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... X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives 24 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 25 Connecting Internal Headers 26 Front Panel Header 26 IEEE 1394a 27 USB Headers 28 Audio ...29 Fan Connections 30 Expansion Slots 31 PCI Slot 32 PCI Express x1 Slot 32 PCI Express x16 Slots 32 Onboard Buttons 33 Clear CMOS Button 33 RESET and POWER Button 33 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators 34 Post Port Debug LED 34 LED Status Indicators 34 Jumper Settings 35 PCIE Disable Jumper 35 Voltage Measure Point 36 EVGA Control Panel ECP 37 Configuring the BIOS 44 Enter...
... X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives 24 Connecting Serial ATA Cables 25 Connecting Internal Headers 26 Front Panel Header 26 IEEE 1394a 27 USB Headers 28 Audio ...29 Fan Connections 30 Expansion Slots 31 PCI Slot 32 PCI Express x1 Slot 32 PCI Express x16 Slots 32 Onboard Buttons 33 Clear CMOS Button 33 RESET and POWER Button 33 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators 34 Post Port Debug LED 34 LED Status Indicators 34 Jumper Settings 35 PCIE Disable Jumper 35 Voltage Measure Point 36 EVGA Control Panel ECP 37 Configuring the BIOS 44 Enter...
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... technology. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard I/O Shield Installs in the system case to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in proper airflow within the chassis. 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to a SATA power connector. 1 - 2-Port USB and 1-Port 1394 bracket Provides one connects to a single drive to the motherboard. 1 - IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together...
... technology. 1 - EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard I/O Shield Installs in the system case to block radio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in proper airflow within the chassis. 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to a SATA power connector. 1 - 2-Port USB and 1-Port 1394 bracket Provides one connects to a single drive to the motherboard. 1 - IDE-ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device. 1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge Bridges two (2) graphic cards together...
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EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Intel X58 Express Chipset Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors. 13
EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Intel X58 Express Chipset Motherboard The EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a SLI-ready motherboard. Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors. 13
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... connector 13. CMOS clear button 18. PCI Express x1 slot 24. Intel X58 Chipset 3. CMOS battery 16. 1394a connector 17. Power button 19. PCI Express 2.0 slots 22. Front panel Audio connector 25. Fan connectors 8. USB headers 15. IDE connector 10. PCI slot 23. P80P connector 12. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 22 23 25 21 21 24 21 21 10 20 19 18 17 7 7 16 15 14 13 12 11 26 7 1 2 3 4 3 10 9 87 6 5 1. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 11. Reset button 20. PCIE x16 disable jumpers 9. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Layout 14 CPU Fan connector...
... connector 13. CMOS clear button 18. PCI Express x1 slot 24. Intel X58 Chipset 3. CMOS battery 16. 1394a connector 17. Power button 19. PCI Express 2.0 slots 22. Front panel Audio connector 25. Fan connectors 8. USB headers 15. IDE connector 10. PCI slot 23. P80P connector 12. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard 22 23 25 21 21 24 21 21 10 20 19 18 17 7 7 16 15 14 13 12 11 26 7 1 2 3 4 3 10 9 87 6 5 1. Serial-ATA (SATA) connectors 11. Reset button 20. PCIE x16 disable jumpers 9. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Layout 14 CPU Fan connector...
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... extended onto the EVGA Control Panel (ECP). From top to the right position. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Jumper Settings PCIE Disable Jumper For the ease of troubleshooting multiple video cards, or testing individual video card's overclocking, EVGA has implemented four jumpers you see the location of your video cards but simply disable the slot the particular card is in the left position. To disable a PCIE Slot, move the jumper over to bottom, PCIE slots 2,3,4,5 respectively. The PCIE Disable Function can use to remove any of the...
... extended onto the EVGA Control Panel (ECP). From top to the right position. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Jumper Settings PCIE Disable Jumper For the ease of troubleshooting multiple video cards, or testing individual video card's overclocking, EVGA has implemented four jumpers you see the location of your video cards but simply disable the slot the particular card is in the left position. To disable a PCIE Slot, move the jumper over to bottom, PCIE slots 2,3,4,5 respectively. The PCIE Disable Function can use to remove any of the...
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...; Frequency/Voltage Control Load Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., Figure 3. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE, RAID, USB, LAN, and MAC control. Power Management Setup Use...
...; Frequency/Voltage Control Load Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type.., Figure 3. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE, RAID, USB, LAN, and MAC control. Power Management Setup Use...
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IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB .....0 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Press ENTER to auto-detect SATA channels in the system. ESC:Abort 50 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Press Enter to display sub-menu or enter number manually Cylinder Min= 0 The BIOS supports the following HDD Max=65535 Access Modes: CHS Key in a DEC number : For HDD less than 528 MB. LBA For HDD greater than 528 MB and ...
IDE HDD Auto-Detect [Press Enter] IDE Channel 0 Slave Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector [Manual} [CHS] 0 MB .....0 [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] [ 0] Press ENTER to auto-detect SATA channels in the system. ESC:Abort 50 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Press Enter to display sub-menu or enter number manually Cylinder Min= 0 The BIOS supports the following HDD Max=65535 Access Modes: CHS Key in a DEC number : For HDD less than 528 MB. LBA For HDD greater than 528 MB and ...
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... back to the various devices. Ch0. : ST3802110A 2. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Realtek Boot Ag Realtek Boot Ag Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Boot Other Device With the option set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to set to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. 53 keys to move the device priority up or...
... back to the various devices. Ch0. : ST3802110A 2. First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Realtek Boot Ag Realtek Boot Ag Disabled :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Boot Other Device With the option set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to set to Enable, the system boots from some other device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. 53 keys to move the device priority up or...
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AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Onboard PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Setting [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 6. Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu 55 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu.
AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Onboard PATA/SATA Device Onboard Device USB Device Setting [Press Enter] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 6. Phoenix - Integrated Peripherals Menu 55 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Integrated Peripherals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu.
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...; IDE: Use the Serial ATA hard disk drivers as Parallel ATA storage devices. RAID: Create a RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 AHCI: Use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) to enables advanced SATA features for improved performance with NCQ and Hot-plug features LEGACY Mode Support This function allows the SATA controller to enable JMB363 SATA Controller. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. JMB363 SATA/PATA Controller This function allows you set the onboard JM363 mode. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Onboard PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to enable...
...; IDE: Use the Serial ATA hard disk drivers as Parallel ATA storage devices. RAID: Create a RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 AHCI: Use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) to enables advanced SATA features for improved performance with NCQ and Hot-plug features LEGACY Mode Support This function allows the SATA controller to enable JMB363 SATA Controller. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. JMB363 SATA/PATA Controller This function allows you set the onboard JM363 mode. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Onboard PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to enable...
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... to enable or disable the onboard Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM for LAN1. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. PE4 Slot (PCIE x1) Use this function is enabled the onboard Post Port LED will display the CPU temperature. 57 The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. Realtek GigaLan (LAN2) Use this function to set the PCI-e x1 Slot function. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Onboard Device Press Enter to enable or disable the IEEE1394 (Firewire) interface. High Definition Audio This item allows you enable or disable the chipset on-chip Audio ...
... to enable or disable the onboard Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM for LAN1. The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. PE4 Slot (PCIE x1) Use this function is enabled the onboard Post Port LED will display the CPU temperature. 57 The options are Auto, Enabled and Disabled. Realtek GigaLan (LAN2) Use this function to set the PCI-e x1 Slot function. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Onboard Device Press Enter to enable or disable the IEEE1394 (Firewire) interface. High Definition Audio This item allows you enable or disable the chipset on-chip Audio ...
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...61553; USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB device. USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function [Enabled] [Enabled] [High Speed] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** USB 1.0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 1.0 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to display the USB Device Settings menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard USB Device Settings Press Enter to enable or disable legacy support of USB Mass Storage 58...
...61553; USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB device. USB 1.0 Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Operation Mode USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function [Enabled] [Enabled] [High Speed] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] *** USB Mass Storage Device Boot Setting *** USB 1.0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 1.0 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Use this function to display the USB Device Settings menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard USB Device Settings Press Enter to enable or disable legacy support of USB Mass Storage 58...
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...)] [Auto] [Instant-Off] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Disabled] Ctrl-F1 [Off] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 7. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on by PCI Card USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Power-on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to display the Power Management Setup menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and...
...)] [Auto] [Instant-Off] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 : 0 : 0 [Disabled] Ctrl-F1 [Off] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 7. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on by PCI Card USB KB Wake-Up From S3 Power-on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to display the Power Management Setup menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Power Management Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and...
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... are Auto, Yes and No. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows a USB keyboard device to select from S3 state. When set SoftOff by PCI Card This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows PCI Card to wakeup the system from S3(STR) or S1&S3. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to [Enable], you can manually put...
... are Auto, Yes and No. USB KB Wake-Up From S3 This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows a USB keyboard device to select from S3 state. When set SoftOff by PCI Card This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows PCI Card to wakeup the system from S3(STR) or S1&S3. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to [Enable], you can manually put...
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Options are [PCI Slot] and [PCIEx]. 62 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot or in the PCI Express slot. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Init Display First [PCI Slot] Item Help Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter Main Level PCI/VGA Palette INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 2 Assignment INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 ...
Options are [PCI Slot] and [PCIEx]. 62 EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot or in the PCI Express slot. AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configuration Init Display First [PCI Slot] Item Help Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources [Auto(ESCD)] Press Enter Main Level PCI/VGA Palette INT Pin 1 Assignment INT Pin 2 Assignment INT Pin 3 Assignment INT Pin 4 Assignment INT Pin 5 Assignment INT Pin 6 Assignment INT Pin 7 ...
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... Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed [Press Enter] 3.28V 1.19V 1.48V 1.23V 1.08V 4.96V 12.10V 3.23V 3.15V 31oC 55oC 50oC 33oC 3054 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 9. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
... Temperature System Temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed [Press Enter] 3.28V 1.19V 1.48V 1.23V 1.08V 4.96V 12.10V 3.23V 3.15V 31oC 55oC 50oC 33oC 3054 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 9. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health Status from the CMOS Setup Utility menu...
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EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard SmartFan Function Press Enter to 100%. 66 CPU Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Power Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Chassis Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Use this menu to 100%. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select...
EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard SmartFan Function Press Enter to 100%. 66 CPU Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Power Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Chassis Fan Speed Control [SmartFan] x Manual Fan Speed, % 100 If temp > 60ºC, Set Fan Speed 100% If temp < 30ºC, Set Fan Speed 50% Use this menu to 100%. To set the fan speed to a constant rate, select...
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... function to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to make sure the system can run stable. 67 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Extreme Cooling [Disabled] Memory Feature [Press Enter] Voltage Control [Press Enter] CPU Feature [Press Enter] CPU Clock Ratio [24X] CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) [133] CPU Uncore Frequency(Mhz) [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCI Frequency [100...
... function to display the Frequency/Voltage Control menu. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Frequency/Voltage Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to make sure the system can run stable. 67 AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Extreme Cooling [Disabled] Memory Feature [Press Enter] Voltage Control [Press Enter] CPU Feature [Press Enter] CPU Clock Ratio [24X] CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) [133] CPU Uncore Frequency(Mhz) [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] PCI Frequency [100...
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... Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] ***** Logical Processor Setting ***** Intel HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] ***** QPI Controller Setting ***** QPI Controller Setting [Enabled] QPI Link Fast Mode [Enabled] QPI Frequency Selection [Auto] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 13. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu...
... Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] ***** Logical Processor Setting ***** Intel HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] ***** QPI Controller Setting ***** QPI Controller Setting [Enabled] QPI Link Fast Mode [Enabled] QPI Frequency Selection [Auto] Item Help Main Level Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Defaults Figure 13. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Frequency/Voltage Control menu...
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... the QPI Frequency. The options are Auto, 4.800 GT/s, 5.866 GT/s and 6.400 GT/s. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled, it forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Virtualization Technology When this function is enabled, it allows a VMM to utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology. ***** Logical Processor Setting ***** Intel HT Technology This function...
... the QPI Frequency. The options are Auto, 4.800 GT/s, 5.866 GT/s and 6.400 GT/s. EVGA X58 SLI CLASSIFIED Motherboard Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled, it forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Virtualization Technology When this function is enabled, it allows a VMM to utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Intel Virtualization Technology. ***** Logical Processor Setting ***** Intel HT Technology This function...