Intel GA-N680SLI-DQ6 User Manual

GA-N680SLI-DQ6Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2 Quad /Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core / CoreTM 2 Duo /Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme E

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2 Extreme dual-core /CoreTM 2 Q

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 100 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon i

Appendix- 101 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configura

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 102 -English1. : This button provides you more controls over "dts NEO : PC". Music Mode ; Cinema Mode

Appendix- 103 -EnglishIn the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.Either click Dolby Digital 5.1 in the upper left listor click the Dolby Digi

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 104 -English4-1-6 Windows Vista ReadyBoostWindows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified

Appendix- 105 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherb

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Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishInternal Connectors  1 24-pin ATX power connector 1 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 4-pin PCIe 12V power connecto

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 110 -EnglishContact Usyyyyy Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,

Appendix- 111 -Englishyyyyy GermanyG.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.deyyyyy U.K.G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : htt

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GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 -English(Note 1) To use a DDR II 800/667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install a 1333/1066/800 MHz FSB pr

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler1-3-1 Installation of the CPUFig. 1Gently lift the metallever located on t

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 14 -English1-3-2 Installation of the CPU CoolerThe CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishThe motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memorycapacity and specificati

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 16 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-N680SLI-DQ6 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operat-ing the

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsTo install your expansion card, follow the steps below.1. Disconnect your system

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 18 -English1-6 Connecting the e-SATA Cable KitThe e-SATA cable kit includes one SATA bracket,one SATA signal cable, and o

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1-7 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) ConfigurationnVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI offers blistering graphics performan

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GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 20 -Englishplace this part on the top ofthe bridge connector.retention bracketConnecting Two Graphics Cards:Step 1: Obser

Hardware Installation- 21 -EnglishGraphics Card Driver Setting:Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system,right-click the NVIDI

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 22 -English1-8 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse

Hardware Installation- 23 -English1-9 Connectors Introduction214228109151916512MIC InThe default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In j

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 -English1/2) ATX_12V_2X / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough

Hardware Installation- 25 -English4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 26 -English7) NB_FAN (North Bridge Fan Header)Connect the North Bridge fan cable to this header. The fan header has a foo

Hardware Installation- 27 -English9) IDE (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 28 -English11) GSATAII1-0 / GSATAII1-1 / GSATAII2-0 / GSATAII2-1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlledby GIGABYTE SATA2)SATA

Hardware Installation- 29 -English13) BATTERYDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type reco

Copyright© 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective c

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 30 -English16) CD_IN (CD IN Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3

Hardware Installation- 31 -English17) SPDIF_IN (S/PDIF In Connector)Use S/PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be carefu

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 32 -English19) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE 1394 Connector)Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and

Hardware Installation- 33 -English22) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is remov

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 34 -EnglishOpen: NormalShort: Clear CMOS23) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by thi

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 36 -English<TAB> : POST ScreenPress the TAB key to see BIOS POST screen.(To show the BIOS POST screen at system sta

BIOS Setup- 37 -English Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 -English MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-S

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week The week, from Sun

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GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 -EnglishAccess Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto)Ca

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.Use < >

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 42 -EnglishHDD S.M.A.R.T. CapabilityThis feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareIntegrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0 [

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 -EnglishSerial-ATA RAID ConfigCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareSerial-ATA RAID ConfigItem Help

BIOS Setup- 45 -EnglishNV SATA 3 Primary RAIDEnabled Enable NV SATA 3 primary RAID function.Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)NV SATA 3 S

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 -EnglishOn-Chip SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) (For LAN1/LAN2)This motherboard incorporates cable diagnosti

BIOS Setup- 47 -EnglishOnboard LAN1 Controller (The upper LAN connector of the back panel Dual LANconnectors)Enabled Enable onboard LAN1 controller fu

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 -EnglishOnboard Parallel PortDisabled Disable onboard LPT port.378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ

BIOS Setup- 49 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 613-1 Install Chipset Drive

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 -EnglishHPET Support (Note)Disabled Disable this function.Enabled Enable support for High Precision Event Timer (HPET)

BIOS Setup- 51 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled C

BIOS Setup- 53 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN Control(Note)Disabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareMB Intelligent Twea

BIOS Setup- 55 -EnglishSLI-Ready MemoryAllows you to use SLI-ready memory. The option is configurable only when SLI-ready memoryis used.Options: Disa

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 -EnglishRobust Graphics BoosterSelect the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performanc

BIOS Setup- 57 -English2-9 Load Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system autom

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 58 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the cente

BIOS Setup- 59 -English2-12 Exit Without SavingType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.Type "N" will retur

- 6 -Item ChecklistIDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 4I/O Shielde-SATA Cable x 2SLI Bridge (GC-SLICON6) x 1Retention Bracket x 1* The ite

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Drivers Installation- 61 -EnglishChapter 3Drivers InstallationAfter insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the syste

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you

Drivers Installation- 63 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

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Appendix- 65 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB featu

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 66 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of ha

Appendix- 67 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.)2. BACKUP:Back up

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 68 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionA. What is Dual BIOS Technology ?Dual BIOS means that there are two system

Appendix- 69 -Englishc. Dual BIOS Item explanation:Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), EnableStatus 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, ch

- 7 -GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard LayoutKB_MSCPU_FANLGA775ATXGA-N680SLI-DQ6CD_INF_AUDIOMAINBIOSSYS_FANFDDPCIE_16_1PCI1F_USB3CODECGIGABYTESATA2SPDIF_INID

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 -EnglishBefore Use:Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS:1. From GIGABYTE's website, downloa

Appendix- 71 -Englishb. Select the floppy drive or hard drive where the BIOS file is saved, such as "Floppy A" andpress ENTER.Dual BIOS Util

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 -EnglishStep 4: Press ESC and then ENTER to exit Dual BIOS / Q-Flash and the system will restart. As thesystem reboots

Appendix- 73 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 74 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means

Appendix- 75 -EnglishTo configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.(2) Configure SATA controll

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 76 -EnglishFigure 1To set up a RAID array, ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2), otherwise leaveit dis

Appendix- 77 -EnglishStep 3:Save and exit BIOS Setup.Figure 3Step 2:Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 -English(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this st

Appendix- 79 -EnglishStep 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear(Figure 7). I

- 8 -Block DiagramLGA775ProcessorCPU CLK+/-(333/266/200/133 MHz)Host Interface3 PCIPCI Bus3 IEEE1394aTSB43AB23DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMMDual Channel M

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 -EnglishTo read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure9), where y

Appendix- 81 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you need to install the SATA RAID driver

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 -EnglishFigure 13Windows SetupPress F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.Figure 14Windows SetupS

Appendix- 83 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 belowwill appear. Use

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 84 -EnglishAfter the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XPinstallati

Appendix- 85 -EnglishB. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computerAttach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 -EnglishStep 2:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM disk, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOSFeatures me

Appendix- 87 -English(3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 88 -EnglishFigure 6A. Create Array:In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID crea

Appendix- 89 -EnglishFigure 7Figure 83. Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two harddisks installed

Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 -EnglishFigure 9Figure 106. Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically j

Appendix- 91 -EnglishFigure 11Figure 12GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.59[ Main Menu ]Create RAID Disk DriveDe

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 -EnglishGIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.59[ Main Menu ]Create RAID Disk DriveD

Appendix- 93 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successf

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 -EnglishFigure 18Figure 19(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode

Appendix- 95 -EnglishStep 3:When Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20below will appear. Us

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 -EnglishStep 5:After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XPinstalla

Appendix- 97 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andask y

Appendix- 99 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray(y