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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
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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 Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
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Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding 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 EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-2* Disturba
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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/Fax No:(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number: GA-7N400 Pro2 /GA-7N400 /GA-7N400-L Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a), Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: This device complies with p
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GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL ™ ™ ™ AMD Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev. 2002 12ME-7N400P2-2002 ¥¼©R¦W-1 1 2005/5/5, ¤W¤È 11:34
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Table of Content Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 5 Features Summary ...................................................................................... 5 GA-7N400 Pro2 Motherboard Layout ......................................................... 8 GA-7N400 Motherboard Layout ..............................................
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English Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 44 Advanced Chipset Features ...................................................................... 47 Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 49 Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 54 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................
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Item Checklist IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1(23 23 23 23 23) The N400 Pro2 / N400 Series motherboard Serial ATA cable x 2 ( 1 1 1 1 1) CD for motherboard driver & utility IEEE1394 cable x 1 ( 1 1 1 1 1) The N400 Pro2 / N400 Series user's manual 2 Port USB Cable x 1 Quick PC Installation Guide 1 1 Audio Combo Kit x 1 ( 1 1 1) GigaRAID manual ( 1 1 1) 1 1 (SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit) SATA RAID manual ( 1 1 1 1 1) I/O Shield GC-SATA Card (optional) Motherboard Settings Label (Manual; SATA c
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English Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB Motherboard N400 Pro2/N400 Series: GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L ™ ™ ™ CPU 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 ® ™ Chipset nVIDIA nForce 2 Ultra 400 Memory/AGP/ PCI Controller (PAC) ® ™ nVIDIA nForce 2 MCP Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC) Memory 4 1
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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) 1 1 IrDA connector for IR 1 Front Audio connector ( ) On-Board LAN Built in Realtek 8110S Gigabit 1 ( ) Built in Realtek 8100C 3 1 RJ45 port On-Board Sound Realtek ALC655 CODEC Line Out / 2 front speaker Line In / 2 rear speaker (by
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English ( ) On-Board SATA RAID 1 Onboard Silicon Image SiI3512 Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1) Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec Up to 2 SATA Device Supports hot plug function ( ) On-Board IEEE1394 1 Built-in TI TSB43AB23 PS/2 Connector PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS ( ) Supports Dual BIOS 1 Supports Face Wizard Supports Q-Flash Additional Features PS/2 Keyboard power on by password PS/2 Mouse power on External Modem
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GA-7N400 Pro2 Motherboard Layout CLK_RATIO KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN SOCKET A FDD AUDIO ® ™ nVIDIA nForce 2 CLK_SW Ultra 400 NB_FAN 2X_DET RTL8110S SYS_FAN ® nVIDIA AGP ™ nForce 2 PCI1 MCP CODEC PCI2 SUR_CEN PCI3 BAT SiI3512 GigaRAID IT8212 BACKUP AUX_IN BIOS TSB43AB23 PCI4 IDE4 MAIN BIOS CI IDE3 PCI5 F_USB SPDIF_IO F_PANEL IR GAME INFO_LINK PWR_LED F2_1394 F1_1394 N400 Pro2 / N400 Series Motherboard - 8 - ¥¼©R¦W-1 8 2005/5/5, ¤W¤È 11:34 English COM B COM A USB USB IT8712F F_AUDIO LPT LAN CD_IN GA-7
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English GA-7N400 Motherboard Layout CLK_RATIO KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN SOCKET A FDD ® ™ nVIDIA nForce 2 AUDIO CLK_SW Ultra 400 2X_DET SYS_FAN ® nVIDIA AGP ™ nForce 2 PCI1 MCP CODEC PCI2 SUR_CEN BAT PCI3 AUX_IN PCI4 MAIN BIOS CI PCI5 F_USB SPDIF_IO F_PANEL IR GAME INFO_LINK PWR_LED - 9 - Introduction ¥¼©R¦W-1 9 2005/5/5, ¤W¤È 11:34 COM B COM A USB USB IT8712F F_AUDIO LPT CD_IN GA-7N400 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 RAM_LED IDE2 ATX IDE1 CLR_CMOS Dual Channel DDR
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GA-7N400-L Motherboard Layout CLK_RATIO KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN SOCKET A FDD ® ™ nVIDIA nForce 2 AUDIO Ultra 400 CLK_SW 2X_DET RTL8100C SYS_FAN ® nVIDIA AGP ™ nForce 2 PCI1 MCP CODEC PCI2 SUR_CEN PCI3 BAT AUX_IN PCI4 MAIN BIOS CI PCI5 F_USB SPDIF_IO F_PANEL IR GAME INFO_LINK PWR_LED N400 Pro2 / N400 Series Motherboard - 10 - ¥¼©R¦W-1 10 2005/5/5, ¤W¤È 11:34 English COM B COM A USB USB IT8712F F_AUDIO LPT LAN CD_IN GA-7N400-L DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 RAM_LED IDE2 ATX IDE1 CLR_CMOS Dual Channel DDR
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English Block Diagram - GA-7N400 Pro2 / GA-7N400 / GA-7N400-L CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) ™ AMD-K7 AGP CPU 4X/8X AGPCLK System Bus (66MHz) 400/333/266/200MHz 400/333/266/200MHz ® nVIDIA DDR RAM ™ nForce 2 Ultra 400 RJ45 5 PCI 12 MHz 14.318 MHz RTL8110S 1 1 1 1 1 BIOS RTL8100C 3 3 3 3 3 IR ® nVIDIA Game Port LPC BUS ™ nForce 2 Floppy MCP IT8712 LPT Port GigaRAID 1 1 SiI3512 1 1 1 TI 1 1 1 1 1 IT8212 1 1 1 1 1 TSB43AB23 PS/2 KB/Mouse 24 MHz 33 MHz IDE4 1 1 1 IDE3 1 1 1 6 USB 1 1 1 1 AC97 2 CO
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English Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set system jumper (CLK_SW)& (CLK_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 1 Step 3 Step 2 Step 5 Step 5 Step 4 Congratulations! You have accomplished the hardware installation! Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to
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Step 1: Set System Jumper (CLK_SW) & (CLK_RATIO) 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 CLK_SW. CLK_RATIO O: ON / X :OFF RATIO 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUTO X X X X X X (Default) 5x OOX O O O 5.5x X O X O O O 6x O X X O O O 6.5x X X X O O O 7x OOO X O O 7.5x X O O X O O 8x O X O X O O 8.5x X X O X O O 9x OOX X O O 9.5x X O X X O O 10x O X X X O O Default Setting : ON 10.5x X X X X O O Auto (X X X X X X) C
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English 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 insert orientation. Step 2-1: CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look up to 90-degre
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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. 1. Press down the CPU socket lever 2. U
