attacks BIOS upgrade failures and or deterioration of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or if a user resets the system or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file then the system may not be able to boot correctly This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot 4 A flash ROM s life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM With Giga Byte Technology s patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up and or loss BIOS data due to above reasons This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 59 Technical Reference
80. the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated D EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar D EN 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Date Apr 2 2004 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Jimmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA K8NS Pro Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Apr 2 2004 A Read Me First CAUTION When you installing AGP card please
81. ts EE 69 Technical Reference If you set wrong with the connectors the warning message will come out as right picture Peer Can Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set This device should be recognized as Power Speaked Microphone Stereo Headphone Passive Speaker C Stereo Line In T Reset to automatic selection ox UAJ Introduction UA Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated Enable UAJ function You can click UAJ Automatic button to enable UAJ function DEEN e Oniy SURROUKD KIT Sile Spx Out EEN Rear SpaalarOat GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 70 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition If the hard drive is not working properly the user can restore the drive to its original state Supports FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS formats Cm 2 Must be connected to the IDE1 Master Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up pleas
82. up Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 52 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma PC Health status Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Dave o Wai OULUp Exit Without Saving T4 gt Select Item F1 Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health pyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Top Performance Load Fa afe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults a Lan ovup Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 53 BIOS Setup GA K8NS Pro Motherboard T54 Chapter 4 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS Live Update Utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is but always KOS hesitate to update it Because you think updating new BIOS Live Update est BIOS is unnece
83. upervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults PnP PCI C PC Health status Dave amp LAN ovup oltage Control Exit Without Saving When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Set
84. ve already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can NOTE enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 Itis recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 72 1 Execute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on If this is the case please use the boot from CD ROM method to enter Xpress CAUTION Recovery 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts If you wish to remove the need for password entry please select Set Passw
85. y data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array JBOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array When any disk member fails the failure affects the entire array JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance GA K8NS Pro Motherboard 74 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage c

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