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This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Twelve USB 2.0 ports (Eight ..., Windows Vista and Win 7 32 and 64 bit Contains Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel DDR3-1600+. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW ³ Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard. Officially supports up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB ...
This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Twelve USB 2.0 ports (Eight ..., Windows Vista and Win 7 32 and 64 bit Contains Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel DDR3-1600+. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW ³ Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard. Officially supports up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB ...
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... necessary cables for both 2-Way and 3-Way SLI configurations. 1 - EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard. Equipment The following accessories are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard This PCI-E motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to quickly and...
... necessary cables for both 2-Way and 3-Way SLI configurations. 1 - EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard. Equipment The following accessories are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard This PCI-E motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to quickly and...
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...back panel of the chassis. 6 - EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 1 - IDE Data Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together which allows for 2-Way SLI. 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Bridges three (3) graphic cards together... which allows for 3-Way SLI. 1 - Installation CD Contains drivers and software needed to a SATA ...
...back panel of the chassis. 6 - EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 1 - IDE Data Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together which allows for 2-Way SLI. 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Bridges three (3) graphic cards together... which allows for 3-Way SLI. 1 - Installation CD Contains drivers and software needed to a SATA ...
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EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI-E, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors. 14
EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI-E, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors. 14
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This section includes the following information: Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control 35 Descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
This section includes the following information: Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control 35 Descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
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... system configuration. Power Management Setup Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, including temperature, voltages, and fan speed. 37 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage...
... system configuration. Power Management Setup Use this menu to monitor the real-time system status of your PC, including temperature, voltages, and fan speed. 37 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage...
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... , But Keyboard] 640K 1047552K 1048576K :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 5. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is highlighted for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non...
... , But Keyboard] 640K 1047552K 1048576K :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 5. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is highlighted for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in . Once the channel is no HDD installed or set the channel to [Manual] and ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in . Once the channel is no HDD installed or set the channel to [Manual] and ...
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... option you choose. The options that have associated sub-menus are designated by a , which precedes the option. Phoenix - Press Enter to display the sub-menu. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to...
... option you choose. The options that have associated sub-menus are designated by a , which precedes the option. Phoenix - Press Enter to display the sub-menu. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to...
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... Security Options allows you enter setup. Select Off to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Boot Other Device With the option set to disable the NumLock key. Select System to require a password to access the CMOS Setup screen and...
... Security Options allows you enter setup. Select Off to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Boot Other Device With the option set to disable the NumLock key. Select System to require a password to access the CMOS Setup screen and...
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.../SATA Device menu. IDE: Use the SATA hard disk drivers as Parallel ATA storage devices. Selected Disabled if you set the onboard Serial SATA mode. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard onboard serial port 1 function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [Auto], and [Disabled] OnChip PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to...
.../SATA Device menu. IDE: Use the SATA hard disk drivers as Parallel ATA storage devices. Selected Disabled if you set the onboard Serial SATA mode. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard onboard serial port 1 function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [Auto], and [Disabled] OnChip PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard USB Device Settings Press Enter to enable the USB 1.0 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to enable or disable legacy support of USB Mass ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard USB Device Settings Press Enter to enable the USB 1.0 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to enable or disable legacy support of USB Mass ...
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... Setup menu allows you determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows a USB keyboard device to wake-up the system from S3 state. The...
... Setup menu allows you determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows a USB keyboard device to wake-up the system from S3 state. The...
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... [Enable] ** PCI-E relative items ** :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 9. Phoenix - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to define if the initial display is...
... [Enable] ** PCI-E relative items ** :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 9. Phoenix - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to define if the initial display is...
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... set the INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards.. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Use Legacy ISA for PCI or ISA Bus architecture. keys to set the maximum TLP payload size (in bytes) for the PCI-E devices. INT...
... set the INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards.. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Use Legacy ISA for PCI or ISA Bus architecture. keys to set the maximum TLP payload size (in bytes) for the PCI-E devices. INT...
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... Power and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard SmartFan Function Press Enter to 100%. 57
... Power and Chassis fans from 0% to 100%. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select [Manual] and then enter the speed from 0% to 100%. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard SmartFan Function Press Enter to 100%. 57
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... Control Setting. The options are Auto, 800Mhz, 1067Mhz, 1333Mhz, and 1600Mhz. Channel Interleave Setting This function is allows you to display the Memory Feature menu. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Memory Feature Select Memory Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to select the Memory Frequency.
... Control Setting. The options are Auto, 800Mhz, 1067Mhz, 1333Mhz, and 1600Mhz. Channel Interleave Setting This function is allows you to display the Memory Feature menu. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Memory Feature Select Memory Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to select the Memory Frequency.
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...keys to scroll through the voltages or select [Auto] to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU Core. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control EVGA VDroop control CPU VCore CPU VTT Voltage CPU PLL Vcore DIMM Voltage DIMM DQ Vref QPI PLL Vcore IOH Vcore IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ICH Vcore...Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 13. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Voltage Control Select Voltage Control from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to protect the CPU. Voltage Control...
...keys to scroll through the voltages or select [Auto] to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU Core. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control EVGA VDroop control CPU VCore CPU VTT Voltage CPU PLL Vcore DIMM Voltage DIMM DQ Vref QPI PLL Vcore IOH Vcore IOH/ICH I/O Voltage ICH Vcore...Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 13. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Voltage Control Select Voltage Control from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to protect the CPU. Voltage Control...
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... F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 14. The options are Enabled and Disabled. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu. Phoenix -
... F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 14. The options are Enabled and Disabled. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu. Phoenix -
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to load your operating system. The CD that contains utilities, drivers, and additional software. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit. 6. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD... installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped 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...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to load your operating system. The CD that contains utilities, drivers, and additional software. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit. 6. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD... installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped 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...