EVGA P55 Micro V - User Manual

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Table of Contents
Congratulations! ................................................................................................ 2
Parts NOT in the Kit ........................................................................................... 2
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................ 2
Preparing the Motherboard ................................................................................ 3
Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 3
Installing the CPU Fan.................................................................................... 3
Installing System Memory (DIMMs) ................................................................ 4
Installing the Motherboard ................................................................................. 4
Installing the I/O Shield ................................................................................. 4
Securing the Motherboard into a System Case ................................................. 5
Connecting Cables ............................................................................................. 5
24-pin ATX Power (ATXPOWER) ................................................................ 6
4-pin ATX 12V Power (ATX_CPU) .................................................................... 6
Connecting Serial ATA Cables ......................................................................... 6
Front Panel Header (F_PANEL) ....................................................................... 7
Expansion Slots ............................................................................................. 7
PCI Express x1 Slots ........................................................................................ 7
PCI Express x16/x8/x1 Slots ............................................................................ 7
Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................. 8
Installing Drivers and Software ............................................................................. 9
Windows XP/Vista/7 Driver Installation ............................................................... 9

Summary

Hardware Installation

Preparing the Motherboard

Guides through initial setup steps before physical installation.

Installing the CPU

Detailed steps for safely installing the processor into the socket.

Installing the CPU Fan

Instructions for mounting the CPU cooling fan assembly.

Installing System Memory (DIMMs)

Guide on correctly inserting RAM modules into motherboard slots.

Installing the Motherboard

Steps for mounting the motherboard into the computer case.

24-pin ATX Power Connection

How to connect the main ATX power supply cable to the motherboard.

4-pin ATX 12 V Power Connection

How to connect the auxiliary CPU power cable to the motherboard.

Serial ATA Cables

Instructions for connecting SATA storage devices to the motherboard.

Front Panel Header Connection

Guide to connecting front panel case cables like power and reset buttons.

Expansion Slots

Information on installing cards into PCI Express slots.

Enter BIOS Setup

Installing Drivers and Software

Windows XP;Vista;7 Driver Installation

Steps to install operating system drivers and utilities from the provided CD.

EVGA P55 Micro V Specifications

General

Brand	EVGA
Model	P55 Micro V
Category	Motherboard
Language	English