EVGA 730a Bedienungsanleitung

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Die Gebrauchsanleitung EVGA 730a sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts EVGA 730a
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Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von EVGA 730a zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von EVGA 730a und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service EVGA finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von EVGA 730a zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

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In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts EVGA 730a, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    User’s Guide EVGA nFor ce 730a Motherboar d[...]

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    EVGA ii[...]

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    EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 iii Table of Contents User’s Guide .................................................................................................................. i  EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard .................................. .............................................. i  Before You Begin[...]

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    EVGA iv 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ............................................................................ 23  Connecting IDE Hard Disk Driv es ...................................................................... 23  Connecting Serial ATA Cables ........................................................................... 24  Connecti[...]

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    EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 v Halt On ............................................................................................................... 42  Memory .............................................................................................................. 43  Advanced BIOS Features Menu .........[...]

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    EVGA vi Onboard Devices ............................................................................................... 53  Legacy Devices .................................................................................................. 54  USB Device Setting....................................................................................[...]

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    EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 vii K8<->NB HT Width ............................................................................................ 70  CPU Voltage ....................................................................................................... 70  Memory Voltage ..........................[...]

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    EVGA viii List of Figures Figure 1.  EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layo ut ....................... 15  Figure 3.  PW1 Motherboard Connector .......... .............................. 22  Figure 4.  BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Me nu ............................ 37  Figure 5.  Standard CMOS Features Menu .. .......................[...]

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    EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 ix Befor e Y ou Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the h ardware necessar y to install and connect you r new EVGA nForce 730a motherboard. Howeve r, it does not contain the following items that must be purcha sed separately to make the m otherboard function al.  AMD Micr[...]

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    EVGA nFor ce 730a Motherboar d Thank you for purchasing the EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard, with integrated GeForce Gra phics, this motherboard off ers the tools and performance PC users’ demand. Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.5 inch  AMD Socket AM2/AM2+ (940-pin) support ¾ AMD Phenom /Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 6 4[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 11  System Memory support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR-800 . Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memories.  Twelve USB 2.0 Ports ¾ Supports hot plug ¾ Twelve USB 2.0 ports (fou r rear panel ports, eight onbo ard headers) ¾ Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode ¾ Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 4[...]

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    EVGA 12 Unpacking and Parts Descr iptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 730a motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new system cas e. If you are replacing a mo therboard, you may not need many of these cables. All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. Equipment The following equipment is [...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 13 1 - Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 1 - 2-Port SATA Power Cable Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to a SATA power connector. 2 - SATA Signal Cable Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard. 1 - IDE-ATA 13[...]

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    EVGA 14 Figure 1. EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layout 1. AM2 CPU Socket 11. Front Panel Connec tor 21. PCI Express x1 Slot 2. CPU Fan Connector 12. Speaker Co nnector 22. PCI Express x16 Slot 3. DDR2 DIMM Slots 1 - 4 13. Diagnostic Code Di splay 23. Back Panel Connectors (Figure 2) 4. Power Fan Connector 14. Clear CMOS Bu tton 24. 8-pin ATX_12V Pow[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 15 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. HDMI Port 4. Coaxial SPDIF outp ut 5. Optical SPDI F o utput 6. VGA Port 7. DVI-D Por t 8. USB 2.0 ports (four) 9. LAN Port wi th LEDs to indica te status. 10. Audio Port 2-Channel 6-Channel 8-Channel________ Blue Line- In Line-In Line- In Green Line-[...]

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    EVGA 16 Har dwar e Installation This section will guide you through th e installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:  Preparing the motherboard ¾ Installing the CPU ¾ Installing the CPU fan ¾ Installing the memory  Installing the moth erboard  Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To red[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 17 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped i n the box does not contain a CPU or me mory. You need to purchase these to co mplete this install ation. Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make sure not to b end or break any pins on the back. Hold the processor on ly b[...]

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    EVGA 18 Installing Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboard has four 240-pi n slots for DDR memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB DDR2 technologi es for x8 and x16 devices. There must be at least one memo ry bank populated to ensure normal operation. Use the foll owing the recommendati ons for installing me mory. (See Figure 1 on page 15 f[...]

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    Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherbo ard into the system case depends on the system case you are using and if yo u are replacing an existing motherbo ard or working with an empty system case. Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prio r to this step or to secure the m otherboard and then make all [...]

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    EVGA 20 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the mother board to b e secured to the chassis and hel p to prevent short circuits. If there are studs that do not align wi th a mounting h ole on the motherboard, it is recommended that you remove that stud to prevent t he po[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 21  FDD  IDE  Serial ATA II  Chassis Fans  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button See Figure 1 on page 15 to locate the connectors and Butto n referenced in the following procedure.[...]

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    EVGA 22 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure th at the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the c onnector on the mo therboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector an d make sure it is secure. Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard C[...]

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    8-pin ATX 12V Power ( PW12 ) PW12 , the 8-pin ATX 12V power conne ction, is used to provide power to th e CPU. Align the pins to the connecto r and press firmly until seated. Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra AT A 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the blue connector (the cable en d with a single conne ctor) [...]

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    EVGA 24 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Seri al ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors suppor t the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. There are six (6) serial ATA connectors on the mot herboar[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 25 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this mot herboard is one connector used to co nnect the following four cables. (see Table 2 for pin defini tions):  PWRLED Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The Power LED indicat[...]

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    EVGA 26 USB Headers This motherboard contai ns four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the re ar panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The m otherboard also contai ns four 10-pin internal header con nectors onboard that can be used to connect an o ptional external bracket c ontaining four (4) more USB2.0 ports. 1. Secure the bracket to eithe r the fr[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 27 Audio The audio connector supp orts HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Fron t Audio, the Rear Audio. Th e front Audio supports re-tasking functio n. Table 4. Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connec tor 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PREC[...]

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    EVGA 28 SPK Header The speaker header is connects to the case’s speaker f or PC beeps. Table 5. CSPK Header Pins Connector Pin Signal Speaker Header 1 VCC 2 Empty 3 GND 4 Speaker Speaker Header 2 4 3 1[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 29 Fan Connections There are three fan connections on th e motherboard. The fan speed c an be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup. The fans are automatically turned off after the system en ters S3, S4 and S5mode. System Fan CPU Fan Note: The CPU fan cable can be e[...]

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    EVGA 30 COM1 The motherboard kit provi des an additional serial COM header for your machine. Connect one side of a switchin g cable to the header a nd then attach the serial COM device to the other side of the cable. FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD).[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 31 Expansion Slots This motherboard contains six expansion slots, three PCI Express slots and three PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Ex press x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard, go to www.nvidia.com/estore . 1 1 – PCI slot 3 2 – PCI slot 2 3 – PCI slot 1 4 – PCI-E x1 slot 5 ?[...]

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    EVGA 32 PCI Slots The three PCI slots supp ort many expansion c ards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specific ations. When installing a card into the PCI slot, be sure that it is fully seated. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the c hassis back panel with the screw us ed to hold the blank cover. PCI E[...]

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    Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 33 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons incl ude RESET, POWER and CMOS, lets you turn on/off the system easily, an d convenient for clear CM OS. Clear CMOS Button The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set par ameters. The CMOS can be cleared by press the CMOS button. RESET and POWER [...]

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    Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot. The LED will display the CPU temperature after e ntering the O/S. LED Status Indicators The onboard LED Lights indicate the system’s status.  CHIPSET LE D (LED1): This LE D to show the power status of C[...]

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    Configur ing the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings throug h the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of th e BIOS parameters are also provided. This section includes th e following infor mation:  Enter BIOS Setup  Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Advanced Chipset Features  I[...]

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    EVGA 36 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communicatio n bridge between hardw are and software. Correctly setting th e BIOS parameters is critic al to maintain opti mal system performance. Use the following procedure to ve rify/change BIOS settings. 1. Power on the computer. 2. Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bot[...]

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    Figure 2. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility M ain Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic sys tem configuration.  Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanc ed system features and boot sequence.  Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to optimize s ystem performance and configure cl ocks, voltages, memory timin[...]

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    EVGA 38  PC Health Status Use this menu to monitor t he real-tim e system status of your PC, includ ing temperature, voltages, a nd fan speed. The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submen us:  Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe defaul ts system settings.  Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized[...]

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    Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the da te, time, HDD model, and so on. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to posi tion the selector in t he option you choose. To go b[...]

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    EVGA 40 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through dates and times. Note that the weekday (Sun through S at) cannot be changed. This field changes to correspond to the date y ou enter. Note that the hour va lue is shown in a 24-hour clock format. Time i[...]

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    Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the sys tem. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capa city, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp, Landi ng Zone, and Sector are au tomatically filled in.  None There is no HDD installed or set.  Auto The system can auto-detect the hard disk when booting up.  Manual When you set the channel t[...]

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    EVGA 42 Drive A None ..... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ..... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ..... [ ] 720K, 3.5 in. ..... [ ] 1.44M, 3.5 in. ..... [ ] 2.88M, 3.5 in. ..... [ ]  :Move ENTER:Ac cept ESC:Abort Halt On All Errors ..... [ ] No Errors ..... [ ] All , But Keyboard ..... [ ] All , But Diskette ..... [ ] All , But Disk/Key ..... [ ]  :Move ENTER:Ac [...]

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    Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K  All, But Keyboard System boot does not stop f or keyboard errors, but does stop for all other errors.  All, But Diskette The system boot does not stop for a di skette error but will stop for all other errors.  All, But Disk/Key The system boot does not stop for a keyboard or [...]

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    EVGA 44 Advanced BIOS Features Menu Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to posi tion the selector in the opti on you choose. To go back to t he previous menu, press Esc . The optio[...]

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    Note that all data in whi t e is for information only, data in yello w is change able, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighted for selection. Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable devi ce startup. Press Enter to see the list of removable devices in your system. Use the  arr[...]

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    EVGA 46 Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to positio n the selector in the option you choose. Boot Other Device With the option set to Enable , the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. Boot Up NumLock Status This option allows you to select the pow er-on state of NumLoc k . Select O[...]

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    APIC Mode Use this function to enable or disable the Advanced Programm able Interrupt Controller (APIC). If you disable this o ption, you also disable the MPS Version Control for OS opti on. MPS Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi-Pr ocessor Specification (MPS) v ersion that BIOS passes to the operating system. Use the Page[...]

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    EVGA 48 Advanced Chipset Features Menu Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the functi ons of the Advanced Chipset Fun ctions menu. Figure 5. Advanced Chipset Features Init Display First This item is used to select the displa y device priority. The options are onb oard, PCI Slot and PCIEx. If [...]

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    Hybrid SLI This item allows you set the Hybrid SL I function if you install a Hybrid SLI card. The options are Auto and Disabled. Display Detection This item enabling will cause System BIOS to search for monitor connected if boot prefer (BGPU) does not have monitor connected. The options are Enabled and Disabled iGPU Frame Buffer Control This item [...]

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    EVGA 50 SSE/ SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to enable or disable the SSE/SSE2 (Stream SIMD Extensions) instructions. CPU Thermal-Throttling To prevent increasi ng heat from damaging the CPU or causing accide ntal shutdown while under high workloads, the CPU Thermal Throttli ng Technology will force the CPU to enter an idle mode from 87.5% t[...]

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    Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu. Figure 6. Integrated Peripherals Menu  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Exit F1:Gener al Help F5:Previous Val ues F6:Fail - Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ` IDE Fun[...]

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    EVGA 52 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave PIO Auto x Primary Master UDMA Auto x Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled] IDE Function Setup Press Enter to display the IDE Functio n Setup menu.  OnChip I[...]

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     IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on the Integrated Peri pherals menu allows your IDE hard drive needs to support bloc k mode. Select [Enabled] to automatically detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. Select [Disabled] if your drive does not sup port block mode. MCP Storage Config Press Enter to dis[...]

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    EVGA 54  HD Audio This item allows you to enable or di sable the hard disk audio functio n. Options are Disabled, Inte rnal Codec, External C odec, INT Codec + EXT Codec  MAC Lan Use this function to set the MAC LAN t o [Auto] or disable this function.  P80 Show CPU Temperature When this function is enabled the Post Port LED will display t[...]

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     USB 1.0 Controller Use this function to en able the USB 1.0 controller.  USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to en able the USB 2.0 (EHCI) controller.  USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for US B device. Options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed.  USB Keyboard Function Use this function to enable or disable sup port for [...]

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    Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Manag ement Setup menu. Figure 7. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function allows you to ena ble or disable the ACPI function.  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Exit F1:Gener al [...]

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    ACPI Suspend Type This function allows you to select an AC PI Suspend Type. Types to select from are [S1&S3] , [S1(POS)] , and [S3(STR)] . Soft-Off by PBNT This function allows you to set Soft -Off by PBNT to [Instant-Off] or [Delay 4 Sec] . WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off This function allows you to enable or disable WOL (PME#) from soft-o ff. S5 Resu[...]

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    EVGA 58  Disabled  Mouse  Keyboard  Both (Keyboard and Mouse) Hot Key Power On Use this function with the above “POWER ON Function” t o set a combination of keys that can be used to power on th e system. Op tions for this func tion are:  Ctrl-Esc  Ctrl-F1  Ctrl-Space  Anykey PWRON After PWR-Fail This function enables you[...]

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    PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration men u. Figure 8. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Exit F1:Gener al Help F5:Previous Val ues F6:Fail - Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Resources Co[...]

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    Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP/P CI Configuration menu all ows you to define if the BIOS can automatically co nfigure all the boot and plug-and- play compatible devices or if you can manually select IRQ, DMA, and memory base address fields. Select [Auto(ESCD)] if you want the BIOS to a utomatically popula te these fields. If you s[...]

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    Maximum Payload Size This function on the PnP/P CI Configuration menu all ows you to set the maximum TLP payload size (in bytes ) for the PCI Express devices. Use the Page Up and Page Down k eys to scroll through size s or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the + and – keys to go up and down the list of sizes.[...]

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    EVGA 62 PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health status from the CMOS Setup Utility me nu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status men u. Figure 9. PC Health Status Menu All of the values shown in Blue are dynamic and change as the spe ed and voltages of the various compo nents change with system usage.  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /[...]

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    SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Fun ction menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the motherboard. Full speed fixes fan speed at100% duty cycle. Control the Fan by Duty-Cycle directly. By Temperature calculates the fan speed according to differ ent temperature range. How effective Smart CPU Fan is will [...]

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    EVGA 64 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage Control m enu. Figure 10. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu iGPU Frequency This item allows you to set the onboard grap hics frequency. The options ar e 500 to 1000 in 1MHz increments.  :[...]

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    CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/ Voltage Controls menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu. Figure 11. CPU Feature Menu  AMD C1E Support Enabled, this function reduces the CPU p ower consumption when th e CPU is idle. Idle occurs when the operating system issues a halt instruction.  K8 SMM base Lock This item all[...]

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    EVGA 66 technology is enabled. When set to Disbaled th e following related items become available t o select.  CPU-NB DID The options are 1 an d 2.  CPU-NB FID The options are 0000 to 0005 in the hex number.  CPU-NB VID The options are 0000 to 007F in the hex number.  CPU DID The options are 0 to 4.  CPU FID The options are 0000 to 0[...]

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    DRAM Configuration Select DRAM Configuration from the Frequency/Voltage Controls menu and press Enter to display the DRAM Configu rati on menu. This se ction allows you to configure the system based on the spec ific features of the ins talled chipset. Change these settings only i f you are familiar with the Chipset. We r ecommend that you leave thi[...]

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    ¾ DRAM Timing Setting Press Enter to display the DR AM Timing Setting menu.  DRAM Access Mode This item allows you to select the D RAM Access Mode. The options are Auto, 1T Mode and 2T Mode.  (Tcl) CAS# Latency: The CAS# Latency time (opti ons are Auto, 3 through 6) .  (Trcd) RAS to CAS R/W Delay : RAS#-to-CAS# Delay for Read/Write comman[...]

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     (Trrd) RAS to RAS Delay: RAS#-to-RAS# delay of different banks (options are Au to, 2 through 5).  Twtr command Delay: This is the minimum write-to-read delay with the same chip selected (o ptions are Au to, 1 through 3).  Trfc x for DIMMx: This is the minimum time from an auto -refresh command to an activ ate command or anot her auto refr[...]

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    EVGA 70  Bottom of UMA DRAM [31:24] Set Bottom of UMA DRAM address. Options are 0000 ~ 00FC. CPU Frequency This item enables you to increment the CPU’s clock gener ator at 1 MHz step. The options are 200 to 600 in 1MHz increments. PCI Clock This item enables you to subtle tune the PCIE frequency at increme nts of 1MHz step. The options are 100[...]

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    Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the c hipset voltage. The op tions are Auto and 1.1V to 1.4V in 0.1V increments. HT Voltage This item allows you to adjust the H yperTransport vol tage. The options are Auto and 1.2V to 1.5V in 0.1V increments. Load Timing/Voltage Set This function loads the system voltages an d timing settings that we[...]

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    Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system volt ages and timing settings th at were defined in the System Voltages menu. There are tw o profile options that c an be loaded. The default setting is Auto for all settings. Press Enter to see the options. Save timing/voltage set Press Enter to Exit ..... [ ] Select Profile 1 ..... [ ] Select[...]

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    Installing Dr ivers and Softwar e It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your oper ating system. The motherboar d supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-c apable. The kit comes with a CD t hat contains utility drivers a nd additional NVIDIA software. The CD that has be[...]

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    EVGA 74 ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Pow er Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS - Basic Input Output S ystem CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read- Only Memory CMOS - Complementary Me tal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU – Central Pr ocess ing Unit D-ICE – Dry I ce Cooling DDR2 - Double Dat a Rat [...]

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    LGA – Land Grid Array LN2 – Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC - Media Access Control MCP - Media and Communications Processor MHz - Megahertz NB - Northbridge NCQ - Native Command Queuing NIC - Network Int erface Card NTFS - New Technology File Sy stem OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PCB - Printed [...]

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    Appendix A POST Codes for the EVGA nFor ce 730a Motherboar d This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA nF orce 730a Motherboard during system boot up. The POST Codes are displayed on the LED POST Code readout located directl y onboard the mother board. The LED POST Code readout will also di splay current CPU temperatures. Ta[...]

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    A ward POST Codes Code Name Description 0E CheckSum Check Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message 0F Reserved 10 Autodetect EEPROM Check Flash t ype and copy flash write/erase routines 11 Reserved 12 Test CMOS Test and Reset CMOS 13 Reserved 14 Load Chipset Load Chipset Defaults 15 Reserved 16 Init Clock Initialize onboard clock generator 1[...]

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    EVGA 78 A ward POST Codes Code Name Description 2C Reserved 2D Video memory test Test Vi deo Memory and display Logos 2E Reserved 2F Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 Early keyboard rese t Early Keyboard Reset 34 Reserved 35 Test DMA Controller 0 Test DMA channel 0 36 Reserved 37 Test DMA Controller 1 Test DMA channel 1 38 Reserved 39[...]

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    A ward POST Codes Code Name Description execute EISA initialization. If not, execute ISA tests and clear EI SA mode flag. 48 Reserved 49 Size Memory Size base memory from 25 6K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB. 4A Reserved 4B Reserved 4C Reserved 4D Reserved 4E Init APIC Initialize APIC and set MTRR 4F Reserved 50 USB init Initialize USB contr[...]

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    EVGA 80 A ward POST Codes Code Name Description interrupt vectors. 64 Reserved 65 PS2 Mouse specia l Spec ial treatment to PS2 Mouse port 66 Reserved 67 ACPI init ACPI sub-system initializing 68 Reserved 69 Init Cac he Initialize cache controller 6A Reserved 6B Setup Enter setup check and autoconfiguration che ck up 6C Reserved 6D Initialize Floppy[...]

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    A ward POST Codes Code Name Description 83 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear s creen. 84 Display PNP Display PNP devices 85 USB Fina l Init Final USB initializa tion 86 Reserved 87 Reserved 88 Reserved 89 Setup ACPI ta bles Setup ACPI tables 8A Reserved 8B Opti on RO M Detect Scan for Option ROMs 8C Reserved 8D Enable Parity C [...]

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    EVGA 82 A ward POST Codes Code Name Description BF Program MCP To progra m chipset from defaults values E1- EF Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 - Pa ge 2, etc. FF Boot[...]