Chassis Plans ATXN-5520, ATXW-5520 Technical Reference

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ATXN-5520 / ATXW-5520

S6900-xxx / S7026-xxx

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TECHNICAL REFERENCE

Intel® Xeon® E5500-series / Intel® Xeon® E5600-series

Extended ATX Motherboards

Quad Core

PROCESSOR-BASED

WARRANTY

The following is an abbreviated version of Chassis Plans‟ warranty policy for Industrial Motherboard products. For a complete warranty statement, contact Chassis Plans or visit our website at www.ChassisPlans.com.

Chassis Plans Industrial Motherboard products are warranted against material and manufacturing defects for five years from date of delivery to the original purchaser. Buyer agrees that if this product proves defective Chassis Plans is only obligated to repair, replace or refund the purchase price of this product at Chassis Plans‟ discretion. The warranty is void if the product has been subjected to alteration, neglect, misuse or abuse; if any repairs have been attempted by anyone other than Chassis Plans; or if failure is caused by accident, acts of God, or other causes beyond the control of Chassis Plans. Chassis Plans reserves the right to make changes or improvements in any product without incurring any obligation to similarly alter products previously purchased.

In no event shall Chassis Plans be liable for any defect in hardware or software or loss or inadequacy of data of any kind, or for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the performance or use of the product or information provided. Chassis Plans liability shall in no event exceed the purchase price of the product purchased hereunder. The foregoing limitation of liability shall be equally applicable to any service provided by Chassis Plans

RETURN POLICY

Products returned for repair must be accompanied by a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number, obtained from Chassis Plans prior to return. Freight on all returned items must be prepaid by the customer, and the customer is responsible for any loss or damage caused by common carrier in transit. Items will be returned from Chassis Plans via Ground, unless prior arrangements are made by the customer for an alternative shipping method

To obtain an RMA number, call us at (858) 571-4330. We will need the following information:

Return company address and contact Model name and model # from the label on the back of the product Serial number from the label on the back of the product Description of the failure

An RMA number will be issued. Mark the RMA number clearly on the outside of each box, include a failure report for each board and return the product(s) to our San Diego, CA facility:

Chassis Plans 10123 Carroll Canyon Rd. San Diego, CA 92131 Attn: Repair Department

Contact Chassis Plans for our complete service and repair policy.

TRADEMARKS

IBM, PC/AT, VGA, EGA, OS/2 and PS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. AMI and AMIBIOS are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc. Intel, Xeon, Intel Quick Path Interconnect, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology and Intel Virtualization Technology are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. PICMG, SHB Express and the PICMG logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group. PCI Express is a trademark of the PCI-SIG All other brand and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

This manual is as complete and factual as possible at the time of printing; however, the information in this manual may have been updated since that time. Chassis Plans reserves the right to change the functions, features or specifications of their products at any time, without notice.

E-mail: Support@ChassisPlans.com Web: www.Chassis-Plans.com

Chassis Plans 10123 Carroll Canyon Road • San Diego, CA 92131 Sales: (858) 571-4330 • Fax: (858) 571-6146 • Web: www.Chassis-Plans.com

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 1-1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Dual-Processor ATXN-5520 Models ............................................................................................................. 1-1

Dual-Processor ATXW-5520Models ............................................................................................................. 1-2

Single-Processor ATXN-5520 Models .......................................................................................................... 1-3

Single-Processor ATXW-5520Models .......................................................................................................... 1-3

Features ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-4

ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................... 1-5

ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................... 1-6

ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Layout .................................................................. 1-7

ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) / ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Rear I/O Plate Dimension Drawing .......................... 1-8

Processor ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-9

Bus Interface ................................................................................................................................................. 1-9

Data Path ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-9

Serial Interconnect & Bus Speeds ............................................................................................................... 1-9

Quick Path Interconnect Speeds ................................................................................................................. 1-9

Memory Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................ 1-9

DMA Channels............................................................................................................................................... 1-9

Interrupts ....................................................................................................................................................... 1-9

BIOS (Flash) .................................................................................................................................................. 1-9

Cache Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 1-9

DDR3 Memory ............................................................................................................................................. 1-10

PCI Express Option Card Slots .................................................................................................................. 1-10

PCI Option Card Slot ................................................................................................................................... 1-11

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ......................................................................................................................... 1-11

Video Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 1-11

Ethernet Interfaces ..................................................................................................................................... 1-11

Serial ATA/300 Ports ................................................................................................................................... 1-11

Audio Interface ............................................................................................................................................ 1-11

Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) ........................................................................................................... 1-11

Battery ......................................................................................................................................................... 1-12

System BIOS Setup Utility .......................................................................................................................... 1-12

Power Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 1-12

Temperature/Environment .......................................................................................................................... 1-12

Mechanical .................................................................................................................................................. 1-13

UL Recognition ........................................................................................................................................... 1-13

Configuration Jumpers ............................................................................................................................... 1-13

Ethernet LEDs and Ethernet Connectors .................................................................................................. 1-14

Motherboard Status LEDs .......................................................................................................................... 1-14

Motherboard Connectors ........................................................................................................................... 1-17

CHAPTER 2 PCI EXPRESS® AND PCI OPTION CARD SLOTS ........................................................ 2-1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

PCI Express Links ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Motherboard PCIe Card Slot Configurations ............................................................................................... 2-2

Motherboard PCI Card Slot Configuration .................................................................................................. 2-2

CHAPTER 3 MOTHERBOARD INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 3-1

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3-1

Recommended Board Handling Precautions .............................................................................................. 3-1

Chassis Mounting ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 3-3

Rear I/O Connectors ..................................................................................................................................... 3-4

Front I/O Header ............................................................................................................................................ 3-4

Connecting Power ........................................................................................................................................ 3-5

Fan Headers .................................................................................................................................................. 3-5

SATA II 300 Connectors ............................................................................................................................... 3-6

RS-232 Serial Port Headers .......................................................................................................................... 3-6

On-board USB Header .................................................................................................................................. 3-7

Intruder Alert and Speaker Headers ............................................................................................................ 3-8

Optional IPMI and TPM 1.2 Headers ............................................................................................................. 3-8

Password Clear Jumper ............................................................................................................................... 3-9

CMOS Clear Jumper ................................................................................................................................... 3-10

System Fan Speed Control Jumpers ......................................................................................................... 3-10

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PSON Soft Control Jumper ........................................................................................................................ 3-11

Ethernet LAN LEDs ..................................................................................................................................... 3-12

Processor Power LEDs ............................................................................................................................... 3-12

Processor Thermal Throttling LEDs .......................................................................................................... 3-13

CAT LED ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-13

IOH Thermal Throttling LED ....................................................................................................................... 3-14

PRCHT “Processor Hot” LED ..................................................................................................................... 3-14

Port 80 Post Code LEDs ............................................................................................................................. 3-15

S3, S4 and S5 Sleep State LEDs ................................................................................................................ 3-15

Power Status LEDs ..................................................................................................................................... 3-16

LED Number ................................................................................................................................................ 3-16

CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM BIOS ................................................................................................................. 4-1

BIOS Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 4-1

Running AMIBIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................. 4-4

BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu ...................................................................................................................... 4-5

Security Setup ............................................................................................................................................. 4-12

Boot Sector Virus Protection ..................................................................................................................... 4-15

Exit Menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-17

CHAPTER 5 ADVANCED SETUP ........................................................................................................ 5-1

Advanced Setup ............................................................................................................................................ 5-1

CPU Configuration Setup ............................................................................................................................. 5-5

IDE Configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 5-9

IDE Device Setup ........................................................................................................................................ 5-13

SuperIO Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 5-17

USB Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 5-19

ACPI Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 5-21

Advanced ACPI Configuration ................................................................................................................... 5-22

Chipset ACPI Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 5-24

AHCI Configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 5-26

AHCI Port Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 5-28

I/O Virtualization .......................................................................................................................................... 5-30

Intel TXT(LT) Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 5-31

Intel VT-d Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 5-33

MPS Configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 5-35

PCI Express Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 5-36

Trusted Computing ..................................................................................................................................... 5-39

CHAPTER 6 PLUG AND PLAY SETUP ............................................................................................... 6-1

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CHAPTER 7 BOOT SETUP .................................................................................................................. 7-1

Boot Setup..................................................................................................................................................... 7-1

Boot Setting Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 7-3

Boot Device Priority ...................................................................................................................................... 7-7

Hard Disk Drives ........................................................................................................................................... 7-9

Removable Drives ....................................................................................................................................... 7-11

CD/DVD Drives ............................................................................................................................................ 7-13

CHAPTER 8 CHIPSET SETUP ............................................................................................................. 8-1

Chipset Setup ................................................................................................................................................ 8-1

CPU Bridge Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 8-4

North Bridge Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 8-8

South Bridge Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 8-10

APPENDIX A BIOS MESSAGES ........................................................................................................... A-1

BIOS Beep Codes ......................................................................................................................................... A-1

BIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... A-1

BIOS Error Messages ................................................................................................................................... A-2

Bootblock Initialization Code Checkpoints ................................................................................................. A-6

Bootblock Recovery Code Checkpoints ...................................................................................................... A-7

POST Code LEDs .......................................................................................................................................... A-8

DIM Code Checkpoints ............................................................................................................................... A-11

Additional Checkpoints .............................................................................................................................. A-12

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HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: This product has components that may be damaged by electrostatic discharge.

To protect your motherboard from electrostatic damage, be sure to observe the following precautions when handling or storing the board:

 Keep the motherboard in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to perform your installation.

 Handle the motherboard by its edges.

 Do not touch the I/O connector pins.

 Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the motherboard.

 Use a grounded wrist strap at your workstation or ground yourself frequently by touching the

metal chassis of the system before handling any components. The system must be plugged into an outlet that is connected to an earth ground.

 Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces.

 Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas.

RECOMMENDED BOARD HANDLING PRECAUTIONS

This motherboard has components on both sides of the PCB. Some of these components are extremely small and subject to damage if the board is not handled properly. It is important for you to observe the following precautions when handling or storing the board to prevent components from being damaged or broken off:

 Handle the board only by its edges.

 Store the board in padded shipping material or in an anti-static board rack.

 Do not place an unprotected board on a flat surface.

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Before You Begin

INTRODUCTION

It is important to be aware of the system considerations listed below before installing your ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) motherboard. Overall system performance may be affected by incorrect usage of these features.

MECHANICAL LAYOUT AND CHASSIS INSTALLATION

Chassis Plans‟ ATXN-5520 /ATXW-5520Extended ATX motherboards comply with the SSI-EEB Enterprise Bay Specification 2008, Revision 1.0. This specification defines the Extended ATX motherboard form factor including the board‟s mechanical dimensions, mounting hole locations, option card slot locations, I/O connector placements, maximum component heights and the motherboard‟s I/O plate dimensions.

Note: The I/O plate for the motherboard is packed with the motherboard inside its own separate bag. The I/O plate needs to be installed into the standard chassis opening to cover the gaps between the motherboard‟s I/O connectors and ensure ESD protection.

Chassis that adhere to the SSI-EEB industry standard should be used with the ATXN-5520 motherboard.

See the ATXN-5520/ATXW-5520dimension diagram in the Chapter 1 - Specifications for more details.

12V AUX POWER REQUIREMENTS

Both 12V AUX motherboard connectors (P15 and P16) must be connected to the system power supply to ensure proper board operation.

DDR3 MEMORY

The DDR3 memory modules used in the ATXN-5520 must be ECC registered (72-bit) DDR3 DIMMs and must be PC3-10600, PC3-8500 or PC3-6400 compliant.

NOTES:

 All memory modules must have gold contacts.  Low voltage (DDR3L) DIMMs are not supported.  To maximize memory interface speed, populate each memory channel with DDR3

DIMMs having the same interface speed.

 Populate the memory channels starting with the DIMM socket farthest from the CPU.

Work you way toward the processor populating the DIMM sockets labeled with an “A” first followed by the “B” labeled sockets.

 If populating a memory channel with a Quad-rank and a Single- or Dual-rank DIMM

place the Quad-rank DIMM farthest from the processor.

The motherboard will support DIMMs with different speeds, but the memory channel interface will operate at the speed of the slowest DIMM.

SATA RAID OPERATION

The ICH10R I/O Controller Hub used on the motherboard features Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, which allows the ICH10R‟s SATA controller to be configured as a RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 implementations. To configure the SATA ports as RAID drives or to use advanced features of the

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ICH10R, you must install the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager. A link to the software is available under the Downloads tab on the ATXN-5520 or the ATXW-5520 product detail web pages located on Chassis Plans‟ website.

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SYSTEM FAN CONNECTION OPTIONS

The motherboard offers four chassis fan connections (P25, P26, P27 and P30) to ease the integration task of implementing a systems‟ overall cooling solution. The system fans will run at full speed with the factory default closed position configuration for motherboard jumpers W7, W6, W5 and W3. Alternatively, these jumper configurations may be opened in order to control fan speed via the system‟s ACPI soft control

signal commands. The Advanced Setup chapter in the manual contains information on the motherboard‟s

ACPI BIOS settings.

CPU FAN CONNECTION OPTIONS

The processor cooling fan connections are P28 for CPU1 and P31 for CPU2. Like the system fan connectors, the factory default configurations for the CPU fan jumpers are closed for full speed fan operation. CPU fan control can be given over to the system‟s ACPI soft control lines by removing jumpers W2 and W4. Even though the processors have internal logic to prevent excessive temperatures from damaging the CPUs, care must always be used when electing to control a CPU‟s cooling fan speed with the

system‟s ACPI control signals. The Advanced Setup chapter in the manual contains information on the

motherboard‟s ACPI BIOS settings

PCI EXPRESS OPTION CARD SLOT CONFIGURATIONS

There are six PCI Express® option card slots supported on Chassis Plans‟ Extended ATX motherboards. Five of these slots (PCIe7, PCIe6, PCIe5, PCIe4 and PCIe2) support either PCI Express 2.0 or 1.1 option cards. PCIe3 is a PCI Express slot dedicated to supporting PCIe 1.1 option cards. Slots 2, 4 and 6 are x16 mechanical slots driven with x8 PCIe electrical links. Slots 3, 5, and 7 are x8 mechanical slots driven with x4 PCIe electrical links.

PCI CARD SLOT CONFIGURATION

There is an additional PCI slot supported on the motherboard to enable a mix of option card bus technologies. The PCI card slot is labeled PCI-1 and the slot is configured with a 32-bit/33MHz parallel PCI bus interface. The motherboard‟s PCI slot supports 5V or Universal PCI cards.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SYSTEM AIRFLOW CONSIDERATIONS

Chassis Plans has performed many hours of thermal testing on the motherboard under a variety of simulated system conditions using different processor options. The system design using the ATXN-5520 or ATXW-5520 should provide a chassis airflow of 350LFM over the motherboard. The steady state operating temperature range specification for the Chassis Plans ATXN-5520 motherboard is 0° C to 50° C (32° F to 122° F).

Chassis Plans‟ thermal testing methodology is engineering driven, verifiable and conservative in order to ensure long-lasting and reliable system operations under varying environmental conditions. We have validated proper board operation with typical temperature excursions 10% above the motherboard‟s stated maximum operating temperature. Operating temperature excursions below 0° C have also been verified in Chassis Plans‟ labs. The amount and duration of these extended temperature excursions are application dependent. Contact Chassis Plans to discuss your specific system‟s environmental parameters should you need to exceed our published operating temperature range specification.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information on any of these features, refer to the appropriate sections ATXN-5520 / WTM2026 Technical Reference Manual (#87-006903-000 / #87-007029-000). The latest manual revision may be

found on Chassis Plans‟ website - www.Chassis-Plans.com.

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Model #

Model Name

Speed

Intel® CPU Brand Number

S6900-005

NTM/1.86DM

1.86GHz

E5502

S6900-007

NTM/2.20DM

2.20GHz

E5503

S6900-030

NTM/2.0DLN

2.0GHz

L5508 (embedded)

S6900-106

NTM/2.0QM

2.0GHz

E5504 (embedded)

S6900-107

NTM/2.13QM

2.13GHz

E5506

S6900-108

NTM/2.26QM

2.26GHz

E5507

S6900-208

NTM/2.26QN

2.26GHz

E5520

S6900-210

NTM/2.40QN

2.40GHz

E5530

S6900-211

NTM/2.53QN

2.53GHz

E5540 (embedded)

S6900-307

NTM/2.13QLM

2.13GHz

L5506

S6900-407

NTM/2.13QLN

2.13GHz

L5518 (embedded)

S6900-408

NTM/2.26QLN

2.26GHz

L5520

Chapter 1 Specifications

Introduction

The ATXN-5520 and ATXW-5520are long-life, Extended ATX motherboards that support one or two, dual/quad-core, Intel® Xeon® 5500 Series and quad/six-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 Series processors respectively. The series 5500 CPUs used on the ATXN-5520 are based on the Nehalem-EP microarchitecture while the series 5600 processors utilized on the ATXW-5520use the Westmere-EP microarchitecture. The Westmere-EP processors feature Intel® TXT support and Intel® Hyper-Threading. Both processor types feature three dual-channel DDR3 direct memory interfaces into each processor. All twelve (12) DDR3 DIMM slots are available for use in a dual-processor board configuration and can theoretically support up to 144GB of total system memory. However, the market realities for PC3-10600, PC3-8500 or PC3-6400 memory modules limit this maximum capacity to 96GB. The maximum amount of system memory supported is cut in half with a single processor motherboard configuration. The ATXN5520/ATXW-5520motherboard architecture is based upon the proven Intel® 5520 (i.e. Tylersburgh) chipset with the Intel® ICH10R I/O Controller Hub. Trusted Computing applications are supported by the motherboard‟s built-in TPM 1.2 component and the TPM header. A Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) provides an additional 8MB of dedicated video memory that enables a system to support WUXGA video resolutions (i.e. 1920 x 1200 pixels) at a 64k color depth on the board‟s built-in video port. Standard audio ports are available on the motherboard‟s I/O plate along with four 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet interfaces and eight USB 2.0 ports. Additional PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports for legacy input devices are also available for use on the I/O plate. On-board headers support two RS-232 serial ports, two additional USB 2.0 interfaces and six SATA/300 ports. These SATA/300 ports support either independent SATA drives or RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 drive arrays.

Here is a listing of all the possible Intel® processors supported on Chassis Plans‟ ATXN-5520 and ATXW5520embedded motherboards. The Chassis Plans model number for your motherboard indicates the processors that were installed on the motherboard at our factory. This information may prove useful for any component driver support questions that may arise regarding your final system configuration.

Dual-Processor ATXN-5520 Models

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processors – Dual Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processors – Dual Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processors – Quad Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processors – Quad Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processors – Quad Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processors – Quad Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

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S6900-410

NTM/2.40QLN

2.40GHz

L5530

Model #

Model Name

Speed

Intel® CPU Brand Number

S7026-610

WTM/2.4MN

2.4GHz

E5645 (embedded)

S7026-631

WTM/2.0MLN

2.0GHz

L5638 (embedded)

S7026-633

WTM/2.26MLN

2.26GHz

L5640

S7026-710

WTM/2.4QN

2.4GHz

E5620 (embedded)

S7026-711

WTM/2.53QN

2.53GHz

E5630

S7026-712

WTM/2.66QN

2.66GHz

E5640

S7026-730

WTM/1.87QLN

1.87GHz

L5618 (embedded)

S7026-732

WTM/2.13QLN

2.13GHz

L5630

Dual-Processor ATXW-5520Models

Two Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors – Six Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5600 Series LV Processors – Six Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors – Quad Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

Two Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors – Quad Core, LV, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

NOTE: The term “embedded” in the Intel® CPU Brand Number column indicates a processor speed targeted by Intel® for long-life availability and support. The length of support ranges from five years to over seven years. Contact Chassis Plans for additional details.

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Model #

Model Name

Speed

Intel® CPU Brand Number

S6900-045

NTMS/1.86DM

1.86GHz

E5502

S6900-047

NTMS/2.20DM

2.20GHz

E5503

S6900-070

NTMS/2.0DLN

2.0GHz

L5508 (embedded)

S6900-146

NTMS/2.0QM

2.0GHz

E5504 (embedded)

S6900-147

NTMS/2.13QM

2.13GHz

E5506

S6900-148

NTMS/2.26QM

2.26GHz

E5507

S6900-248

NTMS/2.26QN

2.26GHz

E5520

S6900-250

NTMS/2.40QN

2.40GHz

E5530

S6900-251

NTMS/2.53QN

2.53GHz

E5540 (embedded)

S6900-347

NTMS/2.13QLM

2.13GHz

L5506

S6900-447

NTMS/2.13QLN

2.13GHz

L5518 (embedded)

S6900-448

NTMS/2.26QLN

2.26GHz

L5520

S6900-450

NTMS/2.40QLN

2.40GHz

L5530

Model #

Model Name

Speed

Intel® CPU Brand Number

S7026-650

WTMS/2.4MN

2.4GHz

E5645 (embedded)

S7026-671

WTMS/2.0MLN

2.0GHz

L5638 (embedded)

S7026-673

WTMS/2.26MLN

2.26GHz

L5640

S7026-750

WTMS/2.4QN

2.4GHz

E5620 (embedded)

S7026-751

WTMS/2.53QN

2.53GHz

E5630

S7026-752

WTMS/2.66QN

2.66GHz

E5640

S7026-770

WTMS/1.87QLN

1.87GHz

L5618 (embedded)

S7026-772

WTMS/2.13QLN

2.13GHz

L5630

Single-Processor ATXN-5520 Models

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processor – Dual Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processor – Dual Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processor – Quad Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series Processor – Quad Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processor – Quad Core, 4.8GT/s, 4MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5500 Series LV Processor – Quad Core + Hyper-Threading, 5.86GT/s, 8MB cache

Single-Processor ATXW-5520Models

One Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processor – Six Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5600 Series LV Processor – Six Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processor – Quad Core, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

One Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processor – Quad Core, LV, 5.86GT/s, 12MB cache

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Features

 Extended ATX motherboard form factor complies with the SSI-EEB Enterprise Electronics Bay

Specification 2008, Revision 1.1

 ATXN-5520 - Two, Intel® Xeon® Series 5500 (Nehalem-EP), Quad Core Processors

 Intel® Virtualization and Intel® VT-D on all CPUs  Intel® Hyper-Threading available on selected CPUs

 ATXW-5520- Two, Intel® Xeon® Series 5600 (Westmere-EP), Six Core Processors

 Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) on all CPUs

 Intel® Virtualization and Intel® VT-D on all CPUs  Intel® Hyper-Threading available most CPUs

 Intel® 5520 chipset (Tylersburg) with 4.8GT/s, 5.86GT/s or 6.4GT/s Intel® Quick Path Interconnect

(Intel® QPI) support

 I/O Controller Hub - Intel® ICH10R with built-in SATA/300 RAID support

 Six, dual-channel, DDR3-1333 memory interfaces  Twelve, DIMM slots with a maximum capacity of 144GB of Double Data Rate (DDR3) system

memory

 Seven option card slots

 Five PCI Express® 2.0 or 1.1 slots

 One PCI Express 1.1 slot  One 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot

 Four, 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet interfaces  Six, SATA/300 ports support independent SATA storage devices or may be configured to support

RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10 implementations

 Trusted Computing support via an on-board TPM 1.2  Ten, Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) interfaces

 Eight USB ports are located on the motherboard‟s I/O plate

 Two, USB ports are available via an on-board header

 Two, RS-232 serial communication ports available via on-board headers  Video port driven with Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with 8MB of video memory to support

WUXGA resolutions (i.e. 1920 x 1200 pixels) at a 64k color depth

 Standard audio ports located on the motherboard‟s I/O plate  PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports located on the motherboard‟s I/O plate  Four, fan power headers simplify the integration of the system cooling solution  Full PC compatibility

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ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram

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ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Block Diagram

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ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Layout

ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Layout

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Notes:

• All dimensions are inches

• Typical PCIe pin 1 location is 0.049” from connector center

• Typical PCI pin 1 location is 0.150” from connector center

• Mounting holes have a nominal 0.156” diameter

• Italic text indicates the center dimension of a card slot or I/O connector

• Superscript 1 indicates card slot center spacing

• Superscript 2 indicated I/O connector center spacing

• The system power supply must provide +12V power to both 12V AUX power connectors (P15 and P16) for proper motherboard operation

ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) / ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Extended ATX Motherboard Dimension Drawing

ATXN-5520 (S6900-xxx) / ATXW-5520(S7026-xxx) – Rear I/O Plate Dimension Drawing

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Processor

 Intel® Xeon® Processor, 5500 Series, Quad or Dual-Core (ATXN-5520)  Intel® Xeon® Processor, 5600 Series, Six or Quad-Core (ATXW-5520)  Processor plugs into an LGA1336 socket

Bus Interface

PCI Express® 2.0 compatible and supports a PCI Local Bus

Data Path

DDR3-1333 Memory - 72-bit PCI Express 2.0 & 1.1, x4 and x8 electrical links PCI Bus - 32-bit

Serial Interconnect & Bus Speeds

PCI Express 2.0 – 5.0GHz per lane PCI Express 1.1 – 2.5GHz per lane PCI – 33MHz

Quick Path Interconnect Speeds

The Intel® 5520 chipset supports 4.8GT/s, 5.86GT/s or 6.4GT/s data transfer speeds between processors and between the processors and the motherboard‟s IOH. The speed of the Intel® QPI depends on the type of CPU installed. The Quick Path Interconnect enables both processor-to-processor resource sharing and fast data transfers between CPUs and the Intel® 5520 IOH.

Memory Interfaces

Three, dual-channel, Double Data Rate (DDR3) memory channels support PC3-10600, PC3-8500 or PC36400 DIMMS connected directly to the processors. These memory interfaces may operated at speeds up to 1333MHz depending on the type of DDR3 DIMMs installed.

DMA Channels

The motherboard is fully PC compatible with seven DMA channels, each supporting type F transfers.

Interrupts

The motherboard is fully PC compatible with interrupt steering for PCI plug and play compatibility.

BIOS (Flash)

The BIOS is an AMIBIOS8® with built-in advanced CMOS setup for system parameters, peripheral management for configuring on-board peripherals and other system parameters. The BIOS resides in the Atmel® AT25128 SPI Serial EEPROM (SPI Flash). The BIOS may be upgraded from a USB thumb drive storage device by pressing <Ctrl> + <Home> immediately after reset or power-up with the USB device installed in drive A:. Custom BIOSs are available.

Cache Memory

The processors include either a 4MB, 8MB or 12MB last-level cache (LLC) memory capacity that is equally shared between all of the processor cores on the die. Each individual processor core also has 256k mid-level cache (MLC), a 32k L1 instruction cache and a 32k L1 data cache.

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MT/s

DIMM Type

Rank

Component Density

1333

PC3-10600

Single, Dual, Quad

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 12GB

1066

PC3-8500

Single, Dual, Quad

1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 12GB

800

PC3-6400

Single, Dual, Quad

256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB

Population order

CPU1

CPU2

BK02A

BK12A

BK01A

BK11A

BK00A

BK10A

BK02B

BK12B

BK01B

BK11B

BK00B

BK10B

DDR3 Memory

Each processor on the motherboard supports three, dual-channel, DDR3-1333 memory interfaces. There are twelve DIMM sockets on the board and each one can support up to 12GB DIMMs for a total possible DDR3 system memory capacity of 144GB. DDR3 memory capacities of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB are more common in today‟s market; thereby, making the maximum practical limit of system memory supported 96GB. The memory channel transfer rates is 1333MHz when using PC3-10600 (i.e. DDR3-1333) DIMMs. Each of the channels (BK##A and BK##B) terminates with two dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets. The System BIOS automatically detects memory type, size and speed.

The motherboard uses industry standard gold finger memory modules, which must be PC3-10600, PC3-8500 or PC3-6400 compliant and have the following features:

 Gold-plated contacts  ECC registered (72-bit) DDR3 memory  240-pin

The following DIMM sizes are supported:

NOTE 1: To maximize memory interface speed, populate each memory channel with DDR3 DIMMs having

the same interface speed. The motherboard will support DIMMs with different speeds, but the memory channel interface will operate speed of the slowest DIMM.

NOTE 2: Low voltage (DDR3L) DIMMs are not supported.

NOTE 3: PC3-10600 DIMMs (DDR3-1333) are supported when one DIMM per channel is populated. If two

PC3-10600 DIMMs are installed in the same channel then the BIOS will log an error and operate the memory channel at 1066 MT/s.

NOTE 4: Populating the memory channels with DIMMs having different speeds is supported on the

motherboard; however, the overall memory interface speed will run at the speed of the slowest DIMM.

NOTE 5: If populating a memory channel with a Quad-rank and a Single- or Dual-rank DIMM place the

Quad-rank DIMM farthest from the processor.

NOTE 6: Populate the memory channels starting with the DIMM socket farthest from the CPU and work you

way toward the processor as illustrated in the chart below:

If populating a memory channel with a Quad-rank and a Single- or Dual-rank DIMM place the Quad-rank DIMM farthest from the processor.

PCI Express Option Card Slots

There are six PCI Express® option card slots supported on the motherboard. Five of these slots (PCIe7, PCIe6, PCIe5, PCIe4 and PCIe2) support either PCI Express 2.0 or 1.1 option cards. PCIe3 is a PCI Express

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slot dedicated to supporting PCIe 1.1 option cards. Slots 2, 4 and 6 are x16 mechanical slots driven with x8 PCIe electrical links. Slots 3, 5, and 7 are x8 mechanical slots driven with x4 PCIe electrical links. PCI Express 2.0 bas a base frequency per lane of 5.0GHz while PCIe 1.1 runs at half of this speed or 2.5GHz per lane. The PCI Express auto-negotiation capability built-in to the motherboards‟ PCIe interface controllers enable support for PCI Express option cards with x16, x8, x4 and x1 PCIe 2.0 or 1.1 electrical links. The PCIe interfaces on the option cards must also support PCI Express auto-negotiation as per the PCI Express

Base Specification. Refer to the PCI Express chapter of this manual for more information.

PCI Option Card Slot

A 32-bit/33MHz option card slot is available on the motherboard to enable system support for an option card with a parallel bus interface. This card slot accepts either 5V or universal voltage PCI cards

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

The motherboard supports up to ten on-board high-speed USB 2.0 ports. Connectors for eight of the USB interfaces (0 and 7) are rear panel I/O port, while the remaining two interfaces are available via an on-board header.

Video Interface

The motherboard supports a standard VGA video connector located at the rear of the motherboard. The video port is driven with a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) with 8MB of video memory. This enables video support for WUXGA resolutions (i.e. 1920 x 1200 pixels) at a 64k color depth.

Ethernet Interfaces

Four 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports are located at the rear of the motherboard. Two Intel® 82575 Ethernet controllers with dual-channel outputs are driven with PCI Express communication links on the motherboard. This motherboard design feature ensures that the final system solution supports fastest Ethernet network communications possible. The Ethernet interfaces are compliant with the IEEE 802.3 Specification.

The main components of the Ethernet interfaces are:

 Intel® 82575 for dual 10/100/1000-Mb/s media access control (MAC) with SYM, a serial ROM port

and a PCIe interface

 Serial ROM for storing the Ethernet address and the interface configuration and control data  Integrated RJ-45/Magnetics module connectors on the motherboards require category 5 (CAT5)

unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) 2-pair cables for a 100-Mb/s network connection or category3 (CAT3) or higher UTP 2-pair cables for a 10-Mb/s network connection. Category 5e (CAT5e) or higher UTP 2-pair cables are recommended for a 1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) network connection.

 Link status and activity LEDs on the I/O bracket for status indication (See Ethernet LEDs and

Connectors later in this chapter.)

Software drivers are supplied for most popular operating systems.

Serial ATA/300 Ports

The motherboard‟s six Serial ATA 300 (SATA/300) ports comply with the SATA II specification and support six independent SATA storage devices such as hard disks and CD-RW devices. SATA produces higher performance interfacing by providing data transfer rates up to 300MB per second on each port. The ICH10R I/O Controller Hub features Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, which allows the ICH10R‟s SATA controller to be configured as a RAID controller supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 implementations.

Audio Interface

Standard audio ports located at the rear of the motherboard support the Line In, Line Out and MIC audio functions.

Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2)

The motherboard is compliant with version 1.2 of the Trusted Computing Group specification for Trusted Platform Modules via the us of the Atmel® ATC97SC3203 TPM.

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Processor Type

Processor Speed

+5V

+12V

+3.3V

CPU Idle State with 12GB of system memory:

Intel® Xeon® E5645

2.40GHz

4.59A

7.77A

1.98A

Intel® Xeon® L5638

2.00GHz (LV)

4.60A

7.60A

2.06A

Intel® Xeon® E5540

2.53GHz

4.59A

7.87A

1.87A

Intel® Xeon® E5504

2.00GHz

4.41A

8.04A

1.93A

100% CPU Stress State with 12GB of system memory:

Intel® Xeon® E5645

2.40GHz

4.61A

13.70A

2.15A

Intel® Xeon® L5638

2.00GHz (LV)

4.61A

11.21A

2.04A

Intel® Xeon® E5540

2.53GHz

4.60A

12.79A

1.92A

Intel® Xeon® E5504

2.00GHz

4.42A

11.67A

1.91A

Battery

A built-in lithium battery is provided, for ten years of data retention for CMOS memory.

CAUTION: There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace it only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

System BIOS Setup Utility

The System BIOS is an AMIBIOS8® with a ROM-resident setup utility. The BIOS Setup Utility allows you to select to the following categories of options:

 Main Menu  Advanced Setup  PCIPnP Setup  Boot Setup  Security Setup  Chipset Setup  Exit

Each of these options allows you to review and/or change various setup features of your system. Additional BIOS utility details are provided in the BIOS chapters of this manual.

Power Requirements

The following are typical values:

Tolerance for all voltages is +/- 5%

CAUTION: Chassis Plans recommends an EPS type of power supply for systems using high-performance processors. Dual +12V power connectors are provided on the motherboard and must be used when using dual Intel® Xeon® Series 5500 processors.

Temperature/Environment Operating Temperature: 0º C. to 50º C.

Air Flow Requirement: 350LFM continuous airflow

Storage Temperature: - 40º C. to 70º C.

Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

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JU8

Password Clear (two position jumper)

Install for one power-up cycle to reset the password to the default (null password). Remove for normal operation. *

JU12

CMOS Clear (three position jumper)

Install on the TOP to clear. Install on the BOTTOM to operate. *

NOTE: To clear the CMOS, power down the system and install the jumper on the TOP. Wait for at least two seconds, move the jumper back to the BOTTOM and turn the power on. When AMIBIOS displays the "CMOS Settings Wrong" message, press F1 to go into the BIOS Setup Utility, where you may reenter your desired BIOS settings, load optimal defaults or load failsafe defaults.

W2, W4

CPU Fan Speed Control (two position jumper)

Install to run CPU fan at full speed* Remove to enable ACPI soft control of the CPU cooling fan

Note: W2 jumper is connected to CPU1 fan header P28 and W4 is for CPU2 fan header P31

W3, W5, W6, W7

System Fan Speed Control (two position jumper)

Install to run SYSTEM fan at full speed*

Remove to enable ACPI soft control of the system cooling fan

Note: The following jumpers provide the speed control capability to the system fan headers listed below; W3 – P30, W5 – P27, W6 – P26 and W7 – P25.

PSON Soft Control (two position jumper)

Install to enable ACPI soft control of the PSON signal line* Remove to disable PSON control

Mechanical

The Extended ATX form factor of the motherboard complies with the SSI-EEB 2008 – Rev. 1.0 industry standard for overall board dimensions [12.0” (30.5cm) x 13.0” (33.1cm)] and mounting-hole placements. The motherboard‟s standard height cooling solution is designed for 2U and greater chassis heights.

UL Recognition

This motherboard is designed to meet UL60950 and CAN/CSA C22.22 No. 60950-00.

Configuration Jumpers

The setup of the configuration jumpers on the motherboard is described below. An asterisk (*) indicates the default value of each jumper.

NOTE: For the three-position jumper, "TOP" is toward the bracket end of the board; "BOTTOM" is toward the Post Code LEDs.

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LED/Connector

Description

Activity LED

This green LED indicates network activity. This is the LED closest to connector P12 on the LAN connector.

Off

No current network transmit or receive activity

On (flashing)

Indicates network transmit or receive activity.

Link Speed LED

This green/yellow LED identifies the connection speed. This is the LED farthest from connector P12 on the LAN connector.

Off

Indicates a valid link at 1000-Mb/s

Indicates a valid link at 100-Mb/s.

RJ-45 Network Connectors

The RJ-45 network connector requires a Connectors category 5 (CAT5) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) 2-pair cable for a 100-Mb/s network connection or a category 3 (CAT3) or higher UTP 2-pair cable for a 10-Mb/s network connection. A category 5e (CAT5e) or higher UTP 2-pair cable is recommended for a 1000-Mb/s (Gigabit) network connection.

LED3 and LED4 – Processor Thermal Throttling LEDs

The processor throttling LEDs for each CPU are labeled LED3 and LED4, and located to the right on the Intel ICH10 Southbridge. LED3 indicates the thermal shutdown status of CPU2 and likewise LED4 monitors the thermal of CPU1 as illustrated below:

LED Status

Description

Off

Indicates the processor is operating within acceptable thermal levels.

On (flashing)

Indicates the processor is throttling down to a lower operating speed due to rising CPU temperature.

On (solid orange)

Indicates the processor has reached the thermal shutdown threshold limit. The motherboard is still operating, but a thermal shutdown may soon occur.

NOTE: When a thermal shutdown occurs, the LED will stay on in systems using non-ATX/EPS power

supplies. The processor will cease functioning, but power will still be applied to the motherboard. In systems with ATX/EPS power supplies the LED will turn off when a thermal shutdown occurs because system power is removed via the ACPI soft control power signal S5. In this case, all motherboard LEDs will turn off; however, stand-by power will still be on.

Ethernet LEDs and Ethernet Connectors

P1, P2, P3 and P4 Ethernet LEDs

The I/O bracket houses the four RJ-45 network connectors for Ethernet LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 and LAN2.

Each LAN interface connector has two LEDs that indicate activity status and Ethernet connection speed. Listed below are the possible LED conditions and status indications for each LAN connector:

Motherboard Status LEDs

LED1 and LED2 – Processor Power LEDs

LED1 is located just above the P28 CPU Fan1 connector in the lower right corner of the motherboard. LED2 is located near the center of the board and just above and to the left of memory DIMM socket BK02A. These red LEDs are off during normal motherboard operations. If the LEDs are on, this indicates that the processor‟s VCC voltage levels are below the required levels to maintain proper CPU operations.

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LED6 - IOH Thermal Throttling LED

The IOH throttling LED is located to the right on the Intel ICH10 Southbridge. LED6 indicates the thermal shutdown status of the IOH as illustrated below:

LED Status

Description

Off

Indicates the IOH is operating within acceptable thermal levels.

On (flashing)

Indicates the IOH is throttling down to a lower operating speed due to rising IOH temperature.

On (solid orange)

Indicates the IOH has reached the thermal shutdown threshold limit. The motherboard is still operating, but a thermal shutdown may soon occur.

NOTE: When a thermal shutdown occurs, the LED will stay on in systems using non- ATX/EPS power

supplies. The IOH will cease functioning, but power will still be applied to the motherboard. In systems with ATX/EPS power supplies, the LED will turn off when a thermal shutdown occurs because system power is removed via the ACPI soft control power signal S5. In this case, all motherboard LEDs will turn off; however, stand-by power will still be present.

LED5 – CAT

When LED5 is illuminated this indicates that a catastrophic error has occurred in the system and the motherboard‟s processor(s) cannot continue to operate. The processor(s) will turn this LED on for nonrecoverable machine check errors and other internal unrecoverable errors.

LED7 – PRCHT

This is the “Processor Hot” LED and it will turn on when a processor‟s temperature monitoring sensor detects that the CPU has reached its maximum safe operating temperature. This indicates that the processor‟s Thermal Control Circuit has been activated, if enabled.

POST Code LEDs

As the POST (Power On Self Test) routines are performed during boot-up, test codes are displayed on Port 80 POST Code LEDs 16, 9, 10,11,12,13,14 and 15. These LED are located in the lower left corner of the motherboard to the right of the power status LEDs. The POST Code LEDs and are numbered from top (position 1 = LED16) to bottom (position 8 – LED15). Refer to the board layout diagram for the exact location of the POST code LEDs.

These POST codes may be helpful as a diagnostic tool. Specific error codes are listed in Appendix A - BIOS Messages section of the ATXN-5520 Technical Reference Manual, along with a chart to interpret the LEDs into hexadecimal format.

LED41 – S5 State

This is a green LED that when it is it on indicates that the motherboard has entered the S5 or OFF state. In the S5, state the system is in a complete shutdown mode. The system/motherboard must be rebooted in order to recover from the S5 state.

LED42 – S3 State

When this green LED is on it indicates that the motherboard has entered the S3 SLEEP state. Any processor instructions, cache contents or chipset instructions that were pending when the motherboard entered the S3 state are lost. System memory is retained during the S3 sleep state.

LED47 – S4 State

If this green LED is on it indicates that the motherboard has entered the S4 or HIBERNATE state. This sleep state consumes less power than the S3 state. A small amount of power is used to support writing any pending data to the system‟s hard drive. System memory contents are not retained in the S4 sleep state.

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LED52 – 3.3V Level

LED52 is at the bottom of a group of power status LEDs located in the lower left corner of the motherboard near USB header connector P33. When this green LED is on the 3.3V level is in the proper range for the board.

LED53 – 12V Level

LED53 is just above LED52 and this green LED indicates that the 12V level is in the proper range for the board.

LED54 – 5V Standby

LED54 is just above LED53 and this green LED represents what amounts to a caution indicator. When this LED is on the 5V stand by voltage is present on the motherboard. Option cards and any other motherboard components must not be removed or installed when the LED 54 is illuminated.

CAUTION: Never remove or install option cards or any other system components while LED54 is illuminated.

LED55 – 5V Level

LED55 is just above LED54 and this green LED indicates that the 5V level is in the proper range for the board.

LED58 – Power Good

Located just below the PCIe1 card slot, when this green LED is turned on it indicates that each system power level is at the proper operating level required by the motherboard.

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NOTE:

A connectors square solder pad located on the bottom

side of the PCB indicates pin 1.

P1, P2, P3, P4 - 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet and Dual USB Combo Connectors - LAN1 + USB0/USB1, LAN2 + USB2/USB3, LAN3 + USB4/USB5, LAN4 + USB6/USB7

RJ-45/Dual USB combo connector, Pulse #JG0-0006NL Each individual RJ-45 connector is defined as follows:

SIGNAL

MX0+

MX0-

MX1+

MX2+

SIGNAL

MX2-

MX1-

MX3+

MX3-

Each individual USB connector is defined as follows:

SIGNAL

+5V – USB#

USB#-

SIGNAL

USB#+

GND – USB#

Notes: 1 – P1 = LAN1 + USB0/USB1, P2 = LAN2 + USB2/USB3, P3 = LAN3 + USB4/USB5, P4 = LAN4 + USB6/USB7 2 – LAN ports support standard CAT5 Ethernet cables 3 – USB ports support standard USB cables and devices 4 - # indicates USB port number

P5, P6, P7, P8, P9, P10 - SATA PORT II 300 Ports

7 pin vertical connector, Molex #67491-0031

SIGNAL

Gnd 2 TX+ 3 TX- 4 Gnd

SIGNAL

RX- 6 RX+ 7 Gnd

Notes: 1 – P5 = SATA0 interface, P6 = SATA1 interface, P7 = SATA2 interface, P8 = SATA3 interface, P9 = SATA4 interface, P10 = SATA5 interface, 2 – SATA connectors support standard SATA II interface cables

P14, P24 – RS-232 Serial Port

10 pin vertical connector, Amp #1761602-3

SIGNAL

Carrier Detect

Data Set Ready

Receive Data

Request To Send

Transmit Data

SIGNAL

Clear To Send

Data Terminal Ready

Ring Indicator

Signal Gnd

P15, P16 – +12V AUX Input Power Connector

8 pin vertical connector, Molex #39-29-3086

SIGNAL

Gnd 5 +12V Aux Input

Gnd 6 +12V Aux Input

Gnd 7 +12V Aux Input

Gnd 8 +12V Aux Input

Caution: Both P15 and P16 must be connected to the system power supply to ensure proper board operation.

P17 – ATX/EPS Power Connector

24 pin vertical dual row, Molex #44206-0007

SIGNAL

+3.3V

Gnd

+5V

Gnd

+5V

Gnd

PWRGD

+5V AUX

+12V

+3.3V

SIGNAL

+5V

-12V

Gnd

PSON

Gnd

-5V

+5V

Gnd

Motherboard Connectors

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Connectors (continued)

P12 –Video and PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Connector

VGA/Dual PS/2 combo connector, NORCOMP #999-H15-PS2L571 15-pin Video connector (blue):

SIGNAL

Red 2 Green

Blue 4 NC 5 Gnd

Gnd

Gnd PIN

SIGNAL

+5V

Gnd

EEDI

HSYNC

VSYNC

EECS

PS/2 Keyboard connector (purple):

SIGNAL

Kbd Data

NC 3 Gnd

SIGNAL

5V AUX

Kbd CLK

PS/2 Mouse connector (green):

SIGNAL

Mouse Data

Gnd

SIGNAL

5V AUX

Mouse CLK

Notes: 1 – Video connector supports standard video cables 2 – PS/2 keyboard connector supports standard PS/2 keyboards 3 – PS/2 mouse connector supports standard PS/2 pointing devices

P25, P26, P27, P28, P30, P31 – System Fan & CPU Fan Power Connectors

4 pin single row header, FOXCONN #HF2704E-M1

SIGNAL

Speed Control Line

P28 = CPU1 fan connector

+12V

P31 = CPU2 fan connector

Fan Tach

P25, P26, P27, P28 = optional

Fan PWM Sys

System fan connectors

P13 - TPM GPIO Signal Connector

2 pin single row header, Amp #640456-2

SIGNAL

Gnd

SIGNAL

Future Use

P18 – Intruder Alert Connector

2 pin single row header, Amp #640456-2

SIGNAL

Gnd PIN

SIGNAL

Alert Signal

P20– Speaker Header

2 pin single row header, Amp #640456-2

SIGNAL

Speaker Out

SIGNAL

+5V

P23 – IPMI Header

20 pin dual row header, Molex #10-89-7202

SIGNAL

+3.3V SBY

+5V

SYS RST#

CLK_33_TPM

LPC_LDRQ1#

RST_LPC#

Gnd

SMBALRT#

SMBDATA

SMBCLK

SIGNAL

LPC_LFRAME#

LPC_LAD3

LPC_LAD2

LPC_LAD1

LPC_LAD0

SERIRQ

Gnd

LAN_ SMBALRT#

LAN_ SMBDATA

LAN_ SMBCLK

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Connectors (continued)

P32 – Front Panel Header Connector

34 pin dual row header, Molex #10-89-7342

SIGNAL

+3.3V

NC 5 Gnd 7 +3.3V

LED HDD Activity

PWRBTN

Gnd

System RESET

Gnd

L4 ACTV#

L4 LINK#

SIGNAL

+5V Stand By

NC 8 NC

L1 ACTV#

L1 LINK#

SMB DATA

SMB CLK

ICH Intruder#

L2 ACTV#

L2 LINK#

L3 ACTV#

L3 LINK#

J1 – Audio Connector

3 position audio, FOXCONN #JA33331-H119-4F

Socket Color

SIGNAL

Light Blue

Line In

Lime

Line Out

Pink

Mic

J1 audio jacks support standard audio cables

P33 – Dual Universal Serial Bus (USB) Connector

10 pin dual row header, Amp #1761610-3 (+5V fused with self-resetting fuse)

P33A SIGNAL

+5V-USB10

USB10-

USB10+

Gnd-USB10

NC PIN

P33B SIGNAL

+5V-USB11

USB11-

USB11+

Gnd-USB11

Note: 1 – P33 odd pins are for USB10 and the even pins are USB11

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Card Slot Size

PCIe 1.1 Bandwidth

PCIe 1.1 Full-Duplex Bandwidth

PCIe 2.0 Bandwidth

PCIe 2.0 Full-Duplex Bandwidth

250MB/s

500MB/s

1GB/s

2GB/s

4GB/s

2GB/s

4GB/s

8GB/s

Chapter 2 PCI Express® and PCI Option Card Slots

Introduction

PCI Express® is a high-speed, high-bandwidth interface with multiple channels (lanes) bundled together with each lane using full-duplex, serial data transfers with high clock frequencies.

The PCI Express architecture is based on the conventional PCI addressing model, but improves upon it by providing a high-performance physical interface and enhanced capabilities. Whereas the PCI bus architecture provided parallel communication between a processor board and backplane, the PCI Express protocol provides high-speed serial data transfer, which allows for higher clock speeds. The same data rate is available in both directions simultaneously, effectively reducing bottlenecks between the motherboard‟s logic components and PCI Express option card slots.

PCI Express option cards may require updated device drivers. Most operating systems that support legacy PCI cards will also support PCI Express cards without modification. Because of this interface design, a single PCI card and multiple PCI Express option cards can co-exist in the same system.

PCI Express serial interface connectors have lower pin counts than PCI parallel bus connectors. The PCIe connectors are physically different, based on the number of lanes in the connector.

PCI Express Links

Several PCI Express channels (lanes) are bundled together for each PCIe option card slot. A link is a collection of one or more PCIe lanes. A basic full-duplex link consists of two dedicated lanes for receiving data and two dedicated lanes for transmitting data. PCI Express supports scalable link widths in 1-, 4-, 8and 16-lane configurations, generally referred to as x1, x4, x8 and x16 slots. A PCI Express x4 slot with a PCIe 1.1 interface implementation indicates that the slot has four PCIe lanes, which gives the slot a bandwidth of 250MB/s in each direction per lane. Unlike PCI parallel buses, there are no additional devices sharing a serial PCI Express interface. Since there are no additional devices competing for bandwidth; the effective bandwidth is counted in both directions and results in 500MB/s (full-duplex) per lane or 2GB/s for the x4 PCIe 1.1 card slot. If an option card with a PCI Express 2.0 interface is installed into the x4 PCIe5 or PCIe7 motherboard slots, then this effective full-duplex bandwidth doubles to 4GB/s.

The link configuration of the motherboard‟s PCI Express links is determined by specific interface specification of the PCI Express option card. In PCI Express Gen 1.1 and Gen 2.0 bandwidths for the PCIe links are deter-mined by the link width multiplied by 250MB/s and 500MB/s, as follows:

Scalability is a core feature of PCI Express. An option card with a higher number of PCIe lanes will not function in a mechanical slot set-up with a lower number of lanes available (e.g., a x8 board in a x4 mechanical slot) because the connectors are mechanically incompatible. However, the reverse configuration will function on the motherboard without any electrical issues. A board with a lower number of lanes can be placed into a slot with a higher number of lanes (e.g., a x4 board into a x8 slot).

A PCI Express link auto-negotiates between the PCI Express devices to establish communication at the lowest common interface link between the device and the card slot. The motherboard can reconfigure the PCIe links for optimum system performance. This allows a x16 PCIe card to operate in a x16 PCIe mechanical slot even though the slot is driven with a x8 PCI Express electrical link.

For more information, refer to the PCI-SIG‟s PCI Express® Base Specification 2.0.

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PCIe Card Slot

Mechanical Size

Electrical Link

PCIe Interface Implementation Supported

PCIe1

x16

PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.1

PCIe2

PCIe 1.1

PCIe3

x16

PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.1

PCIe4

PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.1

PCIe5

x16

PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.1

PCIe6

PCIe 2.0 or PCIe 1.1

Motherboard PCIe Card Slot Configurations

The motherboard supports PCI Express option cards with either PCIe revision 1.0 or 2.0 interfaces. The mechanical slots and their associated PCIe electrical link configurations enable the motherboard to support PCI Express option cards that implement industry standard x16, x8, x4 and x1 PCIe electrical links. Like the PCI Express interface implementation on the motherboard, the PCIe option cards must also support the PCI Express auto-negotiation or link training feature specified in the PCI Express interface specification. Link training enables a PCIe option card with a x16 electrical link to function in motherboard slot PCIe5. The interface controller inside the motherboard‟s Intel 5520 IOH will auto-negotiate with the option card‟s PCIe controller to establish communications at the lowest common link, which in this example would be the x8 PCIe electrical link. This same capability exists on all of the motherboard‟s PCIe option card slots. Option cards with PCI Express 2.0 interface implementations should be installed in motherboard slots PCIe1, PCIe3, PCIe4, PCIe5 or PCIe6 to take full advantage of the speed benefits of the PCIe 2.0 interface. A PCIe 2.0 card installed in PCIe2 slot will function, but will operate at the PCIe 1.1 interface data rate. The table below will help explain the motherboard‟s PCIe slot configurations:

Motherboard PCI Card Slot Configuration

The slot labeled PCI-1 is a 32-bit/33MHz PCI slot. Unlike PCI Express the PCI slot is driven with a parallel bus. However, unlike many passive PCI backplane designs there are no additional devices attached to this particular bus to slow down PCI option card communications to the motherboard‟s I/O controller hub. The PCI-1 slot supports either 5V or universal 32-bit/33MHz PCI option cards.

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Chapter 3 Motherboard Installation

Introduction

For a successful installation, it is essential that you follow the recommendations for handling static devices. There are many small and static-sensitive components on the motherboard. Care must be used when handling the motherboard to ensure that none of the small components are damaged. As you begin the motherboard installation, review the following board handling cautions that you saw previously in front of this manual.

Handling Precautions

WARNING: This product has components that may be damaged by electrostatic discharge.

To protect your motherboard from electrostatic damage, be sure to observe the following precautions when handling or storing the board:

 Keep the motherboard in its static-shielded bag until you are ready to perform your installation.

 Handle the motherboard by its edges.

 Do not touch the I/O connector pins.

 Do not apply pressure or attach labels to the motherboard.

 Use a grounded wrist strap at your workstation or ground yourself frequently by touching the

metal chassis of the system before handling any components. The system must be plugged into an outlet that is connected to an earth ground.

 Use antistatic padding on all work surfaces.

 Avoid static-inducing carpeted areas.

Recommended Board Handling Precautions

 Handle the board only by its edges.

 Store the board in padded shipping material or in an anti-static board rack.

 Do not place an unprotected board on a flat surface.

Chassis Mounting

The motherboard uses the standard hole-pattern defined in the SSI-EEB 2008 – Rev. 1.0 industry specification. This spec is commonly referred to as the Extended ATX form factor. The chassis you intend to use for your motherboard needs to support this motherboard form factor and standard Extended ATX mounting hole pattern. Most standard industrial chassis support multiple mounting-hole patterns.

Computer chassis typically have either plastic or metal mounting standoffs or fasteners. Metal mounting standoffs are preferable because they provide the necessary chassis ground for the motherboard and threaded standoffs will provide better motherboard mounting security compared to clip-in fasteners.

Carefully align the motherboard mounting holes up with the chassis mounting standoffs. The motherboard mounting holes have a nominal diameter of 0.156” or 3.96mm. The thread size and style of the chassis‟

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mounting standoffs will determine the type of the mounting screw hardware necessary to install the motherboard into the chassis. Typically, #6-32 pan head screws are used to secure a motherboard to the chassis standoffs, but you must use the mounting hardware recommended by the chassis manufacturer.

CAUTION: Motherboard damage will occur if using mounting screws or fasteners with diameters larger than 0.150”.

CAUTION: Do not press down on the motherboard when installing the mounting hardware or clicking the motherboard onto a chassis fastener. Do not exceed a force over 8lbs/square inch when installing a motherboard mounting screw. Failure to adhere to these two caution messages will result in motherboard damage.

Secure the motherboard to the chassis using all of the available motherboard mounting holes.

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DDR3 DIMM Description

Validated DDR3 DIMM vendor

Vendor’s Part Number

504520-000

1GB, DDR3 PC3-10600, 1333MHz, Buffered, 72-bit, 240 pin-DIMM

Transcend

TS128MKR72V3U

504520-001

2GB, DDR3 PC3-10600, 1333MHz, Buffered, 72-bit, 240 pin-DIMM

Transcend

TS256MKR72V3U

504520-002

4GB, DDR3 PC3-10600, 1333MHz, Buffered, 72-bit, 240 pin-DIMM

Transcend

TS512MKR72V3U

Population Order

CPU1

CPU2

BK02A

BK12A

BK01A

BK11A

BK00A

BK10A

BK02B

BK12B

BK01B

BK11B

BK00B

BK10B

Memory Installation

Refer to the DDR3 memory section in Chapter 1 of this manual for detailed information on the proper memory modules to be used on the motherboard.

There are a number of PC3-10600, PC3-8500 and PC3-6400 DDR3 DIMMs available for use on the motherboard from a number of different sources. Available memory capacity and module construction varies, but the same basic DDR3 DIMM characteristics must be present on the modules you select. These characteristics are:

 ECC-registered (72-bit) DDR3 memory  Gold-plated DIMM contacts  240-pin DDR3 DIMMs

Chassis Plans has validated the performance of a number of different PC3-10600, DDR3 DIMMs for use on the motherboard:

The memory market is constantly changing. Check with Chassis Plans to learn the latest in validated memory availability for the motherboard.

The same basic memory installation procedure listed below should be followed regardless of the memory type used on the motherboard.

1. Populate the memory channels starting with the DIMM socket farthest from the CPU. Work you

way toward the processor populating the DIMM sockets labeled with an “A” first followed by the “B” labeled sockets.

2. The chart and diagram below will help guide your memory installation:

3. Ensure the DIMM release tabs of the sockets are open before inserting a memory module.

4. Insert each DIMM into each socket observing that the modules registration notch is oriented correctly.

5. Press down on the DIMM until the module release tabs snap into place.

6. Repeat this process for all remaining DIMMs.

7. Pushing open the socket‟s release tabs enables a module to be easily removed from its DIMM socket.

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Rear I/O Connectors

The I/O plate of the motherboard provides rear chassis I/O connections for a variety of devices and communication networks. The diagram below illustrates these available connections:

Connectors P1 through P4 provide 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet connections as well as multiple USB 2.0 ports. Each connector features one Ethernet network connection and two USB 2.0 ports. Refer to the motherboard connector section in Chapter 1of this manual for detailed pin-out information for all of the motherboard‟s rear I/O connectors.

Front I/O Header

The motherboard connector P32 contains several header pins for connecting various front panel system elements to the motherboard. These elements are items such as function LEDs and switches. Additional system control signals and voltages are made available on P32 to support specific system functions that you may wish to implement in your industrial computer design. The use of these elements depends the chassis type. The following illustration lists the functions available on this header and detailed signal connection data for P32 is located in the motherboard connector section of Chapter 1.

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Connecting Power

There are three system power connections required for the motherboard. Connector P17 accepts a 24 -pin standard ATX/EPS power supply connection, while P15 and P28 are 8-pin, +12V AUX input power connectors. Single and dual-processor motherboard configurations require both auxiliary power connections. The figure below illustrates the power connector locations on the motherboard. See Chapter 1 for detailed pin-out information on the power connectors.

Fan Headers

Four fan headers are available for connecting system fans. These four-pin headers support a fan speed control line. Four-pin fans feature the speed control line; however, the motherboard‟s fan header design also accommodates 3-pin fans without speed control. The figure below shows the system fan header locations on the motherboard. See the Motherboard Connectors section in Chapter 1 for detailed fan header pin-out information.

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Motherboard Connector

Logical SATA Interface

Motherboard Connector

Logical SATA Interface

SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

SATA3

SATA4

P10

SATA5

SATA II 300 Connectors

There are six, locking SATA connectors on the motherboard to ensure secure hard drive connections in a variety of system mounting locations. The system‟s SATA HDDs may operate as independent storage drives or as part of a RAID 0, 1, 5 or 10 drive array using the internal RAID controller of the Intel® ICH10R. The SATA connectors are labeled P5 through P10 with the logical addressing for use with the system software listed below:

The figure below shows the locations of the motherboard‟s SATA connectors. See the Motherboard Connectors section in Chapter 1 for detailed pin-out information.

RS-232 Serial Port Headers

Two serial port headers are available for RS-232 communications to and from the motherboard. Typically, headers P14 and P24 would be wired over to DB9 serial port connectors located on the chassis. The drawing below shows the location of the P14 and P24 headers and detailed header pin-out information can be found in the Motherboard Connectors section of Chapter 1.

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On-board USB Header

P33 is a ten-pin header that supplies two additional USB interfaces for use on the front or rear panel of the system chassis. The header provides logical USB interfaces 10 and 11 and is shown in the drawing below. See the Motherboard Connectors section of Chapter 1 for additional information.

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Intruder Alert and Speaker Headers

Both of the 2-pin headers illustrated below carry signals that are made available to the system designer to help with integrating system security. For example, the intruder alert signal on P18 can be routed to the user-supplied system monitoring software via an internal chassis cover switch. If the cover is removed, the switch opens and the user-supplied monitoring software registers a change in state of the intruder alert signal. The monitoring software can send a signal to header P20 to sound the internal speaker alarm. See Chapter 1 for the P18 and P20 pin-out details.

Optional IPMI and TPM 1.2 Headers

P23 is a 20-pin header that provides various IPMI signal connections for optional IPMI system implementations. The hardware hooks to support IPMI are available on the motherboard; however, usersupplied application software and an operating system that is IPMI aware must be available.

Header P13 is a two-pin header that will provide access to a future-use TPM General Purpose I/O (GPIO) signal. Contact Chassis Plans if your system requires this optional GPIO signal for your trusted computing application.

The illustration below shows the location of headers P23 and P13. See Chapter 1 for the pin-out details of P23 and P13.

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Password Clear Jumper

The password clear jumper (JU8) is a two-position jumper as shown in the figure below. The jumper is disconnected for normal system operation. To reset the password to default, i.e. the null password, connect the two pins by installing the password clear jumper for one power-up cycle. The BIOS will read the new jumper position upon system power-up and reset the password to NULL.

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CMOS Clear Jumper

The CMOS clear jumper (JU12) is the three-position shown in the figure below. To clear the motherboard‟s

CMOS, power down the system and install the jumper on the TOP.

NOTE: If your system has an ATX power supply, you may need to remove the incoming AC power cord to ensure that the system shuts down completely. All power must be removed from the motherboard in order to allow JU12 to clear the CMOS.

The TOP of the motherboard is toward the rear I/O connectors and the BOTTOM of the board is toward the Post Code LEDs. Wait for at least two seconds, move the jumper back to the BOTTOM and turn the power on. When AMIBIOS displays the "CMOS Settings Wrong" message, press F1 to go into the BIOS Setup Utility, where you may reenter your desired BIOS settings, load optimal defaults or load failsafe defaults.

System Fan Speed Control Jumpers

There are four system fan connectors available for use on the motherboard. The system fan speed control jumpers allow the speed of each fan to be controlled by ACPI soft control signals. The factory default jumper settings are in the open positions thereby allowing the system fans to run at maximum speed.

NOTE: Jumper W3 connects to system fan connector P30 to control the speed of a fan equipped with a speed control line that is plugged into P30. Likewise, jumpers W5, W6 and W7 are associated with system

fan connectors P27, P26 and P25 respectively.

The following illustration shows the locations of the system fan speed control jumpers.

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PSON Soft Control Jumper

Installing the PSON soft control jumper (W8) enables the motherboard to take advantage of the ACPI soft control signal lines common on ATX and EPS system power supplies. The factory default setting for this jumper is in the installed position. See the figure below for the location of the PSON jumper.

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LED/Connector

Description

Activity LED

This green LED indicates network activity. This is the LED closest to connector P12 on the LAN connector.

Off

No current network transmit or receive activity

On (flashing)

Indicates network transmit or receive activity.

Link Speed LED

This green/yellow LED identifies the connection speed. This is the LED farthest from connector P12 on the LAN connector.

Off

Indicates a valid link at 1000-Mb/s

Indicates a valid link at 100-Mb/s.

LAN Activity LED

LINK Speed

LED

USB 2.0 Ports

Ethernet LAN LEDs

There are four rear LAN ports on the motherboard and each LAN port supports a LAN Activity and Link Speed LED as shown in the diagram below.

Processor Power LEDs

When LED1 or LED2 turn on, this indicates that the processor‟s Vcore voltage level has fallen below the required level to maintain proper CPU operations. The LED locations are illustrated below.

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Processor Thermal Throttling LEDs

When LED3 and LED4 are off, both processors are functioning within the proper thermal conditions. If either LED is flashing, this indicates that the associated processor is operating at a lower operating speed because the CPU core has reached a temperature above the processor‟s thermal throttling level. A solid orange LED condition indicates that the processor has reached a CPU threshold limit. Processor thermal shutdown may occur if the condition causing the elevated temperature state is not corrected. Refer to the motherboard status LED section of chapter 1 for more detail. The locations of LED3 and LED 4 are shown in the diagram below.

CAT LED

LED5 is the catastrophic (CAT) LED located on the motherboard as shown below. This LED comes on of the processor‟s cannot continue to operate due to non-recoverable machine check or other internal unrecoverable errors.

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IOH Thermal Throttling LED

Like the CPUs, the motherboard‟s Input/Output Hub or IOH is equipped with an internal temperature sensor for thermal throttling purposes. The IOH thermal throttling LED (LED6) will begin flashing if the IOH senses a temperature above the throttling limit but below the thermal shutdown threshold. The IOH continues to operate whileLED6 is flashing, but the device operates at a reduced speed. At the threshold limit the LED will become solid orange, which indicates that a thermal shutdown condition may soon occur. The location of LED6 is illustrated in the diagram below.

PRCHT “Processor Hot” LED

This LED is labeled LED7 on the motherboard as shown below. If this LED is on, a processor has reached its maximum safe operating temperature. Refer to the motherboard status LED section of chapter 1 for more detail.

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Port 80 Post Code LEDs

The Power On Self Test or POST Code LEDs are shown in the diagram below. These diagnostic LEDs monitor the results of the various routines performed by the BIOS during the motherboard‟s boot-up process. If the motherboard fails a particular boot-up routine during POST, the resultant LEDs that remain on are associated with the hexadecimal number for the specific error code. These specific error codes and their associated hexadecimal values are listed in Appendix A – BIOS Messages.

S3, S4 and S5 Sleep State LEDs

LEDs 41, 42 and 47, indicate the three sleep states supported on the motherboard. When LED41 is on the motherboard has entered the S5 sleep state, LED42 indicated S3 and LED47 turns on for the S4 sleep state.

In the S5 sleep state, the system shuts down complete and must be re-booted in order to recover. In S3, any pending processor or chipset instructions as well as cache contents are lost, but system memory is retained. The S4 state consumes less power than the S3 state to support writing any pending data to the system‟s hard drive. However, system memory contents are not retained in the S4 sleep state. Refer to the drawing below for locations of the sleep state LEDs.

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LED Number

LED Function

LED52

3.3V Level – When turned ON this LED indicates that +3.3V is in the proper range for

the motherboard.

LED53

12V Level - When turned ON this LED indicates that +12V is in the proper range for

the motherboard.

LED54

5V Standby - When turned ON this LED indicates that the 5V stand by voltage is

present on the motherboard. Removing or installing system cards and device while LED 54 is illuminated may result in damage to the motherboard and/or the system device.

LED55

5V Level - When turned ON this LED indicates that +5V is in the proper range for the

motherboard.

LED58

Power Good - When turned ON this LED indicates that each system power level is

within the proper operating range for the motherboard.

Power Status LEDs

The five power status LEDs on the motherboard indicate that the proper voltage levels are being delivered to the motherboard. The conditions of the LEDS must be observed before installing or removing option cards and system components. These devices should never be installed or removed while LED54 is illuminated. LED54 indicated that the 5V Standby voltage is present on the motherboard. Pulling the incoming AC power to the system power supply is usually required to turn off the 5V Standby voltage. The table and drawing below indicated the function and location of each power status LED.

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Chapter 4 System BIOS

BIOS Operation

Chapters 3 through 8 of this manual describe the operation of the American Megatrends AMIBIOS and the

BIOS Setup Utility. Refer to Running AMIBIOS Setup later in this chapter for standard Setup screens,

options and defaults. The available Setup screens, options and defaults may vary if you have a custom BIOS.

When the system is powered on, AMIBIOS performs the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. These routines are divided into two phases:

1) System Test and Initialization. Test and initialize system boards for normal operations.

2) System Configuration Verification. Compare defined configuration with hardware actually installed.

If an error is encountered during the diagnostic tests, the error is reported in one of two different ways. If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a series of beeps is transmitted. If the error occurs

after the display device is initialized, the error message is displayed on the screen. See BIOS Errors later in

this section for more information on error handling.

The following are some of the Power-On Self Tests (POSTs) which are performed when the system is powered on:

 CMOS Checksum Calculation  Keyboard Controller Test  CMOS Shutdown Register Test  8254 Timer Test  Memory Refresh Test  Display Memory Read/Write Test  Display Type Verification  Entering Protected Mode  Memory Size Calculation  Conventional and Extended Memory Test  DMA Controller Tests  Keyboard Test  System Configuration Verification and Setup

AMIBIOS checks system memory and reports it on both the initial AMIBIOS screen and the AMIBIOS System Configuration screen which appears after POST is completed. AMIBIOS attempts to initialize the peripheral devices and if it detects a fault, the screen displays the error condition(s) which has/have been detected. If no errors are detected, AMIBIOS attempts to load the system from a bootable device, such as a hard disk. Boot order may be specified by the Boot Device Priority option on the Boot Setup Menu as

described in the Boot Setup chapter later in this manual.

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Press DEL to run Setup

Normally, the only POST routine visible on the screen is the memory test. The following screen displays when the system is powered on:

Initial Power-On Screen

You have two options:

 Press <Del> to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

This option allows you to change various system parameters such as date and time, disk drives,

etc. The Running AMIBIOS Setup section of this manual describes the options available.

You may be requested to enter a password before gaining access to the BIOS Setup Utility. (See

Password Entry later in this section.)

If you enter the correct password or no password is required, the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu

displays. (See Running AMIBIOS Setup later in this section.)

 Allow the bootup process to continue without invoking the BIOS Setup Utility.

In this case, after AMIBIOS loads the system, you may be requested to enter a password. (See

Password Entry later in this section.)

Once the POST routines complete successfully, a screen displays showing the current configuration of your system, including processor type, base and extended memory amounts, hard drive types, display type and peripheral ports.

Password Entry

The system may be configured so that the user is required to enter a password each time the system boots or whenever an attempt is made to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. The password function may also be disabled so that the password prompt does not appear under any circumstances.

The Password Check option in the Security Menu allows you to specify when the password prompt displays: Always or only when Setup is attempted. This option is available only if the supervisor and/or user password(s) have been established. The supervisor and user passwords may be changed using the Change Supervisor Password and Change User Password options on the Security Menu. If the

passwords are null, the password prompt does not display at any time. See the Security Setup section of this

chapter for details on setting up passwords.

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Enter CURRENT Password:

Enter CURRENT Password: X Enter CURRENT Password

When password checking is enabled, the following password prompt displays:

Type the password and press <Enter>.

NOTE: The null password is the system default and is in effect if a password has not been assigned or if the CMOS has been corrupted. In this case, the password prompt does not display. To set up passwords, you may use the Change Supervisor Password and Change User Password options on the Security

Menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. (See the Security Setup section later in this chapter.)

If an incorrect password is entered, the following screen displays:

You may try again to enter the correct password. If you enter the password incorrectly three times, the system responds in one of two different ways, depending on the value specified in the Password Check

option on the Security Menu:

1) If the Password Check option is set to Setup, the system does not let you enter Setup, but does

continue the booting process. You must reboot the system manually to retry entering the password.

2) If the Password Check option is set to Always, the system locks and you must reboot.

After rebooting, you will be requested to enter the password. Once the password has been entered correctly, you are allowed to continue.

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Press F1 to Run SETUP Press F2 to load default values and continue

BIOS ERRORS

If an error is encountered during the diagnostic checks performed when the system is powered on, the error is reported in one of two different ways:

1) If the error occurs before the display device is initialized, a series of beeps is transmitted.

2) If the error occurs after the display device is initialized, the screen displays the error message. In

the case of a non-fatal error, a prompt to press the <F1> key may also appear on the screen.

Explanations of the beep codes and BIOS error messages may be found in Appendix A - BIOS Messages.

As the POST routines are performed, test codes are presented on Port 80H. These codes may be helpful as a

diagnostic tool and are listed in Appendix A - BIOS Messages.

If certain non-fatal error conditions occur, you are requested to run the BIOS Setup Utility. The error messages are followed by this screen:

Running AMIBIOS Setup

AMIBIOS Setup keeps a record of system parameters, such as date and time, disk drives and other userdefined parameters. The Setup parameters reside in the Read Only Memory Basic Input/Output System (ROM BIOS) so that they are available each time the system is turned on. The BIOS Setup Utility stores the information in the complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) memory. When the system is turned off, a backup battery retains system parameters in the CMOS memory.

Each time the system is powered on, it is configured with these values, unless the CMOS has been corrupted or is faulty. The BIOS Setup Utility is resident in the ROM BIOS so that it is available each time the computer is turned on. If, for some reason, the CMOS becomes corrupted, the system is configured with the default values stored in this ROM file.

As soon as the system is turned on, the power-on diagnostic routines check memory, attempt to prepare peripheral devices for action, and offer you the option of pressing <Del> to run the BIOS Setup Utility.

If certain non-fatal errors occur during the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines which are run when the system is turned on, you may be prompted to run the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing <F1>.

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Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit

System Overview _________________________________________________

AMIBIOS Version: 08.00.xx BIOS Build Date: 05/06/10 BIOS ID : 0ABRY015

Processor Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) 4 CPU E5540 2.53GHz Speed : 2530MHz Count : 2

System Memory Size : 2040MB

System Time [00:00:00] System Date [Fri 05/07/2010]

Use [ENTER], {TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure System Time.

←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu

When you press <F1> in response to an error message received during the POST routines or when you press the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen displays:

BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu

When you display the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu, the format is similar to the sample shown above. The data displayed on the top portion of the screen details parameters detected by AMIBIOS for your processor board and may not be modified. The system time and date displayed on the bottom portion of the screen may be modified.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY MAIN MENU OPTIONS

The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not changed them yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time the BIOS Setup Utility is run.

System Time/System Date

These options allow you to set the correct system time and date. If you do not set these parameters the first

time you enter the BIOS Setup Utility, you will receive a "Run SETUP" error message when you boot the system until you set the correct parameters.

The Setup screen displays the system options:

System Time [00:00:00] System Date [Mon 01/01/2001]

There are three fields for entering the time or date. Use the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to move from one field to another and type in the correct value for the field.

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If you enter an invalid value in any field, the screen will revert to the previous value when you move to the next field. When you change the value for the month, day or year field, the day of the week changes automatically when you move to the next field.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY OPTIONS

The BIOS Setup Utility allows you to change system parameters to tailor your system to your requirements. Various options which may be changed are listed below. Further explanations of these options and available values may be found in later chapters of this manual, as noted below.

NOTE: Do not change the values for any option unless you understand the impact on system operation.

Depending on your system configuration, selection of other values may cause unreliable system operation.

NOTE: Menu items listed below in italics are only available when and IOB module is installed.

Use the Right Arrow key to display the desired menu. The following menus are available:

 Select Advanced to make changes to Advanced Setup parameters as described in the Advanced

Setup chapter of this manual. The following options may be modified:

 CPU Configuration

 Hardware Prefetcher

 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

 MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering

 Max CPUID Value Limit

 Intel (R) Virtualization Tech

 Execute-Disable Bit Capability

 Intel (R) HT Technology

 Active Processor Cores

 A2OM

 Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech

 Intel (R) C-State Tech

 ACPI T State

 IDE Configuration

 SATA#1 Configuration

 Configure SATA#1 as

 SATA#2 Configuration

 Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave

 Secondary IDE Master/Secondary IDE Slave

 Third IDE Master

 Fourth IDE Master

 LBA/Large Mode

 Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

 PIO Mode

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 DMA Mode

 S.M.A.R.T.

 32Bit Data Transfer

 Hard Disk Write Protect

 IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

 ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

 SuperIO Configuration

 Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address

 Serial Port2 Mode

 USB Configuration

 Legacy USB Support

 USB 2.0 Controller Mode

 BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

 Legacy USB1.1 HC Support

 Hot Plug USB FDD Support

 ACPI Configuration

 Advanced ACPI Configuration

 ACPI Version Features

 ACPI APIC Support

 AMI OEMB Table

 Headless Mode

 Chipset ACPI Configuration

 Energy Lake Feature

 APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

 USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4

 High Precision Event Timer

 HPET Memory Address

 AHCI Configuration

 AHCI BIOS Support

 AHCI Port 0

 AHCI Port 1

 AHCI Port 2

 AHCI Port 3

 AHCI Port 4

 AHCI Port 5

 SATA Port(x)

 S.M.A.R.T.

 I/O Virtualization

 SR-IOV Supported

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 Intel TXT Initialization (Valid with Intel Xeon E5600-series processors only)

 BIOS AC [SCLEAN]

 BIOS AC [SCHECK]

 Lock DPR

 Reset TPM Establishment Flag

 Intel (R) VT-d Configuration

 Intel VT-d

 Coherency Support

 MPS Configuration

 MPS Revision

 PCI Express Configuration

 Relaxed Ordering

 Auto/Enabled/Disabled

 Maximum Payload Size

 128/256/512/1024/2048/4096 Bytes

 Extended Tag Field

 No Snoop

 Maximum Read Request Size

 Active State Power Management  Extended Synch

 Trusted Computing

 TCG/TPM Support

 No/Yes

 Select PCIPnP to make changes to PCI Plug and Play Setup parameters as described in the PCI

Plug and Play Setup chapter of this manual. The following options may be modified:

 Clear NVRAM

 Plug & Play O/S

 PCI Latency Timer

 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

 Palette Snooping

 PCI IDE BusMaster

 OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card

 IRQs 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15

 DMA Channels 0, 1, 3 5, 6 and 7

 Reserved Memory Size

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 Select Boot to make changes to Boot Setup parameters as described in the Boot Setup chapter of

this manual. The following options may be modified:

 Boot Settings Configuration

 Quick Boot

 Quiet Boot

 AddOn ROM Display Mode

 Bootup Num-Lock

 PS/2 Mouse Support

 Wait For „F1‟ If Error

 Hit „DEL‟ Message Display

 Interrupt 19 Capture

 Boots Graphic Adapter Priority

 Boot Device Priority

 Hard Disk Drives

 Removable Drives

 CD/DVD Drives

 Select Security to establish or change the supervisor or user password or to enable boot sector

virus protection. These functions are described later in this chapter. The following options may be modified:

 Change Supervisor Password

 User Access Level

 Password Check

 Change User Password

 Password Check

 Clear User Password

 Boot Sector Virus Protection

 Select Chipset to make changes to Chipset Setup parameters as described in the Chipset Setup

chapter of this manual. The following options may be modified:

 CPU Bridge Configuration

 QPI Links

 Slow Speed/Full Speed

 QPI Frequency

 Auto/4.800GT/5.866GT/6.400GT

 QPI L0s and L1

 Enabled/Disabled

 Memory Frequency

 Auto/Force DDR-800/Force DDR-1066/Force DDR-1333

 Memory Mode

 Independent/Channel Mirroring/Lockstep

 Demand Scrubbing

 Patrol Scrubbing

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 Throttling – Closed Loop

 Hyster Temp

 Disabled/1.5° C/3.0° C/ 6.0° C

 Guardband Temp

 Inlet Temp

 Temp Rise

 Airflow

 Altitude

 Sea Level or Below/1-300/301-600/601-900/901-1200/1201-

1500/1501-1800/1801-2100/2101-2400/2401-2700/2701-3000

 DIMM Pitch

 Throttling – Open Loop

 North Bridge Chipset Configuration

 Crystal Beach / DMA

 Crystal Beach / DCA

 Coarse-Grained Clock Gating

 South Bridge Configuration

 USB Functions

 Disabled/2 USB Ports/4 USB Ports/6 USB Ports/8 USB Ports/10 USB

Ports/12 USB Ports

 USB Port Configure

 6x6 USB Ports/8x4 USB Ports

 USB 2.0 Controller

 HDA Controller

 SMBUS Controller

 SLP_S4# Min Assertion Width (4 to 5/3 to 4/2 to 3/1 to 2 seconds)

 Restore on AC Power Loss

 Power Off/Power On/Last State

 SMA Master Break Event

 PCI Express Ports Configuration

 PCIe Port 0

 Auto/Enabled/Disabled

 PCIe Port 1

 PCIe Port 2

 PCIe Port 3

 PCIe Port 4

 PCIe Port 5

 PCIe High Priority Port

 Disabled/Port 0/Port 1/Port 2/Port 3/Port 4/Port 5

 PCIe Port 0 IOxAPIC Enable

 Disabled/Enabled

 PCIe Port 1 IOxAPIC Enable

 PCIe Port 2 IOxAPIC Enable

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 PCIe Port 3 IOxAPIC Enable

 PCIe Port 4 IOxAPIC Enable

 PCIe Port 5 IOxAPIC Enable

 Select Exit to save or discard changes you have made to AMIBIOS parameters or to load the

Optimal or Failsafe default settings. These functions are described later in this chapter. The following options are available:

 Save Changes and Exit

 Discard Changes and Exit

 Discard Changes

 Load Optimal Defaults

 Load Failsafe Defaults

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Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot | Security | Chipset Exit

Security Settings _________________________________________________

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Change User Password

Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Install or Change the password

←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Security Setup When you select Security from the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

Security Setup Screen

When you display the Security Setup screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter>.

NOTE: The values on this screen do not necessarily reflect the values appropriate for your SHB. Refer to the explanations below for specific instructions about entering correct information.

SECURITY SETUP OPTIONS

The Security Setup options allow you to establish, change or clear the supervisor or user password and to enable boot sector virus protection.

The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not

changed them yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time the BIOS Setup Utility is run.

CHANGE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

This option allows you to establish a supervisor password, change the current password or disable the password prompt by entering a null password. The password is stored in CMOS RAM.

If you have signed on under the user password, this option is not available.

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Enter New Password

Confirm New Password

Passwords do not match!

[ OK ]

Password Installed.

[ OK ]

The Change Supervisor Password feature can be configured so that a password must be entered each time the system boots or just when a user attempts to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

NOTE: The null password is the system default and is in effect if a password has not been assigned or if the CMOS has been corrupted. In this case, the "Enter CURRENT Password" prompt is bypassed when you boot the system, and you must establish a new password.

If you select the Change Supervisor Password option, the following window displays:

This is the message which displays before you have established a password, or if the last password entered

was the null password. If a password has already been established, you are asked to enter the current password before being prompted to enter the new password.

Type the new password and press <Enter>. The password cannot exceed six (6) characters in length. The screen displays an asterisk (*) for each character you type.

After you have entered the new password, the following window displays:

Re-key the new password as described above.

If the password confirmation is miskeyed, AMIBIOS Setup displays the following message:

No retries are permitted; you must restart the procedure.

If the password confirmation is entered correctly, the following message displays:

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User Access Level: [Full Access] Password Check: [Setup]

Press the <Enter> key to return to the Security screen. Installed displays on the screen next to the Supervisor Password option, indicating the password has been accepted. This setting will remain in effect until the supervisor password is either disabled or discarded upon exiting the BIOS Setup Utility. If you have created a new password, be sure to select Exit, then Save Changes and Exit to save the password. The password is then stored in CMOS RAM. The next time the system boots, you are prompted for the password.

NOTE: Be sure to keep a record of the new password each time it is changed. If you forget it, use the

Password Clear jumper to reset it to the default (null password). See the Specifications chapter of this

manual for details.

If a password has been established, the following options and their default values are added to the screen:

User Access Level

This option allows you to define the level of access the user will have to the system.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

User Access Level [Full Access]

Four options are available:

 Select No Access to prevent user access to the BIOS Setup Utility.

 Select View Only to allow access to the BIOS Setup Utility for viewing, but to prevent the user

from changing any of the fields.

 Select Limited to allow the user to change only a limited number of options, such as Date and

Time.

 Select Full Access to allow the user full access to change any option in the BIOS Setup Utility.

Password Check

This option determines when a password is required for access to the system.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Password Check [Setup]

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Password uninstalled.

[ OK ]

Clear user password?

[ OK ] [Cancel]

Two options are available:

 Select Setup to have the password prompt appear only when an attempt is made to enter the BIOS

Setup Utility program.

 Select Always to have the password prompt appear each time the system is powered on.

DISABLING THE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

To disable password checking so that the password prompt does not appear, you may create a null

password by selecting the Change Supervisor Password function and pressing <Enter> without typing in a new password. You will be asked to enter the current password before being allowed to enter the null password. After you press <Enter> at the Enter New Password prompt, the following message displays:

CHANGE USER PASSWORD

The Change User Password option is similar in functionality to the Change Supervisor Password and displays the same messages. If you have signed on under the user password, the Change Supervisor Password function is not available for modification.

If a user password has been established, the Password Check option and its default value is added to the screen. This option determines when a user password is required for access to the system. For details, refer to the description for Password Check under the Change Supervisor Password heading earlier in this section.

CLEAR USER PASSWORD

This option allows you to clear the user password. It disables the user password by entering a null password.

If you select the Clear User Password option, the following window displays:

You have two options:

 Select Ok to clear the user password.

 Select Cancel to leave the current user password in effect.

Boot Sector Virus Protection

This option allows you to request AMIBIOS to issue a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive. The Setup screen displays the system option:

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Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled

Enabled

NOTE: You should not enable boot sector virus protection when formatting a hard drive.

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Main Advanced PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset | Exit |

Exit Options _________________________________________________

Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes

Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults

Exit system setup after saving the changes.

F10 key can be used for this operation.

←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[ OK] [ Cancel ]

Save con figuration changes and exit setup?

Exit Menu

When you select Exit from the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu, the following screen displays:

Exit Menu Screen

When you display the Exit Menu screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to select and press <Enter>.

EXIT MENU OPTIONS

When you are running the BIOS Setup Utility program, you may either save or discard changes you have made to AMIBIOS parameters, or you may load the Optimal or Failsafe default settings.

Save Changes and Exit

The features selected and configured in the Setup screens are stored in the CMOS when this option is selected. The CMOS checksum is calculated and written to the CMOS. Control is then passed back to the AMIBIOS and the booting process continues, using the new CMOS values.

If you select the Save Changes and Exit option, the following window displays:

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[ OK] [ Cancel ]

Discard Changes and exit setup?

[ OK] [ Cancel ]

Discard Changes?

You have two options:

 Select Ok to save the system parameters and continue with the booting process.

 Select Cancel to return to the BIOS Setup Utility screen.

Discard Changes and Exit

When the Discard Changes and Exit option is selected, the BIOS Setup Utility exits without saving the

changes in the CMOS. Control is then passed back to AMIBIOS and the booting process continues, using the previous CMOS values.

If you select the Discard Changes and Exit option, the following window displays:

You have two options:

 Select Ok to continue the booting process without writing any changes to the CMOS.

 Select Cancel to return to the BIOS Setup Utility screen.

Discard Changes When the Discard Changes option is selected, the BIOS Setup Utility resets any parameters you have changed back to the values at which they were set when you entered the Setup Utility. Control is then passed back to the BIOS Setup Utility screen.

If you select the Discard Changes option, the following window displays:

You have two options:

 Select Ok to reset any parameters you have changed back to the values at which they were set

when you entered the BIOS Setup Utility. This option then returns you to the BIOS Setup Utility screen.

 Select Cancel to return to the BIOS Setup Utility screen without discarding any changes you have

made.

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[ OK] [ Cancel ]

Load Optimal Defaults?

[ OK] [ Cancel ]

Load Failsafe Defaults?

Load Optimal or Failsafe Defaults

Each AMIBIOS Setup option has two default settings (Optimal and Failsafe). These settings can be applied to all AMIBIOS Setup options when you select the appropriate configuration option from the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu.

You can use these configuration options to quickly set the system configuration parameters which should provide the best performance characteristics, or you can select a group of settings which have a better chance of working when the system is having configuration-related problems.

Load Optimal Defaults

This option allows you to load the Optimal default settings. These settings are best-case values which should provide the best performance characteristics. If CMOS RAM is corrupted, the Optimal settings are loaded automatically.

If you select the Load Optimal Defaults option, the following window displays:

You have two options:

 Select Ok to load the Optimal default settings.

 Select Cancel to leave the current values in effect.

Load Failsafe Defaults This option allows you to load the Failsafe default settings when you cannot boot your computer successfully. These settings are more likely to configure a workable computer. They may not provide optimal performance, but are the most stable settings. You may use this option as a diagnostic aid if your system is behaving erratically. Select the Failsafe settings and then try to diagnose the problem after the computer boots.

If you select the Load Failsafe Defaults option, the following window displays:

You have two options:

 Select Ok to load the Failsafe default settings.

 Select Cancel to leave the current values in effect.

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Main | Advanced | PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit

Advanced Settings _________________________________________________

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

> CPU Configuration > IDE Configuration > SuperIO Configuration > USB Configuration > ACPI Configuration > AHCI Configuration > I/O Virtualization > Intel TXT (LT) Configuration > Intel VT-d Configuration > MPS Configuration > PCI Express Configuration > Trusted Computing

Configure CPU

←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Chapter 5 Advanced Setup

Advanced Setup When you select Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

Advanced Setup Screen

When you display the Advanced Setup screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above, allowing you to continue to subscreens designed to change parameters for each of the Advanced Setup options. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to proceed to the appropriate subscreen.

ADVANCED SETUP OPTIONS

NOTE: Do not change the values for any Advanced Setup option unless you understand the impact on

system operation. Depending on your system configuration, selection of other values may cause unreliable system operation.

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CPU Configuration

The CPU Configuration subscreen provides you with information about the processor in your system. The following options may be modified:

 CPU Configuration

 Hardware Prefetcher

 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

 MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering

 Max CPUID Value Limit

 Intel (R) Virtualization Tech

 Execute-Disable Bit Capability

 Intel (R) HT Technology

 Active Processor Cores

 A2OM

 Intel (R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech

 Intel (R) C-State Tech

 ACPI T State

IDE Configuration

The options on the IDE Configuration subscreens allow you to set up or modify parameters for your IDE controller and hard disk drive(s). The following options may be modified:

 IDE Configuration

 SATA#1 Configuration

 Configure SATA#1 as

 Max Ports on SATA#1

 SATA#2 Configuration

 Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave

 Secondary IDE Master/Secondary IDE Slave

 Third IDE Master

 Fourth IDE Master

 Type

 LBA/Large Mode

 Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

 PIO Mode

 DMA Mode

 S.M.A.R.T.

 32Bit Data Transfer

 Hard Disk Write Protect

 IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

 ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

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SuperIO Configuration

The options on the SuperIO Configuration subscreen allow you to set up or modify parameters for your on-board peripherals. The following options may be modified:

 Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address

USB Configuration

The options on the USB Configuration subscreen allow you to set up or modify parameters for your onboard USB ports. The following options may be modified:

 Legacy USB Support

 USB 2.0 Controller Mode

 BIOS EHCI Hand-Off

 Legacy USB1.1 HC Support

 Hotplug USB FDD Support

ACPI Configuration The ACPI Configuration subscreen allows you to set up or modify the following options:

 ACPI Configuration

 Advanced ACPI Configuration

 ACPI Version Features

 ACPI APIC Support

 AMI OEMB Table

 Headless Mode

 Chipset ACPI Configuration

 Energy Lake Feature

 APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

 USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4

 High Precision Event Timer

 HPET Memory Address

AHCI Configuration The ACPI Configuration subscreen allows you to set up or modify the following options:

 AHCI

 AHCI BIOS Support

 AHCI Port 0

AHCI Port 1

AHCI Port 2

AHCI Port 3

AHCI Port 4

AHCI Port 5

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 SATA Port(x)

 S.M.A.R.T.

I/O Virtualization The I/O Configuration subscreen allows you to modify the following option:

 SR-IOV Supported

Intel TXT Configuration

When using Intel® Xeon® Series 5600 CPUs (i.e. Westmere-EP) on the Chassis Plans ATXW5520motherboard the Intel TXT Configuration subscreen allows you to modify the following option:

 Intel TXT Initialization

Intel VT-d Configuration The Intel VT-d Configuration subscreen allows you to modify the following options:

 Intel VT-d Initialization  Coherency Support

MPS Configuration The MPS Configuration subscreen allows you to modify the following option:

 MPS Revision

PCI Express Configuration

The options on the PCI Express Configuration subscreen allow you to set up or modify parameters for configuring the motherboard‟s PCI Express interface parameters. The following options may be modified:

 Relaxed Ordering

 Maximum Payload Size

 Extended Tag Field

 No Snoop

 Maximum Read Request Size

 Active State Power Management

 Extended Synch

Trusted Computing The Trusted Computing subscreen allows you to modify the following option:

 TCG/TPM Support

Saving and Exiting

When you have made all desired changes to Advanced Setup, you may make changes to other Setup options by using the right and left arrow keys to access other menus. When you have made all of your changes, you may save them by selecting the Exit menu, or you may press <Esc> at any time to exit the BIOS Setup Utility without saving the changes.

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Main | Advanced | PCIPnP Boot Security Chipset Exit

Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version:01.0A

Manufacturer: Intel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5645 @ 2.40GHz Frequency :2.40GHz BCLK Speed :133MHz Cache L1 :384 KB Cache L2 :1536 KB Cache L3 :12288 KB Ratio Status :Unlocked (Min:12, Max:18) Ratio Actual Value:18

Hardware Prefetcher: [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: [Enabled] MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering: [Modern ordering] Max CPUID Value Limit: [Disabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability: [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedstepTM Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) TurboMode Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Enabled] C3 State [ACPI C2] C6 State [Enabled] C State Package Limit Setting [Auto] C1 Auto Demotion [Enabled] C3 Auto Demotion [Enabled] ACPI T State [Enabled]

For UP platforms, leave it enabled. For DP/MP servers, it may be used to tune performance to the specific application.

←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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CPU Configuration Setup

When you select CPU Configuration from the Advanced Setup Screen, the following Setup screen displays:

When you display the CPU Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

CPU CONFIGURATION SETUP OPTIONS

The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not yet run Advanced Setup. Once you change the settings, the new settings display each time Advanced Setup is run.

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Hardware Prefetcher

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Hardware Prefetcher: [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

MPS and ACPI MADT Ordering

The Setup screen displays the system option:

MPS and ACPI MADT ordering: [Modern ordering]

Available options are:

Modern ordering Legacy ordering

Max CPUID Value Limit

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Max CPUID Value Limit: [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech: [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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Execute-Disable Bit Capability

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Intel(R) HT Technology

HT means Hyper-Threading and the Setup screen displays the system option:

Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]

Available options are:

Enabled Disabled

Active Processor Cores

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Active Processor Cores [ALL]

Available options are:

All 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5

A20M

The Setup screen displays the system option:

A20M [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Intel(R) SpeedStep ™ Tech

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Intel(R) SpeedStep™ Tech [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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Intel(R) C-STATE Tech

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

ACPI T Technology

The Setup screen displays the system option:

ACPI T State [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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IDE Configuration

SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible] Configure SATA#1 as [IDE] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]

> Primary IDE Master [Not Detected] > Primary IDE Slave [Not Detected] > Secondary IDE Master [Hard Disk] > Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] > Third IDE Master [Not Detected] > Fourth IDE Master [Not Detected]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhance

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IDE Configuration

When you select IDE Configuration from the Advanced Setup Menu, a Setup screen similar to the following displays:

IDE Configuration Screen

When you display the IDE Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

Some of the options on this screen allow you to continue to subscreens designed to change parameters for that particular option. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to proceed to the appropriate subscreen.

IDE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Utility is run.

SATA#1 Configuration

The Setup screen displays the system option:

SATA#1 Configuration [Compatible]

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Three options are available:

 Select Disabled to disable all ports. No drives are displayed on the screen.

 Select Compatible to allow up to four serial devices.

 Select Enhanced to allow up to six serial devices.

Configure SATA As

This option allows you specify how to configure the available SATA devices. It is only available if the SATA#1 Configuration option is set to Compatible or Enhanced.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Three options are available:

 Select IDE to enable the SATA devices as IDE devices.

 Select RAID to enable the SATA devices as a RAID device. When RAID is selected:

 The SATA#2 Configuration screens disappear.

 The Configure SATA#1 Device ID line appears with a default value of 2822

with an optional device ID setting of 3A25 available.

 The Hot Plug Menu Displays below the Fourth IDE Master displays with a

default value of Disabled.

 Select AHCI to enable Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and SATA hot plug capability.

When AHCI is selected:

 The SATA#1 Configuration and SATA#2 Configuration screens disappear.

 The Hot Plug Menu Displays below the Fourth IDE Master displays with a

default value of Disabled.

SATA#2 Configuration

The Setup screen displays the system option:

SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced]

Two options are available:

 Select Disabled to disable all ports.

 Select Enhanced to allow up to the maximum available drives.

Primary IDE Master/Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master/Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master

The line items displayed are determined by the SATA settings described previously. The values for the line items depend on the devices detected by AMIBIOS.

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The Setup screen displays the system options:

Primary IDE Master : [Not Detected] Primary IDE Slave : [Not Detected] Secondary IDE Master : [Hard Disk] Secondary IDE Slave : [Not Detected] Third IDE Master : [Not Detected] Fourth IDE Master : [Not Detected]

This is an example of the screen. To view and/or change parameters for any of the devices, press

<Enter> to proceed to the IDE Device Setup screen, which is described later in this section.

Hard Disk Write Protect

This option allows you to disable or enable device write protection. Write protection will be effective only if the device is accessed through the BIOS.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec)

This option allows you to select the time-out value (in seconds) for detecting an ATA/ ATAPI device.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

Available options are:

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

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ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection

This option allows you to select the mechanism for detecting an 80-pin ATA(PI) cable.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host & Device]

Available options are:

Host & Device Host Device

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Secondary IDE Master

Device : Hard Disk Vendor : Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode: 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 S.M.A.R.T.: Supported

Type [Auto} LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]

Select the type of device connected to the system.

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IDE Device Setup

When you select one of the IDE devices from the IDE Configuration screen, a Setup screen similar to the following displays:

IDE Device Screen

When you display the IDE Device subscreen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. The data displayed on the top portion of the screen details the parameters detected by AMIBIOS for the specified device and may not be modified. The data displayed on the bottom portion of the screen may be modified.

The drive information; which displays the first time the BIOS Setup Utility is run, indicates the drive(s) on your system which AMIBIOS detected upon initial bootup.

IDE DEVICE SETUP OPTIONS

The following options are available for each of the IDE devices on the primary and secondary IDE controllers:

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Type

This option allows you to specify what type of device is on the IDE controller.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Type [Auto]

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Available options are:

Not Installed Auto CD/DVD ARMD

If Not Installed is selected, the other options on the bottom portion of this screen do not display.

LBA/Large Mode

This option allows you to enable IDE LBA (Logical Block Addressing) Mode for the specified IDE drive. Data is accessed by block addresses rather than by the traditional cylinder-head-sector format. This allows you to use drives larger than 528MB.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Two options are available:

 Select Disabled to have AMIBIOS use the physical parameters of the hard disk and do

no translation to logical parameters. The operating system which uses the parameter table will then see only 528MB of hard disk space even if the drive contains more than 528MB.

 Select Auto to enable LBA mode and translate the physical parameters of the drive to

logical parameters. LBA Mode must be supported by the drive and the drive must have been formatted with LBA Mode enabled.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) Mode

This option supports transfer of multiple sectors to and from the specified IDE drive. Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred during an interrupt.

If Block Mode is set to Disabled, data transfers to and from the device occur one sector at a time.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto]

Available options are:

Disabled Auto

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PIO Mode

IDE Programmed I/O (PIO) Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller. As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases.

Set the PIO Mode option to Auto to have AMIBIOS select the PIO mode used by the IDE drive

being configured. If you select a specific value for the PIO mode, you must make absolutely

certain that you are selecting the PIO mode supported by the IDE drive being configured.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

PIO Mode [Auto]

Available options are:

Auto 0 1 2 3 4

DMA Mode

This option allows you to select DMA Mode for the device.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

DMA Mode [Auto]

Available options are:

Auto SWDMA0 (SingleWord DMA 0 - 2) SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 (MultiWord DMA 0 - 2) MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 (UltraDMA 0 - 6) UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 UDMA6

S.M.A.R.T.

This option allows AMIBIOS to use the SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) protocol for reporting server system information over a network.

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The Setup screen displays the system option:

S.M.A.R.T. [Auto]

Available options are:

Auto Disabled Enabled

32Bit Data Transfer

If the 32Bit Data Transfer parameter is set to Enabled, AMIBIOS enables 32-bit data transfers.

If the host controller does not support 32-bit transfer, this feature must be set to Disabled.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]

Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

Allows BIOS to Select Serial Port1 Base Addresses

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SuperIO Configuration

When you select SuperIO Configuration from the Advanced Setup Menu, the following Setup screen displays. This menu is only available if an IOB module is installed.

SuperIO Configuration Screen

When you display the SuperIO Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

SUPERIO CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not run the BIOS Setup Utility program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time the BIOS Setup Utility is run.

Serial Port1 Address/Serial Port2 Address

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Each of these options enables the specified serial port on the motherboard and establishes the base I/O address and the number of the interrupt request for the port.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

Available options are:

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Disabled 3F8/IRQ4 3E8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 2E8/IRQ3

NOTE: The values available for each on-board serial port may vary, depending on the setting previously selected for the other on-board serial port and any off-board serial ports. If an I/O address is assigned to another serial port, AMIBIOS automatically omits that address from the values available.

If the system has off-board serial ports which are configured to specific starting I/O ports via jumper settings, AMIBIOS configures the on-board serial ports to avoid conflicts.

When AMIBIOS checks serial ports, any off-board serial ports found are left at their assigned addresses. Serial Port1, the first on-board serial port, is configured with the first available address and Serial Port2, the second on-board serial port, is configured with the next available address. The default address assignment order is 3F8H, 2F8H, 3E8H, 2E8H. Note that this same assignment order is used by AMIBIOS to place the active serial port addresses in lower memory (BIOS data area) for configuration as logical COM devices.

For example, if there is one off-board serial port and its address is set to 2F8H, Serial Port1 is assigned address 3F8H and Serial Port2 is assigned address 3E8H. Configuration is then as follows:

COM1 - Serial Port1 (at 3F8H) COM2 - off-board serial port (at 2F8H) COM3 - Serial Port2 (at 3E8H)

Serial Port2 Mode

This option allows the BIOS to select the mode for Serial Port2.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Serial Port2 Mode [Normal]

Four options are available:

 Select Normal to use normal serial port mode.

 Select IrDA to communicate to an infrared data device connected to serial port 2.

 Select ASK IR to communicate to an infrared data device using the Sharp ASK protocol

connected to serial port 2.

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USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.24.5-5-13.4

USB Devices Enabled:

None

Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [Full Speed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Legacy USB1.1 HC Support [Enabled] Hotplug USB FDD Support [Auto]

Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

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USB Configuration

When you select USB Configuration from the Advanced Setup Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

USB Configuration Screen

When you display the USB Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

USB CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Legacy USB Support

This option allows you to enable support for older USB devices. The Auto option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected. If this option is set to Disabled, the remaining three

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options are not available.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Legacy USB Support [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled Auto

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USB 2.0 Controller Mode

This option configures the USB 2.0 controller to high-speed (480Mbps) or full-speed (12Mbps) mode. If the Legacy USB Support option is set to Disabled, this option is not available.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed]

Available options are:

FullSpeed HiSpeed

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off This option is a work-around for operating systems without EHCI hand-off support. If the Legacy USB Support option is set to Disabled, this option is not available.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Legacy USB1.1 HC Support

This option allows you to alert the motherboard‟s USB hardware controller that there may be older USB 1.1 devices used in the system. Some of these legacy devices may have issues functioning on a faster USB 2.0 interface.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Legacy USB1.1 HC Support [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Hotplug USB FDD Support

Some older USB floppy disk drives may create issues when they are installed or removed from a system under power. When this option is set to Auto the BIOS creates a dummy FDD device that will be associated with any hotplug USB floppy drive that may be used later by the system. The Auto option will only perform this dummy device creation when there is no USB FDD present.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Hotplug USB FDD Support [Auto]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled Auto

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ACPI Settings

> Advanced ACPI Configuration > Chipset ACPI Configuration

Advanced ACPI Configuration Settings.

Use this section to configure additional ACPI options.

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ACPI Configuration

When you select ACPI Configuration from the Advanced Setup Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

ACPI Configuration Screen

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface or ACPI is and open communication standard that among other things enables a unified approach for the motherboard‟s BIOS to discover hardware elements, establish device configuration and set-up power management and monitoring. When you display the ACPI Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above, allowing you to continue to subscreens designed to change parameters for each of the ACPI Configuration options. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to proceed to the appropriate subscreen.

The subscreens allow you to set up or modify the following options:

 Advanced ACPI Configuration

 ACPI Version Features

 ACPI APIC Support

 Chipset ACPI Configuration

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 AMI OEMB Table

 Headless Mode

 Energy Lake Feature

 APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

 USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4

 High Precision Event Timer

 HPET Memory Address

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Advanced ACPI Configuration

ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] AMI OEMB Table [Enabled] Headless Mode [Disabled] NUMA Support [N/A]

Enable RSDP pointers to 64-bit Fixed System Description Tables.

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Advanced ACPI Configuration

When you select Advanced ACPI Configuration from the ACPI Configuration Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

Advanced ACPI Configuration Screen

When you display the Advanced ACPI Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

ADVANCED ACPI CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

ACPI Version Features

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The Setup screen displays the system option:

ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0]

Available options are:

ACPI v1.0 ACPI v2.0 ACPI v3.0

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ACPI APIC Support

The Setup screen displays the system option:

ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

AMI OEMB Table

The Setup screen displays the system option:

AMI OEMB Table [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

Headless Mode

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Headless Mode [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

NUMA Support

This is a fixed BIOS setting and not available (N/A) for user configuration.

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South Bridge ACPI Configuration

Energy Lake Feature [Disabled] APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled] USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled] High Precision Event Timer [Enabled] HPET Memory Address [FED00000h]

Enabled Disabled

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Chipset ACPI Configuration

When you select Chipset ACPI Configuration from the ACPI Configuration Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

When you display the Chipset ACPI Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

CHIPSET ACPI CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Energy Lake Feature

Energy Lake is an Intel processor technology that enables system support for consumer electronics

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or (CE)-like device power behavior. Energy Lake is also a key CPU technology for maintaining system state and data integrity during power loss events. The Setup screen displays the system option:

Energy Lake Feature [Disabled]

Available options are:

Enabled Disabled

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APIC ACPI SCI IRQ

The Setup screen displays the system option:

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4

The Setup screen displays the system option:

USB Device Wakeup From S3/S4 [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

High Precision Event Timer

The Setup screen displays the system option:

High Precision Event Timer [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

HPET (High Precision Event Timer) Memory Address

The Setup screen displays the system option:

HPET Memory Address [FED00000h]

Available options are:

FED00000h FED01000h FED02000h FED03000h

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AHCI Settings

AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]

> AHCI Port0 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port1 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port2 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port3 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port4 [Not Detected] > AHCI Port5 [Not Detected]

Enables for supporting

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AHCI Configuration

When you select AHCI Configuration from the Advanced Setup Menu, the following Setup screen displays:

When you display the AHCI Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. You may highlight the option you wish to change, press enter to display the available options and then press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value you chose.

Other options on this screen allow you to continue to subscreens designed to change parameters for that particular option. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to proceed to the appropriate subscreen.

AHCI CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

The Advanced Host Controller Interface or AHCI defines the operation of the motherboard‟s SATA host bus adapters. ACHI is an industry standard that enables the motherboard‟s BIOS to set-up communications to the system‟s SATA drives regardless of the specific system implementation. The descriptions for the system options listed below show the values as they appear if you have not run the BIOS Setup Utility program yet. Once values have been defined, they display each time the BIOS Setup Utility is run.

AHCI BIOS Support

The Setup screen displays the system option:

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AHCI Configuration Screen

AHCI BIOS Support [Enabled]

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Available Options are:

Enabled

Disabled

AHCI PORT 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

The Setup screen displays the system options:

AHCI Port 0 [Not Detected] AHCI Port 1 [Not Detected] AHCI Port 2 [Not Detected] AHCI Port 3 [Not Detected] AHCI Port 4 [Not Detected] AHCI Port 5 [Not Detected]

This is an example of the screen. To view and/or change parameters for any of the devices, press <ENTER> to proceed to the IDE Device Setup screen.

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AHCI Port 0

Device :Not Detected

SATA Port0 [Auto] S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled]

Select the type of device connected to the system.

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AHCI Port Configuration

When you select an AHCI Port x option from the AHCI Configuration Menu, the following Setup screen will display for each AHCI Port x option:

AHCI Port Configuration Screen

When you display the AHCI Port Configuration screen for any of the 6 AHCI Ports listed on the AHCI Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

AHCI PORT CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

SATA Port0

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The Setup screen displays the system option:

SATA Port0 [Disabled]

Available options are:

Auto Not Installed

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S.M.A.R.T.

The Setup screen displays the system option:

S.M.A.R.T. [Enabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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Configure I/O Virtualization Parameters

SR-IOV Supported [Disabled]

Disabled Enabled

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I/O Virtualization

When you select I/O Virtualization from the Advanced Setup Screen, the following Setup screen displays:

I/O virtualization technology enables one physical adapter card to appear as multiple virtual network interface cards (NICs). Virtual NICs function as conventional NICs and are designed to be compatible with existing operating systems, Hypervisors, and applications. Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) is a sub-specification that allows a PCI Express device to appear to be multiple separate physical PCIe devices.

When you display the I/O Virtualization screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

I/O VIRTUALIZATION SETUP OPTION

The description for the system option listed below shows the value as it appears if you have not yet run Advanced Setup. Once you change the setting, the new setting displays each time Advanced Setup is run.

I/O Virtualization

The Setup screen displays the system option:

SR-IOV Supported [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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Configure Intel TXT (LT) Parameters

Intel TXT Initialization [Disabled]

Disabled Enabled

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Intel TXT(LT) Configuration

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) is only supported on motherboard versions with the Intel® Xeon® Series 5600 Processors, i.e. Intel codename Westmere-EP. When you select Intel TXT(LT) Configuration from the Advanced Setup Screen, the following Setup screen displays:

The Intel® Xeon® Series 5600 processors used on the Chassis Plans ATXW-5520motherboard support the Intel® TXT feature to enable system designers to develop an enhanced computer platform. The platform can utilize a set of CPU extensions designed to provide a measured and controlled launch of system software that will then establish a protected environment for itself and any additional software that the system may execute. The Intel TXT extensions and the motherboard‟s on-board TPM provide a Trusted Computer Group platform environment that guards against malicious software attacks and protects the platform‟s Measured Launch Environment (MLE) from corruption.

When you display the Intel TXT (LT) Configuration screen, the format is similar to the sample shown above. Highlight the option you wish to change and press <Enter> to display the available settings. Select the appropriate setting and press <Enter> again to accept the highlighted value.

INTEL TXT(LT) CONFIGURATION SETUP OPTION

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Intel TXT(L/T) Configuration

The Setup screen displays the system option:

Intel TXT Initialization [Disabled]

Available options are:

Disabled Enabled

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