Gigabyte GA-7N400S-L user manual Installation of Expansion Cards

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1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

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.

Installing a AGP VGA card:

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

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Contents GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L Motherboard Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-7N400S GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L Motherboard LayoutBlock Diagram Page Preparing Your Computer Considerations Prior to InstallationInstallation Notices Instances of Non-WarrantyALC655 Codec Feature SummarySet System Clock Clksw Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkInstallation of the Heatsink Installation of the CPUInstallation of Memory Dual Channel DDR Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction ATX12V / ATX Power Connector FDD FDD Connector Cpufan / Sysfan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorSATA0 / SATA1 Serial ATA Connector IDE1 / IDE2 IDE ConnectorPwrled BATBatteryFpanel Front Panel Jumper Surcen Surround Center Connector Faudio Front Audio Panel ConnectorSpdifio Spdif In / Out Connector 17 IR USB1 / FUSB2 Front USB ConnectorClrcmos Clear Cmos Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. E17 „ Save & Exit Setup „ Load Optimized Defaults„ Set Supervisor Password „ Set User PasswordTime Standard Cmos FeaturesMemory Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaDrive a / Drive B Halt onBoot Up Floppy Seek Advanced Bios FeaturesHard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot DeviceInit Display First Password CheckAdvanced Chipset Features Serial ATA Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDERAID Config Sata DMA TransferSata Spread Spectrum USB Keyboard Support Uart Mode SelectUR2 Duplex Mode OnChip USBGame Port Address Parallel Port ModeECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Parallel portModemRingOn Power Management SetupResume by Alarm PME Event Wake UpAC Back Function Power On by MousePower On by Keyboard KB Power on PasswordINT PnP/PCI ConfigurationsCurrent CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current System/CPU TemperaturePC Health Status Current Voltage V Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VLoad Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSet Supervisor/User Password Exit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupEnglish Install Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationSoftware Information Software ApplicationContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Unique Software Utilities Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ? How to use the Xpress RecoveryF9 For Xpress Recovery Exit and Restart Remove Backup Image Remove backup image. Are you sure? Y/NFlash Bios Method Introduction Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityBefore You Begin Task menu for Q-Flash utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenTask menu for Dual Bios utility Entering the Q-FlashTMutilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Part Two FlashTMutility bar Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Methods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionEntering the RAID Bios Setup Configuring the nVIDIA RAID BiosAssigning the Disks Using the Define a New Array WindowSelecting the RAID Mode Selecting the Striping Block SizeCompleting the RAID Bios Setup Array 2 Nvidia Mirror 111.79G Installing the RAID drivers 4 2- / 4- / 6- Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio SetupEnglish Basic 6 Channel Audio Setup English Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Audio Output Mode Notes Spdif Output Device Optional Device Introduction of audio connectors Jack-Sensing IntroductionAuto-detecting Manual setting AMI Bios Beep Codes TroubleshootingEnglish Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai