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GA-7TEWH1
Dual Xeon Processor Motherboard
USER'S Manual
Xeon
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Processor Motherboard
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- Page 1 GA-7TEWH1 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.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ................5 1.1. Considerations Prior to Installation ............5 1.2. Features Summary ................6 1.3. GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Component ..........8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..........11 2.1.Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink ..........11 2.1.1. Installing CPU ......................11 2.1.2. - Page 3 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard System Management ...................... 62 Console Redirection ......................63 Boot ......................65 Exit ......................66...
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Page 4: Item Checklist
Introduction Item Checklist The GA-7TEWH1 motherboard Serial ATA cable x 6 I/O Shield Kit CD for motherboard driver & utility * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
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/Westmere-EP 2S ® ® processors Xeon Quad Core in LGA 1366 socket ® Supports QuickPath Interconnect up to 6.4GT/s ... - Page 7 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 1 x IEEE 1394 connector 1 x USB 2.0 connector for additional 2 ports by cable 1 x front panel connecctor 1 x PSMI connecctor 6 x System fan cable connector 2 x CPU fan cable connectors Rear Panel I/O ...
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Page 8: Ga-7Tewh1 Motherboard Component
Introduction 1.3. GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Component Code Description CPU1 Primary CPU CPU2 Secondary CPU Intel ICH10R Intel Tylersburg-36D IOH U206 Intel 82567LM GbE U188 Winbond W83792G U207 Intel 82574L GbE Realtek ALC 889A U210 TSB43AB23 1394 chipset SPI BIOS Flash ROM... - Page 9 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Code Description FAN_SYS6 System fan 6 cable connector FAN_SYS5 System fan 5 cable connector FAN_SYS4 System fan 4 cable connector FAN_SYS3 System fan 3 cable connector FAN_SYS2 System fan 2 cable connector FAN_SYS1 System fan 1 cable connector...
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Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware 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-7TEWH1 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-7TEWH1 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-7TEWH1 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...
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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-7TEWH1 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). Parallel Port / Serial Port This connector supports 1 standard 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port.
- Page 19 Hardware Installation Process Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack. LAN LED Description LED2 (Green/Yellow) LED1 (Green) Name Color Condition Description Green LAN Link / no Access LED1 Green BLINK...
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Page 20: Connectors Introduction
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 2.4. Connectors Introduction PSMI 1. ATX 2. 12V_AUX1 16. FAN_CPU1 (CPU1 fan cable connector) 3. 12V_AUX2 17. FAN_CPU2 (CPU2 fan cable connector) 4. COM2 18. SYS_FAN1 (System fan connector) 5. USB1 (Front USB cable connector) 19. SYS_FAN2 (System fan connector) 6. - Page 21 GA-7TEWH1 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-7TEWH1 Motherboard 4 ) COM2 Pin No. Definition DCD- SIN2 SOUT2 DTR2- DSR2- RTS2- 10 9 CTS2- RI2- 5 ) USB1 (USB cable connector) 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 6 ) F_1394(IEEE 1394 connector) Pin No. Definition FTPA1+ FTPA1- FTPB1+ FTPB1- BUSVCC0 BUSVCC0 No Pin 7 ) FAUDIO_ACZ1 (Front AUDIO connector) In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header.
- Page 25 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 8 ) 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...
- Page 26 Connector Introduction 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 13/ 14 ) 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.
- Page 27 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 16~23 ) FAN_CPU1/2 / SYS_FAN1/2/3/4/5/6 (CPU fan / System fan cable connectors) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin(CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage.
- Page 28 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 25/26 ) SGPIO_JP1/SGPIO_JP2 (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.
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Page 29: Jumper Setting
Jumper Setting 2.5. Jumper Setting... - Page 30 GA-7TEWH1 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.
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Page 31: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Chapter 3 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 32: 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 33: Main
GA-7TEWH1 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 34: 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 Hardware monitor. -
Page 35: Processor Configuration
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Processor Configuration... - Page 36 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.
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Page 37: Hardware Prefetcher
GA-7TEWH1 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 38: Thermal Management
BIOS Setup Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled Enable Intel Hyper Threading Technology. Disabled Disable Intel Hyper Threading Technology. (Default setting) A20M Support Enabled Enable A20M Support. (Default setting) Disabled Disable A20M Support Machine Checking Enabled Enable Machine Checking. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Machine Checking Discrete MTRR Allocation Enabled... -
Page 39: Power Management
GA-7TEWH1 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 40: 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 41 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard state. Disabled Disable CPU C6 Report. (Default setting) 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.
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Page 42: Memory Configuration
BIOS Setup Memory Configuration... - Page 43 GA-7TEWH1 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’...
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Page 44: Advanced Chipset Configuration
BIOS Setup Advanced Chipset Configuration Figure 2-3: Advanced Chipset Configuration... - Page 45 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Figure 2-3-1: Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d)
- Page 46 BIOS Setup 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. PassThrough DMA Enabled Enable PassThrough DMA.
- Page 47 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 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.
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Page 48: Pci Configuration
BIOS Setup 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. (Defualt setting) Onboard LAN iSCSI Boot ROM Enabled... - Page 49 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard LAN1Option ROM Scan Enabled Enable onboard LAN1 device and initialize device expansion ROM. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) Onboard LAN2 Controller Enabled Enable Onboard LAN controller. (Defualt setting) Disabled Disable this function. LAN2Option ROM Scan Enabled Enable onboard LAN2 device and initialize device expansion ROM.
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Page 50: Sata Configuration
BIOS Setup 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. 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 driver supports AHCI mode. - Page 51 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard SATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 The category identifies the types of Serial SATA hard disk from drive 0 to 5 that has been installed in the computer. System will automatically detect HDD type. Note that 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.
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Page 52: 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 53: Parallel Port
GA-7TEWH1 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. Parallel Port This allows users to configure parallel port by using this option. -
Page 54: 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. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) 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 55 GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard NumLock This option allows user to select power-on state for NumLock. Enable NumLock. (Default setting) Disable this function.
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Page 56: Haradware Monitor
BIOS Setup Haradware Monitor Figure 2-8: Hardware Monitor CPU0/1 Temperature/ IOH Temperature/ ICH Temperature Display the current CPU1/CPU2 temperature, and northbridge/ south bridge chipset temperature. Voltage Monitor: P_VCCP0/ P_VCCP1/ P_1V1_IOH/ P12V/ P5V/ P3V3/ P1V5_ICH Detect system's voltage status automatically. Fan Monitor: CPU1/2 Fan/ System Fan 1/2/3/4/5/6 Display the current CPU 1/CPU2 fan speed, system fan 1/2/3/4/5/6 speed. -
Page 57: Power
GA-7TEWH1 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. (Default setting) If Resume On Time is set to On status:... -
Page 58: After Power Failure
BIOS Setup S1 Wake up by PS/2 KB/Mouse Enabled Enable S1 Wake up by PS/2 KB/Mouse. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. 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. -
Page 59: Security
GA-7TEWH1 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 60: 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 61: Server
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Server Figure 5: Server Assert NMI on SERR If thisoption is set to enabled, PCI bus system error (SERR) is enabled and is routed to NMI. Enabled Enable Assert NMI on SERR. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function. -
Page 62: System Management
BIOS Setup System Management Figure 5-1: System Management Server Management This category allows user to view the server management features. Including information of Motherboard Hardware information and software information. -
Page 63: Console Redirection
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 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. -
Page 64: Terminal Type
BIOS Setup 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. Continue C.R. -
Page 65: Boot
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard 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. -
Page 66: Exit
BIOS Setup 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 67: Discard Changes
GA-7TEWH1 Motherboard Load Settup Default if you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box asks if you want to install optimal settings for all the items in the Setup utility. Press the Y key to indicate Yes, and then press Enter to install the optimal settings.
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