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Table of Contents
GA-8N-SLI Royal / GA-8N-SLI Pro / GA-8N-SLI Motherboard Layout .......................... 8
Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ....................................................................................11
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation ...................................................................11
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 12
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink .............................................................. 14
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 14
1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink .................................................................................. 15
1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) ......................... 16
1-5 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 16
1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 18
1-7 Installation of U-Plus DPS (Universal Plus Dual Power System) ................. 19
1-8 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration ....................................... 20
1-9 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 23
1-10 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 24
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................ 35
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8N-SLI Royal F3l)......................... 36
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 38
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 40
2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 42
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 45
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 47
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 48
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 50
2-8 Select Language ............................................................................................. 53
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 53
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 53
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 54
2-12 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 55
2-13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 55
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