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nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Southbridge 75 B. Channel Audio Function Introduction 97 4-1-6 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 104 4-2 Troubleshooting 105 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Appendix 65 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 65 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 65 4-1-2 Xpress ...
nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Southbridge 75 B. Channel Audio Function Introduction 97 4-1-6 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 104 4-2 Troubleshooting 105 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Appendix 65 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 65 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 65 4-1-2 Xpress ...
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...x16 slots 1 PCI Express x8 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 3 PCI slots GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - Supports data RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 x 2 Controller - 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII1-0, GSATAII1-1, GSATAII2-0, GSATAII2-1), allowing connection of 4 SATA...138; Supports S/PDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection Onboard T.I. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Front Side Bus Chipset LAN Audio IEEE 1394 Storage O.S Support Memory Expanstion Slots LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2...
...x16 slots 1 PCI Express x8 slot 1 PCI Express x1 slot 3 PCI slots GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - Supports data RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 x 2 Controller - 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII1-0, GSATAII1-1, GSATAII2-0, GSATAII2-1), allowing connection of 4 SATA...138; Supports S/PDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection Onboard T.I. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Front Side Bus Chipset LAN Audio IEEE 1394 Storage O.S Support Memory Expanstion Slots LGA775 for Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme quad-core / CoreTM 2...
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... with the processor specifications. Please add an even layer of the CPU socket. Avoid twisting or bending motions that has optimizations for the peripherals. Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that the system bus frequency be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it enabled - Fig. 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located...
... with the processor specifications. Please add an even layer of the CPU socket. Avoid twisting or bending motions that has optimizations for the peripherals. Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that the system bus frequency be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it enabled - Fig. 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located...
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...please note the following is installed. 2. The following explanations due to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend installing them into DIMM sockets of chipset specifications. 1. DS/SS DDRII2 - DS/SS DDRII4 - DS/SS DS/SS If two memory modules are to be enabled if only one..."--": Empty) 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDRII1 DS/SS - DS/SS DS/SS DDRII3 DS/SS - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will not be used to the limitation of the...
...please note the following is installed. 2. The following explanations due to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend installing them into DIMM sockets of chipset specifications. 1. DS/SS DDRII2 - DS/SS DDRII4 - DS/SS DS/SS If two memory modules are to be enabled if only one..."--": Empty) 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDRII1 DS/SS - DS/SS DS/SS DDRII3 DS/SS - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will not be used to the limitation of the...
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... graphics card on the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard. The exact power requirements will depend on your system and the two SLI graphics cards. English 1-7 Setup of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI chipset. The SLI design takes... ExpressTM graphics cards! Please refer to the table below to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH). Hardware Installation
... graphics card on the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard. The exact power requirements will depend on your system and the two SLI graphics cards. English 1-7 Setup of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI chipset. The SLI design takes... ExpressTM graphics cards! Please refer to the table below to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH). Hardware Installation
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menu items are for power users only. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 - System Clock Setting CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software System Clock Setting SLI-Ready Memory FSB-Memory Clock Mode x FSB-Memory ...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Incorrectly using these components. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these features may result in system instability or corruption. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker...
menu items are for power users only. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 - System Clock Setting CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software System Clock Setting SLI-Ready Memory FSB-Memory Clock Mode x FSB-Memory ...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Incorrectly using these components. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these features may result in system instability or corruption. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker...
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... voltage as Southbridge requires. (Default value) +0.10V~+0.20V Set Southbridge standby voltage to +0.05V~+0.55V. Normal Supply standby voltage as Chipset requires. (Default value) +0.05V~+0.55V Set SB/PCIE voltage to +0.10V~+0.20V. FSB Voltage Control Normal Supply FSB voltage as FSB... Normal Supply HT-Link voltage as required. SB Standby Voltage Set the Southbridge standby voltage. The adjustable range is not changeable. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - SB/PCIE Voltage Set the voltage settings for the HT-Link between Southbridge and Northbridge. Normal Set NB...
... voltage as Southbridge requires. (Default value) +0.10V~+0.20V Set Southbridge standby voltage to +0.05V~+0.55V. Normal Supply standby voltage as Chipset requires. (Default value) +0.05V~+0.55V Set SB/PCIE voltage to +0.10V~+0.20V. FSB Voltage Control Normal Supply FSB voltage as FSB... Normal Supply HT-Link voltage as required. SB Standby Voltage Set the Southbridge standby voltage. The adjustable range is not changeable. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - SB/PCIE Voltage Set the voltage settings for the HT-Link between Southbridge and Northbridge. Normal Set NB...
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... & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. - 57 - BIOS Setup
... & Exit Setup F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. - 57 - BIOS Setup
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... list all items defaulted. Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install all the...
... list all items defaulted. Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install all the...
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...page Confirmation and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I .A. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software ...EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GIGABYTE Logo 10. C.I .A. GO 6. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions...
...page Confirmation and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I .A. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software ...EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GIGABYTE Logo 10. C.I .A. GO 6. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions...
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... your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is dependent on the size of the hard disk, so free space available on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is as follows: a. SATA IDE channel 2 e. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 GB under Windows 2000, be...
... your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is dependent on the size of the hard disk, so free space available on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is as follows: a. SATA IDE channel 2 e. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 GB under Windows 2000, be...