Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Moth...
Page 8 - Block Diagram
- 8 - Block Diagram PCICLK (33MHz) AMD K8 Socket 939 C P U CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus 2PCI PCI Bus 1 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express Bus nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100 nVIDIA ® nForce 430 2 IEEE1394 VT6307 DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory 4 SATA 3Gb/s 8 USB Ports Line-Out MIC CODEC Line...
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-9-RH Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U Socket 939 for AMD Sempron TM / Athlon TM 64 / Athlon TM 64 FX / Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor (K8) Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster Front Side Bus 2000MT/s system bus Chipset Northbridge: nVID...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink; otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink 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...
Page 14 - is switched off to prevent hardware damage.; Installation of Memory
GA-K8N51GMF-9-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 - Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel Technologyis activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one. Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel ...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 16 - 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 c...
Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
Hardware Installation - 17 - 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 printer, ...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out; In addition to the default speakers settings, the
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/Subwoofer speakers can be connected toCenter/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speake...
Page 29 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 29 - 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 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 32 - 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 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 34 - English 2-2 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. Press<ESC> ...
Page 35 - Password Check
BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password isnot entered at the prompt. (Default va...
Page 36 - Integrated Peripherals; SATAII RAID Config
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals SATAII RAID Config SATA-II RAID function Enabled Enable SATAII RAID function. Disabled Disable SATAII RAID function. (Default value) SATA-II 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 1 1st SATA RAID function. Disabled Disable this fun...
Page 38 - Onboard LAN Function
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 38 - English Onboard LAN Function Auto Auto-detect 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. Disa...
Page 39 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 instantly. (Default value)...
Page 40 - Power On By Keyboard
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the system. Password Enter...
Page 41 - BIOS Setup; PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-S...
Page 42 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status; Case Opened; System/CPU Temperature
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, Case Opened will show "No." If the case is opened, Case Opened will s...
Page 43 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Frequency; Default; Robust Graphics Booster
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Frequency 200.0~300.0MHz Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 300MHz. PCIE Clock 100~145MHz Set PCIE Clock from 100MHz to 145MHz. K8 CPU Clock Ratio This ...
Page 44 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 44 - 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) 1984-2006 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` ...
Page 46 - -12 Exit Without Saving
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 46 - 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 CMO...
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-9-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 nolonger required...
Page 52 - User Interface Overview
GA-K8N51GMF-9-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-9-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-9-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-9-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-9-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; sever
GA-K8N51GMF-9-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; erals; menu is enabled; S ATAII RAID; item to enter the submenu .
GA-K8N51GMF-9-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-9-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 70 - Boot; section will show; Yes
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 70 - 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 ...
Page 71 - c d b o o t d r v; BootDrv; command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13.
Appendix - 71 - 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 process. First of all, cop...
Page 72 - (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation; as soon as
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 72 - 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 syst...
Page 73 - If you want to create RAID, select both
Appendix - 73 - 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 appears, you must press S...
Page 75 - (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000; one containing the Windows 2000) is; Enabled
Appendix - 75 - 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 tool (nForce Driver Ver...
Page 76 - Clear Disk Data
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 76 - 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 ...
Page 78 - Introduction; H D A u d i o; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 78 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the Audio Contr...
Page 79 - Headphone; or; Line Out; depending on; OK; nel audio setup is completed.; Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker
Appendix - 79 - English STEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel audio setup is completed. 4 Chann...
Page 80 - Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker; . T h e 4 - c h a n n e l a u d i o s e t u p i s
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 80 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2:In the Audio Control ...
Page 81 - CH Speaker; . T h e 8 - c h a n n e l a u d i o s e t u p i s; Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 81 - English STEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3:After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rearspeaker jacks, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose a device depending on...
Page 82 - Sound Effect Configuration:; At the; Sound Effect; menu, users can adjust sound; LOG; icon and then select the; Disable front panel jack detection; This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration.
GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH Motherboard - 82 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to sup-port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio ControlPanel and click the Audio I/O ...
Page 83 - Troubleshooting; AMI 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 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BI...
