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XFX nForce 780i User Manual

XFX nForce 780i User Manual (120 pages)

Brand: XFX | Category: Motherboard | Size: 10 MB

Table of Contents

XFX Nforce 780I 3-Way SLI Motherboard
2
Table of Contents
3
Before You Begin
9
XFX Nforce 780I Motherboard
13
- Motherboard Specifications
  13
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
15
Hardware Installation
19
- Safety Instructions
  19
- Preparing the Motherboard
  20
  - Installing the CPU
    20
  - Installing the CPU Fan
    21
  - Installing Memory Dimms
    21
- Installing the Motherboard
  22
  - Installing the I/O Shield
    22
  - Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
    23
- Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
  23
  - Power Connections
    24
    
    Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors
    24
    
    24-Pin ATX Power (PWR1)
    25
    
    Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector
    25
    
    8-Pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)
    26
  - Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
    26
  - Connecting Serial ATA Cables
    27
  - Connecting Internal Headers
    28
    
    Front Panel Header
    28
    
    IEEE 1394A
    29
    
    USB Headers
    30
  - Audio
    31
  - Fan Connections
    32
  - Com1
    33
  - FDD Connector
    34
  - Expansion Slots
    34
    
    PCI Slots
    34
    
    PCI Express X1 Slot
    35
    
    PCI Express X16 Slots
    35
- Jumper Settings
  36
  - Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
    36
Configuring the BIOS
37
- Enter BIOS Setup
  38
- Main Menu
  38
- Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
  39
- Standard CMOS Features Menu
  41
  - Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu
    41
  - Date and Time
    42
  - IDE Channel and SATA Channel
    42
  - Drive a
    44
  - Halt on
    44
  - Memory
    45
- Advanced BIOS Features
  46
  - Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu
    46
  - CPU Internal Cache
    47
  - Hard Disk Boot Priority
    47
  - Network Boot Priority
    47
  - Removable Device Priority
    47
  - Boot Other Device
    48
  - Boot up Numlock Status
    48
  - First/Second/Third Boot Device
    48
  - Quick Power on Self Test
    48
  - APIC Mode
    49
  - Full Screen LOGO Show
    49
  - MPS Version Control for os
    49
  - Security Option
    49
- Advanced Chipset Features
  50
  - Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features
    50
  - System Clocks
    51
    
    Figure 9. System Clocks Menu
    51
    
    Frequency Settings
    52
    
    HT Multiplier
    53
    
    Spread Spectrum
    53
  - Figure 10. FSB & Memory Config Menu
    54
  - FSB & Memory Config
    54
  - Memory Timing Setting
    56
  - CPU Configuration
    58
  - Figure 11. CPU Configuration Menu
    58
  - Figure 12. System Voltages Menu
    60
  - System Voltages
    60
  - Load Timing/Voltage Set
    62
  - NVMEM Memory Test
    62
  - HPET Function
    63
  - NVIDIA GPU Ex
    63
  - Save Timing/Voltage Set
    63
  - System BIOS Cacheable
    63
- Integrated Peripherals Menu
  64
  - Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu
    64
  - IDE Function Setup
    65
  - RAID Config
    66
  - USB Config
    66
  - HD Audio
    67
  - IDE HDD Block Mode
    67
  - IEEE1394 Controller
    67
  - MAC Config
    67
  - Onboard FDC Controller
    67
  - Onboard Serial Port 1
    68
- Power Management Setup Menu
  68
  - Figure 14. Power Management Setup Menu
    68
  - ACPI Function
    69
  - ACPI Suspend Type
    69
  - Power on by Alarm
    69
  - Soft-Off by PBNT
    69
  - WOL(PME#) from Soft-Off
    69
  - POWER on Function
    70
- Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
  71
  - Init Display First
    71
  - Figure 15. Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
    71
  - Reset Configuration Data
    72
  - Resources Controlled by
    72
  - IRQ Resources
    73
  - PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
    73
  - Maximum Payload Size
    73
- System Monitor Menu
  74
  - Figure 16. System Monitor Menu
    74
  - Dynamic Fan Control
    75
Installing Drivers and Software
77
- Drivers Installation
  78
Using the NVIDIA Software
79
- NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel
  80
  - Device Settings
    81
    
    Current Hardware Settings
    82
  - Dynamic BIOS Access
    88
  - View System Information
    89
  - Profile Policies
    90
  - Manage Your System BIOS
    91
- NVIDIA System Monitor
  92
Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform
97
Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration
107
Index
113

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