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Oct. 26, 2005 Motherboard GA-K8N51GMF / GA-K8N51GMF-RH Motherboard GA-K8N51GMF GA-K8N51GMF-RH Oct. 26, 2005
Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6GA-K8N51GMF/GA-K8N51G...
Page 8 - Block Diagram
- 8 - Block Diagram nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100 2 Serial ATAII ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels PCI Bus Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port PCI-ECLK (100MHz) LPC BUS BIOS DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM DDR RAM AMD K8 Socket 754 CPU CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus W83627 COM Port nVIDIA ® nForce 410 SPDIF Out Li...
Page 9 - Hardware Installation; English; Considerations Prior to Installation; Preparing Your Computer; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which canbecome damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, pleasefollow the instr...
Page 10 - Feature Summary
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U Socket 754 for AMD Athlon TM 64 processor (K8) Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Front Side Bus 1600MH/z system bus Chipset Northbridge: nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100 Southbridge: nVIDIA ® nForce 410 LAN ...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in t...
Page 14 - is switched off to prevent hardware damage.; Installation of Memory
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 14 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Before insta...
Page 15 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, s...
Page 16 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 16 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and thekeyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a pr...
Page 17 - Connectors Introduction; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out; Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.; Rear Speaker Out; Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector.; Side Speaker Out; Connect the side surround speakers to this connector.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) C P U _ F A N4) SYS_FAN5) F D D6) IDE1 / IDE27) S ATAII08) F_PANEL Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwo...
Page 27 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 27 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.When the power is turned off, the battery on ...
Page 30 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 30 - English 2-1 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 display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maxim...
Page 31 - IDE Channel 2/3 Master
BIOS Setup - 31 - English IDE Channel 2/3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST.(Default va...
Page 32 - Memory; This item displays the memory size that used.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 32 - English 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 thes y s t e m .The value of the base memory is typic...
Page 33 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
BIOS Setup - 33 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot Up Floopy Seek [Disabled] Password Ch...
Page 34 - Password Check
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 34 - English Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will bedenied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correctpassword is not entered at the p...
Page 35 - Integrated Peripherals; SATAII RAID Config; SATA-II RAID function
BIOS Setup - 35 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals ` SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter] On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] Serial-ATA-II...
Page 37 - Onboard Serial Port 1
BIOS Setup - 37 - English Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default va...
Page 38 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 38 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Soft-Off by Power button Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantl...
Page 39 - Power On By Keyboard
BIOS Setup - 39 - English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Any KEY Press any key to power on the system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the ke...
Page 40 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 40 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (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. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 ...
Page 41 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status; Case Opened; System/CPU Temperature
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Case Opened Yes Vcore OK DDR Power OK +3.3V OK +12V OK System Temperature 25 o C/77 o F CPU Temperature 39 o C/102 o F System FAN Speed 0 RPM CP...
Page 42 - Frequency / Voltage Control; CPU Frequency; CPU OverVoltage Control; Normal
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 42 - English 2-7 Frequency / Voltage Control Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Frequency / Voltage Control KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: ...
Page 43 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Robust Graphics Booster; Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimumsystem performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Periphe...
Page 45 - BIOS Setup; -12 Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.Type "N"...
Page 47 - Drivers Installation; Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; Install Chipset Drivers
Drivers Installation - 47 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROMdevice icon in "My computer"...
Page 48 - Software Application
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyoneyou want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drive...
Page 49 - Hardware Information; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.
Drivers Installation - 49 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.
Page 51 - Appendix; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; Download Center
Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS featuresettings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no longerrequired...
Page 52 - User Interface Overview
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 52 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancingsystem performance, 2) C.I.A....
Page 53 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.
Appendix - 53 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems includingWindows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems includingFAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is...
Page 54 - Back up data from hard disk.; The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2; SATA IDE channel 4
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 54 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup filesto release disk space.(This button will not appear if...
Page 55 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Appendix - 55 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to updateBIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in ...
Page 56 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 56 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvanced BIOS FeaturesIntegrated PeripheralsPower Management SetupPnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health StatusMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Select L...
Page 57 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter
Appendix - 57 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enabl...
Page 58 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 58 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size........
Page 60 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 60 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enableexecution of...
Page 61 - Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in; Part One
Appendix - 61 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable ...
Page 62 - I. Update BIOS through Internet
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 62 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS underWindows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latestversion of BIOS. 1. Methods ...
Page 63 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto
Appendix - 63 - English III. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog bo...
Page 64 - Before you begin; under the; menu is; item to enter the submenu .
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 64 - English "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS S...
Page 67 - First Boot Device; Advanced BIOS; menu to; CDROM; Figure 5
Appendix - 67 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] First Boot Device [CDROM] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Password Check [Setup] Init Display First [...
Page 68 - key to enter the RAID BIOS
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 68 - English (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 ifyou do not want to create RAID. Step 1:After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begin...
Page 69 - Figure 9
Appendix - 69 - English Step 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear(Figure 9). If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drivescontain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y ...
Page 71 - Boot; section will show; Yes
Appendix - 71 - English To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure11), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name,and disk capacity, etc. Figure 11 Figure 10 After that, the Array List screen di...
Page 72 - c d b o o t d r v; BootDrv; command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13.
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 72 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATAcontroller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized duringthe Windows setup proces...
Page 73 - (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation; as soon as
Appendix - 73 - English Figure 15 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 16 Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devicesinstalled in your system, or you have chos...
Page 74 - If you want to create RAID, select both
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 74 - English Step 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17 belowwill appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 17) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appea...
Page 76 - (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000; one containing the Windows 2000) is; Enabled
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 76 - English (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume.There are two solutions to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID too...
Page 77 - Clear Disk Data
Appendix - 77 - English Step 3:After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Modefiled (Figure 23). Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key. Select the desired disk and use theRIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu. Figure 23 Step...
Page 79 - Line Out; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:; Sound Effect; Introduction of audio connectors:
Appendix - 79 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Line Out Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo outputis applied. STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone t...
Page 80 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 80 - English STEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" tocomplete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear cha...
Page 81 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 81 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and theCenter/Subwoofer channels to "Center/SubwooferSpeaker Out". STEP 2 :Following installation of the audio driver, you find a S...
Page 82 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 82 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer SpeakerOut", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out&...
Page 83 - Troubleshooting; AWARD BIOS Beep Codes
Appendix - 83 - English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why...
Page 88 - yy; GIGABYTE Global Service System
GA-K8N51GMF(-RH) Motherboard - 88 - English y yy y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y yy y y U.K. G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y yy y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y yy y ...
