EVGA 730a manual

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LGA – Land Grid Array

LN2 – Liquid Nitrogen Cooling

MAC - Media Access Control

MCP - Media and Communications Processor

MHz - Megahertz

NB - Northbridge

NCQ - Native Command Queuing

NIC - Network Interface Card

NTFS - New Technology File System

OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer

PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment

PCB - Printed Circuit Board

PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCI-E - Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCI-X - Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended POST – Power on Self Test

PWM – Pulse Width Modulation

QDR - Quad Data Rate

RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

RGB - Red Green Blue

SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

SB - Southbridge

SCSI - Small Computer System Interface

SFR – Split Frame Rendering

SLI - Scalable Link Interface

SPD - Serial Presence Detect

SPDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format

SPP - System Platform Processors

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

USB - Universal Serial Bus

VDroop - V-core Voltage Drop

VGA - Video Graphics Array

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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 Installing the CPU FanPreparing the Motherboard ‰ Four DIMMs Installing Memory DIMMs‰ One Dimm ‰ Two 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 Slots PCI Express x1 SlotsPCI Express x16 Slot Reset and Power Button Onboard ButtonsClear Cmos Button Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators LED Status IndicatorsPost Port Debug LED Configuring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios Setup‰ Power Management Setup ‰ Standard Cmos Features‰ Advanced Bios Features ‰ Advanced Chipset Features‰ Save & Exit Setup ‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults‰ Load Optimized Defaults ‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User PasswordStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuIDE Channel and Sata Channel Date and Time¾ Large ‰ None‰ Auto ‰ ManualHalt On ‰ All Errors‰ No Errors Drive aMemory Cdrom Advanced Bios Features MenuRemovable Device Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityCD-ROM Boot Priority First/Second/Third Boot DeviceBoot Other Device Boot Up NumLock StatusSecurity Option Apic Mode MPS Version Control For OSFull Screen Logo Show Init Display First Advanced Chipset Features MenuFrame Buffer Size Hybrid SLIDisplay Detection IGPU Frame Buffer ControlHpet Support SSE/ SSE2 InstructionsCPU Thermal-Throttling MCP78 Pcie trainingUSB Integrated Peripherals MenuIDE Function Setup ‰ Sata Salp Features MCP Storage Config‰ IDE HDD Block Mode ‰ Sata Operation ModeLegacy Devices USB Device Setting‰ USB Keyboard Function ‰ USB Operation Mode‰ USB 1.0 Controller ‰ USB 2.0 ControllerAcpi Function Power Management Setup MenuSoft-Off by Pbnt Power On by AlarmPower on Function Acpi Suspend Type‰ Ctrl-Esc ‰ Ctrl-F1 ‰ Ctrl-Space ‰ Anykey Hot Key Power On‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and Mouse Pwron After PWR-FailPnP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP/PCI Configuration MenuResources Controlled By IRQ ResourcesPCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size 3VSB PC Health Status MenuSmartFan Function Shutdown TemperatureIGPU Frequency Frequency/Voltage Control Menu‰ Virtualization CPU Feature‰ AMD C1E Support ‰ K8 SMM base Lock‰ Secure Virtual Machine Mode ‰ Always Update DMI Pool‰ AMD CPU Stepping Dram Configuration Menu Dram ConfigurationŠ Dram Access Mode ‰ CKE Base Powerdown ‰ Timing Mode‰ DCTs Mode ‰ CKE Base Power Down ModeK8-NB HT Width CPU FrequencyPCI Clock K8-NB HT SpeedChipset Voltage HT 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