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... of Contents Before You Begin...ix Parts NOT in 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...
... of Contents Before You Begin...ix Parts NOT in 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...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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. POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B. 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
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. POST Codes for Tritium Platform 94 Appendix B. 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
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...of a 350 W power supply. These instructions tell you how to 8 GBs DDR2 memory. Graphics Card This motherboard supports 3-way SLI with three x16 PCI Express slots. Power Supply The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number of the ... SLI-Ready Memory. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Before You Begin... Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you have a functioning motherboard. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you are going to require more power. To calculate the power you are going to require for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI ...
...of a 350 W power supply. These instructions tell you how to 8 GBs DDR2 memory. Graphics Card This motherboard supports 3-way SLI with three x16 PCI Express slots. Power Supply The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number of the ... SLI-Ready Memory. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Before You Begin... Parts NOT in an SLI configuration, you have a functioning motherboard. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you are going to require more power. To calculate the power you are going to require for your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI ...
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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 hot plug ¾ Ten USB 2.0 ... D, Pentium Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP and SPP System Memory 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 hot plug ¾ Ten USB 2.0 ... D, Pentium Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP and SPP System Memory 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.
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...attach a floppy drive to a new chassis. If you may vary between models, see 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. I/O Shield Installs in the chassis...cables. All parts shipped in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in proper airflow within the chassis. If anything is SLI-ready. Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary ...
...attach a floppy drive to a new chassis. If you may vary between models, see 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. I/O Shield Installs in the chassis...cables. All parts shipped in the EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard box. (Accessories may not need many of equipment shipped in proper airflow within the chassis. If anything is SLI-ready. Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary ...
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...additional USB ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis. 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. ... 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...
...additional USB ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis. 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. ... 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...
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FP Audio connector Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-Channel Line-In Line-Out Mic In 4-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out ... = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/Light Up/Blink = 100 Mbps/link/Activity • Green/Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/Link/Activity Figure 2. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10.
FP Audio connector Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 4 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-Channel Line-In Line-Out Mic In 4-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out ... = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity • Yellow and Green/Light Up/Blink = 100 Mbps/link/Activity • Green/Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/Link/Activity Figure 2. nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10.
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Connect a 3-pin connector to draw heat from the MCP. Install the fan over the nForce 780i SLI SPP to pins 1, 2, and 3 on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup. ... are automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. CPU Fan Connector 4 3 2 GND SENSE PWR CONTROL Fan Connector 3 2 GND +12V SENSE nForce 780i SLI SPP/MCP fan connector.
Connect a 3-pin connector to draw heat from the MCP. Install the fan over the nForce 780i SLI SPP to pins 1, 2, and 3 on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup. ... are automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. CPU Fan Connector 4 3 2 GND SENSE PWR CONTROL Fan Connector 3 2 GND +12V SENSE nForce 780i SLI SPP/MCP fan connector.
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Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this ... cards that it is fully seated. PCI slots 2 - Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with PCI specifications. PCIe x16 slots (3-Way SLI) 3 - When installing a card into the PCI slot, be sure that comply with the screw used to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - Hardware Installation FDD Connector The...
Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this ... cards that it is fully seated. PCI slots 2 - Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with PCI specifications. PCIe x16 slots (3-Way SLI) 3 - When installing a card into the PCI slot, be sure that comply with the screw used to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 - Hardware Installation FDD Connector The...
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... automatically set the voltage. GTLVREF Lane 2 This function defines the voltage level for the NVIDIA HT nForce SPP MCP Link. EVGA 56 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically set ...30V, 1.40V, 1.50V) or select [Auto]to automatically set the voltage. nForce MCP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce MCP Auxiliary voltage. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage ...137; GTLVREF Lane 1 This function defines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 0. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard chip.
... automatically set the voltage. GTLVREF Lane 2 This function defines the voltage level for the NVIDIA HT nForce SPP MCP Link. EVGA 56 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select [Auto]to automatically set ...30V, 1.40V, 1.50V) or select [Auto]to automatically set the voltage. nForce MCP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce MCP Auxiliary voltage. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage ...137; GTLVREF Lane 1 This function defines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 0. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard chip.
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To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. EVGA 70 Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to [SmartFan] when you want the speed of the various fans on... [SmartFan] If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 0% x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 AUX Fan Speed Control, % [100] nForce Fan Speed Control, % [100] Chassis Fan Speed Control, % [100] Use this menu to 100%.
To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. EVGA 70 Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. 780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to [SmartFan] when you want the speed of the various fans on... [SmartFan] If temp > 70ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 0% x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 AUX Fan Speed Control, % [100] nForce Fan Speed Control, % [100] Chassis Fan Speed Control, % [100] Use this menu to 100%.
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The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to open. Configuring the BIOS Driver Installation 3. Insert the EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 4. If the CD does not run, go to My Computer and click on the install screen.
The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to open. Configuring the BIOS Driver Installation 3. Insert the EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 4. If the CD does not run, go to My Computer and click on the install screen.