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Table of Contents Overview ..................................................................................... 5 Motherboard Features ....................................................................... 5 Preparing Your Computer.................................................................. 6 Package Contents ............................................................................. 6 Product Specifications.............................................................. 7 Chapter 1 ..............
Onboard Super IO Function........................................................ 39 Init Display First .......................................................................... 40 Power On Function ..................................................................... 40 PWR Status after PWR Failure................................................... 40 Power Management Setup .............................................................. 41 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup .......................................
Overview Thank you for purchasing a genuine EVGA® motherboard. EVGA is an NVIDIA® Select Solution Provider that builds high performance 3D accelerators and motherboards based on reference designs by the NVIDIA Corporation. Your new EVGA motherboard is fully capable of supporting DPMS (energy savings) and DDC-2B (plug and play) functions. Motherboard Features This motherboard supports 64-bit AMD® Athlon64™ and Sempron™ processors (K8 Processors).
Preparing Your Computer WARNING: Turn off the power to your system and discharge your body’s static electric charge by touching a grounded surface – for example, the metal surface of the power supply – before performing any hardware procedure. EVGA assumes no liability for any damage, caused directly or indirectly, by improper installation of any components. If you do not feel comfortable performing the installation, consult a qualified computer technician.
Product Specifications Spec Description Design ATX form factor 4 layer PCB, size 30.4x21.0cm. Chipset NVIDIA nForce3 250 single Chipset.
Jumpers Jumper Name Description Page JP5 CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block 11 JP1 Keyboard Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block 12 USB Power On Enabled/Disabled 3-pin Block 12 JP2/JP6 Connectors Connector Name Description Page ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block 18 ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block 19 PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector 6-pin Female 19 USB1/USB2 USB Port Connector 4-pin Connector 19 LAN LAN Port Connector RJ-45 Connector 19 Parallel Port Connector 25-pin Fema
Headers Header Name Description Page SPEAKER, MIC header 9-pin Block 22 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block 22 PC Speaker connector 4-pin Block 23 Power LED 3-pin Block 23 Front Panel Header (including Power LED/ IDE activity LED/Reset Switch / Power On Button lead) 9-pin Block 23 FAN Headers 3-pin Block 24 CDIN CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block 24 SPDIF SPDIF Connector 9-pin Block 25 AUDIO USB3 USB4 SPEAK PWR LED FP (Power LED/Reset/ IDE LED/Power Button) SYSFAN1 SYSFAN2 CPUFAN Expan
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Hardware installation Steps Before using your computer, complete the following steps: 1. Check the motherboard jumper settings. 2. Install the CPU, heatsink and fan. 3. Install the system memory (DIMM). 4. Install any expansion cards that are to be used in the system. 5. Connect the IDE and floppy cables as well as the front and back panel cables. 6. Connect ATX power supply cable. 7. Power-On and load the standard default motherboard settings. 8. Reboot the system. 9.
9 JP1 – Keyboard Power On function Enabled/Disabled JP1 JP1 1 1 3 3 1-2 closed - KB Power ON Disable (Default) 2-3 closed - KB Power ON Enabled Keyboard/USB Power On Setting 9 JP2, JP6 – USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled JP2 JP2 1 1 3 3 1-2 closed USB Power ON Disable (Default) 1 2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled 1 3 JP6 1-2 closed USB Power ON Disable (Default) 2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled USB Power On Setting 12 3 JP6
Installing the AMD Athlon64 754-pin CPU This motherboard provides a 754-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the mPGA754 socket which supports the AMD Athlon64 processor in the 754 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array package technology. The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, purchase the correct cooling FAN before turning on the system.
Valid Memory Configurations: Bank 184-pin DDR DIMM PCS Total Memory Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 DDR DRAM Module X1 64MB∼1.0GB Bank 2, 3 (DIMM) DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 DDR DRAM Module X1 64MB∼1.0GB System Memory (Max. 2.0GB) X2 64MB∼2.0GB Total Installing DDR SDRAM modules in to the motherboard is generally easy; however, if you need assistance, refer to the illustration below.
Installing Expansion Cards WARNING: Turn off the power to the system when adding or removing expansion cards or any other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the system. Installation Procedures: 1. Read the documentation that came with the expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting changes for the expansion card. A good example is jumper setting changes. 2. Remove the computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3.
9 - These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
AGP Slot This motherboard is equipped with an AGP Slot that supports 8X/4X AGP VGA cards.
Connectors and Headers Connectors PWR: Power Connector (20-pin block) ATX Power Supply Connector – The motherboard is setup for soft power on by using the momentary switch that connects from the front panel switch to the 2-pin Power On jumper on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply is turned on, the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Pressing the switch again will turn off the power to the motherboard.
KB1: PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector These are connectors for the PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 Mouse. USB1/USB2: USB Port connector These are 4-pin connectors that connect USB devices to the system board. LAN: LAN Port connector This is a standard RJ45 connector which allows connectivity to a network. PARALLEL: Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) The Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector. The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP.
FDD: Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block) This connector supports the 3 ½ inch floppy drive ribbon cable. Use the cable provided to connect the floppy drive to the system motherboard. FDD Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector IDE1: Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block) This connector supports the IDE1 hard disk ribbon cable. Use the cable provided to connect the primary hard drive to the system motherboard.
IDE2: Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block) This connector supports the IDE2 hard disk ribbon cable. Use the cable provided to connect the primary hard drive to the system motherboard. IDE2 Pin 1 Secondary IDE Connector Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the Master and the second HDD is referred to as the Slave. For performance issues, we strongly suggest that CD-ROM drives or DVD-ROM drives are NOT installed on the same IDE channel.
Headers AUDIO: Line-Out/MIC Header for the Front Panel (9-pin) Some case manufactures supply audio connectors built into the front of the case. This header will allow a cable to be connected from the motherboard to those built in connectors. This header connects to the front panel Line-Out and the MIC. Without the cable installed, this headers default jumper setting are 5-6 short and 9-10 short. When you install the cable, you must remove these jumpers.
SPEAK: Speaker connector This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. PWR LED: Power LED The Power LED is illuminated while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin. HD LED: IDE Activity LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case. RESET: Reset switch lead This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without having to turn off your power switch.
SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2, CPUFAN: FAN Headers (3-pin) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan’s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector. 1 CPUFAN 3 1 SYSFAN 3 1 3 SYSFAN CDIN: CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) CDIN are the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal.
SPDIF SPDIF-OUT GND CENTER GND SPDIF: SPDIF IN/OUT Headers (9-pin) 10 2 Pin 1 12V SURROUT SURROUT SPDIF-IN BASS 9 SPDIF In/Out Header 25
Starting Up Your Computer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. After all connections have been made and any expansion cards have been installed, close the computer case and fasten the cover. Be sure all switches are off, and confirm that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V∼240V or 110V∼120V depending on your country’s voltage. Connect the power supply cord to the back of the power supply unit located on the back of the system case.
Chapter 3 BIOS Introduction The BIOS is a program that lives in the flash memory of the motherboard. This program acts a bridge between the motherboard and the operating system. When the computer is started, the BIOS performs a self test called POST (Power On Self Test) and runs through a series of auto diagnostic tests. These tests are checking the hardware and configuring the parameters for synchronization.
BIOS Setup Main Menu Once inside the Award® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear with fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow the keys to navigate through the items and press ENTER to select the desired function. See Figure 3.1 below. Figure 3.1 Standard CMOS Features Select this option for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features This is used to set the Advanced Features available on your system.
Load Optimized Defaults This will load the BIOS’s default values. These settings are used for optimal system performance. Load Standard Defaults This will load the BIOS’s default values for a stable system operation. These are the factory settings for normal use. Set Supervisor/User Password This will allow a Supervisor or an Administrator to setup User and Supervisor Passwords. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.
Year (yy): Change this value to the appropriate year. Time The time format is as follows (Military Time is represented here): Hours (hh): Change this value to represent the appropriate time, hours. The range for value is 00 through 24. Minutes (mm): Change this value to the appropriate time, minutes. The range for this value is 00 through 59. Seconds (ss): Change this value to the appropriate time, seconds. The range for this value is 00 through 59.
Change the following to match the hard disk settings when entering in this information manually. Refer for the hard drive manufacturer documentation for details. Access Mode: The settings for this item are: Auto CHS, LBA and Large. Cylinder: Provide the number of cylinders for the hard drive. Head: Provide the number of heads for the hard drive. Precomp: Enter the Write Precomp value. Landing Zone: Enter the Landing Zone value. Sector: Provide the number of sectors.
message will appear on screen and an audible alarm sound indicating an attempt has been made to write data to this area of the boot sector. Disabled (default) – No warning message will appear when attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Enabled – Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when attempts to access the boot sector of the hard disk partition table have been made.
Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay can be selected. This option is either Enabled or Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This option sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when a key is held down. Set this function to one of the configuration options: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30.
Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced Chipset Features setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. See Figure 3.4 below. Figure 3.4 DRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Set this function to one of the configuration options: Auto, 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0. Unless the CAS Latency is known, Auto should be selected.
AGP Aperture Size Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. Set this function to one of the configuration options: 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M or 512M. AGP 3.0 Speed This setting is Enabled if an AGP 3.0 graphics card is detected by the system. AGP 2.
Integrated Peripherals The information contained in this part of the CMOS Setup Utility provides details on setting up the peripheral devices for the system. See the Figure 3.5. Figure 3.5 Onboard IDE Function The following information is provided as a reference for the Onboard IDE Function of the BIOS. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.6. Figure 3.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields set the PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. Set this function to one of the configuration options: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3 or Mode 4.
Onboard Device Function The following information is provided as a reference for the Onboard Device Function of the BIOS. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.7. Figure 3.7 AC97 Sound Device Set this option to Enabled to use the on-board AC97 Audio features. The configuration options for this setting are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. nVIDIA LAN Function Set this option to Enabled to use the on-board 250 LAN feature.
Onboard Super IO Function The following information is provided as a reference for the Onboard Super IO Function of the BIOS. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.8. Figure 3.8 Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if the system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed and will be used. If an add-on Floppy Disk Controller will be installed or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled. Set this function to one of the configuration options: Enabled or Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select SPP unless the hardware and software both support one of the other available modes. The options for this setting are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. Note: To operate the onboard parallel port as a Standard Parallel Port ONLY, select SPP. To operate the onboard parallel port in the Extended Parallel modes simultaneously, choose EPP. By selecting ECP, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only.
Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows for the most effective power saving configurations while operating the PC in a manner consistent with users own style of computing needs. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.9. Figure 3.9 ACPI Function This item allows users to Enabled or Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI) functions. Set this function to one of the configuration options: Enabled or Disabled.
Video Off Method This function determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The configuration options for this function are DPMS, Blank Screen and V/H SYNC+Blank. DPMS (default) - Initial display power management signaling. Blank Screen - This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. V/H SYNC+Blank - This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.10. Figure 3.
IRQ Resources - When resources are controlled manually, each system interrupt must be assigned a corresponding IRQ number. The corresponding IRQ type is dependant upon the type of device that requires the interrupt. The settings for this function are PCI Device and Reserved. See Figure 3.11 below. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled. Figure 3.
PC Health Status This section shows the over all health Status of the system. From this section of the CMOS Setup Utility Menu, users can monitor current system temperatures, voltages, CPU FAN as well as System FAN operating speeds. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.12. Figure 3.12 Shutdown Temperature This option allows users to set the shutdown temperature of the processor in the event the system overheats.
Clock/Voltage Control Use this section to setup and configure the CPU Frequency and Voltage Controls. Below is an illustration of the menu for this section. See Figure 3.13. Figure 3.13 WARNING: This motherboard has features which allow users to overclock. Before any adjustments to the defaults settings are made, please make sure your peripherals are able to tolerate abnormal settings. Any attempt to operate this product beyond the default specifications is not recommended.
This item is used to select the VDIMM voltage. If the VDIMM Over Voltage is enabled, the options for this selection are 2.55V, 2.65V(Default), 2.75V or 2.85V. If the previous option is disabled, the settings are 2.50V, 2.60V(Default), 2.70V and 2.8V. VDDQ Select This item is used to select the VDDQ voltage. If the VDDQ Over Voltage is enabled, the options for this selection are 1.55V(Default), 1.65V, 1.75V or 1.85V. If the previous option is disabled, the settings are 1.50V(Default), 1.60V, 1.70V and 1.80V.
Load Standard and Optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults This option loads the BIOS defaults that are the most stable with minimal system performance. Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS factory settings that are the most stable with optimal system performance.
Chapter 4 Motherboard Device Drivers To begin using the nForce3 Motherboard Driver CD, insert it into the CD-ROM drive. The CD will automatically display the device drivers menu if Autorun is enabled on the system. See Figure 4.1 below. Note: In the event Autorun is not enabled, navigate to the CD-ROM Drive within Windows® Explorer and double click the autorun.exe icon. Once the Device Drivers Menu appears, select the item(s) that are to be installed on the system. Figure 4.
Chapter 5 Glossary Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards. Processor slot/socket - the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard. Slot (AGP, PCI, ISA, RAM) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM. AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port - a high speed interface for video cards; runs at 1X (66MHz), 2X (133MHz), or 4X (266MHz), or 8X (533MHz).
Chapter 6 Useful Information Contacting Customer Service EVGA is dedicated to supporting our products. Contacting EVGA Customer Service is easy! We can be reached by phone, fax, and on the web. Before contacting Customer Service, please review this manual. If you need to contact Customer Service, please have your system configuration as well as your motherboards model number and serial number ready. You will need to register your product before a support technician can assist you.
Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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