EVGA manual Evga nForce 730a Motherboard, Motherboard Specifications

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EVGA nForce 730a

Motherboard

Thank you for purchasing the EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard, with integrated GeForce Graphics, this motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand.

Motherboard Specifications

Size

ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.5 inch

AMD Socket AM2/AM2+ (940-pin) support

¾AMD Phenom /Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64/Sempron

¾Support Hyper Transport Bus 5.2GT/s (HT 3.0)

Operating systems:

Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit

Contains NVIDIA GeForce 8200/nForce 730a Chipset

Support Hybrid SLI technology to enhance Add-on Graphic card performance by nVidia Software settings for Windows Vista only

Integrated VGA

¾Integrated NVIDIA GeForce® Series DirectX 10 graphics processor, 300MHz RAMDAC for display resolutions up to 1920x1200

¾Hybrid SLI technology to increase the performance of discrete GeForce GPUs

¾Next-generation NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD video processor

¾Integrated HDMI interface with High-Definition Content Protection (HDCP) key support and protected audio stream mixing for full HDMI

¾Support Full NVIDIA® nView® multi-display technology capability support D-SUB + DVI-D or HDMI

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Contents Evga nForce 730a Motherboard User’s GuideEvga Table of Contents Fan Connections First/Second/Third Boot Device Evga K8-NB HT Width List of Figures Parts not in the Kit Intentions of the KitMotherboard Specifications Evga nForce 730a MotherboardHardware Installation Unpacking EquipmentSata Signal Cable Evga nForce 730a MotherboardEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Hardware Installation Safety InstructionsInstalling the CPU Fan Installing the CPUPreparing the Motherboard ‰ Two DIMMs Installing Memory DIMMs‰ One Dimm ‰ Four DIMMsInstalling the Motherboard Installing the I/O ShieldConnecting Cables and Setting Switches Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis‰ FDD ‰ IDE Pin ATX Power PW1 PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin AssignmentsConnecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Pin ATX 12V Power PW12Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel HeaderUSB 2.0 Header Pins USB HeadersFront Audio Connector AudioCspk Header Pins SPK HeaderFan Connections FDD Connector COM1Expansion Slots PCI Express x1 Slots PCI SlotsPCI Express x16 Slot Onboard Buttons Reset and Power ButtonClear Cmos Button LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED and LED Status IndicatorsPost Port Debug LED Configuring the Bios Enter Bios Setup Main Menu‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Standard Cmos Features‰ Advanced Bios Features ‰ Power Management Setup‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password ‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults‰ Load Optimized Defaults ‰ Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuDate and Time IDE Channel and Sata Channel‰ Manual ‰ None‰ Auto ¾ LargeDrive a ‰ All Errors‰ No Errors Halt OnMemory Advanced Bios Features Menu CdromFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot PriorityCD-ROM Boot Priority Removable Device PriorityBoot Up NumLock Status Boot Other DeviceSecurity Option MPS Version Control For OS Apic ModeFull Screen Logo Show Advanced Chipset Features Menu Init Display FirstIGPU Frame Buffer Control Hybrid SLIDisplay Detection Frame Buffer SizeMCP78 Pcie training SSE/ SSE2 InstructionsCPU Thermal-Throttling Hpet SupportIntegrated Peripherals Menu USBIDE Function Setup ‰ Sata Operation Mode MCP Storage Config‰ IDE HDD Block Mode ‰ Sata Salp FeaturesUSB Device Setting Legacy Devices‰ USB 2.0 Controller ‰ USB Operation Mode‰ USB 1.0 Controller ‰ USB Keyboard FunctionPower Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Power On by AlarmPower on Function Soft-Off by PbntPwron After PWR-Fail Hot Key Power On‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and Mouse ‰ Ctrl-Esc ‰ Ctrl-F1 ‰ Ctrl-Space ‰ AnykeyPnP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP/PCI Configuration MenuIRQ Resources Resources Controlled ByPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size PC Health Status Menu 3VSBShutdown Temperature SmartFan FunctionFrequency/Voltage Control Menu IGPU Frequency‰ K8 SMM base Lock CPU Feature‰ AMD C1E Support ‰ Virtualization‰ Always Update DMI Pool ‰ Secure Virtual Machine Mode‰ AMD CPU Stepping Dram Configuration Dram Configuration MenuŠ Dram Access Mode ‰ CKE Base Power Down Mode ‰ Timing Mode‰ DCTs Mode ‰ CKE Base PowerdownK8-NB HT Speed CPU FrequencyPCI Clock K8-NB HT WidthHT Voltage Chipset VoltageLoad Timing/Voltage Set Save Timing/Voltage Set Installing Drivers Software Drivers InstallationEvga Page Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730a Motherboard Award Post Codes Name Description Evga Execute Eisa initialization. If not, execute ISA tests Interrupt vectors Award Post Codes Name Description Evga