EVGA 730a - nForce Motherboard - ATX Manuals

User’s Guide EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA ii EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 iii 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 EVGA iv 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 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