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Manual - Page 1
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
Manual - Page 8
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
...
Manual - Page 9
Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Block Diagram
1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE 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...Speaker Out MIC
Line-Out Line-In
SPDIF In SPDIF Out
PCICLK (33MHz)
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 9 -
Manual - Page 12
...
FDD Connections Onboard 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 CPU Northbridge: nVIDIA® nForce...
Manual - Page 19
... clip. 4.
Only for solid system stability. Hardware Installation The U-Plus DPS socket (VRM_CONN) has a notch...LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as future Intel® processors. Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes, the U-Plus DPS provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
- 19 - English
1-7 Installation...
Manual - Page 20
... module has gold edge connectors on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. GC-SLICON GC-SLISW-C19
Normal Mode: When the SLI switch module is set up an SLI configuration.
The SLI switch module (GC-SLISW-C19) The GC-SLISW-C19 switch module is SLI Mode and the other components in the 3D1 Mode direction. (The Normal Mode...
Manual - Page 23
...patch or driver upgrade.
have a standard USB interface.
Line In
Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. English
1-9 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
To install a PS...into USB connector(s), please make sureyour OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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Line Out (Front ...
Manual - Page 24
... 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
... / 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.
Manual - Page 26
...Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Caution...coded power connector wires.
Sometimes will not work. The black connector wire is GND)
Pin No.
English
3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)
The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for CPU_FAN)
6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector) If you installed...
Manual - Page 27
... to the pin1 position.
34
33
2
1
8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector)
An IDE device connects to the instructions located on settings, please refer to the computer via an IDE connector. English
7) FDD (Floppy Connector)
The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other as Slave (for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
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2
1
Hardware Installation
Manual - Page 28
... whether the system is connected with the system power indicator to 300MB/s transfer rate. Pin No. Only for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order 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.
Definition
1
MPD+
2
MPD-
3
MPD- Please refer to...
Manual - Page 32
...pin. Check the pin assignment carefully while you use of this header.
P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard
- 32 - Be careful with the polarity of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,...)
Serial interface standard set by this header.
1
Open: Normal
1
Short: Clear CMOS
Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local ...
Manual - Page 35
... power to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". To exit the Help Window press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is recommended that you wish to upgrade to the CMOS SRAM. When setting up a small...
Manual - Page 36
... Language12 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS12/Q-Flash
F3: Change Language12 F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
If you can't find the setting you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below...
Manual - Page 38
... month, Jan. Manual
User can use one of three methods:
Auto
Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default
value)
None
Select this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for GA-8N-SLI Royal.
Day
The...
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