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Manual - Page 1
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
Manual - Page 6
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Table of Contents
GA-8N-SLI Royal / GA-8N-SLI Pro / GA-8N-SLI Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram ...9
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 11 1-2 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 14
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 15 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (...
Manual - Page 8
... / GA-8N-SLI Motherboard Layout
KB_MS
VRM_CONN
COAXIAL
ATX
SPDIF_O
LGA775
PWR_FAN
COMA LPT
GA-8N-SLI Royal (Pro)/GA-8N-SLI DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
LAN1 LAN2
USB
FDD
USB
Marvell Phy (LAN2)
AUDIO1 AUDIO2
CPU_FAN ATX_12V
nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition
F_AUDIO Marvell 8053 (LAN1)
PCIE_12V
Main BIOS
Backup PCIE_2 BIOS
NB_FAN PCIE_1
PCIE_16_1
SLI Switch Module Socket...
Manual - Page 12
...
Motherboard
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Slots
IDE Connections
FDD Connections Onboard SATA 3Gb/s
Peripherals
Onboard LAN
GA-8N-SLI Royal or GA-8N-SLI Pro or GA-8N-SLI Supports LGA775...
Manual - Page 13
...Speaker Out) ; MIC ; supported on different motherboards. supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections -
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data transfer rate of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS /Q-Flash/Multilanguage BIOS Supports U-Plus DPS Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 (Note 2) Over Voltage via BIOS (FSB/DIMM/PCIE/SATA II/CPU) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DIMM/PCIE) ATX form...
Manual - Page 16
... installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the fan's power cable is supported by the motherboard.
Please make sure that the computer
power is properly affixed onto the heatsink, plug the power cable into position. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
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If you are designed so that the memory used is disconnected.
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal...
Manual - Page 20
... module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. GC-SLICON GC-SLISW-C19
Normal Mode: When the SLI switch module is set up an SLI configuration.
The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-C19) The GC-SLISW-C19 switch module is SLI Mode and the other components in the 3D1 Mode direction. (The Normal Mode is...
Manual - Page 24
...Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector.
P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
- 24 - English
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning.
1-10 Connectors Introduction
31
2 5 7
8
6 13
20
8
22
4 18
14
21
15...
Manual - Page 26
... Sense Speed Control (Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Caution! Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. Definition
1
1
+12V
2
GND
Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
- 26 - Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
Sometimes will not...
Manual - Page 35
... on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". To exit the Help Window press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is recommended that you wish to upgrade to the...
Manual - Page 36
... Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash
F3: Change Language12 F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
If you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen.
P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
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Manual - Page 38
... month, Jan. Manual
User can use one of three methods:
Auto
Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default
value)
None
Select this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
Day
The...
Manual - Page 40
... only when the processor you install a processor that supports this menu.
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features
` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device ROM Boot Priority1 Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading # Limit CPUID Max...
Manual - Page 44
... Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
Disabled
Disable USB mouse support. (Default value)
AC97 Audio
Auto
Autodetect onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable this function.
Disabled
Disable onboard Serial port 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
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Onboard LAN Function (Marvell 8053)
Enabled
Enable onboard LAN...
Manual - Page 45
... by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 45 - BIOS Setup
English
2-4 Power Management Setup
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button
PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend...
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