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... 9 a. Install one keyboard into a system chassis. b. d. SATA Connection b. b. Unhook the socket lever and lift up the system. After removing the EVGA X58 SLITM from its original position. 3 a. d. Press the green Power Button On the power supply, flip the power switch to : PMS © 371... card into the appropriate DIMM slot (see other side). 6 a. b. 4 a. b. Power connector types will vary depending on the motherboard. c. Remove the 1366 protective cover and carefully install your 24-Pin ATX Power Connector and 8-Pin CPU Power Connector to the output connector...
... 9 a. Install one keyboard into a system chassis. b. d. SATA Connection b. b. Unhook the socket lever and lift up the system. After removing the EVGA X58 SLITM from its original position. 3 a. d. Press the green Power Button On the power supply, flip the power switch to : PMS © 371... card into the appropriate DIMM slot (see other side). 6 a. b. 4 a. b. Power connector types will vary depending on the motherboard. c. Remove the 1366 protective cover and carefully install your 24-Pin ATX Power Connector and 8-Pin CPU Power Connector to the output connector...
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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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POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment 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...
POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 66 EVGA Glossary of Terms 74 INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment 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...
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EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 3. Figure 6. 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 ...
EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 3. Figure 6. 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 ...
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... already have purchased all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Parts NOT in a system case, you with the motherboard and all the hardware necessary to allow for the Microprocessor Graphics Card Power Supply EVGA assumes you will need many of the cables. Intentions of the cables provided in...
... already have purchased all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. Parts NOT in a system case, you with the motherboard and all the hardware necessary to allow for the Microprocessor Graphics Card Power Supply EVGA assumes you will need many of the cables. Intentions of the cables provided in...
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... ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. 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... Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. 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 USB 2.0 ports (...
... ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. 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... Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel JEDEC DDR3-1333. 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 USB 2.0 ports (...
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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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Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. 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 a system case. If replacing a motherboard, you through the hardware installation of these cables. I/O Shield Installs in the system case to quickly and visually guide you may not...
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard comes with the EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard. 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 a system case. If replacing a motherboard, you through the hardware installation of these cables. I/O Shield Installs in the system case to quickly and visually guide you may not...
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... needed to a SATA power connector. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to setup the motherboard. 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...
... needed to a SATA power connector. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to setup the motherboard. 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...
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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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... a full list of the cable. Slot 2 4 - PCI - When using 1 Graphic Card in PCI-E: Slot 1, a speed of x16 will be used . Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. PCI-E 2.0 x16 - PCI-E 2.0 x8 - Slot 1 (Primary) 2 - PCI-E 2.0...to the headers on the motherboard then, 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 - COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial ...
... a full list of the cable. Slot 2 4 - PCI - When using 1 Graphic Card in PCI-E: Slot 1, a speed of x16 will be used . Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard contains six (6) expansion slots, four (4) PCI Express slots and two (2) PCI slots. PCI-E 2.0 x16 - PCI-E 2.0 x8 - Slot 1 (Primary) 2 - PCI-E 2.0...to the headers on the motherboard then, 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 - COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial ...
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...installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit. 6. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped 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 Installation ...
...installing the driver CD that is Vista-capable. The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is shipped in the kit. 6. The kit comes with a CD that has been shipped 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 Installation ...
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...,BIOS and message Appendix A. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. 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.
...,BIOS and message Appendix A. Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor Table 6. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. 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.