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User Guide

EVGA Z77 FTW

Motherboard

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Summary of Contents for Z77 FTW

Page 1: ...User Guide EVGA Z77 FTW Motherboard...

Page 2: ...nd Parts Descriptions 7 Unpacking 7 Equipment 8 9 Hardware Installation 100 Safety Instructions 100 Preparing the Motherboard 111 Installing the CPU 111 12 Installing the CPU Fan 12 Installing System...

Page 3: ...s 22 PCI E x16 x8 Slots 222 Onboard Buttons 233 Clear CMOS Button 233 RESET and POWER Button 233 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators 244 Post Port Debug LED 244 LED Status Indicators 244 Ins...

Page 4: ...r questions Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA Z77 FTW Motherboard However it does not contain the following items that must be purc...

Page 5: ...motherboard into a PC case If you are building a PC you will use most of the cables provided in the kit If however you are replacing a motherboard you will not need many of the cables When replacing a...

Page 6: ...icially supports up to 32GBs of DDR3 memory USB 2 0 Ports Supports hot plug Supports wake up from S1 and S3 mode Supports USB 2 0 protocol up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate USB 3 0 Ports Backwards co...

Page 7: ...tures Green Function 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 Expansion Slots...

Page 8: ...n of the motherboard 1 I O Shield Installs in the system case to block radio frequency transmissions protect internal components from dust foreign objects and aids in proper airflow within the chassis...

Page 9: ...Data Cables Used to support the SATAIII 6G high speed protocol and each one connects a single drive to the motherboard 1 3 way SLI Bridge Bridges three 3 graphics cards together which allows for 3 way...

Page 10: ...rboard Installing the CPU Installing the CPU fan Installing the memory Installing the motherboard Connecting cables Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury always foll...

Page 11: ...t lever by pushing down and away from the socket Pull the socket lever back and the load plate will automatically lift There is a protective socket cover within the CPU socket to protect the socket wh...

Page 12: ...and level in the socket Close the load plate over the CPU and press down while you close and engage the socket lever The CPU installation is complete Installing the CPU Fan There are many different fa...

Page 13: ...Dual Channel install into DIMM slots 2 and 4 If using 4 DIMMs Dual Channel install into DIMM slots 1 2 3 and 4 Use the following procedure to install DIMMs Note that there is only one gap near the ce...

Page 14: ...system case covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers This will depend on the system case being used Installing...

Page 15: ...s and screws 1 Carefully place the motherboard onto the stand offs located inside the chassis 2 Align the mounting holes with the stand offs 3 Align the connectors to the I O shield 4 Ensure that the...

Page 16: ...the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure Figure 1 PWR_24 Motherboard Connector Table 1 PWR_24 Pin Assignments Connector Pin Sig...

Page 17: ...lect Switch The BIOS Select Switch is located directly to the right of the PC speaker on the lower edge of the mainboard This jumper controls which of physical BIOS chips are to be used when the syste...

Page 18: ...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 button on the front panel turn...

Page 19: ...nstall it 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of the system case not all system cases are equipped with the front panel option Connect the end of the cable s to the IEEE 1394a heade...

Page 20: ...nnect an optional external bracket containing up to four 4 USB 2 0 ports 1 Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option...

Page 21: ...dio output choices the Front Audio and the Rear Audio The Front Audio supports re tasking function Table 5 Front Audio Connector Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_...

Page 22: ...hics 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 re...

Page 23: ...nboard 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 during trou...

Page 24: ...after the system has fully booted into the Operating System LED Status Indicators Theses LEDs indicate the system s status POWER LED Red When the System is powered on This LED is on DIMM LED Yellow Wh...

Page 25: ...erating system The motherboard supports Windows 7 Vista and XP both 32 and 64 Bit The kit comes with a CD that contains utilities drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the...

Page 26: ...e Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System Table 6 AMI POST Code...

Page 27: ...zation Programming memory timing information 2E Memory initialization Configuring memory 2F Memory initialization other 30 Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below 31 Memory Installed 32 CP...

Page 28: ...et PPI is not available 5C 5F Reserved for future AMI error codes E0 S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL E1 S3 Boot Script execution E2 Video repost E3 OS S3 wake vector call E4...

Page 29: ...n 73 77 South Bridge DXE Initialization South Bridge module specific 78 ACPI module initialization 79 CSM initialization 7A 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 B...

Page 30: ...tion ROM Initialization B3 System Reset B4 USB hot plug B5 PCI bus hot plug B6 Clean up of NVRAM B7 Configuration Reset reset of NVRAM settings B8 BF Reserved for future AMI codes C0 CF OEM BDS initia...

Page 31: ...on and Power Interface BCLK 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 Ce...

Page 32: ...EE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP Integrated Graphics Processors IMC Integrated memory controller IRQ Interrupt Request JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JEDEC Joint Electron Device En...

Page 33: ...n QDR Quad Data Rate QPI Quick Path Interconnect RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RGB Red Green Blue SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Inter...

Page 34: ...chnology 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 nam...

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