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... 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 Motherboard 12 Installing the I/O Shield 12 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 13 Connecting Cables and...
... 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 Motherboard 12 Installing the I/O Shield 12 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 13 Connecting Cables and...
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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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EVGA x If however, you are building a PC, you will need to install the motherboard into a PC case. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Intentions of the cables. When replacing a motherboard in the kit. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the Kit This kit provides you will use most of the cables provided in a PC case, 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 If however, you are building a PC, you will need to install the motherboard into a PC case. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Intentions of the cables. When replacing a motherboard in the kit. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the Kit This kit provides you will use most of the cables provided in a PC case, you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system.
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Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in proper airflow within the chassis. Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to a new chassis. All parts shipped in the chassis to inspect each piece of these cables. Be sure to block radio frequency...
Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in proper airflow within the chassis. Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to a new chassis. All parts shipped in the chassis to inspect each piece of these cables. Be sure to block radio frequency...
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable (Qty Three) 1394 Cable Provides two additional 1394 ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis. USB 2.0 4-...chassis. SATA Signal Cable (Qty Six) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive 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. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable (Qty Three) 1394 Cable Provides two additional 1394 ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis. USB 2.0 4-...chassis. SATA Signal Cable (Qty Six) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive 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. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
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EVGA 16 Connect the gray connector to the connector and press firmly until seated. Connect the black connector (the cable with a single connector) to the Ultra ATA master device. 3. If you install two hard disk drives, you must configure the second drive as a slave device... 12V GND 8 4 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the blue connector (the cable end with the two closely spaced black and gray connectors) to the motherboard. 2. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, ...
EVGA 16 Connect the gray connector to the connector and press firmly until seated. Connect the black connector (the cable with a single connector) to the Ultra ATA master device. 3. If you install two hard disk drives, you must configure the second drive as a slave device... 12V GND 8 4 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the blue connector (the cable end with the two closely spaced black and gray connectors) to the motherboard. 2. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, ...
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Hardware Installation Note: 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.
Hardware Installation Note: 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.
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... devices. There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. EVGA 18 Connect the end without the lock to the motherboard. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is... used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the drive. SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 6 SATA 5 SATA 1 ...
... devices. There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. EVGA 18 Connect the end without the lock to the motherboard. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is... used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the drive. SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 6 SATA 5 SATA 1 ...
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...connector. The system restarts when the RESET switch is off rather than using the power supply button. HD_LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins of the hard disks. RESET Attach the Reset switch cable from the case to these ...two pins. Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables (see Table 2 for pin definitions): 10 9 Blank No Connect PWRLED Attach...
...connector. The system restarts when the RESET switch is off rather than using the power supply button. HD_LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins of the hard disks. RESET Attach the Reset switch cable from the case to these ...two pins. Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables (see Table 2 for pin definitions): 10 9 Blank No Connect PWRLED Attach...
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... screw used to hold the blank cover. Hardware Installation FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). PCI slots 2 - Secure the card's metal bracket to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots...
... screw used to hold the blank cover. Hardware Installation FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). PCI slots 2 - Secure the card's metal bracket to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots...
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... Channel 4 Master ` SATA Channel 5 Master ` SATA Channel 6 Master [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Main Level ` Change the day, month, year and century Drive A Halt On [1.44, 3.5 in.] [All , But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 1047552K 1048576K :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC...
... Channel 4 Master ` SATA Channel 5 Master ` SATA Channel 6 Master [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Main Level ` Change the day, month, year and century Drive A Halt On [1.44, 3.5 in.] [All , But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 1047552K 1048576K :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC...
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IDE Auto-Detect Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Press Enter] [None} Auto 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 Configuring the BIOS
IDE Auto-Detect Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Press Enter] [None} Auto 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 Configuring the BIOS
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... BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system stops and prompts you choose. Press Enter to accept the changes and return to the Standard CMOS Features menu. Drive A Halt On [1.44, 3.5 in . All Errors No Errors All , But Keyboard All , But Diskette All , But Disk/Key :Move ENTER:Accept ...position the selector in the option you to select the kind of FDD to display :Move ENTER:Accept the sub-menu. Configuring the BIOS Drive A The Drive A option allows you choose. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to install. ¾...
... BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system stops and prompts you choose. Press Enter to accept the changes and return to the Standard CMOS Features menu. Drive A Halt On [1.44, 3.5 in . All Errors No Errors All , But Keyboard All , But Diskette All , But Disk/Key :Move ENTER:Accept ...position the selector in the option you to select the kind of FDD to display :Move ENTER:Accept the sub-menu. Configuring the BIOS Drive A The Drive A option allows you choose. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to install. ¾...
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...mode. Select [Enabled] to Auto or disable their functions. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to enable or disable the IEEE1394 (Firewire) interface. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Enabled] [.../or MAC1 LANs to automatically detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. EVGA 62 IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to ... Peripherals menu allows you to display the MAC Config menu. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard MAC Config Press Enter to enable or disable the onboard Floppy Disk Controller function.
...mode. Select [Enabled] to Auto or disable their functions. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to enable or disable the IEEE1394 (Firewire) interface. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Enabled] [.../or MAC1 LANs to automatically detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. EVGA 62 IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to ... Peripherals menu allows you to display the MAC Config menu. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard MAC Config Press Enter to enable or disable the onboard Floppy Disk Controller function.
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... by the user. Command Per Clock The Command Per Clock (tCPC) sets the Command Rate for the memory controller. EVGA 82 The value shown cannot be changed. Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be changed Async Latency This value is filled... sends a request to read a memory location and before the data is the time (in by the system and can not be changed by the user. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard the last write and the subsequent Write command to the module's output pins.
... by the user. Command Per Clock The Command Per Clock (tCPC) sets the Command Rate for the memory controller. EVGA 82 The value shown cannot be changed. Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be changed Async Latency This value is filled... sends a request to read a memory location and before the data is the time (in by the system and can not be changed by the user. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard the last write and the subsequent Write command to the module's output pins.
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... Mouse port ACPI sub-system initializing Initialize cache controller Enter setup check and autoconfiguration check up Initialize floppy disk drive Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters Initialize hard drive controller 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 98 Award POST Codes Co Name de 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load 5C Reserved 5D Onboard I/O 5E Reserved 5F...
... Mouse port ACPI sub-system initializing Initialize cache controller Enter setup check and autoconfiguration check up Initialize floppy disk drive Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters Initialize hard drive controller 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 98 Award POST Codes Co Name de 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load 5C Reserved 5D Onboard I/O 5E Reserved 5F...
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... devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for user intervention Ask password security. Initialize parallel ports. Post Codes Award POST Codes Co Name de Drive 74 Reserved 75 Detect HDD 76 Reserved 77 Detect serial ports 78 Reserved 79 Reserved 7A Detect parallel ports 7B Reserved 7C HDD Write Protect...
... devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for user intervention Ask password security. Initialize parallel ports. Post Codes Award POST Codes Co Name de Drive 74 Reserved 75 Detect HDD 76 Reserved 77 Detect serial ports 78 Reserved 79 Reserved 7A Detect parallel ports 7B Reserved 7C HDD Write Protect...
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Index 1394 Cable, 4 2-Port SATA Power Cable, 4 ACPI function, 59 ACPI Suspend Type, 59 Adjust Motherboard Timings screen, 73 Advanced BIOS Features, 36 Advanced Chipset Functions menu, 40 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller, 39 APIC, 39 Async Latency, 76 ATX form factor, 1 ..., configuring, 27 block mode, IDE HDD, 57 boot device priority, 38 C1E Enhanced Halt State, 49 CAS Latency, 76 Chassis Backpanel Connectors, 6 CHS, 33 Clock Drive Strength, 76 CMOS RAM jumper, 25 Comm2 Bracket Cable, 4 Command Per Clock, 47, 76 110
Index 1394 Cable, 4 2-Port SATA Power Cable, 4 ACPI function, 59 ACPI Suspend Type, 59 Adjust Motherboard Timings screen, 73 Advanced BIOS Features, 36 Advanced Chipset Functions menu, 40 Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller, 39 APIC, 39 Async Latency, 76 ATX form factor, 1 ..., configuring, 27 block mode, IDE HDD, 57 boot device priority, 38 C1E Enhanced Halt State, 49 CAS Latency, 76 Chassis Backpanel Connectors, 6 CHS, 33 Clock Drive Strength, 76 CMOS RAM jumper, 25 Comm2 Bracket Cable, 4 Command Per Clock, 47, 76 110
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard hard disk audio function, 57 Hard Disk Boot Priority, 37 hard disk drive indicator LED, 17 HD_LED, 17 High Precision Even Timer, 53 hot key power on, 60 hotkey settings, 86 How to backup and update system BIOS, ... disk priority, 37 set fan speeds in BIOS, 64 set fan speeds with BIOS, 66 set GPU parameters, 77 EVGA 112 set IDE functions in BIOS, 55 set memory parameters, 74 set motherboard parameters, 73 set network boot priority, 37 set power management functions in BIOS, 58 set system voltages in BIOS...
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard hard disk audio function, 57 Hard Disk Boot Priority, 37 hard disk drive indicator LED, 17 HD_LED, 17 High Precision Even Timer, 53 hot key power on, 60 hotkey settings, 86 How to backup and update system BIOS, ... disk priority, 37 set fan speeds in BIOS, 64 set fan speeds with BIOS, 66 set GPU parameters, 77 EVGA 112 set IDE functions in BIOS, 55 set memory parameters, 74 set motherboard parameters, 73 set network boot priority, 37 set power management functions in BIOS, 58 set system voltages in BIOS...