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1. ooo Init Cache Initialize cache controller At Reserved O O Setup Enter setup check and autoconfiguration check up KE Reserved O Initialize Floppy Initialize Ee disk drive a Reserved FDD install Ha ee FDD and setup BIOS data area parameters 71 Reserved U re Reserved Tra reserved 0 OOO e Reserved SS ae Detect serial ports Initialize serial ports 78 Reserved o Ne Detect parallel ports Ep Reserved EE DERE EDT METER SERERE HDD check for write protection Reserved ER REESE NNNM Reserved n O POST error check Check POST error and display them and ask for user intervention 80 Reserved O 81 Reserved LLL Write CMOS Write all CMOS values back to RAM and clear screen 84 Display PNP Display PNP devices C USB Final Init Final USB initialization 86 Reserved ae 3 Gn a dq Au EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 62 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation aT Reserved 88 Reserved 1 89 Setup ACPI tables Setup ACPI tables Pea reserved 8E EOCIIONEMES E y Reserved SSCS CReserveed O ooo Boot Medium Read Detec
2. Figure 11 Free Disks EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 51 CA Intelligent Innovation Nvidia nTunre 5 0 NVIDIA nTune 5 0 is a full featured application for accessing monitoring and adjusting your system components including bus speeds and voltages with clear user friendly control panels Overclock your system for highest performance or underclock it for near silent operation All changes are performed within the Microsoft Windows interface enabling full functionality without the need to make changes in the BIOS and reboot your system Starting nTune J NVIDIA Control Panel File Edit View Help Back gt LJ Custom View v Help Contents Index Search Contact NVIDIA Recent Tasks Dynamic BIOS Access Performance System Stability Adjust Motherboard Settings NVIDIA nTune Tune and manage View system status or perform a Adjust Custom Rules system performance system stability test Tune System For Help press F1 You can start NVIDIA nTune in several ways From the Windows desktop click Start then click All Programs gt NVIDIA Corporation gt NVIDIA Control Panel and then click nTune or Right click the Windows desktop click NVIDIA Control Panel from the pop up menu then from the Select a Category page click Performance or From the Windows Control Panel double click the NVIDIA Con
3. 4g Reserved o 4c Reserved 0 8 0 0 0 0 O 4p Reserved poU Initialize APIC and set MTRR 4F Reserved ooo 20 Initialize USB controller 51 Reserved o 52 Memory Test Test all memory of memory above 1MB using Virtual 8086 mode page mode and clear the memory 53 Reserved U 54 Reserved LLL 55 CPU display Detect CPU speed and display CPU vendor specific version string and turn on all necessary CPU features L56 Reserved Sooo PnP Init Display PnP logo and PnP early init EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 61 VATA Intelligent Innovation se Reserved 1 x Setup Virus Setup virus protect according to Protec Setup 5a Reserved Fe Awdflash Load If required will auto load Awdflash exe in POST se Reserved 60 Setup EBSBIE Display setup message and enable setup functions 61 Reserved 1 5 62 Resrved Initialize Mouse Detect if mouse is present initialize ae mouse install interrupt vectors ea Reserved DEL 65 PS2 Mouse special Special treatment to PS2 Mouse port 6 Reserved CPI Init ACPI sub system initializing Reserved
4. DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation The CPU that you use with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent overheating If this is not the case then purchase the correct cooling FAN before you turn on your system To install a CPU locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown on the previous page The notched corner should point toward the end of the lever Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket No force is required to insert the CPU Press the lever to Locate position slightly without any extra force Install Memory This motherboard provides four 240 pin DDR2 DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES DIMM slots for DDR2 memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 256MB to maximum memory size of 8 0GB DDR SDRAM Valid Memory Configurations Generally installing DDR2 SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy you can refer to the following page to see what a 240 Pin DDR2 module looks like Golden Arrow Socket AM2 CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket WARNING Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processors heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly otherwise it may cause the processor and motherboard to overhea
5. System The temperature of the system CPU The temperature of the CPU Board The temperature of the motherboard Voltage values CPU The voltage of the CPU Memory The voltage of the Memory 3 3V The voltage of the 3 3V 3 3V Dual The voltage of the 3 3V Dual 5V The voltage of the 5V nForce MCP The voltage of the nForce MCP chip nForce SPP The voltage of the nForce SPP chip HT CPU lt gt nForce SPP The voltage of the HT between the CPU and the nForce SPP chip Vbat The voltage of Vbat Fan Speed values CPU Fan Speed The CPU fan speed MCP Fan Speed The MCP fan speed Sys Fan Speed The system fan speed Load Defaults The BIOS defaults sets the basic system functions that ensure system stability If the system is NVIDIA LinkBoost enabled the default settings are the LinkBoost settings If your computer cannot POST properly you should load the Defaults to restore the original settings Set Password The password can be used to start the system or modify the CMOS settings When you select the Set Password option the following message will appear in the center of the screen Enter Password Enter your password not exceeding 8 characters then press lt Enter gt The password you enter will replace any previous password When prompted key in the new password and press lt Enter gt If you do not want to set a password just press lt Enter gt when prompted to enter a password and in the scre
6. Two hard disks can be connected to each connector The first HDD is referred to as the Master and the second HDD is referred to as the Slave For best performance we strongly suggest you don t install a CD ROM or DVD ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk Otherwise the system performance on this channel will not be able to achieve its maximum ATA133 speed Serial ATA Port SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA 6 This connector support the provided Serial ATA IDE hard disk cable to connecting the motherboard and serial ATA hard disk The motherboard will support both SATA 150 and 300 standards 1 2 3 4 Serial ATA Port Connectors Serial ATA Port Connectors EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 22 Headers Line Out MIC Header for Front Panel 9 pin AUDIO This header connects to Front Panel Line out MIC connector with cable Without installing this cable this header default setting is 5 6 short 9 10 short When you install the cable you have take off these jumpers m d ODE E GFE 588 8 tad a AUDIO 2 oop 10 Pin 1 m olo olo 9 U NgZ EENE alone due G zi l R R 8 i Line Out MIC Headers USB Port Headers 9 pin USB1 USB2 USB3 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug By attaching an optional USB cable your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affix
7. DAVA YAN Intelligent Innovation Gaming Imaging 3D Video Entertainment Photos Graphics nForce 590 SLI Mainboard User s Manual WACAN Intelligent Innovation USER S MANUAL FOR EVGA NFORCE 590 SLI MOTHERBOARD MODELS 122 M2 NF59 AX Notice Specifications and information contained in this documentation are furnished for informational use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the manufacturer This manual covers the following motherboards from EVGA CORP 122 M2 NF59 AX CPU SUPPORT The 122 M2 NF59 AX motherboard will support the following AMD AM2 CPUs e Athlon 64 FX e X Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core e Athlon 64 e Sempron 122 M2 NF59 MANUAL REV 1 0 REV DATE 23 AUG 2006 EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 1 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to nForce 590 Motherboards 4 Motherboard Features 4 Special Features of the Motherboard 5 Specifications 6 Layout Diagram and Jumper Settings 7 Jumpers Connectors Headers and Sockets 8 Hardware Installation 09 Hardware Installation Steps 09 Checking The Motherboard Jumper Settings 09 Clearing the CMOS RAM 09 Keyboard Power On Function 10 USB Power On Function 10 Installing The CPU 10 Glossary of Terms 10 About AMD Athlon64 AM2 CPUs 11 Installing Memory 12
8. Delay from DQS receiver enable to first data read from Rx FIFO Drive Strength Setting Phoenix fward WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Drive Strength setting Draw driver weak mode Autol CKE drive strength Auto CS drive strength futo MA drive strength futo MCLE drive strength Auto MD drive strength futo NS drive strength Auto EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 36 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation DRAM driver weak mode DRAM data drive strength on DRAM CKE drive strength Drive strength of the CKE pins CS drive strength Drive strength of the CS and ODT pins MA drive strength Drive strength of the Address RAS CAS WE and parity pins MCLK drive strength Drive strength of the MEMCLK pins MD drive strength Drive strength of the Data pins DQS drive strength Drive strength of the DQS pins Integrated Peripherals Phoenix frd WorketationBiOS CHES Setup ULITIG Integrated Peripherals AM NI SI NE Fresa Eater P OID Cond ig ITE IUE P US Coat ig iFress Emler b PAC Conf Ig Press feler WETTTM controller linia ted is rto PE POP Binek Mode Enabled boerd TEC Controller lesbiaid toari Serial Fort j Ei EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 37 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation IDE Function Setup Use thi
9. ENA C 1A Re FALE The graphics processing unit GPU located on your video card s can be adjusted using this interface You can override the shipped clock frequencies of your GPU and GPU memory and set the GPU fan speed Increasing the clock speeds will increase your GPU performance but may necessitate improved cooling to maintain the same level of reliability EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 54 F EMO ves Fee See Fee Qo gg Gi mH poe KL DCUM Can Paved Caig Tia phg aksa paito ig p pe DO rga Changal tae aac on he re boci cr nad de BS Page DOC Features Weed Tasks ets LU bad op ae Trend peni nn ELI Piena Cache Fes Booz uen ppp rl Ru Meters Tarn Ercabdsst hal Lam ahia Cpaoms x Ahm Gie hi Tre Pied Derer Serap Piajey Dreor Hohl Cait i Lani Bax Le Piggy Ses duce Up bimi ck Se spas Esaten Gas 20 pion Fiat AFBC Hide Breathe PS eet Por DIEM e pa oe This page allows you to change your system BIOS settings The changes do not go into effect until after you reboot your system Since these changes are made to actual BIOS settings in the CMOS the settings remain active until you change them again or restore the CMOS to the default settings In the Dynamic BIOS Access page click the Available BIOS Pages list arrow and click the BIOS page that you want to edit The BIOS page chosen dete
10. Memory Installation Diagrams 13 Expansion Cards 14 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation 15 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Cards 15 Interrupt Request Table 15 PCI Express Slots 15 Diagram of PCI Express Slot Locations and Functions 16 Table of Standard IRQ Assignments 16 SLI Bridge Installation For NVIDIA SLI Cards SLI Version Only 17 Connectors and Headers 19 Connector Locations 19 Starting Up Your Computer 28 Beep Code Table 28 BIOS 29 Introducing BIOS 29 Entering BIOS Setup 29 Standard CMOS Features 30 Advanced BIOS Features 32 Advanced Chipset Features 33 System Clocks 34 System Voltages 35 System Monitor 41 Values and Descriptions 42 Nvidia Networking Guide 43 Configuring FirstPacket 44 Enabling FirstPacket 44 EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 2 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 continuea Nvidia Networking Guide continued Configuring TCP IP Acceleration Configuring Teaming MediaShield RAID Manager Create RAID Arrays Nvidia nTune 5 0 Starting nTune Adjust Motherboard Settings Adjust GPU Settings Dynamic BIOS Access Tune System View System Information Nvidia Monitor Driver Installation RAID Installation APPENDIX 1 POST CODES Quick Debug POST Codes Boot Block POST Codes APPENDIX 2 TRADEMARKS AND NOTICES Copyrights Trademarks and Notices FCC Compliance Statement APPENDIX 3 CONTACT
11. Pin 1 VCC5 PWRLED PWRBTN G SPKR NC GND VCC5 VCC5 HDDLE GND RSTSW NC HDLED RESET System Case Connections EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 24 FAN Headers 3 pin CPUFAN SYSFAN1 These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector CD Audio in Headers 4 pin CDIN CDIN are the connectors for CD Audio Input signal Please connect it to CD ROM CD Audio output connector EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 25 Firewire Connectors 1394A B These connectors support the connection of firewire IEEE1394 devices Supplemental SLI Power J2 This 4 pin Molex type power connector is only required when running the system in an SLI configuration SLI EZ Plug This allows additional power to be channeled to the video cards in order to better maintain stability EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 26 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Star
12. Setup APIC Mode Enabled PPS Version Control For 6311 4 full Screen LOGO Show Disabled ESC Exit Fii eneral Lis Api Enter Select FE F micmnul m zm Heres PLTD Ualue FG Save Removable Device Priority This option is used to select the priority for Removable device startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the removable device using the lt PageUp gt lt PageDn gt are arrow keys and change the removable device priority using lt gt or lt gt Hard Disk Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for HDD startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the HDD using the lt PageUp gt lt PageDn gt are arrow keys and change the HDD priority using lt gt or lt gt Network Boot Priority This option is used to select the priority for Network startup After pressing lt Enter gt you can select the Network using the lt PageUp gt lt PageDn gt are arrow keys and change the Network priority using lt gt or lt gt CPU Internal Cache This option enables or disables the CPU internal caches Quick Power On Self Test Enable to reduce the time for power on self test First Second Third Boot Device This option allows you to set the boot device s sequence Boot Other Device With this function set to enable the system will boot from some other devices if the first second thrist boot devices failed Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyb
13. 0 compliant power supply unit PSU with a minimum of 350W power rating This type has both 24 pin and the 4 pin power plugs needed If you intend to use a PSU with 20 pin and 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate 3V GND EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 18 ATX 12V Power Connector 8 pin block ATX12V This is a newly defined 8 pin connector that usually comes with the ATX Power Supply The ATX Power Supply which fully supports the extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption Without this connector the system will become unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for all the system components PS 2 Mouse amp PS 2 Keyboard Connector KB The connectors for PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Mouse LAN Port connector UL1 This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Ethernet connections EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 19 LAN Port connector UL2 This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Ethernet connections Audio Line In Lin Out MIC Surrback Surround CEN LEF Connector J1 This Connector has 6 au
14. 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 42 Configuring FirstPacket Click on Enable FirstPacket recommended to enable FirstPacket The following screen appears Configure FirstPacket Settings n ES WIL b Pee beer iie four AP onde tpt hearra WIDA rafain iecheeloge wes prabled Her aloe attr Gale ho be preis oi D N pai e l mmk bkn io use the inbreng aaka ig bicien Tasa Setter Prog aces Practiced iby FirstPacket Coige Feast Settiraza tint leag cone ab CO D pahis Praire Tet POPP Arsi Har configura TE Irene Prit gea Com cere Type af Peirat conch Cibus 56 13 tact ine Care XH K UC Cabe 0009 Coran rix Chus pad Dieienphen healthy Brut option medians latency Ex prong metre Gate Typa usage roen Tou esant fo accelerads camen VOUP ares ohe appar pheme prag cssc Ges ea wx J cw Figure 4 Enabling FirstPacket Select the appropriate speed for your network To define a custom speed do the following Click on Custom speed Enter the exact speed of your network Click on Apply In order to select which application is to be accelerated do the following Click on Program Prioritized by FirstPacket the following screen appears Configure FirstPacket Settings Vous v orce rer features NVI Feet ach et lecio When enabied the shown netecrt taie to be oeonisset for apima cethomance would bhe to we the lobomng FwistPacket vettmgs tetro Proxy sem Prertbomd by Fe
15. HT multiplier between the CPU and the SPP nForce SPP nForce MCP The HT multiplier from the SPP to the MCP HT Width CPU lt gt nForce SPP The HT width between the CPU and the SPP nForce SPP lt gt nForce MCP The HT width between the SPP and the MCP EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 33 System Voltages Phoenix Award VorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility System Voltages cru futo Nesory Auto NT CPU lt gt nforce SPP CT HT nforce SPP lt gt MCP Auto nforce SPP Auto nforce MCP Auto fuxtliary fruto Thee Move Inter Select PU PD Value Piast saa CPU Voltage to the CPU Memory Voltage to the DRAM HT CPU lt gt nForce SPP Voltage of the HT link between the CPU and the SPP HT nForce SPP lt gt MCP Voltage of the HT link between the SPP and the MCP nForce SPP Voltage of the nForce SPP nForce MCP Voltage of the nForce MCP Auxiliary Voltage of the SPP auxiliary Memory Configuration Fhoanix Award Workstationd 108 CMOS Setup Utility Memory Configuration Optimized for norca Mem Auta L Memory Timings Press Enter Drive Strength setting Press Enter Dram Onedie Termination hutol Nead rite Queue bypass Auta Dypass Max imun futo iz Byte Granularity Auto NUNEN memory test Disabled DOS Training Control Perform DOS CHE base power down mode Enable KE power down co
16. NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards before you can activate the advanced multi GPU functions STEP 1 Install your NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards in the PCI E x8 slots located on the left and right leaving the center PCI E slot vacant STEP 2 Prepare to install the SLI Bridge with your NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 16 STEP 3 Be careful with the pins as to not damage the adapter or graphics cards during installation STEP 4 Plug the SLI Bridge adapter onto both of the NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 17 DAAC AS Intelligent Innovation Connectors and Headers Connectors Power Connector 24 pin block ATXPWR ATX Power Supply connector This is a newly defined 24 pin connector that usually comes with an ATX case The ATX Power Supply allows you to use soft power on momentary switch that connects from the front panel switch to 2 pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply is turned on the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed Press this switch again to turn off the power to the system board We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2
17. data Stability Test performs a series of quick checks to identify probably causes of performance issues and then creates a list of the results providing recommendations for improvements NVIDIA Monitor Performance Bus speeds Voltages W CPU 10 E Memory 16 W CPU core 2813 302 MHz m CPU 1 4000 V B Disk 0 MiNetwork 0 E HT link 1004 760 MHz m nForce 1 2000 V T 803 808 DDR MH Memory 1 9000 V aro m PCLE 1 5000 V PCI E 2500 000 MHz m AUX 1 5000 V W GPU core 3D 500 000 MHz E GPU memory 1000 000 MHz Temperatures Fans CPU 52 C System 52 C nForce 37 C GPUO 46 C CPU 2934 RPM Profiles loaded sysdfit nsu SMART status Healthy c NVIDIA Monitor displays performance for individual components including CPU Network Disk and Memory Bus speeds for CPU Memory HyperTransport HT and PCI Express PCX can be monitored along with temperature and voltages EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 57 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation DRIVER INSTALLATION After your computer s Operating System is installed you will need to install drivers for your motherboard in order to gain full operation Insert the Driver Installation CD into your computers CD or DVD ROM drive and allow the autorun function to bring up the installation menu If the autorun function is disabled on your computer
18. made by using the mouse to drag the slider All changes will take effect immediately after selecting Apply however these setting will only remain active for the current Windows session This will allow a user to safely return to Windows in the event of a crash without any possibility of boot issues since the changes are not made directly to the BIOS settings Note all the changes on this page will be dynamic when applied and will only remain active for the current Windows session You may save these settings as a profile for use later by using the Profile menu item If a setting does not allow a change it likely requires a reboot and should be changed in the BIOS or from the Dynamic BIOS Access page if available Caution Increasing the voltage or the clock speed of a component may void its warranty due to exceeding recommended specifications NVIDIA and the board manufacturer are not responsible for damage that may occur when component tolerances are exceeded Adjust GPU Settings Adjust GPU Settings s neun Pei biirr Ferlarnnance Vou Cars creed Er shipped clock biurek of sour GPL and GPU emori and iet Pr GFU Lari aped lcg he eth peri mi rotae your GPL pecans But Kali hehehehe prirni einn Ma Sand ian Feu aer level ol reat GPU doch setting Herer Tanks ke a Pains ppe cock Fraquencaesr oe ovenciochnia Adai GU attin Echos Pol fees tegi d felirasa Custom deck reece Dirrie BLS Acomi Act Cum Bed Shed degeeer Cebu f
19. simply navigate to the CD or DVD ROM drive that the Driver Installation CD is located in and double click the autorun exe file From the installation menu choose the following options that will install the following drivers e NVIDIA Motherboard Drivers e Audio Driver After your computer finishes this installation it will need to reboot in order for the new drivers to take effect NOTE f you are installing drivers under the Windows XP x64 operating system please explore the Driver CD and navigate to Drivers NFORCE 64Bit Chipset and run setup exe RAID INSTALLATION The drivers for the NVIDIA RAID controller are located on the included RAID DRIVER floppy disk They can be installed either at the time of Operating System installation or after the operating system has already been installed on a conventional IDE drive It is important to note that before you install and configure a RAID system either after OS installation or during you will need to enable RAID in your motherboard BIOS To do this reboot the computer and press the lt Delete gt key as it starts this will take you to the BIOS configuration screens From there you will need to make changes as indicated in the BIOS PDF that you can find in the Manuals Section of the Installation CD If you wish to install the SATA RAID drivers at the same time you are installing the Operating System simply wait for the Windows Installer to display Press F6 if you need to insta
20. this menu to turn off the PCI clock on the unused PCI slot LPC P2P P2P Decoding mode for LPC and P2P SSE SSE2 Instructions Enable Disable Stream SIMD Extensions System BIOS Cacheable Enable the memory cache function for BIOS Load timing voltage settings Load timing and voltage settings from a profile Save timing voltage settings Save timing and voltage settings to a profile EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 32 System Clocks Use this section to control chipset features specifically clocks voltages and memory timings Ref Clock HTT Miz 106 8 LFU Multiplier x11 PCle Bus Slot 1 Miz 188Mfhz PCle Bus Slot 2 Mir 166tMthz SPPC OMCF Ref Clock Miz 200 9 CPU lt gt afarce SFP 5x force HT force ACP 5x aforce SPP aforce ACF 5x CPU lt gt Force SPP LIG 116 aforce SPT lt aForce FCF iis na ELM T Ister Select F5 Frevioas Ua lueg PUTP Ue lue AT EESTI ESC Exit F1 6Genera LH Defaults Frequency Settings Ref Clock HTT Reference clock frequency CPU Multiplier The value of the CPU multiplier PCle Bus Slot 1 The frequency of the PCI Express Bus Slot 1 PCle Bus Slot 2 The frequency of the PCI Express Bus Slot 2 SPP lt gt MCP Ref Clock The frequency of the reference clock between SPP and MCP chips HT Multiplier CPU lt gt nForce SPP The
21. 4 528 4501 Page 39 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Init Display First This option is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC starts up Reset Configuration Data This option is used to set whether the system is permitted to automatically distribute IRQ DMA and I O addresses each time the machine is turned on Resources Controlled by Use this option to determine if IRQ resources are automatically assigned or manually assigned IRQ Resources Press lt Enter gt to manually assign IRQ resources PCI VGA Pallette Snoop If you use a non standard VGA card use this option to solve graphic acceleration card or MPEG audio card problems e g colors not accurately displayed Maximum Payload Size This option is ued to set maximum TLP payload size for PCI Express devices Maximum ASPM Enable Disable Advance State Power Management System Monitor The System Monitor screen displays real time temperatures voltages and fan speeds TROCRIX MME WOrRStationslUs CMOS Setup Utility Systems Monitor Shotdown Temperature Disabled Tre Poe Enter Jel i rs abil i Pi fh Ublue Fi Saue Persea EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 40 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Temperature Values This option is used to set which display device will be used first when your PC starts up
22. 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 59 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation APPENDIX 1 Quick Debug Port Post Codes Please refer to the following Quick Debug table to assist in troubleshooting problems that are revealed through the motherboard s Debug Port If you need more detailed information you can refer to the Detailed Debug tables in the following pages Po Reserved ee Execution of POST routines in E000 KE E Barly Superio Init Early Initialized the super IO 04 Reserved fT a a a O Test the Keyboard oo reserva d OB Reserved Oc Reserved S OD Reserved OE CheckSum Check Check the integrity of the ROM BIOS and OF Reserved ooo Autodetect EEPROM Check Flash type and copy flash write erase routines E KEEMS OO NENNEN E i5 ressa PY ris reserved pa reserved ILU CPU ID and initialize L1 L2 cache Cia Reserved Setup T Initialize first 120 interrupt vectors Vector Table with SPURIOUS INT HDLR and initialize INT QO0h 1Fh according to INT TEL CMOS Battery Check Test CMOS and check Battery Fail e 2 Early PM initialization Init Heuristic Power Management HPM re MERO UEREERNEE Prog ogran chipset Early Programming of chipset registers Init PNP Shadow system video BIOS Init onboard clock generator and sensor Setup BIOS DATA AREA BDA Reserved HI RENNES Chipset programming and CP
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24. ING SUPPORT AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 3 45 46 46 47 53 53 54 55 56 56 57 29 59 61 61 62 64 64 64 65 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Introduction of nForce 590 Motherboards Motherboard Features Motherboards based on NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI x16 technology support the innovative 64 bit AMD Athlon64 FX and dual core multi tasking Athlon64 X2 processors with HyperTransport Technology The SLI x16 version of the motherboard series delivers leading edge performance with both of the benefits from 64 bit multi tasking dual core AMD processors and NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SLI Technology with the latest Dual PCI Express for NVIDIA Dual Graphic Processing Unit ready platform Utilizing the 64 bit multi tasking socket AM2 solution and dual channel DDR2 800 memory size expandable to 8 0GB this motherboard series meets the demands of computing in the future The NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI chipset offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA RAID 0 1 0 1 functions to accelerate hard disk drives and guarantee data security without failure in advanced computing applications The motherboard provides dual Gigabit LAN by using two NVIDIA Giga LAN controllers both supporting 10M 100M 1Gbps data transfer rate and full duplex or half duplex transportation The embedded 8 ch
25. U Speed detec Ca Reserved Dd Init video Initialize Video 2c Reserved ooo gt Video memory test Test Video Memory and display Logos poe reserved 00 Reserv red DE RR J EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 60 Wild ik Early keyboard reset Early Keyboard Reset Reserved O O Reserved O Test DMA Page Test DMA Page Registers Registers Reserved Sid SS a doo Reserved S Test 8259 1 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 1 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines Reserved OOOO O LL Test 8259 2 Mask Verify 8259 Channel 2 masked interrupts by alternately turning off and on the interrupt lines G9 Ao WI Cop Go Go Gop Go WO CO J Oy UO ua t Lad Ga 4 y ad 3A 3F Reserved Reserved LL Test Stuck Interrupt Turn off interrupts then verify no 8259 s Interrupt interrupt mask register is on Test 82598 Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred 44 Reserved 0 ELC Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port 46 Reserved J O OE 47 EISA Test If EISA non volatile memory checksum is good execute EISA initialization If not execute ISA tests and clear EISA mode flag 48 Reserved 49 Size Memory Size base memory from 256K to 640K and 4A Reserved O o
26. Up a Custom Array 5 If you have four or more arrays set up a Custom array To set up a custom mirrored array select Mirroring as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size with its default value as shown in Figure 5 Next Page EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 47 Figure 5 Creating a Mirrored Array NVIDIA MediaShield Setup Wizard RAID Array Selection Please select the type of RAID array to create Select the type of RAID array En create RAID Mode Mirroring Stripe Size To select a Striped array select Striping as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size as the default To select a Striped Mirrored array select Stripe Mirroring as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size as the default To select a Spanning array select Spanning as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size as the default To select a RAID 5 array select RAID 5 as the RAID mode and leave Stripe Size as the default 6 After selecting the RAID mode click Next and the Free Disk Selection screen appears Figure 6 NVIDIA MediaShield Setup Wizard Free Disk Selection Select the disks to add to the new RAID array Free Disks Mame Channel Fi s WDC WOY40S0 00FL40 SATA 1 0 F WDC WOY4 06G0 00FL42 SATA 1 1 9 wpc WOF40GD O0FL4A0 SATA 3 0 F SS WDC WOF4 050D 00FL42 SATA 3 1 4 RAID 5 array requires 3 or more Free hard disks Figure 6 Selecting Disks EVGA Co
27. annel AC 97 CODEC is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards and offers you home cinema quality and complete software compatibility Two 16X PCI Express graphics slots deliver up to 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA SLI Technology And two PCI Express x1 slots offers expandability for future PCI E devices at 512Mbyte sec concurrently over 3 5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133Mbyte sec tackling the most demanding multimedia tasks The embedded USB controller has the capability to support up to 10 USB 2 0 ports delivering 480Mb s bandwidth each and the embedded Firewire controller allows connection and use of IEE1394 compliant devices EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 4 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Special Features of the Motherboard CPU Thermal Throttling Technology To prevent increasing heat from damaging the CPU or causing accidental shutdown while under high workloads the CPU Thermal Throttling Technology will force the CPU to enter an idle mode from 87 5 to 12 5 according to preset CPU operating temperatures in the BIOS from 40 to 90 When the system senses the CPU operating temperature reaching the preset value the CPU operating bandwidth will be decreased to the preset idle percentage allowing the processor to cool down When in thr
28. ation on the POST code diagnostic LED A list of common beep codes follows FREIEN RN One short beep when displaying logo No error during POST Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM install or detected One long beep followed by three short beeps Video card not found or video card memory bad High frequency beeps when system is working CPU overheated System running at a lower frequency During power on press Delete key to enter BIOS setup Follow the instructions in the BIOS PDF located in the Manuals Section of the Installation CD EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 27 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation BIOS Description Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the communication bridge between the hardware and software correctly setting up the BIOS parameters is critical to maintain optimal system performance Power on the computer when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press lt Del gt key to enter the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Press F1 to continue DEL to enter Setup Note It is recommended that the default settings in the BIOS are not changed The user accepts all responsibility for any damage that results from changing the default settings Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from the list of setup functions and two exit choices User the ar
29. ay not cause harmful interference and 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 against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturers 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 2 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the signal source is connected 3 Consult the dealer or an experienced computer technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card 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 this eq
30. be liable to EVGA com CORP for any and all damages suffered as a result of the violation or default EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 64 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation APPENDIX 3 USEFUL INFORMATION Contacting Customer Service EVGA is dedicated to supporting our products Contacting EVGA Customer Service is easy We can be reached by phone fax and on the web Before contacting Customer Service please review this manual If you need to contact Customer Service please have your system configuration as well as your motherboard s model number and serial number ready You will need to register your product before a support technician can assist you You may register your product online at http www evga com register or when you call for support a staff member will register it for you e Hours of Operation 9 AM to 5 30 PM Monday to Friday PST e Phone Support 888 881 EVGA 3842 e FaxSupport 714 528 4501 e Tech Support Web Site http www evga com support Information to Keep Handy Before Calling Motherboard Model Number Motherboard Chipset Processor Type and Speed Operating System Installed Service Packs Other Installed Hardware EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 65 SVA EVGA com Corp 2900 Saturn Street Suite B
31. bom a mag or Pore hue ott yos Psp Cmm a nde jo etum dm Pe eye Andaj oem Fu prote Mabe Pa qaen jaie eter plang games c onem honieposee ewe madng eal Tab it mtem Fl Load tee ifm C eae 4 marte mensi L Signe a aring Lone C Launch the amp ogkcanon Wher the Fallen cond eon s xwv ACORN stopped Ary DVD PG The DVO place fan stopped CPU a tfe pose avenge CPU a active atomare LIT iJ 9 Lomi hes C Prog aem Ple VIDA Corpo ation une Pofl nine noe WHEN CPU idle mmm saremo NVIDIA nTune allows you to create rules for how the system uses nTune profiles nsu files or npe files After you create the rule the system will select an enabled profile automatically according to the criteria set up within the rule s With custom rules you can make your system run faster when playing games or make it run quieter when surfing the Internet EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 56 Perform Stability Test Carimi Paesi Coipgoreet favum Wabsliry laleci s TALC ates conporami kx en cx pein a er feel upon ihe ies nycham vak tran zi absit of thee olim E E ciam Conon ee imag he rumend eirag or a beieg pacis iz Une camera miry Fr Heus bied duo BJ Perform Stability Test is located in the System Stability Category Use this to quickly diagnose potential system performance issues and to gather troubleshooting
32. dio jacks for LINE OUT LINE IN MIC Surrback Sur round CEN LEF Line in BLUE Audio input to sound chip Line out GREEN Audio output to speaker MIC PINK Microphone Connector Surrback ORANGE Rear speaker out CEN LEF BLACKNESS Center Subwoofer speaker out Surround GRAY Side speaker out EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 20 Floppy drive Connector 34 pin block FDD This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives FDD OOOOOOOOOOOOO0O0000 Pin 1 HOO 00000000000000 Floppy Drive Connector Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connect ing the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers accordingly Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings M o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Oo Oo Oo o NOOOOOOOOOOOO00000000 Pin 1 Primary IDE Connector EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 21 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation
33. ed to setup the standard CMOS features such as the date time and HDD model Use the arrow keys to select the item to setup and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to choose the setting values Date This option allows you to set the desired date with the lt month gt lt date gt lt year gt format Time This option allows you to setup the desired time with lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt format EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 29 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation None means no HDD is installed or set Auto means the system can auto detect the hard disk when booting up Manual mean the information can be entered manually Note Access Mode must also be set to CHS to enable manual entry Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write pre compensation Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Award Phoenix BIOS can support 3 HDD modules CHS LBA and Large or Auto mode CHS For HDD 528 MB LBA For HDD 528 MB amp supporting LBA Logical Block Addressing Large For HDD gt 528 MB but not supporting LBA Auto Recommended mode Floppy Drive A This option allows you to select the kind of FDD to be installed including None Halt On This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected during powering up Al
34. ed to the back panel USB1 USB2 USB3 VCC O O DATA E o GND O O lt GND O DATA O O lt DATA oc oc O O lt GND lt DATA DATA oc BH O lt VCC O O DATA DATA gt O O Ol GND BH O l VCC DATA O O DATA GND O O GND O DATA gt O O Pini gt Pini gt Bin1 vcc DATA vcc DATA vcc USB Port Headers EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 23 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Speaker connector SPEAK This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker See the figure below Power LED PWR LED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin IDE Activity LED HD LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the system s power supply See the figure below Power switch PWR BTN This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted power switch to power ON OFF the system PWR LED PWRBTN ND PWRLED Pint 00 awrP SPEAK Pin 1
35. em atta emori Deierphem Gakic Fari Gener Burt ilf Puede accent Ty id Lac la Geb Friend pwob sth rs ri puoi Figure 6 TCP IP Acceleration Configuration Page By default TCP IP acceleration is turned off Click on Use hardware acceleration recommended in order to enable it Click on Apply EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 44 Configuring Teaming To configure teaming do the following Click on Adjust Teaming configuration the following screen appears b Adjust Teaming configuration Id MIL IET siu beer AMIDI Tetrapoda Feet eid Kei Fife aote Wilh TAdirang eid Fir iib pil Badii or ee d bacibue ff xw of the alate dope hrer Conca NERA Upe then dedimus T osm cconfapuralieon Racer Tariku E Dio not coenbares my rabea abaci rio heran Keine Tear cond uga ain T Cimina mp meter mipien recommended fet UPIP Aremm aen ct nur ao niga Arahat Sarti Deacspnon Shoko Sher c karri oll petted selene Fir T pecan on epa ceris Tou piisk n race pss Ap lie sre Figure 7 Teaming Configuration Page By default teaming is disabled Click on Combine my network adapters recommended to enable it Click on Apply MediaShield RAID Manager Launching MediaShield To launch MediaShield click Storage in the NVIDIA Control Panel Set PERII Acceleration rorfiqur ation Networking Storage Conte
36. en the following message will appear If no password is keyed in any user can enter the system and view modify the CMOS settings Password Disabled Press any key to continue EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 41 VA YAN Intelligent Innovation Save amp Exit Setu When you select this option and press lt Enter gt the following message will appear in the center of the screen SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press lt Y gt to save your changes in CMOS and exit the program press lt N gt or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving If you select this option and press lt Enter gt the following message will appear in the center of the screen Quit Without Saving Y N Press lt Y gt to exit CMOS without saving your modifications press lt N gt or lt ESC gt to return to the main menu NVIDIA Networking Guide Launching NVIDIA Networking Click on Start gt All Programs gt NVIDIA Corporation gt NVIDIA Control Panel The following GUI appears 29 Select a Category rey is aa Contig re Vest atat rg Amt tomey configuration Networking Tat TOPP Acce tEn configs o Connect te a retient and t up your terme cone tor Figure 1 Networking Control Panel Intro Page Click on Networking the following GUI appears EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888
37. erform these steps 1 Select Delete array from the Storage Control Panel This brings up the Delete Array Wizard as shown in Figure 9 NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard Welcome to the NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard This wizard will quide you through the deletion of a RAID array To continue click Next Figure 9 Delete Array Wizard 2 Follow directions in the next few wizard screens to finish deleting the array As shown in Figure 10 the array has been deleted and you see only free disks View Storage Configuration 1 Cire Panel Ceirgorie hinrage Tin ign fon Sha confiar idees d pas iaag da lie h pesce eee Pa aah and paoi a riore dioi ror pour OF iens eoe Vee the dekadn of poe oag device Wes om rr cont ir or Eug Capi Chira Ja hO daret ton niaior fue rr Se kiat name cof at TOWDLOWLDUMUGLHIENLAD Heat EL SATA Bape WD LAD bey XB SATATU SDC wETEUGDUFLAZ Hey GG SATANI e pE WOPO ILA Way 925GB SATA 31 Figure 10 Deleted RAID Array EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 50 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk You can designate a hard drive to be used as a Spare drive for a RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array2 The spare drive can take over for a failed disk MediaShield RAID supports two types of spare drives free disk and dedicated disk Free Disk A free disk is not part of any RAID array bu
38. gent Innovation NVIDIA MediaShield Setup Wizard N IDIA MediaShield Select 4 configuration that best suits your storage needs Select one of the Following configurations Protection Ideal For storing music video pictures and other digital assets Total capacity 69 25 GB Disk failure protection FULL More information Capacity Have your disks work together to provide maximum storage capacity Total capacity 138 50 GB Disk failure protection NONE More information Custom Additional options For advanced users Specify settings such as RAID type and stripe size Figure 4 Select Configuration Screen You will only see the screen in Figure 4 if your system has one to three free disks If four or more free disks are available you ll automatically proceed to Custom setup Configuration Options 4 Select a configuration that fits your storage needs Select the Protection option to automatically configure the best RAID option based on the number of drives with the criteria that if a drive fails you will not lose your data Select the Capacity option to automatically configure the best RAID option based on the number of drives and the desire for maximum capacity This array is not fault tolerant so choose this option only if your data is noncritical or is backed up Select the Custom option to create one of these custom RAID arrays Mirrored Striped Stripe mirrored Spanning RAID 5 Setting
39. ies of the software for his or her own use only subject to the use limitations of this license 4 The original purchaser may not engage in nor permit third parties to engage in any of the following e Providing or disclosing the software to third parties e Providing use of the software in a computer service business network time sharing network e Making alterations or copies of any kind in the software except as permitted above e Attempting to un assemble de compile or reverse engineer the software in any way e Granting sublicenses leases or rights in the software to others e Making copies or verbal or media translations of the user s guide e Making telecommunication data transmissions of the software Trademark Information 2001 2005 EVGA com CORP EVGA the EVGA logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of EVGA com CORP NVIDIA NVIDIA logo nForce are registered trademarks and or trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and other countries and are used under license to EVGA com CORP from NVIDIA Corporation AMD is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices All brands and companies are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies EVGA reserves the right to terminate this license if there is a violation of its terms or default by the Original Purchaser Upon termination for any reason all copies of Software and materials must be immediately returned to EVGA and the Original Purchaser shall
40. l Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a nonfatal error the system will stop and you will be prompted No Errors The system boot will not stop for any errors that may be detected All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a diskette error but it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error but it will stop for all other errors Memory This is a Display Only category determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The BIOS POST will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST Total Memory Total memory of the system EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 30 Advanced BIOS Features Fhoenix mara WorkstationHiUS CONUS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features H Removable Device Priority Press Enter Hard Disk Boot Priority F Network Boot Priority CPU eternal Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Aumlock Status security Option Press Enter Press Enter Enabled Enabled Remo ble CDROM Hard Disk Enabled On
41. ll a third party SCSI or RAID driver and press F6 at that time Then insert the floppy disk and follow all of the on screen instructions NOTE The included floppy disk with RAID drivers supports Windows XP 32 bit version and Windows 2000 only If you are installing RAID under Windows XP x64 you will need to make a RAID driver disk We have made this very easy to do simply follow the instructions listed below EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 58 Requirements Windows 95 98 ME NT 2K XP based computer with both a CD ROM drive and a 3 5 inch 1 44MB floppy and one blank 3 5 inch 1 44MB floppy disk e Insert the Driver CD into the computer If the autorun menu appears close it e Browse to the Driver CD and open the folder named RAID e Browse to the folder for the operating system that you wish to make the driver disk for XP2K for Windows XP or Windows 2000 or XPx64 for Windows XP x64 e Execute by double clicking the executable file in that directory XP2KRAID EXE for Windows XP and Windows 2000 or XPX64RAID EXE for Windows XP x64 e This program will prompt you to insert your floppy disk and click on the Create Floppy button Follow these instructions and it will automatically create the SATA RAID driver disk for you to use during installation EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA
42. lotx 1 PCI Express x4 slot x 1 32 bit PCI slots x 2 Integrated IDE and One PCI IDE controller support PCI Bus Mastering ATA PIO DMA and the Serial ATA RAID ULTRA DMA 33 66 100 133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB s Six Serial ATA ports provide 300 MB sec data transfer rate for six Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0 1 0 1 functions LAN Integrated dual 10Mb 100Mb 1Gb s NVIDIA LAN s 8CH Audio 8 channel AC 97 Digital HD Audio controller integrated SPDIF In SP DIF Out Optical support LIN Award 4MB Flash ROM Multi I O PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors Serial port x1 USB2 0 port x 6 Audio connector Line in Line out MIC 8CH Audio IEEE 1394a b Firewire Support S PDIF Out 1x Optical EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 6 SS VC YAN Intelligent Innovation Layout Diagram amp Jumper Settings 1 PS 2 Mouse Port This port is used to connect a PS 2 mouse 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port This port is used to connect a PS 2 keyboard 3 IEEE1394b Port This port is used to connect a 1394b device 4 USB 2 0 Ports The six ports are used to connect USB 2 0 devices 5 LAN Ports The left LED is no function always off The right LED function sees below table EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 7 DAAC YAN In
43. ng for your expansion card such as jumpers Remove your computer s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use e Align the card s connectors and press firmly e Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above e Replace the computer system s cover e Setup the BIOS if necessary e Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned n a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use The following table will show you the default assignment of IRQs If should be noted that in most modern Plug and Play Operating Systems that IRQ assignment is handled by the computer itself automatically This automatic assignment is generally very effective and you should only have to resort to manual assignment in the most extreme cases EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 13 DAAC AS Intelligent Innovation Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown in the table below Temm Gm PP et Pt Gm er rT rT w 1 e cw E cmo OEE EE IMPORTANT If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers support Shared IRQ or that the cards dont need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the tw
44. ntro per Channel Momelock tpi stating Disable LL NJ LLL ATTI PTTTITT Muta Optimize bottom 10 Enabled ro Move Liter LIA rt LIMEN aa PU PD Value rig ia un FON iPad ba EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 34 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Memory Configuration Optimized for nForce Mem Enable memory settings that are Optimized for nForce only functional with DRAM that is Optimzed for nForce Memory Timings Use this menu to control memory timings see Memory Timings section below Drive Strength setting Use this menu to control drive strength settings see Drive Strength settings section below Dram on die termination Resistance of the on die termination resistors Read Write queue bypass Number of times to bypass the read write queue Bypass Maximum Max number of times that the oldest memory access request can be bypassed 32 Byte Granularity 32 64 byte DRAM access granularity NVMEM memory test Run NVIDIA memory testing module during POST DQS Training Control Perform Skip DQS training CKE base power down mode Enable Disable CKE base power down mode CKE power down control CKE power down mode selection It should be set to per channel for non mobile systems Memclock tri stating Memclock tri stating during C3 and Alt VID Memory Hole remapping Enable Disable memory hole remapping Auto Optimize Bot
45. o PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable PCI Express Slots This motherboard provides two PCI Express slots intended for Graphics Two symmetrical PCI Express x16 graphics slots deliver up to 4Gbyte sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which is fully compatible with the latest NVIDIA SLI Technology SLI version only There is also a x1 PCI Express slot and a x4 PCI Express slot Fully compliant to the PC Express Base Specifica tion revision 1 0a supporting PCI Express VGA cards and other PCI Express devices FROM TOP TO BOTTOM 16x PCI E 1x PCI E 4x PCI E 16x PCI E EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 14 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Standard Interrupt Assignments mo Priority standard function S o0 wh i ome poss communications Port comay oa o I communicatons Porticommy oo poss g Sound card sometimes o pe wm I SystemcmosimeatTime Clock poe o a jespCowsbeMowePot o These IRGs are usually available for PCI devices EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 15 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation SLI Bridge for NVIDIA SLI Supported VGA Cards In order to activate the NVIDIA SLI technology SLI version only you have to install the included SLI Bridge for your
46. oard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Security Option When it is set to Setup a password is required to enter the CMOS Setup screen When it is set to System a password is required not only to enter CMOS setup but also to start up your PC APIC Mode This option is used to enabled or disable APIC function MPS Version Control for OS This option is used to setup the version of MPS Table used in NT4 0 OS Full Screen Logo Show This option allows you to enabled or disable to full screen logo EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 31 Advanced Chipset Features Use this section to control chipset features specifically clocks voltages and memory timings Phoenix Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features b System Clocks Press Enter b System Voltages Press Enter t Memory Configuration Press Enter PCI Clacks Enable LPC P2P1 P2PT e s 4 SSE SSE2 Instructions Enabled Load timing voltage set Press Enter Save timing voltage set Press Enter ptem BIOS Cacheable Disabled System Clocks Use this menu to control system clocks see System Clocks section below System Voltages Use this menu to control system voltages see System Voltages section below Memory Configuration Use this menu to control memory settings see Memory Configuration section below PCI Clocks Use
47. otherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JBAT to store the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove the ATX power cable from the ATX power connector 3 Locate JBAT and short pins 2 3 for a few seconds 4 Return JBAT to its normal setting by shorting pins 1 2 5 Connect the ATX power cable back to the ATX power connector 1 3 1 2 closed Normal 2 3 closed Clear CMOS CMOS RAM Clear Setting EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 9 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Install CPU Glossary Chipset or core logic one or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between the system processor RAM I O devises and adapter cards Processor slot socket the slot or socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard Slot PCI E PCI RAM the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect a high speed interface for video cards sound cards network interface cards and modems runs at 33MHz PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect Express a high speed interface for video cards sound cards network interface cards and modems Serial Port a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems Parallel Por
48. ottling mode a beeper sound can be optionally selected to indicate it has reduced the CPU performance for detailed settings please read the BIOS PDF located on the CD Debug Port The embedded Hardware Debug Port offers you a real time visual system for monitoring of your hardware The embedded Debug Port will turn you into a well trained hardware professional allowing you to diagnose many hardware issues For details please refer to Appendix A CPU Smart Fan Its never been a good idea to improve system performance by sacrificing acoustics The CPU Smart Fan Noise Management System is the answer to control those noise levels The system will automatically increase the fan speed when the CPU operating load is high and after the CPU returns to normal operating condition the system will slow the fan speed down to allow for a silent operating environment EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 5 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Specifications BENE Design 0 ATX form factor 6 layers PCB size 30 5 x 24 4cm Chipset NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI X16 Technology CPU Socket AM2 Supports 64bit AMD Athlon64 Socket AM2 processors Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 and AM2 Sempron Memory Sockets Four 240 pin DIMM slots Support Dual Channel DDR2 533 667 800 Supports up to 8GB DDR2 memory Expansion Slots PCI Express x16 slot x 2 PCI Express x1 s
49. rmines which items on the page are available for changing To edit an item click the corresponding list arrow and then click one of the values from the list When finished making your changes click the OK or Apply NOTE This feature is available only with BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer Tune System ne System xdi Pee Calig rer Ake AP Ta eee kari ey hee ee eed LIRE pre gt a hhee ipo te i Loss hj ell oo ed p ra n T osse edi Ce a ere i compet hoe ar es md od ture Tae nl creare a pie ered mee ce e rule ion i DADO mST CI fas turing igual 1 poms DE Pags iara roi pus ian Sas ann ens he man Folk Pecorwem Bare Wm nreanctmd Sat fhe pe edd Fares cn cran dung a ew E shes ba aa the tures prose upon resize EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 55 amp View System Information f o ao mem cs o 9 opo si boom ea be eter od Ms lees Deset CPU aeu mme rae pode ty Saute Chong e Maesa s C MM iem fe dun eto Hardware and driver version information can be viewed and saved using this interface The status of the system including current system clock speeds system temperatures memory timings and system voltages is presented with View System Information Detailed CPU and memory information is provided by double clicking a Processor or DIMM form the lists below Adjust Custom Rules Ae Cm o oiie
50. row keys to select among the items and press ENTER to accept or go to the sub menu The items in the main menu are Standard CMOS Features The basic system configuration can be setup through this menu Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features and boot sequence can be setup through this menu Advanced Chipset Features Optimize system performance through this menu Configure clocks voltages memory timings and more Integrated Peripherals Onboard peripherals such as RAID USB and MAC control can be setup through this menu Power Management Setup Configure power management power on and sleep features through this menu PnP PCI Configurations The system s Plug and Play and PCI configurations can be modified through this menu System Monitor Monitor the real time system status of your PC including temperature voltage and fan speed EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 28 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Load Defaults Load the NVIDIA LinkBoost Technology settings for LinkBoost enabled systems Load default system settings for standard systems Set Password Set the password to access the BIOS menu Set User Name Set the BIOS Welcome screen name Save amp Exit Setup Save settings and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all setting changes and exit setup Standard CMOS Features This sub menu is us
51. rporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 48 Figure 6 Selecting Disks 7 Select the disks you want to include in the Striped set 8 Follow directions in the next few wizard screens to finish creating the array View RAID Arrays To view your RAID configuration from Windows perform this step 1 Under Health select View storage configuration as shown in Figure 7 30 td tes ie ake Bet DAF rr eb ains confer Doare Fringe Setting gt Storage ry et Yum ie Figure 7 Viewing RAID Arrays The RAID configuration information appears as shown in Figure 8 gi HyiDiA Contral Panel i Standademe View Storage Configuration Coniral Perri Chinga Shang Bourn Tasks Ma Se nr RL aben Cir ain Casein mi Php aa rey Thi page thos the configuration al pau dap dees Lus fur pace ic vea Da ri abun wd epai of dua dckr ori your Piste pira Wie the debas of pin niiae devon Des on Pas eben More ET T Sing Finge DE WODI Heatly SPL WE GLA Flaaiha WDE WO DIOLA Healthy WDE WOTOGDORLA2 Healthy Capacity na E825 GB So 13 25 GR E325 GB Figure 8 RAID Configuration Information Channel SATA 10 aT BO SATA 11 BATA 11 EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 49 Delete RAID Arrays To delete an array p
52. s Prif ehet getrap Connect ta a nerticrk andi pt up CDosfigons mimoria storage Adie l an origi yeu bere core ten Seed oA you Ageia fyi Figure 1 Launching MediaShield EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 45 Create RAID Arrays Use the MediaShield Creation Wizard to configure your available storage After launching MediaShield start the wizard Under Management click Create array Figure 2 EM HW Central Panel Storage Central Parei Cabrgeriri Errem Taska Vere chong gipa hc Kar IEP AL Sin ws Giria Pieced eel Page Arg Prammg congue Figure 2 Storage Control Panel 2 On the wizard s Welcome screen note the number of disks available for configuration Figure 3 NVIDIA MediaShield Setup Wizard Welcome to the NVIDIA MediaShield Setup Wizard This Bea will help you optimize the storage configuration of your new disks MediaShield allows you to configure your disks to best meet your storage needs You have the Following disks available Hard Drive 1 69 25 GB Hard Drive 2 69 25 GB Hard Drive 3 69 25 GB Lied Dueh di n OO CD To continue click Next Figure 3 MediaShield Welcome Screen 3 Click Next to go to the Select Configuration screen Figure 4 EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 46 VA YAN Intelli
53. s menu to setup the data flow control for IDE RAID Config Use this menu to enable disable SATA RAID USB Config Use this menu to setup USB interface MAC Config Use this menu to turn off MAC IEEE1394 controller Use this setting to set whether the IEEE 1394 function is enabled HD Audio Use this setting to configure HD Audio IDE HDD Block Mode Use this setting to configure HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller This option is used to set whether the Onboard FDC Controller is enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 This option is used to assign the I O address and IRQ for onboard serial port 1 Power Management Setup Fhecsix Mard WorkstationBIDS CMDS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Pl fusctinn Enabled L BU 31853 C States Support Fisabled im ia Nou Inztant f f ULER TE EIN Pizabled L UIN SE t 1 disabled ECIMM Getet tel fmtn LN EI Bisabled MAET OF NISI n B ET M a UE Lo Bra VNUET Se lect EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 38 DAAC AS Intelligent Innovation ACPI Suspend Type This option is used to set the energy saving mode of the ACPI function When you select S1 POS mode the power will not shut off and the supply status will remain as it is In S1 mode the computer can be resumed at any time When you select S3 STR mode the power will be cut off af
54. t a low speed interface typically used for printers PS 2 a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards USB Universal Serial Bus a medium speed interface typically used for mouse keyboards scanners and some digital cameras Sound interface the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and speakers MIC game controllers and MIDI sound devices LAN interface Local Area Network the interface to your local area network BIOS Basic Input Output System the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish the relationship between the various components Driver software which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or other software Processor the central processing unit CPU the principal integrated circuit used for doing the computing in personal computer Front Side Bus Frequency the working frequency of the motherboard which is generated by the clock generator for CPU DRAM and PCI BUS CPU L2 Cache the flash memory inside the CPU normal it depend on CPU type About AMD Athlon64 AM2 CPUs This motherboard provides an AM2 socket surface mount Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket referred to as the mPGA940 socket supporting AMD Athlon64 processors in the AM2 package utilizing Flip Chip Pin Grid Array technology EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 10
55. t and damage your system you may install an auxiliary cooling FAN if necessary EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 11 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Fa Ke ERO Ce low t I ra D L mk amennem vcs tor menony DDR2 SDRAM Module Bank2 3 DIMM2 DDR2 533 667 800 xl a da Bank4 5 DIMM3 DDR2 533 667 800 xl a ma DDR2 SDRAM Module System Memory Max 8 0GB Za 256MB 2 0GB For Dual Channel Memory Dual channel only operates when 2 DIMM Modules are plugged into either DIMM1 amp DIMM3 or DIMM2 amp DIMM4 or four DIMM Modules are plugged into DIMM1 DIMM4 DIMM1 amp DIMM3 or DIMM2 amp DIMM4 must be the same type same size and same frequency for dual channel to function Note Place Memory DIMM s into matching color slots for Dual Channel Computer will not boot if RAM is in 3 and 4 only EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 12 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation Expansion Cards WARNING Turn off your system power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards Procedure For Expansion Card Installation Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setti
56. t and store boot partition head and cylinders values in RAM Final init for last micro details before boot set T stack Boot via INT 19h TEN AGAC I IU HEINE E Base CPU test Read Write CPU registers Early Memory Board Initialization Extend Memory Turn on extended memory cache initialization Special Displa First display initialization Early Shadow Early shadow enable for fast boot C6 Cache presence External cache size detection FO HW Ident Identify HW in the system H SLAM Table Register the slam tables Early SLAM table Early SLAM table COM port initialization HW Init Initialize hardware devices C5 Fae 90 pex E5 d i n Read SPD amp fill in arrays eU HW Query the hardware devices Load ROM Table ROM table pointer Init Memory Initialize the Memory Controller Cont ITI set Top Of Memor set Top Of Memory registers Late SLAM table Previous Power State Previous Power State SLAM table SLAM table Hardware Workarounds Hardware Workarounds WMM Restore and exit NVMM V Memory Test HV Memory Test ERROR handler ERROR handler EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 63 gt VU 3 JAN Intelligent Innovation APPENDIX 2 COPYRIGHTS TRADEMARKS NOTICES FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device m
57. t can be used by any available RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array that requires a particular disk when one of its disks crashes or becomes unusable The process is automatic and doesn t require any user interaction Dedicated Disk A dedicated free disk is assigned to a RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 array and is used by that array only when needed for example during a system crash when a RAID mirrored drive is broken The dedicated disk can be used only by the array that it is assigned to and not by any other array Assigning a Free Disk To mark a disk as free or not a part of any array perform these steps 1 Enter the system BIOS setup and make sure that the drive that you want to mark as free is RAID enabled 2 Enter the RAID BIOS and make sure that the drive is not part of any array if one exists 3 Boot into Windows and view the array configuration The drive appears under Free Disk Figure 11 el AW AHA Contral Pare Corral Perel Categorims 54 z View Storage Configuration mage Thes pase cies khi cnnhigurahon ol vous uag deren Lee Bras pa Fo wee Fh riarum aad capacily ni rouge ie on a pince Were the delmi cd yerum ciii ge berora Drom nri ran rris Al arc Slt Lapach Charmi i RAD 5 Heat 133 OLG Tr TO Aneh confor aon scura PrP achat Sere WO SOLA Hay 12568 Sata 1d 2 WO D TENSD DDFLAD Healy 5632562 SATA 1M we Sire La Hay 612558 SATA TT Fica Diak WHC ETAD FLA Heatty 5375589 SATA ST
58. telligent Innovation JUMPERS CONNECTORS HEADERS AND SOCKETS oO 060000 9Q 1 0 Ox q 26 125 D 724 23 E 1 8 pin ATX_12V Power Connector 14 MCP Fan Connector 2 C51XE 15 Front Panel Connector 3 PCI Express x16 Slots 16 Clear CMOS Jumper 4 PCI Express x1 Slot 17 Serial ATA II Connectors 5 PCI Express x4 Slot 18 USB Connectors 6 PCI Slots 19 MCP55P XE T IEEE1394a Connector 20 Serial ATA II Connectors 8 AUX PEX PWR Connector 21 ATA 133 100 66 IDE Connector 9 Speaker Connector 22 24 pin ATX Power Connector 10 Front Audio Connector 23 DDR2 DIMM Slots 11 FDD Connector 24 Debug LED optional 12 COM1 Connector 25 CPU FAN Connector 13 SYS Fan Connector 26 Socket AM2 EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 8 VATA Intelligent Innovation Hardware Installation Hardware Installation Steps Before using your computer please complete the following steps 1 Check motherboard jumper settings Install CPU and Fan Install System Memory DIMM Install Expansion cards Connect IDE and Floppy cables Front Back Panel cables Connect ATX Power cable Power On and Load Standard Default BIOS Settings Reboot Install Operating System 0 Install Motherboard Drivers and Utilities c M eae a SS Checking the Motherboard s Jumper Settings CMOS RAM Clear 3 pin JBAT A battery must be used to retain the m
59. ter a delay period The status of the computer before it enters STR will be saved in memory and the computer can quickly return to the previous state when the STR function wakes When you select S1 amp S3 mode the system will automatically select the delay time C States Support CPU power state selection Soft Off by PBTN This option is used to set the power down method This function is only valid for system using an ATX power supply When Instant Off is selected press the power switch to immediately turn off power When Delay 4 Sec is selected press and hold the power button for four seconds to turn off power WOL PME From Soft Off This item is used to set the system to wake up on LAN WOR RI From Soft Off This item is used to set the system to wake up on ring AMD Cool n Quiet Use this option to enable or disable AMD Cool n Quiet Technology Power on by Alarm This item is used to set the timing of the power on function POWER ON Function This option is used to set the power on method for your PC PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix Award WorkstationBi0S CMDS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations init Pisplay First FCI Slot Beret Configuration Bata Disabled Resources Controlled By AutofESCD PCLAUGA Palette Snoop Disabled Maxima Payload Size 4835 Mrima ASP Disabled EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 71
60. ting Up Your Computer After all connections are made close your computer case cover Be sure all the switches are off and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position usually input voltage is 110V 120V or 220V 240V depending on your country s voltage used In the United States this is 110V 120V typically the switch on a computer power supply will be marked with 115V to indicate this setting Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual Turn on your peripherals in the following order e Your monitor e Other external peripheral Printer Scanner External Modem etc e Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to turn on the power supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light up The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature The system will then run power on test If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power The system may have failed on power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance If there are any errors during start up your computer will issue a series of beep codes in addition to displaying the last BIOS oper
61. tom IO Auto optimize maximum DRAM size when kernel assigns PCI resources done Memory Timings Timing Mode futo by SPD tCL CAS Latency C tac futo ti fruto thas 18 clock Command Per Clock 09 futo EL futo tsgatiat fto Tem Auto H fmto fto T fto head IQS Skew Tu meld from Bx FIFO fate liue Eater Select PUy 9 Us Ine F16 Save ESC Exit F1 6e I F Defaults pasa EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 35 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Memory Timings Standard Memory Settings Timing mode Select automatic or manual set memory timing tCL CAS Latency CAS Latency CAS to read data valid tRCD RAS to CAS delay for a RD WR command to the same bank tRP Row Precharge time Precharge to Active or Auto Refresh of the same bank tRAS Minimum RAS active time Command Per Clock CMD Command timing setting per clock unit Advance Memory Settings tRRD RAS to RAS delay of different banks AsyncLat Max round trip latency from the CPU to the DRAM tRC RAS to RAS or auto refresh time of the same bank tWR Write recovery time tRWT Minimum read to write turnaround time tWTR Minimum write to read delay with same chip select tREF DRAM refresh rate Read DQS Skew Read DQS delayed with respect to the data 1 96 MEMCLK per unit Read delay from Rx FIFO
62. trol Panel icon then from the Select a Category page click Performance Once nTune is launched two category choices are available Performance and System Stability EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 52 Performance Categor a AVIA Control Parel Fie Ect Wew Frohe mopot Pep S Performance Contrai Panel Cabegories F Martel Turim Contact WGA ALTE Miir hinid aal ana Auct GPU cadena Leer UIC Aocecc Fuerat Fi aere Sa iSt Cibo Briss The subcategories available under the Performance category include Manual Tuning Automatic Tuning and Management Underneath each of these is the following e Adjust Motherboard Settings Adjust GPU Settings e Dynamic BIOS Access Tune System View System Information Adjust Custom Rules Adjust Motherboard Settings ard wmm anm omm a onim ans eum om ee molis i us abs bp une a Pi mess uaa as EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 53 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation The controls located in the Adjust Motherboard Timings screen allow the bus speeds to be adjusted manually to increase performance for gaming or lower performance to conserve power and create a quieter user environment The number to the right of the slider is the new bus speed that will be applied Adjustments can be
63. tt ae Config re Vest aset Serre Adat earn condeuramon Progr ama that Fevifachet ri priore Set TORR Ace ation configs ater x a Descnphon Selecting fw opbon seduce latency by poong netos haic Typical unage scenancs You wart to csias gaews VOIP and ofer applicabong ees pro Gere aes important EVGA Corporation 2900 Saturn St Suite B Brea CA 92821 Phone 888 881 EVGA 714 528 4500 Fax 714 528 4501 Page 43 DAAC YAN Intelligent Innovation Figure 5 FirstPacket Application Selection Page Click on Add to select the executable of the game of application that you want to accelerate For example if you want to accelerate a game such as Serious Sam 2 look for the Sam2 exe and add it Click on Apply Only applications that are added to the Programs Prioritized by FirstPacket section are prioritized All other traffic is treated as second class traffic Configuring TCP IP Acceleration To configure TCP IP acceleration do the following Click on Set TCP IP Acceleration configuration the following screen appears Fel HDL Centrel Panel Set TCP IP Acceleration configuration E bmi Panzi xisgorurs hete king TPP called Mans tchia Bs wahid bora yar CPU hare Fla miiie Lacika phai He ell bonaci a E a id e T V nibil Bloc ay TCPAP patmi packet d Wecernt Tasks 2 ie Mol Fateh ine alte ghe Sat COP Acces abcr confeunseon Contuune PriF eiei Serhngs diim Famer rond gar ation 17 Ue harder acc ed
64. uipment CE Compliance Information EMC Directive 89 336 EEC And Amendment 92 31 EEC Class B Digital Device EN 50081 14 Generic Emissions Standard for Residential Commercial and Light Industrial Products EN 55022 CISPR 22 Limits and Methods of measurement of Radio EN 55022 CISPR 22 Limits and Method of Measurement of Radio Interference Characteristics Information Technology Equipment Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measure EN 50082 1 Generic Immunity Standard for Residential Commercial and Light Industrial Products IEC 801 2 IEC 801 3 IEC 801 4 Software License Agreement This EVGA software the software is copyrighted by EVGA com CORP and is protected by US law All rights reserved The purchaser is granted a license to use the software only subject to the following restrictions and limitations 1 The license is for the original purchaser only it is transferable so long as all items bundled with the software are transferred to the same individual as a sale e g all software manuals hardware etc 2 The original purchaser may use the software on a single computer owned or leased by the original purchaser You may not use the software on more than a single machine even if you own or lease more than one machine without the written consent of EVGA 3 The original purchaser may make backup cop

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