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... Peripherals Onboard LAN GA-8N-SLI Royal or GA-8N-SLI Pro or GA-8N-SLI Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/ Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB L2 ... 2 ports from PDC20779 controller (ESATAII0, ESATAII1) - P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 port from MCP-04 controller (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 ports...
... Peripherals Onboard LAN GA-8N-SLI Royal or GA-8N-SLI Pro or GA-8N-SLI Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/ Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB L2 ... 2 ports from PDC20779 controller (ESATAII0, ESATAII1) - P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 port from MCP-04 controller (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3) - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 ports...
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... including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to the CPU during installation.) P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 14 - CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with the processor specifications. Chipset: A NVIDIA® Chipset that supports HT Technology and has it does...
... including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to the CPU during installation.) P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 14 - CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with the processor specifications. Chipset: A NVIDIA® Chipset that supports HT Technology and has it does...
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...3. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the memory used can be inserted only in one direction. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Please make sure that they can be installed in the heatsink as shown. Exerting too much pressure on...motherboard. Fig.3 Before proceeding, first check to break-off to dislodge the extension on both sides with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. A memory module can ...
...3. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the memory used can be inserted only in one direction. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Please make sure that they can be installed in the heatsink as shown. Exerting too much pressure on...motherboard. Fig.3 Before proceeding, first check to break-off to dislodge the extension on both sides with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. A memory module can ...
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... white-drawable bar. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the expansion card. 6. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed...
... white-drawable bar. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the expansion card. 6. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed...
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... GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. Please note that the second PCIE x 16 slot is Normal mode. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard...is SLI Mode and the other components in parallel and share the work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to configure an SLI system on two sides. Please note that the exact power requirements will not be available. You can operate in Normal Mode. II. P4 nForce4 SLI ...
... GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. Please note that the second PCIE x 16 slot is Normal mode. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard...is SLI Mode and the other components in parallel and share the work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to configure an SLI system on two sides. Please note that the exact power requirements will not be available. You can operate in Normal Mode. II. P4 nForce4 SLI ...
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...bridge connector between the two cards, you plug the display cable to the card on the top of both cards. curely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of the two graphics cards for display output. If you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure... the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - Female slots on the bridge connector Gold edge connector on the bridge connector se- System will appear. Then the...
...bridge connector between the two cards, you plug the display cable to the card on the top of both cards. curely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of the two graphics cards for display output. If you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure... the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - Female slots on the bridge connector Gold edge connector on the bridge connector se- System will appear. Then the...
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... 15) SPDIF_IN 16) F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 17) F1_1394/F2_1394 18) CLR_CMOS 19) CI 20) PCIE_12V 21) BATTERY 22) RF_ID Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers...
... 15) SPDIF_IN 16) F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 17) F1_1394/F2_1394 18) CLR_CMOS 19) CI 20) PCIE_12V 21) BATTERY 22) RF_ID Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers...
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... and failure. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN 1 PWR_FAN Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND +12V Sense Speed Control (Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Sometimes will not work. Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded.../ SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Caution! Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN) 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed...
... and failure. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN 1 PWR_FAN Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND +12V Sense Speed Control (Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Sometimes will not work. Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded.../ SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Caution! Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN) 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed...
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... will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off...
... will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off...
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Definition 1 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 30 - Also please make sure the pin assigments on the MB header. Pin No. In order to the connector. To find out if ...
Definition 1 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 30 - Also please make sure the pin assigments on the MB header. Pin No. In order to the connector. To find out if ...
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...F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors) Serial interface standard set by this header. 1 Open: Normal 1 Short: Clear CMOS Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular ...may clear the CMOS data to work or even damage it. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of Electrical and ...
...F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors) Serial interface standard set by this header. 1 Open: Normal 1 Short: Clear CMOS Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular ...may clear the CMOS data to work or even damage it. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of Electrical and ...
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... you can use extra function. Pin No. Re-install the battery. 4. Definition 1 Power 1 2 RFID_RI- 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5 NC 6 GND P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Check the pin assignments before you want to erase CMOS... 1. If you...negative pins in the battery holder to the manufacturer's instructions. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for the optional GIGABYTE external device. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. 21) BAT(Battery) English Danger of ...
... you can use extra function. Pin No. Re-install the battery. 4. Definition 1 Power 1 2 RFID_RI- 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5 NC 6 GND P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 34 - Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Check the pin assignments before you want to erase CMOS... 1. If you...negative pins in the battery holder to the manufacturer's instructions. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for the optional GIGABYTE external device. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. 21) BAT(Battery) English Danger of ...
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... of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to accept or enter the sub-menu. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English The BIOS Setup menus described in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the...
... of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to accept or enter the sub-menu. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English The BIOS Setup menus described in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the...
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... the hard drive. For example, 1 p.m. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for automatic device detection. Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 511M 512M 1 to select.../Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to 31 (or maximum allowed in . P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - to Dec. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Enter the appropriate option based on this option for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss)...
... the hard drive. For example, 1 p.m. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for automatic device detection. Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 511M 512M 1 to select.../Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to 31 (or maximum allowed in . P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - to Dec. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Enter the appropriate option based on this option for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss)...
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... RAID controller. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by LS120. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. LS120 Select your boot device priority by...boot ROM order if the boot ROM of your boot device priority by LAN. Press to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - PROMISE Set boot ROM order to devices on the Promise controller. (Default) Nvidia RAID Set boot ROM order to...
... RAID controller. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by LS120. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. LS120 Select your boot device priority by...boot ROM order if the boot ROM of your boot device priority by LAN. Press to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - PROMISE Set boot ROM order to devices on the Promise controller. (Default) Nvidia RAID Set boot ROM order to...
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...Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE/SATAII RAID Config On... Disabled Enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function.
...Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE/SATAII RAID Config On... Disabled Enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function.
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... Onboard LAN Function) Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. ECP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ... address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode RAID Set onboard SATAII/IDE3 to BASE (ATA) mode.(Default value) Onboard 1394b Function...
... Onboard LAN Function) Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. ECP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ... address is 3E8/IRQ4. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode RAID Set onboard SATAII/IDE3 to BASE (ATA) mode.(Default value) Onboard 1394b Function...
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... to power on the system. AC BACK Function Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "On" state. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 46 - English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can...
... to power on the system. AC BACK Function Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "On" state. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 46 - English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can...
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... Don't reset case open status [Enabled] Clear case open status and set to CMOS, and then your computer will restart. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 - If you want to reset Case Opened value, enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change to ... CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V/ VBAT Detect system's voltage status automatically. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Current CPU/POWER /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/Power /System fan speed status automatically. Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/...
... Don't reset case open status [Enabled] Clear case open status and set to CMOS, and then your computer will restart. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 - If you want to reset Case Opened value, enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change to ... CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V/ VBAT Detect system's voltage status automatically. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Current CPU/POWER /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/Power /System fan speed status automatically. Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/...
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.... Automatically increase CPU frequency(7%,9%) by CPU loading. C.A.M. (Note) High Set clock ratio for frequency-locked CPU to High. (Default value) Low Set clock ratio for GA-8N-SLI Pro. C.I.A.2 C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) is not changeable. Set C.I .A.2 to Turbo. Set C.I .A.2 to Sports. Sports Set C.I .A.2 to Full Thrust. Warning: ...this function. Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) by CPU loading. Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 -
.... Automatically increase CPU frequency(7%,9%) by CPU loading. C.A.M. (Note) High Set clock ratio for frequency-locked CPU to High. (Default value) Low Set clock ratio for GA-8N-SLI Pro. C.I.A.2 C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) is not changeable. Set C.I .A.2 to Turbo. Set C.I .A.2 to Sports. Sports Set C.I .A.2 to Full Thrust. Warning: ...this function. Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) by CPU loading. Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 -