User Guide ........................1 EVGA P67 FTW Motherboard..................1 Before You Begin… ...................... 6 Parts NOT in the Kit ....................7 Intentions of the Kit ....................7 EVGA P67 FTW Motherboard..................8 Motherboard Specifications..................8 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions ................10 Unpacking ......................
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Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators ..........32 Post Port Debug LED ..................32 LED Status Indicators ..................32 Installing Drivers and Software ..................33 Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation ..............33 Appendix A. POST Codes...................34 EVGA Glossary of Terms ....................39 Compliance Information ....................42...
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List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA P67 FTW Motherboard Layout ............ 15 Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors ............14 Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector ..............21...
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Activity LED Status Description Speed/Link LED Status Description No data transmission Yellow 1000 Mbps data rate Blinking (Green) Data transmission Green 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate Center/Subwoofer Side Speaker Out...
Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU down away Note: After removing the CPU socket cover, it is recommended that you keep it in case you need to remove the CPU so for any reason you can replace the cover to avoid damaging the CPU socket pins.
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.
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.
Fan Connections BIOS Ground +12V Sense Control Ground +12V Sense Control Ground +12V Sense Control Ground +12V Sense Control Ground +12V Sense Ground Control Ground +12V +12V Sense Sense Control Control...
Expansion Slots Note: When using 1 Graphics Card in PCI-E: Slot 2, a speed of x16 will be used. When using 2 or more Graphics Cards in PCI-E Slots: a speed of x8 will be used for all x16 or x8 slots.
Installing Drivers and Software Note: 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 , Vista and Windows 7 both 32 and 64 Bit. Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 Driver Installation...
Appendix A. POST Codes Power on. Reset type detection (soft/hard). AP initialization before microcode loading North Bridge initialization before microcode loading South Bridge initialization before microcode loading OEM initialization before microcode loading Microcode loading AP initialization after microcode loading North Bridge initialization after microcode loading South Bridge initialization after microcode loading OEM initialization after microcode loading Cache initialization...
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OEM pre-memory initialization codes Memory initialization. Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading Memory initialization. Memory presence detection Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information Memory initialization. Configuring memory Memory initialization (other). Reserved for ASL (see ASL Status Codes section below) Memory Installed CPU post-memory initialization is started CPU post-memory initialization.
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is failed Internal CPU error reset PPI is not available Reserved for future AMI error codes S3 Resume is stared (S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL) S3 Boot Script execution Video repost OS S3 wake vector call Reserved for future AMI progress codes S3 Resume Failed Reserved for future AMI error codes...
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South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started South Bridge devices initialization South Bridge DXE Initialization (South Bridge module specific) ACPI module initialization CSM initialization 7A– Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80– OEM DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization...
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Ready To Boot event Legacy Boot event Exit Boot Services event Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End Legacy Option ROM Initialization System Reset USB hot plug PCI bus hot plug Clean-up of NVRAM Configuration Reset (reset of NVRAM settings) Reserved for future AMI codes C0–...
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