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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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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... 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 Feature... 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 -
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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 Module Socket PCIE_16_2 TSB82AA2...
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 Module Socket PCIE_16_2 TSB82AA2...
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English 1-2 Feature Summary 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 Intel®...
English 1-2 Feature Summary 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 Intel®...
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... x 24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chip - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; Hardware Installation supports data...
... x 24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chip - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; Hardware Installation supports data...
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...too much pressure on one side. If you are designed so that they can be installed in only one direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Please make sure that the memory used can be inserted only in the heatsink as shown. A memory module can differ ... modules have a foolproof insertion design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus...
...too much pressure on one side. If you are designed so that they can be installed in only one direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Please make sure that the memory used can be inserted only in the heatsink as shown. A memory module can differ ... modules have a foolproof insertion design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus...
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...GC-SLICON bridge to enable SLI function to provide enhanced performance. 2. This SLI switch 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... within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset. II. This section introduces steps to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. SLI Mode: In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can use is able to...
...GC-SLICON bridge to enable SLI function to provide enhanced performance. 2. This SLI switch 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... within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset. II. This section introduces steps to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. SLI Mode: In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can use is able to...
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P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - 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 9 12 19 17 ... 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. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.
P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - 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 9 12 19 17 ... 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. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.
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...) Pin No. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent CPU overheating 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. Please remember to connect...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 GA-8N-SLI Pro. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN) 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will ...
...) Pin No. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent CPU overheating 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. Please remember to connect...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 GA-8N-SLI Pro. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN) 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will ...
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... by Institute of the IEEE1394 connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical...
... by Institute of the IEEE1394 connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical...
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...the power is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the ... value or make changes General help window that BIOS needs to be used. You can be reset to use and the possible selections for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - If you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain...
...the power is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the ... value or make changes General help window that BIOS needs to be used. You can be reset to use and the possible selections for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - If you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain...
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...your motherboard. 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....the configurations 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. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to select multilanguages.
...your motherboard. 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....the configurations 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. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to select multilanguages.
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... 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in . Day The day, from Sun to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The time is display only Month The month, Jan. English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy)...IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock...step and allow for faster system start up. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 -
... 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in . Day The day, from Sun to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The time is display only Month The month, Jan. English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy)...IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock...step and allow for faster system start up. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 -
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... P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120... Boot Device Third Boot Device ROM Boot Priority1 Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading # Limit CPUID Max. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. ROM Boot Priority Use this function. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST,...
... P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120... Boot Device Third Boot Device ROM Boot Priority1 Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading # Limit CPUID Max. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. ROM Boot Priority Use this function. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST,...
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... value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE...IDE/SATAII RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
... value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE...IDE/SATAII RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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...SATAII/IDE3 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 ... value) EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP 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 function...
...SATAII/IDE3 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 ... value) EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP 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 function...
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Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V/ VBAT Detect system's voltage status automatically. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. If the case is closed, Case Opened will show "Yes." Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Disable this ...158oF. 80oC / 176oF Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF. 90oC / 194oF Disabled Monitor CPU temperature at next boot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 - Current CPU/POWER /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/Power /System fan speed status automatically. Case Opened If the...
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V/ VBAT Detect system's voltage status automatically. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. If the case is closed, Case Opened will show "Yes." Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Disable this ...158oF. 80oC / 176oF Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF. 90oC / 194oF Disabled Monitor CPU temperature at next boot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 - Current CPU/POWER /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/Power /System fan speed status automatically. Case Opened If the...
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... (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) is not changeable. Automatically increase CPU frequency(5%,7%) by CPU loading. Set C.I .A.2 to Full Thrust. Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) C.A.M.(Note) CPU Clock Ratio(Note) C.I .A.2 to Cruise. For... by CPU loading. Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) by CPU detection. Disabled Disable this function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 - Sports Set C.I.A.2 to Sports.
... (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) is not changeable. Automatically increase CPU frequency(5%,7%) by CPU loading. Set C.I .A.2 to Full Thrust. Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) C.A.M.(Note) CPU Clock Ratio(Note) C.I .A.2 to Cruise. For... by CPU loading. Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) by CPU detection. Disabled Disable this function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 - Sports Set C.I.A.2 to Sports.
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...Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be asked to abort the selection and not enter a password. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for the password every time the system is disabled, the system will appear... password is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. You will appear to eight characters, and press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ...
...Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be asked to abort the selection and not enter a password. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for the password every time the system is disabled, the system will appear... password is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. You will appear to eight characters, and press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ...
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...related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - REBOOT: Exit the main screen and ...not supported. 6. PATA IDE secondary channel c . When using hard disks with more than data restoration. 3. On a few motherboards based on the size of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be sure to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk...
...related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - REBOOT: Exit the main screen and ...not supported. 6. PATA IDE secondary channel c . When using hard disks with more than data restoration. 3. On a few motherboards based on the size of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be sure to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk...