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Page 2: ...March 2007 EVGA V1 0 User Guide EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard for Intel Processor Installation and Configuration...

Page 3: ...eed Memory 1 Comprehensive Overclocking Tools 1 NVIDIA nTune Utility 1 NV BIOS 2 True x16 PCI Express Support 2 DualDDR2 Memory Architecture 2 NVIDIA MediaShield Storage 2 Multiple Disk Setup 2 DiskAl...

Page 4: ...mory DIMMs 13 Installing the Motherboard 14 Installing 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 PW...

Page 5: ...Features Menu 30 Date and Time 31 IDE Channel and SATA Channel 31 Drive A 33 Halt On 33 Memory 34 Advanced BIOS Features 35 Removable Device Priority 36 Hard Disk Boot Priority 36 Network Boot Priorit...

Page 6: ...50 Save Timing Voltage Set 51 System BIOS Cacheable 51 HPET Function 51 NVIDIA GPU Ex 51 Integrated Peripherals Menu 52 IDE Function Setup 53 RAID Config 54 USB Config 54 MAC Config 55 HD Audio 55 IDE...

Page 7: ...d vi Power On by Alarm 57 POWER ON Function 57 PnP PCI Configuration Menu 58 Init Display First 59 Reset Configuration Data 59 Resources Controlled By 59 IRQ Resources 60 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 60 Maxi...

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Page 9: ...xtreme Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Dual Pentium Cooling fan for the microprocessor System memory support Supports dual channel DDR2 533 667 800 Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memory Power Supply To calc...

Page 10: ...otherboard 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...

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Page 12: ...pports high speed memory up to DDR2 800 to keep pace with overclocked system components Comprehensive Overclocking Tools Award winning NVIDIA overclocking tools provide a complete kit of tools giving...

Page 13: ...gh the system as quickly as possible for incredible performance NVIDIA MediaShield Storage NVIDIA MediaShield is a suite of features that safeguards your most important digital media assets always rel...

Page 14: ...l of networking features to allow you to take your online experience to the next level NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet The industry s fastest Gigabit Ethernet performance eliminates network bottlenecks...

Page 15: ...Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 4 USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is standard plug and play interface that provides easy to use connectivity for USB devices...

Page 16: ...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 r...

Page 17: ...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 Suspe...

Page 18: ...d contact your reseller All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS compliant lead free parts Equipment The following equipment is included in the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra motherboard box NVIDIA nForce 650...

Page 19: ...Cable Qty Four Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard Comm2 Bracket Cable IDE ATA 133 HDD Cable NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard The NVIDI...

Page 20: ...ector 17 PCI Express x1 slots 4 DDR DIMM slots 0 3 11 System fan connector 18 PCI Express x16 slot GPU 5 24 pin ATX power connector 12 Motherboard battery 19 Backpanel connectors Figure 2 6 IDE connec...

Page 21: ...k Activity Yellow and Green Light Up Blink 100 Mbps link Activity Green Light Up Blink 1000 Mbps Link Activity 5 USB 2 0 Ports two 6 Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channel Blue Line In Line In L...

Page 22: ...PU 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...

Page 23: ...from the socket 2 Lift the load 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 plat...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...components from dust and foreign 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 in...

Page 26: ...the motherboard This will include Power Connections 24 pin ATX power PWR1 8 pin ATX 12V power PWR2 Internal Headers Front panel USB Headers Audio COM FDD IDE Serial ATA II Chassis Fans Rear panel USB...

Page 27: ...ted 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...

Page 28: ...a single connector to the motherboard 2 Connect the black connector the cable with the two closely spaced black and gray connectors to the Ultra ATA master device 3 Connect the gray connector to a sl...

Page 29: ...he 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 four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that suppor...

Page 30: ...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 PW...

Page 31: ...t Description 1 HD_PWR Out Hard disk LED pull up to 5V HD_LED 3 HDA Out Hard disk active LED 2 HDR_BLNK_GRN Out Front panel green light PWRLED 4 HDR_BLNK_YEL Out Front panel yellow light 5 GND Ground...

Page 32: ...tional 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 t...

Page 33: ...ndard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function Table 4 Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND...

Page 34: ...ial COM header for your machine Connect one side of a switching cable to the header and then attach the serial COM device to the other side of the cable FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standa...

Page 35: ...rd supported by this motherboard go to www nvidia com estore Figure 4 Expansion Slots PCI Slots The three PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card USB card SCSI card and other cards t...

Page 36: ...cause a short across the pins Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover Jumper Settings The motherboard contains a 3 pin BIOS configuration...

Page 37: ...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...

Page 38: ...hoenix Award 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 y...

Page 39: ...p 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...

Page 40: ...m 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 Without Savin...

Page 41: ...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 ES...

Page 42: ...dividual IDE and SATA channels Select 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 SA...

Page 43: ...ne 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...

Page 44: ...return to the Standard 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...

Page 45: ...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...

Page 46: ...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 Previ...

Page 47: ...he 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 t...

Page 48: ...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 Boot Other Device With the option set to En...

Page 49: ...sable 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 M...

Page 50: ...Value F10 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 te...

Page 51: ...hted 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 Re...

Page 52: ...se the 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...

Page 53: ...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...

Page 54: ...ings 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 Aut...

Page 55: ...Unlinked 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 proportiona...

Page 56: ...enter timings Optimal Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Optimal Optimal prohibits you from manually setting any timing All timing is set for optimal performance Move Enter Select PU PD Val...

Page 57: ...h 31 Command Per Clock This is the command timing setting on a per clock unit basis options are 1T and 2T tRRD RAS to RAS delay of different banks options are 1 through 15 tRC RAS to RAS or auto refre...

Page 58: ...The CPU is 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 Sa...

Page 59: ...he 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 Advanc...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...oltages 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...

Page 62: ...m BIOS HPET 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 applicati...

Page 63: ...ter 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 co...

Page 64: ...e primary 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 i...

Page 65: ...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 Whe...

Page 66: ...ows 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 n...

Page 67: ...ement 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 Defaul...

Page 68: ...t to Enable 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 key...

Page 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...e system reconfiguration 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...

Page 71: ...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 si...

Page 72: ...ous components 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 47 C 117 F CPU Core 1 28V CPU...

Page 73: ...ly 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...

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