EVGA 141-BL-E761 Specifications

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 3 Table of Contents Before You Begin… ...

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 12 I/O Shield Installs in the system case to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components fr

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 13 Intel X58 Express Chipset Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R c

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 14 1. CPU Socket 1366 11. P80P connector 21. PCI Express 2.0 slots 2. Intel X58 Chipset 12. Front panel conn

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 15 1. PS/2 Keyboard Port 2. USB 2.0 ports (Eight) 3. CMOS Clear Button 4. Coaxial SPDIF output 5. Opt

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 16 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics cove

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 17 Preparing the Motherboard The motherboard shipped in the box does not contain a CPU or memory. You need to pur

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 18 5. Align the notches in the processor with the notches on the socket. 6. Lower the processor straight down

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 19 Installing Memory DIMMs Your new motherboard has six 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots support 256 Mb

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 20 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into the chassis depends on the chassis

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 21 Securing the Motherboard into the Chassis Most computer chassis have a base with mounting studs or spacers to

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 4 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives ... 24 Connectin

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 22  Serial ATA II  Chassis Fans  USB 2.0  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button  Jumper Settings See

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 23 Table 1. PW1 Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 24 13 12

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 24 Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133/100/66 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Con

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 25 Connecting Serial ATA Cables The Serial ATA II connector is used to connect the Serial ATA II device to the mo

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 26 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector us

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 27 IEEE 1394a The IEEE 1394 expansion cable bracket is provided in the box but if you do not require the additio

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 28 USB Headers This motherboard contains eight (8) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassi

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 29 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Fron

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 30 Fan Connections There are five fan connections on the motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and viewed in

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 31 Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, Five (5) PCI Expre

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 5 Halt On ...

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 32 PCI Slot The one PCI slot support many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and other car

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 33 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you to easily

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 34 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why th

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 35 Jumper Settings PCIE Disable Jumper For the ease of troubleshooting multiple video cards, or testing individua

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 36 Voltage Measure Point The motherboard is equipped with eight voltage measure point pads. You can use a meter t

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 37 EVGA Control Panel (On select models) For the convenience of users, EVGA has designed an easy to access contro

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 38 The other end of the cable should be connected to the ECP as shown: **Before turning on the PC, please

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 39 If you wish to access the PCIE Disable Function via the ECP, please follow these instructions. Locate the PCI

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 40 Connect the PCIE able with the red wires occupying the left most pins: Please remember to do this when PC

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 41 The red wires should be occupying the pins on the top row. Now, access the Disable/Enable Function at the

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 6 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ... 63 INT P

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 42 CPU VCore Booster For convenience of users when overclocking, the ECP houses 3 CPU VCore Boosters for real-ti

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 43 Above you see the EVGA X58 SLI ClASSIFIED housing a Creative X-Fi PCIE 1x Audio Card, 3 x GTX 285s in 3-way

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 44 Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. De

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 45 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIO

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 46 Figure 3. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic sys

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 47  Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memo

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 48 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 49 Date and Time Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the Page Up and Pag

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 50 Press Enter to auto-detect SATA channels in the system. Once the channel is detected, the values for Capacity,

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 51 Halt On All Errors ... [ ] No Errors ... [ ] All , But Keyboard ... [ ] :Move ENTER:Accept

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 7 List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Layout ... 14 Fig

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 52 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 53 Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to select the priority for HDD startup. Press Enter to see the list of

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 54 Boot Up NumLock Status This option allows you to select the power-on state of NumLock. Select On to activate t

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 55 Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 56 Onboard PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to display the Onboard PATA/SATA Device menu.  SATA Mode This is all

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 57 Onboard Device Press Enter to display the Onboard Device menu.  Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Use this function

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 58 USB Device Settings Press Enter to display the USB Device Settings menu.  USB 1.0 Controller Use this fun

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 59 Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 60 ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type.

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 61 To enter a day or time, use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through numbers or enter the number usin

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 8 Before You Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 62 PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to di

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 63 Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can a

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 64 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment This function on the PnP/PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the INT P

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 65 PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 66 SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu. Use this menu to control the speed of

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 67 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Ent

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 68 Memory Feature Select Memory Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Me

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 69  Rank Interleave Setting This function is allows you to select the Rank Interleave Setting. The options are

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 70 Figure 12. Voltage Control Menu  EVGA VDroop control EVGA VDroop control is a safety measure by motherboar

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 71  ICH VCore This function defines the core voltage level for the Intel ICH chip. Use the Page Up and Page Do

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 9 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Thank you for buying the EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard. This motherb

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 72 CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feat

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 73  Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled, it forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 74 CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) This item allows you to select the CPU Host Frequency. This value changes the CPU Fre

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 75 Installing Drivers and Software It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shi

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 76 Windows XP/Vista Drivers Install 1. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 77 Appendix A. POST Codes This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6). Table 6. Award POST Code Award

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 78 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 13 Reserved 14 Load Chipset Load Chipset Defaults 15 Reserved 16 Init

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 79 Award POST Codes Code Name Description test 2E Reserved 2F Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 3

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 80 Award POST Codes Code Name Description port 46 Reserved 47 EISA Test If EISA non-volatile memory checksum is

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 81 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 5F Reserved 60 Setup enable Display setup message and enable setup fun

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 10  Nine(9) onboard Serial ATA II + one(1) eSATA II  300MBps data transfer rate  Six Serial ATA II connector

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 82 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 7A Detect parallel ports Initialize parallel ports. 7B Reserved 7C HDD

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 83 Award POST Codes Code Name Description Read values in RAM 94 Final Init Final init for last micro details befo

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 84 EVGA Glossary of Terms ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 85 HT – Hyper-Threading HSF - Heat Sink Fan I/O - Input/Output IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics IEEE - Institut

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 86 PWM – Pulse Width Modulation QDR - Quad Data Rate QPI – Quick Path Interconnect RAID - Redundant Array of I

EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 11 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED motherboard comes with all the necess