EVGA P55 manual

User ’s Guide EVGA P55 Micro Mother board[...]

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EVGA P55 Micro Motherboard Table of Contents User’s Guide ................................................................................................................. 1 EVGA P55 Micro M otherboard ................................ ...................................................... 1 Before You Begin… ....................................[...]

USB Headers ................................................................................................ . 20 Audio .............................................................................................................. 21 Expansion Slots ................................................................................................ . 2[...]

EVGA P55 Micro Motherboard Allocate IRQ to PCI VG A ................................................................................... 34 Palette Snooping ................................................................................................ 34 PCI IDE BusMaster ............................................................................[...]

List of Figures Figure 1. PW 1 Motherboard Con nector ................................................................ 16 Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utilit y Main Menu ............................................................. 27 Figure 3. Standard BIOS Features M enu .............................................................. 28 Figure 4. Advance [...]

EVGA P55 Micro Motherboard Before Y ou Begin… Parts NOT in the Kit This kit contains all the hardw are necessary to i nstall and connect your new EVGA P55 Micro Mothe rboard. Howe ver, it does not contain the following items that must be pu rchased separate ly to make the mo therboard functi onal.  Intel Socket 1156 P rocessor  DDR3 System [...]

EVGA P55 Micro Motherboard Motherboard Spe cifications  Size ATX form factor of 9.6 inch x 9.6 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/64b it  Intel P55 Express Chip set  System Memory support Supports dual channel DDR3- [...]

 Six (6) onboard Serial A TA II 300MBps data trans fer rate Six Serial ATA II con nectors with suppo rt for RA ID 0, RAID 1, RA ID 10, and RAID 5 Supports hot plug and NC Q (Native C ommand Queuing )  Onboard LAN ’s Integrated LAN port Supports 10/100/100 0 Mb/sec Ethernet  Onboard IEEE 1394 a (Fi rewire) Support hot plug Two IEEE1394a p[...]

Hardware Inst allation This section will g uide you through the installation o f the motherb oard. The topics covered in thi s sectio n are:  Preparing the motherboa rd  Installing the CPU  Installing the CPU fan  Installing the memory  Installing the mother board  Connecting cable s Safety Instru ctions To reduce the risk of fire[...]

Preparing the Mo therboard Installing the CPU Be very careful whe n handli ng the CPU. Hold the processor only by the ed ges and do not touch the contac ts on the mothe rboard or CPU. Any physical da mage to the motherbard pins w ill void the war ranty. Use the following p rocedure to ins tall the CPU onto the mo therboard: Unhook the socket leve r[...]

Align the notche s in the proce ssor with the notches on the socket. Lower the proces sor straight dow n 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 ag ain to ensure the load plate tip engage s under t[...]

Installing System Memory (DIM Ms) Your new motherboa rd has four 240 -pin slots f or DDR3 memory. These slots support 1G B , 2G B, 4GB DDR3 techn ologies . There m ust be at least one memory bank populated t o ensure no rmal operation. U se the following the recommendations for installing me mory.  One DIMM : If u sing 1 DIMM ( Single Cha nnel )[...]

Installing the I/O Shield The motherboard kit co mes w ith an I/O shield that is u sed to block radi o frequency transmi ssions, pro tects internal compo nents from dus t and foreign obj ects, and prom otes correc t airflow within the c hassis. Before installing the mo therboard, in stall the I/O shield from the inside of the chassis. Press the I /[...]

Securing the Mot herboard into a System Case Most system case s have a base with mounting studs o r spacers to allow the motherboard to be secu red to the chassis and he lp to preve nt short circuits. If there are studs that do not alig n with a mounting hole on the mot herboard, it is recommended that y ou rem ove that stud to preve nt the possibi[...]

24 -pin ATX Pow er (PW 1) PW1 is the main power supply connec tor located along 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 connec tor on the mother board. Firmly plug the power supply cable into the c onnector and make sure i t is secure . Figure 1. PW1 Motherboard Co[...]

primary storage devices. The current Serial ATA II interfac e allows up to 300MB/s data trans fer rate. There are six (6) internal serial A TA connectors on thi s motherboard. These connections are de signed to be angled to not inter fere wi th any expansions cards. These connecti on points support RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configurations. SATA 5[...]

Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Hea der The front panel he ader on this motherb oard is one con nector used to con nect the following fou r cables. (see Table 2 for pin definitions) :  PWRLED Attach the front pane l power LED cable to these two pins of th e connector. The Powe r LED indic ates the system’s statu s. When th e system is [...]

IEEE1394a (Firewire) Th is motherboar d has one IEE E 1394a onboard heade r. Alternatively, y ou can also connect this to your system case (if a pplicable ). 1. Secure the bracket to e ither the front or rear panel of the system ca se (not all system cases are equippe d with the front panel op tion). Connect the end o f the cable to the IEEE1 394 a[...]

USB Headers This motherboard c ontains seven (6) US B 2.0 ports that are exposed on the rear panel of the chassis (Figure 2). The mothe rboard also contain s three (2) 10 - pin internal heade r connectors onboard that can be u sed to connect an optional e xternal bracke t containing up to six (4) USB 2.0 port s. 1. Secure the bracket to e ither the[...]

Audio The audio connec tor supports HD audio standard an d provides two kinds of audio output choice s: the Front Audio, the Rear Audio. The front Au dio supports re-tasking function. Table 5. Front Audio Connect or Connector Pin Signal Front Audi o Conne ctor 1 PORT1_L 2 AUD _GND 3 PORT1_R 4 PRECENCE_J 5 PORT2_R 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE_SEND 8 Empt[...]

Expansion Slots PCI Slots The PCI slot suppo rts many e xpansion cards suc h as a LAN card, USB car d, SCSI card and other ca rds that comply with PCI spec ifications. When ins talling a card into the PCI slot, be sure that it is fully sea ted. Sec ure the card’ s metal bracket to the c hassis back pa nel with the sc rew used to hold the blank co[...]

Onboard Button s These onboard butt ons include RESE T, POWE R and Clear CMOS. These functions allow you t o easily reset the system, tu rn on/off the sy stem, or cl ear the CMOS. Clear CMOS Butto n The motherboard u ses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parame ters. The CMOS can be clea red by pressing the Cle ar CMOS butto n either onboard or on [...]

Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two-digit P OST code s to show why the sy stem may be failing to boot . It is useful during tr oubleshooting situations. This Debu g LED will also displa y current CPU temperat ures after t he system has fully boo ted into the Operati ng System. LED Status Indi cators The LE[...]

Configuring the B IOS This section discu sses how to chang e the system settings throug h the BIOS Setup menus. Desc riptions of the BIOS parameters a re also provided. 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  PCI/[...]

Enter BIOS Setu p The BIOS is the c ommunication bri dge between hardwa re and softwa re. Correctly setting the BIOS pa rameters is critical t o maintain optimal system performance and stability . Use the following p rocedure to verify/c hange BIOS settings. 3. Power on the computer. 4. Press the Del key w hen the f ollowing message briefly displa [...]

Configuring the BIOS Figure 2. CMOS Setup Utility M ain Menu  Standard BIOS Featu res Use this menu to set up the basic sys tem configuratio n.  Advanced BIOS Fea tures Use this menu to set up the advanc ed system features and boot sequenc e.  Advanced Chipset Feat ures Use this menu to set up onb oard peripherals suc h as IDE, RAID, U SB,[...]

Standard BIOS Features Menu The Standard CMO S Features menu is used to configure the standa rd CMOS information, such as the date, time , and so on. Use the + and - keys to scroll through the options. Use t he  a rrow keys to p osition the sele ctor in the option you choo se. To go ba ck to the previous men u, press Esc . Figur e 3. Standard[...]

Configuring the BIOS System Time / Sy stem Date Using the arrow key s, positi on the cursor over t he mont h, day, and ye ar. Use the + and - keys to sc roll through dates and times. Note that the weekda y (Sun through Sat) cannot be c hange d. This field changes to correspond t o the date you enter. Note that t he hour value is shown in a 24 -hour[...]

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

Configuring the BIOS USB Configurati on Th is option menu a llows yo u to enable Legac y USB sup port, force USB 1.1 mode and more. Advanced Chipse t Features Select Advanc ed Chipset Fea tures from the CMOS Se tup Utility menu an d press Enter to change the settings. Figure 5. Advanced Chipset Fe atures North Bridge Confi guration This option menu[...]

PCI Express Con figuration This option menu will a llow you to set advanced PCI Ex press opti ons, such as Payload size. It is no t recommended to adju st these se ttings. Intel VT-d Configur ation This option menu allow s you to ena ble, or disable, V irtua lization Technology for Directed I/O. This setting c an help improve perf ormance in a virt[...]

PCI/PN P Resource Managemen t Select PCI/PNP Resource Management from the C MOS Setup Utili ty menu and press Enter to display th e advance d settings . Figure 6. PCI/PNP Resource Management Clear NVRAM This function clears the NVRAM d uring System Boot. Plug & Play O/S This function se ts whether the O/S or BIOS configure s Plug a nd Play devi[...]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA This function allows an IRQ to be as signed to a PCI VG A. Palette Snooping This function allows the BIOS to in form the syste m that an ISA graphics device is installed. PCI IDE BusMa ster This function allows the BIOS to u se PCI BusMa stering for reading or w riting to IDE drives. Of fBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card This function [...]

Boot Configuratio n Feature s Selec t Boot Co nfiguration Fe atures from the CMOS Set up Utility menu an d press Enter to display the settings. Figure 7. Boot Configuratio n Features Boot Dev ice Priority This option menu will allow specification o f the boot device priority seque nce. Hard Disk Driv es This option menu allow s you specifica tion o[...]

CD/DVD Driv es This option menu allow s you specifica tion of the CD/D VD boot priority sequence. Power Managem ent Features Select Power Manage ment Fe atures from the CMOS Se tup Utility menu a nd press Enter to display the settings . Figure 8. Power Management Features ACPI Configuration This menu will allow a djustment of A dvanced A CPI config[...]

Configuring the BIOS Restore on AC Pow er Loss This menu allows adjust ment of the A C Power Los s parameters. Hardware H ealth Configure Select Hardware He alth Configure f rom the CMOS Setup Utility menu a nd press Enter to display the settings . Figure 9. Hardware Health Con figure H/W Health Fun ction This will enable or di sable Hardw are Heal[...]

CPU Fan Mode Setting This function allows change of the fa n mode configurati on. Frequency/Volta ge Control Menu Select Frequency /Voltage Control from the C MOS Set up Utility menu a nd press Enter to display the settings . Figure 10 . Frequency/Voltage C ontrol Memory Configure This menu will allow t he configuratio n of advanced memory timings,[...]

Configuring the BIOS Inst alling Driv ers and Sof tware The CD that has been shippe d with the EVGA P55 Mic ro Motherboard contains the following so ftwa re and drivers:  Chipset Driver s  Audio drivers  LAN Drivers  RAID Drivers  EVGA E-LEET Ove rclocking Utility  Adobe Acrobat Rea der  User ’ s Manual Windows XP/Vis ta /7 D[...]

Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA P55 Micro Motherboar d This section provides t he AMI POST Code s (Table 6) for the EVGA P55 Micro Motherboa rd during system boot up. The POST Code s are displa yed on the Debug LED readout located di rectly onboard the m otherboard. This Debug LED will a lso display current CPU temperatures afte r the syste m h[...]

Configuring the BIOS Code Description 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 ADM module 33 Initialize silent boot module 37 Display sign-on message 38 Initialize USB controller 39 Initial[...]

Code Description 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 Glossary of Terms ACPI - Advanced C onfiguration and Pow er Interface AFR – Alternate Fra me Rende ring APIC - Advanced Programmable Interr upt Cont[...]

Configuring the BIOS HDD - Hard Disk Drive HDMI - High-D efinition Multi media Interface HDR – High Dynamic Rang e Lighting HPET - High Preci sion Event Ti mer HT – Hyper-Thr eading HSF - Heat Sink Fan I/O - Input/Ou tput IDE - Integrated Drive Elec tronics IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Ele ctronics Engineer s IGP - Integrated Gra phics Pr[...]

QDR - Quad Data Rate QPI – Quick Path Interconne ct RAID - Redundant Array of Inex pensive Di sks RGB - Red Gree n Blue SATA - Serial Adva nced Technolo gy Attach ment SB - Southbridg e SCSI - Small Co mputer Sy stem Interface SFR – Split Fra me Rendering SLI - Scalable L ink Interface SPD - Serial Pre sence Detec t SPDIF - Sony/Ph ilips Digita[...]