User’s Guide EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Thank you for purchasing the EVGA nForce 730i Motherboard, with integrated GeForce Graphics, this motherboard o
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 11 System Memory support Supports dual channel JEDEC DDR-800. Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2
EVGA 12 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA nForce 730a motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboa
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 13 1 - Floppy Cable Used to attach a floppy drive to the motherboard. 1 - 2-Port SATA
EVGA 14 Figure 1. EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layout 1. AM2 CPU Socket 11. Front Panel Connector 21. PCI Express x1 Slot 2. CPU Fan Con
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 15 1. PS/2 Mouse Port 2. PS/2 Keyboard Port 3. HDMI Port 4. Coaxial SPDIF output 5.
EVGA 16 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 17 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU or m
EVGA 18 Installing Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboard has four 240-pin slots for DDR memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB DDR2
Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the system case depends on the system case you are using and if you
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EVGA 20 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the mother board to
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 21 FDD IDE Serial ATA II Chassis Fans Expansion slots CMOS Clear Button See
EVGA 22 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure tha
8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) PW12, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pins to the connector and
EVGA 24 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connecto
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 25 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherbo
EVGA 26 USB Headers This motherboard contains four (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherbo
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 27 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audi
EVGA 28 SPK Header The speaker header is connects to the case’s speaker for PC beeps. Table 5. CSPK Header Pins Connector Pin Signal Spe
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 29 Fan Connections There are three fan connections on the motherboard. The fan speed can b
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EVGA 30 COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM header for your machine. Connect one side of a switching cable to the header
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 31 Expansion Slots This motherboard contains six expansion slots, three PCI Express slots a
EVGA 32 PCI Slots The three PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with P
Hardware Installation EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 33 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and CMOS, lets you turn on/of
Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot
Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS
EVGA 36 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical
Figure 2. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Featur
EVGA 38 PC Health Status Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, including temperature, voltages, and fan speed. The
Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, HDD model, and
EVGA iv 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ... 23Connecting IDE Hard Disk Dri
EVGA 40 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll thr
Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp, Landi
EVGA 42 Drive A None ... [] 360K, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 1.2M, 5.25 in. ... [ ] 720K, 3.5 in. ... [ ] 1.44M, 3.5 in. ... [ ] 2.88M, 3.
Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory1048576K All, But Keyboard System boot does not stop for keyboard errors, but does stop f
EVGA 44 Advanced BIOS Features Menu Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page Down ke
Note that all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a red box is highlighte
EVGA 46 Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose. Boot Other Device With the opt
APIC Mode Use this function to enable or disable the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). If you disable this option, you also disable t
EVGA 48 Advanced Chipset Features Menu Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the functio
Hybrid SLI This item allows you set the Hybrid SLI function if you install a Hybrid SLI card. The options are Auto and Disabled. Display Detection Thi
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EVGA 50 SSE/ SSE2 Instructions This item allows you to enable or disable the SSE/SSE2 (Stream SIMD Extensions) instructions. CPU Thermal-Throt
Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu.
EVGA 52 OnChip IDE Channel0 [Disabled] x Primary Master PIO Auto x Primary Slave PIO Auto x Primary Master UDMA Auto x Primary Sla
IDE HDD Block Mode Using this function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows your IDE hard drive needs to support block mode. Select [Enabled] t
EVGA 54 HD Audio This item allows you to enable or disable the hard disk audio function. Options are Disabled, Internal Codec, External Code
USB 1.0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 1.0 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 2.0 (EHCI) controll
Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Set
ACPI Suspend Type This function allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type. Types to select from are [S1&S3], [S1(POS)], and [S3(STR)]. Soft-Off by
EVGA 58 Disabled Mouse Keyboard Both (Keyboard and Mouse) Hot Key Power On Use this function with the above “POWER ON Function” to set
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration menu.
EVGA vi Onboard Devices ... 53Legacy Devices ...
Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure all the b
Maximum Payload Size This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size (in bytes) for the PCI Express dev
EVGA 62 PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status menu.
SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the motherboard. Fu
EVGA 64 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequen
CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Controls menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu. Figure 11. CPU Feature M
EVGA 66 technology is enabled. When set to Disbaled the following related items become available to select. CPU-NB DID The options are 1 and
DRAM Configuration Select DRAM Configuration from the Frequency/Voltage Controls menu and press Enter to display the DRAM Configuration menu.
¾ DRAM Timing Setting Press Enter to display the DRAM Timing Setting menu. DRAM Access Mode This item allows you to select the DRAM A
(Trrd) RAS to RAS Delay: RAS#-to-RAS# delay of different banks (options are Auto, 2 through 5). Twtr command Delay: This is the minimum write-t
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EVGA 70 Bottom of UMA DRAM [31:24] Set Bottom of UMA DRAM address. Options are 0000 ~ 00FC. CPU Frequency This item enables you to increme
Chipset Voltage This item allows you to adjust the chipset voltage. The options are Auto and 1.1V to 1.4V in 0.1V increments. HT Voltage This item all
Save Timing/Voltage Set This function saves the system voltages and timing settings that were defined in the System Voltages menu. There are
Installing Drivers and Software It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your o
EVGA 74 ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIO
LGA – Land Grid Array LN2 – Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC - Media Access Control MCP - Media and Communications Processor MHz - Megahertz NB - Northbri
Appendix A POST Codes for the EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA nForce 730a Motherbo
Award POST CodesCode Name Description0E CheckSum Check Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message 0F Reserved 10 Autodetect EEPROM Check
EVGA 78 Award POST CodesCode Name Description2C Reserved 2D Video memory test Test Video Memory and display Logos 2E Reserved 2F Reserve
Award POST CodesCode Name Descriptionexecute EISA initialization. If not, execute ISA tests and clear EISA mode flag. 48 Reserved 49 Size Memory
EVGA viii List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard Layout ... 15Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector ...
EVGA 80 Award POST CodesCode Name Descriptioninterrupt vectors. 64 Reserved 65 PS2 Mouse special Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port 66 Re
Award POST CodesCode Name Description83 Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen. 84 Display PNP Display PNP devices 85 US
EVGA 82 Award POST CodesCode Name DescriptionBF Program MCP To program chipset from defaults values E1-EF Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 - Page
EVGA nForce 730a Motherboard EVGA January DU-03751-001_v01 ix Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary
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