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Summary of Contents for 123-YW-E175-A1 - nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard

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Page 2: ...User Guide EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard...

Page 3: ...I O Panel description 6 Safety Instructions 6 Preparing the Motherboard 6 Hardware Installation 7 Installing the CPU and Fan 8 Installing Memory DIMMs 9 Installing the Motherboard 10 Installing the I...

Page 4: ...21 Main Menu 22 Standard CMOS Features Menu 22 Date and Time 23 IDE Channel and SATA Channel 23 Drive A 23 Halt On 23 Memory 23 Advanced BIOS Features 24 Removable Device Priority 24 Hard Disk Boot Pr...

Page 5: ...AC Config 28 HD Audio 29 IEEE1394 controller 29 IDE HDD Block Mode 29 Onboard FDC Controller 29 Onboard Serial Port 1 29 Power Management Setup Menu 30 ACPI Function 30 ACPI Suspend Type 30 Power Mana...

Page 6: ...mum Payload Size 33 PC Health Status 34 Dynamic Fan Control 34 Frequency Voltage Control 35 CPU Clock Ratio 35 LDT Frequency 35 System Clocks 35 FSB Memory Config 36 FSB Memory Clock Mode 36 Memory Ti...

Page 7: ...cards you are going to require more power As a rule for one GPU you need a minimum of a 350 W power supply If you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration you will need a minimum of a 500 W power supply...

Page 8: ...ins NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI MCP and SPP System Memory support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2 800 memory Supports up to 8 GBs of DDR2 memory Eight USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2 0 ports s...

Page 9: ...rts Jack Sensing function 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...

Page 10: ...act your reseller All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS compliant lead free parts Equipment The following equipment is included in the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI motherboard box NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Mo...

Page 11: ...e chassis USB 2 0 4 Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis SATA Signal Cable Qty Four Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one conn...

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Page 13: ...connectors Figure 2 9 Post port 19 Reset button 29 8 pin ATX_12V power connector 10 Chassis fan connector 20 Speaker 30 Chipset fan connector Figure 2 EVGA nForce 750i SLI Backpanel connectors 1 PS 2...

Page 14: ...cting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follows basic safety precautions Remember to remove power from your computer by discon...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...r slot 0 is pre ferred Two DIMMs Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3 The idea is to not have the DIMMs in ad jacent slots Four DIMMS Install into slots 0 1 2 and 3 Use the following procedure...

Page 17: ...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 I...

Page 18: ...on the mother board This will include Power Connections 24 pin ATX power 8 pin ATX 12V power Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB headers Audio Speaker COM FDD IDE Serial ATA II Chassis Fans R...

Page 19: ...o the connector and make sure it is secure Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWROK 20 RSVD 9 5V_AUX 21 5V...

Page 20: ...ings Note If an ATA 66 100 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 s...

Page 21: ...Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard supports a standard 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44m and a 2 88M floppy disk drive FDD Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA...

Page 22: ...s Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the syste...

Page 23: ...exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains one 10 pin internal header connectors onboard that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing four 2...

Page 24: ...mpty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN v Pin Assignments COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM header for your machine Connect one side of a switching cable to the header and then attach...

Page 25: ...AN Connector Pin Signal 1 CONTROL 2 SENSE 3 12V 4 GND v Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal 1 SENSE 2 12V 3 12V CPU FAN Connect the CPU fan to this connrctor The CPU fan cable can be either a 3 pin o...

Page 26: ...The x1 slot provides 250 MB sec bandwidth PCI Express x16 Slots These two PCI Express x16 slots are reserved for graphics or video cards The design of this mother board supports two PCI Express graphi...

Page 27: ...POWER Button CMOS Button RESET and POWER Button These onboard buttons lets you turn on off the system easily it is especially handy for debugging or testing the system CMOS Button The motherboard use...

Page 28: ...y Voltage Control Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Use the f...

Page 29: ...s Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration Advanced...

Page 30: ...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 position the selector in the option you choose To go back to the...

Page 31: ...ty Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Full Screen LOGO Show Disabled CPU Features This field is available only for Pentium CPU Features Intel SpeedStep This function allows...

Page 32: ...e of the devices booted at power 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 position the selector in the option yo...

Page 33: ...Chipset Functions menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Main Level Voltage...

Page 34: ...controller Auto IDE HDD Black Mode Enabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onbaord Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 IDE Function Setup Press Enter to display the IDE Function Setup menu OnChip IDE Channel0 Enab...

Page 35: ...ID When RAID is set to Disabled all SATA functions are changed to Disabled and cannot be changed SATA x Primary Secondary When RAID Enable is set to Enabled you can enable or disable the various SATA...

Page 36: ...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 c...

Page 37: ...Key Power On Ctrl F1 PWRON After PWR Fail Former Sts ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type This function on...

Page 38: ...umber using the keyboard number or the and keys HPET Support This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer HPET When Enabled HPET is used as the timing hardware for multi...

Page 39: ...ts Main Level Item Help Init Display First PCI Slot Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Express Snoop Disabled PCI Express relative...

Page 40: ...CI Device IRQ 9 assigned to Reserved IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with t...

Page 41: ...peed 4272 RPM Aux Fan Speed 4891 RPM nForce Fan Speed 5250 RPM Chassis Fan2 Speed 0 RPM 0 RPM All of the values shown in Blue are dynamic and change as the speed and voltages of the various components...

Page 42: ...ress Enter CPU Clock Ratio 12 X LDT Frequency 5 X CPU Clock Ratio This value changes the CPU Frequency value depending on the value you choose Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the...

Page 43: ...s Enter ECC Control Disabled ECC Uncorrectable Disabled ECC Correctable Disabled FSB Memroy Clock Mode Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the FSB and Memory Clock Mode options The op...

Page 44: ...elp Parameters Settings Current Value Memory Timing Setting Optimal x tCL CAS Latency Auto 5 5 x tRDC Auto 5 5 x tRP Auto 5 5 x tRAS Auto 15 15 x Command Per Clock CDM Auto 2T 2T Advanced Memory Setti...

Page 45: ...F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Main Level Voltage level for CPU Core CPU VID Item Help Parameters Settings Current Value CPU Core Auto 1 28 CPU FSB Auto 1 20V Memory Auto 1 900V nForc...

Page 46: ...ines the voltage level for GTLVREF Lane 0 Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage GTLVREF Lane 1 This function defines the voltage level...

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Page 48: ...ing system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista capable The kit comes with a CD that contains drivers and additional NVIDIA software The CD that has been shipped with your...

Page 49: ...EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit 4 The CD will autorun install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen If the CD does not run go to My Compu...

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Page 51: ...nt Execution of POST routines in E000 03 Early SuperIO Init Early Initialized the super IO 04 Reserved 05 Blank video Reset Video controller 06 Reserved 07 Init KBC Keyboard controller init 08 KB test...

Page 52: ...o INT_TBL 1C CMOS Battery Check Test CMOS and check Battery Fail 1D Early PM Early PM initialization 1E Reserved 1F Re initial KB Load keyboard matrix 20 Reserved 21 HPM init Init Heuristic Power Mana...

Page 53: ...ify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 3F Reserved 40 Test 8259 2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the...

Page 54: ...Reserved 54 Reserved 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU features 56 Reserved 57 PnP Init Display PnP logo and PnP early init 5...

Page 55: ...6E Reserved 6F FDD install Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters 70 Reserved 71 Reserved 72 Reserved 73 Initialize Hard Drive Initialize hard drive controller 74 Reserved 75 Detect HDD IDE...

Page 56: ...nable IRQ12 if mouse present 90 Reserved 91 Reserved 92 Reserved 93 Boot Medium Read Detect and store boot partition head and cylinders values in RAM 94 Final Init Final init for last micro details be...

Page 57: ...B0 Spurious If interrupt occurs in protected mode B1 Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs display Press F1 to disable NMI F2 reboot BF Program MCP To program chipset from defaults values E1 EF Setup...

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