Motherboard GA-7N400S-L Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L Motherboard Layout .......................................................... 6
Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 9
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation ................................................................. 9
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10
1-3 Set System Clock (CLK_SW) ....................................................................... 11
1-4 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ............................................................ 11
1-4-1 Installation of the CPU .......................................................................................... 12
1-4-2 Installation of the Heatsink ................................................................................... 12
1-5 Installation of Memory ................................................................................... 13
1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards .................................................................... 15
1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction .......................................................................... 16
1-8 Connectors Introduction ................................................................................ 17
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................... 27
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E17) ..................................................... 28
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 30
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................. 32
2-3 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................................... 34
2-4 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 35
2-5 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 39
2-6 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................ 41
2-7 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 42
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 43
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 43
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 44
2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 45
2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 45