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  • Page 1 User’s Guide EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard...
  • Page 2 EVGA...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Configuring the BIOS ....................24 Enter BIOS Setup ....................25 Main Menu ......................25 Standard CMOS Features Menu ................28 Date and Time ....................29 IDE Channel and SATA Channel ................ 29 Drive A ........................ 31 Halt On ........................ 31 EVGA...
  • Page 4 Installing the I/O Shield ..................10 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis............10 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches .............. 11 Power Connections .................... 12 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) ................13 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW2) ................14 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives ............... 14 EVGA...
  • Page 5 IDE HDD Block Mode ..................42 Onboard FDC Controller ..................42 Onboard Serial Port 1 ..................42 Power Management Setup Menu ................43 ACPI Function ..................... 43 ACPI Suspend Type ................... 43 Soft-Off by PBNT ....................44 WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off ................. 44 EVGA...
  • Page 6 Memory Timing Setting .................. 55 System Voltages ....................57 Load Timing/Voltage Set ..................59 Save Timing/Voltage Set ..................59 Installing Drivers and Software ................60 Windows XP Drivers Install ..................60 EVGA Gloassary of Terms ..................61 Appendix A. POST Codes ..................63 EVGA...
  • Page 7 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu .............. 46     Figure 12. PC Health Status ................. 49     Figure 13. Frequency/Voltage Control ..............51     Figure 14. FSB & Memory Config Menu ............... 53     Figure 15. System Voltages Menu ................ 57 EVGA...

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce® 750i SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.

  • Page 9: Nvidia Nforce 750I Sli Motherboard

    EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard: This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand. When combined with two SLI-Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for enhanced system performance.
  • Page 10 Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 (Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off) Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express x1 slot Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slots EVGA...

  • Page 11: Unpacking And Parts Descriptions

    Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new chassis. If you are replacing a motherboard, you may not need many of these cables. All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts.

  • Page 12: Nvidia Nforce 750I Sli Motherboard

    EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI SPP and MCP processor is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.

  • Page 13: Nvidia Nforce 750I Sli Motherboard

    17. Clear CMOS Button 27. SPDIF Connector 8. NVIDIA MCP with Heatsink and Fan 18. Power Button 9. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 19. Reset Button 10. Front Panel Connector 20. Serial Connector Figure 1. NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Layout EVGA...

  • Page 14: Chassis Back Panel Connectors

    Data transmission 10 Mbps data rate 6. Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel/8-Channel Blue Line-In Line-In Line-In Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center/Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey EVGA...

  • Page 15: Hardware Installation

    Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury always follow basic safety precautions. Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis. EVGA...

  • Page 16: Preparing The Motherboard

    Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instructions that came with your fan assembly. Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly. EVGA...

  • Page 17: Installing Memory Dimms

    Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically while applying light downward pressure to properly seat the DIMM. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot automatically lock the DIMM into the connector. EVGA...

  • Page 18: Installing The Motherboard

    Align the mounting holes with the studs/spacers. Align the connectors to the I/O shield. Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction. Secure the motherboard with a minimum of eight-to-ten screws. EVGA...

  • Page 19: Connecting Cables And Setting Switches

    8-pin ATX 12V power ( PWR2 Internal Headers Front panel USB Headers Audio Speaker Serial ATA II Chassis Fans Expansion slots CMOS jumper settings See Figure 1 on page 5 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure. EVGA...

  • Page 20: Power Connections

    Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors Make sure you have enough power to cover all the expansion cards you will be installing. To determine what power requirements are for your specific configuration or a certified power supply vendor, refer to www.slizone.com EVGA...

  • Page 21: 24-Pin Atx Power (Pw1)

    This connector is notched, do not force in. PWR1 connector Plug power cable from system power supply to PWR1 Board edge Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector Table 1. PWR1 Pin Assignments Connector Signal Signal +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V PS_ON PWROK RSVD +5V_AUX +12V +12V +3.3V EVGA...

  • Page 22: 8-Pin Atx 12V Power (Pw2)

    Refer to the hard disk drive’s documentation for the jumper settings. If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive. EVGA...

  • Page 23: Connecting Serial Ata Cables

    There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector. Connect the end without the lock to the drive. SATA 1 (bottom) SATA 3 (bottom) SATA 2 (top) SATA 4 (top) EVGA...

  • Page 24: Connecting Internal Headers

    Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins. The HDD indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disk drives. RESET Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins. The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed. EVGA...

  • Page 25: Usb Headers

    Connect the end of the cable to the USB 2.0 header on the motherboard. Table 3. USB 2.0 Header Pins Connector Signal USB 2.0 Header Connector 5V_DUAL Empty Signal 5V_DUAL Card Edge No Connect EVGA...

  • Page 26: Audio

    Front Audio Connector PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R PRECENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND Empty PORT2_L SENSE2_RETURN Speaker Connector This speaker header allows connection to a computer case speaker for PC Beeps. Table 5. CSPK Header Pins Connector Signal Speaker Header Empty Card Edge Speaker EVGA...

  • Page 27: Fan Connector

    1, 2, and 3 on +12V the motherboard connector. SENSE CONTROL SENSE EVGA nForce 750i SLI SPP/MCP Fan Connector Install the fan over the nForce 750i SLI SPP +12V to draw heat from the MCP. The fan plugs into a 3-pin connector. SENSE...

  • Page 28: Com1

    Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). EVGA...

  • Page 29: Expansion Slots

    Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard contains five expansion slots, three PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. 1 – PCIe x1 Slot 2 – PCIe x16 Slot 1 (primary) 3 – PCIe x16 Slot 2 4 – PCI Slot 1 5 –...

  • Page 30: Onboard Buttons

    The motherboard provides an onboard Power and Reset button. The Yellow Reset button features an integrated Hard Disk Drive Activity LED which will flicker accordingly. The Green Power button features an integrated power LED and will stay solid for as long as the system is turned on and running. EVGA...

  • Page 31: Post Port Debug Led And Led Status Indicators

    LED3: STANDBY LED (Blue) When the system is in standby mode, the LED is on. LED4: CPU Hot LED (Red) When the CPU processor is overheating, the LED is on. CPU HOT LED STANDBY LED POWER LED DIMM LED EVGA...

  • Page 32: Configuring The Bios

    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 Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control EVGA...

  • Page 33: Enter Bios Setup

    To go back to the previous menu, press Note that on the BIOS screen all data in white is for information only, data in yellow changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighted for selection. EVGA...
  • Page 34 Use this menu to modify the system’s Plug-and-Play and PCI configurations. PC Health Status Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, including temperature, voltages, and fan speed. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more. EVGA...
  • Page 35 Use this command to set, change, and disable the password used to access the BIOS menu. Save & Exit Setup Use this command to save settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Use this command to abandon all setting changes and exit setup. EVGA...

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Features Menu

    F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu Note that all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighted for selection. EVGA...

  • Page 37: Date And Time

    Access Mode [CHS] Press ENTER to display Capacity 0 MB SATA Channel sub- Cylinder IDE Auto-Detect [Press Enter] Head Precomp Extended IDE Drive [None} Landing Zone Access Mode Auto Sector Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector EVGA...
  • Page 38 Key in a DEC number : For HDD less than 528 MB. For HDD greater than 528 MB and :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort supporting LBA (Logical Block Addressing). Large For HDD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA. Auto Recommended mode. EVGA...

  • Page 39: Drive A

    All , But Diskette ..[ ] All , But Disk/Key ..[ ] errors. All, But Keyboard System boot does not stop for keyboard errors, but does stop for all other errors. :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort EVGA...

  • Page 40: Memory

    1048576K 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 This value represents the total memory of the system. EVGA...

  • Page 41: Advanced Bios Features

    F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu Note that all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighted for selection. EVGA...

  • Page 42: Cpu Feature

    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. TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and TM2. EVGA...

  • Page 43: Hard Disk Boot Priority

    – list. To go back to the previous menu, press Use the + and – keys to move 1. Ch0. ST3802110A the priority of the device within 2. Bootable Add-in Cards the list EVGA...

  • Page 44: Cd-Rom Device Priority

    Enter the option you choose. First Boot Device Removable ..[ ] Hard Disk ..[ ] CDROM ..[ ] Legacy LAN ..[ ] Disabled ..[ ] :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort EVGA...

  • Page 45: Boot Other Device

    Page Down scroll through the options. Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows you to enable or disable the display of the full-screen logo when the system boots. Use the keys to toggle Page Up Page Down between Enable Disable EVGA...

  • Page 46: Advanced Chipset Features Menu

    Page Up Page Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for the SPP PCIe. Option values are [Disabled] [Down This option reverts to and cannot be changed when the Spread]. Disabled value for PCIe x16_1 exceeds 100MHz. EVGA...

  • Page 47: System Bios Cacheable

    IEEE1394 controller [Auto] Realtek Lan Device [Enabled] IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 9. Integrated Peripherals Menu EVGA...

  • Page 48: Ide Function Setup

    This function allows you to enable specific SATA controllers, enable all controllers, or disable all controllers. The options available are [SATA-0] , and [SATA-0+1] [Enable All] [Disabled] IDE Prefetch Mode Use this function to enable or disable the IDE Prefetch mode EVGA...

  • Page 49: Raid Config

    Versions that Enabled can be selected are OnChip USB [Disabled] [V1.1+V2.0] [V1.1] USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Keyboard/Mouse USB Mouse Support Enabled Support Use these function to enable or disable the onchip WSB support of the keyboard and/or mouse. EVGA...

  • Page 50: Hd Audio

    This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard Floppy Disk Controller function. Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to select the onboard serial port 1 function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] , and [3E8/IRQ4] [Auto] [Disabled]. EVGA...

  • Page 51: Power Management Setup Menu

    :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 10. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function. EVGA...

  • Page 52: Soft-Off By Pbnt

    – POWER ON Function 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 EVGA...

  • Page 53: Pwron After Pwr-Fail

    Mouse Left Mouse Right Any Key PWRON After PWR-Fail If ON is selected, system will attempt to power back on automatically after a power failure. If OFF is selected the system will remain turned off after a power failure. EVGA...

  • Page 54: Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu

    Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)] IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size [4096] :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 11. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu EVGA...

  • Page 55: Reset Configuration Data

    Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)] x IRQ Resources Press Enter Resources Controlled By [Manual)] IRQ Resources [Press Enter] IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By [Manual] With this field enabled, press to see options. Enter EVGA...

  • Page 56: Pci/Vga Palette Snoop

    TLP payload size (in bytes) for the PCI Express devices. Use the keys to scroll through sizes or enter the number using Page Up Page Down the keyboard numbers or use the keys to go up and down the list of – sizes. EVGA...

  • Page 57: Pc Health Status Menu

    ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Figure 12. PC Health Status All of the values shown in are dynamic and change as the speed and Blue voltages of the various components change with system usage. EVGA...

  • Page 58: Dynamic Fan Control

    To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. [Manual] Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. The system defaults to 100%. EVGA...

  • Page 59: Frequency/Voltage Control Menu

    LDT Frequency This option can be changed from 5x to 1x. CPU N/2 Ratio This option will only appear if a 45nm CPU is in use. This option, if will add a .5 to the multiplier. Ex: 9.5x [Enabled] EVGA...

  • Page 60: System Clocks

    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 & Memory screen. PCIe Frequency This option will overclock the PCI-E frequency. Adjustments can be made from [100] to [200]. EVGA...

  • Page 61: Fsb & Memory Config

    This is the optimal setting since it sets the FSB and memory speeds automatically. Linked When Link is selected, is changed to editable and the FSB (QDR), MHz FSB speed can be entered manually. As the FSB speed is changed, changes proportionally. Freq, MHz EVGA...
  • Page 62 Note that the reflects the actual Actual MEM (DDR) 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. EVGA...

  • Page 63: Memory Timing Setting

    Expert Use the keys to select . When Expert is Page Up Page Down Expert selected, all timing categories are enabled for manual input. Note that you should set the value to Optimal to use the manufacturers’ recommended values. EVGA...
  • Page 64 : The Write recovery time (options are 2 through 7). : This is the minimum write-to-read delay with the same chip tWTR selected (options are 1 through 10). : This is the DRAM refresh rate (options are , and tREF Auto 7.8uS 3.9uS EVGA...

  • Page 65: System Voltages

    Advanced Chipset Features menu and press System Voltages to display the System Voltages menu. Enter Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Voltages Parameters Settings Current Value Item Help EVGA VDroop control [Without VDroop] CPU Core [Auto] 1.28 Main Level CPU FSB [Auto] 1.2V...
  • Page 66 Page Down [Auto] set the voltage. GTLVREF Lane 3 This function defines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 3. Use the Page Page Down keys to select a voltage or select to automatically [Auto] set the voltage. EVGA...

  • Page 67: Load Timing/Voltage Set

    Press Enter to see the options. Auto Save timing/voltage set Press Enter to Exit ..[ ] Select Profile 1 ..[ ] Select Profile 2 ..[ ] Select Profile 3 ..[ ] :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort EVGA...

  • Page 68: Installing Drivers And Software

    Adobe Acrobat Reader User’s Manual Driver Installation Insert the EVGA nForce 750i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 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 69: Evga Glossary Of Terms

    EVGA Glossary of Terms: 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 70 SLI - Scalable Link Interface SPD - Serial Presence Detect SPDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format SPP - System Platform Processors TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol USB - Universal Serial Bus VDroop - V-core Voltage Drop VGA - Video Graphics Array EVGA...

  • Page 71: Appendix A. Post Codes

    EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 5) for the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard during system boot up. These POST Codes are displayed on the LED POST Code readout located directly onboard the motherboard.
  • Page 72 HPM init Init Heuristic Power Management (HPM) Reserved Program chipset Early Programming of chipset registers Init PNP Init PNP Shadow VBIOS Shadow system/video BIOS Clock Gen Init onboard clock generator and sensor Setup BDA Setup BIOS DATA AREA (BDA) Reserved EVGA...
  • Page 73 Test 8259-1 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. Reserved Test 8259-2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. Reserved Reserved EVGA...
  • Page 74 CPU features Reserved PnP Init Display PnP logo and PnP early init Reserved Setup Virus Setup virus protect according to Protect Setup Reserved Awdflash Load If required, will auto load Awdflash.exe in POST Reserved EVGA...
  • Page 75 Initialize floppy disk drive Reserved FDD install Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters Reserved Reserved Reserved Initialize Hard Initialize hard drive controller Drive Reserved Detect HDD IDE device detection Reserved Detect serial ports Initialize serial ports. Reserved Reserved EVGA...
  • Page 76 Enable Parity Check Check 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 EVGA...
  • Page 77 If interrupt occurs in protected mode. Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs, display Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 reboot. Program MCP To program chipset from defaults values E1-EF Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 - Page 2, etc. Boot EVGA...

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