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User Guide XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Installation and Configuration

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard x Figure 23. View System Information (nTune)...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 86 Rebuild Array The Rebuild Array option allows you to rebuild a disk in the array

Using NVIDIA Software 87 5. Select the disk in the array that was replaced and needs to be rebuilt. 6. Click Next. The Completing the NV

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 88 Migrating Array The Migrating Array option allows you to migrate a RAID array fr

Using NVIDIA Software 89 3. Select the array to migrate and click Next to display the RAID Mode Selection window. 4. Select the RAID mo

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 90 Synchronize Array This option is used to synchronize a selected array. Use the

Using NVIDIA Software 91 3. Select the array to synchronize and click Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Synchronize Array Wizard screen displ

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 92 NVIDIA Networking The NVIDIA Networking function configures and controls NVIDIA

Using NVIDIA Software 93 Performance The Performance option on the Networking Control Panel Categories screen provides the means to configur

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 94 Use the following procedure to enable or disable the ability to have network tra

Using NVIDIA Software 95 4. Define the applications to accelerate by clicking Program Prioritized by FirstPacket. 5. Click Add to brows

xi Before You Begin… Inside the 650i Ultra Installation CD The following tools are in the 650i Ultra Installation CD:  Motherboard Drivers

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 96 In traditional networking environments, inspecting packets is laborious and affe

Using NVIDIA Software 97 System Update The System Update application is accessible from the NVIDIA Control Panel and is used to manage the s

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 98 Motherboard Updates Currently, there is one selection under Motherboard updates.

Using NVIDIA Software 99 Manage Your System BIOS This section of the screen shows your current BIOS device information. This is a read-only

100 Index 2-Port SATA Power Cable ...7 ACPI function...55 ACPI Suspend Type...

Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration 101 COM1 ...22 CPU fan ...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 102 configure CPU in BIOS ...46 configure FirstPacket ...

Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration 103 MediaShield RAID Manager...82 MEM (DDR) ...43 Memo

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 104 synchronize...90 RAID Config menu ...

Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration 105 View Storage Configuration screen..83 View System Information screen ...78 Virtualizatio

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard xii Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install an

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

1 Introduction Thank you for buying the XFX nForce® 650i Ultra Motherboard. This motherboard offers the tools and performance PC users’ dema

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 2 NVIDIA nTune Utility NVIDIA nTune™ is a Windows-based utility that has added acce

Introduction 3 DiskAlert System The event of a disk failure, MediaShield users see an image that highlights which disk has failed to make it

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 4 High Definition Audio (HDA) High definition audio brings consumer electronics qu

Introduction 5 Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Microprocessor support Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel

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Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 6  PCI Express x16 Support  Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth 

7 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The XFX nForce 650i Ultra motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherbo

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 8 SATA Signal Cable (Qty Two) Used to support the Serial ATA protocol and each one

Unpacking and Parts Description 9 1. CPU Socket 8. Serial-ATA connectors 15. PCI slots 2. NVIDIA SPP 9. Front panel connector 1

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 10 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. USB 2.0 ports (two) 4. Lan P

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

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 12 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a

Hardware Installation 13 Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard. Follow the instru

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 14 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the c

Hardware Installation 15 Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings neces

iii Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...xi Parts NOT

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 16 Power Connections This motherboard requires an ATX power supply. Make sure you h

Hardware Installation 17 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PWR2) PWR2, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 18 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the

Hardware Installation 19 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 20 Table 2. Front Panel Header Pins Pin Signal In/Out Description 1 HD_PWR O

Hardware Installation 21 USB Headers This motherboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 22 Fan Connections There are two fan connections, the system fan and the CPU fan. T

Hardware Installation 23 Expansion Slots The XFX nForce 650i Ultra motherboard contains six expansion slots, one PCI Express slot and three

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 24 PCI Express x1 Slot There are two PCI Express x1 slots that are designed to acco

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

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard iv USB 2.0...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 26 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and softw

Configuring the BIOS 27 Figure 5. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system con

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 28 The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than

Configuring the BIOS 29 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 30 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and

Configuring the BIOS 31 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacit

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 32 Drive A None ... [ ] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720

Configuring the BIOS 33 Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K  All, But Diskette The system boot does not

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 34 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Util

Configuring the BIOS 35 Removable Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for removable device startup. Press Enter to see th

v PCI Slots ...23 PCI Express x1 Slot ...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 36 Quick Power On Self Test Enabling this option allows the system to skip certain

Configuring the BIOS 37 Security Option The Security Options allows you to require a password every time the system boots or only when you e

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 38 Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup U

Configuring the BIOS 39 System Clocks Select System Clocks from the Advanced Chipset Features menu and press Enter to display the System Clo

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 40 Frequency Settings  CPU Freq, MHz This value is set by the CPU Multiplier (valu

Configuring the BIOS 41 HT Multiplier  nForce SPP — —> nForce MCP Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the HT multiplier

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 42 FSB & Memory Config Select FSB & Memory Config from the Advanced Chipset

Configuring the BIOS 43  FSB and Memory Clock Mode Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the FSB and Memory Clock Mode optio

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 44  Memory Timing Setting Press Enter to display the Memory Timing Setting menu. U

Configuring the BIOS 45  Expert Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Expert. When Expert is selected, all timing categories are en

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard vi Advanced Chipset Features ...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 46 CPU Configuration Select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Chipset Features me

Configuring the BIOS 47  TM1 & TM2 Enables support for both TM1 and TM2.  C1E Enhanced Halt State Enabled, this function reduces the

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 48  CPU Core Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or

Configuring the BIOS 49 Load timing/voltage set Press Enter to Exit ... [ ] Select Profile 1 ... [ ] Select Profile 2 ... [ ] Sele

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 50 Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing sett

Configuring the BIOS 51 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to displa

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 52 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave

Configuring the BIOS 53 RAID Enable [Disabled] x SATA 0 Primary RAID Disabled x SATA 0 Secondary RAID Disabled x SATA 1 Pri

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 54 MAC Config Press Enter to display the MAC Config menu.  MACx LAN Use these f

Configuring the BIOS 55 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to displa

vii Power On by Alarm...56 POWER ON Function...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 56 Soft-Off by PBNT This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to

Configuring the BIOS 57  Hot Key Power On When [Hot Key] is selected, the Hot key Power On function is enabled so that you must select a ke

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 58 Init Display First This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you t

Configuring the BIOS 59 IRQ Resources To enable this field for input, set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. With this field enabled, pres

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 60 System Monitor Menu Select System Monitor from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and p

Configuring the BIOS 61 Dynamic Fan Control Press Enter to display the Dynamic Fan Control menu. Use this menu to control the speed of t

62 Software Installation Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load

Configuring the BIOS 63 Windows XP Drivers Install Note: When installing the graphics drivers, the resolution defaults to the lowest settin

64 Using the NVIDIA Software This section describes how to configure the following NVIDIA software that is included on the CD in the kit fro

Using NVIDIA Software 65 NVIDIA Monitor The NVIDIA Monitor application can be used at any time with any applications to view the real-time s

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard viii Automatic Tuning ...

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 66 NVIDIA nTune 5.0 The Performance category is used to configure and manage NVIDIA

Using NVIDIA Software 67  Management  View system information  Adjust custom rules Manual Tuning The Manual Tuning option provides the

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 68 Figure 19. Adjust Motherboard Settings (nTune) CAUTION: Increasing the voltag

Using NVIDIA Software 69 System Voltages CAUTION: Overvoltaging any component can result in damage. In this section of the Adjust Motherb

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 70 Memory Timing This section of the Adjust Motherboard Settings allows you to adju

Using NVIDIA Software 71  RAS to RAS Delay The RAS-to-RAS delay (tRRD) is the is the amount of cycles it takes to activate the next bank of

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 72  Clock Drive Strength This value is filled in by the system and can not be chan

Using NVIDIA Software 73 Dynamic BIOS Access Dynamic BIOS Access allows you to change some of your system BIOS settings. The changes do not

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 74 Available BIOS Pages In the Dynamic BIOS Access page, select a BIOS page that yo

Using NVIDIA Software 75 Boot up Setting This section of the Dynamic BIOS Access menu allows you to set the following options:  First/Secon

ix List of Figures Figure 1. XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard Layout...9 Figure 2. Chassis Backpan

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 76 Automatic Tuning The NVIDIA nTune performance manager uses a complex searching

Using NVIDIA Software 77 Figure 22. Tune System Menu (nTune)

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 78 Management The Management option on the View System Information screen allows yo

Using NVIDIA Software 79 Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interface. The status of the system, inc

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 80 Adjust Custom Rules The Adjust Custom Rules selection provides you with the abil

Using NVIDIA Software 81 System Stability System Stability lets you view your system’s status and perform system stability testing. To acces

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 82 You can designate a specific settings profile to use or check Use current setti

Using NVIDIA Software 83 Health The Health option on the Storage menu provides the ability for you to view the current storage configuration

Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard 84 Management The Management options on the Storage menu provides you with the abil

Using NVIDIA Software 85 3. Select an array you want to delete and press Next. The Completing the NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard screen display