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User Guide EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard With Intel Processor Installation and Configuration 122-CK-NF68-XX November 2006
User Guide EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard With Intel Processor Installation and Configuration 122-CK-NF68-XX November 2006
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... the Kit 10 Intentions of the Kit xlix Introduction to the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 1 Features ...1 Engineered for Enthusiasts 1 Extreme Overclocking 2 Extreme FSB speeds 2 Extreme DDR2 Speeds 2 Comprehensive Overclocking Tools 2 Designed for NVIDIA SLI Technology 3 True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support 3 NVIDIA SLI-Ready Memory 3 NVIDIA SLI Certified Components 3 Third PCIe Slot for Graphics Expansion 3 DualDDR2 Memory Architecture...
... the Kit 10 Intentions of the Kit xlix Introduction to the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 1 Features ...1 Engineered for Enthusiasts 1 Extreme Overclocking 2 Extreme FSB speeds 2 Extreme DDR2 Speeds 2 Comprehensive Overclocking Tools 2 Designed for NVIDIA SLI Technology 3 True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support 3 NVIDIA SLI-Ready Memory 3 NVIDIA SLI Certified Components 3 Third PCIe Slot for Graphics Expansion 3 DualDDR2 Memory Architecture...
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Networking with NVIDIA nForce 5 NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet 5 NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology 5 NVIDIA DualNet® technology 5 High Definition Audio (HDA 6 USB 2.0 ...6 Motherboard Specifications 7 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 9 Unpacking ...9 Equipment ...9 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 10 Hardware Installation 13 Safety Instructions 13 Preparing the Motherboard 14 Installing the CPU 14 Installing the CPU Fan 15...
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Networking with NVIDIA nForce 5 NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet 5 NVIDIA FirstPacket™ technology 5 NVIDIA DualNet® technology 5 High Definition Audio (HDA 6 USB 2.0 ...6 Motherboard Specifications 7 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 9 Unpacking ...9 Equipment ...9 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 10 Hardware Installation 13 Safety Instructions 13 Preparing the Motherboard 14 Installing the CPU 14 Installing the CPU Fan 15...
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Network Boot Priority 39 CPU Internal Cache 39 Quick Power On Self Test 40 First/Second/Third Boot Device 40 Boot Other Device 40 Boot ...
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Network Boot Priority 39 CPU Internal Cache 39 Quick Power On Self Test 40 First/Second/Third Boot Device 40 Boot Other Device 40 Boot ...
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Monitor 70 NVIDIA nTune 5.0 71 Manual Tuning 72 Adjust Motherboard Settings 72 System Voltages 74 System Fans 74 Memory Timing 75 Adjust GPU Settings 77 Dynamic BIOS Access 78 Available BIOS Pages 79 General Settings ...
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Monitor 70 NVIDIA nTune 5.0 71 Manual Tuning 72 Adjust Motherboard Settings 72 System Voltages 74 System Fans 74 Memory Timing 75 Adjust GPU Settings 77 Dynamic BIOS Access 78 Available BIOS Pages 79 General Settings ...
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... SLIcapable graphics cards. See Software Installation It is important to install and connect your NVIDIA motherboard contains the following items that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with your new EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard. Supports up to connect the two graphics cards. Before You Begin... The CD that has been...
... SLIcapable graphics cards. See Software Installation It is important to install and connect your NVIDIA motherboard contains the following items that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with your new EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard. Supports up to connect the two graphics cards. Before You Begin... The CD that has been...
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics drivers, the resolution defaults to the lowest setting (typically 800 x 600), making your system setup, the install disk may automatically run , go to My Computer and click on your display very large. Run setup.exe. Insert the EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i installation CD for the graphics drivers included in the kit. 2. If it does not run the install setup.exe. Depending on the CD to open. 12 Adjust accordingly. 1.
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics drivers, the resolution defaults to the lowest setting (typically 800 x 600), making your system setup, the install disk may automatically run , go to My Computer and click on your display very large. Run setup.exe. Insert the EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i installation CD for the graphics drivers included in the kit. 2. If it does not run the install setup.exe. Depending on the CD to open. 12 Adjust accordingly. 1.
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This display shows the performance (usage) of various system components. It also monitors the Bus speeds and voltages. To display the NVIDIA Monitor, select Start¾All Programs¾NVIDIA Corporation¾NVIDIA Monitor. To view temperatures and fans, click the button. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any applications to view the real-time status of the CPU, disk, memory, and network. xiv
This display shows the performance (usage) of various system components. It also monitors the Bus speeds and voltages. To display the NVIDIA Monitor, select Start¾All Programs¾NVIDIA Corporation¾NVIDIA Monitor. To view temperatures and fans, click the button. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any applications to view the real-time status of the CPU, disk, memory, and network. xiv
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..., these settings as you are able to either increase performance for the current Windows session. xvi Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard ª View system information ª Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning The Manual Tuning option provides the ability to adjust...to Windows if a crash occurs, with no possibility of the system clocks, system voltages, memory controller timings, and system fans. Adjust Motherboard Settings The controls in the BIOS or from the Dynamic BIOS Access page (if available). By manually adjusting these speeds you pass the ...
..., these settings as you are able to either increase performance for the current Windows session. xvi Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard ª View system information ª Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning The Manual Tuning option provides the ability to adjust...to Windows if a crash occurs, with no possibility of the system clocks, system voltages, memory controller timings, and system fans. Adjust Motherboard Settings The controls in the BIOS or from the Dynamic BIOS Access page (if available). By manually adjusting these speeds you pass the ...
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...the component and could be causing damage. System Fans This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings menu allows you to automatic control or you can either set all the fans to control the CPU, System, nForce, MCP, and the auxiliary fans. You can manually control each slider. xviii ...manual control, you can result in damage to show the temperatures in the safe range. Overvoltaging any components. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard In this menu, you can adjust the following voltages: CPU Memory FSB HyperTransport SSP MCP ...
...the component and could be causing damage. System Fans This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings menu allows you to automatic control or you can either set all the fans to control the CPU, System, nForce, MCP, and the auxiliary fans. You can manually control each slider. xviii ...manual control, you can result in damage to show the temperatures in the safe range. Overvoltaging any components. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard In this menu, you can adjust the following voltages: CPU Memory FSB HyperTransport SSP MCP ...
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... command is the number of clock cycles between the last write and the subsequent Write command to the same physical bank. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it takes to activate the next bank...
... command is the number of clock cycles between the last write and the subsequent Write command to the same physical bank. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it takes to activate the next bank...
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The changes do not go into effect until you change them again or restore the CMOS to change some of your system. Figure 21. Since these changes are made to actual BIOS settings in the CMOS, the settings remain active until you reboot your system BIOS settings. Dynamic BIOS Access (nTune) xxii Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Dynamic BIOS Access Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to the default settings.
The changes do not go into effect until you change them again or restore the CMOS to change some of your system. Figure 21. Since these changes are made to actual BIOS settings in the CMOS, the settings remain active until you reboot your system BIOS settings. Dynamic BIOS Access (nTune) xxii Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Dynamic BIOS Access Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to the default settings.
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set the following options: First/Second/Third Boot Device ¾ Removable ¾ Hard Disk ¾ CDROM ¾ Legacy LAN ¾ Disable Swap Floppy Drive ¾ Enable ¾ Disable Boot Up Floppy Seek ¾ Enable ¾ Disable Boot UP NumLock Status ¾ On ¾ Off Gate A20 Option ¾ Normal ¾ Fast xxiv
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set the following options: First/Second/Third Boot Device ¾ Removable ¾ Hard Disk ¾ CDROM ¾ Legacy LAN ¾ Disable Swap Floppy Drive ¾ Enable ¾ Disable Boot Up Floppy Seek ¾ Enable ¾ Disable Boot UP NumLock Status ¾ On ¾ Off Gate A20 Option ¾ Normal ¾ Fast xxiv
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Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune) xxvi
Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune) xxvi
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The status of NVIDIA software and other system software are listed under Hardware information. Detailed CPU and memory information is displayed when you double-click on a processor or DIMM listed under Software information. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interface. Versions of the system, including current system clock speeds, system temperatures, memory timings, and system voltages can be logged. xxviii
The status of NVIDIA software and other system software are listed under Hardware information. Detailed CPU and memory information is displayed when you double-click on a processor or DIMM listed under Software information. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interface. Versions of the system, including current system clock speeds, system temperatures, memory timings, and system voltages can be logged. xxviii
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You can test the entire system (check All system components) or check individual components. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard System Stability System Stability lets you view your system's status and perform system stability testing. Perform Stability Test xxx Perform Stability Test Use Perform Stability ...
You can test the entire system (check All system components) or check individual components. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard System Stability System Stability lets you view your system's status and perform system stability testing. Perform Stability Test xxx Perform Stability Test Use Perform Stability ...
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View Storage Configuration The View Storage Configuration screendisplays the current configuration of your system. Figure 27. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for all the storage disks on your storage devices. View Storage Configuration (MediaShield) xxxii The View Storage Configuration screen provides status and capacity for you to doing any management function. Check this screen prior to view the current storage configuration.
View Storage Configuration The View Storage Configuration screendisplays the current configuration of your system. Figure 27. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for all the storage disks on your storage devices. View Storage Configuration (MediaShield) xxxii The View Storage Configuration screen provides status and capacity for you to doing any management function. Check this screen prior to view the current storage configuration.
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If you no longer have access to any of the data on this array, click Cancel 8. Once you click Finish, you do not want to delete and press Next. xxxiv Select an array you are deleting the correct array. Click Finish to delete the array selected. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 7. CAUTION: Be sure you want to delete the selected array. The Completing the NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen displays to verify that you still want to delete this array. The data may be permanently destroyed in the process.
If you no longer have access to any of the data on this array, click Cancel 8. Once you click Finish, you do not want to delete and press Next. xxxiv Select an array you are deleting the correct array. Click Finish to delete the array selected. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 7. CAUTION: Be sure you want to delete the selected array. The Completing the NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen displays to verify that you still want to delete this array. The data may be permanently destroyed in the process.
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The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen displays to verify that you still want to rebuild the array selected. 15.Click Finish to begin the rebuild of the selected disk in the array that rebuilding a disk can take up to be rebuilt. 14. Click Next. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 13.Select the disk in the array. (Remember that was replaced and needs to a full day.) xxxvi
The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen displays to verify that you still want to rebuild the array selected. 15.Click Finish to begin the rebuild of the selected disk in the array that rebuilding a disk can take up to be rebuilt. 14. Click Next. Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 13.Select the disk in the array. (Remember that was replaced and needs to a full day.) xxxvi