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Memory Clock Mode 57 Memory Timing Setting 59 System Voltages 61 CPU Feature...63 CPU Clock Ratio Unlock 64 Installing Drivers and Software 65 Drivers Installation 65 EVGA vi Power Management Setup Menu 47 ACPI Function ...47 ACPI Suspend Type 48 Soft-Off by PBNT 48 WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off 48 S5 Resume by USB 48 Power On by Alarm 48 POWER ON Function 48 Hot Key Power On 49 PWRON After PWR-Fail 49 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu 50...
Memory Clock Mode 57 Memory Timing Setting 59 System Voltages 61 CPU Feature...63 CPU Clock Ratio Unlock 64 Installing Drivers and Software 65 Drivers Installation 65 EVGA vi Power Management Setup Menu 47 ACPI Function ...47 ACPI Suspend Type 48 Soft-Off by PBNT 48 WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off 48 S5 Resume by USB 48 Power On by Alarm 48 POWER ON Function 48 Hot Key Power On 49 PWRON After PWR-Fail 49 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu 50...
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... connectors. IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - Driver Installation CD Contains drivers and software needed to the motherboard. 1 - EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard The EVGA nForce 730i motherboard with the NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i single chip is a PCI Express, NVIDIA GeForce Boost Technology ready motherboard. SATA Signal Cable Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to setup the motherboard. EVGA 5 Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 1 - 2-Port SATA Power...
... connectors. IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - Driver Installation CD Contains drivers and software needed to the motherboard. 1 - EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard The EVGA nForce 730i motherboard with the NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i single chip is a PCI Express, NVIDIA GeForce Boost Technology ready motherboard. SATA Signal Cable Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to setup the motherboard. EVGA 5 Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 1 - 2-Port SATA Power...
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... Slots 20. PCI Express x1 Slot 22. Front Panel Audio Connector 23. Power Fan Connector 6. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 7. FDD Connector 13. Motherboard Battery 14. Power Button 17. PCI Express x16 Slot 21. IDE Connector 8. Clear CMOS Button 24. NVIDIA SPP (with passive heat sink) 3. Serial Port Connector 15. System Fan Connector 16. CPU Socket - CPU Fan Connector 4. Front Panel Connector 10. Diagnostic Code Display 12. USB Headers 19. Speaker Connector 11. LGA 775 2. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 9. RESET Button 18. EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard Layout EVGA...
... Slots 20. PCI Express x1 Slot 22. Front Panel Audio Connector 23. Power Fan Connector 6. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 7. FDD Connector 13. Motherboard Battery 14. Power Button 17. PCI Express x16 Slot 21. IDE Connector 8. Clear CMOS Button 24. NVIDIA SPP (with passive heat sink) 3. Serial Port Connector 15. System Fan Connector 16. CPU Socket - CPU Fan Connector 4. Front Panel Connector 10. Diagnostic Code Display 12. USB Headers 19. Speaker Connector 11. LGA 775 2. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 9. RESET Button 18. EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard Layout EVGA...
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Hardware Installation ‰ Power Connections ¾ 24-pin ATX power (PW1) ¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power (PW12) ‰ Internal Headers ¾ Front panel ¾ Speaker ¾ USB Headers ¾ Audio ¾ COM ‰ FDD ‰ IDE ‰ Serial ATA II ‰ Chassis Fans ‰ Expansion slots ‰ CMOS Clear Button See Figure 1 on page 6 to locate the connectors and Button referenced in the following procedure. EVGA 13
Hardware Installation ‰ Power Connections ¾ 24-pin ATX power (PW1) ¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power (PW12) ‰ Internal Headers ¾ Front panel ¾ Speaker ¾ USB Headers ¾ Audio ¾ COM ‰ FDD ‰ IDE ‰ Serial ATA II ‰ Chassis Fans ‰ Expansion slots ‰ CMOS Clear Button See Figure 1 on page 6 to locate the connectors and Button referenced in the following procedure. EVGA 13
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... Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is off. Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on the connectors to these two pins. Be sure to match the name on and off rather than using the power supply button. ‰ HD_LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins. When the system is turn off status, the LED is one connector used to connect...
... Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is off. Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on the connectors to these two pins. Be sure to match the name on and off rather than using the power supply button. ‰ HD_LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins. When the system is turn off status, the LED is one connector used to connect...
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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.., EVGA 28 Figure 3. 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...
... : 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.., EVGA 28 Figure 3. 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...
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... started. Select On to position the selector in the option you to select the power-on state of NumLock. Select Off to access the CMOS Setup screen and when the system boots. EVGA 37 Select System to require a password to disable the NumLock key. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN NVIDIA Boot Age Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Boot Other Device With the option set to display the sub-menu. Configuring the BIOS Enter to Enable, the system boots...
... started. Select On to position the selector in the option you to select the power-on state of NumLock. Select Off to access the CMOS Setup screen and when the system boots. EVGA 37 Select System to require a password to disable the NumLock key. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN NVIDIA Boot Age Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Boot Other Device With the option set to display the sub-menu. Configuring the BIOS Enter to Enable, the system boots...
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... disable the display of the full-screen logo when the system boots. Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows you also disable the MPS Version Control for OS option. MPS Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) version that BIOS passes to scroll through the options. APIC Mode Use this function to toggle between Enable and Disable EVGA 38 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to enable...
... disable the display of the full-screen logo when the system boots. Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows you also disable the MPS Version Control for OS option. MPS Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) version that BIOS passes to scroll through the options. APIC Mode Use this function to toggle between Enable and Disable EVGA 38 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to enable...
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AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features ` Spread Spectrum Control Init Display First Hybrid SLI Display Detection x Onboard GPU Frame Buffer Size HPET Support Retrain PCIE dev to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions menu. Phoenix - Advanced Chipset Features EVGA 39 Configuring the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features Menu Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to Gen2 System BIOS Cacheable [Press Enter] [onboard] [Auto] [Enabled] [Always Enable] [256M] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Main Level ` ...
AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features ` Spread Spectrum Control Init Display First Hybrid SLI Display Detection x Onboard GPU Frame Buffer Size HPET Support Retrain PCIE dev to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions menu. Phoenix - Advanced Chipset Features EVGA 39 Configuring the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features Menu Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to Gen2 System BIOS Cacheable [Press Enter] [onboard] [Auto] [Enabled] [Always Enable] [256M] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Main Level ` ...
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... CPU. Spread Spectrum Control Press Enter to select the display device priority. CPU Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum iGPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ‰ CPU Spread Spectrum This option reduces the EMI generated by the S-ATA. Options are Auto and Disabled. Init Display First This item is used to display the Spread Spectrum Control menu. Hybrid SLI This item allows you set the Hybrid SLI function if you use Hybird SLI card, the PCI Slot option...
... CPU. Spread Spectrum Control Press Enter to select the display device priority. CPU Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum iGPU Spread Spectrum [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ‰ CPU Spread Spectrum This option reduces the EMI generated by the S-ATA. Options are Auto and Disabled. Init Display First This item is used to display the Spread Spectrum Control menu. Hybrid SLI This item allows you set the Hybrid SLI function if you use Hybird SLI card, the PCI Slot option...
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... and Disabled. If you to set frame buffer size for onboard GPU. When Enabled, HPET is used as the timing hardware for monitor connected if boot prefer (BGPU) does not have monitor connected. Retrain PCIE dev to Gen2 By default all capable devices populated in PCIE slots will cause System BIOS to search for multimedia and other time-sensitive application. Configuring the BIOS Display Detection This item enabling will be disabled (to...
... and Disabled. If you to set frame buffer size for onboard GPU. When Enabled, HPET is used as the timing hardware for monitor connected if boot prefer (BGPU) does not have monitor connected. Retrain PCIE dev to Gen2 By default all capable devices populated in PCIE slots will cause System BIOS to search for multimedia and other time-sensitive application. Configuring the BIOS Display Detection This item enabling will be disabled (to...
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Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu EVGA 43 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ` Storage Config ` Onbard Devices ` Legacy Devices ` USB Device Setting [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] 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 7. Configuring the BIOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu.
Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu EVGA 43 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals ` Storage Config ` Onbard Devices ` Legacy Devices ` USB Device Setting [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] 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 7. Configuring the BIOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu.
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... Hot-plug features ¾ Linux AHCI: Use the function for Linux AHCI. EVGA 44 Select [Disabled] if your hard drive needs to display the Storage Config menu. Storage Config Press Enter to support block mode. DMA transfer access Prefetch Mode HDD Block Mode SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode SATA SALP Features JMB363 ATA Controller JMB363 Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [OFF] [Enabled] [IDE] ‰ DMA transfer access Use this function to enable or disable DMA transfer access. ‰ Prefetch Mode Use this function to enable or disable the Prefetch mode. ‰ HDD...
... Hot-plug features ¾ Linux AHCI: Use the function for Linux AHCI. EVGA 44 Select [Disabled] if your hard drive needs to display the Storage Config menu. Storage Config Press Enter to support block mode. DMA transfer access Prefetch Mode HDD Block Mode SATA Controller SATA Operation Mode SATA SALP Features JMB363 ATA Controller JMB363 Mode [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [OFF] [Enabled] [IDE] ‰ DMA transfer access Use this function to enable or disable DMA transfer access. ‰ Prefetch Mode Use this function to enable or disable the Prefetch mode. ‰ HDD...
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... disable the hard disk audio function. Configuring the BIOS ‰ SATA SALP Features This item allows you set the MAC LAN to [Auto] or disable this function. ‰ P80 Show CPU Temperature When this function is allows you select the SATA SALP (Aggressive Link Power Management) status. The options are Enabled and Disabled. ‰ JMB363 Mode This is enabled the Post Port LED will display the CPU's current temperature. Legacy Devices Press Enter to display the Onboard Devices menu. Onboard Devices Press Enter to display the Legacy Devices menu. HD Audio...
... disable the hard disk audio function. Configuring the BIOS ‰ SATA SALP Features This item allows you set the MAC LAN to [Auto] or disable this function. ‰ P80 Show CPU Temperature When this function is allows you select the SATA SALP (Aggressive Link Power Management) status. The options are Enabled and Disabled. ‰ JMB363 Mode This is enabled the Post Port LED will display the CPU's current temperature. Legacy Devices Press Enter to display the Onboard Devices menu. Onboard Devices Press Enter to display the Legacy Devices menu. HD Audio...
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... the USB 2.0 (EHCI) controller. ‰ USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB Mouse under DOS. ‰ USB Mouse Function Use this function to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you wish to enable or disable support for USB device supports transfer rates. Options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed (480 Mbps). ‰ USB Keyboard Function Use this function to display the USB Device Setting menu. USB Device Setting Press Enter to enable or disable support for USB keyboard under DOS. ‰ USB Storage Function Use this field. ‰ Onboard Serial Port...
... the USB 2.0 (EHCI) controller. ‰ USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB Mouse under DOS. ‰ USB Mouse Function Use this function to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you wish to enable or disable support for USB device supports transfer rates. Options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed (480 Mbps). ‰ USB Keyboard Function Use this function to display the USB Device Setting menu. USB Device Setting Press Enter to enable or disable support for USB keyboard under DOS. ‰ USB Storage Function Use this field. ‰ Onboard Serial Port...
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EVGA 47 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PBTN WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off S5 Resume by USB Power-on by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm POWER ON Function Hot Key Power On PWRON After PWR-Fail [Enabled] [S1&S3] [Instant-Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Disabled] [Ctrl-F1] [Off] Item Help Main Level ` :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD...
EVGA 47 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PBTN WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off S5 Resume by USB Power-on by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm POWER ON Function Hot Key Power On PWRON After PWR-Fail [Enabled] [S1&S3] [Instant-Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Disabled] [Ctrl-F1] [Off] Item Help Main Level ` :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD...
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PnP/PCI Configuration Menu EVGA 50 Phoenix - PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter [Disabled] Item Help Main Level ` ** 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 9.
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu EVGA 50 Phoenix - PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter [Disabled] Item Help Main Level ` ** 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 9.
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AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status ` SmartFan Function +5V DIMM(V) 5VSB +12V Chipset(V) CPU(V) 3VSB Voltage Battery CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed System Fan Speed [Press Enter] 4.96V 1.89V 4.96V 12.14V 1.09V 1.21V 3.37V 3.12V 34oC 28oC 3054 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Item Help Main Level ` :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 2. PC Health...
AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status ` SmartFan Function +5V DIMM(V) 5VSB +12V Chipset(V) CPU(V) 3VSB Voltage Battery CPU Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed System Fan Speed [Press Enter] 4.96V 1.89V 4.96V 12.14V 1.09V 1.21V 3.37V 3.12V 34oC 28oC 3054 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Item Help Main Level ` :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 2. PC Health...
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Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control ` System Clocks ` FSB & Memory Config ` System Voltage ` CPU Feature CPU Clock Ratio Unlock [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] 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 3. Phoenix - Frequency/Voltage Control Menu EVGA...
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control ` System Clocks ` FSB & Memory Config ` System Voltage ` CPU Feature CPU Clock Ratio Unlock [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Disabled] 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 3. Phoenix - Frequency/Voltage Control Menu EVGA...
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... click on the install screen. Insert the EVGA nForce 730i installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to load your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers: ‰ NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers ‰ Audio drivers ‰ RAID Drivers ‰ JMicron Drivers ‰ Adobe Acrobat Reader ‰ User's Manual Drivers Installation 1. Configuring the BIOS Installing Drivers and Software It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes...
... click on the install screen. Insert the EVGA nForce 730i installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to load your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers: ‰ NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers ‰ Audio drivers ‰ RAID Drivers ‰ JMicron Drivers ‰ Adobe Acrobat Reader ‰ User's Manual Drivers Installation 1. Configuring the BIOS Installing Drivers and Software It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software. The kit comes...
