User’s Guide ... 1 EVGA X58 FTW ³ ... 1 Motherboard ... 1 Before You Begin… ... 8 Parts NOT in the Kit... 9 Intentions of the Kit ... 9 Motherboard ...10 Motherboard Specifications ... 10 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions ...12 Unpacking ...
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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ... 24 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives ... 24 Connecting SATA Cables ... 25 Connecting Internal Headers ... 26 Front Panel Header ... 26 IEEE1394a (Firewire) ... 27 USB Headers ... 28 Audio ... 29 Fan Connections ...
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Advanced BIOS Features ... 43 Hard Disk Boot Priority ... 44 CD-ROM Device Priority ... 44 First/Second/Third Boot Device ... 44 Boot Other Device ... 45 Boot Up NumLock Status ... 45 Security Option ... 45 Integrated Peripherals Menu ... 46 Legacy Devices ...
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Frequency/Voltage Control Menu ... 58 Memory Feature ... 59 Voltage Control ... 61 CPU Feature ... 63 Installing Drivers and Software ...65 Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 Driver Installation ... 65 Appendix A. POST Codes...67 EVGA Glossary of Terms ...74 Compliance Information ...77...
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Figure 1. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Layout ... 14 Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors ... 16 Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector ... 23 Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu ... 37 Figure 5. Standard CMOS Features Menu ... 39 Figure 6.
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Activity LED Status Blinking (Green) Description Speed/Link LED Status No data transmission Yellow Data transmission Green Center/Subwoofer Side Speaker Out Description 1000 Mbps data rate 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate...
Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU away Note: After removing the CPU socket cover, it is recommended that you keep it in case you need to remove CPU for any reason you can replace the cover to avoid damaging the CPU socket pins. down...
Installing the Motherboard Note: Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the system case covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards. Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers. This will depend on the system case being used.
8-pin ATX 12V Power ( Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives Note: If an ATA-100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable, the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive. Motherboard Edge PW12...
Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header Note: Some system cases do not have all four cables. Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins.
COM1 Expansion Slots Note: When using 1 Graphic Card in PCI-E: Slot 1, a speed of x16 will be used. When using 2 Graphic Cards in PCI-E Slots: 1 and 3, a speed of x16/x16 will be used. When running 3 Graphic Cards in PCI-E Slots: 1, 3, and 5 a speed of x16/x8/x8 will be used.
Enter BIOS Setup Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter Setup. Note: It is strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS settings. Changing some settings could damage your computer. Main Menu Note: that on the BIOS screens all data in yellow is changeable, data in red box...
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Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Frequency/Voltage Control Load Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ...
Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Note that all data in white is for information only, data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Item Help Standard CMOS Features Thu, Sep 15 1983 12 : 48: [None] Main Level...
Date and Time Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) SATA Channel SATA 0 SATA 2 SATA 1 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 IDE Auto-Detect SATA 0 Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector hour : minute : second Sat, Jul 01 2006 14 : 48: [None]...
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IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] SATA 0 [Manual} Access Mode [CHS] Capacity 0 MB Cylinder ...0 Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Access Mode [CHS] Cylinder Min= Max=65535 Key in a DEC number : :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort...
Halt On Halt On [All , But Keyboard] Memory display-only values Halt On All Errors ... [ ] No Errors ... [ ] All , But Keyboard ... [ ] :Move ENTER:Accept Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K ESC:Abort...
Enter:Select F5:Previous Values Note: That all data in white data in blue is non-changeable, and data in a selection. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard to display the sub-menus. Advanced BIOS Features [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Removable] Main Level [CDROM] [Hard Disk]...
Hard Disk Boot Priority 1. SATA 0 ST3802110A 2. Bootable Add-in Cards CD-ROM Device Priority 1. SATA 1 : BENQ DVD DC DW1810 First/Second/Third Boot Device First Boot Device Removable ... [ ] Hard Disk ... [ ] CDROM ... [ ] Legacy LAN ...
USB Device Settings USB 3.0 Controller USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [High Speed] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled]...
Power Management Setup Menu Power Management Setup Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility ACPI function [Enabled] APCI Suspend Type Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Wake-Up by PCI Card USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Day of Month Alarm Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm HPET Support...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] [S1(POS)] [S3(STR)] Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off] [Delay 4 Sec] Wake-Up by PCI Card USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Resume by Alarm [Disable] [Enable]...
Reset Configuration Data Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)] Resources Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources Resources Controlled By IRQ Resources IRQ Resources [Manual] IRQ-5 assigned to IRQ-9 assigned to IRQ-10 assigned to IRQ-11 assigned to IRQ-12 assigned to IRQ-14 assigned to IRQ-15 assigned to [Manual] [Auto(ESCD)]...
PC Health Status Menu PC Health Status Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SmartFan Function VCC 3.3V CPU Vcore DIMM Voltage CPU VTT Voltage IOH Vcore +12V 3VSB CPU temperature NB temperature VREG temperature System temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed ...
If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed Chassis Speed Control Manual Fan Speed, % If temp > 100ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed [SmartFan] [Manual] EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard [PWM Fan (4pin)] [SmartFan] [SmartFan] [SmartFan]...
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Frequency/Voltage Control Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Dummy O.C. Extreme Cooling Memory Feature Voltage Control CPU Feature CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) Target CPU Frequency (MHz) 3466MHz(133x28) Target Memory Frequency Spread Spectrum PCIE Frequency(Mhz) Save Profile Load Profile MCH Strap CPU Uncore Frequency (MHz)
Users should exercise caution when over- voltaging, as it can cause system instability or even void warranties and damage components. :Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Voltage Control [With VDroop] [Auto] 1.337V [Auto] +0mv [Auto] 1.800V...
It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your operating system. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-capable. Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 Driver Installation EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software...
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