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EVGA

Classified SR-2

Motherboard

Configuring the BIOS

This section discusses how to change the system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
This section includes the following information:

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Enter BIOS Setup

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Main Menu

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Standard BIOS Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

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PCI/PNP Resource Management

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Boot Configuration Features

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Power Management Features

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Hardware Health Configuration

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Summary of Contents for 270-WS-W555-A1

Page 1: ...User Guide EVGA Classified Super Record 2 SR 2 Dual Xeon Motherboard...

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Page 3: ...packing 12 Equipment 12 EVGA Classified SR 2 Motherboard 14 Hardware Installation 18 Safety Instructions 18 Preparing the Motherboard 19 Installing the CPU 19 Installing the CPU Fan 20 Installing DIMM...

Page 4: ...35 Clear CMOS Button 35 RESET and POWER Button 35 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators 36 Post Port Debug LED 36 LED Status Indicators 36 Jumper Settings 37 PCI E Disable Jumper 37 Voltage M...

Page 5: ...locate IRQ to PCI VGA 59 Pallette Snooping 59 PCI IDE Busmaster 59 Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card 59 Boot Configuration Features 60 Boot Settings Configuration 60 Boot Device Priority 60 Hard Disk Drives 6...

Page 6: ...equency Setting 64 CPU Multiplier Setting 64 QPI Frequency 64 Memory Frequency 65 Installing Drivers and Software 66 Windows XP Vista Win7 Drivers Install 66 Appendix A POST Codes 67 EVGA Glossary of...

Page 7: ...ply Connectors 24 Figure 4 Standard BIOS Features Menu 51 Figure 5 Advanced BIOS Features Menu 53 Figure 6 SATA Configuration 55 Figure 7 Advanced Chipset Features 56 Figure 8 PCI PNP Resource Managem...

Page 8: ...socket enthusiast class motherboard With this purchase you not only receive the best dual Xeon motherboard built for the enthusiast by the enthusiast you also receive industry leading 24 7 technical...

Page 9: ...port Graphics Card Power Supply EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality Intentions of the Kit This kit provides you with the motherboard...

Page 10: ...r Windows 7 32bit and 64bit 64bit Recommended Contains Intel 5520 and ICH10R chipset System Memory support Supports triple channel DDR3 1600 Overclocked Supports up to 48GBs DDR3 ECC or Non ECC memory...

Page 11: ...interface built in onboard marvell 88E8057 chipset Supports 10 100 1000 Mbit sec Ethernet Onboard Audio Realtek High Definition audio Realtek Chipset ALC889 Supports 8 channel audio Supports S PDIF ou...

Page 12: ...eller Equipment The following accessories are included with EVGA Classified motherboard The EVGA Classified SR 2 Motherboard This motherboard contains the Intel 5520 and ICH10R chipset and is SLI read...

Page 13: ...s to a single drive to the motherboard 1 IDE ATA 133 HDD Cable Passes data between the IDE connection on the motherboard and IDE device 1 2 Way SLI Bridge Bridges two 2 graphic cards together which al...

Page 14: ...Classified SR 2 Motherboard The EVGA Classified SR 2 Motherboard with the Intel 5520 and ICH10R chipset is a SLI ready motherboard Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel con...

Page 15: ...n CPU power optional 4 CPU Fan headers 14 USB headers 24 Front panel Audio connector 5 Intel 5520 ICH10R Chipsets 15 CMOS battery 25 Back panel connectors Figure 2 6 24 pin ATX power connector 16 EZ v...

Page 16: ...Channel________ Blue Line In Line In Line In Green Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker O...

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Page 18: ...ing the CPU s Installing the CPU fans Installing the memory Installing the motherboard Connecting cables Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always follow basic sa...

Page 19: ...o the motherboard Please ensure that with single processor usage you are using CPU socket 0 and the adjacent ram bank 1 Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away from the socket 2 Put your fing...

Page 20: ...ocket 7 Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while you close and engage the socket lever 8 The CPU installation is complete Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fan types that c...

Page 21: ...ng 4 DIMMs Dual Channel install into DIMM slots 2 1 4 and 3 Three DIMMs If using 3 DIMMs Triple Channel install into DIMM slots 1 3 and 5 Six DIMMs If using more than 4 DIMMs use DIMM slots 2 1 4 and...

Page 22: ...is Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the chassis covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the cov...

Page 23: ...recommended that you remove that stud to prevent the possibility of a short circuit In most cases it is recommended to secure the motherboard using a minimum of nine 9 spacers 1 Carefully place the m...

Page 24: ...3 0 Expansion slots CMOS Clear Button Jumper Settings See Figure 1 on page16 to locate the connectors and jumpers referenced in the following procedure 24 pin ATX Power PW1 PW1 is the main power supp...

Page 25: ...V 12 3 3V 24 GND 8 pin ATX 12V Power PW12 P0 1 PW12 P1 1 PW12 1 PW12 2 the 8 pin ATX 12V power connections are used to provide power to the CPU Align the pins to the connectors and press firmly until...

Page 26: ...e cable with the two closely spaced black and gray connectors to the Ultra ATA master device 3 Connect the gray connector to a slave device If you install two hard disk drives you must configure the s...

Page 27: ...ATA 6Gbps spec and support transfer speeds of up to 600MB s SATA II drives are compatible but will not see the enhanced SATA 6Gbps performance There are eight 8 internal Serial ATA connectors and two...

Page 28: ...Some chassis do not have all four cables Be sure to match 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 bu...

Page 29: ...e motherboard also contains two 10 pin onboard header connectors that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing two 2 USB 2 0 ports 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rea...

Page 30: ...choices the Front Audio the Rear Audio The front Audio supports re tasking function Table 4 Front Audio Header Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 P...

Page 31: ...speed can be detected and viewed on select ports in the PC Health Status section of the CMOS Setup The fans are automatically turned off after the system enters S3 S4 or S5 mode Note the CPU fan cabl...

Page 32: ...GA Classified SR 2 motherboard contains seven 7 PCI E expansion slots PCI E Slot Listing 1 PCI E x16 8 slot 2 PCI E x8 slot 3 PCI E x16 8 slot 4 PCI E x8 slot 5 PCI E x16 8 slot 6 PCI E x8 slot 7 PCI...

Page 33: ...urrent The design of this motherboard supports up to Four PCI E graphics cards using NVIDIA s SLI technology with multiple displays When installing a PCI E x16 card be sure the retention clip snaps an...

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Page 35: ...system and allow for easy debugging and testing of the system during troubleshooting situations The POWER button contains a LED that indicates the system s status When the system is powered on the LE...

Page 36: ...is Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System LED Status Indicators Theses LEDs indicate the system s status POWER LED Green When...

Page 37: ...location of the 7 jumpers in the above diagram They are located right above the 24 pin ATX Connector In default shipping configurations all slots are enabled with the jumpers in the left position From...

Page 38: ...ers in the above diagram They are located at the middle top of the Motherboard In default shipping configurations all CPUs are enabled with the jumpers in the left position CPU0 Jumper is on top while...

Page 39: ...voltage measure point pads You can use a meter to measure the voltage at each pad CPU 0 Vcore voltage Memory Bank 0 voltage CPU 1 Vcore voltage Memory Bank 1 voltage CPU 0 Vtt voltage CPU 1 Vtt voltag...

Page 40: ...ECP simply hook up the black ECP cable to the motherboard s P80P connector at this location the bottom right corner The cable should fit into the area high lighted in green It doesn t matter which en...

Page 41: ...e connected to the ECP as shown Before turning on the PC please check to see that the CPU VCore Booster is in the Off position clicked up If you wish to access the PCI E Disable Function via the ECP p...

Page 42: ...p 4 jumpers Connect the PCI E cable with the red wires occupying the left most pins Please remember to do this when the PC is not running Next connect the other end of PCI E enable disable cable onto...

Page 43: ...nable Function at the front of the Control Panel From right to left the PCI E Disable will disable slots 1 3 5 7 When jumper is in top position PCI E slot is enabled When in bottom position PCI E slot...

Page 44: ...44 Remove the 2 jumpers Connect the remaining 3x2 cable connector here with the red wires on the top row...

Page 45: ...EVGA Classified SR 2 Motherboard 45 Now access the Disable Enable Function at the front of the Control Panel...

Page 46: ...pective CPU The last or 3rd button in line is a fan boost to 100 when depressed The red LED will light up when VCore booster is pressed When one red LED is lit VCore is boosted by 0 1v for that CPU Wh...

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Page 49: ...up menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided This section includes the following information Enter BIOS Setup Main Menu Standard BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features PCI...

Page 50: ...change BIOS settings 1 Power on the computer 2 Press the Del key when the following message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen during the Power On Self Test POST Press F1 to continue DEL to...

Page 51: ...angeable data in blue is non changeable and data in a red box is highlighted for selection Figure 3 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu Standard BIOS Features Use this menu to set up the basic system co...

Page 52: ...and sleep features Hardware Health Configuration Use this menu to monitor the real time system status of your PC including temperature voltages and fan speed Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to...

Page 53: ...Standard BIOS Features Menu Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Help Item Use ENTER TAB Or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to Configur...

Page 54: ...scroll through dates and times Note that the weekday Sun through Sat cannot be changed This field changes to correspond to the date you enter Note that the hour value is shown in a 24 hour clock form...

Page 55: ...ns that have associated sub menus are designated by a which precedes the option Press Enter to display the sub menus Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Opt...

Page 56: ...de Please note for Windows Vista Windows 7 it is recommended to use AHCI mode for new system installations AHCI Configuration This menu will allow you to change advanced AHCI settings such as S M A R...

Page 57: ...option allows setup of SATA 1 your options are Disable and Enhanced Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults SATA Configuration ______________...

Page 58: ...mmended to adjust these settings Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Previous Values F9 Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Settings __________________________________________...

Page 59: ...ller It is recommended to leave this enabled unless you are using an external Network Controller such as an EVGA Killer Xeno card Marvell LAN 2 This function allows you to enable or disable the onboar...

Page 60: ...0 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Advanced PCI PnP Settings ______________________________________________ WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cau...

Page 61: ...This function allows the BIOS to inform the system that an ISA graphics device is installed PCI IDE BusMaster This function allows the BIOS to use PCI BusMastering for reading or writing to IDE drive...

Page 62: ...n of the boot device priority sequence Hard Disk Drives This option menu allows you specification of the Hard Disk boot priority sequence Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 P...

Page 63: ...rs Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe De...

Page 64: ...eral Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Hardware Health Configure H W Health Function Enabled ______________________________________________ CPU0 Temperature 34C 93F C...

Page 65: ...ter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Configuration Press Enter Memory Configuration Press Enter Voltage Configura...

Page 66: ...nals Intended for Advanced Users CPU Frequency Setting This option allows direct adjustment to the base frequency or Bclk at which the processor will operate at PCI E Frequency Setting This setting al...

Page 67: ...Motherboard 67 Memory Frequency This setting allows adjustment to the memory or ram operating frequency Extreme Cooling This setting adjusts the systems ability to operate at lower temperatures during...

Page 68: ...ified SR 2 motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers Matrix Storage JMicron SATA Drivers EVGA E LEET Marvell SATA 6Gbps Drivers NEC...

Page 69: ...up application processors C6 Re enable cache for boot strap processor C7 Early CPU initialization exit 0A Initialize keyboard controller 0B Detect Mouse 0C Detect Keyboard 0E Test input devices 13 Ea...

Page 70: ...tup if needed or requested 8C Late POST initialization of chipset registers 8D Build ACPI tables 8E Program peripheral parameters 90 Initialize system management interrupt A1 Prepare for system boot A...

Page 71: ...M Compact Disc Read Only Memory CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CPU Central Processing Unit D ICE Dry Ice Cooling DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DDR3 Double Data Rate 3 DIMM Dual In line Memory...

Page 72: ...quest JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JEDEC Joint Electron Device Engineering Council LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LGA Land Grid Array LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC Media Access Cont...

Page 73: ...undant Array of Inexpensive Disks RGB Red Green Blue SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Split Frame Rendering SLI Scalable Link Interfac...

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