Problem
When using the GA-7N400EL motherboard with the AMD Athlon XP 3200+, the system goes dead after the upgrade to bios version F8.
Solution
Gigabyte has released bios version F9 which fixes this problem. This bios version is available on the Gigabyte website for download.
This also fixes some problems ATA33 cable detection when used some optical devices.
Some customers may experience some problems when using *2 memory modules in DDR Slot 0 and DDR Slot 2 or DDR Slot 1 and DDR Slot 4 . Please advise customers to populate DDR Slot 1 and DDR Slot 2 for proper operation.
*This is a single channel DDR motherboard and the banks must be populated in sequence.
Solution
GA-7N400EL with Bios F7 – Bios version F9 released on Gigabyte website
AMD Athlon XP 3200+