Rev. 1003 12ME-7N400S-1003
GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L
Users Manual
GA-7N400S Oct. 18
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-7N400S
Product Manual Classification
Copyright
Table of Contents
4-1-1
Unique Software Utilities
4-1-2
4-1-3
GA-7N400S
GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L Motherboard Layout
nForce
Block Diagram
Ultra
NBGCLK 66 MHz
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1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Chapter 1Hardware Installation
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
Additional Features
1-2 Feature Summary
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2 Serial ATA ports from nVIDIA nForceTM 2 MCP RAID SATA0, SATA1
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1-4 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink
1-3 Set System Clock CLKSW
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1-4-1 Installation of the CPU
1-4-2 Installation of the Heatsink
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1-5 Installation of Memory
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Dual Channel DDR
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1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards
1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
USB port
Parallel Port
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1-8 Connectors Introduction
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1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power Connector
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3/4 CPUFAN / SYSFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
5 FDD FDD Connector
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6 IDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector
7 SATA0 / SATA1 Serial ATA Connector
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9 BATBattery
8 PWRLED
MSG Message LED/Power/Sleep LED
10 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
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MSG+ MSG- PW+ PW
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11 FAUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector
12 SURCEN Surround Center Connector
15 SPDIFIO SPDIF In / Out Connector
13/14 CDIN CD In Connector, black / AUXIN AUX In Connector, white
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CDIN, black
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16 F USB1 / FUSB2 Front USB Connector
17 IR
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18 CLRCMOS Clear CMOS
Open Normal
Short Clear CMOS
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
Standard CMOS Features
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. E17
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Set Supervisor Password
Load Optimized Defaults
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Date
Standard CMOS Features
Time
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Drive A / Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Halt on
Memory
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Advanced BIOS Features
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
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Password Check
Init Display First
System Performance
Advanced Chipset Features
FSB Frequency
Memory Frequency Note
Integrated Peripherals
IDE Function Setup
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
SATA DMA Transfer
RAID Config
SATA Spread Spectrum
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UR2 Duplex Mode
UART Mode Select
OnChip USB
USB Keyboard Support
ECP Mode Use DMA
Parallel Port Mode
Onboard Parallel port
Game Port Address
Resume by Alarm
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN
Power On by Keyboard
Power On by Mouse
KB Power ON Password
AC BACK Function
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment
PCI 4 IRQ Assignment
PC Health Status
Current System/CPU Temperature
Current Voltage V Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V
Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup
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Set Supervisor/User Password
2-10
2-12 Exit Without Saving
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
Type N will return to Setup Utility
GA-7N400S-L Motherboard
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
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3-2 Software Application
3-3 Software Information
3-5 Contact Us
3-4 Hardware Information
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This page lists all device you have for this motherboard
GA-7N400S-L Motherboard
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What is Xpress Recovery ?
4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery
Chapter 4 Appendix
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F9 For Xpress Recovery
Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK
Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit
1. Execute Backup Utility
2. Execute Restore Utility
This program will recover your system to factory default
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
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Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Steps
The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating
BIOS, too
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Are you sure to RESET ?
Part Two
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
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Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Action bar
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Are you sure to RESET ?
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Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
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2. Note
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4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction
RAID Levels
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Configuring the nVIDIA RAID BIOS
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup
Selecting the RAID Mode
Using the Define a New Array Window
Selecting the Striping Block Size
Assigning the Disks
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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup
Array Detail
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Installing the RAID drivers
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2 Channel Audio Setup
4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- Channel Audio Function Introduction
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4 Channel Audio Setup
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Basic 6 Channel Audio Setup
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Advanced 6 Channel Audio Setup using Audio Combo Kit, optional device
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Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Audio Output Mode Notes
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SPDIF Output Device Optional Device
Jack-Sensing Introduction
Introduction of audio connectors
Auto-detecting
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Manual setting
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4-2 Troubleshooting
GA-7N400S-L Motherboard
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Contact Us
Address No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231, Taiwan
TEL +886-2-8912-4888
China
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