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Phone: 888 / 881-EVGA - 714 / 528-4500 - Fax: 714 / 528-4501 

 

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The controls located in the Adjust Motherboard Timings screen allow the bus 
speeds to be adjusted manually to increase performance for gaming, or lower 
performance to conserve power and create a quieter user environment. The 
number to the right of the slider is the new bus speed that will be applied. 
Adjustments can be made by using the mouse to drag the slider. All changes 
will take effect immediately after selecting Apply; however, these setting will 
only remain active for the current Windows session. This will allow a user to 
safely return to Windows in the event of a crash, without any possibility of boot 
issues since the changes are not made directly to the BIOS settings. 
 
Note: all the changes on this page will be dynamic when applied, and will only 
remain active for the current Windows session. You may save these settings as 
a profile for use later by using the Profile menu item. If a setting does not allow 
a change, it likely requires a reboot and should be changed in the BIOS or from 
the Dynamic BIOS Access page (if available). 
 

Caution: 

Increasing the voltage or the clock speed of a component may void its warranty 
due to exceeding recommended specifications. NVIDIA and the board 
manufacturer are 

not

 responsible for damage that may occur when component 

tolerances are exceeded. 

 

 
Adjust GPU Settings  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

The graphics processing unit (GPU) located on your video card(s) can be adjusted using 
this interface. You can override the shipped clock frequencies of your GPU and GPU 
memory and set the GPU fan speed. Increasing the clock speeds will increase your GPU 
performance but may necessitate improved cooling to maintain the same level of reliability. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 122-M2-NF59-AX

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Page 2: ...e Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitme...

Page 3: ...stalling Memory 12 Memory Installation Diagrams 13 Expansion Cards 14 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 15 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Cards 15 Interrupt Request Table 15 PCI Express Slots 15...

Page 4: ...D Arrays 47 Nvidia nTune 5 0 53 Starting nTune 53 Adjust Motherboard Settings 54 Adjust GPU Settings 55 Dynamic BIOS Access 56 Tune System 56 View System Information 57 Nvidia Monitor 29 Driver Instal...

Page 5: ...RA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0 1 0 1 functions to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee data security without failure in advanced computing applications The motherboard provides dual Gigabit LAN...

Page 6: ...rottling mode a beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it has reduced the CPU performance for detailed settings please read the BIOS PDF located on the CD Debug Port The embedded Hardware...

Page 7: ...Express x4 slot x 1 32 bit PCI slots x 2 Integrated IDE and Serial ATA RAID One PCI IDE controller support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 133 functions that deliver the dat...

Page 8: ...Mouse Port This port is used to connect a PS 2 mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port This port is used to connect a PS 2 keyboard 3 IEEE1394b Port This port is used to connect a 1394b device 4 USB 2 0 Ports The...

Page 9: ...EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 8 JUMPERS CONNECTORS HEADERS AND SOCKETS...

Page 10: ...Reboot 9 Install Operating System 10 Install Motherboard Drivers and Utilities Checking the Motherboard s Jumper Settings CMOS RAM Clear 3 pin JBAT A battery must be used to retain the motherboard co...

Page 11: ...al Bus a medium speed interface typically used for mouse keyboards scanners and some digital cameras Sound interface the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers MI...

Page 12: ...tion as shown When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket No force is required to insert the CPU Press the lever to Locate position slightly without any extra force Install Memory This motherboard provid...

Page 13: ...le X1 256MB 2 0GB Bank 6 7 DIMM4 DDR2 533 667 800 DDR2 SDRAM Module X1 256MB 2 0GB Total System Memory Max 8 0GB 4 256MB 2 0GB For Dual Channel Memory Dual channel only operates when 2 DIMM Modules ar...

Page 14: ...ign the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above Replace the computer system s cover Set up the BIOS if necessary Install the necessary software...

Page 15: ...Q assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable PCI Express Slots This motherboard provides two PCI Express slots intended for Grap...

Page 16: ...nterrupt 3 8 Communications Port COM2 4 9 Communications Port COM1 5 6 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 11 Floppy Disk Controller 7 7 Printer Port LPT1 8 N A System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 10 ACPI Mode when...

Page 17: ...technology SLI version only you have to install the included SLI Bridge for your NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards before you can activate the advanced multi GPU functions STEP 1 Install your NVIDIA SLI...

Page 18: ...A 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 17 STEP 3 Be careful with the pins as to not damage the adapter or graphics cards during installation STEP 4 Plug the SLI Bridge adapter o...

Page 19: ...to the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed Press this switch again to turn off the power to the system board We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2 0 complia...

Page 20: ...r Supply The ATX Power Supply which fully supports the extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption Without this connector the system will become unstable because the power supply can not pr...

Page 21: ...net connections Audio Line In Lin Out MIC Surrback Surround CEN LEF Connector J1 This Connector has 6 audio jacks for LINE OUT LINE IN MIC Surrback Sur round CEN LEF Line in BLUE Audio input to sound...

Page 22: ...end to the floppy drives Floppy Drive Connector Pin 1 FDD Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connect ing the single plug end...

Page 23: ...st you don t install a CD ROM or DVD ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk Otherwise the system performance on this channel will not be able to achieve its maximum ATA133 speed Serial ATA P...

Page 24: ...ke off these jumpers Line Out MIC Headers AUDIO Pin 1 AUD _ MIC AUD _ FPOUT _ L AUD _ MIC _ BIAS AUD _ FPOUT _ R HP _ ON AUD _ GND AUD _ RET _ L AUD _ RET _ R AUD _ VCC 2 9 10 USB Port Headers 9 pin U...

Page 25: ...the hard disk activity indicator light on the case Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your po...

Page 26: ...f 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taki...

Page 27: ...ctors 1394A B These connectors support the connection of firewire IEEE1394 devices Supplemental SLI Power J2 This 4 pin Molex type power connector is only required when running the system in an SLI co...

Page 28: ...on the front panel of the system case will light up The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on If it complies with green standards or if it is has a...

Page 29: ...menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices User the arrow keys to select among the items and press ENTER to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu...

Page 30: ...IOS Welcome screen name Save Exit Setup Save settings and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all setting changes and exit setup Standard CMOS Features This sub menu is used to setup the standard C...

Page 31: ...lled including None Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system w...

Page 32: ...e Network priority using or CPU Internal Cache This option enables or disables the CPU internal caches Quick Power On Self Test Enable to reduce the time for power on self test First Second Third Boot...

Page 33: ...ontrol system voltages see System Voltages section below Memory Configuration Use this menu to control memory settings see Memory Configuration section below PCI Clocks Use this menu to turn off the P...

Page 34: ...value of the CPU multiplier PCIe Bus Slot 1 The frequency of the PCI Express Bus Slot 1 PCIe Bus Slot 2 The frequency of the PCI Express Bus Slot 2 SPP MCP Ref Clock The frequency of the reference clo...

Page 35: ...es CPU Voltage to the CPU Memory Voltage to the DRAM HT CPU nForce SPP Voltage of the HT link between the CPU and the SPP HT nForce SPP MCP Voltage of the HT link between the SPP and the MCP nForce SP...

Page 36: ...rs Read Write queue bypass Number of times to bypass the read write queue Bypass Maximum Max number of times that the oldest memory access request can be bypassed 32 Byte Granularity 32 64 byte DRAM a...

Page 37: ...RAS Minimum RAS active time Command Per Clock CMD Command timing setting per clock unit Advance Memory Settings tRRD RAS to RAS delay of different banks AsyncLat Max round trip latency from the CPU to...

Page 38: ...RAM CKE drive strength Drive strength of the CKE pins CS drive strength Drive strength of the CS and ODT pins MA drive strength Drive strength of the Address RAS CAS WE and parity pins MCLK drive stre...

Page 39: ...SB interface MAC Config Use this menu to turn off MAC IEEE1394 controller Use this setting to set whether the IEEE 1394 function is enabled HD Audio Use this setting to configure HD Audio IDE HDD Bloc...

Page 40: ...system will automatically select the delay time C States Support CPU power state selection Soft Off by PBTN This option is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for system usi...

Page 41: ...urces Controlled by Use this option to determine if IRQ resources are automatically assigned or manually assigned IRQ Resources Press Enter to manually assign IRQ resources PCI VGA Pallette Snoop If y...

Page 42: ...d Sys Fan Speed The system fan speed Load Defaults The BIOS defaults sets the basic system functions that ensure system stability If the system is NVIDIA LinkBoost enabled the default settings are the...

Page 43: ...ss N or ESC to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press Enter the following message will appear in the center of the screen Quit Without Saving Y N Press Y to ex...

Page 44: ...e FirstPacket The following screen appears Figure 4 Enabling FirstPacket Select the appropriate speed for your network To define a custom speed do the following Click on Custom speed Enter the exact s...

Page 45: ...the Sam2 exe and add it Click on Apply Only applications that are added to the Programs Prioritized by FirstPacket section are prioritized All other traffic is treated as second class traffic Configu...

Page 46: ...llowing Click on Adjust Teaming configuration the following screen appears Figure 7 Teaming Configuration Page By default teaming is disabled Click on Combine my network adapters recommended to enable...

Page 47: ...Wizard to configure your available storage After launching MediaShield start the wizard Under Management click Create array Figure 2 Figure 2 Storage Control Panel 2 On the wizard s Welcome screen no...

Page 48: ...n the number of drives with the criteria that if a drive fails you will not lose your data Select the Capacity option to automatically configure the best RAID option based on the number of drives and...

Page 49: ...e default To select a Striped Mirrored array select Stripe Mirroring as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size as the default To select a Spanning array select Spanning as the RAID mode and leave Stripe...

Page 50: ...the Striped set 8 Follow directions in the next few wizard screens to finish creating the array View RAID Arrays To view your RAID configuration from Windows perform this step 1 Under Health select Vi...

Page 51: ...perform these steps 1 Select Delete array from the Storage Control Panel This brings up the Delete Array Wizard as shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Delete Array Wizard 2 Follow directions in the next few w...

Page 52: ...e process is automatic and doesn t require any user interaction Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is assigned to a RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array and is used by that array only when needed for exa...

Page 53: ...ndows interface enabling full functionality without the need to make changes in the BIOS and reboot your system Starting nTune You can start NVIDIA nTune in several ways From the Windows desktop click...

Page 54: ...nce Category The subcategories available under the Performance category include Manual Tuning Automatic Tuning and Management Underneath each of these is the following Adjust Motherboard Settings Adju...

Page 55: ...settings Note all the changes on this page will be dynamic when applied and will only remain active for the current Windows session You may save these settings as a profile for use later by using the...

Page 56: ...in active until you change them again or restore the CMOS to the default settings In the Dynamic BIOS Access page click the Available BIOS Pages list arrow and click the BIOS page that you want to edi...

Page 57: ...tages is presented with View System Information Detailed CPU and memory information is provided by double clicking a Processor or DIMM form the lists below Adjust Custom Rules NVIDIA nTune allows you...

Page 58: ...e issues and to gather troubleshooting data Stability Test performs a series of quick checks to identify probably causes of performance issues and then creates a list of the results providing recommen...

Page 59: ...NVIDIA RAID controller are located on the included RAID DRIVER floppy disk They can be installed either at the time of Operating System installation or after the operating system has already been inst...

Page 60: ...river CD and open the folder named RAID Browse to the folder for the operating system that you wish to make the driver disk for XP2K for Windows XP or Windows 2000 or XPx64 for Windows XP x64 Execute...

Page 61: ...4501 Page 60 APPENDIX 1 Quick Debug Port Post Codes Please refer to the following Quick Debug table to assist in troubleshooting problems that are revealed through the motherboard s Debug Port If you...

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Page 65: ...measure EN 50082 1 Generic Immunity Standard for Residential Commercial and Light Industrial Products IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Software License Agreement This EVGA software the software is copyri...

Page 66: ...before a support technician can assist you You may register your product online at http www evga com register or when you call for support a staff member will register it for you Hours of Operation 9...

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