Nvidia NFORCE 680I User's Manual
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1. NFORCE 880i LT SLI IUGImBEEBRBOAFRB SUPPORTS INTEL SOCKET 775 PROCESSORS USER S GUIDE BFG Tech Table of Contents Before You Begin x Pars NOT in he Kt x nientens of he Kt Introduction to the BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard Features s Extreme Overclocking Guaranteed FGB speeds High speed Memory Comprehensive Overclocking Tools MDA Tung UY 805 Designed for NVIDIA SU Technology Tue 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support NVIDIA SL Ready Memory NVIDIA SLI Certified Components Dual DDR2 Memory Architecture NVIDIA MeciaShield Storage Multiple Disk Setup System RAD Morphing Bootable Mulidsk Array Networking with NVIDIA nForce and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet NVIDIA FirstPacket technology TCPIP Acceleration High Definition Audio HDA 20 Motherboard Specifications Unpacking and Parts Descriptions packing Etlpmen nen BFG NVIDIA nForce 680 LT SU Motherboard Hardware Installation Safety Instructions Preparing the Motherboard Insaling the CPU Instalin the CPU Fan Instaling Memory DIMMs the Motherboard Instaling the VO Shield Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Connecting Cables and Setting Switches Power Connections 24 pi ATX Power PARI pin ATX 12V Power PIRA lary Power for Graphics Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Connecting Serial2. Hardware hstalaton 8 12V Power PWR2 PWR2 is the 8 pin ATX 12V power connector used to provide power to the CPU Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated Buk Panel m 8 i Lis stongyrecommended that you use an pin ATK Somes topis 120 power supply however you have a foun power supply pug the connector to pins 1 2 5 and 6 shown Auxiliary Power for Graphics PWR3 The PWR3 connector is an power connection for graphics cards Exclusive power for the graphics card provides better graphics performance sting and Ogg te BFG WIDA Farce 680 3 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the folowing four cables E lach he frt panel poner LED rS table to hese pins The Power LED nats the status When the system isin SO status 1 the LED When the system is 51 68 4 or 55 satis he LED PIRS E Note The power LED cable in some chassis three pn connector wih the pins Installed in postions 1 and 3 f your chassis has a three pin connector you wil need to remove pin 3 and put it into positon 2 or you can use pair of scissors to cut out positon 2 Most chasis come with a two pin connector PwRSW Attach he power button cable from th case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the fr
3. base or conventional memory installed Total Memory This value represents the total memory of the system and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utt Setup screen the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display he sub menu Use the 17 arrow keys to positon the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press Esc Note The options that have associated su menus are designated by gt which precedes the option Press Enter to display the sub menus Figure 7 Advanced BIOS Features Menu Note Note that al data in white is for information only data in yellow s changeable data in blue is non changeatle and data in a red box is highlighted for selection Configuring te BOS Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable dece startup Press Enter o see the Jst of removable devices in your system Use the 11 arrow keys to go to the various devices Then use the or keys to move the device priority up or down in the list To go back to he previous menu press Ese Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to select the priority for HOD startup Press Enter to see the ist of bootable devices in your system Use the 17 arrow keys to go to the various devices Then use the or keys to mave the device priorit
4. 20 SPOF bead E 10 OHSS 2fan tease 21 Pads 29 VREG tn healer and Cori rig BFG NVDA nace GBO LT SLI Motherboard Hardware Installation This section wil guide you through the instalation of the motherboard The topics covered in this section are Preparing the motherboard gt Instaling the CPU gt the CPU fan gt Instaling the memory DIMMs ataling the motherboard Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic safety precautions Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment to from the computer chassis Ground yourself by using ether a grounded wrist strap or by touching a grounded metalic object such as the system chassis or power supply before handling components basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU or memory You need to purchase a CPU a CPU fan assembly and memory to complete this instalation Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU Hold the processor only by the edges do mot touch the bottom of the processor the folowing procedure to install the CPU 1 Remove the protective socket omer on the load plate wich is used to protect the socket when the
5. basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Drive The Drive option allows you to select the kind of FDD to instal Options are enone 360K 525 n 91 20 5 25 i 720K 35 91 440 35 288M 35 in Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to soroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the 17 arrow keys to poston the selector in the option you chose Press Enter to accept the changes and retum to the Standard CMOS Features menu Halt On Halt On determines whether or not the computer stops if an eror is detected dung power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through th options or press Enter to display the Halt On sub menu Use the Lf arrow keys to poston the selector in he option you choose Press Enter to acoept the changes and retum to the Standard CMOS Features menu Whenever the BIOS detects nonfatal ero the system stops and prompts you No Errors System boot does not stop for any detected amus All But Keyboard System boot does not stop for keyboard but does stop for all other errors Configuring te BOS All But Diskette The system boot does not stop for a diskette error but wil stop for al ather eros All But DiskiKey The system boot does not stop for a keyboard or disk error but wil stop for all other eras Memory These setings are display ony values that are determined by the BIOS POST Power On Sat Tes
6. nace 690 LT SLI Motherboard Expansion Slots The BFG nForce 680117 SU motherboard contains sk expansion siots Tuo PCI Express x16 slots two PCI Express x slots and two PC slots 3 PObx at 4 Pinay Po x set Figure 4 Expansion Slots PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card USB card SCSI cad and other cars that comply with PCI specifications When instaling a card into the slol be sure that R fuly seated Secure the car s metal bracket othe chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank oover Hardware hetalaton PCI Express x1 Slots There are two PCI Express x1 slots that are designed to accommodate less cards such as a modem or LAN card The PCI x slot provides 250 MB sec bandwith PCI Express x16 Slots There are two PO Express x6 slots that are reserved for graphics cards The bandwidth of the x16 slot is up to 4GB sec 8GB sec concurrent The design of this motherboard supports dual PCI Express graphics cards using NVIDIA s SLI technology When installing a PCI Express x16 card be sure the retention clip snaps and locks the card into place If the card is not seated properly It could cause a short across the pins Secure he cars metal bracket to he chassis back panel wth the screw usd to hd the blank cover Clear CMOS Jumper Te motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store al of he set B
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8. and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Bootable Multidisk Array Mead strage supports the use of muti array for loading the operating system at ponerup Networking with NVIDIA nForce NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization The manageable and stable networking nun resuts n better networking management and a lower ttal oost of ownership Only NVDIA Integrates tis level of networking features to alow you to take your one experience to the nert level NVIDIA Native Gigabit Ethernet The industry s fastest Gigabit Ethemet performance eliminates network bottlenecks and improves overall system efficiency and performance NVIDIA FirstPacket Technology Be the King of Ping with NVIDIA FirstPacket technology Get the crystal clear phone conversations and online gaming performance you expect NVIDIA FirstPacket technology assures your game data VoP conversations and large transfers are according to preferences set by you in an intuitive wizard TCP IP Acceleration TCPAP Acceleration delivers the highest system performance by offloading CPU intensive packet filtering tasks in hardware providing users with a PC networking environment that is fastar High Definition Audio HDA High definition audio brings consumer electronics quay sound t the PC delivering high sound from multiple channels Using HDA systems can 192 2 uat
9. overclocked system components and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Comprehensive Overclocking Tools Avard vining NVIDIA overclocking tools provide a complete Kt of tools ging everyone rom the most veteran enthusiast to the novice overclocker the abilly to unleash the hardware in their PC NVIDIA nTune Utility NVIDIA nTune is a Windows based that has added acces to more settings Ast CPU and memory speeds without rebooting You can also access most BIOS setings from inside Windows without having to go into the BIOS Save and automaticaly load profi for each application you run NV BIOS NV BIOS delvers easy to use tuning to let you have ful control aver your hardware including processor voltage tables and memory drive strengths Designed for NVIDIA SLI Technology NIDA SL technology s a revolutionary platform innovation that albos users to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce 690 LT SLI MCP True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support Two full bandwidth 16 lane PCI Express links ensure maximum graphics performance or next generation GPUs and games True 2 x16 PCI Express SLI Support offers twice he PCI Express bandwidth of x8 SLI solutions NVIDIA SLI Ready Memory NVIDIA nForce 680k LT SU MCP automaticaly increases bandwidth when select SLI erii memory modules are detected roc NVIDIA SLI Certified Com
10. ATA Cables Connecting internal Headers evan a 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 E 18 Front Panel Header IEEE 13948 FireWire USB Headers Universal Serial Bus Front Panel Audio Fan Connections Serial COM FDD Connector DE Connector Serial ATA Connectors pansion Sots PCI Sols PC Express x1 Slot PC Express x16 Ss Clear CMOS Jumper CLR CMOS Configuring the BIOS Enter BOS Setup Man Menu Standard CMOS Features Menu Date and Tne s IDE Channel and SATA Chamel ore A Hatton Memory Advanced BIOS Fetus Removable Device Pry Hard Disk Boot Pry RBRRRRERBBEBRERB Beeee eR BEERS and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA roro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Network Boot Priory CPU intemal Cache Quick Power On Sel Test First Second Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up NunLock Stats Security Option APIC Mode MPS Version Control For O8 Full Screen LOGO Show Advanced Chipset Features System Clocks Frequency Settings HT Multi Spread Spectrum FSB amp Memory Contig CPU Configuration System Voltages Memory Test Load TimingVotage Set Save TiningfVotage Set System BIOS Cacheable HPET Function NVIDIA GPU Ec Integrated Peripherals Menu IDE Function Setup RAD Contig USB Contig MAC Contig EEE1394 controller SERREBRRERESESERES ESE BE BEE BERE HO Audio IDE HOD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port
11. Date and Time Using the arrow keys poston the cursor over the month day and year Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to sol through dates and times Note that the weekday Sun trough Sa cannot be changed This field changes to correspond to the date you erter Note that the hour value is shown in a 24 hour clock format Time is represented as hour minute second IDE Channel and SATA Channel Use these functions to detect and configure the individual DE and SATA channels Select a channel and pres Enter to display the IDE SATA sub menu Pres ENTER DE Cord aub men Configuring te BOS Press Enter to autodetect DE and SATA channels in the system Once the channel is detected the values for Capac Cylinder Heads Precomp Landing Zone and Sector are automaticaly filed in There is no HOD installed or set Auto The system can auto detect the hard isk when booting up Manual When you set he channel to Manual and change Access Mode to CHS you can then enter the number of cyinders heads Precomp landing zone and sector YOU can manual enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tls you the and max values The BIOS supports the folowing HDD Access Modes gt CHS For HDD les than 528 NE gt LBA For HOD greater than 528 MB and supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing gt Large For HOD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA gt Auto Recommended mode
12. NumLock Status This option alius you to select the power on state of NumLock Select On to acthate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started Select Off to disable the NumLock key te BOS 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 require a password to gain access to the CMOS Setup screen Select System to require a password to access the CMOS Setup screen and when te system boots APIC Mode Use this function to enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC If you disable this option you also disable the MPS Version Control for OS option MPS Version Control For 0S Use this function to select the Multi Processor Specification MPS version that BIOS passes to e operating system Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to sol through the options Full Screen LOGO Show This option allows you to enable or disable the display of the full screen logo when the system boots Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to toggle between Enable and Disable and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup menu and press Enter to display the functions of the Advanced Chipset Functions manu Figure 8 Advanced Chipset Features Configuring te BOS System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chips
13. PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size n bytes for the PCI Express devices Use the Page Up and Page Down kes to through ses or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the and keys to go up and down the st of sizes and Configuring BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor rom the CMOS Setup Ullity menu and press Enter to display the System Monitor menu Figure 16 System Monitor Menu Alf the values shown in Blue are dynamic and change as the speed and voltages of the various components change with system usage Configuring te BOS Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu Use this menu to contral he speed of the various fans on the motherboard Set CPU and Chassis tan speed to SmartFan when you want the speed of the fans automaticaly controled based on temperature To set the fan speed to a constant rate select Manual and then enter the speed from 0 to 100 Set he desired speed for the MCP SPP and memory fans from 0 to 100 The System defaults to 100 Software Installation Notez t s important to remember that before nstaling the driver CD that is shipped in the k t you need to kad your operating system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and and is Vista capable The Kit comes with CD that contains utility divers and addtional NVIDIA soft
14. for eight channels supporting new audio formats USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is standard plug and play Interface that provides easy to use connect for USB devices Motherboard Specifications Size ATK form factor f 12 inch x 96 inch Processor support Supports Intel Core 2 Extreme dual and quad core Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium EE Pentium D Pentium 4 and Celeron D Socket 775 processors Operating systems Supports Windows XP 3204 64 and Windows Vita Contains NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI MCP and SPP System Memory support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR2 800 and SLI Ready memory up to 800 Supports up to GB s 0082 memores USB 20 Ports gt Supports hot plug gt Eight USB 20 ports four rear panel ports four onboard USB header gt Supports wake up from S1 and 3 mode gt Supports USB 20 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate Onboard Serial ATA II gt 300MEps data transfer rate gt Serial ATA 1 connectors gt NVIDIA MediaStield RAID wih support for RAD 0 RAD 1 RAD 0 1 RAD 5 and B00 gt Supports hot plug and NCO Native Command Queuing Onboard LAN gt Single LAN interface built in onboard gt Supports 10 100 1000 Ethernet and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Onboard 1394a gt Supports hot plug gt Two 1394a ports one rear panel port one onboard header with rale of transmission at 400 Mbps Onboard Audio gt Azala High
15. is the DRAM refresh rate options are Auto 7 848 and 39 5 and Configuring te BFG naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the CPU Configuration menu Figure 11 CPU Configuration Menu Limit CPUID MaxVal Use this function to enable the set imit of the CPUD to 3 Set to Disable for Wee CPU Thermal Control se this function to enable or disable and TM2 support The options are gt Disable Disable support for and TM2 gt TMM Only The CPU is thermal throtted by outing active processor lock cycles gt TM2 Only Thermal trotting is achieved by reducing the CPU multiplier and CPU core voltage gt TMI amp TM2 Enables support for both TV and TM2 Configuring te BOS CIE Enhanced Halt State Enabled this functon reduces the CPU power consumption when the CPU is de e occurs when the operating system issues halt instruction Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled it foroes the XD feature fag to aways reum to zero 0 Virtualization Technology When this function is enabled t alows a VMM to tle the addtional hardware Capabilities provided by Intel Vituallzation Technology CPU Core 1 This function allows you to enable or disable CPU Core System Voltages Select System Voltages from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Voltag
16. nt mal Headers gt Front panel gt IEEE 13948 FireWire gt USB Unversal Serial Bus gt Front Panel Audio gt Fan Connections gt Serial COM FDD Connector DE Connector Sei ATA Connectors pansion Sots CMOS Jumper Setings See Figure 1 on page 9 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the folowing procedure sting and Ogg te BFG WIDA 68007 SU Power Connections This motherboard requires an ATX power supply To support a Express motherboard wit he addon of dual graphics cards using NVIDIA SU technology you are going to need a minimum of a 500W power supply Make sure you have enough power to cover all the expansion cards you wil be instaling To determine what you power requirements are for your specific configuration refer to com 24 pin ATX Power PWR1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DI sots Make sure that he power supply cable and pins are propeti aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sere p sy FU Figure 3 Motherboard Connector Table 1 PWR Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal TAN 14 1 2 pax Ww pu UND 5 GD HS I6 Ps ON UND 7 o HS 8 90 jaw 9 mo RSV BEJ Es 37 SL AUC zi ev 2 23 EJ 337 3
17. 1 Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off by PNT From Soft Oft Power On by Alarm POWER ON Function PnP PCI Configuration Menu Init Display First Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By FO Resources PCINGA Palette Snoop Maximum Payload Size System Monitor Menu Dynamic Fan Conta Software Installation Windows XP Drivers Instal Support Beeeeeeeeeeeeee BEER 65 86 and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard List Foue 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figue 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 of Figures BFG NVIDIA nForce 680 SLI Motherboard Layout Chassis Backpanel Connectors PRI Motherboard Connector Expansion Sos BIOS CMOS Setup Utity Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Menu Advanced BIOS Features Menu Advanced Chipset Features System Clocks Menu FSB amp Memory Config Menu CPU Configuration Menu Sytem Voltages Menu Integrated Peripherals Menu Power Management Setup Menu PrPIPG Configuration Menu System Monitor Menu 10 BEES ERS 57 62 and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA nForce 680 LT SLI Motherboard Before You Begin Parts NOT in the Kit This t contains al the hardware necessary to install and connect your new BFG NVIDIA nForoe 680 LT SLI mot
18. Definiton audo gt Supports 8 channe audio gt Supports SPDIF output gt Supports Jack Sensing function Dual PCI Express x16 Support gt Supports 4 GB s B GB s concurent bandwith gt Low power consumption and power management features Green Function gt Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface gt Supports 50 S1 power on suspend S3 suspend 54 Suspend disk depends on OS and S5 shutdown Expansion Slots gt Two PCI sots gt Two PCI Express x sos gt Two PCI Express x16 graphics shots Unpacking Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The BFG NND nForce 680 LT SU motherboard comes with al he necessary cables for add motherboard o a new chassis f ou are replacing motherboard you may not need many of these cables Be sure to inspect each of equipment shipped in the packing bax I anything is missing or damaged contact the place af purchase AI parts shipped in this kit are RoHS complant ead reo parts Equipment The folowing equipment is included in the BFG NVIDIA nForce 68017 SLI motherboard box 1 BFG NVIDIA nForce 68017 SU Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA nForce 680 LT SLI SPP and and SL reat mosa Installs in the chassis to black rado frequency transmissions protect internet component from dust and foreign objects and aids in proper fiw within the chassis 1 SU Connector Used to connect tw
19. IOS parameters The CMOS can be cleared by removing the CMOS jumper Use the folowing procede to dear MOS 1 Tum off the AC power supply and connec pins 1 and 2 together using the jumper 2 Retum the jumper setting pins 2 and 3 3 Tum the AC power supply back on CMOS Jumper location Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the stem settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detaled descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided This section includes the folowing information Enter BIOS Setup Maln Meru Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PrPIPCI Configurations System Monitor and Configuring BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software Correctly setting he BIOS parameters rica to maintain optimal system performance and stabilty Use the folowing procedure to veriy change BIOS settings 1 Power on the computer 2 Press the Del key when the folowing message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Sel Test POST Pressing Del takes you to he Phoenb Award BIOS CMOS Setup Ut Note T srongly recommended that you do not change The default BIOS setings Changing some settings could damage your computer Main Menu The main menu allows you to select fro
20. PP lt gt M0P Ref Clock MHz Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the reference clock between the SPP chip and the MCP chip te BOS HT Multiplier nforce SPP gt nForce Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT mutipier options and set the ink speed from the SPP chip to the chip Values are 1 x through D nForce nForce SPP Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiple options and set the ink Speed from the chip to the SPP chip Values are 1 through Dx Spread Spectrum CPU Spread Spectrum Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for he CPU Option values are Disabled UP Spread and Center Spread HT Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIe Spread Spectrum SPP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Spread Spectrum options for the SPP PCIe Option values are Disabled UP Spread and Center Spread This option reverts to Disabled and cannot be changed when the value for PCIe 16 1 exceeds 100M PCIe Spread Spectrum MCP Disabled SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard FSB amp Memory Config Select FSB amp Memory Config trom the Advanced Chips Features menu and press Enter to display the FSB amp Memory Contig menu This menu provides the means to set LU Ready memor
21. Wire interface HD Audio This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the hard audo function IDE HDD Block Mode Using this functon on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows your DE hard drive needs to support block mode Select Enabled o automaticaly detect the opima number of block ead mtes per sector the drive support Select Disabled it your drive does not support block mode Onboard FDC Controller function m the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard FDC controler ncn Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to select the onboard serial 1 function Options are FB IRQ4 2EB IRQ3 3EB IR04 Auto and Disabled Configuring te BOS Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Setup menu Figure 14 Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you enable or disable the ACP function ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type Types to select trom are 51883 S1 POS and S3 STR basting and Configuring BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Soft Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set Soft Off by PENT t Instan
22. ency that takes effect when the system reboots basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Memory Timing Setting Press Enter to display the Memory Timing Setting menu Use this menu to set optimal timings or to manualy enter timings Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to select Optimal Optimal prohibits you from manually seting any timing Al timing is set for optimal performance Configuring te BOS gt Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert When Expert is selected al timing categories are enabled for manual input Note that you should set the vale to Optimal to use the manufacturers recommended vales gt MOL CASH latency options are 1 through 6 gt IRDC RASH to CASH Delay for ReadMe commands to the same bank options are 1 through 7 gt RP Row Precharge time This is the Precharge to Actie or Auto to Refresh of the same bank options are 1 through 7 gt ARAS This is the minimum RASH active time options are 1 through 3 gt Command Per Clock This is the command timing setting on a per clock unit basis options are 1T and 2 gt IRRD RAS Io RAS delay of diferent banks options are 1 through 15 gt RC RAS t0 RAS or auto refresh time of the same bank option are 1 through 31 gt WR The Wte recovery time options are 2 through 7 gt WTR This is the minimum wrte to read delay with the same chip selected options are 1 through 10 gt AREF This
23. enu allows you to define i the inital deplay n the PO slot or n the PCI Epress slot Optons are PCI Slot and PCIEX Reset Configuration Data This function on the PaP PCI Configuration menu allons you to enable or disable the resetting of Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you elt Setup Set tis to Enabled f you have Installed a acon and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict that prevents the OS from booting The default seting is Disabled Resources Controlled By This function on the PrP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automaticaly configure all the boot and plug and play compatible devices or if you can manual select IRO and memory base address fes Select Aute ESCD if you want the BIOS to automatically populate these f you select Manual so you can assign the resources IRQ Resources is enabled for Configuring te BOS IRQ Resources To enable this fel for input et Resources Controlled By to Manual With this fed enabled press Enter to see opns Use Legacy for compliant with the original PC AT Bus specification Use POVISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug and play standard whether designed for or SA Bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop Tis on the PriP PCI Configuration menu alons you to enable or disable tho Palete Snoop function Maximum Payload Size This function on the PrP
24. es menu and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard CPU Core Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select Auto to automatically set the votage level for the CPU Core Memory This function defines the voltage level for DRAM Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automaticaly set the voltage nForce SPP This function defines the core voltage level foc the NVIDIA nForce SPP chip Use the Page Up and Page DownDonn keys to select a voltage 1 20V 1 303 1 40V 1 500 or select Auto to automaticaly set the voltage te BS NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST The options are Fast Medium Slow and Disable Load Timing Voltage Set This function loads the system voltages and timing settings that were define in the System Voltages menu You can set up to four settings using the Save timing voltage set funcion There are four profile optons that can be loaded The defaut setting is Auto for al setings Pres Enter to see the options basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Save Timing Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing settings that were defined in the System Voltages menu There are four profe options that can be loaded The default Seting is Auto for al settings Press Enter to see the o
25. et Features menu and press Enter to play the System Cocks menu From his menu you are abe to secl frequency setings HT multipliers and Spread Spectrum settings Note that in Figure 9 all of the options are sted On the BIOS screen you will need to scroll down to se all the options Note Note that al data in white is for information only data n yellow s changeable tita in blue is non changeabile and data in a red box is highlighted for selection baling and rr the BFG WIDA nForce 680 SL Matar Frequency Settings CPU Freq MHZ This value set by the CPU Muller value cannot be changed by the use FSB Reference Clock MHZ This value is set by the system value cannot be changed by the user To change the SL Ready memory FSB memory and memory timing go to the FSB amp Memory screen CPU Multiplier This value changes the CPU Frequency value depending on the value you choose Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to through the options The options are from 6 X through 60X PClext6 1 MHZ Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the Express Bus St 1 he black slot closest to the CPU Note that as you go higher in value PCIe Spread Spectrum PP is disabled and cannot be changed from this status PCle x16_2 MHZ Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the frequency options for the Express Bus Slot 3 Pe black siat farthest from the CPU S
26. he motherboard also contains two 10 in intemal headers that can be used to connect four more USB 2 0 ports 1 Secure the bracket to eth the front or rear panel of your chassis not al chassis are equipped with the front panel option Connect the to ends of the cables to the USB 20 headers on the motherboard Table 4 USB 2 0 Header Pins Connector Pim Sigma Pm Signal T LN EAS 3r 5 D 8 Dr T uu s UND 5 Eno 38 No Connect Front Panel Audio The sudo connector supports HD audo standard and provides two Kinds of audio output choices The ront panel audio and the rear panel audio The front panel audio supports re tasking function Table S Front Audio Connector Signal ot ta pu PORTIA PRECENCE J PORTA SENSET RETURN SENSE SEND PORT2 L SENSE2 RETURN hetalaton sting and Ogg te BFG WIDA Farce 68007 SU Fan Connections There are two types of fan connections the 3 pin system fan and the 4 pin CPU fan The fan speed can be detected and viewed in he PC Heath Status section of the CMOS Setup Both types of fans are automaticaly tumed off fer the system enters 53 S4 and S5 made Feo SN 5 A O fF 9 Miseni iE take Hardware hstalaton Ser
27. he motherboard Kt comes with an VO shi that is used to block radio frequency transmissions protects intemal components from dust and foreign objects and promotes within the chassis Before instaling the motherboard instal the VO shield trom the inside of the chassis Press the VO shield into pce and make sure l fts securely Ifthe VO tied does not ft into he chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis suppl Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis ie Most computer chasis have base wih mounting suds or spacers to allow the mother board to be secured to the chasis and hep to prevent short circuits f there are studs hat do not with a mounting hole on the motherboard is recommended that you remove these studs to prevent the possibilty of a short 1 Carefuly place the motherboard onto the studs spacers located inside the chasis 2 the mounting holes with the studs spacers 3 he connectors to the VO shield 4 Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with he chassis vents according to the fan assembly 5 Secure the motherboard with a minimum of eght o ten screws Hardware hetalaton Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through al the connections and switch settings necessary on the motherboard This wil inde Power Connections gt 24 oin ATX Power PWR gt pin ATX 12V power gt power for graphics
28. herboard However it does not contain the folowing that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional Inter Socket 775 Processor Intel Core 2 Extreme dual and quad oore Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium EE Pentium D Pentium 4 and Celeron D Socket 775 processors Cooling Fan for the Processor System Memory Supports dual channel DOR 533 667 800 and up to 800 Met SLI Ready Memory Supports up to 8 GB s DOR memory with 64 4 operating system Express Graphics Card This motherboard is capable of using the NVIDIA SUP technology To uie this technology requires two SL capable graphics cards of the same make and model for example two ofthe BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB PCIe When ordering graphics card be sure itis a POI Express card The Kt does contain the SU connector used to connect the two graphics cards See stating Graphics in an SLI Configuration located on the CD in he pdf entitled Using the Sofware POI Express Compliant Poner Supply The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number of the GPUs you instal f you are going to SLI two graphics cards you are going to require more power As a ne for one GPU you need minimum of a 300W power supply If you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration you wl need a minimum of a 500W power supply To caute the power you are going to require for your speci configuration go to waw
29. ial COM The motherboard provides an aditional serial header for your machine FDD Connector The motherboard supports a standard 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44m and a 2 88M floppy dek drie FDD IDE Connector The DE conector supports Utra ATA 133 100 66 DE hard disk dives 1 Connect the blue connector the cable end with a single connector to he motherboard 2 Connect the black connector he cable with the two closely spaced and gray connectors to the Utra ATA master device 3 Connect the gray connector to a slave device install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive slave device by setting lis jumper accordingly Refer to the hard sk documentation for the jumper settings Note ATA 66 100 disk die and a disk drive using any other DE ransfer protocol attached to the same cate he maximum transfer rate between the dives may be reduced to that of he slowest ihe Serial ATA II Connectors The Serial ATA I connector usd to connect a Serial ATA device to the motherboard These connectors support the thin Seri ATA 1 cables for primary storage devices The current Serial ATA I interface alus up to data transfer rate and is backward vith 150MB s Serial ATA There are sx serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAD 0 RAD 1 RAD 5 RAD 0 1 and JBOD configurations SATA2 SATA 1 bottom staing and Contiguring BFG
30. lots 0 and 1 or 2 and 3 To take ful advantage of dual channel memory altemating siots should be populated For example vith two DIMMS Sots 0 and 1 should be used Four DIMMS Install into siots 0 1 2 and 3 Use the foloming procedure to Install memory DIMMS into the slots on the motherboard Note that there is oniy one gap near the center af the DIMM sot This slot matches the Sot on the memory DIMM to ensure the component is installed propery 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module cips outward 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM sot and insert the module vertical into the DIMM siot The plastic cips at both sides of the DIMM slot automaticaly lock the DIMM into the connect and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Installing the Motherboard The sequence of instaling the motherboard into the chasis depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty chassis Determine f t would be ease to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make al the connections Use the following procedure to instal the VO shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned wih the vents on the covers Installing the 1 0 Shield T
31. m the let of setup functions and two ext choices se he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the associated submenu Use the Lf arrow keys to postion the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press Ese Notez Note that on the BIOS screens data in white for Information data in yellow is changeable data in lue non changeable and data in a red box s highlighted tor selection Figure 5 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu lt Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basie system configuration lt Advanced BIOS Features se this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks voltages memory timings and more Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such DE RAID USB LAN and MAC contr Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure power management power on nd sleep features PnPIPCI Configurations Use this menu to modify the system s Plug and Play and PCI confgurations and Configuring BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real time system status of your PC including temperature voltages and fan speed The folowing tems on the CMOS Setup Uy man menu are commands rather submenus Load Defaul
32. o graphic cards installed in the x16 PCI Express 805 in an SLI configuration v lt t Fony Cabe Used to attach floppy drive to the motherboard basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard 2 2 Port SATA Power Cable 1 USB 20 4 Port Cable Provides four addtional USB ports to either the front or back panels of he chassis 4 SATA Signal Cable Used to support the Serial ATA prooo and each one connects singe dive to the motherboard 1 Users Manual Diver CD 1 BFG Tech Case Badge BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard The BFG nForce 680 LT SU motherboard with the NVIDIA nForce 6801 LT SLI SPP and MCP processors is a PCI Express SLI ready motherboard Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors packing ard Parts Description Figure 1 BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard Layout 1 11 wh acti n 22 PO bores sts Ly 2 MDA SP wih ache fan 12 Popoy dive conector 23 1594 Fob eat 3 CPU fn header 1 LSB teades 24 ALN an header or NDA NOP 4 DORZDMMSOs0 3 14 MOS batey 5 24 pin ATK materni power 15 CASS fan header 26 Feo an header or 16 Serai 17 Cea CMOS ape 27 Chass back panel connectors 7 Front panel rar 18 SYSTEM ander fon2 19 28 pin ATX CPU power S
33. ont panel tums the system on off rather than using the power supply bution LED Attach he hard dk dte indicator LED o these two pins The HDD indicator LED indicates the actly status of hard disks RESET Attach he Reset switch cable trom the front panel of the case to these tno pins The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed Hardware hetalaton Table 2 Font Panel Header Pins Pin Signal Description Out Rad disk LED pu up to 5 mum o Du Rare dsk acie TED 2 FORBAN Font panel oreen i WRLED FORB EL Front panel yelow tight 5 am RESET ege estes e fin Power sw Pes 5 ae LLB 9 o Connect Empty 10 my E IEEE 1394a FireWire An onboard IEEE 13948 header is avalble on the motherboard for future FireWire expansion and compatible with chassis front panel EEE 13948 connectors 1 If you have an IEEE 1394a connector connect it to the EEE 13943 connector on the motherboard Table IEEE 1934s Connector Pins Conector Pin Signal Ie 2 m ub JE ir T AN s ux E Eno LN and Configuring BFG NVIDIA rare 680 LT S Motherboard USB Headers Universal Serial Bus This motherboard contains four USB 20 ports that are exposed the rear panal of he chassis T
34. ponents Look for ather component including NVIDIA GeForce GPUs and system memory that have been oextiled by NVIDIA to deler unmatched performance with the BFG NVIDIA nForce 6804 LT SU motherboard For more information on SLI componens iit wu sone com ore Dual DDR2 Memory Architecture A state of the art dual DDR2 memory controler allows high bandwidth and ow latency data access to the CPU and GPU Ensures data and information are relayed through the System as quicky as possible for incredible performance NVIDIA MediaShield Storage NVIDIA MediaShield is a suite of features that safeguards your most important digital mada assets aways relate scalable and accessible MedlaStield includes RAD and SATA support Multiple Disk Setup Through a simple wizard based interface you can effortlessly set up your drives for better data protection faster disk access or maximum storage capacity MedlaShield automatically selects RAID 0 1 0 1 or 5 configurations according to your needs Advanced users access RAID options directly DiskAlert System the event of a disk failure MediaShield users see an image that highlights which disk has failed to make it easier to identify replace and recover RAID Morphing MediaShield allows users to change thelr curent RAD set up to another configuration in one step proces caled morphing This eliminates the need to back up data and follow multiple steps in the process
35. ptions System BIOS Cacheable This function allows you to enable or disable caching the system BIOS HPET Function This function allows you to enable or disable the High Precision Even Timer HPET When Enabled HPET is used as the timing hardware for mulimeda and other time sensitive application When HPET is Disabled he APIC immer is used NVIDIA GPU Ex To enable or disable this function you need to have the NVIDIA ForceWare graphics diver with NVIDIA support When enabled the system uses the optimized NVIDIA EX graphics re Configuring te BOS Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 13 Integrated Peripherals Menu basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA roro 680 LT SLI Motherboard IDE Function Setup Press Enter to display the DE Function Setup menu OnChip IDE Channel Use this function to enable or disabie the DE Channel When disabled the Primary Master Slave functions are changed to Auto and cannot be changed Primary Master Slave PIO When OnChip DE Channel is set to Enabled you can select a mode for the primary Master and Slave PIO Select from Auto or Mode 1 through Mode 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA When OnChip IDE Channel is set to Enabled you can disable he primary Master and Save UDMA or set t to Auto DE DMA transfer access Use this function
36. re is no CPU Installed 2 Unhok the socket lever by pushing down and away rom he socket Lift the bad plate 4 Remove the processor from its protective cover making sure you hold it oniy by the tis good idea to save the cover so hat whenever you remove the CPU you have a safe place to stare it 5 Align he notches in the processor with the notches on the socket 6 Lower the processor straight down into the socket with out titing or siding it into the sodet Note Make sure the CPU is seated and level In he socket 7 Close the load piate over the CPU and press A wth niches on tw CPU dm you cose and engage the socket lever z Hardware netalaton Installing the CPU Fan There are many diferent fan types that can be used wih this motherboard Flow the instructions that came wth your fan assembly Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis ye and your fan assembly Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has four 1 8V 240 pln siots for DDR2 memory These siots Support 256 MB 512 MB and 1 GB DDR technologies for X8 and x16 devices They support dual channel DDR2 memory technology up to 10 76846 There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation Use the folowing the recommendations for inctaling memory One DIMM Install into sht O You can Install the DIMM into any slot however siot O is prefered To DIMMs install into eter s
37. sizone com These instructions tell you how to install each of the parts isted so you can have a functioning motherboard As you go trough the instalation instructions itis assumed that the necessary parts have been purchased Intentions of the Kit This Kt provides you wth the motherboard and al connecting cables necessary to install he motherboard into a PC chassis you are Dung a PC you wil use most of he cables provided in the Kt K however you are replacing motherboard you wil not need many of the cables When replacing a motherboard in a PC chassis you wil need to reinstall an operating system even though the curent drives have an operating system Introduction to the BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard Thank you for buying the BFG NVIDIA nForce 680 LT SL motherboard This motherboard offers the took and perfomance PC gaming user s demand When combined with o U Ready BFG GeForce graphics carts you get innovative NVIDIA SLI Technology for enhanced system perfomance Features Extreme Overclocking Unleash the undering hardware With comprehensive overclocking tools to push the on front side bus FSB speed and support for higher memory speeds he NVIDIA nForce 6804 LT SU MCPs were designed for overclocking Guaranteed FSB Speeds Reach FSB speeds of 1333MHz with a CPU that supports this specification High speed Memory This board supports high speed SLI Ready memory up to DDR2 800 to keep pace with
38. t Off or Delay 4 Sec WOL PME From Soft Off This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you enable or sable WOLPMER from sofa Power On by Alarm This function the Power Management Setup menu allow you enable or disable the Poner on by erm function Set to Disable to prevent power on by alarm When set to Enable you can manually put in the day of the month and the ime of the alam To enter a day or time use the Page Up and Page Down keys to srl through numbers or enter the number using the keyboard number or the and keys POWER ON Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to defne the power on function Options for this function are BUTTON ONY Keyboard 98 Password When Password is selected the KB Power ON Password function is enabled so that you must enter a password Configuring te BOS 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 To select a hot key use Ctrl F1 though 2 Mouse Left Mouse Right Key PnP PCI Configuration Menu Select Configuration trom the CMOS Setup menu and press Enter to display the PnP PCI Configuration menu Figure 15 PnP PCI Configuration Menu and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard splay First This function on the PrP PCI Configuration m
39. to enable or disable IDE DMA transfer Serial ATA Controller This function allows you to enable specific SATA controllers enable all controllers or disable all controllers The options available are SATA 0 ISATA 0 1 Enable and Disabled DE Prefetch Mode Use this function to enable or disable the IDE Prefetch mode Configuring te BOS RAID Config Press Enter to display the RAID Config menu RAID Enable Use this function to enable or disable RAD When RAD is set to Disabled al SATA functons are changed to Disabled and cannot be changed SATA x Primary Secondary When RAID Enable is set to Enabled you can enable or disable the various SATA functions USB Config Press Enter to display the USB Cof menu m ains ote USB ar dio Sete ES Wins pe Ua date onchip USB When the onchip USB is set to Disabled the keyboard and mouse support functions are setto Enabled and cannot be changed Versions that can be selected are V1 1 20 or V1 1 lt USB Keyboard Mouse Support Use these function to enable disable he onchp WSB support of the keyboard and or mouse and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu MACOLAN Use this function o set he MACO LAN to Auto or disate ts function 1EEE1394 controller This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to enable or disable the 15944 Fire
40. ts Load d faut system setings Set Password Use this command to set change and diable the password used to access the BIOS menu Save amp Exit Setup Use this command to save setings to CMOS and et setup Bat Without Saving Use this command to abandon al seting changes and edt setup The folowing tem on the CMOS Setup Uy main menu is a status indicator SL Ready Memory Status Indication bottom of screen This status indicator is splayed at the bottom of he BIOS screen and consists of the folowing remarks gt Enabled SL Ready memory detected and enabled gt Disabled SLI Ready memory is detected but disable gt Not Detected SL Ready memory is not detected Configuring te BOS Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information such as the date time HDD model and so on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the opfons or press Enter to display the sub menu Use he 1t arrow keys to postion the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press ESC The information shown in em Help coresponds to the option highlighted Figure 6 Standard CMOS Features Menu Note Note that al data in white E for information only data n yellow ls changeable tita in blue is non changeatje and data in a red box is highlighted for selection lasting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard
41. ware The CD that has been shipped with your NVIDIA motherboard contains the following software and ders nForce divers e RealTek Ado dies e Microsoft 9 00 WDA Tune Adobe Acrobat Reader and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Windows XP Drivers Install To instali the motherboard drivers frst insert the included BFG Tech driver into your D or DVD ROM drive and walt for the splash screen and menu to load If the splash seen and menu do not load double click My Computer right cick on the optical dive the CD is in and olok on AutoPlay 1 From the BFG Tech diver CD menu select Install Drivers and then select Install Motherboard Drivers 2 Follow the on screen prompts and make the appropriate selections For a typical installation you wil only need to click Next or Yes when prompted 3 When prompted lo install NVIDIA Network Access Manager select Yes if you intend o use the advanced and robust networking features of fis motherboard For more information about NVIDIA Network Access Manager check the Appendix in the back of his manual Stare station you chose to instal NVIDIA Network Acess Manager ow the on screen prompts and make the appropriate selections For a typical instalation you Wl only need to and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard 5 When prompted to restart your computer select Yes I want to restart my
42. y FSB memory and memory timing Figure 10 FSB amp Memory Config Menu SLI Ready Memory Use he Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the SLI Ready Memory options The optons are gt Disabled CPUOC 0 CPUOC 1 CPUOC 2 CPUOC 3 CPUOC 4 CPUOC 5 CPUOC MAX Caring te BOS When you select one of the CPUOC x options the FSB Memory Clock Mode is set o Unlinked and cannot be changed unti SLI Ready Memory is set to Disable FSB and Memory Clock Mode Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the FSB and Memory Cock Mode options The options are gt Auto This is the optimal seting since It sets the FSB and memory speeds automaticaly gt Linked When Link is selected FSB QDR MHz is changed to editable and the FSB speed can be entered manualy As the FSB speed is changed CPU Freq MHZ changes proportional When Unlink is selected FSB QDR MHz and MEM DDR MHz are changed to edible and the FSB and memory speeds can be entered manual As the FSB speed is changed CPU Freq MHz changes proportionaly FSB QDR MHZ Use the or keys to soroll through new values for the CPU FSB frequency or type in a new value Note that the Actual FSB QDR reflects the actual frequency that takes effect on a reboot MEM DDR MHZ Use the or keys to scroll through new values for the memory frequency or type in new value Note that the Actual MEM DDR reflects the actual frequ
43. y up or down in the ist To go back to the previous menu press Esc nce r o o roe te ty ote ded vatin te ist table Add in Network Boot Priority Use this option to select the priority tor network startup Select Network Boot Priority and pres Enter to view avalable networks Use the 1T arrow keys to go to the various devices Then use the or keys to mave the device priority up or down in the ist To 0 back tothe previous menu press Ese CPU Internal Cache Use this option to enable or disable the CPU intemal cache Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the opfons or press Enter to display the options in a sub menu Use the 11 arrow keys to postion the selector in the option you choose basting and Configuring te BFG NVIDIA naro 680 LT SLI Motherboard Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain test while booting which reduces the time needed to boot the system Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to toggle been Enable and Disable First Second Third Boot Device Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll rough the options or press Enter to display he sub menu Use the 17 arrow keys to poston the selector in the option you choose Boot Other Device Win the option set to Enable he system boos from some other device ifthe fra econdihird boot devices fal Boot Up
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