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Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is locked in place by factory default, the first step to enable SLI mode on page 16 and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the module with the key in the socket. Step 1: Gently spread the retaining clips of the socket and the ... socket clips. (You should hear a "click" when the module is to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. - 21 - Hold the module by the NVIDIA SLI technology. Make sure the gold edge connectors are fully inserted. Align the small notch at a 25o angle. Step 3: Insert the top edge of the module...
Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is locked in place by factory default, the first step to enable SLI mode on page 16 and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the module with the key in the socket. Step 1: Gently spread the retaining clips of the socket and the ... socket clips. (You should hear a "click" when the module is to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. - 21 - Hold the module by the NVIDIA SLI technology. Make sure the gold edge connectors are fully inserted. Align the small notch at a 25o angle. Step 3: Insert the top edge of the module...
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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". Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the...the power is recommended that BIOS needs to a disk in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. If you to its original settings. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - To exit the Help Window press . BIOS Setup English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS...
...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". Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the...the power is recommended that BIOS needs to a disk in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. If you to its original settings. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - To exit the Help Window press . BIOS Setup English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS...
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... for operating system with multiprocessors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Hyper-Threading. Limit CPUID Max. Please note that there will not search for Windows XP.(Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function.(Default value) Disabled Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Enabled...
... for operating system with multiprocessors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Hyper-Threading. Limit CPUID Max. Please note that there will not search for Windows XP.(Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function.(Default value) Disabled Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Enabled...
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... recommended to install the drivers automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 57 - The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. English Chapter...
... recommended to install the drivers automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 57 - The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install. English Chapter...
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... 10. Help button 11. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different ...control for monitoring system status.(Note) User Interface Overview Button / Display 1. PC Health 5. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" 7. Overclocking 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 - Exit or Minimize button Description Enters the Overclocking setting page Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I .B. English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the...
... 10. Help button 11. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different ...control for monitoring system status.(Note) User Interface Overview Button / Display 1. PC Health 5. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" 7. Overclocking 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 - Exit or Minimize button Description Enters the Overclocking setting page Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I .B. English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the...
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...OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 63 - It is able to boot from CD-ROM. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made.... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. GA-8N-SLI Royal F5a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/16/2005-C19-MCP04-6A61EG0FC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Appendix English 4-1-2 ...
...OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 63 - It is able to boot from CD-ROM. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made.... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. GA-8N-SLI Royal F5a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/16/2005-C19-MCP04-6A61EG0FC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Appendix English 4-1-2 ...
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... can 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 - SATA IDE channel 3 f. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. Does not...
... can 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 - SATA IDE channel 3 f. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. Does not...
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Q-FlashTM allows users to enter BIOS menu. We are combined in Flash ROM. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are separated into two parts. Appendix For example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to update BIOS. Using ...BIOS for your PC and press Del to flash BIOS without any claims from Gigabyte's website. 2. Part One: Updating BIOS with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to the latest version. For example, from an... Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows.
Q-FlashTM allows users to enter BIOS menu. We are combined in Flash ROM. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are separated into two parts. Appendix For example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to update BIOS. Using ...BIOS for your PC and press Del to flash BIOS without any claims from Gigabyte's website. 2. Part One: Updating BIOS with dual BIOS. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to the latest version. For example, from an... Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows.
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...nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 - Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Methods and steps: I. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. e. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. ...Select the desired @BIOS server 1. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Complete update process following the instruction. Installation complete and run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. ...
...nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 74 - Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Methods and steps: I. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. e. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. ...Select the desired @BIOS server 1. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Complete update process following the instruction. Installation complete and run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. ...
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... IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the 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 setup lets you choose the RAID array... type and which hard drives you to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to press F10 before the window disappears. RAID Mode: Mirroring MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 - Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name...
... IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the 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 setup lets you choose the RAID array... type and which hard drives you to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to press F10 before the window disappears. RAID Mode: Mirroring MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005 - Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name...
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...4 KB and 128 KB. Tab to field until the mode that you want to be moved. 3. English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key ( ). These...Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ ] Add 2.0.M ST3120026AS 2.1.M ST3120026AS [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( ) until all the disks that are the drives that you want appears in the Free Disks...
...4 KB and 128 KB. Tab to field until the mode that you want to be moved. 3. English Using the "Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the tab key to move from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the right arrow key ( ). These...Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ ] Add 2.0.M ST3120026AS 2.1.M ST3120026AS [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - Continue pressing the right-arrow key ( ) until all the disks that are the drives that you want appears in the Free Disks...
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... [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Press Y if you want to specify the array as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from the RAID array, otherwise press N. RAID Mode...
... [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Press Y if you want to specify the array as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from the RAID array, otherwise press N. RAID Mode...
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... information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return If..., press C. At the prompt, press Y to mark this disk as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 -
... information about the array that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. Striping Block: 64K Adapt 2 2 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Disk Model Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return If..., press C. At the prompt, press Y to mark this disk as Striping Block used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 -
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...to Select Option [ESC] Exit Main Menu This is defined Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or Press [ESC] to enter the Rebuild Array window. To recover from an error in 2004 No Array is the first option screen when you want to make part of the system POST and... FastBuild Setup. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. To manually create an array, press to enter the Delete Array window. FastTrak 779 (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.25 Copyright (c) 2003 Promise Technology, Inc. Promise recommends this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 81 - To delete an array, press to enter the Define Array...
...to Select Option [ESC] Exit Main Menu This is defined Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility or Press [ESC] to enter the Rebuild Array window. To recover from an error in 2004 No Array is the first option screen when you want to make part of the system POST and... FastBuild Setup. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. To manually create an array, press to enter the Delete Array window. FastTrak 779 (tm) BIOS Version 2.00.0.25 Copyright (c) 2003 Promise Technology, Inc. Promise recommends this option for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 81 - To delete an array, press to enter the Define Array...
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... to select Performance (RAID 0) or Security (RAID 1). Security: Under the Security setting (RAID 1), FastTrak assigns two drives to enter the Auto Setup window. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 82 - It will assign all available drives appropriate for setting, use the LEFT ARROW < > or SPACEBAR key to save the configuration... new array automatically, press to a single Mirrored array. Performance: Under the Performance setting (RAID 0), FastTrak assigns two drives to the Define Array window. If you want to specify block size, please go to a single Striped array.
... to select Performance (RAID 0) or Security (RAID 1). Security: Under the Security setting (RAID 1), FastTrak assigns two drives to enter the Auto Setup window. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 82 - It will assign all available drives appropriate for setting, use the LEFT ARROW < > or SPACEBAR key to save the configuration... new array automatically, press to a single Mirrored array. Performance: Under the Performance setting (RAID 0), FastTrak assigns two drives to the Define Array window. If you want to specify block size, please go to a single Striped array.
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...2.03 (c) 2003-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Define Array Menu] Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Logical Disk 1 Stripe 0 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Gigabyte Rounding: OFF Channel:ID 1:SATA 2:SATA [ Drives Assignments] ] Drive Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity (MB) 120034 120034 Assignment N N [ ] Up [ ] Down ... Use arrow keys [ ] to move to a logical disk set and press ENTER to enter the Define Array window. Logical Disk4 ---- ---- ----- ---- English Create Arrays Manually To create a new array manually, press to enter the Define Array Menu.
...2.03 (c) 2003-2005 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Define Array Menu] Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Logical Disk 1 Stripe 0 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Gigabyte Rounding: OFF Channel:ID 1:SATA 2:SATA [ Drives Assignments] ] Drive Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity (MB) 120034 120034 Assignment N N [ ] Up [ ] Down ... Use arrow keys [ ] to move to a logical disk set and press ENTER to enter the Define Array window. Logical Disk4 ---- ---- ----- ---- English Create Arrays Manually To create a new array manually, press to enter the Define Array Menu.
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... Press to create and quick initialize the array or press to select Stripe. 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 84 - In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Spare if...do quick initialize or create only? (Yes/No) Y-Create and Quick Initialize N-Create Only 6. Gigabyte Rounding: The Gigabyte Rounding feature is complete, the screen will be no performance benefit. Channel:ID [ View/Change ... UP and DOWN ARROW keys to the disk array. The default is the default. 3. The window below will show the number of disks assigned. 5. After the creation is designed for Mirrored ...
... Press to create and quick initialize the array or press to select Stripe. 2. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 84 - In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Spare if...do quick initialize or create only? (Yes/No) Y-Create and Quick Initialize N-Create Only 6. Gigabyte Rounding: The Gigabyte Rounding feature is complete, the screen will be no performance benefit. Channel:ID [ View/Change ... UP and DOWN ARROW keys to the disk array. The default is the default. 3. The window below will show the number of disks assigned. 5. After the creation is designed for Mirrored ...
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... drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller from the menu. After that hard drive. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. First of all, copy the driver for that , the... process. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the startup disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 86 - Press 0 to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-...
... drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for the SATA controller from the menu. After that hard drive. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. First of all, copy the driver for that , the... process. Fig.1 Fig.2 Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the startup disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 86 - Press 0 to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-...
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... Out STEP 2 : Following installation of audio connectors: You may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman or others audio input to "Line Out". You are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Introduction of the audio driver...
... Out STEP 2 : Following installation of audio connectors: You may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman or others audio input to "Line Out". You are in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Introduction of the audio driver...
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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 2 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 6 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11 (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 14
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: nVIDIA nForce4 SLI 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 2 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 6 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 9 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 11 (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 14