Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI Network Card User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
GA-K8NXP-SLI Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6
Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 9
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation .................................................................... 9
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink..................................................... 12
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 12
1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink ........................................................................ 13
1-4 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 14
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 16
1-6 Installation of K8DPS (Dual Power System) .................................................. 17
1-7 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration ....................................... 18
1-8 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 21
1-9 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 22
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................ 33
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2g)...................................................... 34
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 36
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 38
2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 40
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 44
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 46
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 47
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 48
2-8 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 49
2-9 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 49
2-10 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 50
2-11 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 50