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Advanced BIOS Features

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 position the

selector in the option you choose. To go back to the previous menu, press

Esc

Note:

The options that have associated sub-menus are designated by a

, which

precedes the option. Press

Enter

to display the sub-menus.

Figure 7.

Advanced BIOS Features Menu

Note:

Note that all data in

white

is for information only, data in

yellow

is changeable,

data in

blue

is non-changeable, and data in a

red box

is highlighted for

selection.

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults

Removable Device Priority

[Press Enter]

Hard Disk Boot Priority

[Press Enter]

Network Boot Priority

[Press Enter]

CPU Internal Cache

[Enabled]

Quick Power On Self Test

[Enabled]

First Boot Device

[Removable]

Second Boot Device

[CDROM]

Third Boot Device

[Hard Disk]

Boot Other Device

[Enabled]

Boot Up NumLock Status

[On]

Security Option

[Setup]

APIC Mode

[Enabled]

MPS Version Control For OS

[1.4]

Full Screen LOGO Show

[Disabled]

Item Help

Main Level

Select Removable Boot
Device Priority

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Summary of Contents for 122-CK-NF67-A1

Page 1: ...i User Guide EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard With Intel Processor Installation and Configuration ...

Page 2: ...DIA SLI Technology 2 True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support 2 NVIDIA SLI Ready Memory 2 NVIDIA SLI Certified Components 2 DualDDR2 Memory Architecture 3 NVIDIA MediaShield Storage 3 Multiple Disk Setup 3 DiskAlert System 3 RAID Morphing 3 Bootable Multidisk Array 3 Networking with NVIDIA nForce 4 NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet 4 NVIDIA FirstPacket Technology 4 TCP IP Acceleration 4 High Definition Aud...

Page 3: ...lling the I O Shield 14 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 14 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches 15 Power Connections 16 24 pin ATX Power PWR1 16 8 pin ATX 12V Power PWR2 17 Auxiliary Power for Graphics PWR3 17 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives 18 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 18 Connecting Internal Headers 19 Front Panel Header 19 IEEE 1394a 20 USB Headers 21 Audio 22 Fan Connections 23 C...

Page 4: ...rive A 34 Halt On 34 Memory 35 Advanced BIOS Features 36 Removable Device Priority 37 Hard Disk Boot Priority 37 Network Boot Priority 37 CPU Internal Cache 37 Quick Power On Self Test 38 First Second Third Boot Device 38 Boot Other Device 38 Boot Up NumLock Status 38 Security Option 39 APIC Mode 39 MPS Version Control For OS 39 Full Screen LOGO Show 39 Advanced Chipset Features 40 System Clocks 4...

Page 5: ...ble 52 HPET Function 52 NVIDIA GPU Ex 52 Integrated Peripherals Menu 53 IDE Function Setup 54 RAID Config 55 USB Config 55 MAC Config 56 IEEE1394 controller 56 HD Audio 56 IDE HDD Block Mode 56 Onboard FDC Controller 56 Onboard Serial Port 1 56 Power Management Setup Menu 57 ACPI Function 57 ACPI Suspend Type 57 Soft Off by PBNT 58 WOL PME From Soft Off 58 Power On by Alarm 58 POWER ON Function 58...

Page 6: ...ces 61 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 61 Maximum Payload Size 61 System Monitor Menu 62 Dynamic Fan Control 63 Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration 65 Building an SLI System 65 Determine Component and Operating System Needs 65 Install Your NVIDIA SLI Ready Parts 68 Install NVIDIA SLI Software 69 Enable NVIDIA SLI 70 ...

Page 7: ...e graphics cards When ordering a graphics card be sure it is a PCI Express card The kit does contain the SLI connector used to connect the two graphics cards See Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration on page 65 Power Supply The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number of the GPUs you install If you are going to SLI two graphics cards you are going to require ...

Page 8: ...board into a PC cabinet If you are building a PC you will use most of the cables provided in the kit If however you are replacing a motherboard you will not need many of the cables When replacing a motherboard in a PC cabinet you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system ...

Page 9: ...derlying hardware With comprehensive overclocking tools to push the limits on front side bus FSB speed and support for higher memory speeds the EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCPs were designed for overclocking High speed Memory This board supports high speed SLI Ready memory up to DDR2 800 to keep pace with overclocked system components Comprehensive Overclocking Tools Award winning NVIDIA overcl...

Page 10: ...hics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCP True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support Two full bandwidth 16 lane PCI Express links ensure maximum graphics performance for next generation GPUs and games True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support offers twice the PCI Express bandwidth of x8 SLI solutions NVIDIA SLI Ready Memory NVIDIA nF...

Page 11: ...ortlessly set up your drives for better data protection faster disk access or maximum storage capacity MediaShield automatically selects RAID 0 1 0 1 or 5 configurations according to your needs Advanced users can access RAID options directly DiskAlert System The event of a disk failure MediaShield users see an image that highlights which disk has failed to make it easier to identify replace and re...

Page 12: ...y Get the crystal clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data VoIP conversations and large file transfers are delivered according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard TCP IP Acceleration TCP IP Acceleration delivers the highest system performance by offloading CPU intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware pr...

Page 13: ... 800 and SLI Ready memory up to 800 MHz Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memories USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports four onboard USB headers Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0 RAID...

Page 14: ...orts Jack Sensing function Dual PCI Express x16 Support Supports 4 GB sec 8 GB sec concurrent bandwidth Low power consumption and power management features Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports S0 normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Expansion Slots Two PCI slots Two PCI Express x1 slot Two PCI Expr...

Page 15: ...All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS compliant lead free parts Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard box EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI SPP and MCP and is SLI ready I O Shield Installs in the chassis to block radio frequency transmissions protect internet components from du...

Page 16: ...otocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard Comm2 Bracket Cable IDE ATA 133 HDD Cable SLI Connector Used to connect two graphic cards installed in the x16 PCI Express slots in an SLI configuration EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard The EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI SPP and MCP processors is a PCI Express SLI ready motherboard Figure 1 sh...

Page 17: ...USB headers 20 NVIDIA MCP fan connector 5 24 pin ATX Power Connector 13 Motherboard battery 21 PCI Express x1 slot 6 FDD Connector 14 Fan Headers 22 NVIDIA SPP fan connector 7 Front panel connector 15 Serial connector 23 Backpanel connectors Figure 2 8 AUX PEX Power connector 16 Clear CMOS 24 8 pin ATX_12V power connector Figure 1 EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard Layout 2 1 4 3 5 9 8 11 10 7 6 ...

Page 18: ...t Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey 7 USB 2 0 Ports two 8 Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status Yellow Light Up Blink 10 Mbps Link Activity Yellow and Green Light Up Blink 100 Mbps link Activity Green Light Up Blink 1000 Mbps Link Activity Figure 2 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 1 2 5 6 8 7 3 4 ...

Page 19: ...CPU Installing the CPU fan Installing the memory Installing the motherboard Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic safety precautions Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from to the computer chassis ...

Page 20: ...plate There is a protective socket cover on the load plate to protect the socket when there is no CPU installed 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate 4 Remove the processor from its protective cover making sure you hold it only by the edges It is a good idea to save the cover so that whenever you remove the CPU you have a safe place to store it 5 Align the notches in the process...

Page 21: ... page 9 for the location of the memory slots on the card One DIMM Install into slot 0 You can install the DIMM into any slot however slot 0 is preferred Two DIMMs Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3 The idea is to not have the DIMMs in adjacent slots Four DIMMS Install into slots 0 1 2 and 3 Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs into the slots on the motherboard Note that th...

Page 22: ...objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely If the I O shield does not fit into the chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis supplier Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base wi...

Page 23: ...will include Power Connections 24 pin ATX power PWR1 8 pin ATX 12V power PWR2 Auxiliary power for graphics PWR3 Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM FDD IDE Serial ATA II Chassis Fans Rear panel USB 2 0 Adapter Expansion slots CMOS jumper settings See Figure 1 on page 9 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure ...

Page 24: ...WR1 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 Figure 3 PWR1 Motherboard Connector Table 1 PWR1 Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3...

Page 25: ...use an 8 pin ATX 12V power supply however if you have a four pin power supply plug the connector to pins 1 2 5 and 6 as shown Auxiliary Power for Graphics PWR3 The PWR3 connector is an auxiliary power connection for graphics cards Exclusive power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance Connect a four pin power plug to pins 1 2 5 and 6 GND 1 2 5V GND Card Edge GND 12V 1 8 4 5 1 5...

Page 26: ... 100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive 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 cu...

Page 27: ... If your chassis has a three pin connector you will need to remove pin 3 and put it into position 2 or you can use a pair of scissors to cut out position 2 Most chassis come with a two pin connector PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on off rather than using the power supply button HD_LED Attach the hard...

Page 28: ...ct Empty 10 Empty IEEE 1394a The IEEE 1394 expansion cable bracket is provided in the box but if you do not require the additional external connections you do not need to install it 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option 2 Connect the two ends of the cables to the IEEE 1394 connectors on the motherboard Table ...

Page 29: ...ptional external bracket containing four 4 more USB 2 0 ports 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option 2 Connect the two ends of the cables to the USB 2 0 headers on the motherboard Table 4 USB 2 0 Header Pins Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V_DUAL 2 5V_DUAL 3 D 4 D 5 D 6 D 7 GND 8 GND 9 Empty 10 No Connect U...

Page 30: ... choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function Table 5 Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L Front Audio Connector 10 SENSE2_RETURN 9 7 5 3 1 10 8 6 4 2 ...

Page 31: ...ystem enters S3 S4 and S5 mode Note that the CPU fan cable can be either a 3 pin or a 4 pin connector Connect a 3 pin connector to pins 1 2 and 3 on the motherboard connector CPU Fan Connector 4 3 2 1 GND SENSE PWR CONTROL The nForce 680i LT SLI SPP and MCP have active fans to help to cool the chips The fans plug into a 3 pin connector Fan Connector 3 2 1 GND 12V SENSE nForce 680i LT SLI MCP fan c...

Page 32: ...supports a standard 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44m and a 2 88M floppy disk drive FDD Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard go to www nvidia com products Figure 4 Expansion Slots 1 3 1 PCI slots 2 Secondary PCIe x16 slot GPU2 SLI 3 x1 PCIe slot...

Page 33: ...des 250 MB sec bandwidth PCI Express x16 Slots These two PCI Express x16 slots are reserved for graphics or video cards The bandwidth of the x16 slot is up to 4GB sec 8GB sec concurrent The design of this motherboard supports dual PCI Express graphics cards using NVIDIA s SLI technology with multiple displays When installing a PCI Express x16 card be sure the retention clip snaps and locks the car...

Page 34: ...xt to pin 1 Clear CMOS Jumper CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper Use the following procedure to clear CMOS 1 Turn off the AC power supply and connect pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper cap 2 Return the jumper setting to normal pins 2 and 3 Together with the jumper cap 4 Turn the AC power supply back on ...

Page 35: ...up menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided This section includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations System Monitor ...

Page 36: ...rd BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Note It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS settings Changing some settings could damage your computer Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the associated submenu Use the arrow keys to positio...

Page 37: ...gement Setup Use this menu to configure power management power on and sleep features PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to modify the system s Plug and Play and PCI configurations System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real time system status of your PC including temperature voltages and fan speed Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Monitor Load Defaults Set Password Save Exit Setup...

Page 38: ...OS Setup Utility main menu are status indicators NVIDIA LinkBoost Status indication at bottom of screen This status indicator is displayed at the bottom of the BIOS screen and consists of the following remarks Detected System detects LinkBoost capable components Not Detected The LinkBoost components are not detected SLI Ready Memory Status indication at bottom of screen This status indicator is di...

Page 39: ...in white is for information only data in yellow is changeable data in blue is non changeable and data in a red box is highlighted for selection Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults IDE Channel Master None IDE Channel Slave None SATA Channel 1 Master None SATA Channel 2 Master None SATA Channel 3 Master None SATA Channel 4 Master None SATA C...

Page 40: ... a channel and press Enter to display the IDE SATA sub menu IDE Channel Master None IDE Channel Slave None SATA Channel 1 Master None SATA Channel 2 Master None SATA Channel 3 Master None SATA Channel 4 Master None SATA Channel 5 Master None SATA Channel 6 Master None Date mm dd yy Sat Jul 01 2006 Time hh mm ss 14 48 43 IDE Auto Detect Press Enter Extended IDE Drive None Access Mode Auto Capacity ...

Page 41: ...p landing zone and sector You can manually enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tells you the min and max values The BIOS supports the following HDD Access Modes CHS For HDD less than 528 MB LBA For HDD greater than 528 MB and supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing Large For HDD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA Auto Recommended mode IDE HDD Auto Detect Press ...

Page 42: ...ndard CMOS Features menu Halt On Halt On determines whether or not the computer stops if an error is detected during power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the Halt On sub menu Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose Press Enter to accept the changes and return to the Standard CMOS Features menu All Errors Wh...

Page 43: ...top for a keyboard or disk error but will stop for all other errors Memory These settings are display only values that are determined by the BIOS POST Power On Self Test Base Memory BIOS POST determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory This value represents the total me...

Page 44: ...n only data in yellow is changeable data in blue is non changeable and data in a red box is highlighted for selection Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Removable Device Priority Press Enter Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Network Boot Priority Press Enter CPU Internal Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device R...

Page 45: ...o back to the previous menu press Esc Network Boot Priority Use this option to select the priority for network startup Select Network Boot Priority and press Enter to view available networks Use the arrow keys to go to the various devices Then use the or keys to move the device priority up or down in the list To go back to the previous menu press Esc CPU Internal Cache Use this option to enable or...

Page 46: ...own keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the arrow keys to position 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 power on state of NumLock Select On to activate the keyboard ...

Page 47: ...nable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC If you disable this option you also disable the MPS Version Control for OS option MPS Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi Processor Specification MPS version that BIOS passes to the operating system Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows y...

Page 48: ...Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults System Clocks Press Enter FSB Memory Config Press Enter CPU Configuration Press Enter System Voltages Press Enter NVMEM memory test Disable Load timing voltage set Press Enter Save timing voltage set Press Enter System BIOS Cacheable Disabled HPET Function Enable NVIDIA GPU Ex Enable Item Help Main Level Voltage control Phoenix AwardBIOS...

Page 49: ... is highlighted for selection Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Parameters Settings Current Valce Frequency Settings CPU Freq MHz 2933 3 2933 3 FSB Reference Clock MHz 1066 7 1066 7 CPU Multiplier 11 X 11X PCIe x16_1 MHz Auto 100 PCIe x16_3 MHz Auto 100 PCIe x16_2 MHz Auto 100 SPP MCP Ref Clock MHz Auto 100 HT Multiplier nForce SPP nForc...

Page 50: ... Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the PCI Express Bus Slot 1 the black slot closest to the CPU Note that as you go higher in value PCIe Spread Spectrum SPP is disabled and cannot be changed from this status PCIe x16_3 MHz Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the PCI Express Bus Slot 3 the blue slot in the middle PCIe x...

Page 51: ...p Values are 1 x through 5 x Spread Spectrum CPU Spread Spectrum Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for the CPU Option values are Disabled UP Spread and Center Spread HT Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIe Spread Spectrum SPP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for the SPP PCIe Option values are Disabled UP Spread...

Page 52: ...alue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Parameters Settings Current Value SLI Ready Memory Disabled Disabled CPU Freq MHz 2933 3 2933 3 CPU Multiplier 11X 11X FSB Memory Clock Mode Auto x FSB QDR MHz Auto 1066 7 Actual FSB QDR MHz 1066 7 x MEM DDR MHz Auto 800 6 Actual MEM DDR MHz 800 0 Memory Timing Setting Press Enter Item Help Main Level CPUOC MAX realizes the comp...

Page 53: ...When Unlink is selected FSB QDR MHz and MEM DDR MHz are changed to editable 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 frequency or type in a new value Note that the Actual FSB QDR reflects the actual frequency that takes effect on a reboot MEM DDR MHz...

Page 54: ...ally setting any timing All timing is set for optimal performance Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Parameters Settings Current Value Memory Timing Setting Optimal x tCL CAS Latency Auto 5 5 x tRDC Auto 7 5 x tRP Auto 7 5 x tRAS Auto 23 18 x Command Per Clock CDM Auto 2T 1T Advanced Memory Settings x tRRD Auto 4 3 x tRC Auto 28 22 x tWR ...

Page 55: ...e 1 through 31 ª Command Per Clock This is the command timing setting on a per clock unit basis options are 1T and 2T ª tRRD RAS to RAS delay of different banks options are 1 through 15 ª tRC RAS to RAS or auto refresh time of the same bank options are 1 through 31 ª tWR The Write recovery time options are 2 through 7 ª tWTR This is the minimum write to read delay with the same chip selected optio...

Page 56: ... thermally throttled by cutting active processor clock cycles TM2 Only Thermal throttling is achieved by reducing the CPU multiplier and CPU core voltage Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled x Intel SpeedStep Disabled CPU Thermal Control Disabled C1E Enhanced Halt State Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Virtual...

Page 57: ...to utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology CPU Core 1 This function allows you to enable or disable CPU Core System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Voltages menu Figure 12 System Voltages Menu Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Valu...

Page 58: ...unction defines the voltage level for the DRAM Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage nForce SPP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce SPP chip Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage 1 20V 1 30V 1 40V 1 50V or select Auto to automatically set the voltage ...

Page 59: ...he system voltages and 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 profile options that can be loaded The default setting is Auto for all settings Press Enter to see the options Load timing voltage set Press Enter to Exit Select Profile 1 Select Profile 2 Select Profile 3 Move ENTER ...

Page 60: ...T Function This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer HPET When Enabled HPET is used as the timing hardware for multimedia and other time sensitive application When HPET is Disabled the APIC timer is used NVIDIA GPU Ex To enable or disable this function you need to have the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics driver with NVIDIA EX support When enabled the system uses the opt...

Page 61: ...Menu Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults IDE Function Setup Press Enter RAID Config Press Enter USB Config Press Enter MAC Config Press Enter IEEE1394 controller Auto HD Audio Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3FB IRQ4 Item Help Main Level Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Pe...

Page 62: ...Master and Slave PIO Select from Auto or Mode 1 through Mode 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA When OnChip IDE Channel0 is set to Enabled you can disable the primary Master and Slave UDMA or set it to Auto IDE DMA transfer access Use this function to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer access Serial ATA Controller This function allows you to enable specific SATA controllers enable all controllers or disa...

Page 63: ...Enabled you can enable or disable the various SATA functions USB Config Press Enter to display the USB Config menu OnChip USB Use this function to enable specific versions of the USB or disable the onchip USB When the onchip USB is set to Disabled the keyboard and mouse support functions are set to Enabled and cannot be changed Versions that can be selected are V1 1 V2 0 or V1 1 USB Keyboard Mouse...

Page 64: ...function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows your IDE hard drive needs to support block 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 support block mode Onboard FDC Controller This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard FDC controller ...

Page 65: ... Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type Types to select from are S1 S3 S1 POS and S3 STR Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults ACPI function Enabled APCI Suspend Type S1 S3 Soft Off by PBTN Instant Off WOL PME From Soft Off Disabled Power on by Alarm Disabled x Day of Month Alarm 0 x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 P...

Page 66: ...e you can manually put in the day of the month and the time of the alarm To enter a day or time use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through numbers or enter the number using the keyboard number or the and keys POWER ON Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to define the power on function Options for this function are BUTTON ONLY Keyboard 98 Password When Pas...

Page 67: ...u and press Enter to display the PnP PCI Configuration menu Figure 15 PnP PCI Configuration Menu Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Init Display First PCI Slot Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI Express relative items Maximum Payload Size 4096 Item Help Main Level POWER ON F...

Page 68: ...econfiguration has caused a serious conflict that prevents the OS from booting The default setting is Disabled Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure 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...

Page 69: ...tion on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to enable or disable the Palette Snoop function Maximum Payload Size This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size in bytes for the PCI Express devices Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through sizes or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the and keys to go up and down the l...

Page 70: ...ents change with system usage Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter CPU 47ºC 117ºF CPU Core 1 28V CPU FSB 1 19V Memory 1 81V 3 3V 3 16V 3 3V Dual 3 16V 12V 11 92V 5V 4 99V Vbat 3 00V CPU Fan Speed 4272 RPM Aux Fan Speed 4891 RPM nForce Fan Speed 0 RPM Chassis Fan Speed 0 RPM Chassis Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Item Help ...

Page 71: ... automatically controlled based on temperature To set the fan speed to a constant rate select Manual and then enter the speed from 0 to 100 Set the desired speed for the Aux nForce and Chassis fans from 0 to 100 The system defaults to 100 CPU Fan Speed Control SmartFan If temp 70ºC Set Fan Speed 100 If temp 30ºC Set Fan Speed 0 x Manual Fan Speed 100 AUX Fan Speed Control 100 nForce Fan Speed Cont...

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Page 73: ...inked using SLI Building an SLI System Determine Component and Operating System Needs To build an NVIDIA SLI system you are going to need the following components AN NVIDIA SLI ready nForce motherboard Two NVIDIA SLI Ready certified PCI Express graphics cards with matching GPUs An NVIDIA SLI Ready power supply For a complete list of certified components and a matrix to determine the power supply r...

Page 74: ...C Minimum of 500 600W Power Supply with a minimum of 12V 30A for all PC components Mid range SLI PC Minimum of 450 500W Power Supply with a minimum of 12V 26A for all PC components Entry level SLI PC Minimum of 400 450W Power Supply with a minimum of 12V 22A for all PC components If the power supply specifies two 12V windings i e 12V1 and 12V2 add these numbers together to check against the specif...

Page 75: ...0 GTX 256MB or Dual GeForce 6800 Ultra AMD Athlon 64 FX 57 2 8 GHz or Intel Pentium EE 840 3 2 GHz NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 motherboard with 2GB system memory Two HDDs in Raid 0 configuration Two optical drives PCI sound card LCD at 1600x1200 resolution Mid Range SLI PC Configuration Dual GeForce 7900 GT or Dual GeForce 6800 GT or Dual GeForce 6800 AMD Athlon 64 4000 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI motherboard w...

Page 76: ...ned the necessary NVIDIA SLI Ready parts and confirmed your power supply requirements it is time to configure the system This procedure assumes you have already installed the motherboard The EVGA nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard has two PCI Express slots used for the SLI configuration Figure 17 SLI Slots on the Motherboard SLI graphics cards in these slots ...

Page 77: ... cards into the two black PCI Express x16 slots on the motherboard see Figure 29 Be sure to seat the graphic cards into the connectors 2 Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors from the system power supply to each of the graphic cards From Power Supply Two SLI graphics cards installed in the two block PCI Express slots on the motherboard ...

Page 78: ...latest drivers go to http www slizone com content slizone drivers html and download the latest SLI graphics drivers Once you have installed the NVIDIA SLI components and booted up your system do the following 1 Install the nForce drivers provided with the motherboard 2 Reboot the system 3 Uninstall any old NVIDIA graphics drivers from the system and reboot the computer If there are no NVIDIA drive...

Page 79: ...able your NVIDIA SLI Enable NVIDIA SLI At this point you need to enable NVIDIA SLI You can do this either by clicking on the SLI capable system balloon or by going to the NVIDIA Control Panel To launch the NVIDIA Control Panel select Start All Programs NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Control Panel Click on the 3D Settings icon Select Set SLI configuration from under Performance ...

Page 80: ...I technology recommended and click Apply You now have an NVIDIA SLI enabled PC The system reboots to apply the setting and display the following message upon reboot Congratulations on your new NVIDIA SLI Ready PC system ...

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