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User Guide EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA ii
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Table of Contents Before You Begin… .....................................................................................................ix Parts NOT in the Kit .................................................................................................ix Intentions of the Kit ...................................................................................................x EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard......................................................
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables .......................................................................... 18 Connecting Internal Headers ............................................................................. 19 Front Panel Header........................................................................................ 19 IEEE 1394a .................................................................................................... 20 USB Headers ...............
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority....................................................................................... 40 Network Boot Priority ......................................................................................... 40 CPU Internal Cache ........................................................................................... 40 Quick Power On Self Test.................................................................................. 41 First/Second/T
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard IEEE1394 controller ........................................................................................... 62 HD Audio............................................................................................................ 62 IDE HDD Block Mode......................................................................................... 62 Onboard FDC Controller .................................................................................... 62 Onboard Ser
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Current Hardware Settings............................................................................. 77 Dynamic BIOS Access....................................................................................... 84 View System Information ................................................................................... 85 Profile Policies.................................................................................................... 86 Manage Your System B
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout.......................................... 7 Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors ............................................................. 7 Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors.................................................................... 14 Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector............................................................ 15 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu......
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce® 780i SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional. Intel microprocessor: Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium EE, Pentium D, Pentium Cooling fan for the microprocessor System memory support: Supports dual ch
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard into a PC case. 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 case, you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system. EVGA x
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EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand. When combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for enhanced system performance. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Penti
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard Onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing ) Onboard LAN Dual LAN interface built-in onboard Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet Onboard 1394 Support hot plug Two 1394a ports (one rear panel port, one onboard header) with rate of transmission at 400 Mbps Onboard Audio Az
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes 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 the packing box. If anything is missing or damaged, contact your reseller. All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. Equipment The following equipment is included in the EV
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable (Qty Three) 1394 Cable Provides two additional 1394 ports to either the front or back panels of the 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 Six) 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 EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard 26 27 22 22 25 23 23 23 24 21 20 28 29 19 18 17 1 13 13 2 16 3 15 4 14 13 11 9 5 6 10 12 8 7 4 1. CPU Socket 11. USB headers 21. SPDIF connector 2. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 12. Motherboard battery 22. PCI slots 3. CPU fan connector 13. Fan connector 23. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) 4. DDR DIMM Slots 0 - 3 14. Serial connector 24. 1394a connector 5. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 15. Front panel connector 25. PCI Express x1 slot 6. IDE Conne
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nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. FP Audio connector Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 7 7 1 2 6 4 4 4 5 3 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) Port 4. USB 2.0 ports (SIX) 5. SPDIF output 6. Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channel/8-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 Sp
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780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 8
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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 follows basic safety precautions. Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC m
