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... of Contents Before You Begin...ix Parts NOT in the Kit ix Intentions of the Kit x EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard 1 Motherboard Specifications 1 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 4 Unpacking ...4 Equipment ...4 EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 5 Hardware Installation ...9 Safety Instructions...9 Preparing the Motherboard 10 Installing the CPU 10 Installing the CPU Fan 11 Installing Memory DIMMs 11 Installing the...
... of Contents Before You Begin...ix Parts NOT in the Kit ix Intentions of the Kit x EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard 1 Motherboard Specifications 1 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 4 Unpacking ...4 Equipment ...4 EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 5 Hardware Installation ...9 Safety Instructions...9 Preparing the Motherboard 10 Installing the CPU 10 Installing the CPU Fan 11 Installing Memory DIMMs 11 Installing the...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables 18 Connecting Internal Headers 19 Front Panel Header 19 IEEE 1394a ...20 USB Headers 21 Audio ...22 Fan Connections 23 COM1 ...24 FDD Connector 25 Expansion Slots 25 PCI Slots ...25 PCI Express x1 Slot 26 PCI Express x16 Slots 26 Jumper Settings ...27 Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS 27 Configuring the BIOS 29 Enter BIOS Setup 30 Main Menu...30 Standard CMOS Features Menu 33 Date and Time...34 IDE Channel and SATA Channel 34 Drive A...37 Halt On ...37 Memory ...38 Advanced BIOS Features 39 Removable Device Priority 40 EVGA iv
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables 18 Connecting Internal Headers 19 Front Panel Header 19 IEEE 1394a ...20 USB Headers 21 Audio ...22 Fan Connections 23 COM1 ...24 FDD Connector 25 Expansion Slots 25 PCI Slots ...25 PCI Express x1 Slot 26 PCI Express x16 Slots 26 Jumper Settings ...27 Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS 27 Configuring the BIOS 29 Enter BIOS Setup 30 Main Menu...30 Standard CMOS Features Menu 33 Date and Time...34 IDE Channel and SATA Channel 34 Drive A...37 Halt On ...37 Memory ...38 Advanced BIOS Features 39 Removable Device Priority 40 EVGA iv
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority 40 Network Boot Priority 40 CPU Internal Cache 40 Quick Power On Self Test 41 First/Second/Third Boot Device 41 ...
nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority 40 Network Boot Priority 40 CPU Internal Cache 40 Quick Power On Self Test 41 First/Second/Third Boot Device 41 ...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard IEEE1394 controller 62 HD Audio ...62 IDE HDD Block Mode 62 Onboard FDC Controller 62 Onboard Serial Port 1 63 Power Management Setup Menu 63 ACPI ... 70 Installing Drivers and Software 72 Driver Installation 73 Using the NVIDIA Software 74 NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel 75 Device Settings 76 EVGA vi
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard IEEE1394 controller 62 HD Audio ...62 IDE HDD Block Mode 62 Onboard FDC Controller 62 Onboard Serial Port 1 63 Power Management Setup Menu 63 ACPI ... 70 Installing Drivers and Software 72 Driver Installation 73 Using the NVIDIA Software 74 NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel 75 Device Settings 76 EVGA vi
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POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration 104 SLI Connector ...104 ForceWare Driver 105 Enabling 3-Way SLI 107 Verifying 3-way SLI is Active 109 Index...110 nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Current Hardware Settings 77 Dynamic BIOS Access 84 View System Information 85 Profile Policies...86 Manage Your System BIOS 87 NVIDIA System Monitor 88 Appendix A.
POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration 104 SLI Connector ...104 ForceWare Driver 105 Enabling 3-Way SLI 107 Verifying 3-way SLI is Active 109 Index...110 nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Current Hardware Settings 77 Dynamic BIOS Access 84 View System Information 85 Profile Policies...86 Manage Your System BIOS 87 NVIDIA System Monitor 88 Appendix A.
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...purchased the necessary parts. To calculate the power you are assuming you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you have a functioning motherboard. If you have three GPUs in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your specific configuration, go...power supply. Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of the GPUs you install. As a rule, for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI motherboard. As you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 1000 W power supply. These instructions tell you ...
...purchased the necessary parts. To calculate the power you are assuming you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you have a functioning motherboard. If you have three GPUs in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your specific configuration, go...power supply. Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of the GPUs you install. As a rule, for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI motherboard. As you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 1000 W power supply. These instructions tell you ...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Intentions of the cables. When replacing a motherboard in a PC case, you will use most of the cables provided in the kit. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the Kit This kit provides you will need to install the motherboard into a PC case. If however, you are building a PC, you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system. EVGA x
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Intentions of the cables. When replacing a motherboard in a PC case, you will use most of the cables provided in the kit. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the Kit This kit provides you will need to install the motherboard into a PC case. If however, you are building a PC, you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system. EVGA x
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When combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR2 memory. Ten USB 2.0 Ports ¾ Supports hot plug ¾ Ten USB 2.0 ports (six...Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode ¾ Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate 1 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. Supports up to 8 GBs of 12 inch x 9.6 inch Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel...
When combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR2 memory. Ten USB 2.0 Ports ¾ Supports hot plug ¾ Ten USB 2.0 ports (six...Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode ¾ Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate 1 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. Supports up to 8 GBs of 12 inch x 9.6 inch Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 2 Onboard Serial ATA II ¾ 300MBps data transfer rate ¾ Six Serial ATA II connectors ¾ NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 2 Onboard Serial ATA II ¾ 300MBps data transfer rate ¾ Six Serial ATA II connectors ¾ NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
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...may not need many of equipment shipped in the packing box. If you may vary between models, see product package) EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI SPP and MCP and is missing or damaged, contact your reseller. Unpacking and Parts ...Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to inspect each piece of these cables. Be sure to a new chassis. If anything is SLI-ready...
...may not need many of equipment shipped in the packing box. If you may vary between models, see product package) EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI SPP and MCP and is missing or damaged, contact your reseller. Unpacking and Parts ...Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to inspect each piece of these cables. Be sure to a new chassis. If anything is SLI-ready...
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...panels of the chassis. USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to the motherboard Comm2 Bracket Cable IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI SPP and MCP processors is a PCI Express, SLI-ready... motherboard. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable (Qty Three) 1394 Cable Provides two additional ...
...panels of the chassis. USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to the motherboard Comm2 Bracket Cable IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI SPP and MCP processors is a PCI Express, SLI-ready... motherboard. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable (Qty Three) 1394 Cable Provides two additional ...
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... Express x1 slot 26. Heat dissipater 28. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector 29 MCP/SPP fan connector EVGA 6 Serial connector 15. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 8. NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink) 6 7 4 11. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard 22 22 25 23 24 23 23 21 20 19 26 27 28 29 1187 13 1 13... 2 16 3 15 4 14 13 11 12 10 9 8 1. IDE Connector 7. Motherboard battery 13. Front panel connector 16. SPDIF connector 22. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 3. Azalia HD Audio Header 5 21. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) 24...
... Express x1 slot 26. Heat dissipater 28. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector 29 MCP/SPP fan connector EVGA 6 Serial connector 15. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 8. NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink) 6 7 4 11. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard 22 22 25 23 24 23 23 21 20 19 26 27 28 29 1187 13 1 13... 2 16 3 15 4 14 13 11 12 10 9 8 1. IDE Connector 7. Motherboard battery 13. Front panel connector 16. SPDIF connector 22. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 3. Azalia HD Audio Header 5 21. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) 24...
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... Front Speaker Out Mic In Rear Speaker Out 6-Channel/8-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. SPDIF output 6. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Chassis Backpanel Connectors
... Front Speaker Out Mic In Rear Speaker Out 6-Channel/8-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. SPDIF output 6. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Chassis Backpanel Connectors
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... you through the installation of fire, electric shock, and injury, always follows basic safety precautions. The topics covered in this section are: Preparing the motherboard ¾ Installing the CPU ¾ Installing the CPU fan ¾ Installing the memory Installing the...
... you through the installation of fire, electric shock, and injury, always follows basic safety precautions. The topics covered in this section are: Preparing the motherboard ¾ Installing the CPU ¾ Installing the CPU fan ¾ Installing the memory Installing the...
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...that whenever you remove the CPU, you hold it . 5. It is a protective socket cover on the socket. 6. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the processor with notches on the back. Hold the processor only by the edges. Lift the load plate. There is a ...installed. 3. Remove the processor from its protective cover, making sure you have a safe place to bend or break any pins on the CPU EVGA 10 Remove the protective socket cover from the socket. 2. Align the notches in the box does not contain a CPU or memory. Lower ...
...that whenever you remove the CPU, you hold it . 5. It is a protective socket cover on the socket. 6. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the processor with notches on the back. Hold the processor only by the edges. Lift the load plate. There is a ...installed. 3. Remove the processor from its protective cover, making sure you have a safe place to bend or break any pins on the CPU EVGA 10 Remove the protective socket cover from the socket. 2. Align the notches in the box does not contain a CPU or memory. Lower ...
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.... Two DIMMs: Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3. Be sure that came with this motherboard. There must be used with you close and engage the socket lever. Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has four 1.8V 240-pin slots for your chassis type and your fan assembly. Close the load...
.... Two DIMMs: Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3. Be sure that came with this motherboard. There must be used with you close and engage the socket lever. Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has four 1.8V 240-pin slots for your chassis type and your fan assembly. Close the load...
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... transmissions, protects internal components from dust and foreign objects, and promotes correct airflow within the chassis. Installing the Motherboard The sequence of the DIMM slot. EVGA 12 Note: Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to the DIMM slot...both sides of the chassis. Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that is installed properly. 1. Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an empty chassis. If the I /O shield from the chassis supplier. Also make sure it would need to obtain the...
... transmissions, protects internal components from dust and foreign objects, and promotes correct airflow within the chassis. Installing the Motherboard The sequence of the DIMM slot. EVGA 12 Note: Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to the DIMM slot...both sides of the chassis. Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that is installed properly. 1. Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an empty chassis. If the I /O shield from the chassis supplier. Also make sure it would need to obtain the...