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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
  • Page 2 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI nVIDIA ® nForce 680i LT SLI MCPs Support Socket 775 ® Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Core Pentium Pentium User Manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 244mm x 305mm ( W x L ) Operating System: ®...

  • Page 3: Packing List

    Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components. Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches. Packing List nForce 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI Mainboard I/O Shield IDE Cable SATA Cable...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ... 1 NTRODUCTION ... 2 PECIFICATION ... 5 ONFIGURATION Layout of nForce 680i SLI ... 5 Layout of nForce 680i LT SLI... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation... 7 Memory Installation: DIMM0/1/2/3... 8 Back Panel Configuration... 10 Connectors... 13 Front Panel Headers: FRONTPNL... 14 EZ Control Button ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    PCI-E x1 compatible expansion cards. Two standard PCI slots for use with standard PCI expansion cards are also allowed. The nForce 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI provide one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB/720KB/ 1.2MB/1.44MB/2.88MB drives. There is also one IDE connector for connecting two IDE hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133.

  • Page 6: Specification

    Supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interfaces (S/PDIF) functionality Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI 2 Quad/ Core ® nForce 680i SLI SPP/ 680i LT SLI SPP ® nForce 680i SLI MCP/ 680i LT SLI MCP ® W83627DHG ®...

  • Page 7: Fdd Connector

    Supports one PS/2 mouse port and one PS/2 keyboard port Supports one IEEE1394 port on back panel Supports one SPDIF OUT port on back panel Supports one serial port (COM1) header and one IEEE1394 header with external device connected Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 8: Universal Serial Bus

    Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU/ Northbridge/ Chassis Fan Speed Monitors CPU temperature Monitors CPU/ Memory/ System voltages Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Configuration Layout of nForce 680i SLI...

  • Page 10: Layout Of Nforce 680I Lt Sli

    Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Layout of nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Finally, double-check that the cooling fan is properly installed and the CPU fan power cord is securely attached, in case your CPU and other sensitive components are damaged because of high temperatures. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core ®...

  • Page 12: Memory Installation: Dimm0/1/2/3

    NFORCE FAN Memory Installation: DIMM0/1/2/3 The nForce 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI mainboards provide four DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets which allow you to install 240-pin, unbuffered non-ECC, DDRII 800/ 667/ 533 SDRAMs. They also support Dual Channel Technology and allow you to install a total memory capacity of 8 GB.
  • Page 13 DIMM on the nForce 680i LT SLI How to enable Dual-Channel DDRII: These mainboards provide Dual-Channel functionality for the four DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel will significantly increase your data access rate than the before. DIMM0 and DIMM1 share one channel, and DIMM2 and DIMM3 share another channel.

  • Page 14: Back Panel Configuration

    Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. The pictures above are for reference only. Your actual ＊ installation may vary slightly from the pictures. Back Panel Configuration Back Panel of the nForce 680i SLI Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 15 USB devices, such as keyboard, mice and other USB supported devices. There are also dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN ports available for you to attach an Internet cable. 《 NOTE: the nForce 680i LT SLI supports four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports and one LAN port.》...
  • Page 16 This mainboard supports multi-channel audio system which allows you to transform your 2 speaker audio system into 8/ 6/ 4 speaker audio system. See Appendix I for more information. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 17: Connectors

    The FDD/ IDE cable is designed and should be attached with a specific direction. One edge of the cable will usually in color such as red, to indicate that should line up with the header pin-1. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Assignment Assignment...

  • Page 18: Front Panel Headers: Frontpnl

    This header can be attached to a power switch cable on your case front panel. You can turn your system on or off by pressing the button attached to this power switch cable. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI FRONTPNL Assignment...

  • Page 19: Ez Control Button

    USB devices. There are two additional USB headers that can be connected by cables to four more USB ports on the front panel of your case giving you a possible ten (or eight) USB ports. 《 NOTE: the nForce 680i LT SLI supports four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports on the back panel.》...
  • Page 20 3. Wait several seconds. 4. Set CLR_CMOS header to ON (2-3 closed). 5. Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system. 6. Reset your new password. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Assignment Assignment TPA+ TPA-...

  • Page 21: Audio Configuration

    The nForce 680i SLI allows you to install an external graphics card, which the PCI-Express x8 interface, supporting one-way bandwidth up to 2 GB/s, is compatible to this PCIE x16_3 slot. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI FP AUDIO Assignment...

  • Page 22: Power Supply Attachments

    Auxiliary Power for Graphics: AUX PWR The 4-pin connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics card. Exclusive power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance. Assignment Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI AUX PWR Assignment +12V...
  • Page 23 In general, power cords are designed and should be attached with a specific direction. The black wire of the power cord is Ground and should be attached onto the header location of Ground. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Assignment Assignment +3.3V +3.3V...

  • Page 24: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu – Exit F1 key F5 key F7 key F10 key Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI ® based processors. BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password Function Move to previous option...

  • Page 25: Main Menu

    Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features. Integrated Peripherals Include all onboard peripherals. Power Management Setup Include all the adjustable items of Green function features. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 26 Set change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and/or BIOS setup. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving All CMOS value changes and exit setup. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    When you insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM, you’ll see the screen as the picture below. There are several driver buttons displayed in the “Driver Menu” screen, and you can click on the drivers to install. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Platform Windows Vista/ XP Windows Vista/ XP ®...
  • Page 28 XP (64bit) Driver ® Attention Before you install the Realtek Audio Driver on Windows (64bit) operating system, please go to the Microsoft install the update for enabling HD Audio. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI ® ® website to...
  • Page 29 Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Windows XP (32bit) Driver ® NVIDIA Chipset INF – It provides all drivers for the functions which built in both the Northbridge/ Southbridge. Realtek Audio Driver – It provides the driver of Realtek HD Audio CODEC.
  • Page 30 Attention: Before you read manuals, you must install the driver of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 to browse PDF files. If you click the “Browse CD” button, you can browse all the files in the Driver CD. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 31: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Check the drive type in the standard CMOS setup. 2. Contact technical support. 3. Backing up the hard drive is extremely important. Make sure your periodically perform backups to avoid untimely disk crashes. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 32 1. Reboot computer. Reinstall memory. Make sure that all memory modules are securely installed. 2. Use anti-virus programs to detect and clean viruses. Problem 9: Screen goes blank periodically. Causes: Screen saver is enabled. Solutions: Disable screen saver. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 33 Missing operating system on hard drive. Causes: CMOS setup has been changed. Solutions: Run setup and select the correct drive type. Problem 15: Certain keys do not function. Causes: Keys jammed or defective. Solutions: Replace keyboard. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 34: Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Audio Effect Setup

    You can choose “Stereo”, “Quadraphonic”, “5.1 Speaker” or “7.1 Speaker” by your speakers in the “Speaker Configuration” item. You can click the “Auto test” button Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI from the Windows Vista screen. to test your audio devices.
  • Page 35 You must also make sure your software is specifically configured for 7.1 Channel Audio Effect supoort. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI from the Windows XP screen. to test your audio devices.

  • Page 36: Appendix Ii: Raid Setup

    Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI stripe error correction the system can As result,...
  • Page 37 Integrated Peripherals >> RAID Config >> RAID Enable >> Save & Exit Setup When the screen below displays, press <Delete> to enter the BIOS setup screen. Move the arrow keys to the "Integrated Peripherals" item and press <Enter> . Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 38 After entering the sub-menu, arrow down to the "RAID Config"item. Press <Enter>. Enable the “RAID Enable” item and then select the SATA ports with disks that you want to use for RAID. Press <Esc> to exit this screen. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 39 Press <Y>, and then press <Enter> to finish the setup. NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility Configuration The NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility is used to configure RAID disk management into your hard disks. This section will explain how to setup and maintain your RAID disk drives.
  • Page 40 “Press ＜F10＞ to enter RAID setup utility…” Press the <F10> key to enter the NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility (note that you will only have a short window of time to press <F10> before the system continues the next step of the boot process).
  • Page 41 Item Description RAID Mode Choose the RAID Mode you wish to configure. ＊ Your choice will depend on the RAID Mode that best Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI • RAID 0 (Striped) • RAID 1 (Mirrored) •...
  • Page 42 Stripe block size will directly affect performance when data is written to or read by your system. • • • • • • 128K • Optimal ＊ This item is not available for RAID 1 and JBOD arrays. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...

  • Page 43: Creating A New Array

    Next, <Tab> over to the “Stripe Block” item and press <Enter>. You can select the stripe block size for your array which will affect performance. It’s recommended that you select “Optimal”. Press <Enter>. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 44 Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI <Tab> over to the “Free Disks” selection box, and use the up/down arrow keys to select disks for your RAID array. Use the right-arrow key to move selected disks to the “Array Disks”...
  • Page 45 Hit <Y> to continue the RAID array creation. An alert box will appear as shown below. Press <Y> to clear the Master Boot Record and complete the RAID array creation. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 46 The “Array Detail” screen provides you all the information of the RAID array you created. You can press <Enter> to go back to the previous page. If you want to exit NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility, press <Enter> and then hit <Ctrl-X> to restart your computer.
  • Page 47 If you select a RAID Mode with wrong hard disk numbers… ￭ For example, if you select “Mirrored” configure four hard disks into your array disks, and then you press <F7> go to the next step. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 48 You must press <Enter> to go back to the main screen to reconfigure your options again. ＊ The RAID Introduction to this manual explains disk requirements for each RAID configuration. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 49 If you want to delete an existing array, go to the “Array Detail screen as below. Press <D>. An alert box will display for your confirmation to delete the array. Press <Y> to delete. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 50 Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI After the array is deleted successfully, you will return to the main screen where you can re-create a new array as shown below.
  • Page 51 You will see a special symbol, “√”, marked in the Boot item of the highlighted array. ￭ When there is only one RAID array… ￭ When there are two RAID arrays or more, you can only select one. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 52 The installation steps below will assume that your HDDs have already been attached to the SATA connectors, and your RAID arrays have already been configured using the NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility (NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility Configuration section). Download the NVIDIA RAID driver from the Albatron website.
  • Page 53 Click “Driver” as shown below on the left panel. Click the download icon to download the NVIDIA RAID driver (You should download the RAID driver according to your operating system). The picture below illustrates a selection for a system using a “Windows XP 32-bit Operating System”.
  • Page 54 Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Press the “Save” button to download the RAID zip file. You must unzip the file and save the files onto media that you can use on an existing storage device on your computer (e.g.
  • Page 55 XP installation, a “Windows Setup” screen will prompt you with “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver”. Press <F6>. Press <s> when setup asks if you want to specify an additional device. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 56 Insert the media which includes the “RAID Driver” into your computer. Press <Enter> to locate the appropriate OS device driver. You will install two drivers. Select the “NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)” and press <Enter> to locate this driver. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/...
  • Page 57 When you see the screen shown as below again, press <s> to download the second RAID driver. Select the “NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)” and also, press <Enter>. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 58 10. Wait until Windows XP finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and any other remaining tasks. Reboot the system if you are asked to do so. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI ® XP installation folders ®...
  • Page 59 The installation steps below will assume that your HDDs have already been attached to the SATA connectors, and your RAID arrays have already been configured using the NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility (NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility Configuration section). Download the NVIDIA RAID driver from the Albatron website.
  • Page 60 Select your mainboard. The example used below is “NF 680i SLI” mainboard. Click “Driver” as shown below on the left panel. Click the download icon to download the NVIDIA RAID driver (You should download the RAID driver according to the operating system). The picture below illustrates “Windows Vista 32-bit Operating System”.
  • Page 61 Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Press the “Save” button to download the RAID zip file. You must unzip the file and save the files to media that you can use on an existing storage device on your computer (floppy...
  • Page 62 RAID Driver files into your computer. You will install two drivers. Click on “Browse” to browse into the folders of the media to locate the folder with the files. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 63 The example here is “floppy disk drive”. Make sure you have inserted the floppy disk including the RAID Drivers. Select “Floppy Disk Drive(A:)”. Click “OK” to load the RAID Drivers. The system will scan for the drivers automatically. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 64 Select the “NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller” and click “Next” to locate this driver. Please wait until finished. When you go back to the screen shown as below, click “Load Driver” again to download the second RAID driver. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/...
  • Page 65 Click on “Browse” to browse into the folders of the media to locate the folder with the files. Select the media which includes the RAID Drivers. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 66 Select “Floppy Disk Drive(A:)” and click “OK” to load the RAID Drivers. The system will rescan for the drivers automatically. 10. Select the “NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller” and click “Next” to continue. Please wait until finished. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/...
  • Page 67 13. Wait until Windows Vista finishes installing devices, regional settings, networking settings, components, and any other remaining tasks. Reboot the system if you are asked to do so. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI ® Vista installation folders...
  • Page 68 “Press ＜F10＞ to enter RAID setup utility…” Press <F10> key to enter the NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility (note that you will only have a short window of time to press <F10> before the system continues the next step of the boot process).
  • Page 69 You should see the existing RAID array on your system. Press <R> to rebuild the array. The next screen will display as below. Use up/down arrow keys to select a free disk. Press <A> to continue. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 70 An alert box will display for your confirmation to rebuild array. Press <Enter> to go to the next step. A confirmation box will display as shown below. Hit <Y> to continue rebuilding the RAID array. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI...
  • Page 71 You have successfully finished the setup of rebuilding an array in the “NVIDIA RAID Setup Utility”. Press <Ctrl-X> to restart your computer. 10. During the boot process, you will see the screen below. Confirm the “Rebuild” information as shown below.
  • Page 72 11. The Rebuild process is automatic. You can check of the Rebuild in the following steps. Go to to “Start → All Programs → NVIDIA Corporation → NVIDIA Control Panel → Storage” under Windows. 12. A notification box will display to notify you rebuilding the array is started. Rebuilding the array will take a while.
  • Page 73 Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI 13. When the rebuilding is finished, make sure the “Status” item for your Rebuild Array shows “Healthy”. You have now successfully rebuilt the RAID array.

  • Page 74: Appendix Iii: Sli (Scalable Link Interface) Setup

    Interface) Setup Introduction NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) is a revolutionary technology that allows two NVIDIA SLI graphics cards to work together to deliver incredible 3D graphics performance. Your new motherboard can support up to three PCI Express graphics cards, two linked using SLI and one dedicated to CPU physics.
  • Page 75 Install Your NVIDIA SLI-Ready Parts Now that you have obtained the necessary NVIDIA SLI-Ready parts, it is time to configure the system. This procedure assumes you have already installed the motherboard. The NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI motherboard has three PCI Express slots. The two outer slots (black) are used for the SLI configuration.
  • Page 76 Use the following procedure to build your NVIDIA SLI-Ready PC system: Install two SLI-Ready graphic cards into the two outer black PCI Express x16 slots on the motherboard. Be sure to seat the graphic cards into the connectors. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/...
  • Page 77 Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors from the system power supply to each of the graphic cards: Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Three PCI Express graphics cards installed. Only the two outer cards will be SLI’ed...

  • Page 78: Install Nvidia Sli Software

    Your motherboard shipped with a set of drivers that you must install. Once these drivers are installed, reboot your system. As part of the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture, NVIDIA drivers include a full set of controls for SLI systems. Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/...

  • Page 79: Enable Nvidia Sli

    Click on this message to enable your NVIDIA SLI. Enable NVIDIA SLI At this point, you need to enable NVIDIA SLI. You can do this either by clicking on the SLI capable system balloon or by going to the NVIDIA Control Panel.
  • Page 80 Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Select Set SLI configuration from under Performance. Click Enable SLI technology (recommended) and click Apply. The system reboots to apply the setting and display the following message upon reboot: Congratulations on your new NVIDIA SLI-Ready PC system.

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