EVGA X58 SLI LE User Manual
The following quick steps will guide you through testing the absolute bare minimum essentials of your motherboard
before installing it into a system chassis. Visual aids are provided to assist you during the following procedures.
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury always follow basic safety precautions. It is recommended that you use
electrostatic discharge (ESD) countermeasures such as an ESD wrist strap or anti-static mat when handling computer components.
After removing the EVGA X58 SLI® LE from its packaging, place it on to a nonconductive surface. For example: wood, cardboard box,
or an anti-static mat.
1
a. b.
Unhook the socket lever and lift up the load plate. Remove the 1366 protective cover and carefully install your Intel processor making sure to properly align the notches.
Close the load plate and with light pressure, lower the socket lever back in to its original position.
3
c.
a. b.
2
a. b. c.
Apply a small, pea-sized drop of thermal paste on to the middle of the processor. Install your processor heatsink and fan.
b.
4
a.
Plug in one keyboard into a USB port or PS/2 port.
5
b.
a.
Insert your graphics card into either the PCI-E 2.0 slot or the PCI slot. The type of slot depends on the graphic card
bus type. Connect a monitor to the output connector of the graphics card.
Install one stick of system memory (DIMM) into the appropriate DIMM slot (see other side).
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a. b.
c. d.
7
a. b.
c. d.
Make sure your power supply’s power switch is in the OFF position then connect your 24-Pin ATX Power Connector
and 8-Pin CPU Power Connector to the motherboard.
SATA Connection
8
a.
b.
Plug in power connectors to both the graphics card and the hard disk drive. Power connector types will vary
depending on the hard disk drive and graphic card’s power requirements.
9
a. b.
Press the onboard Clear CMOS button Press the red Power Button
On the power supply, flip the power
switch to the ON position. LEDs will
now be lit on the motherboard. Press
the onboard Clear CMOS button once
then press the red Power Button to
begin powering up the system.
At this final stage, you should now be
greeted with the POST screen on
your monitor.
Connect one hard drive disk to either one of the SATA Connectors.
Control
Sense
12V
Ground
12V
Sense
Fan Header
Please see the manual for more details.
CPU Fan Header
Ground
1 4 6
8 Pin 12v Power
Connector
Front Audio Connector
10
8
6
4
2
1
5
3
9
7
SignalPin
PORT1_L
1
AUD_GND
2
PORT1_R
3
PRECENCE J
4
PORT2_R
5
SENSE1_RETURN
6
SENSE_SEND
7
Empty
8
PORT2_L
9
SENSE2_RETURN
10
Ground
12V
Sense
Fan Header
SATA Ports
24 Pin ATX Power
-
TX
TX
-
+
RX
+
RX
GND GND GND
2 3 5 2
1. PS/2 Keyboard Port
2. USB 2.0 Ports
3. Clear CMOS
4. Coaxial SPDIF Output
2
7
5. Optical SPDIF Output
6. LAN Ports (10/100/1000)
7. Audio Ports
Connector
SPDIF
2 4
1 365
1
2
3
4
5
6
DefinitionPin
Power
No Pin
SPDIF
SPDIFI
GROUND
GROUND
Sense
12V
Ground
Sense
12V
Ground
PC Speaker
Reset
Button
Connector
IEEE 1394a Connector
10
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Power
Button
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
CMOS
SignalPin
TPA
TPA
GND
GND
TPB
TPB
+
12V
+
12V
Empty
GND
Fan
Header
+
-
+
-
Connector
USB 2.0 Header Connector
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10
1
3
5
7
9
2
1
SignalPin
5V_DUAL
-
D
+
D
GND
Empty
Post LED
PWRLED PWRSW Blank
+ -
+ -
HD_LED RESET No
SignalPin
5V_DUAL
2
-
D
4
+
D
6
GND
8
No Connect
10
Connect
10
1
1
3
3
5
5
One DIMM: If using 1 DIMM (Single Channel),
install into: DIMM slot 1.
2 4
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6
6
Two or Four DIMMs: If using 2 DIMMs (Dual Channel),
install into: DIMM slots 1 and 3. If using 4 DIMMs
(Dual Channel), install into: DIMM slots 2, 1, 4, and 3.
Three DIMMs: If using 3 DIMMs (Triple Channel),
install into: DIMM slots 1, 3, and 5.
Six DIMMs: If using more than 4 DIMMs, use:
DIMM slots 2, 1, 4, and 3 then proceed to occupy
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the following DIMM slots in this order: 5 and 6.
ATTENTION:
EVGA recommends applying 1.65V or less when
setting the DIMM Voltage. This will support long
term stability.
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