EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW Manuals

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EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW User Manual (127 pages)

User Manual

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

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

EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW User Manual (85 pages)

EVGA Motherboard User's Guide

Brand: EVGA | Category: Motherboard | Size: 5.32 MB

Table of Contents
3
Before You Begin
9
- Parts NOT in the Kit
  9
- Intentions of the Kit
  9
EVGA Nforce 780I SLI FTW Motherboard
11
- Motherboard Specifications
  11
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
13
- Unpacking
  13
- Equipment
  13
- EVGA Nforce 780I SLI FTW Motherboard
  14
Hardware Installation
17
- Safety Instructions
  17
- Preparing the Motherboard
  18
  - Installing the CPU
    18
  - Installing the CPU Fan
    18
- Installing the Motherboard
  20
  - Installing the I/O Shield
    20
  - Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
    20
- Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
  21
  - Power Connections
    21
    
    24-Pin ATX Power (PWR1)
    21
    
    Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector
    23
    
    8-Pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)
    24
  - Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
    24
  - Connecting Serial ATA Cables
    25
  - Connecting Internal Headers
    26
    
    Front Panel Header
    26
    
    IEEE 1394A
    27
    
    USB Headers
    28
  - Audio
    29
  - Fan Connections
    30
  - Com1
    31
  - FDD Connector
    32
  - Expansion Slots
    32
    
    PCI Slots
    32
    
    PCI Express X1 Slot
    33
    
    PCI Express X16 Slots
    33
  - Clear CMOS Button
    34
Configuring the BIOS
35
- Enter BIOS Setup
  36
- Main Menu
  36
- Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
  37
- Standard CMOS Features Menu
  38
  - Date and Time
    39
  - IDE Channel and SATA Channel
    40
  - Drive a
    41
  - Halt on
    42
  - Memory
    42
- Advanced BIOS Features
  43
  - Removable Device Priority
    44
  - Hard Disk Boot Priority
    44
  - Network Boot Priority
    44
  - CPU Internal Cache
    44
  - Quick Power on Self Test
    44
  - First/Second/Third Boot Device
    45
  - Boot Other Device
    45
  - Boot up Numlock Status
    45
  - Security Option
    45
  - APIC Mode
    45
  - MPS Version Control for os
    46
  - Full Screen LOGO Show
    46
- Advanced Chipset Features
  47
  - System BIOS Cacheable
    47
  - HPET Function
    47
- Integrated Peripherals Menu
  48
  - IDE Function Setup
    49
  - RAID Config
    50
  - USB Config
    50
  - MAC Config
    51
  - IEEE1394 Controller
    51
  - HD Audio
    51
  - IDE HDD Block Mode
    51
  - Onboard FDC Controller
    51
  - Onboard Serial Port 1
    51
- Power Management Setup Menu
  52
  - ACPI Function
    52
  - ACPI Suspend Type
    52
  - Soft-Off by PBNT
    53
  - WOL(PME#) from Soft-Off
    53
  - Power on by Alarm
    53
  - POWER on Function
    54
- Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
  55
  - Init Display First
    55
  - Reset Configuration Data
    55
  - Resources Controlled by
    56
  - IRQ Resources
    56
  - PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
    56
  - Maximum Payload Size
    57
PC Health Status
57
- Dynamic Fan Control
  58
- Frequency/Voltage Control
  60
- Dummy O.C
  60
- System Clocks
  61
- Frequency Settings
  62
- HT Multiplier
  62
- Spread Spectrum
  63
FSB & Memory Config
64
- SLI Ready Memory
  64
- FSB & Memory Clock Mode
  65
- FSB (QDR), Mhz
  65
- MEM (DDR), Mhz
  65
- Memory Timing Settings
  66
- Optimal
  66
- Expert
  66
- CPU Feature
  68
- Limit CPUID Maxval
  68
- PPM Mode
  68
- CPU Thermal Control
  69
- C1E Enhanced Halt State
  69
- Execute Disable Bit
  69
- Virtualization Technology
  69
- CPU Core 1-3
  69
System Voltage
70
- EVGA Vdroop Control
  70
- CPU Core
  70
- Cpu Fsb
  70
- Memory
  70
- Nforce SPP
  70
- Nforce MCP
  71
- HT Nforce SPP <-> MCP
  71
- Nforce MCP Auxiliary
  71
- GTLVREF Lane 0-2
  71
- GTLVREF Lane 3
  71
- NVMEM Memory Test
  71
- Load Timing/Voltage Set
  72
- Save Timing/Voltage Set
  72
Installing Drivers and Software
74
- Driver Installation
  74
  - Evga Glossary of Terms
    76
  - Appendix A. POST Codes for EVGA Nforce 780I SLI FTW Platform
    84
- NVMM POST Codes
  84

EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW User Manual (7 pages)

Brand: EVGA | Category: Motherboard | Size: 0.75 MB

Evga nForce 780i SLI FTW Quick Install Manual (2 pages)

EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW Quick Install Guide

Brand: Evga | Category: Motherboard | Size: 1.97 MB

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