EVGA 730I manual Table of Contents

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EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard

Table of Contents

User’s Guide

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EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard

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Before You Begin…

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Parts NOT in the Kit

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Intentions of the Kit

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EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard

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Motherboard Specifications

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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions

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Unpacking

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Equipment

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EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard

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Hardware Installation

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Safety Instructions

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Preparing the Motherboard

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Installing the CPU

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Installing the CPU Fan

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Installing System Memory (DIMMs)

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Installing the Motherboard

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Installing the I/O Shield

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Securing the Motherboard into a System Case

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Connecting Cables and Setting Switches

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24-pin ATX Power (PW1)

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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12)

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Page Evga nForce 730i Motherboard User’s GuideEvga Table of Contents Fan Connections First/Second/Third Boot Device Resources Controlled By Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730i Motherboard List of Figures Parts not in the Kit Intentions of the KitPage Motherboard Specifications Evga nForce MotherboardEvga Evga nForce 730i Motherboard Unpacking EquipmentSata Signal Cable Evga nForce MotherboardEvga nForce 730i Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Hardware Installation Safety InstructionsInstalling the CPU Preparing the MotherboardInstalling the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs‰ One Dimm ‰ Two DIMMsInstalling the Motherboard Installing the I/O Shield Connecting Cables and Setting SwitchesSecuring the Motherboard into a System Case ¾ COM ‰ 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 HeadersAudio SPK HeaderFan Connections FDD Connector Expansion SlotsPCI 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‰ Standard Cmos Features ‰ Advanced Bios Features‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Power Management Setup‰ Load Fail-Safe Defaults ‰ Load Optimized Defaults‰ Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password ‰ Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Standard Cmos Features MenuDate and Time Sata Channel‰ None ‰ Auto‰ Manual ¾ LargeDrive a ‰ All ErrorsHalt On Memory Advanced Bios Features Menu CdromHard Disk Boot Priority CD-ROM 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 Advanced Chipset Features Menu Advanced Chipset FeaturesHybrid SLI Spread Spectrum ControlInit Display First Display Detection Onbaord GPUFrame Buffer Size Hpet SupportSystem Bios Cacheable Integrated Peripherals Menu Integrated Peripherals MenuStorage Config Onboard Devices Legacy DevicesUSB Device Setting Power Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionPower On by Alarm Power on FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by PbntHot Key Power On ‰ Disabled ‰ Mouse ‰ Keyboard ‰ Both Keyboard and MousePwron 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 PC Health Status Menu PC Health Status MenuSmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menuFrequency/Voltage Control Menu CPUFrequency Settings System Clocks‰ Current CPU Freq, MHz ‰ FSB Clock. MHzFSB & Memory Config FSB Memory Clock Mode¾ Linked ¾ Unlinked‰ FSB QDR, MHz ‰ MEM DDR, MHzMemory Timing Setting ¾ Optimal¾ Expert System Voltages ‰ CPU Core‰ Memory ‰ Chipset Voltage‰ Gtlvref Lane CPU Feature ‰ Execute Disable Bit CPU Clock Ratio Unlock‰ C1E Function ‰ Virtualization TechnologyInstalling Drivers Software Drivers InstallationEvga Evga Appendix a Post Codes for the Evga nForce 730i Motherboard Evga Evga Evga Evga Intervention Evga