The nForce 600chipset was released in the first half of November 2006, coinciding with the GeForce 8 series launch on November 8, 2006. The nForce 600 supports Intel's LGA 775 socket and AMD's Quad FX platform and replaces the nForce 500 series.
Specially made for the AMD Quad FX platform proposed by AMD, providing a total of two CPUs and multiple graphic cards configuration (SLI) working on a single chipset.
NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI System Platform Processors (SPPs) and Media Communications Processors (MCPs) are the top-of-the-line motherboard for Intel users in the nForce 600 series.
NVIDIA has issued a fix named NV121906[4] in late December 2006 for 680i SLI motherboards. This hotfix was released because users have reported disconnect or write error issues with Serial ATA disk drives on their nForce 680i motherboards. It is an update specifically for SATA Disk Drives and system instability. System instability is observed in the following ways (not a complete list):
Random application shutdown
Corrupted boot drive
BSOD (Blue screen of death)
Corrupt data
To address them, BIOS updates were released for some NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI based motherboards that eliminate those symptoms. Affected motherboards include:
This update is supposed to improve system stability and prevent future stability issues related to SATA disk drives on those systems requiring this hotfix. NVIDIA has strongly recommended that all customers upgrade their motherboards to the newest available BIOS revision that their nForce 680i-based motherboards could support, regardless of whether or not they have experienced the issues. Also, NVIDIA has stated that this upgrade will preserve the user's current computer settings.
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The nForce 600 chipset was released in the first half of November 2006 coinciding with the GeForce 8 series launch on November 8 2006 The nForce 600 supports Intel s LGA 775 socket and AMD s Quad FX platform and replaces the nForce 500 series Nvidia nForce 600CPU supportedAthlon 64Core 2Socket supportedLGA 775Socket AM2Socket AM3Socket FMiscellaneousRelease date s November 2006PredecessornForce 500SuccessornForce 700 Contents 1 AMD chipsets 1 1 nForce 680a SLI 1 2 nForce 630a 2 Intel chipsets 2 1 nForce 680i SLI 2 2 nForce 680i LT SLI 2 3 nForce 650i SLI 2 4 nForce 650i Ultra 2 5 nForce 630i 3 nForce 680i SLI hotfix 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAMD chipsets editnForce 680a SLI edit Specially made for the AMD Quad FX platform proposed by AMD providing a total of two CPUs and multiple graphic cards configuration SLI working on a single chipset AMD Dual Dual core Socket F Enthusiast multiple GPU segment Support for HyperTransport 2 0 2 northbridges as Media and Communications Processor MCP equal to that of nForce 570 SLI MCP 1 each providing one x16 and one x8 PCI E lanes and total 28 PCI E lanes Total of 4 PCI E x16 slots Two of the x16 slots receive x8 PCI E lanes bandwidth Additional PCI E slots support PCI E x8 x4 x1 slots Support of a total of 56 PCI E lanes PCI slot s Support up to 4 non registered DDR2 DIMM modules Support for EPP memory Support up to 12 SATA harddisks Support RAID configurations RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 JBOD 4 onboard Gigabit Ethernet ports NVIDIA FirstPacket Technology Support up to 20 USB 2 0 ports Estimated price US 200 or morenForce 630a edit Socket 939 Socket AM2 Socket AM3 processors Mainstream IGP segment MCP61P northbridge IGP renamed as GeForce 7050 2 sDVO connection for optional HDMI output citation needed DVI TV out outputs 1 PCI Express x16 slot Extra PCIe x1 amp PCI slots High definition audio Azalia audio 10 USB 2 0 ports 4 SATA 3 0 Gbit s ports with RAID Gigabit EthernetIntel chipsets editnForce 680i SLI edit NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI System Platform Processors SPPs and Media Communications Processors MCPs are the top of the line motherboard for Intel users in the nForce 600 series Support for Quad Core CPUs and 1333 MHz Front Side Bus Support for 1200 MHz SLI Ready Memory with EPP Support for up to 46 PCI Express PCIe lanes Support for up to 10 USB 2 0 ports Support for 6 3 Gbit s SATA and 2 PATA drives which can be linked together in any combination of SATA and PATA to form a RAID 0 1 5 or 0 1 NVIDIA nTune a tool for easy overclocking and timing configurations HDA Azalia Audio Dual Onboard Gigabit Ethernet NVIDIA FirstPacket and DualNetnForce 680i LT SLI edit Support for Quad Core CPUs and 1333 MHz Front Side Bus Support for 800 MHz SLI Ready Memory with EPP Support for up to 46 PCI Express PCIe lanes Support for up to 10 USB 2 0 ports Support for 6 3 Gbit s SATA and 2 PATA drives which can be linked together in any combination of SATA and PATA to form a RAID 0 1 5 or 0 1 NVIDIA nTune a tool for easy overclocking and timing configurations HDA Azalia Audio Single Onboard Gigabit Ethernet NVIDIA FirstPacket and DualNetnForce 650i SLI edit Intel LGA 775 Performance mainstream dual GPU segment Estimated price US 150 or lessnForce 650i Ultra edit Intel LGA 775 Performance mainstream single GPU segment Estimated price US 150 or lessnForce 630i edit Intel LGA 775 IGP 3 Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM memory Video outputs HDMI DVI with HDCP and D Sub Value IGP segment No PureVideonForce 680i SLI hotfix editNVIDIA has issued a fix named NV121906 4 in late December 2006 for 680i SLI motherboards This hotfix was released because users have reported disconnect or write error issues with Serial ATA disk drives on their nForce 680i motherboards It is an update specifically for SATA Disk Drives and system instability System instability is observed in the following ways not a complete list Random application shutdown Corrupted boot drive BSOD Blue screen of death Corrupt dataTo address them BIOS updates were released for some NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI based motherboards that eliminate those symptoms Affected motherboards include EVGA nForce 680i SLI BFG nForce 680i SLI 5 Biostar TF680i SLI Deluxe ECS PN2 SLI2 This update is supposed to improve system stability and prevent future stability issues related to SATA disk drives on those systems requiring this hotfix NVIDIA has strongly recommended that all customers upgrade their motherboards to the newest available BIOS revision that their nForce 680i based motherboards could support regardless of whether or not they have experienced the issues Also NVIDIA has stated that this upgrade will preserve the user s current computer settings See also editComparison of Nvidia chipsetsReferences edit Tom s Hardware Guide review page 5 Tom s Hardware DailyTech report HKEPC report NVIDIA hotfix NV121906 Update for SATA Disk Drives Archived from the original on 2007 01 03 Retrieved 2006 12 30 BFG Tech Archived from the original on 2007 01 23 Retrieved 2007 01 21 External links editDailyTech More NVIDIA nForce 600 Series Details Revealed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NForce 600 amp oldid 1105636189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
