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... Graphics Cards 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Allows for serial based legacy devices 1 - USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to the back panel of the chassis. 1 - SATA Signal Cables Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one additional IEEE1394 ports the back panel of the chassis. 6 - Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to the motherboard 1 - Serial Port (Comm2) Cable Used for a 3-Way SLI set up with compatible NVIDA GeForce Graphics Cards The EVGA nForce 790i SLI...
... Graphics Cards 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Allows for serial based legacy devices 1 - USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to the back panel of the chassis. 1 - SATA Signal Cables Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one additional IEEE1394 ports the back panel of the chassis. 6 - Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to the motherboard 1 - Serial Port (Comm2) Cable Used for a 3-Way SLI set up with compatible NVIDA GeForce Graphics Cards The EVGA nForce 790i SLI...
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.... Motherboard CMOS Battery - Also known as a CD-ROM or Hard Disk Drive 7. Main Power Connection 6. IDE connector - FDD connector - LED POST Code Readout - See Appendix A. Reset button - With integrated HDD activity LED 20. Front panel Audio connector - PCI Express x1 slot - CPU Socket - DDR3 DIMM slots 0 - 3 - For System Memory 5. 24-pin ATX power connector - Backpanel connectors (Figure 2) 26. Connect Northbridge fan to this connector 4. For Intel LGA 775 CPUs 2. NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink) - CMOS Clear Button - For Firewire Port Cable 18...
.... Motherboard CMOS Battery - Also known as a CD-ROM or Hard Disk Drive 7. Main Power Connection 6. IDE connector - FDD connector - LED POST Code Readout - See Appendix A. Reset button - With integrated HDD activity LED 20. Front panel Audio connector - PCI Express x1 slot - CPU Socket - DDR3 DIMM slots 0 - 3 - For System Memory 5. 24-pin ATX power connector - Backpanel connectors (Figure 2) 26. Connect Northbridge fan to this connector 4. For Intel LGA 775 CPUs 2. NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink) - CMOS Clear Button - For Firewire Port Cable 18...
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... allow the mother board to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits. This will include: Power Connections 24-pin ATX power (PWR1) 8-pin ATX 12V power (PWR2) Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM FDD IDE Most computer chassis have a base with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction. Carefully place the motherboard onto...
... allow the mother board to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits. This will include: Power Connections 24-pin ATX power (PWR1) 8-pin ATX 12V power (PWR2) Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM FDD IDE Most computer chassis have a base with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction. Carefully place the motherboard onto...
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...Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more...
...Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more...
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... 14 : 48: 43 Use these functions to the date you enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to display IDE Channel sub-menu IDE HDD Auto-Detect IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Press Enter] [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 This field changes to correspond to detect and configure the individual IDE and SATA channels. Note that the...
... 14 : 48: 43 Use these functions to the date you enter. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to display IDE Channel sub-menu IDE HDD Auto-Detect IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Press Enter] [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 This field changes to correspond to detect and configure the individual IDE and SATA channels. Note that the...
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... : IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB .....0 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Press ENTER to display sub-menu or enter number manually Cylinder The BIOS supports the following HDD Access Modes: CHS Min= 0 Max=65535 Key in the system. You can manually enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tells you can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up. Manual When you set . Auto The...
... : IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB .....0 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Press ENTER to display sub-menu or enter number manually Cylinder The BIOS supports the following HDD Access Modes: CHS Min= 0 Max=65535 Key in the system. You can manually enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tells you can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up. Manual When you set . Auto The...
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... to the various devices. Network 0 : 2. Then use the + or - Use this option to view available networks. keys to select the priority for HDD startup. Press Enter to see the list of bootable devices in Cards Use the + and - Then use the + or - keys to move the device priority up or down in a sub-menu. Select Network Boot Priority and press Enter to select the priority for CD-ROM startup. To go...
... to the various devices. Network 0 : 2. Then use the + or - Use this option to view available networks. keys to select the priority for HDD startup. Press Enter to see the list of bootable devices in Cards Use the + and - Then use the + or - keys to move the device priority up or down in a sub-menu. Select Network Boot Priority and press Enter to select the priority for CD-ROM startup. To go...
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... options or press Enter to disable the NumLock key. Enabling this option to set to toggle between Enable and Disable. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Network Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort With the option set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on state of NumLock. Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started. Use...
... options or press Enter to disable the NumLock key. Enabling this option to set to toggle between Enable and Disable. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Network Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort With the option set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on state of NumLock. Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started. Use...
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... CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function [Disabled] [Enable] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 8. This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer (HPET). Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the...
... CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function [Disabled] [Enable] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 8. This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer (HPET). Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the...
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...; IDE Function Setup RAID Config USB Config MAC Config IEEE 1394 Controller JMicron AHCI (SATA 7/8) JMicron AHCI (SATA 9/10) HD Audio Onboard FDC controller Onboard Serial Port 1 [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9. Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
...; IDE Function Setup RAID Config USB Config MAC Config IEEE 1394 Controller JMicron AHCI (SATA 7/8) JMicron AHCI (SATA 9/10) HD Audio Onboard FDC controller Onboard Serial Port 1 [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9. Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
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...access Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [All Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel0 Use this function to enable specific SATA controllers. The options available are changed to enable or disable the IDE Prefetch mode. Press Enter to enable or disable the onchip IDE Channel0. Select from Auto, or Mode 1 through Mode 4. Primary Master/Slave UDMA When OnChip IDE Channel0 is set it to [Auto]. IDE DMA transfer access Use this function to display the IDE Function Setup...
...access Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [All Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel0 Use this function to enable specific SATA controllers. The options available are changed to enable or disable the IDE Prefetch mode. Press Enter to enable or disable the onchip IDE Channel0. Select from Auto, or Mode 1 through Mode 4. Primary Master/Slave UDMA When OnChip IDE Channel0 is set it to [Auto]. IDE DMA transfer access Use this function to display the IDE Function Setup...
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When RAID is set to [Disabled], all SATA functions are changed to display the USB Config menu. Press Enter to Disabled and cannot be changed . Select [Enabled] to enable specific versions of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to enable or disable RAID. OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support [V1.1+V2.0] [Enabled] [Enabled] OnChip USB Use this function to automatically detect the optimal number of the USB or disable the onchip USB. IDE HDD Block Mode Using this...
When RAID is set to [Disabled], all SATA functions are changed to display the USB Config menu. Press Enter to Disabled and cannot be changed . Select [Enabled] to enable specific versions of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. Select [Disabled] if your IDE hard drive needs to enable or disable RAID. OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support [V1.1+V2.0] [Enabled] [Enabled] OnChip USB Use this function to automatically detect the optimal number of the USB or disable the onchip USB. IDE HDD Block Mode Using this...
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... enable or disable SATA port 9 and 10. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Auto] [Auto] MACx LAN Use these function to enable or disable the high-definition audio function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [Auto], and [Disabled]. This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onchip USB support of the keyboard and/or mouse. This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to display the MAC Config menu...
... enable or disable SATA port 9 and 10. MAC0 LAN MAC1 LAN [Auto] [Auto] MACx LAN Use these function to enable or disable the high-definition audio function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [Auto], and [Disabled]. This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onchip USB support of the keyboard and/or mouse. This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to display the MAC Config menu...
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...)]. Types to display the Power Management Setup menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 POWER ON Function x KB Power ON Password x Hot Key Power On [BUTTON ONLY] Enter Ctrl-F1 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure...
...)]. Types to display the Power Management Setup menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 POWER ON Function x KB Power ON Password x Hot Key Power On [BUTTON ONLY] Enter Ctrl-F1 Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure...
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.../PCI Configuration menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Init Display First [PCI Slot] Item Help Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter Main Level PCI/VGA Palette PCI Latency Timer(CLK) [Disabled] [32] ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size [4096] Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 11. Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
.../PCI Configuration menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Init Display First [PCI Slot] Item Help Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter Main Level PCI/VGA Palette PCI Latency Timer(CLK) [Disabled] [32] ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size [4096] Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 11. Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
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... and change as the speed and voltages of the various components change with system usage. Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Dynamic Fan Control CPU Board MCP55 [Press Enter] 38ºC/ 100ºF 42ºC/ 108ºF 59ºC/ 138ºF Item Help Main Level CPU Core +5V Memory nForce...
... and change as the speed and voltages of the various components change with system usage. Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Dynamic Fan Control CPU Board MCP55 [Press Enter] 38ºC/ 100ºF 42ºC/ 108ºF 59ºC/ 138ºF Item Help Main Level CPU Core +5V Memory nForce...
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... Fan Control [on] Use this menu to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Press Enter to control the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on temperature. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. Set CPU fan speed to 100%. The system defaults to [SmartFan] when you want the speed of the various fans on the motherboard...
... Fan Control [on] Use this menu to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Press Enter to control the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on temperature. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. Set the desired speed for the Aux, nForce, and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. Set CPU fan speed to 100%. The system defaults to [SmartFan] when you want the speed of the various fans on the motherboard...
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.../Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control System Clocks FSB & Memory Config CPU Feature System Voltages [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Main Level Load timing/voltage set Save timing/voltage set [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults...
.../Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control System Clocks FSB & Memory Config CPU Feature System Voltages [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Main Level Load timing/voltage set Save timing/voltage set [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults...
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... SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory timing, go to the FSB & Memory screen. CPU Multiplier This value changes the CPU Frequency value depending on the value you go higher in value, PCIe Spread Spectrum(SPP) is disabled and cannot be changed from this status. PCIe x16_3, MHz Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the PCI Express Bus, Slot 3 (the blue slot...
... SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory timing, go to the FSB & Memory screen. CPU Multiplier This value changes the CPU Frequency value depending on the value you go higher in value, PCIe Spread Spectrum(SPP) is disabled and cannot be changed from this status. PCIe x16_3, MHz Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the PCI Express Bus, Slot 3 (the blue slot...
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... Detect HDD Reserved Detect serial ports Reserved Reserved Detect parallel ports Reserved HDD Write Protect Reserved Reserved POST error check Reserved Reserved Security Check Write CMOS Display PNP USB Final Init Reserved Reserved Reserved Setup ACPI tables Reserved Option ROM Detect Reserved Enable Parity Check Award POST Codes Description IDE device detection Initialize serial ports. Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen. Display PNP devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for user intervention Ask password security. Initialize parallel ports.
... Detect HDD Reserved Detect serial ports Reserved Reserved Detect parallel ports Reserved HDD Write Protect Reserved Reserved POST error check Reserved Reserved Security Check Write CMOS Display PNP USB Final Init Reserved Reserved Reserved Setup ACPI tables Reserved Option ROM Detect Reserved Enable Parity Check Award POST Codes Description IDE device detection Initialize serial ports. Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen. Display PNP devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for user intervention Ask password security. Initialize parallel ports.