Table of Contents
Congratulations..................................................................................................... 3
Parts NOT in the Kit ........................................................................................... 3
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................ 4
Preparing the Motherboard ................................................................................ 4
Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 4
Installing the CPU Fan.................................................................................... 5
Installing System Memory (DIMMs) ................................................................ 5
Installing the Motherboard ................................................................................. 5
Installing the I/O Shield ................................................................................. 6
Securing the Motherboard into a System Case ................................................. 6
Connecting Cables ............................................................................................. 6
24-pin ATX Power (ATXPOWER).................................................................. 7
4-pin ATX 12V Power (ATX_CPU) ................................................................ 7
Connecting Serial ATA Cables ..................................................................... 7
Front Panel Header (F_PANEL) ................................................................... 8
Expansion Slots .......................................................................................... 8
Enter BIOS Setup .................................................................................................. 9
Verify/Change BIOS settings .............................................................................. 9
Installing Drivers and Software ............................................................................ 10
Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation ............................................................. 10
Congratulations!
Thank you for purchasing this EVGA H55 Chipset based motherboard.
This motherboard from EVGA offers high performance, quality features and superior support. If you have
any questions about this product please visit www.evga.com to read the EVGA FAQ, visit our forums or
contact us directly.
Parts NOT in the Kit
This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new EVGA H55
Motherboard. However, it does not contain the following items that must be purchased
separately to make the motherboard functional.
Intel Socket 1156 Processor
DDR3 System Memory
Socket 1156 Cooling fan
Power Supply
EVGA assumes you have purchased all the necessary parts needed to allow for proper system
functionality. For a full list of supported CPU’s on this motherboard, please visit
http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/.
When replacing a motherboard in a system case, you will need to reinstall an operating system
even though the current hard disk may already have an operating system