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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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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 Function ...64 ACPI Suspend Type ... 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 Function ...64 ACPI Suspend Type ... 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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...Expansion Slots ¾ Two PCI 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 ...190; Two 1394a ports (one rear panel port, one onboard header) with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps Onboard Audio ¾ Azalia High-Definition audio ¾ Supports 8-channel audio ¾ Supports S/PDIF output ¾ Supports Jack-Sensing function Triple PCI Express x16 Support ¾ 2 x16 PCI...
...Expansion Slots ¾ Two PCI 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 ...190; Two 1394a ports (one rear panel port, one onboard header) with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps Onboard Audio ¾ Azalia High-Definition audio ¾ Supports 8-channel audio ¾ Supports S/PDIF output ¾ Supports Jack-Sensing function Triple PCI Express x16 Support ¾ 2 x16 PCI...
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FDD connector 9. Fan connector 14. Jumper 17. Heat dissipater 28. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector 29 MCP/SPP fan connector EVGA 6 USB headers 12. Serial connector 15. DDR DIMM Slots 0 - 3 5. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 6. Power button 18. SPDIF connector 22. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 8. Backpanel ... 28 29 1187 13 1 13 2 16 3 15 4 14 13 11 12 10 9 8 1. CPU fan connector 4. Reset Button 19. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 3. Azalia HD Audio Header 5 21. PCI Express x1 slot 26. Motherboard battery 13.
FDD connector 9. Fan connector 14. Jumper 17. Heat dissipater 28. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector 29 MCP/SPP fan connector EVGA 6 USB headers 12. Serial connector 15. DDR DIMM Slots 0 - 3 5. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 6. Power button 18. SPDIF connector 22. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 8. Backpanel ... 28 29 1187 13 1 13 2 16 3 15 4 14 13 11 12 10 9 8 1. CPU fan connector 4. Reset Button 19. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 3. Azalia HD Audio Header 5 21. PCI Express x1 slot 26. Motherboard battery 13.
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EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status. • Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/... Out 6-Channel/8-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) Port 4. Chassis Backpanel Connectors FP Audio connector Figure 1. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20.
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status. • Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/... Out 6-Channel/8-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) Port 4. Chassis Backpanel Connectors FP Audio connector Figure 1. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20.
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... ¾ 24-pin ATX power (PWR1) ¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power (PWR2) Internal Headers ¾ Front panel ¾ IEEE 1394a ¾ USB Headers ¾ Audio ¾ Speaker ¾ COM FDD Carefully place the motherboard onto the studs/spacers located inside the chassis. 2. Ensure that stud to secure the motherboard...
... ¾ 24-pin ATX power (PWR1) ¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power (PWR2) Internal Headers ¾ Front panel ¾ IEEE 1394a ¾ USB Headers ¾ Audio ¾ Speaker ¾ COM FDD Carefully place the motherboard onto the studs/spacers located inside the chassis. 2. Ensure that stud to secure the motherboard...
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN EVGA 22
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN EVGA 22
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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] [Press Enter] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [3FB/IRQ4] Item ...
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] [Press Enter] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [3FB/IRQ4] Item ...
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... support. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to display the MAC Config menu. EVGA 62 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard MAC Config Press Enter to support block mode. HD Audio This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard Floppy Disk... Controller function. Onboard FDC Controller This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the integrated high definition audio. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Enabled] [Disabled] MACx LAN Use these functions to set the MAC0 and/or MAC1 LANs to ...
... support. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to display the MAC Config menu. EVGA 62 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard MAC Config Press Enter to support block mode. HD Audio This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard Floppy Disk... Controller function. Onboard FDC Controller This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the integrated high definition audio. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Enabled] [Disabled] MACx LAN Use these functions to set the MAC0 and/or MAC1 LANs to ...
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The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit, you need to remember that before installing the driver CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with your operating system. The CD that has been shipped with a CD that is Vista-capable. Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important 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
The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit, you need to remember that before installing the driver CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes with your operating system. The CD that has been shipped with a CD that is Vista-capable. Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important 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
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... 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 audio connector, 20 auto-detect IDE and SATA channels, 33 Available BIOS Pages, 78 Award POST Codes, 87 Base Memory, 35 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main...
... 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 audio connector, 20 auto-detect IDE and SATA channels, 33 Available BIOS Pages, 78 Award POST Codes, 87 Base Memory, 35 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main...
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configure IDE and SATA channels, BIOS, 32 configuring the BIOS, 27 connectors COM1, 22 CPU fan, 21 FDD, 23 front audio, 20 IDE, 14 PWR1, 13 PWR2, 14 SATA, 16 system fan, 21 Cooling fan for CPU, ix CPU Configuration menu, 48 CPU cooling fan, ix ..., 3 ESCD, 62 Event Logging, 85 Execute Disable Bit, 49 expansion slots, 23 Extended Memory, 35 FDC controller function, 57 Floppy Cable, 4 Frequency Settings, 42 Front Audio, 20 front panel header, 17 Front Panel Header Pins, 18 front panel power LED, 17 FSB & Memory Config menu, 44 FSB (QDR), 46 FSB and...
configure IDE and SATA channels, BIOS, 32 configuring the BIOS, 27 connectors COM1, 22 CPU fan, 21 FDD, 23 front audio, 20 IDE, 14 PWR1, 13 PWR2, 14 SATA, 16 system fan, 21 Cooling fan for CPU, ix CPU Configuration menu, 48 CPU cooling fan, ix ..., 3 ESCD, 62 Event Logging, 85 Execute Disable Bit, 49 expansion slots, 23 Extended Memory, 35 FDC controller function, 57 Floppy Cable, 4 Frequency Settings, 42 Front Audio, 20 front panel header, 17 Front Panel Header Pins, 18 front panel power LED, 17 FSB & Memory Config menu, 44 FSB (QDR), 46 FSB and...
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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 ... set date and time, 32 set 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...
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 ... set date and time, 32 set 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...