EVGA X58 3X SLI manual Before You Begin…, Parts not in the Kit, Intentions of the Kit

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Before You Begin…

Parts NOT in the Kit

This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.

Intel Microprocessor

System Memory

Cooling fan for the Microprocessor

Graphics Card

Power Supply

EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality.

Intentions of the Kit

This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard into a system case. If you are building a PC, you will use most of the cables provided in the kit. If however, you are replacing a motherboard, you will not need many of the cables.

When replacing a motherboard in a system case, you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current Hard Disk Drive may already have an operating system.

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Contents Page User’s Guide Evga X58 SLI MotherboardEvga 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 Before You Begin… Parts not in the KitIntentions of the Kit Motherboard Speciﬁcations MotherboardPage Unpacking Parts Descriptions UnpackingEquipment Port Sata Power Cables Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware InstallationPreparing the Motherboard Installing the CPUInstalling the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the I/O Shield Installing the MotherboardSecuring the Motherboard into a System Case Connecting CablesPW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin Assignments Pin ATX Power PW1Pin ATX 12V Power PW12 Connecting IDE Hard Disk DrivesConnecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal HeadersIeee 1394a Connector Pins IEEE1394a FirewireUSB Headers USB 2.0 Header PinsAudio Front Audio ConnectorFan Connections Expansion Slots COM1PCI Slots PCI Express x1 SlotsPCI Express x16/x8 Slots Reset and Power Button Onboard ButtonsClear Cmos Button Post Port Debug LED LED Status Indicators LED Status IndicatorsPost Port Debug LED Conﬁguring the Bios Main Menu Enter Bios SetupAdvanced Bios Features Standard Cmos FeaturesPower Management Setup PnP/PCI ConfigurationsLoad Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSet Supervisor Password/Set User Password Save & Exit SetupHalt On Standard Cmos Features MenuSata Channel Date and TimeAuto NoneManual LargeMemory Halt OnCdrom Advanced Bios FeaturesHard Disk Boot Priority First/Second/Third Boot DeviceCD-ROM Device Priority Boot Other Device Boot Up NumLock StatusSecurity Option Legacy Devices Integrated Peripherals MenuOnChip PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Settings Acpi Function Power Management Setup MenuResume by Alarm Run Vgabios if S3 ResumeAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by PWR-BTTNHot Key Power On Power on FunctionDisabled Keyboard Pwron after PWR-FailInit Display First PnP/PCI Configuration MenuReset Configuration Resources Controlled ByIRQ Resources PCI/VGA Palette Snoop INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 AssignmentMaximum Payload Size VBT PC Health Status MenuPress Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu SmartFan FunctionFrequency/Voltage Control Menu Frequency/Voltage Control MenuMemory Control Setting Memory FeatureChannel Interleave Setting Rank Interleave SettingCPU Feature Execute Disable Bit Turbo Mode FunctionIntel SpeedStep CxE FunctionLogical Processor Setting QPI Controller SettingCPU Clock Ratio Spread Spectrum CPU Host Frequency MhzEvga VDroop control CPU VCoreQPI PLL Vcore Dimm DQ VrefIOH Vcore IOH/ICH I/O VoltagePWM Frequency Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation Installing Drivers SoftwareAward Post Code Appendix A. Post Codes for the Evga X58 SLI MotherboardEeprom Evga Evga Evga Configuring the Bios Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 Page 2, etc Boot Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Evga