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Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939
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0 3602 10-26-2005
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Description: Supporting the latest AMD socket 939 AthlonTM64/ 64 FX processor, the GA-K8NS Ultra-939 brings new levels of performance and features to the desktop platform. The brand new AMD AthlonTM64/ 64 FX processor is furnished with unprecedented framework consisting of AMD's 64-bit computing platform, HyperTransport Technology, and internal DDR400 memory controller to boost the overall performance. Accompanied with the innovative designs of AthlonTM64, the advanced NVIDIA nForce3 platform processor and Gigabyte's unique technology also contribute to the functionality and stability of this platform. The industry's first IEEE 1394b controller from T.I. is integrated for the high-speed interface of future Audio/Video devices. Another feature is the Dual LAN, equipped for establishing the traffic between two separate networks to ensure rapid transfer of data from WAN to LAN. The IEEE1394b, and Serial ATA provide superior input/output performance and data protection. Gigabyte's GA-K8NS Ultra-939 definitely represents the uppermost platform for today's computers.

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Tested with Fedora Core 4 (FC4), 2.6.15-1.1831_FC4

Everything works, with the exception of SATA. The sata hardware appears supported but its not stable. The nvidia chipset sata is more reliable than the silicon image chip. Copying 160gb from sata to ide on the silicon image caused a hard & total system lockup within about 12gb, but on the nvidia chip 120gb copied (about 4 hours of solid transferring) before a crash. Everything else works. Cool'n'quiet, all periphials (although note that with older kernel the ethernet module would oops about 1ce per week, but 2.6.15 is ok). Sound works, including the SP/DIF digital support! Note that there is a hardware limitation that only 48khz supported in digital (analog can do anything), so you can not play a 44.1khz DTS stream as it gets corrupted. 48khz DTS output is possible, however!

If anyone gets sata working reliably, please note what version kernel here as I expect it'll be fixed one day! My hardware is ok, I filled the sata disk on the same hardware using a dos/ghost boot cd which worked OK for 160gb of transfer (on silicon image).

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/products/...ProductID=1839
Keywords: 939 firewire 5.1 gigabit athlon64 nforce3 250 ultra
/sbin/lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb Host Bridge (rev a1)
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [c0] AGP version 2.0

00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb LPC Bridge (rev a2)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 0c11
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0

00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce 250Gb PCI System Management (rev a1)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 0c11
Flags: 66Mhz, fast devsel, IRQ 12
I/O ports at e400 [size=32]
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=64]
I/O ports at 2000 [size=64]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5004
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at f7002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller (rev a1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5004
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at f7003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5004
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at f7004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device e000
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 12
Memory at f7005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at b800 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device a002
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 12
I/O ports at bc00 [size=256]
I/O ports at c000 [size=128]
Memory at f7000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Parallel ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5002
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Serial ATA Controller (v2.5) (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device b002
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AGP Host to PCI Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 16
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=10
Memory behind bridge: f2000000-f3ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f1ffffff

00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=03, sec-latency=128
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: f4000000-f5ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f6000000-f6ffffff

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel

02:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Gigabyte)
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
I/O ports at 9000 [size=256]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f4080000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data

02:0d.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3512 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Silicon Image, Inc. SiI 3512 SATALink Controller
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 9400 [size=8]
I/O ports at 9800 [size=4]
I/O ports at 9c00 [size=8]
I/O ports at a000 [size=4]
I/O ports at a400 [size=16]
Memory at f5009000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f4000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2

02:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB82AA2 IEEE-1394b Link Layer Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 1000
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at f5008000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at f5004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Chipset: nforce3
Connection Type: 4xSATA, 2xIDE, digital audio out (s/p dif and co-ax), 2xIEEE1394b, 2xgigbit ethernet, 2xcom, 1xparallel etc...





  



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