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... LED and LED Status Indicators 24 Post Port Debug LED 24 LED Status Indicators 24 Configuring the BIOS 25 Enter BIOS Setup 26 Main Menu...26 Standard BIOS Features Menu 28 System Time / System Date 29 Advanced BIOS Features 29 IDE Configuration 30 Boot Settings Configuration 30 AHCI Configuration 30 Intel VT-d Configuration 31...
... LED and LED Status Indicators 24 Post Port Debug LED 24 LED Status Indicators 24 Configuring the BIOS 25 Enter BIOS Setup 26 Main Menu...26 Standard BIOS Features Menu 28 System Time / System Date 29 Advanced BIOS Features 29 IDE Configuration 30 Boot Settings Configuration 30 AHCI Configuration 30 Intel VT-d Configuration 31...
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Boot Configuration Features 35 Figure 8. List of Figures Figure 1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 27 Figure 3. Hardware Health Configure 37 Figure 10. Advanced BIOS Features 30 Figure 5. Power Management Features 36 Figure 9. Standard BIOS Features Menu 28 Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Features 31 Figure 6. Frequency/Voltage Control 38 PCI/PNP Resource Management 33 Figure 7. PW1 Motherboard Connector 16 Figure 2.
Boot Configuration Features 35 Figure 8. List of Figures Figure 1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu 27 Figure 3. Hardware Health Configure 37 Figure 10. Advanced BIOS Features 30 Figure 5. Power Management Features 36 Figure 9. Standard BIOS Features Menu 28 Figure 4. Advanced Chipset Features 31 Figure 6. Frequency/Voltage Control 38 PCI/PNP Resource Management 33 Figure 7. PW1 Motherboard Connector 16 Figure 2.
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This section includes the following information: Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features PCI/PnP Resource Management Boot Configuration Features Power Management Features Hardware Health Configure Frequency/Voltage Control Descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
This section includes the following information: Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features PCI/PnP Resource Management Boot Configuration Features Power Management Features Hardware Health Configure Frequency/Voltage Control Descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus.
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... exit choices. Display System Information... Power on the computer. 4. Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is critical to maintain optimal system performance and stability. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Main Menu The ...list of the screen during the Power On Self Test (POST). Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends Standard BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features PCI/PNP Resource Management Boot Configuration Features Power Management ...
... exit choices. Display System Information... Power on the computer. 4. Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is critical to maintain optimal system performance and stability. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is the communication bridge between hardware and software. Main Menu The ...list of the screen during the Power On Self Test (POST). Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends Standard BIOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features PCI/PNP Resource Management Boot Configuration Features Power Management ...
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... 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. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set up onboard ...
... 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. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set up onboard ...
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... the options. keys to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, and so on. Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends Standard BIOS Features System Overview AMIBIOS Version :08.00.16 Build Date:07/16/10 ID :1E655000 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU Speed :2666MHz Count :1 750...Help F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3. Use the arrow keys to the previous menu, press Esc. Standard BIOS Features Menu CMOS Setup Utility - To go back to position the selector in the option you choose. Use the + and -
... the options. keys to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, and so on. Copyright (C) 1985-2005, American Megatrends Standard BIOS Features System Overview AMIBIOS Version :08.00.16 Build Date:07/16/10 ID :1E655000 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU Speed :2666MHz Count :1 750...Help F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3. Use the arrow keys to the previous menu, press Esc. Standard BIOS Features Menu CMOS Setup Utility - To go back to position the selector in the option you choose. Use the + and -
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... display the sub-menus. System Time System Date [13:37:00] [Fri 07/16/2010] Time (hh:mm:ss) 14 : 48: 43 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Setup Utility screen. Note that have associated sub-menus are designated by a , which precedes the option. keys... previous menu, press Esc. Note that the hour value is represented as hour : minute : second. To go back to the date you choose. Configuring the BIOS System Time / System Date Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the + and -
... display the sub-menus. System Time System Date [13:37:00] [Fri 07/16/2010] Time (hh:mm:ss) 14 : 48: 43 Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Setup Utility screen. Note that have associated sub-menus are designated by a , which precedes the option. keys... previous menu, press Esc. Note that the hour value is represented as hour : minute : second. To go back to the date you choose. Configuring the BIOS System Time / System Date Using the arrow keys, position the cursor over the month, day, and year. Use the + and -
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AHCI Configuration This menu will allow you to enable RAID or switch between IDE and AHCI mode. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Configuration Use this option to malfunction. IDE Configuration [Press Enter] Boot Settings Configuration[Press Enter] AHCI Configuration [Press Enter] ...
AHCI Configuration This menu will allow you to enable RAID or switch between IDE and AHCI mode. Advanced BIOS Features IDE Configuration Use this option to malfunction. IDE Configuration [Press Enter] Boot Settings Configuration[Press Enter] AHCI Configuration [Press Enter] ...
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Configuring the BIOS USB Configuration This option menu allows you to set the primary graphics adapter, and more . Advanced Chipset Features North Bridge Configuration This option menu will ...
Configuring the BIOS USB Configuration This option menu allows you to set the primary graphics adapter, and more . Advanced Chipset Features North Bridge Configuration This option menu will ...
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... the value in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Help Item Clear NVRAM during System Boot. Plug & Play O/S This function sets whether the O/S or BIOS configures Plug and Play devices. Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to display the advanced settings. A setting of PCI clocks. PCI/PNP...
... the value in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Help Item Clear NVRAM during System Boot. Plug & Play O/S This function sets whether the O/S or BIOS configures Plug and Play devices. Clear NVRAM Plug & Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to display the advanced settings. A setting of PCI clocks. PCI/PNP...
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... you to specify the size of the memory block to reserve for reading or writing to IDE drives. PCI IDE BusMaster This function allows the BIOS to use PCI BusMastering for legacy ISA devices. A setting of PCI/ISA external cards. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to... PCI/PnP devices. Reserved Memory Size This option allows you to specify a DMI to be assigned to a PCI VGA. Palette Snooping This function allows the BIOS to leave this as Available. IRQ Settings The various IRQ settings allows you to reserve IRQ's if necessary, it is recommended to inform the system...
... you to specify the size of the memory block to reserve for reading or writing to IDE drives. PCI IDE BusMaster This function allows the BIOS to use PCI BusMastering for legacy ISA devices. A setting of PCI/ISA external cards. Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to... PCI/PnP devices. Reserved Memory Size This option allows you to specify a DMI to be assigned to a PCI VGA. Palette Snooping This function allows the BIOS to leave this as Available. IRQ Settings The various IRQ settings allows you to reserve IRQ's if necessary, it is recommended to inform the system...
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...:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9. Hardware Health Configure H/W Health Function This will enable or disable Hardware Health Monitoring. Configuring the BIOS Restore on AC Power Loss This menu allows adjustment of the AC Power Loss parameters. Hardware Health Configure H/W Health Function [Enabled] CPU Temperature Sensor VREG...
...:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9. Hardware Health Configure H/W Health Function This will enable or disable Hardware Health Monitoring. Configuring the BIOS Restore on AC Power Loss This menu allows adjustment of the AC Power Loss parameters. Hardware Health Configure H/W Health Function [Enabled] CPU Temperature Sensor VREG...
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... BIOS Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 LE 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 5. Insert the Intel P55...
... BIOS Installing Drivers and Software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA P55 LE 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 5. Insert the Intel P55...
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... C0 C1 C2 C5 C6 C7 0A 0B 0C 0E 13 AMI POST Code Description Initialize BIOS. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 LE Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for boot strap processor Early CPU... CPU Set up boot strap processor information Set up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up application processors Re-enable cache for the EVGA P55 LE Motherboard during system boot up.
... C0 C1 C2 C5 C6 C7 0A 0B 0C 0E 13 AMI POST Code Description Initialize BIOS. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 LE Motherboard This section provides the AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for boot strap processor Early CPU... CPU Set up boot strap processor information Set up boot strap processor for POST Enumerate and set up application processors Re-enable cache for the EVGA P55 LE Motherboard during system boot up.
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...7C 84 85 87 8C 8D 8E 90 A1 A2 A4 A7 A9 Description Relocate System Management interrupt vector Uncompress and initialize BIOS module Initialize devices primary Initialize devices secondary Initialize output devices Allocate memory for ADM module Initialize silent boot module Display sign-... IPL devices Generate and write contents of ESCD Log errors encountered Display errors, if no display check monitor/video card Execute BIOS setup if needed or requested Late POST initialization of chipset registers Build ACPI tables Program peripheral parameters Initialize system management interrupt Prepare...
...7C 84 85 87 8C 8D 8E 90 A1 A2 A4 A7 A9 Description Relocate System Management interrupt vector Uncompress and initialize BIOS module Initialize devices primary Initialize devices secondary Initialize output devices Allocate memory for ADM module Initialize silent boot module Display sign-... IPL devices Generate and write contents of ESCD Log errors encountered Display errors, if no display check monitor/video card Execute BIOS setup if needed or requested Late POST initialization of chipset registers Build ACPI tables Program peripheral parameters Initialize system management interrupt Prepare...
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS - Dual In-line Memory Module DRAM - Floppy Disk Controller FSB - Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Basic Input Output System CD-ROM - Central Processing Unit D-ICE - GHz... vector Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot End of POST initialization Save system context for ACPI Pass control to OS Show CPU Temp (if enabled) EVGA Glossary of Terms ACPI - Dry Ice Cooling DDR2 - Digital Versatile Disc DVI - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU - Double Data Rate 3 DIMM - Compact Disc ...
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS - Dual In-line Memory Module DRAM - Floppy Disk Controller FSB - Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Basic Input Output System CD-ROM - Central Processing Unit D-ICE - GHz... vector Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot End of POST initialization Save system context for ACPI Pass control to OS Show CPU Temp (if enabled) EVGA Glossary of Terms ACPI - Dry Ice Cooling DDR2 - Digital Versatile Disc DVI - Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU - Double Data Rate 3 DIMM - Compact Disc ...
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High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET - Local Area Network LCD - Peripheral Component Interconnect PCIe - Pulse Width Modulation Configuring the BIOS Heat Sink Fan I/O - Integrated Graphics Processors IRQ - Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC - Native Command Queuing NIC - Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA - Integrated Drive Electronics IEEE - Interrupt Request ...
High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET - Local Area Network LCD - Peripheral Component Interconnect PCIe - Pulse Width Modulation Configuring the BIOS Heat Sink Fan I/O - Integrated Graphics Processors IRQ - Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC - Native Command Queuing NIC - Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA - Integrated Drive Electronics IEEE - Interrupt Request ...