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EVGA Z270 FTW – K (132-KS-E277) 

 

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16.

 

POST Code indicator 

a.

 

After bootup, this will display the CPU temp. 

b.

 

During boot it will cycle many different hexadecimal post codes with a 

range  of  00-FF  and  this  indicates  what  aspect  of  the  Power  On  Self 

Test (POST) is currently running. 

i.

 

For list of POST Codes, please see Page 147. 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Z270 FTW-K

Page 1: ...EVGA Z270 FTW K 132 KS E277 1 User Guide EVGA Z270 FTW K Specs and Initial Installation...

Page 2: ...W K Motherboard LED reference 10 Intel Z270 FTW K Motherboard Component Legend 14 PCI E Slot Breakdown 26 M 2 and U 2 Slot Breakdown 26 Preparing the Motherboard 27 Installing the CPU 27 Installing th...

Page 3: ...s and Software 135 Windows 10 8 7 Driver Installation 135 Warranty and Overclocking 136 Troubleshooting 137 Replacing a BIOS chip 137 SSD HDD is not detected 140 System does not POST and POST code ind...

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 FTW K is built with a 6 layer PCB featuring a CPU socket with 150 higher Gold co...

Page 5: ...r 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 this mo...

Page 6: ...orts 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 a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB 3 0 Ports 10x from Intel Z270...

Page 7: ...r 1525 Killer Wireless AC is not included and must be purchased separately Onboard Audio Realtek Audio ALC1150 Supports 8 channel 7 1 audio Supports Optical Out Power Functions Supports ACPI Advanced...

Page 8: ...1 Integrated Video Out 1x Display Port 1 2 1x HDMI 1 4 Both driven by Intel HD Video integrated in the CPU Fan Headers 2x 4 pin PWM controlled headers 5x 4 pin DC PWM headers Each fan header can be se...

Page 9: ...EVGA Z270 FTW K 132 KS E277 9 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions The following accessories are included with the EVGA Z270 FTW K Motherboard...

Page 10: ...FTW K 132 KS E277 10 Intel Z270 FTW K Motherboard LED reference The EVGA Z270 FTW K Motherboard has several LEDs indicating power connectivity and activity Below is the location of the LEDs and their...

Page 11: ...YELLOW Operating at PCI Express Gen2 speed c RED Operating at PCI Express Gen3 speed 6 PCI Express LED for PE5 The LED will remain off when this PCI E slot is disabled or unpopulated a GREEN Operatin...

Page 12: ...e full activity detection support for example the LED will turn on when a SM951 drive is attached and blink while accessing However a XP941 drive does not support that function ii Rather than staying...

Page 13: ...ter bootup this will display the CPU temp b During boot it will cycle many different hexadecimal post codes with a range of 00 FF and this indicates what aspect of the Power On Self Test POST is curre...

Page 14: ...Intel Z270 FTW K Motherboard Component Legend The EVGA Z270 FTW K Motherboard with the Intel Z270 and PCH Chipset Figure 1 shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the back panel connectors FIGURE 1...

Page 15: ...5 PCI E Slot x8 26 Front Panel Audio Connector 5 DDR4 M emoryDIM M Slots 1 4 1 6 PCI E Slot x1 6 x1Electrical 27 S PDIF Out 6 24 pin ATX power connector 1 7 PCI E Slot x4 28 Front Panel Connectors 7...

Page 16: ...aker Sub Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Sub Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Black Side Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Orange Center Sub Out Center...

Page 17: ...all points Please see Page 92 for more in depth PWM breakdown and PWM controls within BIOS UEFI 4 DC PWM Fan Headers These headers are DC controlled which means fan speed is based on decreasing voltag...

Page 18: ...he 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 Th...

Page 19: ...ility provided the proper HDD SSD bays racks are installed and RAID levels 0 1 5 10 11 U 2 Port U 2 originally known as SFF 8639 is the next generation of SATA Express U 2 uses the same logic as SATA...

Page 20: ...are pulled from the CPU and shared with the x16 PCI E slot 4 PE4 Lanes automatically switch from x16 x0 to x8 x8 when the motherboard detects a card in slot PE4 15 PCI E Slot x8 PCI E x16 x8 slots ar...

Page 21: ...e onboard power because it removes the need to wire a Power Reset button or cross posts with a screwdriver which is a semi common practice This button provides a safer and easier option than jumpering...

Page 22: ...erboard s hardwired I O hub but these can be used to attach to front panel USB auxiliary ports that mount in the card slots and also some devices that directly connect to the header USB 3 0 standard i...

Page 23: ...97 27 S PDIF Out S PDIF headers are used for audio pass through which is used on some older video cards video capture cards and some older generation devices This port is not widely used now but is h...

Page 24: ...ainly for debugging purposes A POST beep may indicate a successful POST various tones for USB initialization and other beeps to indicate an issue during the post process Please see Page 145 for more d...

Page 25: ...132 KS E277 25 Card Slots The Z270 FTW K features three x16 PCI E slots one x4 PCI E slot one x1 PCI E slot two Socket 3 Key M M 2 110mm backwards compatible with Key M 80mm 60mm and 42mm and one Soc...

Page 26: ...n M 2 Lane Distribution M 2 Key M 110mm Top x4 Shares with SATA Port 4 5 o M 2 Enable Disable is set within the BIOS M 2 Key M 110mm Bottom x4 Shares with SATA Port 0 1 o M 2 Enable Disable is set wit...

Page 27: ...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 from...

Page 28: ...ocket 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 The...

Page 29: ...er 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 side mo...

Page 30: ...ure 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 whether you a...

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: ...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 components 3...

Page 33: ...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 devic...

Page 34: ...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 se...

Page 35: ...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 etc an...

Page 36: ...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 Number...

Page 37: ...G 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 SKI...

Page 38: ...C16R 8G 2666 1 4 16 18 18 35 1 2V CORSAIR CMK32GX4M4A2666C16R 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...

Page 39: ...gston HX432C16PBK4 16 4G 3200 2 4 16 16 16 39 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 2 4...

Page 40: ...amsung 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 SERI...

Page 41: ...mponent AND the cable pinouts for the ports The locations of these ports can be found in the Component Legend on Page 14 15 This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherbo...

Page 42: ...g 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 and...

Page 43: ...ptional 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 yet t...

Page 44: ...tach 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 dr...

Page 45: ...nly 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 Watts...

Page 46: ...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 pan...

Page 47: ...rd 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 with...

Page 48: ...ort 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 FTW K only has a HD Audio fron...

Page 49: ...EVGA Z270 FTW K 132 KS E277 49 S PDIF Header The S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format is used for specific Audio Out applications typically for using an audio pass through device...

Page 50: ...rd 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 cards It...

Page 51: ...the BIOS RAID mode supports RAID levels 0 1 5 and 10 through the Intel controller RAID ready ports also have full AHCI functionality and are boxed above in GREEN SATA Express shares with four SATA po...

Page 52: ...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 du...

Page 53: ...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 SPEC...

Page 54: ...n t show at this point please check the troubleshooting section on Page 140 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 Devi...

Page 55: ...dware 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 Ins...

Page 56: ...ing 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 instal...

Page 57: ...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 specificall...

Page 58: ...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 make...

Page 59: ...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 this...

Page 60: ...ast on these PCH driven controllers are 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 failure o...

Page 61: ...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 This m...

Page 62: ...ated 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 rotating p...

Page 63: ...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 Overall...

Page 64: ...ch 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 DRIV...

Page 65: ...ATA 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 DATA...

Page 66: ...in 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 array...

Page 67: ...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 backen...

Page 68: ...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 DATA...

Page 69: ...ormance 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 for t...

Page 70: ...t reseat cables on the device s in question If the issue persists please check the troubleshooting section on Page 140 Once RAID is enabled and all devices are detected press F10 to save and exit Upon...

Page 71: ...e 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 15...

Page 72: ...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 based...

Page 73: ...lt 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 cases T...

Page 74: ...om 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 to a...

Page 75: ...y 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 WIL...

Page 76: ...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 process w...

Page 77: ...T 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 thre...

Page 78: ...elect 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 dri...

Page 79: ...EVGA Z270 FTW K 132 KS E277 79...

Page 80: ...ou 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 Manage...

Page 81: ...tions 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 complexity...

Page 82: ...itialize 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 manag...

Page 83: ...elow 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 The IR...

Page 84: ...ecifically 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 attac...

Page 85: ...EVGA Z270 FTW K 132 KS E277 85 Select the drive you wish to use for the repair and click the Rebuild button...

Page 86: ...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 repa...

Page 87: ...repared 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 Key...

Page 88: ...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 init...

Page 89: ...he 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 Right...

Page 90: ...e 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 the...

Page 91: ...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 there w...

Page 92: ...15 component number 3 are PWM controlled whereas the remaining fans see Pages 14 and 15 component number 4 are controlled by either DC Direct Current or PWM To configure the fans in BIOS UEFI first p...

Page 93: ...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 the static percentage set and the...

Page 94: ...ontrol 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 reference point has heated up enough to hit th...

Page 95: ...s 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 do...

Page 96: ...GB 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 are me...

Page 97: ...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 from...

Page 98: ...le 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 cannot c...

Page 99: ...ing 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 If...

Page 100: ...ns that are available in the software To begin use your installation DVD or download the current Realtek drivers form www evga com support download Once the zip file is downloaded right click the file...

Page 101: ...Sound Manager to launch the Realtek software front end The below images are all composites showing the popup texts for multiple buttons menus on screen at once to reduce the picture clutter however y...

Page 102: ...nent number 10 The center section of the side panel is for Front Panel Audio Front Panel Audio ONLY supports 2 0 2 1 speakers or headphones and a standard microphone These are only usable if you are u...

Page 103: ...e connected to a receiver that supports live encoding or an equivalent technology Also on the side panel is the Device Advanced Settings button This will bring up a popup menu with options for playbac...

Page 104: ...e to Microphone If you d prefer to disable this notification then deselect the Enable auto popup dialog option The Disable front panel jack detection option is mostly used for troubleshooting in cases...

Page 105: ...ou should also see a Digital Output Optical at the top This shares all the same options as Digital Output the difference is strictly connection type In the Default Format section there are a couple ba...

Page 106: ...this is the volume control for the Realtek software but also adjusts Windows main volume this will also work similarly to a pre amp if your speakers have a separate volume control that controls the vo...

Page 107: ...n a bathroom If you want a preset other than what is available on the main screen click the pulldown box next to Environment which defaults to None and contains a list of 24 total options You can reve...

Page 108: ...alizer icon to bring up the 10 band equalizer This will bypass all presets and enable manual control From here you can adjust the tone of the music by raising or lowering the slider on each frequency...

Page 109: ...l raise the pitch of the music and voice while lowering the value down to 4 will lower the pitch of the music and voice This setting is designed to add a fun effect to your audio it generally should n...

Page 110: ...ge to the speakers whereupon the speakers will engage its own hardware crossover filters to appropriately direct audio to the individual drivers If your speakers are not full range they will not have...

Page 111: ...equencies Headphones tend to be full range speakers as they are designed to operate without a subwoofer However the quality of your headphones will determine whether you should configure them as full...

Page 112: ...ource to create a virtual surround effect using additional speakers 5 1 and 7 1 add more options Speaker Fill carries over from Quadraphonic but also includes Swap Center Subwoofer Output and Enable B...

Page 113: ...he crossover settings provide enough room to set the crossover frequency a little higher than your speakers minimum frequency response which will reduce distortion and provide a smoother transition to...

Page 114: ...you to disable satellite speakers in pairs to bring any 5 1 or 7 1 system down to stereo This is mainly used as a diagnostic tool for testing sound issues In the image above speakers become transparen...

Page 115: ...you check the box to Enable Room Correction you will need to select whether you want distances displayed in Feet or Meters Once selected the unit of measurement will be colored in light orange and wil...

Page 116: ...lay back any audio the microphone picks up This is a useful feature to assist with hearing your own speaking volume or audio content playing in the background By default this setting is muted If you e...

Page 117: ...oice bouncing off objects in your room This creates an echo audible to whomever you re speaking to much like being on a phone call with someone on speaker phone and you hear your own voice coming back...

Page 118: ...lows 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 you...

Page 119: ...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 Agreemen...

Page 120: ...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 software an...

Page 121: ...ching 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 monitoring o...

Page 122: ...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 Sho...

Page 123: ...lications 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 progr...

Page 124: ...re 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 right...

Page 125: ...ptions 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 accurate i...

Page 126: ...s 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 fou...

Page 127: ...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 1525...

Page 128: ...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 the K...

Page 129: ...in 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 wil...

Page 130: ...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 revis...

Page 131: ...ges 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 RPM o...

Page 132: ...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 list i...

Page 133: ...d 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 thro...

Page 134: ...ponents 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 defa...

Page 135: ...ilities drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA Z270 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers U...

Page 136: ...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 board or...

Page 137: ...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 compatibi...

Page 138: ...t 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 DIRECTION...

Page 139: ...E 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 to...

Page 140: ...d 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 If y...

Page 141: ...se 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 pro...

Page 142: ...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 connectors a...

Page 143: ...see the EVGA Z270 FTW 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 system reboo...

Page 144: ...d 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 exc...

Page 145: ...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 relates t...

Page 146: ...ot 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 th...

Page 147: ...after 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...

Page 148: ...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 SMM...

Page 149: ...oaded 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 Core i...

Page 150: ...sources 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 futur...

Page 151: ...RAM 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 Protocols...

Page 152: ...g 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 Video Interface E LEET E LEET X...

Page 153: ...ogen Cooling MAC Media Access Control M 2 A card bus based standard commonly used for VERY fast SSD s and WiFi MCP Media and Communications Processor Intel ME Intel Management Engine MHz Megahertz MMI...

Page 154: ...I 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 SSD So...

Page 155: ...ogy 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 se...

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