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GA-N650SLI-DS4 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme quad-core / Core TM 2 Quad / Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® Processor Extreme Edition / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev.
Motherboard GA-N650SLI-DS4 March 15, 2007 Motherboard GA-N650SLI-DS4 March 15, 2007.
Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.
- 4 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ..........................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 57 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 7 3 - 2 Software Applications .
- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 4 I/O Shield x 1 SLI Bridge (GC-DGBR2-RH) x 1 Retention Bracket x 1 * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.
- 7 - GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 AT X GA-N650SLI-DS4 USB LAN CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO BACKUP BIOS PCIE_16_1 F1_1394 PCIE_2 SPDIF_IN DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 F2_1394 BATTERY F.
- 8 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPU CLK+/-(333/266/200/133 MHz) Host Interface LPC BUS IT8718 PCI CLK (33 MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus 2 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express Bus nVIDIA ® nForce 650i SLI Northbridg.
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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1 - 2 Feature Summary CPU LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme quad-core/Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core/ Core TM 2 Quad/Core TM 2 Duo/Pentium ® processor .
Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 S/PDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical) 1 parallel port 1 serial port 4 USB 2.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 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.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 1 4 - English The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-N650SLI-DS4 supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operat- ing the Dual Channel T echnology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 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.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 Setup of an SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration The nVIDIA ® nForce 650i SLI chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to brid.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 1 8 - English Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge into the SLI gold edge connectors on top of both cards. Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridge connector securely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right- click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and then select NVIDIA Display . The NVIDIA control panel will appear.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 1 - 7 I/O Back Panel Introduction 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). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English Line Out (Front Speaker Out) The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. MIC In The default MIC In jack.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 2 2 - English Pin No. Definition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 1 6 PS_ON(soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 24-pin A TX) 24 GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB(stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +12V(Only for 24-pin A TX) 12 3.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 4/5/6) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN / PWR_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/SYS_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 7 ) NB_F AN (Chip Fan Connector) If you connect the fan connector in the wrong direction, the chip fan will not work or may be damaged.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 9 ) 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).
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 1 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc.
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 2 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 2 8 - English 1 3) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode (S1). Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 4 ) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
Hardware Installation - 29 - English 1 5 ) SPDIF_IN (S/PDIF In Connector) Use S/PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_I connector.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 3 0 - English 1 7) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE 1394a Connector) Serial interface standard set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE 1394 connector.
Hardware Installation - 31 - English Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 9 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header.
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BIOS Setup - 33 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 3 4 - English <T AB> : POST Screen Press the TA B key to see BIOS POST screen. (T o show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 40.) <DEL> : BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS Press the DELETE key to enter BIOS Setup program.
BIOS Setup - 35 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 3 6 - English MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.
BIOS Setup - 37 - 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 display-only Month The month, Jan.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 3 8 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currectly installed hard drive.
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 4 0 - English CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading.
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals SA T A-II RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A ward Software SA T A-II RAID Config Item Help Menu Level SA T A-II RAID func.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 4 2 - English SA T A-II 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the first channel of the second SA T A 3Gb/s controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. SA T A-II 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the second channel of the second SA T A 3Gb/s controller .
BIOS Setup - 43 - English SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 4 4 - English Onboard 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST.
BIOS Setup - 45 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 4 6 - English HPET Support (Note) Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable support for High Precision Event Timer (HPET) funtion. (Default value) Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double-Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.
BIOS Setup - 47 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 4 8 - 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.
BIOS Setup - 49 - English CPU Smart F AN Control (Note) 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 5 0 - English 2 - 7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A ward Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
BIOS Setup - 51 - English FSB-Memory Clock Mode Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB-Memory Clock Mode. (Default value) Linked Set FSB-Memory Clock Mode to Linked. Unlinked Set FSB-Memory Clock Mode to Unlinked. FSB-Memory Ratio This option is available only when FSB-Memory Clock Mode is set to Linked .
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 5 2 - English South Bridge V oltage Set voltages for the South Bridge. Normal Supply the South Bridge voltage as required. (Default value) +0.1V~+0.3V Increase the South Bridge voltage by 0.1V to 0.3V with 0.1V increment. FSB V oltage Set voltages for the Front Side Bus.
BIOS Setup - 53 - English 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati- cally detects. 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 5 4 - 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>.
BIOS Setup - 55 - English 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2 - 1 1 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
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Drivers Installation - 57 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 5 8 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Drivers Installation - 59 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 6 0 - English Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer's performance. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of your USB flash drive's memory to speed up your computer.
Appendix - 61 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 6 2 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data.
Appendix - 63 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 6 4 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology ? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? a.
Appendix - 65 - English c . Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main B.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 6 6 - English Before Use: Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS: 1 . From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model. 2 . Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.
Appendix - 67 - English b . Select the floppy drive or hard drive where the BIOS file is saved, such as "Floppy A" and press ENTER. Dual BIOS Utility V2.02 Boot From................................................. Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 6 8 - English Step 4: Press ESC and then ENTER to exit Dual BIOS / Q-Flash and the system will restart. A s t h e system re boots, you will see the new BIOS version during POST. Step 5: A s the system r e boots, press DELETE to enter BIOS Setup.
Appendix - 69 - 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 7 0 - 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.
Appendix - 71 - English 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 controller driver.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 7 2 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 A ward Software SA T A-II RAID Config Item Help Menu Level SA T A-II RAID function [Enabled] SA T A-II 1 Prima.
Appendix - 73 - English Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 3 Step 2: Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 3).
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 7 4 - English (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID.
Appendix - 75 - English Step 6: Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear (Figure 7). 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.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 7 6 - English T o read more information about the RAID array , press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 9), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name, and disk capacity, etc.
Appendix - 77 - English (4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk T o install operating system onto RAID disks successfully , you need to install the SA T A RAID driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 7 8 - English Figure 13 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 14 Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F.
Appendix - 79 - English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you must press S to select additional driver.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 8 0 - English After the SA T A controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Figure 18 WindowsXP Professional Setup W elcome to Setup. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.
Appendix - 81 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 8 2 - English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK .
Appendix - 83 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 8 4 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3: After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Appendix - 85 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: T o enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab.
GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 8 6 - 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 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us y y y y y Taiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.
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