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EVGA 730a User Manual

User’s Guide
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard
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EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard
Table of Contents
User’s Guide .................................................................................................................. i
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard ................................................................................ i
Before You Begin… .................................................................................................... ix
Parts NOT in the Kit ................................................................................................. ix
Intentions of the Kit .................................................................................................. ix
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard ............................................................................ 10
Motherboard Specifications ................................................................................... 10
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions .......................................................................... 12
Unpacking .............................................................................................................. 12
Equipment .............................................................................................................. 12
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard ........................................................................... 13
Hardware Installation ................................................................................................. 16
Safety Instructions ................................................................................................. 16
Preparing the Motherboard .................................................................................... 17
Installing the CPU .............................................................................................. 17
Installing the CPU Fan ....................................................................................... 17
Installing Memory (DIMMs) ................................................................................ 18
Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................... 19
Installing the I/O Shield ...................................................................................... 19
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis ...................................................... 20
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches ............................................................. 20
24-pin ATX Power (PW1) ................................................................................... 22
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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ............................................................................ 23
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives ...................................................................... 23
Connecting Serial ATA Cables ........................................................................... 24
Connecting Internal Headers ............................................................................. 25
Front Panel Header ............................................................................................ 25
USB Headers ..................................................................................................... 26
Audio .................................................................................................................. 27
SPK Header ....................................................................................................... 28
Fan Connections ................................................................................................ 29
COM1 ................................................................................................................. 30
FDD Connector .................................................................................................. 30
Expansion Slots ................................................................................................. 31
PCI Slots ............................................................................................................ 32
PCI Express x1 Slots ......................................................................................... 32
PCI Express x16 Slot ......................................................................................... 32
Onboard Buttons ................................................................................................... 33
Clear CMOS Button ........................................................................................... 33
RESET and POWER Button ............................................................................... 33
Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators ................................................. 34
Post Port Debug LED......................................................................................... 34
LED Status Indicators ........................................................................................ 34
Configuring the BIOS ................................................................................................. 35
Enter BIOS Setup ................................................................................................... 36
Main Menu ............................................................................................................. 36
Standard CMOS Features Menu ........................................................................... 39
Date and Time .................................................................................................... 40
IDE Channel and SATA Channel ........................................................................ 40
Drive A ................................................................................................................ 42
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Halt On ............................................................................................................... 42
Memory .............................................................................................................. 43
Advanced BIOS Features Menu ............................................................................ 44
Removable Device Priority ................................................................................. 45
Hard Disk Boot Priority ...................................................................................... 45
CD-ROM Boot Priority ....................................................................................... 45
First/Second/Third Boot Device ........................................................................ 45
Boot Other Device .............................................................................................. 46
Boot Up NumLock Status .................................................................................. 46
Security Option .................................................................................................. 46
APIC Mode ......................................................................................................... 47
MPS Version Control For OS ............................................................................. 47
Full Screen LOGO Show .................................................................................... 47
Advanced Chipset Features Menu ........................................................................ 48
Init Display First ................................................................................................. 48
Hybrid SLI .......................................................................................................... 49
Display Detection ............................................................................................... 49
iGPU Frame Buffer Control ................................................................................ 49
Frame Buffer Size ............................................................................................... 49
Onbaord GPU .................................................................................................... 49
CPU/ SATA/ PCI/ iGPU Spread Spectrum ........................................................ 49
SSE/ SSE2 Instructions ..................................................................................... 50
CPU Thermal-Throttling ..................................................................................... 50
MCP78 PCIE training ......................................................................................... 50
HPET Support .................................................................................................... 50
Integrated Peripherals Menu .................................................................................. 51
IDE Function Setup ............................................................................................ 52
MCP Storage Config .......................................................................................... 53
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Onboard Devices ............................................................................................... 53
Legacy Devices .................................................................................................. 54
USB Device Setting............................................................................................ 54
Power Management Setup Menu .......................................................................... 56
ACPI Function .................................................................................................... 56
ACPI Suspend Type ........................................................................................... 57
Soft-Off by PBNT ............................................................................................... 57
WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off ................................................................................ 57
S5 Resume by USB ........................................................................................... 57
Power On by Alarm ............................................................................................ 57
POWER ON Function ......................................................................................... 57
Hot Key Power On ............................................................................................. 58
PWRON After PWR-Fail ..................................................................................... 58
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu ................................................................................. 59
Resources Controlled By ................................................................................... 60
IRQ Resources ................................................................................................... 60
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ..................................................................................... 60
Maximum Payload Size ...................................................................................... 61
PC Health Status Menu ......................................................................................... 62
SmartFan Function ............................................................................................. 63
Shutdown Temperature ..................................................................................... 63
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu .......................................................................... 64
iGPU Frequency ................................................................................................. 64
CPU Feature ....................................................................................................... 65
DRAM Configuration .......................................................................................... 67
CPU Frequency .................................................................................................. 70
PCI Clock ........................................................................................................... 70
K8<->NB HT Speed ........................................................................................... 70
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K8<->NB HT Width ............................................................................................ 70
CPU Voltage ....................................................................................................... 70
Memory Voltage ................................................................................................. 70
Chipset Voltage .................................................................................................. 71
HT Voltage .......................................................................................................... 71
Load Timing/Voltage Set.................................................................................... 71
Save Timing/Voltage Set .................................................................................... 72
Installing Drivers and Software ................................................................................ 73
Drivers Installation .................................................................................................. 73
Appendix A POST Codes for the EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard ....................... 76
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List of Figures
Figure 1. EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layout ....................... 15
Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector ........................................ 22
Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu ............................ 37
Figure 5. Standard CMOS Features Menu .................................... 39
Figure 6. Advanced BIOS Features Menu ..................................... 44
Figure 7. Advanced Chipset Features ........................................... 48
Figure 8. Integrated Peripherals Menu .......................................... 51
Figure 9. Power Management Setup Menu ................................... 56
Figure 10. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu ......................................... 59
Figure 11. PC Health Status Menu .................................................. 62
Figure 12. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu .................................. 64
Figure 13. CPU Feature Menu ......................................................... 65
Figure 14. DRAM Configuration Menu ............................................ 67
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Parts NOT in the Kit
This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA nForce 730a motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.
AMD Microprocessor Cooling fan for the Microprocessor
System Memory Graphics Card Power Supply
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard
Before You Begin…
EVGA assumes you have purchased all necessary parts needed to allow for proper system funtionality.
Intentions of the Kit
This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard into a system 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 system case, you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current drives have an operating system.
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EVGA nForce 730a
Thank you for purchasing the EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard, with integrated GeForce Graphics, this motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ demand.
Motherboard Specifications
Size
ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.5 inch
Motherboard
AMD Socket AM2/AM2+ (940-pin) support
¾ AMD Phenom /Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64/Sempron ¾ Support Hyper Transport Bus 5.2GT/s (HT 3.0)
Operating systems:
Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit
Contains NVIDIA GeForce 8200/nForce 730a Chipset
Support Hybrid SLI technology to enhance Add-on Graphic card performance by nVidia Software settings for Windows Vista only
Integrated VGA
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¾ Integrated NVIDIA GeForce
300MHz RAMDAC for display resolutions up to 1920x1200
¾ Hybrid SLI technology to increase the performance of discrete
GeForce GPUs
¾ Next-generation NVIDIA ¾ Integrated HDMI interface with High-Definition Content Protection
(HDCP) key support and protected audio stream mixing for full HDMI
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¾ Support Full NVIDIA
support D-SUB + DVI-D or HDMI
nView® multi-display technology capability
Series DirectX 10 graphics processor,
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PureVideo™ HD video processor
Hardware Installation
System Memory support
Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR-800. Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memories.
Twelve USB 2.0 Ports
¾ Supports hot plug ¾ Twelve USB 2.0 ports (four rear panel ports, eight onboard headers) 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 Six Serial ATA II connectors ¾ NVIDIA MediaShield RAID with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID
0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD
¾ Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )
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
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 Three PCI slots ¾ Two PCI Express x1 slot ¾ One PCI Express x16 Graphics slots with PCI Express 2.0
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Unpacking
The EVGA nForce 730a motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new system case. 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
Unpacking and
Parts Descriptions
The following equipment is included in the motherboard box.
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The EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard
This PCI Express motherboard contains the NVIDIA GeForce 9300/nForce 730i chipset and offers NVIDIA Hybri-SLI Technology.
1 - Visual Guide
Helps to quickly and visually guide you through the hardware installation of the motherboard.
1 - I/O Shield
Installs in the system case to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in proper airflow within the system case.
Hardware Installation
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.
1 - Driver Installation CD
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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 the motherboard and IDE device.
Contains drivers and software needed to setup the motherboard.
Motherboard
The EVGA nForce 730a motherboard with the NVIDIA GeForce 8200/ nForce 730a chipset is a PCI Express, Hybrid SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
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1. AM2 CPU Socket 11. Front Panel Connector 21. PCI Express x1 Slot
2. CPU Fan Connector 12. Speaker Connector 22. PCI Express x16 Slot
3. DDR2 DIMM Slots 1 - 4 13. Diagnostic Code Display 23. Back Panel Conn ect ors (Figure 2)
4. Power Fan Connector 14. Clear CMOS Button 24. 8-pin ATX_12V Power Connector
5. 24-Pin ATX Power Connector 15. System Fan Connector 25. Motherboard Battery
6. IDE Connector 16. Power Button
7. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 17. RESET Button
8. NVIDIA MCP (Passive Heat Sink) 18. Serial Connector
9. FDD Connector 19. PCI Slots
10. USB Headers 20. Front Panel Audio Connector
Figure 1. EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layout
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1. PS/2 Mouse Port
2. PS/2 Keyboard Port
3. HDMI Port
4. Coaxial SPDIF output
5. Optical SPDIF output
6. VGA Port
7. DVI-D Port
8. USB 2.0 ports (four)
9. LAN Port with LEDs to indicate status.
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Activity LED Status Description
Off No data transmission
Blinking (Green) Data transmission
10. Audio Port 2-Channel 6-Channel 8-Channel________ Blue Line-In Line-In Line-In Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out
Speed/Link LED Status Description
Yellow 1000 Mbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate
Off 10 Mbps data rate
Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors
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Hardware Installation
This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:
Preparing the motherboard
¾ Installing the CPU ¾ Installing the CPU fan
¾ Installing the memory Installing the motherboard Connecting cables and setting switches
Safety Instructions
To 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 from/to the system case.
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Hardware Installation
Preparing the Motherboard
The motherboard shipped in the box does need to purchase these to complete this installation.
Installing the CPU
Be very careful when handling the CPU. Make sure not to bend or break any pins on the back. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the bottom of the processor.
Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard.
1. Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away
from the socket.
2. Align the notches in the processor with the notches
on the socket.
3. Lower the processor straight down into the socket
with out tilting or sliding it into the socket
Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level in the socket.
4. Close the load plate over the CPU and press down
while you close and engage the socket lever.
not
contain a CPU or memory. You
Align notches with
notches on the CPU
Installing the CPU Fan
There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instruction that came with you fan assembly. Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your system case type and your fan assembly.
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Installing Memory (DIMMs)
Your new motherboard has four 240-pin slots for DDR memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB DDR2 technologies for x8 and x16 devices. There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation. Use the following the recommendations for installing memory. (See Figure 1 on page 15 for the location of the memory slots.)
One DIMM:
Install into slot 1. You can install the DIMM into any slot, however, slot 1 is preferred.
Two DIMMs:
Install into either slots 1 and 2 or 3 and 4. The four DIMM sockets are divided into two colors to help you identify the channel pairs. To obtain best performance, simply mount DIMM sockets of the same color.
Four DIMMs:
Install into slots 1, 2, 3, and 4.
DIMM Slot 1 DIMM Slot 2
DIMM Slot 3 DIMM Slot 4
Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot. This slot matches the slot on the memory DIMM to ensure the component is installed properly.
1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward.
2. Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module
vertically while applying light downward pressure to properly seat the
DIMM. The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot automatically lock
the DIMM into the connector.
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Installing the Motherboard
The sequence of installing the motherboard into the system case depends on the system case you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty system case. Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections. It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first.
Use the following procedure to install the I/O shield and secure the motherboard into a system case.
Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the system case covers
and that assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers.
Installing the I/O Shield
The motherboard kit comes with an I/O shield that is used to block radio frequency transmissions, protects internal components from dust and foreign objects, and promotes correct airflow within the system case.
Before installing the motherboard, install the I/O shield from the inside of the system case. Press the I/O shield into place and make sure it fits securely. If the I/O shield does not fit into the system case, you would need to obtain the proper size from the system case supplier.
Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis
Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the mother board to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits. If there are studs that do not align with a mounting hole on the motherboard, it is recommended that you remove that stud to prevent the possibility of a short circuit. In most cases, it is recommended to secure the motherboard using a minimum of nine (9) spacers.
1. Carefully place the motherboard onto the studs/spacers located inside the
chassis.
2. Align the mounting holes with the studs/spacers.
3. Align the connectors to the I/O shield.
4. Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to
the fan assembly instruction.
5. Secure the motherboard with a minimum of eight-to-ten screws.
Connecting Cables and Setting Switches
This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings necessary on the motherboard. This will include:
Power Connections
¾ 24-pin ATX power (
¾ 8-pin ATX 12V power (Internal Headers
¾ Front panel
¾ Speaker
¾ USB Headers
¾ Audio
¾ COM
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PW1)
PW12)
Hardware Installation
FDD IDE Serial ATA II Chassis Fans Expansion slots CMOS Clear Button
See Figure 1 on page 15 to locate the connectors and Button referenced in the following procedure.
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24-pin ATX Power (PW1)
PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board
next to the DIMM slots. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure.
Card edge
PW1 connector Plug power cable from system power supply to PW1
Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Connector
Table 1. PW1 Pin Assignments
Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 12
13 24
1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 14 -12V
3 GND 15 GND
4 +5V 16 PS_ON
5 GND 17 GND
6 +5V 18 GND
7 GND 19 GND
8 PWROK 20 RSVD
9 +5V_AUX 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V 23 +5V
12 +3.3V 24 GND
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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12)
PW12, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the
CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated.
Card-edge side
GND
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5 8
12V
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives.
1. Connect the blue connector (the cable end with a single connector) to the
motherboard.
2. Connect the black connector (the cable with the two closely spaced black
and gray connectors) to the Ultra ATA master device.
3. Connect the gray connector to a slave device.
If you install two hard disk drives, you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.
If an ATA-66/100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are
attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive.
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Card-edge side
IDE Connector
Connecting Serial ATA Cables
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The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables for primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate.
There are six (6) serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.
GND
X-
RX+
GND
X-
X+
GND
SATA 1
SATA A1 (top)
SATA A0 (bottom)
Note: The SATA3 port only supports AHCI and RAID mode.
It does not support IDE mode.
SATA 3
SATA C1 (top)
SATA C0 (bottom)
SATA 2
SATA B1 (top)
SATA B0 (bottom)
Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector.
Connect the end without the lock to the drive.
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Hardware Installation
Connecting Internal Headers
Front Panel Header
The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables. (see Table 2 for pin definitions):
PWRLED
Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The Power LED indicates the system’s status. When the system is turn on status, the LED is on. When the system is turn off status, the LED is off. When the system is in S1, S1, S3, S4 status, the LED is blink.
Some chassis do not have all four cables. Be sure to match the name on the
connectors to the corresponding pins.
Card-edge
side
PWRSW
Table 2.Front Panel Header Pins
Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins. Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the power supply button.
HD_LED
Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two pins. The HDD indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disks.
RESET
Pin Signal
HD_LED
PWRLED
RESET
PWRSW No Connect 9 +5V
Empty 10 Empty
1 HD_PWR 3 HD Active 2 PWR LED 4 STBY LED 5 Ground 7 RST BTN 6 PWR BTN 8 Ground
Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins. The system restarts when
RESET switch is pressed.
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