User manual GIGABYTE GA-6FASV1

[. . . ] GA-6FASV Series 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. * GA-6FASV Series Motherboard Table of Contents Item Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. ENTERINGSETUP When the power is turned on, press the <F2> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". CONTROLKEYS <> <> <> <> <Esc> Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu <+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PgDn> <F1> <F2> <F3> <F4> <F6> <F7> <F8> <F9> <F10> Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Load the Optimized Defaults Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu 25 GA-6FASV Series Motherboard GETTINGHELP 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. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>. Select the Load Setup Defaults item in the BIOS Exit Setup menu when somehow the system is not stable as usual. This action makes the system reset to the default settings for stability. Main This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced This setup page includes all the items of Phoenix BIOS special enhanced features. (ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk parameters. ) Power This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. Security Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access the system and setup. Server Server additional features enabled/disabled setup menus. Boot This setup page include all the items of first boot function features. Exit There are five options in this selection: Exit Saving Changes, Exit Discarding Changes, Load Optimal Defaults, Load Failsafe Defaults, and Discard Changes. 26 GA-6FASV Series 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. Note that the "Day" automatically changed after you set the date. System Time The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military time clock. Set the System Time (HH:MM:SS) BIOS Information BIOS Version: displays the BIOS version. BIOS Date: displays the BIOS established date. 27 GA-6FASV Series Motherboard Processor Information This category includes the information of CPU type, Speed , and number of CPU count. Total Memory The BIOS determines how much total memory is present during the POST. 28 GA-6FASV Series Motherboard 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, Peripheral configuration, Boot configuration, and Hardware Monitor. Figure 2: Advanced 29 GA-6FASV Series Motherboard Processor Setting 30 GA-6FASV Series Motherboard Processor Setting This category includes the information of CPU Speed, Processor ID , Processor L2 / L3 Cache. 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. Some operating system will require 1. 1 for compatibility reasons. (Default setting) Support M PS Version 1. 1. 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 softwareonly virtual machine solutions. Enabled Disabled Enable Intel Virtualization Technology. (Default setting) Disable this function. (Default setting) Disable this function. Execute Disable Bit Enabled Disabled Hardware Prefetcher The Hardware Prefetcher looks the streams of data. [. . . ] Hardware control. Baud Rate 55 GA-6FASV Series 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. Options VT100, VT100 8bit, PC-ANSI 7bit, VT100+, VT-UTF8, ASCII. Continue C. R. after POST This option allows user to enable console redirection after O. S has loaded. [. . . ]