EVGA Z75 SLI User's Guide

User Guide EVGA Z75 SLI Motherboard

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 10 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this sect

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 11 Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges and d

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 12 Align the notches in the processor with the notches on the socket. Lower the processor straight down into the socket withou

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 13 Installing System Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboard has four 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots support 1GB, 2GB and

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 14 Use the following procedure to install the I/O shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis. Note: Be sure that the CPU

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 15 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherbo

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 16  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button 24-pin ATX Power (PWR_24) PWR_24 is the main power supply connector located along the

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 17 8-pin ATX 12V Power (ATX_PWR_8P) PW1, the 8-pin ATX 12V power connection, is used to provide power to the CPU. Align the pi

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 18 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect th

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 19 USB Headers This motherboard contains six (4) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis. The motherboard

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 2 Table of Contents User Guide ...

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 20 Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Front Audio and the

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 21 PCI-E x1 Slots There are PCI-E x1 slots that are designed to accommodate less bandwidth-intensive cards, such as a modem, soun

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 22 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you to easily reset the syste

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 23 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why the system may be

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 24 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in th

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 25 Windows 7/Vista/XP Driver Installation 1. Insert the EVGA Z75 SLI installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit.

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 26 0A OEM initialization after microcode loading 0B Cache initialization 0C-0D Reserved for future AMI SEC error codes 0E Micro

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 27 incompatible memory speed 51 Memory initialization error. SPD reading has failed 52 Memory initialization error. Invalid mem

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 28 FF 60 DXE Core is started 61 NVRAM initialization 62 Installation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 63-67 CPU DXE initia

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 29 A2 IDE Detect A3 IDE Enable A4 SCSI initialization is started A5 SCSI Reset A6 SCSI Detect A7 SCSI Enable A8 Setup Verify

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 3 BIOS Select Jumper ... 17 The B

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 30 EVGA Glossary of Terms 1337 – This is reserved for EVGA level elite AC – Alternating Current ACPI - Advanced Co

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 31 FSB – Front Side Bus FTW – For The Win! GHz – Gigahertz GPU – Graphics Processing Unit HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High-Defin

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 32 OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA - Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PCB - Printed Circuit Board PCI - Periphe

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 33 Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the fol

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 4 Before You Begin… Thank you for purchasing the EVGA Z75 SLI Motherboard. This board is based off of the new Intel Z75 chipset

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 5 Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboar

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 6 EVGA Z75 SLI Motherboard Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 7  Onboard Audio Realtek High-Definition audio Supports 8-channel audio Supports Jack-Sensing function  PCI-E Support PCI-E

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 8 Equipment The following accessories are included with the EVGA Z75 SLI Motherboard: The EVGA Z75 SLI Motherboard

EVGA Z75 Motherboard 9 1 - Installation CD Contains drivers that are needed to setup the motherboard. 1 – User Manual Contains Information needed