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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 ... Link Interface) 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 ... Link Interface) 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 TSB82AA2 IDE2...
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 TSB82AA2 IDE2...
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... 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 Express x 1 RJ45 LAN 1 PCI Bus PDC20779 TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 LAN 2 RJ45 Marvell PHY nVIDIA® MCP-04 CODEC 33MHz 25MHz 48MHz Dual BIOS ROMCLK33MHz 4 SATA 3Gb/s ATA33/66/100... 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.
... 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 Express x 1 RJ45 LAN 1 PCI Bus PDC20779 TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 LAN 2 RJ45 Marvell PHY nVIDIA® MCP-04 CODEC 33MHz 25MHz 48MHz Dual BIOS ROMCLK33MHz 4 SATA 3Gb/s ATA33/66/100... 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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... Monitor Onboard SATA 3Gb/s RAID BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID...
... Monitor Onboard SATA 3Gb/s RAID BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor ALC850 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports Line In ; Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID...
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...you are designed so that the memory used is properly affixed onto the heatsink, plug the power cable into position. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II Fig.3 Before proceeding, first check to make sure that they can be installed in only one direction. Memory ...memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that memory of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to insert the module, please switch the direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - ...
...you are designed so that the memory used is properly affixed onto the heatsink, plug the power cable into position. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II Fig.3 Before proceeding, first check to make sure that they can be installed in only one direction. Memory ...memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that memory of the fan, carefully use a screwdriver to insert the module, please switch the direction. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - ...
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... Page Setup Menu Load the fail-safe default CMOS value from the Internet. Quit and not save the current BIOS to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to quickly... the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that BIOS needs to the CMOS SRAM. To exit the Help Window press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the event that describes the appropriate keys...
... Page Setup Menu Load the fail-safe default CMOS value from the Internet. Quit and not save the current BIOS to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to quickly... the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that BIOS needs to the CMOS SRAM. To exit the Help Window press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the event that describes the appropriate keys...
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...clock and frequency ratio. Select Language This setup page is to select multilanguages. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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.... select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English The BIOS Setup menus described in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. ...
...clock and frequency ratio. Select Language This setup page is to select multilanguages. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. 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.... select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English The BIOS Setup menus described in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. ...
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... if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Week The week, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this to Sat. IDE Channel ...the BIOS and is , , , . The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for the hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock. Enter the appropriate option based on this option for GA-8N-SLI Pro....
... if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Week The week, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this to Sat. IDE Channel ...the BIOS and is , , , . The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for the hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the 24-hour military-time clock. Enter the appropriate option based on this option for GA-8N-SLI Pro....
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...HyperThreading Technology. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on the Nvidia RAID controller. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device..., RAID, etc. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device ROM Boot ...
...HyperThreading Technology. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on the Nvidia RAID controller. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device..., RAID, etc. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device ROM Boot ...
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... 8053) Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value)... AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - 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.(...
... 8053) Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value)... AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - 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.(...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup If Power-On by Alarm is pressed less than 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at ... On USB Resume 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 - Enter suspend if button is Enabled. Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup If Power-On by Alarm is pressed less than 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at ... On USB Resume 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 - Enter suspend if button is Enabled. Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) ...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) ...
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BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 53 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-8 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status `...10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Select Language12 ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults ` Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password ` PnP/...
BIOS Setup Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 53 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-8 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status `...10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Select Language12 ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults ` Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password ` PnP/...
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... time you try to confirm the password being disabled. You may access all BIOS Setup program function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - You will be asked to abort the selection and not enter a password. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To disable password, just press when you are prompted to eight characters...
... time you try to confirm the password being disabled. You may access all BIOS Setup program function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - You will be asked to abort the selection and not enter a password. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To disable password, just press when you are prompted to eight characters...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 55 - English 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Select Language12 ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults Save to CMOS and ...saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to Setup Utility. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software `...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 55 - English 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Select Language12 ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults Save to CMOS and ...saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to Setup Utility. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. BIOS Setup Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software `...
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...is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for the backup file 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 - ... of the data to Xpress Recovery. 2. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE channel 1 d. Xpress Recovery2 is a BIOS-related issue, it can be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the...
...is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for the backup file 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 - ... of the data to Xpress Recovery. 2. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE channel 1 d. Xpress Recovery2 is a BIOS-related issue, it can be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the...
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... will still be able to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 65 - B. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1.33 Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF004A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF004A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main...
... will still be able to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 65 - B. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1.33 Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF004A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF004A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main...