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780I SLI manual
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Contents
Main
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
Before You Begin
Parts NOT in the Kit
Intentions of the Kit
EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard
Motherboard Specifications
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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
Unpacking
Equipment
EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
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Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout
Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors
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Hardware Installation
Safety Instructions
Preparing the Motherboard
Installing the CPU
Installing the CPU Fan
Installing Memory DIMMs
Installing the Motherboard
Installing the I/O Shield
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
Power Connections
Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors
24-pin ATX Power (PWR1)
Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector Table 1. PWR1 Pin Assignments
8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
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Connecting Serial ATA Cables
Connecting Internal Headers
Front Panel Header
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Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins
IEEE 1394a
chassis are equipped with the front panel option).
motherboard.
Table 3. IEEE 1394a Connector Pins
USB Headers
Table 4. USB 2.0 Header Pins
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Audio
Table 5. Front Audio Connector
Fan Connections
COM1
FDD Connector
Expansion Slots
PCI Slots
PCI Express x1 Slot
PCI Express x16 Slots
Jumper Settings
Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
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Configuring the BIOS
Enter BIOS Setup
Main Menu
Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
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Standard CMOS Features Menu
Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu
Date and Time
IDE Channel and SATA Channel
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Drive A
Halt On
Memory
Advanced BIOS Features
Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu
Removable Device Priority
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Network Boot Priority
CPU Internal Cache
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
Full Screen LOGO Show
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard
Advanced Chipset Features
Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features
Configuring the BIOS
System Clocks
Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press
Enter to display the System Clocks menu. From this menu, you are able to
Figure 9. System Clocks Menu
Frequency Settings
HT Multiplier
Spread Spectrum
780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard
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FSB & Memory Config
Figure 10. FSB & Memory Config Menu
SLI-Ready Memory
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CPU Configuration
Figure 11. CPU Configuration Menu
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System Voltages
Figure 12. System Voltages Menu
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NVMEM Memory Test
Load Timing/Voltage Set
Save Timing/Voltage Set
System BIOS Cacheable
HPET Function
Configuring the BIOS
Integrated Peripherals Menu
Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu
IDE Function Setup
RAID Config
USB Config
MAC Config
IEEE1394 controller
HD Audio
IDE HDD Block Mode
Onboard FDC Controller
Power Management Setup Menu
ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-Off by PBNT
WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off
Power On by Alarm
POWER ON Function
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu
Figure 15. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu
Init Display First
Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By
IRQ Resources
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Maximum Payload Size
Configuring the BIOS
System Monitor Menu
Figure 16. System Monitor Menu
Dynamic Fan Control
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Installing Drivers and Software
Driver Installation
Using the NVIDIA Software
NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel
Device Settings
Current Hardware Settings
CPU
Motherboard
Memory
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GPU
Dynamic BIOS Access
View System Information
Profile Policies
Manage Your System BIOS
NVIDIA System Monitor
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Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform
Table 6. Award POST Code
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Table 7. NVMM POST Codes
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Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration
SLI Connector
Figure 17. 3-way NVIDIA SLI connector
ForceWare Driver
Figure 18. Windows Vista Device Manager
Enabling 3-Way SLI
Figure 19. NVIDIA Control Panel, Set SLI Configuration
Figure 20. SLI Visual Indicators Operating in 3DMark2006
Verifying 3-way SLI is Active
Index