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