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    1 User ’s Guide EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard ...

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    EVGA P5 5 Classified 200 Motherboard 3 Table of Contents User’s Guide ................................................................................................................. 1 EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard ........................................................................ 1 Before You Begin… ............................... ...

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    4 Expansion Slots ................................................................................................ . 22 PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots .......................................................................... 22 Onboard Buttons .................................................................................................... 23 Clea ...

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    EVGA P5 5 Classified 200 Motherboard 5 Clear NVRAM ................................................................................................ ..... 42 Plug & Pla y O/S ................................................................................................ . 42 PCI Latenc y Timer ................................................... ...

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    6 List of Figures Figure 1. PW 1 Motherboard Con nector ................................................................ 16 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utilit y Main Menu ............................................................. 34 Figure 3. Standard BIOS Features M enu .............................................................. 36 Figure 4. Advanc ...

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    EVGA P5 5 Classified 200 Motherboard 7 Before Y ou Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardwa re necessary to install a nd connect your new EVGA P55 Classifie d 200 Motherboard. Howe ver, it does not contain t he following items that mu st be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.  Intel Socket 1156 P rocess ...

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    8 EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard Motherboard Spe cifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inc h x 10 . 375 inch  Processor support Intel Socket 1156 C PU’s  Operating systems: Supports Windows X P 32bit/64bit, Window s Vista 32bit/64bit, and Windows 7 32bit/64bit  Intel P55 Express Chip set  System Memory support Supports dual ...

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    9  Six (6) onboard Serial A TA II 300MBps data trans fer rate Six Serial ATA II con nectors with support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 Supports hot plug an d NCQ (Native C ommand Queuing )  Dual Onboard LAN ’s Integrated LAN port ’s Supports 10/100/100 0 Mb/sec Etherne t  Onboard IEEE 1394 a (Fi rewire) Support hot plug Two I ...

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    10 Hardware Inst allation This section will guide you through the ins tallation of the motherboard. The topics covered in thi s section are:  Preparing the motherboa rd  Installing the CPU  Installing the CPU fan  Installing the memory  Installing the mother board  Connecting cable s Safety Instructio ns To reduce the risk of fire ...

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    11 Preparing the Mo therboard Installing the CPU Be very careful whe n handling the C PU. Hold the processor only by the edge s and do not touch the contac ts on the motherboa rd or CPU. Any physical da mage to the motherbard pins w ill void the warranty. Use the following p rocedure to install the CPU onto the mo therboard: Unhook the socket leve ...

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    12 Align the notche s in the processor with the notches on the socket. Lower the proces sor straight down into the socket without tilti ng or sliding it into the socket Note: Make sure the CPU is fully seated and level. Lower the load plate s o it is resting on the CPU. Pull back the socke t lever aga in to ensure the load plate tip engage s under ...

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    13 Installing System Memory (DIM Ms) Your new motherboa rd has four 240 -pin slots for D DR3 memory. These slot s support 256 MB, 512 M B , 1G B , 2G B, 4GB DDR3 technologie s . There must be at least one memory bank populated to en sure normal o peration. Use the following the recommen dations for installing memory. ( See Figure 1 on page 10 for t ...

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    14 the connections p rior to this step or to secure the mothe rboard and then make all the connection s. It is normally e asier to secure the mothe rboard first. Use the following p rocedure to install the I/O shield and secure the motherboard into the cha ssis. Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit co mes with an I/ O shield that is use d ...

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    15 Securing the Mot herboard into a System Case Most system case s have a base with mounting studs or space rs to allow the motherboard to be secu red to the chas sis and help to pre vent short circuits. If there are studs that do not align with a moun ting hole on the motherboard, it i s recommended that y ou remove that s tud to prevent the possi ...

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    16 24 -pin ATX Pow er (PW 1) PW1 is the main power supply connector located alo ng the edge of the board next to the DIMM slots. Make sure that the power suppl y cable and pins are properly aligned wit h the connector on the m otherboard. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the c onnector and ma ke sure it is secur e. Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard ...

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    17 Connecting Seria l ATA Cables The Serial ATA I I connector is used to connec t the Serial ATA I I device to the motherboard. These co nnectors support the thin Serial ATA II ca bles for primary storage devices. The current Se rial ATA II interf ace allows up to 300MB/s data trans fer rate. There are six (6) internal serial ATA connec tors on thi ...

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    18 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Hea der The front panel he ader on this motherb oard is one connector u sed to connect the following fou r cables. (see Table 2 for pin definitions) :  PWRLED Attach the front pane l power LED cable to these two pin s of the connector. The Powe r LED indicates the system’s statu s. When the system is ...

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    19 IEEE1394a (Firewire) Th is motherboar d has one IEEE 1394a onboard header. Alte rnatively, you can also connect this to your system case (if ap plicable). 1. Secure the bracket to either t he front or rear panel o f the system case (not all system cases are equippe d with the front panel option). Connect the end o f the cable to the IEEE1 394 a ...

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    20 USB Headers This motherboard c ontains seven (7) USB 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The mothe rboard also contain s three (3) 10 - pin internal heade r connectors onboard that c an be used to connect an optional e xternal bracket conta ining up to six (6) USB 2.0 port s. 1. Secure the bracket to either t ...

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    21 Audio The audio connec tor supports HD audio standard and provides two ki nds of audio output choice s: the Front Audio, the Rear Au dio. The f ront Audio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connect or Connector Pin Signal Front Audi o Connector 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Em ...

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    22 Expansion Slots PCI Express x16/x 8/x4 Slots These PCI Expre ss slots are reserved for Graphic Cards and PCI Exp ress x1 and x4 devices. The de sign of this motherboa rd supports multiple G raphic Card technology. When installing a PCI Express Graphic Card, be sure the retention c lip snaps and locks the card into place. If the ca rd is not seat ...

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    23 Onboard Button s These onboard butt ons include RESET, POWER and Clea r CMOS. These functions allow you t o easily reset t he system, turn on/of f the system, or clear the CMOS. Clear CMOS Butto n The motherboard u ses the CMOS RAM to store all the s et parameters. The CMOS can be clea red by pressing the Clear CMOS button either on board or on ...

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    24 Post Port Debug LED and LED S tatus Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit P OST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot . It is useful during tr oubleshooting situation s. This Debug LED will a lso display current CPU temperat ures after the system has fully bo oted into the Operati ng System. LED Status Indi cators The L ...

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    25 Jumper Setting s PCIE Disable J umper For the ease of troubleshooting Multiple V ideo Cards, or testing individual Video Card’s Ove r clocking, EVGA ha s implemented 3 Jumpers y ou can use to disable individual PCI E slots. You don’ t need to re move any of your video cards but si mply disable the slot the particular c ard is in and the Moth ...

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    26 EVGA Control Pan el V2 (ECP) For the convenience of users, EVGA has bundled an easy to Access Control Panel: To use the ECP, simply hook up the blac k ECP Cable to the motherboard at the ECP header loca tion. (See visual gu ide) The other end of the C able should be connec ted to the EC P as shown: CPU Vcore volta ge Memory voltage CPU VTT volta ...

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    27 **Before turning o n the PC, please c heck to see tha t the CPU VCore Booster is in the O ff position clicked u p.** If you wish to ac cess the PCIE Disable Function via the ECP, please follow these instructions: Locate the PCIE Disable Jumpers (see vi sual guide) Remove the 3 jumper s. Connect the PC IE Cable with the Red wi res occupying t he ...

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    28 I t doesn’t matter whic h end of the PCIE Cable goes o nto the Motherb oard. Please be reminde d to do this when PC i s not running. Next, connect the othe r end of PC IE Cable onto the E CP as shown: ...

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    29 The Red wires should be occupy ing the pins on the top row. Now, access the Disable/Enable Function a t the front of the Control Panel: From Right to Left, PCIE Slots 1,2,3. When Jumper is in top position, PCIE slot is enabled. When in bottom position PCIE slot is dis abled. Above shows example of PCIE slot 2 disabled while the re st are enabled ...

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    30 CPU VCore Booste r For convenience of users when overcloc king, the ECP houses 3 CPU Vcore Boosters for real-time boo st of CPU VCore u pwards of +0.1v per button. The Red LED will ligh t up when VC ore booster is pressed. Whe n one Red LED is lit, VCore is boosted by +0.v. W hen 2 Red LEDs are lit, V Core is boosted by +0.2v. T o stop the VC or ...

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    31 EVGA Show - Volt EVGA Show-Volt is anot her innovative feature of the E VGA P55 Classifie d motherboard. It i s extremely useful for Enthusiasts and Technically inclined users for troubles hooting ad overclock te sting. This is located a t the top right hand corner of you r motherboard. To use this feature, i nsert the c onnector end of the red ...

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    32 Configuring the B IOS This section discu sses how to change the system setting s through the BIOS Setup menus. Desc riptions of the BIOS parame ters are also pr ovided. This section include s the following info rmation:  Enter BIOS Setup  Main Menu  Standard BIOS Feature s  Advanced BIOS Fea tures  Advanced Chipset Featu res  P ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 33 Enter BIOS Setu p The BIOS is the c ommunication bridge between hardware and software. Correctly setting the BIOS parameters i s critical to maint ain optimal system performance and stability . Use the following p rocedure to verify/chang e BIOS setti ngs. 3. Power on the computer. 4. Press the Del key w hen the following me ...

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    34 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility M ain Menu  Standar d BIOS Fe atures Use this menu to set up the basic system c onfiguration.  Advanced BIOS Fea tures Use this menu to set up the advance d system features and boot sequence.  Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set up onboard perip herals such as ID E, RAID, USB, LAN, and MAC control ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 35  Load Optimal Defaul ts Load default system set tings.  Discard Changes Use this command to aba ndon all setting c hanges and exit setup.  Save Changes & Exit Use this command to save settings t o CMOS and exit setup.  Discard Changes and Exit Use this command to aba ndon all setting c hanges and exit setup. ...

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    36 Standard BIOS Features Menu The Standard CMO S Features menu is used to configure the standa rd CMOS information, such as the date, time, a nd so on. Use the + and - ke ys to scroll through the options. Use t he  arrow key s to position t he selector in the option you choo se. To go back to the previous menu, pr ess Esc . Figure 3. Standar ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 37 System Time / Sy stem Date Using the arrow key s, position the c ursor over the mon th, day, and y ear. Use the + and - keys to sc roll through dates and times. Note that the w eekday (Sun through Sat) canno t be changed. This field changes to co rrespond to the date you ente r. No te that the hour value is shown in a 24 -ho ...

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    38 Figure 4. Advanced BIOS Fea tures IDE Configuration Use this to configure y our storage drivers and to enable RAID or switch between IDE and AHC I mode . Please note for Windows Vista / Window s 7, it is recommended to use AHCI mode for new system installations. Boot Settings Configuration Use this option to c onfigure various syste m options, s ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 39 USB Configurati on Th is option menu a llows you to ena ble Legacy USB support, force US B 1.1 mode and more. Advanced Chipse t Features Select Advance d Chipset Features from the C MOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to change the settings. Figure 5. Advanced Chipset Fe atures North Bridge Confi guration This option menu ...

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    40 PCI Express Con figuration This option menu will a llow you to set a dvanced PCI Expres s options, such a s Payload size. It is no t recommended to adju st these setti ngs. Intel VT-d Configur ation This option menu allow s you to enable, or disable, Virtu alization Technology for Directed I/O. This setting can help impr ove performanc e in a vi ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 41 ME Subsystem Configuration Select this option to change advanc ed ME Subsystem set tings. ...

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    42 PCI/PN P Resource Managemen t Select PCI/PNP Resource Manag ement from the CMOS Se tup Utility menu and press Enter to display th e advanced settings . Figure 6. PCI/PNP Resource Management Clear NVRAM This function clears the NVRAM during Sy stem Boot. Plug & Play O /S This function se ts whether the O/S or BIOS configures Plug and Play dev ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 43 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to be as signed to a PCI VGA. Palette Snooping This function allows the BIOS to infor m the system tha t an ISA graphics devic e is installed. PCI IDE BusMa ster This function allows the BIOS to use PCI BusMastering for reading or writing to IDE drives. OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE ...

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    44 Boot Configuratio n Features Select Boot Configura tion Features from the C MOS Setup Utility menu a nd press Enter to display the settings. Figure 7. Boot Configuration Fea tures Boot Dev ice Priority This option menu will allow specification of the boot device priority sequence. Hard Disk Driv es This option menu allow s you specification of t ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 45 CD/DVD Driv es This option menu allow s you specifica tion of the CD/DVD boot priority sequence. Power Managem ent Features Select Power Manage ment Fea tures from the CMOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings . Figure 8. Power Management Features ACPI Configuration This menu will allow a djustment of A ...

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    46 SLP_S4# Min. A ssertion Width This function allows adju stment of the SLP as sertion width. Restore on AC Power Loss This menu allows adjust ment of the AC Power Loss parame ters. Hardware H ealth Configure Select Hardware He alth Configure from the CMOS Setu p Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings . Figure 9. Hardware Health Con ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 47 H/W Health Fun ction This will enable or di sable Hardware He alth Monitoring. CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows chang e of the fan mode c onfiguration. Frequency/Volta ge Control Menu Select Frequency /Voltage Control from the C MOS Setup Utility menu and press Enter to display the settings . Figure 10 . Frequency/V ...

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    48 Memory Configure This menu will allow t he configuration of advanc ed memory timings, inc luding memory frequency and memory timing s. CPU Configuration This menu will allow t he configuration of advanced C PU settings, s uch as Virtualization Tec hnology, CPU Spee dStep, or CPU powe r saving options. ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 49 Inst alling Drivers a nd Sof tware The CD that has been shipped w ith the EVGA P55 Clas sified 200 Motherboard contains the followi ng software and driver s:  Chipset Driver s  Audio drivers  LAN Drivers  RAID Drivers  EVGA E-LEET Ove rclocking Utility  Adobe Acrobat Rea der  User ’ s Manual Windows XP ...

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    50 Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 Classified 200 Motherboard This section provides t he AMI POST Codes (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 Clas sified 200 Motherboa rd during system boot up. The POST Code s are displaye d on the Debug LED read out located directly onboard the motherboa rd. This Debug LED w ill also display current CPU temperatures ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 51 Code Description 0B Detect Mouse 0C Detect Keyboard 0E Test input devices 13 Early POST initialization of chipset registe rs 20 Relocate System Management interrupt vector 24 Uncompress and initialize BIOS module 2A Initialize devices primary 2C Initialize devices secondary 2E Initialize output devices 31 Allocate memory for ...

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    52 Code Description A2 Initialize IRQ routing table A4 Display boot option popup A7 Display system configuration screen A9 Wait for user input at configuration display AA Uninstall POST vector AB Prepare BBS for Int 19 boot AC End of POST initialization B1 Save system context for ACPI 00 Pass control to OS (can vary) Show CPU Temp (if enabled) EVGA ...

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    Configuring the BIOS 53 DVI – Digital Video Interface FDC - Floppy Di sk Controller FSB – Front Side Bus FTW – For The Win! GHz – Gigahertz GPU – Graphic s Processing Unit HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High-D efinition Multimedia Interface HDR – High Dynamic Rang e Lighting HPET - High Preci sion Event Ti mer HT – Hyper-Thr eading HSF ...

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    54 PCB - Printed Circu it Board PCI - Peripheral Co mponent Interc onnect PCIe - Periphera l Component In terconnect Ex press PCI- x - P eripheral Co mponent Inter connect Extended POST – Pow er on Self Test PWM – Pulse W idth Modulation QDR - Quad Data Rate QPI – Quick Path Interconnect RAID - Redundant Array of Inex pensive Disks RGB - Red ...

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