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Channel Audio Function Introduction 87 4-2 Troubleshooting 91 - 7 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplication 58 3-3 Software Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Appendix 61 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 61 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 62 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 63 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 65 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 87 4-2 Troubleshooting 91 - 7 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplication 58 3-3 Software Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Appendix 61 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 61 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 62 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 63 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 65 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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... 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...3 IEEE1394b connectors (requires cable) 1 front audio connector 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port Onboard Marvell 8053 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1) Onboard Marvell 88E1111/88E1115 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2) - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP ...
... 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...3 IEEE1394b connectors (requires cable) 1 front audio connector 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port Onboard Marvell 8053 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1) Onboard Marvell 88E1111/88E1115 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2) - Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Supported on the Win 2000/XP ...
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...supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - 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 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - ...04 chipset - supports hot plugging function - supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ; English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
...supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections - 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 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s - ...04 chipset - supports hot plugging function - supported on different motherboards. supports hot plugging function - Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ; English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor ...
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...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 - COMA (Serial Port) Connects to the lower port (purple). have a standard USB interface. can be connected to an ...or driver upgrade. If your OS or device(s) vendors. Hardware Installation LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to Line In jack. English 1-9 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 ...
...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 - COMA (Serial Port) Connects to the lower port (purple). have a standard USB interface. can be connected to an ...or driver upgrade. If your OS or device(s) vendors. Hardware Installation LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to Line In jack. English 1-9 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 ...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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 16 10 11 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3)...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. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this ...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. 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 16 10 11 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3)...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. English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this ...
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... 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 30 - To find out if the chassis you are the same as the pin assigments on the cable are buying support front audio connector, please contact your chassis must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.... English 13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound. 10 9 2...
... 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 30 - To find out if the chassis you are the same as the pin assigments on the cable are buying support front audio connector, please contact your chassis must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.... English 13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound. 10 9 2...
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... Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. English 2-3... On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE31 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode1 [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1...
... Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled Enable 1st slave channel IDE RAID function. English 2-3... On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE31 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode1 [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [V1...
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...Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) AC97 Audio Auto Autodetect onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 2E8/IRQ3. Onboard LAN Function... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock function. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Onboard Parallel Port Disabled...
...Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) AC97 Audio Auto Autodetect onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 2E8/IRQ3. Onboard LAN Function... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock function. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Onboard Parallel Port Disabled...
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...hand taskbar. Connect microphone to use the speaker with amplifier to Side Speaker Out. The installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/ 4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. The front channels or earphone can be connected to Center/ Line In Line Out (Front...best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple. Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of audio software is applied. Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector. Please follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are able to Mic In....
...hand taskbar. Connect microphone to use the speaker with amplifier to Side Speaker Out. The installation of the audio driver, you use 2-/ 4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. The front channels or earphone can be connected to Center/ Line In Line Out (Front...best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple. Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of audio software is applied. Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector. Please follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are able to Mic In....
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... icon to "Rear Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 88 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration.
... icon to "Rear Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 88 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration.
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Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out - 89 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. Click the icon to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Appendix STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration.
Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out - 89 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. Click the icon to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Appendix STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration.
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... to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to complete 8 channel audio configuration. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users... can adjust sound option settings as desired. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 90 - STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to "Side...
... to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to complete 8 channel audio configuration. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users... can adjust sound option settings as desired. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 90 - STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to "Side...
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... Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode Onboard 1394b Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard Serial Port 1 i-Lock Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port... ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 In the IDE/SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series)
... Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode Onboard 1394b Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard Serial Port 1 i-Lock Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port... ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 In the IDE/SATAII RAID Config submenu, enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series)
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... IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode Onboard 1394b Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard Serial Port 1 i-Lock Onboard... higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure22 SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 14 - Ác (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 ...
... IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode Onboard 1394b Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard Serial Port 1 i-Lock Onboard... higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure22 SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 14 - Ác (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 ...