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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 ... Load Timing/Voltage Set 57 Save Timing/Voltage Set 58 System BIOS Cacheable 58 HPET Function 58 Integrated Peripherals Menu 59 IDE Function Setup 60 RAID Config ...61 USB Config...61 MAC Config ...62
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 ... Load Timing/Voltage Set 57 Save Timing/Voltage Set 58 System BIOS Cacheable 58 HPET Function 58 Integrated Peripherals Menu 59 IDE Function Setup 60 RAID Config ...61 USB Config...61 MAC Config ...62
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... slots ¾ One PCI Express x1 slot ¾ Three PCI Express x16 Graphics slots 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, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD ¾ Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing ) Onboard...
... slots ¾ One PCI Express x1 slot ¾ Three PCI Express x16 Graphics slots 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, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD ¾ Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing ) Onboard...
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...EVGA 18 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 6 SATA 5 SATA 1 (bottom) SATA 2 (top) GND GND GND TX+ RX+ TX- Connect the end without the lock to 300MB/s data transfer rate. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to the drive. Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard.... TX- There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial...
...EVGA 18 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 6 SATA 5 SATA 1 (bottom) SATA 2 (top) GND GND GND TX+ RX+ TX- Connect the end without the lock to 300MB/s data transfer rate. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to the drive. Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard.... TX- There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial...
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... optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE, RAID, USB, LAN, and MAC control. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure power management, power on, and sleep features. PnP/PCI Configurations... ` System Monitor Load Defaults Set Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., SLI-Ready memory - Disabled Figure 5.
... optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE, RAID, USB, LAN, and MAC control. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure power management, power on, and sleep features. PnP/PCI Configurations... ` System Monitor Load Defaults Set Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., SLI-Ready memory - Disabled Figure 5.
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... Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ` IDE Function Setup ` RAID Config ` USB Config ` MAC Config IEEE1394 controller HD Audio IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter...
... Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ` IDE Function Setup ` RAID Config ` USB Config ` MAC Config IEEE1394 controller HD Audio IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter...
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... enable or disable the various SATA functions. Configuring the BIOS RAID Config Press Enter to display the USB Config menu. RAID Enable SATA 0 Primary SATA 0 Secondary SATA 1 Primary SATA 1 Secondary SATA 2 Primary SATA 2 Secondary RAID RAID RAID RAID RAID RAID [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] RAID Enable Use this function to enable or disable the onchip...
... enable or disable the various SATA functions. Configuring the BIOS RAID Config Press Enter to display the USB Config menu. RAID Enable SATA 0 Primary SATA 0 Secondary SATA 1 Primary SATA 1 Secondary SATA 2 Primary SATA 2 Secondary RAID RAID RAID RAID RAID RAID [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] RAID Enable Use this function to enable or disable the onchip...
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The CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped with your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit, you need to load your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers: NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual 72 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable.
The CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped with your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit, you need to load your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers: NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual 72 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable.
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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, 81 change system BIOS settings, 78 configure CPU in BIOS, 48 configure RAID... 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 ...
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, 81 change system BIOS settings, 78 configure CPU in BIOS, 48 configure RAID... 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 ...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Power Management Setup menu, 58 power supply requirement, ix Power-on by alarm function, 59 ... pin assignments, 13 PWR2 connector, 14 PWRLED, 17 PWRSW, 17 Quick Power On Self Test, 38 R to W Turnaround, 75 RAID Config menu, 56 RAS to CAS access, 75 RAS to RAS Delay, 75 Read-to-Read time, 75 Ref Clock, SPP ...device startup priority, 37 RESET, 17 Reset switch cable, 17 Row Address Strobe, 74 Row Cycle Time, 75 safety instructions, 7 EVGA 114 SATA Signal Cable, 4 SATA Spread Spectrum, 43 Scalable Link Interface, 97 Security Options, 39 Serial ATA II connector, 16 Serial...
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Power Management Setup menu, 58 power supply requirement, ix Power-on by alarm function, 59 ... pin assignments, 13 PWR2 connector, 14 PWRLED, 17 PWRSW, 17 Quick Power On Self Test, 38 R to W Turnaround, 75 RAID Config menu, 56 RAS to CAS access, 75 RAS to RAS Delay, 75 Read-to-Read time, 75 Ref Clock, SPP ...device startup priority, 37 RESET, 17 Reset switch cable, 17 Row Address Strobe, 74 Row Cycle Time, 75 safety instructions, 7 EVGA 114 SATA Signal Cable, 4 SATA Spread Spectrum, 43 Scalable Link Interface, 97 Security Options, 39 Serial ATA II connector, 16 Serial...