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... Kit 7 EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 8 Motherboard Specifications 8 Hardware Installation 10 Safety Instructions 10 Preparing the Motherboard 11 Installing the CPU 11 Installing the CPU Fan 12 Installing System Memory (DIMMs 13 Installing the Motherboard 13 Installing the I/O Shield 14 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case 15 Connecting Cables 15 24-pin ATX Power (PW1 16 8-pin ATX 12V Power...
... Kit 7 EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 8 Motherboard Specifications 8 Hardware Installation 10 Safety Instructions 10 Preparing the Motherboard 11 Installing the CPU 11 Installing the CPU Fan 12 Installing System Memory (DIMMs 13 Installing the Motherboard 13 Installing the I/O Shield 14 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case 15 Connecting Cables 15 24-pin ATX Power (PW1 16 8-pin ATX 12V Power...
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EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Palette Snooping 35 PCI IDE BusMaster 35 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card 35 Boot Configuration Features 36 Boot Device Priority 36 Hard Disk Drives 36 Power Management Features 37 ACPI Configuration 37 SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width 38 Restore on AC Power Loss 38 Hardware Health Configure 38 H/W Health Function 38 CPU Fan Mode Setting 39 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 39 Memory Configure 39 CPU Configuration 40 Installing Drivers and Software 41 Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation 41 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 42
EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Palette Snooping 35 PCI IDE BusMaster 35 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card 35 Boot Configuration Features 36 Boot Device Priority 36 Hard Disk Drives 36 Power Management Features 37 ACPI Configuration 37 SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width 38 Restore on AC Power Loss 38 Hardware Health Configure 38 H/W Health Function 38 CPU Fan Mode Setting 39 Frequency/Voltage Control Menu 39 Memory Configure 39 CPU Configuration 40 Installing Drivers and Software 41 Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation 41 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 42
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For a full list of supported CPU's on this motherboard, please visit http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/. Parts NOT in a system case, you have an operating system. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to reinstall an operating system even though...needed to allow for proper system functionality. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional. Intel Socket 1156 Processor DDR3 System Memory Socket 1156 or Socket 775 Cooling fan ...
For a full list of supported CPU's on this motherboard, please visit http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/. Parts NOT in a system case, you have an operating system. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to reinstall an operating system even though...needed to allow for proper system functionality. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional. Intel Socket 1156 Processor DDR3 System Memory Socket 1156 or Socket 775 Cooling fan ...
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...; Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit, Windows Vista 32bit/64bit, and Windows 7 32bit/64bit Intel P55 Express Chipset System Memory support Supports dual channel DDR3-1600+. EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Thirteen USB 2.0 ports (Seven rear panel ports...
...; Operating systems: Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit, Windows Vista 32bit/64bit, and Windows 7 32bit/64bit Intel P55 Express Chipset System Memory support Supports dual channel DDR3-1600+. EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard Motherboard Specifications Size ATX form factor of DDR3 memory. USB 2.0 Ports Supports hot plug Thirteen USB 2.0 ports (Seven rear panel ports...
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... the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to open. Configuring the BIOS Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers LAN Drivers RAID Drivers ...
... the drivers and utilities listed on the CD to open. Configuring the BIOS Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard contains the following software and drivers: Chipset Drivers Audio drivers LAN Drivers RAID Drivers ...
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POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard during system boot up application processors Re-enable cache for boot strap processor Early CPU initialization exit Initialize keyboard controller Detect Mouse Detect ... up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up . The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. Code 03 04 05 06...
POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard during system boot up application processors Re-enable cache for boot strap processor Early CPU initialization exit Initialize keyboard controller Detect Mouse Detect ... up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up . The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. Code 03 04 05 06...