Manual EVGA X79 Classified

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    User Guide EVGA X79 Motherboard ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 3 Table of Contents Motherboard ................................................................................................................... ................ 1 Before You Begin… ............................................................................................................. ......... 5 Parts NOT in the Kit ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 4 Connecting Internal Headers ................................................................................................... ..19 Front Panel Header ............................................................................................................ .........19 Firewire 1394a (1394b optional) ...................... ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 5 Before Y ou Begin… True next generation mo therboards have arrived with the EVGA X79 motherboar ds! This product packs in the late st technologies to give you an uncompromised experience: Uncompromised Performance – Unparalleled memory bandwidth with t rue quad channel DDR3 memory sup port, and Intel Turbo Boost Tec hnolo ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 6 Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the h ardware necessar y to install and connec t your new EVGA X79 Motherboard. However, it d oes not contain the foll owing items that must be purchased separately t o make the motherboard fun ctional.  Intel Socket 2011 Processor  DDR3 System Memory  Socket 2011 CPU Coolin ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 7 EVGA X79 Motherboard Motherboard Specifications  Size ATX form factor of 12 inches x 9.6 inches EATX form factor of 12 inches x 10.3 inches  Microprocessor support Intel Socket 2011 Processor  Operating systems Supports Windows 7 / Vista / XP  Contains Intel X79 chipse t  System Memory support Supports Dual cha ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 8  SATA Ports SATA ports up to 3G (300 MB/s) data transfer rate SATA ports up to 6G (600 MB/s) data transfer rate Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 , RAID5 and RAID 10 ESATA  Onboard LAN Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/sec Ethernet  Onboard Firewire 1394a (1394b optional) Supports hot plug  Onboard Audio Realtek ALC898 H ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 9 Unpacking and Parts Descriptions Unpacking The EVGA X79 Motherboard comes with all the necessary cables for adding a motherboard to a sys tem case. If replacing a mo therboard, you may no t need many of these cabl es. Equipment The following accessories are included with the EVG A X79 Motherboard: The EVGA X79 Motherboard Thi ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 10 2-Port USB 2.0 / 1394a Fi rewire Bracket Provides two additional USB ports and 1 additional 1394a Firewire port to the back panel of the chassis. 2-Port USB 3.0 Bracket (Op tional) Allows addition of 2 USB 3. 0 ports by Connecting to the motherboard header. SATA 3G/6G Data Cables Used to support the SATA protocol and each on ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 11 Hardware Installation This section will guide you through th e installation of the motherboard. The topics covered in this section are:  Preparing the motherboard  Installing the CPU  Installing the Cooling Device  Installing the memory  Installing th e motherboard  Connecting ca bles Safety Instructions To ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 12 Preparing the Motherboard Installing the CPU Be very careful when handling the CPU. Hold the processor only by the edg es and do not touch the bot tom of the processor. Use the following procedure to install the CPU onto the motherboard:  Unhook the left socket lever by pushing down and away from the socke t.  Unhook t ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 13  Align the notches on t he CPU to the notches in the socket.  Lower the processor stra ight down into the socket. Note: Make sure the CPU is fully seated and lev el in the socket.  Lower the load plat e so it is resting on the CPU.  Press the right socket lever down to lock into place.  Carefully lock the leve ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 14 Installing System Memory (DIMMs) Your new motherboard has four 240-pin slots for DDR3 memory. These slots support 1GB, 2GB, 4GB a nd 8GB DDR3 DIMMs. There must be at least one memory slot populated to ensure normal operation. The Intel X79 chipset supports quad channel memory; you can choose any slots to inser t the DIMMs. U ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 15 Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboar d into a sys tem case depends on the chassis you are using and if you are repl acing an existing motherboard or working with an empty system case. Determ ine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to thi s step or to secure the motherboard ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 16 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case Most system cases have a base with mounting studs or spacers to allow the motherboard to be secured to the chassis and help to pr event short circuits. If there are studs that do not align with a m ounting hole on the motherboard, it is recommended that you remove th at stud to pre ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 17 24pin ATX Power (PW1) PW1 is the main power supply connecto r located along the rig ht edge of the board. Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are pr operly aligned with the connector on the motherboard. Firml y plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure. The 24pin Power Connector may ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 18 8-pin ATX 12V Power ( PW12-1 & PW12-2 ) PW12-1 & PW12-2 (opt ional) , the 8-pin ATX 12V power connecti ons, are used to provide power to the CPU. Alig n the pins to the c onnector and press firmly until seated. If your motherboard has two 8-pin con nectors, the secondary is optional for improv ed overclocking. BIOS S ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 19 Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboa rd is one connector used to connect the followi ng four cables.  PWRLED Attach the front panel power LED cable to these two pins of the connector. The Power LED indicates the system’s status. Whe n the system is powered on, the LED w ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 20 Firewire 1394a (1394b Optional) The IEEE 1394a expansion cable bracket is provided in the box but if you do not require the additional exter nal connections, you do not need to i nstall it. Select motherboards have a Firewire 1394b header. 1394a or 1394b devices can be used on it.  Secure the bracket to either the front o ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 21 USB Headers This motherbo ard con tains USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports that are expos ed on the rear pa nel of the chassis. The motherboar d also contai ns 10-pin internal header con nectors onboard th at can be used to connect an opti onal external brack et containing up to four (4) US B 2.0 ports. It may also have an internal he ad ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 22 Audio The audio connector supp orts HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices: the Fr ont Audio and the Rear Audio. Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connec tor 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD_GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empty 9 PORT2_L 10 SENSE2_RETURN 9 7 5 3 1 10 8 6 4 2 ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 23 PCI-E x1 Slots There are PCI-E x1 slots that are desi gned to acc ommodate less band width- intensive cards, such as a sound or network card. PCI-E x16/x8 Slots These PCI-E slots are reserved for Grap hics Cards and PCI-E x1, x4, x8 and x16 devices. The design of this mother board supports multiple Graphics Card technologies ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 24 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESE T, POWER and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you to easily reset the system, turn on/off the system, or clear the CMOS. Clear CMOS Button The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set p arameters. The CMOS can be cleared by pressing the Clear CMOS butto n either o ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 25 Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST codes to show why the system may be failing to boot. It is useful during troubleshooting situations. This Debug LED will also display current CPU socket temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System. LED Statu ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 26 Installing Drivers and Software Note: It is important to remember that befor e installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit, you need to load your oper at ing system. The motherboard s upports 32bit and 64bit versions of Wi ndows 7, Vista and XP. The kit comes with a CD t hat contains uti lities, drivers, and addition ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 27 POST Codes This section provides the AMI POST Codes for the EVGA X79 Motherboard during system boot up. The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the mot herboard. This Debug LED will also display current CPU temperatures after th e system has fully booted into the Operating Syste m. AMI ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 28 1C 1D- 2A OEM pre-memory initialization codes 2B Memory initialization. Se rial Presence Detect (SPD) data reading 2C Memory initialization. Memory presence detection 2D Memory initialization. Programming memory timing information 2E Memory initialization. Configuring memory 2F Memory initialization (other). 30 Reserved for ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 29 is failed 5A Internal CPU error 5B reset 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 vec tor call E4- E7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes E8- EB S3 Resume Failed EC- EF Reserved ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 30 71 South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 72 South Bridge devices initialization 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 Boot Device Selection (BDS) pha ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 31 AD Ready To Boot event AE Legacy Boot event AF Exit Boot Services event B0 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP Begin B1 Runtime Set Virtual Address MAP End B2 Legacy Option 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 ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 32 EVGA Glossary of T erms AC – Alternating Current ACPI - Advanced Configuration and Po wer Interface AFR – Alternate Frame Rendering APIC - Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller ACPI – Advanced Configuration and Power Interface BCLK – Base Clock (or operating frequency of base system bus) BIOS - Basic Input Outpu ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 33 GPU – Graphics Processing Unit HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface HDR – High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET - High Precision Event Timer HT – Hyper-Threading HSF - Heat Sink Fan I/O - Input/Output IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 34 PCB - Printed Circuit Board PCH – Platform Controller Hub PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI-E - Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCI-X - Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended PLL – Phase Locked Lo op POST – Power on Self Test PWM – Pulse Width Modulation QDR - Quad Data Rate QPI – Quick Path ...

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    EVGA X79 Motherboard 35 Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device complies w ith FCC Rules Part 15. Op eration is s ubject to the follow ing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interferen ce, and (2) this dev ice must accept any interference receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operation . ...

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