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1. 42 Audio DemoO 43 Information 43 Setup of SLI Configuration 44 SATA RAID User Manual 22 222 2 2222222 22 46 Setting up the BIOS 46 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 48 Installing the RAID Drives 51 NForce 750a series Motherboard Motherboard Specifications L Chipset NVIDIA MCP72 Series L Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 8 6 inch L Microprocessor support Phenom Athlon Sempron with socket AM2 AM2 L Operating systems Supports Windows XP 32bit 64bit and Windows Vista 32bit 64bit L System Memory support Supports DDRII533 667 800 1066 Supports up to 8GBs DDRII memorys with 4 slots and 4GBs with 2 slots L USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug and play e Twelve USB 2 0 ports four rear panel ports eight from onboard USB headers lt Supports wake up from S1 lt Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to 480 Mbps transmission rate L Onboard Serial ATA Il Independent DMA operation on six ports optional lt Da2. Expansion Slots PCI Slots PCI Express x16 Slots PCI Express x1 Slots Jumper Settings Hoppy Disk Drive Connector F DD Hard Disk Connector IDE Configuring the BIOS About the Setup Utility Table of Contents Main Menu 9 22 2 2 nn nnn nn nnn nn nnn nn nnn nn nn nnnnnnn nn ennnnennnnennnnenne 26 Flash Update Procedure rooms 30 Installing Drivers And Software 31 HDMI Setup ns 32 Realtek HD Audio Driver Setup 34 Getting Started 34 Sound Effect 34 En
3. Installing the Motherboard Installing the I O Shield Connecting Cables And Setting Switches 24 pin ATX Power PW1 8 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 AUX Power optional Speaker Connector SPK Serial Port connector COM Case Open Detect Connector J1H4 IEEE1394 Connector CN4 optional Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header USB HeaderSs FP Audio Connector Fan Connections
4. Information VEA OE Z nformation Audo Driver version 51005106 Hardware Software information of your audio system Directs Version Directs 9 0 Audio Controller HD Audio Language setting When Auto is chosen this language setting would accommodate to OS language on your systems Audio Codec La novade i J ai Be ca sen A SAD p pi On NAN F show ican in system tra Quick launch button at System tray This section provides information about your current system audio device 43 NForce 750a series Motherboard Setup of SLI Configuration NVIDIA nForce 750a offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLl ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards The SLI design takes advan tage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU graphics processing unit and the NVIDIA nForce SLI chipset Together the NVIDIA SLI technolo gies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart pounding PC performance This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the motherboard Connecting Two Graphics Cards 1 install two SLl ready graphics cards of the same model to the PCIEx16 slot1 and PCIEx16 slot2 2 Insert the SLI bridge to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridg
5. Note In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio con nector Also please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same as the pin assignment on the mainboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying supports a front audio connector please contract your dealer 20 Fan Connections There are four fan connections on the motherboard The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup o n CO IAG YOA ae n II INAH LNG didds v6 1 asn aamod Xnv 104908 ndd PCI Express x16 slot 2 E FET OELVSSVLVS PVN Mi en ann SEES 65750 CPU FAN Connector GND 12V Sense Control CHIP FAN Connector SYS FAN1 Connector GND A O 12V 12V Sense SYS FAN2 Connector GND 12V Sense NForce 750a series Motherboard Hardware Installation Expansion Slots The motherboard contains six expansion slots four PCI Express slots and two PCI slots For a full list of PCI Express x16 graphics card supported by this motherboard SVLYSSVLYSPVLYS PCIE x16 slot2 PCIE x1 slot JN m a PCIE x1 slot PCIE x16 slot1 PCI slot PCI slot NW4 SAS VS LWLVS o E A PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion cards such as a LAN card USB card SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications When installing a card into the PCI slot be sure that it is fully seate
6. Acoustic Echo Cancellation are both enabled Noise Suppression If you feel that the background noise especially the sound generated from the fan inside PC is too loud Try Noise Suppression which allows you to cut off and sup press disturbing noise Beam Forming Also known as directional recording this option lets you do the following Once beam forming is enabled only the sound from certain direction will be recorded You will get the best quality if you chose 90 position which we recommend you to use this ef fectively means that you speak right into the microphone Note A Stereo Microphone is required when using Beam Forming function Acoustic Echo Cancellation This function prevents playback sound from being recorded by microphone together with your sound For example you might have chance to use VOIP function through Internet with your friends The voice of your friend will come out from speakers play back However the voice of your friend might also be recorded into your microphone then go back to your friend through Internet In that case your friend will hear his her own voice again With AEC Acoustic Echo Cancellation enabled at your side your friend can enjoy the benefit with less echo 42 Installing Drivers and Software Audio Demo The section 3D Audio Demo grants you another possibility to enjoy your sound The Audio Demo allows you to listen to sound in an extraordinary way
7. Apr 20 2007 Define a New Array Striping Block Free Disks Disk Model Loc Disk Model Capacity 2 1 M ST3120026AS 111 79GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate ft 4 Select ENTER Popup 6 Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks A message which says Clear disk data will appear If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives press Y If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives Media Shield BIOS Apr 20 2007 Define a New Array ROU Striping Striping Block Free Disks Loc Disk Model j A Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111 79GB ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate ft Select ENTER Popup 7 After that then Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear If you want to set the disk array as boot device use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array and press B The Boot section will show Yes 49 NForce 750a series Motherboard Media Shield BIOS Apr 20 2007 Array List Status Vendor Array Model Name CtrLX Exit f Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail To read more information about the RAID array press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen where you should see detailed information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc Media Shield BIOS Apr 20 2007 Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Stri
8. Connector IEEE1394 Connector optional Clear CMOS jumper J1H4 case open detection connector optional COM connector optional Floppy Disk Drive Connector PCI Slots Front Panel audio Connector O ON Da FW N _ _ O PCI Express x1 slot optional O AUX_POWER Chipset NVI dIHO Oy N Z NV4 SAS NE OO Bb v v o o m m 3 3 ooo 3 a 2 al e an Fi x E Blas z MER a Sa Moll w a Mol o o Ml 2 2 E El E Bl a F SHE uv v E E O le il m E E x gt T v o EH H de 2 9 ME amp E E pas x E E 23 SYS fan Connectors 24 SATAconnectors 12 PCI Express x16 slots 13 AUX power Connector optional 14 8 pin Power connector 15 Backpanel connectors 16 DDRII DIMM Sockets optional 17 24 pin ATX power connector 18 CPU Socket 19 IDE Connector 20 CPU fan Connector 21 Chip fan Connector 22 Chipset Figure 2 Backpanel connectors With 8 Channel audio output Rear Panel 1 PS 2 Mouse Port 4 HDMI Port optional 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port 5 VGA Port 3 SPDIF OUT 6 USB Port 7 Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Cente
9. Motherboard Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software promptint you to press F10 The NVIDIA RAID Utility Define a New Array window appears Media Shield BIOS Apr 20 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Disk Model Capacity Disk Model Capacity 21M T3120026AS 111 79GB MOE Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate ft Select ENTER Popup In the RAID Mode field use the UP or Down ARROW key to select a RAID Mode The supported RAID modes include Mirroring RAID 1 Striping RAID 0 and Stripe Mirroring RAID 0 1 Spanning JBOD and RAID 5 The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation If RAID O Striping is selected you can manually set the striping block size in the Striping Block field use the UP or DOWN ARROW ey to set the Striping Block size The KB is standard unit of Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64k The size range is from 4k to 128k Select the hard drivers which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section 48 Installing Drivers and Software Media Shield BIOS
10. Time Display B Switch to Category View Options Remov Tools Updates w Be P gt BY D Q 2 Folder Options Fonts Game Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Windows Update Controllers Options Connections Help and Support a eS B gt E ke gi See Also Network Setup NVIDIA NVIDIA nview Phone and Power Options Printersand Realtek HD Wizard Control Panel Desktop M Modem Faxes Sound Eff e 3 O ts g p Regionaland Scannersand Scheduled Security Speech System Language Cameras Tasks Center dee a Taskbar and User Accounts Windows Wireless Start Menu Firewall Network Set 32 Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Sounds and Audio Devices Properties Sounds Sound playback O Default device NVIDIA HDMI Audio Realtek HD Audio output NVIDIA HDMI Audio Sound recording Default device 4 Realtek HD Audio Input MIDI music playback is Default device lt 2 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth v Use only default devices Installing Drivers and Software ES W y Go W Y gt A Administrative Automatic Date and Time Display Tools Updates P Dd Internet Keyboard Mouse Network Options Connections b 5 amp d Phone and Power Options Printers and Realtek HD Modem Faxes Sound Eff U Y Y Y Security Sounds and Speech System Center Audio Devices MM Ne Wireless Network Set 33 NForce 750a series Motherboard Realtek HD A
11. contains utility drivers and additional software Depending on your system setup the install disk may automatically run the install setp exe and pop up a menu If it does not run go to My Computer and click on the CD to open Usually you should install the Nvidia chipset driver first then install HDA driver then install HDMI driver After install all drivers you should restart your computer After finish installing driver you can open below page that provides informa tion about the harware devices on this motherboard and check whether finish your installation Siler Puiiian dadaran Lale Remole General Computer Hame Hadware Advanced Dewi barges The Deske Manage kote alll fa hardware devices inataled u bapu Lee the Cer bo change thee daaa a k H E IDC AT ASAT APL controlar a la Revboords y Mie and other pont no devine Montors a MO Bebra dopo 4 e HUIDA hebra Det Drive a Jy Porte OOM ALPT i 31 NForce 750a series Motherboard HDMI SETUP 1 You can connect HDMI device to the HDMI port directly or connect to DVI port by a DVI HDMI dongle 2 Enter Control Panel double click Sounds and Auddio Devices select NVIDIA HDMI Audio as default play back device then click ok E Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Bacl Ss ya Search E Folders EE Address gt Control Panel Va Control Panel A Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Automatic Date and
12. depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty chassis Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first Use the following procedure to install the I O shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers Installing the I O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an I O shield that is used to block radio frequency transmissions protects internal components from dust and foreign objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely If the I O shield does not fit into the chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis supplier 11 NForce 750a series Motherboard Connecting Cables and Setting Switches This section takes you through all the connections and switch settings necessary on the motherboard See Figure 1 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure Hardware Installation 24 pin ATX Power PW1 PWA is th
13. options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we rec ommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when aconfiguration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management configuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears 25 NForce 750a series Motherboard Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and two exit choices Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept and enter the sub menu Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utilit Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Manage
14. temporarily stop the sound effect without losing the settings Load Whenever you would like to use preload settings simply click this the whole list will be shown for your selection Delete To delete the pre saved settings which are created from previous steps Frequently Used Equalizer Setting Realtek recognizes the needs that you might have By leveraging our long experience at audio field Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager provides you certain optimized equal izer settings that are frequently used for your quick enjoyment How to Use Other than the buttons Pop Live Club amp Rock shown on the page to pull down the arrow in Others you will find more optimized settings available to you Karaoke Mode Karaoke mode brings Karaoke fun back home by simply using the music you usually play Karaoke mode can help you eliminate the vocal of the song or adjust the key to accommodate your range Vocal Cancellation Single click on Voice Cancellation the vocals of the songs will be erased while the background music is still playing which lets you take over the vocal part Key Adjustment Using Up Down Arrow to find a key which better fits your vocal range 35 NForce 750a series Motherboard Mixer Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager integrates Microsofts Volume Control functions into the Mixer page This gives you the advantage to you to create your favorite sound ef
15. 1 technology ta increzsc tre rendenng ze forrarce cf your 3 prleatinns Typka ucsgz ecenarios e Izynz 3 ganes a lan any ampiran Fat renders hartdware arcelerated Mier or OnenGl concen al System Infarmatinn 45 NForce 750a series Motherboard SATA RAID User Manual Setting up the BIOS 1 Setting your computer then press Delete to enter the Bios setup The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Pnp PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit without Saving 2 Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals then press Enter Thelntegrated Peripherals window appears Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter PCIEX Enabled Enabled SF8 IRQ4 46 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config then press Enter The RAID Config window appears Enabled OFF 4 From the RAID Config window enable RAID then enable the disks that you want to use as RAID disks 5 Press F10 to save the configuration and exit The PC reboots 6 Enter the RAID BIOS Setup by pressing F10 when prompted and proceed to set up the NVRAID BIOS as described in the next Section 47 NForce 750a series
16. If you have selected System in Security Option of BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup If you have selected Setup at Security Option from BIOS Features Setup menu you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings Also you can use User Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password is enabled Save amp Exit Setup Navigate to this option and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Navigate to this option and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have 29 NForce 750a series Motherboard FLASH Update Pro
17. PIE NVIDIA LOTAC User s Manual _ NFORCE 750a MOTHERBOARD A Electronic Emission Notices WARNING Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions contained in this manual may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER CONSULT THE DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED AUDIO TELEVISION TECHNICIAN NOTE Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with Class B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or tele
18. aults system performance While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the manufacturer has the right to change these defaults to meet its needs Set Supervisor Changes sets or disables password It allows you to limit User Password access to the system and the Setup Program Save amp Exit Saves value changes to CMOS and exits setup Setup Exit Without Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits setup Saving Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories Each category includes one or more setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt key to select the desired value in each item Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Sat Jan 01 2005 Item Help Time hh mm ss 11 1335 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter 4303 MB gt IDE Primary Slave None Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master None year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt on All but keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 30720K Total Memory 31744K AV gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 27 NForce 750a series Motherboard Date The date format is lt day of the week gt lt mon
19. cedure The program AWDFLASH EXE is included on the driver CD D Utility AWDFLASH EXE Please follow the recommended procedure to update the flash BIOS as listed below 1 Create a DOS bootable floppy diskette Copy the new BIOS file just obtained or downloaded and the utility program AWDFLASH EXE to the diskette 2 Allow the PC system to boot from the DOS diskette 3 At the DOS prompt type AWDFLASH lt ENTER gt 4 Enter the file name of the new BIOS 5 The question Do you want to save BIOS Y N is displayed Press N if there is no need to save the existing BIOS Press Y if a backup copy of the existing BIOS is needed A file name has to be assigned to the existing BIOS binary file 6 The message Press Y to program or N to exit is displayed Type Y lt ENTER gt 7 Wait until the flash update is completed 8 Restart the PC Warning Do not turn off or RESET the computer during the flash process If you are not sure how to upgrade the BIOS please take your com puter to an Authorized Service Center and have a trained technician do the work for you 30 Installing Drivers and Software Installing Drivers and Software Note It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit you need to load your operating system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista capable The kit comes with a CD that
20. d Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover PCI Express x16 Slots There are two PCI Express x16 slot reserved for graphics or video cards The band width of the x16 slot is up to 8GB sec complianting with PCIE 2 0 specification PCI Express x1 Slots optional There are two PCI Express x1 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LAN card The x1 slot provides 500 MB sec bandwidth 22 When installing a PCI Express x16 card be sure the retention clip snaps and locks the card into place If the card is not seated properly it could cause a short across the pins Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover Jumper Setting This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard s hardware Before using your computer make sure all jumpers and DRAM modules are set correctly Refer to this chapter whenever in doubt CCMOS CMOS Clear Selection Normal CMOS Clear B Close a Open Default setting If you want to clear the system configuration use the CCMOS Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Notice 1 Be sure to save the CMOS setting when exit the CMOS 2 If the CPU is frequency multiplier locked no CPU speed change will be seen even if the frequency multiplier setting in CMOS setup is changed 23 NForce 750a series Motherboard Floppy Disk Dr
21. e connector securely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both cards 3 Plug the display cable into the graph ics card which on the PCIEx16 slot1 mal ar pa PCIEx16 slotl oS 44 Graphics Card Driver Setting 1 After installing graphics card driver in operating system right click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and then select NVIDIA Control Panel The NVIDIA control panel will appear View Sor By Retesh Paste Paste Santet Unde Cupy NVIDIA Control Pand 2 Select Set SLI configuration from the side menu and then select the Enable SLI technology recommended checkbox in the SLI multi GPU dialog box System will restart after you click Apply Then the SLI configuration is completed File Edit View 35 Selling Help Ow EE Advanced Sethings Select a Tack ae LI 33 Hzttrgs Do L Adjuet image serna with creview io Manage 2D oezna NA ES Your yiachies a ub zeus NVID ASI ete ony for siz fia t prove nens i rdan pe n vl Disc 3D en QuenG E palostione LI Dascizy i i Move CRT creen prettion ii Chanteresoutor i 1 Adjuetdeckzop color pezinae i i Rotate dezisy io Manage auctom reczi tin Setuc multiple zapla lit Neworlacg El Vdzo 4 1devaan i Adjuet video color peine Adjuet video msqz gettnzs Select the SLI configuration for your system D Po marse S Ttechnelegy 9 knable S technology racammended a Dzac pte AI NV LIA GIU3 work togctre with
22. e edges and do not touch the bottom of the processor Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard 1 Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU Pull the lever up and away from the socket until it is at a 90 degree angle to the motherboard 2 Look for the gold arrow on the CPU The gold arrow should point away from the lever pivot The CPU can only sit properly in the socket in the correct orientation 3 If the CPU is correctly seated the pins should be completely embedded in the socket and can not be seen Please note that any deviation from the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damage to your motherboard 4 Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever As the CPU is likely to move while the lever is being closed always close the lever with your fingers pressing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is properly and completely seated in the socket 5 When you are installing the CPU make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not have the heat sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer Hardware Installation NForce 750a series Motherboard Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard Follow the instruction that came with your fan ass
23. e main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power SUPPY cable into the connector and make sure it is secure DDRIL 1 DRIL 2 DRII 3 DDRII 4 Table 1 PWA Pin Assignments Connector Pin__ Signal Pin Signal 3 3V 13 A 3 5V 3 3V 14 12V GND 15 GND 5V 16 PS_ON GND 17 GND 5V 18 GND GND 19 GND PWROK 20 5V 5V_AUX 21 5V 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V NForce 750a series Motherboard 8 pin ATX 12V Power PW2 PWA the 8 pin ATX 12V power connection is used to provide power to the CPU Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated PW2 Pin Definition Assignment o 3283 R Z NVI SAS EVIVSLVIVS L N d SAS AUX Power Pin Definition Assignment 14 Speaker Connector SPK SPK Pin Definition olojojoj 1 2 3 4 Serial Port Connector COM COM Pin Definition PIN Assignment 494905 ndo EVIVSLVIVS L NVd SAS Case Open Detect Connector J1H4 15 NForce 750a series Motherboard Hardware Installation IEEE 1394 Connector CN4 optional The motherboard provides one 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect IEEE 1394 ports Certainly you can connect to real panel directly CN4 Pin Definition PIN Assignment TPA TPA Ground Ground TPB TPB Cable po
24. embly Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has four 1 8V 240 pin slots for DDR2 memory DDRII 1 and DDRII 2 are optional These slots support 256 Mb 512 Mb 1Gb and 2Gb DDR2 There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation Use the following the recommendations for installing memory See Figure 1 on page 6 for the location of the memory slots L One DIMM You can install the DIMM into any slot L Two DIMMs Install into slots 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 The idea is to run on dual channel mode L Four DIMMs Install into slots 1 2 3 and 4 The idea is to run on dual channel mode iwi a e A ac a A LA Aa Fall n o DDRII 1 DDRII 2 pas DDRII 3 DDRII 4 PCI Express x16 ailot 1 Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs into the slots on the motherboard Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot This slot matches the slot on the memory DIMM to ensure the component is installed properly 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward 10 Hardware Installation 2 Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot automatically lock the DIMM into the connector Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis
25. fect in one single tool Playback device oe This function is to let you freely decide Y Tool which ports to output the sound And this is essential when multi streaming playback enabled Realtek HD Audio Rear Output Y Realtek HD Audio Front Output Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound output Tool y Show the following volume control This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed total 13 items to be chosen Advanced controls y Enable playback multi streaming 36 Installing Drivers and Software With this function you will be able to have an audio chat with your friends via headphone stream 1 from front panel while still have music stream 2 from back panel playing At any given period you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously Mixer Toolbox Show the following volume controls Lal fy Advanced Controls a Enable playback mult streaming OF orice from right to left Y Mute Y Tool Recording device Back Line in Mic Front Lin in Y Realtek HD Audio Digital Input Mute You may choose to mute single or multiple volume controls or to completely mute sound input Tool y Show the following volume controls This is to let you freely decide which volume control items to be displayed y Advanced controls Advanced control is a Microphone Boost icon Once this item is c
26. hecked you will find advanced icon beside Front Pink In 8 Mic Volume With this the input signal into Front Pink In amp Mic Volume will be strengthen y Enable recording multi streaming At any given period you can have maximum 2 streams operating simultaneously 37 NForce 750a series Motherboard Mixer ToolBox Show the following volume controls g Advanced Controls ay Enable recording mult steaming ore Caney Audio I O Realtek HD Audio Manager frees you from default speaker settings Different from before for each jack they are not limited to perform certain functions Instead now each jack is able to be chosen to perform either output i e playback function or input i e Recording function we call this Retasking Audio I O aims to help you setting jacks as you wish Moreover other than blue to blue pink to pink the way that you used to do Audio I O would guide you to other right jacks that can also serve as microphone ta headphone 38 Installing Drivers and Software Speaker Configuration Step 1 Plug in the device in any available jack Step 2 Dialogue connected device will pop up for your selection Please select the device you are trying to plug in If the device is being plugged into the correct jack you will be able to find the icon beside the jack changed to the one that is same as your device If not correct Realtek HD Audio Manager wi
27. ins The HDD indicator LED indicates the activity status of the hard disks Y RST SW Attach the Reset switch cable from the front panel of the case to these two pins The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed USB Headers This motherboard contains four USB 2 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains four 10 pin internal header con nectors onboard 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 F USB4 Pin Definition Assignment OONOO AON USB2 USBI USB4 USB3 objaea ejeiajs jeljeis lalalalala NForce 750a series Motherboard Hardware Installation FP Audio Connector The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function 494908 nav BH ME g EB fe il BE Nwa Ndo gt m 3 gt is O 3 3 8 el 3 0 3 NV4 diHO ki An A A Je r mu atau M DA EDENO EEO 41011000 JODE IESCIE APOLO IO 40 162016 41001 610102038 LaS Z 1018 9 1X 90 dxX3 Dd LI 3283 x 5501 Re Z NVI SAS JEME FP SOUND Pin Definition Assignment MIC2 L GND MIC R ACZ DET Front Audio R Reserved FAVDIO JD Key No pin Front Audio L Reserved EVIVSLVIVS L NVi SAS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
28. ive Connector FDD The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types Hard Disk Connector IDE e o o lo hc co ka The motherboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 control ler that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66 100 133 function You can connect up to two hard disk drives CD ROM 120MB Floppy reserved for future BIOS and other devices 24 Configuring the BIOS Configuring the BIOS About the Setup Utility The motherboard uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configu ration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection to prevent unauthorized use Power Management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility
29. ll guide you to plug the device into the correct jack Which device did you plug in DIGITAL Indicates pull out Find the arrow is at opposite direction to the jack Indicates plug in Find the arrow is exactly into the jack m ao The waming message to hint you the device was plugged into a wrong jack 39 NForce 750a series Motherboard Global Connector Settings Click Y to access global connector settings Global Connector Settings E Disable front panel jack detection Ei Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in w Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in JR y Mute rear panel when front headphone plugged in Once this option is checked whenever front headphone is plugged the music that is playing from the back panel will be stopped y Disable front panel jack detection option Did not find any function on front panel jacks Please check if front jacks on your system are so called AC 97 jacks If so please check this item to disable front panel jack detection y Enable auto popup dialogue when device has been plugged in Once this item checked the dialog Connected device would not automatically pop up when device plugged in S PDIF S PDIF In Out Settings Output Sampling Rate Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a ame standard audio file transfer format S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another with
30. ment Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save 8 Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit AV gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Note The sample BIOS Setup Menu included here only shows a typical case and may not be exactly the same as the one on your unit Note that a brief description of each highlighted item will appear at the bottom of the screen Standard This setup page includes all the items of Award special CMOS Features standard features Advanced BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award special Features enhanced features Advanced This setup page includes all the items of chipset special Chipset Features features Integrated This section page includes all the items of IDE hard drive Peripherals and Programmed Input Output features Power This entry only appears if your system supports Power Management Management Green PC standards Setup PNP PCI This entry appears if your system supports PNP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Display CPU and Case Fan Speed etc 26 Configuring the BIOS Frequency CPU speed setting are settings of CPU speed You should Voltage Control refer to your CPU marking Load Fail Safe The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and Defaults represent settings which provide the minimum requirements for your sys to operate Load Optimized The chipset defaults are settings which provide for maximum Def
31. ntegrated Peripherals Setup allows the user to configure the onboard IDE controller floppy disk controller the printer port and the serial ports Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to save the most energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use PNP PCI Configurations This section describes how to configure the PCI bus system This section covers some very technical items and it is recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings PC Health Status The PC Health Status displays CPU and Case Fan Speed Frequency Voltage Control This section allows you to set CPU Speed 28 Configuring the BIOS Set Supervisor User Password When this function is selected the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED
32. out having to be converted first to an analog format Main Output Source taining the viability of a digital signal prevents No S PDIF output the quality of the signal from degrading when Song e ep me ma S PDIF in to S PDIF out pass through mode it is converted to analog Status Unlock Sampling Rate Dats Validation Copynght Protection Realtime S PDIF In monitor meni 40 Installing Drivers and Software y Output Sampling Rate 44 1KHz This is recommend while playing CD 48KHZ This is recommended while playing DVD or Dolby OGKHZ This is recommended while playing DVD Audio y Output Source Output digital audio source The digital audio format such as wav mp3 midi etc will come out through S PDIF Out Speaker Calibration After you have successfully plugged in speakers and assigned to the right jacks you are only one more step to go to enjoy the intended sound We provide Speaker Calibration to help you check if the speakers are located in the correct position Stepi Select the channel output headphone 2 4 6 8 channel Step2 Click play ican step Look at the scene while the speaker appears flushing you should be able to hear the sound exactly from that direction 41 NForce 750a series Motherboard Microphone This page is designed to provide you better microphone recording quality Below picture indicates both Noise Suppression amp
33. ping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Idex Disk Model Capacity 1 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return 50 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system Installing Drivers and Software Installing the RAID Drivers 1 After you complete the RAID BIOS setup boot from the windowsXP CD The Windows Setup program starts Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press F6 and wait a few moments for the Windows Setup screen to appear Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in you system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drivers or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want
34. r Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out 8 DVI Out Port optional 9 IEEE1394 Port optional 10 Lan Port with LEDs to indicate status Yellow Light Up Blink 10 Mbps Link Activity Yellow and Green Light Up Blink 100 Mbps Link Activity Orange and Red Light UP Blink 1000 Mbps Link Activity 11 Port 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channe Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Subwoofer NForce 750a series Motherboard Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard The topics covered in this section are L Preparing the motherboard lt Installing the CPU lt Installing the CPU fan Installing the memory L Installing the motherboard L Connecting cables and setting switches Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic safety precations Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before removing or installing any equipment from to the computer chassis Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU and memory You need to purchase these to complete this installation Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU Make sure not to bend or break any pins on the back Hold the processor only by th
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36. ta transfer rates of 300Mb s L Onboard LAN e LAN interface built in onboard lt Supports 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet 1000Mbps Ethernet is optional L Onboard Audio optional Azalia High Definition audio lt Supports 6 channel 8 channel audio Supports Jack Sensing function L PCI Express Support lt Supports PCI Express 2 0 lt Supports two PCIEx16 slot with 8 1an bandwidth and two PCIEx1 slot optional e Low power consumption and power management features e Supports 8 8 SLI technology L Green Function 4 Before You Begin RTC timer to power on the system e AC power failure recovery Onboard IEEE1394 optional lt One 1394 port on back panel one on pin header lt Compliant with EEE1394 OHCI specifications v1 0 and v1 1 Integrated 400Mb 2 port PHY Onboard display Support Integrates 750a SLI engine core lt Support Hybrid SLI to increase graphics performance with GeForce Boost and provide intelligent power management with HybridPower lt DVI HDMI output support optional Expansion Slots e Two PCI Express x1 slot optional e Two PCI Express x16 Graphics slot e Two PCI bus master slots ver 2 3 compliant NForce 750a series Motherboard Motherboard Layout Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors 171819 20 NV4 Nd9 PW2 SPDIF OUT HDMI Tintin Figure 1 Board Layout 1 Front Panel Connector USB Connectors Speaker
37. th gt lt day gt lt year gt Time The time format is lt hour gt lt Minute gt lt second gt displayed in 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is displayed as 13 00 00 Primary These categories identify the types of the two channels that Master Primary have been installed in the computer Slave Secondary Master Secondary If the controller of the HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None Drive A Type This category identifies the drive types which have been installed Drive B Type in the computer Video The default setting is EGA VGA Halt on You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security Advanced Chipset Features The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and the external cache It must be stated that these items should not be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system Integrated Peripherals The I
38. to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 51 NForce 750a series Motherboard 3 Specify the NVIDIA drivers 1 Insert the floppy that has the RAID driver press S then press Enter Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows Using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC To return to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller ENTER Select F3 Exit 2 Select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then press Enter Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or Special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk form a mass storage device manuafacturer press S ial you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 52 Installing Drivers and Software 3 Press S again at the Specify Devices screen then press Enter 4 Select NVDIA Nforce Storage Controller and then press Enter Windows Setup Setup will load s
39. udio Driver Setup Getting Started After Realtek HD Audio Driver being installed insert the driverCD and follow the on screen instructions Realtek HD Audio Manager icon will show in System tray as below Double click the icon and the control panel will appear REALTEK mi os O Sound Effect Mixer AudioVO Microphone d 4 Environment None Pesce Karaoke a W EN A kil EN Equalizer Realtek HD Audio Manaaer Sound Effect After clicking on the Sound Effect tab 3 sections Environment Karaoke are available for selection a Equalizer and Environment None ree Karaoke 0 Equalizer ai E Environment Simulation You will be able to enjoy different sound experience by pulling down the arrow totally 23 kinds of sound effect will be shown for selection Realtek HD Audio Sound Manager also provides five popular settings Stone Corridor Bathroom Sewer pipe Arena and Audio Corridor for quick enjoyment tk 34 Installing Drivers and Software Equalizer Selection The Equalizer section allows you to create your own preferred settings by utilizing this tool In standard 10 bands of equalizer ranging from 100Hz to 16KHz are available AA go 3 S o La Save Reset 1 The settings are saved f 10 bands of equalizer would permanently for future go back to the default setting use Enable Disable To disable you can
40. upport for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA Nforce Storage Controller To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or Special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk form a mass storage device manuafacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit 4 Press Enter to continue with Windows XP Installation Be sure to leave the floppy disk inserted in the floppy drive until the blue screen portion of Windows XP installation is completed then take out the floppy 5 Follow the instructions on how to install Windows XP During the GUI portion of the install you might be prompted to click Yes to install the RAID driver Click Yes as many times as needed in order to finish the instal lation This will not be an issue with a signed driver WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit 53 NForce 750a series Motherboard 54 55 NFo
41. vironment Simulation 34 Equalizer Selection 35 Frequently Used Equalizer Setting 35 Karaoke Mode 30 Mixel 36 Playback control 36 Recording control 37 Audio O 38 Speaker Configuration 39 Global Connector Settings 40 S PDIF 9 2 22 n nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nanan 40 Speaker Calibration 41 Microphone 42 Noise Suppression 42 Beam Forming 42 Acoustic Echo Cancellation
42. vision reception The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference it is necessary to use shielded I O cables Copyright This manual is copyrighted with all rights reserved No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced by any means While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual no responsibility for errors or omissions is assumed Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Trademarks All brand names logos and registered trademarks mentioned are property of their respective owners NForce 750a series Motherboard Table of Contents Motherboard Specifications Motherboard Lay OU tarros Hardware Installation Safety Instructions Preparing The Motherboard 2 Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Fan Installing Memory DIMMs
43. wer Cable power Key no pin Ground O oOo N O Oo FP WO N a IEEE 1394 Cable optional Connecting Serial ATA Cables SATA 1 SATA 6 Optional 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 3Gb s data transfer rate There are six serial ATA connectors on the motherboard that support AHCI and RAID configurations SATA5 amp SATA6 does not support IDE mode SIGNAL NForce 750a series Motherboard Hardware Installation Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables see Table 2 for pin definitions L PWRLED Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector The Power LED indicates the system s status Front Panel Header Pins FP1 KEY Tm Nc GND m RESET PWR_SW T GND PW LED fm mi HDD LED PW LED 2 mami HDD LED Note Some chassis do not have ali four cables Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins L PWR SW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the power supply button Y HDD LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator LED cable to these two p
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