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Gigabyte 5225 Computer Hardware User Manual

1. 10 Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit 11 Step 2R GFPU Ms 11 Step 2 2 CPU Cooling Fan InstallqUOfigsuos cusan 12 SteD 3 Memory MOQUE S nianna 14 Step 4 Install expansion cosi hc i p ER 77 E 15 Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 16 Step 5 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction 16 Step 5 2 COMME CIO tbt 18 Chapter 3 BIOS SUID 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 2 32 Stancard CMOS Features 34 Advanced BIOS Features eddie tend 36 Advanced C hIDSeEF CQtures 39 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 2 7n400e 1001 q p65 2 2003 7 17 UsE 02 58 Integrated pn a UIDI UDIN UR RERO 41 Power Management Setup essen nnn 46 49 PCTS QUIN SAIS sce a hha 50 52 Load Sale 53 Load Optimized Defaults Fed rU 54 Set Supervisor User Pass WOLQ s idi rd bt rcr 55 Save S EXIESBEDUD asiste de Spurs evita UON FEDERE EO 56 BIE MEN OU Sate 57
2. AGP 4X 8X AGPCLK 66MHz System Bus 400 333 266 200MHz 400 333 266 200MHz nVIDIA DDR nForce 2 400 5 PCI RJ 45 12 MHz 14 318 MHz RTL8100C x s nVIDIA Game Port nForce 2 Port mer T8712 i LPT Port 3 i 5 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 6 USB 33 MHz 2 COM Ports Ports PCICLK 33MHz z E ATA33 66 100 133 2 0 IDE Channels 2 2 For GA 7N400E L only GA 7N400E L Motherboard 8 7n400e 1001 5 8 2003 7 17 02 58 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Setsystem jumper CLK_SW amp RATIO Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 3 Install memory modules Step 4 Install expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 esol LUTTE Congratulations You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS software installation 9 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 9 2003 7 17 02 58 Step 1 Set System Jumper CLK_SW amp The clock ratio can be switched by CLK RATIO and refer to below table The system bus frequency can be switched at 100MHz and auto by adjusting SW oN jo CLK RATIO ON X OFF RATIO AUTO Default 5X 5 5X 6
3. VCC 5V No Pin IR Data Input GND Ww NM e 2 62 IR Data Output 16 1 28 15 PinNo Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1 R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2 R 7 GPY2_ R 8 MSI_R 9 5 1 10 GND 1 12 VCC 13 GPSB1 14 MSO R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 2003 7 17 UsE 02 59 20 INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable E PinNo Definition 1 SMBCLK iq 2 2 wc ETE 3 SMBDATA 4 GPIO 1 9 5 GND 6 GND 7 No Pin 8 NC 9 42V 10 42V cec 21 Cl CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the Case Open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove o Pin Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND 29 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 29 2003 7 17 UsE 02 59 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 30 7n400e 1001 q p65 30 2003 77 UsE 02 59 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview ofthe BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system conigurat
4. the list 75 Appendix 74006 1001 ap65 75 2003 7 17 02 22 Zu Driver installation finished gt You have to reboot system Description Nvidia System Driver nVIDIA Chipset Driver USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up 53 hang up issue in XP RealTek LAN Drive RealTek 10 100 LAN driver for 81xx series chips ReallekAC97 Codec Driver Realtek Audio Driver Nvidia USB 2 0 Driver Information nVIDIA USB 2 0 Host Controller use the inbox driver in Service Pack 1 Please upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 1 and rescan for hardware change in Device Manage For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark 2 in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver For GA 7N400E L only GA 7N400E L Motherboard 76 74006 1001 ap65 76 2003 7 17 02 22 SOFTWAREAPPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners j Gigabyte Windows Utlities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool whi
5. 02 20 7n400e 1001 f p65 4 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners 4 Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard 6 Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet WARN Never rua poene the properly asi DAS AGE VILE RESULT Mise an garde jamais tovreer fe pracerremr sons que disipadenr de sait fiy er Div DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN B SULTERA Achrumg Per Processor darf nar Heir eh genommen werden wenn der rmeshieier vad jeer oapebeache bn DIES EINEN SCHAUEN BN FOLGE pracesacur sin ef disipador da calor imsratada eureerr F frmemenre IR UN DA O PERMANENTE 190 execure o peoeyasdos sem de color eer adegeodo e firmemense ponectedo 4 NESULTAIM SERA UM PERMANENTE m ee Ae II IEEE RR a BM LIP ae e D B cr
6. S uti Ws wala gt 15085085 0 22 727 1 RAN STO Soe amp A woe Ege ST L ee 2 2003 7 17 02 20 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Im porter full address G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus sy stem installation to which it refers Mother Board GA 7N400E is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive EN 55011 Limits and methods of mea surement EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in su pply systems cause ofradio disturbance characteristics of EN 60555 2 by household appliances and similar industrial scientific an d medical ISM electrical equipment Harmonics high frequen cy equipment 55013 Limits and methods of mea surement EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in su pply systems cause ofradio disturbance characteristics of EN 60555 3 by household appliances and similar broadcastreceivers and associated electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations equip ment L1 EN 55014 Limits and methods of mea surement EN 50081 1 Generic emission standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and lightindustry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical EN 50082 1 Generic immunity stan dard Part 1 apparatus Residual
7. 74006 1001 b p65 32 2003 7 17 0 02 36 Advanced Chipset F eatures This setup page includes all the items ofChipsetspecial enhanced features e Integrated Peripherals Thissetup pageincludes allonboard peripherals PowerManagementSetup This setup page includes all the items ofGreen function features PnP PCIConfigurations This setup page includes all the configurations ofPCI amp PnP ISAresources e Health Status This setup page is System aub detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is contol CPU s clock and frequency ratio e LoadFail Safe Defaults Fai Safe Defaults indicates the value ofthe system parameters which the system would be insaf configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value ofthe system parameters which the system would bein bestperformance confguration Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or justto Setup Set User password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp ExitSetup save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exitsetup 33 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 33 2003 7 17 02 36 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue May
8. When you installing AGP card please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced If your AGP card has AGP 4X 8X 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce 2 400 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insertan AGP Pro 4X 8X card Example 1 Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2 4 mode AGP slot It can be switched between AGP 2X 3 3V or 4X 1 5V mode by adjusting the jumper The factory default for this card is 2X 3 3V The GA 7N400E L or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5V mode in it Example 2 Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer amp some SiS 305 cards their golden finger is compatible with 2X 3 3V 4X 1 5V mode ACP slot but they support 2X 3 3V only The GA 7N400E L or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function properly f you install this card in it Note Although Gigabyte s AG32S C graphics card is based on ATi Rage 128 Pro chip the design of AG32S G is compliance with AGP 4X 1 5V specification Therefore AG32S G will work fine with nVIDIA nForce2 400 based motherboards Before you install PCI cards please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI Slots if there is 7n400e 1001 f p65 1 2003 7 17
9. Chapter 4 Technical Reference 59 Flash BIOS Method Det eile Dos 59 5 ue oe beo menn R 63 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction enne 64 Xpress Recovery Introduction trend 70 75 3 Table of Content 7n400e_1001_q p65 3 2003 7 17 02 58 Checklist v The GA 7N400E L motherboard CD for motherboard driver amp utility The GA 7N400E L user s manual v Quick PC Installation Guide IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 v 2 Port USB Cable x 1 Iv 1 0 Shield v Motherboard Settings Label v ATX 12V Cable Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Usea grounded wriststrap before handling computer components If you do nothave one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded objectorto a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try nottouch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the sy
10. PAC e nVIDIA nForce 2 MCP Integrated Peripheral Controller PSIPC Memory e 4184 pin DDR DIMM sockets e Supports 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB unbuffered DRAM e Supports up to 3GB DRAM Max e Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM Control e T8712F Slots e 1AGP slotsupports 8 4 mode AGP 3 0 8X interface at533MHz e 5PCIslots support 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDET IDE2 with Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA 133 operation modes Hardware Monitor CP U S ystem fan revolution detect CP U S ystem temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect CPU System fan fail warning Thermal shutdown function On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode 2 Serial ports 1 amp COM2 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x Rear 2 x Front by cable 1 IrDA connector for IR 1 FrontAudio connector 7n400e_1001_q p65 to be continued 5 Introduction 2003 7 17 02 58 On Board LAN Realtek 8100C e 1R 45 port On Board Sound e Realtek ALC650 CODEC Line Out 2 front speaker e Line 2 rear speaker by s w switch e center amp subwoofer by s w switch e SPDIF In Out e CDIn AUX In Game port PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS e Licensed AWAR
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12. 20 2003 Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt Change the day month gt IDE Primary Master None year FIDE Primary Slave None FIDE Secondary Master None Week FIDE Secondary Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44 3 5 lt Month gt Drive B None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 95M lt Year gt Total Memory 96M 1999 to 2098 Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month Jan Through Dec W Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month W Year The year from 1999 through 2098 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 94 7n400e 1001 b p65 34 2003 7 17 O 02 36 c Time The times formatin lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time 5 calculated base the 24 hour military me clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 DE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual type
13. 8 CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced gt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer gt Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions mmm mm mm lf you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 9 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color lam me 1 CLD PinNo Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 3 23 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 23 2003 7 17 02 58 10 LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected 11 2X DET When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 4X AGP will light up indicating a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported
14. Normal Use the AGP Frequency Normal most stable settings Turbo Use over colocked settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Advanced Chipset Features System Performance Normal Set system at the most stable settings Default Value Turbo Use over colocked settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability Manual Allows full customization of performance options Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only FSB Frequency 100 MHz Set FSB frequency at 100M Hz 133 MHz Set FSB frequency at 133MHz Default Value 166 MHz Set FSB frequency at 166MHz 200 MHz Set FSB frequency at 200MHz 390 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 39 2003 7 17 0 02 36 MemoryF requency By SPD Setmemory frequency by SPD Default Value 50 200 Set the memory frequency manually Auto Set the best memory frequency for system Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only gt Resulting Frequency The value depends on FSB Memory Frequency gt AGPF requency Normal Set the best AGP frequency for system Default Value WM SOMHz 100MHz Setthe AGP frequency manually Incorrect using it may cause your sy
15. Out Connector The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF 10 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF IO cable please contact your local dealer PinNo Definition VCC No Pin SP DIF SP DIF GND GND mef JN cz 042 rN e 15 CD In Connector Connect CD ROM DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 Pin Definition CD L GND GND CD R wl ni re E GA 7N400E L Motherboard 26 7n400e 1001 q p65 26 2003 7 17 UsE 02 59 16 AUX_IN AUX In Connector Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the connector PinNo Definition 1 AUX L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX R 17 F_USB Front USB Connector Yellow Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Ch
16. PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V comp 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 1 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 110 J 17 GND 18 5V 19 VCC 20 VCC 19 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 19 2003 7 17 02 58 3 CPU FAN CPU Fan Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA Pin No Definition B 1 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense CED anf y 4 SYS FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature PinNo Definition H 1 GND 2 12V 1 3 Sense E 2 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 20 7n400e 1001 5 20 2003 7 17 02 58 5 FDD Floppy
17. low latency DRAM subsystem thatare suitable for servers workstations and full range of desktop P Cs GA 7N400E L Motherboard 14 7n400e 1001 5 14 2003 7 17 02 58 Step 4 Install expansion cards Read the related expansion card s instruction documentbefore install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slotin motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system COD UI RARU N m Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DETwill light up indicating a non supported graphics card is inserted Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset 15 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e_1001_q p65 15 2003 7 17 UsE 02 58 Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cab
18. motherboard amp chassis are not short Yes Please isolate the short pin Failure hasbeen excluded Make sure the jumpersetting arecorrect Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus speed frequenc yratio voltage and etc are set properly Yes Failure hasbeen excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan power No in the CPU fan connector Plug in the AC power connector Checkif the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly Yes Failure hasbeen excluded Insert and push the memory module vertically No Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot into the DIMM slot Yes Failure hasbeen excluded Insertthe VGAcard Then plug in AT X power cable and turn on the system GA 7N400E L Motherboard 82 7n400e 1001 a p65 82 2003 7 17 O 02 22 The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or No CPU memory socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Failure hasbeen excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or monitor is defective Check ifthere is display Yes Failure hasbeen excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in It is possible that your key board or Check if keyboard is working properly 1 connector IS Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and
19. save then exit setup Failure hasbeen excluded The problem was Turn off the system and re connectthe IDE cable probably caused by Check if the system can rebootsuccessfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Then tryto rebootthe system Failure hasbeen excluded If the above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP 83 Appendix 7n400e 1001 5 83 2003 7 17 0 02 22 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer County ContactPerson E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version VideoCard Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Problem Descripton GA 7N400E L Motherboard 84 74006 1001 65 84 2003 7 17 02 22 Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ 7n400e 1001 ap65 Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complemena amp ry Metal Oxide Semiconductor
20. the Front USB Panel Ifthe cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do notconnectany of your own cables to it Question 10 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up Whatdo these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes Compulter gives 1 shortbeep when system boots successfully Exceptfor beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor excepton interrupterror 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA 7N400E L Motherboard 80 74006 1001 ap65 80 2003 7 17 02 22 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successtully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error Question 11 How to setin the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please setin the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BI
21. the port mode it supports SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode gt ECP Mode UseDMA This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access DMA channel if the ECP mode selected This function will available when Parallel Port Mode set at ECP or ECP EPP 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to Default Value We 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Game Port Address Disabled Disable this function 201 Set Game PortAddress to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 44 7n400e 1001 b p65 44 2003 7 17 0 02 36 Midi Port Address Disabled Disable this function 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Default Value W 300 set Midi Port Address to 300 gt Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default Value 75 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 45 2003 7 17 02 36 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Item Help Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level PME Event Wake Up Enabled S1 ModemRingOn Enabled Set suspend type to 53 Resume by USB Disabled Power On Suspend under Resume by Alarm Disabled ACPI OS x Date ofMonth Ala
22. 1001 b p65 48 2003 7 17 02 36 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2003 Award Software Configurations PCI 1 PCI 5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Menu Level gt IRQ Assignment Device s using this PCI 4 IRQ Assignment INT Network Cntrlr Bus 1 Dev 11 Func 0 Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PnP PCI Configurations PCI1 PCI5 Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 PCI5 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI 5 c PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI3IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 PCIAIRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 49 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 49 2003 7 17 02 36 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened Yes Menu Level gt Vcore OK Disabled DDR25V OK Don t reset case 13 9V OK open status 5V OK 12V OK Enabled Current System T
23. 2 Disconnectthe power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and putitaside for about 10 minutes Or you can use metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them shortfor one minute 4 Re insert the battery to the battery holder 5 Connectpower cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save changes and rebootthe system 79 Appendix 74006 1001 ap65 79 2003 7 17 02 22 Question 6 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 7 Why do 1501 geta weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 8 How do Idisable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don tneed to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA Question 9 Why cannot use the IDE 2 Answer Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in
24. 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable gt SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable 51 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 51 2003 7 17 02 36 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control VCORE OverVoltage Control Normal Item Help DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal Menu Level gt AGP OverVoltage Control Normal TL Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control gt VCOREOverVoltage Control Increase VCORE voltage maygetstable for Over Clock Butit maydamage to CPU when enable this kature Normal Supply voltage as CPU reguired Default value 5 7 59 10 Increase voltage range as user selected DIMMOverVoltage Control Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only gt AGP OverVoltage Control Normal Set AGP Over
25. Connector Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the 1 Coo 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Important Notice Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the 1 E 2 IDE2 1 21 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 24 2003 7 17 02 58 7 2 x 10 pins Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue DE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Amber Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset S witch Green Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Red Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Yellow Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC GA 7N400E L Motherboard 22 7n400e 1001 5 22 2003 7 17 02 58
26. Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device FrontSide Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request 85 85 to be continued 2003 7 17 O 02 22 Appendix Acronyms Meaning Input OutputAdvanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture LAN LocalArea Network Output LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCIA G P Controller POST Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module 5 Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static RandomAccess Memory GA 7N400E L Motherboard 86 74006 1001 ap65 86 2003 7 17 02 22 87 Appendix 74006 1001 ap65 87 2003 7 17 02 22 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 88 74006 1001 ap65 88 2003 7 17 02 22 89 A
27. D BIOS e Supports Q Flash Additional Features e PS 2 Keyboard power on by password e PS 2 Mouse power on e External Modem wake up e STR Suspend To RAM e AC Recovery e Poly fuse for keyboard over current protection USB KB Mouse wake up from 593 Supports Thermal Shutdown function e Supports BIOS Overclocking Over Voltage CPU DDR AGP by BIOS Over Clock CPU DDR AGP by BIOS For GA 7N400E L only Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications m We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CP U s specification because these specific bus frequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc GA 7N400E L Motherboard 6 7n400e 1001 q p65 6 2003 7 17 02 58 GA 7N400E L Motherboard Layout RATIO HB AABE CPU FAN nForce 2 MCP RTL8100C co 2X DET SYS FAN PCI CODEC Wii i P UU A Wit O PCIZ mRNA IT8712F D AUX IN T el BARRE F PANEL OIR ELLE GAME NFO LINK PWR_LED For GA 7N400E L only Introduction 7n400e 1001 q p65 7 2003 7 17 02 58 Block Diagram GA 7N400E L CPUCLK 100 133 166 200MHz
28. I b RAID select your boot device priority by RAID be SATA Select your boot device priority by Serial ATA Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can nottell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value FlexibleAGP8X Auto Autom atically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value be AX Set AGP transfer rate to 4X mode no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is nit Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on board PCI Set initial display first to PCI slot Default value AGP Set initial display first to AGP GA 7N400E L Motherboard 38 7n400e 1001 b p65 38 2003 7 17 02 36 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features system Performance Normal Item Help FSB Frequency 133M Hz Menu Level gt Memory Frequency By SPD Resulting Frequency 266MHz
29. Manual type is user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS Number of heads Write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors hard disk has notbeen installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A Drive The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the com puter None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 3 5 Inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 35 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 35 2003 7 17 02 36 Floppy3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value W Drive A Drive A
30. OS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard H W Serial ATA enable Then it depends on the SATA mode thatyou need to set RAID to RAID mode or BASE to normal ATAmode in the item named Serial ATA function Question 12 For the M Bwhich have RAD funcion how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATAmode Answer Please setin the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard H W ATA RAID enable Then itdepends on the RAID mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or to normal mode in the item named RAID controller function Question 13 How to setin the BIOS to bootup from the IDE SCSI RAID card Answer Please setin the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SCSI 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI Then it depends on the mode RAID or ATA that you need to setin RAID SCSI BIOS 81 Appendix 7n400e 1001 a p65 8l 2003 7 17 O 02 22 Troubleshooting lf you encounter any trouble during bootup please follow the troubleshooting procedures Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all ofthe add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure
31. SIEP2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Clickthe au dio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray atthe bottom of the screen Effect 1041 STEP3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the DIE dal d b rw mac E 6 channel for 5 1 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and pess OK r b channel made fer 5 1 speaker output GA 7NA400E L M otherboard 66 Advanced 6 ChannelAnalog Audio Output Mode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical amp coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L amp CEN Subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog outputto rear i channels and Center Subwoofer channels Itis best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC inrer as e atthe same time SURROUND KIT is included in the 22290 GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture e STEP 1 Insert the SURROUND KIT in the back of the case and fix it with the screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR_CEN on the M B 67 Technical Reference STEP 3 Connectthe frontchannels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the audio
32. Voltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 1V 0 2V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 2V 0 3V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system to fail For power End User use only GA 7 N400E L Motherboard 52 7n400e 1001 b p65 52 2003 7 17 02 36 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt lt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults LoadF ail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the mostappropnate values ofthe system parameters thatallow minimumsystem performance 53 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 53 2003 7 17 1 02 36 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit 14 Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optimi
33. anced BIOS Features Item Help Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level gt Third Boot Device CDROM Select onboard RAID or SATA RAID SCSI Boot Order SCSI PCI SCSI boot rom Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled order Flexible AGP 8X Auto Init Display First PCI First Boot Device lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy 15120 Select your boot device priority by 15120 HDD 0 3 Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk 0 3 SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled 37 BIOS Setup 37 2003 7 17 02 36 SATA RAID SCSI Boot Order This function will available when Boot up device set at SCSI This feature allows you to select the boot order Serial ATA RAID or SCSI device SCSI Select your boot device priority by PCI SCS
34. annel IDE port USB Host Controller Disabled Disable USB controller V1 1 V2 0 Set USB controller at USB1 1 and USB2 0 Default Value W V1 1 Set USB controller at USB1 1 USBKeyboardSupport Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value gt AC97 Audio Auto Auto detect AC 97 audio function Default Value Disabled Disable AC 97 audio function Onboard LAN Enabled Auto detect onborad LAN function Default Value W Disabled Disable this function For GA 7N400E L only GA 7N400E L Motherboard 42 7n400e 1001 b p65 42 2003 7 17 02 36 Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM ofthe onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable Onboard LAN chip function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 using IRQ4 Default value 2F 8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 using 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 using IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 using IRQ3 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled Disable onboard Se
35. ate 1 itsupports FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Operation System crus 2 5 notwork when you install Boot Manager 3 Itmustbe used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA 4 The first partition mustbe setas the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do notchange its size 5 Itmustbe connected to IDE1 Master gt 1 System data and hard disk s reading writing speed will affect backing up speed note 2 Itis supported by Intel 865 875 chipset nVIDIA nForce 2 chipset and SiS 648F X chipset based motherboard from Gigabyte Howto use the Xpress Recovery a There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility 1 Press F9 during powering on the computer see the below F9 For Xpress Recovery 2 Please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu and set boot from CD ROM then save and exit the BIOS menu Later when CD ROM appears at the bottom of the screen press any key to enter Xpress Recovery GA 7NA00ECL Motherboard 0 b Xpress Recovery GIGA BYTE Xpress RecoveryV1 0 C Copy Right2003 GIGABYT E Technilogy CO Ltd 1 Excute Backup Utility 2 Excute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exitand Restart 1 Excute Backup Utility 4f Press Bto Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image 2 Excute Restore Utility f This program will recover your system to factory default Pres
36. by the chipset 2 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 24 7n400e 1001 5 24 2003 7 17 02 58 12 F_AUDIO Front Audio Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 J umper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer P lease note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound e mm PinNo Definition MIC GND REF Power FrontAudio Rear Audio R Reserved No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L 1 00 m anf 13 5 Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional 5 cable PinNo Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS OUT _ o wl rN re 2 25 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 25 2003 7 17 UsE 02 59 14 SPDIF IO SPDIF In
37. ch can manage the computer via the network m EasyTune 4 Powerful utility thatintegrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions B DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system B Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo 5 Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility BI Acrobat e Book Usetul utility Adobe AcrobatReader Popular utility Adobe for reading PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc DirectX 9 0 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 b enable 3D hardware acceleration thatsupportfor operating system to achieve better 3D performence fT Appendix 7n400e 1001 ap65 77 2003 7 17 02 22 SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACTUS Please see the last page for details BIST ars mere oper sre TES GA 7N400E L Motherboard 78 74006 1001 ap65 78 2003 7 17 02 22 FAQ Below is a collecton of generalasked questions To check general asked questions based on a specicmcbesibcacdimocb pbsse bgan ohittp tw giga byte com fag fag htm Question 1 Icannotsee some options thatwere included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS versio
38. commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluore scentlamps and luminaries EN 55020 Immun ity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equip ment EN 55022 Limits and methods of mea surement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for hou sehold of radio disturbance characte ristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment DIN VDE0855 Cable d distrib ution systems Equipment EN50091 2 re quirements for uninterru ptible part 10 for receiving and or distribution from power systems UPS part 12 sound and television signals CE mark ing EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains o perated 1 EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical bussiness equipment household and similar general use EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterru ptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature Timmy Huang Date July 4 2003 Stamp as
39. date New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 7 400 1 Complete update process following the instruction Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box Itcan help you check outwhich kind ofmotherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method ifitshows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name cause the system unbooted b In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method if the BIOS file you need cannotbe found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating itaccording to method Il d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA 7N400E L Motherboard 62 BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is 3 but always he
40. e alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 PowerOn By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value Mouse Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system SATs BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 47 2003 7 17 02 36 PowerOnBy Keyboard This feature allows you to set the method for powering on the system The option Password allows you to set up to 5 alphanumeric characters to power on the system The option Keyboard 98 allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system gt KB PowerON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can setthe password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password gt ACBACK Function Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in state Default Value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA 7N400E L Motherboard 48 7n400e
41. eck the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable Be careful with the polarity of the F USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the USBcable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional F USB cable please contact your local dealer 2 10 PinNo Definition Power Power USB Dx USB Dy USB Dx USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC WO 1 m anf 21 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 27 2003 7 17 UsE 02 59 18 IR 19 GAME Game Connector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables GA 7N400E L Motherboard 7n400e_1001_q p65 28 IR t ELEELE Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector To enable the IR function on the board you are required to purchase an option IR module Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector For optional IR cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition
42. elect Speaker Configuration and choose the 2 channel for stereo speakers out put Channel mode for steren speaker output senem GA 7NA400E L M otherboard 64 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom ofthe screen 10 41 AM STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channel for 4 speakers output Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press Ti 7 2 ira mode for speaker ao go output When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please selectthe other settings for 4 channels output 65 Technical Reference Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output withoutany additional module STEP 1 Connectthe front channels to Line Out the rear chan nels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer channels to MIC In Line In MIC In Line Out
43. emperature 32 Current CPU Temperature 34 C status at next boot Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM CurrentSYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you wantto reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CM OS your computer will restart GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 50 7n400e 1001 b p65 50 2003 7 17 0 02 36 Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 5V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current System Temperature Detect System temperature autom atically Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature autom atically Current CPU SYSTEMFAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Tem p at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at
44. es Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit 14 2 Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quitthe Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility zT BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 57 2003 7 17 02 37 GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 58 74006 1001 b p65 58 2003 7 17 02 37 Chapter 4 Technical Reference BIOS Flash Procedure op Method 1 Q F lash Introduction A What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS B Howto use Q Flash a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults oad Ontimized Defa Y Enter Q F lash Utility Y N aus ave amp EXIT Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving TY Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp ExitSetup Ne Time Date Hard Dis
45. icon Sound Effect from the windows tray atthe bottom ofthe screen 10 41 AM STEPS Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers output Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press mI SURROUND KIT Only SURROUND KIT htt Basic amp Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output ModeNotes MT Lal e Lor eec When the Environment setings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 6 Be 24 LIE m eb ree channels output GA 7N400E L Motherboard 68 SPDIF Output Device Optional Device SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix itwith screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard 3 ConnectSPDIF to the SPDIF decoder 69 Technical Reference Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O S partition Ifthe hard drive can not work properly you can restore it to the original st
46. inet wires and power supply Step 5 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction e GA 7N400E PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female This connector supports standard 5 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female USB LAN Connector gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface LAN Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If yourOS does not support USB USB 0 USB 2 controller please contact OS vendor for USB 1 USB 3 possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS device 5 vendors For GA 7N400E L only GA 7N400E L Motherboard 16 7n400e 1001 q p65 16 2003 7 17 02 58 Parallel Port Serial Ports COM1 COM2 gt According to your motherboard please see the 0000000000000 i NER i following descriptions for the devices Device illi UEBER like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports Serial Port 9 pin Male Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may con nectspeaker to Line Outjack microphone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can Line In Rear Speaker be connected to Line In jack Please note Line Out Front Speaker You are able to
47. insert orientation CAUTION Step 2 1 CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look up to 90 degree angle for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket 11 Hardware Installation P rocess 7n400e 1001 q p65 11 2003 7 17 02 58 Step 2 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation Before installing the CPU cooling fan adhere to the following warning 1 Please use AMD approved cooling fan 2 We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and cooling fan 3 Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure CAUTION 1 3 Fasten the cooling fan supporting 4 Make sure the CPU fan is plugged base onto the CPU socket on the to the CPU fan connector than motherboard install complete GA 7N400E L Motherboard 12 7n400e 1001 q p65 12 2003 7 17 02 58 Step 3 Install Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules adhere to the following warning 1 When DIMM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket caution 2 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert o
48. ion This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so hatit retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing Del immediately wil allow you enter Setup Ifyou require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctri F 1 keyon the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS lt gt Move previous item gt lt Move to next item lt gt Move to the item in the lefthand lt gt gt Move to the item in the righthand Enter Selectitem Esc Main Menu Quitand notsave changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exitcurrentpage and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numericvalue or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease numericvalue or make changes F1 Generalhelp only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 ltem Help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS defaulttable lt F gt Load the Opimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOS Q Flash function F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 3l 2003 7 17 02 36 GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of he highlighted setup function is disp
49. is 3 mode Floppy Drive W Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Both Drive A amp B are 3mode Floppy Drives Halton The category determines whether the computer will stop ifan error is detected during power up NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for all errors except a keyboard error Default value All But Diskette system boot will not stop for all errors excepta disk error All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for all errors except keyboard and disk errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test ofthe BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 36 7n400e 1001 b p65 36 2003 7 17 02 36 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2003 Award Software Adv
50. k b Q Flash Utility Q Flash Utility 5 Flash Type Size SST 39SF020 256K Keep DMIData Yes Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Space Bar Change Value Enter Run ESC Reset 1 4 Select 59 Technical Reference Load BIOS From Floppy h the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name ofthe BIOS Press Enter to Run f Press Enter to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system GA 7N400E L Motherboard 60 2 Method 2 If you don thave DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS Follow the setup that showing on the scween to install the Utility p 1 Click 805 Wi mer ies Wis Hel ML PRAET KR abus qr 2 em 28105 depen Gig BF Spat pe Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Select the exact modelname on your moherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS 61 Technical Reference ll Update BIOS NOT through Internet Do notclick Internet Update icon Click Up
51. layed atthe bottom ofthe screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E2 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 wil appear on screen The Main Menu allows you to selectirom eightsetup functions and two exitchoices Use arrow keys to selectamong he items and press Enter ip acceptor enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2003 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit lt Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option widden Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items ofAward special enhanced features GA 7N400E L Motherboard 32
52. n Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 Why cannot luse all functions in EasyTune 4 Answer The availability ofthe listed functions in EasyTune 4 depends on the MB chipset Ifthe chipset doesn t support certain functions in EasyTune 4 these functions will be locked automat cally and you will notbe able to use them Question 4 Why fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDEA Answer First ofall you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to go through some ratherdifferentsteps in the installation process Therefore we suggestthat you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual atour website Please download it at http tw gig a byte com support user pdf raid manual pdf Question 5 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn thave such jumper you can take offthe on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power
53. pdate to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save itfirst You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible Its free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember connected to internet atfirst then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte 0 BIOS 63 Technical Reference 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction The installation of windows 98SE 2K M E XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier b acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone tb Line Out STEP2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an e icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect the windows tray at the bottom ofthe screen STEP 3 dti Jmm i t UD FAIRE S
54. ppendix 7n400e 1001 ap65 89 2003 7 17 0 02 22 GA 7N400E L Motherboard 90 74006 1001 ap65 90 2003 7 17 02 22 91 Appendix 74006 1001 ap65 91 2003 7 17 02 22 5 Contact us the information in this page over the world e Taiwan Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 8912 4888 50 lines FAX 886 2 8912 4004 E mail english gigabyte com tw Web Address http www gigabyte com tw USA G B T INC Address 17358 Railroad St City of Industry CA 91748 Tel 1 626 854 9338 Fax 1 626 854 9339 E mail sales giga byte com support gigabyte com Web Address www giga byte com e Germany G B T Technology Trading GmbH Tel 49 40 2533040 Fax 49 40 25492343 Sales Tel 49 01803 428468 Tech Fax 49 01803 428329 Tech E mail support gigabyte de Web Address ww gigabyte de JAPAN Nippon Giga Byte Corporation WebAddress www gigabyte co jp e U K G B T TECH CO LTD Tel 44 1908 362700 Fax 44 1908 362709 E mail support gbt tech co uk Web Address www gbt tech co uk GA 7N400E L Motherboard 74006 1001 ap65 92 The Netherlands Giga Byte Technology B V Address Postbus 1385 5602 BJ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 290 2088 Fax 3140 290 2089 E mail info giga byte nl Web Address http www giga byte nl China Shanghai Office
55. rial port 2 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 using IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 using IRQ3 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 using IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 using IRQ3 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address gt UARTMode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default Value IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode For GA 7N400E L only 43 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 43 2003 7 17 02 36 c UR2Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn t set at Normal nor SCR Half IR Function Duplex Half Default Value Full IR Function Duplex Full Onboard Parallel port This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard controller Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 using IRQ7 Default Value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 using IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC using IRQ7 ParallelPort Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via
56. rientation The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets but it can only support a maximum of 4 banks of DDR memory DDR slot 1 uses 2 banks DDR slot 2 uses 2 banks DDR slot 3 amp 4 share the remaining 2 banks Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets 29222 ent The following tables include all memory installed combination types Please note that those types not in the tables will not boot up DS Double Side SS Single Side DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 1 memory module DS SS X X X X DS SS X X X X DS SS X X X X DS 2 memory modules 05 55 DS SS X X X X 55 55 DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS DS SS X DS SS X X DS X DS SS X DS 3 memory modules 5 DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS X DS X DS SS SS 55 05 55 55 55 4 modules 5 05 55 55 55 If memories are inserted on dimm3 and dimmd4 at the same time please note thatthe memories mus
57. rm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 070 S3 Power On by Mouse Disabled Set suspend type to Power On by Keyboard Disabled Suspend to RAM under x KB Power ON Password Enter ACPI OS AC Back Function Soft Off TL lt Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPISuspend S1 POS SetACPI suspend type to 51 Default Value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to 53 Soft Offby PWR BTIN Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec GA 7N400E L Motherboard 46 7n400e 1001 b p65 46 2003 7 17 0 02 36 PMEEvent Wake Up W Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default Value gt ModemRingOn An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function Default Value gt 53 Resume by USB You can resume the system from USB device Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable this function gt Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enabl
58. s R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restore the backup image to the original state 3 Remove Backup Image 4f Do you sure to remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Exitand Restart Exit and restart your computer 1 Technical Reference GA 7N400E L Motherboard 122 _73 Technical Reference GA 7N400E L Motherboard 14 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers z Pictures below are shown in Windows Insert the driver CD tile that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD ttle will auto startand show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers thatneed to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the 3g to install the drivers automatically Tl aere aep np ama ERE PLS The Xpress Install uses the Click and Forget technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The x will finish the installation for you automatically 7 Massage Some device drivers will restart KOTE your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers We recommend that you install all components
59. sitate to update i Because you TM BIOS Live Update Utility think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don t know how to update it Maybe notlike others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don tlike to do ittoo much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is nota interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effortand save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces BlOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software its a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using ifits a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly Itthen downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte site automatically There are several different choices you could use Internet U
60. stem 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard CAUTION Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes butthey don tline up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes ust cutthe bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be little hard to cutoff so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short Circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning If this 12V connector is not connected system cannot boot GA 7N400E L Motherboard 4 7n400e 1001 q p65 4 2003 7 17 02 58 Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 30 5cm 24 4cm ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB CPU Socket A processor for AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron K7 128K L1 amp 256K 64K L2 cache on die 400 333 266 200 MHz FSB e Supports 1 4GHz and faster Chipset e nVIDIA nForce 2 400 Memory AGP PCI Controller
61. stem broken For power End User use only GA 7N400E L Motherboard 40 7n400e 1001 b p65 40 2003 7 17 02 36 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled ltem Help On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level USB Host Controller V1 1 V2 0 If a hard disk USB Keyboard Support Disabled controller card is USB Mouse Support Disabled used set at Disabled AC97 Audio Auto Onboard LAN Chip Enabled Enabled Enabled onboard IDE Port Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 20 1 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 Disabled Disabled onboard IDE Port Tl2 gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Integrated Peripherals For GA 7N400E L only 41 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 41 2003 7 17 0 02 36 On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On ChipSecondary PCIIDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd ch
62. t be exactly identical in device type size and single side This is enssential to let system boot up correctly CAUTION 13 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 13 2003 7 17 02 58 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks Total System Memory Max3GB DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a high performance and cost effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the P C industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture yetmake the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highest bandwidth of 3 20 5 of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400 333 266 200 memory solutions DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and
63. te passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access allBIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields User password is required 0 access only basicitems If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every ime the system is rebooted or anytime you try to enter Setup Menu Ifyou select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 55 BIOS Setup 7n400e 1001 b p65 55 2003 7 17 0 02 37 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit 14 2 Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CM OS Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quitthe Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 56 7n400e 1001 b p65 56 2003 7 17 02 37 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Featur
64. use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by S W selection MIC In Center and Subwoofer If you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connection Method1 Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwoofer to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 25 and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 64 17 Hardware Installation Process 7n400e 1001 q p65 47 2003 77 02 58 Step 5 2 Connectors Introduction 11 12 13 15 16 T 1 TT TEC 19 18 20 9 7 1 12 12 F AUDIO 2 ATX 13 SUR CEN 3 CPU FAN 14 SPDIF IO 4 SYS FAN 15 CD IN 5 FDD 16 AUX IN 6 IDE1 IDE2 17 F USB 7 F PANEL 18 IR 0 BAT 19 GAME 9 PWR LED 20 INFO LINK 10 RAM LED 21 CI 2X DET GA 7N400E L Motherboard 18 7n400e 1001 q p65 18 2003 7 17 02 58 1 12 12V Power Connector This connector ATX_12V supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore If this ATX 12V connector is not connected system cannot boot
65. x 6 5x 1X 1 5 8X 8 5X 9x 9 5x Default Setting 10x Auto X X X X X X Default Setting OFF 10 5x RATIO CLK_SW 11x 654321 11 5x n c 12 5x 13x 13 5x 14x 15x 16x 20000 TIT CIK SW sd SW ON AUTO AUTO Supports FSB 400 333 266 MHz CPU 100MHz Fix FSB 200MHz CPU 17x 18x lt gt CO CO X X O O X X OI O X X O O gt X OJ O X X X X X X X OJ gt lt gt lt X Xx X X X X X OC X X X X X X X X Oo x X X X X X X X OIO CO O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 You mustset CLK SW to 100MHz Note In order to BIOS can auto detecting when when you used FSB 200MHz CPU your CPU mutiplier over 18x please adjust mutiplier swich in CLK RATIO to AUTO GA 7N400E L Motherboard 10 7n400e 1001 5 10 2003 7 17 02 58 Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor adhere to the following warning 1 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 2 If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the
66. y Name Timmy Huang 7n400e 1001 f p65 3 2003 7 17 02 20 74006 1001 f p65 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone FaxNo 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 7N400E Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Lu Date July4 2003 4 2003 7 17 02 20 GA 7N400E L AMD SocketA Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron SocketA Processor Motherboard Rev 1001 12ME 7N400E 1001 7 400 1001 5 Table of Content 4 5 IPSS UR 5 GA 7N400E L Motherboard Layout 7 Block 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 55 9 Step 1 Set System Jumper CLK SW amp CLK
67. zed Defaults LoadOptimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and ChipsetFeatures which the system automa cally detects GA 7 NAO0E L Motherboard 54 7n400e 1001 b p65 54 2003 7 17 02 37 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advance Load Ontimizod Dafor ts gt Integratec Enter Password vord gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit 14 Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Figure 12 Password Setting When you selectthis function following message wil appear atthe centr of he screen to assist you in creating apassword Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to conirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abortthe selection and notentr a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED wil appear to confirm the password being disabled Once password is disabled the system will bootand you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify separa

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