Support Manual for EVGA X58 FTW3
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1. Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives ooooononnncnnocnconncononononanonanonnnonn nono n cono no nonnn cnn ncnn con nornnonnos 24 Connecting ATA Cables iii o RAS 25 Connecting Internal Headers ncnian na a e i aa 26 FrontRanel Header a aar e e e 26 JEEE1394 3 FIT Wite esce istrenn iae dd 27 USB Head rS vicio A aii 28 AU O A A A eins 29 Fan Connection Si ccc ntar e a ateseis aTa e aa nel a e e A a 30 COMiinsncian ii iia lis 31 Expansion lots titi 31 PELS Olsson 32 PEEE XL Sot rt a baldes 32 PCLEXTO AS SOS icon ask hs a cae a Guede oon diovan eed emote aR 32 Onboard Butts iseyen osain tev eE ET a doblan conan ad aiii 33 Clear CMOS Buttons scciisciscisciedss or o eee lavcaacbianvestbeveaads ddplugeveasieeontes 33 RESET and POWER Button 00 eee cece ceeceeeceeeceeeseceaeceaeessecsaesseeeeeeseeeaesneeaes 33 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators cooonncnnncnnocnonnnonnnoncnancnnncnnnconocono nono rnnonnss 34 Post Port Debug GED riisiin e ET carla iaa R TEE 34 LED Status Indicators id 34 Configuring the BIOS ooccnncccinccconccccnonccconccconnnnnannn nono ccnancnnannn cnn nara n cnn n cn nan nn nan n cn nannncns 35 Enter BIOS Setup tomaron it 36 Main Men a a died 36 Standard CMOS Features Menu ccsssccssssostseenscscncsenseeonscsensesonsesensesontevenseesaceensenontes 39 Date and A cuvcisduccaesvebecg ca e cd bones ta labchevansbebees cavids aer er reaa ita 40 SATA Channel i casks sta feces essen tea iii 402. Program chipset Init PNP Shadow VBIOS Clock Gen Setup BDA Reserved CPU Speed Check Flash type and copy flash write erase routines Test and Reset CMOS Load Chipset Defaults Initialize onboard clock generator CPU ID and initialize L1 L2 cache Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors with SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR and initialize INT 00h 1Fh according to INT_TBL Test CMOS and check Battery Fail Early PM initialization Load keyboard matrix Init Heuristic Power Management HPM Early Programming of chipset registers Init PNP Shadow system video BIOS Init onboard clock generator and sensor Setup BIOS DATA AREA BDA Chipset programming and CPU Speed detect Award POST Codes Code detect 2A Reserved 2B Init video 2C Reserved 2D Video memory test 2E Reserved 2F Reserved 30 Reserved 31 Reserved 32 Reserved 33 Early keyboard reset 34 Reserved 35 Test DMA Controller 0 36 Reserved 37 Test DMA Controller 1 38 Reserved 39 Test DMA Page Registers 3A Reserved 3B Reserved 3C Test Timer 3D Reserved 3E Test 8259 1 Mask 3F Reserved 40 Test 8259 2 Mask 41 Reserved EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Description Initialize Video Test Video Memory and display Logos Early Keyboard Reset Test DMA channel 0 Test DMA channel 1 Test DMA Page Registers Test 8254 Timer 0 Counter 2 Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interru
3. Use this function to enable or disable support for USB keyboard under DOS U USB Mouse Function Use this function to enable or disable support for USB mouse under DOS QO USB Storage Function Use this function to enable or disable legacy support of USB Mass Storage 49 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Power Management Setup Menu Sold EMOS Sees Udiigmeaueahd press Enter to display the Power Management Setup menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power management Setup ACPI function Item Help APCI Suspend Type Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto Main Level Soft Off by PWR BTIN Wake Up by PCI Card USB KB Wake Up From S3 Resume by Alarm Day of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm HPET Support HPET Mode POWER ON Function Hot Key Power On Ctrl Fl PWRON After PWR Fail Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 8 Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the ACPI function 50 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard ACPI Suspend Type This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to select an ACPI Suspend Type Types to select from are 1 amp S3 S1 POS and S3 STR Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming f
4. CMOS Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information such as the date time HDD model and so on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the 14 arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press Esc The information shown in corresponds to the option highlighted Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Sep Item Help Time hh mm ss SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA Main Level Change the day month year and century Halt On Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K Ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 5 Standard CMOS Features Menu Note that all data in is for information only data in AIM is changeable data in is non changeable and data in a KAY is highlighted for selection 39 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Date and Time Using the arrow keys position the cursor over the month day and year Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through dates and times Note that the weekday Sun through Sat cannot be changed This field changes to correspond to the date you enter Note that the hour value is shown in a 24 hour clock format Time is represented as Rel Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss SATA Channel 40 U
5. Devices Press Enter Item Help gt Onboard PATA SATA Device gt Onboard Device r Main Level gt USB Device Setting Ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 7 Integrated Peripherals Menu Legacy Devices Press Enter to display the Legacy Devices menu Onboard Serial Port 1 O Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on the Integrated Peripherals menu allows you to select the 46 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard onboard serial port 1 function Options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 BE8 IRQ4 2ES IRQ3 Auto and Disabled OnChip PATA SATA Device Press Enter to display the OnChip PATA SATA Device menu SATA Mode X LEGACY Mode Support Disabled SATA 3 0 Storage Controller Enabled U SATA Mode This is allows you set the onboard Serial SATA mode IDE Use the SATA hard disk drivers as Parallel ATA storage devices RAID Create a RAID 0 1 0 1 and 5 configuration AHCI Use the AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface to enables advanced SATA features for improved performance with NCQ and Hot plug features 0 LEGACY Mode Support This function allows the SATA controller to operate in LEGACY mode Selected Disabled if you install operating system that support Native mode 47 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Onboard Device 48 Press Enter to display the Onboard Device menu Realtek GigaLan LAN1 Realtek GigaLan LAN2 PE4 Slot PCIE x1
6. HAON ee titi tn it an a a a a 42 Memory en a ies 42 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features cecoiooiciocionristanincinordca iia cion EEEE stecvephs datada 43 Hard Disk Boot Priority saci t2cdo 5 ccxscesec scenes ecdecedus cond a E E E a E a 44 CD ROM Device Priority Son inar arana Ira 44 First Second Third Boot Device cooonncnoncnocnnononononononononanono ai Ei aaa 44 Boot Other Devil Ad 45 Boot Up NumLock Status csccscssicssessevestistadenass reiini K ERE E E ia 45 Security Opto ati A ia 45 Integrated Peripherals Ment isisisi nit ita 46 Legacy DEVICES mitin traten teta t data te E deis 46 OnChip PATA SATA Devicesin a E E E rre 47 Onboard Device mt da 48 USB Device Sete gS yess stestist csccdoes illinois 49 Power Management Setup Menu ococonncnncnnonnnonnnononononononnnonnnonn api iea 50 ACPLEUOCUO tt Sout ei hoe aes oe ae sepa eI ee bes eee tn eae 50 ACPI Suspend Type rirci t weevstesercciessuveesieteacued iii ia 51 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume sisone eraa a a R 51 Soft Off by PWR BTIN iii aa a E N aE E RE 51 Wake Up by PEL Cardin til its 51 USB KB Wake Up From 3 sev scceecets etesees ceneeteciet taeys casnvecessluneva sastnectenstnese susnveceedenessteaes 51 Resume by Ad e tala dos 51 POWER ON Function uscar silo erario 52 Hot Key PO wer Olivia Ni A EE aS at 52 PWRON after PWR Fallicnnonioniaia iia dida 52 PnP PCI Configuration Menu oococcconnnononononononnncnnncnnnconcnnno nono nnnonn non non n non ne nn nono rc
7. Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM TI 1394 Setting High Definition Audio P80 Show CPU Temp Realtek GigaLan LAN1 Use this function to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for LAN1 The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Realtek GigaLan LAN2 Use this function to set the onboard Realtek GigaLan function for LAN2 The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PE4 Slot PCIE x1 Use this function to set the PCI e x1 Slot function The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM This function allows you to enable or disable the onboard Realtek Lan PXE Boot ROM for booting from LAN High Definition Audio This function allows you to enable or disable the onboard Realtek High Definition Audio TI 1394 Setting This function allows you to enable or disable the IEEE1394 Firewire interface P80 Show CPU Temp When this function is enabled the onboard Post Port LED will display the CPU temperature EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard USB Device Settings Press Enter to display the USB Device Settings menu 3 0 Controller 1 0 Controller 2 0 Controller Operation Mode Keyboard Function Mouse Function Storage Function U USB 1 0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 1 0 controller Q USB 2 0 Controller Use this function to enable the USB 2 0 EHCI controller Q USB Operation Mode Select the USB Operation Mode for USB device Options are Full Low Speed and High Speed Q USB Keyboard Function
8. Then use the or keys to move the device priority up or down in the list To go back to the previous menu press Esc 1 SATA 1 BENQ DVD DC DW1810 First Second Third Boot Device 44 Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the T arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose First Boot Device Removable Hard Disk el Legacy LAN Disabled Tl Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Boot Other Device With the option set to Enable the system boots from some other device if the first second third boot devices fail Boot Up NumLock Status This option allows you to select the power on state of NumLock Select W to activate the keyboard NumLock when the system is started Select to disable the NumLock key Security Option boots or only when you enter setup Select to require a password to gain access to the CMOS Setup screen Select to require a password to access the CMOS Setup screen and when the system boots The Security Options allows you to require a a every time the system 45 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Integrated Peripherals Menu Select HIS NS NE from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Integrated Peripherals menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals gt Legacy
9. enable 61 Reserved 62 Reserved 63 Initialize Mouse 64 Reserved 65 PS2 Mouse special 66 Reserved 67 ACPI init 68 Reserved 69 Init Cache 6A Reserved 6B Setup 6C Reserved 6D Initialize Floppy 6E Reserved 6F FDD install 70 Reserved 71 Reserved 72 Reserved 73 Initialize Hard Drive 74 Reserved EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Description If required will auto load Awdflash exe in POST Init Initializing onboard superIO Display setup message and enable setup functions Detect if mouse is present initialize mouse install interrupt vectors Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port ACPI sub system initializing Initialize cache controller Enter setup check and autoconfiguration check up Initialize floppy disk drive Install FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters Initialize hard drive controller 71 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 72 Award POST Codes Name Description Code 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D Detect HDD Reserved Detect serial ports Reserved Reserved Detect parallel ports Reserved HDD Write Protect Reserved Reserved POST error check Reserved Reserved Security Check Write CMOS Display PNP USB Final Init Reserved Reserved Reserved Setup ACPI tables Reserved Option ROM Detect Reserved Enable Parity Check IDE device detection Initialize seri
10. enhanced system performance Motherboard Specifications a Size ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9 6 inch Microprocessor support Intel Core 17 processor Operating systems Supports Windows XP Windows Vista and Win 7 32 and 64 bit Contains Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel DDR3 1600 Officially supports up to 24GBs of DDR3 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Twelve USB 2 0 ports Eight rear panel ports four onboard USB headers Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB 3 0 Ports Two USB 3 0 ports on I O panel Backwards compatible USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 support Supports transfer speeds up to 4 8Gbps EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Six 6 onboard SATA II Ports 2 onboard SATA3 ports 300MBps data transfer rate Six SATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 Two 2 SATA3 600MBps onboard ports from Marvell 88SE9128 Chipset Onboard LAN Integrated Dual LAN ports Supports 10 100 1000 Mbit sec Ethernet Onboard IEEE1394a Firewire Support hot plug Two IEEE1394a ports one rear panel port one onboard header with a rate transmission of 400 Mbps Onboard Audio Realtek High Definition audio Supports 8 channel audio Supports Jack Sensing function Triple PCI E Support Three 3 PCI E 2 0 Slots Supports 4 GB sec 8 GB sec concurrent bandwidth Low power consum
11. is secure 4 PW1 connector Plug power cable from system power supply to PW1 Card edge Figure 3 PW1 Motherboard Connector Table 1 PW1 Pin Assignments Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 1 12 2 33V 14 12V y 3 GND 15 GND O sv 18 PS ON 5 GND 17 GND 43 24 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 PWROK 20 RSVD 9 5V_AUX 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 GND 23 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 8 pin ATX 12V Power Pw12 PW12 the 8 pin ATX 12V power connection is used to provide power to the CPU Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated 12V Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives The IDE connector supports Ultra ATA 133 100 IDE hard disk drives 1 Connect the blue connector the cable end with a single connector to the motherboard 2 Connect the black connector the cable with the two closely spaced black and gray connectors to the Ultra ATA master device 3 Connect the grey connector to a slave device If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Note If an ATA 100 disk drive and a disk drive using any other IDE transfer protocol are attached to the same cable the maximum transfer rate between the drives may be reduced to that of the slowest drive Motherboard Edge IDE Connector 24 EVGA FTW3 Motherb
12. options are O through 15 tRAS Setting This function is set the minimum RAS active time The options are 0 through 31 Command Rate This function is set the command timing setting on a per clock unit basis The options are Auto 1T and 2T EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Voltage Control Select from the Frequency Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Voltage Control menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Voltage Control EVGA VDroop control Item Help CPU VCore CPU VIT Voltage CPU PLL Vcore Main Level gt gt DIMM Voltage DIMM DQ Vref QPI PLL Vcore IOH Vcore IOH ICH I O Voltage ICH Vcore PWM Frequency Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 13 Voltage Control 0 EVGA VDroop Control EVGA VDroop control is a safety measure by motherboards to protect the CPU Select With VDroop to calibrate CPU VDroop or select Without VDroop to disable this function Q CPU VCore Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select Auto to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU Core Q CPU VTT Voltage Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select Auto to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU VTT Voltage 61 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 62 CPU PLL VCore Use the Page Up and Page Down to sctoll through the voltages or s
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14. OS Setup Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status DO ECO O gOoSg op0 Frequency Voltage Control 35 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between hardware and software Correctly setting the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Use the following procedure to verify change BIOS settings 3 Power on the computer 4 Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test POST Pressing Del takes you to the Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Note Itis strongly recommended that you do not change the default BIOS settings Changing some settings could damage your computer Main Menu 36 The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the associated submenu Use the T arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose To go back to the previous menu press Esc Note that on the BIOS screens all data in is for information only data in is changeable data in is non changeable and data in a CRT is highlighted for selection EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility gt Standard CMOS Fea
15. PCI slots 9 Debug LED Display CPU Temperature 19 PCI E 2 0 Slots Monitor 10 Front Panel Connector 20 PCI E x1 Slot Figure 1 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Layout 15 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port 2 USB 2 0 Ports Eight 3 Clear CMOS Button 4 EVBot Connector 5 USB 3 0 ports two 6 IEE1394a Firewire Port 7 Dual LAN Ports with LEDs to indicate status Activity Speed Link LED LED Activity LED Status Description Speed Link LED Status Description Off No data transmission Yellow 1000 Mbps data rate Blinking Green Data transmission Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate 8 Audio Port 2 Channel 6 Channel 8 Channel Blue Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Grey Side Speaker Out Figure 2 Chassis Back Panel Connectors 16 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Hardware Installation This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard The topics covered in this section are O Preparing the motherboard Installing the CPU Installing the CPU fan Installing the memory O Installing the motherboard Q Connecting cables Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic safety precautions Remember to remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC ma
16. User s Guide EVGA X58 FTW Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Table of Contents Users GUIAS csi di diia 1 EVGA XD8 FTWoiat dida 1 MOTO Ovino i a aaa a a aiia aatan dacs ventnudestddeneals 1 Before VOU BEG o aoir aaa a AA 8 Parts NOT inthe Kits ait R E OTR 9 Intentions of the tii A AA 9 Motherboard arisini a A A heen eta aise 10 Motherboard Specifications ooooonocinncnocanoncnonconncononononononononn nono conan cono non n nano nnncnn cri n ari ne rana rnncnnss 10 Unpacking and Parts DescriptiOMS o oooccinonccnonnnccccnnnnccnnnnnnrananonancnnnnnrr cnn naar 12 Unpacking one ooa n a A iain Man R a 12 Egu pment aaae a a es Anchen a a ees 12 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboald ooooconocnnocnnonconncononononononnonnnonnncnn con nonnncnnncnn cnn orinar no rana rnnannos 14 Hardware Installation ati 17 Safety MMStuct Ons septima lalala 17 Preparing the Motherboard vii a 18 Installing the CPU concisa 18 Installing the CPU Pancita dlrs 19 Installing System Memory DIMMS cocococcocncocccononononononnncnnnonnnonnnnnnnonnnnn cnn cnn ora nornno rancia 20 Installing the Motherboard sesinin irasara i a a aE E E ENEE EER REER 21 Installing the VO Shield ceo a E E iia 21 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case c oooccnncnocnconnconocononanonanonnncnnccon cn nonncnancnnoo 22 Connecting Cables Treis ia ii A 22 2A PMATX Power RW 1 acciona a lacados 23 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard S pin ATX 12V Power PW12 vacia pr 24
17. W3 Motherboard 28 USB Headers This motherboard contains eight 8 USB 2 0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis Figure 2 The motherboard also contains two 10 pin internal header connectors onboard that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing four 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option 2 Connect the two ends of the cables to the USB 2 0 headers on the motherboard Table 4 USB 2 0 Header Pins Connector Pin Signal USB 2 0 Header Connector 1 5V_DUAL 3 D 110 0 2 alo ol 5 D s O O 6 7 GND 7 0 OF8 l olo 9 Empty Pin Signal 2 5V_DUAL 4 D D 8 GND 10 No Connect EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function Table 5 Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND p E 3 PORT1_R 8 7 6 5 4 PRECENCE_J 4 3 5 PORT2_R 2 1 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN 29 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Fan Connections There are five fan connections on the motherboard The fan speed can be detected and viewed in the PC Health Status section of t
18. X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA Glossary of Terms ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AFR Alternate Frame Rendering APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BIOS Basic Input Output System CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CPU Central Processing Unit D ICE Dry Ice Cooling DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DRAM Dynamic random access memory DVD Digital Versatile Disc DVI Digital Video Interface FDC Floppy Disk Controller FSB Front Side Bus FTW For The Win GHz Gigahertz GPU Graphics Processing Unit HDD Hard Disk Drive HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface HDR High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET High Precision Event Timer HT Hyper Threading HSF Heat Sink Fan 74 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard T O Input Output IDE Integrated Drive Electronics IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP Integrated Graphics Processors IRQ Interrupt Request JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JEDEC Joint Electron Device Engineering Council LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LGA Land Grid Array LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC Media Access Control MCP Media and Communications Processor MHz Megahertz NB Northbridge NCQ Native Command Queuing NIC Network Interface Card NTFS New Technolo
19. a cra n cnn ne nnncnnss 53 Init Display EStdt Aes 53 Reset Configuration Data sis cc ccssics sce scesedesetincssdesshapscicasesedscepsscgesdeasscasenasasuesesdeapecsesenzes 54 Resources Controlled Ducati idas 54 RO Reso ES e 54 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard PCI VGA Palette Snoop succicico critican od nenn EEE 55 INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment scecceescceseeseeeesecseeeceececeeseeseesecaeesesseeneeseeneeens 55 Maximum Payload Zi Ri 55 PC Health Status Menu coito colita cidcid 56 SmartEan FUNCION sets hs Reece ives Se See eae een teary aetna es 57 Frequency Voltage Control Menu oooonnccnocnnonconncononononononanonnnonn conan ono nnnonnnonn cnn nc nc cano rana rnnannss 58 Memory Feature it pd 59 Voltage Control iii id 61 CPU Feature niiina a i a eiat a a a a a 63 Installing Drivers and Software ooooocinnccnnncicincccconcnnnnnncnonccnnnn cnn cn conca rca cana 65 Windows XP Vista Win 7 Driver Installati0N ononcnnnnnnoninocnnonconnnonncononononancnn aran c cano ranonnos 65 Appendix A POST COdBS coococonocccioccccooccconoccnancnconncononnn conc nnrnn nn nan n cnn nr nn n rr r rca r nana 67 EVGA Glossary Of Term cccccceseececeeeeeseeeeceaeeeeaeeeseaeeseaeeeseaeeseaeeesaeeseaeesseeeseaeeeeaes 74 Compliance Informatio asresten ande eaaa corn n naar n cnn pa aada cnn nan aiant 77 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 F
20. al ports Initialize parallel ports HDD check for write protection Check POST error and display them and ask for user intervention Ask password security Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen Display PNP devices Final USB initialization Setup ACPI tables Scan for Option ROMs Enable Parity Check Award POST Codes Code 8E 8F 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 CO C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 CF BO B1 BF E1 EF FF Name Description Reserved IRQ12 Enable Reserved Reserved Reserved Boot Medium Read Final Init NumLock Boot Attempt Base CPU test Memory Presence Early Memory Extend Memory Special Display Early Shadow Cache presence CMOS Check Spurious Unclaimed NMI Program MCP Setup Pages Boot If unmasked NMI occurs display Press F1 to disable EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Enable IRQ12 if mouse present Detect and store boot partition head and cylinders values in RAM Final init for last micro details before boot Set NumLock status according to Setup Set low stack Boot via INT 19h Read Write CPU registers Base memory detect Board Initialization Turn on extended memory cache initialization First display initialization Early shadow enable for fast boot External cache size detection CMOS checkup If interrupt occurs in protected mode NMI F2 reboot To program chipset from defaults values E1 Page 1 E2 Page 2 etc 73 EVGA
21. ally restart or return to its last operating status after power returns from a power failure a Off The system stays off after a power failure Q On The system stays on after a power failure 52 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard PnP PCI Configuration Menu Select from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PnP PCI Configuration menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configuration Init Display First Item Help Slot Reset Configuration Data Main Level Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin INT Pin Assignment Assignment Assignment Assignment Assignment Assignment INT Pin Assignment INT Pin Assignment Reserved RC For Bridge SS NS Ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 9 PnP PCI Configuration Menu Init Display First This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the initial display is in the PCI slot or in the PCI E slot Options are PCI Slot and PCIEx 53 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Reset Configuration Data This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to enable or disable the resetting of Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup Set this to Enabled if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused a serious conflict tha
22. atically lock the DIMM into the connector EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into a system case depends on the chassis you ate using and if you ate replacing an existing motherboard or working with an empty system case Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections It is normally easier to secure the motherboard first Use the following procedure to install the I O shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the system case covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers This will depend on the system case being used Installing the I O Shield The motherboard kit comes with an I O shield that is used to block radio frequency transmissions protects internal components from dust and foreign objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely If the I O shield does not fit into the chassis you would need to obtain the proper size from the chassis supplier 21 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base wi
23. cards such as a LAN card USB card SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications When installing a card into the PCI slot be sure that it is fully seated Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover PCI E x1 Slots There is one PCI E x1 slot that is designed to accommodate less bandwidth intensive cards such as a modem or LAN card The x1 slots provide 250 MB sec bandwidth PCI E x16 x8 Slots These PCI E slots are reserved for Graphic Cards and PCI E x1 and x4 devices The design of this motherboard supports multiple Graphic Card technology When installing a PCI E Graphic Card be sure the retention clip snaps and locks the card into place If the card is not seated properly it could cause a short across the pins Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Onboard Buttons These onboatd buttons include RESET POWER and Clear CMOS These functions allow you to easily reset the system turn on off the system or clear the CMOS Clear CMOS Button The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to stote all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by pressing the Clear CMOS button either onboatd or on the external I O Panel External Clear CMOS Button RESET and POWER Button These onboard buttons allow you to easily turn on off the system These buttons allow for easy d
24. does not run go to My Computer and click on the CD to open 66 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Appendix A POST Codes This section provides the Award POST Codes Table 6 for the EVGA X58 FTW3 Mothetboard during system boot up The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard This Debug LED will also display current CPU Debug LED with CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted Temperature Monitor into the Operating System Table 6 Award POST Code Award POST Codes Code Name Description 01 Reserved 02 Jumps to E000 Execution of POST routines in E000 segment 03 Early SuperIO Init Early Initialized the super IO 04 Reserved 05 Blank video Reset Video controller 06 Reserved 07 Init KBC Keyboard controller init 08 KB test Test the Keyboard 09 Reserved 0A Mouse Init Initialized the mouse 0B Reserved 0C Reserved 0D Reserved OE CheckSum Check the integrity of the ROM BIOS and message Check 67 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 68 Award POST Codes Name Description Code OF 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Reserved Autodetect EEPROM Reserved Test CMOS Reserved Load Chipset Reserved Init Clock Reserved Init CPU Reserved Reserved Setup Interrupt Vector Table CMOS Battery Check Early PM Reserved Re initial KB Reserved HPM init Reserved
25. ebugging and testing of the system during troubleshooting situations The POWER button with LED indicates the system s status When the system is powered on the LED remains a solid green The RESET button with an integrated LED indicates the activity status of the hard disk drives and will flicker accordingly RESET POWER Clear CMOS Button Button Button 33 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit POST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot It is useful during troubleshooting situations This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor LED Status Indicators Theses LEDs indicate the system s status U POWER LED Green When the System is powered on This LED is on Q DIMM LED Yellow When the Memory slot is functional This LED is on U STANDBY LED Blue When the System is in Standby Mode This LED is on This LED will remain on as long as the motherboard is receiving constant power 34 DIMM LED YELLOW STANDBY LED Power LED BLUE GREEN EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Configuring the BIOS This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Descriptions of the BIOS parameters ate also provided This section includes the following information Enter BI
26. elect Auto to automatically set the voltage level for the CPU PLL Voltage DIMM Voltage This function defines the voltage level for the DRAM Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage DIMM DQ Vref This function defines the voltage level for the DRAM DQ Vref Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select and set the voltage QPI PLL VCore Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the voltages or select Auto to automatically set the voltage level for the QPI PLL voltage IOH VCore This function defines the core voltage level for the Intel IOH chip Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage IOH ICH I O Voltage This function defines the core voltage level for the Intel IOH ICH I O voltage Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage ICH VCore This function defines the core voltage level for the Intel ICH chip Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage or select Auto to automatically set the voltage PWM Frequency This function allows you to select the PWM frequency For the following options higher is cleaner lower is more energy efficient 800 KHz 933 KHz and 1066 KHz EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard CPU Feature Select from the Frequency Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu Ph
27. et Fan Speed 50 Chassis Speed Control x Manual Fan Speed 100 If temp gt 100 C Set Fan Speed 100 If temp lt 30 C Set Fan Speed 50 Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans on the motherboard Set CPU fan speed to SmartFan when you want the speed of the fans automatically controlled based on temperature To set the fan speed to a constant rate select Manual and then enter the speed from 0 to 100 Set the desired speed for the Power and Chassis fans from 0 to 100 The system defaults to 100 57 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Frequency Voltage Control Menu Select Rome CMOS Setup UN mentrand press Enter to display the Frequency Voltage Control menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency Voltage Control Dummy O C Item Help Extreme Cooling Memory Feature Voltage Control gt Main Level CPU Feature CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Frequency Mhz Target CPU Frequency MHz 3466MHz 133x28 Target Memory Frequency 1337MHz Spread Spectrum PCIE Frequency Mhz Save Profile Load Profile MCH Strap Ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 11 Frequency Voltage Control Menu 58 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Memory Feature Select from the Frequency Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Memory Feature menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Memory Feature Memory SPD Memory Cont
28. gy File System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PCB Printed Circuit Board PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCI x Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended POST Power on Self Test PWM Pulse Width Modulation QDR Quad Data Rate QPI Quick Path Interconnect RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RGB Red Green Blue 75 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Split Frame Rendering SLI Scalable Link Interface SPD Serial Presence Detect SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format SPP System Platform Processors TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol USB Universal Serial Bus VDroop V core Voltage Drop VGA Video Graphics Array 76 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again
29. he CMOS Setup The fans are automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 and S5 mode System Fan o Sense 12V Power Fan CPU Fan 12V System Fan sense Ground Note the CPU fan o p ey Hb Lit cable can be either sans Sense Ground ye a 3 pin or a 4 pin O Control 060 connector Connect a 3 pin connector to pins 1 2 and 3 on the motherboard connector 30 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard COM1 The motherboard kit provides an additional serial COM header for the system Connect one side of the cable to the headers on the motherboard then attach the serial COM device to the other side of the cable Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard contains six 6 expansion slots four 4 PCI E slots and two 2 PCI slots For a full list of PCI E graphic cards supported by this motherboard visit www EVGA com Products 6 5 4 3 2 1 Slot Listing pare 2 0 x16 Slot 1 Primary pere x1 Slot 1 PCI E 2 0 x8 x16 Slot 2 ect Slot 1 8 PCI E 2 0 x8 Slot 3 Pct Slot 2 Note When using 1 Graphic Card in PCI E Slot 1 a speed of x16 will be used When using 2 Graphic Cards in PCI E Slots 1 and 3 a speed of x16 x16 will be used When running 3 Graphic Cards in PCI E Slots 1 3 and 5 a speed of x16 x8 x8 will be used 31 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 32 PCI Slots The two PCI slots support many expansion
30. igure 13 Figure 14 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard List of Figures EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Layout ooooncnnonnnoninoncnnnconnconcconanononanonnccnnccnnc ns 14 Chassis Back Panel Connectors ooooocccnocaconccononcconanonnnacononononccnnnncnnncconnnaranccnnnnons 16 PW1 Motherboard Connector cee eeecceesecesceceseeesneeceeeceaceesaeecsaeecsaeessneeeeaeers 23 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu eee ceseesecsecseetseeeseeeseseeeeaes 37 Standard CMOS Features Menu ccesceeesceceseeeeneeceeecececeeeceaeeceeeeeneeeeeeeene 39 Advanced BIOS Features Menu ceeseccsseeceseecsnreceseeceeeesacecseeesaeerseeeeaeers 43 Integrated Peripherals Menu oooocnnccnocncononononononnonanonnnonnonnonnnonnnnnn cnn crono rana rnnannss 46 Power Management Setup Menu oooconnccconcnononononononnncnnnconocono nono nono nnnonnncnnccnnccnncnns 50 PnP PCI Configuration Menuisier sroti asese eiai 53 PE Health Status ME des 56 Frequency Voltage Control Menu ooonccnncncocononcnonconncononononononononononnncnnncnnccnnnnns 58 Memory Feature Menus 2o cj ecco eal Reda wee ee a 59 Voltage Control ss iii 61 CPU Feature Menuo aa tess aaaea a ahaaa a aS 63 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Before You Begin Thank you for purchasing the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard This board is designed to take the already excellent performance of the EVGA lineup and push it into the future by adding support for SATA 6Gbps and USB 3 0 Also we have included EVBot support t
31. in source before removing or installing any equipment from to the computer chassis 17 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the bottom of the processor Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away from the socket Put your finger on the tail of the load plate and press down with light pressure to lift the load plate up Lift the load plate There is a protective socket cover within the CPU socket to protect the socket when there is no CPU installed Remove the protective socket cover from the CPU Socket Note After removing the CPU socket cover it is recommended that you keep it in case you need to remove CPU for any reason you can replace the cover to avoid damaging the CPU socket pins 18 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Align the notches in the processor with the notches on the socket Lower the processor straight down into the socket with out tilting or sliding it into the socket Note Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level in the socket Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while you close and engage the socket lever The CPU installation is complete Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that can be used with this motherboard Follow the instruction
32. ion active number of cores to enable in each processor package The options are All 1 and 2 QPI Controller Setting Q QPI Controller Setting This function is allows you to enable the QPI QuickPath Interconnect Controller Setting The options are Enabled and Disabled QO QPI Link Fast Mode This function is allows you to enable the QPI Link Fast Mode The options are Enabled and Disabled O QPI Frequency Selection This function is allows you to select the QPI Frequency The options ate Auto 4 800 GT s 5 866 GT s and 6 400 GT s EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Installing Drivers and Software Note Itis important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit you need to load your operating system The motherboard supports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista capable The kit comes with a CD that contains utilities drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage Marvell SATA 6 Drivers NEC USB 3 0 Drivers EVGA E LEET User s Manual COCOO OCOD Windows XP Vista Win 7 Driver Installation 5 Insert the Intel X58 Express installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit 6 The CD will autorun install the drivers and utilities listed on the install screen 65 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard If the CD
33. is 1 4 Port USB 2 0 Bracket Provides four additional USB ports to either the front or back panels of the chassis 6 SATA Data Cables Used to support the SATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard 1 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 which allows for 3 Way SLI 1 Installation CD Contains drivers and software needed to setup the motherboard 13 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard The EVGA X58 FIW3 Motherboard with the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset is a PCI E SLI ready motherboard Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back panel connectors Atesririid 11 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 1 CPU Socket 1366 11 IEEE1394a Connector 21 Front Panel Audio Connector 2 Intel X58 Chipset 12 USB Headers 22 Back Panel Connectors Figure 2 3 DDR3 DIMM Slots 1 6 13 Clear CMOS Button 23 CPU Fan Connector 4 Fan Connectors 14 Power Button 24 8 pin ATX_12V Power Connector 5 24 Pin ATX Power Connector 15 Reset Button 25 Motherboard Battery 6 IDE Connector 16 Serial Connector 26 SATA3 600MBps Ports 7 Intel ICH10R Chipset 17 PC Speaker 8 Serial ATA SATA Connectors 18
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35. menu allows you to set the maximum TLP payload size in bytes for the PCI E devices Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through sizes or enter the number using the keyboard numbers or use the and keys to go up and down the list of sizes 55 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard PC Health Status Menu 56 Select from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the PC Health Status menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status gt SmartFan Function Press Enter vce 3 3V 28V CPU Vcore a ov DIMM Voltage 65V Main Level CPU VTT Voltage 23V IOH Vcore 08V VCC 96V ew 12 LOW 3VSB 323V VBT 3 15V CPU temperature 6 C NB temperature 19 C VREG temperature 22 C System temperature 24 C CPU Fan Speed 1337 RPM Power Fan Speed 0 RPM Chassis Fan Speed O RPM Item Help Ti gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 10 PC Health Status Menu All of the values shown in are dynamic and change as the speed and voltages of the various components change with system usage EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard SmartFan Function Press Enter to display the SmartFan Function menu CPU Fan Type CPU Speed Control SmartFan x Manual Fan Speed 100 If temp gt 100 C Set Fan Speed 100 If temp lt 30 C Set Fan Speed 50 Power Speed Control x Manual Fan Speed 100 If temp gt 100 C Set Fan Speed 100 If temp lt 30 C S
36. o facilitate your tweaking needs As always with this board you also get the added bonus of EVGA s industry leading 24 7 technical support in case you ever have any issues or questions EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard However it does not contain the following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional U Intel Microprocessor System Memory Cooling fan for the Microprocessor Graphics Card COCO O Power Supply EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard and all connecting cables necessary to install the motherboard into a system case If you are building a PC you will use most of the cables provided in the kit If however you are replacing a motherboard you will not need many of the cables When replacing a motherboard in a system case you will need to reinstall an operating system even though the current Hard Disk Drive may already have an operating system EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard EVGA X58 FTW Motherboard Thank you for purchasing the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard This motherboard offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two or three SLI Ready NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards you get innovative NVIDIA SLle technology for
37. oard Connecting SATA Cables The SATA II connector is used to connect the SATA I device to the motherboard These connectors support the thin SATA II cables for primary storage devices The current SATA II interface allows up to 300MB s data transfer rate There Eight 8 internal SATA connectors on this motherboard Connection points SATAO SATA5 are controlled by the South Bridge Chipset and operate at a speed up to 300MB s The Onboard ports that are red in color are SATA3 ports and operate from the Marvell 88SE9128 chipset at a transfer rate up to 600MB s RX TX RX TX jili IT Connect the locking cable end to the motherboard connector SATA 2 bottom SATA 0 bottom SATA 6 bottom Connect the end without the lock SATA 3 top SATA 1 top SATA 7 top to the SATA device 25 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Connecting Internal Headers 26 Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is one connector used to connect the following four cables see Table 2 for pin definitions idos HD LED PWRLED Attach the front panel power LED a cable to these two pins of the RESET PWRSW connector The Power LED indicates the system s status When the system is turn on status the LED is on When the system is turned off the LED is off When the system is in S1 S1 S3 S4 status the LED will blink No Connect Note Some system cases do not have all four cables Be sure
38. oenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Intel SpeedStep Item Help Turbo Mode Function CxE Function Execute Disable Bit Virtualization Technology Main Level gt gt x Logical Processor setting Intel HT Technology Active Processor Cores OPT Controller Setting OPI Controller Setting QPI Link Fast Mode QPI Frequency Selection Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 14 CPU Feature Menu O Intel SpeedStep Use this function to enable the Intel SpeedStep technology EIST The options are Enabled and Disabled Q Turbo Mode Function Use this function to enable the Intel Turbo Mode Function The options are Enabled and Disabled 63 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 64 QO CxE Function This function allows you to select the lowest C state supported according as CPU and MB The options are Auto Disabled C1 C1E C3 and C6 Q Execute Disable Bit When this function is disabled it forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Q 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 O Intel HT Technology This function is allows you to enable the Intel HT Technology The options are Enabled and Disabled O Active Processor Cores This funct
39. omputer stops if an error is detected during power on Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the Halt On sub menu Use the T arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose Press Enter to accept the changes and return to the Standard CMOS Features menu Press ENTER to display sub menu O All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system stops and prompts you All Errors No Errors No Errors All But Keyboard System boot does not stop for any detected errors Q All But Keyboard System boot does not stop for keyboard errors but does stop for all other errors Tl Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort Memory These settings ate display only values that are determined by the BIOS POST Power On Self Test Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memorv 1048576K UU Base Memory BIOS POST determines the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system 0 Extended Memory BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST O Total Memory This value represents the total memory of the system 42 EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features Access the Advanced BIOS Features menu from the CMOS Utility Setup screen Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press Enter to display the sub menu Use the T1 arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choo
40. pt lines Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines 69 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 70 Award POST Codes Name Description Code 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Reserved Test Stuck Interrupt Reserved Reinit serial port Reserved EISA Test Reserved Size Memory Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Init APIC Reserved USB init Reserved Memory Test Reserved Reserved CPU display Reserved PnP Init Display Reserved Setup Virus Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259 s interrupt mask register is on Test 8259 Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port If EISA non volatile memory checksum is good execute EISA initialization If not execute ISA tests and clear EISA mode flag Size base memory from 256K to 640K and extended memory above 1MB Initialize APIC and set MTRR Initialize USB controller Test all memory of memory above 1MB using Virtual 8086 mode page mode and clear the memory Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU features PnP logo and PnP early init Setup virus protect according to Protect Setup Award POST Codes Code 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load 5C Reserved 5D Onboard I O 5E Reserved 5F Reserved 60 Setup
41. ption and power management features Green Function Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Supports SO normal S1 power on suspend S3 suspend to RAM S4 Suspend to disk depends on OS and S5 soft off Expansion Slots Two PCI slots One PCI E x1 slot Three PCI E x8 x16 slots 11 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a system case If replacing a motherboard you may not need many of these cables All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS compliant lead free parts Equipment The following accessories are included with the EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard This PCI E motherboard contains the Intel X58 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI ready for both 2 Way and 3 Way SLI configurations 1 Visual Guide Helps to quickly and visually guide you through the hardware installation of the motherboard EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 1 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 IEEE1394a Firewire Bracket Provides one 1 additional IEEE1394a port to the back panel of the chass
42. rol Setting Memory Frequency Target Memory Frequency 1067 MHz Main Level Channel Interleave Setting Rank Interleave Setting Memory Low Gap Parameters Setting Current tCL Setting 8 tRCD Setting 8 tRP Setting 8 tRAS Setting 19 tRFC Setting LE Command Rate 1T tRRD Setting 4 tFAW Setting tRTP Setting tWR Setting Round Trip Latency tddWrTRd Setting tdrWrTRd Setting Item Help Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 12 Memory Feature Menu Q Memory Control Setting This function is allows you to select the Memory Control Setting Q Memory Frequency This function is allows you to select the Memory Frequency The options are Auto 800Mhz 1067Mhz 1333Mhz and 1600Mhz Q Channel Interleave Setting This function is allows you to select the Channel Interleave Setting The options are 1 way 2 way 3 way 4 way 5 way and 6 way 59 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 60 Rank Interleave Setting This function is allows you to select the Rank Interleave Setting The options are 1 way 2 way and 4 way tCL Setting This function is set the CAS latency The options ate O through 18 tRCD Setting This function is set the RAS to CAS Delay for Read Write commands to the same bank The options ate O through 15 tRP Setting This function is set the Row Precharge time This is the Precharge to Active or Auto to Refresh of the same bank The
43. rom S3 STR or 1 amp S3 The Options are Auto Yes and No Soft Off by PWR BTTN This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to set Soft Off by PBNT to Instant Off or Delay 4 Sec Wake Up by PCI Card This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows PCI Card to wake up the system from Soft off state USB KB Wake Up From S3 This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows a USB keyboard device to wake up the system from S3 state Resume by Alarm This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to enable or disable the Power on by alarm function Set to Disable to prevent power on by alarm When set to Enable you can manually put in the day of the month and the time of the alarm 51 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Day of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm To enter a day or time use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through numbers or enter the number using the keyboard number or the and keys POWER ON Function This function on the Power Management Setup menu allows you to define the power on function Options for this function are QO Disabled U Keyboard Hot Key Power On a Use this function with the above POWER ON Function to set a combination of keys that can be used to power on the system Options for this function are Q Ctrl Esc O Ctrl F1 O Ctrl Space O Anykey PWRON after PWR Fail Q This function enables your computer to automatic
44. se To go back to the previous menu press Esc The options that have associated sub menus are designated by a which precedes the option Press Enter to display the sub menus Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Item Help gt CD ROM Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device gt i Select Removable Boot Boot Up NumLock Status Device Priority Security Option Main Level fl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Defaults Figure 6 Advanced BIOS Features Menu Note That all data in is for information only A is changeable data in is non changeable and data in a REXY is highlighted for selection 43 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to select the priority for HDD startup Press Enter to see the list of bootable devices in your system Use the T arrow keys to go to the various devices Then use the or keys to move the device priority up or down in the list To go back to the previous menu press Esc 1 SATA O ST3802110A Use the and keys to move 2 Bootable Add in Cards the priority of the device within the list CD ROM Device Priority Use this option to select the priority for CD ROM startup Press Enter to see the list of removable devices in your system Use the T1 arrow keys to go to the various devices
45. se these functions to detect and configure the SATA channels Select a channel and press Enter to display the SATA sub menu Press ENTER to display SATA Channel sub menu IDE Auto Detect SATA 0 Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Press Enter to auto detect IDE and SATA channels in the system Once the channel is detected the values for Capacity Cylinder Heads Precomp Landing Zone and Sector ate automatically filled in 0 None There is no HDD installed or set 0 Auto The system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up U Manual When you set the channel to MBA and change to REE you can then enter the number of cylinders heads Precomp landing zone and sector You can manually enter the values or you can press Enter to display a window that tells you the min and max values IDE HDD Auto Detect SATA 0 Access Mode Capacity Press ENTER to display sub menu or enter number manually Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Cylinder Sector Min 0 The BIOS supports the following HDD Max 65535 Access Modes Key in a DEC number CHS For HDD less than 528 MB LBA For HDD greater than 528 MB and Tl Move ENTER Accept ESC Abort supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing Large For HDD greater than 528 MB but not supporting LBA Auto Recommended mode 41 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Halt On Halt On determines whether or not the c
46. st harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy ana if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Increase the separation between the equipment and signal source or 2 connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the signal source is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced computer technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of peripheral devices to the PC systems is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE Compliance Information Generic Radiation Interference Standard for Information Technology Equipment EN 55022 2006 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
47. t prevents the OS from booting The default setting is Disabled Resources Controlled By This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to define if the BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and plug and play compatible devices or if you can manually select IRQ DMA and memoty base address fields Select Auto ESCD if you want the BIOS to automatically populate these fields If you select Manual so you can assign the resources IRQ Resources is enabled for input Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD x IRQ Resources Press Enter Resources Controlled By Manual IRO Resources IRQ Resources 54 To enable this field for input set Resources Controlled By to Manual With this field enabled press Enter to see options IRQ 5 assigned to IRQ 9 assigned to IRQ 10 assigned to IRQ 11 assigned to IRQ 12 assigned to IRQ 14 assigned to IRQ 15 assigned to EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Use Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT Bus specification Use PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the plug and play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA Bus architecture PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome problems that may be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment This function on the PnP PCI Configuration menu allows you to set the INT Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Assignment Maximum Payload Size This function on the PnP PCI Configuration
48. th mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits If there are studs that do not align with a mounting hole on the motherboard it is recommended that you remove that stud to prevent the possibility of a short circuit In most cases it is recommended to secure the motherboard using a minimum of nine 9 spacers and screws 1 Carefully place the motherboard onto the stand off spacers located inside the chassis Align the mounting holes with the studs spacers Align the connectors to the I O shield Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction Secure the motherboard with a recommended minimum of nine 9 screws Connecting Cables 22 This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherboard This will include Q Power Connections 24 pin ATX power PW1 8 pin ATX 12V power PW12 Q Internal Headers Front panel IEEE 1394a USB Headers Audio COM Q IDE Q SATA II Q SATA 3 EVGA FTW3 Motherboard Q Chassis Fans OU USB 2 0 O USB 3 0 Q Expansion slots O CMOS Clear Button 24 pin ATX Power PW1 PW1 is the main power supply connector located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it
49. that came with you fan assembly Be sure that the fan orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly 19 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Installing System Memory DIMMs 20 Your new motherboard has six 240 pin slots for DDR3 memory These slots support 1GB 2GB 4GB DDR3 technologies There must be at least one memory bank populated to ensure normal operation Use the following the recommendations for installing memory See Figure 1 on page 15 for the location of the memory slots Q One DIMM If using 1 DIMM Single Channel install into DIMM slot 1 Q Two or Four DIMMs If using 2 DIMMs Dual Channel install into DIMM slots 1 and 3 If using 4 DIMMs Dual Channel install into DIMM slots 2 1 4 and 3 Q Three DIMMs If using 3 DIMMs Triple Channel install into DIMM slots 1 3 and 5 Q Six DIMMs If using more than 4 DIMMs use DIMM slots 2 1 4 and 3 then proceed to occupy the following DIMM slots in this order 5 and 6 DIMM Slot 2 DIMM Slot 1 DIMM Slot 4 DIMM Slot 3 DIMM Slot 6 Use the following procedure to install DIMMs Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot This slot matches the slot on the DIMM to ensure the component is installed properly 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the module clips outward Align the memory module to the DIMM slot and insert the module vertically into the DIMM slot The plastic clips at both sides of the DIMM slot autom
50. to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins 0 PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing Table 2 Front Panel Header Pins the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather Pin Signal than using the onboard button 1 HD PWR HD_LED or 3 HD Active geile ear 2 PWR LED Attach the hard disk drive indicator PWRLED 4 STBY LED LED cable to these two pins The 5 Ground HDD indicator LED indicates the RESET ou ea e 7 RST BTN activity status of the hard disks 6 PWR BTN U RESET ENRON 8 Ground Attach the Reset switch cable from No Connect 9 5V the front panel of the case to these Empty 10 Empty two pins The system restarts when the RESET switch is pressed EVGA FTW3 Motherboard IEEE1394a Firewire The IEEE 1394a expansion cable bracket is provided in the box but if you do not require the additional external connections you do not need to install it 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of the system case not all system cases are equipped with the front panel option Connect the end of the cable s to the IEEE1394a headers on the motherboard Table 3 IEEE 1394a Connector Pins Connector Pin Signal TPA IEEE 1394a Connector TPA GND GND TPB TPB 12V 12V Empty GND H WOl OIN DOT B W IN Re o 27 EVGA X58 FT
51. tures Esc Quit Tio Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Figure 4 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Q Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system configuration 0 Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence O Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set up onboard peripherals such as IDE RAID USB LAN and MAC control Q Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure power management power on and sleep features Q PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to modify the system s Plug and Play and PCI configurations QO PC Health Status Use this menu to monitor the real time system status of your PC including temperature voltages and fan speed 37 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 38 O Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks voltages memory timings and more The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main menu are commands rather than submenus 0 Load Defaults Load defaults system settings Q Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this command to set change and disable the password used to access the BIOS menu O Save amp Exit Setup Use this command to save settings to CMOS and exit setup O Exit Without Saving Use this command to abandon all setting changes and exit setup EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard
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