Gigabyte GA-7PESH3 User Manual

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GA-7PESH3

Dual LGA2011 sockets motherboard for Intel® E5-2600 series processors

User's Manual

Rev. 1001

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................5

GA-7PESH3 Motherboard Layout ...................................................................................6

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................15

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 16

1-4-1 FourChannelMemoryConguration .....................................................................16

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................17

1-4-3 DIMM Population Table .........................................................................................17

1-5 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 18

1-6 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 20

1-7 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 35

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................41

2-1 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 43

2-2 Advanced Menu ............................................................................................. 45

2-2-1 PCIConguration ...................................................................................................46

2-2-2 ACPI Settings .........................................................................................................47

2-2-3 Trusted Computing (Optional) ................................................................................48

2-2-4 CPUConguration ..................................................................................................49

2-2-4-1 CPUPowerManagementConguration ................................................................52

2-2-5 Runtime Error Logging ...........................................................................................53

2-2-6 SATAConguration.................................................................................................54

2-2-7 SuperIOConguration ...........................................................................................55

2-2-8 Serial Port Console Redirection .............................................................................57

2-3 Chipset Menu ................................................................................................. 60

2-3-1 NorthBridgeConguration .....................................................................................61

2-3-1-1 IOHConguration ...................................................................................................63

2-3-1-2 DIMM Information ...................................................................................................66

2-3-2 SouthBridgeConguration ....................................................................................67

2-3-3 ME Subsystem .......................................................................................................68

2-4 Security Menu ................................................................................................ 69

2-5 Server Management Menu ............................................................................. 70

2-5-1 System Information .................................................................................................71

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2-5-2 BMCLANConguration .........................................................................................72

2-6 Boot Option Menu .......................................................................................... 73

2-7 Boot Manager ................................................................................................. 75

2-8 Exit Menu ....................................................................................................... 76

Chapter 3 Appendix ......................................................................................................78

3-1 Regulatory Statements ................................................................................... 78

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Box Contents

GA-7PESH3 Motherboard

Driver CD

Two SATA cables

I/O Shield

CPU Power cables

• The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

The box contents are subject to change without notice.

• The motherboard image is for reference only.

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GA-7PESH3 Motherboard Layout

2 3 4 6

6867

69 70

65 71

58 59 60 61

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Item Code Description

1 AUDIO1 Audio connectors 2 USB_MLAN BMC Management LAN port (top) / USB ports (bottom) 3 USB_GLAN1 LAN1 port (top) / USB ports (bottom) 4 USB_GLAN2 LAN2 port (top) / USB ports (bottom) 5 COM1_VGA1 Serial port (top) / VGA port (bottom) 6 USB_PS2 USB ports (top) / PS/2 connector (bottom) 7 DDR3_P1_E0 Channel 1 slot 0 (for secondary CPU) 8 DDR3_P1_F0 Channel 2 slot 0 (for secondary CPU)

9 CPU1_FAN CPU1 fan connector 10 PWR_DET1 PMBus connector 11 P12V_AUX2 8 pin power connector 12 DDR3_P1_H0 Channel 4 slot 0 (for secondary CPU) 13 DDR3_P1_G0 Channel 3 slot 0 (for secondary CPU) 14 CPU0_FAN CPU0 fan connector 15 DDR3_P0_A0 Channel 1 slot 0 (for primary CPU) 16 DDR3_P0_B0 Channel 2 slot 0 (for primary CPU) 17 ATX1 24 pin power connector 18 P12V_AUX1 8 pin power connector 19 DDR3_P0_D0 Channel 4 slot 0 (for primary CPU) 20 DDR3_P0_C0 Channel 3 slot 0 (for primary CPU) 21 CPU0 Intel LGA2011 socket (Primary CPU) 22 CPU1 Intel LGA2011 socket (Secondary CPU) 23 SYS_FAN1 Systen fan connector #1 24 SYS_FAN2 Systen fan connector #2 25 SAS_SGPIO2 SAS SGPIO header #2 26 SAS_SGPIO1 SAS SGPIO header #1 27 SAS01 SAS 6Gb/s connectors 28 SAS23 SAS 6Gb/s connectors 29 SAS45 SAS 6Gb/s connectors 30 SAS67 SAS 6Gb/s connectors 31 SATA_SGPIO SATA SGPIO header 32 S ATA0 SATA 6Gb/s connector 33 S ATA1 SATA 6Gb/s connector 34 S ATA2 SATA 3Gb/s connector 35 S ATA3 SATA 3Gb/s connector 36 RAIDKEY1 LSI RAID key header 37 SATA_DOM1 SATA port 1 DOM support jumper 38 SATA_DOM0 SATA port 0 DOM support jumper 39 S ATA4 SATA 3Gb/s connector 40 S ATA5 SATA 3Gb/s connector 41 USB_A2 Type A USB 3.0 connector #2 42 USB_A1 Type A USB 3.0 connector #1 43 TPM_1 TPM module connector 44 BAT1 Battery socket

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45 BIOS_WP1 BIOS write protect jumper 46 CLR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS jumper 47 F_USB3_1 USB 3.0 connector 48 FRONT_USB USB 2.0 connector 49 BP_1 HDD back plane board header 50 F_PANEL1 Front pannel header 51 SYS_FAN4 Systen fan connector #4 52 SYS_FAN3 Systen fan connector #4 53 PASSWORD1 Skip supervisor paswword jumper 54 S3_MASK S3 Power On Select jumper 55 SSB_ME1 ME recovery jumper 56 CHASSIS_OP Chassis intrusion header 57 BIOS_RVCR1 BIOS recovery jumper 58 PCIE_1 PCI-E slot 1 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 2)

59 PCIE_2 PCI-E slot 2 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 1)

60 PCIE_3 PCI-E slot 3 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 4)

61 PCIE_4 PCI-E slot 4 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 3)

62 PCIE_5 PCI-E slot 5 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 6)

63 PCIE_6

64 PCIE_7 PCI-E slot 7 (x16 slot/Running at x16) 65 IPMB1 IPMB connector 66 U47 ASPEED AST2300 67 BMC_LED1 BMCrmwarereadinessLED 68 BMC_FRB1 Force to Stop FRB1 Timer jumper 69 FAUDIO_ACZ Front audio header 70 SPDIF_OUT S/PDIF Out header 71 PMBUS_SEL PMBus Power Select jumper

PCI-E slot 6 (x16 slot/Running at x8; shared

bandwidth with PCI-E slot 5)

CAUTION! If a SATA type hard drive is connected to the motherboard, please ensure the jumper is closed and set to 2-3 pins (Normal mode), in order to reduce any risk of hard disk damage. Please refer to Page 38 for SATA_DOM1 and SATA_DOM2 jumper setting instruction.

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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

1-1 Installation Precautions

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can

become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read

the user's manual and follow these procedures:

• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or

warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

• Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before

installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components.

• When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard,

make sure they are connected tightly and securely.

• When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

• It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic

components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist

strap, keep your hands dry and rst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity.

• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an

electrostatic shielding container.

• Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard, make sure the power

supply has been turned off.

• Before turning on the power, make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to

the local voltage standard.

• Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of your

hardware components are connected.

• To prevent damage to the motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the

motherboard circuit or its components.

• Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or

within the computer casing.

• Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface

• Do not place the computer system in a high-temperature environment.

• Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to

system components as well as physical harm to the user.

• If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the

product, please consult a certied computer technician.

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1-2 ProductSpecications

CPU  Support for Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processors in the LGA2011 package

 L3 cache varies with CPU  Supports QuickPath Interconnect up to 8GT/s  Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST)  Support Intel Virtualization Technology (VT)

Chipset  Intel® C602 (Patsburg-A) Chipset

Memory  8 x 1.35V/1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64GB (UDIMM) and

256GB (RDIMM) of system memory  8 x 1.35V/1.5V DDR3 LRDIMM sockets supporting up to 256GB of system memory  Four channel memory architecture  Support for 800/1066/1333/1600 memory modules  Support for ECC RDIMM/ UDIMM/ LRDIMM memory modules

LAN  Dual Intel® 82574Lsupports 10/100/1000 Mbps

Expansion Slots  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (Gen3/PCIE_7)

 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/P CIE_1/The slot shares ban dwidth

with the PCIE_2 slot. When PCIE_2 slot is populated, the PCIE_1 will operate

at x8 mode.)  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/PCIE_2/Shared bandwidth with

PCIE_1 slot )  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/ PCIE_3/ The slot shares band width

with the PCIE_4 slot. When PCIE_4 slot is populated, the PCIE_3 slot will

operate at x8 mode.)  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/PCIE_4/Shared bandwidth with

PCIE_3 slot )  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/PCIE_ 5/SThe slot shares

bandwidth with the PCIE_6 slot. When PCIE_6 slot is populated, the PCIE_5

slot will operate at x8 mode.)  1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (Gen3/PCIE_6/Shared bandwidth with

PCIE_5 slot )

Onboard Graphics

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 ASPEED® AST2300 supports 16MB VRAM

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Storage Interface (SATA)

Storage Interface (SAS) USB  Up to 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 2 additional ports via the USB

Internal Connectors

Rear Panel I/O  4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

I/O Controller  ASPEED® AST2300 BMC chip

 Intel® C602 controller  2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA0/SATA1)  4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2/SATA3/SATA4/SATA5)  Support for Intel RSTe SATA RAID 0, RAID 1  LSI 2008 controller  8 x SAS 6Gb/s connectors (SAS01/SAS23/SAS45/SAS67)

brackets connected to the internal USB headers)  Up to 8 USB 3.0 ports (4 on the back panel, 2 Type A connector, 2 additional

ports via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector  2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector  8 x SAS 6Gb/s connectors  2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors  4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors  1 x PMBus header  2 x CPU fan headers  4 x System fan headers  1 x Front panel header  1 x HDD back plane board header  2 x SAS SGPIO headers  1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header  1 x USB 3.0 header  2 x USB 3.0 Type A connectors  1 x TPM module connector  1 x Front audio header  1 x RAID KEY header  1 x S/PDIF Out header

 3 x RJ-45 port (1 x 10/100 dedicated management LAN port)  1 x COM port  1 x VGA port  1 x PS/2 connector  1 x Audio connector (Center/Subwoofer Speaker/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker

Out/Line In/Line Out/Mic In

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Hardware Monitor

 System voltage detection  CPU/System temperature detection  CPU/System fan speed detection  CPU/System fan speed control

* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on

the CPU/system cooler you install.

BIOS  1 x 64 Mbit ash

 AMI BIOS

Form Factor  EATX Form Factor; 12 inch x 13 inch, 10 layers PCB

* GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specications and product-related information

without prior notice.

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1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing

the CPU to prevent hardware damage.

• Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly. (Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket.)

• Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU.

• Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and

damage of the CPU may occur.

• Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specications. It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specications since it does not meet the

standard requirements for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

1-3-1 Installing the CPU

A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU.

Pin One Corner of the CPU

Socket

LGA2011 CPU

Notch

Alignment Key

Notch

Triangle Pin One Marking on

the CPU

Alignment Key

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B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket.

• Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU.

• To protect the socket contacts, do not remove the protective plastic cover unless the CPU is inserted into the CPU socket. Save the cover properly and replace it if the CPU is removed.

Lever A

Lever B

Step 1: Push the lever closest to the "unlock" marking "

(below referred as lever A) down and away from the socket to release it.

Step 3: Gently press lever A to allow the load plate to rise. Open the load plate. (Note: DO NOT touch the socket contacts after the load plate is opened.)

Step 5: Once the CPU is properly inserted, carefully replace the load plate. Then secure lever B under its retention tab. The protective plastic cover may pop off from the load plate during the process of engaging the lever. Remove the cover. Save the cover properly and always replace it when the CPU is not installed.

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Step 2: Push the lever closest to the "lock" marking "

(below referred as lever B) down and away from the socket. Then lift the lever.

Step 4: Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers. Align the CPU pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket (or align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys) and carefully insert the CPU into the socket vertically.

Step 6: Finally, secure lever A under its retention tab to complete the installation of the CPU.

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1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

Refer to the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (Actual installation process may differ depending the CPU cooler to be used. Refer to the user's manual for your CPU cooler.)

Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU.

Step 3: Use one hand to hold the cooler and the other to tighten the screws in a diagonal sequence with a screw driver. Begin tightening a screw with a few turns and repeat with the screw diagonally

opposite the one you just tightened. Then do the

same to the other pair. Next, fully tighten the four screws.

Step 2: Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the four mounting screws with the mounting holes on the ILM. (If your cooler has a fan grill which may cause interference when you tighten the screws,

remove it rst and replace it after tightening the

screws.)

Step 4: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard.

Please pay more attention when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU.

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1-4 Installing the Memory

Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:

• Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

(

Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage.

• Memory modules have a foolproof design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. If you are unable to insert the memory, switch the direction.

1-4-1 FourChannelMemoryConguration

This motherboard provides eight DDR3 memory sockets and supports Four Channel Technology. After

the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory.

Enabling Four Channel memory mode will be four times of the original memory bandwidth. The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into four channels each channel has two memory sockets as following: Channel 1: DDR3_P0_A0 (For pimary CPU); DDR3_P1_E0 (For secondary CPU) Channel 2: DDR3_P0_B0, (For pimary CPU); DDR3_P1_F0 (For secondary CPU) Channel 3: DDR3_P0_C0 (For pimary CPU); DDR3_P1_G0 (For secondary CPU) Channel 4: DDR3_P0_D0 (For pimary CPU); DDR3_H1_F0 (For secondary CPU)

DDR3_P1_E0 DDR3_P1_F0

)

DDR3_P1_H0 DDR3_P1_G0

DDR3_P0_A0 DDR3_P0_B0

DDR3_P0_D0 DDR3_P0_C0

Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Four Channel mode.

1. Four Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed.

2. When enabling Four Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that

DDR3_P1_F1

DDR3_P1_F0

DDR3_P1_E1

DDR3_P1_E0

memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used for optimum performance.

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1-4-2 Installing a Memory

Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard.

Installation Step:

Step 1. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot, and push it down. Step 2. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Note: For dual-channel operation, DIMMs must be installed in matched pairs. Step 3. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

1-4-3 DIMM Population Table

R-DIMM

1N or 2N

DIMM0

Single-Rank

Dual-Rank

Quad-Rank

U-DIMM

1N or 2N

DIMM0

Single-Rank

Dual-Rank

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1-5 Back Panel Connectors

USB 2.0/1.1 Port

The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port

Coonnect a PS/2 keyboard or mouse to this port.

Serial Port

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

Video Port

The video in port allows connect to video in, which can also apply to video loop thru function.

RJ-45 LAN Port

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.

KVM Server Management 10/100 LAN Port

The LAN port provides Internet connection with data transfer speeds of 10/100Mbps.

USB 3.0 Port

The USB port supports the USB 3.0 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB

keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB ash drive and etc.

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange)

Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speakers in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black)

Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 7.1-channel audio conguration.

Side Speaker Out Jack (Gray)

Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Line In Jack (Blue)

The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc.

Line Out Jack (Green)

The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration.

Mic In Jack (Pink)

The default Mic in jack. Microphones must be connected to this jack.

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Speed LED

10/100 LAN Port

Speed LED

10/100/1000 LAN Port

Link

Activity LED

Link

Activity LED

10/100 (MLAN) Speed LED:

State Description

Green On 100 Mbps data rate

Green Blink 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps

data rate

Off 10 Mbps dat a rate

10/100/1000 (GbE) Speed LED:

State Description

Yel low O n 1 Gbps dat a rate

Yellow Blink Identify 1 Gbps data

rate

Green On 100 M bps data rate

Green Blink Identify 100 Mb ps data

rate

Off 10 Mbps dat a rate

Link/Activity LED:

State Description

On Li n k be t we e n sy st e m an d n et w or k o r no

access

Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring

Off No data tra nsmission or re ceiving is oc curring

Link/Activity LED:

State Description

On Li n k be t we e n sy st e m an d n et w or k o r no

access

Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring

Off No data tra nsmission or re ceiving is oc curring

• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, rst remove the cable from your

device and then remove it from the motherboard.

• When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to

prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector.

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1-6 Internal Connectors

34 33

17181920

1) ATX1

2) P12V_AUX1

3) P12V_AUX2

4) PWR_DET1 (PMBus)

5) CPU0_FAN (for primary CPU)

6) CPU1_FAN (for seconary CPU)

7) SYS_FAN1 (System Fan)

8) SYS_FAN2 (System Fan)

9) SYS_FAN3 (System Fan)

10) SYS_FAN4 (System Fan)

11) SATA0

12) SATA1

13) SATA2

14) SATA3

15) SATA4

16) SATA5

17) SAS01

18) SAS23

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19) SAS45

20) SAS67

21) F_USB3_1

22) FRONT_USB

23) USB_A1

24) USB_A2

25) FAUDIO_ACZ

26) F_PANEL_1

27) BP_1

28) TPM_1

29) SAS_SGPIO1

30) SAS_SGPIO2

31) SATA_SGPIO

32) IPMB1

33) SPDIF_OUT

34) BMC_LED1

35) RAIDKEY1

36) BAT1

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Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices:

• First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect.

• Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the power

cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices.

• After installing the device and before turning on the computer, make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard.

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1/2/3) ATX1/P12V_AUX1/P12V_AUX2

(2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the

components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, rst make sure the power

supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start.

• If you are using the power supply that split up into several sets of +12V, please attach thepowercable(seebelowpicture)toP12V_AUX1andP12V_AUX2rst,thenconnect

the +12V power connector of the power supply into cable box-header.

• If you are using the power supply that provide single +12V, just install power supply connectors to P12V_AUX1 and P12V_AUX2 directly.

• To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (1000W / 5V standby 4A or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system.

Pin No. Denition

P12V_AUX2

854

1 GND

2 GND

3 GND

4 GND

5 +12V

6 +12V

7 +12V

8 +12V

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ATX1

ATX113

Pin No. Denition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5VSB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V

12 3.3V

Pin No. Denition

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

24 GND

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4) PWR_DET1 (PMBus connector)

Pin No. Denition

1 SMB CLK

2 SMB DATA

3 SMB Alert

4 GND

5 3.3V Sense

5/6/7/8/9/10) CPU0_FAN/CPU1_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/SYS_FAN3/SYS_FAN4

(CPU Fan/System Fan Headers)

The motherboard has two 4-pin CPU fan headers, four 4-pin system fan headers. Most fan headers

possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design. For optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis.

SYS_FAN3

SYS_FAN4

CPU1_FAN

CPU0_FAN

SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

4 Speed Control

• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang.

• These fan headers are not conguration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers.

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DEBUG PORT

11/12) SATA0/SATA1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and

1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device.

When SATA_DOM0/1 jumper

are set to Normal Mode:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

When SATA_DOM1/2 Jumper

are set to 1-2 pin:

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 P5V

13/14/15/16) SATA3/SATA4/SATA5/SATA6 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors)

The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5 Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device.

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

• A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives are congured, the total number of hard drives must be an even number.

• A RAID 10 conguration requires four hard drives.

(Note) When a RAID conguration is built across the SATA 6Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID conguration may vary depends on the devices are connected.

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17/18/19/20) SAS01/SAS23/SAS45/SAS67 (SAS 6Gb/s Connectors)

DEBUG PORT

The SAS connectors conform to SAS 6Gb/s standard.

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

21) F_USB3_1 (USB 3.0 Header)

The headers conform to USB 3.0 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an

optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 Power

2 IntA_P1_SSRX-

3 IntA_P1_SSRX+

4 GND

5 IntA_P1_SSTX-

6 IntA_P1_SSTX+

7 GND

8 IntA_P1_D-

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9 IntA_P1_D+

10 NC

11 IntA_P2_D+

12 IntA_P2_D-

13 GND

14 IntA_P2_SSTX+

15 IntA_P2_SSTX-

16 GND

17 IntA_P2_SSRX+

18 IntA_P2_SSRX-

19 Power

20 No Pin

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22) FRONT_USB (Front USB Headers)

The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an

optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer.

Pin No. Denition

1 2

9 10

1 Power (5V)

2 Power (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB DY-

5 USB DX+

6 USB DY+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

23/24) USB_A1/USB_A2 (USB 3.0 Type A Connectors)

Pin No. Denition

1 Power

2 USB D-

3 USB D+

4 GND

5 USB3 RXN-

6 USB3 RXP+

7 GND

8 USB3 TXN-

9 USB3 TXP+

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25) FAUDIO_ACZ (Front Panel Audio Header)

The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may connect

your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it.

Pin No. Denition

1 MIC2_L

10 9

2 1

• The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously.

• Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire

instead of a single plug. For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer.

2 GND

3 MIC2_R

4 FP_AUD_DET

5 LINE2_R

6 GND

7 FAUDIO_JD

8 No Pin

9 LINE2_L

10 GND

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26) F_PANEL1 (Front Panel Headers)

Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status

indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.

1 2

23 24

Pin No. Signal Name Denition

1 PWR_LED+ Power LED Signal anode (+)

2 5VSB 5V Stanndby Power

3 KEY No Pin

4 ID_LED+ ID LED Signal anode (+)

5 PWR_LED- Power LED Signal cathode(-)

6 ID_LED- ID LED Signal cathode(-)

7 HDD_LED+ Hard Disk LED Signal anode (+)

8 SYS_STATUS+ System Front board LED Signal

9 HDD_LED- Hard Disk LED Signal cathode(-)

10 SYS_STATUS- System Status LED Signal cathode(-)

11 PWR_BTN Power button

12 LAN1_LED+ LAN1 active LED Signal anode (+)

13 PWR_BTN (GND) Ground

14 LAN1_LED- LAN1 active LED Signal cathode(-)

15 RST_BTN Reset button

16 SDA SMBus Data Signal

17 RST_BTN (GND) Ground

18 SCL SMBus Clock Signal

19 ID_BTN ID Switch button

20 CASE_OPEN Chassis intrusion Signal

21 ID_SW (GND) Ground

22 LAN2_LED+ LAN2 active LED Signal

23 NMI_BTN NMI switch button

24 LAN2_LED- LAN2 active LED Signal cathode(-)

The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

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27) BP_1 (HDD Back Plane Board Hearders)

28) TPM_1 (TPM Module Connector)

Pin No. Denition

1 AST2300_SCGCLK

2 FM_THROTTLE_AND_N

3 AST2300_SGLD

1 2

4 IQO_FAN_12v_GATE_N

5 AST2300_SGDOUT

6 GND

7 KEY

8 RresetL_BRB

9 GND

10 BP_ALED_N

11 BP_LED_G_N

25 26

12 GND

13 AST2300_SGDIN

14 ASSESS#_LED_BPB

15 GND

16 SMB_BPB1_DATA

17 GND

18 SMB_BPB1_CLK

19 P_3V3_AUX

20 BP_HDD_TYPE

21 P_3V3_AUX

22 FAN_TYPE

23 GND

24 KEY

25 BP_PRESENSE

26 GND

Pin No. Denition

1 CLK_33M_TPM

2 P_3V3_AUX

2141

3 LPC_RST_DEBUG

4 P3V3

5 LPC_LAD0

6 IRQ_SERIAL

7 LPC_LAD1

8 TPM_DET_N

9 LPC_LAD2

10 NC

11 LPC_LAD3

12 GND

13 LPC_FRAME_N

14 GND

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29/30) SAS_SGPIO1/SAS_SGPIO2 (SAS SGPIO Headers)

SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used

between a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and a backplane. Out of the 4 signals, 3 are driven by the HBA and 1 is driven by the backplane. Typically, the HBA is a storage controller located inside a server, desktop, rack or workstation computer that interfaces with Hard disk drives (HDDs) to store and retrieve data.

Pin No. Denition

1 SGPIO_SATS_DATAIN

2 No Pin

3 SGPIO_SAS_DATAOUT

102

4 GND

5 GND

6 SGPIO_SAS_LOAD

7 NC

8 SGPIO_SAS_CLOCK

SAS_SGPIO1

SAS_SGPIO2

31) SATA_SGPIO1 (SATA SGPIO Headers)

SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used

Pin No. Denition

1 SGPIO_SATA_DATAIN

102

2 No Pin

3 SGPIO_SATA_DATAOUT

4 GND

5 GND

6 SGPIO_SATA_LOAD

7 NC

8 SGPIO_SATA_CLOCK

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32) IPMB1 (IPMB Connector)

33) SPDIF_OUT (S/PDIF Out Header)

1 2

Pin No. Denition

1 SCL

2 GND

3 SDA

Pin No. Denition

1 GND

2 SPDIF_OUT

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34) BMC_LED1 (BMC Firmware Readiness LED)

35) RAIDKEY1 (LSI RAID Key Header)

State Description

On BMC r mware is initial

Blinking BM C rmwa re is ready

Off System is po wered off

Pin No. Denition

1 GPIO4

2 GND

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36) BAT1 (Battery)

The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information)

in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery.

• Replace the battery with an equivalent one. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model.

• Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery

model.

• When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery (the positive side should face up).

• Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations.

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1-7 Jumper Settings

1) CLR_CMOS1

2) BIOS_WP1

3) CHASSIS_OP

4) SSB_ME1

5) S3_MASK

6) PASWWORD1

7) BIOS_RVCR1

8) BMC_FRB1

9) PMBUS_SEL

10) SATA_DOM0

11) SATA_DOM1

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1) CLR_CMOS1 (Clearing CMOS Jumper)

Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset

the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few

seconds.

1-2 Close: Normal operation (Default setting)

2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data.

• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS

values.

• After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer, be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.

• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup Exit menu and load factory defaults (select Load Default Values) or

manually congure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS congurations).

2) BIOS_WP1 (BIOS Write Protect Jumper)

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1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)

2-3 Close: Enable BIOS write protect function.

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3) CASSIS_OP (Case open intrusion header)

4) SSB_ME1 (ME enable/disable Jumper)

Open: Normal operation.

Closed: Active chassis intrustion alert.

1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)

2-3 Close: Disable ME function.

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5) S3_MASK (S3 Power On Select Jumper)

1-2 Close: Stop an initial power on when BMC is

not ready.

2-3 Close: Keep initial power on. (Default setting)

6) PASSWORD1 (Clearing Supervisor Password Jumper)

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1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)

2-3 Close: Clear supervisor password.

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7) BIOS_RVCR1 (BIOS Recovery Jumper)

8) BMC_FRB1 (Force to Stop FRB1 Timer Jumper)

1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)

2-3 Close: BIOS recovery mode.

1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)

2-3 Close: Force to Stop FRB1 Timer.

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9) PMBUS_SEL (PMBus Power Select Jumper)

1-2 Close: PMBus connects to PCH.

2-3 Close: PMBus connects to BMC.

(Default setting)

10/11) SATA_DOM0/SATA_DOM1 (SATA DOM Jumpers)

CAUTION! If a SATA type hard drive is connected to the motherboard, please ensure the

jumper is closed and set to 2-3 pins (Normal mode), in order to reduce any risk of hard disk damage.

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1-2 Close: Enable SATA port 0/1 DOM support.

2-3 Close: Normal mode. (Default setting)

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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that

allows the user to modify basic system conguration settings or to activate certain system features. When the

power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the

conguration values in the CMOS.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <F2> key during the POST when the power is turned on.

• BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems of using the current BIOS version, it is recommended that you don't ash the BIOS. To ash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may result in system malfunction.

• It is recommended that you not alter the default settings (unless you need to) to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/ clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)

BIOS Setup Program Function Keys

<f><g> Move the selection bar to select the screen <h><i> Move the selection bar to select an item <Enter> Execute command or enter the submenu <Esc> Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus: Exit current submenu <F1> Show descriptions of general help <F3> Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus <F9> Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus <F10> Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program

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Main



This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

Advanced



This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features.

(ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically congure hard disk parameters.)

Chipset



This setup page includes all the submenu options for conguring the function of North Bridge and South

Bridge.

(ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically congure hard disk parameters.)

Security



Change, set, or disable supervisor and user password. Conguration supervisor password allows you to

restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup. A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes.

Server Management



Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus.

Boot Options



This setup page provides items for conguration of boot sequence.

Boot Manager



This setup page provides conguration of boot up devices.

Exit



Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing

<F10> can also carry out this task.) Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. Pressing <Y> to the confirmation

message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task.)

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2-1 The Main Menu

Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu.

Main Menu Help

The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu.

Submenu Help

While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Press <Esc> to exit the help screen. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of

the submenu.

• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Default Values item to set your system to its defaults.

• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version.

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BIOS Information

BIOS Version

Display version number of the BIOS setup utility.

Memory Information

Total Memory

Determines how much total memory is present during the POST.

System Date

Set the date following the weekday-month-day- year format.

System Time

Set the system time following the hour-minute- second format.

Access Level

Display the current accessing level information.

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2-2 Advanced Menu

The Advanced menu display submenu options for conguring the function of various hardware components.

Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen.

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2-2-1 PCIConguration

PCI Express Slot 1/2/3/4/5/6/7 I/O ROM

When enabled, This setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LSI Option ROM

Enable/Disable Onboard LSI Option ROM. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Onboard LAN1/2 Controller

Enable/Disable Onboard LAN1/LAN2 controller .

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

LAN1/2 Option ROM

Enable/Disable onboard LAN1/LAN2 device and initialize device expansion ROM.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

PERR Generation

When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

SERR Generation

When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus system error (SERR) is generated and is routed to NMI.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Maximum Playload

Set maximum playlooad for PCI Express Device or allow system BIOS to select the value. Options available: Auto/128 Bytes/256 Bytes/512 Bytes/1024 Bytes/2048 Bytes/4096 Bytes. Default setting is Auto.

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2-2-2 ACPI Settings

 EnableACPIAutoConguration

Enable/Disable BIOS ACPI conguration features. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Enable Hiberanation

Enable/Disable system ability to hibernate (OS/S4 Sleep State). This option may be not effective with some operating system. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Power On by LAN Device

Enable/Disable Power on by LAN Device feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

ACPI Sleep State

Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the suspend button is pressed. Options available: Suspend Disabled/S1 only (CPU Stop Clock)/S3 only (Suspend to RAM)/ Both S1 and S3 available for OS to choose from. Default setting is S1 only (CPU Stop Clock).

Lock Legacy Resource

Enable/Disable Lock of Legacy Resources feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

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2-2-3 Trusted Computing (Optional)

TPM Support

Select Enabled to activate TPM support feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Current Status Information

Display current TPM status information.

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2-2-4 CPUConguration

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Socket 0/1 CPU Information

CPU Signature

Displays the processor ID information.

Microcode Patch

Display Microcode patch information.

Max CPU Speed

Display the maximum processor speed.

Min CPU Speed

Display the minimum processor speed.

Processor Cores

Display the information of the processor core.

Intel HT Technology

Display Intel Hyper Threading Technology function support information.

Intel VT-x Technology

Display Intel Virtualization Technology function support information.

Cache Information

L1 Data Cache

Display the information of L1 Data Cache.

L1 Code Cache

Display the information of L1 Code Cache.

L2 Cache

Display the total L2 cache memory of the installed processor in megabytes. If the installed processor is multi-core, it is displayed as numer of cores x L2 cache per core.

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L3 Cache

Display the total L2 cache memory of the installed processor in megabytes. This item appears when the installed processor supports L3 .

CPU Speed

Display the current installed CPU speed.

64-bit

Display the supported infprmation of installed CPU.

Active Processor Cores

Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. Options available: All/1/2/3. Default setting is All.

(Note)

Limit CPUID Maximum

When enabled, the processor will limit the maximum COUID input values to 03h when queried, even if

the processor suppports a higher CPUID input value.

When disabled, the processor will return the actual maximum CPUID input value of the processor when

queried.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Execute Disable Bit

When enabled, the processor prevents the execution of code in data-only memory pages. This provides

some protection against buffer overow attacks.

When disabled, the processor will not restrict code execution in any memory area. This makes the

processor more vulnerable to buffer overow attacks.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Energy Performance

Energy Performance Bias is Intel CPU function.

The larger value in MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS register,

CPU will save more power but lose more performance. Note: This register will be changed by OS too if OS support it like Windows 2008 or newer Linux. Options available:

Performance : Write value 0 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Balanced Performance: Write value 7 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Balanced Energy: Write value 11 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Energy Efcient: Write value 15 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS

Default setting is Performance.

Intel Virtualization Technology

Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology function. VT allows a single platform to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about

Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.

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2-2-4-1CPUPowerManagementConguration

 CPUPowerManagementConguration

Power Technology

Congure the power management features. Options available: Disable/Energy Efcient/Custom. Default setting is Custom.

EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology)

Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

CPU C3/C6 Report

Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6 mode in system halt state. When enabled,

the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. The C3/C6 state is a more enhanced power-saving state than C1.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

CPU C7 Report

Allows you to enable or disable the CPU C7 (ACPI C3) report. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note)

(Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about

Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.

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2-2-5 Runtime Error Logging

Runtime Error Logging

Enable/Disable Runtime error logging support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

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2-2-6 SATAConguration

SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5

Displays the installed HDD devices information.

(Note)

SATA Mode

Select the on chip SATA type.

RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controllerenables both its RAID and AHCI functions. You will

be allows access the RAID setup utility at boot time.

AHCI Mode: When set to AHCI,the SATA controller enables its AHCI functionality. Then the RAID

function is disabled and cannot be access the RAID setup utility at boot time.

Options available: RAID/AHCI/Disabled. Default setting is AHCI Mode.

(Note) This item is will not appear when the SATA mode is set ot RAID mode.

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2-2-7 SuperIOConguration

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 SuperIOConguration

 SerialPort1Conguration

Serial Port

When enabled allows you to congure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no conguration for the serial port.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Device Settings

Displays the Serial Port 1 base I/O addressand IRQ.

Change Settings

Change Serial Port 1 device settings. When set to Auto allows the server’s BIOS or OS to select a

conguration.

Options available: Auto/IO=3F8; IRQ=4/IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/ IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12 /IO=3E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/IO=2E8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12.

Device Mode

Change the Serial Port mode.

Options available: Standard Serial Port Mode (Normal Mode)/IrDA 1.0 (HP SIR) Mode (High Speed)/

ASKIRfdgdg Mode.

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2-2-8 Serial Port Console Redirection

Console Redirection

Select whether to enable console redirection for specied device. Console redirection enables users to

manage the system from a remote location.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

(Note)

COM1 Console Redirection Settings

Press [Enter] to enter advanced meun for console redirection settings.

Terminal Type

Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection.

Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8.

Bits per second

Select the baud rate for console redirection. Options available: 9600/19200/57600/115200.

Data Bits

Select the data bits for console redirection. Options available: 7/8.

Parity

A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors. Even: parity bi is 0 if the num of 1's in the data bits is even. Odd: parity bit is0if num of 1's the data bits is odd. Mark: parity bit is always 1. Space: Parity bit is always 0. Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection.

Options available: None/Even/Odd/Mark/Space.

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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Stop Bits

Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet. (A start bit indicates the beginning). The standard setting is 1 stop bit. Communication with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit. Options available: 1/2.

Flow Control

Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overow. When sending data, if the receiving buffers are

full, a 'stop' signal can be sent to stop the data ow. Once the buffers are empty, a 'start' signal can be sent to re-start the ow. Hardware ow control uses two wires to send start/stop signals.

Options available: None/Hardware RTS/CTS.

VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support

Enable/Disable VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Serial Port for Out-of-Bnad Management/Windows Emerency Service (EMS)

Console Redirection

Select whether to enable console redirection for specied device. Console redirection enables users to

manage the system from a remote location.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

(Note)

Console Redirection Settings

Press [Enter] to enter advanced meun for console redirection settings.

Out-of-Bnad Mgmt Port

Microsoft Windows Emerency Management Service (EMS) allows for remote management of a Windows

Server OS through a serial port.

Options available: COM1

Terminal Type

Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection.

Options available: VT100/VT100+/ANSI /VT-UTF8.

Bits per second

Select the baud rate for console redirection. Options available: 9600/19200/57600/115200.

Data Bits

Select the data bits for console redirection. Options available: 7/8.

Parity

Options available: None/Even/Odd/Mark/Space.

Stop Bits

(Note) Advanced items prompt when this item is dened.

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BMC SOL Serial Port Switch

Enabled: COM1 Switch to AST2300 SOL UART. Disabled: COM1 Switch to IT8728 SOL UART1. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

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2-3 Chipset Menu

The Chipset menu display submenu options for conguring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge.

Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen.

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2-3-1 NorthBridgeConguration

Compatibility RID

Enable/Disable Compatibility RID function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

 MemoryConguration

Total Memory

Determines how much total memory is present during the POST.

Current Memory Mode

Displays the cuurent memory mode. Memory mode can be determined in Memory Mode item.

Current Memory Speed

Displays the cuurent memory speed.

Memory Mode

Determine the memory mode.

When set to Indendent mode, all DIMMs are available to the operation system. When set to Mirroring mode, the motherboard maintains two identical (redundant) copies of all data in

memory.

When set to Lockstep mode, the motherboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of

operations in parallel.

When set to Sparing mode, a preset threshold of coorectable errors is used to trigger fail-over.

The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory. Options available: Indpendent /Mirroring/ Lockstep/Sparing.

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Numa

Enable/Disable Non Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) function.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Thermal Thortting

Congure the Thermal Thortting.

Options available: CLTT/OLTT/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

DIMM Voltage

Congure the DIMM voltage.

Options available: Auto/ Force 1.5v/Force 1.35v. Default setting is Auto.

Enforce DIMM

To enforce POR function. When disabled, the system will enforce 1600MHz LRDIMM. Options available: Enforce EN/Stretch EN/Enforce DIS. Default setting is Enforce EN.

To clear ECC Flag

To clear ECC ag function. Options available: None. Default setting is None.

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2-3-1-1IOHConguration

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 IOHConguration

 Intel(R)VTforDirectedI/OConguration

VGA Priority

Dene the display device priority.

Gen3 Equalization WA's

Enable/DIsable the support for Gen3 Equalization Workaround.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

 MMCFGBASE(BaseaddressoftheMemoryMappedCongurationSpace)

Congure the MMCFG BASE.

Options available: 0x80000000/0x40000000. Default setting is 0x80000000.

Io Ratio Skt0

Press the numberic keys to congure the desired values.

Io Ratio Skt1

Press the numberic keys to congure the desired values.

Mmio Ratio Skt0

Press the numberic keys to congure the desired values.

Mmio Ratio Skt1

Press the numberic keys to congure the desired values.

IOH 0 PCIe port Bifurcation Control

Patsburg Uplink PCIE Speed

Select Target Link Speed.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN2.

Patsburg Uplink PCIE Speed

Select Target Link Speed.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN2.

LSI2008 PCIE Speed

Select Target Link Speed.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN2.

PCIE Slot 3 Speed

Select Target Link Speed for PCIE slot 3.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN3.

PCIE Slot 1 Speed

Select Target Link Speed for PCIE slot 1.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN3.

IOH 1 PCIe port Bifurcation Control

PCIE Slot 7 Speed

Select Target Link Speed for PCIE slot 7.

Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN3.

PCIE Slot 5 Speed

Select Target Link Speed for PCIE slot 5. Options available: GEN1/GEN2/GEN3. Default setting is GEN3.

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Intel(R) VT-d

Enable/Disable Intel VT-d Technology function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

ATS Support

Enable/Disable VT-d Engine Aggress Translation Service (ATS) support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

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2-3-1-2 DIMM Information

DIMM Information:

DIMM Group: CPU Socket 0/1 DIMM Information

CPU Socket 0:

DDR3_P0_A0/DDR3_P0_B0/DDR3_P0_C0/DDR3_P0_D0 Status

The size of memory installed on each of the DDR3 slots.

CPU Socket 1:

DDR3_P0_E0/DDR3_P0_F0/DDR3_P0_G0/DDR3_P0_H0

Status

The size of memory installed on each of the DDR3 slots.

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2-3-2 SouthBridgeConguration

PCH Information:

Name/Stepping Information

Displays the name and stepping information of the south bridge.

 SBChipsetConguration

PCH Compatibility RID

Enable/Disable PCH Compatibility RID support.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled.

Restore on AC Power Loss

Denes the power state to resume to after a sys- tem shutdown that is due to an interruption in AC

power. When set to Last State, the system will return to the active power state prior to shutdown. When

set to Stay Off, the system remains off after power shutdown.

Options available: Last State/Stay Off/Power On. The default setting depends on the BMC setting.

 AudioConguration

Azalia HD Audio

Enable/Disable onboard Audio controller. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Azalia internal HDMI codec

Enable/Disable internal HDMI codec.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

(Note)

(Note) When the power policy is controlled by BMC, please wait for 15-20 seconds for BMC to save the

last power state.

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2-3-3 ME Subsystem

 IntelMESubsystemConguration

ME Subsystem

Enable/Disable ME Subsystem function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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2-4 Security Menu

The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords.

There are two types of passwords that you can set:

• Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility.

• User Password Entering this password will restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. To enable or disable this eld, a Administrator Password must rst be set. A user can only access and modify the System Time, System Date, and Set User Password elds.

Administrator Password

Press Enter to congure the Administrator password.

User Password

Press Enter to congure the user password.

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2-5 Server Management Menu

System Information

Displays basic system ID information, as well as BIOS version. Press Enter to access the related

submenu.

BMCLANConguration

BMC LAN Conguration. Press Enter to access the related submenu.

Select NCSI and Dedicated LAN

Switch NCSI and dedicated LAN and send KCS command. Options available: Mode2(NSCI)/ Mode1 (Dedicated). Default setting is Mode1 (Dedicated).

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2-5-1 System Information

The System Management submenu is a simple display page for basic system information, as well as product BMC version information, SDR version information, and FRU version information. Items on this window are

non-congurable.

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2-5-2 BMCLANConguration

Lan

Channel 1

CongurationSource

Select to congure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP). Do nothing option will not

modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase.

Options available: Static/Dynamic/Do Nothing. Default setting is Dynamic.

IP Address

(Note)

Display congured IP Address information.

Subnet Mask

(Note)

Display congured Subnet Mask information.

Default Gateway Address

Display Default Gateway Address information.

(Note)

(Note) The item is congureable when CongurationSource is set to Static.

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2-6 Boot Option Menu

The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error

message if the legacy drive(s) specied is not bootable.

Boot Priority Order

Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4

Press [Enter] to congure the boot priority.

By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following secquence:

1. UEFI device.

2. Hard drive.

3. Network device.

4. USB device.

Network Device BBS Priorities

Press Enter to congure the boot priority.

Hard Drive BBS Priorities

Press [Enter] for advanced conguration.

BootupConguration

Bootup NumLock State

Enable or Disable Bootup NumLock function.

Options available: On/Off. Default setting is On.

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Quiet Boot

Enables or disables showing the logo during POST. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

Interrupt 19 Capture

Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When enabled, this BIOS

feature allows the ROM BIOS of those host adaptors to "capture" Interrupt 19 during the boot process so that drives attached to these adaptors can function as bootable disks.

Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled.

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2-7 Boot Manager

The Boot manager menu allows you to specify the boot-up drive. BIOS setup will display an error message if

the legacy drive(s) specied is not bootable.

Boot Override

UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell

Press Enter to congure the device as the boot-up drive.

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2-8 Exit Menu

The Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then

press Enter.

Save Changes and Exit

Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

Discard Changes and Exit

Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

Save Changes

Saves changes made in the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

Discard Changes

Discards all changes made in the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

Load Default Values

Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Setup Defaults are quite demanding in terms

of resources consumption. If you are using low-speed memory chips or other kinds of low-performance components and you choose to load these settings, the system might not function properly.

Options available: Yes/No.

Save as User Default Values

Saves as user default and close the BIOS setup.

Options available: Yes/No.

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Load User Default Values

Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters.

Options available: Yes/No.

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Chapter 3 Appendix

3-1 Regulatory Statements

Regulatory Notices

This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE.

Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment

In addition to high-efciency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards fulll European Union regulations

for RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives, as well as most major worldwide safety requirements. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your "end of life" product.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6, PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement. Moreover, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE will fulll the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive species the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked,

collected separately, and disposed of properly.

WEEE Symbol Statement

The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to the waste

collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health

and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling,

please contact your local government ofce, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased

the product for details of environmentally safe recycling.

When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, "take it back" to your local or

regional waste collection administration for recycling.

If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us at the

Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort.

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Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the

energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including

shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly. With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic

equipment, minimize the use of landlls for the disposal of "end of life" products, and generally improve our

quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly.

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Gigabyte GA-7PESH3 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual