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ix Performance...98 First Packet...

Configuring the BIOS 49 ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories are ena

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 50 CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Chipset Features men

Configuring the BIOS 51 ¾ TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and TM2.  C1E Enhanced Halt State Enabled, this function reduces the

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 52  CPU Core Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or

Configuring the BIOS 53 NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST. The options are

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 54 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing setti

Configuring the BIOS 55 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 56 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave

Configuring the BIOS 57 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID Disabled x SATA 0 Secondary RAID Disabled x SATA 1 Prim

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 58 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu.  MACx LAN Use these f

122-CK-NF68-XX November 2006 Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA

Configuring the BIOS 59 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 60 Soft-Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to s

Configuring the BIOS 61  Hot Key Power On When [Hot Key] is selected, the Hot key Power On function is enabled so that you must select a ke

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 62 Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to

Configuring the BIOS 63 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled, press

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 64 System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and pr

Configuring the BIOS 65 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed of th

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 66

67 Software Installation Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load you

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 68 Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics drivers, the resol

11  Adobe Acrobat Reader  NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Manager  NVIDIA Networking (FirstPacket)

69 Using the NVIDIA Software This section describes how to configure the following NVIDIA software that is included on the CD in the kit from th

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 70 NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any ap

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 71 NVIDIA nTune 5.0 The Performance category is used to configure and manage NVID

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 72 ¾ Management ª View system information ª Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning Th

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 73 Figure 19. Adjust Motherboard Settings (nTune) CAUTION: Increasing the volt

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 74 System Voltages CAUTION: Overvoltaging any component can result in damage. In

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 75 Memory Timing This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings allows you to ad

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 76  RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 77  Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be c

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 78 Dynamic BIOS Access Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to change some of your system

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 12 Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics drivers, the resol

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 79 Available BIOS Pages In the Dynamic BIOS Access page, select a BIOS page that

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 80 Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set th

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 81 Automatic Tuning The NVIDIA nTune performance manager uses a complex searchin

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 82 Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune)

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 83 Management The Management option on the View System Information screen allows

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 84 Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interf

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 85 Adjust Custom Rules The Adjust Custom Rules selection provides you with the ab

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 86 System Stability System Stability lets you view your system’s status and perform

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 87 You can designate a specific settings profile to use or check Use current set

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 88 Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for you to view

xiii Using the NVIDIA Software This section describes how to configure the following NVIDIA software that is included on the CD in the kit from

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 89 Management The Management options on the Storage menu provides you with the ab

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 90 9. Select an array you want to delete and press Next. The Completing the NVIDIA

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 91 Rebuild Array The Rebuild Array option allows you to rebuild a disk in the arr

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 92 16. Click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard screen displays

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 93 Migrating Array The Migrating Array option allows you to migrate a RAID array

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 94 20. Select the array to migrate and click Next to display the RAID Mode Selection

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 95 Synchronize Array This option is used to synchronize a selected array. Use th

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 96 25. Select the array to synchronize and click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Syn

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 97 NVIDIA Networking The NVIDIA Networking function configures and controls NVID

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 98 Performance The Performance option on the Networking Control Panel Categories scr

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xiv NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any a

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 99 Use the following procedure to enable or disable the ability to have network t

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 100 30. Define the applications to accelerate by clicking Program Prioritized by Fir

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 101 In traditional networking environments, inspecting packets is laborious and a

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 102 Teaming NVIDIA Teaming technology improves network throughput by distributing tr

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 103 Use the following procedure to configure Teaming: 33. Select Start¾All Progra

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 104 Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Int

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 105 While NVIDIA recommends an SLI-Ready power supply, the following table provid

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 106 ¾ Dual EVGA GeForce 7600 GT Graphics cards ¾ Intel Core 2 Duo ¾ Single HDD ¾

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 107 Use the following procedure to build your NVIDIA SLI-Ready PC system: 1. Ins

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 108 2. Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors from the system power

Introduction xv NVIDIA nTune 5.0 The Performance category is used to configure and manage NVIDIA nTune. The NVIDIA nTune program is a full-feat

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 109 Install NVIDIA SLI Software Upon power up, the operating system recognizes t

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 110 Enable NVIDIA SLI At this point, you need to enable NVIDIA SLI. You can do this

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 111 The system reboots to apply the setting and display the following message upo

112 Appendix A. On-board LED Codes Table 7. On-board LED Codes Code(hex) Name Description 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment Execut

On-board LED Codes 113 Code(hex) Name Description 18 InitCPU CPU ID and initialize L1/L2 cache 19 Reserved 1A Reserved 1B Setup In

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 114 Code(hex) Name Description 1 38 Reserved 39 Test DMA Page Registers

On-board LED Codes 115 Code(hex) Name Description 54 Reserved 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific versi

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 116 Code(hex) Name Description 75 Detect HDD IDE device detection 76 Reser

On-board LED Codes 117 Code(hex) Name Description 96 Boot Attempt Set low stack Boot via INT 19h. C0 Base CPU test Read/Write CPU r

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 118 Code(hex) Name Description Controller 19 Init Memory Controller ProdD – Disc

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xvi ª View system information ª Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning The Manual Tuni

Introduction xvii Figure 19. Adjust Motherboard Settings (nTune) CAUTION: Increasing the voltage or the clock speed of a component may void

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xviii In this section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings you must understand what y

122-CK-NF68-XX November 2006 User Guide EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard With Intel Processor Installation and Configuration

Introduction xix Memory Timing This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings allows you to adjust various memory timings and cycles.  Row

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xx  RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it

Introduction xxi  Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be changed by the user.  Command Per Clock The Com

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxii Dynamic BIOS Access Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to change some of your syste

Introduction xxiii Available BIOS Pages In the Dynamic BIOS Access page, select a BIOS page that you want to edit from the Available BIOS Pages

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxiv Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set

Introduction xxv Automatic Tuning The NVIDIA nTune performance manager uses a complex searching algorithm to determine the best possible and m

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxvi Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune)

Introduction xxvii Management The Management option on the View System Information screen allows you to view hardware, software, and system inf

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxviii Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this in

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Introduction xxix Adjust Custom Rules The Adjust Custom Rules selection provides you with the ability to create a rule to define when the syste

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxx System Stability System Stability lets you view your system’s status and perform

Introduction xxxi You can designate a specific settings profile to use or check Use current settings for the tests. You can indicate the durati

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxxii Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for you to v

Introduction xxxiii Management The Management options on the Storage menu provides you with the ability to delete, rebuild, migrate, and synchr

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxxiv 7. Select an array you want to delete and press Next. The Completing the NVID

Introduction xxxv Rebuild Array The Rebuild Array option allows you to rebuild a disk in the array while the system is running without disrupti

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxxvi 13. Select the disk in the array that was replaced and needs to be rebuilt.

Introduction xxxvii Migrating Array The Migrating Array option allows you to migrate a RAID array from one arry type to another. There are two

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xxxviii 18. Select the array to migrate and click Next to display the RAID Mode Sele

iii Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...10 Parts NOT in

Introduction xxxix Synchronize Array This option is used to synchronize a selected array. Use the following procedure to rebuild an array: 21

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xl 23. Select the array to synchronize and click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Syn

Introduction xli NVIDIA Networking The NVIDIA Networking function configures and controls NVIDIA networking hardware integrated into the NVIDI

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xlii Performance The Performance option on the Networking Control Panel Categories s

Introduction xliii Use the following procedure to enable or disable the ability to have network traffic to prioritized for optimal performance:

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xliv 28. Define the applications to accelerate by clicking Program Prioritized by Fi

Introduction xlv In traditional networking environments, inspecting packets is laborious and affects CPU overhead, memory bandwidth, and overal

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xlvi Teaming NVIDIA Teaming technology improves network throughput by distributing t

Introduction xlvii Use the following procedure to configure Teaming: 31. Select Start¾All Programs¾NVIDIA Corporation¾NVIDIA Control Panel to d

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard xlviii number of the GPUs you install. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, y

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard iv Networking with NVIDIA nForce...

Introduction xlix Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboa

1 Introduction to the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA NFORCE 680i SLI Motherboard. This motherboard offers the t

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 2 Extreme Overclocking Unleash the underlying hardware. With comprehensive overclock

Introduction 3 Designed for NVIDIA SLI Technology NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intellig

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 4 NVIDIA MediaShield Storage NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage offers a suite of features

Introduction 5 Networking with NVIDIA nForce NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization. The mana

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 6 High Definition Audio (HDA) High definition audio brings consumer electronics qua

Introduction 7 Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 8  Onboard Audio ¾ Supports 8-channel audio ¾ Supports S/PDIF output ¾ Supports

v Front Panel Header ...21 IEEE 1394a (Optional)...

9 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard t

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 10 1394 Cable Provides an additional 1394 ports to either the back panel of the ch

Unpacking and Parts Description 11 1. CPU Socket 12. Two Serial-ATA connectors 23. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) 2. NVIDIA SPP with pa

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 12 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. 1394a (Firewire) port 4. USB

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

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 14 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a C

Hardware Installation 15 Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instructi

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 16 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the ch

Hardware Installation 17 4. Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction. 5. Secu

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 18 Power Connections This motherboard requires an ATX power supply. To support a PCI

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard vi Network Boot Priority...

Hardware Installation 19 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pi

Hardware Installation 21 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to co

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 22 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description 1 HD_PWR Ou

Hardware Installation 23 USB Headers This motherboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The mo

Hardware Installation 25 Fan Connections There are two fan connections, the system fan and the CPU fan. The fan speed can be detected and viewe

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 26 COM1 (Optional) The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM header for

Hardware Installation 27 Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 28 PCI Express x1 Slot There is two PCI Express x1 slots that are designed to accomm

vii RAID Config...57 USB Config...

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

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 30 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and softwa

Configuring the BIOS 31 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system con

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 32  System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC

Configuring the BIOS 33 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 34 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and

Configuring the BIOS 35 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 36 Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720K

Configuring the BIOS 37 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory1048576K All, But Diskette The system boot does not sto

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 38 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utili

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard viii NVIDIA Monitor...

Configuring the BIOS 39 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable device startup. Press Enter to see the

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 40 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain t

Configuring the BIOS 41 Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you en

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 42 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Ut

Configuring the BIOS 43 System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Cloc

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 44 Frequency Settings  CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (valu

Configuring the BIOS 45 HT Multiplier  nForce SPP — —> nForce MCP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiplier

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 46 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Advanced Chipset

Configuring the BIOS 47 When you select one of the CPUOC x% options, the FSB - Memory Clock Mode is set to Unlinked and cannot be changed unt

Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 48 or type in a new value. Note that the Actual MEM (DDR) reflects the actual freque