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USER’S MANUAL

GA-8EGXDR

Dual Xeon

Processor Motherboard

Dual Xeon

Processor Motherboard
Rev. 1001

12ME-8EGXDR-1001

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Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8EGXDR Dual XeonTM Processor Motherboard Dual XeonTM Processor Motherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8EGXDR 1001 ...

Page 2: ...eat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memorymodules 13 Step 3 Install expansion cards 14 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 15 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 15 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 17 Step 4 3 Jumper Setting Introduction 23 Step 4 4 PCI Slot Introduction 27 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 29 Main 31 Advanced 34 Advanced Configuration 35 Chipset Configuration 37 P...

Page 3: ...3 Table of Content Chapter 4 Technical Reference 54 Block Diagram 54 Chapter 5 Appendix 55 ...

Page 4: ...nnector on the motherboard If themotherboard has mountingholes but they don t line upwiththe holes onthe base andthere are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portionof the spacers thespacer may be a little hardto cut off so be careful of your hands In this way youcan still attach the motherboardto the base...

Page 5: ...t PCI X 100MHz x 2 slots PCI 64 66 MHz x 2 Slots PCI 64 33 MHz x 1 Slot PCI 32 33 MHz x 1Slot On Board IDE 2 IDE bus master ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4ATAPI devices 1 IDE bus master ATA66 IDE ports for up to 2ATAPI devices Optioanl Support LSI software IDE RAID 0 1 5 Optional On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP m...

Page 6: ...hipset supports dual ultra160 SCSI channels PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS LicensedAward BIOS 4Mb flash ROM Additional Features Wake on LAN On board LAN 1 AC Recovery IPMI V1 0 Optioal SupportAdaptec ASR 2000s Zero Channel RAID ZCR card M Please usethesame speed CPU whenyour system runs in the dual CPU configuration Whether your system can rununder thesespecifi...

Page 7: ... WOM SMBUS IDE 3 SYS_1 SYS_3 FDD 1 Front Panel1 System1 COM 2 WOL CPU FAN 2 I PMB 1 ATX 1 ATX 2 Adaptec 7899W SCSI CMIC SL BIOS PC87417 LAN 1 GLAN1 LPT COM1 USB2 ATI Range XL CIOBX2 82544GC 82550PM CSB6 W83791D CASE OPEN USB 1 W986432DH 6 IPMB 2 IDE 2 IDE 1 CPU 1 Install First CPU 2 CPU FAN 1 KB_MS RAID Support VGA SYS_2 ...

Page 8: ...Install the CPU1 If you are installing one CPU ONLY Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Step 4 Step 2 Step 4 Step 5 Step 3 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 ...

Page 9: ...t between P4 CPU heat sink on the mainboard and chassis Step1 The 4new mountingholes onthe chassis arefor additionalsupport forP4 CPU heat sink on the mainboard Step2 Apppearance of mainboard Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 3 Preparing retention module kit Figure 3 Figure 2 Step 4 Fit the 4 screws with 2 CPU retention modules on the chassis Push screw into the motherboard firmly as shown below Figure 4 ...

Page 10: ...n the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation M Warning If your install one CPU ONLY please refer to the Motherboard Layout page 7 to install the CPU 1 frist M Note that if you insall two CPUs ...

Page 11: ...lation Process Step 1 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation 1 Use qualified fan approved by Intel 3 First step of assembling 2 Heat Sink 5 Second step of assembling 4 Completive picture for Step 3 6 Completive picture for Step 5 ...

Page 12: ...heatsink M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation M Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more detail installation procedure 8 Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket first 7 Fan assembly 9 Picture of device set on the motherboard ...

Page 13: ...ize can vary between sockets 1 The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges oftheDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module M Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one di...

Page 14: ...nstruction document before install the expansion card into the computer 4 Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer 5 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 6 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 7 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 8 Replace your computer s chassis cove...

Page 15: ...efore you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS Windows 2000 Win dows ME Win NT with SP 6 supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact the OS vendor for pos sible patchor driverupgrade Formore information please contact you...

Page 16: ...COM port 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port Device like printercan be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports x y LAN1 LAN2 Port Parallel Port 25 pin Female COM1 VGA Serial Port 9 pin Male VGA Port 15 pin Female ØGLAN 1 Giagbit Ethernet ØLAN 1 10 100 Ethernet x GLAN 1 y LAN 1 ...

Page 17: ... FAN 1 C ATX2 P System FAN 2 D BT1 Q System FAN 3 E SCSI 1 R System 1 Optional F SCSI 2 S COM 2 G FDD1 T CPU FAN 1 H USB1 U CPU FAN 2 I IDE1 V WOM J IDE2 W WOL K IDE3 X I2C L IPMB_CON 1 Optional Y CASE Open M IPMB_CON 2 Optional Z GSMI Connector Optional M C B D N I J K H L E G A Q U P T V W F S X Y R Z ...

Page 18: ...CPU Core Voltage 1 24 1 GND 12V GND GND GND 12V 12V 12V 12V GND 12V GND ØThis connector ATX 12V is used only for CPU Core Voltage C ATX2 12V Power Connector 1 2 3 4 Ø AC powercordshould only be connectedto your power supply unit afterATX powercable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard ...

Page 19: ... current up to 600mA O P Q System FAN 1 2 3 Connectors Y Power FAN Connector W Wake On LAN Connector S COM 2 Connector 1 J31 GND 12V Control Sense 1 GND 12V Control Sense J34 12V Control Sense GND 1 1 GND 12V Control Sense 1 5V SB GND Signal 1 NC NDCDB NDTRB NSOUTB NRIB GND NRTSB NCTSB NDSRB NSINB HNote that when CPU FAN connector and Po wer FAN con nector exist in the motherboard you are ONLY all...

Page 20: ... 8EGXDR Motherboard E F SCSI1 SCSI2 Connector I IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE1 IDE2 Connectors Primary Secondary Floppy 1 G FDD1 Floppy Connector Z CASE OPEN 1 Signal GND SCSI 1 SCSI 2 1 IDE1 IDE2 1 1 IDE3 Optional ...

Page 21: ...ons H USB1 Front USB Connector ØBe careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable J IPMB_CON1 IPMB_CON2 ØWe have IPMI module to customer used for option 1 GSMI 1 IPMI Moudule Interface 2X35 Pins IPMI Connector 3 2 1 SDA_IPMB SCL_IPMB GND Li Battery ...

Page 22: ... 3 PD Power LED 4 SK Speaker 5 PD Power LED 6 NC Speaker 7 PD Power LED 8 NC Speaker 9 PW Power Button 10 SK Speaker 11 PW Power Button 12 RS Reset Button 13 KEY 14 RS Reset Button 15 GD Green LED 16 GD Green LED 17 GN Green Button 18 GN Green Button 19 BS Buzzer Stop Button 20 BS Buzzer Stop Button 21 AE All Error LED 22 AE All Error LED 23 HE HDD Error LED 24 HE HDD Error LED 25 FE Fan Error LED...

Page 23: ... Step 4 3 Jumper Setting Introduction 1 JP2 8 JP9 2 JP3 9 JP10 3 JP4 10 JP11 4 JP5 11 J7 5 JP6 12 J8 6 JP7 7 JP8 G Please note that the highlight white mark on the motherboard is presented as 3 5 4 2 1 7 6 9 10 8 12 11 ...

Page 24: ...d Default 2 3 close LAN Disabled 1 3 JP4 Clear CMOS Function 1 2 close Clear CMOS 2 3 close Normal Default 1 1 ØPlease note You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper 5 JP6 Primary PCI X Bus Speed Function 1 1 1 2 close 100MHz Default 2 3 close 133MHz 6 JP7 Secondary PCI X Bus Speed Function 1 1 1 2 close 100MHz Default 2 3 close 133MHz 1 G Please note that the the highlight ...

Page 25: ...se PCI X 8 JP9 Secondary PCI X Bus Speed Functon 1 2 close Conventional PCI Mode 2 3 close 133MHz 9 JP10 Host Clock Frequency Setting Functon 1 2 close 100MHz Default 2 3 close PCI X Default 10 JP11 Gigabit LAN Functon 1 2 close Enable Default 2 3 close Disabled Ø Note PCI X Slot 3 PCI X Slot 4 On board SCSI Ø Note PCI X Slot 1 PCI X Slot 2 On board Gigabit Ethernet 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 26: ...26 GA 8EGXDR Motherboard 12 J7 SCSI 2 On Board Terminator Functon Close Enable Default Open Auot ...

Page 27: ...27 Hardware Installation Process j DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 CPU1 INSTALL FIRST CPU2 k l m n o Step 4 4 PCI Slot Introduction ...

Page 28: ...X_SLOT1 Supports PCI X 100MHz k PCI_X_SLOT2 Supports PCI X 100MHz n PCI_64_SLOT5 Supports PCI 64 33MHz o PCI_32_SLOT6 Supports PCI 32 33MHz m PCI_X_SLOT4 Supports PCI 64 66MHz l PCI_X_SLOT3 Supports PCI 64 66MHz For ZCR Installation ...

Page 29: ...on Page Setup Menu F2 Reserved F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Reserved F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Reserved F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS SetupProgram The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is st...

Page 30: ...e set or disable password It allows you to limit access the system and setup l Exit There are five optionsin this selection Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults and Discard Changes GETTINGHELP Main Menu The on line description ofthe highlighted setupfunction is displayed at thebottom of the screen Status Page SetupMenu Option Page SetupMenu Press...

Page 31: ...enu Figure 1 will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main AMI EASY Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit System Date Jan 30 2002 Setup Help System Time 00 13 12 Floppy Drive A 1 44MB 31 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed 4Primary IDE Master ST380021A 4 Primary IDE Slave 4 Secondary IDE Master 4 Secondary IDE S...

Page 32: ...t the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If y ou select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or t...

Page 33: ...de 832 Bit Transfer Mode Enables 32 bit access to maximize the hard disk data transfer rate Option On Default Value Off If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter C System Information This category displays the system information on Processor type speed cache and Total Memory Size ...

Page 34: ...ues F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit G About This Section Advanced This section Advanced will be divided into five sub menus E Advanced Configuration E Chipset Configuration E Power Management Configuration E Plug Play Configuration E Peripheral Redirection With this section allowinguser to configure yoursystem for basic operation A user can change the ...

Page 35: ...uration Setup Help S M A R T for Hard Disk Disabled MPS Version for O S 1 4 BootUp Num Lock On Intel Hyper Threading Disabled Clock Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled F1 Help hi Select Item Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit Figure 2 1 Advanced Configuration ...

Page 36: ...user to select MP Multi Processors system supported version Note Some old MPS OS support 1 1 version only 81 4 Support MPS Version 1 4 Default Value 81 1 Support MPS Version 1 1 BootUp Num Lock Set this option On to turn the Num Lock On at a system boot 8ON Set this option On to turn the Num Lock On at a system boot Default Value 8OFF Disable this function Intel Hyer Threading 8Enabled Enable Inte...

Page 37: ...Enabled F1 Help hi Select Item Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit Figure 2 2 Chipset Configuration Chipset Configuration C Chipset Configuration ECC Check Check and correct memory data path to pocessor 8Enabled Enable ECC Check Default Value 8Disabled Disable this function Memory Scrubbing Enables this option to write back the ECC corrected ...

Page 38: ...r Checking Default Values 8Disabled Disable this function Fatal For MultiBit Error Enables this option to report the Multibit Error 8Enabled Enable MultiBit Error Checking Default Values 8Disabled Disable this function Fatal For SingleBit Error Enables this option to report the Singlebit Error 8Enabled Enable SingleBit Error Checking Default Values 8Disabled Disable this function Alert on IMB Pari...

Page 39: ...t Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit Power Management Configuration Figure 2 3 Power Management Configuration C Power Management Configuration The Power Management Configuration allows you to reduce system power consumption through different saving power methods for various devices Soft Off by Power Button 8Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for Power Button Sleep Button Leaves on the default fo...

Page 40: ...GA 8EGXDR Motherboard 40 Wake Up On Ring 8Enabled Enabled Wake Up On Ring Default Value 8Disabled Disabled this function System After AC Back 8Options Pre State Default Value OFF ...

Page 41: ...o PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority Auto IRQ 3 PCI PnP IRQ 4 PCI PnP IRQ 5 PCI PnP IRQ 7 PCI PnP IRQ 9 PCI PnP IRQ 10 PCI PnP IRQ 11 PCI PnP IRQ 14 PCI PnP IRQ 15 PCI PnP F1 Help hi Select Item Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit Plug and Play Configuration Figure 2 4 Plug and Play Configuration ...

Page 42: ... the default settings PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority Select PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority 8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 5 Default Value 83 4 5 7 9 10 11 Set 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 to PCI 1 5 PCI Slot 2 6 IRQ Priority Select PCI Slot 2 6 IRQ Priority 8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 6 Default Value 83 4 5 7 9 10 11 Set 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 to PCI 2 6 PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Select PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority 8Auto Auto assi...

Page 43: ... 7 9 10 11 14 15 This option allows a user to set if letBIOS detect the IRQ events When the BIOS detects an IRQ trigger event being actived the system will wake up and resumes its activities 8Option PCI PnP Default Value ISA ...

Page 44: ...e ECP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA 3 USB Function Enabled USB Legacy Support Enabled Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled F1 Help hi Select Item Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit Figure 2 5 Peripheral Configuration C Peripheral Configuration OnBoard IDE 8Option Both Default Value Primary Secondary Disabled OnBoard FDC 8Enabled Select Enab...

Page 45: ... Ifoneport address isassigned to serial portA thanthat address will not be ableto resign to serial port B 83F8 COM1 Enable onboard serial portA and set I O address to 3F8 COM1 82F8 COM2 Enable onboard serial portA and set I O address to 2F8 COM2 Default value 83E8 COM3 Enable onboard serial portA and set I O address to 3E8 COM3 82E8 COM4 Enable onboard serial portA and set I O address to 2E8 COM4 ...

Page 46: ...here to the extended Capabilities Port specifications ECP uses the DMA protocol toachieve datatransferrate upto 2 5Mbit s ECP provides the symmetric bi directional communication Default value Parallel Port IRQ This option is to select Parallel Port IRQ 8Option 7 Default Value 5 Parallel Port DMA This option iallows user to select Parallel Port DMA 8Option 3 Default Value 1 USB Function This option...

Page 47: ... Setup 47 Port 64 60 Emulation This option allows user to enable or disable the Port 64 60 Emulation function 8Enable Enables the Port 64 60 Emulation function 8Disabled Disable this function Default Value ...

Page 48: ...or or user passwords or both for different level of password securities In addition user also can set the virus protection for boot sector CSet Supervisor Password You can install and change this options for the setup menus Type the password up to 6 characters in lengh and press Enter The password typed now will clear any prev iously entered password from the CMOS memory You w ill be asked to conf...

Page 49: ...word up to 6 characters in lengh and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from the CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the entered password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a specified password CPasswordCheck Setup will check password while invlolking setup Default Value Always will che...

Page 50: ...ypes of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys By applying and Space key you can promote devices and by using the key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alerts the priority that the system uses to search for boot device on system power on CBoot Device Priority 1st 2nd 3 rd Boot Device These three fields determines which type of device the system attempt to boot f...

Page 51: ... Setup 51 The Choice for 1st Boot Device 8Removable Device Default Value 8 ATAPI CDROM 8Hard Disk 8Disabled The Choice for 2nd Boot Device 8Removable Device 8 ATAPI CDROM Default Value 8Hard Disk 8Disabled ...

Page 52: ...ect Item Change Values F5 Setup Defaults Esc Exit fg Select Menu Enter Select4Sub Menu F10 Save Exit G About This Section Security Onceyouhave changedall ofthesetvalues in theBIOS setup you shouldsave yourchnages and exit BIOS setup program Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following sub menu E Exit Saving Changes E Exit Discarding Changes E Load Default Settings E Load Original Values ...

Page 53: ...nd restart your compuetr when selecting this option Press Enter on this item to ask for confirmation message CLoad Default Settings Press Enter on this item to load the default values for all the setup options Enable this function you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below Press Enter to continue Or press ESC to Abort Press Enter to load the default settings that are factory se...

Page 54: ...GA 8EGXDR Motherboard 54 Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram ...

Page 55: ...e 2 3 4 1 2 Click Next For example Driver CD Ver 1 0 1 Click Intel Network Driver item 3 Select I accept the terms in the lincense aggrement and click Yes Step 4 Note that user can select either Typical or Custom Setup Types Typical setup type allows users to install basic connectivity and the adapter management utility Custom setup type embraces installing features and subfeatures user selects in...

Page 56: ...8EGXDR Motherboard 56 5 3 Ready to install the program Click Install to begin the installation 6 Starting installation 7 7 Wizard completed Click Finish 8 8 Installation Result Click OK to close the window ...

Page 57: ...the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe 1 3 Appendix B ATI Rage XL VGA Driver Installation 2 2 Click Next 4 1 Click ATI Rage XL VGA Driver item 3 Click Yes at LicenseAgreement window 4 Select Yes I want to restart my computer item and click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 58: ... your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe 1 2 1 Click Adaptec SCSI Driver item 2 A n exploer window will pops up The screen will guide you to install the SCSI driver depends on the operating system ...

Page 59: ...be Acrobate Reader V 5 0 and Norton Internet Security 2002 1 1 Click Utilities item Appendix E About Updating latest version of BIOS To update the latest BIOS version please go to Gigabyte Networking official web site Http networking gigabyte com tw Appendix F ZCR Software and Hardware Installation For detail information of ZCR Software and Hardware Installation please refer to Promise RAID Functi...

Page 60: ...er DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Fro...

Page 61: ...work Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi Processing SMI System Management Interrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Volta...

Page 62: ... No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

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