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User’s Guide

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard

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Contents

Page Evga X58 SLI Motherboard User’s Guide Evga 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 Instructions Installing the CPU Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the Motherboard Installing the I/O Shield Connecting Cables Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Pin ATX Power PW1 PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin Assignments Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Pin ATX 12V Power PW12 Connecting Serial ATA Cables Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header IEEE1394a Firewire Ieee 1394a Connector Pins USB 2.0 Header Pins USB Headers Front Audio Connector Audio Fan Connections COM1 Expansion Slots PCI 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 Menu Power Management Setup Standard Cmos FeaturesAdvanced Bios Features PnP/PCI Configurations Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Save & Exit Setup Standard Cmos Features Menu Halt On Date and Time Sata Channel Manual NoneAuto Large Halt On Memory Advanced Bios Features Cdrom CD-ROM Device Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Security Option Boot Other DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Integrated Peripherals Menu Legacy Devices OnChip PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Settings Power Management Setup Menu Acpi Function Acpi Suspend Type Run Vgabios if S3 ResumeResume by Alarm Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Disabled Keyboard Power on FunctionHot Key Power On Pwron after PWR-Fail PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Init Display First IRQ 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 VBT SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Channel Interleave Setting Memory FeatureMemory Control Setting Rank Interleave Setting CPU Feature Intel SpeedStep Turbo Mode FunctionExecute Disable Bit CxE Function CPU Clock Ratio Logical Processor SettingQPI Controller Setting Evga VDroop control CPU Host Frequency MhzSpread Spectrum CPU VCore IOH Vcore Dimm DQ VrefQPI PLL Vcore IOH/ICH I/O Voltage PWM Frequency Installing Drivers Software Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation Appendix A. Post Codes for the Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Award Post Code Eeprom Evga Evga Evga Configuring the Bios Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 Page 2, etc Boot Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Evga