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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 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Royal May 6, 2005 Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Royal May 6, 2005 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 3
Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Pro June 2, 2005 Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Pro June 2, 2005 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 4
Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Oct. 26, 2005 Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Oct. 26, 2005 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 5
the product. „ For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the "Product User Manual". „ For detailed information related to Gigabyte's unique features, please go to "Technology Guide" section on Gigabyte's website to read or download the information you need. For more - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 6
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 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 14 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 14 1-3-2 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 7
61 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 61 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 62 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 63 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 65 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 87 4-2 Troubleshooting 91 - 7 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 8
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 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 9
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 In SPDIF Out PCICLK (33MHz) Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 9 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 10
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of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 11 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 12
Summary Motherboard Š CPU Š Š Š Chipset Š Š Š Memory Š Š Š Slots Š Š Š IDE Connections Š Š FDD Connections Š Onboard SATA 3Gb/s Š Peripherals Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Onboard LAN Š Š Š GA-8N-SLI Royal or GA-8N-SLI Pro or GA-8N-SLI Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium® Processor - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 13
Plus DPS Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 (Note 2) Over Voltage via BIOS (FSB/DIMM/PCIE/SATA II/CPU) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DIMM/PCIE) ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 14
hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. HT functionality requirement content : Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components: - CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 15
the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard.Pressing down the push pins diagonally. Fig. 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely. (for detailed installation instructions, please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 16
motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 17
of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module. Dual Channel DDR II GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 18
BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 19
Plus DPS can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the U-Plus DPS vertically into the socket and then push it down. 3. Fix the U-Plus DPS on the motherbard with the clip. 4. Reverse the installation steps if you want to remove the U-Plus DPS. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 19 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 20
. This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the GA-8N-SLI Royal/GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard. Before You Begin-- I. Understanding the components: … The SLI bridge connector (GC-SLICON) The GC-SLICON is used to bridge two SLI-capable graphics cards in order to set up an - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 21
English III. Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is currently supported by the NVIDIA SLI technology. Enabling SLI Mode-- Set the SLI switch module: Note that as the switch module (GC-SLISW-C19) is preinstalled in the Normal Mode direction by factory default, the first - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 22
slot, make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS Setup to PEG; if you plug the display cable to the card on the PCIE_16_2 slot, set Init Display First to PEG(Slot2). Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 23
The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 23 - Hardware Installation - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 24
Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector. 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 21) BATTERY 22) RF_ID Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 24 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 25
all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly. The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected, the system will not start. Caution! Please use - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 26
system overheating and failure. Caution! Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN 1 PWR_FAN Pin No. 1 2 1 1 +12V 2 GND Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 26 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 27
the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please instructions located on the IDE device). To ensure that an IDE CD-ROM drive can work properly, please attach it to the IDE 1/IDE 2 connector. 40 39 Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 28
3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. Pin No. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 28 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 29
English 12 F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below. Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED Speaker Connector Power Switch MSG+ MSG- PW+ PWSPEAK+ - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 30
header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound. 10 9 2 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition MIC GND MIC_BIAS - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 31
English 15) SPDIF_IN (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IN connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 32
clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use of this header. 1 Open: Normal 1 Short: Clear CMOS Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 32 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 33
, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Pin No. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND 20) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCI Exress 16 slots - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 34
by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer GIGABYTE external device. Pin No. Definition 1 Power 1 2 RFID_RI- 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5 NC 6 GND P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 35
. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press . Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 35 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 36
motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l) Once you enter Award BIOS Set User Password CPU clock and frequency ratio. „ Select Language This setup page is to select multilanguages. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 37
. „ Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. „ Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. „ Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 38
Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support [None] [None] [None] [None to Dec. Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K determined by the BIOS and is display Manual User can manually GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 38 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 39
. Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. Total Memory This item displays the memory - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 40
or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 40 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 41
VGA card on the motherboard. PCI Slot Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card. PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (Slot1). (Default value) PEG (Slot2) Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (Slot2). (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 42
Cable Serial-ATAII 1 Serial-ATAII 2 On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard LAN2 Function Onboard SATAII/IDE31 Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode1 [Press Enter . (Default value) Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 42 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 43
2 (Onboard nVIDIA chipset) Enabled Disabled Enable Serial-ATAII 2 support. (Default Value) Disable Serial-ATAII 2 support. On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default Value) V1.1 Disabled Enable only USB 1.1 controller Disable onchip USB support. - 43 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 44
Enable USB mouse support. Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) AC97 Audio Auto Autodetect onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN2 Function (Marvell 88E1111/88E1115) (For the GA-8N-SLI Pro/GA-8N-SLI motherboard, the item is - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 45
ON system. If Power-On by Alarm is Enabled. Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 45 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 46
system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 46 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 47
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 47 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 48
function. (Default value) CPU/POWER /SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Enabled Disable CPU/Power /System fan fail warning function. (Default value) Enable CPU/Power /System fan fail warning function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 48 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 49
at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled. Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 50
increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) by CPU loading. Warning: Stability is highly dependent on system components. (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 50 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 51
memory speed manually. New FSB Speed (QDR) This item becomes active when System Clock Mode is set to Linked or Expert. Type in a new FSB speed or use the PLUS SIGN (+)/MINUS SIGN (-) to set the FSB speed. Current FSB Speed (QDR) Displays the current CPU SLI Broadcast Aperture Auto Set SLI - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 52
Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V. (Default value: Normal) Warning: CPU may be damaged or CPU life-cycle may be reduced when CPU is over-voltage. Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU normal voltage. Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 53
Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language12 F10: Save & Exit Setup Multi-language supports 7 the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 53 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 54
every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 54 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 55
Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-13 Exit Without Saving CMOS . Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 55 - BIOS Setup - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 56
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use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 57 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 58
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 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 59
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 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 60
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provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download. C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) A web-based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU, memory, graphics card, etc. to - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 62
and Advance Mode Display panel of CPU frequency Shows the current functions status Log on to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 62 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 63
hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc. GA-8N-SLI Royal F5a . . . . :BIOS - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 64
supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it 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 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 65
Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify : Move ESC: Reset 512K 512K F10: Power Off Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro. - 65 - Appendix - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 66
Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can't be changed by user.) Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value. Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 66 - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 67
avoid any claims from end-users. Before You Begin: Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below first. 1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website. 2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 68
: Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 68 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 69
flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed. Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF004A Backup ROM Type - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 70
BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 70 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 71
Disk Type... Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit. Part Two: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-FlashTM utility. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 72
file you want to flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8GE800.F4, is listed. Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size SST 49LF003A 256K 8GE800.F4Keep - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 73
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc. Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 74
the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation complete and run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item than - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 75
In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot. III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 76
4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 76 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 77
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 seconds to press F10 before the window disappears. MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 5.16 Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 78
"Define a New Array" Window If necessary, press the 128 KB. Assigning the Disks The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. These are the drives that are F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 78 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 79
English Completing the RAID BIOS Setup After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk You must choose Yes if the drives were previously used as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can review the RAID arrays that you have set up. You can select a disk array as boot - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 80
back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to exit the RAID setup. Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 80 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 81
drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the View Drive Assignments window. To delete an array, press to enter the Delete Array window. To recover from an error in a mirrored (RAID 1) disk array, press to enter the Rebuild Array window. Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal. - 81 - Appendix - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 82
array automatically, press to enter the Auto Setup window. The Auto Setup selection from the Main Menu can intuitively go to the Define Array window. Security: Under the Security setting (RAID 1), FastTrak assigns two drives to a single Mirrored array. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - 82 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 83
Manually To create a new array manually, press to enter the Define Array window. The Define Array selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually process will stop when the FastTrak BIOS appears and wait for your Stripe Block: 64KB Gigabyte Rounding: OFF Channel - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 84
manually select the stripe block size. Press the Space bar to scroll through choices from 32 to 128KB. The default is 64KB. Gigabyte Rounding: The Gigabyte Rounding feature is designed for Mirrored (RAID 1) arrays in which a drive has failed and the user window BIOS SLI Series Motherboard - 84 - - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 85
Definition Menu] Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (MB) Status Logical Disk 1 Stripe 2 240068 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Gigabyte Rounding: OFF Channel:ID 1:SATA 2:SATA [ Drives Assignments] ] Drive Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity (MB) 120034 120034 Are you sure - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 86
recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note1). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 87
in Windows XP) Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 88
audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 89
channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 90
of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on audio configuration. Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 91
English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: - Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Royal | Manual - Page 92
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