EVGA 132-YW-E178, 780i SLI FTW manual Parts not in the Kit, Intentions of the Kit

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Before You Begin…

Parts NOT in the Kit

This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA force® 780i SLI FTW motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.

Intel microprocessor

System Memory

Cooling fan for the microprocessor

Graphics Card

Power Supply

EVGA assumes you have purchased all necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality.

Intentions of the Kit

This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard into a PC case. If you are building a PC, you will use most of the cables provided in the kit. If however, you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the cables.

When replacing a motherboard in a PC case, it is highly recommended to reinstall the operating system even though the current drives may already have an operating system.

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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 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  ManualDrive a  Large Auto 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 OSAdvanced Chipset Features System Bios CacheableHpet Function 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 AudioPower Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Power On by Alarm Soft-Off by PbntWOLPME# From Soft-Off  Keyboard  Password Power on Function Hot Key Power On  Mouse Left  Mouse Right  Any KeyPnP/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 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 Memory Timing Setting  Optimal Expert 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