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EVGA X79 Motherboard 

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SATA Ports 

SATA ports up to 3G (300 MB/s) data transfer rate 
SATA ports up to 6G (600 MB/s) data transfer rate 
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID5 and RAID 10 
ESATA 

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Onboard LAN  

Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/sec Ethernet 

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Onboard Firewire 1394a (1394b optional) 

Supports hot plug 

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Onboard Audio 

Realtek ALC898 High-Definition audio 
Supports 8-channel audio 
Supports Jack-Sensing function 
Supports Optical Output 

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PCI-E Support 

PCI-E 2.0 Slots (PCI-E 3.0 Ready**) 
Low power consumption and power management features 

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Power Functions 

Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4 

(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off) 

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Expansion Slots 

PCI-E x1 slots 
PCI-E x8/x16 slots 
 
 

Summary of Contents for 132-SE-E775-KR

Page 1: ...User Guide EVGA X79 Motherboard...

Page 2: ...EVGA X79 Motherboard 2...

Page 3: ...9 Unpacking 9 Equipment 9 Hardware Installation 11 Safety Instructions 11 Preparing the Motherboard 12 Installing the CPU 12 Installing the Cooling Device 13 Installing System Memory DIMMs 14 Install...

Page 4: ...x1 Slots 23 PCI E x16 x8 Slots 23 Onboard Buttons 24 Clear CMOS Button 24 RESET and POWER Button 24 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators 25 Post Port Debug LED 25 LED Status Indicators 25 Ins...

Page 5: ...rformance on the fly NVIDIA SLI and PhysX give you the expansion you need to maximize your graphics performance Uncompromised Power High performance PWM and POSCAP Capacitors deliver clean optimal pow...

Page 6: ...Express Graphics Card Power Supply EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality For a full list of supported CPUs on this motherboard please...

Page 7: ...or Operating systems Supports Windows 7 Vista XP Contains Intel X79 chipset System Memory support Supports Dual channel DDR3 2133MHz Officially supports up to 32GBs of DDR3 memory USB 2 0 Ports Suppor...

Page 8: ...Supports hot plug Onboard Audio Realtek ALC898 High Definition audio Supports 8 channel audio Supports Jack Sensing function Supports Optical Output PCI E Support PCI E 2 0 Slots PCI E 3 0 Ready Low p...

Page 9: ...EVGA X79 Motherboard The EVGA X79 Motherboard This PCI E motherboard contains the Intel X79 chipset and is SLI ready Visual Guide Helps to quickly and visually guide you through the hardware installat...

Page 10: ...llows addition of 2 USB 3 0 ports by Connecting to the motherboard header SATA 3G 6G Data Cables Used to support the SATA protocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard 2 way SLI Bri...

Page 11: ...Installing the CPU Installing the Cooling Device Installing the memory Installing the motherboard Connecting cables Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always fol...

Page 12: ...r by pushing down and away from the socket Unhook the right socket lever by pushing down and away from the socket Gently press the left socket lever and the load plate will lift from the socket Open t...

Page 13: ...is fully seated and level in the socket Lower the load plate so it is resting on the CPU Press the right socket lever down to lock into place Carefully lock the lever back into place Installing the C...

Page 14: ...ory you can choose any slots to insert the DIMMs Use the following procedure to install DIMMs Note that there is only one gap near the center of the DIMM slot This slot matches the slot on the DIMM to...

Page 15: ...d and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the system case covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the C...

Page 16: ...tand offs located inside the chassis Align the mounting holes with the stand offs Align the connectors to the I O shield Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the...

Page 17: ...ug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure The 24pin Power Connector may be standard or right angled depending on your motherboard model Connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1...

Page 18: ...ector and press firmly until seated If your motherboard has two 8 pin connectors the secondary is optional for improved overclocking BIOS Select Switch Optional The BIOS Select Switch is featured on s...

Page 19: ...tch the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off ra...

Page 20: ...u do not need to install it Select motherboards have a Firewire 1394b header 1394a or 1394b devices can be used on it Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of the system case not all sy...

Page 21: ...ternal bracket containing up to four 4 USB 2 0 ports It may also have an internal header connector for USB 3 0 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are...

Page 22: ...andard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio and the Rear Audio Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN...

Page 23: ...s Cards and PCI E x1 x4 x8 and x16 devices The design of this motherboard supports multiple Graphics Card technologies such as SLI or CrossFireX When installing a PCI E Graphics Card be sure the reten...

Page 24: ...he external I O Panel RESET and POWER Button These onboard buttons allow you to easily turn on off the system These buttons allow for easy debugging and testing of the system during troubleshooting si...

Page 25: ...urrent CPU socket temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System LED Status Indicators Theses LEDs indicate the system s status POWER LED When the System is powered on This L...

Page 26: ...lities drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA X79 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers USB...

Page 27: ...e microcode loading 04 South Bridge initialization before microcode loading 05 OEM initialization before microcode loading 06 Microcode loading 07 AP initialization after microcode loading 08 North Br...

Page 28: ...initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization 37 3A Post Memory North Bridge initialization is started 3B 3E Post Memory...

Page 29: ...recovery F2 Recovery process started F3 Recovery firmware image is found F4 Recovery firmware image is loaded F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes F8 Recovery PPI is not available F9 Recovery...

Page 30: ...g Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources 96 PCI Bus Assign Resources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initializatio...

Page 31: ...ettings B8 BF Reserved for future AMI codes C0 CF OEM BDS initialization codes D0 CPU initialization error D1 North Bridge initialization error D2 South Bridge initialization error D3 Some of the Arch...

Page 32: ...CLK Base Clock or operating frequency of base system bus BIOS Basic Input Output System CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CPU Central Processing Unit DD...

Page 33: ...ssors IMC Integrated memory controller IRQ Interrupt Request JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JEDEC Joint Electron Device Engineering Council LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LGA Land Grid...

Page 34: ...Disks RAM Random Access Memory ROM Read Only Memory RGB Red Green Blue SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SAS Serial Attached SCSI SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Spli...

Page 35: ...nology Equipment EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Trademark Copyright Information 2001 2012 EVGA Corp EVGA the EVGA logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of EVGA Corp All brand names company names...

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