LAN 2 RJ45

Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s nVIDIA nForce4 SLI LPC BUS IT8712 ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels IR_CIR Floppy LPT Port COM Port
PCI Bus Sil3114 TSB82AA2 TSB81BASATA CODEC 24MHz 33MHz

PS/2 KB/Mouse

3 IEEE1394b
Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Spear Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out

10 USB Ports

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation

Preparing Your Computer

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord. 2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors. 3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM). 4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container. 5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard.

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Installation Notices
1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard. These stickers are required for warranty validation. 2. Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware, please first carefully read the information in the provided manual. 3. Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected. 4. To prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components. 5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing. 6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface. 7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user. 8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician.

Definition +12V GND

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7) FDD (FDD 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, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.
8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)
An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device).

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9) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce4 SLI) 10) SATA0/1/2/3_SII (SATA Connectors, Controlled by Sil3114)
SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate while SATA provides up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA controller(s)and install the proper driver in order to work properly.
7 S_ATA_SB (Controlled by nForce4 SLI) 1

Pin No. 7

Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND
1 SATA_SII (Controlled by Sil3114)
11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel 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 assigment 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.
Definition MIC GND MIC_BIAS Power Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R)/ Return R NC No Pin Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L)/ Return L
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12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)
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.

SPEAKSpeaker Connector

SPEAK+
Power Switch Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED

MSGMSG+ 2 1

NC RES+ RESHDHD+
Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) (Amber)
Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 1: Power Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) Open: Normal Close: Reset Hardware System Open: Normal Close: Power On/Off Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC
RES (Reset Switch) (Green) PW (Power Switch) (Red) MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) (Yellow) NC ( Purple)

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13) CD_IN (CD In Connector)
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
Definition CD-L GND GND CD-R

14) 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.

Definition MPD+ MPDMPD-

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15) IR_CIR

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align 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 Pin5. 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.
Definition Power NC IRRX GND IRTX NC CIRRX +5VSB CIRTX NC
16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 (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 local dealer.
Definition Power Power USB DXUSB DyUSB DX+ USB Dy+ GND GND No Pin NC

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17) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors)
Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth 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 unable to work or even damage it. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb/S, but the speed can be achieved only when you use particular IEEE1394b cable. 2

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 Configuration

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.

Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable Top Performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

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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 & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Drive B Halt On Floppy 3 Mode Support Tue, Mar 14:42:37 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [All, But Keyboard] [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level Change the day, month, year <Week> Sun. to Sat. <Month> Jan. to Dec. <Day> 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month) <Year> 1999 to 2098 F1: General Help

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values
F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults
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 maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] [Setup] [PEG] Item Help Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority

F1: General Help

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> to exit this menu.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. NVIDIA Boot Age Select your boot device priority by NVIDIA Boot Age. Disabled Disable this function.

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. 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)

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Password Check
System Setup 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. The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

Init Display First

This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard. PEG Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card (PCIE_16_1). (Default value) PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI. PEG (Slot2) Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card (PCIE_16_2).

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM NV IDE/SATA RAID function IDE Primary Master RAID IDE Primary Slave RAID IDE Secndry Master RAID IDE Secndry Slave RAID NV Serial-ATA 1 NV SATA 1 class code NV SATA 1 Primary RAID NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID NV Serial-ATA 2 NV SATA 2 class code NV SATA 2 Primary RAID NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID IDE Prefetch Mode : Move [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled [Enabled] 0101 Enabled Enabled [Enabled] 0101 Enabled Enabled [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level

NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID

NV Serial-ATA 2

Enabled Disabled
(Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to create RAID data drive or install O.S. on the RAID drive. And manually set "NV SATA1/NV SATA 2 class code" from 0101 to 0104. If your SATA hard drive is connected to the SATA0 or SATA1 connector , please set "NV SATA1 class code" to 0104. If your SATA hard drive is connected to the SATA2 or SATA3 connector , please set "NV SATA2 class code" to 0104. - 41 BIOS Setup
NV SATA 2 class code(Note)
Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Set NV SATA 2 class code to 0101. (Default value) Set NV SATA 2 class code to 0104. Enable 2nd SATA primary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value) Disable this function. Enable IDE Prefetch mode. (Default value) Disable IDE Prefetch mode. Set USB memory type to SHADOW. (Default value) Set USB memory type to base memory(640K). Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disable this function. Enable onboard IEEE1394 function.(Default value) Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Enable onboard LAN chip function.(Default value) Disable onboard LAN chip function.

NV SATA 2 Primary RAID

NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID

IDE Prefetch Mode

USB Memory Type

SHADOW Base Memory(640K)

AC97 Audio

Auto Disabled

Onboard 1394
Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled
Onboard LAN control (LAN1)

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
SATA RAID-5/ATA controller (Controlled by Sil3114 chip)
This option is to enable or disable the Sil3114 controller. Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA Chip.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA Chip.
SATA controller Function (Controlled by Sil3114 chip)
RAID-5 ATA Set Sil3114 Serial ATA Chip to RAID mode.(Default value) Set Sil3114 Serial ATA Chip to ATA mode.
(Note) When using driver version 1.2, please enable "NV IDE/SATA RAID function" if you wish to create RAID data drive or install O.S. on the RAID drive. And manually set "NV SATA1/NV SATA 2 class code" from 0101 to 0104. If your SATA hard drive is connected to the SATA0 or SATA1 connector , please set "NV SATA1 class code" to 0104. If your SATA hard drive is connected to the SATA2 or SATA3 connector , please set "NV SATA2 class code" to 0104. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Only for GA-K8N Pro-SLI. - 42 -

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) S3(STR) Instant-off Delay 4 Sec Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Press power button 4 seconds to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds.

Soft-Off by Power button

PME Event Wake Up
This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable PME as wake up event.

Modem Ring On

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state. Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function. (Default value) Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function.

USB Resume from Suspend

Disabled Enabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type.

Power-On by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If Power-On by Alarm is Enabled. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 -
Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

Power On By Mouse

Disabled Double Click Disabled Password Any KEY Keyboard 98 Disable this function. (Default value) Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Disable this function. (Default value) Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Press any key to power on the system. If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

KB Power ON Password
When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here. Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password.

AC BACK Function

Soft-Off Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state.

PnP/PCI Configurations

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. - 45 BIOS Setup

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

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2-11 Save & Exit Setup
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash Save Data to CMOS : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
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

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash Abandon all Data : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
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. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe.

Install Chipset Drivers

After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install. The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for you automatically.
Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service 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).

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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 BIOS(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 automatically 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
If 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. If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.> If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>
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 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 cant be changed by user.)

Load Default Settings

Load dual BIOS default value.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.
Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.
Wide Range Protection Disable 1 file(s) found Boot From Main Bios 8KNXPU.Fba 512K Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Total size Copy Main ROM Data to Backup : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K F5 : Refresh DEL : Load Default SettingsDelete Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
BIOS file in the floppy disk.
After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.
Dual BIOS Utility Boot From... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Reading BIOS file from floppy. Auto Recovery Enable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage!!

Enter : Run

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 66 -
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. Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.
Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable !! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !! Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to continue Please press any key to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too.
Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q-Flash.
Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Are you sure to RESET ? Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup [Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort. Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.
The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating.
Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.
PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults. 7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.

2. Note:

In method I, 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. II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot. III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's website for downloading and updating it according to method II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted. V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time. I.

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4-1-4 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 nForce4 SLI chipset supports are RAID 0, RAID 1, 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 array 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 64KB. 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. RAID 0+1 (Striping + Mirroring) RAID 0+1 combines the performance of data striping (RAID 0) and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring (RAID 1). Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives. 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.

[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.

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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 mode (Note1). 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:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller 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 (Note2). Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.
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.)
(Note 1): For users without a startup disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver 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. (Note 2) : If you wish to install operating system to SATA hard disks on the Sil3114 controller, you must select the Sil3114 Raid5 item. Please refer to the provided Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) function manual for detailed information about Sil3114 SATA RAID configuration. Only for GA-K8N Ultra-SLI. K8 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 -
4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI

AMD Socket 939

Rev. 1004 12MC-K8NUSLI-1004
Motherboard GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

Motherboard

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

Jan. 12, 2005

Motherboard GA-K8N Pro-SLI

GA-K8N Pro-SLI

Feb. 25, 2005

Motherboard GA-K8N-SLI

GA-K8N-SLI

Aug. 8, 2005

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1-1 1-2 1-3

1-3-1 1-3-2

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1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8
.... 16.... 18 SLI (Scalable Link Interface ). 19... 22.... 23
2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12

.... 33

(BIOS F6a)... 34 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS ).. 36 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS ).. 38 Integrated Peripherals ( Power Management Setup ( PnP/PCI Configurations ( PC Health Status ( ).. 40 ).. 44 PCI ).. 45 )... 46
/ ).. 49 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( Top Performance (... 52 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized ).. 52 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / ). 53 Save & Exit Setup ( Exit Without Saving ( SETUP SETUP ).. 54 ). 54

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3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5... 55.... 56.... 56.... 57.... 57

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4-1-1 4-1-2 4-1-3 4-1-4 4-1-5
EasyTune 5.... 59 Xpress Recovery2... 60 BIOS.... 62 Serial ATA RAID BIOS.. 73 2/4/6/8.... 78

.... 84

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3

SPDIF_I SPDIF_O

ATX_12V Socket 939
GA-K8N Ultra-SLI or GA-K8N Pro-SLI/GA-K8N-SLI

AUDIO1 AUDIO2

CPU_FAN VITESSE 8201 phy

IDE1 FDD

NB_FAN

F_AUDIO Marvell 8053

PCIE_1

Backup BIOS

Main BIOS PCIE_16_1

BATTERY

PWR_FAN

PCIE_2

SLI Switch Module Socket

nVIDIA nForce4 SLI

CLR_CMOS S_ATA1_SB S_ATA0_SB S_ATA3_SB S_ATA2_SB

PCIE_16_2

F_PANEL
PCI1 TSB82AA2 PCI2 Sil3114 TSB81BA3
SYS_FAN SATA0_SII SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII
PWR_LED F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1

IT8712

F1_1394 IR_CIR

F2_1394

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI -8-

1 PCIE x 16

2 PCIE x 8

PCI-ECLK (100MHz)

AMD K8 Socket 939 CPU
CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory

Normal Mode SLI Switch

SLI Mode PCI Express x 16 Bus

Hyper Transport Bus

2 PCI Express x 1 Ports PCI-ECLK (100MHz) LAN 1 RJ45 Marvell 8053 PCI Express x 1 Bus VITESSE 8201 phy

LAN 2 RJ45

Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s nVIDIA nForce4 SLI LPC BUS IT8712 ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels IR_CIR Floppy LPT Port COM Port
PCI Bus Sil3114 TSB82AA2 TSB81BASATA CODEC 24MHz 33MHz

PS/2 KB/Mouse

3 IEEE1394b
Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Spear Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out

10 USB Ports

PCICLK (33MHz) GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

GA-K8N Pro-SLI -9-

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (CPU RAM)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8N-SLI AMD Athlon TM 64 / 64 FX K8 Socket 939 2000MT/s 3000+ CPU nVIDIA nForce4 SLI 4 DDR DIMM 4GB ( ) DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM 2 PCI Express x PCI Express x PCI 2 IDE (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133)
4 SATA 3Gb/s nVIDIA nForce4 SLI (S_ATA0_SB, S_ATA1_SB, S_ATA2_SB, S_ATA3_SB) 4 SATA SiI3114 (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII, SATA2_SII, SATA3_SII) 1 Normal/EPP/ECP 1 (COMA) USB 2.0/1.1 ( x 4 x 6) IEEE1394b ( ) / 1 PS/PS/2 Marvell 8053 (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1 ) VITESSE 8201 (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN2 ) 2 RJ45 ALC850 CODEC Jack Sensing 2/4/6/8 ( ) / SPDIF / SPDIF CD

F_AUDIO F_PANEL CD_IN PWR_LED IR/CIR F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 F1_1394/F2_1394 CLR_CMOS BATTERY

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI - 23 -

1/2) ATX_12V / ATX
(2x2 pin ATX_12V / 2x12 pin ATX)
ATX_12V ATX_12V ( ) ATX 20

+12V +12V

3.3V 3.3V +5V +5V
3.3V -12V PS_ON(soft On/Off)
-5V +5V +5V +5V ( ( 24 ) 24 )
5V SB(stand by +5V) +12V +12V( 3.3V( 24 ) 24 )

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3/4/5)
CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN (

+12V (GND)

3-pin +12V

1 CPU_FAN

1 SYS_FAN

1 PWR_FAN

6) NB_FAN (

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7) FDD (
360KB 720KB 1.2MB 1.44MB 2.88MB

8) IDE1/IDE2 (IDE

IDE IDE IDE Master
IDE ( Slave ( ) IDE IDE ) IDE

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9) S_ATA0/1/2/3_SB (SATA 3Gb/s 10) SATA0/1/2/3_SII (SATA

SATA 3Gb/s 150MB

, Sil3114

nForce4 SLI )

; SATA

300MB BIOS

1 S_ATA_SB ( nForce4 SLI

TXP TXN RXN RXP

1 SATA_SII ( Sil3114 )

11) F_AUDIO (

Pin5-6

Pin9-10

Jumper
MIC MIC_BIAS Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R)/ Return R
Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L)/ Return L

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12) F_PANEL (

SPEAKSpeaker Connector

SPEAK+
Power Switch Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED

MSGMSG+ 2 1

NC RES+ RESHDHD+
Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) ( )
Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 1: Pin 2- Pin 3: Pin 4: Data(-) Open: Normal Close: Reset Hardware System Open: Normal : Close: Power On/Off Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPEAK (Speaker Connector) ( )

RES (Reset Switch) ( )

PW (Power Switch) ( ) MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) ( NC( ) )

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13) CD_IN (

CD-ROM

DVD-ROM CD

14) PWR_LED

PWR_LED Suspend ON OFF Power LED

MPD+ MPDMPD-

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15) IR_CIR (

IR Pin1 Pin5 IR

10 +5V SB(stand by +5V)

16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 (

USB USB

3 USB DXUSB DyUSB DX+ USB Dy+

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17) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE1394
1394 Eletronics Engineers)
IEEE1394 IEEE1394 IEEE1394 IEEE1394b (Insitute of Electrical

800Mb/S,

IEEE1394b

2 F1_9 F2_15 16

TPA0+ TPA0-

TPB0+ TPB0-

TPA1+ TPA1-

TPB1+ TPB1-

TPA2+ TPA2-

TPB2+ TPB2-

18) CLR_CMOS (

CMOS 1-2

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19) BATTERY (

CMOS 1. 2. (

) 3. 4.

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BIOS(Basic Input and Output System) CMOS SETUP CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM CMOS SRAM BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS BIOS @BIOS Q-Flash TM BIOS @BIOSTM BIOS

) BIOS

<Del> "Ctrl

BIOS + F1"

Q-Flash TM BIOS
< <Enter> <Esc> <Page Up> <Page Down> <F1> <F2> <F5> <F7> <F8> <F9> <F10>

> SETUP

( Dual BIOS Optimized /Q-Flash CMOS SETUP (

<F1> CMOS SETUP

<Esc>

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GA-K8N Pro-SLI BIOS

CMOS SETUP

<Enter>
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type. Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash

"Ctrl + F1"
Standard CMOS Features ( Advanced BIOS Features (

CMOS BIOS )

Integrated Peripherals (
COM port CPU LPT port AC97

IEEE1394

Power Management Setup ( PnP/PCI Configuration (

ISA PnP PCI

) PCI ) / ) )
PC Health Status ( MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (

Top Performance (

"Top Performance" "Enabled"

GA-K8N Pro-SLI - 34 -

Load Optimized Defaults ( Set Supervisor Password ( Set User Password ( Save & Exit Setup (

SETUP <F10>

Optimized

PC BIOS BIOS

Exit Without Saving (

<ESC>

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Standard CMOS Features (

Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Drive B Halt On Floppy 3 Mode Support
Item Help Menu Level Change the day, month, year <Week> Sun. to Sat. <Month> Jan. to Dec. <Day> 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month) <Year> 1999 to 2098 F1: General Help
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Tue, Mar 14:42:37 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [All, But Keyboard] [Disabled]

: Move

Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F5: Previous Values
F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults

Date (mm:dd:yy) (

) / Time (hh:mm:ss) (

/ / / /

(mm) (dd) (yy)

1 28/29/30/2098

IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave (
IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter" IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave / IDE None IDE Auto Manual Access Mode ( BIOS POST

None IDE ( )

CHS/ LBA/ Large/ Auto Auto)
IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master (
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Extended IDE Drive None Auto Access Mode K8 nForce4 SLI BIOS POST - 36 "Enter" / / IDE / IDE
None IDE ( Large/ Auto ( ) Auto)
Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector

Precompensation

Drive A / Drive B (
None 360K, 5.25" 1.2M, 5.25" 720K, 3.5" 1.44M, 3.5" 2.88M, 3.5" 5.25 5.3 3

A:/ B:

360KB 1.2MB 720KB 1.44MB 2.88MB

Halt on (

POST No Errors All Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key

RAID ATA ( )

Onboard Serial Port 1 (

COM COM COM COM
3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 /IRQ4 /IRQ3 /IRQ4 /IRQ3 ( )

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Onboard IrDA Port (
Auto 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled BIOS
3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3

Onboard Parallel port (

378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 ( )

Parallel Port Mode (

SPP EPP ECP ECP+EPP
( EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) EPP ECP Parallel Port Mode "ECP" ECP Mode use DMA 3 ECP Mode use DMA 1 CIR Port CIR Port CIR Port CIR Port IRQ CIR Port IRQ ( "ECP+EPP" ( )

ECP Mode Use DMA

Disabled

CIR Port Address

CIR Port IRQ

On-Chip USB (

Disabled V1.1+V2.0 V1.1 Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled
USB USB1.1 USB2.0 USB1.1 MS-DOS ( MS-DOS USB ( USB ) USB ( )
Legacy USB Keyboard/Storage

Legacy (DOS) USB Mouse

Legacy USB Storage detect

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Power Management Setup (
[S1(POS)] [Instant-off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Everyday 0:0:0 [Disabled] [Disabled] Enter [Soft-Off]
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend Power-On by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password AC BACK Function

ACPI Suspend Type (

S1(POS) S3(STR) Instant-off Delay 4 Sec. ACPI ACPI
S1/POS (Power On Suspend) S3/STR (Suspend To RAM) ( )
Soft-off by Power button (

PME Event Wake Up (

Disabled Enabled +5VSB (

Modem Ring On (

Disabled Enabled
USB Resume from Suspend (
Disabled Enabled ( suspend

suspend

Power-On by Alarm (

Enabled Disabled Enabled

Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

Power On By Mouse (

Disabled Double Click K8 nForce4 SLI ( PS/2

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Power On By Keyboard (
Disabled Password Any KEY Keyboard 98 ( 1-5 Windows 98 )

KB Power ON Password (

"Power On by Keyboard" Enter 1-5
"Passowrd" Enter

AC BACK Function (

Soft-Off Full-On

PnP/PCI Configurations (

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto]
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment (

Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

BIOS PCI 2

) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment (

BIOS PCI 1 IRQ

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PC Health Status (
Vcore DDR25V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control OK OK OK OK 34 oC 3183 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 20 50
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PC Health Status

x x x x x x

CPU FAN Manual Control CPU FAN: Low speed CPU FAN: Mid speed CPU FAN: High speed Temp of FAN turn off Temp Limit of Low Speed Temp Limit of Mid Speed : Move
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PC Health Status x x Temp Limit of High Speed Temp of full FAN speed Item Help Menu Level
CPU Smart FAN Control CPU K8 nForce4 SLI

CPU FAN Manual Control

"Disabled"

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Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V ( Current CPU Temperature (
Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) (
CPU / Disabled 60 o C / 140 o F 70 o C / 158 o F 80 o C / 176 o F 90 o C / 194 o F Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled /
CPU Warning Temperature (CPU
CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU 60 o C 70 o C 80 o C 90 o C / / / /
( 140 o F 158 o F 176 o F 194 o F )
CPU FAN Fail Warning (CPU
CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU
( ) CPU Easy Tune CPU Smart FAN Control CPU CPU Temp Limit of Mid Speed 0~127 CPU Temp Limit of Mid Speed 0~127 :12) CPU :80) Temp Limit of High Speed 0~127
CPU FAN Manual Control (CPU

) CPU ( :8) CPU

CPU FAN: Low Speed

CPU FAN: Mid Speed

CPU ( ( ) CPU

CPU FAN: High Speed

( ) CPU CPU (

Temp of FAN turn off (

CPU CPU
CPU Smart FAN Control CPU ( ) FAQ CPU
CPU FAN Manual Control CPU - 47 -
Temp Limit of Low Speed (
CPU CPU Low Speed CPU Speed CPU

CPU CPU FAN:

CPU Temp of FAN turn off Temp Limit of Low Speed
Temp Limit of Mid Speed (
CPU 50 CPU FAN: Mid CPU 50 ( :12)
Temp Limit of High Speed (

CPU Speed CPU

CPU 60 CPU FAN: High CPU 60 ( :80)

Temp of full FAN Speed (

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MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (
HT Frequency ratio CPU Frequency K8 CPU Clock Ratio Current DDR speed DDR Clock/ Timing Mode CPU/DDR clock Ratio DDR Speed DDR Timing CAS# latency (Tcl) Min RAS# active time (Tras) RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd) Row precharge Time (Trp) Row to Row delay (Trrd) Row cycle time (Trc) Row refresh cyc time (Trfc) Read-to-Write time (Trwt) Write Recovery Time (Twr) Wirite-to-Read Delay (Twtr) Refresh Rate (Tref) : Move [Auto] [200] [Auto] 266 [Auto] 2/1.Auto 2.5 6T 3T 3T 2T 9T 10T 4T 2 bus clock 1 bus clock 133MHz, 15.6 us

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

x x x x x x x x x x x x

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) x Read Preamble value x Async Latency value CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Clock Robust Graphics Booster CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore Chipset core PCI-E voltage HT-Link voltage control DDR voltage control 7ns 7ns [Center Spread] [100Mhz] [Auto] [Normal] 1.500V [Normal] [Normal] [Normal] Item Help Menu Level

HT Frequency ratio

CPU Frequency
200 ~ 456 CPU CPU ) - 49 200Mhz 456Mhz ( BIOS CPU

K8 CPU Clock Ratio

Current DDR Speed DDR Clock/Timing Mode
Auto Manual BIOS DDR Clock/Timing DDR Clock/Timing ( )

CPU/DDR clock Ratio

CPU/DDR clock ratio. 2/1, 2/1.33, 2/1.5, 2/1.66, 2/1.83, 2/2

DDR Speed

CPU/DDR clock ratio

DDR Timing

Auto Manual BIOS ) DRAM SPD DDR Timing DDR Timing CAS Latency 1.5/2/2.5/3 ( :2.5) (

CAS# latency (Tcl)

1.5/2/2.5/3
Min RAS# active time (Tras)
Auto 5T~15T BIOS Min RAS active time 5T~15T ( :6T) (
RAS# to CAS# delay (Trcd)
2T/3T/4T/5T/6T/7T DRAM RAS to CAS Delay :3T) BIOS Row Precharge Time 3T) BIOS ( Row to Row delay Row Cycle Time 2T/3T/4T/5T/6T/7T

Row Precharge Time (Trp)

Auto 2T/3T/4T/5T/6T/7T 2T/3T/4T/5T/6T/7T ( :

Row to Row delay (Trrd)

Auto 2T/3T/4T ) 2T/3T/4T 7T~22T ( 9T~24T ( :2T) :9T) ( :10T)

Row cycle time (Trc)

7T~22T
Row refresh cyc time (Trfc)
9T~24T Row Refresh Cycle Time BIOS Read-to-Write Time Write Recovery Time Write Recovery Time Write-to-Read Delay Write-to-Read Delay
Read-to-Write time (Trwt)
Auto 1T/2T/3T/4T/5T 1T~5T ( ( :4T) )
Write Recovery Time (Twr)
2 bus clock 3 bus clock 2 bus clock 3 bus clock 1 bus clock 2 bus clock (
Write-to Read Delay (Twtr)
1 bus clock 2 bus clock )

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Refresh Rate (Tref)

Refresh Rate

Read Preamble value
2~9.5ns Read Preamble value ( Async Latency value ( CPU Spread Spectrum CPU Spread Spectrum PCI-E 100Mhz : 7ns) : 7ns)

Async Latency value

CPU Spread Spectrum
Disabled Center Spread Center Spread 150Mhz ( )

PCIE Clock

100Mhz ~ 150Mhz

Robust Graphics Booster

Auto Fast Turbo Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster Auto ( Fast Turbo )

CPU Voltage Control (

Normal)

0.800V ~ 1.750V (

Normal CPU Vcore ( Chipset core PCI-E voltage (PCI-E

Normal +0.1v +0.2v +0.3v

PCI-E PCI-E +0.1V PCI-E +0.2V PCI-E +0.3V
HT-Link voltage control (HT-Link
HT-Link HT-Link HT-Link HT-Link ( +0.1V +0.2V +0.3V ( +0.1V +0.2V ) )

DDR voltage control (DDR

Normal +0.1v +0.2v

DDR DDR DDR

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management SetupTop Performance PnP/PCI Configurations Disabled..[ ] PC Health Status Enabled.[ ] MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
: Move ENTER: Accept ESC: AbortLoad Fail-Safe Defaults
: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup
"Top Performance" ) Windows NT
( Windows XP "Top Performance" "Disabled"
Load Optimized Defaults (
Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Top Performance Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
Set User Password Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
: Select Item F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults

<Y> <Enter>

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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password (
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Enter Password: PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) : Select Item F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash Top Performance
Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
F10: Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password

8 Enter BIOS

Enter PASSWORD DISABLED
Supervisor Supervisor "Setup" User User SYSTEM CMOS SETUP Supervisor GA-K8N Ultra-SLI Advanced BIOS Features User Supervisor USER Password CMOS SETUP Password Check BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Password Check CMOS SETUP Supervisor

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2-11 Save & Exit Setup (
Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash

Set User Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving

<Y>

<Enter> <N> <Esc>

Setup Utility

2-12 Exit Without Saving (
Set User Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data

<N>

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Windows XP ( Setup.exe )

Xpress Install Xpress Install

Xpress Install

Windows XP \ (

USB2.0 \ USB 2.0 )

Windows Service Pack "?"

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Install
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4-1-1 EasyTune 5

EasyTune5 1) M.I.B. 3) 4) Microsoft Windows 2) C.I.A.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
/ Overclocking C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B./M.I.B.2 Smart-Fan PC Health GO "Easy Mode" "Advance Mode" LEDs GIGABYTE Logo Help

C.I.A./2

M.I.B./2
EasyTune TM 5 EasyTune T M 5

) EasyTune 5 - 59 -

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2 (RESTORE) Microsoft WinXP/2K/NT/98/Me DOS NTFS FAT32 FAT16 IDE Controller Xpress Recovery2 (BACKUP)

PATA Backup <F9>

1. Intel x86 platform 2. 64M bytes memory 3. VESA supported VGA cards
CD-ROM BIOS <F9> "Advanced BIOS Feature" CD-ROM "Boot from CD/DVD:" CD-ROM <F9>
Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2
. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. GA-K8N-SLI-RH F7a.

Boot from CD/DVD:

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu 02/08/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0IC-00
<F9> Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2

CD-ROM <F9>

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1. RESTORE:

2. BACKUP: 3. REMOVE:

4. REBOOT: :
1. Xpress Recovery 2. primary partition Xpress Recovery2 3. X p r e s s R e c o v e r y 2 ( :4G Bytes; ) 4. Microsoft DOS WinXP/2000/NT/9x/ Me 5. USB 6. RAID/AHCI controller(class code:0104/0106) 7. : : a. PATA IDE primary channel b. PATA IDE secondary channel c. SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 2 e. SATA IDE channel 3 f. SATA IDE channel 4
1. Win2000 2. 3. 4. ( 128G Bytes) "EnableBigLba.exe"
GPL nVidia BIOS 5. PATA ( BIOS GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9

RAID SATA )

SATA IDE :
GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI - 61 -

4-1-3 B I O S

" BIOS BIOS

BIOS (Dual BIOS) ?

BIOS BIOS (Backup BIOS)" BIOS " BIOS(Main BIOS)" BIOS

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS Utility Boot From... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A

512K 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
BIOS BIOS ROM Q-Flash Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Enter

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Q-Flash BIOS BIOS " " BIOS
"Load Main BIOS from Floppy" BIOS BIOS to Floppy"

Enter "Save Main

Enter BIOS

8KNXPU.Fba BIOS

Dual BIOS Utility Boot From... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable 1 file(s) found Boot From Main Bios 8KNXPU.Fba 512K Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Total size Copy Main ROM Data to Backup : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K F5 : Refresh DEL : Load Default SettingsDelete

Enter : Run

Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Reading BIOS file from floppy. Auto Recovery Enable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

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Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable !! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !! Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to continue Please press any key to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

1~4 BIOS (Backup BIOS)

Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Are you sure to RESET ? Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup [Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort. Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

BIOS Fba

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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6. BIOS

Del BIOS BIOS BIOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Y 7. Save & Exit Setup CMOS BIOS BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.
PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size..SST 49LF003A
Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy :Move ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Enter Q-Flash
1. BIOS Floppy" 2. BIOS BIOS
"Update BIOS from Floppy" 8GE800.F4 BIOS

"Save BIOS to

1 file(s) found 8GE800.F4Keep DMI Data Enable 256K Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS toFree size : 1.14M Floppy Total size : 1.39M Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete F10:Power Off
Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size..SST 49LF003A Keep DMI Data Enable Reading BIOS file from floppy. Update BIOS from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

NVIDIA RAID BIOS

NVRAID BIOS RAID BIOS 1. NVIDIA RAID BIOS
NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.76 Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array. Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility.

F10 NVIDIA RAID

Define a New Array
NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov - Define a New Array RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name 2.0.M 2.1.M ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name

[ ] Add

[ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup

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Mirroring Mirroring Striping Block KB 4K SATA < > 128K Free Disk Array Disk Tab ( ) Free Disk RAID Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Optimal( 64K)

Striping Block

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name
Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name 2.0.M 2.1.M ST3120026AS ST3120026AS

RAID BIOS

F7 Y Yes N ) Clear disk data (
Array Clear disk data ? Disks Loc Disk Model Name 1.0.M [Y] YES [N] NO 1.1.M [ ] Add ST3120026AS ST3120026AS

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Array List B
NVIDIA RAID Utility Nov - Array List Boot No Id 2 Status Healthy Vendor NVIDIA Array Model Name MIRROR 111.79G

[Ctrl-X] Exit

] Select

[B] Set Boot

[N] New Array

[ENTER] Detail

Array Deatil
Array 2 : NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G - Array Detail RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width : 1

Striping Block: 64K

Adapt 2 2

Channel 0 1

M/S Master Master

Index 0 1

Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild

[D] Delete

[C] Clear Disk

[ENTER] Return
C Enter Array List Ctrl + X

N NVRAID BIOS

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SATA SATA MSDOS 1 MS-DOS D:\> cd bootdrv menu ENTER ( D:\> 1)
3 Microsoft Windows RAID Windows 2000/Windows XP SATA Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver ( ) ( ): BootDrv 2 ( ) : Sil3114 Sil3114 Raid5 Sil3114 SATA RAID (RAID 5) - 77 SATA RAID MENU.exe MS-DOS

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Windows XP

2. Sound E f f e c t

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3. 2CH

2. Sound Effect

3. 4CH

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1. / / /

3. 6CH

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3. 8CH sli

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Jack-Sensing
Jack-Sensing Windows 98/98 SE/2000/ME DirectX 8.1