GA-K8NF-9-RHAMD Socket 939 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 230112ME-K8NF9R-2301R* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product m
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU Socket 939 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AlthlonTM 64 FX /AlthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor (K8) S
Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishRear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 SPDIF in port 1 SPDIF out port 1 seri
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat SinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditi
Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat SinkThe heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the m
Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-K8NF-9-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Cha
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1.
Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors IntroductionYou can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning.Side Spe
Hardware Installation- 19 -English1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable p
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GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage
Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can con
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 22 -English8) PWR_LEDThe PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether thesystem is on
Hardware Installation- 23 -English10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 24 -English12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3 G
Hardware Installation- 25 -English13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check th
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 26 -English15) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, tempor
BIOS Setup- 27 -EnglishCONTROL KEYS< > < > < > < > Move to select item<Enter> Select Item<Esc> Main Menu - Quit a
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 28 -English<F12> For Boot MenuAward Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star AllyCopyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software,
BIOS Setup- 29 -English Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis
Copyright© 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective c
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 30 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week The
BIOS Setup- 31 -EnglishCapacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive.Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 32 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, e
BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishPassword CheckSystem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not ente
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 34 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)Disabl
BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishOn-Chip MAC Lan (controlled by VITESSE 8201 phy)Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)Disabled Disable onb
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 36 -EnglishOnboard Serial Port 1Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address.3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial
BIOS Setup- 37 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 38 -EnglishPower On by MouseDisabled Disabled this function. (Default value)Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left bu
BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,
- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 40 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage status automati
BIOS Setup- 41 -EnglishCPU Warning Temperature60oC / 140oF Monitor CPU temperature at 60oC / 140oF.70oC / 158oF Monitor CPU temperature at 70oC / 158o
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 42 -EnglishTemp Limit of Low Speed (Default temperature: 20oC)The CPU fan will stop spinning when the CPU temperature is be
BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwareMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)HT Fre
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 44 -EnglishChipset core PCI-E voltageNormal Set chipset core PCI-E voltage as Core Power required. (Default value)+0.1v Inc
BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-8 Top PerformanceIf you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled&quo
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 46 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center
BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N
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Drivers Installation- 49 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr
- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 493-1 Install Chipset Drive
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software Application3-3 Software InformationThis page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-
Drivers Installation- 51 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa
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Appendix- 53 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard
Appendix- 55 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.)2. BACKUP:Back up
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 56 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,users onl
Appendix- 57 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 58 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...
Appendix- 59 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updat
- 6 -GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard LayoutATX_12VCPU_FANCODECIT8712nVIDIA®nForceTM 4-4XBIOSPCIE_1PCIE_2DDR1F_USB1DDR2DDR3BATTERYATXIDE2FDDCLR_CMOSSYS_FANGA-
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 60 -English6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move toLoad Optimized Defaults
Appendix- 61 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 62 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. The prog
Appendix- 63 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 64 -EnglishIII. Save BIOS:In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means
Appendix- 65 -English4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in you
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 66 -EnglishFigure 1The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for yourmotherboard. The
Appendix- 67 -EnglishStep 2:If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Featuresmenu. In the Hard Disk Boot Prio
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 68 -EnglishStep 3:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOSFeatures menu to C
Appendix- 69 -English(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to S
- 7 -Block DiagramLine-OutMICLine-InSPDIF InSPDIF OutSide Speaker OutCenter/Subwoofer Speaker OutSurround Speaker OutAMD K8Socket 939CPUCPUCLK+/-(200M
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 70 -EnglishStep 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will ap
Appendix- 71 -EnglishTo read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure10), where you should see deta
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 72 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to i
Appendix- 73 -EnglishFigure 14(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationNow that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configur
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 74 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 16 below
Appendix- 75 -EnglishFigure 19Step 4:When the next screen (Figure 18) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation fromthe floppy dis
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 76 -English(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with
Appendix- 77 -EnglishStep 3:After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Modefiled (Figure 21)
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 78 -EnglishStep 5:Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START>Prog
Appendix- 79 -EnglishSTEP 2:Following installation of the audio driver, you'll finda Sound Effect icon on the lower right handtaskbar. Click t
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GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 80 -EnglishSTEP 2:Following installation of the audio driver, you'll finda Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand
Appendix- 81 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the leftselection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete
GA-K8NF-9-RH Motherboard - 82 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to &q
Appendix- 83 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherbo
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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic
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