. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core / Core 2 Quad / ® Intel Core 2 Extreme dual-core / Core 2 Duo / ® Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition / ® ® Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 / Celeron ®. Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice. Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following: For quick installation, please refer to the 'Hardware Installation Guide' included with the product.

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Table of Contents Item Checklist. 6 Optional Accessories. 6 GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard Layout. 7 Block Diagram. 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation.9 Considerations Prior to Installation.9 Feature Summary.10 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler.12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation.57 Install Chipset Drivers.57 Software Applications.58 Driver CD Information.58 Hardware Information.59 Contact Us. 59 Windows Vista ReadyBoost.60 Chapter 4 Appendix.61 Unique Software Utilities.61 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction.

Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SATA 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 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R).

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard Layout KBMS CPUFAN LGA775 COAXIAL OPTICAL ATX12V2X nVIDIA ® nForce 650i AUDIO PCIE1 IDE2 IDE1 Marvell 88E1116 PCIE161 NBFAN PCIE2 nVIDIA ® SLI Switch Module Socket SATAII0 SATAII2 PCI1 nForce 650i CODEC PCIE162 SATAII1 SATAII3 CDIN PCI2 IT8718. Block Diagram 2 PCIe x8 1 PCIe x16 CPU CLK+/-(333/266/200/133 MHz) LGA775 Processor PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Host Interface DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMM SLI Mode Normal Mode Dual Channel Memory Switch nVIDIA ® PCI Express x 16 Bus nForce 650i PCI Express Bus Northbridge PCIe CLK. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. Damage due to improper installation.

Damage due to use of uncertified components. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. 9 - Hardware Installation. 1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In connector 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 ports by cables 2 IEEE 1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cables 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 10. 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 2.0/1.1 ports 1 IEEE 1394a port 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip.

(Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger, carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion. Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation.) GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 12.

1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Fig.1 Fig. 2 Please apply an even layer of heat paste on the (Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to surface of the installed CPU.

DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 14. The GA-N650SLI-DS4 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operat- ing the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double.

The GA-N650SLI-DS4 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0: DDRII1, DDRII2. To install a VGA card or to release an installed card, users can also press the latch on the back of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 16. SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the GA-N650SLI-DS4 motherboard. Before You Begin- I.

Understanding the components. Place this section on the top of the bridge connector. Retention bracket GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 18. Step 4: Plug the display cable into either one of the two graphics cards for display output.

If you plug the display cable into the card on the PCIE161 slot, make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS Setup to PEG; if you plug the display cable into the card on the PCIE162 slot, set Init Display First to PEG(Slot2). The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack. Line In The default Line In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. Can be connected to Line In jack. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 20.

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. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack. In addition to the default speakers settings, the audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software. Definition Pin No. Definition 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PSON(soft On/Off) Power Good 5V SB(stand by +5V) +12V +12V(Only for 24-pin ATX) +5V (Only for 24-pin ATX) 3.3V(Only for 24-pin ATX) GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 22.

3) PCIE12V (Power Connector) This power connector provides extra power to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot. When installing two graphics cards, please connect the power cable from the power supply to this connector, or system instability may occur. Definition +12V 4/5/6). FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB.

Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 24. 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).

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal (Green) Close: Reset Hardware System PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal (Red) Close: Power On/Off MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC ( Purple) GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 26. 12) FAUDIO (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. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to work or even damage it. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode (S1).

Definition MPD+ MPD- MPD- 14) CDIN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Definition CD-L CD-R GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 28. 15) SPDIFIN (S/PDIF In Connector) Use S/PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIFI connector.

Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the S/PDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. No Pin 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the 'Case Opened' status in BIOS Setup. Definition Signal GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 30. 19) CLRCMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header.

To clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 20) BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 32.

CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing 'Ctrl + F1'. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. Press the F9 key to enter the Xpress Recovery2 screen.: Boot Menu Press the F12 key to enter Boot Menu to select the first boot device.: Qflash Press the End key to enter Q-Flash utility. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 34.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver.: F1a) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to accept or enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults. Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 36. Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Jan 8 2007 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None.

640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 38. Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled. Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (the PCIE161 slot). (Default value) PEG(Slot2) Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (the PCIE162 slot). (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 40.

Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA-II RAID Config Press Enter Item Help On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Level IDE DMA transfer access Enabled On-Chip MAC Lan Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled On-Chip IDE Channel1 Enabled NV Serial-ATA Controller All Enabled. Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support.

Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) Onboard Audio Function Auto Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function.

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 42. SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software SMART LAN Item Help Start detecting at Port. Menu Level Pair1-2 Status = Normal / Length Pair3-6 Status = Normal / Length Pair4-5 Status = Normal / Length Pair7-8 Status = Normal.

ECP Mode Use DMA This option is available only when Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP+EPP. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 44. Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Item Help Soft-Off by Power button Instant-Off Menu Level PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Power-On by Alarm Disabled x Day of Month Alarm.

When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in 'Off' state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in 'On' state. (Note) Supported on Vista operating system only.

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 46. PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults. C / 194 Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C / 194 Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/SYSTEM/POWER FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable CPU/system/power fan fail warning function. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU/system/power fan fail warning function. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 48.

CPU Smart FAN 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. (Default value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled. Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 50.

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. Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB-Memory Ratio. Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may occur. Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU's normal voltage.

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 52. Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N PnP/PCI Configurations Save &.

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. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 54. 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y PnP/PCI Configurations Save &. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 56. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 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 Run.exe. 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. Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details.

59 - Drivers Installation. The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space. The recommended amount of memory to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 60. Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune.

Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-N650SLI-DS4 D12: Xpress Recovery2:BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS: XpressRecovery2: Boot Menu: Qflash -C55-MCP51-6A61IG02C-00 1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the. RESTORE: The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 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.

REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space. Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Drive Update Backup BIOS from Drive Save Main BIOS to Drive Save Backup BIOS to Drive PgDn/PgUp: Modify: Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 64. 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 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. 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.

Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. N650SDS4.F1) to your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard disk. 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. SST 25LF040A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.SST 25LF040A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable. Press Y to load BIOS defaults Step 6: Select Save & Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup.

When the system restarts, the whole update process is complete. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 68. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server Click 'Update New BIOS'.

In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted. 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA 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. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard.

The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 72.

Step 2: Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 3). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help First Boot Device CDROM Menu Level. Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111.79GB ST3120026AS 111.79GB Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup Figure 5 GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 74. Step 5: Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section.

Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section (Figure 6). Y to confirm or N to cancel.

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Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen. To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the Array List screen. Now, you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 76. Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 12). A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 11.

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If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 78. 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. (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 80.

4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right. The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows Center/Subwoofer users to change the function for each audio jack by Speaker Out Line In. Control Panel).

Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker.

GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 82. STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected.

Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, Cen- ter/Subwoofer Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out) then click OK. The 8-channel audio setup is completed. GA-N650SLI-DS4 Motherboard - 84. Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To 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. In the ANA- LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box.

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