Nvidia NFORCE 780I SLI User Manual

NVIDIA Corporation October, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 User Guide NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation x October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the mo

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 90 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 42 Reserved

Post Codes NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 91 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 59 Setup Virus Setup virus

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 92 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 74 Reserved

Post Codes NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 93 Award POST Codes Code Name Description Check 8E Reserved 8F IRQ

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 94 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Table 7. NVMM POST Codes NVMM POST Codes Code Name

Post Codes NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 95 NVMM POST Codes Code Name Description 044h Late SLAM table 048h

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 96 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 97 Appendix B. Configuring an SLI Configuration NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface)

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 98 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Figure 17. 3-way NVIDIA SLI connector (600-10732-000

Configuring 3-Way SLI NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 99 Figure 18. Windows Vista Device Manager Three GPUs are r

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 1 NVIDIA nForce 780i Motherboard Thank you for buying the NVIDIA NFORCE 780i SLI Mo

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 100 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Enabling 3-Way SLI 3-way NVIDIA SLI is enabled from t

Configuring 3-Way SLI NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 101 Before closing the NVIDIA Control Panel, go to the top

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 102 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Verifying 3-way SLI is Active You can verify 3-way S

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 103 Index 1394 Cable, 4 2-Port SATA Power Cable, 4 ACPI function, 59 ACPI Suspend Ty

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 104 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Command Per Clock, 47, 76 configure IDE and SATA chan

Configuring 3-Way SLI NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 105 Global Settings, 84 GPU, setting parameters, 77 Halt On

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 106 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 motherboard, 10 installing software, 67 Integrated Pe

Configuring 3-Way SLI NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 107 POST Codes Award, 87 NVMM, 94 power button cable, 17 Pow

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 108 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 tRP, 47 tRRD, 47 tWR, 47 tWRD, 76 tWRWR, 76 tWTR, 47

Notice ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE BOARDS, FILES, DRAWINGS, DIAGNOSTICS, LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (TOGETHER AND SEPARATELY, “M

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 2 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 q Onboard Serial ATA II Ø 300MBps data transfer rate Ø

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NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 3 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI motherboard

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 4 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the moth

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 5 1. CPU Socket 11. USB headers 21. SPDIF connector 2

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 6 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 7 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 8 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in th

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 9 7. Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation ii October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 10 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. N

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 11 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer ch

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 12 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 q FDD q IDE q Serial ATA II q Chassis Fans q

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 13 Make sure you have enough power to cover all the expansion

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 14 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 12 +3.3V 24 GND

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 15 Note: If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 16 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connect

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 17 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 18 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 19 USB Headers This motherboard contains six (6) USB 2.0 port

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 iii Table of Contents Before You Begin…...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 20 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 21 Fan Connections There are five fan connections on the moth

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 22 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 There are four more fan connectors on the motherboard.

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 23 FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K, 72

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 24 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 PCI Express x1 Slot There is one PCI Express x1 slot t

Hardware Installation NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 25 Jumper Settings The motherboard contains a 3-pin BIOS conf

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 26 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 This page is blank.

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 27 Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings thr

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 28 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 29 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu q Standard

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation iv October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 30 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 q System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real-ti

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 31 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 32 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the curso

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 33 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the sys

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 34 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 35 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Mem

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 36 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Featur

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 37 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the pri

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 38 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows t

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 39 Security Option The Security Options allows you to require

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 v Network Boot Priority...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 40 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Feat

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 41 System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipse

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 42 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Frequency Settings q CPU Freq, MHz This value is set

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 43 HT Multiplier q nForce SPP — —> nForce MCP Use the Page

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 44 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 45 Ø CPUOC 4% Ø CPUOC 5% Ø CPUOC MAX When you select one of th

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 46 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 q FSB (QDR), MHz Use the + or – keys to scroll throug

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 47 Ø Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Exper

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 48 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Ad

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 49 Ø TM2 Only Thermal throttling is achieved by reducing the C

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation vi October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 MAC Config...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 50 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanc

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 51 q nForce SPP This function defines the core voltage level

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 52 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you r

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 53 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system vol

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 54 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripher

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 55 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 56 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 57 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu. q

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 58 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on the Integrated

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 59 ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup m

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 vii Dynamic BIOS Access...

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 60 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 POWER ON Function This function on the Power Managemen

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 61 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration fro

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 62 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Config

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 63 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 64 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMO

Configuring the BIOS NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 65 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 66 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 This page is blank.

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 67 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 68 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 69 Using the NVIDIA Software Built upon the foundation of NVIDIA’s core motherboard

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation viii October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 List of Figures Figure 1. NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Mo

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 70 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 NVIDIA Performance Group of NVIDIA Control Panel You c

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 71 Device Settings Device Settings has two tabs, Current Hard

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 72 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Current Hardware Settings CPU This option deals with C

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 73 Motherboard The Motherboard option showcases a wide variet

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 74 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Memory Memory is one of the most critical components i

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 75 q Write Recovery Time Memory timing that determines the d

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 76 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 q W to R Command Delay The Write-to-Read (tWRD) comma

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 77 GPU The graphics processing unit (GPU) located on your vid

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 78 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Dynamic BIOS Access The Dynamic BIOS Access page allow

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 79 View System Information The View System Information menu i

nForce 780i SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 ix Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 80 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Profile Policies Easily one of the most powerful aspec

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 81 Manage Your System BIOS Thanks to the power and flexibilit

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 82 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 NVIDIA System Monitor You can open the NVIDIA System M

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 83 In this example, we can see that the motherboard is select

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 84 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 By pressing Ctrl+Alt+C or by clicking the arrow icon i

Using NVIDIA Software NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 85 The second series of options the user can alter deals with

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 86 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 The final series of options the user can change handle

NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597x-001_v01 87 Appendix A. POST Codes for Tritium Platform This section provides the Award POST

780i 3-Way SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Corporation 88 October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 11 Reserved

Post Codes NVIDIA Corporation October 17, 2007 | DU-03597-001_v01 89 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 2B Init video Initialize V