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1. ON oi ON Auto 133 166 200MHz supports the 266 333 A 400MHz FSB CPU Default OFF ON D OFF FORCE 100MHz supports the 200MHz FSB DEE CPU AN When you use a CPU with 200MHz FSB please do set the CLK SW to OFF 100MHZ CAUTION CLK SW Default setting ON 1 4 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 permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 11 Hardware Installation 1 4 14 Inst
2. AGP PCI1 nVIDIA PCI2 nForce 2 ED wi 8 bse l PCI5 FDD Leen An a aY PWR LED a IR THD CEL Se N F USB1 F USB2 UI 4 F_PANEL SYS_FAN Only for GA 7N400S L Block Diagram AGP 4X 8X CPUCLK 100 133 166 200MHz DDR 400 333 266MHz DIMM AGPCLK 66MHz nVIDIA ae nForce 2 100 133 166 200MHz Ultra 400 ra NBGCLK 66 MHz RJ45 5 PCI 33MHz 14 318MHz m RTL8100C ZE EH PCI Bus 33MHz nVIDIA aa nForce 2 Floppy MCP RAID LJ LPT Port x IT8712 Q 2 COM Ports g 1 r a 33MHz PS 2 KB Mouse PCICLK 2 Serial 8088 ATA33 66 100 33MHz ATA Ports 133 IDE Channels 2 Line In Line Out Only for GA 7N400S L 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 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the mother
3. Pin No Definition 1 NG 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 9 BAT Battery i EEEE m lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer lt Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s JI instructions 8 If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord ban Gam 2 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 21 Hardware Installation 10 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC peaker 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 Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED MSG Message LED Pow
4. Onboard RTL8100C chip 10 100 Mbit 1 RJ 45 por Onboard Audio A 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 AR ALC655 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 6 channel audio Supports Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC In Center Subwoofer Speaker Out SPDIF In Out connection CD In Aux In connection O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection Thermal shutdown function BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 Note Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS CPU DDR AGP Form Factor Oo 0 0 OF 0 ATX form factor 30 5cm x 21 0cm Only for GA 7N400S L Note If you want to use EasyTune utility please set Memory Frequency under Advanced Chipset Features to Auto in BIOS Setup refer to page 34 You also have to use DDR memory module s with frequencies equal to or faster than the FSB frequency of the CPU you install For example when using a CPU with 333Mhz FSB you have to install DDR333 or DDR400 memory module s GA 7N400S L Motherboard 10 1 3 Set System Clock CLK SW The system bus frequency can be switched at 100 133 166 200MHz by adjusting CLK SW The internal frequency depend on CPU
5. 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 SN If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main NEL 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 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM 10 5120 SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Drot Tiir 1 file s found 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 1 l Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Kas Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy
6. AC97 Audio Configuration STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 4 channel mode for 4 speaker output check box Clear the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF n Jack Number of Speakers Phoneiack Switch SURROUND KIT T Ory SURROUND KIT channel mode for stereo Front Speaker Out 6 Rear R L Speaker output C Headphone OK Rear Speaker Out SPKIT Lei SPD out coaxial a Micin a SPD out optical AC97 Audio Configuration Hok When the Environment setting is None the sound sanser pasa Spesies Test SIFOIin Jack Sensin Miragen Gera would be performed as stereo mode 2 channel Cara output Please select other settings ex Living Room for 4 channel output ice I Auto Gain Control Equalizer GA 7N400S L Motherboard 70 Basic 6 Channel Audio Setup Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer channels to MIC In Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon
7. Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash TYPA SR iain SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not trun off power or lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt Re Reine reset your system at Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System r Off this stage 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 59 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 shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash 0 SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt reset your system r Off at this 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 SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue r Off 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 TIPOS E aaa SST 49LF003A 25
8. the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function S AGA OA AC97 Audio Configuration Hok STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test FDIF4n Jack Number of Speakers Phonejock Switch SURROUND KIT I Ory SURROUND KIT Speaker Configuration tab and select the Loo cl 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box Clear the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press unze mmer D rm OK channel mode for 4 speaker Rear Speaker Out SPT Le SPD out coal Center Subwoofet SPD out optical Speaker Out 71 Appendix Advanced 6 Channel Audio Setup using Audio Combo Kit optional device Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output an optical and coaxial cable and a Surround Kit The Surround Kit offers R L surround and center subwoofer output SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Secure the metal bracket of the Surround Kit to the chassis back panel with a screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT cable to the SUR_CEN connector on the motherboard STEP 3 Cs Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out
9. 25 Hardware Installation 18 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper e o IESSE om mm GA 7N400S L Motherboard 26 5 1 5 1 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 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 power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without en
10. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Pa Integrated Power Mai Cl Comm am eum bay PC Health Status Type will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility SIS BIOS Setup GA 7N400S L Motherboard 46 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation SN Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Setup exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically not installed not installed SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS not installed OFTWARE INFORMATION op er not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN JAAN Some device drivers will restart your system autom
11. Otherwise your system won t boot IL In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s website for downloading and updating it according to method Il IV Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA 7N400S L Motherboard 62 4 1 3 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 of 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 nForce 2 MCP RAID chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads
12. lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt E Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 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 1 l 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 GA 7N400S L Motherboard 56 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 CAUTION Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot CO reenen Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide R
13. 5 e i SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT LFE_OUT SO A wl N 23 Hardware Installation 13 14 CD IN CD In Connector black AUX IN AUX In Connector white Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the CD IN connector Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the AUX_IN connector 1 PinNo Definition 1 CD L 0 2 GND 8 3 GND CD IN black 3 OF 1 Pin No Definition 1 AUX L a 2 GND 3 GND QO AUX IN white 4 AUX R 15 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out Connector The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF JO cable please conta
14. 512K Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios utility Auto Recovery Enable 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 55 Appendix 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
15. 7N4008 L Motherboard 34 2 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripheral ion Setup b RAID Config OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio LAN Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select Onboard Para el Port Parallel Port Mode Menu Level gt V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled Auto Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 N al Half 378 IRQ7 ECP ECP Mode Use DMA DI Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Addre N Ne Move Enter Select D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values ail Save Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software IDE Function Setup Enabled Enabled Menu Level gt Enabled SATA DMA Transfer Enabled SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled 1v3 Mov Enter Select PD Value F10 Save F5 Previous Values E ave Defaults F1 General Help ptimized Defaults On Chip Primary PCI IDE When set at Enabled it allows you to use the onboard primary IDE If a hard disk controller card is used please set at Disabled H Enabled Enable onboard first channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard first channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE When set at Enabled it allows you to use the onboard secondary IDE If a hard disk controller card is used please set at Disabled H Enabled Enable onboard s
16. DDR333 GA 7N400S GA 7N400S L includes 3 DIMM sockets as following Channel A DDR 1 DDR 2 b Channel B DDR 3 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 DDR memory module is installed 2 If two DDR memory modules are installed same storage capacity one must be added to the Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory Dual channel memory cannot function if both DDR memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If three DDR memory modules are installed please use memory of the same storage capacity in order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detect all the DDR memory modules We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with 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 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 2 memory module DS SS X DS SS X DS SS DS SS 3 memory module DS SS DS SS DS SS GA 7N400S L Motherboard 14 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 chass
17. INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS CPU AMD AuthenticAMD 86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 0 lameSting AMD Athlon SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION evice ID 0084 SubSystem ID 00111458 kaaa 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details 784005 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0B4 0915 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 49 Drivers Installation GA 7N400S L Motherboard 50 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 4 14 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition If the hard drive is not working properly the user can restore the drive to its original state Supports FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS formats Must be connected to the IDE1 Master Allows installation of only one OS Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not alter its size 6 Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format CAUTION SS NS How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS m
18. 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 The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB 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 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 Aspanning 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 a
19. block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow 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 until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks appear in the Array Disks block NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004 ay RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name gt Ada Del 1 F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup 05 Appendix Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks press F7 The Clear disk data prompt appears NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks i Loc Disk Model Name Jisk Model Name T3120026AS F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 4 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 y Aug 24 2004 Id Status Vendor 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111 79G Ctrl X Exit T4 Select B Set Boot N New Array E
20. 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 downloaded to the floppy disk a If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS noe 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 SST 49LF003A 256K 1 file s found 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Ef F5 Refresh
21. the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER II II LU LU GA 7N400S L Motherboard 12 STEP 4 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 2 AA A AC97 Audio Configuration STEP 5 Sou Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIFAn Jack a On the ACHT Audio Configuration menu click the eneen SE Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6 channel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box Select the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK Rear R L Front Speaker Out SPKIT Le BEES a channel mode for 5 Mein SPD out optical speaker output amp channel mode for 4 speaker SURROUND KIT Basic amp Advanced 6 Channel Audio Output Mode Notes AC97 Audio Configuration When the Environment setting is None the sound 5 Spake Test Jack Sensin Gon would be performed as stereo mode 2 channel output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output Karaoke F Auto Gain Control Equalizer 13 Appendix SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF output device is an optional device The SPDIF IO cable with rear bracke
22. 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 ced BIOS Features PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ual BIOS Q Flash 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 Fail Safe Defaults Inte d Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving GA 7N400S L Motherboard 58 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Ea SST 49LF003A 256K Task menu for Keep DMI Data Enable Mig Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 l Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a
23. 6K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Award Modular BIO Copyright C 1984 The BIOS file ro Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after PA z 100x17 0 updating emory Tes OK OK 8192 Shared Memory Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Slave None ster CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 18 6A69YG01C 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 GA 7N4008 L Motherboard 60 BIOS 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 Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation complete and run BIOS Ka ngon 9 Select BIOS item Fig 3 The BIOS utility 2 Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x MEINT4 2000 XP Pl Current Mainboard Info Please select BIOS server site Flash Memory Type PMC PM49LFO02 FWH 3 3V_ Gigabyte BIOS server in Taiwan Gigabyte BIDS server 2 in Taiwan clicky Jp 27 Click Update New BIOS emm beem Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japa
24. 7N400S L Motherboard 18 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 412V power voltage via a 3 pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition S 1 GND H ZS CPU FAN 2 HAN 3 Sense E SYS_FAN IE w cap 5 FDD FDD 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 19 Hardware Installation 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector An IDE device c
25. Channel Audio Function Introduction Jack Sensing The following setup is for Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP Please follow the steps below to enable the function 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get 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 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 2 AA A STEP 3 AC97 Audio Configuration obs On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test S PDIF In Jack Sensing Microphone General Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output check EIS Mia box CH Une Ou Rear A L SPKIT SPO out coaxial Echannel mode for 5 1 Mein SPD out optical speaker autput Number of Speakers Phonejack Switch SURROUND KIT T Only SURROUND KIT 69 Appendix 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function
26. DROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN b Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled 7 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 H Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks H Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value GA 7N400S L Motherboard 32 Password Check H Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value H System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on board H PCI Slot Set initial display first to PCI slot Default value H Onboard AGP Set initial display first to AGP 33 BIOS Setup 2 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced Chips
27. GA 7N400S GA 7N400S L AMD Sempron Athlon XP Athlon Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME 7N4005 1003 DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 D CE marking DEN 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 prod description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 7N400S 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 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused 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 BEN 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 electri
28. NTER Detail GA 7N400S L Motherboard 66 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 Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 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 67 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers To install Windows 2000 XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all you have to copy the driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver
29. S 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 Tum of 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 Cd Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System boots successfully Except
30. Step 1 Find an available Operation System and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD ROM drive The installation utility will appear automatically soon after you insert the driver CD Quit the installation utility first Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Step 2 Go to My Computer and right click the CD ROM icon This procedure assumes Drive D and select Open Then you will see folders and files contained in the driver CD Double click the BootDrv folder icon and select MENU exe refer to Fig 1 1 Note Fig 1 Fig 2 Step 3 A MS DOS prompt screen will appear Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow on screen instructions to complete 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 Note In the menu list IAA RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset GA 7N400S L Motherboard 68 4 1 4 2 14 16
31. ailroad 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 7N400S 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 of the 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 Oct 18 2004 Copyright 2004 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 r
32. allation of the CPU Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 1 Gently lift the CPU socket lever and up to a 90 degree angle Pin 1 indented corner indented corner Fig 2 A gold colored triangle is marked one edge of the CPU Please align this edge with the socket edge closest to the CPU lever Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into it socket gently press the metal lever back into its original position gt AN A Socket A CPU has two indented corners and these corners must be properly positioned during SE nore installation 1 4 2 Installation of the Heatsink 4 TA y Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the heat sink components Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installa tion instructions Fig 2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent CL such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink NOTE GA 7N400S L Motherboard 1 5 Installation of Memory Before installing
33. ange 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 1 l 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 Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 None DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 Appendix 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded Standard CMOS Features age Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults T nad Ontimized Nefaulte PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item
34. ars NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4 60 Copyright C 2004 NVIDIA Corp Detecting arra Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears as Figure below NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name Loc Disk Model Name F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup GA 7N4008 L Motherboard 64 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 or Stripe Mirroring Selecting the Striping Block Size Striping block size is given in kilobytes and affects how data is arranged on the disk It is recommended to leave this value at the default Optimal which is 32KB 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
35. atically After restarting your system the Xpress SZ icf i note 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 7N400S L 41 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 784005 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B4 0915 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION Z HARDWARE INFORMATION eee 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title 784005 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B4 0915 1 N DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION patt TXT Lawson INSTALL tn i CHIPSET DRIVERS zeg A SOFTWARE i 9WMDIAN lie TE Pare INFORMATION ft NE nableUSBSIXPN kaaa E GA 7N400S L Motherboard 48 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 784005 Series Utilities CD Ver 1 0 B4 0915 1 GIGABYTE sa
36. board avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container 5 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 2 Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface 7 Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 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 Warrant
37. cal appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement DEN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS 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 O EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer 2 Signature Timmy Huang Date Oct 18 2004 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 R
38. cndry Master RAID H Enabled Enable secondary SATA RAID function H Disabled Disable this function Default value GA 7N400S L Motherboard 36 FP FP OnChip USB H Disabled Disable USB controller V1 14V2 0 Set USB controller at USB1 1 and USB2 0 Default value V1 1 Set USB controller at USB1 1 USB Keyboard Support H Enabled Enable USB keyboard support b Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support H Enabled Enable USB mouse support b Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value AC97 Audio b Auto Auto detect AC97 audio function Default value H Disabled Disable AC97 audio function Onboard H W LAN H Enabled Enable onboard H W LAN function Default value H Disabled Disable this function Onboard Serial Port 1 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 H Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Seria
39. ct your local dealer Pin No Definition VCC No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND El wl rm GA 7N400S L Motherboard 24 16 USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC o CO nN a a v N s o 17 IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device Pin No Definition VCC No Pin IR RX GND IR TX 1 LLEI ol rm
40. d 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 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features 09 zed Defaults Advanced Chipset Features S 1 Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Y Ifyou can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS m Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all the items of Chipset special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals m Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources m PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration GA 7N400S L Motherboard 28 Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sys
41. e Last state before AC power off GA 7N400S L Motherboard 40 2 6 PnPIPCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Pn Configurations PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto 2 Auto Menu Levelb Auto Auto Device s using this INT F10 Save PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 5 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 5 7 PO 2IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 7 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 7 PCI 4IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 41 BIOS Setup 2 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 412V H Detect system s voltage status automatically Current System CPU Temperature H Detect System CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM H Detect CPU SYSTEM fan speed status automatically GA 7N400S L Motherboard 42 Menu Level gt timized Defaults 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2 Award Softwa
42. ead the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to the Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need Fore more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents GA 7N400S GA 7N400S L Motherboard Layout 6 leren 7 Chapter 7 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation AAA 9 1 2 Feature na ANNA NAA MA nI NAKA eae 10 1 3 Set System Clock CLK 11 1 4 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 11 1 4 4 Installation of the CPU 2na anakan DAANAN Da NANANA NA 12 1 4 2 Installation of the Heatsink AAA 12 1 5 Installation Of Memory nannanawaanawwawa sawan sawsawan anna naasa naasansa nana ssasansasaa 13 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards AA 15 1 7 UO Back Panel Introduction AAA 16 1 8 Connectors Introduction ENNEN 7 Ghapter 2 BIOS Setup a a a AAA 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 17 nananana nanasa naasa nanana annasnwsans 28 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 30 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features ENNEN 32 2 3 Advanced Chipset Features 34 2 4 Integrated Peripherals AA 35 2 5 Power Management Setup 39 2 6 PmP PCI Configurations ulanan na nanasa na aan naannaaansasansanasaanasansansasannasaaans 41 2 7 Health Status nadia 42 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults ANEN 43 2 9 Load Optimized Defa
43. econdary channel IDE port Default value H Disabled Disable onboard secondary channel IDE port Serial ATA H Enabled Enable Serial ATA controller function Default value b Disabled Disable this function Only for GA 7N400S L 35 BIOS Setup SATA DMA Transfer H Enabled Enable Serial ATA transfer function Default value b Disabled Disable this function SATA Spread Spectrum H Enabled Enable Serial ATA spread spectrum function H Disabled Disable this function Default value RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software RAID Config IDE Channel0 Master RAID IDE Channel0 Slave RAID D Menu Levelt IDE Channell Master RAID D IDE Channell Slave RAID D SATA Primary Master RAID E SATA Secndry Master RAID Disabled IDE Channel0 Master RAID H Enabled Enable first master channel IDE RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value gt IDE Channel0 Slave RAID H Enabled Enable first slave channel IDE RAID function H Disabled Disable this function Default value gt IDE Channel1 Master RAID H Enabled Enable secondary master channel IDE RAID function H Disabled Disable this function Default value IDE Channel1 Slave RAID H Enabled Enable secondary slave channel IDE RAID function b Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Primary Master RAID H Enabled Enable first SATA RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value SATA Se
44. enu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Once you have completed this step subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on Verifying DMLPool Data Boot from CD Boot from CD GIGABYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technol d Execute Backup Util 2 Execyte Restore Ut 3 Remove Bagkup image 4 Set Password jun Build 2011 51 Appendix 2 Press F9 during powering on the computer Text Mode Press F9 during powering on the computer Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 86505 AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flast P For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845GE 6A69Y 0 GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart GEN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is rec
45. er Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System NC NC GA 7N400S L Motherboard 22 11 F AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are 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 LI Pin No Definition f 10 Geen 9 1 MIC En 2 GND d 2 r 3 MIC_BIAS O 4 Power 5 Front Audio R 6 6 Rear Audio R 7 Reserved 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio L 5 10 Rear Audio L O 12 SUR CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable Pin No Definition 1 SUR OUTL 6
46. et Features System Performance Normal Item Help 100MHz Menu Level gt Normal Use the most stable settings Turbo 1 Allows full customization of performance options Advanced users only General Help mized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION System Performance gt gt Normal Set system at the most stable settings Default value gt gt Turbo Use overclock settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability H Manual Allows full customization of performance options FSB Frequency H 100MHz Set FSB frequency at 100MHz Default value H 133MHz Set FSB frequency at 133MHz H 166MHz Set FSB frequency at 166MHz H 200MHz Set FSB frequency at 200MHz lt Memory Frequency Neid H By SPD Set memory frequency by SPD Default value H 50 200 Set memory frequency manually b Auto Set the best memory frequency for system Resulting Frequency b The value depends on FSB Memory Frequency settings lt AGP Frequency b Normal Set the best AGP frequency for system Default value H 50MHz 100MHz Set AGP frequency manually Note If you want to use EasyTune utility please set Memory Frequency to Auto You also have to use DDR memory module s with frequencies equal to or faster than the FSB frequency of the CPU you install For example when using a CPU with 333Mhz FSB you have to install DDR333 or DDR400 memory module s GA
47. ffects the entire array JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance 63 Appendix 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 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 disappe
48. 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 Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure i 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 4 beeps Timer not operational 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM 5 beeps Processor error ong 9 short error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous long beeps DRAM error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error Continuous short beeps Power error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error T1 Appendix GA 7N400S L Motherboard 18 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 WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http chinese giga byte com e USA G B T INC TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http w
49. gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area H Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value H Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive H Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive H 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 b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will 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 b All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors H 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
50. ility 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 The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating 1 6GHz 133x12 REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 None TUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 79BG03C 00 GA 7N400S L Motherboard 54 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 ed Peripherals r Management Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving me F3 Change Language ual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From S Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM 10 5126 1
51. is 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 7 8 Installing a AGP VGA card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar 15 Hardware Installation 1 7 UO Back Panel Introduction oto oco pto fra ole 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 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 sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB cont
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53. l port 2 and address is 3E8 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 H Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip b Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to normal mode Default value gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA mode H ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR mode UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn t set at Normal gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value gt gt Full IR Function Duplex Full Only for GA 7N400S L 37 BIOS Setup SP 8 Onboard Parallel port H Disabled Disable onboard LPT port H 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value H 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode H SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port gt ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default value gt ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Game Port Address H 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default value H 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 H Disabled Disable this fu
54. lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 Master b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE and SATA devices setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder Number of cylinders H Head Number of heads H Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone H Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt GA 7N400S L Motherboard 30 7 Drive A Drive 8 The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer b None No floppy drive installed H 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity
55. n F jnana HO Gigabyte 698105 server in U S A I Clear DMI Data Pool Save Curent BIOS T Clear PnP Data Pool About this program 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS 0 8 Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Donot click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 7N400SL E17 e Complete update process following the instruction 61 Appendix Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note L In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted Il In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s
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57. n function Default value S3 Resume by USB This feature allows you to resume the system from USB device H Disabled Disable this function Default value H Enabled Enable this funcion Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default Value H Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled H Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 lt lt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 39 BIOS Setup Power On by Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On by Keyboard Disabled Disable this function Default value H Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password H Keyboard 98 If your keyboard has a POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here H Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the keyboard power on password AC BACK Function gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state gt gt Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to th
58. nction Midi Port Address gt gt 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 H 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 H Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default value GA 7N400S L Motherboard 38 2 5 Power Management Setup Dat CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled ModemRingOn Enabled S3 Resume by USB Resume b Tim Power On by Mou Power On by Keyboard 1 rd KB Power ONF AC BACK Function ACPI Suspend Type H S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value hb S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft off by PWR BTTN H 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 seconds PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead H Disabled Disable this function H Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value ModemRingOn An incoming call via modem or an input signal comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function H Enabled Enable Modem Ring o
59. nectors the warning message will come out as right picture AC97 Audio Configuration SeundEteot Equal ls Connected device Setup Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set Correction The curent connected device Power Speakel Microphone Headphone Cancel AC97 Audio Configuration Connected device Le 2 Channel Mode wc Not connected Please stop other audio applications before starting Speaker Configuration Spoaker Test S PDIFin SJBDIF Ou Jack Sensing Gonaral B Zeche Not connected SURROUND KIT ok GA 7N4008 L Motherboard 16 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 http 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 Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMO
60. ntroduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility HAED 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 A Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are ed S y 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 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 BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash ut
61. ommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete GA 7N400S L Motherboard 52 1 Execute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power A on If this is the case please use the boot from CD ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery CAUTION 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts If you wish to remove the need for password entry please select Set Password and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then press Enter to remove password requirement 5 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer 53 Appendix 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method I
62. omnects 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 the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 oo oo 39 S Se ae s Sg SC em mm 2 1 7 SATAO SATA1 Serial ATA Connector Serial ATA can provide 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly E Pin No Definition i i R 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP SATA1 3 TXN J S 4 GND Ff 1 Pa 7 5 RXN 2 Gi SATAO 6 RXP f GND TS a aaa 8 Q A GA 7N400S L Motherboard 20 8 PWR LED PWR LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode
63. or With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its 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 lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start 4 2 Pin No Definition aJe 1 GND EE BR ag t 6 se 4 HAN Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 VCC Q a 5 GND 6 VCC cm m ta T GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 VCC 20 VCC GA
64. re Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Pa Integrated Power Mai DAI OU pav PC Health Status T4 gt E Select Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Pa Integrated Power Mai Cl Comm LAI wiuivut Day PC Health Status Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 43 BIOS Setup 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 20 ard Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Integrated elect Item Exit Setup Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also p
65. ress lt Esc gt 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 Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA 7N400S L Motherboard 44 2 11 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User jord Power Ma T4 gt Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving
66. roller please contact OS ven dor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices COM A COMB Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices LAN Port The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 channel audio functioning Only for GA 7N400S L GA 7N4008 L Motherboard 16 1 8 Connectors Introduction D 1 CH 5 Cg 13 1 e all 12 14 15 p WEE 9 J i 5 TH 17 16 8 1 ATX 12V 10 F PANEL 2 ATX Power Connector 11 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 12 SUR CEN 4 SYS FAN 13 CD IN 5 FDD 14 AUX IN 6 IDE1 IDE2 15 SPDIF 7 SATAO SATA1 16 USB1 F USB2 8 PWR LED 17 IR 9 BAT 18 CLR CMOS 17 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX 12V I ATX Power Connect
67. 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 31 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Device Priority Password Check d Init Display First PCI Slot Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or gt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device H Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk H CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM gt gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP H USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD H USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP H USB C
68. t could link to the SPDIF_IO connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port Pd STEP 1 Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output device to the chassis back panel with a screw STEP 2 Connect the SPDIF device cable to the SPDIF IO connector on the motherboard STEP 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder GA 7N400S L Motherboard 14 Jack Sensing Introduction Jack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function IN Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable Jack Sensing support for Windows noc 98 98SE 2000 ME Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Front Speaker Mic In AC97 Audio Configuration Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly Please note that 3D audio function will only i appear when 3D audio inputs Please stop other audio applications before startir S S SURBOUNDKIT ok 75 Appendix If you set wrong with the con
69. tem 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 8 Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Sep 21 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 None yea IDE Channel 1 None IDE Channel 1 None lt Week gt IDE Channel 2 Master None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 Master None lt Month gt Dri 1 44M 3 5 Jan to Dec Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum Halt On All But Keyboard allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 General Help mized Defaults gt Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt H Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec H Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month H Year The year from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in lt hour gt
70. tering 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 Move to select item lt lt gt lt gt gt lt gt lt gt lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec tions for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 21 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E17 Once you enter Awar
71. 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 memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot 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 everse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module 13 Hardware Installation Dual Channel DDR GA 7N400S GA 7N400S L supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6 4GB s DDR400 or 5 3GB s
72. ults A 43 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password AEN 44 2 11 Save 8 Exit Setup sais 45 2 12 Exit Without SAVING 45 0 7 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers EE 3 2 Software Application 3 3 Software Information ENEE 3 4 Hardware Information 3 5 Contact Us Ghapter d Appel ie Eeer ata nanan ed 51 41 Unique Software Utilities E 51 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction ulunan nannannunanaawaawsnnanawsawsananasnansansanssassansawaa 51 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 63 4 1 4 2 14 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 0 0 cescsssseseseesessesteeeeeteeees 69 ZA TTOUDIESHOOTING GA 7N400S GA 7N400S L Motherboard Layout rf ze ef KB_MS EE pia aa a SOCKETA R_USB BI NA J Ba 8 1 5 i 8 i 8 1 BI BEH 5 BI 8 1 g Bi a Hr Bi Ba D a 5 ii a z ai nVIDIA nForce 2 E i i gt S 2 Ultra 400 HEL 8 5 8 1 3 Ar Bi 8 5 Ww UI GE Loo 5 BICLK sw Sos Afp SUR CEN ou Fan DE2 IDE1 gt lt z bad
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74. y Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary 5 PCI slots Motherboard GA 7N400S or GA 7N400S L CPU Socket A for AMD Sempron Athlon XP Athlon Duron processor Supports 200 266 333 400MHz FSB Supports 1 4GHz and faster Chipset Northbridge nVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400 Southbridge nVIDIA nForce 2 MCP RAID Memory 3DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 3GB memory Supports dual channel DDR 400 333 266 DIMM Supports 2 5V DDR DIMM Slots 1 AGP slot supoorts 8X 4X 1 5V mode 4 IDE Connections FDD Connections 2 IDE connections UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 allows connection of 4 IDE devices 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 2 Serial ATA ports from nVIDIA nForce 2 MCP RAID SATAO SATA1 Supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 2 serial ports COMA COMB 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 4 Onboard LAN

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