EVGA X58 FTW User manual

User’s Guide
EVGA X58 FTW ³
Motherboard

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Table of Contents
User’s Guide .................................................................................................................1
EVGA X58 FTW ³..........................................................................................................1
Motherboard..................................................................................................................1
Before You Begin… ......................................................................................................8
Parts NOT in the Kit..............................................................................................................9
Intentions of the Kit...............................................................................................................9
Motherboard................................................................................................................10
Motherboard Specifications ................................................................................................10
Unpacking and Parts Descriptions.............................................................................12
Unpacking ...........................................................................................................................12
Equipment ...........................................................................................................................12
EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard......................................................................................... 14
Hardware Installation ..................................................................................................17
Safety Instructions...............................................................................................................17
Preparing the Motherboard..................................................................................................18
Installing the CPU........................................................................................................... 18
Installing the CPU Fan....................................................................................................19
Installing System Memory (DIMMs) .............................................................................20
Installing the Motherboard ..................................................................................................21
Installing the I/O Shield.................................................................................................. 21
Securing the Motherboard into a System Case ...............................................................22
Connecting Cables...............................................................................................................22
24-pin ATX Power (PW1).......................................................................................... 23

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8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12)..................................................................................24
Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives .................................................................................24
Connecting SATA Cables...............................................................................................25
Connecting Internal Headers...........................................................................................26
Front Panel Header ..................................................................................................... 26
IEEE1394a (Firewire) ................................................................................................27
USB Headers ..............................................................................................................28
Audio..........................................................................................................................29
Fan Connections .............................................................................................................30
COM1 .............................................................................................................................31
Expansion Slots...............................................................................................................31
PCI Slots.....................................................................................................................32
PCI-E x1 Slots ............................................................................................................ 32
PCI-E x16/x8 Slots.....................................................................................................32
Onboard Buttons .................................................................................................................33
Clear CMOS Button ...................................................................................................33
RESET and POWER Button ......................................................................................33
Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators...............................................................34
Post Port Debug LED .................................................................................................34
LED Status Indicators.................................................................................................34
Configuring the BIOS ..................................................................................................35
Enter BIOS Setup................................................................................................................36
Main Menu..........................................................................................................................36
Standard CMOS Features Menu..........................................................................................39
Date and Time.................................................................................................................40
SATA Channel................................................................................................................ 40
Halt On............................................................................................................................42
Memory...........................................................................................................................42

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Advanced BIOS Features ....................................................................................................43
Hard Disk Boot Priority..................................................................................................44
CD-ROM Device Priority ...............................................................................................44
First/Second/Third Boot Device .....................................................................................44
Boot Other Device ..........................................................................................................45
Boot Up NumLock Status...............................................................................................45
Security Option...............................................................................................................45
Integrated Peripherals Menu ...............................................................................................46
Legacy Devices...............................................................................................................46
OnChip PATA/SATA Device.........................................................................................47
Onboard Device ..............................................................................................................48
USB Device Settings ......................................................................................................49
Power Management Setup Menu ........................................................................................50
ACPI Function ................................................................................................................50
ACPI Suspend Type........................................................................................................51
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume.........................................................................................51
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN.................................................................................................51
Wake-Up by PCI Card....................................................................................................51
USB KB Wake-Up From S3...........................................................................................51
Resume by Alarm ...........................................................................................................51
POWER ON Function ....................................................................................................52
Hot Key Power On..........................................................................................................52
PWRON after PWR-Fail.................................................................................................52
PnP/PCI Configuration Menu .............................................................................................53
Init Display First .............................................................................................................53
Reset Configuration Data................................................................................................54
Resources Controlled By ................................................................................................54
IRQ Resources ................................................................................................................54

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop .................................................................................................55
INT Pin 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Assignment...............................................................................55
Maximum Payload Size ..................................................................................................55
PC Health Status Menu .......................................................................................................56
SmartFan Function..........................................................................................................57
Frequency/Voltage Control Menu.......................................................................................58
Memory Feature..............................................................................................................59
Voltage Control...............................................................................................................61
CPU Feature....................................................................................................................63
Installing Drivers and Software ..................................................................................65
Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 Driver Installation..................................................................... 65
Appendix A. POST Codes...........................................................................................67
EVGA Glossary of Terms............................................................................................74
Compliance Information ..............................................................................................77

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List of Figures
Figure 1. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Layout...........................................................14
Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors.........................................................................16
Figure 3. PW1 Motherboard Connector............................................................................ 23
Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu............................................................. 37
Figure 5. Standard CMOS Features Menu ........................................................................39
Figure 6. Advanced BIOS Features Menu ........................................................................43
Figure 7. Integrated Peripherals Menu..............................................................................46
Figure 8. Power Management Setup Menu ....................................................................... 50
Figure 9. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu............................................................................53
Figure 10. PC Health Status Menu .................................................................................56
Figure 11. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu.................................................................58
Figure 12. Memory Feature Menu.................................................................................. 59
Figure 13. Voltage Control .............................................................................................61
Figure 14. CPU Feature Menu........................................................................................63

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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 to 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

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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
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 FTW ³
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 ® SLI ® technology for
enhanced system performance
Motherboard Specifications
Size
ATX form factor of 12 inch x 9 6 inch
Microprocessor support
Intel Core i7 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

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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 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
Two PCI slots
One PCI-E x1 slot
Three PCI-E x8/x16 slots

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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 PC -E motherboard contains the ntel X58 and CH10R
chipset and is SL -ready for both 2-Way and 3-Way SL
configurations.
1 - Visual Guide
Helps to quickly and visually guide you through the hardware
installation of the motherboard.

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1 - I/O Shield
nstalls 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- ort SATA ower Cables
Allows a Molex power connector to adapt to a SATA power
connector.
1 - IEEE1394a (Firewire) Bracket
Provides one (1) additional EEE1394a port to the back panel
of the chassis.
1 - 4- ort 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 DE connection on the motherboard
and DE device.
1 - 2-Way SLI Bridge
Bridges two (2) graphic cards together which allows for
2-Way SL .
1 - 3-Way SLI Bridge
Bridges three (3) graphic cards together which allows for
3-Way SL .
1 - Installation CD
Contains drivers and software needed to setup the
motherboard.

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EVGA X58 FTW3
Motherboard
The EVGA X58 FTW3 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

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1. CPU Socket 1366 11. EEE1394a Connector 21. Front Panel Audio Connector
2. ntel X58 Chipset 12. USB Headers 22. Back Panel Connectors (Figure 2)
3. DDR3 D MM 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. DE Connector 16. Serial Connector 26. SATA3 600MBps Ports
7. ntel CH10R Chipset 17. PC Speaker
8. Serial-ATA (SATA) Connectors 18. PC slots
9. Debug LED Display - CPU Temperature
Monitor
19. PC -E 2.0 Slots
10. Front Panel Connector 20. PC -E x1 Slot
Figure 1. EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard Layout
1
4
6
7
4
5
10
18
19
18
20
19
22
19
1
4
1
3
24
1
5
4
21
17
2
8
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1
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16
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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. EE1394a (Firewire) Port
7. Dual LAN Ports with LEDs to indicate status:
8. Audio Port 2-Channel 6-Channel 8-Channel________
Blue Line- n Line- n Line- n
Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic n Mic n Mic n
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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2
2
2
3
5
2
6
7
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 asic
safety precautions.
Remem er to remove power from your computer y disconnecting the
AC main source efore 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: 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.

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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 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 )
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 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
automatically lock the DIMM into the connector
DIMM Slot
2
DIMM Slot 1
DIMM Slot 4
DIMM Slot 3
DIMM Slot 6
DIMM Slot 5