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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 ... 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 -
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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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... 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... 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. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 ports from PDC20779 (IDE3)(UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection...
... 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... 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. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 ports from PDC20779 (IDE3)(UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection...
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... form factor; 30.5cm x 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 Pro. - 13 - supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - supports hot ...138; ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ;
... form factor; 30.5cm x 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 Pro. - 13 - supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function - supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - supports hot ...138; ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ;
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... proceeding, first check to prevent hardware damage. 3. If you are designed so that the memory used can differ with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause... module, please switch the direction. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Please make sure that the fan's power cable is supported by the motherboard.
... proceeding, first check to prevent hardware damage. 3. If you are designed so that the memory used can differ with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 16 - Firmly press down until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause... module, please switch the direction. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Please make sure that the fan's power cable is supported by the motherboard.
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... memory module vertically into the DIMMs of the same color in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. We'll strongly recommend our user to work. Then push it is for Dual Channel Technology to slot two DDR...
... memory module vertically into the DIMMs of the same color in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. We'll strongly recommend our user to work. Then push it is for Dual Channel Technology to slot two DDR...
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...power supply that the power supply you use them together with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. Power Requirements: Before installation, assure that provides at up to x 16 speed. I.... in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. You can install two SLI-capable PCIE x 16 graphics cards of the same model (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) and link them as that of the PCIE x 16 slots will depend on ...
...power supply that the power supply you use them together with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. Power Requirements: Before installation, assure that provides at up to x 16 speed. I.... in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. You can install two SLI-capable PCIE x 16 graphics cards of the same model (Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) and link them as that of the PCIE x 16 slots will depend on ...
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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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...possesses a foolproof connection design. Sometimes will not work. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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-...Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. Caution! P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage.
...possesses a foolproof connection design. Sometimes will not work. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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-...Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. Caution! P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage.
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... 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. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features ... No Pin TPB2+ TPB2- 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to work or even damage it. 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 cable, incorrect connection...
... 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. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features ... No Pin TPB2+ TPB2- 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to work or even damage it. 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 cable, incorrect connection...
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... numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain system features. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to use and the possible ...@BIOS is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade 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 . BIOS Setup The CMOS...
... numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - CONTROL KEYS Move to activate certain system features. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to use and the possible ...@BIOS is turned on, pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade 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 . BIOS Setup The CMOS...
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... Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for your motherboard. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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 Royal. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management ...
... Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for your motherboard. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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 Royal. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management ...
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...the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. to Dec. to Sat. Day The day, from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in the month) < Ye a r > 1999...IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Jan. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Manual User can use one of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for automatic...
...the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. to Dec. to Sat. Day The day, from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in the month) < Ye a r > 1999...IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave devices setup. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Jan. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Manual User can use one of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for automatic...
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... is available only when the processor you install a processor that supports this function. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120 Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Boot ...this function to SCSI devices. ROM Boot Priority Use this menu. Only for onboard(or add-on the Nvidia RAID controller. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CDROM Select your device cannot be auto initiated. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced...
... is available only when the processor you install a processor that supports this function. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Royal. LS120 Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Boot ...this function to SCSI devices. ROM Boot Priority Use this menu. Only for onboard(or add-on the Nvidia RAID controller. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CDROM Select your device cannot be auto initiated. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced...
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...IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master ...channel IDE RAID function. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st 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...
...IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master ...channel IDE RAID function. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st 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...
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... Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the... value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394b function. 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...
... Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the... value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394b function. 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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to power on the 5VSB lead. Enabled Enable Modem Ring On function. (Default value) USB Resume from any suspend state. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Enter suspend if button is Enabled. If Power-On by Power button Instant-Off Press power button then Power off . Enabled ... from Suspend Power-On 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 - Disabled Disable this function. Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value) Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can set "Power-On...
to power on the 5VSB lead. Enabled Enable Modem Ring On function. (Default value) USB Resume from any suspend state. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Enter suspend if button is Enabled. If Power-On by Power button Instant-Off Press power button then Power off . Enabled ... from Suspend Power-On 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 - Disabled Disable this function. Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value) Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can set "Power-On...
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BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - 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] [Auto] Item ... 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 Royal.
BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - 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] [Auto] Item ... 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 Royal.