EVGA 132-YW-E178, 780i SLI FTW manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Before You Begin…	ix
Parts NOT in the Kit	ix
Intentions of the Kit	ix
EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard	1
Motherboard Specifications	1
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions	3
Unpacking	3
Equipment	3
EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard	4
Hardware Installation	7
Safety Instructions	7
Preparing the Motherboard	8
Installing the CPU	8
Installing the CPU Fan	8
Installing Memory DIMMs	9
Installing the Motherboard	10
Installing the I/O Shield	10
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis	10
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches	11
Power Connections	11
24-pin ATX Power (PWR1)	12
8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)	14
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives	14
Connecting Serial ATA Cables	15
Connecting Internal Headers	16
Front Panel Header	16
IEEE 1394a	17
USB Headers	18

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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 InstallationInstalling the CPU Installing the CPU FanPreparing the Motherboard Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the Motherboard Installing the I/O ShieldSecuring the Motherboard into the Chassis  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 Onboard System Reset and Power Buttons Clear Cmos FunctionClear Cmos Button Configuring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios Setup Power Management Setup  Standard Cmos Features Advanced Bios Features  Advanced Chipset Features Save & Exit Setup Standard Cmos Features Menu Set Supervisor Password  Set User PasswordDate and Time Standard Cmos Features Manual IDE Channel and Sata Channel None  AutoDrive a  Large Auto Memory Halt OnCdrom Advanced Bios FeaturesRemovable Device Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityNetwork Boot Priority Quick Power On Self TestApic Mode First/Second/Third Boot DeviceBoot Other Device Boot Up NumLock StatusFull Screen Logo Show MPS Version Control For OSAdvanced Chipset Features System Bios CacheableHpet Function Integrated Peripherals Menu Integrated Peripherals Menu Serial-ATA Controller IDE Function Setup IDE DMA transfer access  Primary Master/Slave Udma OnChip USB RAID ConfigUSB Config  Sata x Primary/SecondaryHD Audio MAC ConfigIDE HDD Block Mode IEEE1394 controllerPower Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Power On by Alarm Soft-Off by PbntWOLPME# From Soft-Off  Mouse Left  Mouse Right  Any Key Power on Function Keyboard  Password  Hot Key Power OnPnP/PCI Configuration Menu Reset Configuration DataInit Display First Resources Controlled By IRQ ResourcesPCI/VGA Palette Snoop 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 PCIe x161, MHz  CPU Freq, MHz FSB Reference Clock. MHz  CPU Multiplier CPU Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum SLI-Ready Memory FSB & Memory Config FSB QDR, MHz  FSB and Memory Clock Mode Linked  Unlinked Memory Timing Setting  Optimal Expert Memory Timing Setting Expert TCL CAS Latency  Intel SpeedStep CPU Feature PPM Mode  Limit Cpuid MaxVal TM1 Only  Disable Execute Disable Bit  CPU Thermal Control nForce SPP System Voltages Evga VDroop control  Memory nForce MCP Auxiliary Nvmem Memory Test nForce MCP  HT nForce SPP MCPSave 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