EVGA X58 3X SLI manual Evga X58 SLI Motherboard, User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard

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Contents Page Evga X58 SLI Motherboard User’s GuideEvga Table of Contents PCI Slots PCI Express x1 Slots PCI Express x16/x8 Slots Evga INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment Maximum Payload Size List of Figures Intentions of the Kit Before You Begin…Parts not in the Kit Motherboard Motherboard SpeciﬁcationsPage Equipment Unpacking Parts DescriptionsUnpacking Port Sata Power Cables Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Hardware Installation Safety InstructionsInstalling the CPU Preparing the MotherboardInstalling the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the Motherboard Installing the I/O ShieldConnecting Cables Securing the Motherboard into a System CasePin ATX Power PW1 PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin AssignmentsConnecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Pin ATX 12V Power PW12Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel HeaderIEEE1394a Firewire Ieee 1394a Connector PinsUSB 2.0 Header Pins USB HeadersFront Audio Connector AudioFan Connections COM1 Expansion SlotsPCI Express x16/x8 Slots PCI SlotsPCI Express x1 Slots Clear Cmos Button Reset and Power ButtonOnboard Buttons Post Port Debug LED Post Port Debug LED LED Status IndicatorsLED Status Indicators Conﬁguring the Bios Enter Bios Setup Main MenuPower Management Setup Standard Cmos FeaturesAdvanced Bios Features PnP/PCI ConfigurationsSet Supervisor Password/Set User Password Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Save & Exit SetupStandard Cmos Features Menu Halt OnDate and Time Sata ChannelManual NoneAuto LargeHalt On MemoryAdvanced Bios Features CdromCD-ROM Device Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Security Option Boot Other DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Integrated Peripherals Menu Legacy DevicesOnChip PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Settings Power Management Setup Menu Acpi FunctionAcpi Suspend Type Run Vgabios if S3 ResumeResume by Alarm Soft-Off by PWR-BTTNDisabled Keyboard Power on FunctionHot Key Power On Pwron after PWR-FailPnP/PCI Configuration Menu Init Display FirstIRQ Resources Reset ConfigurationResources Controlled By Maximum Payload Size PCI/VGA Palette SnoopINT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment PC Health Status Menu VBTSmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menuFrequency/Voltage Control Menu Frequency/Voltage Control MenuChannel Interleave Setting Memory FeatureMemory Control Setting Rank Interleave SettingCPU Feature Intel SpeedStep Turbo Mode FunctionExecute Disable Bit CxE FunctionCPU Clock Ratio Logical Processor SettingQPI Controller Setting Evga VDroop control CPU Host Frequency MhzSpread Spectrum CPU VCoreIOH Vcore Dimm DQ VrefQPI PLL Vcore IOH/ICH I/O VoltagePWM Frequency Installing Drivers Software Windows XP/Vista Driver InstallationAppendix A. Post Codes for the Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Award Post CodeEeprom Evga Evga Evga Configuring the Bios Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 Page 2, etc Boot Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Evga