Evga 160-LF-E659 User Manual

1 User’s Guide EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard

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

11 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

12 Align the notches in the processor with the notches on the socket. Lower the processor straight down into the socket without tilting or sliding i

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

14 the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections. It is normally easier to secure the motherboar

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

16 24-pin ATX Power (PW1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure that the powe

17 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors sup

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

19 IEEE1394a (Firewire) This motherboard has one IEEE 1394a onboard header. Alternatively, you can also connect this to your system case (if app

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20 USB Headers This motherboard contains seven (7) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The motherboard also c

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

22 Expansion Slots PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots These PCI Express slots are reserved for Graphic Cards and PCI Express

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

24 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

25 Jumper Settings PCIE Disable Jumper For the ease of troubleshooting Multiple Video Cards, or testing individual Video Card’s Overclocking, EV

26 EVGA Control Panel V2 (ECP) For the convenience of users, EVGA has bundled an easy to Access Control Panel: To use the ECP, simply hook up the

27 **Before turning on the PC, please check to see that the CPU VCore Booster is in the Off position clicked up.** If you wish to access th

28 It doesn’t matter which end of the PCIE Cable goes onto the Motherboard. Please be reminded to do this when PC is not running. Next, connect t

29 The Red wires should be occupying the pins on the top row. Now, access the Disable/Enable Function at the front of the Control Panel: Fr

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30 CPU VCore Booster For convenience of users when overclocking, the ECP houses 3 CPU Vcore Boosters for real-time boost of CPU VCore upwards of +

31 EVGA Show-Volt EVGA Show-Volt is another innovative feature of the EVGA P55 Classified motherboard. It is extremely useful for Enthusiasts an

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

Configuring the BIOS 33 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameter

34 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration.  Advanced BIOS Feat

Configuring the BIOS 35  Load Optimal Defaults Load default system settings.  Discard Changes Use this command to abandon all setting changes

36 Standard BIOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, and so on

Configuring the BIOS 37 System Time / System Date Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the + and - keys t

38 Figure 4. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Configuration Use this to configure your storage drivers and to enable RAID or switch between IDE and AHCI

Configuring the BIOS 39 USB Configuration This option menu allows you to enable Legacy USB support, force USB 1.1 mode and more. Advanced Chips

4 Expansion Slots ... 22 PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots .

40 PCI Express Configuration This option menu will allow you to set advanced PCI Express options, such as Payload size. It is not recommended to adj

Configuring the BIOS 41 ME Subsystem Configuration Select this option to change advanced ME Subsystem settings.

42 PCI/PNP Resource Management Select PCI/PNP Resource Management from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the advanced settings.

Configuring the BIOS 43 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to be assigned to a PCI VGA. Palette Snooping This function allows th

44 Boot Configuration Features Select Boot Configuration Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings. Figure

Configuring the BIOS 45 CD/DVD Drives This option menu allows you specification of the CD/DVD boot priority sequence. Power Management Features

46 SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width This function allows adjustment of the SLP assertion width. Restore on AC Power Loss This menu allows adjustment of

Configuring the BIOS 47 H/W Health Function This will enable or disable Hardware Health Monitoring. CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows cha

48 Memory Configure This menu will allow the configuration of advanced memory timings, including memory frequency and memory timings. CPU Configurat

Configuring the BIOS 49 Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard contains the f

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50 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 Classified

Configuring the BIOS 51 Code Description 0B Detect Mouse 0C Detect Keyboard 0E Test input devices 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registe

52 Code Description A2 Initialize IRQ routing table A4 Display boot option popup A7 Display system configuration screen A9 Wait for user input at co

Configuring the BIOS 53 DVI – Digital Video Interface FDC - Floppy Disk Controller FSB – Front Side Bus FTW – For The Win! GHz – Gigahertz GPU –

54 PCB - Printed Circuit Board PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect PCIe - Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCI-x - Peripheral Compon

6 List of Figures Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Connector ... 16 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Uti

EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard 7 Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your

8 EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 10.375 inch  Processor support Intel Soc

9  Six(6) onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5