EVGA 122-YW-E173 manual

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    User’s Guide EVGA nFor ce 750i SLI Motherboar d[...]

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    EVGA ii[...]

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    EVGA iv Connecting Serial ATA Cables ........................................................................... 15 Connecting Internal Headers .............................................................................. 16 Front Panel Header .............................................. ........................................... 16 USB Headers[...]

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    EVGA iii Table of Contents User Guide .................................................................................................................... i NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard ........................... .............................................. i Before You Begin… .............................................................[...]

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    EVGA v Memory ............................................................................................................... 32 Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................................... 33 CPU Feature ...............................................................................................[...]

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    EVGA vi Power On by Alarm ............................................................................................. 44 POWER ON Function ......................................................................................... 44 PWRON After PWR-Fail ...................................................................................... 45 PnP/P[...]

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    EVGA vii List of Figures Figure 1.  NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Layout ........................................... 5  Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors ............................................................... 6 Figure 3.  Power Supply Connectors ................................ ....................................... 12[...]

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    EVGA viii Befor e Y ou Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce® 750i SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.  Intel microprocessor  System Memory  Cooling fan for th[...]

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    EVGA 1 EVGA nFor ce 750i SLI Motherboar d Thank you for buying the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard: This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand. W hen combined with two SLI-Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for enhanced system performance. Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX [...]

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    EVGA 2  Onboard LAN ¾ LAN interface built-in onboard ¾ Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet  Onboard Audio ¾ Azalia High-Definition audio ¾ Supports 8-channel audio ¾ Supports S/PDIF output ¾ Supports Jack-Sensing function  Dual PCI Express x16 Support ¾ 2 x16 PCI Express 2.0 ¾ Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth ¾[...]

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    EVGA 3 Unpacking and Parts Descr iptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard comes wi th all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new chassis. If you are replac ing a motherboard, you may not n eed 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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    EVGA 4 2 - SATA Signal Cable Used to support th e Serial ATA pr otocol and each one connects a sing le drive to the motherboard 1 - IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on both the Motherboard and IDE device. 1 – 2-Way SLI Bridge Allows for a 2 -Way SLI setup with compatible NV IDIA GeForce Graphics Cards. 1 – Driver Ins[...]

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    EVGA 5 1. CPU Socket 11. Diagnostic Co de Display 21. PCI Slots 2. NVIDIA SPP with Hea tsink and Fa n 12. IDE Conn ector 22. PCI Express x16 Slots 3. CPU Fan Connector 13. USB Head ers 23. Front pa nel Audio C onnector 4. AUX Fan Connector 14. Motherboar d B attery 24. PCI Express x1 Sl ot 5. System M emory (DIMM) S lots for D DR2 15. AUX Fan Conne[...]

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    EVGA 6 Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. USB 2.0 Ports (Six) 3. Coaxial SPDIF O utp u t 4. Optic al SPDIF Out put 5. 6. Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel/8-Channel Blue Li ne-In Line- In Line- In Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic I n Mic In Orange Center/Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out [...]

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    EVGA 7 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the 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 motherboard  Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce t[...]

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    EVGA 8 Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make sure not to bend or break any pins within the socket. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the bottom of the processor. Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard. 1. Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and a[...]

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    EVGA 10 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or workin g with an empty chassis. It is recommended to secure the motherboard first before making a ll connections. Use the following procedure to install the I/O shiel[...]

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    EVGA 11 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connect ions and switch settings necessary on the motherboard. This will include:  Power Connections ¾ 24-pin ATX power ( PWR1 ) ¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power ( PWR2 )  Internal Headers ¾ Front panel ¾ USB Headers ¾ Audio ¾ Speaker ¾ COM  FDD  IDE  S[...]

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    EVGA 12 Power Connections To support 2-way SLI, this motherboard has th e following specific minimum power supply requirements:  An SLI-Certified power supply.  6-pin and/or 8-pin PCI-E power connectors configured in either of the following configurations (see Figure 3): ¾ Two 6-pin (3x2) and two 8-pi n (4x2) PCI-E power connectors ¾ Four 6[...]

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    EVGA 13 24-pin ATX Power (PWR1) PWR1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. This connector is notched, do[...]

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    EVGA 14 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2 , the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is us ed to provide power to the CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until s eated. This connector is notched, do not force in. Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the blue conn[...]

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    EVGA 15 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allo ws up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. There are six serial ATA connectors on the mo therboard tha[...]

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    EVGA 16 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one con nector used to connect the following four cables: (see Table 2 for pin definitions)  PWRLED Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The Power LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is in S0[...]

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    EVGA 17 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description HD_LED 1 HD_PWR Out Hard disk drive LED pul ls up to +5V 3 HDA# Out Hard disk dri ve active LED PWRLED 2 HDR_ BLNK_ GRN Out Front panel gree n light 4 HDR_BLNK_YEL Out Front panel yell ow light RESET 5 GND Ground 7 FP_RESET# In Reset switch PWRSW 6 SWITCH_ON# In Power switch 8 G[...]

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    EVGA 18 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of au dio output choices: Front Audio and Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 4. Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 [...]

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    EVGA 19 Fan Connections There are five fan connections on the motherboard. The fan spe ed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup. The fans are automatically turned off after the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mode. Note that the CPU fan cable can be either a 3-pin or a 4-pi n connector. Connect a 3-pin connector t[...]

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    EVGA 20 Serial Connector The motherboard kit provides an additional se rial connector head for your system. Connect one side of a switching cable to the header and t hen attach the serial device to the other side of the cable. Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk driv[...]

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    EVGA 21 Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard contains five expansion slot s, three PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a L A N card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifi cations. When instal ling a card into the PCI slot, be sure that it is[...]

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    EVGA 22 Clear CMOS Function The motherboard contains a button to clear BIOS configurations back to default settings. Please see Figure 1 on page 6 for location. Clear CMOS Button The motherboard uses the CMOS to store all th e set parameters. The CMOS can be cleared by pressing the Clear CMOS button on the mot herboard. Use the following procedure [...]

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    EVGA 23 Post Port Debug LED Provides a two-digit POST code that allows for easy troubleshooting, see Appendix A. for a detailed break down on the different types of codes displayed on the Debug LED. LED Status Indicators These LEDs indicate the system’s status.  LED1: DIMM LED (Yellow) When the memory slot is functional, the LED is on.  LED[...]

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    EVGA 24 Configur ing the BIOS This section discusses how to change the sy stem settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS pa rameters are also p rovided. This section includes th e following infor mation:  Enter BIOS Setup  Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Advanced Chipset Featu[...]

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    EVGA 25 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communicatio n bridge between hardware and soft ware. Correctly setting th e BIOS parameters is critic al to maintain optimal system performance. Use the following procedure to verify/c hange BIOS settings. 4. Power on the computer. 5. Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bott[...]

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    EVGA 26 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basi c system confi guration.  Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced syst em features and boot sequen ce.  Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to enable or disa ble specific attributes to the motherboard.  In[...]

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    EVGA 27 The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submen us:  Load Defaults Load default system settings .  Set Password Use this command to set, change, and disable the password used to access the BIOS menu.  Save & Exit Setup Use this command to save settings to CMOS and exit setup.  Exit Wit[...]

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    EVGA 28 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as th e date, 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 the option you choose. [...]

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    EVGA 29 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 Sat) c annot be chan ged. This field changes to correspond to the date you enter. No te that the hour value is shown in a 24- hour clock format. Time [...]

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    EVGA 30 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 c[...]

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    EVGA 31 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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    EVGA 32 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K  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 disk error, but will stop for all other errors. Memory These settings are display-only values that[...]

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    EVGA 33 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys to scroll through the opti ons or press Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to posi tion the selector in the option you choose. To go ba ck to the previous menu, press Esc . The options t[...]

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    EVGA 34 CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the CPU Configu ration menu. Figure 8. CPU Feature Menu  Thermal Management Use this function to enable or disable TM1 and TM2 support. Opti ons are: ¾ Disable Disable support for TM1 and TM2. ¾ TM1 Only The CPU is thermally throttled by c[...]

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    EVGA 35  Intel SpeedStep If enabled, CPU clock speed and CPU core voltage are adjusted dynamically based on the CPU load. Setting to [Auto] will provide the following opti ons: ¾ Native Mode This mode is for operating systems t hat fully support ACPI. ¾ SMM Mode This mode is for legacy operating systems.  Limit CPUID MaxVal Use this functio[...]

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    EVGA 36 CD-ROM Boot Priority Use this option to select th e priority for the CD-ROM Drive at startup if multiple drivers are in use. Press Enter to see the list of bootable devices in your system. Use the  arrow keys to go to the various devices. The n use the + or – keys to move the device priority u p or down in the list. To go back to th[...]

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    EVGA 37 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 power-on state of NumLoc k . Select On to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started. Select Off to disable the NumLock key. Security[...]

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    EVGA 38 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features and press Enter to display the menu options. From this menu, yo u are able to adjust specific controls of the motherboard chipset. Spread Spectrum  CPU Spread Spectrum Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spec trum options for the CPU. Option values ar[...]

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    EVGA 39  SATA Spread Spectrum Options are [Disabled] or [Enabled].  LDT Spread Spectrum Options are [Disabled], [Center], and [Down] .  System BIOS Cacheable Options are [Disabled] and [Enabled]. Uses L2 Cache when enabled. Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display[...]

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    EVGA 40 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 [All Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] IDE Function Setup Press Enter to display the IDE Functio n Setup menu.  OnChip IDE Channel0 Use this func[...]

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    EVGA 41 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 1 (A0) RAID Disabled x SATA 2 (A1) RAID Disabled x SATA 3 (B0) RAID Disabled x SATA 4 (B1) RAID Disabled OnChip USB [Disabled] x USB Keyboard Support Enabled x USB Mouse Support Enabled RAID Config Press Enter to display the RAID Config menu.  RAID Enable Use this function to enable or disable RAID. When RAI[...]

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    EVGA 42 HD Audio This function on the I ntegrated Peripherals menu all ows you to [Auto] or [Disabled] the integrated high definitio n audio. Realtek LAN Device This function on the I ntegrated Peripherals menu all ows you to select whethe r or not the onboard ne twork controller is [Enabled] or [Disabled]. IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on[...]

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    EVGA 43 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Manageme nt Setup menu. Figure 10. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on the P ower Management Setup me nu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function.  :Move Enter:Select +/-[...]

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    EVGA 44 ACPI Suspend Type This function on the P ower Management Setup menu al lows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type. Types to select from are [S1&S3] , [S1(POS)] , and [S3(STR)] . Soft-Off by PBNT This function on the P ower Management Setup menu al lows you to set Soft-Off by PBNT to [Instant-Off] or [Delay 4 Sec] . WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off [...]

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    EVGA 45  Password When [Password] is selected, the KB Power ON Password function is enabled so that you mu st enter a password.  Hot Key Power On When [Hot Key] is selected, the Hot key Power On function is enabled so that you must se lect a keyboard key as the hot key. To s elect a hot key use Ctrl+F1 though Ctrl+F12  Mouse Left  Mouse[...]

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    EVGA 46 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu. Figure 11. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Exit F1:G eneral Help F5: Previou s Values F6: Fail - Safe Defaults F7:Defaults Init Display [...]

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    EVGA 47 Init Display First This function on the P nP/PCI Configuration menu all ows you to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot or in the PCI Expr ess slot. Options are [PCI Slot] and [PCIEx]. Reset Configuration Data This function on the P nP/PCI Configuration menu all ows you to enable or disable the resetting of Exte nded System Conf[...]

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    EVGA 48 Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT Bus specifi cation. Use PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug-and-play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA Bus architect ure. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This function on the P nP/PCI Configuration menu all ows you to enable or disable the Palette Snoop fu nction. Maximu[...]

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    EVGA 49 PC Health Status Select PC Heath Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor menu. Figure 12. PC Health Status All of the values shown in Blue are dynamic and change as the spe ed and voltages of the various com ponents change with system usage.  :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU /PD:Value F10:S[...]

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    EVGA 50 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed of th e various fans on the motherboard. Set CPU fan speed to [SmartFan] when you want the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on temperature. To set the fan s peed to a constant rate , select [Manual] and then enter the [...]

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    EVGA 51 Frequency/Voltage Control Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. Press Enter to display the functi ons of the Frequency/Voltage C ontrol menu. Figure 13. Frequency/Voltage Control  CPU Clock Ratio Unloc k This value is set by the CPU Multiplier when [Disable] . If set to [Enabled] , the option to manually set [...]

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    EVGA 52 System Clocks  Current CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (v alue cannot be changed by the user).  FSB Clock. MHz This value is set by the system (value can not be changed by t he user). To change the SLI-Ready memory, FSB me mo ry, and memory timing, go to the FSB & Memory screen.  PCIe Frequency This option[...]

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    EVGA 53 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Frequency/Vol tage Control menu and press Enter to display the FSB & Mem ory Config menu. This menu provides t he means to set System Memory settings, FS B, and timings that correspond with system adjustments. Figure 14. FSB & Memory Config Menu  FSB - Memory Clock M[...]

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    EVGA 54 ¾ Unlinked When Unlink is selected, FSB (QDR), MHz and MEM (DDR), MHz are changed to edit able and the FSB and memory speeds can be entered manually. As the FSB speed is changed, CPU Freq, MHz changes proportionally .  FSB (QDR), MHz Use the + or – keys to scroll through new values for the CPU FSB f requency or type in a new value. No[...]

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    EVGA 55 ¾ Optimal Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys to select Optimal. Optimal prohibits you from manu ally setting any timing. All ti ming is set for optimal performance. ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys to select Expert . When Expert is selected, all timing categori es are enabled for manual input. N ote that you should set the va[...]

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    EVGA 56 tCL : CAS# latency (option s are 1 through 6). tRDC : RAS#-to-CAS# Delay for Read/Write commands to the same bank (options are 1 through 7). tRP : Row Precharge time. This is th e Precharge-to-Acti ve or Auto-to- Refresh of the same b ank (options are 1 throug h 7). tRAS : This is the minimum RAS# active t ime (options are 1 thr ough 31). C[...]

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    EVGA 57 System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanced Chipse t Features menu and pr ess Enter to display the System Voltages menu. Figure 15. System Voltages Menu  EVGA VDroop control Allows calibration of VCORE VDroop . Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the o ptions.  CPU Core Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys[...]

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    EVGA 58  nForce SPP This function defines the core voltage lev el for the NVIDIA nForce SPP chip. Use the Page Up and Pag e Down keys to select a voltage (1.20V, 1.30V, 1.40V, 1.50V) or select [Auto] to automaticall y set the voltage.  NF200 Voltage Level This function defines the core voltage lev el for the NF200. Use the Page Up and Page Do[...]

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    EVGA 59 Load Timing/Voltage Set This function loads the system voltages an d timing settings that were defined in the System Voltages menu. You can set up to four profile settings using the Save timing/voltage set function. There are four profil e options that can be loaded. The default setti ng is Auto for all settings. Press Enter to see the opti[...]

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    EVGA 60 Installing Drivers and Software It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, y ou need to load your operating system. This motherboard supports both Win dows XP 32-bit 64- bit and is Vista-capable with both 32-bit and 64-bit. The kit comes with a CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA [...]

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    EVGA 61 EVGA Glossary of Terms: ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Pow er Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS - Basic Input Output System CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read- Only Memory CMOS - Complementary Me tal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU – Central Process ing Unit D-ICE – Dry I c e Cool ing [...]

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    EVGA 62 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 - [...]

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    EVGA 63 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherbo ard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 5) for the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Moth erboard during system boot up. These POST Codes are displayed on the LED PO ST Code readout located directly onboard the motherboard. Table 5. Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name Desc[...]

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    EVGA 64 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 0D Reserved 0E CheckSum Check Check the integr ity of the ROM,BIOS and message 0F Reserved 10 Autodetect EEPROM Check Flash type 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 onboar[...]

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    EVGA 65 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 29 CPU Speed detect Chipset programming and CPU Speed detect 2A Reserved 2B Init video Initialize Video 2C Reserved 2D Video memory test Test Video Memory and display Logos 2E Reserved 2F Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 Early keyboard reset Early Keyboard Reset 34 Reserved 35 Test DMA C[...]

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    EVGA 66 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 43 Test Stuck Interrupt Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259's inter rupt mask register is on. Test 8259 Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred. 44 Reserved 45 Reinit serial port Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port 46 Reserved 47 EISA Test If EISA non-volatile memory checksum i[...]

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    EVGA 67 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 5D Onboard I/O Init Initializing onboard superIO 5E Reserved 5F Reserved 60 Setup enable Display setup message and enable setup functions 61 Reserved 62 Reserved 63 Initialize Mouse Detect if mouse is present, initialize mouse, install interrupt vectors. 64 Reserved 65 PS2 Mouse special Special treatme[...]

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    EVGA 68 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 7A Detect parallel ports Initialize parallel ports. 7B Reserved 7C HDD Write Protect HDD check for write protection 7D Reserved 7E Reserved 7F POST error check Check POST error and display them and ask for user intervention 80 Reserved 81 Reserved 82 Security Check Ask password security. 83 Write CMOS [...]

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    EVGA 69 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 95 NumLock Set NumLock status according to Setup 96 Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h. C0 Base CPU test Read/Write CPU registers C1 Memory Presence Base memory detect C2 Early Memory Board Initialization C3 Extend Memory Turn on extend ed memory, cache initialization C4 Special Display First [...]