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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
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
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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 ... I/O Back Panel Introduction 23 1-10 Connectors Introduction 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l 36 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 38 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 40 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 42 2-4 Power Management Setup 45 2-5 PnP/PCI... 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 55 2-13 Exit Without Saving 55 Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 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 ... I/O Back Panel Introduction 23 1-10 Connectors Introduction 24 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l 36 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 38 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 40 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 42 2-4 Power Management Setup 45 2-5 PnP/PCI... 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 55 2-13 Exit Without Saving 55 Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 6 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. GA-8N-SLI Royal / GA-8N-SLI Pro / 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...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. GA-8N-SLI Royal / GA-8N-SLI Pro / 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...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Block Diagram 1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE x 8 PCI-ECLK (100MHz) or LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(1066/800/533MHz) Host Interface DDRII 667/533MHz DIMM Normal Mode SLI Mode Switch PCI Express x 16 Bus PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Dual Channel Memory NBCLK (25MHz) HCLK+/- (133/200... Channel 3 IEEE1394b Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out PCICLK (33MHz) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 9 -
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Block Diagram 1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE x 8 PCI-ECLK (100MHz) or LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(1066/800/533MHz) Host Interface DDRII 667/533MHz DIMM Normal Mode SLI Mode Switch PCI Express x 16 Bus PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition Dual Channel Memory NBCLK (25MHz) HCLK+/- (133/200... Channel 3 IEEE1394b Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out PCICLK (33MHz) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 9 -
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... Mode, only the first PCIE x 16 slot (PCIE_16_1, color-coded blue) is available and can run at up to x 8 respectively. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory .../s 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 cache...
... Mode, only the first PCIE x 16 slot (PCIE_16_1, color-coded blue) is available and can run at up to x 8 respectively. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU Chipset Memory .../s 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 cache...
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...24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chip - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - supports data ...transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supported on different motherboards. supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - Hardware Installation Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - MIC ; supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of 2...
...24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chip - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - supports data ...transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supported on different motherboards. supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - Hardware Installation Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - MIC ; supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - supports a maximum of 2...
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... used can be installed in one direction. Please make sure that they can be used is supported by the motherboard. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. A memory module can differ with the following conditions: 1. P4 nForce4...off to dislodge the extension on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to insert the module, please switch the direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Then, while applying pressure to the top of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to prevent hardware damage. 3. Notch DDR II Before...
... used can be installed in one direction. Please make sure that they can be used is supported by the motherboard. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. A memory module can differ with the following conditions: 1. P4 nForce4...off to dislodge the extension on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to insert the module, please switch the direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Then, while applying pressure to the top of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to prevent hardware damage. 3. Notch DDR II Before...
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... enable Dual Channel mode with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Then push it is for Dual Channel Technology to work. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. If you wish to remove the DIMM module. Hardware Installation English Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM...
... enable Dual Channel mode with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Then push it is for Dual Channel Technology to work. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. If you wish to remove the DIMM module. Hardware Installation English Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM...
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...5V and 12V current and a minimum of 400W wattage. II. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. Please note that the second PCIE x 16 slot is Normal mode. I. SLI Mode: In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can use is able to ...from the motherboard because in the 3D1 Mode direction. (The Normal Mode is available and can install two SLI-capable PCIE x 16 graphics cards of the same model (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) and link them as two individual PCIE x16 slots and each slot provides up to x 16...
...5V and 12V current and a minimum of 400W wattage. II. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. Please note that the second PCIE x 16 slot is Normal mode. I. SLI Mode: In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can use is able to ...from the motherboard because in the 3D1 Mode direction. (The Normal Mode is available and can install two SLI-capable PCIE x 16 graphics cards of the same model (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) and link them as two individual PCIE x16 slots and each slot provides up to x 16...
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... 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 to this connector. ... 13) F_AUDIO 14) CD_IN 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.
... 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 to this connector. ... 13) F_AUDIO 14) CD_IN 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.
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent CPU overheating and failure. 1 ... to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Caution! P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - English 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent CPU overheating and failure. 1 ... to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Caution! P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - English 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for...
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Be careful with the polarity of this header. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular IEEE1394b cable. 2 16 F2_1394 F1_1394 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... plug. English 17) 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. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of the IEEE1394 connector.
Be careful with the polarity of this header. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular IEEE1394b cable. 2 16 F2_1394 F1_1394 2 10 1 9 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... plug. English 17) 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. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of the IEEE1394 connector.
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... the highlighted item. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. When the power is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can be reset to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility... Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to select item Select Item Main Menu - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - Exit current page and return to the CMOS SRAM.
... the highlighted item. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. When the power is recommended that describes the appropriate keys to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is displayed at the bottom of the screen. You can be reset to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility... Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to select item Select Item Main Menu - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - Exit current page and return to the CMOS SRAM.
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...the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for your motherboard. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. ...Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ...
...the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for your motherboard. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. ...Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ...
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... if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow... devices setup. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. The time is 13:00:00. to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Enter the appropriate option based on the outside drive casing.
... if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow... devices setup. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. The time is 13:00:00. to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Enter the appropriate option based on the outside drive casing.
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...Set boot ROM order to devices on the Promise controller. (Default) Nvidia RAID Set boot ROM order to exit this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed... Use this function. SCSI Set boot ROM order to move it up when you install supports Intel® HyperThreading Technology. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120 Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. USB-HDD Select your...
...Set boot ROM order to devices on the Promise controller. (Default) Nvidia RAID Set boot ROM order to exit this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed... Use this function. SCSI Set boot ROM order to move it up when you install supports Intel® HyperThreading Technology. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120 Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. USB-HDD Select your...
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... this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value...
... this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value...
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...value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Enabled Enable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function. Onboard Parallel ... Enhanced Parallel Port. BASE Set onboard SATAII/IDE3 to RAID mode. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is Onboard LAN Function) Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip...
...value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Enabled Enable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function. Onboard Parallel ... Enhanced Parallel Port. BASE Set onboard SATAII/IDE3 to RAID mode. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is Onboard LAN Function) Auto Autodetect onboard LAN2 chip function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN2 chip...
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... call via modem can set "Power-On by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Press power button 4 sec. Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON... power button then Power off . Soft-Off 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 -
... call via modem can set "Power-On by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Press power button 4 sec. Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON... power button then Power off . Soft-Off 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 -
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [... 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 -
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [... 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 -