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Installing and Configuring the XFX nForce 650i Ultra Motherboard

Connecting Serial ATA Cables

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 four serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD configurations.

1. Connect the locking cable end to the

motherboard connector.

2. Connect the end without the lock to the drive.

SATA

SATA 2 SATA 1

GND GND GND

TX+ RX+

TX- TX-

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User Guide 1
XFX nForce 650i 1
Ultra Motherboard 1
Table of Contents 3
List of Figures 9
Before You Begin… 11
Parts NOT in the Kit 12
Intentions of the Kit 13
Introduction 15
DualDDR2 Memory Architecture 16
NVIDIA MediaShield™ Storage 16
Multiple Disk Setup 16
Introduction 17
High Definition Audio (HDA) 18
USB 2.0 18
Motherboard Specifications 19
Unpacking and 21
Parts Descriptions 21
XFX nForce 650i Ultra 22
Motherboard 22
Hardware Installation 25
Preparing the Motherboard 26
Installing the CPU Fan 27
Installing Memory DIMMs 27
Installing the Motherboard 28
Connecting Cables and 29
Setting Switches 29
Power Connections 30
8-pin ATX 12V Power ( 31
GND GND GND 32
TX+ RX+ 32
TX- TX 32
Connecting Internal Headers 33
USB Headers 35
Fan Connections 36
FDD Connector 36
Expansion Slots 37
Jumper Settings 38
Configuring the BIOS 39
Enter BIOS Setup 40
Main Menu 40
Standard CMOS Features 43
Date and Time 44
IDE Channel and SATA Channel 44
Drive A 46
Halt On 46
Advanced BIOS Features 48
Removable Device Priority 49
Hard Disk Boot Priority 49
Network Boot Priority 49
CPU Internal Cache 49
Quick Power On Self Test 50
Boot Other Device 50
Boot Up NumLock Status 50
Security Option 51
APIC Mode 51
MPS Version Control For OS 51
Full Screen LOGO Show 51
Advanced Chipset Features 52
System Clocks 53
Frequency Settings 54
HT Multiplier 55
Spread Spectrum 55
FSB & Memory Config 56
Optimal 58
Configuring the BIOS 59
Page Up 59
Page Down 59
CPU Configuration 60
System Voltages 61
NVMEM Memory Test 62
Load Timing/Voltage Set 62
Save Timing/Voltage Set 64
System BIOS Cacheable 64
HPET Function 64
NVIDIA GPU Ex 64
Integrated Peripherals Menu 65
IDE Function Setup 66
RAID Config 67
USB Config 67
MAC Config 68
HD Audio 68
IDE HDD Block Mode 68
Onboard FDC Controller 68
Onboard Serial Port 1 68
Power Management Setup 69
Power On by Alarm 70
POWER ON Function 70
Soft-Off by PBNT 70
WOL(PME#) From Soft-Off 70
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu 71
Init Display First 72
Reset Configuration Data 72
Resources Controlled By 72
IRQ Resources 73
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 73
Maximum Payload Size 73
System Monitor Menu 74
Dynamic Fan Control 75
Software Installation 76
Windows XP Drivers Install 77
Using the 78
NVIDIA Software 78
All Programs 79
NVIDIA Corporation 79
Corporation 80
NVIDIA Control Panel 80
Adjust Motherboard Settings 81
Dynamic BIOS Access 81
System Fans 83
Memory Timing 84
Adjust GPU Settings 86
Available BIOS Pages 88
General Settings 88
Advanced Settings 88
Boot up Setting 89
Automatic Tuning 90
Management 92
Adjust Custom Rules 94
System Stability 95
Storage 96
View Storage Configuration 97
Rebuild Array 100
Using NVIDIA Software 101
Migrating Array 102
Synchronize Array 104
NVIDIA Networking 106
Performance 107
TCP/IP Acceleration 109
System Update 111
Motherboard Updates 112
Manage Your System BIOS 113
BIOS Backup 113
BIOS Flash Options 113

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