EVGA 132-LF-E655, P55 SLI manual

User’s Guide

EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard

Contents

Main Page Table of Contents Page Page List of Figures Before You Begin Parts NOT in the Kit EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Motherboard Specifications Page Hardware Installation Safety Instructions Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Fan Installing System Memory (DIMMs) Installing the Motherboard Page Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Connecting Cables 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Connector Table 1. PW1 Pin Assignments 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) Connecting Serial ATA Cables Page Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header Table 2.Front Panel Header Pins IEEE1394a (Firewire) Table 3. IEEE 1394a Connector Pins USB Headers Table 4. USB 2.0 Header Pins Audio Table 5. Front Audio Connector Expansion Slots PCI Slots PCI Express x1 Slots PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots Onboard Buttons Clear CMOS Button RESET and POWER Button Page Configuring the BIOS Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard BIOS Features Menu Figure 3. Standard BIOS Features Menu System Time / System Date Advanced BIOS Features Figure 4. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Configuration Boot Settings Configuration AHCI Configuration Configuring the BIOS USB Configuration This option menu allows you to enable Legacy USB support, force USB 1.1 mode and more. Advanced Chipset Features Figure 5. Advanced Chipset Features PCI Express Configuration Intel VT-d Configuration Page PCI/PNP Resource Management Figure 6. PCI/PNP Resource Management Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Page Boot Configuration Features Figure 7. Boot Configuration Features Boot Device Priority Hard Disk Drives CD/DVD Drives Power Management Features Figure 8. Power Management Features ACPI Configuration SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width Restore on AC Power Loss Hardware Health Configure Figure 9. Hardware Health Configure H/W Health Function CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows change of the fan mode configuration. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Figure 10. Frequency/Voltage Control Page Installing Drivers and Software Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Table 6. AMI POST Code Page EVGA Glossary of Terms