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... 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 Motherboard 12 Installing the I/O Shield 12 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 13 Connecting Cables and...
... 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 Motherboard 12 Installing the I/O Shield 12 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 13 Connecting Cables and...
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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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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. 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 POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B.
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. 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 POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B.
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... the installation instructions, we are going to require for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI motherboard. These instructions tell you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you how to 8 GBs DDR2 memory. Graphics Card This motherboard supports 3-way SLI with three x16 PCI Express slots. ...the parts listed so you can have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 500 W power supply. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Before You Begin... Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you go to require more power. To calculate the power you are assuming you...
... the installation instructions, we are going to require for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI motherboard. These instructions tell you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you how to 8 GBs DDR2 memory. Graphics Card This motherboard supports 3-way SLI with three x16 PCI Express slots. ...the parts listed so you can have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 500 W power supply. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Before You Begin... Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you go to require more power. To calculate the power you are assuming you...
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... support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2-800 and SLI-Ready memory up to 1200 MHz. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users' demand. EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR2 memory. Ten USB 2.0 Ports ¾ Supports...
... support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2-800 and SLI-Ready memory up to 1200 MHz. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users' demand. EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR2 memory. Ten USB 2.0 Ports ¾ Supports...
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... parts. I/O Shield Installs in the chassis to a new chassis. Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in the packing box. If anything is SLI-ready. If...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 block radio...
... parts. I/O Shield Installs in the chassis to a new chassis. Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in the packing box. If anything is SLI-ready. If...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 block radio...
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... back panel connectors. 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. SATA Signal Cable (Qty Six) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and...
... back panel connectors. 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. SATA Signal Cable (Qty Six) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and...
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SPDIF output 6. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Chassis Backpanel Connectors Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status. • Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/Light ... 4-Channel Line-In 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. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) Port 4.
SPDIF output 6. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Chassis Backpanel Connectors Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status. • Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/Light ... 4-Channel Line-In 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. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) Port 4.
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Install the fan over the nForce 780i SLI SPP to pins 1, 2, and 3 on the motherboard. Hardware Installation Fan Connections There are automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. Note that the CPU fan cable can ... to draw heat from the MCP. CPU Fan Connector 4 3 2 GND SENSE PWR CONTROL Fan Connector 3 2 GND +12V SENSE nForce 780i SLI SPP/MCP fan connector. The fans are five fan connections on the motherboard connector. The fans plug into a 3pin connector. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health...
Install the fan over the nForce 780i SLI SPP to pins 1, 2, and 3 on the motherboard. Hardware Installation Fan Connections There are automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. Note that the CPU fan cable can ... to draw heat from the MCP. CPU Fan Connector 4 3 2 GND SENSE PWR CONTROL Fan Connector 3 2 GND +12V SENSE nForce 780i SLI SPP/MCP fan connector. The fans are five fan connections on the motherboard connector. The fans plug into a 3pin connector. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health...
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... card, SCSI card and other cards that it is fully seated. PCI slots 2 - Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. Hardware Installation FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). Secure the card's metal... be sure that comply with the screw used to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard, go to hold the blank cover. PCIe x16 slots (3-Way SLI) 3 -
... card, SCSI card and other cards that it is fully seated. PCI slots 2 - Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. Hardware Installation FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). Secure the card's metal... be sure that comply with the screw used to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard, go to hold the blank cover. PCIe x16 slots (3-Way SLI) 3 -
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... Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically set the voltage. HT nForce SPP MCP This function defines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 2. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard chip. EVGA 56 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically... set the voltage. nForce MCP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce MCP chip. Use the Page Up...
... Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically set the voltage. HT nForce SPP MCP This function defines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 2. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard chip. EVGA 56 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically... set the voltage. nForce MCP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce MCP chip. Use the Page Up...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to 100%. Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to control the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on the motherboard. CPU Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If ...Speed, % 100 AUX Fan Speed Control, % [100] nForce Fan Speed Control, % [100] Chassis Fan Speed Control, % [100] Use this menu to 100%. Set CPU fan speed to 100%. The system defaults to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. EVGA 70 To set the fan speed to a constant rate, ...
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to 100%. Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to control the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on the motherboard. CPU Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If ...Speed, % 100 AUX Fan Speed Control, % [100] nForce Fan Speed Control, % [100] Chassis Fan Speed Control, % [100] Use this menu to 100%. Set CPU fan speed to 100%. The system defaults to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. EVGA 70 To set the fan speed to a constant rate, ...
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Configuring the BIOS Driver Installation 3. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to My Computer and click on the install screen. If the CD does not run, go to open. Insert the EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 4.
Configuring the BIOS Driver Installation 3. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to My Computer and click on the install screen. If the CD does not run, go to open. Insert the EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 4.
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... 39 Multi-Processor Specification, 39 Network Boot Priority, 37 NumLock status, 38 NVIDIA EX support, 53 NVIDIA memory testing module, 52 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard, 3 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Layout, 5 NVIDIA Performance Group, 70 NVIDIA System Monitor, 82 NVIDIA System Monitor and Performance Server software utilities, 69 NVMM POST Codes,... 94 onboard serial port 1 function, 58 OnChip IDE Channel0, 55 OnChip USB, 56 Palette Snoop function, 63 paring the motherboard, 8 PCI Express x1 slot, 24 PCI Express x16 slots, 24 PCI slots, 23 PCIe Spread Spectrum, 43 PCIe x16, 42 ...
... 39 Multi-Processor Specification, 39 Network Boot Priority, 37 NumLock status, 38 NVIDIA EX support, 53 NVIDIA memory testing module, 52 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard, 3 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Layout, 5 NVIDIA Performance Group, 70 NVIDIA System Monitor, 82 NVIDIA System Monitor and Performance Server software utilities, 69 NVMM POST Codes,... 94 onboard serial port 1 function, 58 OnChip IDE Channel0, 55 OnChip USB, 56 Palette Snoop function, 63 paring the motherboard, 8 PCI Express x1 slot, 24 PCI Express x16 slots, 24 PCI slots, 23 PCIe Spread Spectrum, 43 PCIe x16, 42 ...