EVGA 132-YW-E178, 780i SLI FTW manual Hardware Installation, Safety Instructions

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Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:

Preparing the motherboard

Installing the CPU

Installing the CPU fan

Installing the memory

Installing the motherboard

Connecting cables and setting switches

Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury always follow basic safety precautions.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis.

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Contents Evga force 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Evga Table of Contents COM1 Evga Evga CPU FSB List of Figures Intentions of the Kit Parts not in the KitPage Evga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Motherboard SpecificationsEvga Equipment UnpackingEvga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Evga nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware InstallationPreparing the Motherboard Installing the CPUInstalling the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Installing the MotherboardInstalling the I/O Shield  COM  FDD  IDE Connecting Cables and Setting SwitchesPower Supply Connectors Power ConnectionsPin ATX Power PWR1 Pin ATX 12V Power PWR2 Connecting IDE Hard Disk DrivesConnecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal HeadersIeee 1394a USB Headers Audio Front Audio ConnectorGND Sense PWR Fan ConnectionsCOM1 Expansion Slots Floppy Disk Drive FDD ConnectorPCI Express x1 Slot Clear Cmos Button Onboard System Reset and Power ButtonsClear Cmos Function Configuring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios Setup Advanced Bios Features  Standard Cmos Features Advanced Chipset Features  Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Standard Cmos Features Menu Set User Password  Save & Exit SetupDate and Time Standard Cmos Features None IDE Channel and Sata Channel Auto  Manual Auto Drive a Large Memory Halt OnCdrom Advanced Bios FeaturesNetwork Boot Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityQuick Power On Self Test Removable Device PriorityBoot Other Device First/Second/Third Boot DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Apic ModeFull Screen Logo Show MPS Version Control For OSHpet Function Advanced Chipset FeaturesSystem Bios Cacheable Integrated Peripherals Menu Integrated Peripherals Menu IDE DMA transfer access IDE Function Setup Primary Master/Slave Udma  Serial-ATA ControllerUSB Config RAID Config Sata x Primary/Secondary  OnChip USBIDE HDD Block Mode MAC ConfigIEEE1394 controller HD AudioAcpi Suspend Type Power Management Setup MenuAcpi Function WOLPME# From Soft-Off Power On by AlarmSoft-Off by Pbnt  Keyboard  Password Power on Function Hot Key Power On  Mouse Left  Mouse Right  Any KeyInit Display First PnP/PCI Configuration MenuReset Configuration Data PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Resources Controlled ByIRQ Resources Maximum Payload Size PC Health StatusPress Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu Dynamic Fan ControlPage Dummy O.C Frequency/Voltage ControlSystem Clocks Phoenix AwardBIOS Cmos Setup Utility System Clocks FSB Reference Clock. MHz  CPU Freq, MHz CPU Multiplier  PCIe x161, MHz CPU Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum SLI-Ready Memory FSB & Memory Config Linked  FSB and Memory Clock Mode Unlinked  FSB QDR, MHz Expert  Memory Timing Setting Optimal Memory Timing Setting Expert TCL CAS Latency  PPM Mode CPU Feature Limit Cpuid MaxVal  Intel SpeedStep Execute Disable Bit  Disable CPU Thermal Control  TM1 Only Evga VDroop control System Voltages Memory  nForce SPP nForce MCP Nvmem Memory Test HT nForce SPP MCP  nForce MCP AuxiliarySave Timing/Voltage Set Load Timing/Voltage SetEvga Driver Installation Installing Drivers SoftwareEvga Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Award Post Code Award Post Codes Name Description Award Post Codes Name Description Memory above 1MB Award Post Codes Name Description RAM Nvmm Post Codes Nvmm Post Codes Name Description