Gigabyte GA-7NNXP, GA-7NNXPV, GA-7N400-L1, GA-7N400V PRO User Manual

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice
is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X
(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP
4X/8X.

AGP 4X/8X notch

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 IGP/SPP.
You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please
insert an AGP Pro 4X/8X card.

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X
mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X(1.5V) mode
by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is 2X(3.3V). The
GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400­L1 (or any AGP Pro 4X/8X only) motherboards might not function properly, if
you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5V) mode in it.

Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power Color",
the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is
compatible with 2X(3.3V) / 4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support
2X(3.3V) only. The GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400
Pro / GA-7N400-L1 (or any AGP Pro 4X/8X only) motherboards might not
function properly, If you install this card in it.

Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on ATi Rage
128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with AGP 4X(1.5V)
specification. Therefore, AG32S(G) will work fine with nVIDIA® nForce2 IGP/
SPP based motherboards.

Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI
slots if there is one.

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or
omissions that may appear in this document nor does the
author make a commitment to update the information
contained herein.

Third-party brands and names are the property of their
respective owners.

Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may
void the warranty of this motherboard.

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the
specifications might be out of date before publication of
this booklet.

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

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 EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement

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 EN 55013

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 EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement

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7 EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement

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 DIN VDE 0855

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 part 12

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7 CE marking

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 EN 60065

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of radio disturbance characteristics of
industrial,scientific and medical (ISM
high frequency equipment

Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipment

of radio disturbance characteristics of
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical
apparatus

of radio disturbance characteristics of
fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Immunity from radio interference of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipment

of radio disturbance characteristics of
information technology equipment

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or distribution from
sound and television signals

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

Safety requirements for mains operated
electronic and related apparatus for
household and similar general use

Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances

(Stamp)

with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

declare that the product

Mother Board

is in conformity with

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 EN 61000-3-2*

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 EN 61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems cause

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 EN50091-2

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(EC conformity marking)

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 EN 60950

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 EN 50091-1

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Manufacturer/Importer

Date : May 15, 2003

Disturbances in supply systems cause
by household appliances and similar
electrical equipment “Harmonics”

by household appliances and similar
electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residual commercial and light industry

Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residual commercial and light industry

Generic emission standard Part 2:
Industrial environment

Generic emission standard Part 2:
Industrial environment

lmmunity requirements for household
appliances tools and similar apparatus

EMC requirements for uninterruptible
power systems (UPS)

Safety for information technology equipment
including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety requirements for
uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Signature:

Name:

Timmy Huang

Timmy Huang

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name:

Address:

Phone/Fax No:

hereby declares that the product

Product Name: Motherboard

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a),
Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,
including that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person’s Name:

Signature:

G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)
17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748
[phone]/ [phone]

GA-GA-7NNXPV/GA-7NNXP/
GA-7N400V Pro/GA-7N400 Pro/GA-7N400-L1

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

May 15, 2003

GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP /

GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro /

GA-7N400-L1

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1004

12ME-7NNXPV-1004

Table of Content

English

Item Checklist .........................................................................................4

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................5

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................15

Features Summary...................................................................................... 5

GA-7NNXPV Motherboard Layout............................................................... 8

GA-7NNXP Motherboard Layout................................................................. 9

GA-7N400V Pro Motherboard Layout ....................................................... 10

GA-7N400 Pro Motherboard Layout.......................................................... 11

GA-7N400-L1 Motherboard Layout...........................................................12

Block Diagram - GA-7NNXPV / GA-7N400V Pro ......................................13

Block Diagram - GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1.................14

Step 1: Set System Jumper (CLK_SW).....................................................16

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).....................................17

Step 2-1: CPU Installation..............................................................................................17

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation........................................................................18

Step 3: Install Memory Modules................................................................ 19

Step 4: Install expansion cards .................................................................22

Step 4-1: AGP Card Installation.....................................................................................22

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Step 4-2: DPVRM (Dual Power Voltage Regulator Module) Installation

.....................

23

Step 5: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 24

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction...........................................................................24

Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction.................................................................................27

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................43

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2)........................................44

Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................... 46

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................49

Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................... 51

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 53

Power Management Setup .......................................................................59

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................62

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 63

Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................65

Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................67

Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 68

Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................. 69

Save & Exit Setup....................................................................................... 70

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................71

English

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................73

@BIOS™ Introduction................................................................................. 73

EasyTune
DPS (Dual Power System) Introduction

™

4 Introduction ......................................................................... 74

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75

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 76

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction..........................................86

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 92

Chapter 5 Appendix.............................................................................95

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

English

The GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400 Pro Series motherboard
CD for motherboard driver & utility
GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400 Pro Series user's manual
Quick PC Installation Guide
GigaRAID manual
SATA RAID manual
GC-SATA Card (optional)

(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)

IDE cable x 3 / Floppy cable x 1
IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

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()

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(5)

Serial ATA cable x 2
IEEE1394 cable x 1
2 Port USB Cable x 1
Audio Combo Kit x 1

(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)

I/O Shield
DPVRM x 1
VGA to TV-out Connector x 1
Video Cable x 1
Motherboard Settings Label

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Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit
(IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity , you should follow
some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch
both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply
case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other
components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components
whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the A TX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the A TX power
connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis...

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there are
no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting
holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of
your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short
circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard
PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the screw contact
any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the
board or cause board malfunctioning.

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor y 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB
Motherboard y GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro /

GA-7N400-L1

CPU y Socket A processor for AMD Athlon

128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die

(@5)

y 400

/333/266/200 MHz FSB

y Supports 1.4GHz and faster

Chipset y nVIDIA

®

nForce™ 2 IGP

(a)

Controller (PAC)

y nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 MCP-T

Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

Memory y 4 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

y Supports Dual Channel DDR400
y Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM
y Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max)
y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control y IT8712F

()

Slots y 1 AGP Pro slot

or AGP slot

AGP3.0 8X interface at 533MHz

y 5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE y 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with

PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/A TA100) operation modes

y IDE3

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and IDE4

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Ultra AT A133/100, IDE

Serial AT A

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y 2 Serial AT A connectors in 150 MB/s operation mode
y Controlled by SiI3112

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Hardware Monitor y CPU/System/Power fan revolution detect

y CPU/System temperature detect
y CPU warning temperature
y System voltage detect
y CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
y CPU Smart Fan control
y Thermal shutdown function

™

/ Athlon™ XP / Duron™ (K7)

(@5)

/ SPP

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(@5)

(a@5)

Memory/AGP/PCI

(5)

/ MCP

Integrated

/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM

supports 8X/4X mode,

compatible with RAID,

to be continued......

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English

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

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Introduction

On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

English

On-Board LAN y Builit in Intel

On-Board Sound y Realtek ALC650 CODEC

On-Board IDE RAID

and 2.88M bytes

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y GA-7NNXPV: 2 Serial ports(onboard COMA & COMB), 2 VGA ports

GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1:
2 Serial ports (COM1 & COM2)
GA-7N400V Pro: 2 Serial ports (COM1, onboard COMB), 1 VGA port

y 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 2 x Front by cable)
y 3 IEEE1394 ports (by cable)

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y 1 Smart Card Reader connector
y 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR

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or IR

(5)

y 1 Front Audio connector

®

Kenai 32 + Realtek 8201

y Builit in Realtek 8201
y 2 RJ45 ports

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/ 1 RJ45 port

(a@5)

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(a@5)

y Line Out / 2 front speaker
y Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch)
y Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch)
y SPDIF In / Out
y CD In / AUX In / Game port

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y Onboard GigaRAID IT8212F chipset
y Supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) or

striping+mirroring (RAID 0 + RAID 1)

y Supports JBOD function
y Supports concurrent dual A T A133 IDE controller operation
y Support AT API mode for HDD
y Supports IDE bus master operation
y Support ATA133/RAID mode switch by BIOS
y Displays status and error checking messages during boot-up
y Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds
y Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in

controller onboard BIOS

to be continued......

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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On-Board SATA RAID

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y Onboard Silicon Image SiI3112
y Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)
y Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
y AIL UDMA and PIO Modes
y Up to 2 SATA Device
y ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6
y Supports hot plug function

On-Board IEEE1394

(a@)

y Built-in MCP-T + RealT ek 8801
PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS

y Supports Dual BIOS

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y Supports Face Wizard

y Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features y Supports CPU Dual Power System (DPS)

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y PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

y PS/2 Mouse power on

y External Modem wake up

y STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

y Wake on LAN (WOL)

y AC Recovery

y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

y Supports Thermal Shutdown function

y Supports @BIOS
Overclocking y Over Voltage (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS

y Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP/PCI) by BIOS

English

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.
We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because
these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will
depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, SDRAM, Cards…etc.

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

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Introduction

GA-7NNXPV Motherboard Layout

English

VGA to
TV-Out
connector

(Note)

KB_MS

USB

VGA2

LAN1

LPT

(10/100)

VRM_CONN

SOCKET A

CPU_FAN

PWR_FAN

ATX

RAM_LED

Dual Channel DDR

VGA1

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

LAN2

F_AUDIO

Intel

Kenai 32

IT8712F

COMA

(Gigabit

Ethernet)

ATX_12V

CD_IN

RTL8201

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN

COMB

AGP PRO

SPDIF_IO

WOL

GAME

CLK_SW

2X_DET

INFO_LINK

IR_CIR

nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 IGP

NB_FAN

PCI1

BACKUP

PCI2

BIOS

MAIN

PCI3

BIOS

PCI4

RTL8801

PCI5

SC

F1_1394

GA-7NNXPV

DDR1

GigaRAID

IT8212

IDE4
IDE3

F_USB

F2_1394

DDR2

®

nVIDIA
nForce™ 2
MCP-T

SiI3112

PWR_LED

DDR3

DDR4

IDE2

BAT

SYS_FAN

SATA0
SATA1

F_PANEL

FDD

IDE1

CI

The "VGA to TV-Out connector" can be connected to VGA2 port only.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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GA-7NNXP Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

USB

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

LAN1

COM1

LPT

COM2

LAN2

F_AUDIO

Intel

Kenai 32

IT8712F

(10/100)

(Gigabit

Ethernet)

ATX_12V

CD_IN

RTL8201

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN

VRM_CONN

AGP PRO

SPDIF_IO

GAME

WOL

CLK_SW

2X_DET

INFO_LINK

IR_CIR

SOCKET A

nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 SPP

NB_FAN

PCI1

BACKUP

PCI2

BIOS

MAIN

PCI3

BIOS

PCI4

RTL8801

PCI5

SC

F1_1394

CPU_FAN

GigaRAID

IT8212

F2_1394

GA-7NNXP

DDR1

DDR2

IDE4
IDE3

F_USB

DDR3

®

nVIDIA
nForce™ 2
MCP-T

SiI3112

PWR_LED

DDR4

ATX

RAM_LED

IDE2

BAT

SYS_FAN

SATA0
SATA1

F_PANEL

PWR_FAN

Dual Channel DDR

FDD

IDE1

CI

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Introduction

GA-7N400V Pro Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

USB

COM1

LAN1

LPT

(10/100)

SOCKET A

CPU_FAN

PWR_FAN

ATX

RAM_LED

Dual Channel DDR

VGA

AUDIO

CODEC

USB

F_AUDIO

IT8712F

ATX_12V

CD_IN

RTL8201

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN

COMB

SPDIF_IO

AGP

WOL

GAME

CLK_SW

2X_DET

INFO_LINK

IR_CIR

nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 IGP

NB_FAN

PCI1

BACKUP

PCI2

BIOS

MAIN

PCI3

BIOS

PCI4

RTL8801

PCI5

SC

F1_1394

GA-7N400V Pro

DDR1

DDR2

GigaRAID

IT8212

IDE4
IDE3

F_USB

F2_1394

DDR3

®

nVIDIA
nForce™ 2
MCP-T

SiI3112

PWR_LED

DDR4

IDE2

BAT

SYS_FAN

SATA0
SATA1

F_PANEL

FDD

IDE1

CI

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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GA-7N400 Pro Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

LAN1

COM1COM2

LPT

USB

F_AUDIO

IT8712F

(10/100)

SUR_CEN

CD_IN

RTL8201

AUX_IN

ATX_12V

SPDIF_IO

GAME

AGP

WOL

CLK_SW

2X_DET

INFO_LINK

IR_CIR

SOCKET A

nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 SPP

NB_FAN

PCI1

BACKUP

PCI2

BIOS

MAIN

PCI3

BIOS

PCI4

RTL8801

PCI5

SC

F1_1394

CPU_FAN

GA-7N400 Pro

GigaRAID

IT8212

F2_1394

DDR1

IDE4
IDE3

F_USB

DDR2

DDR3

®

nVIDIA
nForce™ 2
MCP-T

SiI3112

PWR_LED

DDR4

ATX

RAM_LED

IDE2

BAT

SYS_FAN

SATA0
SATA1

F_PANEL

PWR_FAN

Dual Channel DDR

FDD

IDE1

CI

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Introduction

GA-7N400-L1 Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

COM1COM2

USB

LAN1

(10/100)

LPT

F_AUDIO

ATX_12V

CD_IN

RTL8201

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN

SPDIF_IO

AGP

CLK_SW

2X_DET

SOCKET A

nVIDIA® nForce™ 2 SPP

PCI1

PCI2

BIOS

PCI3

CPU_FAN

GA-7N400

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

®

nVIDIA
nForce™ 2
MCP

DDR4

ATX

RAM_LED

IDE2

BAT

SYS_FAN

PWR_FAN

Dual Channel DDR

FDD

IDE1

CI

IT8712F

-L1

GAME

WOL

INFO_LINK

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

PCI4

PCI5

F_USB

IR

SC

PWR_LED

F_PANEL

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Block Diagram - GA-7NNXPV / GA-7N400V Pro

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

™

AMD-K7

CPU

System Bus
333/266/200MHz

333/266/200MHz

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

AGP PRO

4X/8X

TV / CRT

( )

English

5 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

LAN1 LAN2
RJ45

RTL8201

GigaRAID

IT8212

IDE3

IDE4

2 Serial ATA

RJ45

Intel

KENAI 32

SiI3112

()

( )

()

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

nVIDIA

nForce™ 2 IGP

nVIDIA

nForce™ 2

MCP-T

AC97 Link

6 USB

Ports

ATA33/66/100/133

LINE-OUT

®

®

LPC BUS

IDE Channels

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

RTL
8801

3 IEEE1394

BIOS

IT8712

24 MHz

33 MHz

Smart Card Reader

DDR RAM

IR/CIR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

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Introduction

Block Diagram - GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1

English

5 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

AGP PRO

4X/8X

LAN1 LAN2
RJ45

RTL8201

GigaRAID

IT8212

(@)

IDE3

(@)

IDE4

SiI3112

(@)

2 Serial

(@)

ATA

RJ45

Intel

KENAI 32

(@)

CODEC

MIC

()

()

()

AC97

LINE-IN

AMD-K7

CPU

nVIDIA

nForce™ 2 SPP

nVIDIA

nForce™ 2

MCP-T

MCP

AC97 Link

6 USB

Ports

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

LINE-OUT

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

™

System Bus
400/333/266/200MHz

®

®

LPC BUS

(@)

/

(5)

(@)

RTL
8801

3 IEEE1394

400/333/266MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8712

24 MHz

33 MHz

(@)

DDR RAM

(@)

IR/CIR

(5)

or IR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

Smart Card Reader

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NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

T o set up your computer , you must complete the following steps:

Step 1- Set system jumper (CLK_SW)
Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 3- Install memory modules
Step 4- Install expansion cards
Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

English

Step 1

Step 5

Step 4

Congratulations! Y ou have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the
BIOS/software installation.

Step 2

Step 3Step 4

Step 5

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 1: Set System Jumper (CLK_SW)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100MHz and auto by adjusting CLK_SW.

English

(The frequency ratio depend on CPU.)

CLK_SW

Default Setting : OFF

ON

CLK_SW

O N AUTO
OFF 100MHz

AUTO : Supports FSB 400
100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU

You must set CLK_SW to OFF when you
used FSB 200 MHz CPU.

OFF

(@5)

/333/266 MHz CPU

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Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:

1.Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

2.If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will
cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Step 2-1: CPU Installation

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

English

Socket Actuation Lever

1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and

up to 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.

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Hardware Installation Process

Pin1 indicator

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

English

Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning:

1.Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

2.We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat
conduction between your CPU and cooling fan.

3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan
connector, this completes the installation.
Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail
installation procedure.

1. Press down the CPU socket lever
and finish CPU installation.

3. Fasten the cooling fan supporting­base onto the CPU socket on the
motherboard.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged
to the CPU fan connector, than
install complete.

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Step 3: Install Memory Modules

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

1.When DIMM LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket.

2.Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to
the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation.
Please change the insert orientation.

The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM
socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary
between sockets.

Notch

English

DDR

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:
64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks)
128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks)
512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks)
Total System Memory (Max3GB)

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Hardware Installation Process

English

DDR Introduction

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs
and system integrators.

SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck
by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from
existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR
memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge
of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM
clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs
to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations,
high-end PC's and value desktop SMA systems.

1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory
module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM
socket. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets
to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove
the DIMM module.

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

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Dual Channel DDR:

GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1 support Dual Channel
Technology. When Dual Channel Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double
the original one, with the fastest speed at 6.4GB/s(DDR400) or 5.3GB/s(DDR333).
GA-7NNXPV / GA-7NNXP / GA-7N400V Pro / GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1 include 4 DIMM slots, and
each Channel has 2 DIMMs as following:

Channel A : DIMM 1, 2

Channel B : DIMM 3, 4
Below are the explanations:
If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations
due to the limitation of nVIDIA chipset specifications.

1. Only one DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel Technology can't

operate when only one DDR memory module is installed.

2. Two DDR memory modules are installed: The Dual Channel Technology will operate

when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B. If you install
two memory modules in the same channel, the Dual Channel Technology will not
operate.

3. Three or Four DDR memory modules are installed: Please follow figure 1 to achieve the

Dual Technology.

The following tables include all memory-installed combination types:
(Please note that those types not in the tables will not boot up.)

z Figure 1: Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4

2 memory modules

3 memory modules

4 memory modules

DS/SS X DS/SS X
X DS/SS DS/SS X
DS/SS X X DS
X DS/SS X DS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X
DS/SS DS/SS X DS
X DS/SS SS SS
DS/SS X SS SS
DS/SS DS/SS SS SS

English

z Figure 2: Non Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4

1 memory module

2 memory modules

DS/SS X X X
X DS/SS X X
X X DS/SS X
XXXDS
DS/SS DS/SS X X
XXSSSS

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 4: Install expansion cards

Step 4-1: AGP Card Installation

English

1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer.

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.
Type A: AGP Pro slot

()

Please align the AGP card to the onboard
AGP PRO slot and press firmly down on
the slot.

Type B: AGP slot

Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try
to install / uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and
press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white­drawable bar.

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When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported
graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to
AGP 2X (3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

If you are installing a AGP PRO graphic
card, please remove the protecting plate
first.

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Step 4-2: DPVRM (Dual Power V oltage Regulator Module) Installation

()

What is DPVRM ?

DPVRM (Dual Power Voltage Regulator Module) is a daughter card which can provide you the DPS
(Dual Power System) function. A cool stylish neon blue DPVRM that supply a total 6-phase power circuit
design, delivers a high durable power design for the new generation motherboard.

The DPVRM can work in a Dual Power System:

• Parallel Mode :
DPVRM and motherboard CPU power can work
simultaneously, providing a total of 6-phase power circuit.

How to install a DPVRM ?

1. The DPVRM connector has a notch, so the DPVRM can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DPVRM vertically into the socket and then push it down.

3. Fix the DPVRM on the motherbard with the clip.

4. Reverse the installation steps if you want to remove the DPVRM.

English

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 5: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

English

X

Y

GA-7NNXPV

GA-7NNXP

LAN1 LAN2

Z

[

\

GA-7N400V Pro

GA-7N400 Pro / GA-7N400-L1

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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XX

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

XX

PS/2 Mouse Connector
(6 pin Female)

This connector supports standard PS/2
keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector
(6 pin Female)

English

Y/[ USB/LAN Connector

Before you connect your device(s) into USB
connector(s), please make sure your device(s)
such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface.

USB 2
USB 3

()

Also make sure your OS supports USB
controller. If your OS does not support USB
controller, please contact OS vendor for
possible patch or driver upgrade. For more

LAN1 LAN2

USB 0
USB 1

information please contact your OS or device
(s) vendors.
LAN1 is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed.
LAN2 is Gigabit Ethernet with 1000Mbps speed.

Z Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COM1 / COM2) and VGA Ports

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

GA-7NNXPV

GA-7NNXP /
GA-7N400 Pro /
GA-7N400-L1

VGA2 VGA1

VGA Port (15 pin Female)

COM1 COM2

Serial Port (9 pin Male)

According to your motherboard, please see the
following descriptions for the devices. Device
like printer can be connected to Parallel port;
mouse and modem etc. can be connected to
Serial ports. And you can connect graphics
card to the VGA ports.
If you want to use the TV-Out function, please
connect the "VGA to TV-Out connector" to
VGA2 port and select the proper TV standard
(PAL/NTSC) in BIOS.

()

GA-7N400V Pro

COM1

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

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VGA

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

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Hardware Installation Process

\ Audio Connectors

English

After install onboard audio driver, you may con­nect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC
In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can

Line In (Rear Speaker)

Line Out (Front Speaker)

MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)

be connected to Line-In jack.

Please note:

Y ou are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature
by S/W selection.
If you want to enable 6-channel function, you
have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"
Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"
Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 36, and contact your
nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup
installation, please refer to page 86.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction

1

19

20
16

15

17
18

29

English

3

14

2

5

7

8

6
12
28

4

(a@)

10

(a@)

9

11

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) PWR_FAN

6) NB_FAN

7) FDD

8) IDE1 / IDE2

9) IDE3

10) SATA0

(a@)

(a@)

/ IDE4

/ SATA1

11) F_PANEL

12) BAT
13 ) PWR_LED

14) RAM_LED

(a)

25

(a@)

(a@)

24 22

2327

(a@)

26

13

21

16) F_AUDIO

17) SUR_CEN

18) SPDIF_IO

19) CD_IN

20) AUX_IN

21) F_USB

22) F1_1394

23) IR_CIR

(a@)

(a@)

24) GAME

25) COMA

()

/ COMB

26) SC (Smart Card)

27) INFO_LINK
28 ) CI (Chassis Intrusion)

29) WOL

/ F2_1394

(5)

or IR

(a)

15) 2X_DET

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Hardware Installation Process

(a@)

1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

English

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).
If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

432

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 GND
3 +12V
4 +12V

2) ATX (A TX Power)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and
other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

11

20

1

10

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
4 VCC
5 GND
6 VCC
7 GND
8 Power Good
9 5V SB (stand by +5V)
10 +12V
11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON(soft on/off)
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 VCC
20 VCC

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running
under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max.
current up to 600 mA.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.

English

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Pin No. Definition

1 GND

1

2 +12V
3 Sense

Hardware Installation Process

5) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector)

English

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Connector)

If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the chip fan.
(Usually black cable is GND)

Pin No. Definition

1

1 VCC
2 GND

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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7) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and

2.88M bytes floppy disk types.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

English

34

2

8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:
Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

33

1

3940

- 31 -

IDE2

12

IDE1

Hardware Installation Process

9) IDE3 / IDE4 (RAID/ATA133, Green Connector)

English

(a@)

Important Notice: The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. If you wish
to use IDE3 and IDE4, please use it in unity with BIOS (either RAID or ATA133). Then, install the
correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the GigaRAID manual.

402

IDE4

IDE3

391

10) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates
(150MB/sec). If you wish to use RAID function, please use it in unity with BIOS and install the
correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the SATA RAID manual.

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Pin No. Definition

71

SATA0

71

SATA1

Silicon Image Sil3112 chip supports Serial ATA
connectors hot plug function.

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1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

11) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

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 above.

English

Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED

11

2

1

1

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

HD+

Soft Power
Connector

MSG+

MSG-

HD-

Reset Switch

PW+

RES-

PW-

1

RES+

NC

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

1

20
19

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation
(Green) Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation
(Red) Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC (Purple) NC

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Hardware Installation Process

12) BATTERY

English

13) PWR_LED

+

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.

If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3. Re-install the battery.

4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off.
It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn
to another color.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

1

- 34 -

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+
2 MPD­3 MPD-

14) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected
damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is
disconnected.

English

_

+

15) 2X_DET

When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a non-supported
graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X
(3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

_

+

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Hardware Installation Process

16) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

English

17)SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please
make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB 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.

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC
2 GND
3 REF

10 9

2

1

4 Power
5 Front Audio (R)
6 Rear Audio (R)
7 Reserved
8 No Pin
9 Front Audio (L)
10 Rear Audio (L)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

NXP / N400 Pro Series Motherboard

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Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL
2 SUR OUTR

1652

3 GND
4 No Pin
5 CENTER_OUT
6 BASS_OUT

18)SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3
data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has
digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin
assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable, incorrect connection between the
cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional
SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer.

English

19)CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

62

1

5

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 No Pin
3 SPDIF
4 SPDIFI
5 GND
6 GND

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R

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Hardware Installation Process

20) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)

English

Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.

1

Pin No. Definition

1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R

21)F_USB (Front USB Connector, Yellow)

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while
you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make
the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your
local dealer.

210

19

Pin No. Definition

1 Power
2 Power
3 USB Dx­4 USB Dy­5 USB Dx+
6 USB Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC

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22) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE1394 Connector)

(a@)

Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.

Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection
between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For
optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.

F1_1394

23) IR_CIR

(a@)

or IR

(5)

216

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 Power

3 TPA0+

4 TPA0-

5 GND

6 GND

7 TPB0+

8 TPB0-

9 Power

10 Power

11 TPA1+

12 TPA1-

13 GND

14 No Pin

15 TPB1+

16 TPB1-

15

F2_1394

210

1

9

Pin No. Definition

1 TPA2+
2 TPA2­3 GND
4 GND
5 TPB2+
6 TPB2­7 Power
8 Power
9 No Pin
10 GND

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR or
IR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/CIR or IR module. To use IR
function only, please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5. Be careful with the polarity of the IR/CIR
or IR connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR/CIR or IR cable,
incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even
damage it. For optional IR/CIR or IR cable, please contact your local dealer.

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Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
6NC
7 CIRRX
8 +5VSB
9 CIRTX
10 NC

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IR

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC(+5V)
2 No Pin
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output

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Hardware Installation Process

24) GAME (Game Connector)

English

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
game cables.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 GRX1_R
3 GND

2

1

16

15

4 GPSA2
5 VCC
6 GPX2_R
7 GPY2_R
8 MSI_R
9 GPSA1
10 GND
11 GPY1_R
12 VCC
13 GPSB1
14 MSO_R
15 GPSB2
16 No Pin

25) COMA

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Be careful with the polarity of the COMA/COMB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully
while you connect the COMA/COMB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector
will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional COMA/COMB cable, please
contact your local dealer.

COMA

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210

1

9

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB­2 NSINB
3 NSOUTB
4 NDTRB­5 GND
6 NDSRB­7 NRTSB­8 NCTSB­9 NRIB­10 No Pin

COMB

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26) SC (Smart Card Interface, black connector)

The Smart IC Card could increase security in authenticating online transactions; the card reader
device (inquire local distributor) made by Third Party could be purchased by users. Be careful with
the polarity of the SC connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SC
cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work
or even damage it. For optional SC cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

210

19

2 GND
3 SCAPWCTL­4 SCARST­5NC
6NC
7 SCAIO
8NC
9 SCACLK
10 SCAPSNT

27)INFO_LINK

This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check
the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest
dealer for optional external device cable.

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Pin No. Definition

1 SMBCLK

102

1

9

2 VCC
3 SMBDATA
4 GPIO
5 GND
6 GND
7 No Pin
8NC
9 +12V
10 +12V

Hardware Installation Process

28) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

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29) WOL (Wake On LAN)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "Case Open" item in BIOS, if the
system case begin remove.

Pin No. Definition

1

This connector allows the remote servers to manage this system via your network adapter which
supports WOL. Be careful with the polarity of the WOL connector. Check the pin assignment
carefully while you connect the WOL cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector
will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional WOL cable, please contact
your local dealer.

1 Signal
2 GND

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Pin No. Definition

1

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the
basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it
retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

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ENTERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require
more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu. T o enter Advanced BIOS
setting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL

<Ç> Move to previous item
<È> Move to next item
<Å> Move to the item in the left hand
<Æ> Move to the item in the right hand
Enter Select item
<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Item Help
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Dual BIOS/Q-Flash function
<F9> System Information
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

SETUP

KEYS

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu

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GETTING HELP

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

English

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. T o exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.
The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to
select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

Main Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

` Frequency/Voltage Control

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to
search the advanced option widden.

zz

z Standard CMOS Features

zz

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

zz

z Advanced BIOS Features

zz

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

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zz

z Advanced Chipset Featur es

zz

This setup page includes all the items of Chipset special enhanced features.

z Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

zz

z Power Management Setup

zz

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

zz

z PnP/PCI Configurations

zz

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

zz

z PC Health Status

zz

This setup page is the System auto detect T emperature, voltage, fan, speed.

zz

z Frequency/Voltage Control

zz

This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.

zz

z Load Fail-Safe Defaults

zz

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in safe configuration.

zz

z Load Optimized Defaults

zz

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in best performance configuration.

zz

z Set Supervisor password

zz

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup.

zz

z Set User password

zz

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.

zz

z Save & Exit Setup

zz

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

zz

z Exit Without Saving

zz

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

English

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, May 20 2003 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level X

Change the day, month,

`IDE Primary Master [None] year
` IDE Primary Slave [None]
`IDE Secondary Master [None] <Week>
`IDE Secondary Slave [None] Sun. to Sat.

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] <Month>
Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec.
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

<Day>

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 95M <Year>
Total Memory 96M 1999 to 2098

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.

Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour

military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Primary M aster , Slave / IDE Se condary Ma ster , Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type
which will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the
information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the
documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

CYLS. Number of cylinders
HEADS Number of heads
PRECOMP Write precomp
LANDZONE Landing zone
SECTORS Number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

Drive A / Drive B

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the

computer.

None N o floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

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Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japa n Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

will be prompted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for all errors except a keyboard error.

(Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for all errors except a disk error.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for all errors except keyboard and disk errors.

Memory

The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed

in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512K memory installed on

the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more 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 1MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [HDD-0]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]

x S ATA/RAID/SCSI Boot Order SCSI

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Flexible AGP 8X [Auto]
Init Display First [PCI]

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

First / Second / Third Boot Device

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.
HDD 0~3 Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk 0~3.
SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.
LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.
Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

Item Help
Menu Level X
Select onboard RAID or
PCI SCSI boot rom
order

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SA T A/RAID/SCSI Boot Order

This function will available when Boot up device set at "SCSI".
This feature allows you to select the boot order Serial ATA, RAID or SCSI device.

SCSI Select your boot device priority by PCI SCSI.
RAID Select your boot device priority by RAID.
SATA Select your boot device priority by Serial ATA.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is
40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all
80tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.
(Default value)

Flexible AGP 8X

Auto Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and

stability. (Default value)

4X Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the

card is.

Init Display First

This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you

install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on board.

PCI Set initial display first to PCI slot. (Default value)
AGP Set initial display first to AGP.

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

System Performance [Optimal]
FSB Frequency [133MHz]
Memory Frequency [By SPD]

Resulting Frequency 266MHz

Frame Buffer Size
AGP Frequency [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Features

[32M]

Item Help
Menu Level X

[Optimal] - Use the
most stable settings.

[Aggressive/Turbo] ­Use over colocked
settings for higher
performance but with
higher risk of
instability.

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System Performa nce

Optimal Set system at the most stable settings. (Default Value)
Aggressive/Turbo Use over colocked settings for higher performance but with higher risk of

instability.

Expert Allows full customization of performance options.

Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail. For power End-User use only!

FSB Frequency

100 MHz Set FSB frequency at 100MHz.
133 MHz Set FSB frequency at 133MHz. (Default Value)
166 MHz Set FSB frequency at 166MHz.

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Memory Frequency

By SPD Set memory frequency by SPD. (Default Value)
Auto Set the best memory frequency for system.

Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail. For power End-User use only!

Resulting Frequency

The value depends on FSB/Memory Frequency.

Frame Buffer Size

8M Share 8MB system memory preallocated for frame buffer.
16M Share 16MB system memory preallocated for frame buffer.
32M Share 32MB system memory preallocated for frame buffer. (Default value)
64M Share 64MB system memory preallocated for frame buffer.
Disabled Disable this function.

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AGP Frequency

Auto Set the best AGP frequency for system. (Default Value)
50MHz ~ 100MHz Set the AGP frequency manually.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
USB Host Controller [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
OnChip LAN(nVIDIA) [Auto]
OnChip 1394
Onboard H/W Serial ATA
Serial ATA Function
Onboard H/W RAID
Onboard GigaBit LAN
GigaBit LAN Boot Rom

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[Auto]
[Enabled]

[RAID]

[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]

On-Chip LAN Boot Rom [Disabled]
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 [330]
Midi Port IRQ [10]
CIR Port Address [Disabled]

x CIR Port IRQ 11

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals

Item Help
Menu Level X
If a hard disk
controller card is
used, set at Disabled

[Enabled]
Enabled onboard IDE
Port

[Disabled]
Disabled onboard IDE
Port

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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

USB Host Controller

Disabled Disable USB controller.
V1.1+V2.0 Set USB controller at USB1.1 and USB2.0. (Default Value)
V1.1 Set USB controller at USB1.1.

USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.
Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

USB Mouse Support

Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.
Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

AC97 Audio

Auto Auto detect AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable AC'97 audio function.

OnChip La n(nVIDIA + Realtek 10/100Mbps LAN connect)

Auto Auto detect on-chip LAN function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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OnChip 1394

Auto Auto detect on-chip 1394 function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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Onboard H/W Serial A TA

Enabled Enable onboard H/W Serial ATA chip function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.

Serial A T A Function

RAID Select onboard serial ATA chip function as RAID. (Default value)
BASE Select onboard serial ATA chip function as base.

Onboard H/W RAID

Enabled Enable onboard GigaRAID chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

Onboard GigaBit LAN (Intel Kenai 32 Giga bit Ethernet)

Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

GigaBit LAN Boot Rom

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

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On-Chip LAN Boot Rom

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

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Onboard Serial Port 1

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8, using IRQ4. (Default value)
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8, using IRQ3.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8, using IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8, using IRQ3.
Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

Onboard Serial Port 2

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8, using IRQ4.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8, using IRQ3. (Default value)
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8, using IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8, using IRQ3.
Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.

Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.
SCR Set onboard I/O chip as Smart Card interface.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This feature allows you to seclect IR mode.
This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at "Normal" nor "SCR".

Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)
Full IR Function Duplex Full.

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Onboard Parallel port

This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard
I/O controller.

Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.
378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, using IRQ7. (Default Value)
278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278, using IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC, using IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it supports.

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port.
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value)
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected.
This function will available when "Parallel Port Mode" set at ECP or ECP+EPP.

3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

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Game Port Address

Disabled Disable this function.
201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)
209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

Midi Port Address

Disabled Disable this function.
330 Set Midi Port Address to 330. (Default Value)
300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

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Midi Port IRQ

5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.
10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

CIR Port Addre ss

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
310 Set CIR Port Address to 310.
320 Set CIR Port Address to 320.

CIR Port IRQ

This function will available when "CIR Port Address" doesn't set at "Disabled".

5 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5.
11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [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-Off]

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

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

Figure 6: Power Management Setup

Item Help
Menu Level X
[S1]
Set suspend type to
Power On Suspend under
ACPI OS

[S3]
Set suspend type to
Suspend to RAM under
ACPI OS

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ACPI Suspend T ype

S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1. (Default Value)
S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3.

Off by Power button

Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec. to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed

less than 4 sec.

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comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake the system from any suspend state.

PME Event W ake Up

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

ModemRingOn/W akeOnLAN

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state or an input signal

Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function.
Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)

S3 Resume by USB

You can resume the system from USB device.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable this function.

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.
Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

Power On By Mouse

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Mouse Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.

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Power On By Keyboard

This feature allows you to set the method for powering-on the system.

The option "Password" allows you to set up to 5 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system.

The option "Keyboard 98" allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system.

Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to

power on the system.

KB Power ON Password

When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.

Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard

Power On password.

AC BACK Function

Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state.

(Default Value)
Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state.
Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state

before AC-power off.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

English

PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level X
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Device(s) using this
PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto] INT :

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Network Cntrlr

- Bus 1 Dev 11 Func 0

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5.

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4.

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PC Health Status

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened Yes Menu Level X
Vcore 1.710V [Disabled]
DDR25V 2.560V Don't reset case
+3.3V 3.280V open status
+5V 5.120V
+12V 11.921V [Enabled]
Current System Temperature 32oC Clear case open
Current CPU Temperature 34oC status at next boot
Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM
Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
POWER FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

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KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status

Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.

Case Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".
If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".
If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.

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Current V oltage (V) Vcor e / DD R25V / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

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Current System T e mperature

Detect System temperature automatically.

Current CPU T emperatur e

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/POWER/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically.

CPU Warning T emperatur e

60oC / 140oF Monitor CPU Temp. at 60oC / 140oF.
70oC / 158oF Monitor CPU Temp. at 70oC / 158oF.
80oC / 176oF Monitor CPU Temp. at 80oC / 176oF.
90oC / 194oF Monitor CPU Temp. at 90oC / 194oF.

Disabled Disable this function.(Default value)

CPU F AN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)
Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

POWER F AN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)
Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

SYSTEM F AN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)
Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

CPU Smart F AN Control

Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function. (Default value)

a.When the CPU temperature is higher than 40 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will

run at full speed.

b.When the CPU temperature is lower than 40 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will

run at low speed.

Disabled Disable this function.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control
DIMM OverVoltage Control [Normal]
AGP OverVoltage Control [Normal]
CPU Ratio Control [Normal]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.675V

KLJI: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help
Menu Level X
Increase DIMM Voltage
as User selected

Note : Increase DIMM
Voltage may get more
stable for over clock
but it may make damage
to DIMM module

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DIMM OverV oltage Control

Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value)
+0.1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.1V.
+0.2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V.

Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail. For power End-User use only!

AGP OverV oltage Contr ol

Normal Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value)
+0.1V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.1V.
+0.2V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.2V.
+0.3V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.3V.

Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail. For power End-User use only!

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CPU Ratio Control

Normal Set CPU Ratio Control to Normal. (Default value)
Supports adjustable CPU Ratio from 5.5X to 22.5X.

CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life-cycle when CPU is over-Ratio.

For power End-User use only!

CPU V oltage Control

Normal Set CPU Voltage Control to Normal. (Default value)
Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 1.100V to 1.850V by 0.025V step.

Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail. For power End-User use only!

Normal CPU Vcore

Display your CPU Vcore Voltage.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

English

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

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow
minimum system performance.

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Load Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

English

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the
system automatically detects.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

English

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

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 12: Password Setting

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist

you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the

password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.

T o disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message

"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access

all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the
BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.

If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be

prompted for the password 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.

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Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

English

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

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Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

English

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

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS

Windows BIOS Live Update Utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don't know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don't like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website

and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update

BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS

source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS -- the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software.

It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update

software, it's a Windows utility. With the help of "@BIOS", BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it's a Gigabyte's product*, @BIOS help

you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to

choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site

automatically. There are several different choices; you could use "Internet Update" to download and

update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose

"Save Current BIOS" to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update

your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and

manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte's innovative product erects a milestone in motherboard

industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It's free! Now, if you buy a

Gigabyte's motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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DPS (Dual Power System) Introduction

English

Working mode in a Dual Power System:

Parallel Mode:

()

DPS - A new innovation technology from

Gigabyte Technology in which gives you a total of

6-phase power circuit design. Providing 2 extra

phase power circuits that motherboard design

guideline recommended. In a DPS (Dual Power

System)

designed motherboard, an additional 3-phase power circuit DPVRM (Dual Power Voltage

Regulator Module) daughter card is added on the motherboard. Providing a more durable

and stable power circuit to sustain a larger electric current up to 150A.

DPS (Dual Power System) specially design for the future coming

processor, which demands a higher working frequency and a more

stable and durable power circuit.

Both DPVRM (Dual Power Voltage Regulator Module) and onboard power circuit working

simultaneously, providing a total of 6-phase power circuit. If any power circuit fails, the

remaining power circuit will keep working as main power circuit.

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Dual BIOS

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the

Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on

the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while

the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has

happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?

1.) After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it

will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

(a@)

/ Q-Flash

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

 For GA-7NNXPV only.  For GA-7NNXP only.
a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

Enter Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

` Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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2.) Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

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3.) Dual BIOS Item explanation:

• Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

• Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS

Dual BIOS Utility V1.30

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Keep DMI Data Enable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default 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 KL : Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main BIOS,

just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range

Protection is set to "Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals torequest

restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed

to the Backup BIOS.

Status 1:

The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.

Status 2:

If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails, this item "Boot From : Main BIOS(Default)"

will become gray and will not be changed by user.

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• Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will

automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.

(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend

to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press"Del" key when the boot screen appears.)

• Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION

error and Halt On Error set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the

system will pause and wait for the user's instruction.

If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

• Keep DMI Data : Enable(Default), Disable

Enable: The DMI data won't be replaced by flashing new BIOS.(recommend)

Disable: The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS.

• Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

(If you boot from Backup ROM, this item will change to "Copy Backup ROM Data to Main")

Auto recovery message:

BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup

The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup

BIOS.

BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main

The means that the 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.

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C. What is Q-Flash Utility?

mode, no more fooling around any OS.

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D. How to use Q-Flash?

Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy

Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS

In the A: drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run.

1 File(s) found

XXXX.XX 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

Press Enter to Run.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...

Press Enter to Run.

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

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Save Main BIOS to Floppy / Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

In the A:drive, insert the floppy disk, then Press Enter to Run.

TYPE FILE NAME

File name: XXXX.XX

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.39M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete TAB: Switch

To name the file.

Congratulate you have accomplished the saving.

CONTROLKEYS

<PgDn/PgUp> Make changes

<Ç> Move to previous item
<È> Move to next item

<Enter> Run

<Esc> Reset

<F10> Power Off

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English

system BIOS. This newest "Value-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE,

is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.

What's DualBIOS™?

we'll call one your "Main BIOS" and the other we'll call your "Backup BIOS" (your "hot spare"). If your

Main BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot.

Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time! Whether the problem is a failure in flashing

your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip, the result is the same - the

Backup BIOS backs you up, almost automatically.

I. Q: What is DualBIOS™ technology?

Answer:

technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS™ technology simply

means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS,

and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however,

if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically

used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged,

and is completely transparent to the user.

DualBIOS™ Technology FAQ

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your

On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this

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II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS™ technology?

Answer:

In today's systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus

attacks, BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.

1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may

corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if the

power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may

not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot.

4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC

utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often,

there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology's patented DualBIOS™ technology you can reduce the possibility

of hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons.

This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by

BIOS failures.

III. Q: How does DualBIOS™ technology work?

Answer:

This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by

BIOS failures.

1. DualBIOS™ technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It

protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detec-

tion/assignment.

2. DualBIOS™ provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot

up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the

DualBIOS™ utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or

backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS™ technology will use the good BIOS and correct the

wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOS™ provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOS™ technology contains a built-in

flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is

no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOS™ contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the

corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS

(main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

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IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOS™ technology?

Answer:

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This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by

BIOS failures.

1. Every user should have DualBIOS™ technology due to the advancement of computer viruses.

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS.

Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of

virus intrusion. The DualBIOS™ technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect

your PC:

Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conven-

tional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.

Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOS™ utility, and if a virus

corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system

and correct the main BIOS.

Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS™ utility may

be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS™ detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup

BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and

backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS™ technology examines the checksum of

the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS

operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard. The

benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the DualBIOS™ utility, the

option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects" to be enabled to halt your system with awarning

message that the main BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require constant

operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt On When

BIOS Defects" message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting.

Another advantage you gain from Giga-Byte's DualBIOS™ technology is the ability to upgrade

from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need.

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Method 2 : @BIOS™ Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash

BIOS.

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "3".

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOS™ sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Click here

(3)

2. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

(2)

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(4)

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

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III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS"

c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods.

(such as: 7NNXPV.F2).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to

save the current BIOS version.

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you

check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please

make sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will

cause the system unbooted.

b. 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.

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS™ server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

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2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction

The installation of Windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the

function!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire 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 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon

"nForce Tray Options" from the windows tray at the

bottom of the screen.

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STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Setup" and choose the "2 Speakers".

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear

channels to "Line In".

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon

"nForce Tray Options" from the windows tray at the

bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Setup" and choose the "4 Speakers".

English

Line Out Line In

Note :

When the "Environment" is "No Effects", the sound

would be performed as stereo mode (2 channels

output). Please select the other settings for

4 channels output.

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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output

without any additional module.

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear

channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan-

nels to "MIC In".

English

Line In

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon

"nForce Tray Options" from the windows tray at the

bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Setup" and choose the "6 Speakers".

MIC In

Line Out

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Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,
Optional Device):

(Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L &

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Center/subwoofer)

SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear

channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the

best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In

and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is

included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit"

as picture.

STEP 1 :

Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the case,

and fix it with the screw.

STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on the

M/B.

STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

"Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's

REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

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STEP 4 :

Click the audio icon "nForce Tray Options" from the

windows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Setup" and choose the "6 Speakers".

Then click "Speaker Setup Wizard" for advanced

setup.

STEP 6 :

Select "Rear Speakers" and "Center Speaker and

Subwoofer".

English

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

When the "Environment" is "No Effects", the sound

would be performed as stereo mode (2 channels

output). Please select the other settings for

6 channels output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and

English

could link to the "S/PDIF output" connector (As

picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear

bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting

port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3

decoder.

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6-Channel Audio Setting for GA-7N400-L1

Please follow the steps below to set the 6-Channel.

Step 1:

Double click the "speaker icon " on the taskbar's

status area.

Step 2:

Select "Options", and click "Advanced Controls".

Step 3:

Select "Advanced".

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(

5)

55

:

English

Step 4:

Select below 2 item,

"1 Rear Speakers connected to Line In" and

"2 Center speaker and subwoofer connected to

Microphone".

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery?

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can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

a. There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility:

1. Press F9 during powering on the computer . (see the below)

Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition . If the hard drive

1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS Operation System .

2. It does not work when you install Boot Manager .

3. It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA .

4. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up,

please do not change its size.

5. It must be connected to IDE1 Master .

1. System data and hard disk's reading/writing speed will affect backing up speed.

2. It is supported by Intel 865 / 875 chipset, nVIDIA nForce 2 chipset and SiS 648FX chipset

based motherboard from Gigabyte.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

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, F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

F9 For Xpress Recovery

2. Please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu and set boot from CD-ROM, then save

and exit the BIOS menu. Later, when "CD-ROM:" appears at the bottom of the screen,

press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.

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b. Xpress Recovery:

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

1. Excute Backup Utility

2. Excute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Exit and Restart

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

The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up.

The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image .

2.Excute Restore Utility:



 This program will recover your system to factory default.



Press R to recover your system.

Press Esc to exit

Restore the backup image to the original state.

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3.Remove Backup Image:



 Do you sure to remove backup image? (Y/N)



Remove the backup image.

4.Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the
driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click

the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the

driver manually or switch to the

to install the drivers automatically.

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The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Forget" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just

select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The will finish the installation for you

automatically.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Appendix- 95 -

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Item Description

 Nvidia System Driver

 Nvidia VGA Driver

 USB Patch for WinXP

 Intel 82562/82562EX/82540EM LAN Driver

 Silicon Image RAID Driver

 GIGARAID IT8212 RAID Driver

 Nvidia USB 2.0 Driver Information

Driver installation finished !

You have to reboot system !

nVIDIA Chipset Driver

(a)

For nVIDIA Graphic Driver

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.

()

For Intel® PRO/10/100/1000/Wireless Ethernet connections

(a@)

Serial-ATA RAID driver for Silicon Image Sil3112

(a@)

For GigaRAID IT8212 RAID IDE controller

USB 2.0 Driver information for XP

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please 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).

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a For GA-7N400V Pro only. @ For GA-7N400 Pro only. 5 For GA-7N400-L1 only.

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