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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 Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the... 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 ...
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 Summary 12 1-3 Installation of the... 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 ...
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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...
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...
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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+/- (133/200/266MHz... 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+/- (133/200/266MHz... 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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...operating systems 1 port from PDC20779 (IDE3)(UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection of 4 IDE devices - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode 1 Serial port (COMA) 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ... 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 ...
...operating systems 1 port from PDC20779 (IDE3)(UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection of 4 IDE devices - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode 1 Serial port (COMA) 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ... 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 ...
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... up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - supports data transfer rate of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports a maximum of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supported on different motherboards. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID... 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 Royal. Hardware Installation
... up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - supports data transfer rate of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports a maximum of up to 300 MB/s - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supported on different motherboards. supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID... 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 Royal. Hardware Installation
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... until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Exerting too much pressure on both sides with the grooves in one side. It is disconnected. English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) Fig...
... until it snaps into the NB_FAN connector. The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Exerting too much pressure on both sides with the grooves in one side. It is disconnected. English 1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) Fig...
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... in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Hardware Installation Dual channel memory cannot be used if one direction. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. The following explanations due to the limitation of identical brand, size, chips, and speed. If you wish to remove...
... in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Hardware Installation Dual channel memory cannot be used if one direction. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. The following explanations due to the limitation of identical brand, size, chips, and speed. If you wish to remove...
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.... for intelligent indication of U-Plus DPS (Universal Plus Dual Power System) The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus D.P.S.) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 19 - Only for ultimate system protection. Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes, the U-Plus DPS provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit...
.... for intelligent indication of U-Plus DPS (Universal Plus Dual Power System) The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus D.P.S.) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 19 - Only for ultimate system protection. Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes, the U-Plus DPS provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit...
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... second PCIE x 16 slot is SLI Mode and the other components in parallel and share the work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. The SLI design takes advantage of the increased ...bandwidth of the PCIE x 16 slots will depend on two sides. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work and deliver heart-pounding...
... second PCIE x 16 slot is SLI Mode and the other components in parallel and share the work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. The SLI design takes advantage of the increased ...bandwidth of the PCIE x 16 slots will depend on two sides. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work and deliver heart-pounding...
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... connector(s), please make sureyour OS supports USB controller. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 23 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable...
... connector(s), please make sureyour OS supports USB controller. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 23 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable...
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You can use audio software to this connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1-10 Connectors Introduction 31 2 5 7 8 6 13 20 8 22 4 ... 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.
You can use audio software to this connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1-10 Connectors Introduction 31 2 5 7 8 6 13 20 8 22 4 ... 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.
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... Sense Speed Control (Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Caution! Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Sometimes will not work. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Please...
... Sense Speed Control (Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Caution! Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. The black connector wire is GND) Pin No. Sometimes will not work. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Please...
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One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Slave (for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 27 - 2 1 Hardware Installation Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position. 34 33 2 1 8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects ...
One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Slave (for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 27 - 2 1 Hardware Installation Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position. 34 33 2 1 8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects ...
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... MCP-04) 10) ESATAII0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by PDC20779) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to work properly. Please refer to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300MB... 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No.
... MCP-04) 10) ESATAII0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by PDC20779) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to work properly. Please refer to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300MB... 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No.
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... connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to its default values by Institute of the IEEE1394 connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular IEEE1394b cable. 2 16 F2_1394 F1_1394... use of this header. 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.
... connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to its default values by Institute of the IEEE1394 connector. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use particular IEEE1394b cable. 2 16 F2_1394 F1_1394... use of this header. 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.
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You can be reset to its original settings. Exit current page and return to use and the possible selections for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for Main Menu Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. When the ... changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - If you to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or ...
You can be reset to its original settings. Exit current page and return to use and the possible selections for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for Main Menu Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the motherboard. When the ... changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - If you to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or ...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. If you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to select multilanguages. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English The BIOS Setup...ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to accept or enter the sub-menu. 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 ...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. If you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to select multilanguages. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English The BIOS Setup...ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to accept or enter the sub-menu. 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 ...
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...p.m. You can manually input the correct settings. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Jan. is , , , . Access Mode Use this to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option ... 1 Master/Slave devices setup. Manual User can use one of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for automatic device detection.
...p.m. You can manually input the correct settings. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Jan. is , , , . Access Mode Use this to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this option ... 1 Master/Slave devices setup. Manual User can use one of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for automatic device detection.
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CDROM Select your boot device priority by ZIP. ZIP Select your boot device priority by LAN. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. PROMISE ... a processor that supports this function. SCSI Set boot ROM order to move it up when you install supports Intel® HyperThreading Technology. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB...
CDROM Select your boot device priority by ZIP. ZIP Select your boot device priority by LAN. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. PROMISE ... a processor that supports this function. SCSI Set boot ROM order to move it up when you install supports Intel® HyperThreading Technology. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. to devices on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB...