Asus SK8N Download Drivers, Utilities, Manual and BIOS

SK8N BIOS 1001
First release.

SK8N BIOS Revision 1007 release **Using AFUDOS v2.07 or ASUS Live Update 5.22.02 to update BIOS is a must.**
Patch certain CPUs cannot boot with SK8N.
**Using AFUDOS v2.07 or ASUS Live Update 5.22.02 to update BIOS is a must. If your current BIOS version is 1004 or later, you can use both EZflash and AFUDOS to update this BIOS directly. If your current BIOS is 1001-1003, please update BIOS with SK8N1004 first and then proceed with 1007.**

SK8N BIOS 1002
Fix System Information Screen in CMOS Setup will freeze after pressing F2/F3.
Reorder ECC control items and add help description.
Fix issue of Dram ECC items will not disappear if Master ECC item is disabled.
Support new stepping Opteron CPU.
Update Promise RAID option rom to Rev1.00.1.34.
Revise code for some AGP card can't resume from S1.
Revise code Wake on Ring from S1/S3 issue.
Revise code for Q-Fan to support Chassis/Power fan control.
Add help description for Q-Fan items.
Revise code to give BEEP when DRAM is absent.
Show warning message and run with standard frequency if over-clocking failed in last POST routine.

SK8N BIOS Revision 1003 release **Please flash BIOS using SK8N1003.exe, and do not flash from 1001 or 1002 to version 1003 through EZFlash/AFUDOS/LiveUpdate**
**Please flash BIOS using SK8N1003.exe, and do not flash from 1001 or 1002 to version 1003 through EZFlash/AFUDOS/LiveUpdate**
Support ECP+EPP mode for parallel port.
Revise code to support USB Thumb Disk and allow it to be used as boot devices if a card reader is plugged.
Fix Windows 2000 HCT Unreported IO issue.
Revise code to set correct CK8 PCI P2P/AGP P2P registers for better performance.
Revise code for support AMD Athlon FX CPU adjust FID (Multiplier)/VID (Vcore) function. Note: Support Vcore Voltage item up to 1.775V & Support Multiplier up to 20x.
Update Promise RAID option rom. (Ver:1.00.0.37)
Fix 3DMark2003 issue with 4G memory.

SK8N BIOS Revision 1004 release **Please flash BIOS using SK8N1004.exe, and do not flash through EZFlash/AFUDOS/LiveUpdate**
**Please flash BIOS using SK8N1004.exe, and do not flash through EZFlash/AFUDOS/LiveUpdate**
Revise code to fix Promise Raid SSID incorrect issue
Support K8 CPU Half-Multiplier (From 4.0x~20.0x)
Revise code for PCI VGA card can't boot when AGP VGA Card is plugged if primary video is selected to be PCI
Revise code for showing message for bios recovery
Enable power button shut down after bios recovery

Realtek AC'97 Driver & Application A3.41 for Linux

Promise 20378 Driver for RedHat 7.3 & 8.0 and SuSE 8.0 & 8.1

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver version 3.77 for RedHat versions 7.3,8.0,9.0/SuSE versions 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver for RedHat versions 7.3,8.0,9.0/SuSE versions 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3

Realtek AC'97 Driver & Application 3.45 WHQL

SK8N User's Manual Insert Page.

SK8N Beta BIOS 1008.008
Latest beta BIOS.

Afudos BIOS update tool V2.07

Afudos BIOS update tool V2.11

Netware5.1/6.0 Promise FastTrak 378 Controller Driver.

Realtek RTL8100C Driver Version 4.51.505

Realtek AC'97 Driver & Application A3.41 for OS/2

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver packets V3.48 for Windows 2000

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver packets V3.44 for Windows 2000

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver version 3.77 for Windows 2000

Nvidia CK8 chipset USB2.0 driver How to update USB 2.0 Driver on Windows 2000
1. Right-click "My Computer" icon from the desktop. Select "Properties"
item while the menu appears.

2. Select [Hardware] page and "Device Manager".

3. Double click on the "USB devices" node.

4. Select [Driver] page to update driver.

5. Press Next while the "Welecome to the Hardware update Wizard" window appears.

6. You can choose " Install from a list or Specific location" check box. Type or browse
the path {CD-ROM Drive}:\Drivers\USB2\Win2K_XP to the driver and then press "Next".

7. Windows will then find the device, Now you can press "Finish" to complete the installation.
How to update USB 2.0 Driver on Windows XP
Please go to "Windows Update" (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)
to download Windows XP Service Pack 1 because Microsoft EHCI
drivers are included.

Realtek AC'97 Driver & Application A3.41 for Windows 2000/WinXP

FastTrak 378 Driver 1.00.1450.37 WHQL

Promise FastTrak 378 RAIDDriver V1.00.1.30
Promise FastTrak 378 RAIDDriver V1.00.1.30 for Windows 2003
For improving performance, please update motherboard BIOS to V1008 or later as well.

Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30
For Windows2003

Realtek AC'97 Driver & Application A3.41 for WinNT4.0 Driver & Application Installation/Removal Procedure For Realtek AC'97 Codec:
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<<< For Win2000/WinME/WinXP (WDM driver)/Win98 Gold(First Edition)/Win98SE >>>

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Setup Driver/Application at first time:
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Step 1. Before installing the Realtek AC'97 Drivers & Applications, Press the
[Cancel] button if Windows detect the PCI Multimedia Audio device.

Step 2. Insert the "Realtek AC'97 Drivers & Applications" CD into the CD-ROM
drive and run the setup.exe program to finish the installation.

Step 3. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to continue the procedure. If the Windows popup
"Digital Signature Not Found" message, press [Yes] to continue the
installation.

Step 4. Finally, select to restart the system and press [Finish] to complete
the installation.

The system will reload the drivers and do some adjustments in the INF
file if so required.

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Update Driver/Application:
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Step 1. Follow Step 2,3,4 described in [Setup at first time] above to complete
the procedure.

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Remove Driver/Application:
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Step 1. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel.

Step 2. Select [Add/Remove Programs] icon.

Step 3. Select "Realtek AC'97 Drivers and Applications" and press [Change/Remove]
button.

Step 4. Click on [Next/OK/Go] to finish the uninstallation.

Step 5. At the end of the procedure, select to restart the system and press
[Finish] to complete the uninstallation.

Realtek AC'97 WHQL Driver version 3.45 for WinNT 4.0

Promise FastTrak 378 RAIDDriver V1.00.1.30
Promise FastTrak 378 RAIDDriver V1.00.1.30 for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP
For improving performance, please update motherboard BIOS to V1008 as well.

Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30 for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Contents on the disk
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README TXT This readme file
ULSATA Microsoft Windows miniport disk label file
TXTSETUP OEM Microsoft Windows miniport text mode setup file

WINXP <DIR>
ULSATA SYS Microsoft WindowsXP miniport driver
PTIPBM DLL Promise WindowsXP set Pbm dynamic link library
ULSATA INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file

WIN2000 <DIR>
ULSATA SYS Microsoft Windows2000 miniport driver
PTIPBM DLL Promise Windows2000 Set Pbm dynamic link library
ULSATA INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file

WIN98-ME <DIR>
ULSATA MPD Microsoft Windows98-ME miniport driver
ULSATA INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file
PTISTP DLL Advanced INF file format support file
PU66VSD VXD Promise power management driver
SMARTVSD VXD Promise S.M.A.R.T. driver
ULSAVSD VXD Promise IOCTL driver

NT4 <DIR>
ULSATA SYS Microsoft WindowsNT miniport driver file
PTIPBM EXE Promise WindowsNT Set Pbm execution file
ULSATA INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file

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Software Version
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Microsoft WindowsNT miniport driver 1.00.0.26
Microsoft Windows2000 miniport driver 1.00.0.26
Microsoft Windows98-ME miniport driver 1.00.0.26
Microsoft WindowsXP miniport driver 1.00.0.26
Microsoft Windows2003 miniport driver 1.00.0.26

Promise Array Management Utility Version 3.2.1 Build 13 for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP.

Promise FastTrak 378 RAID Driver V1.00.1.37 for Windows /NT4/2000/XP/2003
-nt4 -Windows NT4 miniport driver 1.00.1.37.
-win2000 -Windows 2000 miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-winxp -Windows XP miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-win2003 -Windows 2003 miniport driver 1.00.1.37 WHQL.
-MakeDisk -Make Promise RAID driver floppy for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003.

Promise SATA378 Driver V1.00.0.26 (ATA Mode)

FastTrak 378 Driver revision 1.00.1450.28

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver packets V3.44For WinXP

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver packets V3.48For WinXP

nVidia Chipset (CK8) driver version 3.77 for Windows XP

SK8N User Manual (English) E1379

SK8N User Manual (English) E1311

SK8N User Manual (Multi-Language) U1311

Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide (Traditional Chinese version)