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GA-K8NS Ultra-939 User's Manual AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard Rev. 100 2 12ME-K8NSU939-100 2 Copyright © 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT .
Oct. 7 , 2004 Mother Board GA-K8NS Ultra-939.
Motherboard Oct. 7 , 2004 GA-K8NS Ultra-939.
- 4 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English When you installing AGP card, please 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.
Read Me First! English - 5 - Prepare your computer... Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
- 6 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English T able of Contents Read Me First ! ........................................................................................ 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................
T able of Contents English - 7 - T op Performance ...................................................................................... 5 1 Select Language ....................................................................................... 5 1 Load Optimized Defaults .
- 8 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English CPU y Socket 939 for AMD Althlon ™ 64 / 64FX processor (K8) y 2000MHz system bus y Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Chipset y nVIDIA ® nForce3 TM Ultra Memory y 4 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, support up to 4GB DRAM (Max.
Introduction English - 9 - Onboard Audio y ALC850 CODEC (UAJ) y Supports Jack Sensing function y Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio y Supports Line In/ Line Out/ MIC connection y Surround Back Speak.
- 10 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English nVIDIA ® nForce ™ 3 Ultra CD_IN GA-K8NS Ultra-939 KB_MS COMB LPT USB LAN1 (Gigabit Ethernet) ATX_12V SOCKET 939 CPU_FAN IDE1 IDE2 DDR2 COMA PWR_LED BAT .
Introduction English - 11 - Block Diagram CPUCLK+/- (800MHz) HyperTransport Bus AGP Slot 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU SiI3512 2 Serial A T A DDR400/DDR333/266/200 DI.
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Hardware Installation Process English - 13 - T o 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.
- 14 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor and cooling fan, adhere to the following warning: Socket Lever The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps: 1.
Hardware Installation Process English - 15 - 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.
- 16 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. When RAM LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket. 2. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch.
Hardware Installation Process English - 17 - Below are the explanations: 1 . One, DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel T echnology will not operate when one, DDR memory modules is installed and it will only work as Single Channel.
- 18 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Step 3: Install Expansion Cards 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.
Hardware Installation Process English - 19 - Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Devices like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc.
- 20 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Line In MIC In Line Out After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack. Please note: Y ou are able to use 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio feature by S/W selection.
Hardware Installation Process English - 21 - Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction 1 ) A TX_12V 2 ) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_F AN 5 ) PWR_F AN 6 ) NB_F AN 7 ) FDD 8 ) IDE1 / IDE2 9 ) SA .
- 22 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 1/2) A TX_12V / A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed.
Hardware Installation Process English - 23 - 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN / PWR_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
- 24 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 1 33 2 34 7) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.
Hardware Installation Process English - 25 - 1 7 SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB SATA0_SII / SATA1_SII 11) BA TTERY CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- 26 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 12) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc.
Hardware Installation Process English - 27 - 13) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.
- 28 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English + _ 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.
Hardware Installation Process English - 29 - 17) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 2 7 1 8 Pin No.
- 30 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 19) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the CD_IN connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 20) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector.
Hardware Installation Process English - 31 - 21) F1_1394 / 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.
- 32 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 23) 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.
Hardware Installation Process English - 33 - 25) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.
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BIOS Setup English - 35 - < > Move to previous item < > Move to next item < > Move to the item in the left hand < > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select Item.
- 36 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English z z z z z Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. z z z z z Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
BIOS Setup English - 37 - z z z z z PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect T emperature, voltage, fan, speed. z z z z z MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
- 38 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is displayed only. Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
BIOS Setup English - 39 - Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
- 40 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list.
BIOS Setup English - 41 - Password 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. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
- 42 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Integrated Peripherals KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: Gener.
BIOS Setup English - 43 - IDE RAID Enabled Enable IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 0 Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Channel 0 Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function.
- 44 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English VIA On-Chip LAN (nVIDIA) Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN function. Onboard Serial ATA (Onboard SiI3512 chipset) Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA chip function.
BIOS Setup English - 45 - 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 20 1 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value) 20 9 Set Game Port Address to 209. Disabled Disable this function.
- 46 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Power Ma nagement Setup ACPI Suspend T yp e [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by PW R-BTT N [Insta nt-Off] PME .
BIOS Setup English - 47 - Power On by Mouse 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.
- 48 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 1/5 IRQ Assig.
BIOS Setup English - 49 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software PC Health Status Vcore OK DDR25V OK +3.3V OK +12V OK Current CPU T e mperature 51°C Current CPU F AN Speed 3125 RP.
- 50 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CPU OverClock in MHz 200MHz ~ 300MHz Increase CPU frequency as user selected. AGP OverClock in MHz 66MHz ~ 100MHz Increase AGP frequency as user selected. CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.
BIOS Setup English - 51 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
- 52 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
BIOS Setup English - 53 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
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T echnical Reference - 55 - English @BIOS TM Introduction Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating new- est BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update it.
- 56 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology? 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.
T echnical Reference - 57 - English 3.) Dual BIOS Item explanation: • Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) o.
- 58 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English D. How to use Q-Flash? Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy 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.
T echnical Reference - 59 - English DualBIOS ™ T echnology FAQ GIGABYTE T echnology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology , a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest "V alue-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard.
- 60 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English III. 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.
T echnical Reference - 61 - English If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS ™ program to flash BIOS. Method 2 : @BIOS ™ Utility Methods and steps: 1. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Internet Update" icon b.
- 62 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 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.
T echnical Reference - 63 - English 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 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".
- 64 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function".
T echnical Reference - 65 - English 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".
- 66 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English STEP 1 : Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case. 8 Channel Audio Setup (using Audio Combo Kit, Optional Device): Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output, an optical and coaxial cable and a Surround-Kit.
T echnical Reference - 67 - English STEP 4 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. STEP 5 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select both the "UAJ Function" and "Only Surround-Kit".
- 68 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English S PDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.
T echnical Reference - 69 - English Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/2000/ME.
- 70 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture.
T echnical Reference - 71 - English 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.
- 72 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer . (T ext Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK .
T echnical Reference - 73 - English 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.
- 74 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Serial A T A 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.
T echnical Reference - 75 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity.
- 76 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English N V DIA RAID Utility Feb 13 2004 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ J J J J J ] Add [ I I I I I ] Del [F6] Back [F7] Finish [T AB] Navigate [ KL KL KL KL KL ] Select [ENTER] Popup 1.
T echnical Reference - 77 - English Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array , otherwise press N . Y ou 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.
- 78 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT , WinXP , Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial AT A functioning, the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk.
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Appendix - 81 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
- 82 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English nVIDIA System Driver For nVIDIA chipset driver. USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP. Marvell 10/100/1000 Base LAN Driver For Marvell 10/100/1000 LAN chip driver.
Appendix - 83 - English SOFTW ARE APPLICA TION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray.
- 84 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard Englis h SOFTW ARE INFORMA TION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDW ARE INFORMA TION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONT ACT US Please see the last page for details.
Appendix - 85 - English F AQ Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
- 86 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA.
Appendix - 87 - English T roubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. Turn of f the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. START Failure has been excluded.
- 88 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English A Failure has been excluded. Ye s No Ye s No Failure has been excluded. Failure has been excluded. Ye s Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables. Then try to reboot the system. Failure has been excluded.
Appendix - 89 - English T echnical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.
- 90 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AMR Audio Modem Riser ACR Adva.
Appendix - 91 - English Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture LAN Local Area Network I/O Input / Output LBA Logical Block Addre.
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Appendix - 95 - English Taiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan. TEL: +886 (2) 8912-4888 F AX: +886 (2) 8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.
- 96 - GA-K8NS Ultra-939 Motherboard English China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://cn.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.
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