EVGA H55 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• User’s Guide

  1
• EVGA H55 Motherboard

  1
• Before You Begin…

  6
• Parts NOT in the Kit

  6
• EVGA H55 Motherboard

  7
• Motherboard Specifications

  7
• Hardware Installation

  9
• Safety Instructions

  9
• Preparing the Motherboard

  10
• Installing the CPU

  10
• Installing the CPU Fan

  11
• Installing System Memory (DIMMs)

  12
• Installing the Motherboard

  12
• Installing the I/O Shield

  13
• Securing the Motherboard into a System Case

  14
• Connecting Cables

  14
• 24-pin ATX Power (PW1)

  15
• 8-pin ATX 12V Power (PW12)

  15
• Connecting IDE Hard Disk Drives

  16
• Connecting Serial ATA Cables

  17
• Connecting Internal Headers

  18
• Front Panel Header

  18
• IEEE1394a (Firewire)

  19
• USB Headers

  20
• Audio

  21
• Expansion Slots

  22
• PCI Slots

  22
• PCI Express x16/x8/x4 Slots

  22
• Onboard Buttons

  23
• Clear CMOS Button

  23
• RESET and POWER Button

  23
• Post Port Debug LED and LED Status Indicators

  24
• Post Port Debug LED

  24
• LED Status Indicators

  24
• Configuring the BIOS

  25
• Enter BIOS Setup

  26
• Main Menu

  26
• Standard BIOS Features Menu

  28
• System Time / System Date

  29
• Advanced BIOS Features

  30
• IDE Configuration

  30
• Boot Settings Configuration

  31
• AHCI Configuration

  31
• USB Configuration

  31
• Advanced Chipset Features

  32
• North Bridge Configuration

  32
• PCI Express Configuration

  32
• PCI/PNP Resource Management

  34
• Clear NVRAM

  34
• Plug & Play O/S

  34
• PCI Latency Timer

  34
• Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

  35
• Palette Snooping

  35
• PCI IDE BusMaster

  35
• OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card

  35
• Boot Configuration Features

  36
• Boot Device Priority

  36
• Hard Disk Drives

  36
• Power Management Features

  37
• ACPI Configuration

  37
• SLP_S4# Min. Assertion Width

  37
• Restore on AC Power Loss

  37
• Hardware Health Configure

  38
• H/W Health Function

  38
• CPU Fan Mode Setting

  38
• Frequency/Voltage Control Menu

  39
• Memory Configure

  39
• CPU Configuration

  39
• Installing Drivers and Software

  40
• Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation

  40
• Appendix A. POST Codes for the EVGA H55 Motherboard

  41
• PW1 Motherboard Connector

  15
• CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu

  27
• Standard BIOS Features Menu

  28
• Advanced BIOS Features

  30
• Advanced Chipset Features

  32
• PCI/PNP Resource Management

  34
• Boot Configuration Features

  36
• Power Management Features

  37
• Hardware Health Configure

  38
• Frequency/Voltage Control

  39