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EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout - lga 775 nvidia nforce 790i sli atx intel motherboard

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21 21 23 23 7 22 22 22 12 25 26 20 27 11 19 18 11 7 29 7 17 16 16 15 14 13 24 7 11 10 9 8 11 7 6 5 28 1 2 3 4 1. CPU Socket - For Intel LGA 775 CPUs 2. nForce 790i SLI SPP with Active Cooling - Also known as the Northbridge 3. CPU fan connector - Connect CPU Fan to this connector 4. DDR3 DIMM slots 0 - 3 - For System Memory 5. 24-pin ATX power connector - Main Power Connection 6. IDE connector - For IDE devices such as a CD-ROM or Hard Disk Drive 7. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors - For SATA devices such as a CD-ROM or Hard Disk Drive 8. FDD connector - Floppy Disk Drive Connector 9. NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink) - Also known as the Southbridge 10. LED POST Code Readout - See Appendix A. for Code Descriptions 11. Fan connectors - Connect auxiliary fans to these headers 12. HD Audio Connector - For Hi-Definition Audio 13. Front panel connector - For use with a system chassis 14. Serial connector - For Serial Port Cable 15. CMOS Clear Button - Easily clears the system BIOS 16. USB headers - For USB Port Cable 17. 1394a connector - For Firewire Port Cable 18. Power button - With integrated power LED indicator 19. Reset button - With integrated HDD activity LED 20. Front panel Audio connector - For use with a system chassis 21. PCI slots - For PCI based components 22. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) - For graphics cards, multiple slots are used for SLI configurations 23. PCI Express x1 slot - Exclusive for devices that require a PCI-E x1 slot 24. SPDIF connector - Digital Audio connection 25. Backpanel connectors (Figure 2) 26. Heat dissipater - Passive heatsink for Voltage Regulators 27. 8-pin ATX_12V power connector - CPU 8-Pin Power connector 28. MCP/SPP fan connector - Connect Northbridge fan to this connector 29. Motherboard CMOS Battery - Helps retain system BIOS settings Figure 1. EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout

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1.
CPU Socket
For Intel LGA 775 CPUs
11.
Fan connectors
Connect auxiliary fans
to these headers
21. PCI slots
For PCI based components
2.
nForce 790i SLI SPP with Active Cooling
Also
known as the Northbridge
12.
HD Audio Connector
For Hi-Definition
Audio
22. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI)
For graphics cards,
multiple slots are used for SLI configurations
3.
CPU fan connector
Connect CPU Fan to this
connector
13. Front panel connector
For use with a
system chassis
23.
PCI Express x1 slot
Exclusive for devices that
require a PCI-E x1 slot
4.
DDR3 DIMM slots 0
3
For System Memory
14.
Serial connector
For Serial Port Cable
24.
SPDIF connector
Digital Audio connection
5.
24-pin ATX power connector
Main Power
Connection
15.
CMOS Clear Button
Easily clears the
system BIOS
25.
Backpanel connectors (Figure 2)
6.
IDE connector
For IDE devices such as a CD-ROM
or Hard Disk Drive
16.
USB headers
For USB Port Cable
26.
Heat dissipater
Passive heatsink for Voltage
Regulators
7.
Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors
For SATA devices
such as a CD-ROM or Hard Disk Drive
17. 1394a connector
For Firewire Port Cable
27.
8-pin ATX_12V power connector
CPU 8-Pin
Power connector
8.
FDD connector
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
18. Power button
With integrated power LED
indicator
28.
MCP/SPP fan connector
Connect Northbridge
fan to this connector
9.
NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink)
Also known as
the Southbridge
19.
Reset button
With integrated HDD
activity LED
29.
Motherboard CMOS Battery
Helps retain
system BIOS settings
10.
LED POST Code Readout
See Appendix A. for Code
Descriptions
20.
Front panel Audio connector
For use
with a system chassis
Figure 1.
EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout
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