User manual GIGABYTE GA-6FXSV2

[. . . ] GA-6FXSV2 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-6FXSV2 Motherboard Table of Contents Item Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (Default setting) 2-3 close: Disable SATA RAID. 24 GA-6FXSV 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. 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-6FXSV 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-6FXSV 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-6FXSV Motherboard Total Memory The BIOS determines how much total memory is present during the POST. 28 GA-6FXSV 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, I/O device configuration, Boot configuration, and Thermal and Acoustic configuration. Figure 2: Advanced 29 GA-6FXSV Motherboard Processor Setting 30 GA-6FXSV Motherboard Processor Setting This category includes the information of CPU Speed, Processor ID , Processor L2 / L3 Cache. 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. [. . . ] Use Serial Port B as the COM port address. (Default setting) Flow Control This option provide user to enable the flow control function. Hardware control. Baud Rate 53 GA-6FXSV 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. [. . . ]