Gigabyte GA-7N400S, GA-7N400S-L User Manual [zh]

GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L

AMD SempronTM / AthlonTM XP / AthlonTM / DuronTM Socket A

Rev. 1003
12MC-7N400S-1003

Oct. 18, 2004

Motherboard

GA-7N400S

Oct. 18, 2004

GA-7N400S

Motherboard

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GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L ................................................................ 6

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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9

1-2

1-3

1-4

1-4-1 ................................................................................................ 12

1-4-2 ..................................................................................................... 12

1-5 ....................................................................................... 13

1-6

1-7

1-8

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(CLK_SW) .......................................................................... 11

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BIOS ........................................................................................ 27

(BIOS E17) .................................................................. 28

2-1 Standard CMOS Features (

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features (

2-3 Advanced Chipset Features (

2-4 Integrated Peripherals (

2-5 Power Management Setup (

2-6 PnP/PCI Configurations (

2-7 PC Health Status (

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults (

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults (

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password (

2-11 Save & Exit Setup (

2-12 Exit Without Saving (

CMOS ) ........................................... 30

BIOS ) ..................................... 32

) .............................. 34

) .................................................... 35

) ............................................. 39

PCI ) ............................. 41

) ............................................................ 42

Fail-Safe ) ...................................... 43

Optimized ) ................................... 43

/ ) .................. 44

SETUP ) ................................ 45

SETUP ) ......................... 45

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3-1 .............................................................................. 47

3-2

3-3

3-4

3-5

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4-1 ............................................................................................ 51

4-1-1 Xpress Recovery ......................................................................................... 51

4-1-2 BIOS ........................................................................................... 54

4-1-3 Serial ATA RAID BIOS ...................................................... 63

4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 ................................................................................................ 68

4-2 ..................................................................................................... 76

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GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L

KB_MS

R_USB

COMA

COMB

USB

LINE_OUT

MIC_IN

RTL8100C*

CODEC

LPT

LAN*

LINE_IN

SUR_CEN

SPDIF_IO

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

AUX_IN

ATX_12V

CLK_SW

CPU_FAN

nVIDIA nForce 2

Ultra 400

AGP

SOCKET A

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

DDR1

DDR2

GA-7N400S

nVIDIA

nForce 2

MCP RAID

DDR3

IDE2

SATA1

SATA0

ATX

IDE1

-L*

IT8712

* GA-7N400S-L

PCI4

BIOS

BAT

PCI5

IR

F_USB1 F_USB2

PWR_LED

F_PANEL

CLR_CMOS

FDD

SYS_FAN

- 6 -

AGP 4X/8X

AMD-K7

CPU

CPUCLK+/-(100/133/166/200MHz)

DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM

5 PCI

PCICLK
(33MHz)

AGPCLK 66MHz

RJ45*

RTL8100C*

PCI Bus 33MHz

AC97 Link

CODEC

Mic In

Line In

Line Out

2 Serial

ATA

nVIDIA
nForce 2
Ultra 400

nVIDIA

nForce 2

MCP RAID

8 USB

Ports

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

NBGCLK 66 MHz

33MHz

14.318MHz
48MHz

BIOS

IT8712

ATA33/66/

100/133 IDE

Channels

24MHz

33MHz

DDR

Floppy

LPT Port

2 COM Ports

PS/2 KB/Mouse

* GA-7N400S-L

- 7 -

- 8 -

1-1

1.

2.

3. (CPU RAM)

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

- 9 -

1-2

 GA-7N400S GA-7N400S-L
 AMD SempronTM / AthlonTM XP / AthlonTM / DuronTM Socket A
 200/266/333/400MHz FSB
 1.4GHz CPU
 nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 Ultra 400
 nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID
 3 DDR DIMM 3GB
 DDR 400/333/266 DIMM
 2.5V DDR DIMM
 1 AGP AGP 4X/8X(1.5V)
 5 PCI

IDE  2 IDE (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133 ) 4 IDE

 1 2

SATA  2 Serial ATA nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID (SATA0, SATA1)

 striping (RAID 0) mirroring (RAID 1)
 1 Normal/EPP/ECP
 2 (COMA COMB)
 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ( x 4 x 4- )
 1
 1
 1 PS/2
 1 PS/2

*  RTL8100C (10/100 Mbit)*

 1 RJ 45 *
 ALC655 CODEC
 2 / 4 / 6
 ( ) ( )

( / )

 SPDIF /
 CD / AUX

I/O  IT8712


 CPU /
 CPU /
 CPU

BIOS  AWARD BIOS

 Q-Flash
 @BIOS
 EasyTune 5
 BIOS (CPU/ DDR/ AGP)
 ATX 30.5 x 21.0

* GA-7N400S-L

( ) EasyTune BIOS Advanced Chipset Features Memory Frequency

Auto( 34 ) DDR CPU

( FSB 333MHz CPU DDR333 DDR400 )

( )

GA-7N400S(-L) - 10 -

1-3 (CLK_SW)

100/133/166/200MHz (CLK_SW)

( CPU)

CLK_SW

ON

1-4

ON

ON Auto (133/166/200MHz FSB 266/333/
400MHz CPU )

OFF

ON

OFF FORCE 100MHz ( FSB 200MHz CPU)

OFF

FSB 200MHz CPU

CLK_SW OFF (100MHz)

(CPU)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

- 11 -

1-4-1

( )

o

90

1.

1-4-2

1.

Socket A CPU

(

)

2.

90

( )

2.

CPU_FAN

GA-7N400S(-L)

- 12 -

1-5

1.

2.

3.

DDR BIOS

DDR

1.

2.

- 13 -

Dual Channel DDR ( )

GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L (Dual Channel DDR Technology)

Memory Bus 6.4GB/s(DDR400) 5.3GB/s
(DDR333)
GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L 3 (DIMM)

Channel A DDR 1 DDR 2 ( 1 2)
Channel B DDR 3 ( 3)

1. DDR

2. DDR ( )
Channel A Channel B DDR

Channel

3. DDR

BIOS DDR

DDR

Dual Channel Technology (SS DS )

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3

2

3

DS/SS X DS/SS

X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

GA-7N400S(-L) - 14 -

1-6

1.

2. ( )

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. BIOS

8.

AGP

/

AGP

- 15 -

1-7

PS/2 PS/2

USB

*

PS/2 ( ) ( )

(USB)

USB

USB / USB USB USB

A / B

*

10/100Mbps

2-/4-/6-

* GA-7N400S-L

GA-7N400S(-L) - 16 -

1-8

12

13

11
12

14

15

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) PWR_LED

9) BAT

6

3

7

9

18
5

4

17

10816

10) F_PANEL

11) F_AUDIO

12) SUR_CEN

13) CD_IN

14) AUX_IN

15) SPDIF_IO

16) F_USB1 / F_USB2

17) IR

18) CLR_CMOS

- 17 -

1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (2x2 pin ATX_12V / 2x10 pin ATX)

ATX_12V CPU ATX_12V

( 300

)

24

13

10

1

20

11

1

2

3 +12V

4 +12V

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3

4 VCC

5

6 VCC

7

8 Power Good

9 5V SB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 3.3V

12 -12V

13

14 PS_ON(soft on/off)

15

16

17

18 -5V

19 VCC

20 VCC

GA-7N400S(-L) - 18 -

3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN ( )

+12V 3-pin ( CPU_FAN )

+12V (GND)

CPU

5) FDD ( )

360KB 720KB 1.2MB 1.44MB 2.88MB

CPU_FAN

1

SYS_FAN

33

34

1

1

2 +12V

3

1

2

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6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 )

IDE IDE IDE IDE

IDE ( ) IDE

Master Slave ( IDE )

7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA )

Serial ATA 150MB BIOS Serial ATA

1

1

7

SATA1

7

SATA0

40

2

39

1

1

2 TXP

3 TXN

4

5 RXN

6 RXP

7

GA-7N400S(-L) - 20 -

8) PWR_LED

PWR_LED ON OFF Power LED Suspend

9) BAT ( )

1







CMOS ...

1.

2.

3.

4.

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

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10) F_PANEL ( )

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

MSG+

2
1

HD+

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) +5v

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System



PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off /



MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



NC

Power
Switch

PW+

PW-

MSG-

HD-

RES+

RES-

Reset Switch

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

NC

SPEAK-

20
19

GA-7N400S(-L) - 22 -

11) F_AUDIO ( )

Pin5-6 Pin9-10 Jumper

2

12) SUR_CEN ( )

2

910

1

SUR_CEN

56

1

1 MIC

2

3 MIC_BIAS

4

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)

7 Reserved

8

9 Front Audio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)

1 SUR OUTL

2 SUR OUTR

3

4

5 CENTER_OUT

6 LFE_OUT

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13/14) CD_IN ( ) / AUX_IN ( )

CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD

MPEG

1

1 CD-L

2

3

(CD_IN, )

1

(AUX_IN, )

4 CD-R

1 AUX-L

2

3

4 AUX-R

15) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF / )

Sony/Philip Digital Interface Format / SPDIF

(AC-3)

(SPDIF In)/ (SPDIF Out)

SPDIF

SPDIF

GA-7N400S(-L) - 24 -

125

6

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5

6

16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 ( )

USB

USB

17) IR ( )

2
1

1

10

9

1

2

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7

8

9

10

1 VCC

2

3

4

5

- 25 -

18) CLR_CMOS ( CMOS )

CMOS

CMOS 1-2

1

CMOS

1

GA-7N400S(-L) - 26 -

BIOS

BIOS(Basic Input and Output System) CMOS SETUP

CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM

CMOS SRAM

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>

BIOS CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS "Ctrl

+ F1"

BIOS

TM

@BIOS

Q-Flash

TM

BIOS

TM

@BIOS

BIOS

< >
<Enter>
<Esc> SETUP
<Page Up>
<Page Down>
<F1>
<F2>
<F5> ( )
<F6> Fail-Safe ( )
<F7> Optimized ( )
<F8> Q-Flash
<F9>
<F10> CMOS SETUP

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS

BIOS

TM

SETUP SETUP

<F1>

BIOS CMOS SETUP <Esc>

BIOS- 27 -

(BIOS E17)

CMOS SETUP

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )





 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )



BIOS



 Advanced Chipset Features ( )





 Integrated Peripherals ( )



COM port LPT port AC97



 Power Management Setup ( )



CPU



 PnP/PCI Configuration ( PCI )



ISA PnP PCI



 PC Health Status ( )



Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

IDE SATA USB IEEE1394

<Enter>

"Ctrl + F1" BIOS



 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )



BIOS CMOS

GA-7N400S(-L) - 28 -



 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )



CMOS



 Set Supervisor Password ( )



SETUP CMOS



 Set User Password ( )



PC BIOS



 Save & Exit Setup ( )



SETUP BIOS

<F10>



 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )



<ESC>

BIOS- 29 -

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Sep 21 2004
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24

` IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
` IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]
` IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]
Drive B [None]
Floppy 3 Mode Suport [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 239M
Total Memory 240M

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Date (mm:dd:yy) ( ) / Time (hh:mm:ss) ( )

/ / / 24

(mm) 1 12
(dd) 1 28/29/30/31
(yy) 1999 2098

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 2/3 Master
[

IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter"
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 2/3 Master

/ IDE

• None IDE None

( / )/ / IDE ]

Standard CMOS Features

/ /

Item Help
Menu Level`

Change the day, month,
year

<Week>
Sun. to Sat.

<Month>
Jan. to Dec.

<Day>
1 to 31 (or maximum
allowed in the month)

<Year>
1999 to 2098

• Auto BIOS POST IDE ( )

• Manual

Access Mode CHS/ LBA/ Large/ Auto ( Auto)

Cylinder
Head
Precomp Precompensation
Landing Zone
Sector

"None" <Enter>

GA-7N400S(-L) - 30 -

Drive A / Drive B ( A:/ B: )

None None
360K, 5.25" 5.25 360KB

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 1.2MB
720K, 3.5" 3 720KB

1.44M, 3.5" 3 1.44MB

2.88M, 3.5" 3 2.88MB

Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode )

Disabled 3 Mode
Drive A A: 3 Mode
Drive B B: 3 Mode
Both A: B: 3 Mode

Halt on ( )

POST
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Keyboard ( )
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key

Memory ( )

BIOS POST(Power On Self Test)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Base Memory PC 640KB MS-DOS

Extended Memory

Base Other Memory
Module

Total Memory

BIOS- 31 -

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Hard Disk Boot Priority ( )

< > < > <+> <->

<ESC>

First / Second / Third Boot Device ( / / )

Floppy
LS120 LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP ZIP
USB-FDD USB
USB-ZIP USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM USB
USB-HDD USB
LAN
Disabled

Boot Up Floppy Seek ( )

PC POST Seek
Enabled Seek ( )
Setup Seek

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

GA-7N400S(-L) - 32 -

Password Check ( )

System CMOS SETUP
Setup CMOS SETUP ( )

SETUP <Enter>

Init Display First ( )

AGP PCI
PCI Slot PCI ( )
Onboard/AGP AGP

BIOS- 33 -

2-3 Advanced Chipset Features ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

System Performance [Normal]
FSB Frequency [100MHz]

x Memory Frequency By SPD

Resulting Frequency 266MHz

AGP Frequency [Normal]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

System Performance ( )

Normal ( )
Turbo

Manual

FSB Frequency

100MHz (FSB) 100MHz ( )
133MHz (FSB) 133MHz
166MHz (FSB) 100MHz
200MHz (FSB) 200MHz

Memory Frequency

( )

By SPD SPD ( )
50% ~ 200% 50% 200%
Auto

Resulting Frequency

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

[Normal]
Use the most stable settings

[Turbo]
Use over clocked settings for
higher performance but with
higher risk of instability

[Manual]
Allows full customization of
performance options
Advanced users only

(FSB Frequency) (Memory Frequency)

AGP Frequency

Normal AGP ( )
50MHz ~ 100MHz AGP 50MHz 100MHz
ISO Queue

( ) EasyTune Memory Frequency Auto

DDR CPU ( FSB 333MHz CPU

DDR333 DDR400 )

GA-7N400S(-L) - 34 -

2-4 Integrated Peripherals ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` IDE Function Setup [Press Enter]
` RAID Config [Press Enter]

OnChip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN * [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Game Port Address [201]
Midi Port Address [Disabled]

x Midi Port IRQ 10

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help
Menu Level`

IDE Function Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
Serial ATA [Enabled]
SATA DMA Transfer [Enabled]
SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE Function Setup

Item Help
Menu Level`

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE ( channel PCI IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( )
Disabled

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE ( channel PCI IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( )
Disabled

Serial ATA

Enabled Serial ATA ( )
Disabled

SATA DMA Transfer

Enabled Serial ATA DMA transfer ( )
Disabled

* GA-7N400S-L

BIOS- 35 -

SATA Spread Spectrum

Enabled Serial ATA spread spectrum
Disabled ( )

RAID Config

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

IDE Channel0 Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel0 Slave RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel1 Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel1 Slave RAID [Disabled]
SATA Primary Master RAID [Disabled]
SATA Secndry Master RAID [Disabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

RAID Config

Item Help
Menu Level`

IDE Channel0 Master RAID

Enabled IDE RAID
Disabled ( )

IDE Channel0 Slave RAID

Enabled IDE RAID
Disabled ( )

IDE Channel1 Master RAID

Enabled IDE RAID
Disabled ( )

IDE Channel1 Slave RAID

Enabled IDE RAID
Disabled ( )

SATA Primary Master RAID

Enabled SATA RAID
Disabled ( )

SATA Secndry Master RAID

Enabled SATA RAID
Disabled ( )

GA-7N400S(-L) - 36 -

OnChip USB

Disabled USB
V1.1+V2.0 USB1.1 USB2.0 ( )
V1.1 USB1.1

USB Keyboard Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB USB

Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

USB Mouse Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB Device USB

Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

AC97 Audio

Auto AC97 ( )
Disabled AC97

Onboard H/W LAN ( LAN ) *

Enabled H/W LAN ( )
Disabled H/W LAN

Onboard Serial Port 1 ( 1)

Auto BIOS
3F8/IRQ4 1 COM 1 3F8 /IRQ4 ( )
2F8/IRQ3 1 COM 2 2F8 /IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4 1 COM 3 3E8 /IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 1 COM 4 2E8 /IRQ3
Disabled 1

Onboard Serial Port 2 ( 2)

Auto BIOS
3F8/IRQ4 2 COM 1 3F8 /IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3 2 COM 2 2F8 /IRQ3 ( )
3E8/IRQ4 2 COM 3 3E8 /IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 2 COM 4 2E8 /IRQ3
Disabled 2

UART Mode Select

Normal I/O ( )
IrDA I/O IrDA
ASKIR I/O ASKIR

UR2 Duplex Mode

UART Mode Select Normal
Full IR
Half IR ( )

* GA-7N400S-L

BIOS- 37 -

Onboard Parallel port ( )

Disabled
378/IRQ7 378/IRQ7 ( )
278/IRQ5 278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7 3BC/IRQ7

Parallel Port Mode ( )

SPP
EPP EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
ECP ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) ( )
ECP+EPP EPP ECP

ECP Mode Use DMA

3 ECP Mode use DMA 3 ( )
1 ECP Mode use DMA 1

Game Port Address

201 Game Port Address 201 ( )
209 Game Port Address 209
Disabled

Midi Port Address

300 Midi Port Address 300
330 Midi Port Address 330
Disabled ( )

Midi Port IRQ

5 Midi Port IRQ 5
10 Midi Port IRQ 10 ( )

GA-7N400S(-L) - 38 -

2-5 Power Management Setup ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
ModemRingOn [Enabled]
S3 Resume by USB [Disabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

Power On by Mouse [Disabled]

Power On by Keyboard [Disabled]

x KB Power ON Password Enter

AC BACK Function [Soft-Of f]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

ACPI Suspend Type ( )

S1(POS) ACPI S1/POS (Power On Suspend) ( )
S3(STR) ACPI S3/STR (Suspend To RAM)

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN ( )

Instant-off ( )
Delay 4 Sec. 4

PME Event Wake Up ( )

Disabled ( )
Enabled

ModemRingOn ( )

Disabled ( )
Enabled

S3 Resume by USB ( S3 USB )

Disabled ( )
Enabled S3 USB

Resume by Alarm ( )

Enabled
isabled ( )
Enabled

Power Management Setup

+5VSB 1

Item Help
Menu Level`

Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

BIOS- 39 -

Power On by Mouse ( )

Disabled ( )
Double Click PS/2

Power On by Keyboard ( )

Disabled ( )
Password 1-5
Keyboard 98 Windows 98

KB Power ON Password ( )

"Power On by Keyboard" "Passowrd"

Enter 1-5 Enter

AC BACK Function ( )

Soft-Off ( )
Full-On
Memory

GA-7N400S(-L) - 40 -

2-6 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 1/5 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 1/5 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 2 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 2 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 3 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 3 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 4 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 4 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level`

Device(s) using this
INT:

BIOS- 41 -

2-7 PC Health Status ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

Vcore OK
DDR25V OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
Current System Temperature 32oC
Current CPU Temperature 45oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V ( )

Current System/CPU Temperature ( /CPU )

/CPU

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) ( )

CPU /

PC Health Status

Menu Level`

Item Help

GA-7N400S(-L) - 42 -

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> BIOS Fail-

Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> CMOS

BIOS- 43 -

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

8 Enter BIOS

Enter BIOS PASSWORD DISABLED

Supervisor

Supervisor Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

"Setup" CMOS SETUP Supervisor

User

User Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

SYSTEM User Supervisor

CMOS SETUP USER Password BIOS

Supervisor CMOS SETUP

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

GA-7N400S(-L) - 44 -

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ( SETUP )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> RTC CMOS Setup Utility

<N> <Esc>

2-12 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> Setup Utility <N> <Esc>

BIOS- 45 -

GA-7N400S(-L) - 46 -

3-1

Xpress Install

Windows XP

(

Setup.exe )

Xpress Install

Xpress Install

Windows XP USB2.0 Windows Service Pack

\ \ "?"

( USB 2.0 )

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3-2

3-3

Install

GA-7N400S(-L) - 48 -

3-4

3-5

- 49 -

GA-7N400S(-L) - 50 -

4-1

4-1-1 Xpress Recovery

Xpress Recovery?

1. FAT16 FAT32 NTFS

2. IDE1 Master

3.

4. HPA IDE

5. (Partition)
(Partition)

6. Ghost NTFS Xpress Recovery

Xpress Recovery

1. CD-ROM ( )
BIOS "Advanced BIOS Feature" CD-ROM

"Boot from CD:"

Xpress Rcovery CD-ROM Xpress Recovery

F9

.
.
Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

Build 2011

- 51 -

2. (POST) F9 ( )

(power on self test) F9

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1
Check System Health OK
.
.
.

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

F9 For Xpress Recovery

1. CD-ROM Xpress Recovery
F9

2.

3.

Xpress Recovery

GA-7N400S(-L) - 52 -

1.Execute Backup Utility:
 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

" (POST) F9"

" CD-ROM "

2.Execute Restore Utility:
 This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit

3.Remove Backup Image:
 Remove backup image. Are you sure? (Y/N)

4.Set Password:
 Please input a 4-16 character long password (a-z or 0-9) or press Esc to exit

Xpress Recovery

Xpress Recovery

Set Password New Password Confirm Password

Enter

5. Exit and Restart:

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4-1-2 BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

TM

Q-Flash
BIOS BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

DOS Windows Q-FlashTMQ-Flash

BIOS BIOS

BIOS Q-FlashTM BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

BIOS

1. BIOS

2. BIOS BIOS ( .Fxx 8KNXPU.Fba)

3. Del BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS

F1 F12 F1 F4 F4 F8

BIOS

BIOS
BIOS

BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash Dual BIOS

Ultra Q-Flash BIOS Fa3 Fba

BIOS

BIOS

TM

TM

BIOS

Q-Flash GA-8KNXP

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS Fa3

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

GA-7N400S(-L) - 54 -

TM

Q-Flash

1 Del BIOS Q-Flash

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

2 F8 Y Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS ROM Enter

Enter

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

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Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS "Save Main

BIOS to Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter
BIOS 8KNXPU.Fba

BIOS BIOS

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

1 file(s) found

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter BIOS

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

BIOS " BIOS "

GA-7N400S(-L) - 56 -

3. BIOS Y BIOS

BIOS

4. BIOS Q-Flash

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Halt On Error Disable

Please press any key to continue

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

1 ~ 4

BIOS

(Backup BIOS)

Fba

BIOS

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba

BIOS

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery
09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

- 57 -

6. Del BIOS Load Fail-Safe Defaults Enter

BIOS BIOS

BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Y

7. Save & Exit Setup CMOS BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Y

BIOS Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

GA-7N400S(-L) - 58 -

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

TM

BIOS

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

Enter

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Update BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS 8GE800.F4

BIOS "Save BIOS to

Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter BIOS

BIOS BIOS

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

1 file(s) found

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS " BIOS "

BIOS

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3. BIOS Y BIOS

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now

Update BIOS from Floppy

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........................

Save BIOS to Floppy

4. BIOS Q-Flash

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to continue

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

BIOS

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

BIOS

BIOS F4

Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash
03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

6. Del BIOS Load Fail-Safe Defaults Enter

BIOS 6 7

BIOS

GA-7N400S(-L) - 60 -

TM

@BIOS

DOS @BIOS

@BIOS BIOS @BIOS

BIOS BIOS

1. @BIOS 2. @BIOS

/ /GIGABYTE/@BIOS

@BIOS

3. @BIOS 4. @BIOS

"" "Update New BIOS"

1.

I. Internet BIOS

a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. @BIOS
d.
e. BIOS

II. Internet BIOS

a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. " "All Files (*.*)"
d. BIOS ( 7N400SL.E17)
e.

- 61 -

III. BIOS

"Save Current BIOS" BIOS

IV. Flash ROM

"About this program" @BIOS

Flash ROM

2.

I. I ( )

BIOS

II. II BIOS

III. I @BIOS BIOS

BIOS II

BIOS

IV. BIOS

GA-7N400S(-L) - 62 -

4-1-3 Serial ATA RAID BIOS

/

( )

Mirroring

nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID Striping (RAID 0)
Mirroring (RAID 1) Striping Mirroring (RAID 0+1) Spanning

RAID 0 (Striping)

Striping - 4KB 128KB

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

Mirroring

ATA RAID 1 Mirroring

( )

Mirroring

2GB 1GB

RAID 0+1 (Striping + Mirroring)

Striping Mirroring RAID 0+1 RAID 0 RAID 1

/

JBOD (Spanning)

Spanning ( JBOD - Just a Bunch of Drives)

Spanning

- 63 -

1GB

(RAID)

1) (

) IDE SCSI SATA ( )

2) BIOS RAID ( BIOS Integrated Peripherals )

3) RAID BIOS RAID ( NVIDIA RAID F10 Silicon Image

Ctrl + S )

4)

5) RAID

3 4 ( http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw

\ \ )

NVIDIA RAID BIOS

NVRAID BIOS /

RAID BIOS

1. F10

NVIDIA RAID BIOS

NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.22
Copyright (C) 2003 NVIDIA Corp.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

F10

NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( )

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0.M ST3120026AS

1.1.M ST3120026AS

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

GA-7N400S(-L) - 64 -

Tab

RAID

Mirroring RAID

Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning

Striping Block

Striping Block KB Optimal( 32K)

4K 128K

SATA Free Disk Tab Free Disk

<J> Array Disk ( )

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0.M ST3120026AS

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

1.1.M ST3120026AS

KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

RAID BIOS

F7 Clear disk data

Y N (

Yes )

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Clear disk data ?

[Y] YES [N] NO

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

1.0.M ST3120026AS

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

1.1.M ST3120026AS

[F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [

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KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

Array List

B

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Array List -

Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name

BBS 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G

[Ctrl-X] Exit [

KLKL

KL] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

KLKL

Enter Array Deatil RAID

Array 2 : NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Mirroring
Striping Width : 1 Striping Block:

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity

1 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

C Y N

Enter Array List Ctrl + X NVRAID BIOS

RAID

GA-7N400S(-L) - 66 -

RAID

1

2

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA

SATA

SATA

( D:)

BootDrv MENU.EXE( 1)

( )

1

2

3

MENU.EXE MS-DOS

( 2)

Microsoft Windows

RAID

Windows2000/Windows XP SATA F6

( )

Menu "IAA_RAID" Intel ICH5R

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4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6

Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP ( Windows XP)

2

1.

2.

Sound Effect

3. (2

)

GA-7N400S(-L) - 68 -

4

1. 4

2.

Sound Effect

3.

(4 ) Only SURROUND­KIT 4

( )
( )

( ) 4

- 69 -

6

6 6

/

1. 6

/

2.

Sound Effect

( )
( )

( / )

3. 5.1 (6

) Only SURROUND-

KIT

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6 ( Audio Combo Kit )

Audio Combo Kit SPDIF Surround-Kit Surround-Kit

/

6

( 6 )

( OK )

Audio Combo Kit 6

1. Audio Combo Kit

2. Surround-Kit SUR_CEN

3.

"REAR R/L" /

Surround-Kit "SUB CENTER"

Surround-Kit

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4.

Sound Effect

5. 5.1 (6

) Only SURROUND-

KIT

6

( ) 6

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SPDIF ( )

SPDIF SPDIF

SPDIF

1.

SPDIF

2.

SPDIF SPDIF

3.

SPDIF SPDIF

SPDIF

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Jack-Sensing

Jack-Sensing

Windows 98/98 SE/2000/ME DirectX 8.1

Jack-Sensing 2-channel
( Windows XP)

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Jack-Sensing

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4-2

" "

BIOS

BIOS "Del" BIOS "Ctrl

+ F1"

/

/

CMOS

Clear CMOS CMOS

CMOS

( )

Del BIOS "Load Fail-Safe Defaults"( Load Optimized

Defaults)

BIOS BIOS

CMOS CMOS

( )

Award AMI BIOS

AMI BIOS:
*

1
2 ECC
3 64k
4
5 CPU
6 Gate A20
7 CPU
8
9 ROM
10 CMOS
11

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AWARD BIOS:

1
2 CMOS
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 9 BIOS

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1.

2.

3.

2000 52 ( ) 1

2001 1 ( ) 2

2003 1 ( ) 3

010471933180703021SN0412030006

SN0140002546

4.

5.

a.

b.

c.

"SN" "SN"

d.

e.

f.

( )

( )

( )

11:00 ~ 9:00

[phone]

11:00 ~ 9:00

[phone]

11:00 ~ 9:00

[phone]

14

278

51-1

~ 8:30 ~ 17:30

( )

[phone]

( )

11:00 ~ 9:00

[phone]

GA-7N400S(-L) - 78 -

~ 9:00 ~ 12:00

136 6

81

1:00 ~ 5:00 ( )

[phone] ext.1913

[phone]

( )

[phone]

http://service.gigabyte.com.tw

215

11:00 ~ 9:00

145

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

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6

[phone]

[phone]

: 0800-079-666 02-8665-2665

~ 09:30~ 08:30

(

09:00~ 06:00 )

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

( ): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

( ): http://chinese.giga-byte.com

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G.B.T. INC.

+ 1-626-854-9338

+ 1-626-854-9339

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

http://www.giga-byte.com

 

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G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

[phone] (Sales)

[phone] (Tech.)

[phone] (Sales)

[phone] (Tech.)

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NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION

http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

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G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.

[phone]

[phone]

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

http://uk.giga-byte.com

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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

[phone]

NL Tech.Support

BE Tech.Support

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983)

0900-84034

[phone]

( / )

http://www.giga-byte.nl

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

http://www.gigabyte.de

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http://www.gigabyte.com.cn

[phone]

[phone]

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Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology

Co., Ltd.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

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: http://www.gigabyte.ru

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Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

[phone]

[phone]

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[phone]

[phone]

[phone]

[phone]

[phone]

[phone]

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[phone]

[phone]

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GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

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: http://www.giga-byte.com.au

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GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE S.A.R.L.

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http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

: http://www.gigabyte.fr

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

: http://www.gigabyte.pl

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Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

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( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

: http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

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Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

CZECH REPUBLIC

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( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

: http://www.gigabyte.cz

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Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

Romania

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

( / )

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

: http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

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