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