User manual GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL1

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For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www. gigabyte. com Table of Contents Box Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 GA-7PXSL1 Motherboard Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 GA-7PXSL1 Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 Installation Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Installing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Four Channel Memory Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing a Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 DIMM Population Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1-3-1 1-4-1 1-4-2 1-4-3 Installing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Default setting is Enabled. Extended Tag No Snoop Maximum Playload Maximum Read Request Extended Synch BIOS Setup - 42 - Link Training Retry Define the number of Retry Attempts software wil take to retrain the link if previous training attempt was unsuccessful. Press <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. Define the number of Microseconds software will wait before polling 'Link Training' bit in Link Status register. Press <+> / <-> keys to increase or decrease the desired values. When this item is set to 'Disable Link, the system will operate power save feature for those unpopulated PCI Express links. Options available: Keep Link ON/ Disable. Default setting is Keep Link ON. Link Training Timeout (us) Unpopulated Links - 43 - BIOS Setup 2-2-2 CPU Configuration BIOS Setup - 44 - CPU Information Socket 0 CPU Information CPU Type/ Signature / Microcode Patch / Max CPU Speed / Min CPU Speed / Processor Cores / Intel HT Technology / Intel VT-x Technology Intel HT Technology / Intel VT-x Technology Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor. Displays the support information for the installed processor. Cache Information L1 Data Cache / L1 Code Cache / L2 Cache / L3 Cache CPU Speed / 64-bit Hyper Threading Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor. The Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurrently. When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their threads, thereby improving performance. Default setting is Enabled. Active Processor Cores (Note) Limit CPUID Maximum Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. When enabled, the processor will limit the maximum COUID input values to 03h when queried, even if the processor suppports a higher CPUID input value. In SW_ALL mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and must initiate the transition on all of those Logical Processors. In SW_ANY mode, the OS Power Manager is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors with dependencies and may initiate the transition on any of those Logical Processors. Turbo Mode P-STATE Coordination - 47 - BIOS Setup CPU C3/C6 Report (Note) Options available: HW_ALL/SW_ALL/SW_ANY. Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6 mode in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. The C3/C6 state is a more enhanced power-saving state than C1. Configure state for the C-State package limit. Options available: C0/C1/C6/C7/No Limit. Energy Performance Bias is Intel CPU function. The larger value in MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS register, CPU will save more power but lose more performance. Note: This register will be changed by OS too if OS support it like Windows 2008 or newer Linux. Options available: Performance : Write value 0 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Balanced Performance: Write value 7 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Balanced Energy: Write value 11 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Energy Efficient: Write value 15 into MSR_ENERGY_PERFORMANCE_BIAS Default setting is Performance. Package C State Limit Energy Performance (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. [. . . ] Highlight any of the exit options then press Enter. Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup. Discards changes made and close the BIOS setup. Options available: Yes/No. Discard Changes and Exit Save Options Save Changes Restore Defaults Saves changes made in the BIOS setup. Options available: Yes/No. Boot Override Loads the default settings for all BIOS setup parameters. [. . . ]