Intel GA-8N775 manual

GA-8N775 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-8N775-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * [...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents GA-8N775 Motherboard Layout .................................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 49 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 -2 Software Application ..............................................................................[...]

- 6 - GA-8N775 Motherboard Layout ATX_12V CPU_FAN CODEC IT8712F nVIDIA ® Crush 19 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 F_USB1 Marvell 88E1111/ 88E1115 BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD SYS_FAN GA-8N775 KB_MS LGA775 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL IDE1 CI PCIE_16 PCIE_2 PCIE_1 CLR_CMOS F_USB3 COAXIAL USB LAN AUDIO1 nVIDIA ® MCP-04 SATAII2_3 SATAII0_1 SPDIF_IN SPDIF[...]

- 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(1066/800/533MHz) Host Interface NBCLK (25MHz) HCLK+/- (133/200/266MHz) 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS IT8712F PCICLK (33MHz) 2 PCI PCI Bus 3 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express Bus nVIDIA ® Crush 19 nVIDIA ® MCP-04 DDRII 667/533MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory LAN RJ45 Marvell 88E1 1 1 1/ 88E1 1 15 BIOS 4 SA T A 3Gb/s 10[...]

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Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU  Supports LGA775 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor (Note 1)  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB Chipset  Northbridge: nVIDIA ® Crush 19 Chipset  Southbridge: nVIDIA ® MCP-04 LAN  Onboard Marvell 88E1 1 1 1/88E11 15 chip (10/100/1000 Mbi[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 parallel port  2 SPDIF Out ports (coaxial and optical)  1 serial port (COMA)  4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 RJ-45 port  6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out /[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 -3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1 . Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2 . Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink. Fig. 6 Finally, [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 4 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1 . Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2 . Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure tha[...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8N775 supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double. GA-8N775[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 -5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1 . Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the comp[...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. COAXIAL (SPDIF_O) The SPDIF coaxial [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction Y ou can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1 0 ) F_P ANEL 1 1) F_AUDIO 1 2) CD_IN 1 3 ) SPDIF_IN 14 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 1 5) CLR_CMOS 16) C I 1 7 ) RF_ID 9 5 6 11 12 7 4 14 13 16 15 8 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V 13 1 24 12 1/2) A TX_12V / A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicat[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent typ[...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 0 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ Message LED/[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 2 ) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 Power 5 FrontAudio(R) 6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R 7N C 8 No Pin 9 FrontAudio (L) 1 0 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L 1 10 9 2 1 1 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Pan[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 1 4 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 5 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use of this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 1 1 1 6 ) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin co[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7) RF_ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pin assignments before you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 RFID_RI- 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5 No Pin 6 GND 5 [...]

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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : E5) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find the setting you want, please press "[...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ?[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is displayed only. Month The month, Jan. through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ear The year, from 1999 thr[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A / Drive B The [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third Boot Device Fl[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. CPU Hyper-Threading This option appears only when the proc[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals IDE/SA T AII RAID function Enabled Enable IDE/SA T AII RAID function. Disabled Disable IDE/SA T AII RAID function. (Default value) IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) IDE Primary Slave RAID Enabled[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English IDE Secndry Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SA T AII 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SA T AII 1 1st SA TA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SA T AII 1 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable SA T AII 1 2nd SA T A RAID function. [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 8 - English On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB1.1 and USB2.0 controllers. (Default value) V1.1 Enable only USB1.1 controller. Disabled Disable onchip USB support. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support.[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). Soft-Off by Power button Instant-Off Press power button then Power off instantly . (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec. to Powe[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On by Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On by Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Keyboard 98 If your key[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2. CMOS Setup Utility-Co[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 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 "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Y es"[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default value) CPU Smart F AN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Cont[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 -7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) C.A.M. (Note) [High] CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [16x] C.I.A.2 [Disabled] FSB Turbo Mode [Disabled] System Clock Mode [Optimal] x New FSB Speed (QDR) Auto Current FSB Speed (QDR) 800.0 MHZ[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English System Clock Mode Optimal Set FSB and memory speed automatically. (Default value) Linked Allows FSB and memory speed to be overclocked proportionally. Expert Enter FSB and memory speed manually. New FSB Speed (QDR) This item becomes active when System Clock Mode is set to Linked or Expert . Type in a new FSB speed or use t[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` Pn[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2-1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup [...]

Drivers Installation - 49 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. Chapter 3 Driver[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 5 0 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. Y ou can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

Drivers Installation - 51 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.[...]

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Appendix - 53 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T . feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 5 4 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memor[...]

Appendix - 55 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including F A T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data How to use the Xpress [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 5 6 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBOOT: The Main Screen[...]

Appendix - 57 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling around with any complicate[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 5 8 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa d Fa[...]

Appendix - 59 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disab le Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disab le Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Loa [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 0 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.[...]

Appendix - 61 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flas h F10: Save & [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 2 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four actio[...]

Appendix - 63 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena bl e Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Ent[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 4 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click &q[...]

Appendix - 65 - English III. 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. It can help you check out which kind of [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 6 - English 4-1-4 Configuring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o configure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ( 1 ) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. ( 2 ) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. ( 3) Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (Note) ( 4 ) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA contr[...]

Appendix - 67 - English Figure 1 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 2 In the IDE/SA T AII RAID Config submenu, enable IDE/SA T AII RAID function . Then enable the SA [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 8 - English Step 2: If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SA TA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP . Y ou should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below . Figure 3 After [...]

Appendix - 69 - English Step 3: T o boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 5). Step 4: Save and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 5 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software Adva nced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] First Boot Device [CDROM] [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 0 - English ( 3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to en[...]

Appendix - 71 - English Step 6: Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear (Figure 9). If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives.) Figu[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 2 - English T o read more information about the RAID array , press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 1 1), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name, and disk capacity, etc. Figure 1 1 Figure 10 After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you cre[...]

Appendix - 73 - English ( 4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SA T A controller [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 4 - English Figure 15 ( 5) Installing SA T A controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SA T A driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SA T A hard drive with the driver . The following is an example of Windows XP installation. Step 1: Restart [...]

Appendix - 75 - English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Note) (Figure 17) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears, you must press S to select additional driver. The screen w[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 6 - English Figure 20 Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SA T A driver installation from the floppy disk. Figure 19 After the SAT A controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to that below. Y ou can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation now[...]

Appendix - 77 - English ( 6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume. There are two solutions to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID [...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 8 - English Step 3: After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Mode filed (Figure 23). Move to the Free Disks section with the T AB key . Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu. Figure 23 Step 4: After all the settings, pres[...]

Appendix - 79 - English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in W indows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to S T ART> Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager . Y ou should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on i[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 8 0 - English 4-1-5 2 - / 4 - / 6 - / 8 - C hannel Audio Function Introduction Line Out Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". STEP 2[...]

Appendix - 81 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following i[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 8 2 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lo[...]

Appendix - 83 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver,[...]

GA-8N775 Motherboard - 8 4 - English 4 -2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options a[...]

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