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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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... 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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... SATAII3) - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 RJ45 ports (Note 1) In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can run at up to x 16. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD ... 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 ...
... SATAII3) - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 RJ45 ports (Note 1) In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x 16 slots can run at up to x 16. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD ... 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 ...
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... Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. MIC ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports a maximum of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS... / power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / system / power fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard nVIDIA® MCP-04 chipset - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ;
... Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - supports hot plugging function - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. MIC ; Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; supports data transfer rate of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections - supports a maximum of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS... / power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / system / power fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Onboard nVIDIA® MCP-04 chipset - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ;
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... Before proceeding, first check to insert the module, please switch the direction. A memory module can be installed in one direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II Memory modules are unable to make sure that memory of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to dislodge the extension on both... heatsink, align the extensions on one side. If you are designed so that they can differ with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break-off to prevent hardware damage. 3. It ...
... Before proceeding, first check to insert the module, please switch the direction. A memory module can be installed in one direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II Memory modules are unable to make sure that memory of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to dislodge the extension on both... heatsink, align the extensions on one side. If you are designed so that they can differ with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break-off to prevent hardware damage. 3. It ...
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... you wish to the limitation of the same color in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Hardware Installation Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges...
... you wish to the limitation of the same color in one or three DDR II memory modules are installed. 2. Hardware Installation Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 or 4 memory modules, it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges...
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...and each slot provides up to x 16 speed. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. II. English 1-8 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration The nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the GC-SLICON... enhanced performance. 2. Please note that provides at up to x8 bandwidth. The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-3D1) For users who wish to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. You can operate in parallel and share the work...
...and each slot provides up to x 16 speed. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. II. English 1-8 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration The nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the GC-SLICON... enhanced performance. 2. Please note that provides at up to x8 bandwidth. The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-3D1) For users who wish to install the GIGABYTE GV-3D1 graphics card on your system. You can operate in parallel and share the work...
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... Motherboard - 24 - English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. You can use audio software to this connector. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1-10 Connectors Introduction ... 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 - English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. You can use audio software to this connector. Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1-10 Connectors Introduction ... 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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... 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 the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and... will not work. 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 Pro. Caution!
... 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 the power to the CPU fan to prevent system overheating and failure. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and... will not work. 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 Pro. Caution!
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.... 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. 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 10 Definition TPA0+ TPA0GND GND TPB0+ ... cable, incorrect 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 -
.... 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. 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 10 Definition TPA0+ TPA0GND GND TPB0+ ... cable, incorrect 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 -
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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 a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Quit and not save the current BIOS to a disk...download and update BIOS from BIOS default table Load the Optimized Defaults Dual BIOS /Q-Flash utility System Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - Only for Main Menu Main Menu The on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to select item Select Item Main Menu - ...
... 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". Quit and not save the current BIOS to a disk...download and update BIOS from BIOS default table Load the Optimized Defaults Dual BIOS /Q-Flash utility System Information Save all the CMOS changes, only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - Only for Main Menu Main Menu The on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to select item Select Item Main Menu - ...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the ... page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to select multilanguages. 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 `...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 36 - Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the ... page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is to select multilanguages. 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 `...
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...IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Enter the appropriate option based on this to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is , , , . P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock. to 31 (or the maximum allowed in .... IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The time is 13:00:00. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to Dec. Through...
...IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Enter the appropriate option based on this to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is , , , . P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock. to 31 (or the maximum allowed in .... IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The time is 13:00:00. IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to Dec. Through...
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... Press to SCSI devices. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority ...Priority1 Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading # Limit CPUID Max. ROM Boot Priority Use this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. Hard Disk Boot Priority...
... Press to SCSI devices. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority ...Priority1 Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading # Limit CPUID Max. ROM Boot Priority Use this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. Hard Disk Boot Priority...
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... function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. 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. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID...
... function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. 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. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID...
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... (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 3BC/IRQ7. i-Lock Enabled Enable the i-Lock function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock...(Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard ...
... (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 3BC/IRQ7. i-Lock Enabled Enable the i-Lock function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock...(Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - English USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard ...
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...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 - BIOS Setup Enter suspend if button is Enabled. Disabled Disable this function. Disabled Disable this function. Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value...an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on system. If Power-On by Alarm is pressed less than 4 sec. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Press power button 4 sec. English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ...
...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 - BIOS Setup Enter suspend if button is Enabled. Disabled Disable this function. Disabled Disable this function. Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value...an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on system. If Power-On by Alarm is pressed less than 4 sec. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Press power button 4 sec. English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ...
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... 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.
... 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.