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Hardware Installation

This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics
covered in this section are:

Preparing the motherboard

Installing the 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 precations.

Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source
before removing or installing any equipment from/to the computer chassis.

Hardware Installation

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Page 2: ...E RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements or using an unshielded periph...

Page 3: ...HALL ZOTAC INTERNATIONAL MCO LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF B...

Page 4: ...stalling the CPU 14 Installing the CPU Fan 15 Installing Memory DIMMs 15 Installing the Motherboard 16 Installing the I O Shield 16 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis 16 Connecting Cables and S...

Page 5: ...33 Drive A 35 Halt On 35 Memory 36 Advanced BIOS Features 37 Removable Device Priority 38 Hard Disk Boot Priority 38 Network Boot Priority 38 CPU Internal Cache 38 Quick Power On Self Test 38 First S...

Page 6: ...nfig 57 IEEE1394 controller 57 HD Audio 57 IDE HDD Block Mode 57 Onboard FDC Controller 57 Onboard Serial Port 1 57 Power Management Setup Menu 58 ACPI Function 58 ACPI Suspend Type 58 Soft Off by PBN...

Page 7: ...Device Settings 66 Current Hardware Settings 66 Motherboard 67 Memory 69 GPU 72 Dynamic BIOS Access 73 View System Information 74 Profile Policies 75 Manage Your System BIOS 76 NVIDIA System Monitor 7...

Page 8: ...e for one GPU you need a minimum of a 300 W power supply If you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration you will need a minimum of a 500 W power supply If you have three GPUs in an SLI configuration you...

Page 9: ...ports Windows XP 32bit 64bit and Windows Vista 32bit 64bit q Contains NVIDIA nForce 790i SLI MCP and SPP q System Memory support Supports dual channel DDR3 800 1066 1333 and SLI Ready memory up to 200...

Page 10: ...I Express x16 Support v 2 x16 PCI Express 2 0 v 1 x16 PCI Express 1 0 v Supports 4 GB sec 8 GB sec concurrent bandwidth v Low power consumption and power management features q Green Function v Support...

Page 11: ...s with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new chassis If you are replacing a motherboard you may not need many of these cables Be sure to inspect each piece of equipment shipped in...

Page 12: ...Express x16 slots SLI 3 CPU fan connector 13 Front panel connector 23 PCI Express x1 slots 4 DDR3 DIMM Slots 0 3 14 Serial connector 24 SATA connectors 5 24 pin ATX Power Connector 15 Jumper 25 Backpa...

Page 13: ...Channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out...

Page 14: ...ng the CPU fan v Installing the memory q Installing the motherboard q Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basi...

Page 15: ...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 plate 4 Remove the processor fro...

Page 16: ...M Install into slot 0 You can install the DIMM into any slot however slot 0 is preferred q Two DIMMs Install into either slots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3 The idea is to not have the DIMMs in adjacent slots q...

Page 17: ...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 s...

Page 18: ...v USB Headers v Audio v Speaker v COM q FDD q IDE q Serial ATA II q Chassis Fans q Rear panel USB 2 0 Adapter q Expansion slots q CMOS jumper settings Power Connections To support 3 way SLI this moth...

Page 19: ...y 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 s...

Page 20: ...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 slave device If you install two hard disk drives you must co...

Page 21: ...e 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 allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate...

Page 22: ...sis do not have all four cables Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins q PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on...

Page 23: ...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 pan...

Page 24: ...therboard also contains two 10 pin internal header connectors onboard 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...

Page 25: ...eme SLI Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function Tabl...

Page 26: ...ve fan connections on the motherboard The fan speed 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...

Page 27: ...will not be used 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 the serial COM device to the ot...

Page 28: ...sion cards such as a LAN card USB card SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications When installing a card into the PCI slot be sure that it is fully seated Secure the card s metal br...

Page 29: ...e 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 jumper that enables all...

Page 30: ...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 following procedure to verify...

Page 31: ...ious menu press Esc Note that on the BIOS screens 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 selecti...

Page 32: ...the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submenus q Load Defaults Load default system settings q Set Password Use this command to set change and disable the password used to access t...

Page 33: ...rough 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 The information shown in Item He...

Page 34: ...hrough Sat cannot be changed This field changes to correspond to the date you enter Note that the hour value is shown in a 24 hour clock format Time is represented as hour minute second IDE Channel an...

Page 35: ...hen booting up q Manual When you set the channel to Manual and change Access Mode to CHS you can then enter the number of cylinders heads Precomp landing zone and sector You can manually enter the val...

Page 36: ...nd 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 t...

Page 37: ...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 are determined by the BIOS POST Power On Self...

Page 38: ...he 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...

Page 39: ...0A 2 Bootable Add in Cards 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 40: ...ows you to select the power on state of NumLock Select On to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started Select Off to disable the NumLock key Security Option The Security Options allows...

Page 41: ...ification 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 you to enable or disable the di...

Page 42: ...pset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions menu Figure 8 Advanced Chipset Features Confi...

Page 43: ...o specify frequency settings HT multipliers and Spread Spectrum settings Note that in Figure 9 all of the options are listed On the actual BIOS screen you will need to scroll down to see all the optio...

Page 44: ...t 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 q PCIe x16_3 MHz Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll throu...

Page 45: ...wn keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for the CPU Option values are Disabled UP Spread and Center Spread q HT Spread Spectrum Disabled q PCIe Spread Spectrum SPP Use the Page Up and Pa...

Page 46: ...u This menu provides the means to set SLI Ready memory FSB memory and memory timing Figure 10 FSB Memory Config Menu q SLI Ready Memory Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the SLI Rea...

Page 47: ...y speeds automatically v Linked When Link is selected FSB QDR MHz is changed to editable and the FSB speed can be entered manually As the FSB speed is changed CPU Freq MHz changes proportionally v Unl...

Page 48: ...ng menu Use this menu to set optimal timings or to manually enter timings v Optimal Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Optimal Optimal prohibits you from manually setting any timing All timi...

Page 49: ...m RAS active time options are 1 through 31 w Command Per Clock This is the command timing setting on a per clock unit basis options are 1T and 2T w tRRD RAS to RAS delay of different banks options are...

Page 50: ...of the CPUID MaxVal to 3 Set to Disable for Win XP q CPU Thermal Control Use this function to enable or disable TM1 and TM2 support The oOptions are v Disable Disable support for TM1 and TM2 v TM1 Onl...

Page 51: ...system issues a halt instruction q Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled it forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 q Virtualization Technology When this function is enable...

Page 52: ...hrough the voltages or select Auto to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU Core q CPU FSB Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select Auto to automatically s...

Page 53: ...efines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce MCP Auxiliary voltage Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage q GTLVREF Lane 0 This f...

Page 54: ...tages and timing settings that were defined in the System Voltages menu There are four profile options that can be loaded The default setting is Auto for all settings Press Enter to see the options Sy...

Page 55: ...790i Supreme SLI Motherboard Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 13 Integrated...

Page 56: ...IO Select from Auto or Mode 1 through Mode 4 q 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 q IDE DMA transf...

Page 57: ...Enabled you can enable or disable the various SATA functions USB Config Press Enter to display the USB Config menu q OnChip USB Use this function to enable specific versions of the USB or disable the...

Page 58: ...Using this 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...

Page 59: ...ment Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type Types to select from are...

Page 60: ...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 a...

Page 61: ...menu allows you to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot or in the PCI Express slot Options are PCI Slot and PCIEx Reset Configuration Data This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu...

Page 62: ...ed By to Manual With this field enabled press Enter to see options Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT Bus specification Use PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug an...

Page 63: ...ct PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor menu Figure 16 System Monitor Menu All of the values shown in Blue are dynamic and change as the spee...

Page 64: ...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 speed to a constant rate select Manual a...

Page 65: ...t DirectX 9 0C q NVIDIA Control Panel q Adobe Acrobat Reader q NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Manager q NVIDIA Networking FirstPacket q Norton Internet Security Drivers Installation Insert the ZOTAC nForce 7...

Page 66: ...Control Panel You can start the NVIDIA Performance Group several ways q Double click the NVIDIA Performance Group icon on the desktop q Right click on the desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel q Fro...

Page 67: ...deals with CPU parameters and information Here the user has the ability to dynamically change FSB speeds CPU Voltages and CPU fan speeds At all times real time values for CPU frequency and appropriate...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...when you apply them and only remain active for the current Windows session You can save these settings as a profile for use later by using the Profile menu item If a setting does not allow a change i...

Page 70: ...real time values for memory frequency FSB frequency and more being viewable to help dictate which settings are most appropriate q Row Address Strobe Adjusts the minimum RAS active time This is the amo...

Page 71: ...next bank of memory this is the opposite of tRAS The lower the timing the better the system performance However this scenario can cause instability Adjustable from 1 to 15 q RAS to RAS Delay The RAS...

Page 72: ...next read command A lower cycle time results in better performance but is can instability Adjustable from 0 to 6 cycles q W to W Timing The Write to Write tWRWR timing is the number of clock cycles b...

Page 73: ...card s can be adjusted using Device Setting interface You can override the shipped clock frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory and you can set the GPU fan speed Increasing the clock speeds will incre...

Page 74: ...MOS to the default settings Click the Available BIOS Pages list arrow and select the BIOS page that you want to edit The BIOS page chosen determines which items on the page are available for changing...

Page 75: ...onsolidated and presented within a single view At a glance the user can clearly see the current status of their components and receives a clear depiction of overall system performance Within the View...

Page 76: ...and alerts which can be tailored from a global setting all the way to something as granular as a particular game In short you can effortlessly customize your system to run as silent as possible when...

Page 77: ...IOS from within Windows In addition to displaying a complete collection of information regarding the current BIOS version being used the user also has the option of saving a backup version of the BIOS...

Page 78: ...frequency and voltage are reported Given the fact that the NVIDIA System Monitor is based around an OpenGL foundation there is nearly zero performance overhead associated with running the utility Use...

Page 79: ...critical voltage values for core components By moving the slider on the bottom of the screen the user also can control the translucency of the screen allowing them to view the desktop if desired Speci...

Page 80: ...creen the user can customize the way nV Monitor looks and behaves The first series of options the user is presented with deals with the application s appearance The user can control everything from te...

Page 81: ...ser can change handles the specific hotkeys used to control various application actions In this screen the user simply enters their desired hotkey configuration and they are able to control every aspe...

Page 82: ...ics performance Your new motherboard can support up to three PCI Express graphics cards linked using SLI Currently 3 way NVIDIA SLI is approved and operating on the following graphics cards q NVIDIA G...

Page 83: ...ista driver To install the driver run the setup exe file to launch thee InstallShield The InstallShield runs three installs one for each GPU Reboot your PC when the install is complete After reboot th...

Page 84: ...select NVIDIA Control Panel Go to 3D Settings Set SLI configuration Figure 19 and select Enable SLI technology recommended After selecting this option you will be prompted to verify the settings have...

Page 85: ...ntrol Panel go to the top menu option labeled 3D Settings and select Show SLI Visual Indicators This option overlays a text label of SLI x3 and green SLI scaling bars in fullscreen 3D applications as...

Page 86: ...cation and checking for the SLI Visual indicators If these visual indicators are visible and there is no flickering or flashing 3 way NVIDIA SLI is operational on your platform If these visual indicat...

Page 87: ...i Supreme SLI Motherboard Appendix B POST Codes for Tritium Platform This section provides the Award POST Codes Table 6 and the NVMM POST Codes Table 7 for Tritium platforms during system boot up Tabl...

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