Evga H55 User Manual

User’s Guide EVGA H55 Motherboard

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 contact

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

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 DDR3 t

Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an I/O shield that is used to block radio frequency transmissions, protects internal c

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 to th

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 pow

Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the blue connector (the cable end

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

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

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

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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 conta

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

Expansion Slots 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

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

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 is u

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

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

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

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. Us

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

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Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Setup Utility screen. Use the + and - keys to scroll through the options

Configuring the BIOS Boot Settings Configuration Use this option to configure various system options, such as Bootup Num-Lock status, Quiet Boot

Advanced Chipset Features Select Advanced Chipset Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to change the settings. Figure 5. Adva

Configuring the BIOS The Advanced Chipset Features menu also allows you to enable/disable some onboard devices, they are as follows:  HD Audio

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

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

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

Configuring the BIOS Power Management Features Select Power Management Features from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the s

Hardware Health Configure Select Hardware Health Configure from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings. Figure 9. Ha

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

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Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA H55 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: 

Configuring the BIOS Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA H55 Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA H55 Moth

Code Description 0C Detect Keyboard 0E Test input devices 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers 20 Relocate System Management interrupt v

Configuring the BIOS Code Description AA Uninstall POST vector AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot AC End of POST initialization B1 Save system contex

EVGA Glossary of Terms ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Contr

Configuring the BIOS JEDEC - Joint Electron Device Engineering Council LAN - Local Area Network LCD - Liquid Crystal Display LGA – Land Grid Arra

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol USB - Universal Serial Bus VDroop - V-core Voltage Drop VGA - Video Graphics Array

EVGA H55 Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Connector ... 15 Figur

Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA H55 Motherboard. However, it

EVGA H55 Motherboard Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Processor support Intel Socket 1156 CPU’s  Operat

 Eight(8) onboard Serial ATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Two Serial ATA II connectors from JMicron’s JMB363 with support for RAID 0, RAID 1 

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