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Manual - Page 4

Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ...

Manual - Page 10

Supports data RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA Š GIGABYTE SATA2 x 2 Controller - 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII1-0, GSATAII1-1, ...; 2 PCI Express x16 slots Š 1 PCI Express x8 slot Š 1 PCI Express x1 slot Š 3 PCI slots GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - TSB43AB23 chip Š 3 IEEE 1394a ports Š nVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Southbridge - 1 FDD connector supported...

Manual - Page 12

FSB Voltage : Adjustable FSB voltage at 0.05V (Adjustable range from 0.05V to 0.35V) - GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - CPU Voltage : Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.05V (Adjustable range from 100 MHz to 0.20V) - SB/PCIE Voltage : Adjustable PCIe voltage at 0.05V (Adjustable range ...

Manual - Page 14

... CPU cooler installation section of the user manual) Fig. 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing. To prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather...pin along the direction of arrow is to install.) Please note the direction of the heat paste. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 14 - If the push pin is to remove the CPU cooler, on the contrary, is...

Manual - Page 16

...Technology, please note the following is installed. 2. DS/SS DDRII2 - GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 16 - Dual Channel mode will double. The GA-N680SLI-DQ6 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as...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...

Manual - Page 18

... port(s) to the chassis back panel. • Turn off the power of the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable to your motherboard. Step 3: Step 4: Connect the power Plug one end of the cable from the bracket to the SATA port on the power supply... PCI slot and secure the SATA bracket to turn off your system and the power switch on your SATA devices. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 18 -

Manual - Page 19

... SLI function, install two SLI-ready graphics cards into the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. (It is recommended to configure an SLI system on the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH). Before you want to set up a single graphics card system, we recommend installing the graphics card on your system and the...

Manual - Page 20

.... Female slots on the bridge connector Gold edge connector on the top of both cards. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 20 - Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridge connector securely fit ...bridge connector beween the two cards, you must install the retention bracket included with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the SLI gold edge connector on the PCIE_16_1 slot...

Manual - Page 22

... Port (4 Pins Connector) Serial interface standard set by Institute of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to Side Speaker Out jack. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 22 - English 1-8 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port...

Manual - Page 24

... pin ATX 12V power connector, please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord; mended by +5V) +12V +12V(Only for 24-... ATX_12V_2X Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Definition GND GND GND GND +12V +12V +12V +12V 12 24 1 13 ATX GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Definition 3.3V 3.3V GND +5V GND +5V GND Power Good 5V ...

Manual - Page 26

... MB and 2.88 MB. English 7) NB_FAN (North Bridge Fan Header) Connect the North Bridge fan cable to connect it in the FDD connector. 34 33 2 1 GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 26 -

Manual - Page 28

It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). 1 Pin No. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 28 - English 11) GSATAII1-0 / GSATAII1-1 / GSATAII2-0 / GSATAII2-1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to indicate whether the system is connected with the system power indicator to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 ...

Manual - Page 62

GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.

Manual - Page 70

... the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - Updating the BIOS Step 1: a. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that... BIOS to Drive function. Extract the downloaded BIOS files and save the new BIOS file (e.g. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 FAa . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS : Xpress Recovery2 : Boot Menu :...

Manual - Page 74

... any interruption during updating will cause the system unbooted. IV. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 74 - Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it shows two or more motherboard's model names to save the current BIOS version. It...

Manual - Page 75

... the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are more than one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set to identify the SATA controller for GIGABYTE...

Manual - Page 85

GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup Make sure to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you do not want to create RAID, set this section may not show the exact settings for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard, the GSATAII0, GSATAII1, GSATAII2 and GSATAII3...

Manual - Page 88

...or DOWN ARROW key to be set for huge temporarily disk required [ ]-Switch RAID Level GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard [ENTER]-Next Figure 6 - 88 - [ESC]-Abort The following procedure uses RAID 0 ...for the created RAID drive to be special characters) and press ENTER. 2. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. English A. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array ...

Manual - Page 90

GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar...]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to the Confirm Creation item. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. English 6. PCIE-...

Manual - Page 92

...). ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? Press the SPACEBAR on the array to cancel. GA-N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - Delete Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main menu and press ENTER. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. English B. Press Del. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.59 [ Main...