EVGA 122-CK-NF68-XX manual Before You Begin…, Parts NOT in the Kit

Before You Begin…

Parts NOT in the Kit

This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.

‰Intel microprocessor:

Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, and Pentium.

‰Cooling fan for the microprocessor

‰System memory support:

Supports dual channel DDR2 533/667/800, and up to 1200 MHz SLI- Ready Memory. Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memory.

‰Graphics Card

This motherboard is capable of using the NVIDIA SLI technology. To utilize this technology requires an SLI Kit from NVIDIA and two SLI- capable graphics cards. When ordering a graphics card, be sure it is a PCI Express card. The kit does contain the SLI connector used to connect the two graphics cards. See Software Installation

‰It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-capable.

The kit comes with a CD that contains utility drivers and additional NVIDIA software.

The CD that has been shipped with your NVIDIA motherboard contains the following software and drivers:

‰NVIDIA nForce drivers

‰RealTek Audio drivers

‰Microsoft DirectX 9.0C

‰NVIDIA nTune