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1 User ’s Guide EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard[...]
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EVGA P55 FT W 200 Motherboard 3 Table of Contents User’s Guide ................................................................................................................. 1 EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard ............................................................................... 1 Before You Begin… ......................................[...]
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4 IEEE1394a (Firewire) ..................................................................................... 20 USB Headers ................................................................................................ . 21 Audio .............................................................................................................. 22 Expa[...]
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EVGA P55 FT W 200 Motherboard 5 Advanced Chipset Feat ures ................................................................................... 39 North Bridge Configura tion ................................................................................. 40 PCI Express Config uration ................................................................[...]
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6 Frequency/Voltage Co ntrol Menu .......................................................................... 47 Memor y C onfigure .............................................................................................. 48 CPU Configuration ............................................................................................. 48 Instal[...]
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EVGA P55 FT W 200 Motherboard 7 List of Figures Figure 1. PW 1 Motherboard Connect or ................................................................ 17 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu ............................................................. 34 Figure 3. Standard BIOS Features Menu ......................................................[...]
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8 Before Y ou Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardwa re necessary to instal l and connect your new EVGA P55 FTW 20 0 Motherboard. Howe ver, it does not contain t he following items that must be pu rchased separately to make the mo therboard functional. Intel Socket 1156 P rocessor DDR3 System Me mory Socket 1156 [...]
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9 EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard Motherboard Spe cifications Size ATX form factor of 12 inc h x 9.6 inch Processor support Intel Socket 1156 C PU’s Operating systems: Supports Windows X P 32bit/64bit, Window s Vista 32bit/64 bit, and Windows 7 32bit/64bit Intel P55 Express Chip set System Memory support Supports dual channel DDR[...]
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10 Six (6) onboard Serial A TA II 300MBps data trans fer rate Six Serial ATA II con nectors with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 Supports hot plug an d NCQ (Native C ommand Queuing ) Dual Onboard LAN ’s Integrated LAN port ’s Supports 10/100/100 0 Mb/sec E thernet Onboard IEEE 1394 a (Fi rewire) Support hot plug Two [...]
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11 Hardware Inst allation This section will g uide you through the ins tallation of th e motherboard. The topics covered in thi s section are: Preparing the motherboa rd Installing the CPU Installing the CPU fan Installing the memory Installing the mother board Connecting cable s Safety Instru ctions To reduce the risk of fi[...]
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12 Preparing the Mo therboard Installing the CPU Be very careful whe n handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edges and do not touch the contac ts on the motherboa rd or CPU. Any physical da mage to the motherbard pins w ill void the war ranty. Use the following p rocedure to instal l the CPU onto the mo therboard: Unhook the socket leve [...]
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13 Align the notche s in the processor wi th the notches on the socket. Lower the proces sor straight down into the socket without tilti ng or sliding it into the socket Note: Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level. Lower the load plate s o it is resting on the CPU. Pull back the socke t lever aga in to ensure the load plate tip engage s under[...]
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14 Installing Sy stem Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboa rd has four 240 -pin slots for D DR3 memory. These slots support 256 MB, 512 M B , 1G B , 2G B, 4GB DDR3 tech nologies . There must be at least one memory bank popula ted to ensure normal o peration. Use the following the recommen dations for installing memory. ( See Figure 1 on page 11 for th[...]
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15 the connections p rior to this step o r to secure the mothe rboard and then make all the connection s. It is normally e asier to secure the m otherboard firs t. Use the following p rocedure to instal l the I/O shield and secure the motherboard into the cha ss is. Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit co mes with an I/O shield that is us [...]
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16 Securing the Mot herboard into a S y stem Cas e Most system case s have a base with mounting studs or spac ers to allow the motherboard to be secu red to the chassis and help to prevent short circui ts. If there are studs that do not align with a moun ting hole on the motherboard, it i s recommended that y ou remove that stud to prevent the poss[...]
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17 24 -pin ATX Pow er (PW 1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located alo ng the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure that the power sup ply cable and pins are properly aligned wit h the connector o n the motherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the c onnector and make sure it is secure. Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Co[...]
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18 Connecting Seria l ATA Cables The Serial ATA I I connector is used to c onnect the Serial A TA II device to the motherboard. These co nnectors support the thin Serial ATA II cables fo r primary storage devices. The c urrent Serial ATA II interface a llows up to 300MB/s data trans fer rate. There are six (6) internal serial ATA c onnectors on thi[...]
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19 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Hea der The front panel he ader on this motherb oard is one conne ctor used to connec t the following fou r cables. (see Table 2 for pin definitions) : PWRLED Attach the front pane l power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The Powe r LED indic ates the system’s statu s. When th e system i[...]
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20 IEEE1394a (Firewire) Th is motherboar d has one IEE E 1394a onboard header. Alternatively, you ca n also connect this to your system case (if ap plicable). 1. Secure the bracket to either t he front or rear pane l of the system case (not all system cases are equippe d with the front panel option). Connect the end o f the cable to the IEE E1 394 [...]
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21 USB Headers This motherboard c ontains seven (7) US B 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear pane l of the chassis (Figure 2). The mothe rboard also contain s three (3) 10 - pin internal heade r connectors onboard that c an be used to connect an optional e xternal bracke t containing up to six (6) USB 2.0 port s. 1. Secure the bracket to either [...]
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22 Audio The audio connec tor supports HD audio standard and provide s two kinds of audio output choice s: the Front Audio, the Rea r Audio. The f ront Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connect or Connector Pin Signal Front Audi o Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Em[...]
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23 Expansion Slots PCI Slots The PCI slot suppo rts many expa nsion cards such as a L AN card, USB card, SCSI card and other ca rds that comply w ith PCI specifications. When installing a card into the PCI slot, be sure that it i s fully sea ted. Sec ure the card’s metal bracket to the c hassis back pane l with the screw used t o hold the blank c[...]
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24 Onboard Button s These onboard butt ons include RESET, POWER and Cle ar CMOS. These functions allow you t o easily reset t he system, turn on/of f the system, or clea r the CMOS. Clear CMOS Butto n The motherboard u ses the CMOS RAM to store all the s et parameters. The CMOS can be clea red by pressing the Clea r CMOS button either on board or o[...]
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25 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit P OST codes to show why the sy stem may be failing to b oot . It is useful during tr oubleshooting situation s. This Debug LED w ill also display current CPU temperat ures after the system has fully bo oted into t he Operating System. LED Status Indi cators The [...]
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26 Jumper Setting s PCIE Disable J umper For the ease of troubleshooting Multiple V ideo Ca rds, or testing individu al Video Card’s Ove r clocking, EVGA ha s implemented 3 Jumpers you can use to disable individual PCIE slots. You don’t need to r emove any of your video cards but si mply disable the slot the partic ular card is in and the Mothe[...]
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27 Voltage Measure Point The motherboard is e quipped with eight vol tage measure point pad. You can use a voltmeter to mea sure the voltage you want to know. CPU Vcore volta ge Memory voltage CPU VTT voltage P55 chipset volta ge CPU PLL voltag e Ground[...]
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28 EVGA Control Pan el V2 (ECP) For the convenience of users, EVGA ha s bundled an eas y to Access Control Panel: To use the ECP, simply hook up the bla ck ECP Cable to the motherboard at the ECP header loca tion. (See visual guide) The other end of the C able should be connec ted to the E CP as shown: **Before turning o n t he P C, please check to[...]
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29 If you wish to ac cess the PCIE Disable Function via the ECP, please follow these instructions: Locate the PCIE Disable Jumpers (see vi s ual guide) Remove the 3 jumper s. Connect the PC IE Cable with the Red wi r es occupying the left most pins: I t doesn’t matter wh ic h end of the PCIE Cable goes o nto the Motherb oard. Please be reminde d [...]
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30 The Red wires should be occ upying the pins on the top row. Now, access the Disable/Enable Function a t the front of the Control Panel: From Right to Left, PCIE Slots 1,2,3. When Jumper is in top position, PCIE slot is enabled. When in bot tom po sition PCIE slot i s disabled. A bove shows example of PCIE slot 2 disabled while the rest are enabl[...]
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31 CPU VCore Booste r For convenience of users when overcloc king, the ECP houses 3 CPU Vcore Boosters for real-time boo st of CPU VCore u pwards of + 0.1v per button. The Red LED will ligh t up when VCore booster is pres sed. When one Red LE D is lit, VC ore is boosted by +0.v. When 2 Red LE Ds are lit, VCore i s boosted by +0.2v. T o stop the VC [...]
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32 Configuring the B IOS This section discu sses how to change the system setting s through the BIOS Setup menus. Desc riptions of the BI OS parameters are also provided. This section include s the following information: Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard BIOS Feature s Advanced BIOS Fea tures Advanced Chipset Featu r es PC[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 33 Enter BIOS Setu p The BIOS is the c ommunication bridge between hardwar e and software. Correctly setting the B IOS p arameters is critical t o maintain optimal system performance and stability . Use the following p rocedure to verify/change BIOS setti ngs. 3. Power on the computer. 4. Press the Del key w hen the follow ing [...]
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34 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility M ain Menu Standard BIOS Featu res Use this menu to set up the basic system c onfiguratio n. Advanced BIOS Fea tures Use this menu to set up the advance d system features a nd boot sequence. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set up onboard perip herals such as ID E, RAID, USB, LA N, and MAC contr[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 35 Frequency/Volta ge Control Use this menu to optimize system performance and configure clocks, voltages, memory timings, and mo re. Load Optimal Defaul ts Load default sys tem settings. Discard Changes Use this command to aba ndon all setting c hanges and ex it setup. Save Changes & Exit Use this command t[...]
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36 Standard BIOS Features Menu The Standard CMO S Features menu is used to configure the standard CMOS information, such as the date, time, a nd so on. Use the + an d - keys to scroll through the options. Use t he arrow ke ys to posi tion the selector in the option you choo se. To go bac k to the previous menu, pr ess Esc . Figure 3. Standar[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 37 System Time / Sy s tem D ate Using the arrow key s, position the c ursor over the month, day , and year. Use the + and - keys to sc roll through dates and times. Note that the weekday (Sun through Sat) canno t be change d. This field changes to co rrespond to the date you enter. Note that t he hour value is shown in a 24 -ho[...]
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38 Figure 4. Advanced BIOS Fea tures IDE Configuration Use this to configure y our storage drivers and to enable RAID or switch between IDE and AHC I mode . Please note for Windows Vista / Windows 7, it is recommended to use AHCI mode f or new system ins tallations. Boot Settings Configuration Use this option to c onfigure various syste m options, [...]
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Configuring the BIOS 39 AHCI Configura tion This menu will allow y ou to change a dvanced AHCI settings, such a s S.M.A. R.T. status and more. USB Configurati on Th is option menu a llows yo u to enable Legacy USB s upport, force USB 1.1 mode and more. Advanced Chipse t Features Select Advanc ed Chipset Features from the CMOS Setu p Utility menu an[...]
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40 Figure 5. Advanced Chipset Fe atures North Bridge Confi guration This option menu will allow you to set the p r imary grap hics adapter, and m ore. PCI Express Con figuration This option menu will a llow you to set advanced PCI Ex press options, such a s Payload size. It is no t recommended to adju st these setti ngs. Intel VT-d Configur at ion [...]
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Configuring the BIOS 41 controller. It is reco mmended to lea ve this enabled, unle ss you are u sing an external Network Co ntroller, such as an EV GA Killer X eno card. ESATA Controll er This function allows yo u to enable or disable the SATA interface. PE1 Slot This function allows yo u to enable or disable the PE1 Slot. P80 Show CPU[...]
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42 PCI/PN P Resource Managemen t Select PCI/PNP Resource Manag ement from the CM OS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display th e advanced settings . Figure 6. PCI/PNP Resource Management Clear NVRAM This function clears the NVRAM during Sy stem Boot. Plug & Play O/S This function se ts whether the O/S or BIOS configure s Plug and Play de [...]
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Configuring the BIOS 43 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to be as signed to a PCI VG A. Palette Snooping This function allows the BIOS to in form the syste m that an ISA grap hics device is installed. PCI IDE BusMa ster This function allows the BIOS to use PCI BusMasterin g for reading or writing to IDE drives. OffBoard PCI/ISA I[...]
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Boot Configuration Features Select Boot Configura tion Features from the C MOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings. Figure 7. Boot Configuration Fea tures Boot Dev ice Priority This option menu will allow specification o f the boot devic e priority sequence . Hard Disk Driv es This option menu allow s you specification of the[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 45 CD/DVD Driv es This option menu allow s you specifica tion of the CD/D VD boot priority sequence. Power Managem ent Features Select Power Manage ment Fea tures from the CMOS Set up Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings . Figure 8. Power Management Features :Move Ente r:Select +/ - /:Value F 10:Sav[...]
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46 ACPI Configuration This menu will allow a djustment of A dvanced ACPI co nfigurations. SLP_S4# Min. A ssertion Width This function allows adju stment of the SL P assertion w idth. Restore on AC Pow er Loss This menu allows adjust ment of the AC Power Loss para meters. Hardware H ealth Configure Select Hardware He alth Configure f rom the CMOS Se[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 47 Figure 9. Hardware Health Con figure H/W Health Fun ction This will enable or di sable Hardwa re Health Monitoring. CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows chang e of the fa n mode configurati on. Frequency/Volta ge Control Menu Select Frequency /Voltage Control from the C M OS Set up Utility menu an d press Enter to displ[...]
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48 Figure 10 . Frequency/Voltage C ontrol Memory Configure This menu will allow t he configuration of adva nced memory timi ngs, including memory frequency and memory timing s. CP U Configuration This menu will allow t he configuration of advance d CPU setting s, such as Virtualization Tec hnology, CPU Spee dStep, or CPU po wer saving option s.[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 49 Inst alling Drivers a nd Sof tware The CD that has been shipped w ith the EVGA P55 F TW 200 Motherboard contains the followi ng softwa re and drivers: Chipset Driver s Audio drivers LAN Drivers RAID Drivers EVGA E-LEET Ove rclocking Utility Adobe Acrobat Rea der User ’ s Manual Windows XP/Vis ta[...]
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50 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 FTW 200 Mother board This section provides t he AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard during system boot up. The POST Code s are display ed on the Debug LED readout located dire ctly onboard the m otherboard. This Debug LED w ill also display current CPU temperatures afte r the syst[...]
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Configuring the BIOS 51 Code Description 0B Detect Mouse 0C Detect Keyboard 0E Test input devices 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registers 20 Relocate System Management interrupt vector 24 Uncompress and initialize BIOS module 2A Initialize devices primary 2C Initialize devices secondary 2E Initialize output devices 31 Allocate memory for [...]
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52 Code Description 90 Initialize system management interrupt A1 Prepare for system boot A2 Initialize IRQ routing table A4 Display boot option popup A7 Display system configuration screen A9 Wait for user input at configuration display AA Uninstall POST vector AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot AC End of POST initialization B1 Save system context for [...]
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Configuring the BIOS 53 DDR3 - Doub le Data Rate 3 DIMM - Dua l In-line Memory Mod ule DRAM - Dyna mic random acce ss memory DVD - Digital Versa t ile Dis c DVI – Digital Vide o Interface FDC - Floppy Di sk Controller FSB – Front Side Bus FTW – For The Win! GHz – Gigahertz GPU – Graphic s Processing Un it HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High[...]
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54 NB - Northbridge NCQ - Native Co mmand Queuing NIC - Networ k Interface Card NTFS - New Technology File Sys tem OEM - Original Equip m ent Ma nufacturer PATA - Parallel Advanced Te chnology Attachmen t PCB - Printed Circu it Board PCI - Peripheral Co m ponent Interconne ct PCIe - Periphera l Component In terconnect Ex press PCI- x - P eriphe ral[...]