EVGA X99 FTW User manual
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User Guide
EVGA X99 FTW
Specs and Initial Installation
(Part 1)
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Table of Contents
Before you Begin………………………………………………………………………3
Parts Not in the kit…………………………………………………………………….4
Intentions of the kit……………………………………………………………………4
Motherboard Spe ifi ations……………………………………………………………5
Unpa king and Parts Des riptions……………………………………………………..7
Equipment……………………………………………………………………………..7
Hardware Installation…………………………………………………………………..8
Component legend………..……………………………………………………………8
PCI-E Slot Breakdown………………………………………………………………....9
Rear I/O Panel legend………………………………………………………………..10
Preparing the Motherboard…………………………………………………………...11
Installing the CPU…………………………………………………………………….11
Installing the Cooling Devi e……………………………………….…………...…….12
Installing System Memory (DIMMs)……………...………………….......…..………...13
Complian e Information……………………………………………………………...14
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Before You Begin…
EVGA wel omes you to the next generation of ground breaking performan e, the X99
FTW. The X99 platform redefines high performan e with the introdu tion of the first
ever quad hannel DDR4 ar hite ture fueled by Intel’s Haswell-E/Broadwell-E CPU
family for up to 128GB’s of RAM running at a maximum memory speed up to
3000MHz+ (OC), possible due to the 4 layer memory T-Routing design. An Advan ed
8 phase Digital VRM (IR3563B+IR3350) and a CPU so ket with 150% higher Gold
ontent, all rested on a 8 layer Hybrid Bla k PCB to provide industry leading stability for
all your appli ations.
Also, the board is not ONLY for peak over lo king, it is also fully featured to support
any/all peripherals and fun tions available, 4 way SLI support without the need for PLX
hips, 2 Intel Gigabit LAN, Intel AIC with Thunderbolt support, right angle power
onne tors, PCI-E disable swit hes and mu h more!
Lastly, a motherboard is only as good as its BIOS, and we have revamped our GUI
BIOS with a fo us on over lo king, fun tionality, in a lean, straight forward pa kage.
And you should expe t nothing less from a modern enthusiast BIOS.
With the features above and many more, EVGA is going to redefine motherboard
performan e.
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Parts NOT in the Kit
This kit ontains all the hardware ne essary to install and onne t your new
EVGA X99 FTW Motherboard. However, it does NOT ontain the following
items that must be pur hased separately in order to make the system fully
fun tional and install an Operating System:
Intel Socket 2011-3 Processor
DDR4 System Memory
CPU Coolin Device
PCI Express Graphics Card
Power Supply
Hard Drive or SSD
Keyboard / Mouse
Monitor
(Optional) Optical Drive
EVGA assumes you have pur hased all the ne essary parts needed to allow for
proper system fun tionality. For a full list of supported CPUs on this
motherboard, please visit www.evga. om/support/motherboard
Intentions of the Kit
This kit provides you with the motherboard and all onne ting ables ne essary
to install the motherboard into a PC ase.
When repla ing a motherboard in a PC ase, you will need to reinstall an
operating system even though the urrent storage drive may already have one
installed.
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Motherboard
Motherboard Specifications
Size:
EATX form fa tor of 12 in hes x 10.375 in hes (305x264mm)
Microprocessor support:
Intel So ket 2011-3 Pro essor
Operatin Systems:
Supports Windows 8 / 7
Contains Intel X99 chipset
System Memory support:
Supports Quad hannel DDR4 up to 3000MHz+ (OC).
Supports up to 128GB of DDR4 memory.
USB 2.0 Ports:
8x from Intel X99 PCH – 6x external, 2x internal
Supports hot plug
Supports wake-up from S1 and S3 mode
Supports USB 2.0 proto ol up to a 480 Mbps transmission rate
USB 3.0 Ports:
6x from Intel X99 PCH – 4x external, 2x internal
Supports transfer speeds up to 5Gbps
Ba kwards ompatible USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 support
SATA Ports:
Intel X99 PCH Controller
6x SATA 3/6G (600 MB/s) data transfer rate
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, AND RAID 10
- Supports hot plug
4x SATA3/6G AHCI Only
Onboard LAN:
1x Intel i217 Gigabit Ethernet PHY
1x Intel i210 Gigabit Ethernet MAC
Supports 10/100/1000 Mb/se Ethernet
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Ethernet Teaming Supported
Onboard Audio:
Realtek Audio (ALC1150)
Supports 8- hannel (7.1) audio
Supports Opti al Output
PCI-E 3.0 Support:
Low power onsumption and power management features
Power Functions:
Supports ACPI (Advan ed Configuration and Power Interfa e)
Supports S0 (normal), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM), S4
(Suspend to disk - depends on OS), and S5 (soft - off)
Expansion Slots:
5x PCI-E 16x slot 2x16/8, 3x8, 4x8
1x PCI-E 4x slot
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Unpacking and
Parts Descriptions
Equipment
The following a essories are in luded with the EVGA X99 FTW
Motherboard:
The EVGA X99 FTW Motherboard
This PCI-E motherboard contains the Intel X99 chipset.
I/O Shield
Installs in the system case to protect internal components from
dust, foreign objects, and aids in proper airflo ithin the
chassis.
6x SATA 6G Data Cables
Used to support the SATA protocol and each one connects a
single drive to the motherboard.
I/O Cover
This optional cover attaches to the PCB and covers the I/O
area
I stallatio CD
Contains drivers and soft are needed to setup the
motherboard.
User Ma ual
The user manual you are reading right no !
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Intel X99 FTW Motherboard
The EVGA X99 FTW Motherboard with the Intel X99 and PCH Chipset. Figure 1
shows the motherboard and Figure 2 shows the ba k panel onne tors
FIGURE 1. X99 FTW Motherboard Layout
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1. CPU Socket 2011-3 12. CMOS Battery 23. EVGauge
2. Intel X Southbridge 13. USB 3.0 Headers 24. Thunderbolt GPIO Connector
3. CPU Fan Header (1 amp PWM) 14. USB 2.0 Headers 25. Back Panel Connectors (Figure 2)
4. DDR4 Memory DIMM Slots 1-8 15. CMOS Reset Button 26. 8 pin EPS Connector
5. 24-pin ATX power connector 16. Power Button 27. Supplemental PCI-E 6pin Power
6. Fan Headers (1 amp DC) 17. Reset Button 28. S/PDIF Out
7. PCI-E Disable Dipswitches 18. PC Speaker 2 . Probe It Header
8. Intel Sata 6G RAID Ports 1 . PCI-E Slot 16x/8x 30. BIOS Selector Switch
. Intel Sata 6G AHCI Ports 20. PCI-E Slot 8x 31. Removable BIOS Chip
10. Front Panel Connectors 21. PCI-E Slot 4x
11. Debug LED / CPU Temp Monitor 22. Front Panel Audio Connector
PCI-E Slot Breakdown
PCI-E Lane Distribution (40 Lane Processor)
PE1 – x16 (x8 if PE2 is used)
PE2 – x8
PE3 – x8
PE4 – x16 (x8 if PE3 is used)
PE5 – x4 (Gen 2 only, 4 lanes pulled from PCH)
PE6 – x8
PCI-E Lane Distribution (28 Lane Processor)
PE1 – x16 (x8 if PE2)
PE2 – x8
PE3 – x8 (Not fun tional with a 28 lane pro essor.)
PE4 – x8
PE5 – x4 (Gen 2 only, 4 lanes pulled from PCH)
PE6 – x4
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Fi ure 2. Chassis Rear Panel Connectors
1. USB 2.0 4. Intel i217 NIC 7. Analog Audio Output Jacks
2. USB 3.0 5. Intel i210 NIC
3. BIOS/CMOS Reset 6. Optical Out
Analog Audio Port
Breakdown
2/2.1
Channel
4.0/4.1
Channel 5.1 (6 Channel) 7.1 (8 Channel)
Blue Line in Line In Line in Side channel
Green Line Out/
Speaker Out
Front Speaker/
Speaker+Sub
Out
Front Speaker/
Speaker+Sub Out
Front Speaker/
Speaker+Sub Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Black
Rear Speaker
Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
Orange
Center/Voice
channel
Center/Voice
channel
Only used in 7.1 and is changed via Realtek Software from within Windows.
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