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...3. Please align the VGA card to the PCI Express x 16 slots. Connect this connector depending on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Be sure the metal contacts on your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Installing a PCI... system. Replace the screw to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the computer, if...
...3. Please align the VGA card to the PCI Express x 16 slots. Connect this connector depending on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Be sure the metal contacts on your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Installing a PCI... system. Replace the screw to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the computer, if...
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... English Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge (the GC-SLICON) to the chassis back panel with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - System will appear. Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side ...slots on the top of the bridge connector. Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in the SLI multi-GPU dialog box. curely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of the two graphics cards for display output...
... English Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge (the GC-SLICON) to the chassis back panel with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 22 - System will appear. Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side ...slots on the top of the bridge connector. Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in the SLI multi-GPU dialog box. curely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of the two graphics cards for display output...
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... to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether...
... to the BIOS setting for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 1 7 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 Pin No. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - Pin No. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether...
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... device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 57 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager".
... device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 57 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager".
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English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 58 -
English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 58 -
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 59 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 59 - Drivers Installation
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...loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of all new drivers with relative speed and ease. Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides ... settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .T.) allows user to the desired level. to maximize system performance. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2 features. S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver) System ...
...loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of all new drivers with relative speed and ease. Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides ... settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .T.) allows user to the desired level. to maximize system performance. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2 features. S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver) System ...
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..., a primary partition must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - PATA IDE secondary channel c . When using... Screen of the hard disk, so free space available on the following motherboards (As this is no backup file.) 4. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Not compatible to release disk space. (This...
..., a primary partition must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 64 - PATA IDE secondary channel c . When using... Screen of the hard disk, so free space available on the following motherboards (As this is no backup file.) 4. RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Not compatible to release disk space. (This...
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... To achieve best performance, it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS ...RAID; MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 5.16 Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp. Press F10. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Define a New Array window appears (as part of similar make part of the array. Define a New ...
... To achieve best performance, it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the Nvidia RAID BIOS The NVRAID BIOS ...RAID; MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 5.16 Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp. Press F10. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Define a New Array window appears (as part of similar make part of the array. Define a New ...
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... disk as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. At the prompt, press Y to configure and load drivers under Windows. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 - English Press Enter to exit the RAID setup. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS...
... disk as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. At the prompt, press Y to configure and load drivers under Windows. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 - English Press Enter to exit the RAID setup. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS...
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...finished. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the menu. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 86 - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a... RAID array, the RAID driver will open similar to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...
...finished. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the menu. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 86 - Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a... RAID array, the RAID driver will open similar to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...
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...Out Subwoofer Speaker Out. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2 : Following 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 select the function.... 87 - Click the icon to Line Out (Front Speaker Out). English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector. Connect the rear channels to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple. The installation of audio ...
...Out Subwoofer Speaker Out. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2 : Following 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 select the function.... 87 - Click the icon to Line Out (Front Speaker Out). English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provide 6 audio connector. Connect the rear channels to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple. The installation of audio ...
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STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the ... 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out". Click the icon to complete 4 channel audio configuration. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 88 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to select the function.
STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the ... 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out". Click the icon to complete 4 channel audio configuration. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 88 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to select the function.
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... Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to select the function. Click the icon to complete 8 channel audio... rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 90 -
... Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to select the function. Click the icon to complete 8 channel audio... rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 90 -
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... hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named ... Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 12). SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) Quit the installation utility first. «Â ?± (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive/RAID array on the nVIDIA nForce4...
... hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to the BootDrv folder and look for an executable program named ... Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 12). SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) Quit the installation utility first. «Â ?± (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive/RAID array on the nVIDIA nForce4...
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SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 10 - Ác Step 4: Åé Double-click MENU.exe. Step 6: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete. (Note): The name of your driver CD-ROM disk. Then it will appear(Note). ¤¤ ¤å Figure 14 Step 5: Insert an empty... floppy disk and select the nVIDIA Serial ATA driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu (for example, from the motherboard driver CD to install Windows 2000). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 14 below will take about ...
SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 10 - Ác Step 4: Åé Double-click MENU.exe. Step 6: Press 0 to exit when the procedure is complete. (Note): The name of your driver CD-ROM disk. Then it will appear(Note). ¤¤ ¤å Figure 14 Step 5: Insert an empty... floppy disk and select the nVIDIA Serial ATA driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu (for example, from the motherboard driver CD to install Windows 2000). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 14 below will take about ...
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... menu similar to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 12 - The screen will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have a device support disk from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 18 If...
... menu similar to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. SATA Configurations (P4 nForce4 SLI series) - 12 - The screen will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have a device support disk from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 18 If...
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...drive/RAID array on the nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra/SLI controller successfully, you need to install required driver for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 12). Quit the installation utility first. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The ...hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. The installation utility ...
...drive/RAID array on the nVIDIA nForce4 Ultra/SLI controller successfully, you need to install required driver for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 12). Quit the installation utility first. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The ...hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. The installation utility ...
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... MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the menu in the menu might differ, depending on the version of the drivers in Figure 13, press G to select nVIDIA Series ATA (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP... Press 0 to the floppy disk. The Nvidia Parallel items in Figure 13 are for example, from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete. (Note 1): The name of your driver CD-ROM disk. (Note 2): Select the driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu(Note 2) (for IDE RAID hard disks.
... MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the menu in the menu might differ, depending on the version of the drivers in Figure 13, press G to select nVIDIA Series ATA (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP... Press 0 to the floppy disk. The Nvidia Parallel items in Figure 13 are for example, from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete. (Note 1): The name of your driver CD-ROM disk. (Note 2): Select the driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu(Note 2) (for IDE RAID hard disks.
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...to Figure 16 below will load support for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 16 Windows Setup Setup will appear. Ác Step 3: Å... support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to Figure 17 appears, you want from the motherboard driver CD. "*" If you must press S to the previous screen. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 If a message appears...
...to Figure 16 below will load support for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 16 Windows Setup Setup will appear. Ác Step 3: Å... support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to Figure 17 appears, you want from the motherboard driver CD. "*" If you must press S to the previous screen. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 If a message appears...