8N-SLI Royal Pro/GA-8N-SLI | Intel GA-8N-SLI PRO, GA-8N-SLI ROYAL

GA-8N-SLIRoyal/GA-8N-SLIPro/GA-8N-SLIMotherboardLayout

KB_MS	VRM_CONN
KB_MS
COAXIAL
SPDIF_O	LGA775
LPT
COMA

USB		LAN2
USB		LAN1
AUDIO1				nVIDIA®
AUDIO1				Intel Edition
		(LAN2)	CPU_FAN	Intel Edition
			CPU_FAN	nForce 4 SLI
AUDIO2				ATX_12V
		MarvellPhy	PCIE_12V	NB_FAN
		F_AUDIO		NB_FAN
		F_AUDIO
	Marvell			PCIE_1
	8053 (LAN1)			PCIE_1
	8053 (LAN1)
		Main		PCIE_16_1
		Main
		BIOS		SLI Switch Module Socket
			PCIE_2	SLI Switch Module Socket
		Backup	PCIE_2
		Backup
CODEC		BIOS
CODEC				PCIE_16_2
				PCIE_16_2

-8N-SLI Royal (Pro)/GA-8N-SLI	DDRII1 DDRII2	DDRII3 DDRII4
GA

nVIDIA® MCP-04

TSB82AA2

CDIN	IN
CDIN	SPDIF	RF_ID	PCI1	PDC20779
		RF_ID

				TSB81BA3

ATX	PWR FAN

FDD

IDE2 IDE1

IDE3

SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS

BATTERY

IT8712F

CI

PCI2

F2_1394

F1_1394

ESATAII1SATAII2 SATAII1

ESATAII0SATAII3 SATAII0

PWR_LED F_PANEL

F USB1

F USB2

F USB3

Only for GA-8N-SLI Royal.

Only for GA-8N-SLI Pro.

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Intel GA-8N-SLI PRO, GA-8N-SLI ROYAL user manual 8N-SLI Royal Pro/GA-8N-SLI, DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4

Contents

GA-8N-SLI Motherboard GA-8N-SLI Pro June 2 GA-8N-SLI Copyright Product Manual Classification Table of Contents Drivers Installation 8N-SLI Royal Pro/GA-8N-SLI DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCI-ECLK LANTSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 Codec 2PCI PciclkPage Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your Computer Feature Summary CPU RAID BiosALC850 Codec HT functionality requirement content Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkInstallation of the CPU Installation of the Heatsink Installing/Removing Cool-Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan Installation of Memory Dual Channel DDR Installation of Expansion Cards Installation of U-Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System How to install U-Plus DPS? Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration SLI bridge connector GC-SLICONSLI switch module GC-SLISW-C19 SLI switch module GC-SLISW-3D1 English Graphics card I/O Back Panel Introduction Side Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionCenter/Subwoofer Speaker Out ATX12V/ATX Power Connector 5 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power Connector Nbfan Chip Fan Power Connector FDD Floppy Connector IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 IDE Connector Pwrled Fpanel Front Panel Jumper Faudio Front Audio Connector Cdin CD USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB Connector Spdifin Spdif 17 F11394/F21394 Ieee 1394 Connectors Clrcmos Clear Cmos PCIE12V Power Connector CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open BATBattery Rfid Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main Menu Main Menu For example Bios Ver. GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l „ Load Fail-Safe Defaults „ Load Optimized Defaults„ Set Supervisor Password „ Set User Password IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave Standard Cmos FeaturesTime Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Drive a / Drive BHalt on Memory Advanced Bios Features Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst / Second / Third Boot Device ROM Boot Priority Password Check CPU Hyper-ThreadingLimit Cpuid Max. to No-Execute Memory Protect Note Integrated Peripherals Base IDE Secndry Slave RAID Sataii 1 Primary RAIDSataii 1 Secondary RAID Sataii 2 Primary RAID Onboard SATAII/IDE3 Mode Parallel Port ModeUSB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Power Management Setup Power-On by AlarmPME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On Power On By Mouse Power On By KeyboardKB Power on Password AC Back Function PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PC Health Status PWM CPU Smart FAN ModeCPU Smart FAN Control MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T M. NoteCPU Clock RatioNote A.2 FSB Turbo Mode System Clock ModeNew FSB Speed QDR Current FSB Speed QDR FSB OverVoltage Control Sataii OverVoltage ControlCPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore Select Language Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving P4 nForce4 SLI Series Motherboard Drivers Installation Install Chipset Drivers Software Application Software Information Hardware Information Contact Us English Unique Software Utilities EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview System requirements Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 Limitations Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2Precautions How to use Dual Bios and Q-Flash Utility? Flash Bios Method IntroductionWhat is Dual Bios Technology? Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup BiosAuto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable Halt On Error DisableDefault, Enable Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Before You Begin Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen Task menu for Dual Bios utilityEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utility Using the Q-FlashTMutility Steps You can repeat to Part Two Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen English Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Bios file becomes F4 after updating Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and steps English Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels Configuring the Nvidia RAID Bios Entering the RAID Bios Setup Using the Define a New Array Window Selecting the RAID ModeSelecting the Striping Block Size Assigning the Disks Completing the RAID Bios Setup English Configuring the Promise PDC20779 RAID Bios Main Menu Create Arrays Automatically Create Arrays Manually Define Array Menu View Drive Assignments View/Change Drives Assignments Delete an Array Delete Array Menu Installing the RAID drivers Cd bootdrv Menu Introduction of audio connectors Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Step Channel Audio Setup English Step Troubleshooting AMI Bios Beep Codes English Appendix English Contact Us Taiwan Headquarters China Shanghai