Figure 1, Evga nforce 780i sli ftw motherboard layout – EVGA force 132-YW-E178 User Manual

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Figure 1.

EVGA nForce 780i SLI FTW Motherboard Layout

1.

CPU Socket – For use with Intel LGA 775

CPUs

11. USB headers – for additional USB

connectors.

21. SPDIF connector – Digital Audio connection

2.

NVIDIA SPP with Active fan – Also known as

the Northbridge

12. Motherboard battery – helps retain

system BIOS settings

22. PCI slots – Used for PCI based components

3.

CPU fan connector – Connect CPU Fan to this

connector.

13. Fan connector

23. PCI Express x16 slots (SLI) – For graphics cards,

multiple slots are used for SLI configurations

4.

DDR DIMM Slots 0 – 3 – For System Memory

14. Serial connector – for Serial Port

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24. 1394a connector – Firewire connection

5.

24-pin ATX Power Connector – Main Power

connection

15. Front panel connector – For use

with system chassis

25. PCI Express x1 slot – Exclusive for devices that

require a PCI-E x1 slot

6.

IDE Connector – For IDE devices, CD-ROM

and Hard Disk Drives

16. CMOS Clear – Easily clears the

system the BIOS.

26. Back panel connectors – See Figure 2

7.

Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors – For SATA

devices, CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drives

17. Power button – with integrated

power LED indicator

27. PWM / Voltage Regulator Heatsink – Aids in

dispersing heat

8.

FDD connector – Floppy Disk Drive Connector

18. Reset Button – With integrated

HDD activity light.

28. 8-pin ATX 12V power connector – CPU 8-Pin Power

connector

9.

NVIDIA MCP (passive heat sink)

19. Azalia HD Audio Header

29. MCP/SPP fan connector

10. System Speaker – Provides POST Codes via

audio

20. Front Panel Audio – For use with

system chassis

30. LED POST Code Readout – See Appendix A. For

Code descriptions

10

13

7

30

18

2

1

4

3

5

7

8

9

6

13

14

15

16

22

23

22

25

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26

28

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12

20

23

24

17

13

13

27

29

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