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User Guide TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard Installation and Configuration

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard x List of Figures Figure 1. TF 680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard Lay out...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 86 System Stability System Stability lets you view your system’s status and perform sys

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 87 You can designate a specific settings profile to use or check U se current settings for the tests. You can indi

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 88 Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for you to view th

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 89 Management The Management options on the Storage menu provides you with the ability to delete, rebuild, mi grate

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 90 3. Select an array you want to delete and press Ne xt . The Completing the NVIDIA

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 91 Rebuild Array The Rebuild Array option allows you to rebuild a disk in the array while the system is running wit

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 92 5. Select the disk in the array that was replaced and needs to be rebuilt. 6. Cl

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 93 Migrating Array The Migrating Array option allows you to migrate a RAID array from one arry type to another. Th

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 94 3. Select the array to migrate and click Ne xt to display the RAID Mode Selection

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 95 Synchronize Array This option is used to synchronize a selected array. Use the following procedure to rebuild a

xi F igure 24. Adjust Custom Rules (nTune) ... 85 F igure 25. Perform Stability Te

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 96 3. Select the array to synchronize and click Ne x t . The Completing the NVIDIA Sy

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 97 This page is blank.

98 Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) is a revolutionary technology that allows two NVIDIA S

Installing G raphics Cards in an SLI C onfiguration 99 While NVIDIA recommends an SLI-Ready power supply, the following table provides some gene

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 100 ¾ Dual GeForce 6600 GT Graphics cards ¾ Athlon 64 939-pin CPU ¾ Single HDD ¾ On

Installing G raphics Cards in an SLI C onfiguration 101 Use the following procedure to build your NVIDIA SLI-Ready PC system: 1. Install two SL

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 102 2. Connect the PCI Express supplementary power connectors from the system power su

Installing G raphics Cards in an SLI C onfiguration 103 Install NVIDIA SLI Software Upon power up, the operating system recognizes the new NVID

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 104 Enable NVIDIA SLI At this point, you need to enable NVIDIA SLI. You can do this eit

Installing G raphics Cards in an SLI C onfiguration 105 The system reboots to apply the setting and display the following message upon reboot:

xii Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new TF680i SLI Deluxe motherb

106 Appendix A. On-board LED Codes Table 7. On-board LED Codes Code(hex) Name Description 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment Execut

On-board LED Codes 107 Code(hex) Name Description 18 InitCPU CPU ID and initialize L1/L2 cache 19 Reserved 1A Reserved 1B Setup Int

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 108 Code(hex) Name Description 1 38 Reserved 39 Test DMA Page Registers Tes

On-board LED Codes 109 Code(hex) Name Description 54 Reserved 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific versio

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 110 Code(hex) Name Description 75 Detect HDD IDE device detection 76 Reserved

On-board LED Codes 111 Code(hex) Name Description 96 Boot Attempt Set low s tack Boot via INT 19h. C0 Base CPU test Read/Write CPU r

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 112 Code(hex) Name Description Controller 19 Init Memory Controller ProdD – Discret

On-board LED Codes 113 This page is blank.

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 114 Index 1394, on-board...7 16-lane PCI Express links...

Index 115 CMOS RAM jumper... 28 Command Per Clock...49, 77 configure IDE and SATA channels, BIOS...

Introduction xiii Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboa

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 116 hard disk audio function ... 58 Hard Disk Boot Priority ...

Index 117 PW RSW ... 21 IRQ Resources... 63 LA N, dual on-board ...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 118 Performance category ... 71 Performance Control Panel Categories..

Index 119 System Clocks... 73 System Clocks menu ... 43 system fan ...

1 Introduction to the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard Thank you for buying the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools an

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 2 Extreme Overclocking Unleash the underlying hardware. With comprehensive overclocking

Introduction 3 Designed for NVIDIA SLI Technology NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows users to intellig

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 4 NVIDIA MediaShield Storage NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage offers a suite of features tha

Introduction 5 Networking with NVIDIA nForce NVIDIA networking delivers the highest network throughput at the lowest CPU utilization. The mana

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Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 6 High Definition Audio (HDA) High definition audio brings consumer electronics qualit

Introduction 7 Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme (dual a

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 8  Onboard Audio ¾ Supports 8-channel audio ¾ Supports S/PDIF output ¾ Supports Ja

9 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a new chass

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 10 SATA Signal Cable (Q ty 4) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one co

Unpacking and Parts Description 11 1. CPU Socket 10. NVIDIA MCP 19. Power o/off s witch 2. NVIDIA SPP with passive heat sink 11. Flo

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 12 1. PS /2 Mouse Port 2. PS /2 Key board P ort 3. 1394a (F irew ire) port 4. U

13 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:  Pre

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 14 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU

H ardware Installation 15 Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instruct

iii Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...xii Parts N

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 16 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chass

H ardware Installation 17 4. Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction. 5. Sec

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 18 Power Connections This motherboard requires an ATX power supply. To support a PCI Ex

H ardware Installation 19 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW R2) PWR2, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 20 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE

H ardware Installation 21 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to c

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 22 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description 1 HD_PWR Out

H ardware Installation 23 USB Headers This motherboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The m

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 24 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides tw o kinds of aud

H ardware Installation 25 Fan Connections There are two fan connections, the system fan and the CPU fan. The fan speed can be detected and view

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard iv Networking with NVIDIA nForce ...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 26 COM1 (Optional) The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM header for yo

H ardware Installation 27 Expansion Slots The TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard contains six expansion slots, four PCI Express slots and two PCI sl

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 28 PCI Express x1 Slot There is one PCI Express x1 slot that is designed to accommodate

29 Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 30 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software.

Configuring the BIOS 31 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system confi

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 32  System Monitor Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, i

Configuring the BIOS 33 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 34 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and yea

Configuring the BIOS 35 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity,

v IEEE 1394a (O ptional)... 22 USB Headers...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 36 Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720K, 3

Configuring the BIOS 37 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Tota l Memo ry 1048576K  All, But Diskette The system boot does not

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 38 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility

Configuring the BIOS 39 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable device startup. Press Enter to see the l

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 40 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain test

Configuring the BIOS 41 Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you ente

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 42 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advance d C hi ps et Fe ature s from the CMOS Setu

Configuring the BIOS 43 System Clocks Select System Clo ck s from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to d isplay the System Clo

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 44 Frequency Settings  CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (value c

Configuring the BIOS 45 HT Multiplier  nForce SPP — —> nForce MCP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiplier o

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard vi CPU Internal Cache...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 46 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & M emo ry C onf ig from the Advanced Chipse

Configuring the BIOS 47 When you select one of the CPUOC x% options, the FSB - Memory Clock Mode is set to Unlinked and cannot be changed until

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 48 or type in a new value. Note that the Actual MEM (DDR) reflects the actual frequency

Configuring the BIOS 49 ¾ Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories are enabl

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 50 CPU Configuration Select CPU Con fig ur at ion from the Advanced Chipset Features me

Configuring the BIOS 51 ¾ TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and TM2.  C1E Enhanced Halt State Enabled, this function reduces the CP

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 52  CPU Core Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or sel

Configuring the BIOS 53 NVMEM Memory Test This function defines whether you run the NVIDIA memory testing module during POST. The options are F

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 54 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing settings

Configuring the BIOS 55 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integra ted P er iph er als from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to dis

vii USB C onfig... 57 MAC Config ...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 56 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave P

Configuring the BIOS 57 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID Disabled x S AT A 0 Se co nd ar y RAID D is ab led x SAT

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 58 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu.  MACx LAN Use these func

Configuring the BIOS 59 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power M ana ge me nt Se tup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to dis

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 60 Soft-Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set

Configuring the BIOS 61  Hot Key Power On When [Hot Key] is selected, the Hot key Power On function is enabled so that you must select a keyb

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 62 Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to de

Configuring the BIOS 63 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled, press E

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 64 System Monitor Menu Select System Mon it or from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and pre

Configuring the BIOS 65 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard viii NVIDIA nTune 5.0...

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67 Software Installation Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driv er CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load yo

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 68 Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics driv ers, the resolut

69 Using the NVIDIA Software This section describes how to configure the following NVIDIA software that is included on the CD in the kit from th

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 70 NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any appli

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 71 NVIDIA nTune 5.0 The Performance category is used to configure and manage NVIDIA nTune. The NVIDIA nTune program

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 72 ¾ Management ª View system information ª Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning The M

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 73 Figure 19. Adjust Motherboard Settings (nTune) CAUTIO N: Increasing the voltage or the clock speed of a comp

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 74 System Voltages CAUTIO N: Overvoltaging any component can result in damage. I

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 75 Memory Timing This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings allows you to adjust various memory timings and cy

ix Determine Component and Operating Sy stem Needs ... 98 Install Your NVIDIA SLI-Ready Parts...

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 76  RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it ta

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 77  Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be changed by the user.  Command Per

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 78 Dynamic BIOS A ccess Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to change some of your system BI

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 79 Available BIOS Pages In the Dynamic BIOS Access page, select a BIOS page that you want to edit from the Availabl

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 80 Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set the f

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 81 Automatic Tuning The NVIDIA nTune performance manager uses a complex searching algorithm to determine the best

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 82 Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune)

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 83 Management The Management option on the View System Information screen allows you to view hardware, software, an

Installing and Configuring the TF680i SLI Deluxe Motherboard 84 Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interface

U sing NV IDIA S oftware 85 Adjust Custom Rules The Adjust Custom Rules selection provides you with the ability to create a rule to define w