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1. Installing the Motherboard The sequence of installing the motherboard into a system case depends on the chassis you are using and if you are replacing an existing motherboard or wotking with an empty system case Determine if it would be easier to make all the connections prior to this step or to secure the motherboard and then make all the connections It is normally easiet to secure the motherboard first Use the following procedure to install the I O shield and secure the motherboard into the chassis Note Be sure that the CPU fan assembly has enough clearance for the system case covers to lock into place and for the expansion cards Also make sure the CPU Fan assembly is aligned with the vents on the covers This will depend on the system case being used Installing the I O Shield Cover The motherboard kit comes with an I O shield that is used to block internal components from dust and foreign objects and promotes correct airflow within the chassis Before installing the motherboard install the I O shield from the inside of the chassis Press the I O shield into place and make sure it fits securely Also included is an I O cover This I O cover adds a unique appearance to the I O area of the motherboard and is completely optional If you wish to use the cover please place it over the I O area and install the chassis screws The chassis screws are intended to hold the I O cover down Securing the Motherboard into a Sys2. This section takes you through all the necessary connections on the motherboard This will include 0 Power Connections 24pin ATX power PW1 EPS 8pin 12V power QO Internal Headers Front Panel connectors power reset LED s Fan Headers PWM for CPU and DC for USB 2 0 Header USB 3 0 Header Audio Header FTW and Classified SATA III O Rear I O Panel 24pin ATX Power ATX_PWR_24P ATX PWR 24p is the main power supply connector located along the lower right edge of the board Make sure that the power supply cable and pins are properly aligned with the connector on the motherboard Firmly plug the power supply cable into the connector and make sure it is secure The 24pin Power Connector may be standatd or right angled depending on your motherboard model 24pin Power Connector Connector Pin Signal 3 3V 3 3V GND 5V GND 5V GND PWROK 5V_AUX 12V 12V 3 3V O o NONA UNBE e e e N e Oo EPS 8 pin 12V Power PWR 8P1 Pin 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Signal 3 3V 12V GND PS_ON GND GND GND RSVD 5V 5V 5V GND EPS PWR 8P1 the 8 pin ATX 12V power connections is used to provide power to the CPU Align the pins to the connector and press firmly until seated The secondary is optional for improved overclocking Please remember to make sure that the tab on the EPS socket is aligned with the release clip on the cable because if they are on opposite sides while it will be
3. The motherboard 5 D4 also contains 10 pin internal 7 GND header connectors onboard 110 O 2 that can be used to connect an 310 O 4 9 empty optional external bracket si Pin Signal containing up to four 4 USB e olo 2 5V DUAL 2 0 ports It also has an D internal header connector for D USB 3 0 GNE 10 No Connect Q Secure the bracket to either the front or rear panel of your chassis not all chassis are equipped with the front panel option O Connect the two ends of the cables to the USB 2 0 ot 3 0 headers on the motherboard CUSB1 kx lt Py 2 RXH v2 19 3 RX11 RX2 18 4G RX2 17 en j gt ay 6 TX G 8 Di 9 D1 oooooooon D2 12 o 0000000007 lo 10 OC1 D2 11 CON USB 2X10 BK Audio The audio connector supports HD audio standard and provides two kinds of audio output choices the Front Audio and the Rear Audio Connector Pin Signal Front Audio Connector 10 N BR Oo o e WwW UN OO PORT1_L AUD_GND PORT1_R PRECENCE_J PORT2_R SENSE1_RETURN SENSE_SEND Empty WOlLOINIDI A ALWIN eR PORT2_L m SENSE2_RETURN PCI E x16 x8 Slot This board has a single PCI E 16x slot This is specifically for a video card however you can place a different card there and use the Intel HD Graphics on the CPU When installing a PCI E Graphics Card be sure the r
4. able to fit it is the incorrect cable and may damage the board as that is a PCI E 8pin cable 12V SN Connecting Internal Headers Front Panel Header The front panel header on this motherboard is used to connect the following four cables Lj PWRLED Attach the front panel powet LED PWRLED PWRSW BLANK cable to these two pins of the connector The Power 2 0 LED indicates the system s status When the system is CORRS powered on the LED will be on HD LED RESET UNUSED Note Some system cases may not have all four cables Be sure to match the name on the connectors to the corresponding pins Q PWRSW Attach the power button cable from the case to these two pins Pressing the power button on the front panel turns the system on and off rather than using the onboard button 0 HD LED Pin Signal Attach the hard disk drive indicator 1 HD PWR LED cable to these two pins The HD LED 3 HD Active HDD indicator LED indicates the 2 PWR LED activity status of the hard disks PWRLED 4 STBY LED 5 Ground O RESET Sal 7___ RST BTN Attach the Reset switch cable from 6 PWR BTN the front panel of the case to these Pal 8 Ground two pins No Connect 9 5V Empty 10 Empty USB Headers This motherboard contains Connector Pin Signal USB 3 0 and 2 0 ports that are USB 2 0 Header B DEM exposed on the rear panel of Connector 3 D the chassis
5. User Guide EVGA Z97 Motherboard Installation Part 2 Table of Contents Installing the Motherboatd eret rhe Re ees ada ehh es 3 Installing the 1 O Shield CONSOB 2 ees o eter ev pd ken ede NE USA BEAR 3 Securing the Motherboard into a System Case see 4 Connecting Cables asst sse E EE ei A ASAE UNS od RED wwe 6 24pin ATX Power ATX_PWR_24P 0 eH 6 8 pin ATX 12V Power PWR 8P1 ssssseseeee eH 7 Connecting Internal Headers seen 8 Pront Panel Teatern ve oe rr ee Mad ve exer 8 USB Headers res sae lea ope dee AEE eue EY ue d xe E RENE TER EE RUE 9 IUGIO cert EID PECES sate ROREM E e E Pda e d queen ca erus EDI 10 PGCIEx16 x8 810t 5 2 e ee RR IR E TA SEEN ERE e ONE ats 10 Onboatd Buttons cue ep ertet eec eb eversa Unr Ee bU i 11 Clear CMOS Button scc tu eot rere dy eS p OE n ERE US Ea TU Se ERIS reu Rx 11 RESET and POWER Button cc cee cece ec ee cece cence eee me eese enne 11 Post Debug LED and LED Status Indicators ccc cece cece eee eens 12 Post Port Debug LED vc dee chia ee tke vey ee baa E T E phia 12 LED Status Indicators ino i eee ov cae vention dengue epe eee ert RR HR UR 12 Installing Drivers and Software sss 13 Windows 8 7 Driver Installation c cece cece cece c eee m 13 POST Odes E ei earache satan EM eet Me 14 EVGA Glossaty Of I etnis zii eee eee eet Exod Cn e e iiie 18 Compliance Information sive sense cer tt tee ehe uhr n Rh Rand neta e 21
6. ed 4F 50 51 54 55 57 58 59 5A 5B ENT i 58 59 5A 9B Eg EL E2 E93 E4 E7 EBEB ECEF F2 j E1 E2 ES 15 F5 F7 Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery PPI is not available Recovery capsule is not found FA Invalid recovery capsule FB FF Reserved for future AMI error codes DXECoreisstated 1 1 F3 Recovery firmware image is found F4 Recovery firmware image is loaded F8 i F9 DXE Core is started NVRAM initialization nstallation of the South Bridge Runtime Services 63 67 61 62 i 6A initialization i 6B 6F 70 72 73 77 78 79 7 CSM initialization 7TA TF Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 8F OEM DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection BDS phase is started South Bridge DXE SMM initialization is started 9E A1 91 92 93 94 95 97 9A 9C OF AO A2 DE Detect A3 DE Enable A4 SCSI initialization is started EX A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 Setup Input Wait AB Setup Input Wait AC Reserved for ASL see ASL Status Codes section below AD A UJ 2 aA C0 CF N DA Boot Option is failed Start Image returned error 2 7 3 4 B8 BF Memory training DRAM final configuration E F 1 5 7 A B B D D D D D ss EVGA Glossary of Terms AC Alternating Current ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AHCI Advanced Hos
7. etention clip snaps and locks the card into place If the card is not seated properly it could cause a short across the pins Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the screw used to hold the blank cover 10 Onboard Buttons These onboard buttons include RESET POWER and Clear CMOS These functions allow you to easily reset the system turn on off the system or cleat the CMOS Clear CMOS Button Pi sEse Gu The motherboard uses the CMOS RAM to store all the set parameters The CMOS can be cleared by pressing the Clear CMOS button either onboard or on the external I O Panel External Clear CMOS Button RESET and POWER Button These onboard buttons allow you to easily turn on off the system These buttons allow for easy debugging and testing of the system during troubleshooting situations The POWER button with an integrated LED indicates the system s status When the system is powered on the LED remains a solid red The RESET button with an integrated LED indicates the activity status of the hard disk drives and will flicker accordingly 11 Post Debug LED and LED Status Indicators Post Port Debug LED Provides two digit diagnostic POST codes which shows system boot status and can also show why the system may be failing to boot It is very useful during troubleshooting situations This Debug LED will display a series of hexadecimal 0 F codes during the POST and upon a succe
8. ies listed on the install screen If the CD does not run go to My Computer and click on the CD to open x3 POST Codes This section provides the AMI POST Codes for the EVGA Z97 Dark Motherboard during system boot up The POST Codes are displayed on the Debug LED readout located directly onboard the motherboard Debug LED with CPU This Debug LED will also display current CPU Temperature Monitor temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System AMI POST Codes OEM initialization before microcode loading 2B Memory initialization Serial Presence Detect SPD data reading Memory initialization Memory presence detection Memory initialization Programming memory timing PEI Core is started 14 32 33 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initialization System Management Mode SMM initialization 37 3A 3B 3E 3F 4E Memory initialization error Invalid memory type or incompatible memory speed wo wW DO PO A cl o mim C1 s c1 s reset PPI is not available 5C 5F EO S3 Resume is stared S3 Resume PPI is called by the DXE IPL E4 E7 E8 EB EC EF F2 o o Memory initialization error SPD reading has failed Memory initialization error Invalid memory size or memory modules do not match Memory initialization error No usable memory detect
9. ology Attachment PCB Printed Circuit Board PCH Platform Controller Hub PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI E Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PLL Phase Locked Loop POST Power on Self Test PWM Pulse Width Modulation QDR Quad Data Rate QPI Quick Path Interconnect RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAM Random Access Memory ROM Read Only Memory RGB Red Green Blue 19 SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SAS Serial Attached SCSI SB Southbridge SCSI Small Computer System Interface SFR Split Frame Rendering SLI Scalable Link Interface SPD Serial Presence Detect S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interconnect Format SPP System Platform Processors SSD Solid State Drive TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol USB Universal Serial Bus VDroop Voltage Droop VGA Video Graphics Array VREG Voltage Regulator 20 Compliance Information FCC Compliance Information This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection agains
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12. ssful boot will display current CPU socket temperatures after the system has fully booted into the Operating System See the POST CODE section below for more detailed descriptions of specific POST Codes Debug LED with CPU Temperature Monitor LED Status Indicators Theses LEDs indicate the system s status and are located near the 24pin connector 0 POWER LED Green When the System is powered on This LED is on 0 DIMM LED Yellow When the Memory slot is functional This LED is on Q STANDBY LED Blue When the System is in Standby Mode This LED is on This LED will remain on as long as the motherboard is receiving constant power 12 Installing Drivers and Software Note Itis important to remember that before installing the driver CD that is shipped in the kit you need to load your operating system The motherboard supports 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows 8 or 7 The kit comes with a CD that contains utilities drivers and additional software The CD that has been shipped with the EVGA Z97 Motherboard contains the following software and drivers Chipset Drivers Audio Drivers RAID Drivers LAN Drivers USB 3 0 Drivers ME Drivers SATA Drivers Lucid Drivers EVGA E LEET X User s Manual OoOoooooooocooso Windows 8 7 Driver Installation 1 Insert the EVGA Z97 installation CD for the motherboard included in the kit 2 The CD will autorun Install the drivers and utilit
13. t Controller Interface AFR Alternate Frame Rendering APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller BCLK Base Clock or operating frequency of base system bus BIOS Basic Input Output System CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CPU Central Processing Unit DDR Double Data Rate DIMM Dual In line Memory Module DMI Direct Memory Interface DRAM Dynamic random access memory DVI Digital Video Interface ELEET ELEET X EVGA motherboard monitoring and tuning software GHz Gigahertz GPU Graphics Processing Unit HDD Hard Disk Drive HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface HDR High Dynamic Range Lighting HPET High Precision Event Timer HT Hyper Threading HSF Heat Sink Fan I O Input Output IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP Integrated Graphics Processors IMC Integrated memory controller 18 IRQ Interrupt Request JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks JEDEC Joint Electron Device Engineering Council LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LGA Land Grid Array LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Cooling MAC Media Access Control MCP Media and Communications Processor Intel ME Intel Management Engine MHz Megahertz MMIO Memory Mapped I O NB Northbridge NCQ Native Command Queuing NIC Network Interface Card NTFS New Technology File System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PATA Parallel Advanced Techn
14. t harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Increase the separation between the equipment and signal source or 2 connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the signal source is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced computer technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of peripheral devices to the PC systems is required to ensure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE Compliance Information Generic Radiation Interference Standard for Information Technology Equipment EN 55022 2006 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2006 EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be re
15. tem Case Most system cases have a base with mounting holes you thread standoffs onto to allow the motherboard to be secured to the chassis and help to prevent short circuits If there are studs that do not align with a mounting hole on the motherboatd it is recommended that you remove that standoff to prevent the possibility of a short circuit Carefully place the motherboard onto the standoffs located inside the chassis Align the mounting holes with the standoffs Align the connectors to the I O shield and or I O cover Ensure that the fan assembly is aligned with the chassis vents according to the fan assembly instruction Secure the motherboard with four 4 or ten 10 screws depending on the specific board in the series Ensure that each screw is lined up with and screwing into the corresponding standoff under the board Double check alignment to make sure nothing gets cross threaded See the picture below for a zoomed in view of a hole to use a standoff in as well as the locations of standoff holes for all boards in the Z97 series Above all locations safe to secure the board to a standoff with are circled in red and the upper left side of that picture is a zoomed in view of the hole Keep in mind that when the screws are installed but not fully tightened the motherboard should have 1 2mm of movement this can help with getting cards mounted or other tight tolerance close fitting cards Connecting Cables
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