GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI User Guide

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GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal

Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition Intel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775

Rev. 1002

12MC-8NSLIQU-1002R

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Nov. 16, 2005

GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal

Motherboard

Nov. 16, 2005

GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal

Motherboard

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http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

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

1-2

1-3

1-3-1 ............................................................................................ 12

1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 13

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1-4 / Cool-Plus( ) ..................................................... 14

1-5

1-6

1-7

SLI (Scalable Link Interface ) ................... 17

1-7-1 ............................................................................................ 17

1-7-2 SLI ..................................................................................... 20

1-7-3 .................................................................................. 20

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................................................................................................. 16

1-8 Multi View ( ) .................................................... 22

1-8-1 ( Multi View ) .................................... 23

1-9 ................................................................................... 24

1-10

....................................................................................... 25

BIOS ....................................................................................... 39

(BIOS Ver. : F1) .......................................................... 40

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS ) ........................................... 42

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features (

2-3 Integrated Peripherals (

2-4 Power Management Setup (

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 51

2-6 PC Health Status (

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (

2-8 Select Language (

2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe ) .......................................... 58

2-10 Load Optimized Defaults (

BIOS ) ..................................... 45

) ....................................................... 47

) ............................................... 50

) ............................................................. 52

/ ) ...................................... 53

) ........................................................................ 58

Optimized ) ...................................... 58

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2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / ) ................... 59

2-12 Save & Exit Setup ( SETUP ) ................................ 60

2-13 Exit Without Saving (

SETUP ) .......................... 60

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3-1 ............................................................................... 61

3-2

............................................................................................ 62

3-3 ..................................................................................................... 62

3-4

3-5

..................................................................................................... 63

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4-1 ............................................................................................ 65

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 ............................................................................................... 66

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 .................................................................................. 67

4-1-3 BIOS ....................................................................................... 70

4-1-4 Serial ATA ( nVIDIA nForce4 SLI) .................... 81

4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 ....................................................................................... 96

4-2 ................................................................................................... 100

4-3 POST Error Code ........................................................................................ 101

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GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal

SPDIF_RCA

SPDIF_O

1394_6P

KB_MS

USB

AUDIO1

AUDIO2

F_AUDIO

CD_IN

SPDIF_IN

IT8712

1394_CON

LPT

LAN1

LAN2

ET1310

ALC850

TSB43AB23

88E1111

PCIEX8_1

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX16_1

PCIEX1_2

PCIEX16_2

PCI

PCIEX8_2

COMA

SYS_FAN

LGA775

ATX_12V

NB_FAN

SLI Switch Module Socket

Main

Backup

BIOS

FDD

NVIDIA C19

F_USB1

CPU_FAN

GA-8N- SLI QUAD Royal

DDRII1

DDRII2

NVIDIA CK804

BATTERY

F_USB2

F_USB3

PWR_LED

FUSB_PSEL

RF_ID

F_PANEL

DDRII3

DDRII4

SB_FAN

S_ATA3

S_ATA2

CLR_CMOS

W83L951F

MEN_FAN

RUSB_PSEL

IDE1

AUX_FAN

7_SEG_LED

ATXPWR

PWR_FAN

IDE2

S_ATA1

S_ATA0

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2 PCIEx16

Slot1 / Slot2

LGA775

Processor

CPUCLK+/-(1066/800/533MHz)

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

PCI Express x 16 Bus

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

2 PCI Express x 1

PCI Express x 16 Bus

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

2 PCIEx16

Slot3 / Slot4

PCI Express Bus

x1 x1

ET1310I

RJ45

LAN 1

RJ45

LAN 2

PCI Bus

TSB43AB23

1PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

Interface

nVIDIA

C19

88E1111

nVIDIA

CK804

Marvell

CODEC

MIC

3 IEEE1394a

Surround Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Line-In

Line-Out

Side Speaker Out

Host

NBCLK (25MHz)

HCLK+/- (133/200/266MHz)

BIOS

LPC BUS

10 USB

Ports

SPDIF In

SPDIF Out

24.576MHz

DDRII 667/533MHz DIMM

Dual Channel Memory

33MHz 25MHz 48MHz

ROMCLK33MHz

4 SATA 3Gb/s

ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels

Floppy

LPT Port

IT8712F

COM Port

PS/2KB

PS/2 Mouse

33 MHz

24 MHz

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1-1

3. (CPU RAM)

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1-2

 LGA775 Intel  1066/800/533MHz FSB  L2 CPU  nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition (Crush 19)  nVIDIA® CK804  Win 2000/XP  4 DDR II DIMM 8GB  DDR II 667 /533 unbuffered DIMMs  1.8V DDR II DIMM  4 PCI Express x 16  2 PCI Express x 1  1 PCI

IDE  2 IDE (IDE1/IDE2) nVIDIA® CK804 (UDMA 33/ATA

66/ATA 100/ATA 133) 4 IDE

- Win 2000/XP

 1 2

SATA 3Gb/s  4 SATA 3Gb/s nVIDIA® CK804 (SATA0,

SATA1, SATA2, SATA3)

- Win 2000/XP

 1 Normal/EPP/ECP  1 COMA  10 USB 2.0/1.1 ( x 4 x 6- )  3 IEEE1394a ( )  1  1 PS/2  1 PS/2  Agere ET1310 (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1 )  Marvell 88E1111 Phy (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN2 )

- Win 2000/XP

 2 RJ45

Extreme Edition / Pentium® D /Pentium® 4

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 ALC850 CODEC  Jack Sensing  2 / 4 / 6 / 8  ( )

 SPDIF  SPDIF ( + )  CD

I/O  IT8712F

  CPU / NB / Power IC  CPU / / / Auxilliary / Memory  CPU  CPU / /

SATA 3Gb/s  nVIDIA® CK804

RAID - striping (RAID 0) mirroring (RAID 1) striping + mir-

roring (RAID 0+1) RAID 5

- 300MB

- 4 SATA 3Gb/s

- Win 2000/XP

BIOS  AWARD BIOS

 DualBIOS/Q-Flash/ BIOS  @BIOS  EasyTune 5

( )

 BIOS (FSB/DIMM/PCIE/CPU/North Bridge/South Bridge)  BIOS (CPU/DIMM/PCIE)  ATX 30.5 x 24.4

( ) EasyTune 5

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1-3

1-3-1

(CPU)

6. CPU FAN 3000RPM.

(Hyper-Threading

Technology)

- HT Intel Pentium 4

- HT

- BIOS BIOS HT

- HT

(

)

(

)

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4.3.

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1-3-2

(

)

( Intel )

4. (

)

CPU

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1-4 / Cool-Plus( )

1-5

Cool-Plus

DDR II BIOS

Cool-Plus

NB_FAN

Cool-Plus Cool-Plus

Cool-Plus

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DDR II

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Dual Channel DDR II ( )

GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal (Dual Channel DDR Technology) Memory Bus

1. DDR II

2. DDR II ( )

DDR II

Dual Channel Technology (SS DS )

DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II3 DDR II 4

DS/SS X DS/SS X

X DS/SS X DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

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1-6

2. ( )

7. BIOS

PCI Express x 16

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1-7 SLI (Scalable Link Interface )

NVIDIA SLI NVIDIA SLI SLI PCI Express NVIDIA GeForce

nVIDIA® nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition SLI

GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal SLI

1-7-1

I. :

 SLI (GC-SLICON)

GC-SLICON SLI

SLI

 SLI (GC-SLISW-C19)

GC-SLISW-C19

SLI

SLI (SLI Mode) (Normal

Mode)

 SLI (GC-SLISW-3D1)

GV-3D1

GC-SLISW-3D1 "3D1 Mode"

( Normal Mode GC-SLISW-C19

)

GC-SLICON

GC-SLISW-C19

GC-SLISW-3D1

SLI (GC-SLISW-C19 GC-SLISW-3D1)

II. :

20A 500W SLI

! !!

III. :

NVIDIA SLI Windows XP

GA-8N-SLI QUAD Royal SLI

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PCIEx16

5V 12V

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SLI

" " )

SLI SLI (GC-SLISW-C19)

SLI SLI

SLI

(

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"1-6 "

SLI PCIE x 16

PCIEX16_2 (SLOT3)

SLI (GC-SLICON)

PCIEX16_1(SLOT2)

SLI

"NVIDIA "

GeForce

"SLI

(GPU)"

" SLI

(GPU)" " "

NVIDIA

SLI

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1-7-2 SLI

BIOS SLI

: SLI 2 nVidia

( GV-NX66T128D)

: BIOS PCIex16 Slot Lanes Auto

( 55 )

SLI SLI Remark

PCIEX8_2

(SLOT4)

GC-SLISW-C19 x16-x16 2

(Normal Mode) ( ) GC-SLISW-C19 x8-x8 2

(SLl Mode) ( ) x8-x8 2

PCIEX8_1

PCIEX16_1

(SLOT1)

(SLOT2)

nVidia (x16) nVidia (x16)

nVidia (x8) nVidia (x8)

PCIEX16_2

(SLOT3)

nVidia (x8) nVidia (x8)

nVidia 2 nVidia SLI

1-7-3

( Windows XP )

SLI

( )

( 1)

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

1-1. 1 (2 PCIE )

Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU

nVidia Gigabyte * GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT (NV43GT)

Gigabyte * GV-NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT (NV45GT) Gigabyte * GV-NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra (NV45 Ultra) Gigabyte GV-3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte * GV-NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B Geforce 7800GTX Gigabyte * GV-NX78T256V-B Geforce 7800GT

: * nVidia

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1-2. 2 (2 PCIE )

Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU

Nvidia Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT (NV43GT)

Gigabyte GV-NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT (NV45GT) Gigabyte GV-NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra (NV45 Ultra) Gigabyte GV-3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte GV-NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B Geforce 7800GTX Gigabyte GV-NX78T256V-B Geforce 7800GT

1-3. 3 (2 PCIE )

Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU

Nvidia Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT (NV43GT)

Gigabyte GV-NX68T256DH Geforce 6800GT (NV45GT) Gigabyte GV-NX68U256D Geforce 6800 Ultra (NV45 Ultra) Gigabyte GV-3D1 Geforce 6600GT x 2 Gigabyte GV-NX68256D Geforce 6800 Gigabyte GV-3D1-68GT Geforce 6800GT x 2 Gigabyte GV-NX78T256V-B Geforce 7800GT

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1-8 Multi View ( )

Windows XP

(Multi View technology) 4

500W( )

+12V 25A( )

II. NVIDIA 7.7.7.2( )

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1-8-1 ( Multi View )

(Multi View)

BIOS

: BIOS PCIex16 Slot Lanes Auto ( 55 )

SLI SLI Remark

SLI

PCIEX8_1

(SLOT1)

nVidia/ATI(x8) nVidia/ATI(x8) nVidia/ATI(x8) nVidia/ATI(x8)

PCIEX16_1

(SLOT2)

PCIEX16_2

(SLOT3)

PCIEX8_2

(SLOT4)

GC-SLISW-C19 8

(SLI Mode)

1-8-2

1-1. 4 PCIE

Graphics Chip Maker Model Name GPU

Nvidia Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B Geforce 7800GTX 2 pcs ATI Gigabyte GV-RX60P128DE Radeon X600Pro 2 pcs

( 1)

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1-9

PS/2 PS/2

PS/2 ( )

( )

COAXIAL (SPDIF_RCA )

SPDIF AC-3

AC-3 (SPDIF In)

SPDIF_O (SPDIF_O )

SPDIF AC-3

AC-3 (SPDIF In)

IEEE 1394

1394 IEEE1394 (Insitute of Electrical

Eletronics Engineers)

IEEE1394

Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps

Gigabit Ethernet(PCI Express Gigabit) 10/100/1000Mbps

(USB)

USB USB / USB USB USB

USB

( )

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2-/4-/6-/8-

1-10

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) PWR_FAN

6) NB_FAN

7) SB_FAN

8) AUX_FAN

9) MAN_FAN

10) F DD

11) IDE1 / IDE2

12) SATA0/1/2/3

13) PWR_LED

12 22 24

13 8

14) F_PANEL

15) F_AUDIO

16) CD_IN

17) SPDIF_IN

18) F_USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3

19) FUSB_PSEL

20) RUSB_PSEL

21) COMA

22) BATTERY

23) 1394_CON

24) CLR_CMOS

25) I R

26) RF_ID

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1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (2x4 pin ATX_12V / 2x12 pin ATX)

ATX_12V CPU ATX_12V

)

ATX 24 ATX

( 350

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

4 +5V

6 +5V

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V(

12 3.3V(

13 3.3V

14 -12V

16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V (

)

1 +12V

2 +12V

3 +12V

4 +12V

)

( 24

)

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3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN( )

+12V 3-pin/4pin( CPU_FAN )

+12V (GND)

CPU

6/7) NB_FAN / SB_FAN ( )

( )

NB_FAN

CPU_FAN

PWR_FAN

SYS_FAN

2 +12V

( CPU_FAN )

1 +12V

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SB_FAN

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8/9) AUX_FAN / MEN_FAN (Chip Fan Power Connector)

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

AUX_FAN

MEM_FAN

2 +12V

10) FDD ( )

360KB 720KB 1.2MB 1.44MB 2.88MB

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11) IDE1/IDE2 (IDE )

IDE IDE IDE IDE

IDE ( ) IDE

Master Slave ( IDE

) IDE IDE1

IDE2

3940

12) SATA0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s CK804 )

SATA 3Gb/s 300MB BIOS SATA 3Gb/s

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2TXP

3 TXN

5RXN

6 RXP

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13) PWR_LED

PWR_LED ON OFF Power LED Sus-

pend

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

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14) F_PANEL ( )

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

Power Switch

PW+

MSG+

PW-

MSG-

HD-

RES+

HD+

RES-

Reset Switch

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

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

( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1:

( ) Pin 2- Pin 3:

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal

( ) Close: Reset Hardware System



PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal :

( ) Close: Power On/Off : /



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

( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



NC( )

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

20 19

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15) F_AUDIO ( )

16) CD_IN ( )

CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD

Pin5-6 Pin9-10 Jumper

1 MIC

910

3 MIC_BIAS

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R

9 Front Audio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L

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1 CD-L

4 CD-R

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17) SPDIF_IN (SPDIF )

Sony/Philip Digital Interface Format /

SPDIF

(SPDIF Out)

18) F_ USB1 / F_USB2/F_USB3 ( )

USB

2 SPDIFI

1 (5V)

2 (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

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19/20) RUSB_PSEL / FUSB_PSEL

standby 5V

21) CO M A ( A )

1-2 Normal 5V

2-3

Sandby 5V

1 NDCD A-

2 NSIN A

3 NSOUT A

4 NDTR A-

6 NDSR A-

7 NRTS A-

8 NCTS A-

9 NRI A-

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22) BAT ( )

23) 1394_CON (IEEE1394 )

1394 IEEE1394 (Insitute of Electrical

Eletronics Engineers)

 



CMOS ...

(

)

IEEE1394

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1 (12V) 2 (12V) 3 TPA1+

4 TPA15 6 7 TPB1+ 8 TPB19 10 11 TPA2+ 12 TPA213 14 15 TPB2+

16 TPB2-

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24) CLR_CMOS ( CMOS )

CMOS

25) IR

CMOS 1-2

1-2 CMOS

2-3 ( )

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26) RF_ID

2 RFID_RI-

3 RF_TXD

4 RF_RXD

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BIOS

BIOS(Basic Input and Output System) CMOS SETUP

CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM

CMOS SRAM

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

BIOS CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS "Ctrl

+ F1"

BIOS

@BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS

@BIOS

BIOS

< > <Enter> <Esc> SETUP <Page Up> <Page Down> <F1> <F2> <F3> <F5> ( ) <F6> Fail-Safe ( ) <F7> Optimized ( ) <F8> DualBIOS/Q-Flash <F9> <F10> CMOS SETUP

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS

SETUP SETUP

<F1>

BIOS CMOS SETUP <Esc>

BIOS BIOS

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BIOS

(BIOS Ver. : F1)

CMOS SETUP

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...



 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )



 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )



BIOS



 Integrated Peripherals ( )



Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Enter>

"Ctrl + F1" BIOS



 Power Management Setup ( )



CPU



 PnP/PCI Configuration ( PCI )



ISA PnP PCI



 PC Health Status ( )



 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T)( / )



CPU



 Select Language ( )



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

 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )



BIOS CMOS



 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )



CMOS



 Set Supervisor Password ( )



SETUP CMOS



 Set User Password ( )



PC BIOS



 Save & Exit Setup ( )



SETUP BIOS

<F10>



 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )



<ESC>

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2-1 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Mar 15 2005 Time (hh:mm:ss) 14:42:37

` IDE Channel 0 Master [None] ` IDE Channel 0 Slave [None] ` IDE Channel 1 Master [None] ` IDE Channel 1 Slave [None] ` IDE Channel 2 Master [None] ` IDE Channel 3 Master [None] ` IDE Channel 4 Master [None] ` IDE Channel 5 Master [None]

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

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help Menu Level`

Change the day, month, year

<Week> Sun. to Sat.

<Month> Jan. to Dec.

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

<Year> 1999 to 2098

Extended Memory 511M Total Memory 512M

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

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help Menu Level`

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

/ / / 24

/ /

(mm) 1 12

(dd) 1 28/29/30/31

(yy) 1999 2098

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IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave [ ( /

)

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

/ / IDE

• None IDE None

• Auto BIOS POST IDE ( )

• Manual

Access Mode CHS/ LBA/ Large/ Auto (

Auto)

IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master ( / / / IDE )

IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter" Extended IDE Drive / / / IDE

• None IDE None

• Auto BIOS POST IDE ( )

Access Mode Large/ Auto ( Auto)

Capacity

Cylinder Head Precomp Precompensation Landing Zone Sector

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

None None 360K, 5.25" 5.25 360KB

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

1.44M, 3.5" 3 1.44MB

2.88M, 3.5" 3 2.88MB

Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode )

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

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Halt on ( )

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

Memory ( )

BIOS POST(Power On Self Test)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Base Memory PC 640KB MS-DOS

Extended Memory

Base Other Memory

Module

Total Memory

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2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Password Check [Setup] CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled] No-Execute Memory Protect CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) CPU EIST Function Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

( )

" # " Intel® Pentium® 4 HT

Hard Disk Boot Priority ( )

< > < > <+> <->

<ESC>

First / Second / Third Boot Device ( / / )

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

Boot Up Floppy Seek ( )

PC POST Seek Enabled Seek Disabled Seek ( )

Advanced BIOS Features

( )

[Enabled]

[Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled]

Item Help Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority

( )

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Password Check ( )

System CMOS SETUP Setup CMOS SETUP ( )

SETUP

<Enter>

CPU Hyper-Threading ( CPU )

Enabled CPU

( )

Disabled

Limit CPUID Max. to 3

Enabled ( NT4.0)

Disabled ( )

No-Execute Memory Protect

( )

Enabled No-Execute Memory Protect ( ) Disabled

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E)

( )

Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) ( ) Disabled

CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2)

( )

Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor(TM2) ( ) Disabled

CPU EIST Function

( )

Enabled CPU EIST ( ) Disabled

Full Screen LOGO Show ( LOGO)

Enabled POST Logo ( ) Disabled

( )

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2-3 Integrated Peripherals ( )

` IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled] Onboard LAN2 Function [Auto] Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled] Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] i-Lock [Enabled] UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE/SATAII RAID Config

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled] Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled]

IDE/SATAII RAID function [Disabled]

x IDE Primary Master RAID [Disabled] x IDE Primary Slave RAID [Disabled] x IDE Secndry Master RAID [Disabled] x IDE Secndry Slave RAID [Disabled] x SATAII 1 Primary RAID [Disabled] x SATAII 1 Secondary RAID [Disabled] x SATAII 2 Primary RAID [Disabled] x SATAII 2 Secondary RAID [Disabled]

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

IDE/SATAII RAID Config

Item Help Menu Level`

On-Chip IDE Channel0 ( channel IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( ) Disabled

On-Chip IDE Channel1 ( channel IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( ) Disabled

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IDE1 Conductor Cable

Auto ( ) ATA66/100/133 IDE1 ATA66/100/133 ( IDE

ATA66/100/133 )

ATA33 IDE1 ATA33 ( IDE

ATA33 )

IDE2 Conductor Cable

Auto ( ) ATA66/100/133 IDE2 ATA66/100/133 ( IDE

ATA66/100/133 )

ATA33 IDE2 ATA33 ( IDE

ATA33 )

Serial-ATAII 1 ( NVIDIA SATA II )

Enabled Serial ATAII 1 ( ) Disabled

Serial-ATAII 2 ( NVIDIA SATA II )

Enabled Serial ATAII 2 ( ) Disabled

IDE/SATAII RAID function ( RAID )

Enabled IDE/SATAII RAID ( ) Disabled

IDE Primary Master RAID

Enabled IDE RAID Disabled ( )

IDE Primary Slave RAID

Enabled IDE RAID Disabled ( )

IDE Secndry Master RAID

Enabled IDE RAID Disabled ( )

IDE Secndry Slave RAID

Enabled IDE RAID Disabled ( )

SATAII 1 Primary RAID

Enabled SATAII RAID ( ) Disabled

SATAII 1 Secondary RAID

Enabled SATAII RAID ( ) Disabled

SATAII 2 Primary RAID

Enabled SATAII RAID ( ) Disabled

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SATAII 2 Secondary RAID

Enabled SATAII RAID ( ) Disabled

On-Chip USB

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

USB Keyboard Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB

USB Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

USB Mouse Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB

USB Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

AC97 Audio

Auto AC97 ( ) Disabled AC97

Legacy USB storage detect

Enabled USB ( ) Disabled USB

Onboard LAN2 Function ( Marvell 88E1111 )

Auto ( ) Disabled

Onboard 1394 Function ( 1394 )

Enabled 1394 ( ) Disabled 1394

Onboard LAN Function ( Agere ET1310 )

Enabled ( ) Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 ( 1)

Auto BIOS 3F8/IRQ4 1 COM1 3F8 /IRQ4 ( ) 2F8/IRQ3 1 COM 2 2F8 /IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 1 COM 3 3E8 /IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 1 COM 4 2E8 /IRQ3 Disabled 1

i-Lock

Enabled i-Lock ( ) Disabled i-Lock

UART Mode Select

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

SCR I/O SCR

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UR2 Duplex Mode

Half IR ( ) Full IR

Onboard Parallel port ( )

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

Parallel Port Mode ( )

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

2-4 Power Management Setup ( )

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-Off] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Modem Ring On [Enabled] USB Resume from Suspend [Enabled]

Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]

x Day 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]

Power Management Setup

Item Help Menu Level`

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

ACPI Suspend Type ( )

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

Soft-Off by Power button ( )

Instant-Off ( ) Delay 4 Sec. 4

PME Event Wake Up ( )

+5VSB 1 Disabled Enabled ( )

Modem Ring On ( )

Disabled Enabled ( )

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USB Resume from Suspend ( USB )

Disabled Enabled USB ( )

Power-On by Alarm ( )

Enabled Disabled ( ) Enabled

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

Power On By Mouse ( )

Disabled ( ) Double Click PS/2

Power On By Keyboard ( )

Disabled ( ) Keyboard 98 Windows 98 Password 1-5

KB Power ON Password ( )

"Power On by Keyboard" "Password"

Enter 1-5 Enter

AC BACK Function ( )

Soft-Off ( ) Full-On

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level`

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

F3: Language12 F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 1 IRQ )

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

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2-6 PC Health Status ( )

Vcore OK DDR18V OK +3.3V OK +5V OK +12V OK Current CPU Temperature 38oC Current NB Temperature 39oC Power IC Temperature 54oC Current CPU FAN Speed 2109 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM Auxilliary Fan Speed 0 RPM Memory Fan Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] POWER FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +5V / +12V ( )

Current CPU / NB / Power IC Temperature ( CPU / NB / Power IC )

CPU/ NB / Power IC

Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM/ Auxilliary/Memory FAN Speed(RPM) ( )

CPU / / / Auxilliary / Memory

CPU Warning Temperature (CPU )

Disabled CPU ( ) 60oC / 140oF CPU 60oC / 140oF 70oC / 158oF CPU 70oC / 158oF 80oC / 176oF CPU 80oC / 176oF 90oC / 194oF CPU 90oC / 194oF

CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning ( )

Enabled CPU / / Disabled CPU / / ( )

PC Health Status

Item Help

Menu Level `

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2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / )

(Note)

C.A.M. CPU Clock Ratio C.I.A.2 [Disabled] FSB Turbo Mode [Disabled] System Clock Mode [Optimal]

Current FSB Speed (QDR) 800.0 MHz Target FSB Speed (QDR) 800.0 Mhz

x New FSB Speed (QDR) Auto

Current MEM Speed (DDR) 533.3 MHZ Target MEM Speed (DDR) 533.3 MHZ

x New MEM Speed (DDR) Auto

PCIe x16 Slot Lanes [Auto] Init Display First [PEG(SLOT2)] SLI Broadcast Aperture [Disabled] Robust Graphics Booster [Auto]

` Advanced Voltage Control [Press Enter] ` Advanced Freq. Control [Press Enter]

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

(Note)

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced Voltage Control

CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.3875V

DIMM OverVoltage Control [Normal] N.Bridge OverVoltage Control [Normal] S.Bridge OverVoltage Control [Normal] FSB OverVoltage Control [Normal]

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

[High] [16x]

Advanced Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level`

Item Help Menu Level`

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced Freq. Control

PCIE Frequency(MHz) [100.0000] LDT Frequency [4X]

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

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

( )

Advanced Freq. Control

Item Help Menu Level`

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( )

C.A.M.

High CPU ( ) Low CPU

CPU Clock Ratio

( )

CPU ( CPU

)

C.I.A.2

C.I.A.2 CPU C.I.A.2

CPU Disabled ( ) Cruise C.I.A.2 Cruise CPU CPU

(5% 7%)

Sports C.I.A.2 Sports CPU CPU

(7% 9%)

Racing C.I.A.2 Racing CPU CPU

(9% 11%)

Turbo C.I.A.2 Turbo CPU CPU

(15% 17%)

Full Thrust C.I.A.2 Full Thrust CPU CPU

(17% 19%)

FSB Turbo Mode

Disabled FSB Turbo ( ) Enabled FSB Turbo

System Clock Mode

Optimal FSB ( ) Linked FSB Expert FSB

Current FSB Speed (QDR)

FSB

Target FSB Speed (QDR)

New FSB Speed (QDR) FSB

New FSB Speed (QDR)

System Clock Mode Linked Expert FSB

(+)/(-) FSB

Current MEM Speed (DDR)

Target MEM Speed (DDR)

New FSB Speed (QDR) /New MEM Speed (DDR)

New MEM Speed (DDR)

System Clock Mode Expert

(+)/(-)

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PCIe x16 Slot Lanes

SLI (GC-SLISW-C19)

SLI :

Auto / 8-8-16-0 / 8-8-8-8 / 0-3D1-16-1 / 0-3D1-3D1-1 ( : Auto)

: Auto / 1-16-16-1 / 0-16-8-8 / 1_16-3D1-1 ( : Auto)

[Auto] [1-16-16-1]

PEG in blue= x16 PEG in black=x1

[0-16-8-8]

PEG1=Disabled PEG2=x16, PEG3&4=x8

[8-8-16-0]

PEG1&2=x8, PEG3=x16 PEG4=Disabled

[8-8-8-8]

PEGs are all x8

Init Display First ( )

PCI Express PCI

PCI Slot PCI PEG (SLOT2) PCI Express (SLOT2) ( ) PEG (SLOT1) PCI Express (SLOT1) PEG (SLOT3) PCI Express (SLOT3) PEG (SLOT4) PCI Express (SLOT4)

SLI Broadcast Aperture

Disabled SLI Broadcast Aperture ( ) Auto SLI Broadcast Aperture Auto

Robust Graphics Booster

Auto Robust Graphics Booster Auto ( ) Fast Robust Graphics Booster Fast Turbo Robust Graphics Booster Turbo

CPU Voltage Control (CPU

( Normal)

0.0125V

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DIMM OverVoltage Control (DIMM )

0.05V Normal DIMM ( ) +0.10V DIMM +0.10V +0.15V DIMM +0.15V +0.20V DIMM +0.20V +0.25V DIMM +0.25V +0.30V DIMM +0.30V +0.35V DIMM +0.35V +0.40V DIMM +0.40V +0.45V DIMM +0.45V +0.50V DIMM +0.50V +0.55V DIMM +0.55V

N. Bridge Voltage Control

0.05V Normal ( ) +0.10V +0.10V +0.15V +0.15V +0.20V +0.20V +0.25V +0.25V +0.30V +0.30V +0.35V +0.35V +0.40V +0.40V +0.45V +0.45V +0.50V +0.50V +0.55V +0.55V

S. Bridge Voltage Control

0.05V

Normal ( ) +0.10V +0.10V +0.15V +0.15V +0.20V +0.20V +0.25V +0.25V +0.30V +0.30V +0.35V +0.35V +0.40V +0.40V +0.45V +0.45V +0.50V +0.50V +0.55V +0.55V

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FSB OverVoltage Control (FSB )

Normal FSB ( ) +0.025V FSB +0.025V +0.050V FSB +0.050V +0.075V FSB +0.075V +0.100V FSB +0.100V +0.125V FSB +0.125V +0.150V FSB +0.150V +0.175V FSB +0.175V

PCIE Frequency (MHz)

PCIE

LDT Frequency

LDT 1 LDT 2 LDT 3

LDT 4 ( ) LDT 5 LDT 3.5

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2-8 Select Language ( )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

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

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

BIOS

2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

Esc: Quit

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

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> BIOS

Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-

Safe Defaults

2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

<Y> <Enter> CMOS

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Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

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

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

8 Enter BIOS

Enter BIOS PASSWORD DISABLED

Supervisor

Supervisor Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

"Setup" CMOS SETUP Supervisor

User

User Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

SYSTEM User Supervisor

CMOS SETUP USER Password BIOS

Supervisor CMOS SETUP

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro

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2-12 Save & Exit Setup ( SETUP )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

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

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

Save & Exit Setup

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> RTC CMOS Setup Utility

2-13 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

Abandon all Data

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

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3-1

(

Xpress Install

Install

Windows XP

Setup.exe )

Xpress

Windows XP USB2.0 Windows Ser-

vice Pack \ \

"?" ( USB 2.0

)

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3-2

3-3

Install

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3-4

3-5

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4-1

( )

U-PLUS D.P.S. (Universal Plus Dual Power System)

U-Plus Dual Power System

Intel LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU

CPU 4

LED

M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)

M.I.T. BIOS

BIOS M.I.T. C.I.A.2 M.I.B.2

M.I.T.

C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)

C.I.A.2 CPU

CPU

M.I.B.2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2)

M.I.B.2 10%

S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver)

S.O.S.

CMOS

Download Center

BIOS Download Center

C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)

C.O.M. MIS MIS

C.O.M.

( CPU ) BIOS

( @BIOS )

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4-1-1 EasyTune 5

EasyTune5 Microsoft Windows

1) 2) C.I.A.

M.I.B. 3) 4)

1. Overclocking

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B./M.I.B.2 C.I.A./2 M.I.B./2

3. Smart-Fan

4. PC Health

5. GO

6. "Easy Mode" "Advance Mode"

7. CPU

8. LEDs

9. GIGABYTE Logo

10. Help EasyTuneTM 5

11. EasyTuneTM 5

( )

( ) EasyTune 5

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2 (BACKUP) (RESTORE) Microsoft

WinXP/2K/NT/98/Me DOS

NTFS FAT32 FAT16 PATA SATA

IDE Controller Backup Xpress Recovery2 <F9>

1. Intel x86 platform

2. 64M bytes memory

3. VESA supported VGA cards

CD-ROM <F9>

BIOS "Advanced BIOS Feature" CD-ROM

"Boot from CD/DVD:"

Xpress Recovery2 CD-ROM

Xpress Recovery2 <F9>

. . Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7 . . . .

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00

Boot from CD/DVD:

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

1. CD-ROM Xpress Recovery2 <F9>

Xpress Recovery2

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Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

( )

2. BACKUP:

3. REMOVE:

( )

4. REBOOT:

1. Xpress Recovery

2. primary partition Xpress Recovery2

3. Xpress Recovery2 ( :4G Bytes; )

4. Microsoft DOS WinXP/2000/NT/9x/

5. USB

6. RAID/AHCI controller(class code:0104/0106)

: : a. PATA IDE primary channel b. PATA IDE secondary channel c. SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 2 e. SATA IDE channel 3 f. SATA IDE channel 4

1. Win2000 ( 128G Bytes) "EnableBigLba.exe"

3. GPL

4. nVidia RAID SATA IDE BIOS

5. PATA SATA : ( BIOS BIOS )

GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9

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GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI

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4-1-3 BIOS

A. BIOS (Dual BIOS) ?

BIOS " BIOS(Main BIOS)"

" BIOS (Backup BIOS)"

BIOS BIOS BIOS

BIOS

B. BIOS Q-Flash

a. BIOS POST Power On Self Test

Del Award BIOS CMOS SETUP <F8> Flash

Utility

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

b. Dual BIOS Q-Flash

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

Main ROM Type/Size............................... SST 49LF004A

512K

Backup ROM Type/Size........................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Dual BIOS Utility V1.33

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

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c. Dual BIOS

Wide Range Protection: Disable( ) Enable

BIOS Failure ( :Update

ESCD Failure Checksum Error Reset) Wide Range Protection Enabled

BIOS

( :SCSI ROM BIOS BIOS

ROM BIOS

BIOS

, BIOS

Boot From : Main BIOS( ) Backup BIOS

BIOS BIOS

BIOS BIOS BIOS ,

Auto Recovery : Enable( ) Disable

BIOS BIOS Checksum Failure BIOS Checksum Failure BIOS ( BIOS Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Suspend to RAM Auto Recovery Enable )

Halt On Error : Disable( ) Enable

Halt On Error Enable CHECKSUM ERROR MAIN BIOS IS WIDE RANGE

PROTECTION ERROR ;

Auto Recovery Disabled <or the other key to continue.> Auto Recovery Enabled <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Keep DMI Data : Enable( ) Disable

Enable BIOS DMI ( Enable) Disable BIOS DMI

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

BIOS "Copy Backup ROM Data to Main"

BIOS Recovery Main to Backup Main BIOS Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main Backup BIOS Main BIOS

Load Default Settings

Dual BIOS

Save Settings to CMOS

CMOS

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Q-Flash

BIOS

BIOS BIOS

Q-Flash

DOS Windows Q-Flash

BIOS

BIOS BIOS

BIOS Q-FlashTM BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS

1. BIOS

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

3. Del BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS

F1 F12 F1 F4 F4 F8

BIOS

BIOS BIOS

BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash Dual BIOS

Ultra Q-Flash BIOS Fa3 Fba

BIOS

Q-Flash GA-8KNXP

BIOS Fa3

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

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

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

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

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Q-Flash

1 Del BIOS Q-Flash

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

2 F8 Y Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS ROM Enter

Enter

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

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Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS "Save Main

BIOS to Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter BIOS 8KNXPU.Fba

BIOS BIOS

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

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

Dual BIOS Utility

1 file(s) found

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter BIOS

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

BIOS " BIOS "

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3. BIOS Y BIOS

BIOS

4. BIOS Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Halt On Error Disable

Please press any key to continue

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

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

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

1 ~ 4

BIOS

(Backup BIOS)

BIOS

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

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba

BIOS

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

Fba

Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK

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

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

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6. Del BIOS Load Fail-Safe Defaults Enter

BIOS BIOS

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

7. Save & Exit Setup CMOS BIOS BIOS

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash BIOS BIOS

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

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

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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Q-Flash

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

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

Enter

Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Update BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS 8GE800.F4

BIOS "Save BIOS to

Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter BIOS

BIOS BIOS

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

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M

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

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

1 file(s) found

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

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

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

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

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS " BIOS "

BIOS

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3. BIOS Y BIOS

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

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

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

4. BIOS Q-Flash

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

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to continue

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

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

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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

BIOS

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

BIOS

BIOS F4

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

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

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

6. Del BIOS Load Fail-Safe Defaults Enter

BIOS 6 7

BIOS

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@BIOS

DOS @BIOS

@BIOS BIOS @BIOS

BIOS BIOS

1. @BIOS

@BIOS

2. @BIOS

3. @BIOS 4. @BIOS

"3" "Update New BIOS"

I. Internet BIOS

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

/ /GIGABYTE/@BIOS

II. Internet BIOS

a. "Internet Update" b. "Update New BIOS" c. " "All Files (*.*)" d. BIOS

( 8NSLIQU.F1)

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III. BIOS

"Save Current BIOS" BIOS

IV. Flash ROM

"About this program" @BIOS

Flash ROM

I. I ( )

BIOS

II. II BIOS

III. I @BIOS BIOS

BIOS II

BIOS

IV. BIOS

V. C.O.M.

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4-1-4 Serial ATA ( nVIDIA nForce4 SLI)

SATA

(1) SATA

(2) BIOS SATA

(3)* RAID BIOS RAID

(4) SATA

(5) SATA

(a) SATA ( SATA

RAID ) (b) (c) Windows XP 2000 (d)

(1) SATA

SATA SATA

SATA ( SATA

SATA )

(2) BIOS SATA

BIOS SATA

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del> BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals SATA Serial-ATAII 1 (Serial-ATAII 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 ) Se-

rial -ATAII 2 (Serial-ATAII 2 SATAII2 SATAII3 ) RAID

IDE/SATAII RAID Config

"*" RAID

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 IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] Onboard LAN2 Function [Auto] Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] i-Lock [Enabled] UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help Menu Level

IDE/SATAII RAID Config IDE/SATAII RAID function SATAII 1

Primary/Secondary RAID SATAII 2 Primary/Secondary RAID Enabled ( 2) ( :

SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII 1 Primary/Sec-

ondary RAID Enabled) RAID RAID Disabled

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled] Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled]

IDE/SATAII RAID function [Enabled] IDE Primary Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Primary Slave RAID [Disabled] IDE Secndry Master RAID [Disabled] IDE Secndry Slave RAID [Disabled] SATAII 1 Primary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 2 Primary RAID [Enabled] SATAII 2 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE/SATAII RAID Config

Item Help Menu Level

BIOS

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Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk

Boot Priority Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA ( 3)

1. CH2 M. : ST3120026AS

2. CH3 M. : ST3120026AS

3. Bootable Add-in Cards



Hard Disk Boot Priority

BIOS RAID BIOS

( 85 ) BIOS

Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP ( 4)

1. SCSI-0: NVIDIA MIRROR 111.7

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Item Help Menu Level 

Use <  > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

Item Help Menu Level 

Use <  > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.



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First Boot Device

CD-ROM ( 5)

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM] Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Third Boot Device [CDROM] ROM Boot Priority [PROMISE] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Password Check [Setup] CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled] No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled] CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled] CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled] CPU EIST Function [Enabled] Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] Intel Onscreen Branding [Enabled] Init Display First [PEG]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced BIOS Features

[Enabled]

Item Help Menu Level

Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority

4 BIOS

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(3) RAID BIOS RAID

SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID

RAID

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test )

6 <F10> NVIDIA RAID BIOS

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

<F10> NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( 7)

<Tab>

RAID (RAID Mode)

Mirroring RAID

Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning Raid 5 RAID 0 (Striping)

Striping Block (Striping Block)

Striping Block KB Optimal( 64K)

4K 128K

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

[

Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name



] Add





[

] Del



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



] Select [ENTER] Popup



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SATA Free Disks <Tab> Free Disks

<  > Array Disks ( 8)

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name

[

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

Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name

2.0.M ST3120026AS



] Add





] Del



2.1.M ST3120026AS



] Select [ENTER] Popup



RAID BIOS

<F7> "Clear disk data?" (

9) <Y> <N> ( Yes

)

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name

Clear disk data ?

[Y] YES [N] NO

[

Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name

1.0.M ST3120026AS



] Add



1.1.M ST3120026AS



[

] Del



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

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

] Select [ENTER] Popup



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Array List ( 10)

Boot Yes

Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name

No 2 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Array List -

<B>

[Ctrl-X] Exit [



] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail



<Enter> Array Detail ( 11)

RAID

Array 2 : NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity

2 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB 2 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

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

<C> "Clear disk data?"

<Y> <N>

<D> "Delete this array?" <Y>

<N>

<Enter> Array List <Ctrl + X> NVIDIA

RAID

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(4) SATA

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP SATA

SATA

MENU.EXE( 13)

SATA

( 12)

BootDrv

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MENU.EXE MS-DOS

Microsoft Windows XP C C) nVIDIA CK804 Series Raid (XP)

Microsoft Windows 2000 E E) nVIDIA CK804 Series Raid

(2K) SATA

( )

( 14)

( )

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(5) SATA

SATA BIOS

Microsoft Windows 2000 XP SATA (

Microsoft Windows XP )

Microsoft Windows XP Press

F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver

<F6> ( 15)

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.

SATA <S>

Windows Setup

Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)

<none>

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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RAID 17 NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER*

<Enter> 18 <S> 17

NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen.

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

SATA

"*" RAID NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA NForce Storage

Controller

RAID NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller

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19 <ENTER> 20

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required)

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

WindowsXP Professional

Windows (R) XP

ENTER= R= F3=

Microsoft(R)

Windows XP

indows XP

(6) Microsoft Windows 2000

Windows 2000(Service Pack 2 )

RAID Windows 2000

NVRAID (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) RAID

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SATA Windows 2000 Microsoft Service Pack 4

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

BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals Win-

dows 2000 Enabled( 21/22) BIOS

 IDE/SATAII RAID Config [Press Enter]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help Menu Level

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

Serial-ATAII 1 [Enabled] Serial-ATAII 2 [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

IDE/SATAII RAID Config

Item Help Menu Level

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<F10> NVIDIA RAID RAID (RAID Mode) Striping ( 23)

<Tab> Free Disks <  > SATA Array Disks

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name

[

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

Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name

2.0.M ST3120026AS



] Add





] Del



2.1.M ST3120026AS



] Select [ENTER] Popup



<F7> Clear disk data N ( 24)

<Ctrl + X> NVIDIA RAID Windows 2000

MediaShield RAID Utility Feb 8 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name

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

Clear disk data ?

Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name

[Y] YES [N] NO



[

] Add





[

] Del



1.0.M ST3120026AS

1.1.M ST3120026AS



] Select [ENTER] Popup



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NVIDIA nForce Driver Package > >Nvidia

Corporation NVRAID Manager (Striping )

System Tasks Convert Array Next

RAID Next

Finish NVRAID

1 ~ 2

Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4

Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm

Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4 RAID

Windows 2000

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( )

4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8

/ /

( Windows XP)

( )

Sound Effect

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3. 2CH

Sound Effect

3. 4CH

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Sound Effect

3. 6CH

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3. 8CH

sli

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4-2

" "

BIOS

BIOS "Del" BIOS

"Ctrl + F1"

CMOS

CMOS CMOS CMOS

(

)

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

Defaults)

BIOS BIOS

Clear CMOS

CMOS

( )

Award AMI BIOS

AMI BIOS: *

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

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

GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual