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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI nForce 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI ® nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCPs/ nForce 680i LT SLI MCPs Support Socket 775 ® TM TM TM Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo/ ® Pentium Extreme Edition/ ® Pentium Processors User Manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 244mm x 305mm ( W x L ) Operating System: ® ® Windows Vista/ Windows X
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Things You Have To Know The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the product you received depending on specific hardware models, third party components and software versions. This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Always use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system. Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components. Always un
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ....................................................1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................... 2 CONFIGURATION ............................................
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Chapter 1. Getting Started Introduction Thanks for choosing nForce 680i SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI mainboards. They are based on ® nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI/ 680i LT SLI Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets. The nForce 680i ® TM TM TM SLI/ nForce 680i LT SLI support Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo/ ® ® Pentium Extreme Edition/ Pentium Processors with FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies up t
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Specification CPU Support Socket 775 ® TM TM TM ® Support Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo/ Pentium Extreme ® Edition/ Pentium Processors Support Hyper-Threading Technology Support 1333 MHz/ 1066 MHz/ 800 MHz/ 533 MHz FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset ® Northbridge Chipset – nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI SPP/ 680i LT SLI SPP ® Southbridge Chipset – nVIDIA nForce 680i SLI MCP
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Slots Five PCI-Express interface slots for graphics cards and expansion cards 1. Two PCI-E x16 slots: supports x16 mode for true dual-graphics SLI configurations 2. One PCI-E x8 slot: supports x8 mode for future GPU physics applications 《the nForce 680i SLI only》 3. Two PCI-E x1 slots: supports up to x1 mode with 250 MB/s one-way bandwidth Two PCI interface slots for expansion cards FDD Connecto
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Universal Serial Bus Six onboard USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports 《the nForce 680i SLI only》 Two front USB headers come with this mainboard for additional four USB ports Support a maximum of ten USB ports to connect USB compatible devices 《the nForce 680i SLI only》 BIOS Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Support APM 1.2 Support ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Configuration Layout of nForce 680i SLI 5
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Layout of nForce 680i LT SLI 6
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage the system’s components. CPU Processor Installation ® TM TM TM ® These mainboards support Intel Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo/ Pentium ® Extreme Edition/ Pentium Processors using a Socket 775. Before buildin
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI FAN Headers: CPU FAN, NFORCE FAN There are several fan headers available for cooling fans on the mainboard. Here describes the two important ones only. The cooling fans play an important role in maintaining ambient temperatures in your system. The CPUFAN header is attached with a CPU cooling fan. The NFORCE FAN header is attached with the nForce SPP fan. Pin Assignment 1 Control 2 Sense 1 3 PWR
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI DIMM on the nForce 680i LT SLI How to enable Dual-Channel DDRII: 1. These mainboards provide Dual-Channel functionality for the four DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel will significantly increase your data access rate than the before. DIMM0 and DIMM1 share one channel, and DIMM2 and DIMM3 share another channel. 2. To enable Dual-Channel, you need to install memories in different channels of
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI 3. Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place. 4. Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. ＊ The pictures above are for reference only. Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures. Back Panel Configuration Back Panel of the nForce 680i SLI
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Back Panel of the nForce 680i LT SLI PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS These mainboards provide a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. S/PDIF OUT Port: SPDIF Out The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Audio Ports: SOUND This mainboard provides six HD Audio ports for 8/6/4/2 channel playback capability. With jack sensing, auto detecting and adjusting, the device will make it easier to Plug and Play for you. Line-In (blue) This port is for audio input and connects to external audio devices such as CD player, tape player or other audio devices when the 8/6/4/2 channel audio effects dri
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FLOPPY These mainboards provide a standard floppy disk drive connector (FDD) that supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88 MB floppy disk drives using a FDD ribbon cable. Hard Disk Drive Connectors: IDE These mainboards provide one IDE connector that supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133 IDE devices. You can attach a maximum of two IDE devices, such as hard
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI Front Panel Headers: FRONTPNL FRONTPNL Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function 1 HD_PWR (+) 2 HDR_BLNK_GRN Hard Disk LED Front Panel Light (HD_LED) (PWRLED) 3 HAD# 4 HDR_BLNK_YEL 5 GND 6 SWITCH_ON# Reset Switch Power Switch (RESET) (PWRSW) 7 FP_RESET# 8 GND 9 N/C 10 Key Hard Disk LED Header (Orange): HD_LED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, atta
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI EZ Control Button Onboard Buttons: POWER, RESET These mainboard provide one Power Switch and one Reset Switch buttons for your convenience to turn on or restart your system. If pressing one of them, then you can start your computer easily before the mainboard is set into the case. Headers & Jumpers Case Open Warning Header: CASE OPEN This header is used to warn the user when the computer
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Mainboard nForce 680i SLI/ Mainboard nForce 680i LT SLI IEEE1394 Header: IEEE1394 These mainboards provide one onboard IEEE1394 port on the back panel of your case. One additional IEEE1394 header on the mainboard for one more port on the front panel is allowed. Please connect the header by a cable for use with compatible devices. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TPA+ 2 TPA- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB+ 6 TPB- IEEE1394 7 +12V 8 +12V 9 Key 10 GND
