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  • Page 10 Onboard Serial ATA II   300MBps data transfer rate  Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD  Four Serial ATA II connectors from JMicron’s JMB362 (one rear panel port for eSATA, three onboard) ...
  • Page 14 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. Coaxial SPDIF output 4. Optical SPDIF output 5. eSATA port 6. USB 2.0 ports (Six) 8. Audio Port 2-Channel Blue Line-In Green Line-Out Pink Mic In Orange Black Grey 9. LAN Port with LEDs to indicate status. Activity LED Status Blinking (Green)
  • Page 15 This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are: Preparing the motherboard   Installing the CPU  Installing the CPU fan  Installing the memory Installing the motherboard  Connecting cables and setting switches ...
  • Page 16 Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make sure not to bend or break any pins in the CPU socket. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the bottom of the processor. Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard.
  • Page 17 There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instruction that came with you fan assembly. Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly. Your new motherboard has four 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB DDR3.
  • Page 18 Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMS. Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot. This slot matches the slot on the memory DIMM to ensure the component is installed properly. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically while applying light downward pressure to properly seat the DIMM.
  • Page 19 Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the mother board to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits. If there are stud(s) that do not align with a mounting hole on the motherboard, it is recommended that you remove that stud(s) to prevent the possibility of a short circuit.
  • Page 20 Serial ATA II  Chassis Fans  Rear panel USB 2.0 Adapter  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button  See Figure 1 on page 5 to locate the connectors and button referenced in the following procedure. To support 3-way SLI, this motherboard has the following specific power supply requirements: Minimum 1000 W peak power ...

  • Page 21: Pwr1 Motherboard Connector

    Make sure you have enough power to cover all the expansion cards you will be installing. To determine what you power requirements are for your specific configuration or a certified power supply vendor, refer to is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board PWR1 next to the DIMM slots.
  • Page 22 , the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the PWR2 CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated. Backpanel connector edge The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. Connect the blue connector (the cable end with a single connector) to the motherboard.
  • Page 23 The Serial ATA connector is used to connect a Serial ATA I or Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate.
  • Page 24 The front panel header on this motherboard is used to connect the following four cables. (see Table 2 for pin definitions): PWRLED  Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the header. The Power LED indicates the system’s status.
  • Page 25 The IEEE 1394a (Firewire) expansion cable bracket is provided in the box but if you do not require the additional external connections, you do not need to install Secure the bracket to the rear panel of your chassis. Connect the end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a connector on the motherboard.
  • Page 26 This motherboard contains six (6) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherboard also contains two 10- pin internal header connectors onboard that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing four (4) USB 2.0 ports.
  • Page 27 The audio connector uses the AC97 standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: Front Audio and Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re- tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector Signal PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R PRECENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN...
  • Page 28 The HD Audio connection supports HD audio standard. Use this if the case does not use the AC97 connectors. Table 6. HD Audio Connector Connector HD audio Connector Signal BCLK RESET# +3.3V SYNC SDATA_OUT +3.3V SDATA_IN0 +12V SDATA_IN1 +3.3V_DUAL SDATA_IN2...
  • Page 29 The SPDIF header is used to connect to an NVIDIA graphics card for HDMI audio. Connector SPDIF Audio Connector Signal Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GROUND GROUND...
  • Page 31 System fan connector Chassis fan connector The motherboard kit provides a serial COM port bracket for your system. Connect one side of the cable to the header and then attach the serial COM device to the other side of the cable. Fan Connector +12V Chassis fan...
  • Page 32 The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). The EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW motherboard contains seven expansion slots, five PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. – PCI slot 1 – PCIe x16 slot 2 –...
  • Page 33 The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. When installing a card into the PCI slot, be sure that it is fully seated. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover.
  • Page 34 These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. Easily turn on/off the system, and conveniently clear the CMOS. The motherboard uses the CMOS ROM to store all the set parameters in the bios. The CMOS can be cleared by using the following procedure: Turn off the AC power supply.

  • Page 35: Power Led (Green)

    Provides a two-digit POST code to allow for quick and easy debugging. Theses LEDs indicate the system status.  POWER LED (Green): When the system is powered on, the LED is on. DIMM LED (Yellow):  When the memory slot has power, the LED is on. ...
  • Page 36 This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. This section includes the following information: Enter BIOS Setup  Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features ...
  • Page 37 The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance. Use the following procedure to verify/change BIOS settings. Power on the computer. Press the key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test (POST).

  • Page 38: Integrated Peripherals

    –––- Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Advanced Chipset Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Figure 5.
  • Page 39 The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submenus: Load Fail-Safe Defaults  Load Fail-Safe defaults system settings. Load Optimized Defaults  Load Optimized defaults system settings. Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password  Use this command to set, change, and disable the password used to access the BIOS menu.
  • Page 40 The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, HDD model, and so on. Use the keys to scroll through the options or press Page Down menu. Use the  arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose. To go back to the previous menu, press The information shown in Item Help...
  • Page 41 Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the keys to scroll through dates and times. Note that the Page Up Page Down weekday (Sun through Sat) cannot be changed. This field changes to correspond to the date you enter.
  • Page 42 Press to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the Enter channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp, Landing Zone, and Sector are automatically filled in. None  There is no HDD installed or set. Auto ...
  • Page 43 Drive A Halt On None  360K, 5.25 in.  1.2M, 5.25 in.  720K, 3.5 in.  1.44M, 3.5 in.  2.88M, 3.5 in.  Use the Page Up Page Down through the options or press the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose.
  • Page 44 These settings are display-only values that are determined by the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test). Base Memory  BIOS POST determines the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. Extended Memory  BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. Total Memory ...
  • Page 45 Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up Page Down to display the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to position the selector in Enter the option you choose. To go back to the previous menu, press The options that have associated sub-menus are designated by a , which precedes the option.
  • Page 46 Use this option to select the priority for HDD startup. Press of bootable devices in your system. Use the  arrow keys to go to the various devices. Then use the – list. To go back to the previous menu, press 1.
  • Page 47 Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain test while booting, which reduces the time needed to boot the system. Use the keys to toggle between Enable Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on. Use the Page Up Page Down...
  • Page 48 The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you enter setup. Select access to the CMOS Setup screen. Select the CMOS Setup screen and when the system boots. Use this function to enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC).
  • Page 49 Select Advanced Chipset Features press to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F5:Previous Values Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features This function allows you to enable or disable caching the system BIOS. This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer (HPET).
  • Page 50 Select Integrated Peripherals to display the Integrated Peripherals menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility  IDE Function Setup  RAID Config  USB Config  MAC Config IEEE 1394 Controller JMicron AHCI (SATA 7/8) JMicron AHCI (SATA 9/10) HD Audio Onboard FDC controller Onboard Serial Port 1...

  • Page 51: Onchip Ide Channel0

    Press to display the IDE Function Setup menu. Enter OnChip IDE Channel0 Primary Master Primary Slave Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA IDE DMA transfer access Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode OnChip IDE Channel0  Use this function to enable or disable the onchip IDE Channel0.

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    IDE HDD Block Mode  Using this function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows your IDE hard drive needs to support block mode. Select the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. Select if your drive does not support block mode. [Disabled] Press to display the RAID Config menu.
  • Page 53 USB Keyboard/Mouse Support  Use these function to enable or disable the onchip USB support of the keyboard and/or mouse. Press to display the MAC Config menu. Enter MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN MACx LAN  Use these functions to set the MAC0 and/or MAC1 LANs to their functions.
  • Page 54 Select Power Management Setup to display the Power Management Setup menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PBTN WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off WOR(RI#) From Soft-Off PWRON After PWR-Fail Power-on by Alarm Day of Month Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password...
  • Page 55 This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set Soft-Off by PBNT to [Instant-Off] This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable WOL(PMW#) from soft-off. This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable WOR(RI#) from soft-off.
  • Page 56 This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to define the power-on function. Options for this function are: BUTTON ONLY  Keyboard 98  Password  When is selected, the [Password] enabled so that you must enter a password. POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password Hot Key Power On...
  • Page 57 Select PnP/PCI Configuration to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Init Display First Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette PCI Latency Timer(CLK) ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Figure 11.
  • Page 58 This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and plug-and-play compatible devices or if you can manually select IRQ, DMA, and memory base address fields. Select if you want the BIOS to automatically populate these [Auto(ESCD)] fields.
  • Page 59 This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values.
  • Page 60 Select PC Health Status display the PC Health Status menu. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility  Dynamic Fan Control Board MCP55 CPU Core Memory nForce SPP +3.3V +12V +Vbat CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Chassis Fan2 Speed Aux Fan Speed nForce Fan Speed :Move Enter:Select...
  • Page 61 Press to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Enter CPU Fan Speed Control If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed Manual Fan Speed, % Chassis Fan Speed Control If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp <...
  • Page 62 Select Frequency/Voltage Control press to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility  System Clocks  FSB & Memory Config  CPU Feature  System Voltages Load timing/voltage set Save timing/voltage set :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Figure 13.
  • Page 63 Select from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press System Clocks to display the System Clocks menu. From this menu, you are able to specify Enter frequency settings, HT multipliers, and Spread Spectrum settings. Note that in Figure 9, all of the options are listed. On the actual BIOS screen, you will need to scroll down to see all the options.

  • Page 64: Cpu Multiplier

    CPU Freq, MHz  This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (value cannot be changed by the user). FSB Reference Clock. MHz  This value is set by the system (value cannot be changed by the user). To change the SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory timing, go to the FSB &...
  • Page 65 CPU Spread Spectrum  This option reduces the EMI generated by the CPU. Options are [Disabled] and [Center Spread]. HT Spread Spectrum  This option reduces the EMI generated by the HT. Options are [Disabled] and [Auto]. PCIe Spread Spectrum (SPP) ...
  • Page 66 Select FSB & Memory Config press to display the FSB & Memory Config menu. This menu provides the Enter means to set SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory timing. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Parameters EPP 2.0 Memory CPU Freq, MHz CPU Multiplier FSB –...
  • Page 67 When you select one of the is set to Mode Unlinked set to Disable FSB and Memory Clock Mode  Use the Page Up Page Down Clock Mode options. The options are:  Auto This is the optimal setting since it sets the FSB and memory speeds automatically.

  • Page 68: Memory Timing Setting

    MEM (DDR), MHz  Use the keys to scroll through new values for the memory frequency or – type in a new value. Note that the frequency that takes effect when the system reboots. Memory Timing Setting  Press to display the Memory Timing Setting menu. Use this menu to set Enter optimal timings or to manually enter timings.
  • Page 69  Expert Use the Page Up Page Down selected, all timing categories are enabled for manual input. Note that you should set the value to Optimal to use the manufacturers’ recommended values. Parameters Memory Timing Setting tCL (CAS Latency) tRCD tRAS Command Per Clock (CMD) ** Advanced Memory Settings **...

  • Page 70: Limit Cpuid Maxval

    : Minimum Refresh Recover Time Delay (options are tRFC 110ns,160ns Select from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press CPU Feature to display the CPU Feature menu. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Limit CPUID MaxVal Intel SpeedStep x PPM Mode CPU Thermal Control C1E Enhanced Halt State Execute Disable Bit...

  • Page 71: Cpu Thermal Control

    CPU Thermal Control Use this function to enable or disable TM1 and TM2 support. Options are:  Disable Disable support for TM1 and TM2.  TM1 Only The CPU is thermally throttled by cutting active processor clock cycles.  TM2 Only Thermal throttling is achieved by reducing the CPU multiplier and CPU core voltage.

  • Page 72: Evga Vdroop Control

    Void your warranty. :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Figure 17. System Voltages Menu EVGA VDroop control  EVGA VDroop control is a safety measure by motherboards to protect the cpu. Select to [With VDroop] [Without VDroop] CPU Core  Use the Page Up Page Down to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU Core.
  • Page 73 CPU FSB  Use the Page Up Page Down to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU FSB. [Auto] Memory  This function defines the voltage level for the DRAM. Use the keys to select a voltage or select Page Down voltage.
  • Page 74 This function loads the system voltages and timing settings that were defined in the System Voltages menu. You can set up to three profile settings using the function. timing/voltage set There are three profile options that can be loaded. The default setting is all settings.

  • Page 75: Cd-Rom Drive

     View CD Manual  Insert the EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW installation CD in the the system’s CD-ROM Drive. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen. If the CD does not run, go to My Computer and click on the CD to open.
  • Page 76 ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS - Basic Input Output System CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory CMOS - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU – Central Processing Unit D-ICE –...
  • Page 79 Code Name Reserved Reserved Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message CheckSum Check Reserved Autodetect Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines EEPROM Reserved Test CMOS Test and Reset CMOS Reserved Load Chipset Load Chipset Defaults Reserved Init Clock Initialize onboard clock generator Reserved Init CPU...
  • Page 80 Code Name Clock Gen Init onboard clock generator and sensor Setup BDA Setup BIOS DATA AREA (BDA) Reserved CPU Speed Chipset programming and CPU Speed detect detect Reserved Init video Initialize Video Reserved Video memory Test Video Memory and display Logos test Reserved Reserved...
  • Page 81 Code Name Mask alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. Reserved Reserved Test Stuck Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259's interrupt Interrupt mask register is on. Test 8259 Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred. Reserved Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port Reinit serial port Reserved...
  • Page 82 Code Name Reserved Setup Virus Setup virus protect according to Protect Setup Reserved Awdflash Load If required, will auto load Awdflash.exe in POST Reserved Onboard I/O Init Initializing onboard superIO Reserved Reserved Setup enable Display setup message and enable setup functions Reserved Reserved Initialize...
  • Page 83 Code Name Detect HDD IDE device detection Reserved Initialize serial ports. Detect serial ports Reserved Reserved Detect parallel Initialize parallel ports. ports Reserved HDD Write HDD check for write protection Protect Reserved Reserved POST error Check POST error and display them and ask for user check intervention Reserved...
  • Page 84 Code Name Reserved IRQ12 Enable Enable IRQ12 if mouse present Reserved Reserved Reserved Boot Medium Detect and store boot partition head and cylinders Read values in RAM Final Init Final init for last micro details before boot NumLock Set NumLock status according to Setup Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h.

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