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    User Guide EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard EVGA Corporation January, 2008 | DU-03597-001_v01
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard EVGA Corporation ii January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Descriptions 4 Unpacking ...4 Equipment ...4 EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard 5 Hardware Installation 8 Safety Instructions 8 Preparing the Motherboard 9 Installing the CPU 9 Installing the CPU Fan 10 Installing Memory DIMMs 10 Installing the Motherboard 12 Installing the I/O Shield
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Connecting IDE Hard BIOS Setup 29 Main Menu ...29 Standard CMOS Features Menu 32 Date and Time...34 IDE Channel and SATA Channel 34 Drive A...37 Halt On ...37 Memory ...38 Advanced BIOS Features 39 Removable Device Priority 40 Hard Disk Boot Priority 40 EVGA
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    nForce 790i SLI Motherboard Network Boot Priority 40 CPU Internal Cache 41 Quick Power On Self Test 41 First/Second/Third Boot Device 41 Boot Other Device 42 Boot Up NumLock Status 42 Security
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard HD Audio...62 IDE HDD Block Mode 62 Onboard FDC Controller 63 Payload Size 69 System Monitor Menu 70 Dynamic Fan Control 71 Installing Drivers and Software 73 Windows XP Drivers Install 74 Using the NVIDIA Software 75 NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA
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    nForce 790i SLI Motherboard Profile Policies...87 Manage Your System BIOS 88 NVIDIA System Monitor 89 Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform 95 Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration 105 SLI Connector ...106 ForceWare Driver 106 Enabling 3-Way SLI 108 Verifying 3-way SLI is Active
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    13. Figure 14. Figure 15. Figure 16. Figure 31. Figure 18. Figure 19. Figure 20. EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Layout 6 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 7 Power Supply Connectors 15 PWR1 Motherboard Connector 15 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 30 Standard CMOS Features Menu 32 Advanced
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    contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA a nForce® 790i Ultra 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
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard 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
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    EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA NFORCE 790i Ultra 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
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ‰ Onboard Serial ATA II ¾ 300MBps data transfer rate ¾ Six Serial ATA II connectors ¾ NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD ¾ Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing ) ‰ Onboard LAN ¾ Dual LAN interface built-
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    nForce 790i SLI Motherboard EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 3
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    -free) parts. Equipment The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard box. EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI SPP and MCP and is SLI-ready. I/O Shield Installs in the chassis to block radio
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    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 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard The EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI SPP and MCP processors is
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    x1 slot 24. SATA connector 25. Backpanel connectors (Figure 2) 26. Heat dissipater 27. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector 28. MCP/SPP fan connector (not used) 29. Motherboard battery Figure 1. EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Layout EVGA Corporation 6 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    nForce 790i SLI Motherboard 9 9 1 7 2 3 4 5 6 8 6 6 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. Coaxial SPDIF 4. SPDIF output 5. eSATA 6. USB 2.0 Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/Link/Activity Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 7
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    section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are: ‰ Preparing the motherboard ¾ Installing the CPU ¾ Installing the CPU fan ¾ Installing the memory ‰ Installing the motherboard ‰ Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To
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    Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU or memory. You need to purchase these to complete this installation. Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU socket Align notches with notches on the CPU EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 9
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard 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 you close and engage the socket lever. Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow
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    Hardware Installation EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 11
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot. This slot matches the slot on the memory the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers. Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit
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    a mounting hole on the motherboard, it is recommended that you remove motherboard using a minimum of nine (9) spacers. 1. Carefully place the motherboard fan assembly instruction. 5. Secure the motherboard with a and switch settings necessary on the motherboard. This will include: ‰ Power Connections
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ¾ Speaker ¾ COM ‰ FDD ‰ IDE ‰ Serial ATA II ‰ Chassis Fans ‰ Rear panel USB 2.0 Adapter ‰ Expansion slots ‰ CMOS jumper settings See Figure 1 on page 6 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure. Power Connections To support 3-way SLI
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    cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make Plug power cable from system power supply to PWR1 Figure 4. Table 1. PWR1 Motherboard Connector PWR1 Pin Assignments Connector 24 12 Pin Signal 1 13 2 3 4
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Connector Pin Signal 9 +5V_AUX 10 +12V 11 +12V 12 +3.3V Pin Signal 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 GND 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until
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    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, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 17
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data
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    Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables 1 2 (see Table 2 for pin definitions): + HD_LED ‰ PWRLED - Attach the The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 19
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins HD_LED PWRLED RESET PWRSW No front panel option). 2. Connect the two ends of the cables to the IEEE 2394 connectors on the motherboard. Table 3. IEEE 1394a Connector Pins Connector Pin IEEE 1394a Connector 1 2 3 10 9 4 8
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    the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherboard also contains two 10-pin internal header connectors onboard option). 2. Connect the two ends of the cables to the USB 2.0 headers on the motherboard. Card Edge Table 4. USB 2.0 Header Pins Connector Pin USB 2.0 Header Connector 1 3
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI MCP to draw heat from the MCP and the SPP. The fans plug into a 3-pin connector. 3 21 GND SENSE +12V VREG Fan AUX Fan CPU Fan Note that the CPU fan cable can be either a 3-pin or a 4-pin connector. Connect a 3-pin connector to pins 1, 2, and 3 on the motherboard connector
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard There are three more fan connectors on the motherboard. For this installation, these will not be used. System fan connector Fan Connector 3 2 GND +12V SENSE Chassis fan connector Auxiliary fan connector COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM
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    floppy disk drive (FDD). Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard contains seven expansion slots, five PCI Express slots and two PCI slots. For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard, go to www.nvidia.com/estore. 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 1 - PCI
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover. EVGA Corporation 26 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    configurations to be done in the BIOS Setup program. The silk screen on the motherboard shows a ∆ next to pin 1. Clear CMOS Jumper: CLR_CMOS The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store cap). 4. Turn the AC power supply back on. Card Edge EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 27
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    section includes the following information: ‰ Enter BIOS Setup ‰ Main Menu ‰ Standard CMOS Features ‰ Advanced BIOS Features ‰ Advanced Chipset Features ‰ Integrated Peripherals ‰ Power Management Setup ‰ PnP/PCI Configurations ‰ System Monitor EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    following procedure to verify/change BIOS settings. 1. Power on Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. Note: It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS settings. previous menu, press Esc. Note: Note that on the BIOS screens all data in white is for information only, data in
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Advanced Chipset Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` System Monitor Load Defaults Set Password Save & Exit Setup Exit
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    indicator displayed at the bottom of the BIOS screen. The three status indicators are: ‰ Enabled: SLI-Ready memory is detected and enabled. ‰ Disabled: SLI-Ready memory is detected but disabled. ‰ Not Detected: SLI-Ready memory is not detected. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Memory Total Memory 640K 1047552K 1048576K Item Help Main Level ` Change the day, month, year and century :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 6. Standard CMOS Features Menu EVGA
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    Configuring the BIOS Note: Note that all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighted for selection. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 33
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the ENTER to display IDE Channel sub-menu IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] IDE Channel 0 Slave [Manual} Access Mode [CHS] Press ENTER to display SATA Channel sub- Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone
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    IDE Auto-Detect Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Press Enter] [None} Auto 0 MB 0 0 0 0 0 Configuring the BIOS EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 35
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in Slave Access Mode [Manual} [CHS] Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector 0 MB .....0 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Press ENTER to display sub- menu t b ll Cylinder The BIOS supports the following HDD
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    ¾ Auto Recommended mode. Configuring the BIOS Drive A The Drive A option allows you to select the kind of FDD to install. Options are: Drive A Halt On choose. Press Enter to accept the changes and return to the Standard CMOS Features menu. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 37
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Drive A Halt On [1.44, 3.5 in.] [All , But Keyboard] Press ENTER to display sub-menu ‰ All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error, the system stops and prompts you. ‰ No Errors System boot does not stop for any detected errors. Halt On All Errors No
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    - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ` Removable Device Priority ` Hard Disk Boot Priority ` Network Boot Priority CPU Internal Cache Quick Power On Self Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 7. Advanced BIOS Features Menu EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 39
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Note: Note that all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, back to the previous menu, press Esc. 1. Network 0 : 2. Network 1 : EVGA Corporation 40 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Configuring the BIOS CPU Internal Cache Use this option to enable or disable the CPU internal cache. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Network Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 41
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Boot Other Device With the option set to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first Select On to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started. Select Off to disable the NumLock key. EVGA Corporation 42 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Version Control For OS Use this function to select the Multi-Processor Specification (MPS) version that BIOS passes to the operating system. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Down keys to toggle between Enable and Disable EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 43
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Advanced FSB & Memory Config ` CPU Configuration ` System Voltages NVMEM memory test Load timing/voltage set Save timing/voltage set System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function Figure 8. Advanced Chipset Features EVGA Corporation 44 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    are listed. On the actual BIOS screen, you will need to CPU frequency multiplier. CPU core clock = FSB Ref Clock/4 * CPU Multiplier **HT Multiplier** nForce SPP --> nForce MCP [5 x] nForce SPP
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Frequency Settings ‰ CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (value cannot be changed by the user). ‰ FSB Reference Clock. MHz This value is set by the system (value cannot be changed by the user). To change the SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory
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    BIOS HT Multiplier ‰ nForce SPP - -> nForce MCP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiplier options and set the link speed from the SPP chip to the MCP chip. Values are [1 x] through [5 x]. ‰ nForce MCP
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the FSB & Memory Config menu. This menu provides the means to set SLI-Ready memory, FSB memory, and memory timing. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup
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    2933.3 11X 1066.7 800.6 ¾ Unlinked When Unlink is selected, FSB (QDR), MHz and MEM (DDR), MHz are changed to editable and the FSB and memory speeds can be entered manually. As the FSB speed is changed, CPU Freq, MHz changes proportionally. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 49
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard FSB - Memory Clock Mode [Linked] FSB (QDR), MHz [1067] Actual FSB (QDR), MHz 1066.7 MEM (DDR), MHz [1067] Actual MEM (DDR), MHz 800.0 1066.7 800.6 ‰ FSB (QDR), MHz Use the + or - keys to scroll through new values for the CPU FSB frequency or type in a new
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    Configuring the BIOS ¾ Optimal Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Optimal. Optimal prohibits you from manually setting any timing. All timing is set for optimal performance. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 51
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories are enabled for manual (23)] [Auto(2T)] ** Advanced Memory Settings ** tRRD [Auto(4)] tRC [Auto EVGA Corporation 52 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    BIOS Š tREF: This is the DRAM refresh rate (options are Auto, 7.8uS, and 3.9uS). CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the CPU Configuration menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU 11. CPU Configuration Menu ‰
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ¾ Disable Disable support for TM1 and TM2. ¾ TM1 Only The CPU is thermally throttled by cutting active processor clock cycles. ¾ TM2 Only Thermal throttling is achieved by reducing the CPU multiplier and CPU core voltage. ¾ TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and
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    BIOS System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Voltages menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Voltages Parameters CPU Core CPU FSB Memory nForce SPP nForce MCP HT nForce SPP MCP nForce CPU CPU Core. ‰ CPU
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ‰ nForce SPP This function defines the core voltage level for the NVIDIA nForce SPP 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 automatically set the voltage. ‰ nForce MCP This function defines the
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    Configuring the BIOS NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST. The options are Fast 1 ..... [ ] Select Profile 2 ..... [ ] Select Profile 3 ..... [ ] :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 57
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Save BIOS. HPET Function This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer (HPET). When Enabled, HPET is used as the timing hardware for multimedia and other time-sensitive application. When HPET is Disabled, the APIC timer is used. EVGA
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    Configuring the BIOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 13. Integrated Peripherals Menu EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 59
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard IDE Function Setup Press Enter to display the IDE Function Setup menu. OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enable All], and [Disabled]. ‰ IDE Prefetch Mode Use this function to enable or disable the IDE Prefetch mode. EVGA Corporation 60 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Configuring the BIOS RAID Config Press to display the USB Config menu. OnChip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] ‰ OnChip USB Use set to [Disabled], the keyboard and mouse support functions are set to Enabled and OnChip USB [Disabled] cannot be
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ‰ USB Keyboard/Mouse Support Use these function to enable or disable the onchip WSB support of the keyboard and/or High Definition audio. IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows your IDE hard drive needs to support block
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    Configuring the BIOS Onboard FDC Controller This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the Enter to display the Power Management Setup menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 63
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard ACPI function APCI Suspend Type Soft-Off by PBTN WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off Power-on by Alarm x Day of Month allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type. Types to select from are [S1&S3], [S1(POS)], and [S3(STR)]. EVGA Corporation 64 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Configuring the BIOS Soft-Off by PBNT This to [Disable] to prevent power-on by alarm. When set to [Enable], you can manually put in the day of the month and the time of the alarm. Power-on is enabled so that you must enter a password. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 65
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard POWER ON Function KB Power ON Password x Hot Key Power On [Password] [Enter] Ctrl-F1 ‰ ‰ Hot Key Power On Power ON Password Hot Key Power On [Hot key] Enter [Ctrl-F1] ‰ Mouse Left ‰ Mouse Right ‰ Any Key EVGA Corporation 66 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Configuring the BIOS PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5: Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 15. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 67
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI devices or if you can manually select IRQ, DMA, and memory base address fields. Select [Auto(ESCD)] if you want the BIOS to automatically populate these fields. If you select [Manual] so you can assign the
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    Configuring the BIOS IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled, press Enter to see options. IRQ-5 assigned to IRQ-9 use the + and - keys to go up and down the list of sizes. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 69
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor menu. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Monitor ` Dynamic Fan Control CPU [Press Enter] 47ºC/ 117ºF Item Help CPU Core CPU FSB
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    Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 0% x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 AUX Fan Speed Control, % [100] nForce Fan Speed Control, % [100] Chassis Fan Speed Control, % [100] Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the motherboard. Set CPU fan speed to [SmartFan] when you want the
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard This page is blank. EVGA Corporation 72 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    and additional NVIDIA software. The CD that has been shipped with your EVGA motherboard contains the following software and drivers: ‰ NVIDIA nForce motherboard drivers ‰ Audio drivers ‰ RAID drivers ‰ Adobe Acrobat Reader ‰ User's Manual EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 73
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Drivers Installation 3. Insert the NVIDIA EVGA nForce 780i SLI installation CD for the graphics drivers motherboard included in the kit. 4. The CD will auto run, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen. If the CD does not run; go to My
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    upon the foundation of NVIDIA's core motherboard and GPU technologies, NVIDIA System forced to endure a sequence of trial and error attempts within the BIOS in order to customize the operation and performance of the system to suit the user. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 75
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard or the clock speed of a component may void its warranty due to exceeding recommended specifications. NVIDIA and the board manufacturer or entering the BIOS, users can optimize and adjust nearly every system component. EVGA Corporation 76 January 11, 2008 |
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    Using NVIDIA Software Device Settings Device Settings has two tabs, Current Hardware Settings and Hardware Profiles. Under the Current Hardware Settings tab there are settings for the CPU, Motherboard, Memory, and GPU. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 77
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Current Hardware Settings CPU This option deals with CPU parameters and information. Here, the user has the ability to dynamically change FSB speeds, CPU Voltages, and CPU fan speeds. At all times, real-time values for CPU frequency and appropriate CPU multiplier
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    Adjust Motherboard Timings screen allow the bus speeds to be adjusted manually to made directly to the BIOS settings. Note: All changes on Adjust Motherboard Settings are dynamically made when BIOS or from the Dynamic BIOS Access page (if available). EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Memory Memory is one of the most critical components in terms of determining overall system stability and overclocking success, a wealth of information and options for memory modules is available. Both timings and voltage are dynamically adjustable, with real-time
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    timing that determines the delay between a write command and a Precharge command is set to the same bank of memory. Adjustable from 1 to 15. ‰ W to R Termination Turnaround The Write-to-Read time is the number of clock cycles between the last EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 81
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard write data pair is the is the amount of cycles it takes to activate the next bank of memory (this is the opposite of tRAS). The lower the timing the better the system performance and the next read command. A EVGA Corporation 82 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    time (in number of clock cycles) that elapses after the memory controller sends a request to read a memory location and before the data is sent to the module's The Command Per Clock (tCPC) sets the Command Rate for the memory controller. The value shown cannot be changed ‰ Async Latency This value
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard GPU The graphics processing unit (GPU) located on your video card(s) can be adjusted using Device Setting interface. You can override the shipped clock frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory, and you can set the GPU fan speed. Increasing the clock speeds will
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    you want to edit. The BIOS page chosen determines which items on the page are available for changing. To edit an item, select the corresponding list arrow and then select one of the values from the list. When finished making your changes, click the OK or Apply. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Note This feature is available only with BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer. Available screen and features will vary between different makes and models of motherboards memory modules and processors to EVGA Corporation 86 January 11, 2008 | DU-
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    , system settings adjust to extract the highest possible performance from every system component and ensure you have the ultimate gaming experience with your current hardware. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 87
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Manage Your System BIOS Thanks to the power and flexibility of NVIDIA's Performance Server software, users can even backup or update their system BIOS from within Windows. In addition to displaying a complete collection of information regarding the current BIOS
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    a unique 3D presentation of core component values. For every supported device, a wide range of information ranging from temperature, frequency appropriate information. The selected component comes to the foreground and all supported information is presented. Should the user prefer an overhead view
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard In this example, we can see that the motherboard is selected. As a result, a wide array of related settings and status information is the translucency of the screen allowing them to view the desktop if desired. EVGA Corporation 90 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    selected component fields to the desktop. From here, the component fields can be oriented and moved anywhere on the desktop. Furthermore, component fields can be EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 91
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard removed from this view by clicking the small button in the top right of the icon's box. By translucency of the application, and can manipulate a number of other settings to tailor the program to one's liking. EVGA Corporation 92 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    can specify the name of the resulting output file. All fields within the application will be logged and written to this file to aid in troubleshooting issues and tracking overall system behavior. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 93
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard The final series of options the user can change handles the specific hotkeys used to control various able to control every aspect of functionality for nV Monitor according to their own personal preferences. EVGA Corporation 94 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    E000 Init Early Initialized the super IO Reset Video controller Keyboard controller init Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 95
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Award POST Codes Co Name de 11 Reserved 12 Test CMOS 13 Reserved 14 Load Chipset 15 Reserved 16 Init Clock 17 Reserved 18 Init CPU BIOS Init onboard clock generator and sensor Setup BIOS DATA AREA (BDA) Chipset programming and CPU Speed detect EVGA Corporation
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    8259-1 Mask 3F Reserved 40 Test 8259-2 Mask 41 Reserved Description Initialize Video Test Video Memory and display Logos Early Keyboard Reset Test DMA channel 0 Test DMA channel 1 Test DMA alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 97
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Award POST Codes Co Name de 42 Reserved 43 Test Stuck Interrupt 44 Reserved 45 Reinit serial port 46 Reserved 47 EISA Test 48 Reserved 49 Size Memory 4A Reserved 4B Reserved 4C Reserved 4D Reserved 4E Init APIC 4F Reserved 50 USB init 51 Reserved 52 Memory Test 53
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    PS2 Mouse port ACPI sub-system initializing Initialize cache controller Enter setup check and autoconfiguration check up Initialize floppy disk drive Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters Initialize hard drive controller EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 99
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Award POST Codes Co Name de 74 Reserved 75 Detect HDD 76 Reserved 77 Detect serial ports 78 screen. Display PNP devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for Option ROMs Enable Parity Check EVGA Corporation 100 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Boot Attempt C0 Base CPU test C1 Memory Presence C2 Early Memory C3 Extend Memory C4 Special Display C5 Early Shadow C6 Cache presence CF CMOS Check B0 Spurious B1 Unclaimed NMI BF Program MCP defaults values E1- Page 1, E2 - Page 2, etc. EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 101
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard Table 7. NVMM POST Codes NVMM POST Codes Code Name 0F0h 0F1h 0F2h 0F3h 000h 001h 004h 008h 00Ch 010h 011h 012h 013h 014h 015h 016h
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    Invalid APIC ID CPU Identify/Init failed North Bridge not supported South Bridge not supported No DIMMs present Invalid DIMM types, SDR/DDR Different voltage levels Invalid REFRESH Rate Invalide memory geometry Slam Engine error Memory Test Error Link Training timeout EVGA Corporation January 11
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard EVGA Corporation 104 January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01
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    Your new motherboard can support up to three PCI Express graphics cards linked using SLI. Currently 3-way NVIDIA SLI is approved and operating on the following graphics cards: ‰ NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra ‰ NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Figure 17. 3-Way SLI Using GeForce 8800 Ultra EVGA Corporation January
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard SLI Connector NVIDIA 3-way SLI platform will also require a new SLI connector that connects the SLI headers on the GeForce GPUs (Figure 31). Figure 18. 3-way NVIDIA SLI connector (600-10732-0000-000) ForceWare Driver The 3-way SLI platform uses the NVIDIA ForceWare
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    Configuring 3-Way SLI Three GPUs are represented under Display adapters Figure 19. Windows Vista Device Manager EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU-03751-001_v01 107
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard 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 Control Panel. Go to 3D Settings¼Set SLI configuration (Figure 19) and select Enable SLI technology (recommended). After
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    3D Settings and select Show SLI Visual Indicators. This option overlays a text label of SLI x3 and green SLI scaling bars in fullscreen 3D applications, as seen in Figure 20. Configuring 3-Way SLI Figure 21. SLI Visual Indicators Operating in 3DMark2006 EVGA Corporation January 11, 2008 | DU
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard 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 SLI Visual indicators. If these visual indicators are visible and there is no flickering or flashing, 3way NVIDIA SLI is
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    menu, 27 CPU Configuration, 46 FSB & Memory Config, 42 Integrated Peripherals, 52 Main Menu, 26 Memory Timing Setting, 44 PnP/PCI Configuration, 59 Power Management Setup, 56 Standard CMOS Features, 29 System Clocks, 39 System Monitor menu, 62 System Voltages, 48 BIOS, backup and update, 79 BIOS
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard CPU fan, 20 FDD, 22 front audio, 19 IDE, 14 PWR1, 13 PWR2, 14 SATA, 15 system fan, 20 Cooling fan for CPU, ix CPU Configuration menu, 46 CPU cooling fan, ix CPU Core 1, 47 CPU fan, 9, 20 CPU Freq, 40 CPU internal cache, 35 CPU Multiplier, 40 CPU parameters and
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    backup and update system BIOS, 79 change system BIOS settings, 76 configure CPU in BIOS, 46 configure RAID in BIOS, 54 configure USB in BIOS, 54 connect IDE drives, 14 connect power to motherboard, 13 create custom profiles, 78 install CPU, 8 install DIMMs, 9 set CMOS jumper, 24 set CPU parameters
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    nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard memory support, ix Memory Timing Setting, 44 memory, setting parameters, 72 microprocessor, ix motherboard install procedure, 10 motherboard specifications, 1 motherboard, realtime settings and status information, 81 motherboard, setting parameters, 71 MPS, 37
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    57 software installation instructions, 65 Spread Spectrum TLP payload size, 61 Configuring 3-Way SLI Total Memory, 33 tRAS, 45, 72 tRC, Support, 54 View System Information menu, 77 Virtualization Technology, 47 W to R Termination Turnaround, 73 Write Recovery Time, 73 Write-to-Write timing, 74 EVGA
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