Table of Contents | EVGA 122-M2-NF59-AX specs

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to nForce 590 Motherboards	4
Motherboard Features	4
Special Features of the Motherboard	5
Specifications	6
Layout Diagram and Jumper Settings	7
Jumpers, Connectors, Headers, and Sockets	8
Hardware Installation	09
Hardware Installation Steps	09
Checking The Motherboard Jumper Settings	09
Clearing the CMOS RAM	09
Keyboard Power On Function	10
USB Power On Function	10
Installing The CPU	10
Glossary of Terms	10
About AMD Athlon64 AM2 CPUs	11
Installing Memory	12
Memory Installation Diagrams	13
Expansion Cards	14
Procedure For Expansion Card Installation	15
Assigning IRQs For Expansion Cards	15
Interrupt Request Table	15
PCI-Express Slots	15
Diagram of PCI-Express Slot Locations and Functions	16
Table of Standard IRQ Assignments	16
SLI Bridge Installation For NVIDIA SLI Cards (SLI Version Only)	17
Connectors and Headers	19
Connector Locations	19
Starting Up Your Computer	28
Beep Code Table	28
BIOS	29
Introducing BIOS	29
Entering BIOS Setup	29
Standard CMOS Features	30
Advanced BIOS Features	32
Advanced Chipset Features	33
System Clocks	34
System Voltages	35
System Monitor	41
Values and Descriptions	42
Nvidia Networking Guide	43
Configuring FirstPacket	44
Enabling FirstPacket	44

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Page CPU Support Evga Nforce 590 SLI Motherboard Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction of nForce 590 Motherboards Motherboard Features CPU Smart Fan CPU Socket AM2 Specifications Layout Diagram & Jumper Settings JUMPERS, CONNECTORS, HEADERS, and Sockets Cmos RAM Clear Setting Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Steps About AMD Athlon64 AM2 CPUs Install CPU Glossary Valid Memory Configurations Install Memory For Dual Channel Memory Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card Expansion Cards Procedure For Expansion Card Installation Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard PCI-Express SlotsFrom TOP to Bottom IRQ Standard Interrupt Assignments SLI Bridge for Nvidia SLI Supported VGA Cards Page PIN ROW1 ROW2 Connectors and Headers Power Connector 24-pin block Atxpwr ATX 12V Power Connector 8-pin block ATX12V PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector KBLAN Port connector UL1 CEN/LEF Blackness MIC Pink Floppy drive Connector 34-pin block FDD Primary IDE Connector 40-pin block IDE1Pin Serial-ATA Port SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3/ SATA4/ SATA5 /SATA Serial-ATA Port Connectors Headers Line-Out/MIC Header for Front Panel 9-pin Audio AudioUSB Port Headers 9-pin USB1/USB2/USB3 Pwrled SpeakJW FP CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Cdin FAN Headers 3-pin CPUFAN, SYSFAN1 Supplemental SLI Power J2 Firewire Connectors 1394A~B Beep Meaning Starting Up Your Computer Advanced Chipset Features Bios Description Enter Bios SetupStandard Cmos Features Advanced Bios Features Set User Name Load DefaultsSet Password Save & Exit Setup Floppy Drive a Halt OnMemory Quick Power On Self Test Advanced Bios Features Removable Device PriorityHard Disk Boot Priority Network Boot Priority LPC P2P P2P SPP MCP Ref Clock Frequency Settings Ref Clock HTTCPU Multiplier PCIe Bus, Slot CPU CKE power down control Memory Configuration Optimized for nForce MemDrive Strength setting CKE base power down mode Read delay from Rx Fifo Memory Timings Standard Memory Settings Timing modeCommand Per Clock CMD Advance Memory Settings tRRD MA drive strength Dram driver weak modeCKE drive strength CS drive strength MAC Config IDE Function SetupRAID Config USB Config States Support Power-on by AlarmPower on Function Acpi Suspend Type IRQ Resources Reset Configuration DataInit Display First Resources Controlled by Board Temperature ValuesPassword Disabled Press any key to continue… System Save to Cmos and Exit Y/N? Quit Without Saving Y/N?Nvidia Networking Guide Launching Nvidia Networking Enabling FirstPacket Configuring FirstPacket Configuring TCP/IP Acceleration MediaShield RAID Manager Configuring Teaming Create RAID Arrays Setting Up a Custom Array Configuration Options Creating a Mirrored Array View RAID Arrays RAID configuration information appears, as shown in Figure Delete Array Wizard Delete RAID Arrays Assigning a Free Disk Setting Up a Spare RAID DiskFree Disk Dedicated Disk Starting nTune Nvidia nTunre Performance Category Adjust Motherboard Settings Adjust GPU Settings Tune System Dynamic Bios Access View System Information Adjust Custom Rules Nvidia Monitor Perform Stability Test RAID Installation Driver InstallationPage Quick Debug Port Post Codes AppendixPage Page Page FCC Compliance Information COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, Notices Contacting Customer Service Useful InformationInformation to Keep Handy Before Calling