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EVGA 780i - nForce SLI 775 A1 Motherboard User Manual

EVGA 780i - nForce SLI 775 A1 Motherboard User Manual (127 pages)

User Manual

Brand: EVGA | Category: Motherboard | Size: 3.49 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
4
Before You Begin
10
- Parts NOT in the Kit
  10
- Intentions of the Kit
  11
EVGA Nforce 780I Motherboard
12
- Motherboard Specifications
  12
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
15
Hardware Installation
20
- Safety Instructions
  20
- Preparing the Motherboard
  21
  - Installing the CPU
    21
  - Installing the CPU Fan
    22
  - Installing Memory Dimms
    22
- Installing the Motherboard
  23
  - Installing the I/O Shield
    23
  - Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
    24
- Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
  24
  - Power Connections
    25
    
    Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors
    25
    
    24-Pin ATX Power (PWR1)
    26
    
    Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector
    26
    
    8-Pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)
    27
  - Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
    27
  - Connecting Serial ATA Cables
    29
  - Connecting Internal Headers
    30
    
    Front Panel Header
    30
    
    IEEE 1394A
    31
    
    USB Headers
    32
  - Audio
    33
  - Fan Connections
    34
  - Com1
    35
  - FDD Connector
    36
  - Expansion Slots
    36
    
    PCI Slots
    36
    
    PCI Express X1 Slot
    37
    
    PCI Express X16 Slots
    37
- Jumper Settings
  38
  - Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
    38
Configuring the BIOS
40
- Enter BIOS Setup
  41
- Main Menu
  41
- Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
  42
- Standard CMOS Features Menu
  44
  - Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu
    44
  - Date and Time
    45
  - IDE Channel and SATA Channel
    45
  - Drive a
    48
  - Halt on
    48
  - Memory
    49
- Advanced BIOS Features
  50
  - Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu
    50
  - CPU Internal Cache
    51
  - Hard Disk Boot Priority
    51
  - Network Boot Priority
    51
  - Removable Device Priority
    51
  - Boot Other Device
    52
  - First/Second/Third Boot Device
    52
  - Quick Power on Self Test
    52
  - Boot up Numlock Status
    53
  - APIC Mode
    54
  - Full Screen LOGO Show
    54
  - MPS Version Control for os
    54
  - Security Option
    54
- Advanced Chipset Features
  55
  - Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features
    55
  - System Clocks
    56
    
    Figure 9. System Clocks Menu
    56
    
    Frequency Settings
    57
    
    HT Multiplier
    58
    
    Spread Spectrum
    58
  - Figure 10. FSB & Memory Config Menu
    59
  - FSB & Memory Config
    59
  - CPU Configuration
    64
  - Figure 11. CPU Configuration Menu
    64
  - Figure 12. System Voltages Menu
    66
  - System Voltages
    66
  - Load Timing/Voltage Set
    68
  - NVMEM Memory Test
    68
  - HPET Function
    69
  - Save Timing/Voltage Set
    69
  - System BIOS Cacheable
    69
- Integrated Peripherals Menu
  70
  - Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu
    70
  - IDE Function Setup
    71
  - RAID Config
    72
  - USB Config
    72
  - HD Audio
    73
  - IDE HDD Block Mode
    73
  - IEEE1394 Controller
    73
  - MAC Config
    73
  - Onboard FDC Controller
    73
  - Onboard Serial Port 1
    74
- Power Management Setup Menu
  74
  - Figure 14. Power Management Setup Menu
    74
  - ACPI Function
    75
  - ACPI Suspend Type
    75
  - Power on by Alarm
    75
  - Soft-Off by PBNT
    75
  - WOL(PME#) from Soft-Off
    75
  - POWER on Function
    76
- Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
  77
  - Figure 15. Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
    77
  - Init Display First
    78
  - Reset Configuration Data
    78
  - Resources Controlled by
    78
  - IRQ Resources
    79
  - Maximum Payload Size
    79
  - PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
    79
- System Monitor Menu
  80
  - Figure 16. System Monitor Menu
    80
  - Dynamic Fan Control
    81
Installing Drivers and Software
83
- Driver Installation
  84
Using the NVIDIA Software
85
- NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel
  86
  - Device Settings
    87
    
    Current Hardware Settings
    88
  - Dynamic BIOS Access
    95
  - View System Information
    96
  - Profile Policies
    97
  - Manage Your System BIOS
    98
- NVIDIA System Monitor
  99
Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform
105
Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration
115
Index
121

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