EVGA P55 FTW User's Guide

User’s Guide EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard

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

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 co

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 1GB, 2GB, 4GB DDR3 technologies. The

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

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

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 power su

primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. There are six (6) internal serial ATA con

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

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 conta

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

Expansion Slots PCI Slots The PCI slot supports many expansion cards such as a LAN card, USB card, SCSI card and oth

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

The PCIe disable jumpers are located right beside the 24pin ATX Connector. In default shipping configurations, all slots are enabled with the

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

**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 the

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 the o

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: From Ri

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The Red LED will light up when VCore booster is pressed. When one Red LED is lit, VCore is boosted by +0.v. When 2 Red LEDs are lit, VCore is boosted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Configuring the BIOS CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows change of the fan mode configuration. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Freque

CPU Configuration This menu will allow the configuration of advanced CPU settings, such as Virtualization Technology, CPU SpeedStep, or CPU power sav

Configuring the BIOS Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard contains the following softw

Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard during sy

Configuring the BIOS Code Description 20 Relocate System Management interrupt vector 24 Uncompress and initialize BIOS module 2A Initialize devic

EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard ME Subsystem Configuration... 39 PCI/PNP Resource

Code Description AA Uninstall POST vector AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot AC End of POST initialization B1 Save system context for ACPI 00 Pass contro

Configuring the BIOS HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface HDR – High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET - High Precision

QDR - Quad Data Rate QPI – Quick Path Interconnect RAID - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RGB - Red Green Blue SATA - Serial Advanced Techn

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

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

EVGA P55 FTW Motherboard Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9.6 inch  Processor support Intel Socket 1156 CPU’s 

 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 S