WARNING! ....................4 Chapter 1 Introduction ................5 1.1 Features Summary ................5 1.2 GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Components .......... 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..........10 2-1: Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink ........... 10 2-1-1: Installing CPU ....................... 10 2-1-2: Installing Heat Sink ....................
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Table of Content Chapter 4 Driver Installation ..............68 A. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utilities ..............68 B. Intel LAN Driver Installation ..................70 C. ATI VGA Driver Installation ..................72 D. AIC-790x SCSI Driver Installation ................73 E. LSI RAID Driver Installation ..................75 F.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Item Checklist The GA-7BESH-RH motherboard (Ver. 2.1) Serial ATA cable x 4 IDE (ATA100 ) cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 I/O Shield Kit CD for motherboard driver & utility Power cable x 4 GA-7BESH-RH user’s manual...
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 12” x 13” EATX size form factor, 8 layers PCB Supports Dual Intel Xeon processors ® Supports Xeon Hapertown processors Xeon Dual Core in LGA 771 socket Supports 667/1066MHz FSB Supports 1066/1333MHz FSB L2 cache on-die per processor from 4M Chipset Intel...
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard On-Board Peripherals 1 ATA 100 connector 1 Floppyport supports 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes. 2 PS/2 connectors 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 2 Serial port (COM, 1 by cable) 7 x USB 2.0 (3 by cable)
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 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.
Hardware Installation Process 2-1-2: Installing Heat Sink Step 1. Step 2. Please apply heatsink paste on the surface of Preparing heat sink installation kit. the installed CPU. Step 4. Step 3. Secure the heatsink supporting-base onto the Turn the mother bord to the backside. Lock the CPU socket on the mainboard.
Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning: When DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket. GA-7BESH-RH has 8 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sokcets. It supports the 4 FB-DIMM Channels Technology. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size during system boot.
Hardware Installation Process Installation Steps: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outwards. 2. Aling a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM exactly match the notches in the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMMinto the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place. 4.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 2-3: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply 2-3-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction...
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Hardware Installation Process 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 / VGA Port This connector supports 1 standard COM port and 1 Parallel port.
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Connector Introduction 1) ATX1 (Auxukiary Power Connector) PIN No. Definition +3.3V +3.3V 5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V +3.3V -12V AC power cord should only be connected to PSON your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 3 ) IDE1 (IDE Connector) Please connect first harddisk to IDE1. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 4 ) FDD1 (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types.
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Connector Introduction 5/ 6/ 7/ 8/ 9/ 10 ) SATA 1~6 (Serial ATA Connectors) You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates (150MB/sec). SATA6 SATA5 Pin No. Definition SATA1 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 11) SCSI 1 (SCSI Connector) You can connect all major SCSI peripherals to this connector.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 12/ 13/ 14/ 15 ) FAN 1/2/3 (System Front and Rear Fan Connectors) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. These connectors are for system use only.
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Connector Introduction 18/ 19 ) F_USB1/2 (Front USB 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.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 21 ) F_Panel (2X12 Pins Front Panel connector) Please connect the power LED, reset switch and power switch of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above. 23 24 Pin No. Signal Name...
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Connector Introduction 22 ) IPMB1 Pin No. Definition IPMB_SDA IPMB_SCL 23 ) Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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Jumper Setting 1 ) CLR_CMOS1 (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 1-2 pin. 1-2 close: Normal operation(Default setting) 2-3 close: Clear CMOS...
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 2 ) JP_PASS1 (Skip password jumper) Open: Normal operation (Default setting) Short: Skip Supervisor Password in BIOS setup menu Please remove the jumper when system reboot next time.
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Jumper Setting 3 ) JP_REC1 ( BIOS Recovery Jumper) 1-2 close: Enable BIOS Recovery function. 2-3 close: Disable this function. (Default setting) Please remove the jumper when system access recovery flopp disk.
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Jumper Setting 6 ) JP_IBUT1 (I-BUTTON FOR SAS or INTEL 6321ESB SATA CARD Switch Jumper) 1-2 close: Enable I-BUTTON SAS function 2-3 close: Enable I-BUTTON Intel 6321ESB SATA function 4-5 close: Enable I-BUTTON ROC CARD function...
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
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.
GA-7BESH-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 Time The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military time clock.
BIOS Setup Legacy Diskette A This category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer. Disabled Disable this device. 720K, 3 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 1.44M, 3 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. 2.88M, 3 inch double-sided drive;...
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard TYPE 1-39: Predefined types. Users: Set parameters by User. Auto: Set parameters automatically. (Default Vaules) CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives or double click [Auto] to set all HDD parameters automatically. ATAPI Removable: Removable disk drive is installed here.
BIOS Setup Advanced Processor Options Figure 1-1: Advanced Processor Option Advanced Processor Option This category includes the information of CPU Speed, Processor ID. And setup menu for Intel Virtualizational Technology, C1 Enhanced Mode, and PECI Interface. Processor Reset Select ‘Yes’ BIOS will clear historical processor status and reset all processors on next boot.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Intel (R) Virtualization Technology Intel(R) Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple “virtual” systems. With processor and I/O enhancements to Intel’s various platforms, Intel Virtualization Technology can improve the performance and robustness of today’s software-...
BIOS Setup Advanced About This Section: Advanced With this section, allowing user to configure your system for basic operation. User can change the processor options, chipset configuration, PCI configuration and chipset control. Figure 2: Advanced...
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Memory Configuration Figure 2-1: Memory Configuration System Memory/Extended Memory/Memory Frequency/ DIMM Group A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2 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.
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BIOS Setup Extend RAM Step Enabled Enable test extended memroy process. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) Memory Branch Mode Sequential Memory will use sequential mode to save date. Interleave Memory will use Interleave mode for to distribute every one memory to save date.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard I/O Device Configuration Figure 2-3: 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 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4. (Default setting) 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3.
BIOS Setup Serial Port B This allows users to configure serial prot B by using this option. Enabled Enable the configuration Disabled Disable the configuration.(Default setting) Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4. 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3. (Default setting) 3E8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ4.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard PS/2 Mouse Set this option ‘Enabled’ to allow BIOS support for a PS/2 - type mouse. Enabled ‘Enabled’ forces the PS/2 mouse port to be enabled regardless if a mouse is present. (Default setting) Disabled ‘Disabled’ prevents any installed PS/2 mouse from functioning, but frees up IRQ12.
BIOS Setup Parallel ATA Enabled Enable Parallel ATA. (Default setting) Disabled Disable the device. 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. Auto Auto detected.
BIOS Setup I/O Acceleration Technology It addresses all segments of the server I/O bottleneck problem using TCP/IP and without requiring any modification of existing or future applications. Enabled Enable I/O Acceleration Technology. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Wake On LAN / PME This option allow user to determine the action of the system when a LAN/PME wake up event occurs.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Hardware Monitor Figure 2-5: Hardware Monitor CPU1/2 Temperature/ Motherboard Temperature Display the current CPU1/CPU2 temperature, and Motherboard temperature. Voltage Monitor: +3.3V, +5V, VCOREA, VCOREB, VBAT Detect system's voltage status automatically. FAN Monitor: CPU Fan 1/2, Fan F2/R2, Fan F1/R1 (RPM) Display the current CPU and System FAN speed.
BIOS Setup 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) Reset Configuration Data Reset all configuration data. Do not make any changes. (Default setting) NumLock This option allows user to select power-on state for NumLock.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Multiprocessor Specification This option allows user to configure the multiprocessor(MP) specification revision level. Some operating system will require 1.1 for compatibility reasons. Support MPS Version 1.4 . (Default setting) Support M PS Version 1.1.
BIOS Setup 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. Figure 3: Security Set Supervisor Password You can install and change this options for the setup menus.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 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.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard System Management Figure 4-1: System Management Server Management This category allows user to view the server management features. Including information of BIOS Version and GBIA Module Version. All items in this menu cannot be modified in user’s mode. If any items require changes, please consult your system supervisor.
BIOS Setup Console Redirection Figure 4-2: Console Redirection COM Port Address If this option is set to enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard. On-board COMA Use COMA as he COM port address. On-board COMB Use COMB as he COM port address. Disabled Disable this function.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Flow Control This option provide user to enable the flow control function. None Not supported. XON/OFF Software control. CTS/RTS Hardware control. (Default setting) Continue C.R. after POST This option allows user to enable console redirection after O.S has loaded.
BIOS Setup Post Error Pause If this item is set to enabled, the system will wai for user intervention on critical POST errors. If this item is disabled, the system will boot with no intervention if possible. Enabled Enable Post Error Pause. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Mini BMC Function Enabled Enable Mini BMC function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. This option will disappear and disable when BMC module is populated. Mini BMC SEL View Press [Enter] to view the Mini BMC SEL. This option will disappear and disable when BMC module is populated.
BIOS Setup Set Threshold Figure 4-3: Set Threshold CPU FAN1 Error Enabled Enable CPU Fan1 error warning bee. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) CPU FAN2 Error Enabled Enable CPU Fan2 error warning bee. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) FAN F1 Error Enabled Enable Front Fan1 error warning bee.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard FAN R1 Error Enabled Enable Rear Fan1 error warning bee. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) FAN F2 Error Enabled Enable Front Fan2 error warning bee. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) FAN R2 Error Enabled Enable Rear Fan2 error warning bee.
BIOS Setup Boot About This Section: Boot The “Boot” menu allows user to select among four possible types 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.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 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.
BIOS Setup Exit Figure 6: Exit About This Section: Exit Once you have changed all of the set values in the BIOS setup, you should save your chnages and exit BIOS setup program. Select “Exit” from the menu bar, to display the following sub-menu. Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Settup Default...
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard 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.
BIOS Setup Exit Discarding Changes This option allows user to exit system setup without changing any previous settings values in CMOS. The previous selection remain in effect. This will exit the Setup Utility and restart your compuetr when selecting this option. Load Settup Default This option allows user to load default values for all setup items.
GA-7BESH-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:...
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 daya to CMOS.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Revision History Chapter 4 Driver Installation Intel Chipset Software Installation Utilities Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Intel LAN Driver Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
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Driver Installation Select Setup Type Ready to instll program 5. Slect either Complete or Custom Setup type and click "Next". 6. Click "Install" to start installation. Step 5. User can select either Complete or Custom Setup Types. Complete setup type allows users to Installs drivers, Intel PROSet for Windows* Device Manager, and Advanced Networking Services.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard ATI VGA Driver Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
Driver Installation AIC-790x SCSI Driver Installation Installation Procedures: 1. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver. 2. Right click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Click on Device Manager. 4. On the right side of windows, right click on SCSI and RAID controller and select Properties. 5.
Driver Installation LSI RAID Driver Installation Installation Procedures: 1. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver. 2. Right click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Click on Device Manager. 4. On the right side of windows, right click on LSI Adapter, SAS 3000 Series, 8-port with 1068-storPort and select Properties.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Adaptec Storage Manager Utility Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into 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.
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Driver Installation Choose Destination Location Read Me File 6. Tick on “View the README file 5. Click "Next". now”, or Click "Finish" to end the installation. Install Wizard Complete 7. Click "Finish" to reboot your system. Installation completed.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Intel RAID Driver Installation Installation Procedures: 1. The CD auto run program starts, Double click on “Intel Host RAID Driver” to make a driver disk. 2. Select a folder refering to your operating system. 3. Insert a flopp disk in the floppy drive. Click on the self-extractor file.
Driver Installation Matrix Storgae Manager Utility Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into 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. Installation Procedures: 1.
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GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Installaiton Wizard completed Readme Information 6. Click "Finish" to reboot your system. 5. Click "Next". Installation completed.
Driver Installation DirectX 9.0C Driver Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into 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. Installation Procedures: 1.
GA-7BESH-RH Motherboard Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit...
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Appexdix Acronyms Meaning Input / Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P.