Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI User Manuals

Table of Contents

• GA-K8N Ultra-SLI / GA-K8N Pro-SLI / GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard Layout

  8
• Block Diagram

  9
• Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

  11
• Considerations Prior to Installation

  11
• Feature Summary

  12
• Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink

  14
• Installation of the CPU

  14
• Installation of the Fan Heat Sink

  15
• Installation of Memory

  16
• Installation of Expansion Cards

  18
• Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration

  19
• I/O Back Panel Introduction

  22
• Connectors Introduction

  23
• Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

  33
• The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6a)

  34
• 2-1 Standard CMOS Features

  36
• 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

  38
• Integrated Peripherals

  40
• Power Management Setup

  44
• PnP/PCI Configurations

  45
• PC Health Status

  46
• MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

  49
• Top Performance

  52
• Load Optimized Defaults

  52
• Set Supervisor/User Password

  53
• Save & Exit Setup

  54
• Exit Without Saving

  54
• Chapter 3 Drivers Installation

  55
• Install Chipset Drivers

  55
• Software Application

  56
• Software Information

  56
• Hardware Information

  57
• Contact Us

  57
• Chapter 4 Appendix

  59
• Unique Software Utilities

  59
• EasyTune 5 Introduction

  59
• Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

  60
• Flash BIOS Method Introduction

  62
• Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

  73
• 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

  79
• Troubleshooting

  85