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EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 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 ...30 COM1 ...31 Expansion Slots...31 PCI Slots...32 PCI-E x1 Slots ...32 PCI-E x16/x8 Slots...
EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 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 ...30 COM1 ...31 Expansion Slots...31 PCI Slots...32 PCI-E x1 Slots ...32 PCI-E x16/x8 Slots...
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EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Six(6) onboard SATA II Ports + 2 onboard SATA3 ports 300MBps data transfer rate Six SATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ... Onboard IEEE1394a (Firewire) Support hot plug Two IEEE1394a ports (one rear panel port, one onboard header) with a rate transmission of 400 Mbps Onboard Audio Realtek High-Definition audio Supports 8-channel audio Supports Jack-Sensing function Triple PCI-E Support Three (3) PCI-E 2.0 Slots Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power...
EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Six(6) onboard SATA II Ports + 2 onboard SATA3 ports 300MBps data transfer rate Six SATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ... Onboard IEEE1394a (Firewire) Support hot plug Two IEEE1394a ports (one rear panel port, one onboard header) with a rate transmission of 400 Mbps Onboard Audio Realtek High-Definition audio Supports 8-channel audio Supports Jack-Sensing function Triple PCI-E Support Three (3) PCI-E 2.0 Slots Supports 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth Low power consumption and power...
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...data transmission Data transmission Speed/Link LED Status Yellow Green Off Description 1000 Mbps data rate 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate 8. Audio Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-Channel Line-In Line-Out Mic In 6-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/...Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors 16 USB 2.0 Ports (Eight) 3. IEE1394a (Firewire) Port 7. Clear CMOS Button 4. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 1 7 7 6 4 2 3 5 2 2 2 8 1. EVBot Connector 5. PS/2 Keyboard Port 2. USB 3.0 ports (two) 6.
...data transmission Data transmission Speed/Link LED Status Yellow Green Off Description 1000 Mbps data rate 100 Mbps data rate 10 Mbps data rate 8. Audio Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-Channel Line-In Line-Out Mic In 6-Channel Line-In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/...Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors 16 USB 2.0 Ports (Eight) 3. IEE1394a (Firewire) Port 7. Clear CMOS Button 4. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 1 7 7 6 4 2 3 5 2 2 2 8 1. EVBot Connector 5. PS/2 Keyboard Port 2. USB 3.0 ports (two) 6.
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... will include: Power Connections 24-pin ATX power (PW1) 8-pin ATX 12V power (PW12) Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM IDE SATA II SATA 3 22 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to...
... will include: Power Connections 24-pin ATX power (PW1) 8-pin ATX 12V power (PW12) Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM IDE SATA II SATA 3 22 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to...
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The front Audio supports re-tasking function. EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN Card Edge 29 Table 5.
The front Audio supports re-tasking function. EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. Front Audio Connector Connector Front Audio Connector 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN Card Edge 29 Table 5.
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EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Onboard Device Press Enter to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for LAN1. Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Realtek GigaLan (LAN2) [Auto] [Auto] PE4 Slot (PCIE x1) Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM TI 1394 Setting High Definition Audio P80 Show CPU Temp. [Auto] [Disabled] [... [Enabled] Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Use this function to enable or disable the onboard Realtek High Definition Audio. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. High Definition Audio This function allows you to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for booting from LAN. The options are...
EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Onboard Device Press Enter to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for LAN1. Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Realtek GigaLan (LAN2) [Auto] [Auto] PE4 Slot (PCIE x1) Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM TI 1394 Setting High Definition Audio P80 Show CPU Temp. [Auto] [Disabled] [... [Enabled] Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Use this function to enable or disable the onboard Realtek High Definition Audio. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. High Definition Audio This function allows you to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for booting from LAN. The options are...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to load your operating system. The CD that has been shipped with a CD that is Vista-capable. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to remember that .... 6. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen. 65 The kit comes with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage Marvell SATA 6 Drivers NEC USB 3.0 Drivers...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to load your operating system. The CD that has been shipped with a CD that is Vista-capable. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to remember that .... 6. The CD will autorun, install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen. 65 The kit comes with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage Marvell SATA 6 Drivers NEC USB 3.0 Drivers...