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... ...1 EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...7 Parts NOT in the 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...
... ...1 EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 1 Before You Begin...7 Parts NOT in the 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...
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POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 42 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. 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.
POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard 42 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. 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.
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...a full list of supported CPU's on this motherboard, please visit http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard. 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 ...
...a full list of supported CPU's on this motherboard, please visit http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/. When replacing a motherboard in the Kit This kit contains all the necessary parts needed to install and connect your new EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard. 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 ...
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Officially supports up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate 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, six onboard USB headers) Supports wake-up ... Processor support Intel Socket 1156 CPU's 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+.
Officially supports up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate 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, six onboard USB headers) Supports wake-up ... Processor support Intel Socket 1156 CPU's 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+.
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... kit. 6. 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 EVGA E-LEET Overclocking Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation...
... kit. 6. 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 EVGA E-LEET Overclocking Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader User's Manual Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation...
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POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for boot ...Set up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up application processors Re-enable cache for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully...Code Description Initialize BIOS. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. Check Battery Power and CMOS Initialize interrupt controlling hardware/vector table Initialize system timer Fixes CPU POST ...
POST Codes for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for boot ...Set up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up application processors Re-enable cache for the EVGA P55 SLI Motherboard during system boot up. This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully...Code Description Initialize BIOS. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. Check Battery Power and CMOS Initialize interrupt controlling hardware/vector table Initialize system timer Fixes CPU POST ...