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GA-7TESH2-RH
Dual Xeon Processor Motherboard
USER'S Manual
Xeon
*
The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with
user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point
for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
*
The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
Processor Motherboard
®
Rev. 1001

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  • Page 1 GA-7TESH2-RH Dual Xeon Processor Motherboard USER’S Manual Xeon Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 1001 The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content Table of Contents Item Checklist ..................4 Chapter 1Introduction ................5 1.1.Considerations Prior to Installation ............5 1.2.Features Summary ................6 1.3.GA-7TESH1-RH Motherboard Component.......... 8 Chapter 2Hardware Installation Process ..........11 2.1.Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink ..........11 2.1.1.Installing CPU ......................
  • Page 3 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard System Management ...................... 65 Console Redirection ......................67 Boot ......................69 Exit ......................70...

  • Page 4: Item Checklist

     The GA-7TESH2-RH motherboard  Serial ATA cable x 6  I/O Shield Kit  CD for motherboard driver & utility  GA-7TESH2-RH quick reference guide * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1Introduction

    2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product.

  • Page 6: Features Summary

    Introduction 1.2. Features Summary Form Factor  12” x 13” EATX size form factor, 8 layers PCB  Supports Dual Intel Xeon Nehalem-EP 2S processors ® ®  Xeon Quad Core in LGA 1366 socket ®  Supports QuickPath Interconnect up to 6.4GT/s ...
  • Page 7 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard  6 x System fan cable connector  2 x CPU fan cable connectors Rear Panel I/O  P/S 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors  1 x Serial port  4 x USB 2.0 dual-port connector  1 x VGA connector ...

  • Page 8: Ga-7Tesh1-Rh Motherboard Component

    Introduction 1.3. GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Component Code Description CPU1 Primary CPU CPU2 Secondary CPU Intel Tylersburg-36D IOH Intel ICH10R U188 Winbond W83792G Intel 82576EB GbE Broadcom BCM5221PHY ServerEngines PilotII PilotII VGA memory BMC Flash ROM COMB COM2 connector CMOS Battery USB2...
  • Page 9 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Code Description PCI-E1 PCI-E x16 slo t (Gen2 at x16 bandwidth) DIMMC1 Channel C slot 1 (for primary CPU) DIMMC2 Channel C slot 2 (for primary CPU) DIMMB1 Channel B slot 1 (for primary CPU) DIMMB2 Channel B slot 2...
  • Page 10 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 7 54 34 35 4546 48...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2Hardware Installation Process

    Hardware Installation Process Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 2.1. Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink Before installing the processor and cooling fan, adhere to the following cautions: 1. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent irreparable damage.

  • Page 12: Installing Heat Sink

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 2.1.2. Installing Heat Sink Step 1 Attach the 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 fanconnector...

  • Page 13: Installing Memory Modules

    Hardware Installation Process 2.2. Installing memory modules Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended to use the memory with similar capacity, specifications and brand. 2.

  • Page 14: Installation Steps

    Hardware Installation Process Installation Steps: 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! DIMM must be populated in order starting from DIMMA1/D1 socket. For dual-channel operation, DIMMs must be installed in matched pairs.
  • Page 15 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard U-DIMM Population Table Channel A Channel B Channel C Interleave Total mode Memory DIMMA1/D1 DIMMA2/D2 DIMMB1/E1 DIMMB2/E2 DIMMC1/F1 DIMMC2/F2 Single Channel Dual Channel 16GB 16GB Three Channel 12GB 24GB...
  • Page 16 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard R-DIMM Population Table Channel A Channel B Channel C Interleave Total mode Memory DIMMA1/D1 DIMMA2/D2 DIMMB1/E1 DIMMB2/E2 DIMMC1/F1 DIMMC2/F2 Single Channel 16GB Dual Channel 16GB 32GB 12GB 24GB Three Channel 12GB 24GB 48GB...

  • Page 17: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    Hardware Installation Process 2.3. Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply 2.3.1. I/O Back Panel Introduction...
  • Page 18 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Serial Port Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation Process LAN LED Description LED2 (Green/Yellow) LED1 (Green) Name Color Condition Description LED1 Green LAN Link / no Access Green BLINK LAN Access Idle LED2 10Mbps connection Green BLINK Port identification with 10 Mbps connection Green 100Mbps connection Green BLINK Port identification with 100Mbps connection...

  • Page 20: Connectors Introduction

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 2.4. Connectors Introduction 1. ATX 18. SYS_FAN1 (System fan connector) 2. 12V_AUX1 19. SYS_FAN2 (System fan connector)) 3. 12V_AUX2 20. SYS_FAN3 (System fan connector) 4. COMB 21. SYS_FAN4 (System fan connector) 5. USB1 (Front USB cable connector) 22. SYS_FAN5 (System fan connector) 6.
  • Page 21 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 1/2/3 ) ATX/12V_AUX1/12V_AUX2 (24-pin/8-pin ATX power connectors) 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, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed.
  • Page 22 Connector Introduction Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V -12V PS_ON(soft On/Off) Power Good 5V SB(stand by +5V) +12V +12V(Only for 24-pin ATX) +5V (Only for 24-pin ATX) 3.3V(Only for 24-pin ATX) GND(Only for 24-pin ATX)
  • Page 23 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 4 ) COMB Pin No. Definition DCD- SIN2 SOUT2 DTR2- DSR2- RTS2- 10 9 CTS2- RI2- 5/6 ) USB1/2 (USB cable connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
  • Page 24 Connector Introduction 7 ) F_PANEL (2X12 Pins Front Panel connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above. Pin No. Signal Name Description Power LED + Power LED Signal anode (+)
  • Page 25 Connector Introduction 8/9/10/11/12/13 ) SATA 0~5 (Serial ATA cable connectors) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s stransfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. Pin No. Definition 14 ) PSMI (SMBUS connector for power supply) Pin No.
  • Page 26 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 15 ) BAT (Battery) If you want to erase CMOS... 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second. 3.Re-install the battery. 4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
  • Page 27 Connector Introduction 24 ) IPMB1 (IPMB Type A connector) Pin No. Definition IPMB_SMBCLK IPMB_SMBDAT 25 ) IPMB2 (IPMB Type B connector) Pin No. Definition IPMB_SMBCLK IPMB_SMBDAT...
  • Page 28 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 26 ) SGPIO_JP1 (ICH10 SGPIO connector) 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.

  • Page 29: Jumper Setting

    Jumper Setting 2.5. Jumper Setting...
  • Page 30 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 1 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS jumper) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. Default value doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 2-3 pin.
  • Page 31 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard 7/8 ) JP_STRAP2/ JP_STRAP8 (PilotII firmware upgrade jumper) JP_STRAP2 JP_STRAP8 Descripeion Boot from BMC BOOT SPI Interface. (Default setting) Boot From BMC LPC BOOT ROM interface. Boot From internal ROM(Scratchpad Registers) Boot From internal ROM(Scratchpad Registers)

  • Page 32: Bios Setup

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.

  • Page 33: Getting Help

    BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

  • Page 34: Main

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Main Once you enter Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (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 System Date Set the System Date.

  • Page 35: Advanced

    BIOS Setup Advanced About This Section: Advanced With this section, allowing user to configure your system for advanced operation. User can set the Processor configuration, Memory configuration, Advanced chipset control, PCI configuration , SATA configuration, I/O Device configuration, Boot configuration, and Thermal and Acoustic configuration.

  • Page 36: Processor Configuration

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Processor Configuration...
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup Processor Configuration This category includes the information of CPU Speed, Processor ID ,Processor L2 / L3 Cache, and QPI Frequency. And setup sub-menu for CPU Power Management. Please note that setup menu options will be variable depends on the type of CPU. Multiprocessor Specification This option allows user to configure the multiprocessor(MP) specification revision level.

  • Page 38: Hardware Prefetcher

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Enabled Enable Intel Virtualization Technology. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. Execute Disable Bit Enabled Enable Execute Disable Bit. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. Hardware Prefetcher The Hardware Prefetcher looks the streams of data. The data is prefetched into L2 from external memory.

  • Page 39: Active Processor Cores

    BIOS Setup Active Processor Cores Options One Core, Two cores, Max Cores. Default setting is Max Cores. Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled Enable Intel Hyper Threading Technology. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Intel Hyper Threading Technology. A20M Support Enabled Enable A20M Support. (Default setting) Disabled Disable A20M Support...

  • Page 40: Power Management

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Power Management Figure 2-1-1: Power Management EIST (GV3) & C State Enabled Enable EIST (GV3) and C State items. (Default setting) Disabled Disable EIST (GV3) and C State items. EIST (GV3) Enabled Enable EIST (GV3. (Default setting) Disabled Disable EIST (GV3).

  • Page 41: Turbo Mode

    BIOS Setup SW_ALL In SW_ALL mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among loical processors with dependencies and must initiate the transition on all of those Logical Processors. SW_ANY In SW_ANY mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for corrdinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and may initiate the transition on any of those Logical Processors .
  • Page 42 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard state. (Default setting) Disabled Disable CPU C6 Report. CPU C7 Report Enabled Desire state for the Nehalem core C7 state include in the CST as ACPI C3 state. (Default setting) Disabled Disable CPU C7 Report. Package C State Limit Desired state for the C-State package limit.

  • Page 43: Memory Configuration

    BIOS Setup Memory Configuration...

  • Page 44: Memory Frequency

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Base Memory/Extended Memory/DIMM Status These category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Memory Reset Select ‘Yes’, system will clear the memory error status. Save the changes and restart system. After rebooting system, the Memory Reset item will set to ‘No’...

  • Page 45: Advanced Chipset Configuration

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Advanced Chipset Configuration Figure 2-3: Advanced Chipset Configuration...
  • Page 46 BIOS Setup Figure 2-3-1: Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
  • Page 47 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Interrupt Remapping Enabled Enable Interrupt Remapping. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Interrupt Remapping. Coherency Support Enabled Enable Coherency Support. Disabled Disable Coherency Support. (Default setting) Enabled Enable ATS. (Default setting) Disabled Disable ATS.
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup Identify the desire value of QPI frequency. Option available: Auto, 4.800GT, 5.866GT. Default setting is Auto. QPI DCA Support Enabled Enable QPI DCA Support. (Default setting) Disabled Disable QPI DCA Support. QPI Error Report Enabled Enable QPI Error Report. Disabled Disable QPI Error Report.

  • Page 49: Pci Configuration

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard PCI Configuration Figure 2-4: PCI Configuration PCI Slot 1/2/3/4/5 Option ROM Enabled Enable this item to initialize device expansion ROM. (Defualt setting) Disabled Disable this function. PCI Slot 6 SODIMM Option ROM Enabled Enable this item to initialize device expansion ROM.

  • Page 50: Onboard Lan2 Control

    BIOS Setup Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN2 Control Enabled Enable Onboard LAN controller. (Defualt setting) Disabled Disable this function. LAN2Option ROM Scan Enabled Enable onboard LAN2 device and initialize device expansion ROM. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. Legacy USB Support This option allows user to function support for legacy USB.

  • Page 51: Sata Configuration

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard SATA Configuration Figure 2-5: SATA Configuration Serial ATA Enabled Enables on-board serial ATA function. (Default setting) Disabled Disables on-board serial ATA function. Native Mode Operation This option allows user to set the native mode for Serial ATA function.
  • Page 52 BIOS Setup Legacy mode. (Default setting) Enhanced Mode SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Native mode. Note: Pre-Win2000 operating system do not work in Enhanced mode. SATA RAID Enable Enabled Enabled SATA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) SATA AHCI Enable Enabled Set this item to enable SATA AHCI function for WinXP-SP1+IAA...
  • Page 53 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard LBA Mode This field shows if the device type in the specific IDE channel support LBA Mode. 32-Bit I/O Enable this function to max imize the IDE data transfer rate. Transfer Mode This field shows the information of Teansfer Mode.

  • Page 54: I/O Deviceconfiguration

    BIOS Setup I/O DeviceConfiguration Figure 2-6: I/O Device Configuration Serial Port A This allows users to configure serial prot A by using this option. Enabled Enable the configuration. (Default setting) Disabled Disable the configuration. Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4.(Default setting) 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3.
  • Page 55 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4. 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3. (Default setting) 3E8/IRQ7 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ7. 2E8/IRQ35 Set IO address to 2E8/IRQ5.

  • Page 56: Boot Deviceconfiguration

    BIOS Setup Boot DeviceConfiguration Figure 2-7: Boot Configuration Boot -time Diagnostic When this item is enabled, system will shows Diagnostic status when system boot. Enabled Enable Boot-time Diagnostic. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. Post Error Pause The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. All Error Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
  • Page 57 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard NumLock This option allows user to select power-on state for NumLock. Enable NumLock. (Default setting) Disable this function.

  • Page 58: Thermal And Acoustic Configuration

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Thermal and Acoustic Configuration Figure 2-8: Thermal and Acoustic Configuration Open loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Open loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Open loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature Chassis inlet This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value.
  • Page 59 GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Close loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Close loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Close loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature Hysteresis This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature Guardband This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value.

  • Page 60: Power

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Power Figure 3: Power Power On by RTC Alarm You can set item to Enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. (Default setting) Disable this function. If Resume On Time is set to On status:...

  • Page 61: After Power Failure

    BIOS Setup After Power Failure This option provides user to set the mode of operation if an AC / power loss occurs. Power On System power state when AC cord is re-plugged. Stay Off Do not power on system when AC power is back. Last State Set system to the last sate when AC power is removed.

  • Page 62: Security

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Security           About This Section: Security In this section, user can set either supervisor or user passwords, or both for different level of password securities. In addition, user also can set the virus protection for boot sector.

  • Page 63: Set User Password

    BIOS Setup Set User Password You can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

  • Page 64: Server

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Server Figure 5: Server...

  • Page 65: System Management

    BIOS Setup System Management...

  • Page 66: Server Management

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Server Management This category allows user to view the server management features. Including information of Motherboard Hardware information and software information. BMC IP Address Source Address obtained by BMC running DHCP or Static address. Option available: DHCP, Static.

  • Page 67: Console Redirection

    BIOS Setup Console Redirection Figure 5-2: Console Redirection Console Redirection If this option is set to enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard to run console redirection function. On-board COM A Use Serial Port A as the COM port address. On-board COM B Use Serial Port B as the COM port address.

  • Page 68: Terminal Type

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard This option allows user to set the specified baud rate. Options 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K. Terminal Type This option allows user to select the specified terminal type. This is defined by IEEE. Options VT100, VT100 8bit, PC-ANSI 7bit, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ASCII.

  • Page 69: Boot

    BIOS Setup Boot Figure 6: Boot Boot Priority Order This field determines which type of device the system attempt to boot from after PhoenixBIOS Post completed. Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. If the first device is not a bootable device, the system will seek for next available device. Key used to view or configure devices: Up and Down arrows select a device.

  • Page 70: Exit

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Exit Figure 7: Exit           About This Section: Exit Once you have changed all of the set values in the BIOS setup, you should save your changes and exit BIOS setup program. Select “Exit” from the menu bar, to display the following sub-menu.

  • Page 71: Exit Saving Changes

    BIOS Setup Exit Saving Changes This option allows user to exit system setup with saving the changes. Press <Enter> on this item to ask for the following confirmation message: Pressing ‘Y’ to store all the present setting values tha user made in this time into CMOS. Therefore, whenyou boot up your computer next time, the BIOS will re-configure your system according data in CMOS.

  • Page 72: Exit Discarding Changes

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Exit Discarding Changes This option allows user to exit system setup without changing anyprevious settings values in CMOS. The previous selection remain in effect. This will exit the Setup Utility and restart your compuetr when selecting this option.
  • Page 73 BIOS Setup      Load Settup Default This option allows user to load default values for all setup items. When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below:...

  • Page 74: Discard Changes

    GA-7TESH2-RH Motherboard Discard Changes This option allows user to load previos values from CMOS for all setup item. When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below:...

  • Page 75: Save Changes

    BIOS Setup Save Changes This option allows user to save setup dat ato CMOS. When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message as below: Press [Yes] to save setup data to CMOS.

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