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1. Definition 1 CEE 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector accord 0 m U r3 ag ing to the pin assignment below Speaker Connector Message LED Power Sleep LED Power Switch le PW SPEAK SPEAK GA HD EH wse RES NC Reset Switch CO EEE IDE Hard Disk Active LED IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Amber Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Green Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Red Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 30 15 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
2. 17 1 7 1 Before You Begin cocer a c e p ern 17 1 7 2 Combination of SLI Applications ssssseeeeeenn 20 1 7 3 Graphic Cards Support List sse 20 18 Configuring a Multi View System sss 22 1 8 1 Combination of Multi View Applications ss 23 1 8 2 Graphic Cards Support List seen 23 19 I O Back Panel Introduction seen 24 1 10Connectors Introduction 2 rtt tede tetti 25 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup sri eee pe RR De eene EAR 37 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 38 24 Standard CMOS Features sse rnnt 40 22 Advanced BIOS Features 23 IntegratedPeripherals sese 24 Power Management Setup 49 25 PnP PCI Configurations 26 Health Status oot e Id dde ates 2 7 Intelligent Tweaker M l T sn 58 23 SelectLanguade eerta edd 58 29 LoadFail Safe Defaults sese 56 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults sese 56 241 Set Supervisor User Password sss 50 242 amp cete dente 60 2213 Exit WithOUP SAVING tre ct i cst toe 60 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
3. 5 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard to the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices COAXIAL SPDIF RCA The SPDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable OPTICAL SPDIF O The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable EEE1394 Port Connects the IEEE1394 devices to this connector LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sureyour OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors Line In Devices like CD ROM
4. NB FAN Pin No Definition 1 12V 1 2 GND SB_FAN 27 Hardware Installation 8 9 AUX_FAN MEN_FAN Chip Fan Power Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND 1225 PinNo Definition AUX FAN 1 GND 2 12V e i Sense MEM_FAN 10 FDD Floppy Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position 34 meum H Emm Ee EEE 5227282 Y Ut GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 28 11 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE
5. gt gt Supports adjustable DIMM OverVoltage at 0 05V gt gt Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value b gt 0 10V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 10V b gt 0 15V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 15V gt 0 20V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 20V b gt 0 25V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 25V 0 30V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 30V b gt 0 35V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 35V b gt 0 40V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 40V b gt 0 45V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 45V gt 0 50V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 50V b gt 0 55V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 55V Warning Increase DIMM Voltage may get more stable for overclock but it may make damage to DIMM module gt N Bridge Voltage Control Supports adjustable North Bridge OverVoltage at 0 05V gt gt Normal Set N Bridge Voltage Control to Normal Default value b gt 0 10V Set N Bridge Voltage Control to 0 10V b gt 0 15V Set N Bridge Voltage Control to 0 15V b gt 0 20V Set N Bridge Voltage Control to 0 20V p gt 0 25V Set Bridge Voltage Control to 0 25V b gt 0 30V Set N Bridge Voltage Control to 0 30V p gt 0 35V Set Bridge Voltage Control to 0 35V b gt 0 40V Set N Bridge Voltrage Control to 0 40V b gt 0 45V Set N Bridge Voltage Control to 0 45V p gt 0 50V Set N Bridge Voltrage Control to 0 50V 0
6. MIC Line Out Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Interface nVIDIA C19 LAN 1 D m nVIDIA CK804 TSB43AB23 aL Host CPUCLK 1066 800 533MHz DDRII 667 533MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory NBCLK 25MHz HCLK 133 200 266MHz 33MHz 25MHz 48MHz BIOS 4 ROMCLK33MHz 4 SATA 3Gb s 66 100 133 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port COM Port IT8712F PS 2KB 5 2 ls MHz 10 USB 24 MHz Ports 24 576MHz Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 2 3 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Please verify that the power supply is switched off
7. Drivers Installation GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 64 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features ONLINE MANAGEMENT U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M I T Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique C I A 2 and M I B 2 features M I T s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance thei
8. Onboard Audio ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out connection SPDIF_IN connection SPDIF_Out optical coaxial connection CD_IN connection Control IT8712F Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU NB Power IC temperature detection CPU System Power Auxilliary Memory fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU system power fan failure warning Onboard SATA 3Gb s RAID 99 Onboard nVIDIA CK804 chipset supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 striping mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 function supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb s connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS Q Flash Multilanguage BIOS Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 oe Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS FSB DIMM PCIE CPU North Bridge South Bridge Over Clock via BIOS CPU DIMM PCIE Form Factor 100 0 ATX form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm Note 1 EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the C
9. 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer E Signature Timmy Huang Date Nov 16 2005 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number 34 8N SLI QUAD Royal Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Nov 16 2005 Copyright 2005 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are su
10. 89 Appendix 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the driver The following is an example of Windows XP installation Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000 XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver message Figure 15 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 15 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears Figure 16 insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S Setup could not determine the type of one or more mas pecify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special controllers for use with Windows including those for you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support 5 storage device manufacturer or do not want to speci mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 16 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 90 Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to Figure 17 belo
11. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 39 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Mar 15 2005 Time hh mm 37 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 None year IDE Channel 1 r None IDE Channel 1 Slav None lt Week gt IDE Channel 2 r None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 r None IDE Channel 4 Master None lt Month gt IDE Channel 5 Master None Jan to Dec Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None 1 to 31 or maximum Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled allowed in the month Halt On All But Keyboard lt 1999 2098 Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility ght C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Menu Level gt Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Genera
12. 1984 2005 Award Software PnP PCI Config i PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Menu Level gt Assign PCI IRQ Device gt PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 51 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Menu Level gt Disabled Don t reset case open status Enabled Clear case open status and set to be Disabled at next boot ng Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Wa Disabled Disabled Disabled F1 General Help gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 5V 12V gt gt Detect system s voltage status automatically gt Current CPU NB Power IC Temperature Detect CPU NB Power IC temperature automatically gt Current CPU POWER SYSTEM Auxilliary Memory FAN Speed RPM b gt Detect CPU Power System Auxilliary Memory fan speed status automatically gt CPU Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F b gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F p gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F b gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Disable CPU Power System fan fail warning function Default value
13. For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer p CC fies Pin No Definition 1 Power ids 2 SPDIFI 3 GND 18 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 Front USB Connector 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 please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC nN ajaj v rm GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 32 19 20 RUSB PSEL FUSB PSEL These 2 jumpers are used to select the power of the rear amp front USB devices Normal 5V jumper set to 1 2 and standby 5V jumper set to 2 3 are available When standby 5V is selected users can wake up system from USB devices Definition E 1 2Short Normal 5V 2 3Sho
14. Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Device Priority Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Mem Protect Net Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt 1 Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 e Enabled CPU EIST Function 9 9 Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled T Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults i This option is available only when the processor you install supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu gt First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt gt 15120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM p gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD b gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP g
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16. gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Power System fan fail warning function GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 52 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T High ence CPU Clock 16x Menu Level gt 08 9 Disabled FSB Turbo Mode Disabled System Clock Mode Optimal Current 6979 93 09707 4 PCIe x16 Slot Lanes Auto Init Display First PEG SLOT2 SLI Broadcast Aperture Disabled Robust Graphics Booster Auto gt Advanced Voltage Control Press Enter gt Advanced Freq Control Press Enter Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults Advanced Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced Voltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal Item Help Normal CPU Vcore 1 3875V Menu Levelb DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal N Bridge OverVoltage Control Normal S Bridge OverVoltage Control Normal FSB OverVoltage Control Normal T Move Enter Select t PU PD Value F10 Save Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults Advanced Freq Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced Freq Control PCIE Frequency MHz 100 00
17. 55V Set Bridge Voltage Control to 0 55V Warning Increase N Bridge Voltage may get more stable for overclock but it may make damage to PCI E Device gt S Bridge Voltage Control gt gt Supports adjustable Sourth Bridge OverVoltage at 0 05V gt gt Normal Set S Bridge Voltage Control to Normal Default value 0 10V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 10V b gt 0 15V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 15V p gt 0 20V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 20V b gt 0 25V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 25V b gt 0 30V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 30V b gt 0 35V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 35V gt gt 0 40V Set S Bridge Voltrage Control to 0 40V b gt 0 45V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 45V b gt 0 50V Set S Bridge Voltrage Control to 0 50V b gt 0 55V Set S Bridge Voltage Control to 0 55V Warning Increase S Bridge Voltage may get more stable for overclock but it may make damage to PCI E Device GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 56 lt gt FSB OverVoltage Control gt gt Supports adjustable Front Side Bus OverVoltage at 0 025V gt gt Normal b gt 0 025V p gt 0 050V p gt 0 075V gt gt 0 100V p gt 0 125V b gt 0 150V b gt 0 175V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 025V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 050V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 075V Set FSB OverVoltrage Contro
18. CD to a floppy disk The instructions below explain how to copy the driver Step 1 Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD ROM drive The installation utility will appear automatically Quit the installation utility first Step 2 Go to My Computer and right click the CD ROM drive icon and select Open Figure 12 e a Soarch Explore Sharing and Security Eject Copy Create Shortcut Properties Figure 12 Step 3 Go to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named MENU exe Figure 13 Tae GISAREID EXE Figure 13 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 88 Step 4 Double click MENU exe An MS DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 14 below will appear Figure 14 Step 5 Insert an empty floppy disk and select the nVIDIA Serial ATA driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu for example from the menu in Figure 14 press C to select nVIDIA CK804 Series Raid XP if you wish to install Windows XP or press E to select nVIDIA CK804 Series Raid 2K if you wish to install Windows 2000 Then it will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk Step 6 Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete Note The name of the drivers in the menu might differ depending on the version of your driver CD ROM disk
19. PCIEX8 1 PCIEX16 1 PCIEX16 2 PCIEX8_2 _ SLOT1 SLOT2 SLOT3 SLOT4 Combination nVidia x16 nVidia x16 GC SLISW C19 YES x16 x16 2 Optimal Normal Mode NB SB Performance Combination GC SLISW C19 YES x8 x8 2 nVidia x8 nVidia x8 2 SLI Mode NB Combination nVidia 8 nVidia xo 09 Care is ee 2 3 5 Note 1 Video output quantity is based on to graphic card Due to nVidia driver s limition the SLI function is not used when more than 2 pieces nVidia caution graphic cards are installed 1 7 3 Graphic Cards Support List The items below are all supported under the Windows XP operating system gt Graphic cards support listed below are for reference only Nore Due to massive graphic cards on the market we can only verify some of them Graphic cards not listed below does not mean they are not supported by this M B For more detail support lists please click onto Gigabyte s website at http www gigabyte com tw Figure 1 1 Combination 1 2 slots on Sourth Bridge North Bridge Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU Nvidia Gigabyte GV NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT NV43GT Gigabyte GV NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT NV45GT Gigabyte GV NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra NV45 Ultra Gigabyte GV 3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte GV NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV NX78X256V B Geforce 7800GTX Gigabyte GV NX78T256V B Geforce 7800GT Note Models above marked with may ex
20. SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 74 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T Ontimized Nefanite Power PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Disi Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults T Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default Integrated Pe Power Mar PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides
21. X Connect microphone to Mic In aderisce e Ed ri Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out N uH Mic In side ons 0 B Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out The installation of audio software is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 96 STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration 2CH Speaker T Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker 8CH Speaker 7 AutoTest BackPanel Automatic Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out o Speaker it pry Side Speaker Out 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Font Speaker Qut Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installatio
22. appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Co ht C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults ated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Dave amp LAL MB Intelligent Tweaker M I Exit Without Saving Change Language Save amp Exit Setup Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 58 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features ad Fail Safe Defaults PC Health MB Inte eaker M I T Esc Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash 10 amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password
23. before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Featur
24. gt Halt The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you ill be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped gt gt All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value gt gt All But Diskette system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the System The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 42 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt
25. joined closely for detailed installation instructions motherboard Pressing down the push pins please refer to the heatsink installation section of the diagonally user manual Fig 5 Fig 6 Please check the back of motherboard after Finally please attach the power connector of the installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the the installation is complete motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent an as such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink 13 Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the j extensions on both sides with the grooves in the heatsink as shown Firmly press down until it snaps into position Fig 2 Once the fan is prop erly affixed onto the heatsink plug the power cable into the NB_FAN connector Fig 3 Before proceeding first check to make sure that the fan s power cable is disconnected Then while applying pressure to the top of the fan carefully use a screwdriver to dislodge the extension on one side Ay Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break off CAUTION 1 5 Installation of Memory Befor
26. release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 Forthe use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard disks are currently not supported 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup 2 It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mod
27. sss 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 32 Software Application 2 aste tea ree ttes 39 Software Information 2 acea sette 34 Hardware Information 35 ContactUs x nua gu Heu ee d tag tds 63 Chapter 4 2 23 65 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 65 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ceca te cena 66 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction sssseeeeenens 67 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction seen TO 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s Controller nVIDIA nForce4 SLI 81 4 1 5 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 96 42 Froubleshooting oet de et ehe 100 43 POST Ertor Code nssr e eec t etie tete 101 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard Layout S C FAN MS i B RUSB_PsEL SPDIF_RCA CPU FAN i T Tm ri y LGA775 Ej SPDIF O i 1 5
28. sure the pin assigments on the cable are the same as the pin assigments on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound Pin No Definition MIC GND MIC_BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return R NC No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L Return L 10 Gms 2 91 on v nj 16 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 1 3 GND 4 CD R 31 Hardware Installation 17 SPDIF_IN SPDIF In Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IN connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it
29. 00 Item Help LDT Frequency 4 Menu Level gt T4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function 53 BIOS Setup c C A M tete gt gt High Set clock ratio for frequency locked CPU to High Default value gt gt Low Set clock ratio for frequency locked CPU to Low CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable C 1 A 2 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 7 by CPU loading gt gt Sports Set C I A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 9 by CPU loading Racing Set C I A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 9 11 by CPU loading gt gt Turbo Set C I A 2 to Turbo Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 17 by CPU loading b gt Full Thrust S
30. 2 14 12V 5 1 GND cy 15 GND 2 GND 16 PS ON soft On Off GND GND 4 GND 18 GND 5 12 19 GND 6 12 20 5V A 12V 21 5V 8 12V 22 5V 23 5V 24 GND GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 26 3 415 CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition CPU FAN 1 GND yum 2 12V 3 Sense PWR_FAN 4 Speed Control Only for CPU_FAN SYS_FAN 6 7 NB_FAN SB FAN Chip Fan Power Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND
31. 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and si EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement C EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated C EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar
32. 5GE 6A69 Y G01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 77 Appendix Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility GA 8N SLI Quad Royal Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 1103 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS y J HARDWARE INFORMATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION onu Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type 557 4SLFOO4A FWH 3 E Click Update New BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte GBIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan EE RENE um Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Cleat DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS Clear PrP Data Pool About this program F Ext 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS
33. 6 3D1 1 Default value Auto Auto Automatic select the most optimized setting 1 16 16 1 PEG in blue x16 PEG in black x1 0 16 8 8 PEG1 Disabled PEG2 x16 PEG384 x8 8 8 16 0 PEG1 amp 2 x8 PEG3 x16 PEG4 Disabled 8 8 8 8 PEGs are all x8 Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard PCI Slot Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card PEG SLOT2 Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot2 PEG SLOT1 Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot PEG SLOT3 Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot3 PEG SLOTA Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA Slot4 SLI Broadcast Aperture gt gt Auto Set SLI Broadcast Aperture to Auto gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance Default value gt gt Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value gt gt Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast gt gt Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo CPU Voltage Control gt gt Supports adjustable CPU Voltage at 0 0125V Default value Normal Warning CPU may be damaged or CPU life cycle may be reduced when CPU is over voltage 55 BIOS Setup lt gt DIMM OverVoltage Control
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35. Default value gt SATAII 2 Primary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 46 SATAII 2 Secondary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 2 2nd SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value On Chip USB b gt V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default Value V1 1 Enable only USB 1 1 controller gt gt Disabled Disable onchip USB support USB Keyboard Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support gt gt Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support b gt Enabled Enable USB mouse support gt gt Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value AC97 Audio gt gt Auto Autodetect onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function Legacy USB storage detect gt gt Enabled Enable USB storage device boot Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN2 Function Marvell 88E1111 gt gt Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip function Onboard 1394 Function gt gt Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function Onboard LAN Function Agere ET1310 gt gt Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onb
36. Drive s Controller nVIDIA nForce4 SLI To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation S I 3 4 5 SM za Before you begin Please prepare a At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard eee 1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port s on the motherboard If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard you may refer to the motherboard user s manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive s RAID array Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Del to ent
37. GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME 8NSLIQU 1002R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states O EN 55011 55013 55014 1 55015 EN 55020 EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 marking 60065 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement 51 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E
38. HIE I m S EI I 1394_6P e HI i H i Q i i lt 1 HN 5 i o iji J 5 g o m H 2 Hi BB 2 Hia 1 g 5 8 7 lt Hn fiii rp e Li i amp AUDIO1 NVIDIA C19 1 ET1310 ri i EI 4 i i i HEJ is AUDIO2 N F_AUDIO a a on c3 Pama 5 Switch Module Socket BEER PCIEX1 1 E ALC850 1 E 6 1 Main Backu NVIDIA CK804 SPDIF IN BIOS plos IR 2 Cocos PCIEX1_2 zef 178712 v9 E POENIS BATTERY gt A aaa F_USB2 W83L951F PG F usei TSB43AB23 m F USB3 n3 PWR LED g PCIEX8 2 f AUX_FAN GR i 8 5 1394 CoN coma SYS FAN FDD FUSB PSEL RF F PANEL J Block Diagram 2 PCIEx16 Slot1 Slot2 PCI ECLK 100MHz PCI Express x 16 Bus t PCI Express Bus PCI ECLK 100MHz 2 PCI Express x 1 N 2 lt L a RJ45 88E 1111 PCI ECLK 100MHz 2 PCIEx16 Slot3 Slo 1 PCICLK 33MHz 3 IEEE1394a Surround Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out LGA775 Processor Q o m e
39. IOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 76 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eerte SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt reset your system r Off atthis stage Eq Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash 514 SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size c inteso pertinen SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 0009 gt updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Primary Jone Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 ve None Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I84
40. Initial Superio Early Init switch 05h 1 Blank out screen 2 Clear CMOS error flag 07h 1 Clear 8042 interface 2 Initialize 8042 self test 08h 1 Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super chips 2 Enable keyboard interface 0Ah 1 Disable PS 2 mouse interface optional 2 Auto detect ports for keyboard amp mouse followed by a port amp interface swap optional 3 Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I O chips OEh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R W able or not If test fails keep beeping the speaker 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD amp DMI support 12h Use walking 1 s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry Also set real time clock power status and then check for override 14h Program chipset default values into chipset Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers 16h Initial Early Init Onboard Generator switch 18h Detect CPU information including brand SMI type Cyrix or Intel and CPU level 586 or 686 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table If no special specified all H W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS INT HDLR amp S W interrupts to SPURIOUS soft HDLR 101 Appendix POST hex Description 1Dh Initial EARLY PM INIT switch 1Fh Load keyboard matrix notebook platform 21h HPM initialization notebook platf
41. OS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS Do not use C O M and BIOS at the same time 65 Appendix 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status User Interface Overview ART 218 gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the
42. PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 66 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of hard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM S
43. PU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 6 Suggest CPU Fan speed must be over 3000rpm HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system re quires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset A NVIDIA Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of
44. RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 60 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation oY Pictures below are shown in Windows XP y Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Setup exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically GA BN SLI Quad Royal Ut not installed not installed not installed not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN EXT CD Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Nove Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus caurioN co
45. abled Enabled Enabled Enabled Figure22 93 Menu Level Appendix Step 3 After system restarts press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Select Striping in the RAID Mode filed Figure 23 Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Add 2 M ST3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate fi Select ENTER Popup Figure 23 Step 4 After all the settings press F7 to complete the configuration When prompted to Clear Disk Data Figure 24 press N Then press CTRL X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000 MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name isk Model Name 3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f 4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 24 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 94 Step 5 Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system Go to START gt Programs gt Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager You should see the single disk RAID array in striping mode that was created from the boot disk Select the single bo
46. al Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 Dual channel memory cannot be used if one or three DDR Il memory modules are installed 2 To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 or 4 memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR Il memory modules into the DIMMs of the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination DS Double Side SS Single Side DDRII 1 DDRII 2 DDRII3 DDRII4 2 memory modules DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 15 Hardware Installation 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer
47. and press B The Boot section will show Yes CtriI X Exit T4 Select Set Boot r ENTER Detail Figure 10 To read more information about the RAID array press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 11 where you should see detailed information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 0 EDGY 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 1 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete Clear Disk ENTER Return Figure 11 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system 87 Appendix 4 Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000 XP onto a SATA hard drive RAID array on the nVIDIA nForce4 SLI controller successfully you need to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation Without the driver the hard drive RAID array may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver
48. ate RAID select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller only 91 Appendix Step 4 When the next screen Figure 19 appears press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk Windo etup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special ith Windows including those for e support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S f you do not have any device support dis m a mass storage additional S Specify Additional Device Enter Continue F3 Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you should see a screen similar to that below You can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation now WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repa Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 20 6 Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or previous versions to a bootable RAID volume There are two solutions to resolve this issue Solutions 1 Use
49. ave the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Pressa key to startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc ntel 945 BIOS for 81945GME E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 lt lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 8A79HG0GC 00 EN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the lt F9 gt key the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 67 Appendix The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup GIGABYTE file TECHN OEGES 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to
50. being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 59 BIOS Setup 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility yright 1984 2005 Award Software rd CMOS Featur Select L Adva Integratec sword PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility ght C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status ave amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Ese Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Ex Abandon all Data Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to
51. bject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard Layout sse 6 Block Diagram isis fe oce f temm ned aiat uut 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sss 9 141 Considerations Prior to Installation sss 9 12 Feat re SUmmaly a ae cec ee e tei 10 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink sss 12 123 1 Installation iof the CPU tette etes 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink sss 13 14 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan 14 15 Installation of Memory 1 nee er cete etcetera e 14 16 Installation of Expansion Cards a 16 17 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration
52. ble this function Enable Power On by Alarm Enable Modem Ring On function Default value Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode Default value You can set Power On by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system Disabled gt gt Enabled If Power On by Alarm is Enabled gt gt Day of Month Alarm Disable this function Default value Enable alarm function to POWER ON system Everyday 1 31 gt gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 40 BIOS Setup Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value gt Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard gt gt Disabled Disabled this function Default value b gt Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system gt gt Password Set password to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard is set to Password you can set the password here gt gt Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password gt AC BACK Function b gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 50 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C
53. c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8NSLIQ F1 e Complete update process following the instruction GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard T8 Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the System unbooted In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method 11 Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 79 Appendix GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 80 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard
54. devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 39 12 SATA0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by CK804 SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb s and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND p LC n oja B Dp C m 29 Hardware Installation 13 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode noon Q 4 He e 14 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper
55. e Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards As this is a BIOS related issue it can be solved by BIOS update o o GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 68 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the TM motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configuratio
56. e Summary CPU Supports LGA775 Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 2 PCI Express x 1 slots 1 PCI slots Supports 1066 800 533MHz FSB L2cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Crush 19 Southbridge nVIDIA CK804 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Memory DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 4 GB memory Supports dual channel DDR II 667 533 unbuffered DIMM Supports 1 8V DDR II DIMM Slots 4 PCI Express x 16 slots IDE Connections 2 ports from CK804 IDE1 IDE2 UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 allows connection of 4 IDE devices Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 3Gb s 4 SATA 3Gb s ports 4 ports from CK804 controller SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 Serial port COMA 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 6 via cable 3 IEEE1394a connectors requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN 99 0 Onboard Agere ET1310 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 Onboard Marvell 88E1111 phy 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems 2 RJ45 ports GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 10
57. e installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot D Notch B a DDRII mum 0 c GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 14 Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module Dual Channel DDR II GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal supports the Du
58. er BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test In the example in Figure 1 make sure that Serial ATAII 1 or Serial ATAII 2 under the Integrated Periph erals menu is enabled Serial ATAII1 controls the SATAIIO 1 connectors and Serial ATAII2 controls the SATAII2 3 connectors If you wish to create RAID array press ENTER on the IDE SATAII RAID Config item to enter the submenu Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller 81 Appendix CMOS Setup Utility USB Mou Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function UART Mode Select Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Move Enter Select Language ght C 1984 2005 Award Software s Disabled Auto Auto Enabled Enabled BF8 IRQ4 Enabled Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP PU PD Value F1 F6 Fail Safe Defaults Figure 1 Item Help Menu Level gt F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults In the IDE SATAII RAID Config submenu enable IDE SATAII RAID function Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID In the example in Figure 2 enable SATAII 1 Primary Secondary RAID or SATAII 2 Primary Secondary RAID For example if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAIIO and SATAII1 connectors set SATAII 1 Primary Secondary RAID to Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software IDE SATAII RAID Con Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Menu Leve
59. er shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system NOUA Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might dif
60. et C I A2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 17 19 by CPU loading Warning Stability is highly dependent on system components FSB Turbo Mode gt gt Disabled Disable FSB Turbo Mode Default value p gt Enabled Enable FSB Turbo Mode System Clock Mode gt gt Optimal Set FSB and memory speed automatically Default value gt gt Linked Allows FSB and memory speed to be overclocked proportionally gt gt Expert Enter FSB and memory speed manually Current FSB Speed QDR Displays the current CPU FSB speed Target FSB Speed QDR This item depends on the value set in New FSB Speed QDR New FSB Speed QDR This item becomes active when System Clock Mode is set to Linked or Expert Type in a new FSB speed or use the PLUS SIGN MINUS SIGN to set the FSB speed Current MEM Speed DDR Displays the current memory speed Target MEM Speed DDR The value changes based on the value set in New FSB Speed QDR and New MEM Speed DDR New MEM Speed DDR This item becomes active when System Clock Mode is set to Expert Type in a new memory speed or use the PLUS SIGN MINUS SIGN to set the memory speed GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 54 PCle x16 Slot Lanes It is dependent on setting of the SLI switch module GC SLISW C19 SLI Mode p gt Auto 8 8 16 0 8 8 8 8 0 3D1 16 1 0 3D1 3D1 1 Default value Auto Normal Mode p gt Auto 1 16 16 1 0 16 8 8 1 1
61. etect amp install all IDE devices HDD LS120 ZIP CDROMIK 77h Detect serial ports amp parallel ports 7Ah Detect amp install co processor 7Fh 1 Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported If errors occur report errors amp wait for keys If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue Clear EPA or customization logo E8POST ASM starts 103 Appendix POST hex Description 82h 1 Call chipset power management hook 2 Recover the text fond used by EPA logo not for full screen logo 3 If password is set ask for password 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h USB final Initialization NET PC Build SYSID structure Switch screen back to text mode Set up ACPI table at top of memory Invoke ISA adapter ROMs Assign IRQs to PCI devices Initialize APM Clear noise of IRQs nN OoN A WD 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti Virus code 94h 1 Enable L2 cache Program boot up speed Chipset final initialization Power management final initialization Clear screen amp display summary table Program K6 write allocation Program P6 class write combining 95h Program daylight saving Update keyboard LED amp typematic rate 96h Build MP table Build amp update ESCD Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h Load CMOS time into DOS timer
62. fer from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 4 short System boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 2ibeeps 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational error 5 beeps Processor error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error Continuous long beeps DRAM error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure Continuous short beeps Power error 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 100 4 3 POST Error Code POST hex Description CFh Test CMOS R W functionality COh Early chipset initialization Disable shadow RAM Disable L2 cache socket 7 or below Program basic chipset registers Cth 1 Detect memory Auto detection of DRAM size type and ECC Auto detection of L2 cache socket 7 or below 2 PEG slots Auto Configuration C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM 5 Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 amp F000 shadow 0h1 Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000 0 03h
63. file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt t reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stagel Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS T3 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dua
64. ge Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help F3 Select Language F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press lt F1 gt to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate caution Operation that may result in system malfunction 37 BIOS Setup p The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the NorE exact settings for your motherboard The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Powe
65. ge two SLI capable graphics cards in order to set up an SLI configuration The SLI switch module GC SLISW C19 The GC SLISW C19 switch module is installed in the SLI switch module socket by factory default This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on two sides One is SLI Mode and the other is Normal mode The SLI switch module GC SLISW 3D1 For users who wish to install the GIGABYTE GV 3D1 graphics card on this motherboard they must insert the GC SLISW 3D1 switch module in the 3D1 Mode direction The Normal Mode is the same as that of the GC SLISW C19 GC SLISW 3D1 module We do not recommend removing the SLI switch module GC SLISW C19 or GC SLISW A 3D1 from the motherboard because in that case both of the PCIE x 16 slots will not be CAUTION available Il Power Requirements Before installation assure that the power supply you use is able to provide sufficient power to fully support an SLI configuration and other components in your system We recommend a power supply that provides at least 20A 5V and 12V current and a minimum of 500W wattage Please note that the exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations Supported Operating Systems Only Windows XP operating system is currently supported by the NVIDIA SLI technology Note As the SLI on GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal supports various multiple video outputs combination we suggest you follow the Optimal Perfo
66. ides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc The BIOS file is Fa3 Main Pi before updating PUID ID 0 Memory Te 131072K OK Memory Frequ CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 ve None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 6A79BG03C 00 71 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Pa ord PC Health Stat
67. ig S Metal Lever Gently lift the metal a lever located on the y CPU socket to the upright position d N o Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 Notice the small gold f colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU B socket Align the indented corner of the Fig 4 Once the CPU is 1 properly inserted please replace the is load plate and BE push the metal lever back into its original CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation d IM IW GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin m Fig 1 Fig 2 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is the surface of the installed CPU to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Fig 4 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are the push pins aim to the pin hole on the
68. ion bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 72 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main wor BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K we Wide Range Prot 1 file s found I 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS
69. it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk es If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS woe to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eee SST 49LF003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size erre SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update B
70. ives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure 8 MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Add 21 ST3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate fi Select ENTER Popup Figure 8 Step 6 Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks A message which says Clear disk data will appear Figure 9 If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives press Y If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name isk Model Name 3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate f 4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 9 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 86 After that the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear Figure 10 If you want to set the disk array as boot device use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array
71. jumper to prevent from improper use of this header p 1 2 Short Clear CMOS ILL h 1 E 2 3 Short Normal Default value 1 25 IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device s PinNo Definition 1 VCC CLELE 2 No Pin Es 3 IRRX E 4 GND 5 IR TX E op rey Lj UU ERE J O 35 Hardware Installation 26 RF_ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function Check the pin assignments before you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device Pin No Definition Power RFID_RI RF_TXD RF RXD NC GND ET A v rm GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 36 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utilit
72. l BIOS Utility Boot From cec Co reet Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot Fri ignaga Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An En ht C 1984 2003 Award Software GPset BIOS f SKNXP Ultra Fba or Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 DEL to enter
73. l Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults gt Date The date format is week month day lt year gt b gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month gt gt Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 40 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection gt gt IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings gt Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection gt gt Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST Defau
74. l to 0 100V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 125V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 150V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 175V PCIE Frequency MHz gt gt Display your PCIE Frequency c LDT Frequency MHz Set LDT Frequency to 1X gt gt Set LDT Frequency to 2X gt gt Set LDT Frequency to gt gt Set LDT Frequency to 4X Default value gt Set LDT Frequency to 5X gt Set LDT Frequency to 3 5X 57 BIOS Setup 2 8 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Feature E u lS Integrated Peripherals Select Language faults Power Management Set bword English Francais PC Health Status Deutsch Espanol MB Inte nt Tweaker PEHE feas epa a T Meve Enter Accept ESC Abort nl Multi language supports 7 languages There are English French German Spanish Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese PnP PCI Configurations 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma CIC PC Health status Tt ovup MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most
75. lb On Chip IDE Channel0 On Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable IDE Secndry Master RAID IDE Secndry Slave RAID Disabled Disabled rimary RAID SATAII 1 Secondary RAID SATAII 2 Primary RAID SATAII 2 Secondary RAID The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your A motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard PD Value lues Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults Figure 2 82 F1 General Help timized Defaults Step 2 If you do not create RAID select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Menu Level gt gt Use T or i to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 3 After configuring the SATA controller mode in system BIOS if you wish to create RAID save the settings and exit Then go to RAID BIOS refer to page 6 to configure the RAID array After finished re enter the system BIOS Setup to set hard disk boot prio
76. led Auto Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Enabled Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP Menu Level gt Tl gt Move F3 Language Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults gt DE SATAII RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software On Chip IDE Channel0 On Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable rial ATAII 1 Serial ATAII 2 On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled gt gt Disabled On Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled gt gt Disabled IDE TAII RAID Con Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Menu Level Enabled Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port 45 BIOS Setup gt DE1 Conductor Cable p gt Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable Default Value gt ATA66 100 133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66 100 133 p gt ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 DE2 Conductor Cable gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects IDE2 conductor cable Default Value b gt ATA66 100 133 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make
77. lt value None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto gt gt Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders gt gt Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precomp gt Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors gt Drive A Drive The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity b gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area gt gt Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives 41 BIOS Setup
78. ly recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 70 Method 1 Q Flash Utility Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading gu
79. ming experience Before you begin Power requirement The exact power requirement will depend on your overall system configurations You need a power supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two graphics cards We recommend a power supply that supplies 500W or above and 25A or above 12V current Il NVIDIA video driver of version later than 7 7 7 2 should be used GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 22 1 8 1 Combination of Multi View Applications The Multi View function must establish in the BIOS setup item comfirms to the condition Condition 1 It will set PClex16 Slot Lanes to Auto in BIOS setup item Please refer to page 55 North Bridge South Bridge NB SLI Switch VGA Driver SLI Video Remark Module SLI Enabled Mode Outputs N PCIEX8 1 PCIEX16 1 PCIEX16 2 PCIEX8 2 Er er SLOT SLOT2 SLOT3 SLOT4 ao nVidia ATI x8 nVidia ATI x8 nVidia ATI x8 nVidia ATI x8 NO N A 8 Recommended lode 1 8 2 Graphic Cards Support List Figure 1 1 4 slots on Sourth Bridge North Bridge Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU Nvidia Gigabyte GV NX78X256V B x2 Geforce 7800GTX ATI Gigabyte GV RX60P128DE x2 Radeon X600Pro 23 Hardware Installation 1 9 I O Back Panel Introduction e e 0000000000000 I d WE WWE
80. n of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration e UAI Automatic n Rear Speaker Dut Front Speaker Out o Speaker o o ie S FDIF Dut S PDIF Out 4CH Speaker E 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 8CH Speaker 97 Appendix 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out and the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer i Rear Speaker Out Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function eS E STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration CE oues Back Pane wWattomatic o9 In Rear Speaker Out o Out Speaker Side Speaker Out 6CH Speaker M Headphone 2CH Speaker o o S PDIF Out GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 98 8 Channel Audio Setu
81. ns PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving 142 Select Item Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk b Dual BIOS Q Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 BOOLFIOII iind eei Main Bios Main ROM SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy 14 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off PgDn PgUp Modify 69 Appendix c Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Sta
82. ntroller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 61 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them GA BN SLI Quad Royal Utilities CD Yer 1 0 B5 1103 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS Lamm INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION p 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GA BN SLI Quad Royal Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 1103 1 lI DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION README TXT Boaliv 1 INSTALL Ln He CHIPSET DRIVERS I Py sortware s Chipset e VMIDIA Di LoAEnab amp USES 20 Use owes Mudo gt Reatek HARDWARE gt Network Marvel CONTACT US GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 62 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard GA BN SLI Quad Royal avum INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION FT 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details GA BN SLI Quad Royal Uti vm INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS y SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION d d BIOS Info GA 8N SLI Quad Royal FT ICPU inel Geruinelntel dentier x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 63 U 306GHz
83. oard LAN chip function Onboard Serial Port 1 p gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value b gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 i LOCK gt gt Enabled Enable the i Lock function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable i Lock function UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default Value gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode SCR Set onboard I O chip UART to SCR Interface 47 BIOS Setup lt gt UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn t set at Normal SCR gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default Value gt gt Full IR Function Duplex Full gt Onboard Parallel Port gt gt Disabled Disable onboard LPT port p gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value p gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode g
84. orm 23h 1 Check validity of RTC value e g a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute 2 Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack If CMOS checksum fails use default value instead 3 Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI amp PnP use If ESCD is valid take into consideration of the ESCDjjs legacy information 4 Onboard clock generator initialization Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI amp DIMM slots 5 Early PCI initialization Enumerate PCI bus number Assign memory amp I O resource Search for a valid VGA device amp VGA BIOS and put it into C000 0 25h PCI Bus Initialization 26h Init clock Generator 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 29h 1 Program CPU internal MTRR P6 amp PII for 0 640K memory address 2 Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU 3 Program early chipset according to CMOS setup Example onboard IDE controller 4 Measure CPU speed 2Bh Invoke video BIOS 2Dh 1 Initialize multi language 2 Put information on screen display including Award title CPU type CPU speed 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I O chips 3Ch Test 8254 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 43h Test 8259 functionality 47h Initialize EISA slot 49h 1 Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page 2 Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU 64K page 4Eh 1 Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 Initialize L2 cache for P6 cla
85. ot disk RAID Array by clicking on it Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk s to add to the bootable RAID array Press Finish then NVRAID will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi disk RAID array in a bootable format Note Conversion may take 1 2 hours depending on disk size Solutions 2 Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in To create the combination installation CD refer to the following website http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 HFdeploy htm Note If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4 RAID is still supported on Windows 2000 However users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume 95 Appendix PRZ p 4 1 5 2 4 1 6 8 Channel Audio Function 8 AUDIO 4 Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio feature by audio software selection Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or o o others audio input to Line In 0 The front channels or earphone be connected to u 00 O 9 jen fe Line Out Front Speaker Out I e e e m
86. p STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out the Center ii Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker 2 i Rear Speaker Out Out and the side channels to Side Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration BCH Speaker Se e i Line In Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out o Speaker 9 gt 8CH Speaker ie Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sounc option settings as desired 99 Appendix 42 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to www gigabyte com tw Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after comput
87. perience problems display issues when resuming from 1 standby due to nVidia driver limitations GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 20 Figure 1 2 Combination 2 2 slots on North Bridge Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU Nvidia Gigabyte GV NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT NV43GT Gigabyte GV NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT NV45GT Gigabyte GV NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra NV45 Ultra Gigabyte GV 3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte GV NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV NX78X256V B Geforce 7800GTX Gigabyte GV NX78T256V B Geforce 7800GT Figure 1 3 Combination 3 2 slots on Sourth Bridge Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU Nvidia Gigabyte GV NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT NV43GT Gigabyte GV NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT NV45GT Gigabyte GV NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra NV45 Ultra Gigabyte GV 3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte GV NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV 3D1 68GT Geforce 6800GT x 2 Gigabyte GV NX78T256V B Geforce 7800GT 21 Hardware Installation 1 8 Configuring a Multi View System This function is supported only on Windows XP operating system With Multi View technology from GIGABYTE Quad Graphic enabled motherboards offer multiple display support on up to eight separate monitors This improves the capabilities and productivity of the user by allowing them to spread multiple windows over eight monitors and view them simultaneously Multiple display support for immersive video ga
88. r Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type V If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option C hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not NOTE stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability W Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS W Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features W Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals W Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features W PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources W PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed W MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Select Language This setup page is to select multi languages GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 38 Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration
89. r computer system to the desired level C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 1096 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list 5 0 5 System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary 5 0 5 feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BI
90. r location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX 12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 350W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord otherwise please do not remove it Pin No Definition 1 1 33V 2 3 3V PH Go 3 GND 13 1 1 5 GND EE ES 6 m B 7 GND 00 Be 8 Power Good oe ii 0 9 5V SB stand by 51 Ct O Ss 2j 10 HN meals a 1 12V om dm GERE D DE 2 33V o Only for 24pins ATX o o 13 3 3V Pin No Definition 24 1
91. rity before OS installation Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Figure 4 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software MIRROR 11 Menu Level gt gt Use T or i to select a de then to move it to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 4 83 Appendix Step 3 To boot from Windows installation CD ROM set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD ROM Figure 5 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features CDROM Second Boot Dever Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Password Check Setup er Threading Enabled PUID Max to 3 Disabled cute Memory Protect ete Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Enabled Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled 9 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults Figure 5 Step 4 Save and exit BIOS Setup GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 84 Menu Level gt Select Hard Disk Boot Device Pri ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip
92. rmance or Recommended combinations provided in this guide 17 Hardware Installation Enabling SLI Mode Set the SLI switch module Note that as the switch module GC SLISW C19 is preinstalled in the Normal Mode direction by factory default the first step to enable SLI mode on your system is to take out the module from the socket turn it around and insert it in the SLI Mode direction Step 1 Gently spread the retaining clips of the socket and the module may then be removed from the socket Hold the module by the edges and lift it away from the socket Step 2 Position the SLI Mode side of the module above the socket at 25 angle Align the small notch at the top edge of the module with the key in the socket Step 3 Insert the top edge of the module into the socket Make sure the gold edge connectors are fully inserted Step 4 Gently press down on the two ends of the module until it is locked in place by the socket clips You should hear a click 2 8 when the module is attached lium E GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 18 Connecting Two Graphics Cards Step 1 Observe the steps in 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards on page 16 and install two SLI ready graphics cards of the same model to the PCIEX16 1 SLOT2 and PCIEX16_2 SLOT3 slots Step 2 Insert the SLI bridge the GC SLICON to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridge connector
93. rt Standby 5V ET 21 COMA Serial Port Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COMA cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional COMA cable please contact your local dealer E a PinNo Definition 1 NDCDA i jw 3 2 NSINA a s 3 NSOUTA 4 NDTRA a H pU 5 GND 6 NDSRA mm 7 NRTSA p d 0 8 NCTSA eS CT 9 NRIA OE 10 No Pin Ea qu oom a 33 Hardware Installation 22 BAT Battery Ly lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer lt Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the po
94. s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex press x 16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 16 17 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration The nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture features hardware and software innova tions within NVIDIA GPU graphics processing unit and the nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset Together the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart pounding PC performance This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal motherboard 1 7 1 Before You Begin Understanding the components The SLI bridge connector GC SLICON The GC SLICON is used to brid
95. securely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both cards Gold edge connector on the top of Female slots on the bridge connector graphics card Step 3 In order to securely fix the bridge connector be tween the two cards you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw place this part on the top of the bridge connector retention bracket Graphics Card Driver Setting Step 1 After installing graphics card driver in operating system right click the NVIDIA icon in your sys tem tray and then select NVIDIA Display The NVIDIA control panel will appear Step 2 Select SLI multi GPU from the side menu and then select the Enable SLI multi GPU checkbox in the SLI multi GPU dialog box System will restart after you click Apply Then the SLI configuration is completed 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 2 Combination of SLI Applications Please make sure the BIOS settings and graphics cards conforms to the following conditions to enable the SLI function Condition 1 SLI function will use graphic cards of identical brand and chips For example GIGABYTE GV NX66T128D Condition 2 Set PClex16 Slot Lanes to Auto in BIOS setup Please refer to page 55 7 NB SLI Switch VGA Driver SLI Video Remark North Bridge South Bridge Module SLI Enabled Mode Outputs
96. ss CPU amp program CPU with proper cacheable range 3 Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU 4 On MP platform adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 102 POST hex Description 50h Initialize USB 52h Test all memory clear all extended memory to 0 55h Display number of processors multi processor platform 57h 1 Display PnP logo 2 Early ISA PnP initialization Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti Virus code 5Bh Optional Feature Show message for entering AWDFLASH EXE from FDD optional 5Dh 1 Initialize Init Onboard Super IO switch 2 Initialize Init Onbaord AUDIO switch 60h Okay to enter Setup utility i e not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 65h Initialize PS 2 Mouse 67h Prepare memory size information for function call INT 15h ax E820h 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup amp Auto configuration table 6Dh 1 Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices 2 Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO 6Fh 1 Initialize floppy controller 2 Set up floppy related fields in 40 hardware 73h Optional Feature Enter AWDFLASH EXE if AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive ALT F2 is pressed 75h D
97. sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66 100 133 p gt ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33 Serial ATAII 1 Onboard nVIDIA chipset gt gt Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 1 support Default Value gt gt Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 1 support gt Serial ATAII 2 Onboard nVIDIA chipset Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 2 support Default Value Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 2 support DE SATAII RAID function Enabled Enable IDE SATAII function Disabled Disable IDE SATAII function Default value IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value lt IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt IDE Secndry Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt SATAII 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 1 1st SATA RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt SATAII 1 Secondary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 1 2nd SATA RAID function gt gt Disabled Disable this function
98. t USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM gt gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt gt Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks gt gt Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks gt gt Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function 43 BIOS Setup Password Check gt gt System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt gt gt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value lt gt CPU Hyper Threading This option appears only when the processor you install supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading feature Please note that this feature only works for operating system with multiprocessors mode supported Default value g
99. t gt Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading gt Limit CPUID Max to 3 gt gt Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when using older OS like NT4 gt gt Disabled Disable CPUID Limit for Windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect 9 gt gt Enabled Enable No Execute Memory Protect function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable No Execute Memory Protect function gt CPU Enhanced Halt C1E gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 et gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function gt CPU EIST Function et Enabled Enable CPU EIST function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable CPU EIST function Full Screen LOGO Show gt gt Enabled Display Full Screen Logo during POST Defaults value gt gt Disabled Do not display Full Screen Logo Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 44 2 3 Integrated Peripherals On Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio USB Storage detect LAN2 Function d 1394 Function d LAN Function d Serial Port 1 UART Mode Select Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Award Software Press Enter V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disab
100. t gt SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port gt ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 48 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Co Power ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend Power On by Alar ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS S3 STR Soft Off by Power button gt gt Instant Off p gt Delay 4 Sec ce less than 4 sec PME Event Wake Up yright C 1984 2005 Award Software anagement Setup S1 POS Instant Off Enabled Enabled Enabled ed E Menu Level gt Disabled led Enter Soft Off Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt gt Disabled Enabled Modem Ring On Disable this function Enable PME as wake up event Default value An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state gt gt Disabled gt gt Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Disable this function gt gt Disabled Disa
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102. the NVRAID tool nForce Driver Version 5 xx to convert the boot volume to a RAID array Here are the detailed step by step instructions GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 92 Step 1 Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft s website Step 2 After system restarts press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test Under the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 21 assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk the one containing the Windows 2000 is Enabled Figure 21 22 Save settings and exit the BIOS setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop Integr USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard LAN Function 1394 Function Onboard Serial Port 1 i Lock UART Mode Select Duplex N Hel Port Parallel Port Mode ght C 1984 2005 Award Software ated Peripherals Disabled Disabled Auto Auto Enabled Enabled IRQ4 Enabled Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP Item Help Menu Level gt T4142 Move Enter Select F3 Language F5 Previous PU PD Value F10 Save alues F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 21 CMOS Setup Utility yright C 1984 2005 Award Software I RAID Con On Chip IDE Channel0 On Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Enabled Enabled Auto Auto En
103. this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Step 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 7 You can press the TAB key to highlight through options Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirroring default Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning and Raid 5 The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation Step 4 If RAID 0 Striping is selected you can manually set the striping block size In the Striping Block field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size The KB is the standard unit of Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64K The size range is from 4K to 128K MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 7 85 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard dr
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105. tus 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show or the other key to continue If Auto Recovery Enable it will show or the other key to Auto Recover Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatical
106. us Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language ual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios SST 49LF004A 512K SST 49LF004A 512K Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios iji Auto Recovery Enable utility Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Load Main BIOS from Floppy Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy bar Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Act
107. users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Pa ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving Language 75 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size erre SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert
108. w will appear Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER Figure 17 and press ENTER Later when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears you must press S to select additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 17 Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and press ENTER Vindows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 17 indows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage i or do not t to specify additional or use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device Enter Continue F3 Exit Figure 18 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk Copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD f you want to create RAID select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller If you do not cre
109. walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack 9 Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 24 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning NOTE 1 10 Connectors Introduction 1 ATX 12V 14 F PANEL 2 ATX Power Connector 15 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 16 CD IN 4 SYS FAN 17 SPDIF IN 5 PWR FAN 18 F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 6 NB FAN 19 FUSB PSEL 7 SB FAN 20 RUSB PSEL 8 AUX FAN 21 COMA 9 MAN FAN 22 BATTERY 10 FDD 23 1394 CON 11 IDE1 IDE2 24 CLR CMOS 12 SATA0 1 2 3 25 IR 13 PWR LED 26 RF ID 25 Hardware Installation 1 2 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its prope
110. wer cord 2 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and nega tive pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 23 1394 CON IEEE 1394 Connectors Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer E Pin No Definition 1 Power 12V 2 Power 12V 15 1 3 1 5 GND 6 GND 7 1 8 1 9 Power 12V 10 Power 12V f 2 12 2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 2 16 TPB2 GA 8N SLI QUAD Royal Motherboard 34 24 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the
111. y which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt T gt lt J gt lt lt gt lt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Pa

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