[. . . ]  For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www. gigabyte. com Table of Contents Box Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GA-7PESH1/7PESH2 Motherboard Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1-1 1-2 1-3 Installation Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the CPU Cooler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Four Channel Memory Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Installing a Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DIMM Population Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1-3-1 1-3-2 1-4 Installing the Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 2. Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute. (Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder, making them short for 5 seconds. ) 3. Replace the battery. 4. Plug in the power cord and restart your computer. • Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model. • Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model. • When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery (the positive side should face up). • Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations. - 27 - Hardware Installation 21) LED2 (LSI Firmware Readiness LED) LED2 Link/Activity: State Description Blinking LSI firmware is ready Off LSI firmware is not ready 22) BMC_LED1 (BMC Firmware Readiness LED) LED2 Link/Activity: State On Blinking Off Description BMC firmware is initial BMC firmware is ready System is powered off Hardware Installation - 28 - 1-7 Jumper Setting 8 7 6 1 2 3 9 5 4 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) CLR_CMOS1 BIOS_WP1 SSB_ME1 JP1 PASSWORD1 6) 7) 8) 9) BIOS_RCVR1 SATA_DOM0 SATA_DOM1 FLASH_DP1 - 29 - Hardware Installation 1) CLR_CMOS1 (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e. g. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds. 1 1-2 Close: Normal operation (Default setting) 1 2-3 Close: Clear CMOS data. • Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer, be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup Exit menu and load factory defaults (select Load Default Values) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup, " for BIOS configurations). 2) BIOS_WP1 (BIOS Write Protect Jumper) 1 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task. )  Security  Server Management  Boot Options  Boot Manager  Exit - 35 - BIOS Setup 2-1 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. Submenu Help While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu. • When the system is not stable as usual, select the Load Default Values item to set your system to its defaults. • The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version. BIOS Setup - 36 - BIOS Information BIOS Version Memory Information Total Memory System Date Display version number of the BIOS setup utility. Determines how much total memory is present during the POST. Display the current accessing level information. System Time Access Level - 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 38 - 2-2-1 PCI Configuration PCI Express Slot 1/2/3/4/5 Option ROM When enabled, This setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot. Enable/Disable onboard LAN1 device and initialize device expansion ROM. When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. [. . . ] - 57 BIOS Setup 2-3-3 ME Subsystem ME Subsystem Configuration Enable/Disable ME subsystem configuration. Default setting is Enabled. BIOS Setup - 58 - 2-4 Security Menu The Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords. There are two types of passwords that you can set: • Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility. • User Password Entering this password will restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. To enable or disable this field, a Administrator Password must first be set. [. . . ]