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Probe IT Header

The Probe IT offers a means of monitoring several different voltages under any

level of load with a digital multi-meter so you can see exactly what voltages your

board is pushing. This is mainly used for extreme overclocking.

Summary of Contents for Z270 Classified-K

Page 1: ...EVGA Z270 Classified K 134 KS E279 1 User Guide EVGA Z270 Classified K Specs and Initial Installation...

Page 2: ...escriptions 9 Intel Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard LED reference 10 Intel Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard Component Legend 13 PCI E Slot Breakdown 26 M 2 and U 2 Slot Breakdown 26 Preparing the Motherboa...

Page 3: ...er NIC Software 119 Installing Drivers and Software 136 Windows 10 8 7 Driver Installation 136 Warranty and Overclocking 137 Troubleshooting 138 Replacing a BIOS chip 138 SSD HDD is not detected 141 S...

Page 4: ...tel HD Graphics an updated UEFI BIOS GUI PWM fan control and a variety of SATA options to fit everyone s needs The Z270 CLASSIFIED K is built with a 6 layer PCB featuring a CPU socket with 300 higher...

Page 5: ...Drive or SSD Keyboard Mouse Monitor Optional Optical Drive EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system functionality For a full list of supported CPUs on...

Page 6: ...4 up to 3600MHz OC Supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory USB 2 0 Ports 2x from Intel Z270 PCH 2x internal via 1 FP headers Supports hot plug Supports wake up from S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to...

Page 7: ...Ethernet 1x Killer E2500 Gigabit 10 100 1000 Ethernet MAC PHY Ethernet Teaming NOT Supported Killer Doubleshot supported with Killer Wireless AC 1535 or 1525 Killer Wireless AC is not included and mu...

Page 8: ...mm slot PCI E mode shares with SATA 2 3 PE3 PE5 in SATA Mode shares with SATA 2 3 only 1x M 2 Key E slot 1x U 2 slot Shared with M 2 Key M 110mm Integrated Video Out 1x DP 1 2 1x HDMI 1 4 Both driven...

Page 9: ...EVGA Z270 Classified K 134 KS E279 9 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The following accessories are included with the EVGA Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard...

Page 10: ...K 134 KS E279 10 Intel Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard LED reference The EVGA Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard has several LEDs indicating power connectivity and activity Below is the location of the LEDs...

Page 11: ...at PCI Express Gen2 speed c RED Operating at PCI Express Gen3 speed 6 PCI Express LED for PE4 The LED will remain off when this PCI e slot is disabled or unpopulated a GREEN Operating at PCI Express...

Page 12: ...2 Socket3 a RED M 2 detection activity i Some devices do not have full activity detection support for example the LED will turn on when an SM951 drive is attached and blink while accessing However a...

Page 13: ...Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard Component Legend The EVGA Z270 CLASSIFIED K Motherboard with the Intel Z270 and PCH Chipset Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors FI...

Page 14: ...I E Slot x1 6 x8 26 Front Panel Audio Connector 5 DDR4 M emoryDIM M Slots 1 4 1 6 PCI E Slot x8 27 Front Panel Connectors 6 24 pin ATX power connector 1 7 PCI E Slot x1 6 x1Electrical 28 Removable BIO...

Page 15: ...C 11 Optical Out 4 Thunderbolt 8 Display Port 1 2 I O Hub Legend Analog Ports by Color 2 2 1 Channel 4 0 4 1 Channel 5 1 6 Channel Dark Green Headphone Headphone Headphone Front Speaker Front Speaker...

Page 16: ...sed fan stall points Please see Page 92 for more in depth PWM breakdown and PWM controls within BIOS UEFI 4 DC Fan Headers These headers are DC controlled which means fan speed is based on decreasing...

Page 17: ...the CPU See Page 43 for more specifics to the connector itself and associated wiring pinouts Carefully choose the correct power cable by consulting with the installation manual for your power supply...

Page 18: ...backwards compatible with SATA and SATA 2 devices and supports SSDs HDDs and various types of optical devices CDROM DVDROM BD ROM etc The controller also supports NCQ TRIM hot swap capability provided...

Page 19: ...nnector rather than by a dedicated data cable and power cable This socket will support Key M devices of 80mm 60mm and 42mm length Conflict The Key M 80mm shares PCH lanes with SATA ports 2 and 3 and s...

Page 20: ...bandwidth products Conflict PCI E slot 3 PE3 and slot 5 PE5 sometimes share PCH lanes with M 2 Key M 80mm As a result these devices can be mutually exclusive and must be enabled disabled in the BIOS...

Page 21: ...t which will typically read a little higher than a given CPU core To read this temp in Fahrenheit take the value in Celsius multiply by 9 5 or 1 8 and add 32 23 USB 3 0 Headers The USB3 0 headers is u...

Page 22: ...mproves sound clarity From there the traces are backlit to show the isolation path 26 Front Panel Audio Connector This is a motherboard header which is used to plug in the audio cable originating from...

Page 23: ...tools is a key feature on many of our boards by adding a level of protection against BIOS failures bad BIOS flashes BIOS corruption etc This feature also allows EVGA to work with end users if somethi...

Page 24: ...ase see Page 15 for a component level breakdown There are two numeric references for PCI Express one is physical which is the actual footprint and the second is electrical which is a reference of how...

Page 25: ...lots The Z270 CLASSIFIED K features 3 x16 PCI E slots 3 x1 PCI E slot 1 Socket 3 Key M M 2 110mm backwards compatible with Key M 80mm 60mm and 42mm 1 Socket 3 Key M M 2 80mm backwards compatible with...

Page 26: ...lanes from PCH o Using M 2 disables U 2 o M 2 Enable Disable is set within the BIOS M 2 Key M 80mm Bottom x4 Gen 3 4 lanes from PCH o Using the PCI E M 2 DISABLES SATA port 2 3 and PE 3 5 o Using the...

Page 27: ...onto the motherboard 1 Remove the plastic protective socket cover by pulling it straight up Be sure not to damage any of the pins inside the socket 2 Unhook the socket lever by pushing down and away f...

Page 28: ...e socket Note Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level in the socket 7 Lower the load plate so it is resting on the CPU 8 Carefully lock the lever back into place Installing the CPU Cooling Device...

Page 29: ...he center of the DIMM slots This matches the gap on a DDR4 DIMM to ensure the memory is installed properly and to prevent the incorrect installation of memory 1 Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the top...

Page 30: ...ill secure the I O cover to the motherboard Installing the Motherboard Installing the motherboard into a system case depends on several factors whether you are replacing an existing motherboard whethe...

Page 31: ...ffs 3 Align the connectors to the I O shield and or I O cover 4 Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction 5 Secure the motherboard with t...

Page 32: ...cled in red 2 Keep in mind that when the screws are installed but not fully tightened the motherboard should have 1 2mm of movement this can help with mounting cards or tight fits with other component...

Page 33: ...are images from an installation of a SSD on a Socket 3 Key M 1 Remove the screw that comes pre attached to the M 2 s retention standoff this will be used to keep the device in place 2 Insert the M 2 d...

Page 34: ...sed end There will be some tension this is normal then use the screw you removed in Step 2 to secure the device Below you can see that the contacts will be nearly invisible when the device is properly...

Page 35: ...ing the M 2 device to not seat fully As a result this may cause a drive detection failure by the BIOS the drive will be detected with the description in gibberish e g characters in the name such as et...

Page 36: ...GHz 16 G4520 2 Cores 3 60 GHz 16 G4500 2 Cores 3 50 GHz 16 G4500T 2 Cores 3 00 GHz 16 G4400T 2 Cores 2 9 GHz 16 G3920 2 Cores 2 90 GHz 16 G3900T 2 Cores 2 60 GHz 16 KabyLake S SkyLake Vendor Part Numb...

Page 37: ...16G 2133 2 4 15 15 15 36 1 2V Crucial BLS4G4D24DFSA 8FAR 4G 2400 1 4 16 16 16 40 1 2V Crucial BLS4G4D24DFSA 8FAR 4G 2400 2 4 16 16 16 40 1 2V G SKILL F4 2400C15Q 16GRR 4G 2400 1 4 15 15 15 35 1 2V G...

Page 38: ...A2666C16R 8G 2666 2 4 16 18 18 35 1 2V CORSAIR CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 8G 2666 1 4 15 17 17 35 1 2V CORSAIR CMD32GX4M4A2666C15 8G 2666 2 4 15 17 17 35 1 2V CORSAIR CMK16GX4M4A2666C15 4G 2666 1 4 15 17 17 3...

Page 39: ...RSAIR CMD16GX4M4B3200C16 4G 3200 1 4 16 18 18 36 1 35V CORSAIR CMD16GX4M4B3200C16 4G 3200 2 4 16 18 18 36 1 35V G SKILL F4 3200C16Q 32GVK 8G 3200 2 4 16 16 16 36 1 35V Kingston HX432C15PBK2 8 4G 3200...

Page 40: ...2 Samsung MZ HPU128T 004 128GB M 2 Kingston SHPM2280P2H 240 240GB M 2 PCIE Adapter Card Samsung MZ VKV512 NVMExpress 512GB M 2 Intel SSDSCKKW120H6 120GB M 2 Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB M 2 Intel 6000P S...

Page 41: ...nent AND the cable pinouts for the ports The location of these headers can be found on the Component Legend on Page 13 14 This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherboar...

Page 42: ...along the lower right edge of the board Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector...

Page 43: ...s optional for improved overclocking Please remember to make sure that the tab on the EPS socket is aligned with the release clip on the cable NOTE If the tab and release clip are on opposite sides ye...

Page 44: ...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 rather than using the onboard button HD_LED Attach the hard disk...

Page 45: ...e only has 4 pin fan headers which are backwards compatible with 3 pin fan connectors Fans may be controlled by PWM or DC controls The headers have an absolute safe power limit of 1 Amp 12 Volts 12 Wa...

Page 46: ...ard contains 2x 19 pin internal header connectors onboard that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing up to four 4 USB 3 0 ports Secure the bracket to either the front or rear...

Page 47: ...board that can be used to connect an optional external bracket containing up to four 4 USB 2 0 ports Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped w...

Page 48: ...upport different audio standards and can provide two kinds of audio output choices HD Audio or AC 97 to accommodate older cases that still use AC 97 rather than HD The Z270 Classified K only has a HD...

Page 49: ...robe IT Header The Probe IT offers a means of monitoring several different voltages under any level of load with a digital multi meter so you can see exactly what voltages your board is pushing This i...

Page 50: ...rboard provides additional power to the PCI E slots rather than pulling it all from the 24 pin main power It is advised to plug in this connector when using SLI especially with higher end graphic card...

Page 51: ...nto RAID mode in the BIOS RAID mode supports RAID levels 0 1 5 and 10 through the Intel controller Marvell ports 4 7 only have AHCI functionality and are boxed above in GREEN SATA Express shares with...

Page 52: ...he motherboard PCB or on the 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...

Page 53: ...ile and it will allow you to navigate to where your ROM file was stored and press Enter to update IMPORTANT NOTE DO NOT CUT POWER OR REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING A BIOS UPDATE YOU WILL LIKELY RENDER THAT...

Page 54: ...oesn t show at this point please check the troubleshooting section on Page 141 If you plan on using the M 2 U 2 SATA Express as a boot device click on or navigate to the Advanced menu select Onboard D...

Page 55: ...hardware combinations PLEASE SEE CHART ON PAGE 26 FOR A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF SHARED RESOURCES M 2 Physical Installation 1 Please see Page 33 for M 2 physical installation instructions PCI E Physical...

Page 56: ...using a SSD connected via PCI E e g an Intel 750 or through an adapter that connects a M 2 SSD to PCI E go to Advanced PCI E Configuration and verify that the device shows on the slot you have it ins...

Page 57: ...n taking several physical drives and making one logical drive out of them You can add a minimum of two drives up to a maximum of six drives depending on the configuration for this controller specifica...

Page 58: ...ICH WILL SEND THE CONTROLLER THE MESSAGE THAT THE DRIVE HAS FAILED OR DISCONNECTED If you are unsure about any of the bolded section above please contact the drive manufacturer s customer service to m...

Page 59: ...kes it very volatile if you lose even 1 drive you lose everything If you use this method make sure to back up often Below is the breakdown of RAID0 s function and the breakdown of a drive failure in t...

Page 60: ...t least on these PCH driven controllers is limited to 2 drives Also being that this is a mirror you will use 50 of your capacity in redundancy The Good RAID1 allows you to suffer a catastrophic failur...

Page 61: ...ault Tolerance which attempts to bridge the gap between speed and redundancy This level will always reserve a capacity equivalent to one drive for fault tolerance regardless of the overall capacity Th...

Page 62: ...created in part to create large size arrays with fault tolerance Due to the capacity available on modern drives other RAID solutions are now better and with fewer downsides RAID5 protects data rotati...

Page 63: ...he same 50 drive capacity as all data has a 1 1 copy The Good Excellent Fault Tolerance Good rebuild times o Vastly superior rebuild times compared to the previous 0 1 methodology of nested RAID Overa...

Page 64: ...which increases the theoretical number of failures the array can suffer before a loss of data occurs However an array can still fail due to both drives on a node failing P DRIVE1 P DRIVE2 P DRIVE3 P D...

Page 65: ...ve DATA B L Drive DATA C L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA A L Drive DATA B L Drive DATA C L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA A L Drive DATA B L Drive DATA C RAID 10 6 Drive L DRIVE 3TB L Drive DATA A L Drive...

Page 66: ...intain the mirror To the end user the final result appears very similar however the significant differences lie in fault tolerance and recovery In a RAID0 1 ANY drive failure results in half of the ar...

Page 67: ...eeds compared to RAID10 because the stripes are larger without the overhead of an internal mirror This is because RAID10 increases both the number of mirror sets as the array scales upwards and the ba...

Page 68: ...ATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC RAID 0 1 6 Drive L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L DRIVE 3TB L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DATA ABC L Drive DA...

Page 69: ...performance and RAID5 for speed and protection 6 Drives RAID0 for speed do regular backups but very marginal performance difference over 4 or 5 drive stripes RAID5 for speed and protection or RAID10 f...

Page 70: ...s not reseat cables on the device s in question If the issue persists please check the troubleshooting section on Page 141 Once RAID is enabled and all devices are detected press F10 to save and exit...

Page 71: ...see a list of all detected drives and a Create RAID Volume button To begin click on Create RAID Volume or navigate to the button and hit Enter Choose a name for the volume The controller allows up to...

Page 72: ...or pressing the enter key and using the down arrow to select the RAID level and pressing Enter again Please see the top half of Page 69 for a quick reference on different RAID levels and RAID types b...

Page 73: ...efault The controller defaults the capacity to the maximum available space for the RAID Leaving the capacity at default is recommended because reducing the size is not beneficial except in limited cas...

Page 74: ...y from within the UEFI For testing purposes a drive was intentionally removed from a RAID5 array and wiped to guarantee that the array rebuild behaved the same as if a new replacement drive was added...

Page 75: ...array The drive attached is an exact match to the other drives in our RAID 5 however you can use a different drive if it is the same size and preferably same type series as well ALL DATA ON THAT DRIVE...

Page 76: ...es in uncomplicated arrays with small amounts of data can rebuild very quickly Large platter drive based arrays especially in RAID5 can take several hours to rebuild The duration of the rebuild proces...

Page 77: ...IRST the IRST may be more convenient for some people due to a more detailed UI than the UEFI This guide will illustrate how to create a RAID1 array using the IRST Using the screen above we know that...

Page 78: ...r Select SATA and Real time protection RAID1 Then click Next at the bottom of the window RAID1 can only support two 2 drives Left click the open boxes from the list below to select your two preferred...

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Page 80: ...b you can select the option to Initialize Volume which will occur after the array is created If the array is not initialized now it can be initialized later in Disk Management See Page 87 for Disk Man...

Page 81: ...lections made click the Back key and make your corrections When ready click Create Volume at the bottom This typically takes between a few seconds to a couple minutes depending on the size and complex...

Page 82: ...initialize was selected the initialization status will be shown below circled in red If you select the Manage tab you can see a bit more in depth information on the array and additional options to ma...

Page 83: ...se Below you can see a degraded array and one of its drives reported as missing failed The data on the other drive is still intact but the fault tolerance is offline due to the missing failed drive Th...

Page 84: ...y specifically and not just the controller as a whole Next to Status Degraded left click the hyperlink labeled Rebuild to another disk This will bring a pop up window over the IRST showing a list of a...

Page 85: ...EVGA Z270 Classified K 134 KS E279 85 Select the drive you wish to use for the repair and click the Rebuild button...

Page 86: ...ill begin As with any RAID array with Fault Tolerance the rebuilding time depends on several factors such as array size array type CPU etc You will then see the Rebuild status in the Manage tab Once r...

Page 87: ...et prepared the array to be used To begin you ll need to go into Disk Management Windows 8 8 1 and 10 Right click on the Windows Start button and select Disk Management Alternatively press the Windows...

Page 88: ...a new drive or created a new array Generally it s recommended to select GPT unless you need backwards compatibility with an old OS or PC When you ve made your choice click OK Note If you previously i...

Page 89: ...y the New Simple Volume Wizard will automatically pop up If your drive or array is initialized but not partitioned the disk will appear in Disk Management as Unallocated as shown in the image below Ri...

Page 90: ...Note The drive letter does NOT have to be a consecutive letter with previous drive s Also the wizard will not allow you to accidentally select the letter of a drive in use The next step is to format t...

Page 91: ...rd a summary of the process then click Finish The drive is now usable To confirm go back to File Explorer in Windows Click on This PC and check the drives section You should have a new empty drive the...

Page 92: ...13 and 14 component number 4 are controlled by either DC Direct Current or PWM Fans connected to the upper three 3 fan headers can be controlled by a Smart curve or static speed while the lower four 4...

Page 93: ...the stall speed will vary from fan to fan The DC PWM fan headers can be set to either DC Mode or PWM Mode which can be selected by clicking on the pulldown menu DC Mode will power the header using th...

Page 94: ...e a concern in that case tie the fan control to the PWM temp Once you ve set the Fan Control reference point you can set the Default fan speed The fan speed will increase once the temperature referenc...

Page 95: ...ents a constant ramp up down from happening when your system sits exactly at the temp you set for SMART fan controls For example if your setting is at 30C and you hit 31C the fan will ramp up and cool...

Page 96: ...me 3GB 8GB etc and datapath width 128bit 256bit 384bit etc SLI also requires a motherboard that supports SLI and a SLI bridge for the gold fingers of each card in SLI Providing the above conditions ar...

Page 97: ...ight corner stating that you have a SLI capable setup and it needs to be configured If you did not see the message then first verify that both cards are detected and functioning without system errors...

Page 98: ...isable SLI To enable SLI click Maximize 3D Performance circled in red below and click Apply at the bottom Before you can enable SLI the NCP may ask you to close certain programs and processes you cann...

Page 99: ...spiking in either direction when there are very intense and abrupt uses of PhysX For certain titles that heavily utilize PhysX a dedicated PhysX card can be beneficial to help stabilize the frame rate...

Page 100: ...the current Creative drivers from www evga com support download Once the zip file is downloaded extract the folder Open the Creative folder go into the Audio folder and launch Setup Once launched sele...

Page 101: ...install process is complete click Finish A final window will pop up informing you that the installation is complete and prompt you to reboot to complete the installation Once you have rebooted and re...

Page 102: ...ntent or multi channel content played over stereo speakers and headphones will sound as if it s coming from all sides while voices remain centered in front and original balance and timbre is preserved...

Page 103: ...ously measuring volume and intelligently applying gain and attenuation to compensate for those changes This helps to reduce the sudden dips and spikes in volume in order to sustain a narrower decibel...

Page 104: ...t recording and allows you to switch between other connected recording devices if present The upper right button outlined in red allows you to select whether the recording device is a Rear Microphone...

Page 105: ...o to the SBX disable this if you prefer the natural sound of your recording audio rather than utilize the features FX will be covered on Page 106 Smart Volume automatically adjusts the loudness of the...

Page 106: ...erson The FX checkbox enables several preset voice modifications Neutral will leave your voice as it naturally sounds this is the default option while you have the FX box checked all other options fro...

Page 107: ...specifically meant for an advantage in competitive play It is NOT recommended for RTS TBS games RPGs TV Movies or anything else where you would prefer an immersive experience Creative added the option...

Page 108: ...ed for this setup is whether your speakers are Full Range Speakers either fall into full range or component speakers Despite the speaker icon switching between large and small when the full range opti...

Page 109: ...ers however may be much higher If you have a 2 0 stereo setup look for the frequency response specs If they do not have at least a 20Hz to 20kHz range then they are not full range speakers You may try...

Page 110: ...rather than using the Pro Studio to configure the crossover settings for low frequencies Below is the example of both standard and full range speakers When Full Range is checked the speaker icons enla...

Page 111: ...1 mode you can toggle the center channel subwoofer and rear satellite speakers on and off from this menu If any of the satellites are disabled the sound readjusts to ensure you receive full sound alb...

Page 112: ...top image shows a 5 1 system with no full range speakers enabled The middle image shows only the front channel in full range mode and the satellites and subwoofer in standard mode Lastly the bottom im...

Page 113: ...your speakers e g 60Hz and subwoofer e g 100Hz nicely overlap This is ideal Using the general rule above you would set the crossover frequency to 80Hz and call it a day You should still test the audio...

Page 114: ...ot have built in noise or echo cancellation Creative s cancellation effects may create distortion or other audio problems Similarly two different sets of speakers or headphones may require vastly diff...

Page 115: ...for the individual satellite components The second option down is SPDIF Out This slider will control master S PDIF volume for the optical out component on the IO Hub which is a header dedicated for at...

Page 116: ...6 The Equalizer section provides a software based EQ with several preset built in tools to manually to make custom balances for any type of music game or movie By default the equalizer is disabled lea...

Page 117: ...ee how accurate they will be for your specific audio system since the presets are meant to be compatible with a wide range of audio devices If you opt to make a custom profile adjust the sliders to fi...

Page 118: ...udio source and audio playback Here s an example of what this means When streaming television movies or other recordings you likely will not notice any difference the latency isn t enough to bother yo...

Page 119: ...allows you to configure upstream and downstream bandwidth allocation on an application by application basis giving you a very basic QOS type set of controls with a simplified GUI Using the software y...

Page 120: ...on software install process Select your language click next ensure that your anti virus is disabled and click next Click next on the Install Shield windows read and agree to the End User License Agree...

Page 121: ...vers as seen on the right As a troubleshooting step you may consider first trying the Repair option This option will attempt to discover any missing components or corrupt files in the Killer Suite sof...

Page 122: ...aunching the Killer Suite you will see this basic UI The Killer Network Manager is organized into four main sections on the front page of the software suite giving you full configuration and monitorin...

Page 123: ...ing over the icon in the lower center will identify which model of Killer NIC is present If there is no image then you likely have your CAT5 5e 6 cable plugged into the Intel NIC Checking the box for...

Page 124: ...applications This is why the scroll bar on the side is as small as it is because there will likely be pages worth of information available by the time you scroll to the bottom The right side of the pr...

Page 125: ...core Windows processes Alternatively you can manually set a limit for any application or process by using the slider bar If you look at the images above you wll see the slider box outlined to the rig...

Page 126: ...g options available in the Killer Suite including the Applications section above Once the option is checked you will get the warning shown in the image above Because the Killer Suite relies on accurat...

Page 127: ...ions and overall network usage at a macro level Click on performance and you will see the System Performance section with three main tabs at top Top 5 Applications Usage Download and Usage Upload The...

Page 128: ...age tabs show a 2 minute window of network activity all data is displayed in Megabits per second This will not show what was using the bandwidth just the total usage over the Killer NIC 2400 or WiFi 1...

Page 129: ...if connected to the Killer NIC If you see an image of a circle with a line crossed through then you do not have a cable connected to the Killer NIC and the information in this menu will be blank If th...

Page 130: ...e main menu you will start at the top of the index and can click any of the hotlinked topics to quickly scroll to the title Alternatively if you click the while in any of the four menus the Help guide...

Page 131: ...he next tab is Mainboard which provides a bit more detailed information on the motherboard itself Here you can find the part number in the Model line the CPU speed the chipset and even the date and re...

Page 132: ...ltages is Temperatures This covers the CPU socket PWM SYS individual CPU cores and the CPU package which reports temperatures from the CPU Register The bottom section is for Fans which displays the RP...

Page 133: ...and Windows versions However this menu can still be used to bypass the inter load distribution of the CPU and always set a certain CPU core or cores to run a specific process The processes pulldown li...

Page 134: ...thod of setting your CPU Vcore voltage Adaptive gives you both Target Voltage and Offset Voltage as an option When adjusting Adaptive you start by setting your target voltage which you will discover t...

Page 135: ...components are manufactured by different brands i e RAM and CPU which may have different policies towards overclocking When your changes are complete click Apply Selection at the bottom or return to d...

Page 136: ...rs and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA Z270 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers SATA Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers U...

Page 137: ...ith a hand tool or liquid damage the warranty is void Similarly permanent changes to components or the PCB will void your warranty including the removal of pre attached components soldered to the boar...

Page 138: ...ched approximately nine months after the Z97 motherboards launched Chances are if you purchased the board and CPU together in that timeframe retail motherboards may not have the latest BIOS with compa...

Page 139: ...but under a set of gray plastic doors that keep the chip in place 2 There is a circular mark on the bottom right that is used for alignment Circled in RED Please keep in mind that this chip IS DIRECT...

Page 140: ...ARE USED TO SHOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO INSTALLED THE BIOS CHIP INCORRECTLY a If the chip is in backwards the pins will seat but the top will overhang the socket slightly making it impossible...

Page 141: ...hould feel the drive spin up warmth from the motor and a light on the front from an optical drive If you see hear and feel this then the device is receiving power and you may skip to the next section...

Page 142: ...These same steps can be used for SATA Express you can only try a different cable or device with U 2 because there is only one U 2 port M 2 devices have a bit less to test due to their connection that...

Page 143: ...ght This connector is the main power for the CPU and without power from the PSU the system cannot fully power on and initialize Depending on your motherboard you may have one or two of these connector...

Page 144: ...you see the EVGA Z270 Classified K screen press Del to enter BIOS set the XMP instructions are covered in first boot section on Page 53 press F10 to save and exit which will reboot the system If the s...

Page 145: ...board including the minimum required BIOS revision for compatibility at http www evga com support motherboard BIOS updates are cumulative so they will always support products from the previous version...

Page 146: ...the POST code indicator now fills most of the role previously held by audible beeps there are far fewer POST beeps to help debug problems compared to previous motherboard generations 1 Beep This relat...

Page 147: ...boot The LED is extremely useful during troubleshooting situations This Debug LED will display a series of hexadecimal 0 F codes during the POST and will display current CPU socket temperatures after...

Page 148: ...entering Windows the Debug LED is showing your CPU temperature and is NOT reporting errors AMI POST Codes 1 Power on Reset type detection soft hard 2 AP initialization before microcode loading 3 Nort...

Page 149: ...CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode...

Page 150: ...s loaded F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes F8 Recovery PPI is not available F9 Recovery capsule is not found FA Invalid recovery capsule FB FF Reserved for future AMI error codes 60 DXE Cor...

Page 151: ...Resources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D USB Enable 9E 9F Reserved for fu...

Page 152: ...g DRAM final configuration C0 CF OEM BDS initialization codes D0 CPU initialization error D1 North Bridge initialization error D2 South Bridge initialization error D3 Some of the Architectural Protoco...

Page 153: ...nductor CPU Central Processing Unit DC Direct Current DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMI Direct Memory Interface DP Display Port DRAM Dynamic random access memory DVI Digital Vid...

Page 154: ...ystal Display LGA Land Grid Array LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC Media Access Control MCP Media and Communications Processor Intel ME Intel Management Engine MHz Megahertz MMIO Memory Mapped I O NB N...

Page 155: ...SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Split Frame Rendering SLI Scalable Link Interface SPD Serial Presence Detect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format SPP System Platform Processors SS...

Page 156: ...nology Equipment EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Trademark Copyright Information 2001 2016 EVGA Corp EVGA the EVGA logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of EVGA Corp All brand names company names...

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