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...Install your power supply's power switch is recommended that you during the following quick steps will guide you should now be lit on the motherboard. 1 a. Plug in to assist you use electrostatic discharge (ESD) countermeasures such as an ESD wrist strap or anti-static mat when... socket lever and lift up the system. After removing the EVGA X58 SLITM from its original position. 3 a. LEDs will vary depending on the graphic card bus type. Plug in the OFF position then connect your motherboard before installing it on to both the graphics card and the...
...Install your power supply's power switch is recommended that you during the following quick steps will guide you should now be lit on the motherboard. 1 a. Plug in to assist you use electrostatic discharge (ESD) countermeasures such as an ESD wrist strap or anti-static mat when... socket lever and lift up the system. After removing the EVGA X58 SLITM from its original position. 3 a. LEDs will vary depending on the graphic card bus type. Plug in the OFF position then connect your motherboard before installing it on to both the graphics card and the...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Table of Contents User's Guide...1 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...8 Parts NOT in the Kit 8 Intentions of the Kit 8 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 10 Motherboard Specifications 10 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 12 Unpacking ...12 Equipment ...12 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 14 Hardware Installation 17 Safety Instructions 17 Preparing the Motherboard 18 Installing the CPU 18 Installing the CPU Fan 19 Installing System Memory...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Table of Contents User's Guide...1 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...8 Parts NOT in the Kit 8 Intentions of the Kit 8 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 10 Motherboard Specifications 10 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions 12 Unpacking ...12 Equipment ...12 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 14 Hardware Installation 17 Safety Instructions 17 Preparing the Motherboard 18 Installing the CPU 18 Installing the CPU Fan 19 Installing System Memory...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority 44 CD-ROM Device Priority 44 First/Second/Third Boot Device 44 Boot Other Device 45 Boot Up NumLock Status 45 ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority 44 CD-ROM Device Priority 44 First/Second/Third Boot Device 44 Boot Other Device 45 Boot Up NumLock Status 45 ...
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... 55 Maximum Payload Size 55 PC Health Status Menu 56 SmartFan Function 57 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 58 Memory Feature 59 Voltage Control Menu 60 EVGA VDroop control 60 CPU VCore...60 CPU VTT Voltage 60 CPU PLL Vcore 60 DIMM Voltage ...61 QPI PLL Vcore...64 IOH Vcore...64 IOH...-63 CPU Host Frequency (Mhz 64 Spread Spectrum 64 Installing Drivers and Software 65 Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation 65 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74
... 55 Maximum Payload Size 55 PC Health Status Menu 56 SmartFan Function 57 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 58 Memory Feature 59 Voltage Control Menu 60 EVGA VDroop control 60 CPU VCore...60 CPU VTT Voltage 60 CPU PLL Vcore 60 DIMM Voltage ...61 QPI PLL Vcore...64 IOH Vcore...64 IOH...-63 CPU Host Frequency (Mhz 64 Spread Spectrum 64 Installing Drivers and Software 65 Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation 65 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74
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Figure 4. Figure 13. Figure 11. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Layout 14 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 15 PWR1 Motherboard Connector 22 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 36 Standard CMOS Features Menu 38 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 42 Integrated Peripherals Menu 44 Power Management .../Voltage Control 57 Memory Feature Menu 58 Voltage Control Menu 60 CPU Feature Menu 62 Figure 12. Figure 10. Figure 2. Figure 6. Figure 9. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 5. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 3. Figure 14.
Figure 4. Figure 13. Figure 11. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Layout 14 Chassis Backpanel Connectors 15 PWR1 Motherboard Connector 22 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 36 Standard CMOS Features Menu 38 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 42 Integrated Peripherals Menu 44 Power Management .../Voltage Control 57 Memory Feature Menu 58 Voltage Control Menu 60 CPU Feature Menu 62 Figure 12. Figure 10. Figure 2. Figure 6. Figure 9. Figure 7. Figure 8. Figure 5. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 3. Figure 14.
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... a system case. If however, you are building a PC, you have an operating system. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you will not need to reinstall an operating system even though...
... a system case. If however, you are building a PC, you have an operating system. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you will not need to reinstall an operating system even though...
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This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. Officially supports up to 12GBs of 12 inch x...64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Twelve ...
This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics cards, you for enhanced system performance. Officially supports up to 12GBs of 12 inch x...64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Thank you get innovative NVIDIA® SLI® technology for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Twelve ...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Nine(9) onboard Serial ATA II + one(1) eSATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Nine(9) onboard Serial ATA II + one(1) eSATA II 300MBps data transfer rate Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, ...
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... of these cables. Visual Guide Helps to quickly and visually guide you may not need many of the motherboard. 1 - The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in this kit...
... of these cables. Visual Guide Helps to quickly and visually guide you may not need many of the motherboard. 1 - The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This PCI Express motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI-ready for adding a motherboard to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in this kit...
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... the chassis. 6 - IDE Data Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together which allows for 2-Way SLI. 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Bridges three (3) graphic cards together which allows for 3-Way SLI. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to either...
... the chassis. 6 - IDE Data Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together which allows for 2-Way SLI. 1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge Bridges three (3) graphic cards together which allows for 3-Way SLI. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to either...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI Express, SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors.
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..., attach the serial COM device to the other side of PCI Express graphic cards supported by this motherboard, visit: www.EVGA.com/Products 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Listing 1 - Slot 1 5 - Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. Slot 2 Note: When using 2 Graphic Cards in PCI-E Slots: 1, 3, and 5 a speed...
..., attach the serial COM device to the other side of PCI Express graphic cards supported by this motherboard, visit: www.EVGA.com/Products 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Listing 1 - Slot 1 5 - Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. Slot 2 Note: When using 2 Graphic Cards in PCI-E Slots: 1, 3, and 5 a speed...
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... My Computer and click on the install screen. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to open. The kit comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers... LAN Drivers Matrix Storage JMicron SATA Drivers EVGA E-LEET NVIDIA SLI Drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista Driver ...
... My Computer and click on the install screen. Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit, you need to open. The kit comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers RAID drivers... LAN Drivers Matrix Storage JMicron SATA Drivers EVGA E-LEET NVIDIA SLI Drivers Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista Driver ...
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... after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment 03 ... controller Keyboard controller init Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. Appendix A.
... after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 segment 03 ... controller Keyboard controller init Test the Keyboard Initialized the mouse Check the integrity of the ROM,BIOS and message POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard This section provides the Award POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. Appendix A.