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  • Page 2: Acknowledgment

    Dear Giada user, Thank you very much for choosing Giada server products. Giada server products are designed for enterprises and households and applied in lots of areas such as Data storage, Cloud computing, Video surveillance and Cloud storage. Providing server products with hi-performance and reliable quality is the service principle of Giada brand.

  • Page 3: Attention

    Attention Attention The following factors resulting in product failure or damage is not in the scope of free warranty: A. Damages caused by natural disaster ( flood, fire, earthquake, lightning, typhoon, etc. ), or any event of force majeure or man-made damage. B.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Catalog Catalog Acknowledgment ___________________________________________________________ 1 Copyright & Trademarks ______________________________________________________ 1 Attention __________________________________________________________________ 2 Catalog ___________________________________________________________________ 3 Chapter 1 Product Features ___________________________________________________ 4 1.1 Safety Information ____________________________________________________________ 4 1.2 Product Specification __________________________________________________________ 5 1.3 Product Highlights ____________________________________________________________ 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation _______________________________________________ 7 2.1 Installation Precautions ________________________________________________________ 7 2.2 Motherboard Layout __________________________________________________________ 8 2.3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler _______________________________________________ 8...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Features

    Product Features Chapter 1 Product Features 1.1 Safety Information 1.1.1 Safety of Electric A. To avoid damage of electric shock, please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before moving the computer. B. Before you add or remove any component or extended device, do turn off the power and unplug the power cord;...

  • Page 6: Product Specification

    1 x VGA port Rear Panel 1 x COM port 2 x RJ45 port BIOS AMI BIOS OS Support Windows and Linux Caution: Giada reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product related information without prior notice.

  • Page 7: Product Highlights

    Product Features 1.3 Product Highlights Latest Processor Technology ® ® N30M series motherboard supports the latest Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v3 Family / Core i3 series in LGA1150 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3/DDR3L memory and 16 PCI Express 3. 0 ®...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 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: A.

  • Page 9: Motherboard Layout

    Hardware Installation 2.2 Motherboard Layout 2.3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: A. Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. B. Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage.
  • Page 10 Hardware Installation not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications 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.
  • Page 11 Hardware Installation Load pate Step 4: Position the CPU above the socket, ensuring that the gold triangle mark is on the bottom-left corner of the socket, then fit the CPU notches to the socket’s alignment keys. Caution: The CPU fits in only one orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins on the socket and damaging the CPU.
  • Page 12 Hardware Installation Step 6: Insert the load lever under the retention tab to remove the PnP cap from the CPU socket. Load lever Retention tab Step 7: Apply some Thermal Interface Material to the exposed area of the CPU that the heatsink will come in contact with, ensuring that it is evenly spread in a thin layer.

  • Page 13: Installing The Cpu Heatsink

    Hardware Installation 2.3.2 Installing the CPU Heatsink ® The Intel LGA1150 processor requires a speciallly designed CPU heatsink to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Caution: Ensure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and the heatsink assembly. Step 1: Place the heatsink on the top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard.

  • Page 14: Uninstalling The Cpu Heatsink And Fan

    Hardware Installation 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: Step 1: Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. Step 2: Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. Step 3: Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.

  • Page 15: Installing The Memory

    Hardware Installation sequence below. Caution: A. Ensure that the heatsink is not skewed or titted otherwise the CPU will overheat. B. DO NOT overtighten the screws. Doing so can damage the CPU. 2.4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: A.
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. A. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. B. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules, it is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used for optimum performance.

  • Page 17: Rear Panel Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.5 Rear Panel Connectors 1, Serial Port (COM) Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. 2 / 3, USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2. 0 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc.

  • Page 18: Internal Connectors

    Hardware Installation 2.6 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: A. First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. B. 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.
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation 2.6.1 JPG1 VGA switch Pin 1-2: enable VGA out(default); Pin 2-3: disable VGA out. 2.6.2 JI2C_C/D PCIE Slot SMB switch With jumper cap: enabled; Without jumper cap: disabled(default).
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 F_USB2_1 USB 2. 0 header offer two USB 2.0 interfaces. 2.6.4 F_USB3-1 USB 3.0 header, offer one USB3.0 interface, only Pin 1~10 are valid.
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 TPM_HEADER1 TPM header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module(TPM is a third party device can be plugged into this board providing protection for your PC, BIOS, OS and net connection, etc. ). 2.6.6 LPC_CON1 LPC header, used for connection LPC I/O device.
  • Page 22 Hardware Installation 2.6.7 CLR_CMOS CMOS clear, Pin 1-2: keep CMOS (default); Pin 2-3: clean CMOS (do not try if you are not professional). 2.6.8 SATA_PWR1 Used to provide power to SATA interface.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 2.6.9 FAN Headers For CPU fan and system fans, supports 5 fans maximum. 2.6.10 JF1 Jumpers for the front panel, they can be connected to the power button and instruction LED.
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation 2.6.11 JD1 Jumpers for External LED and Buzzer Pin 1-3 for Power LED; Pin 4-7 for external buzzer; Pin 6-7 for internal buzzer, default 6-7 with cap. 2.6.12 ME_UPD BIOS protection Pin 1-2: disable, BIOS cannot be upgraded； Pin 2-3: enable, BIOS can be upgraded(default).
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation 2.6.13 J1 2V PCI-E1 power supply header, it offers extra power for PCIE1 device when the consumption is more than 70W. 2.6.14 AUTOPW_ON Auto power on switch Pin 1-2: enable auto power on, when the system is connected with an operative power supply；...
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation 2.6.15 COM2 9 Pins COM header, for a RS232 port. 2.6.16 SATA SATA connectors, SATA 0 and SATA 1 are SATA3.0； SATA 2, 3, 4, 5 are SATA2.0； Press Ctrl+M when power on can go into the RAID DOS setting interface.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Bios Setting

    BIOS Setting Chapter 3 BIOS Setting BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters and other system configuration of the system 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.
  • Page 28 BIOS Setting 3.1.2 Navigation The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process. These keys include <F1>, <F2>, <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>, <Esc>, <Arrow>, <K>, <M>, <+>, <->, etc.

  • Page 29: Main

    BIOS Setting 3.2 Main When you first enter the BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab. The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below. In this menu, there are some item value isn’t change, for example, BIOS information, Processor, Memory, Embedded VBIOS information and so on.

  • Page 30: Advanced

    BIOS Setting 3.3 Advanced 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 screen. 3.3.1 PCI Subsystem Settings VGA Palette Snoop Enable/Disable VGA Palette Registers Snooping to support both ISA and PCI Video card at the same time.
  • Page 31 BIOS Setting 3.3.2 ACPI Configuration Enable Hibernation System hibernate (S4), the default setting is [Enabled]. WHEA Support Select Enabled to support Windows Hardware Error Architecture (WHEA) on Microsoft Windows 2008 (or a later vision) operating system. The default setting is [Enabled].

  • Page 32: Trusted Computing

    BIOS Setting 3.3.3 Trusted Computing This option specifies TPM; The setup default setting is [Disabled]. If you have installed an extend TPM module, you can find the detail TPM setting options here. 3.3.4 CPU Configuration The CPU Configuration setup screen varies depending on the installed processor. Hyper-Threading Select Enabled to support Intel Hyper-threading Technology to enhance CPU performance.
  • Page 33 BIOS Setting [Enabled]. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Select Enabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised. Select Disabled for the CPU to prefetch both cache lines for 64 bytes. The default setting is [Enabled]. CPU AES ®...
  • Page 34 BIOS Setting...

  • Page 35: Sata Configuration

    BIOS Setting 3.3.5 SATA Configuration SATA Controller This item Enables or Disables the built-in SATA controllers on the motherboard. The default setting is [Enabled]. SATA Mode Select This item selects the SATA mode for a device installed on a SATA drive. The default setting is [AHCI].
  • Page 36 BIOS Setting 3.3.5.1 SATA Mode Selection Select the on chip SATA type. IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SATA controller disables its RAID and AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation mode. This is not allowed to access RAID setup utility. RAID Mode: When set to RAID, the SATA controllerenables both its RAID and AHCI functions.

  • Page 37: Usb Configuration

    BIOS Setting 3.3.6 USB Configuration Legacy USB Support Enables or disables support for legacy USB devices. Options available: Auto/Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is [Enabled]. XHCI Hand-off Enable/Disable XHCI (USB 3.0) Hand-off support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is [Enabled]. EHCI Hand-off Enable/Disable EHCI (USB 2.0) Hand-off function.
  • Page 38 BIOS Setting 3.3.7 NCT6791D Super IO Configuration This menu show NET6791D SIO HWM, UARTs base information and related function settings. 3.3.7.1 NCT6791D HW Monitor This menu shows the whole system Temperature, Fan, Voltage information.
  • Page 39 BIOS Setting 3.3.7.2 Fan Speed Configuration This option specifies the CPU and System fan settings. The Default setting is [Smart fan mode]. 3.3.7.3 Serial Port 0 Configuration This option specifies the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request of serial Port 1. The Optimal setting is [IO=3F8, IRQ=4].
  • Page 40 BIOS Setting 3.3.7.4 Serial Port 1 Configuration Please refer to Serial Port0 Configuration for this option. The Default setting is [IO=2F8, IRQ=3]. 3.3.7.5 System Power Loss The AC power Restore setting after power lost. The default setting is [Last State]. 3.3.8 Serial Console Redirection Configuration You can select console redirection in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub menu for that item.
  • Page 41 BIOS Setting 3.3.8.1 Console Redirection Feature The option specifies console redirection. When you enable this item you will get the detailed information for the serial port, the optimal setting is disabled. The setup default is [Disabled]. Option Description Disabled This value prevent you configure Serial Console Redirection. Enabled Enable Serial Console Redirection...
  • Page 42 BIOS Setting 3.3.8.2 EMS Console Support EMS is an Microsoft Emergency Management Service, Microsoft use this feature to remote control system when the system LAN is not available. The option specifies EMS Support. Setup default is [Disabled]. Out-of-Band Mgmt Port Option Description COM1...
  • Page 43 BIOS Setting Option Description Selects serial port Baud rate as 115200. 115200 Selects serial port Baud rate as 57600. 57600 Selects serial port Baud rate as 19200. 19200 Selects serial port Baud rate as 9600. 9600 Flow Control The option specifies Flow Control. The optimal setting is none. The setup default is None. Option Description None...

  • Page 44: Chipset

    BIOS Setting 3.4 Chipset Select the Chipset tab from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Chipset Setup screen. You can select any of the items in the left frame of the screen, such as PCH-IO Configuration, SA configuration, to go to the sub menu for that item. You can display a Chipset Setup option by highlighting it using the <Arrow>...
  • Page 45 BIOS Setting 3.4.1 PCH-IO Configuration Use this screen to specify the PCH PCI/PCIE and USB configuration. To access these sub screens, press <Enter>, the following screen display. 3.4.1.1 PCI/PCI-Express Configuration Use this screen to specify the PCH PCI or PCI Express device Control option. Press <Enter> to access these screens.
  • Page 46 BIOS Setting 3.4.1.2 USB Configuration USB Precondition Precondition work on USB host controller and root ports for faster enumeration. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. The default setting is [Disabled]. XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller. Options available: Smart Auto/Auto/Enabled/Disabled/Manual. The default setting is [Smart Auto].
  • Page 47 BIOS Setting 3.4.2 System Agent (SA) Configuration VT-d Capability Display the VT-d support information on current Processor. VT-d Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I/O function on processor. The default is Enabled. Graphics Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. NB PCIe Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items.
  • Page 48 BIOS Setting 3.4.2.1 Graphics Configuration Primary Display Use this option to select the primary display to booting, the default is Auto. Auto – Detect CPU PEG firstly, and then detect the PCH PCIE; If set to PEG, meanwhile there is no Video device connect to PEG, BIOS will set this Option to Auto during POST.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setting 3.4.2.2 NB PCIe Configuration PEG0 - Gen X Configure PEG0 B0: D1: F0 Gen1-Gen3. Options available: Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3. Default setting is [Auto]. PEG1 –Gen X Configure PEG1 B0: D1: F1 Gen1-Gen3. Options available: Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3. Default setting is [Auto]. Enable PEG Enable/Disable PEG.
  • Page 50 BIOS Setting Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is [Disabled]. 3.4.2.3 Memory Configuration This item shows the information and configurations of memories please keep the default setting. Memory Frequency Limiter Maximum Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD. Default is Dynamic. Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD automatically based on largest MMIO length of installed graphic controller, which can increment the available physical memory space on DRAM.
  • Page 51 BIOS Setting 3.4.3 Intel Server Platform Services Enable/Disable Intel Server Platform Services Help. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is [Enabled].

  • Page 52: Boot

    BIOS Setting 3.5 Boot 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) specified is not bootable. 3.5.1 Boot Configuration Setup Prompt Timeout Number of seconds to wait for setup activation. Press the numberic keys to input the desired value.
  • Page 53 BIOS Setting Drive) list in the Boot Option Priorities. 3.5.3 Hard Drive BBS Priorities Select this item to view the hard disk drives in the system. Use the <+/-> keys to change the boot order, make sure the hard disk drive you want to boot from is in Boot Option #1. If no hard disk drive installed, there will be no option show here.

  • Page 54: Csm16 Parameters

    BIOS Setting 3.5.4 CSM16 Parameters CSM16 Module Version Display CSM Module version information. Gate20 Active Upon Request: GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. Always: Do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB.

  • Page 55: Csm Parameters

    BIOS Setting 3.5.5 CSM Parameters Launch CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Enable/Disable Compatibility Support Module (CSM) launch. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is [Enabled]. Boot option filter Determines which devices system will boot to. Options available: UEFI and Legacy /Legacy only /UEFI only. Default setting is [UEFI and Legacy].

  • Page 56: Security

    BIOS Setting 3.6 Security 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.

  • Page 57: Save And Exit

    BIOS Setting 3.7 Save and Exit 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. Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup.

  • Page 58: Event Logs

    BIOS Setting 3.8 Event Logs Select the Event Logs tab from the BIOS setup screen to enter the Event log. The Event Logs BIOS Setup screen is shown below. Change Smbios Event Log Settings Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. View Smbios Event Log Press [Enter] to view event logs.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setting The Multiple Event Count Increment (MECI) counter counts the number of occurences. A duplicate event must happen before the MECI counter is incremented. This is a numeric value. The default value is 1. METW Use the Multiple Event Time Window (METW) to define the length of time (in minute) it must pass before a duplicate log event entry is generated.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setting 3.8.2 View SMBIOS Event Log This section displays the contents of the SMBIOS Event Log.

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 Appendix

    "end of life" product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement Giada 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.
  • Page 62 SHENZHEN JEHE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO.,LTD ADD: 2/F, Block A, Tsinghua Information Harbor, North Section, Shenzhen Hi-tech Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China http://www. giadatech. com...

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