Gigabyte Ga7n400 Manual

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7) FDD (Floppy Connector)
Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and
2.88M bytes floppy disk types.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.
8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)
Important Notice:
Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.
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2 34
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IDE11 2
IDE2
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Silicon Image Sil3112 chip supports Serial ATA
connectors hot plug function.

 For GA-7N400 Pro2 only.   For GA-7N400 only.  For GA-7N400-L only.
9) IDE3 / IDE4 (RAID/ATA133, Green Connector)(
)
Important Notice: The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. If you wish
to use IDE3 and IDE4, please use it in unity with BIOS (either RAID or ATA133). Then, install the
correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the GigaRAID manual.
10) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)(
)
You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates
(150MB/sec). If you wish to use RAID function, please use it in unity with BIOS and install the
correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the SATA RAID manual.
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2 40
Pin No. Definition
1 GND
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND
IDE4
IDE3
SATA07
SATA17
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11) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)
Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis
front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPK (Speaker Connector)Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber)Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch)Open: Normal Operation
(Green)Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation
(Red)Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED)Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC (Purple) N C
12
1920
HD- HD+
RES+ RES-
NC
IDE Hard Disk Active LED
Reset Switch
SPEAK- MSG-MSG+
PW-PW+
Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LEDSpeaker Connector
SPEAK+
1
1 111
Soft Power
Connector
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12) BATTERY
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturers instructions.
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If you want to erase CMOS...
1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.
3. Re-install the battery.
4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
13) PWR_LED
PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off.
It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn
to another color.
Pin No. Definition
1 MPD+
2 MPD-
3 MPD-
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14) RAM_LED
Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected
damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is
disconnected.
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15) 2X_DET
When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 4X_AGP will light up, indicating a non-supported
graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X
(3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.
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Pin No. Definition
1 MIC
2 GND
3 REF
4 Power
5 Front Audio (R)
6 Rear Audio (R)
7 Reserved
8 No Pin
9 Front Audio (L)
10 Rear Audio (L)
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16) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please
make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To
find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.
Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio
connector to play sound.
17) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)
Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.
Pin No. Definition
1 SUR OUTL
2 SUR OUTR
3 GND
4 No Pin
5 CENTER_OUT
6 BASS_OUT16
5 2
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18) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)
The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3
data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has
digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin
assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable, incorrect connection between the
cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional
SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer.
Pin No. Definition
1 VCC
2 No Pin
3 SPDIF
4 SPDIFI
5 GND
6 GND
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5
19) CD_IN (CD In Connector)
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
1Pin No. Definition
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
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20) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)
Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.
Pin No. Definition
1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R1
21) F_USB (Front USB Connector, Yellow)
Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while
you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make
the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your
local dealer.
Pin No. Definition
1 Power
2 Power
3 USB Dx-
4 USB Dy-
5 USB Dx+
6 USB Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC
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Pin No. Definition
1 TPA2+
2 TPA2-
3 GND
4 GND
5 TPB2+
6 TPB2-
7 Power
8 Power
9 No Pin
10 GND
22) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE1394 Connector)  (
)
Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.
Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection
between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For
optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.
Pin No. Definition1 Power2 Power3 TPA0+4 TPA0-5 GND6 GND7 TPB0+8 TPB0-9 Power10 Power11 TPA1+12 TPA1-13 GND14 No Pin15 TPB1+
16 TPB1-
1
15 216
1
9 210
F1_1394
F2_1394
23) I R
Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR function
on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module. Be careful with the polarity of the
IR connector. For optional  IR cable, please contact your local dealer.
1
5
IR
Pin No. Definition
1 VCC(+5V)
2 No Pin
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output
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1 VCC
2 GRX1_R
3 GND
4 GPSA2
5 VCC
6 GPX2_R
7 GPY2_R
8 MSI_R
9 GPSA1
10 GND
11 GPY1_R
12 VCC
13 GPSB1
14 MSO_R
15 GPSB2
16 No Pin
24) GAME (Game Connector)
This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
game cables.
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16
25) INFO_LINK
This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check
the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest
dealer for optional external device cable.
Pin No. Definition
1 SMBCLK
2 VCC
3 SMBDATA
4 GPIO
5 GND
6 GND
7 No Pin
8NC
9 +12V
10 +12V
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