Conﬁguring the Bios | EVGA X58 3X SLI manual

Configuring the BIOS

Conﬁguring the BIOS

This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

This section includes the following information:

Enter BIOS Setup

Main Menu

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control

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EVGA X58 3X SLI manual Conﬁguring the Bios

Contents

Page User’s Guide Evga X58 SLI Motherboard 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 Speciﬁcations MotherboardPage Equipment Unpacking Parts DescriptionsUnpacking Port Sata Power Cables Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Layout Chassis Back Panel Connectors Safety Instructions Hardware Installation Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Installing the CPU Fan Installing System Memory DIMMs Installing the I/O Shield Installing the Motherboard Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Connecting Cables PW1 Motherboard Connector PW1 Pin Assignments Pin ATX Power PW1 Pin ATX 12V Power PW12 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Connecting Serial ATA Cables Front Panel Header Connecting Internal Headers Ieee 1394a Connector Pins IEEE1394a Firewire USB Headers USB 2.0 Header Pins Audio Front Audio Connector Fan Connections Expansion Slots COM1 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 Main Menu Enter Bios Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Standard Cmos FeaturesAdvanced Bios Features Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password/Set User Password Halt On Standard Cmos Features Menu Sata Channel Date and Time Large NoneAuto Manual Memory Halt On Cdrom Advanced Bios Features CD-ROM Device Priority Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Security Option Boot Other DeviceBoot Up NumLock Status Legacy Devices Integrated Peripherals Menu OnChip PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Settings Acpi Function Power Management Setup Menu Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Run Vgabios if S3 ResumeResume by Alarm Acpi Suspend Type Pwron after PWR-Fail Power on FunctionHot Key Power On Disabled Keyboard Init Display First PnP/PCI Configuration Menu IRQ Resources Reset ConfigurationResources Controlled By Maximum Payload Size PCI/VGA Palette SnoopINT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment VBT PC Health Status Menu Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu SmartFan Function Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Rank Interleave Setting Memory FeatureMemory Control Setting Channel Interleave Setting CPU Feature CxE Function Turbo Mode FunctionExecute Disable Bit Intel SpeedStep CPU Clock Ratio Logical Processor SettingQPI Controller Setting CPU VCore CPU Host Frequency MhzSpread Spectrum Evga VDroop control IOH/ICH I/O Voltage Dimm DQ VrefQPI PLL Vcore IOH Vcore PWM Frequency Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation Installing Drivers Software Award Post Code Appendix A. Post Codes for the Evga X58 SLI Motherboard Eeprom Evga Evga Evga Configuring the Bios Setup Pages E1- Page 1, E2 Page 2, etc Boot Evga Glossary of Terms Evga Evga