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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 Feature Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the CPU and...Interface) Configuration 20 1-9 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 Configurations 47 2-6 PC Health ...
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...Interface) Configuration 20 1-9 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 Configurations 47 2-6 PC Health ...
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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 Module...
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 Module...
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... 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+/- (133/200/266MHz) PCI-ECLK (100MHz) Marvell 8053 2 PCI... 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.
... 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+/- (133/200/266MHz) PCI-ECLK (100MHz) Marvell 8053 2 PCI... 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.
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...SATA 3Gb/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 varies with...Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to x 8 respectively. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - In Normal Mode, only the first PCIE x 16 slot (PCIE_16_1, color-coded blue) is available...
...SATA 3Gb/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 varies with...Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to x 8 respectively. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 12 - In Normal Mode, only the first PCIE x 16 slot (PCIE_16_1, color-coded blue) is available...
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... mirroring (RAID 1) function - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; Hardware Installation supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
... mirroring (RAID 1) function - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; Hardware Installation supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
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...that they can be inserted only in only one direction. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) Fig.1 To attach Cool-Plus to a heatsink... is supported by the motherboard. Memory modules are unable to dislodge the extension on one side. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Please make sure that the memory used . 2. The motherboard supports DDR II ...3. A memory module can differ with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Notch DDR II
...that they can be inserted only in only one direction. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) Fig.1 To attach Cool-Plus to a heatsink... is supported by the motherboard. Memory modules are unable to dislodge the extension on one side. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Please make sure that the memory used . 2. The motherboard supports DDR II ...3. A memory module can differ with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Notch DDR II
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... with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMMs of Memory Bus will double. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. Dual channel memory cannot be used if one direction. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of identical brand...
... with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMMs of Memory Bus will double. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. Dual channel memory cannot be used if one direction. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of identical brand...
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... mounted on the motherbard with the latest LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as future Intel® processors. How to the CPU for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 19 - Reverse the installation steps if you want to remove the U-Plus DPS. for ultimate system protection. Hardware Installation These characteristics make it down. 3. Insert...
... mounted on the motherbard with the latest LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as future Intel® processors. How to the CPU for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 19 - Reverse the installation steps if you want to remove the U-Plus DPS. for ultimate system protection. Hardware Installation These characteristics make it down. 3. Insert...
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... as two individual PCIE x16 slots and each slot provides up to x8 bandwidth. The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-3D1) For users who wish to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. You can operate in that the second PCIE x 16 slot is not available in...
... as two individual PCIE x16 slots and each slot provides up to x8 bandwidth. The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-3D1) For users who wish to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. You can operate in that the second PCIE x 16 slot is not available in...
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... or data processing devices. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 23 - If your OS or device(s) vendors. USB port Before you connect your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Line Out...
... or data processing devices. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 23 - If your OS or device(s) vendors. USB port Before you connect your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Line Out...
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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. You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio ... 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. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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. You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio ... 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. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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... GND) Pin No. 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 GA-8N-SLI Royal. Sometimes will not work. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and...
... GND) Pin No. 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 GA-8N-SLI Royal. Sometimes will not work. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and...
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English 7) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other as Slave (for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 27 - 2 1 Hardware Installation One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other end of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1....
English 7) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other as Slave (for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 27 - 2 1 Hardware Installation One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other end of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1....
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... the system power indicator to 300MB/s transfer rate. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No.
... the system power indicator to 300MB/s transfer rate. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No.
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... For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb/S, but the speed can be achieved only when you connect the IEEE1394...IEEE1394 connector. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. 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 ...
... For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb/S, but the speed can be achieved only when you connect the IEEE1394...IEEE1394 connector. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. 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 ...
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... is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to pop up BIOS for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the event that BIOS needs to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up a small help , only for ...Internet. When the power is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for the highlighted item. You can be reset to the...
... is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to pop up BIOS for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the event that BIOS needs to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up a small help , only for ...Internet. When the power is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for the highlighted item. You can be reset to the...
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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 configurations ... you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status...
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 configurations ... you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "...to Sat. is display only Month The month, Jan. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. Enter the appropriate... : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Through Dec. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Week The week, from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "...to Sat. is display only Month The month, Jan. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. Enter the appropriate... : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Through Dec. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Week The week, from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format...
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... type is available only when the processor you install a processor that supports this function to SCSI devices. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. CDROM Select your boot ...First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) ...
... type is available only when the processor you install a processor that supports this function to SCSI devices. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. CDROM Select your boot ...First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) ...