Evga 121-BL-E756 User Manual

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard 11  Six(6) onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with supp

12 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a

14 1. CPU Socket 1366 9. USB Headers 17. Front Panel Audio Connector 2. Intel X58 Chipset 10. IEEE1394a Connector 18. Back Panel Con

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard 15 1. PS/2 Keyboard Port 2. USB 2.0 Ports (Eight) 3. Coaxial SPDIF Output 4. Optical SPDIF Output 5. LAN Port with

16 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:  Prepar

17 Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the b

18 Align the notches in the processor with the notches on the socket. Lower the processor straight down into the socket with out tilting or sliding

19 Installing System Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboard has six 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB DD

20 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into a system case depends on the chassis you are using and if you are repl

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21 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to be secured

22  USB 2.0  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the b

23 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) PW12, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pins to the connector and p

24 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four ca

25 IEEE1394a (Firewire) This motherboard has two (2) IEEE 1394a onboard headers. Alternatively, you can also connect these to your system case (if

26 USB Headers This motherboard contains eight (8) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherboard also

27 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The fron

28 Fan Connections There are six fan connections on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of th

29 Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard contains four (4) expansion slots, two (2) PCI Express slots and two (1)

30 PCI Slots The PCI slot supports many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specificati

4 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ... 23 Connecting Serial ATA Cables...

31 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you to easily reset the system, turn on/off th

32 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot. It

33 Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Descriptions of the BIOS parameters a

34 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintai

Configuring the BIOS 35 Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configu

36  Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and more. The following

Configuring the BIOS 37 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as t

38 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through dates

Configuring the BIOS 39 IDE Auto-Detect [Press Enter] Extended IDE Drive [None} Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head

40 Press Enter to auto-detect IDE and SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity, Cylinder, Heads, Precomp,

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard 5 Hard Disk Boot Priority ... 43 C

Configuring the BIOS 41 Halt On All Errors ... [ ] No Errors ... [ ] All , But Keyboard ... [] :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abor

42 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll th

Configuring the BIOS 43 Note: That all data in white is for information only, data in yellow is changeable, data in blue is non-changeable, and d

44 Boot Other Device With the option set to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. Boot Up Nu

Configuring the BIOS 45 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the

46 Onboard SATA Device Press Enter to display the Onboard PATA/SATA Device menu.  SATA Mode This is allows you set the onboard Serial SATA mode

Configuring the BIOS 47  Realtek GigaLan Use this function to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for LAN1. The options are Auto, Enabled a

48  USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB device. Options are Full/Low Speed and High Speed.  USB Keyboard Function Use this

49 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Power Management Setup

50 ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type. Types to select from are [S1&S3

6 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment ... 54 Maximum Payload Size ...

Configuring the BIOS 51 on by alarm. When set to [Enable], you can manually put in the day of the month and the time of the alarm. To enter a da

52 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP/PCI Configuration men

Configuring the BIOS 53 Reset Configuration This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to enable or disable the resetting of Exte

54 Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT Bus specification. Use PCI/ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug-and-play st

55 PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status menu. Figure 10

56 SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the motherboar

57 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Frequency/Voltage

58 Memory Feature Select Memory Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Memory Feature menu. Figure 12. M

Configuring the BIOS 59  Rank Interleave Setting This function is allows you to select the Rank Interleave Setting. The options are 1 way, 2 way

60 Voltage Control Select Voltage Control from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Voltage Control menu. Figure 13.

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard 7 List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard Layout ... 14 Figu

Configuring the BIOS 61  CPU PLL VCore Use the Page Up and Page Down to scroll through the voltages or select [Auto] to automatically set the v

62 Figure 14. CPU Feature Menu  Intel SpeedStep Use this function to enable the Intel SpeedStep technology (EIST). The options are Enabled and

Configuring the BIOS 63  Virtualization Technology When this function is enabled, it allows a VMM to utilize the additional hardware capabilitie

64 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

Configuring the BIOS 65 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for th

66 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 0A Mouse Init Initialized the mouse 0B Reserved 0C Reserved 0D Reserved 0E CheckSum Check Check

Configuring the BIOS 67 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 24 Init PNP Init PNP 25 Shadow VBIOS Shadow system/video BIOS 26 Clock Gen

68 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 3C Test Timer Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2. 3D Reserved 3E Test 8259-1 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 1 mas

Configuring the BIOS 69 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 54 Reserved 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific ve

70 Award POST Codes Code Name Description Floppy 6E Reserved 6F FDD install Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters 70 Reserved 71 R

8 %HIRUH<RX%HJLQ« Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherbo

Configuring the BIOS 71 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 88 Reserved 89 Setup ACPI tables Setup ACPI tables 8A Reserved 8B Option ROM

72 Award POST Codes Code Name Description B1 Unclaimed NMI If unmasked NMI occurs, display Press F1 to disable NMI, F2 reboot. BF Program MCP To

Configuring the BIOS 73 DRAM - Dynamic random access memory DVD - Digital Versatile Disc DVI ± Digital Video Interface FDC - Floppy Disk Controll

74 NIC - Network Interface Card NTFS - New Technology File System OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attac

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10EVGA X58 SLI MicroMotherboardThank you for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard. This motherboardoffers enthusiast performance and when com