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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

Using NVIDIA Software In this example, we can see that the motherboard is selected. As a result, a wide array of related settings and status info

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 90 Specific information fields that the user wants to always have on display can be selected by double-clicking

Using NVIDIA Software By clicking on the Global Settings image in the bottom left of the screen, the user can customize the way nV Monitor look

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 92 The second series of options the user can alter deals with Event Logging. Here, one can easily select which sys

Using NVIDIA Software The final series of options the user can change handles the specific hotkeys used to control various application actions. In

94 Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) and the NVMM POST Codes (Table 7) for Tritium

Post Codes Award POST Codes Code Name Description 12 Test CMOS Test and Reset CMOS 13 Reserved 14 Load Chipset Load Chipset Defaults 15

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 96 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 2D Video memory test Test Video Memory and display Logos 2E Reserved

Post Codes Award POST Codes Code Name Description 42 Reserved 43 Test Stuck Interrupt Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259's interru

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 98 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load If required, will auto load Awdflash.e

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA x Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install

Post Codes Award POST Codes Code Name Description Drive 74 Reserved 75 Detect HDD IDE device detection 76 Reserved 77 Detect serial por

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 100 Award POST Codes Code Name Description Check 8E Reserved 8F IRQ12 Enable Enable IRQ12 if mouse present 90

Post Codes Table 7. NVMM POST Codes NVMM POST Codes Code Name Description 0F0h Identify HW in the system 0F1h Register the slam tables

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 102 NVMM POST Codes Code Name Description 048h Previous Power State SLAM table 04Ch Hardware Workarounds 05

Post Codes

104 Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) is a revolutionary technology that allows two NVIDIA SLI gr

Figure 17. 3-way NVIDIA SLI connector (600-10732-0000-000) ForceWare Driver The 3-way SLI platform uses the NVIDIA ForceWare Windows Vista dr

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 106 Figure 18. Windows Vista Device Manager Three GPUs are represented under Display adapters

Enabling 3-Way SLI 3-way NVIDIA SLI is enabled from the NVIDIA Control Panel. Right mouse click on the Windows desktop and select NVIDIA Contro

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 108 Before closing the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to the top menu option labeled 3D Settings and select Show SLI

1 EVGA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA NFORCE 780i SLI Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC u

Verifying 3-way SLI is Active You can verify 3-way SLI is active and functional by launching a fullscreen 3D application and checking for the S

110 Index 1394 Cable, 4 2-Port SATA Power Cable, 4 ACPI function, 59 ACPI Suspend Type, 59 Adjust Motherboard Timings screen, 73 Advanced BIOS Fe

configure IDE and SATA channels, BIOS, 32 configuring the BIOS, 27 connectors COM1, 22 CPU fan, 21 FDD, 23 front audio, 20 IDE, 14 PWR1, 13 PWR2

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 112 hard disk audio function, 57 Hard Disk Boot Priority, 37 hard disk drive indicator LED, 17 HD_LED, 17 High Pre

installing software, 67 Integrated Peripherals menu, 54 Intel microprocessor, ix internal headers, 17 PWRHD_LED, 17 PWRLED, 17 PWRSW, 17 IRQ Res

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 114 Power Management Setup menu, 58 power supply requirement, ix Power-on by alarm function, 59 power-on function,

tRRD, 47 tWR, 47 tWRD, 76 tWRWR, 76 tWTR, 47 unpacking the kit, 3 USB 2.0 4-Port Cable, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 19 USB Config menu, 56 USB Keyboard/Mou

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 2  Onboard Serial ATA II ¾ 300MBps data transfer rate ¾ Six Serial ATA II connectors ¾ NVIDIA MediaShield RAID w

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard

4 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 780i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard t

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

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 6 1. CPU Socket 11. USB headers 21. SPDIF connector 2. NVIDIA SPP with Active fan 12. Motherboard battery

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard 10. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 20. FP Audio connector Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout 1. PS

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 8

User Guide EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard

9 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:  Prep

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 10 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU or memory. You need to purc

Hardware Installation Note: Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level in the socket. 7. Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 12 Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIM

Hardware Installation Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the moth

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 14  IDE  Serial ATA II  Chassis Fans  Rear panel USB 2.0 Adapter  Expansion slots  CMOS jumper sett

Hardware Installation Make sure you have enough power to cover all the expansion cards you will be installing. To determine what you power require

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 16 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align

Hardware Installation Note: If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, th

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 18 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the mot

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Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 20 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description 1 HD_PWR Out Hard disk LED pull-up to +5V

Hardware Installation 10 GND USB Headers This motherboard contains six (6) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 22 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front

Hardware Installation Fan Connections There are five fan connections on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 24 There are four more fan connectors on the motherboard. For this installation, these will not be used. COM1 T

Hardware Installation FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44m, and a 2.88M floppy disk drive (FDD). Expansion S

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 26 PCI Express x1 Slot There is one PCI Express x1 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth-intensive c

Hardware Installation Jumper Settings The motherboard contains a 3-pin BIOS configuration jumper that enables all board configurations to be done

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 28

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...

29 Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 30 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS

Configuring the BIOS Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configura

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 32  System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, including temperature, volta

Configuring the BIOS Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 34 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Page

Configuring the BIOS IDE Auto-Detect [Press Enter] Extended IDE Drive [None} Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 36 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Ca

Configuring the BIOS Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720K, 3.5 in. ... [ ] 1.44M, 3.5 in. ...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 38 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory1048576K No Errors System boot does not stop for

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA iv Connecting Serial ATA Cables ... 18 Conn

Configuring the BIOS Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 40 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable device startup. Press Enter to s

Configuring the BIOS options in a sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose. Quick Power On Self Test En

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 42 Boot Up NumLock Status This option allows you to select the power-on state of NumLock. Select On to activate th

Configuring the BIOS Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you enter se

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 44 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to

Configuring the BIOS System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Clocks men

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 46 Frequency Settings  CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (value cannot be changed by the use

Configuring the BIOS HT Multiplier  nForce SPP — —> nForce MCP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiplier optio

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 48 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority... 40 Networ

Configuring the BIOS ¾ CPUOC 2% ¾ CPUOC 3% ¾ CPUOC 4% ¾ CPUOC 5% ¾ CPUOC MAX When you select one of the CPUOC x% options, the FSB - Memory Clock

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 50  FSB (QDR), MHz Use the + or – keys to scroll through new values for the CPU FSB frequency or type in a new v

Configuring the BIOS prohibits you from manually setting any timing. All timing is set for optimal performance.

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 52 ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories ar

Configuring the BIOS  tREF: This is the DRAM refresh rate (options are Auto, 7.8uS, and 3.9uS). CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration fro

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 54 ¾ TM1 Only The CPU is thermally throttled by cutting active processor clock cycles. ¾ TM2 Only Thermal throttli

Configuring the BIOS System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Voltag

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 56 chip. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage (1.20V, 1.30V, 1.40V, 1.50V) or select [Auto]to au

Configuring the BIOS NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST. The options are Fast

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 58 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing settings that were defined in the S

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA vi IEEE1394 controller ...

Configuring the BIOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the I

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 60 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave PIO Auto x Primary Master

Configuring the BIOS RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID Disabled x SATA 0 Secondary RAID Disabled x SATA 1 Primary

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 62 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu.  MACx LAN Use these functions to set the MAC0 and/o

Configuring the BIOS Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to select the onboard serial port 1 funct

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 64 ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI functio

Configuring the BIOS POWER ON Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to define the power-on function. Options for

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 66 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to dis

Configuring the BIOS Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the initial display is in the PC

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 68 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled,

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Current Hardware Settings... 77 Dynamic BIOS A

Configuring the BIOS System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor me

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 70 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed

Configuring the BIOS

72 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need

Configuring the BIOS Driver Installation 3. Insert the EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit. 4. The CD

74 Using the NVIDIA Software Built upon the foundation of NVIDIA’s core motherboard and GPU technologies, NVIDIA System Monitor and Performance

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel You can start the NVIDIA Performance Group several ways:  Double-click th

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 76 Device Settings Device Settings has two tabs, Current Hardware Settings and Hardware Profiles. Under the Curre

Using NVIDIA Software Current Hardware Settings CPU This option deals with CPU parameters and information. Here, the user has the ability to dynam

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 78 Motherboard The Motherboard option showcases a wide variety of motherboard and system-wide options and settings

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA viii List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard Layout...

Using NVIDIA Software Memory Memory is one of the most critical components in terms of determining overall system stability and overclocking succ

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 80  Row Address Strobe Adjusts the minimum RAS active time. This is the amount of time between a row being act

Using NVIDIA Software data pair and the subsequent READ command to the same physical block. Adjustable from 1 to 15.  RAS to CAS access The RAS-

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 82 the last write and the subsequent Write command to the same physical bank. Adjustable from 2 to 15 cycles.  C

Using NVIDIA Software GPU The graphics processing unit (GPU) located on your video card(s) can be adjusted using Device Setting interface. You can

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 84 Dynamic BIOS Access The Dynamic BIOS Access page allows you to change your system BIOS settings. The changes do

Using NVIDIA Software Note This feature is available only with BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer. Available screen and features will

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 86 information regarding those components. Profile Policies Easily one of the most powerful aspects of NVIDIA Pe

Using NVIDIA Software Manage Your System BIOS Thanks to the power and flexibility of NVIDIA’s Performance Server software, users can even backup

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard EVGA 88 NVIDIA System Monitor You can open the NVIDIA System Monitor several ways:  Double-click the NVIDIA System Mo