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User Guide EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard for Intel Processor Installation and Configuration March 2007 EVGA V1.0
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Table of Contents Before You Begin… .................................................................................... viii Parts NOT in the Kit.......................................................................................viii Intentions of the Kit........................................................................................ ix Introduction .............................................................
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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions ...............................................................7 Unpacking ......................................................................................................7 Equipment......................................................................................................7 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard .............................................................8 Hardware Installation.........................................
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard PCI Slots ...............................................................................................24 PCI Express x1 Slots...............................................................................25 PCI Express x16 Slot ..............................................................................25 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................25 Cl
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System Clocks ...........................................................................................40 Frequency Settings.................................................................................41 HT Multiplier..........................................................................................42 Spread Spectrum ...................................................................................42 FSB & Memory Config ..................................................
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Power On by Alarm....................................................................................57 POWER ON Function..................................................................................57 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu...........................................................................58 Init Display First ........................................................................................59 Reset
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Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce® 650i Ultra 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 Dual, Pentium Cooling fan for the microprocessor System memory support: Supports dual channel DDR2 533/667/800. Supports up to 8 GB
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Introduction Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard 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 a motherboard in a PC cabinet, you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system. ix
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Introduction Thank you for buying the EVGA nForce® 650i Ultra Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand. Features Ultimate Overclocking Unleash the underlying hardware. With comprehensive overclocking tools to push the limits on front side bus (FSB) speed and support for higher memory speeds, the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra MCPs were designed for overclocking. High-speed Memory This board supports high-speed memory up to DDR2-800 to keep pace wi
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard NV BIOS NV BIOS delivers easy-to-use tuning to let you have full control over your hardware including processor voltage tables and memory drive strengths. True x16 PCI Express Support One full-bandwidth, 16-lane PCI Express link ensure maximum graphics performance for next-generation GPUs and games. DualDDR2 Memory Architecture A state-of-the-art Dual DDR2 memory controller allows high bandwidth and low latency dat
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Introduction RAID Morphing MediaShield allows users to change their current RAID set-up to another configuration in a one-step process called morphing. This eliminates the need to back up data and follow multiple steps in the process. Bootable Multidisk Array MediaShield storage fully supports the use of multi-disk array for loading the operating system at power-up. Networking with NVIDIA nForce NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utiliza
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard USB 2.0 USB 2.0 is standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use connectivity for USB devices. 4
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Introduction 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 Dual, Pentium Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra MCP and SPP System Memory support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2-533/667/800. Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memories. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Eight USB 2.0 ports (four rear pane
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard PCI Express x16 Support Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) 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 (Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off) Expansion Slots Three PCI slots Two PCI Express x1 slot One PCI Express x16 Graphics
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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra 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
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Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 2-Port SATA Power Cable USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additional USB ports to the back panel of the chassis. SATA Signal 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 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 650i U
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Unpacking and Parts Description 16 19 17 15 15 15 18 17 20 14 1 2 13 3 12 11 4 10 9 8 7 5 6 1. CPU Socket 8. Serial-ATA connectors 15. PCI slots 2. NVIDIA SPP with (passive) 9. Front panel connector 16. Front Panel Audio connector 3. CPU fan connector 10. Floppy drive connector 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)
