EVGA 730a manual Installing Drivers Software, Drivers Installation

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Installing Drivers and

Software

It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-capable.

The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software.

The CD that has been shipped with your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers:

‰NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers

‰Audio drivers

‰RAID drivers

‰Adobe Acrobat Reader

‰User’s Manual

Drivers Installation

1.Insert the EVGA NVIDIA MCP78 Series installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit.

2.The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen.

If it does not run, go to My Computer and click on the CD to open.

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Contents User’s Guide Evga nForce 730a MotherboardEvga Table of Contents Fan Connections First/Second/Third Boot Device Evga K8-NB HT Width List of Figures Intentions of the Kit Parts not in the KitEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Motherboard SpecificationsHardware Installation Equipment UnpackingEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Sata Signal CableEvga nForce 730a Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware InstallationInstalling the CPU Fan Installing the CPUPreparing the Motherboard ‰ One Dimm Installing Memory DIMMs‰ Two DIMMs ‰ Four DIMMsInstalling the I/O Shield Installing the MotherboardSecuring the Motherboard into the Chassis Connecting Cables and Setting Switches‰ FDD ‰ IDE PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin Assignments Pin ATX Power PW1Pin ATX 12V Power PW12 Connecting IDE Hard Disk DrivesConnecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal HeadersUSB Headers USB 2.0 Header PinsAudio Front Audio ConnectorSPK Header Cspk Header PinsFan Connections COM1 FDD ConnectorExpansion 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 Main Menu Enter Bios Setup‰ Advanced Bios Features ‰ Standard Cmos Features‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Power Management Setup‰ Load Optimized Defaults ‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password ‰ Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuIDE Channel and Sata Channel Date and Time‰ Auto ‰ None‰ Manual ¾ Large‰ No Errors ‰ All ErrorsDrive a Halt OnMemory Cdrom Advanced Bios Features MenuCD-ROM Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Removable Device PriorityBoot Up NumLock Status Boot Other DeviceSecurity Option MPS Version Control For OS Apic ModeFull Screen Logo Show Init Display First Advanced Chipset Features MenuDisplay Detection Hybrid SLIIGPU Frame Buffer Control Frame Buffer SizeCPU Thermal-Throttling SSE/ SSE2 InstructionsMCP78 Pcie training Hpet SupportUSB Integrated Peripherals MenuIDE Function Setup ‰ IDE HDD Block Mode MCP Storage Config‰ Sata Operation Mode ‰ Sata Salp FeaturesLegacy Devices USB Device Setting‰ USB 1.0 Controller ‰ USB Operation Mode‰ USB 2.0 Controller ‰ USB Keyboard FunctionAcpi Function Power Management Setup MenuPower on Function Power On by AlarmAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by Pbnt‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and Mouse Hot Key Power OnPwron After PWR-Fail ‰ Ctrl-Esc ‰ Ctrl-F1 ‰ Ctrl-Space ‰ AnykeyPnP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP/PCI Configuration MenuIRQ Resources Resources Controlled ByPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size 3VSB PC Health Status MenuSmartFan Function Shutdown TemperatureIGPU Frequency Frequency/Voltage Control Menu‰ AMD C1E Support CPU Feature‰ K8 SMM base Lock ‰ Virtualization‰ Always Update DMI Pool ‰ Secure Virtual Machine Mode‰ AMD CPU Stepping Dram Configuration Menu Dram ConfigurationŠ Dram Access Mode ‰ DCTs Mode ‰ Timing Mode‰ CKE Base Power Down Mode ‰ CKE Base PowerdownPCI Clock CPU FrequencyK8-NB HT Speed K8-NB HT WidthHT Voltage Chipset VoltageLoad Timing/Voltage Set Save Timing/Voltage Set Drivers Installation Installing Drivers SoftwareEvga 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