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Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939 Owner's manual

  • Hello! I've reviewed this user manual for the GA-K8NSNXP-939 motherboard. It covers a wide range of topics, including CPU support, memory installation, expansion slots, BIOS setup, and RAID configurations. This manual also provides information about Dual BIOS, Q-Flash, and DPS-Gold. Feel free to ask me any questions you have about setting up or using your motherboard.
  • What type of CPU socket does this motherboard support?
    How much DDR memory can be installed on this motherboard?
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    What features are included for BIOS management?
GA-K8NSNXP-939
AMD Socket 939
Rev. 1002
12MC-K8NS939-1002
© 2004 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT") GBT
Mother Board
GA-K8NSNXP-939
Motherboard
May 21, 2004
GA-K8NSNXP-939
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AGP
AGP 4X/8X ( ) AGP 4X/8X
(1.5V)
AGP 2X nVIDIA® nForceTM 3 Ultra AGP 2X(3.3V)
AGP 2X(3.3V) AGP 4X/
8X(1.5V)
AGP 4X/8X
AGP 2X
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1.
2.
3. (CPU RAM)
4.
5. ATX
PCB
,
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GA-K8NSNXP-939 Layout ...................................................... 10
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1(CPU) ................................ 14
2.................................................................. 16
3........................................................................... 18
4.................................................................. 19
4-1 I/O .......................................................................... 19
4-2 ..................................................................................... 21
BIOS .................................................. 37
(BIOS D24).................................................. 38
CMOS .................................................................................... 40
BIOS ............................................................................. 42
........................................................................................ 44
........................................................................................ 48
PCI .................................................................. 50
........................................................................................ 51
/..................................................................................... 52
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Optimized .......................................................................... 54
(Supervisor)/ (User) ..................................... 54
SETUP ........................................................... 55
SETUP ...................................................... 55
......................................... 57
@BIOS™............................................................................................. 57
Dual Power System-Gold(DPS-Gold) .............. 58
BIOS ............................................................................... 59
/ / / ................................................... 66
Jack-Sensing UAJ .............................................................. 72
Xpress Recovery ................................................................................ 74
Serial ATA RAID BIOS .......................................... 77
..................................................................... 79
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yAMD AthlonTM 64 / 64FX K8 Socket 939
y2000MHz
y3000+ CPU
ynVIDIA® nForceTM 3 Ultra
y4184 DDR DIMM 4GB ( )
yDDR400/333/266/200 DIMM
y1 AGP AGP 8X/4X(1.5V)
y5PCI
IDE y2IDE (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133)
4IDE
y1 2
SATA y4Serial ATA (150MB/ )
y2nVIDIA® nForceTM 3 Ultra (SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB)
2SiI3512 (SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII)
y1Normal/EPP/ECP
y2(COMA COMB)
y8USB 2.0/1.1 (x 4 x 4- )
y3IEEE1394b ( )
y1
y1 /
y1PS/2
y1PS/2
yMarvell 8001 (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1 )
yICS 1883 (10/100 Mbit)(LAN2 )
y2RJ 45
...
( ) PC 4GB 4GB
4GB
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yALC850 CODEC (UAJ)
yJack Sensing
y2 / 4 / 6 / 8
y/ /
ySurround Back Speaker ( Surround-Kit )
ySPDIF /SPDIF
yCD / Game
SATA RAID ynVIDIA® nForceTM 3 Ultra
(SATA0_SB, SATA1_SB) ystriping (RAID0) mirroring (RAID1)
y150 MB
y 2 SATA
SATA RAID ySilicon Image SiI3512
(SATA0_SII, SATA1_SII) ystriping (RAID0) mirroring (RAID1)
y150 MB
y
y 2 SATA
I/O yIT8712
yCPU / /
yCPU / /
yCPU
yCPU
y
yCPU
yCPU
BIOS yAWARD BIOS
yDual BIOS/Q-Flash BIOS
yDPS-Gold (Dual Power System-Gold)
y@BIOS
yEasyTune 4
yBIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP/HT-Link)
yBIOS (CPU/AGP)
yATX 30.5 x 24.4
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GA-K8NSNXP-939 Layout
nVIDIA®
nForce™ 3
Ultra
CD_IN
GA-K8NSNXP-939
KB_MS
COMB
LPT
USB
LAN1
(Gigabit
Ethernet)
ATX_12V
SOCKET 939
CPU_FAN
IDE1
IDE2
DDR2
COMA
PWR_LED
BAT
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
F_USB1
IT8712
MAIN
BIOS
CODEC
PWR_FAN
DDR3
PCI4
PCI5
GAME
F_AUDIO
BACKUP
BIOS
SiI3512
SATA1_SII
RAM_LED
ATX
IR_CIR
NB_FAN
DDR1
SPDIF_IO
SUR_CEN
2X_DET
AUDIO
F_PANEL
F1_1394
INFO_LINK
AGP
USB
LAN2
(10/100)
FDD
SATA0_SII
ICS1883
TSB82AA2
F2_1394
Marvell
8001
TSB81BA3
F_USB2
CLR_CMOS
DDR4
SATA0_SB SATA1_SB
SYS_FAN
DPS_FAN
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CPUCLK+/- (800MHz)
HyperTransport
Bus
AGP Slot
4X/8X
AGPCLK
(66MHz)
5 PCI
PCICLK
(33MHz)
AMD K8
Socket 939
CPU
SiI3512
2 Serial ATA
DDR400/DDR333/266/200 DIMM
nVIDIA
nForceTM 3
Ultra
LPC BUS
8 USB
Ports
ATA33/66/100/133
IDE Channels
IT8712
24 MHz
33 MHz
Game Port
Floppy
LPT Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
2 COM Ports
BIOS IR_CIR
AC97 Link
MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
AC97
CODEC
2 Serial ATA
RJ45
Marvell
8001
LAN1
3 IEEE1394b
TSB82AA2
TSB81BA3
Unbuffered DIMMs
RJ45
ICS 1883
LAN2
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1 - (CPU)
2 -
3 -
4 -
BIOS
2
4
3
4
1
4
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1(CPU)
(CPU)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
1-1
90 (1) ( )
(2)
1.
90
2.
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1-2
(3) CPU
CPU
3.
6.
CPU FAN
1-4 CPU FAN (6)
1-3
(4&5)(
)
4&5.
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2
4(DIMM) BIOS
1. RAM_LED
2.
DDR
1.
2.
3. DIMM
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Dual Channel DDR ( )
GA-K8NSNXP-939 (Dual Channel Technology)
Memory Bus 6.4GB/s
GA-K8NSNXP-939 4DDR Channel 2DDR
Channel A DDR 1 DDR 3
Channel B DDR 2 DDR 4
1. Dual Channel Technology Single Channel
2. DDR DDR Memory size
Channel A Channel B DIMM 1/2 DIMM
3/4 Dual Channel Technology DDR
Channel Dual Channel Technology
3. DDR 2DDR Memory size
DDR DIMM 1/2
DDR DIMM 3/4 Dual Channel
Technology
DDR
( )
GA-K8NSNXP-939 3 3
z Dual Channel Technology SS DS
z Dual Channel Technology SS DS
2
4
DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4
DS/SS DS/SS X X
X X DS/SS DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
DDR 1 DDR 3
DS/SS X
X DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS
1
2
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3
1.
2. (
)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. BIOS
8.
/AGP ,. AGP AGP
. AGP
AGP Card
2X(3.3V) 2X_DET
2X (3.3V)
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4
4-1 I/O
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2
(6 pin Female)
PS/2
(6 pin Female)
PS/2
PS/2
A / B /
(25 pin Female)
A
(9 pin Male)
B
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2-/4-/6-/8-
8
30
SUR_CEN
2-/4-/6-/8- 66
/ / 1Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/
1000Mbps
210/100Mbps
(USB)
USB USB
USB USB ZIP USB
USB
USB 0
(0)
LAN1
(1)
USB 1
(1)
USB 2
(2)
USB 3
(3)
LAN2
(2)
Line In ( )
MIC In ( )
Line Out ( )
/