EVGA X58 FTW manual

User’s Guid e EVGA X58 FTW ³ Motherboard[...]

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EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 3 Table of Contents User’s Guide ......... ...................... ....................... ....................... ....................... .............1 EVGA X58 FTW ³ ............. ....................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ..1 Motherboard ............. ..................[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 4 8-pin ATX 12 V Power (PW12) .................................................................................. 2 4 Connecting ID E Hard Disk Drives ................................................................................. 2 4 Connecting SA TA Cables ................................................................[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 5 Advanced BIO S Features .................................................................................................... 43 Hard Disk Boo t Priority .................................................................................................. 44 CD-ROM Devic e Priority ...............................................[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 6 PCI/VGA Pale tte Snoop ................................................................................................. 55 INT Pin 1/2/3/ 4/5/6/7/8 Assignm ent ............................................................................... 55 Maximum Pa yload Size ........................................................[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 7 List of Figures Figure 1. EVGA X58 FT W3 Motherboard Layout ........................................................... 14 Figure 2. Chassis Back Panel Connectors ......................................................................... 16 Figure 3. PW1 Motherboar d Connector .................................................[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 8 Before Y ou Begin… Thank you for purch asing the EV GA X58 FTW3 Mot herboard. This board is designed to take the alread y excellent perform ance of the EVG A lineup and pu sh it into the future by adding s upport for SATA 6Gbps and US B 3.0. Also we have i ncluded EVBot support to fac ilitate your tweaking needs. As al[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 9 Parts NOT in the K it This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install an d connect your new EVGA X58 F TW3 Motherboard . However, it d oes not contain the f ollowing items that mus t be purchased s eparately to make th e motherboard functi onal.  Intel Microproce ssor  System Memory  Cooling fan f or the Mic[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 10 EVGA X58 FTW ³ Motherboar d Thank you for purch asing the EV GA X58 FTW3 Mot herboard. This motherboard offers enthusias t performance a nd when combined with two or three SLI-Ready NVIDIA ® GeForce ® graphics cards, you get innovative NVIDIA ® SLI ® technology for enhanced system pe rformance. Motherboard Specific[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 11  Six(6) onboard SATA II Ports + 2 o nboard SATA3 ports 300MBps data trans fer rate Six SATA II connec tors from south bridge with sup port for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5  Two (2) SATA3 600MBps onboard ports from Marv ell 88SE9128 Chipset  Onboard LAN Integrated Dual LA N ports Supports 10/10 0/1000 Mbit/s[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 12 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard comes with all the necessary cables f or adding a motherboard to a system case. If replacing a m otherboard, y ou may not need many of t hese cables. All parts shipped in this kit are RoHS -compliant (lead- free) parts. Equipment The following acce[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 13 1 - I/O Shield Installs in the system case to block ra dio frequency transmissions, protect internal components from dust, foreign objects, and aids in proper airflow within the chassis. 3 - 2-Port SATA Power Cables Allows a Molex power connector to ad apt to a SATA power connector. 1 - IEEE1394a (Firewire) Bracket Provides[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 14 EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard with the Intel X5 8 and ICH10R chi pset is a PCI-E, SLI-ready m otherboard. Fig ure 1 shows the motherboard and Figures 2 shows the back p anel connectors.[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 15 1. CPU Socket 1366 11. IEEE1394a Connector 21. Front Panel Audio Connector 2. Intel X58 Chipset 12. USB Headers 22. Back Panel Connectors (Figure 2) 3. DDR3 DIMM Slots 1 – 6 13. Clear CMOS Button 23. CPU Fan Connector 4. Fan Connectors 14. Power Button 24. 8-pin ATX_12V Power Connector 5. 24-Pin ATX Power Connector 15. Re[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 16 1. PS /2 Keyboard Port 2. USB 2.0 P orts (Eight) 3. Clear CM OS Button 4. EVBot Conn ector 5. USB 3.0 p orts (two) 6. IEE1394a (Firewire) Port 7. Du al LAN Ports with LEDs to indicate statu s: 8. Aud io Port 2-Channel 6-Channel 8-Channel________ Blue Line-In Line-In Line-In Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 17 Hardware I nstallation This section will guide you through t he installation of the motherboard . The topics covered in this section are:  Preparing the mother board Installing the CPU Installing the CPU fan Installing the mem ory  Installing the mot herboard  Connecting ca bles Safety Instruction s To reduce the r[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 18 Preparing the Mo therboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU . Hold the proc essor only by the edges and do not tou ch the bottom of the p rocessor. Use the following pr ocedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard: Unhook the socke t lever by pushing do wn and away from the socket. Put your fi[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 19 Align the notches in the processor wi th the notches on the socke t. Lower the processor s traight down in to the socket with ou t 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 cl ose and engage th e socket le[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 20 Installing System Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherb oard has six 2 40-pin slots for DDR3 memory. Thes e slots support 1GB, 2GB, 4GB DDR3 te chnologies. There m ust be at least one memory bank popul ated to ensure n ormal operation. U se the followin g the recommendati ons for installing m emory. (See Fig ure 1 on page 15 [...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 21 Installing the Mothe rboard The sequence of installing the mo therboard into a syste m case depend s on the chassis you are u sing and if you are r eplacing an existi ng motherboard or working with an em pty system case. De termine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the moth er[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 22 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with m ounting stud s or spacers to allow the motherboard to b e secured to the c hassis and help to prevent short ci rcuits. If there are studs tha t do not align wi th a mounting hole on the motherbo ard, it is recommended that you remove t hat [...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 23  Chassis Fans  USB 2.0  USB 3.0  Expansion slots  CMOS Clear Button 24-pin ATX Po wer (PW1) PW1 is the main powe r supply connec tor located along the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure th at the power suppl y cable and pins are properly aligned with the connect or on the mothe rboard. Firmly[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 24 8-pin ATX 12 V Power ( PW12 ) PW12 , the 8-pin ATX 12V power co nnection, is used to provide power to th e CPU. Align the pins to the connector and press firml y until seated. Connecting IDE Hard Disk Driv es The IDE connector s upports Ultra A TA 133/1 00 IDE hard disk drives. 1. Connect the b lue connector (the cable [...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 25 Connecting SATA Cables The SATA II con nector is used to connect the SATA II device to the motherboard. These connectors sup port the thin SA TA II cables for primary storage devices. The current SATA I I interface allows up to 3 00MB/s data transfer rate. There Eight (8 ) internal SATA con nectors on this m otherboard. Con[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 26 Connecting Internal Headers Front Pane l Header The front panel header on this mo therboard is one c onnector used to connect the following four cables. (see Table 2 for pi n definitions):  PWRLED Attach the front pan el power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The P ower LED indicat es the system’s stat[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 27 IEEE1394a (Firewire) The IEEE 1394 a expansion cable br acket is provided in the box but if you do not require the ad ditional external c onnections, you d o not need to install i t. 1. Secure the bra cket to either the fro nt or rear panel of the system case (not all system cases are equipped with th e front panel opti on)[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 28 USB Head ers This motherboard contains eight (8) U SB 2.0 ports that are expos ed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). T he motherboard also contains two 1 0-pin internal head er connectors onboard that can be used to connect a n optional external bracket c ontaining four (4) U SB 2.0 ports. 1. Secure the bra ck[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 29 Audio The audio conne ctor supports HD au dio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choi ces: the Front Au dio, the Rear Au dio. The front Au dio supports re-taski ng function. Table 5. Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Em[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 30 Fan Connections There are six fan c onnections on t he motherboard. The fan speed can be detected and view ed in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setu p. The fans are automati cally turned off af ter the system enters S3, S4 and S5 mod e. Note: the CPU fa n cable can be eith er a 3-pin or a 4-p in connector. Con[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 31 COM1 The motherboard ki t provides an add itional serial CO M header for the sys tem. Connect one sid e of the cable to the h eaders on the mother board then, attac h the serial COM d evice to the other sid e of the cable. Expansion Slots The EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard contains six (6 ) expansion slots, four (4) PCI-E slots [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 32 PCI Slots The two PCI sl ots support many ex pansion cards such as a LAN card , USB card, SCSI card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. When installing a card into the PCI slot, be su re that it is fully seated. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw us ed to hold the[...]

EVGA FTW3 Motherboard 33 Onboard Butto ns These onboard bu ttons include RESET, POWER and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you to easily reset th e system, turn on/off t he system, or cle ar the CMOS. Clear CMOS Button The motherboard u ses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters. The CM OS can be cleared by press ing the Clear CMOS button ei[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 34 Post Port Debu g LED and LED Status Indi cators Post Port De bug LED Provides two-d igit POST codes to show why the sys tem may be failing to boot. It is useful during tr oubleshooting si tuations. This Debu g LED will also d isplay current CPU temp eratures after the system has fu lly booted into the Oper ating System.[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 35 Configuri ng the BIOS This section di scusses how to chang e the system se ttings through the BIOS Setup menus. D escriptions of t he BIOS paramet ers are also provided. This section includ es the following i nformation:  Enter BIOS Setup  Main Menu  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrat[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 36 Enter BIOS Setup The BIOS is the c ommunication bridg e between hardw are and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parame ters is critical to mai ntain optimal s ystem performance. Use the following pr ocedure to verify/ change BIOS setti ngs. 3. Power on the com puter. 4. Press the Del key w hen the following m essage [...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 37 Figure 4. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu  Standard CMOS Fe atures Use this menu to set up the basic sys tem configuration.  Advanced BIOS Fea tures Use this menu to set up the advanced system features and boot sequence.  Integrated Periphe rals Use this menu to set up onboard p eripherals such as I DE, RAID, [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 38  Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory ti mings, and more. The following items on the CMOS Setup Utility main m enu are commands rather than submenu s:  Load Defaults Load defaults sys tem settings.  Set Supervisor Password/Set U ser Passwo[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 39 Standard CMOS Features Menu The Standard CMOS Features menu is u sed to configure th e standard CMO S information, s uch as the date, time, HDD model, and s o on. Use the P age Up and Page Down keys to s croll through t he options or pres s Enter to display t he sub-menu. Use th e  arrow keys to position the selec [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 40 Date and Time Using the arro w keys, position the cu rsor over the m onth, day, and ye ar. Use the Page Up and P age Down keys to scrol l through dates and tim es. Note that the weekday (S un through Sat) ca nnot be changed. This field changes to correspond to the date you enter. N ote that the hour va lue is shown in a[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 41 Press Enter to auto-de tect IDE and SATA channels i n the system. Once the channel is detect ed, the values for C apacity, Cylinder, Heads , Precomp, Landi ng Zone, and Sector a re automatically fill ed in.  None There is no HDD installed or set.  Auto The system can aut o-detect the hard d isk when booting u p. ?[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 42 Halt On All Errors ..... [ ] No Errors ..... [ ] All , But Keyboard ..... [ ]        :Move E NTER:A ccept ESC:A bort Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1047552K Total Memory 1048576K Halt On Halt On determines w hether or not the compu ter stops if an err or is detected during power on. U se the Pa[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 43 Advanced BIO S Features Access the Adv anced BIOS Featur es menu from t he CMOS Utility Setup screen. Use the Page U p and Page Down keys to s croll through t he options or press Enter to dis play the sub-menu. Use the  arrow keys to position the selector in the option you choose. T o go back to the pr evious menu,[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 44 Hard Disk Boot Priority Use this option to s elect the priori ty for HDD startu p. Press Enter to see the list of bootable devices in your syste m. Use the  arro w keys to go to the various devices. Then use the + or – k eys to move the d evice priority up or down in the list. To g o back to the pr evious menu, [...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 45 Boot Other Device With the option se t to Enable , the system bo ots from some oth er device if the first/second/third boot devices fail. Boot Up NumLock Status This option allows you to select the power-on state of NumLock . Select On to activate the keybo ard NumLock when the system is start ed. Select Off to disable t[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 46 Integrated Periphe rals Menu Select Integrated Peripherals from the CMOS Setup Utility me nu and press Enter to dis play the Integrated Peri pherals menu. Figure 7. Integrated Peripherals Menu Legacy Devices Press Enter to display t he Legacy Devices menu.  Onboard Serial Port 1 This function on t he Integrated Perip[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 47 onboard serial port 1 function. Options are [3F8/IRQ4 ], [2F8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [ 2E8/IRQ3], [Au to], and [Disabled] OnChip PATA/SATA Device Press Enter to display t he OnChip PATA /SATA Device menu.  SATA Mode This is allows you set t he onboard Serial S ATA mode. IDE : Use the S ATA hard disk drivers as Parallel A [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 48 Onboard Device Press Enter to display t he Onboard Devic e menu.  Realtek GigaLan (LAN1) Use this function t o set the onboard Realtek GigaLan fu nction for LAN1 . The options are Au to, Enabled and D isabled.  Realtek GigaLan (LAN2) Use this function t o set the onboard Realtek GigaLan fu nction for LAN2 . The op[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 49 USB Device Settings Press Enter to display t he USB Device Set tings menu.  USB 1.0 Controll er Use this function t o enable the USB 1 .0 controller.  USB 2.0 Controll er Use this function t o enable the USB 2 .0 (EHCI) contro ller.  USB Operation M ode Select the USB Op eration Mode for USB device. O ptions are[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 50 Power Mana gement Setup Menu Select Power Management Setup from the CMOS Setup Utility me nu and press Enter to dis play the Power Manag ement Setup m enu. Figure 8. Power Management Setup Menu ACPI Function This function on t he Power Manageme nt Setup menu all ows you to enable or disable the ACPI function.   ?[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 51 ACPI Suspend Type This function on t he Power Manageme nt Setup menu all ows you to select a n ACPI Suspend Type. Types to select fr om are [S1&S3] , [S1(POS)] , and [S3(STR)] . Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume This function on t he Power Manageme nt Setup menu all ows you determines whether or not to e nable the sys tem to [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 52 To enter a day or time, use the Page U p and Page Down keys to s croll through numbers or enter th e number using the keyboard nu mber or the + a nd – keys. POWER ON Function This function on t he Power Manageme nt Setup menu all ows you to define th e power-on function. O ptions for this fu nction are:  Disabled ?[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 53 PnP/PCI Configu ration Menu Select PnP/PCI Configuration from the CM OS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the Pn P/PCI Configurat ion menu. Figure 9. PnP/PCI Configuration Menu Init Display First This function on t he PnP/PCI Co nfiguration menu all ows you to defi ne if the initial display is in the PCI slot[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 54 Reset Configuration Data This function on t he PnP/PCI Co nfiguration menu all ows you to en able or disable the resetting of Extended Sys tem Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup. Set this to [Enabled] if you have installed a n ew add-on and the system reconfigu ration has caused a serious conflict t hat preve[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 55 Use Legacy ISA for devices complia nt with the original PC AT Bus specification. U se PCI/ISA PnP for devices com pliant with the plug- and-play standard, whether des igned for PCI or ISA Bus archite cture. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome pr oblems that may be caused by some nonstandard VG A cards[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 56 PC Health Status Menu Select PC Health Status from the CM OS Setup Utility me nu and press Enter to display the P C Health Status menu . Figure 10. PC Health Status Menu All of the values shown in Blue are d ynamic and chan ge as the speed and voltages of the variou s components c hange with sys tem usage.    ?[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 57 SmartFan Function Press Enter to display t he SmartFan Func tion menu. Use this menu to control the speed of the various fans o n the motherboard. Set CPU fan speed to [SmartFan] when you want t he speed of the fans automatically contr olled based on temp erature. To set the fan s peed to a constant rate, select [Manual][...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 58 Frequency/Voltag e Control Menu Select Frequency/Voltage Control from the CM OS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to dis play the Frequency/ Voltage Control m enu. Figure 11. Frequency/Voltage Control Menu              :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10:Save ESC:Exit[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 59 Memory Feature Select Memory Feature from the Freq uency/Voltage Control menu and press Enter to display the Mem ory Feature me nu. Figure 12. Memory Feature Menu  Memory Control Setting This function is allows you to selec t the Memory C ontrol Setting.  Memory Frequ ency This function is allows you to selec t the[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 60  Rank Interlea ve Setting This function is allows you to selec t the Rank Interleave Setting. The optio ns are 1 way, 2 way and 4 way.  tCL Setting This function is set the CAS latency. The options are 0 through 18.  tRCD Setting This function is set the RAS to CAS Delay for Read/W rite commands to the same ban[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 61 Voltage Control Select Voltage Control from the Freq uency/Voltage Co ntrol menu and press Enter to display the V oltage Control me nu. Figure 13. Voltage Control  EVGA VDroop C ontrol EVGA VDroop c ontrol is a safety me asure by motherb oards to protect t he CPU. Select [With V Droop] to calibra te CPU VDroo p or sel[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 62  CPU PLL VCore Use the Page Up and Page Dow n to scroll throug h the voltages or s elect [Auto] to automati cally set the voltag e level for the CP U PLL Voltage.  DIMM Voltage This function d efines the voltage level for the DRAM. Us e the Page Up and Page Down keys to select a voltage o r select [Auto] to automa[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 63 CPU Feature Select CPU Feature from the Freque ncy/Voltage C ontrol menu and press Enter to display the CPU Feature menu. Figure 14. CPU Feature Menu  Intel SpeedStep Use this function t o enable the Intel S peedStep technolo gy (EIST). The options are Enabled and Disabled.  Turbo Mode Function Use this function t [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 64  CxE Function This function allows you to select th e lowest C state supp orted according as CPU and MB. The options are Aut o, Disabled, C1, C1E, C3 and C6.  Execute Disa ble Bit When this functio n is disabled, i t forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0).  Virtualization Te chnology When this [...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 65 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is s hipped in the kit, you need to load your oper ating system. The motherboard s upports Windows XP 32bit and 64bit and is Vista-c apable. The kit comes wi th a CD that con tains utilities, drivers, and additiona[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 66 If the CD does not ru n, go to My Com puter and click on the CD to open .[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 67 Appendix A. POST Codes This section provid es the Award PO ST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA X5 8 FTW3 Motherbo ard during s ystem boot up. The POST Cod es are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the m otherboard. This Debug LED will also display cur rent CPU temperatures after the system has fully [...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 68 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 0F Reserved 10 A utodetect EEPROM Check Flash type and copy flash write/erase routines 11 Re served 12 T est CMOS Test and Reset CMOS 13 Re served 14 L oad Chipset Load Ch ipset Defaults 15 Re served 16 I nit Clock Initialize onboard clock generator 17 Re served 18 I nit CPU CPU I [...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 69 Award POST Codes Code Name Description detect 2A Reserved 2B Init video In itialize Video 2C Reserved 2D V ideo memory test Test Video Memory and disp lay Logos 2E Reserved 2F Reserved 30 Re served 31 Re served 32 Re served 33 Ea rly keyboard reset Early Keyboard Reset 34 Re served 35 T est DMA Controller 0 Test DMA chan[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 70 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 42 Re served 43 T est Stuck Interrupt Turn off interrupts then verif y no 8259's interrupt mask register is on. Test 82 59 Force an interrupt and verify the interrupt occurred. 44 Re served 45 Re init serial port Reinitialize Preboot agent serial port 46 Re served 47 EI SA Tes[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 71 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 5A Reserved 5B Awdflash Load If required, will auto load Awdf lash.exe in POST 5C Reserved 5D On board I/O Init Initializing onboard superIO 5E Reserved 5F Reserved 60 S etup enable Display setup message an d enable setup functions 61 Re served 62 Re served 63 I nitialize Mouse Dete[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 72 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 75 D etect HDD IDE device detection 76 Re served 77 D etect serial ports Initialize serial ports. 78 Re served 79 Re served 7A Detect parallel ports Initialize parallel ports. 7B Reserved 7C HDD Write Protect HDD check for write protection 7D R eserved 7E Reserved 7F POST error che[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 73 Award POST Codes Code Name Description 8E Reserved 8F IRQ12 Enable Enable IRQ12 if m ouse present 90 Re served 91 Re served 92 Re served 93 Boot Me dium Read Detect and store boot partition h ead and cylinders values in RAM 94 Fin al Init Final init for last micro details before boot 95 Nu mLock Set NumLock status accord[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 74 EVGA Glos sary of T er ms ACPI - Advanced Configuration a nd Power Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Ren dering APIC - Advanced Programmable In terrupt Controller BIOS - Basic Input Output System CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read -Only Memory CMOS - Complementary M etal-Oxide Semiconductor CPU – Central Processing Unit D-ICE[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 75 I/O - Input/Output IDE - Integrated Drive Electro nics IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP - Integrated Graphics Processors IRQ - Interrupt Request JBOD - Just a Bunch of D isks JEDEC - Joint Electron Device Eng ineering Council LAN - Local Area Network LCD - Liquid Crystal Display LGA – Land G[...]

EVGA X58 FTW3 Motherboard 76 SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SB - Southbridge SCSI - Small Computer System In terface SFR – Split Frame Render ing SLI - Scalable Link Interface SPD - Serial Presence De tect SPDIF - Sony/Philips Digital Intercon nect Format SPP - System Platform Processors TCP/IP - Transmission Control P rotocol/Inter[...]

EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard 77 Complianc e Informat ion FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. T[...]