Gigabyte GA-7PESH2 manual

GA-7PESH1 GA-7PESH2 Dual LGA201 1 sockets motherboard for Intel ® E5-2600 series processors User's Manual Rev . 1001[...]

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- 3 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 5 GA-7PESH1/7PESH2 Motherboard Layout .................................................................... 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .......................................................[...]

- 4 - 2-7 Boot Manager ................................................................................................. 66 2-8 Exit Menu ....................................................................................................... 67[...]

- 5 - Box Contents Motherboard Driver CD T wo SA T A cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are for reference only and t he actual items shall depend on the product package you ob tain. The box contents are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only .[...]

- 6 - GA-7PESH1/7PESH2 Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 13 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 33 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 48 50 51 52 47 49 59 58 53 54 55 57 56 14 29 30 31 32 37 60 43[...]

- 7 - Item Code Description 1 SW1 ID switch 2 MLAN (GA-7PESH1) BMC Management LAN port USB_MLAN (GA-7PESH2) BMC Management LAN port (top) / USB ports (bottom) 3 USB_LAN1 (GA-7PESH1) LAN1 port (top) / USB ports (bottom) GLAN1 (GA-7PESH2) LAN1 port 4 USB_LAN2 (GA-7PESH1) LAN2 port (top) / USB ports (bottom) GLAN2 (GA-7PESH2) LAN2 port 5 VGA_1 VGA por[...]

- 8 - 42 PCIE_4 PCI-E slot 4 (x16 slot / x8 bus) 43 BMC_LED1 BMCrmwarereadinessLED 44 PCIE_3 PCI-E slot 3 (x8 slot / x4 bus) 45 PCIE_2 PCI-E slot 2 (x16 slot/x16 bus) 46 PCIE_1 PCI-E slot 1 (x8 slot / x4 bus) 47 DDR3_P1_E0 Channel E slot 0 (for secondary CPU) 48 DDR3_P1_E1 Channel E slot 1 (for secondary CPU) 49 DDR3_P1_F0 Channel F slo[...]

- 9 - 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 [...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 ProductSpecications CPU  Support for Intel ® Xeo n ® E5 -2 60 0 s eri es processors in the LGA2 01 1 package  L3 cache varies with CPU  Supp or t s Q uic kPat h Inte rc onne ct u p to 8GT/s  Enhanced Intel SpeedStep T echnology (EIS T)  Suppor t Intel Virtualization T echnology (V T) Chips[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Internal Connectors  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector  2 x 8 -pin ATX 12V power connector  2 x Min i SAS c on nec tor s (SAS 6 Gb/s s ign al)  1 x M ini SAS connector (SAT A 3Gb/s s ign al)  2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors  1 x PS MI header  2 x CPU fan header  2 x S ystem fan header  1 x Front[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 I nst alli ng th e CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the lat[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 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 4: Hold the CP U 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 wit[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - 1-3 -2 I nst alli ng th e CPU Cool er 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 .) Please pay more attention when removing the CPU cooler because the the[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -1 FourChannelM em or yC ong ura tio n This motherboard provides eight DDR3 memory sockets and supports Four Channel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory . En - abling Four Channel memory mode will be four times[...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 -2 Inst alli ng a Me mor y 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 DIM[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Back Panel Connectors 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 (Gigabit Ethernet LAN Port) The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - • 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 pre - vent an electrical short inside the cable connector . •?[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Internal Connec tors 1) A TX1 2) P12V_AUX2 3) P12V_AUX1 4) PWR_DET1 5) CPU0_FAN (forprimary CPU) 6) CPU1_FAN (for seconary CPU) 7) SYS_FAN1 (System Fan) 8) SYS_FAN2 (System Fan) 9) SA T A0/1 10) FRONT_USB 1 1) MINII_CN1 12) MINII_CN2 13) MINII_CN3 14) BP_1 15) TPM_1 16) F_P ANEL1 17) IPMB1 18) SA T A_SGPIO 19) SKU_K[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - 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 devic[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation P12V_AUX1 P12V_AUX1 P12V_AUX2 P12V_AUX2 DEBUG PORT G.QBOFM 8 5 4 1 DEBUG PORT G.QBOFM 1 5 4 8 A TX1 1/2/3) A TX1/P12V_AUX2/P12V_AUX1 (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 com - ponents on the motherboard. B[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 5/6/7/8) CPU0_F AN/CPU1_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2 (CPU Fan/System Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN1/2), a 4-pin (F AN4) 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 conne[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation Pin No. Denition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pin No. Denition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 P5V • 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g[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 1 1) MINI_CN1 (Mini SAS cable connector with SA T A 3Gb/s signal) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports two SA T A device. 12/13) MINI_CN2/MINI_CN3 (Mini SAS cable connectors) The mini SAS connectors conform to SAS 6Gb/s sta[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 14) BP_1 (HDD Back Plane Board Hearder) 1 2 25 26 Pin No. Denition 1 AST2300_SCGCLK 2 FM_THROTTLE_AND_N 3 AST2300_SGLD 4 IQO_F AN_12v_GA TE_N 5 AST2300_SGDOUT 6 GND 7 KEY 8 RresetL_BRB 9 GND 10 BP_ALED_N 1 1 BP_LED_G_N 12 GND 13 AST2300_SGDIN 14 ASSESS#_LED_BPB 15 GND 16 SMB_BPB1_DA T A 17 GND 18 SMB_BPB1_CLK 19 P_3V[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 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 . 1 2 23 24 [...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 17) IPMB1 (IPMB connector) Pin No. Denition 1 SCL 2 GND 3 SDA 3 1 18) SA T A_SGPIO (SA T A SGPIO Header) SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used be - tween a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and a backplane. Out of the 4 signals, 3 are driven by the HBA and 1 is driven b[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 20) BA T1 (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. Y ou may clear the CMOS value[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 21) LED2 (LSI Firmware Readiness LED) 22) BMC_LED1 (BMC Firmware Readiness LED) LED2 Link/Activity: St ate Description Blinking LSI  rm war e is re ady Off L SI r mw ar e is not r ead y St ate Description On BM C r mw ar e is in it ial Blinking BM C r mwa re is r ead y Off S ys tem i s po wer ed of f[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 1- 7 Jumper Set ting 1) CLR_CMOS1 2) BIOS_WP1 3) SSB_ME1 4) JP1 5) PASSWORD1 6) BIOS_RCVR1 7) SAT A_DOM0 8) SAT A_DOM1 9) FLASH_DP1 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 7 8[...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 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. T o 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 th[...]

Hardware Installation - 32 - 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) SSB_ME1 2-3 Close: Disable ME function. 1 1 3) SSB_ME1 (ME enable/disable Jumper) 4) JP5 (Case Open Intrusion Jumper) Open: Enable chassis intrusion alert. Close: Normal operation. (Default setting)[...]

- 33 - Hardware Installation 5) P ASSWORD1 (Skip Supervisor Password Jumper) 2-3 Close: Skip supervisor password. 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 1 1 1 1 2-3 Close: BIOS recovery mode. 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 6) BIOS_RVCR1 (BIOS Recovery Jumper)[...]

Hardware Installation - 34 - 7/8) SA T A_DOM0/1 (SA T A DOM Jumper) 9) FLASH_DP1 (Flash Descriptor Security Jumper) 1-2 Close: Enable SA TA0/SA T A1 port DOM support. 2-3 Close: Normal mode. (Default setting) 1 1 1 1 2-3 Close: Flash Descriptor Security in effect. (Default setting) 1-2 Close: Flash Descriptor Security Overridden CAUTION! If a SA T [...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the EFI on the moth - erboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify [...]

BIOS Setup - 36 -  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[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup 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. Su[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - BIOS Information BIOS V ersion Display version number of the BIOS setup utility . Memory Information T otal 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 Lev[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup 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.[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - 2-2-1 PCIConguration PCI Express Slot 1/2/3/4/5 Option 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. Def[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup 2-2-2 T rusted Computing (Optioanl) TPM Support Select Enabled to activate TPM support feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled . TPM State (Note) Select Enabled to activate TPM State function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled . Pending Operation (Note) Determine the a[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - 2-2-3 CPUConguration[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - Socket 0/1 Information CPU Signature Displays the processor ID information. Microcode Patch Display Microcode patch. 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 T echnology Display Intel Hyper Threading[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup 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 pro - cessor more vulnerable to buffer overow attacks. Options[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - 2-2-4 Runtime Error Logging Runtime Error Logging Support Enable/Disable Runtime error logging support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled .[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup 2-2-5 SA T AConguration SA T A Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 (Note) Displays the installed HDD devices information. SA T A Mode Select the on chip SA T A type. IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SA T A controller disables its RAID and AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation mode. This is not allowed to access RAID setup utility . RAI[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - 2-2-6 SuperIOConguration[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup  SerialPort1Conguration Serial Port 1 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 1/2 base I/O addressand IRQ. Cha[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-2-7 Serial Port Console Redirection[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup Console Redirection (Note) 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 . T erminal T ype Select a terminal type to be used for console redirection. Options availabl[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 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.[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup 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 T otal Memory Determines how much total memory is present during the POST . Current Memory Mode Displays the cuurent memory mode. Mem[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - Numa Enable/Disable Non Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled . DIMM V oltage Congure the DIMM voltage. Options available: Auto/ Force 1.5v/Force 1.35v . Default setting is Auto . Enforce DIMM T o enforce POR function. When disabled, the system will enforce 1600MH[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup 2-3-1-1 IOHConguration[...]

BIOS Setup - 56 -  IOHConguration  Intel(R)VTforDirectedI/OConguration VGA Priority Dene the display device priority . Options available: Onboard/Offboard. Default setting is Offboard . Gen3 Equalization W A's Enable/DIsable the support for Gen3 Equalization Workaround. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. D[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup 2-3-1-2 DIMM Information DIMM Information: DIMM Group: CPU Socket 0/1 DIMM Information CPU Socket 0: DDR3_P0_A0/DDR3_P0_A1/DDR3_P0_B0/DDR3_P0_B1 Status DDR3_P0_C0/DDR3_P0_C1/DDR3_P0_D0/DDR3_P0_D1 Status The size of memory installed on each of the DDR3 slots. CPU Socket 1: DDR3_P0_E0/DDR3_P0_E1/DDR3_P0_F0/DDR3_P0_F1 Status DDR3_P0_[...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - 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 P[...]

- 59 - BIOS Setup 2-3-3 ME Subsystem  MESubsystemConguration Enable/Disable ME subsystem conguration. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled .[...]

BIOS Setup - 60 - 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. T o enable or disable this eld, a Administrator Password m[...]

- 61 - BIOS Setup 2-5 Server Management Menu System Information Displays basic system ID information, as well as BIOS version. Press Enter to access the related sub - menu. 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 c[...]

BIOS Setup - 62 - 2-5-1 System Information The System Management submenu is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as Sys - tem product information. Items on this window are non-congurable.[...]

- 63 - BIOS Setup CongurationSource Select to congure LAN channel parameters statically or dynamically (DHCP). Do nothing option willnot modify any BMC network parameters during BIOS phase. Options available: Static/Dynamic/Do Nothing. IP Address Display IP Address information. Subnet Mask Display Subnet Mask information. Please note th[...]

BIOS Setup - 64 - 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 Press Enter to congure the boot priority . By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following s[...]

- 65 - BIOS Setup Interrupt 19 Capture Interrupt 19 is the software interrupt that handles the boot disk function. When enabled, this BIOS fea - ture 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: Enab[...]

BIOS Setup - 66 - 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 P1: Press Enter to congure the device as the boot-up drive. IBA BE Slot 0800 v1376: Press Enter to congure the device as the boot-up drive. [...]

- 67 - BIOS Setup 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: Y es/No. Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup. Options available: Y es/N[...]

BIOS Setup - 68 - Options available: Y es/No. Load User Default V alues Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. Options available: Y es/No.[...]