EVGA X58 3X SLI Manuals

EVGA X58 3X SLI Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for EVGA X58 3X SLI. We have 2 EVGA X58 3X SLI manuals available for free PDF download: User Manual

EVGA X58 3X SLI User Manual

EVGA X58 3X SLI User Manual (77 pages)

User Manual

Brand: EVGA | Category: Motherboard | Size: 39 MB

Table of Contents

User's Guide
2
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
2
Table of Contents
4
Before You Begin
9
- Parts NOT in the Kit
  9
- Intentions of the Kit
  9
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
10
- Motherboard Specifications
  10
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions
12
- Unpacking
  12
- Equipment
  12
- EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
  14
- Figure 1. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Layout
  15
- Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors
  16
Hardware Installation
17
- Safety Instructions
  17
- Preparing the Motherboard
  18
  - Installing the CPU
    18
  - Installing the CPU Fan
    19
  - Installing System Memory (Dimms)
    20
- Installing the Motherboard
  21
  - Installing the I/O Shield
    21
  - Securing the Motherboard into a System Case
    22
- Connecting Cables
  22
  - 24-Pin ATX Power (PW1)
    23
  - Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector
    23
  - 8-Pin ATX 12V Power (PW12)
    24
  - Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives
    24
  - Connecting Serial ATA Cables
    25
  - Connecting Internal Headers
    26
    
    Front Panel Header
    26
    
    Ieee1394A (Firewire)
    27
    
    USB Headers
    28
    
    Audio
    29
  - Fan Connections
    30
  - Com1
    31
  - Expansion Slots
    31
    
    PCI Slots
    32
    
    PCI Express X1 Slots
    32
    
    PCI Express X16/X8 Slots
    32
- Onboard Buttons
  33
  - Clear CMOS Button
    33
  - RESET and POWER Button
    33
- Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators
  34
  - Post Port Debug LED
    34
  - LED Status Indicators
    34
Conﬁguring the BIOS
35
- Enter BIOS Setup
  36
- Main Menu
  36
  - Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu
    37
  - Integrated Peripherals
    37
  - Pc Health Status
    37
  - Power Management Setup
    37
  - Standard Cmos Features
    37
- Standard CMOS Features Menu
  39
  - Figure 5. Standard CMOS Features Menu
    39
  - Date and Time
    40
  - SATA Channel
    40
  - Halt on
    42
  - Memory
    42
- Advanced BIOS Features
  43
  - Figure 6. Advanced BIOS Features Menu
    43
  - CD-ROM Device Priority
    44
  - First/Second/Third Boot Device
    44
  - Hard Disk Boot Priority
    44
  - Boot Other Device
    45
  - Boot up Numlock Status
    45
  - Security Option
    45
- Integrated Peripherals Menu
  46
  - Legacy Devices
    46
  - Figure 7. Integrated Peripherals Menu
    46
  - Onchip PATA/SATA Device
    47
  - Onboard Device
    48
  - USB Device Settings
    49
- Power Management Setup Menu
  50
  - ACPI Function
    50
  - Figure 8. Power Management Setup Menu
    50
  - ACPI Suspend Type
    51
  - Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume
    51
  - Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
    51
  - Wake-Up by PCI Card
    51
  - USB KB Wake-Up from S3
    51
  - Resume by Alarm
    51
  - POWER on Function
    52
  - Hot Key Power on
    52
  - PWRON after PWR-Fail
    52
- Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
  53
  - Init Display First
    53
  - Figure 9. Pnp/Pci Configuration Menu
    53
  - Reset Configuration
    54
  - Resources Controlled by
    54
  - IRQ Resources
    54
  - PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
    55
  - INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment
    55
  - Maximum Payload Size
    55
- PC Health Status Menu
  56
  - Figure 10. PC Health Status Menu
    56
  - Smartfan Function
    57
- Frequency/Voltage Control Menu
  58
  - Figure 11. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu
    58
  - Figure 12. Memory Feature Menu
    59
  - Memory Feature
    59
  - CPU Feature
    60
  - Figure 13. CPU Feature Menu
    61
  - CPU Clock Ratio
    62
  - CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)
    63
  - CPU PLL Vcore
    63
  - CPU Vcore
    63
  - CPU VTT Voltage
    63
  - DIMM Voltage
    63
  - EVGA Vdroop Control
    63
  - Spread Spectrum
    63
  - CPU Thermal Trip
    64
  - DIMM DQ Vref
    64
  - ICH Vcore
    64
  - IOH Vcore
    64
  - IOH/ICH I/O Voltage
    64
  - QPI PLL Vcore
    64
  - PWM Frequency
    65
Installing Drivers and Software
66
- Windows Xp/Vista Driver Installation
  66
Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
67
- EVGA Glossary of Terms
  74

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