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User's Guide EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
User's Guide EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Table of Contents User's Guide...1 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...8 Parts NOT in the Kit 8 Intentions of the Kit 8 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 10 Motherboard Specifications 10 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 12 Unpacking ...12 Equipment ...12 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 14 Hardware Installation 17 Safety Instructions 17 Preparing the Motherboard 18 Installing the CPU 18 Installing the CPU Fan 19 Installing System Memory...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Table of Contents User's Guide...1 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...8 Parts NOT in the Kit 8 Intentions of the Kit 8 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 10 Motherboard Specifications 10 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 12 Unpacking ...12 Equipment ...12 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 14 Hardware Installation 17 Safety Instructions 17 Preparing the Motherboard 18 Installing the CPU 18 Installing the CPU Fan 19 Installing System Memory...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 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 ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 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 ...
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POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment 55 Maximum Payload Size 55 PC Health Status Menu 56 SmartFan Function 57 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 58 Memory Feature 59 Voltage Control Menu 60 EVGA VDroop control 60 CPU VCore...60 CPU VTT Voltage 60 CPU PLL Vcore 60...
POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment 55 Maximum Payload Size 55 PC Health Status Menu 56 SmartFan Function 57 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 58 Memory Feature 59 Voltage Control Menu 60 EVGA VDroop control 60 CPU VCore...60 CPU VTT Voltage 60 CPU PLL Vcore 60...
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... of Figures Figure 1. Figure 10. Figure 14. Figure 5. Figure 8. Figure 3. Figure 7. Figure 9. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Layout 14 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 15 PWR1 Motherboard Connector 22 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 36 Standard CMOS Features Menu 38 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 42 Integrated Peripherals Menu 44 Power Management ...
... of Figures Figure 1. Figure 10. Figure 14. Figure 5. Figure 8. Figure 3. Figure 7. Figure 9. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Layout 14 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 15 PWR1 Motherboard Connector 22 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 36 Standard CMOS Features Menu 38 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 42 Integrated Peripherals Menu 44 Power Management ...
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Parts NOT in the kit. If however, you are building a PC, you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will need many of the Kit This kit provides you will use most of the... cables provided in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to make the motherboard functional. Intentions of the...
Parts NOT in the kit. If however, you are building a PC, you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. If you are replacing a motherboard, you will need many of the Kit This kit provides you will use most of the... cables provided in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to make the motherboard functional. Intentions of the...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard
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...: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot... Mbps transmission rate This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard.
...: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot... Mbps transmission rate This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard.
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off) Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express x1 slot Three PCI Express x8/x16 slots EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Nine(9) onboard Serial ATA II + one(1) eSATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
off) Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI Express x1 slot Three PCI Express x8/x16 slots EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Nine(9) onboard Serial ATA II + one(1) eSATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
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... guide you may not need many of the motherboard. 1 - Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Equipment The following accessories are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to a system case. All parts shipped in proper...
... guide you may not need many of the motherboard. 1 - Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Equipment The following accessories are RoHS-compliant (lead-free) parts. The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to a system case. All parts shipped in proper...
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... needed to a SATA power connector. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to setup the motherboard. 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...
... needed to a SATA power connector. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to setup the motherboard. 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...
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Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard.
Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard.
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... header for the system. Connect one side of the cable to the headers on the motherboard then, attach the serial COM device to the other side of PCI Express graphic cards supported by this motherboard, visit: www.EVGA.com/Products 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Listing 1 - Slot 1 3 - Slot 1 5 - ...x16/x16 will be used . When running 3 Graphic Cards in PCI-E: Slot 1, a speed of x16 will be used. Slot 2 4 - Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. Slot 1 (Primary) 2 - PCI-E 2.0 x8/x16 - Slot 2...
... header for the system. Connect one side of the cable to the headers on the motherboard then, attach the serial COM device to the other side of PCI Express graphic cards supported by this motherboard, visit: www.EVGA.com/Products 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Listing 1 - Slot 1 3 - Slot 1 5 - ...x16/x16 will be used . When running 3 Graphic Cards in PCI-E: Slot 1, a speed of x16 will be used. Slot 2 4 - Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. Slot 1 (Primary) 2 - PCI-E 2.0 x8/x16 - Slot 2...
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...go to My Computer and click on the install screen. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage JMicron SATA Drivers... EVGA E-LEET NVIDIA SLI Drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation 5. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to open. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and ...
...go to My Computer and click on the install screen. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage JMicron SATA Drivers... EVGA E-LEET NVIDIA SLI Drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation 5. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to open. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and ...
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... will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment 03...,BIOS and message Appendix A. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard.
... will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment 03...,BIOS and message Appendix A. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard.
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... Interconnect Express PCI-x - Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended POST - Power on Self Test PWM - Redundant Array of Disks JEDEC - Red Green Blue SATA - Split Frame Rendering SLI - Serial Presence Detect SPDIF -
... Interconnect Express PCI-x - Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended POST - Power on Self Test PWM - Redundant Array of Disks JEDEC - Red Green Blue SATA - Split Frame Rendering SLI - Serial Presence Detect SPDIF -