Evga NFORCE 650I User Manual

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

1 Introduction Thank you for buying the EVGA nForce® 650i Ultra Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ deman

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 2 NV BIOS NV BIOS delivers easy-to-use tuning to let you have full control over

Introduction 3 RAID Morphing MediaShield allows users to change their current RAID set-up to another configuration in a one-step process called

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 4 USB 2.0 USB 2.0 is standard plug-and-play interface that provides easy-to-use

Introduction 5 Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 6  PCI Express x16 Support ¾ Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidt

7 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherb

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 8 2-Port SATA Power Cable USB 2.0 4-Port Cable Provides four additio

March 2007 EVGA V1.0 User Guide EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard for Intel Processor Installation and Configuration

Unpacking and Parts Description 9 1. CPU Socket 8. Serial-ATA connectors 15. PCI slots 2. NVIDIA SPP with (passive) 9. Front panel

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 10 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. USB 2.0 ports (two) 4. La

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

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 12 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain

Hardware Installation 13 Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instructi

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 14 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into th

Hardware Installation 15 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings necessar

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 16 Power Connections This motherboard requires an ATX power supply. Make sure yo

Hardware Installation 17 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

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 18 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect t

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard ii Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...

Hardware Installation 19 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to co

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 20 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description 1 HD_PWR

Hardware Installation 21 USB Headers This motherboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The mo

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 22 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds

Hardware Installation 23 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 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 24 Expansion Slots The EVGA nForce 650i Ultra motherboard contains six expansion

Hardware Installation 25 PCI Express x1 Slots There are two PCI Express x1 slots that are designed to accommodate less bandwidth-intensive card

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

Hardware Installation 27 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parame

28 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration.  Advanced BIOS

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Hardware Installation 29 The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submenus:  Load Defaults Load defa

30 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, HDD model

Hardware Installation 31 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Page Down k

32 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp,

Hardware Installation 33 Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720K, 3.5 in. ... [ ] 1.44M, 3.5 in.

34 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory1048576K All, But Diskette The system boot does not stop for a diskette error but w

Hardware Installation 35 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and

36 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable device startup. Press Enter to see the list of removable devices i

Hardware Installation 37 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain test while booting, which reduces the

38 Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you enter setup. Select Setup to r

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard iv PCI Slots ...

Hardware Installation 39 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display

40 System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Clocks menu. From this menu, you

Hardware Installation 41 Frequency Settings  CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (value cannot be changed by the user). 

42 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 sp

Hardware Installation 43 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to disp

44  FSB and Memory Clock Mode Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the FSB and Memory Clock Mode options. The options are: ¾

Hardware Installation 45 or type in a new value. Note that the Actual FSB (QDR) reflects the actual frequency that takes effect on a reboot. 

46 ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories are enabled for manual input. Note

Hardware Installation 47 CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the CPU

48 ¾ TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and TM2.  C1E Enhanced Halt State Enabled, this function reduces the CPU power consumption when t

v System Clocks...40 Frequency Settings...

Hardware Installation 49  CPU Core Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select [Auto] to automatically set th

50 NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST. The options are Fast, Medium, Slow, and Dis

Hardware Installation 51 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing settings that were defined in the System V

52 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals

Hardware Installation 53 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave PIO Auto x Primary Master UDMA

54 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID Disabled x SATA 0 Secondary RAID Disabled x SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled x

Hardware Installation 55 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu.  MACx LAN Use these functions to set the MAC0 and/or MAC1

56 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Setup

Hardware Installation 57 Soft-Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set Soft-Off by PBNT to [Instant-Off]

58  Hot Key Power On When [Hot Key] is selected, the Hot key Power On function is enabled so that you must select a keyboard key as the hot key.

Installing and Configuring the NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard vi Power On by Alarm...

Hardware Installation 59 Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the initial display is in t

60 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled, press Enter to see options. Us

Hardware Installation 61 System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the System Monit

62 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the mother

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viii Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce® 650i Ultr