Gigabyte Ga8knxp Manual

Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish- 27 -13)SCSI_LED_C (SCSI Indicative LED Connector)
You can connect the SCSI indicative LED of your chassis to this connector, which can indicate
whether the SCSI device is active or not.Pin No.Definition1LED+2LED-3LED-
4LED+114)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. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn
to another color.Pin No.Definition1MPD+2MPD-...

- 28 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglish15)F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)
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.
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)Pin 1: LED anode(+)(Blue)Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPEAK (Speaker Connector)Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber)Pin 2- Pin 3: NCPin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch)Open: Normal Operation(Green)Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector)Open:...

Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish- 29 -
+_+_ 17)2X_DET
When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported
graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X
(3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.16)RAM_LED
Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected
damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is
disconnected. 

- 30 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishPin No.Definition1MIC2GND3REF4Power5Front Audio (R)6Rear Audio (R)7Reserved8No Pin9Front Audio (L)
10Rear Audio (L)1 109
2 18)F_AUDIO (Front Audio 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...

Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish- 31 -21)CD_IN (CD In Connector)
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
1Pin No.Definition1CD-L2GND3GND
4CD-R20)SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector)
The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3
data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has
digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin
assignment carefully while you...

- 32 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglishPin No.Definition1VCC2NC3IRRX4GND5IRTX6NC7CIRRX8+5VSB9CIRTX
10NCPin No.Definition1Power2Power3USB Dx-4USB Dy-5USB Dx+6USB Dy+7GND8GND9No Pin
10NC22)F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow)
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,...

Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish- 33 -24)INFO_LINK
This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check
the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest
dealer for optional external device cable.Pin No.Definition1SMBCLK2VCC3SMBDATA4GPIO5GND6GND7No Pin8NC9+12V
10+12V110 2
925)CI (CASE OPEN)
This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the Case Open item in BIOS, if the
system case begin remove.Pin...

- 34 - GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 MotherboardEnglish26)WOL (Wake On LAN)
This connector allows the remote servers to manage this system via your network adapter which
supports WOL. Be careful with the polarity of the WOL connector. Check the pin assignment
carefully while you connect the WOL cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector
will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional WOL cable, please contact
your local dealer.
1Pin No.Definition1+5V SB2GND
3Signal27)CLR_CMOS...

Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish- 35 - 28/29)M66EN1/PCIX111
M66EN1PCIX1M66EN1PCIX1Function
1-2  close1-2  closePCI-X Mode (Default)1
M66EN11
PCIX1M66EN1PCIX1Function
1-2  close2-3  closePCI 64 Mode11
PCIX1 M66EN1M66EN1PCIX1Function
2-3  close2-3  closePCI 32 Mode30)BATTERYCAUTIONDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturers instructions. +
If you want to...

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