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Internal 
Connectors

 

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1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

 

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2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

 

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4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SAS0~3)

 

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2 x mini SAS 3Gb/s connectors

 

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2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

 

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1 x PSMI header

 

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2 x CPU fan header

 

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4 x System fan header

 

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1 x Front panel header

 

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2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

 

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1 x Serial port header

 

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1 x SPGIO header

Rear Panel I/O 

 

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4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 

 

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2 x RJ-45 port 

 

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1 x COM port

 

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1 x VGA port

 

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1 x ID Switch button

I/O Controller

 

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ASPEED

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 AST2300 BMC chip

Hardware 
Monitor

 

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System voltage detection

 

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CPU/System temperature detection

 

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CPU/System fan speed detection

 

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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

 

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1 x 64 Mbit flash

 

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AMI BIOS

Form Factor

 

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CEB Form Factor; 12 inch x 10.5 inch, 6 layers PCB

* GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information 

without prior notice.

Summary of Contents for GA-7PCSL

Page 1: ...GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX LGA1356 socket motherboard for Intel Xeon series processors User s Manual Rev 1001...

Page 2: ...TE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classi...

Page 3: ...tors 22 1 7 Jumper Setting 44 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 54 2 1 The Main Menu 56 2 2 Advanced Menu 58 2 2 1 PCI Configuration 59 2 2 2 Trusted Computing Optioanl 60 2 2 3 CPU Configuration 61 2 2 3 1 CPU Po...

Page 4: ...4 2 5 3 System Event Log 86 2 6 Boot Option Menu 87 2 7 Boot Manager 88 2 8 Exit Menu 89 Chapter 3 Appendix 91 3 1 FAQ 91...

Page 5: ...river CD Two SATA cables I O Shield 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 not...

Page 6: ...6 GA 7PCSL Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 39 43 42 44 45 46 13 5 37 36 48 49 50 51 47 41 40 52...

Page 7: ...N2 System fan connector 21 SYS_FAN1 System fan connector 22 P12V_AUX1 8 pin power connector 23 SATA0 1 SATA 6Gb s connectors 24 PMbus_CN_1 PM Bus connector 25 BP_1 HDD back plane connector 26 ATX1 24...

Page 8: ...econdary CPU 47 PASSWORD Clear password jumper 48 BIOS_RVCR BIOS recovery jumper 49 SSB_ME1 ME enable disable jumper 50 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 51 BIOS_WP BIOS write protect jumper 52 SATA_DOM0 SAT...

Page 9: ...9 GA 7PCSLX Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 54 22 23 25 24 26 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 42 44 43 45 46 47 13 5 38 37 49 50 51 52 53 48 8 10 11 28 27 41 40...

Page 10: ...SYS_FAN3 System fan connector 21 SYS_FAN2 System fan connector 22 SYS_FAN1 System fan connector 23 SATA0 1 SATA 6Gb s connectors 24 PMbus_CN_1 PM Bus connector 25 BP_1 HDD back plane connector 26 SSB...

Page 11: ...P5 Chassis intrusion jumper 52 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 53 BIOS_WP BIOS write protect jumper 54 SATA_DOM0 SATA_DOM1 SATA0 1 port DOM support jumper CAUTION If a SATA type hard drive is connected to...

Page 12: ...and first 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 unp...

Page 13: ...sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory 3 channel memory architecture Support for 800 1066 1333 1600 memory modules Support for ECC RDIMM UDIMM memory modules LAN 2 x Intel 82574L supports 10...

Page 14: ...ports 2 x RJ 45 port 1 x COM port 1 x VGA port 1 x ID Switch button I O Controller ASPEED AST2300 BMC chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan sp...

Page 15: ...orting up to 32 GB of system memory 3 channel memory architecture Support for 800 1066 1333 1600 memory modules Support for ECC RDIMM UDIMM memory modules LAN 2 x Intel 82574L supports 10 100 1000 Mbp...

Page 16: ...I O 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x RJ 45 port 1 x COM port 1 x VGA port 1 x ID Switch button I O Controller ASPEED AST2300 BMC chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detecti...

Page 17: ...ower 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...

Page 18: ...he heat sink clip to the processor socket Step 2 Secure the cooing fan with screws Step 3 Connect processor fan can cable to the processor fan connector Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler b...

Page 19: ...emory switch the direction Due to CPU limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual or 3 Channel mode Dual Channel 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR...

Page 20: ...s 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 2 2 1...

Page 21: ...KVM Server Management 10 100 LAN Port The LAN port provides Internet connection with data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps ID Switch Button This button provide the selected unit idenfication function Whe...

Page 22: ...y CPU 6 SYS_FAN4 System Fan 7 SYS_FAN3 System Fan 8 SYS_FAN2 System Fan 9 SYS_FAN1 System Fan 10 PMbus_CN_1 11 SATA0 1 12 F_USB1 13 COM2 14 SCU_SGPIO 15 FP_1 16 MINISAS_1 17 MINISAS_2 18 SAS0 1 2 3 19...

Page 23: ...ATA2 3 4 5 18 SAS0 1 2 3 19 IPMB 20 BAT 21 TPM_MEZZ1 22 BP_1 23 SKU_KEY1 24 BMC_LED1 25 SATA_SGPIO Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices First make sure your devices are com...

Page 24: ...r supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power con nector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To me...

Page 25: ...ATX1 Pin No Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND...

Page 26: ...ntrol design For optimum heat dis sipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over...

Page 27: ...Hardware Installation 27 GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 10 PMbus_CN_1 Power management connector 1 5 Pin No Definition 1 SMB CLK 2 SMB DATA 3 SMB Alert 4 GND Sense 5 3 3V Sense...

Page 28: ...tion 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 P5V GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard drives are configured the total number of hard drives must b...

Page 29: ...m to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer 1 2 9 10 Pin No Definition...

Page 30: ...ort Header The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the op tional COM port cable please contact the local dealer 10 9 2 1 Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NDS...

Page 31: ...A 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 t...

Page 32: ...LED Power LED Signal cathode 6 ID_LED ID LED Signal cathode 7 HD Hard Disk LED Signal anode 8 F_SYSRDY System Front board LED Signal 9 HD GND Ground 10 SYS_STATUS System Status LED Signal cathode 11 P...

Page 33: ...Signal cathode 15 RST_BTN Reset button Signal anode 16 SENSOR_SDA SMBus Data Signal 17 RST_BTN_GND Ground 18 SENSOR_SCL SMBus Clock Signal 19 ID_SW ID Switch Signal anode 20 CASE_OPEN Chassis intrusio...

Page 34: ...RX0 A4 GND A5 RX1 A6 RX1 A7 GND A8 SIB7 A9 SIB3 A10 SIB4 A11 SIB5 A12 GND A13 RX2 A14 RX2 A15 GND A16 RX3 A17 RX3 A18 GND Pin No Definition B1 GND B2 TX0 B3 TX0 B4 GND B5 TX1 B6 TX1 B7 GND B8 SIB0 B9...

Page 35: ...ATA 3Gb s Connectors The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device GA 7PCSLX Pin No Definition 1 GN...

Page 36: ...36 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 18 SAS0 1 2 3 SAS cable connectors The SAS connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TX 3 TX 4 GND 5 R 6 R 7 GND 7 1...

Page 37: ...37 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 19 IPMB IPMB connector Pin No Definition 1 SCL 2 GND 3 SDA 1 3...

Page 38: ...driver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your...

Page 39: ...GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 21 TPM_MEZZ1 TPM Module 13 1 14 2 Pin No Definition 1 CLK_33M_TPM 2 P_3V3_AUX 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 G...

Page 40: ...CGCLK 2 FM_THROTTLE_AND_N 3 AST2300_SGLD 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 12 GND 13 AST2300_SGDIN 14 ASSESS _LED_BPB 15 GND 16 SMB_BPB1_...

Page 41: ...41 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 1 3 23 SKU_KEY1 Patsburg Upgrade ROM Hearder Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 FM_PBG_DYN_SKU_KEY 3 GND...

Page 42: ...42 Hardware Installation 24 BMC_LED1 BMC Firmware Readiness LED State Description On BMC firmware is initial Blinking BMC firmware is ready Off System AC is powered off GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX...

Page 43: ...dware Installation GA 7PCSLX 25 SATA_SGPIO SATA SGPIO Header GA 7PCSLX Only 10 2 9 1 Pin No Definition 1 SGPIO_SAS1_DATAIN 2 No Pin 3 SGPIO_SAS1_DATAOUT 4 GND 5 GND 6 SGPIO_SAS1_LOAD 7 NC 8 SGPIO_SAS1...

Page 44: ...Hardware Installation 44 1 7 Jumper Setting 1 2 6 3 4 5 7 8 9 1 JP5 2 PASSWORD 3 BIOS_RVCR 4 SSB_ME1 5 SSB_ME2 6 CLR_CMOS 7 SATA_DOM1 8 SATA_DOM0 9 BIOS_WP GA 7PCSL...

Page 45: ...Hardware Installation 45 1 JP5 2 PASSWORD 3 BIOS_RCVR 4 SSB_ME1 5 SSB_ME2 6 CLR_CMOS 7 SATA_DOM1 8 SATA_DOM0 9 BIOS_WP 10 ROMST_FRB3 GA 7PCSLX 1 2 4 5 8 3 6 9 7 10...

Page 46: ...46 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 1 JP5 Case Open Intrusion Jumper Open Normal operation Default setting Close Enable chassis intrusion alert...

Page 47: ...47 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 2 PASSWORD Skip Supervisor Password Jumper 2 3 Close Skip supervisor password 1 2 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 1...

Page 48: ...CSL 2 3 Close BIOS recovery mode 2 3 Close BIOS recovery mode 1 2 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 2 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 1 1 1 3 BIOS_RVCR BIOS Recovery Jumper GA 7PCSL 3...

Page 49: ...PCSLX GA 7PCSL 1 2 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 2 Close Disable ME function SSB_ME1 SSB_ME2 2 3 Close Disable ME function 2 3 Close Normal operation Default setting 1 1 1 1 4 5 SSB_ME1 SSB...

Page 50: ...for a few seconds 1 2 Close Normal operation Default setting 2 3 Close Clear CMOS data 1 1 Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS value...

Page 51: ...51 Hardware Installation GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 7 8 SATA_DOM0 1 SATA DOM Jumper 1 2 Close Use SATA DOM 2 3 Close Normal mode Default setting 1 1...

Page 52: ...Hardware Installation 52 GA 7PCSL GA 7PCSLX 9 BIOS_WP BIOS Write Protect Jumper 1 2 Close Normal operation 2 3 Close Enable BIOS write protect function Default setting 1 1...

Page 53: ...top FRB3 Timer Jumper GA 7PCSLX Only GA 7PCSLX Pin No Definition 1 SGPIO_IBMC_DOUT_PD 2 BMC_FRB3_SB3V 3 SGPIO_IBMC_DATOUT 4 BMC_R_FRB3 5 p_3V3_AUX 6 GND 1 5 2 6 1 3 Close Normal ROM Strap 2 4 Close No...

Page 54: ...IOS To flash the BIOS do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instab...

Page 55: ...pervisor 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 bu...

Page 56: ...splayed 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 Hel...

Page 57: ...ity 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 se...

Page 58: ...Setup 58 2 2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu sc...

Page 59: ...nsion ROM Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PERR Generation When this item is set to enabled PCI bus parity error PERR is generated and is routed to NMI Options available...

Page 60: ...Disabled Default setting is Enabled TPM State Select Enabled to activate TPM State function Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Enabled Pending Operation Determine the action when op...

Page 61: ...61 BIOS Setup 2 2 3 CPU Configuration...

Page 62: ...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 Technolo...

Page 63: ...ried 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 Dis...

Page 64: ...processor can dynamically overclock one or two of its four processing cores to improve performance with applications that are not multi threaded or optimized for quad core processors Options availabl...

Page 65: ...d Default setting is Enabled Package C State Limit Configure state for the C State package limit Options available C0 C1 C6 C7 No Limit Default setting is No Limit Note This item is present only if yo...

Page 66: ...BIOS Setup 66 2 2 4 Runtime Error Logging Runtime Error Logging Support Enable Disable Runtime error logging support Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled...

Page 67: ...o access RAID setup utility 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 A...

Page 68: ...BIOS Setup 68 2 2 6 SAS Configuration Device 0 1 2 3 Note Press Enter to view the installed HDD devices Note The number of SATA and SAS devices depends of the PCH SKU...

Page 69: ...69 BIOS Setup 2 2 7 Super IO Configuration...

Page 70: ...ed Disabled Default setting is Enabled Device Settings Displays the Serial Port 1 2 base I O addressand IRQ Change Settings Change Serial Port 1 2 device settings When set to Auto allows the server s...

Page 71: ...71 BIOS Setup 2 2 8 Serial Port Console Redirection...

Page 72: ...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...

Page 73: ...is Disabled 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...

Page 74: ...Setup 74 2 3 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu display submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge Select a submenu item then press Enter to access the related submenu sc...

Page 75: ...75 BIOS Setup 2 3 1 North Bridge Configuration...

Page 76: ...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 m...

Page 77: ...77 BIOS Setup 2 3 1 1 IOH Configuration...

Page 78: ...A Displays the information of Target VGA Gen3 Equalization WA s Enable DIsable the support for Gen3 Equalization Workaround Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled PCIE Slot1 Sp...

Page 79: ...Information DIMM Group CPU Socket 0 1 DIMM Information CPU Socket 0 DDR_3_P0_A0 DDR_3_P0_b0 DDR_3_P0_c0 DDR_3_P0_C1 Status CPU Socket 1 DDR_3_P1_D0 DDR_3_P1_E0 DDR_3_P1_F0 DDR_3_P1_F1 Status The size...

Page 80: ...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 L...

Page 81: ...Enable Disable onboard SAS option ROM Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Onboard SATA RAID oprom Enable Disable onboard SATA RAID option ROM Options available Enabled Disa...

Page 82: ...Password Status This parameter indicates whether a Administrator Password has been assigned User Password Status This parameter indicates whether a user pass word has been assigned To clear the passwo...

Page 83: ...Press Enter to access the related sub menu BMC LAN Configuration BMC LAN Configuration Press Enter to access the related submenu System Event Log Press Enter to access the related system event log Sel...

Page 84: ...S Setup 84 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 configura...

Page 85: ...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 that the IP address...

Page 86: ...omponents Enable Disable all features fo system event logging during system boot Options available Enabled Disabled Erasing Settings Erase SEL Choose this option for erasing Smbios Event Log is done p...

Page 87: ...up NumLock function Options available On Off Default setting is On Quiet Boot Enables or disables showing the logo during POST Options available Enabled Disabled Default setting is Disabled Interrupt...

Page 88: ...The Boot manager menu allows you to specify the boot up drive BIOS setup will display an error message if the legacy drive s specified is not bootable UEFI Built in EFI Shell Press Enter to configure...

Page 89: ...aves 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...

Page 90: ...BIOS Setup 90 Options available Yes No Load User Default Values Loads the user default settings for all BIOS setup parameters Options available Yes No...

Page 91: ...re BMC initialization before power on please wait for BMC LED start to blink which indicates BMC initial process was completed the BIOS will start functioning For Dual Processor server platform Do you...

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