EVGA 122-YW-E173 manual

User’s Guide

EVGA nForce 750i SLI

Motherboard

Contents

Main Page Page Table of Contents Page Page List of Figures Before You Begin Parts NOT in the Kit Intentions of the Kit EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Motherboard Specifications Page Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking Equipment EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Figure 1. NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Layout Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors 5. Hardware Installation Safety Instructions Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU 1. Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away from 2. Lift the load plate. There is a protective socket cover on 7. Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while Page Installing the Motherboard Installing the I/O Shield 5. Secure the motherboard with a minimum of eight-to-ten screws. Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Connecting Cables and Setting Switches Power Connections 24-pin ATX Power (PWR1) Table 1. PWR1 Pin Assignments 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives 3. Connect the gray connector to a slave device. Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Audio Table 4. Front Audio Connector Speaker Connector This speaker header allows connection to a computer case speaker for PC Beeps. Fan Connections Serial Connector Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Connector Expansion Slots PCI Slots PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slots Clear CMOS Function Clear CMOS Button Onboard System Reset and Power Buttons Post Port Debug LED LED Status Indicators Page Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Page Standard CMOS Features Menu Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu Date and Time IDE Channel and SATA Channel Page Drive A Halt On Memory Advanced BIOS Features the option you choose. To go back to the previous menu, press Esc. Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu CPU Feature Figure 8. CPU Feature Menu Hard Disk Boot Priority CD-ROM Boot Priority Quick Power on Self Test First/Second/Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up NumLock Status Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For OS Advanced Chipset Features Spread Spectrum Integrated Peripherals Menu Figure 9. Integrated Peripherals Menu IDE Function Setup RAID Config USB Config HD Audio Realtek LAN Device IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Setup menu. Figure 10. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PBNT WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off Power On by Alarm POWER ON Function PWRON After PWR-Fail PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Figure 11. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu. Init Display First Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size PC Health Status Figure 12. PC Health Status Dynamic Fan Control Frequency/Voltage Control Figure 13. Frequency/Voltage Control System Clocks FSB & Memory Config Figure 14. FSB & Memory Config Menu Page Page Page System Voltages Figure 15. System Voltages Menu Page Load Timing/Voltage Set Save Timing/Voltage Set Installing Drivers and Software Driver Installation 6. Insert the EVGA nForce 750i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the 7. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen. EVGA Glossary of Terms: Page Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Table 5. Award POST Code