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 4X/8X.

AGP 4X/8X notch

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by nVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP Pro 4X/8X card. Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X 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-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-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 & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V) / 4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X(3.3V) only. The GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L (or any AGP 4X/8X only) motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it. Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) 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 Ultra 400 based motherboards. Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one.

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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. Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
Declaration of Conformity
We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Trding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial,scientific and medical (ISM high frequency equipment o EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment o EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus o EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment T EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment o DIN VDE 0855 o part 10 o part 12 Cabled distribution systems; Equipment for receiving and/or distribution from sound and television signals o EN50091-2 o ENV 55104 T EN 50082-1 o EN 55081-2 o EN 61000-3-3* T EN 60555-3 o EN 61000-3-2* T EN 60555-2 Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics
Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations

T EN 50081-1

Generic emission standard Part 1: Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 1: Residual commercial and light industry Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrial environment

o EN 55020

o EN 55082-2
Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrial environment
lmmunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

T CE marking

(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

o EN 60065

Chapter 4 Technical Reference... 67
@BIOS Introduction... 67 Flash BIOS Method Introduction... 68 2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction.. 78 Xpress Recovery Introduction.. 84
Chapter 5 Appendix.... 89

Item Checklist

The N400 Pro2 / N400 Series motherboard CD for motherboard driver & utility The N400 Pro2 / N400 Series user's manual Quick PC Installation Guide GigaRAID manual (j) SATA RAID manual (j) GC-SATA Card (optional)
(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)
IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1(kl) Serial ATA cable x 2 (j) IEEE1394 cable x 1 (j) 2 Port USB Cable x 1 Audio Combo Kit x 1 (j)
(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)
I/O Shield Motherboard Settings Label ATX 12V Cable (*)
IDE cable x 3 / Floppy cable x 1 (j)

3. 4. 5.

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. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis.
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line 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. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, 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 "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. j For GA-7N400 Pro2 only. k For GA-7N400 only. l For GA-7N400-L only. N400 Pro2 / N400 Series Motherboard -4-

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary
Form Factor Motherboard CPU 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB N400 Pro2/N400 Series: GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L Socket A processor for AMD Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die 400/333/266/200 MHz FSB Supports 1.4GHz and faster nVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400 Memory/AGP/ PCI Controller (PAC) nVIDIA nForce 2 MCP Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) 4 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports Dual Channel DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max) Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM IT8712F 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode, AGP3.0 8X interface at 533MHz 5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes IDE3 (j) and IDE4 (j) compatible with RAID, Ultra ATA133/100, IDE 2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB/s operation mode (j) Controlled by SiI3112 (j) CPU/System/Power(j) fan revolution detect CPU/System temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect CPU/System/Power(j) fan fail warning CPU Smart Fan control(j) Thermal shutdown function to be continued.

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Chipset

Memory
I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE
Serial ATA (j) Hardware Monitor

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 (COM1 & COM2) 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 2 x Front by cable) 3 IEEE1394 ports (by cable) (j) 1 IrDA connector for IR 1 Front Audio connector Builit in Realtek 8110S Gigabit (j) Builit in Realtek 8100C (l) 1 RJ45 port Realtek ALC650 CODEC Line Out / 2 front speaker Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch) Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch) SPDIF In / Out CD In / AUX In / Game port Onboard GigaRAID IT8212F chipset Supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) or striping+mirroring (RAID 0 + RAID 1) Supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Support ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Support ATA133/RAID mode switch by BIOS Displays status and error checking messages during boot-up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS to be continued.

On-Board LAN

On-Board Sound

On-Board IDE RAID (j)

j For GA-7N400 Pro 2 only. k For GA-7N400 only. l For GA-7N400-L only.

On-Board SATA RAID (j)

On-Board IEEE1394 (j) PS/2 Connector BIOS

Additional Features

Overclocking

Onboard Silicon Image SiI3112 Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1) Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec AIL UDMA and PIO Modes Up to 2 SATA Device ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6 Supports hot plug function Built-in TI TSB43AB23 PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS (j) Supports Face Wizard Supports Q-Flash PS/2 Keyboard power on by password PS/2 Mouse power on External Modem wake up STR(Suspend-To-RAM) AC Recovery Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 Supports Thermal Shutdown function Supports @BIOS Over Voltage (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP/PCI) by BIOS
Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications. We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the 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, Cardsetc.

v/x USB/LAN Connector

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. Also make sure your OS supports USB USB 2 USB 3 controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device (s) vendors.

LAN (jl ) USB 0 USB 1

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w Parallel Port, Serial Ports COM1 / COM2
According to your motherboard, please see the following descriptions for the devices. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports.
COM1 COM2 Serial Port (9 pin Male)

y Audio Connectors

Line In (Rear Speaker) Line Out (Front Speaker) MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)
After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack. Please note: You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature by S/W selection. 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 32, and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.
If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer to page 79.

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Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction

14 5(j )

25 22(j ) 13 11

6(j ) 10 (j ) (j ) 21

1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) CPU_FAN SYS_FAN PWR_FAN(j ) NB_FAN(j ) FDD IDE1 / IDE2 IDE3 (j ) / IDE4 (j ) SATA0 (j) / SATA1 (j )
14) RAM_LED 15) 2X_DET 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) F_AUDIO SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO CD_IN AUX_IN F_USB F1_1394 (j) / F2_1394 (j) IR

Pin No. 1

Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND
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11) F_PANEL (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.
Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED
Speaker Connector Soft Power Connector

MSG+ MSGPW+ PW-

SPEAK+

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) SPK (Speaker Connector) (Amber) RES (Reset Switch) (Green) PW (Soft Power Connector) (Red) MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) (Yellow) NC (Purple)
Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) Open: Normal Operation Close: Reset Hardware System Open: Normal Operation Close: Power On/Off Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC

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Reset Switch

RES+ NC

SPEAK-

12) BATTERY

CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If 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.

13) 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.

Definition MPD+ MPDMPD-

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14) RAM_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.

15) 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 by the chipset.

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16) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. 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. Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.
Pin No. 3 Definition MIC GND REF Power Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R) Reserved No Pin Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L)
17) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)
Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. 5 6

Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT

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18) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / 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. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO 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.
Definition VCC No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND
19) CD_IN (CD In Connector)
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. 3 4

Definition CD-L GND GND CD-R

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20) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)
Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.
Definition AUX-L GND GND AUX-R
21) F_USB (Front USB Connector, Yellow)
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 USB cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. 9 10

Definition Power Power USB DxUSB DyUSB Dx+ USB Dy+ GND GND No Pin NC

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22) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE1394 Connector) (j)
Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.

Onboard Parallel port

This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard I/O controller. Disabled 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disable onboard LPT port. Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, using IRQ7. (Default Value) Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278, using IRQ5. Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC, using IRQ7.

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Parallel Port Mode
This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it supports. SPP EPP ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECPMode 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. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

Game Port Address

Disabled Disable this function. Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value) Set Game Port Address to 209.

Midi Port Address

Disabled Disable this function. Set Midi Port Address to 330. (Default Value) Set Midi Port Address to 300.

Midi Port IRQ

Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up ModemRingOn S3 Resume by USB Resume by Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On by Mouse Power On by Keyboard x KB Power ON Password AC Back Function [S1(POS)] [Instant-off] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Everyday 0:0:0 [Disabled] [Disabled] Enter [Soft-Off] [S3] Set suspend type to Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS Item Help Menu Level u [S1] Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS
h i g f : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 6: Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S1. (Default Value) Set ACPI suspend type to S3.

Off by Power button

Instant-off Delay 4 Sec. Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Press power button 4 sec. to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

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PME Event Wake Up
Disabled Enabled Disable this function. Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

ModemRingOn

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state. Disabled Enabled Disable Modem Ring on function. Enable Modem Ring on function. (Default Value)

S3 Resume by USB

You can resume the system from USB device. Disabled Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable this function.

Enter Password: } Integrated Peripherals
} Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Configurations } PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items. If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software } Standard CMOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Advanced Chipset Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Configurations } PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash } Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving higf: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software } Standard CMOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Advanced Chipset Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Configurations } PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash } Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving higf: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14: Exit Without Saving
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?
Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
1.) 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 Flash utility.
} Integrated Peripherals Dual BIOS / Q-Flash UtilitySet Supervisor Password Enter (Y/N)? Y } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Configurations } PC Health Status ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving higf: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup

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2.) Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1.30 Boot From.. Main ROM Type/Size.. Backup ROM Type/Size.. Wide Range Protection Boot From Auto Recovery Halt On Error Keep DMI Data Main Bios SST 49LF003A SST 49LF003A Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Enable 512K 512K
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn/PgUp: Modify 3.) Dual BIOS Item explanation:
hi: Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off
Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable
Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset) occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically. Status 2: If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,.) emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS
Status 1: The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS. Status 2: If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails, this item "Boot From : Main BIOS(Default)" will become gray and will not be changed by user.

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Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable
When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure. (In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.) (If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press"Del" key when the boot screen appears.)
Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable
If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user's instruction. If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.> If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>
Keep DMI Data : Enable(Default), Disable
Enable: The DMI data won't be replaced by flashing new BIOS.(recommend) Disable: The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS.
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
(If you boot from Backup ROM, this item will change to "Copy Backup ROM Data to Main") Auto recovery message:
BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup
The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS.
BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main
The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can't be changed by user.)

Load Default Settings

Load dual BIOS default value.

Save Settings to CMOS

Save revised setting.

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C. 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.
D. How to use Q-Flash? Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy
!In the A: drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh 256K Free Size: 1.14M DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main
Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. !Press Enter to Run.
Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort.

!Press Enter to Run.

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !! Please press any key to continue
Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

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.

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b. Xpress Recovery:
Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.
1. Excute Backup Utility 2. Excute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Exit and Restart
1.Excute Backup Utility: ! Press B to 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: ! This program will recover your system to factory default. Press R to recover your system. Press Esc to exit
Restore the backup image to the original state.
3.Remove Backup Image: ! Do you sure to remove backup image? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4.Exit and Restart:
Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers
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.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.
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 automatically. Massage: Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. will finish the installation for you

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Troubleshooting
If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures.
Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard.
Yes Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?
Please isolate the short pin.
No Failure has been excluded.
Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc) are set properly.
Make sure the jumper setting are correct.
Yes Failure has been excluded.
Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU fan connector. Plug in the AC power connector.
Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly. ls CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly? Yes
Failure has been excluded. No Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot. Yes
Insert and push the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot.
Failure has been excluded.
Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system.

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The problem could be caused by power supply, CPU, memory or CPU/memory socket itself.
Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?
Yes Failure has been excluded. No Check if there is display.
Perhaps your VGA card / VGA slot or monitor is defective.
Yes Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in.
Check if keyboard is working properly.
It is possible that your keyboard or keyboard connector is defective.
Yes Press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose "Load Optimized Defaults" and save then exit setup.
Turn off the system and re-connect the IDE cable. Check if the system can reboot successfully.
The problem was probably caused by the IDE device / connector or cable.
Yes Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables. Then try to reboot the system.
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.

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