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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard

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Main Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page List of Figures Page Before You Begin Parts NOT in the Kit Intentions of the Kit Introduction Features Ultimate Overclocking Guaranteed FSB speeds High-speed Memory Comprehensive Overclocking Tools NVIDIA nTune Utility NV BIOS True x16 PCI Express Support DualDDR2 Memory Architecture Multiple Disk Setup DiskAlert System RAID Morphing Bootable Multidisk Array Networking with NVIDIA nForce Page Motherboard Specifications Page Page Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking Equipment NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Figure 1. NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Layout Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors Hardware Installation Safety Instructions Preparing the Motherboard not 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 Page Power Connections 24-pin ATX Power (PWR1) Figure 3. PWR1 Motherboard Connector Table 1. PWR1 Pin Assignments 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins USB Headers Table 3. USB 2.0 Header Pins Fan Connections COM1 FDD Connector Expansion Slots Figure 4. Expansion Slots PCI Slots PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slots Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS Page Configuring the BIOS 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 Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Page Drive A Halt On Memory Advanced BIOS Features Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu Page 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 Configuring the BIOS Advanced Chipset Features Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard System Clocks Figure 9. System Clocks Menu d Frequency Settings HT Multiplier Spread Spectrum Configuring the BIOS FSB & Memory Config Figure 10. FSB & Memory Config Menu Page Page Page Page CPU Configuration Figure 11. CPU Configuration Menu System Voltages[NC1] Figure 12. System Voltages Menu NVMEM Memory Test Load Timing/Voltage Set Save Timing/Voltage Set System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function NVIDIA GPU Ex Configuring the BIOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu IDE Function Setup RAID Config USB Config MAC Config HD Audio IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Power Management Setup Menu Figure 14. 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 System Monitor Menu Figure 16. System Monitor Menu Dynamic Fan Control Software Installation Windows XP Drivers Install Using the NVIDIA Software Figure 17. NVIDIA Control Panel, Select a Category NVIDIA Monitor NVIDIA nTune 5.0 Figure 18. Performance Control Panel Categories (nTune) Manual Tuning Adjust Motherboard Settings Figure 19. Adjust Motherboard Settings (nTune) System Clocks System Voltages System Fans Memory Timing Page Page Adjust GPU Settings Figure 20. Adjust GPU Settings (nTune) Dynamic BIOS Access Figure 21. Dynamic BIOS Access (nTune) Available BIOS Pages General Settings Advanced Settings Boot up Setting Automatic Tuning Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune) Management View System Information Figure 23. View System Information (nTune) Adjust Custom Rules Figure 24. Adjust Custom Rules (nTune) System Stability Perform Stability Test Figure 25. Perform Stability Test Storage Figure 26. Storage Control Panel Categories (MediaShield) Health View Storage Configuration Figure 27. View Storage Configuration (MediaShield) Management Delete Array Page Page Rebuild Array Page Page Migrating Array Page Synchronize Array Page NVIDIA Networking Performance Figure 28. Networking Control Panel Categories First Packet Page TCP/IP Acceleration Page Page System Update Figure 29. System Update Application on the NVIDIA Control Panel Page Motherboard Updates Figure 30. Managing Your System Bios Screen Manage Your System BIOS BIOS Backup BIOS Flash Options Select this option to automatically reboot after the flash update is completed. Index Page Page Page Page Page Page