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Intel GA-8N-SLI ROYAL User's Manual

1. 1 X Open Normal 1 EG Short Clear CMOS 1 BE 8 Edom Sen Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 32 19 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup Pin No Definition 1 B 1 Signal 2 GND 20 PCIE 12V Power Connector The PCIE 12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCI Exress 16 slots Connect this connector depending on your system requirements Plin No Definition 1 NC rm AG 2 GND 0000 1 3 GND 4 HAN jj 99 33 Hardware Installation 21 BAT Battery Se Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced e Replace on
2. PCI ECLK Marvell 100MHz 80530 maid Z 25MHz RJ45 2 PCI Express x 1 48MHz LAN 10 Dual BIOS ook ROMCLK33MHz oof L 4 SATA 3Gb s o e alay nVIDIA ATA33 66 100 133 E MCP 04 5 IDE Channels PCI Bus Floppy LPT Port PDC207790 TSB82AA200 I Fl COM Port TSB81BA300 PS 2 KB Mouse 2 SATA 3Gb so e o E 5 x Sew c 3 53 2 un s ooo r J 0 USB a Cut cou o 5 999 3235 o S OO oA Ports c oO p o a tu aaa e L 3 LU Ann S w B52 24 576MHz eo Son acl 8 Be 2 35 ra as he lt 5 PCICLK o 33MHz Q Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro EE 10 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 antistat
3. TPAO GND GND TPBO TPBO No Pin Power co N 9 gt oc c gt wm Power o GND 18 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header To clear CMOS temporarily 2 ansta C EL 1 15 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 IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb S but the speed can be achieved only when you use particular 16 Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA1 4 TPA1 5 GND 6 GND T TPB1 8 TPB1 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the jumper to prevent from improper use of this header Jr
4. Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot From eiecti pe 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 TV 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 or Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory T 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 70 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
5. 1 8 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 Royal GA 8N SLI Pro GA 8N SLI motherboard Before You Begin Understanding the components The SLI bridge connector GC SLICON The GC SLICON is used to bridge two SLI capable graphics cards in order to set up an SLI configuration GC SLICON 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 GC SLISW C19 Normal Mode When the SLI switch module is set to Normal Mode the first PCIE x 16 slot PCIE 16 1 color coded blue is available and can operate at up to x 16 speed Please note that the second PCIE x 16 slot is not available in
6. 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND M 7 GND 19 GND 221 8 Power Good 20 5V all l v 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V E LE 10 12V 22 5V 24 S e 12 11 H2V Orlyfor24pinATX 23 5V Onlyfor24 pin ATX C 12 33V Onlyfor24pnATX 24 GND Onlyfor24 pin ATX 25 Hardware Installation the ground wire GND Caution 1 CPU FAN seali SYS_FAN 1 aaa PWR_FAN d Bee Same 6 NB FAN Chip Fan Power Connector o2 If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series 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 connec
7. 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 Ef 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 Type Size eee 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 namana 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 00093 updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 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 T3 Appendix Q Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility tm 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 Fig 3 The BIOS utility
8. tnter tentes 5 243 Exit Without Saving caca Meade kak tnra re ak kk kan 55 Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 6 gt Chapter 3 Drivers Installation sss 57 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers u s 57 3 2 Software Application 3 3 Software Information 34 Hardware Information sess 59 SO Contact Ulster act toe ec a a C en et 59 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities eee 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ulunan nnannanaananawaawnawsananawnawsaawnasaansananasaaasawsansnassassano 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 76 4 1 5 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 87 42 Troubleshooting ekere ereke erek ereke kek ek eker ek 91 C E ke ms VRM_CONN 8 Pd Ww COAXIAL a a SPDIF LGA775 T L3 9 g Q o a 4 o a 9 3 3 2 FDD gt eo a 3 77 ay 3 8 Dm E Gl AUDIO1 RE Ez m z 2 CPU_FAN nForce 4 SLI S Intel Edition gt S AUDIO2 E LI ATX 12V e cm 5 3 Eu 5 PCIE 12V o lt a o x BEN ES ca oz Fao 0000 Hue ranoe z SS 86 B 3 BES LAN1J mime PCIE o PCIE 16 1 Main nVIDIA BIOS CO IDE3 nok PCIE 2 LI Switch Module Socket atkup g ie TT a SYS FAN P PCIE 16 2 pae z i ROR CMOS z T
9. COAXIAL SPDIF_O 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 e COMA Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps e LAN Port1 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 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
10. Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard T8 Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name Jisk Model Name T3120026AS Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array otherwise press N You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives The Array List window appears where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array Use the arrow keys to select the array then press B to specify the array as bootable MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Array Li Id Status Vendor Array Model Name Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Ctrl X E T4 Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail 79 Appendix Press Enter to view and verify details The Array Detail screen appears The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected such as Striping Block used RAID Mode Striping Width Disk Model Name and disk capacity Array 2 NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Array Deta
11. Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x MEINT4 2000 XP 23 Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type 55T 49LFD04A FWH 3 3V FY Click Update New BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility xj Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 2 Installation complete and run BIOS BL a b 4 Select BIOS item than click Install Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte GBIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan t IV iniemet Update Update New BIDS Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Eis Clear DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS I Clear PnP Data Pool About this program 1 Methods and steps I Update BIOS through Internet a rens 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 b c d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8NSLI F1 Complete update process following the instruction P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 74 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
12. Note b High Set clock ratio for frequency locked CPU to High Default value 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 7 CLA 2 C 1 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 Disabled Disable this function Default value b Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 7 by CPU loading Sports Set C I A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 9 by CPU loading Racing Set C 1 A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 9 11 by CPU loading b Turbo Set C I A 2 to Turbo Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 17 by CPU loading b Full Thrust Set C I A 2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 17 19 by CPU loading Warning Stability is highly dependent on system components Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 50 FSB Turbo Mode Disabled Disable FSB Turbo Mode Default value Enabled Enable FSB Turbo Mode System Clock Mode Optimal Set FSB and memory speed autom
13. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 11 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary Motherboard GA 8N SLI Royal or GA 8N SLI Pro or GA 8N SLI CPU Supports LGA775 Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Pentium D Pentium 4 Supports 1066 800 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Crush 19 Southbridge nVIDIA MCP 04 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Memory 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 8GB memory Supports dual channel DDR II 667 533 unbuffered DIMM Supports 1 8V DDR II DIMM Slots 2 PCI Express x 16 slots ete 2 PCI Express x 1 slots 2 PCI slots IDE Connections 2 ports from MCP 04 IDE1 IDE2 UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 allows connection of 4 IDE devices Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems 1 port from PDC20779 IDE3 UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 allows connection of 2 IDE hard driveso Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 3Gb s 6 SATA 3Gb s ports 4 ports from MCP 04 controller SATAIIO SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems 2 ports from PDC20779 controller ESATAIIO ESATAII1 o Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1
14. 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 Step 4 Plug the display cable into either one of the two graphics cards for display output If you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE 16 1 slot make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS Setup to PEG if you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE 16 2 slot set Init Display First to PEG Slot2 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 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 22 1 9 I O Back Panel Introduction IT lol pajo c e PS 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
15. RF_ID o zB ce PCI PDC20770 BATTERY i i T BS1B SP o ESATAI SATAII2 SATAIM ma Ez r r F2 1394 ESATAIIO SATAII3 SATAIIO Boi Le GRE CELIO V F1 T3919 PWR LED F PANEL J GA 8N SLI Royal GA 8N SLIPro GA 8N SLI Motherboard Layout Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro TBE Block Diagram 1PCIEx 16 2PCIEx 8 LGA775 CPUCLK 1066 800 533MHz PCI ECLK Processor 100MHz or gt Host Interface 667 533MHz DIMM Normal Modef SLI Mode Dual Channel Memory Switch NBCLK 25MHz Neo express x 16 Busy Express x16 Bus NVIDIA HCLK 133 200 266MHz nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition PCI Express Bus
16. 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 before updating Memory Te 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 67 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 Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving mein 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 Fl
17. Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out the Center ii f 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 O Line In o Rear Speaker Dut o Front Speaker Out o Gento Subiol Speaker 9 en 8CH Speaker ie econo Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sounc option settings as desired P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 4 2 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 computer shuts down An
18. EOPPOPaTE 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 their 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 acce
19. Language CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language DO Advanced BIOS Feature bedeng a u lts Integrated Peripherals Select Language faults Power Management Set sword English Francais PC Health Status Deutsch Espanol MB Inte nt Tweaker ase Ha pas fraus E sz TEGL T Move Enter Accept ESC Abort NEDE 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 PC Health Statu MB Intelligent Tweaker M Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility yright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Featur Select guage Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults PnP PC Health si MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 53 BIOS Setup 2 11
20. NA A sree arene View Change Drives Assignments DefineAtay eom REESE 3 Delete AAN ee 4 RebuldAray LS 21 Press 1 5 to Select Option ESC Exit Main Menu This is the first option screen when you enter the FastBuild Setup To create a new array automatically press 1 Promise recommends this option for most users To manually create an array press lt 3 gt to enter the Define Array window If you wish to specify block size you must create the array manually To view the disk drives assigned to arrays press lt 2 gt to enter the View Drive Assignments window To delete an array press lt 4 gt to enter the Delete Array window To recover from an error in a mirrored RAID 1 disk array press lt 5 gt to enter the Rebuild Array window Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 81 Appendix Create Arrays Automatically To create a new array automatically press lt 1 gt to enter the Auto Setup window The Auto Setup selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating FastBuild tm Utility 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise Technology Inc Optimize Mode Spare Drive Dive Uda MATTIN aseron SEI REUS Array Disk Capacity size in M x gt lt s 240068 on ESC Exit CTRL Y Under the Optimized Array for setting use the LEFT ARROW lt lt gt or SPACEBAR key to select Perfo
21. Normal Mode SLI Mode In SLI Mode the two PCIE x 16 slots can operate in two ways 1 You can install two SLI capable PCIE x 16 graphics cards of the same model Example GIGABYTE GV NX66T128D and link them together with the GC SLICON bridge to enable SLI function to provide enhanced performance 2 You can use them as two individual PCIE x16 slots and each slot provides up to x8 bandwidth 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 mod peri ule in the 3D1 Mode direction The Normal Mode is the same as tha of the GC SLISW C19 module GC SLISW 3D1 We do not recommend removing the SLI switch module from the motherboard because in that camon Case both of the PCIE x 16 slots will not be 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 400W wattage Please note that the exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 20 IIl Supported Operating Systems Only Windows XP operating system is currently supported by the NVIDIA SLI technology Enabling SLI Mode Set the SLI switch module Note
22. Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 23 Hardware Installation e HE J O gt e TIE 1 amp Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector amp Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector DD You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning NOTE 1 10 Connectors Introduction 3 1 18 n 4 TU ims 7 3 Te Pt j g 12 19 17 1 1 ATX 12V 12 F PANEL 2 ATX Power Connector 13 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 14 CD IN 4 SYS FAN 15 SPDIF IN 5 PWR_FANoo 16 F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 6 NB FAN00 17 F1 1394 F2 139499 7 FDD 18 CLR CMOS 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 19 CI 9 SATAIl0 1 2 3 20 PCIE 12V 10 ESATAIIO 1 21 BATTERY 11 PWR LED 22 RF ID Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 24 112 ATX 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 p
23. S SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 4 CONTACT US 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title nVIDIA C19 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0329 1 I DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION Ne README TXT 1 gt MBootDiv INSTALL Dy CHIPSET DRIVERS aba y SOFTWARE 3AChipseteb gt MIDIA Dr 1 APPLICATIONS Teresa gt NUSB 1 NDEN HARDWARE iude INFORMATION d CONTACT US lt P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 58 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard nVIDIA C19 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0329 1 G GIGABYTE CPU intel Genuinelntel Identifier x86 Famiy 15 Model 4 Stepping 3 ProcessorNameSting Intel Pentium 4 CPU 373GHz INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS PAT SOFTWARE APPLIGATIONS y on HE Conant EEE 1394 Hos Conte SOFTWARE INFORMATION ISubSystem ID 80091458 kaaa 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details nVIDIA C19 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0329 1 G r INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS omm APPLICATIONS 4 sormware INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 59 Drivers Installation P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features
24. Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 37 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Stan CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Oct 27 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level None Change the day month None year r None IDE Channel 1 Slave None lt Week gt Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44 Drive B No lt Month gt Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Jan to Dec Halt On All But Keyboard lt Day gt I to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Year 1999 to 2098 F10 F6 Fail Safe Defaults Optimized Defaults gt Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 7 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 gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave devices setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this
25. Serial port COMA 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 6 via cable 3 IEEE1394b connectors requires cable oo 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 o Onboard Marvell 88E1111 88E1115 phy 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems 2 RJ45 ports Note 1 In SLI Mode the two PCIE x 16 slots can run at up to x 8 respectively In Normal Mode only the first PCIE x 16 slot PCIE 16 1 color coded blue is available and can run at up to x 16 O Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 12 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 I O Control IT8712F Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU system poweroo fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU system poweroo fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard SATA 3Gb s RAID Onboard nVIDIA MCP 04 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 plug
26. Stripe Block Gigabyte Rounding Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB RAID Mode Use Space key to change your selection between Stripe RAID 0 or Mirror RAID 1 83 Appendix Stripe Block For striped RAID 0 arrays you can manually select the stripe block size Press the Space bar to scroll through choices from 32 to 128KB The default is 64KB Gigabyte Rounding The Gigabyte Rounding feature is designed for Mirrored RAID 1 arrays in which a drive has failed and the user cannot replace the drive with the same capacity or larger In the following procedure we ll create RAID 0 as an example Under the RAID Mode section press the Spacebar to select Stripe Set the Stripe Block size 64K is the default Under the Drive Assignments section press UP and DOWN ARROW keys to highlight a drive Press the Spacebar to change the Assignment option to lt Y gt This action adds the drive to the disk array Assign from one or two drives If you assign only one drive there will be no performance benefit The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned 5 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt keys to save the information The window below will appear RON Do you want to do quick initialize or create only Yes No Y Create and Quick Initialize N Create Only 6 Press lt Y gt to create and quick initialize the array or press lt N gt to create it only 7 After the creation is complete th
27. correct password is not entered at the prompt b Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value 7 CPU Hyper Threading This option appears only when the processor you install supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology gt Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading feature Please note that this feature only works for operating system with multiprocessors mode supported Default value b 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 b Disabled Disable CPUID Limit for Windows XP Default value c No Execute Memory Protect Not gt gt Enabled Enable No Execute Memory Protect function Default value Disabled Disable No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Not gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value Disabled Disable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function 7 CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 et Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function gt CPU EIST Function Note gt gt Enabled Enable CPU EIST function Default value b Disabled Disable CPU EIST function gt Full Screen LOGO Show gt gt Enabled Display Full Screen Logo during POST Defaults value b Disabled Do not display Full Screen Logo Intel Onscreen Branding E
28. fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array RAID 0 1 Striping Mirroring RAID 0 1 combines the performance of data striping RAID 0 and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring RAID 1 Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives JBOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array When any disk member fails the failure affects the entire array JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance RAID 5 Striping with Parity RAID 5 provides good fault tolerance and allows for overlapped I O operations Under a RAID 5 setup data and parity information are equally distributed to each disk member in the array If any one of the drives fails the remaining drive will continue to function After replacing the failed drive you can rebuild the data from the remaining data and parity Only one drive can be safely crash without any data loss Only for GA 8N SLI Royal P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 76 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity 2 Please
29. from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Dual BIOSoo Q Flash utility F9 System Information F10 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 F1 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 Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 35 BIOS Setup T 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 GA 8N SLI Royal F3I 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 Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT xit Without Saving CC If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to sea
30. 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 nVIDIA C19 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0329 1 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION D not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN ET ED Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress NOTED 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 CAUTION Controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 57 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 nVIDIA C19 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B5 0329 1 INSTALI CHIPSET DRIVERS
31. 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 Oct 26 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 subject 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 m For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m 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 Royal GA 8N SLI Pro GA 8N SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram bunten tera ga
32. 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 Del 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 T J e lt gt gt Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc 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 Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Item Help F3 Select Languageoo F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the fail safe default CMOS value
33. 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 I 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 I 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 II 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 75 Appendix 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information o
34. 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 To ensure that an IDE CD ROM drive can work properly please attach it to the IDE 1 IDE 2 connector 40 a a 39 2 JJJ 1 Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 27 Hardware Installation 9 SATAII0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by MCP 04 10 ESATAIIO 4 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by PDC20779 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 u Pin No Definition Ka 1 GND 2 TXP Eg E 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP GND 11 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 Pin No Definition 1 E 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD Only for GA 8N SLI Royal P4 nForce4 SL
35. the key to power on the system Password Set password to power on the system 7 KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard is set to Password you can set the password here 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 Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 46 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment F3 Languag 7 PCI 1IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 7 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Auto Auto Menu Level Assign PCI IRQ For Device E eneral Help F7 Optimized Defaults Defaults Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 47 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status cp c y V c CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Open Status Disabled red Ye Menu Level gt OK OK Disabled OK Don t reset case open status Ena
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37. BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Devi CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot ROM Boot Priority PROMISE Device Priority Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Ne Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 No Enabled CPU EIST Function Net Enabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Intel Onscreen Branding Enabled Init Display First T Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language DO 5 ious 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 1 or lt J 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 Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 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 ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by
38. CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 30 If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin 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 o N 9 gt on co S FrontAudio L o Rear Audio L Return L Pin No Definition CD L NIA GND GND CO CD R 15 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
39. 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 automatically 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
40. GA 8N SLI Royal GA 8N SLI Pro GA 8N SLI Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1004 12ME 8NSLIRO 1004 DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 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 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 BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 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 EN 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 DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual c
41. 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 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 E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 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 EN 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 DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and si O 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 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associa
42. I Series Motherboard 28 12 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below Speaker Connector Message LED Power Power Sleep LED Switch I JE EBE MSG PW SPEAK 34 SPEAK 20 19 Humm MN MSG W y 18 Tle NC HD o pn a I Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD 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 29 Hardware Installation 13 F AUDIO Front Audio Connector 10 ane 2 6 282 14 CD_IN
43. Off by Power button gt gt Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function gt gt Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable Modem Ring On function Default value USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Enable Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode Default value Power On by Alarm You can set Power On by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 45 BIOS Setup gt Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press
44. Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select LanguageO Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Pe Load Optimized De Power M PnP PCI C PC Health 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 Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password 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 Men
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46. USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP 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 Disabled Disable this function 7 ROM Boot Priority Use this function to select onboard RAID or PCI SCSI boot ROM order if the boot ROM of your device cannot be auto initiated SCSI Set boot ROM order to SCSI devices PROMISE Set boot ROM order to devices on the Promise controller Default Nvidia RAID Set boot ROM order to devices on the Nvidia RAID controller 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 q Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 40 Enabled Disabled 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 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 Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the
47. Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 64 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 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select LanguageO Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pa ord Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F8 Dual BI Q Flash F3 Change LanguageO F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type b Dual BIOS Q Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 BOOLFIOII iid Main Bios Main ROM Ty
48. abled Disable onchip USB support 43 BIOS Setup USB Keyboard Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB keyboard support b Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value lt USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support gt gt Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value AC97 Audio b Auto Autodetect onboard AC 97 audio function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN2 Function Marvell 88E1111 88E1115 For the GA 8N SLI Pro GA 8N SLI motherboard the item is Onboard LAN Function b Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip function lt Onboard SATAII IDE3 Enabled Enable onboard SATAII IDE3 function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard SATAII IDE3 function gt Onboard SATAII IDE3 Mode RAID Set onboard SATAII IDE3 to RAID mode BASE Set onboard SATAII IDE3 to BASE ATA mode Default value Onboard 1394b Function b Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394b function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394b function lt Onboard LAN Function Marvell 8053 Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function Default value b Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value b gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 a
49. anent 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 KC HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires 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 the CPU Fig 1 TA Metal Lever Gently lift the metal Au lever located on the E CPU socket to the upright position Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 amp Notice the small gold fl colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU B socket Align the 3 indented corner of the Fig 4 bs Once the CPU is 1 properly inserted please replace the load plate and Ea push the metal lever back into its original CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position position Grasping the CPU firmly b
50. ash 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 Action 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 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 68 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to
51. ather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink 15 Hardware Installation 14 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan e Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the 1 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 A Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break off CAUTION 1 5 Installation of Memory Before 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 m
52. atically Default value gt gt Linked Allows FSB and memory speed to be overclocked proportionally Expert Enter FSB and memory speed manually 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 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 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 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 PCIE Frequency MHz This option allows you to adjust the PCIE frequency LDT Frequency This option allows you to adjust the LDT frequency SLI Broadcast Aperture b Auto Set SLI Broadcast Aperture to Auto gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V b gt 0 3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 3V p gt 0 4V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 4V p gt 0 5V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 5V b g
53. attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter F10 to select NVIDIA RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided For more detailed setup information please visit Support Motherboard Technology Guide section on our website at http www gigabyte com tw to read or download the information you need Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press F10 before the window disappears Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears as Figure below 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 ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB N
54. avigate t4 Select ENTER Popup TI Appendix Using the Define a New Array Window If necessary press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Selecting the RAID Mode By default this is set to Mirroring To change to a different RAID mode press the down arrow key until the mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box either Mirroring Striping Spanning Stripe Mirroring or RAID 5 Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recom mended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 64KB but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block These are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID array disk 1 Tab to the Free Disks section The first disk in the list is selected 2 Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key gt The first disk in the list is moved and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved 3 Continue pressing the right arrow key gt gt until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 Define a New y y RAID Mode Striping Block
55. bled Clear case open status and set to be Disabled at next boot D ed Disabled POWER FAN arni 2 Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warni Disabled CPU Smart FAN Contro Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Case Open Status gt gt Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case is opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change to CMOS and then your computer will restart Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 12V VBAT Detect system s voltage status automatically 7 Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically gt Current CPU POWERco SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU Poweroo System fan speed status automatically 7 CPU Warning Temperature 60 C I 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F 70 C I 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F p gt 80 C I 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F b gt 90 C I 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt CPU POWERoo SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning b Disabled Disable CPU Poweroo System fan fail warning function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Powereo System fan fail warning function Only for GA 8N SLI Ro
56. d 5 Award Software Menu Level IDE Secndry M IDE Secndry SI is SATAII I Primary Enabled SATAII 1 Seconda Enabled SATAII 2 P Enabled Enabled gt DE SATAII RAID function gt gt Enabled Enable IDE SATAII RAID function Default value Disabled Disable IDE SATAII RAID function gt IDE Primary Master RAID b Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function bp Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default va ue Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 42 IDE Secndry Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATAII 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 1 1st SATA RAID function Default value Disabled Disable this function SATAII 1 Secondary RAID gt gt Enabled Enable SATAII 1 2nd SATA RAID function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable this function SATAII 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 2 1st SATA RAID function Default value b Disabled Disable this function SATAII 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable SATAII 2 2nd SATA RAID function Default value b Di
57. e e e m X Connect microphone to Mic In eee FOT gt Kl ri Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out N uH Mic In side ons r B Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center gt 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 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 87 Appendix 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 BCH Speaker 8CH Speaker 7 OD Auto Test Back Panel UAL Automatic O Line In o Rear Speaker Out o Line Out o Gerie Subwoofer Speaker it Mic ln pay Side Speaker Out 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out dn Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio dri
58. e screen will return to Define Array Menu and you should see the newly created array in this screen 8 Press lt Esc gt to return to Main Menu and press lt Esc gt again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility View Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned Channel ID Drive Model Capacity Assignment Mode 1 SATA ST3120026AS 120034 Logical Disk 1 U7 Mode D DMA U UDMA Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Spare if unassigned P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 84 Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data Record all array www information including the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion u Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status 240068 Functional Logical Disk4 Del Delete 1 To delete an array highlight the array you wish to delete and press the lt Del gt key 2 The View Array Definition Menu will appear as shown below showing which drives are assigned to this array Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort fenu Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Stripe Block Gigabyte Rounding Drive Model ou
59. emory 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 Notch DDRII Pa SS Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 16 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 Il GA 8N SLI Royal GA 8N SLI Pro GA 8N SLI supports the Dual 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 memo
60. ess 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 GA 8N SLI 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 May 6 2005 DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 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 Pro 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 BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM BEN 61000 3 3 Di
61. etween 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 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 14 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 on 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 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 EZ such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape r
62. f each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the nVIDIA MCP 04 chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD and RAID 5 the RAID levels which the Promise PDC20779 chip supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive
63. from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed gt Note 1 For users without a startup disk nor Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the CD ROM drive example D double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 2 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 86 PRZ p 41 5 2 14 1 6 1 8 Channel Audio Function 8 AUDIO 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 er ofo others audio input to Line In pj KG k The front channels or earphone can be connected to a a 00 _ 9 eg KO Line Out Front Speaker Out o ul I
64. ging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb s connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chipe supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 2 SATA 3Gb s connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS o Q Flash Multilanguage BIOS00 Additional Features Supports U Plus DPSo Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 Note 2 Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS FSB DIMM PCIE SATA II CPU Over Clock via BIOS CPU DIMM PCIE Form Factor ATX form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm Note 2 EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 13 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU 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 perm
65. 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 nad Ontimized Dafanlte Power Mana PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Disi Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save 8 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 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 Sta
66. i iR ir rod aa aka 9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 11 Considerations Prior to Installation 12 Feature Summary irre emt e ra ER WAN 12 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink eee 14 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU sig 14 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink 515 14 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan ee 16 15 Installation of Memory reee tenentes 16 16 Installation of Expansion Cards sse 18 1 7 Installation of U Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System 19 18 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration 20 19 O Back Panel Introduction sn 23 1 10 Connectors Introduction seen 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup eet tet rt PR er amain 35 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver GA 8N SLI Royal F3J 36 2 1 Standard CMOS Features sss 38 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features sss tnter 40 23 Integrated Peripherals sese 42 24 Power Management Setup L eee eee eke eyek nens 45 25 PnP PEI Configurations sees 47 267 PC Health Status aa ette mter tide 48 2 7 28 29 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults sss 53 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password DA 242 Save amp Exit Setup
67. ic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Please verify that the power supply is switched off 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
68. 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 b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 38 Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity b 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 b 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 gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area 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 g
69. il RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents press C At the prompt press Y to wipe out all the data otherwise press N Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl X to exit the RAID setup Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 80 B Configuring the Promise PDC20779 RAID BIOS The Promise PDC20779 RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl F The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl lt F gt before the window disappears FastTrak 779 tm BIOS Version 2 00 0 25 G ght c 2003 Promise Techr Updated in 2004 No Array is defined rl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility or Press ESC to continue booting Press Ctrl lt F gt The Promise RAID Utility window appears as Figure below Main Menu AutoSsetups A
70. isk 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 mode 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 gt o 2 0 T mo 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
71. lease make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper 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 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can ead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start f 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 GND 3 IT a J 2 GND 1 ala la 3 12V 4 12V C23 13 Co o 1 olo Pin No Definition Pin No Definition aie 1 33V 18 33V NG 2 33V 14 12V NG 3 GND 15 GND sre 4 5V 16 PS ON soft On Off
72. lerates 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 M I B 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 S 0 S 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 S 0 S 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 BIOS 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
73. ly with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power 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 22 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 9 oh A co T P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 34 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility 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
74. m case to case gt 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 2 beeps Parily r 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 91 Appendix P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 93 Appendix P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WE
75. nabled Display Intel brand logo Defaults value gt gt Disabled Do not display Intel brand Logo gt 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 PEG PEG Slot2 Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot1 Default value Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot2 Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function 4 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals Ji ATI RAID Config On Chip IDE Channel0 On Chip IDE Channell IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial ATAII 1 Serial ATAII 2 On Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SA DE3O Onboard SA IDE3 ModeO Onboard 1394b FunctionOQ Onboard LAN Function Onboard Serial Port I i Lock Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Award Software Press Enter Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Enabled Enabled V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled Auto Auto Enabled BASE Enabled Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 Enabled 378 IRQ7 Menu Levelb PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults ESC Exit F1 General Help ous Values F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 200 IDE SATAII RAID Config Enable
76. nd address is 2F8 IRQ3 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 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 7 i Lock gt gt Enabled Enable the i Lock function Default value b Disabled Disable the i Lock function 7 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 b gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 gt Parallel Port Mode 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 ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 44 2 4 Power Management Setup q q CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software fanagement Setup ACPI Suspend Type 5 1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant Off Menu Level PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Enabled Enabled ed Disabled Disabled Enter Soft Off F1 General Help imi aults ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft
77. nformation technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer E Signatue Timmy Huang Date June 2 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 GA 8N SLI Pro 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 June 2 2005 DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading
78. nloaded to the floppy disk PAS If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS me 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 eren 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 Ej F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata 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 Ef 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 BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard T2 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
79. ommercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and si O 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 EMC 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 DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer E Signatue Timmy Huang Date May 6 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 Addr
80. p button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exitor Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 62 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 Save 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 acce
81. pe Size 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 PgDn PgUp Modify TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 65 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 Ifthe 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 Status 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
82. rawable bar e NOTE The PCIE 12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCI Express x 16 slots Connect this connector depending on your system requirements P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 18 17 Installation of U Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus D P S is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus DPS 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 The U Plus DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode U Plus DPS and motherboard CPU power can work simultaneously providing a total of 8 phase power circuit How to install U Plus DPS 1 The U Plus DPS socket VRM CONN has a notch so the U Plus DPS can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the U Plus DPS vertically into the socket and then push it down 3 Fixthe U Plus DPS on the motherbard with the clip 4 Reverse the installation steps if you want to remove the U Plus DPS U Plus DPS VRD 4 Phase 4 Phase Only for GA 8N SLI Royal 19 Hardware Installation
83. rch the advanced option hidden NOTE 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 m Select Language co This setup page is to select multilanguages Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 36 Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration 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
84. rmance RAID 0 or Security RAID 1 Press lt CTRL gt and Y to save the configuration Performance Under the Performance setting RAID 0 FastTrak assigns two drives to a single Striped array If you want a one drive array or you want to specify block size please go to the Define Array window Security Under the Security setting RAID 1 FastTrak assigns two drives to a single Mirrored array P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 82 Create Arrays Manually To create a new array manually press lt 3 gt to enter the Define Array window The Define Array selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to the Promise PDC20779 controller Define Array Menu Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv 8 ty MB Status Logical Disk4 Halt On Error Disable Use arrow keys T 4 to move to a logical disk set and press ENTER to enter the Define Array Menu Halt on Error When enabled if the RAID controller detects an error the boot process will stop when the FastTrak BIOS appears and wait for your input At that point you can press Ctrl F to enter the FastBuild utility or press lt ESC gt to continue booting When disabled the FastTrak BIOS will appear and show the Critical array but the computer will continue booting if you take no action Define Array Menu Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Status
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86. ry 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 DDR II3 DDR II4 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 17 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 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 d
87. sabled Disable this function On Chip IDE Channel0 gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip IDE Channel gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE1 Conductor Cable gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable Default Value 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 IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto BIOS autodetects IDE2 conductor cable Default Value ATA66 100 133 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66 100 133 gt 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 b Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 1 support Default Value Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 1 support Serial ATAII 2 Onboard nVIDIA chipset gt gt Enabled Enable Serial ATAII 2 support Default Value Disabled Disable Serial ATAII 2 support On Chip USB 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 Dis
88. ss 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 Press any kepto startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Inc GA 8N SLI Royal F5a lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 97427707 Boe ora lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 16 2005 C19 MCP04 6A6TESOEL 0N AS 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can A enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the F9 key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 Itis recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 63 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 file 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to 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 d
89. sturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 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 DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and si O 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 EMC 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 i
90. swer 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 I 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 9 gt Question 4 Why do I 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 I 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 differ fro
91. t 0 6V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 6V 0 7V Set DIMM OverVoltrage Control to 0 7V PCI E OverVoltage Control gt gt Normal Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 2V b gt 0 3V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 3V 51 BIOS Setup 7 FSB OverVoltage Control b Normal Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value b gt 0 1V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 2V b gt 0 3V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 3V SATAII OverVoltage Control b Normal Set SATAII OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set SATAII OverVoltrage Control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Set SATAII OverVoltrage Control to 0 2V b gt 0 3V Set SATAII OverVoltrage Control to 0 3V gt CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 8375V to 1 6000V Default value Normal Warning CPU may be damaged or CPU life cycle may be reduced when CPU is over voltage Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU normal voltage Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value b Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast b Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 52 2 8 Select
92. t Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on 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 b All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The 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 39 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced
93. t 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 2 reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stage 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 TV 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 69 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 Dual BIOS Utility Boot From dk cuya os Co nee 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
94. ted 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 DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer E Signatue Timmy Huang Date Oct 26 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 GA 8N SLI 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
95. 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 a 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 when the module is attached 3 x EL des 3 UT onli NORMAL MODE 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 PCIE 16 1 and PCIE 16 2 slots 21 Hardware Installation 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 se curely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both cards Gold edge connector on the top of graphics card Female slots on the bridge connector
96. tion and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 4 Speed Control Only for CPU FAN Pin No Definition 1 12V 2 GND 7 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 33 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 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 devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set
97. tus Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Exit Without Saving Language 71 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size erret SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy TV 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 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 dow
98. u you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 54 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility yright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Featur Select guage O Advanced BIOS Features afe Defaults Integratec Power Me E assword PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F3 Change LanguageOQ F8 Dual BIOSO F10 Save amp Exit Setup 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 Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Featur Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Periphe Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Only for GA 8N SLI Royal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro 55 BIOS Setup P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Chapter 3 Drivers Installation DI Pictures below are shown in Windows XP 7 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
99. unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power SPDIFI GND 16 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 ocal dealer Pin No Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND o co N 9 gt oa A co rm GND No Pin o NC 31 Hardware Installation 17 F1 1394 F2 1394 IEEE 1394 Connectors IEEE 1394b cable F1 1394 Pin No Definition TPAO
100. 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 nor 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 a EWA SAR Wide Range Prot I file s found I 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS 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 TV Move ESC Rese
101. user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 66 Method 1 Q Flash Utility GsFkdo 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 are 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 guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS 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
102. ver 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 MENE O so Text Bock Pane e UA Automatic e in 9 Rear Speaker Dut o Front Speaker Out o Gento Subiolr Speaker o o ie S FDIF Dut Ed S PDIF Out 4CH Speaker E 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 8CH Speaker P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 88 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out and the gan Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer 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 BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function EGET STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration EEE O ores Back Pane CO wWattomatic o9 In o Rear Speaker Out o gt lt Out o Cente Subucca Speaker Side Speaker Out 6CH Speaker M Headphone 2CH Speaker nd o o S PDIF Qut 89 Appendix 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1
103. want to delete th 3 Press Y to confirm yes to the following warning message and continue array deletion Do you want to clear boot sector that delete any existing dat our hard di Y Clear boot sector N Delete only 4 Atth next prompt press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to remove the boot sector or any keys to abort When the array is deleted the screen will return to Delete Array Menu Press lt Esc gt to return to Main Menu 85 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS modes Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD ROM in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Fig 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Fig 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter
104. 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 61 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 Note User Interface Overview naRT EE P Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 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 PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode T 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 Hel
105. yal Q Only for GA 8N SLI Pro P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard 48 lt gt CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function gt gt Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements Default value CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default value gt gt Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable gt gt PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable gt In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables ver However some 4 pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4 wire fans PWM control specifications With such CPU fans selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed 40 BIOS Setup 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 09 Wi Kasa High Item Help CPU Clock M CORR 16x Menu Level gt C LA 2 Disa FSB Turbo Mode Disabled Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal SV Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION gt C A M

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