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Using NVIDIA Software
69
Devic
e Settings
Device Settings has two tabs,
Current Har
dware Settings
and
Hardware
Profiles
. Under the
Current Hardware Se
ttings
tab there are settings for the
CPU, Motherboard, Memory, a
nd GPU.
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Table of Contents
XFX Nforce 780I 3-Way SLI Motherboard
2
Table of Contents
3
Before You Begin
9
Inside the 780I 3-Way SLI Installation CD
9
Parts NOT in the Kit
10
Intentions of the Kit
11
XFX Nforce 780I Motherboard
13
Motherboard Specifications
13
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
15
Unpacking
15
Equipment
15
XFX Nforce 780I SLI Motherboard
16
Figure 1. XFX Nforce 780I SLI Motherboard Layout
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Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors
18
Hardware Installation
19
Safety Instructions
19
Preparing the Motherboard
20
Installing the CPU
20
Installing the CPU Fan
21
Installing Memory Dimms
21
Installing the Motherboard
22
Installing the I/O Shield
22
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
23
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
23
Power Connections
24
Figure 3. Power Supply Connectors
24
24-Pin ATX Power (PWR1)
25
Figure 4. PWR1 Motherboard Connector
25
8-Pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2)
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Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
26
Connecting Serial ATA Cables
27
Connecting Internal Headers
28
Front Panel Header
28
IEEE 1394A
29
USB Headers
30
Audio
31
Fan Connections
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Com1
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FDD Connector
34
Expansion Slots
34
PCI Slots
34
PCI Express X1 Slot
35
PCI Express X16 Slots
35
Jumper Settings
36
Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS
36
Configuring the BIOS
37
Enter BIOS Setup
38
Main Menu
38
Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
39
Standard CMOS Features Menu
41
Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu
41
Date and Time
42
IDE Channel and SATA Channel
42
Drive a
44
Halt on
44
Memory
45
Advanced BIOS Features
46
Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu
46
CPU Internal Cache
47
Hard Disk Boot Priority
47
Network Boot Priority
47
Removable Device Priority
47
Boot Other Device
48
Boot up Numlock Status
48
First/Second/Third Boot Device
48
Quick Power on Self Test
48
APIC Mode
49
Full Screen LOGO Show
49
MPS Version Control for os
49
Security Option
49
Advanced Chipset Features
50
Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features
50
System Clocks
51
Figure 9. System Clocks Menu
51
Frequency Settings
52
HT Multiplier
53
Spread Spectrum
53
Figure 10. FSB & Memory Config Menu
54
FSB & Memory Config
54
Memory Timing Setting
56
CPU Configuration
58
Figure 11. CPU Configuration Menu
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Figure 12. System Voltages Menu
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System Voltages
60
Load Timing/Voltage Set
62
NVMEM Memory Test
62
HPET Function
63
NVIDIA GPU Ex
63
Save Timing/Voltage Set
63
System BIOS Cacheable
63
Integrated Peripherals Menu
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Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu
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IDE Function Setup
65
RAID Config
66
USB Config
66
HD Audio
67
IDE HDD Block Mode
67
IEEE1394 Controller
67
MAC Config
67
Onboard FDC Controller
67
Onboard Serial Port 1
68
Power Management Setup Menu
68
Figure 14. Power Management Setup Menu
68
ACPI Function
69
ACPI Suspend Type
69
Power on by Alarm
69
Soft-Off by PBNT
69
WOL(PME#) from Soft-Off
69
POWER on Function
70
Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
71
Init Display First
71
Figure 15. Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
71
Reset Configuration Data
72
Resources Controlled by
72
IRQ Resources
73
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
73
Maximum Payload Size
73
System Monitor Menu
74
Figure 16. System Monitor Menu
74
Dynamic Fan Control
75
Installing Drivers and Software
77
Drivers Installation
78
Using the NVIDIA Software
79
NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel
80
Device Settings
81
Current Hardware Settings
82
Dynamic BIOS Access
88
View System Information
89
Profile Policies
90
Manage Your System BIOS
91
NVIDIA System Monitor
92
Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform
97
Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration
107
SLI Connector
107
Forceware Driver
108
Figure 17. 3-Way NVIDIA SLI Connector
108
Figure 18. Windows Vista Device Manager
109
Enabling 3-Way SLI
110
Figure 19. NVIDIA Control Panel, Set SLI Configuration
110
Figure 20. SLI Visual Indicators Operating in 3Dmark2006
111
Verifying 3-Way SLI Is Active
112
Index
113
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XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI Specifications
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Brand
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Model
nForce 780i 3-Way SLI
Category
Motherboard
Language
English
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