User’s Guide
EVGA nForce 750i SLI
Motherboard
Connecting Serial ATA Cables ...........................................................................15
Connecting Internal Headers..............................................................................16
Front Panel Header.........................................................................................16
USB Headers..................................................................................................17
Audio...............................................................................................................18
PC Speaker Connector...................................................................................18
Fan Connector....................................................................................................19
Fan Connectors ..................................................................................................20
COM1..................................................................................................................20
FDD Connector...................................................................................................20
Expansion Slots..................................................................................................21
PCI Slots.........................................................................................................21
PCI Express x1 Slots......................................................................................21
PCI Express x16 Slots....................................................................................21
Onboard Buttons....................................................................................................22
Clear CMOS Button........................................................................................22
RESET and POWER Button............................................................................22
Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators..................................................23
Post Port Debug LED .....................................................................................23
LED Status Indicators.....................................................................................23
Configuring the BIOS.................................................................................................24
Enter BIOS Setup ...................................................................................................25
Main Menu..............................................................................................................25
Standard CMOS Features Menu............................................................................28
Date and Time ....................................................................................................29
IDE Channel and SATA Channel ........................................................................29
Drive A ................................................................................................................31
Halt On................................................................................................................31
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Table of Contents
User Guide .................................................................................................................... i
NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard ......................................................................... i
Before You Begin….................................................................................................. viii
Parts NOT in the Kit................................................................................................viii
Intentions of the Kit.................................................................................................viii
NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard ........................................................................1
Motherboard Specifications .....................................................................................1
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions............................................................................3
Unpacking.................................................................................................................3
Equipment.................................................................................................................3
NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard......................................................................4
Hardware Installation...................................................................................................7
Safety Instructions....................................................................................................7
Preparing the Motherboard ......................................................................................8
Installing the CPU.................................................................................................8
Installing the CPU Fan..........................................................................................8
Installing Memory DIMMs.....................................................................................9
Installing the Motherboard......................................................................................10
Installing the I/O Shield.......................................................................................10
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis.......................................................10
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches..............................................................11
Power Connections ............................................................................................12
24-pin ATX Power (PW1)................................................................................13
8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW2)...........................................................................14
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives.......................................................................14
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Memory...............................................................................................................32
Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................................33
CPU Feature .......................................................................................................34
Hard Disk Boot Priority.......................................................................................35
CD-ROM Device Priority.....................................................................................36
Quick Power On Self Test ..................................................................................36
First/Second/Third Boot Device.........................................................................36
Boot Other Device ..............................................................................................37
Boot Up NumLock Status ..................................................................................37
Security Option...................................................................................................37
APIC Mode .........................................................................................................37
MPS Version Control For OS..............................................................................37
Full Screen LOGO Show ....................................................................................37
Advanced Chipset Features Menu.........................................................................38
Spread Spectrum Control...................................................................................38
System BIOS Cacheable....................................................................................39
Integrated Peripherals Menu ..................................................................................39
IDE Function Setup.............................................................................................40
RAID Config........................................................................................................41
USB Config.........................................................................................................41
HD Audio ............................................................................................................42
Realtek LAN Device............................................................................................42
IDE HDD Block Mode.........................................................................................42
Onboard FDC Controller.....................................................................................42
Onboard Serial Port 1.........................................................................................42
Power Management Setup Menu...........................................................................43
ACPI Function.....................................................................................................43
ACPI Suspend Type ...........................................................................................43
Soft-Off by PBNT................................................................................................44
WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off.................................................................................44
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Power On by Alarm.............................................................................................44
POWER ON Function .........................................................................................44
PWRON After PWR-Fail......................................................................................45
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu .................................................................................46
Init Display First ..................................................................................................46
Reset Configuration Data ...................................................................................47
Resources Controlled By....................................................................................47
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop......................................................................................48
Maximum Payload Size ......................................................................................48
PC Health Status Menu..........................................................................................49
Dynamic Fan Control..........................................................................................50
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu ..........................................................................51
CPU Clock Ratio Unlock ....................................................................................51
LDT Frequency ...................................................................................................51
System Clocks....................................................................................................52
PCIe Frequency..............................................................................................52
FSB & Memory Config........................................................................................53
Current CPU Freq, MHz .................................................................................53
FSB - Memory Clock Mode............................................................................53
Memory Timing Setting ..................................................................................55
System Voltages.................................................................................................57
Load Timing/Voltage Set ....................................................................................59
Save Timing/Voltage Set ....................................................................................59
Installing Drivers and Software................................................................................60
Windows XP Drivers Install.....................................................................................60
EVGA Gloassary of Terms.........................................................................................61
Appendix A. POST Codes.........................................................................................63
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NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard Layout...........................................5
Chassis Back Panel Connectors ...............................................................6
Power Supply Connectors.......................................................................12
PWR1 Motherboard Connector...............................................................13
BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu.....................................................26
Standard CMOS Features Menu.............................................................28
Advanced BIOS Features Menu..............................................................33
CPU Feature Menu..................................................................................34
Integrated Peripherals Menu ...................................................................39
Power Management Setup Menu........................................................43
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu ..............................................................46
PC Health Status .................................................................................49
Frequency/Voltage Control..................................................................51
FSB & Memory Config Menu...............................................................53
System Voltages Menu........................................................................57
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Before You Begin…
Parts NOT in the Kit
This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce®
750i SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be
purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.
‰ Intel microprocessor
‰ System Memory
‰ Cooling fan for the microprocessor
‰ Graphics Card
‰ Power Supply
EVGA assumes you have purchased all necessary parts needed to allow for proper system
functionality.
Intentions of the Kit
This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the
motherboard into a PC case. If you are building a PC, you will use most of the cables provided
in the kit. If however, you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the cables.
When replacing a motherboard in a PC case, it is highly recommended to reinstall the operating
system even though the current drives may already have an operating system.
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EVGA nForce 750i SLI
Motherboard
Thank you for buying the EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard: This motherboard offers
the tools and performance PC users’ demand. When combined with two SLI-Ready NVIDIA
GeForce graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for enhanced system
performance.
Motherboard Specifications
‰ Size
ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch
‰ Microprocessor support
Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Pentium EE, Pentium D,
Pentium
‰ Operating systems:
Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit
‰ Contains NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI MCP and SPP
‰ System Memory support
Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2-800.
Supports up to 8 GBs of DDR2 memory.
‰ Eight USB 2.0 Ports
¾ Supports hot plug
¾ Eight USB 2.0 ports (six rear panel ports, one onboard usb header)
¾ Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
¾ Supports USB 2.0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate
‰ Onboard Serial ATA II
¾ 300MBps data transfer rate
¾ Four Serial ATA II connectors
¾ NVIDIA Media Shield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID
5, and JBOD
¾ Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )
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‰ Onboard LAN
¾ LAN interface built-in onboard
¾ Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet
‰ Onboard Audio
¾ Azalia High-Definition audio
¾ Supports 8-channel audio
¾ Supports S/PDIF output
¾ Supports Jack-Sensing function
‰ Dual PCI Express x16 Support
¾ 2 x16 PCI Express 2.0
¾ Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
¾ Low power consumption and power management features
‰ Green Function
¾ Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
¾ Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 (Suspend to
disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off)
‰ Expansion Slots
¾ Two PCI slots
¾ One PCI Express x1 slot
¾ Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slots
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Unpacking and
Parts Descriptions
Unpacking
The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a
motherboard to a new chassis. If you are replacing a motherboard, you may not need many of
these cables.
All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts.
Equipment
The following equipment is included in the EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard box.
(Accessories may vary between models, see product package)
EVGA nForce 750i SLI Motherboard
This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI
SPP and MCP and is SLI-ready.
1 – Visual Guide
Helps to visually guide you through the hardware installation of the
motherboard.
1 - I/O Shield
Installs in the chassis to block radio frequency transmissions, protect
internet components from dust and foreign objects and aids in proper
airflow within the chassis.
1 - Floppy Cable
Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard.
1 - 2-Port SATA Power Cable
Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to a SATA power connector
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2 - SATA Signal Cable
Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one connects a single
drive to the motherboard
1 - IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable
Passes data between the IDE connection on both the Motherboard and
IDE device.
1 – 2-Way SLI Bridge
Allows for a 2-Way SLI setup with compatible NVIDIA GeForce Graphics
Cards.
1 – Driver Installation CD
Contains drivers and software needed to setup the motherboard.
EVGA nForce 750i SLI
Motherboard
The EVGA nForce 750i SLI motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI SPP and MCP
processor is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and
Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
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