EVGA nForce 750i SLI User manual

The following quick steps will guide you through testing the absolute bare minimum essentials of your motherboard before installing it into a system chassis.
Visual aids are provided to assist you during the following procedures.
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury always follow basic safety precautions. It is recommended that you use electrostatic discharge (ESD)
countermeasures such as an ESD wrist strap or anti-static mat when handling computer components.
After removing the EVGA nForce 750i SLITM from its packaging, place it on to a nonconductive surface. For example: wood, cardboard box, or an anti-static mat.
EVGA nForce 750i SLITM Visual Guide
Unhook the socket lever and lift up the load plate. Remove the LGA 775 protective cover and carefully install your Intel processor making sure to properly align the notches.
Close the load plate and with light pressure, lower the socket lever back in to its original position.
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Apply a small, pea-sized drop of thermal paste on to the middle of the processor. Install your processor heatsink and fan.
Install one stick of system memory (DIMM) in to the DIMM slot of your choice.
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Plug in one keyboard into a USB port or PS/2 port.
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Make sure your power supply’s power switch is in the OFF position then connect your 24-Pin ATX Power Connector
and 8-Pin CPU Power Connector to the motherboard.
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On the power supply, flip the power switch to the
ON position. LEDs will now be lit on the motherboard.
Press the onboard Clear CMOS button once then press
the green Power Button to begin powering up the system.
Press the onboard Clear CMOS button Press the green Power Button
At this final stage, you should now be greeted with the
POST screen on your monitor.
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Connect one hard drive disk to either one of the SATA Connectors or to the IDE Connector
depending on the hard disk drive connection type.
SATA Connection
IDE Connection
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Insert your graphics card into either the PCI-E 2.0 slot or the PCI slot. The type of slot depends on the graphic card
bus type. Connect a monitor to the output connector of the graphics card.
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Plug in power connectors to both the graphics card and the hard disk drive. Power connector types will vary
depending on the hard disk drive and graphic card’s power requirements.
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EVGA nForce 750i SLITM Quick Install Guide
STEP 1 - Install CPU
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1. Unlock the socket by pressing
the lever sideways, then lift it up
to a 90oangle.
2. Lift the load plate. There is
a protective socket cover on the
load plate to protect the socket
when there is no CPU installed.
3. Remove the protective socket
cover from the load plate.
(Save this protective piece,
as it is needed whenever
transporting or shipping the
motherboard.)
4. Align the notches in the CPU
with the notches on the socket.
5. Lower the CPU straight into
the socket. Close the lid plate
and engage the socket lever.
6. The CPU will need a proper
cooling solution, please refer
to the manual that came with
your heatsink for detailed
instructions.
STEP 2 - Install
Memory
STEP 3 - Install
Graphics Card(s)
GPU 1
For package information and more details,
please visit the manual.
GPU 2
24 pin ATX power
Floppy
SATA
IDE
IDE Channel
SATA ports
Floppy Channel
8 pin 12v power
1. This motherboard has two
PCI Express X16 slots.
(Two)
PCI Express X16 slots.
STEP 4 - Connect
Peripherals
Cables
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1. Now connect your peripheral
devices such as hard drives,
floppy drive, and DVD-ROM
drives to the motherboard.
2. Next you will connect power
cables to the motherboard and
any other peripherals in your
system.
* Remember to plug in your
PCI-E power cables to your
graphics card(s) if necessary.
3. Connect the front panel
headers and any other headers
that are going to be in use.
1. This motherboard supports up
to four 240-pin DDR2 memory
modules. Having matched pairs
is highly recommended for dual
channel configurations.
2. For dual channel configurations
use DIMM slots 0 and 1, 2 and 3,
or 0 through 3. It is recomended
to use the “Black Slots” if running
in 2 Dimm Mode
* Use matching color slots for
dual channel
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PWRLED
PWRSW
Blank
HD_LED
RESET
No
Connect
2
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+
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1
10 9
Connector
USB 2.0 Header
Connector
SignalPin
1
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
3
5
7
9
5V_DUAL
D-
D+
GND
Empty
5V_DUAL
D-
D+
GND
No Connect
2
4
6
8
10
SignalPin
Connector
Front Audio Connector SignalPin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PORT1_L
AUD_GND
PORT1_R
PRECENCE J
PORT2_R
SENSE1_RETURN
SENSE_SEND
Empty
PORT2_L
SENSE2_RETURN
109 87 65 43 21
Connector
Speaker Header SignalPin
1
3
4
2
1
2
3
4
VCC
Empty
GND
Speaker
Connector
SPDIF DefinitionPin
1
2
3
4
5
6
Power
No Pin
SPDIF
SPDIFI
GROUND
GROUND
2 4
1 3
6
5