EVGA 121-BL-E756 User manual

EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard
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Table of Contents
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Parts NOT in the Kit ................................................................................................. 8
Intentions of the Kit .................................................................................................. 8
EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard .............................................................................10
Motherboard Specifications.................................................................................... 10
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions .............................................................................12
Unpacking .............................................................................................................. 12
Equipment .............................................................................................................. 12
EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard ........................................................................ 13
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................16
Safety Instructions.................................................................................................. 16
Preparing the Motherboard .................................................................................... 17
Installing the CPU .............................................................................................. 17
Installing the CPU Fan ....................................................................................... 18
Installing System Memory (DIMMs) ................................................................... 19
Installing the Motherboard...................................................................................... 20
Installing the I/O Shield ...................................................................................... 20
Securing the Motherboard into a System Case ................................................. 21
Connecting Cables................................................................................................. 21
24-pin ATX Power (PW1)............................................................................... 22

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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12) ....................................................................... 23
Connecting Serial ATA Cables........................................................................... 23
Connecting Internal Headers ............................................................................. 24
Front Panel Header ........................................................................................ 24
IEEE1394a (Firewire)..................................................................................... 25
USB Headers ................................................................................................. 26
Audio .............................................................................................................. 27
Fan Connections ................................................................................................ 28
Expansion Slots ................................................................................................. 29
PCI Slots ........................................................................................................ 30
PCI Express x1 Slots ..................................................................................... 30
PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots.......................................................................... 30
Onboard Buttons .................................................................................................... 31
Clear CMOS Button ....................................................................................... 31
RESET and POWER Button .......................................................................... 31
Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators.................................................. 32
Post Port Debug LED ..................................................................................... 32
LED Status Indicators .................................................................................... 32
Configuring the BIOS ..................................................................................................33
Enter BIOS Setup................................................................................................... 34
Main Menu.............................................................................................................. 34
Standard CMOS Features Menu ........................................................................... 37
Date and Time.................................................................................................... 38
SATA Channel.................................................................................................... 38
Halt On ............................................................................................................... 41
Memory .............................................................................................................. 41
Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................................... 42

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Hard Disk Boot Priority....................................................................................... 43
CD-ROM Device Priority .................................................................................... 43
First/Second/Third Boot Device ......................................................................... 43
Boot Other Device .............................................................................................. 44
Boot Up NumLock Status................................................................................... 44
Security Option................................................................................................... 44
Integrated Peripherals Menu.................................................................................. 45
Onboard PATA/SATA Device ............................................................................ 46
Onboard Device ................................................................................................. 46
USB Device Settings.......................................................................................... 47
Power Management Setup Menu .......................................................................... 49
ACPI Function .................................................................................................... 49
ACPI Suspend Type........................................................................................... 50
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume............................................................................. 50
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN ...................................................................................... 50
Wake-Up by PCI Card........................................................................................ 50
USB KB Wake-Up From S3 ............................................................................... 50
Resume by Alarm............................................................................................... 50
POWER ON Function ........................................................................................ 51
Hot Key Power On ............................................................................................. 51
PWRON after PWR-Fail..................................................................................... 51
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu ................................................................................. 52
Init Display First.................................................................................................. 52
Reset Configuration ........................................................................................... 53
Resources Controlled By ................................................................................... 53
IRQ Resources................................................................................................... 53
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop ..................................................................................... 54

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INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment ................................................................... 54
Maximum Payload Size...................................................................................... 54
PC Health Status Menu.......................................................................................... 55
SmartFan Function............................................................................................. 56
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu .......................................................................... 57
Memory Feature ................................................................................................. 58
Voltage Control................................................................................................... 60
CPU Feature ...................................................................................................... 61
Installing Drivers and Software ..................................................................................64
Windows XP/Vista Driver Installation ..................................................................... 64
Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard .......................65

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List of Figures
Figure 1. EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard Layout .......................................... 14
Figure 2. Chassis Backpanel Connectors ........................................................... 15
Figure 3. PWR1 Motherboard Connector ............................................................ 22
Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu .................................................. 35
Figure 5. Standard CMOS Features Menu.......................................................... 37
Figure 6. Advanced BIOS Features Menu........................................................... 42
Figure 7. Integrated Peripherals Menu ................................................................ 45
Figure 8. Power Management Setup Menu......................................................... 49
Figure 9. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu ............................................................... 52
Figure 10. PC Health Status Menu........................................................................ 55
Figure 11. Frequency/Voltage Control................................................................... 57
Figure 12. Memory Feature Menu ......................................................................... 58
Figure 13. Voltage Control Menu........................................................................... 60
Figure 14. CPU Feature Menu .............................................................................. 62

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Parts NOT in the Kit
This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new
EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard. However, it does not contain the
following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard
functional.
Intel Microprocessor
System Memory
Cooling fan for the Microprocessor
Graphics Card
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.

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EVGA X58 SLI Micro
Motherboard
Thank you for purchasing the EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard. This motherboard
offers enthusiast performance and when combined with two SLI-Ready NVIDIA®
GeForce®graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA®SLI®technology for enhanced
system performance.
Motherboard Specifications
Size:
MATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 9.6 inch
Microprocessor support:
Intel Core i7 processor
Operating systems:
Supports Windows XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista 32bit/64bit
Contains INTEL X58 and ICH10R chipset
System Memory support:
Supports triple channel JEDEC 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

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Six(6) onboard Serial ATA II
300MBps data transfer rate
Six Serial ATA II connectors from south bridge with support for RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5
Supports hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing )
Onboard LAN
Integrated LAN port
Supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet
Onboard IEEE1394a (Firewire)
Support hot plug
Two IEEE1394a ports (two onboard headers) with a rate transmission of
400 Mbps
Onboard Audio
Realtek High-Definition audio
Supports 8-channel audio
Supports S/PDIF output (Optical and COAX)
Supports Jack-Sensing function
PCI Express Support
Two (2) PCI-E 2.0 Slots
Supports up to 4 GB/sec (8 GB/sec concurrent) bandwidth
Low power consumption and power management features
Green Function
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off)
Expansion Slots
One PCI slot
One PCI Express x1 slot
Two PCI Express x4/x8/x16 slots

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Unpacking and
Parts Descriptions
Unpacking
The EVGA X58 SLI Micro 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 SLI Micro
Motherboard.
The EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard
This PCI Express 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.
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.

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1. CPU Socket 1366 9. USB Headers 17. Front Panel Audio Connector
2. Intel X58 Chipset 10. IEEE1394a Connector 18. Back Panel Connectors (Figure 2)
3. DDR3 DIMM Slots 1 ±6 11. Clear CMOS Button 19. CPU Fan Connector
4. Fan Connectors 12. Power Button 20. 8-pin ATX_12V Power Connector
5. 24-Pin ATX Power Connector 13. Reset Button 21. Motherboard Battery
6. Intel ICH10R Chipset 14. PCI slot
7. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 15. PCI Express 2.0 Slots
8. Front Panel Connector 16. PCI Express x1 Slot
Figure 1. EVGA X58 SLI Micro Motherboard Layout
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1. PS/2 Keyboard Port
2. USB 2.0 Ports (Eight)
3. Coaxial SPDIF Output
4. Optical SPDIF Output
5. LAN Port with LEDs to indicate status:
6. 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
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Activity LED Status Description
Off No data transmission
Blinking (Green) Data transmission
Speed/Link LED Status
Description
Yellow
1000 Mbps data rate
Green
100 Mbps data rate
Off
10 Mbps data rate
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Hardware Installation
This section will guide you through the installation of the motherboard. The
topics covered in this section are:
Preparing the motherboard
Installing the CPU
Installing the CPU fan
Installing the memory
Installing the motherboard
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 main source before removing or installing any equipment from/to the
computer chassis.

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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: Remove the process from its protective cover, making sure you hold it
only by the edges. It is a good idea to save the cover so that whenever
you remove the CPU you have a safe place to store it.

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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 that came with you fan assembly. Be sure that the fan
orientation is correct for your chassis type and your fan assembly.
Align notches with notches on the CPU

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Installing System Memory (DIMMs)
Your new motherboard has six 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots
support 256 MB, 512 MB, 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
14 for the location of the memory slots.)
One DIMM: If using 1 DIMM (Single Channel), install into: DIMM slot 1.
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.
Three DIMMs: If using 3 DIMMs (Triple Channel), install into: DIMM
slots 1, 3 and 5.
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.
Use the following procedure to install memory DIMMs. Note that there is only
one gap near the center of the DIMM slot. This slot matches the slot on the
memory 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
automatically lock the DIMM into the connector.
DIMM Slot 2
DIMM Slot 1
DIMM Slot 4
DIMM Slot 3
DIMM Slot 6
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Installing the Motherboard
The sequence of installing the motherboard into a system case depends on the
chassis you are using and if you are 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.

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Securing the Motherboard into a System Case
Most system cases have a base with 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
This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the
motherboard. This will include:
Power Connections
24-pin ATX power (PW1)
8-pin ATX 12V power (PW12)
Internal Headers
Front panel
IEEE 1394a
USB Headers
Audio
Serial ATA II
Chassis Fans