Intel GA-8N-SLI ROYAL, GA-8N-SLI PRO user manual ALC850 Codec, Raid, Bios

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Onboard Audio		ALC850 CODEC
	Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio
	Supports Line In ; Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ; MIC ; Surround Speaker
		Out (Rear Speaker Out) ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Side Speaker
		Out connection
	SPDIF_IN connection
	SPDIF_Out (optical+coaxial) connection
	CD_IN connection
I/O Control		IT8712F
Hardware Monitor		System voltage detection
		CPU temperature detection
		CPU / system / power	fan speed detection
		CPU warning temperature
		CPU / system / power	fan failure warning
	CPU smart fan control

Onboard SATA 3Gb/s		Onboard nVIDIA® MCP-04 chipset
RAID		- supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1), striping +
		mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 function
		- supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s
		- supports hot plugging function
		- supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb/s connections
		- supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems
		Onboard Promise PDC20779 chip
		- supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function
		- supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB/s
		- supports hot plugging function
		- supports a maximum of 2 SATA 3Gb/s connections
		- supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

BIOS		Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
		Supports Dual BIOS /Q-Flash/Multilanguage BIOS
Additional Features		Supports U-Plus DPS
		Supports @BIOS
		Supports EasyTune 5 (Note 2)
Overclocking		Over Voltage via BIOS (FSB/DIMM/PCIE/SATA II/CPU)
		Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DIMM/PCIE)
Form Factor		ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

(Note 2) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.	Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro.
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Contents GA-8N-SLI Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Pro June 2 GA-8N-SLI Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 8N-SLI Royal Pro/GA-8N-SLILAN PCI-ECLKTSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 Codec 2PCI PciclkPage Installation Notices Considerations Prior to InstallationInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerCPU Feature SummaryALC850 Codec BiosRAID Installation of the CPU Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkHT functionality requirement content Installation of the Heatsink Installation of Memory Installing/Removing Cool-Plus Northbridge Cooling FanDual Channel DDR Installation of Expansion Cards How to install U-Plus DPS? Installation of U-Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power SystemSLI bridge connector GC-SLICON Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface ConfigurationSLI switch module GC-SLISW-C19 SLI switch module GC-SLISW-3D1English Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionSide Speaker Out ATX12V/ATX Power Connector Nbfan Chip Fan Power Connector 5 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorIDE1/IDE2/IDE3 IDE Connector FDD Floppy ConnectorPwrled Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Cdin CD Faudio Front Audio ConnectorSpdifin Spdif USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB ConnectorClrcmos Clear Cmos 17 F11394/F21394 Ieee 1394 ConnectorsCI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open PCIE12V Power ConnectorRfid BATBatteryMain Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l „ Load Optimized Defaults „ Load Fail-Safe Defaults„ Set Supervisor Password „ Set User PasswordTime Standard Cmos FeaturesIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Drive a / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaHalt on MemoryHard Disk Boot Priority Advanced Bios FeaturesFirst / Second / Third Boot Device ROM Boot PriorityCPU Hyper-Threading Password CheckLimit Cpuid Max. to No-Execute Memory Protect NoteBase Integrated PeripheralsSataii 1 Primary RAID IDE Secndry Slave RAIDSataii 1 Secondary RAID Sataii 2 Primary RAIDParallel Port Mode Onboard SATAII/IDE3 ModeUSB Keyboard Support USB Mouse SupportPower-On by Alarm Power Management SetupPME Event Wake Up Modem Ring OnPower On By Keyboard Power On By MouseKB Power on Password AC Back FunctionPCI 1 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Control CPU Smart FAN ModePWM M. Note MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.TCPU Clock RatioNote A.2System Clock Mode FSB Turbo ModeNew FSB Speed QDR Current FSB Speed QDRSataii OverVoltage Control FSB OverVoltage ControlCPU Voltage Control Normal CPU VcoreLoad Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSelect Language Set Supervisor/User Password Exit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupP4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Install Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationSoftware Information Software ApplicationContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Unique Software Utilities User Interface Overview EasyTune 5 IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionSystem requirements Precautions Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2Limitations What is Dual Bios Technology? Flash Bios Method IntroductionHow to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility? Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup Bios Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, EnableAuto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Halt On Error DisableDefault, EnableBefore You Begin Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityTask menu for Dual Bios utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Part Two English Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenBios file becomes F4 after updating Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfullyMethods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionEntering the RAID Bios Setup Configuring the Nvidia RAID BiosSelecting the RAID Mode Using the Define a New Array WindowSelecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the DisksCompleting the RAID Bios Setup English Main Menu Configuring the Promise PDC20779 RAID BiosCreate Arrays Automatically Define Array Menu Create Arrays ManuallyView/Change Drives Assignments View Drive AssignmentsDelete Array Menu Delete an ArrayCd bootdrv Menu Installing the RAID driversStereo Speakers Connection and Settings Introduction of audio connectors5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction StepChannel Audio Setup English Step AMI Bios Beep Codes TroubleshootingEnglish Appendix English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai