EVGA X58 3X SLI specification

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EVGA X58 3X SLI manual

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 Advanced Bios Features Standard Cmos FeaturesPower Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSet Supervisor Password/Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Halt On Standard Cmos Features Menu Sata Channel Date and Time Auto NoneManual Large 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 Resume by Alarm Run Vgabios if S3 ResumeAcpi Suspend Type Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Hot Key Power On Power on FunctionDisabled Keyboard Pwron after PWR-Fail 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 Memory Control Setting Memory FeatureChannel Interleave Setting Rank Interleave Setting CPU Feature Execute Disable Bit Turbo Mode FunctionIntel SpeedStep CxE Function CPU Clock Ratio Logical Processor SettingQPI Controller Setting Spread Spectrum CPU Host Frequency MhzEvga VDroop control CPU VCore QPI PLL Vcore Dimm DQ VrefIOH Vcore IOH/ICH I/O Voltage 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