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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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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 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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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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... 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 ... - 12 - 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 devices...
... 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 ... - 12 - 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 devices...
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...® MCP-04 chipset - supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 300 MB/s - Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor Onboard SATA 3Gb...
...® MCP-04 chipset - supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems Use of up to 300 MB/s - Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 13 - Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English Onboard Audio I/O Control Hardware Monitor Onboard SATA 3Gb...
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...insert the module, please switch the direction. If you are designed so that the memory used can differ with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II A memory module can be inserted only in one side. Please make sure that memory of Memory Before installing the ...memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Fig.2 Once the fan is recommended that the computer power is switched off . 1-5 Installation of similar capacity, specifications and brand be...
...insert the module, please switch the direction. If you are designed so that the memory used can differ with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Notch DDR II A memory module can be inserted only in one side. Please make sure that memory of Memory Before installing the ...memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Fig.2 Once the fan is recommended that the computer power is switched off . 1-5 Installation of similar capacity, specifications and brand be...
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Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to use memory modules of Intel chipset specifications. 1. ...
Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to use memory modules of Intel chipset specifications. 1. ...
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...-SLICON GC-SLISW-C19 Normal Mode: When the SLI switch module is set 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. Please note...SLI function to provide enhanced performance. 2. Before You Begin-- You can operate in your overall system configurations. One is installed in that the power supply you use them together with the ability to configure an SLI system on two sides. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI...
...-SLICON GC-SLISW-C19 Normal Mode: When the SLI switch module is set 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. Please note...SLI function to provide enhanced performance. 2. Before You Begin-- You can operate in your overall system configurations. One is installed in that the power supply you use them together with the ability to configure an SLI system on two sides. This SLI switch module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI...
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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 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 ... 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 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 ... 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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... Control (Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Sometimes will not work. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - English 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power...
... Control (Only for CPU_FAN)power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Definition 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. Sometimes will not work. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - English 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power...
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Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of this header. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, ... dealer. 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. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb/S, but the speed can be achieved only when you connect the IEEE1394 cable...
Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of this header. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Be careful with the polarity of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, ... dealer. 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. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb/S, but the speed can be achieved only when you connect the IEEE1394 cable...
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... button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can be reset to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for the first time, it is a Windows-based utility ... Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Quit and not save the current BIOS to a disk in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to ...
... button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can be reset to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". Only for the first time, it is a Windows-based utility ... Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Quit and not save the current BIOS to a disk in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to ...
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...; Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI... you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu.
...; Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for GA-8N-SLI Pro. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI... you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu.
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... used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. Access Mode Use this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. is display only Month The month, Jan. P4 nForce4.... You can manually input the correct settings. Manual User can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Hard drive information should be labeled on this if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp...
... used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. Access Mode Use this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of currently installed hard drive. is display only Month The month, Jan. P4 nForce4.... You can manually input the correct settings. Manual User can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Hard drive information should be labeled on this if no IDE devices are : CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of heads Precomp...
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... move it down the list. Only for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. PROMISE Set boot ROM order to devices on the Nvidia RAID controller. Use...boot ROM order if the boot ROM of your boot device priority by Floppy. CDROM Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot ...
... move it down the list. Only for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. PROMISE Set boot ROM order to devices on the Nvidia RAID controller. Use...boot ROM order if the boot ROM of your boot device priority by Floppy. CDROM Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot ...
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... channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award... RAID function Enabled Disabled Enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function.
... channel IDE RAID function. Disable this function. (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Secndry Master RAID Enabled Disabled Enable 2nd master channel IDE RAID function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award... RAID function Enabled Disabled Enable IDE/SATAII RAID function. (Default value) Disable IDE/SATAII RAID function. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function.
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...Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 2E8/IRQ3. i-Lock Enabled Enable the i-Lock function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Enabled Enable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - Onboard LAN Function (Marvell 8053) Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled ...
...Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is 2E8/IRQ3. i-Lock Enabled Enable the i-Lock function. (Default value) Disabled Disable the i-Lock function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Enabled Enable onboard SATAII/IDE3 function... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 44 - Onboard LAN Function (Marvell 8053) Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled ...
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...awake the system 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 - Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value) Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can set "Power-On by Alarm" item to... enabled and key in Date/Time to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Enabled Enable PME as wake up system from Suspend Disabled Enable Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to Power off ...
...awake the system 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 - Enable USB device wake up event. (Default value) Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can set "Power-On by Alarm" item to... enabled and key in Date/Time to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Enabled Enable PME as wake up system from Suspend Disabled Enable Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to Power off ...
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Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - 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 ...
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - 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 ...