Gigabyte GA-6LXSG Manual

Gigabyte GA-6LXSG Manual

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    GA-6LXSG GA-6LXSL LGA1150 socket motherboard for Intel® E3 series processors User's Manual Rev. 1001
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    Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and
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    Table of Contents Box Contents...5 GA-6LXSG/GA-6LXSL Motherboard Layout 6 GA-6LXSG Block Diagram 9 GA-6LXSL Block Diagram 10 Chapter 1 Hardware 19 1-6 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 36 2-1 The Main Menu 38 2-2 Advanced Menu 40 2-2-1 ACPI Configuration 41 2-2-2 Trusted
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    2-4-1 Secure Boot menu 87 2-4-1-1 Key Management 88 2-5 Boot Menu...90 2-5-1 CSM16 Parameters 92 2-5-2 CSM Parameters ...93 2-6 Exit Menu...95 2-7 BIOS Beep Codes 96 2-8 BIOS Recovery Instruction 97 Chapter 3 Appendix...98 3-1 Regulatory Statements 98 - 4 -
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    Box Contents GA-6LXSG/GA-6LXSL motherboard Driver CD Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product
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    GA-6LXSG/GA-6LXSL Motherboard Layout 45 44 43 48 50 42 46 47 41 40 49 39 38 37 36 35 20 34 29 28 21 19 22 18 33 1 2 34 5 6 51 52 54 53 7 9 8 10 11 12 13 32 27 30 25 24 23 31 26 17 16 15 14 - 6 -
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    0 ) DIMM slot (channel 2 slot 1 ) Intel LGA1150 socket 24 pin main power connector System fan connector#4 System fan connector#3 Case open intrusion header BIOS connector SATA 6Gb/s connector SATA port 1 DOM support jumper SATA port 0 DOM support jumper System fan connector#2 System fan connector#1
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    I210 GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSG) Realtek RTL8111F GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSL) Intel I210 GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSG) Realtek RTL8111F GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSL) Intel I210 GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSG) Realtek RTL8111F GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSL) Intel I210 GbE LAN chipset (GA-6LXSG) Realtek RTL8111F GbE
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    GA-6LXSG Block Diagram - 9 -
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    GA-6LXSL Block Diagram - 10 -
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    electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician.
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    x Intel® I210 supports 10/100/1000 Mbps (GA-6LXSG) ŠŠ 4 x Realtek® 8111F-VB supports 10/100/1000 Mbps (GA-6LXSL) Onboard ŠŠ 1 x PCIe x1 slot (Gen2 x1 bus) 2 x PCI 32bit/33MHz slots 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header
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    fan speed control * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install. ŠŠ 1 x 128 BIOS Form Factor ŠŠ ATX Form Factor; 12 inch x 9.6 inch GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product
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    1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. • Locate
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    B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet power plug to prevent any damage to prevent damage to the CPU. Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket
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    " when pushing down each push pin. Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the motherboard. If the push pin is inserted as the picture
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    unable to insert the memory, switch the direction. 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. When the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory. Enabling
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    1-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Installation Step: Step 1. Insert the DIMM memory module
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    provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. USB 3.0 Port The USB port supports the USB 3.0 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. Center/Subwoofer Speaker
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    Speed LED Link Activity LED 10/100/1000 LAN Port I210/RTL8111F Speed LED: Link/Activity LED: State Yellow On Yellow Blink Green On Description 1 Gbps data rate Identify 1 Gbps data rate 100 Mbps data rate State Description On Link between system and network or no access Blinking Data
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    1-6 Internal Connectors 22 23 24 19 15 26 21 25 16 14 13 28 18 34 35 27 31 32 30 33 29 8 2 3 17 9 5 11 12 20 4 10 1) ATX1 2) P12V_AUX1 3) CPU0_FAN (CPU Fan) 4) SYS_FAN1 (System Fan) 5) SYS_FAN2 (System Fan) 6) SYS_FAN3 (System Fan) 7) SYS_FAN4 (System Fan) 8) PMBUS 9) SATA0 10) SATA1 11)
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    Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to
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    . The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will not start. To meet expansion requirements, it
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    design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design. For optimum heat dissipation, it is recommended that
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    Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. SATA9 SATA8 SATA7 SATA6 SATA0 SATA1 SATA_2_3 SATA_4_5 77 7 1 7 1 11 When SATA_DOM0/1 jumper When SATA_DOM0/1 jumper are
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    Signal cathode(-) NMI switch Signal cathode(-) LAN2 active LED Signal cathode(-) The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module
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    16) BP_1 (HDD Back Plane Board Hearders) Pin No. Definition 1 NC 2 PCH_THROTTLE_N 12 3 NC 4 NC 5 NC 6 GND 7 KEY 8 RresetL_BRB 9 GND 10 BP_ALED_N 25 26 11 BP_LED_G_N 12 GND 13 NC 14 GND 15 GND 16 SMB_BPB1_DATA 17 GND 18 SMB_BPB1_CLK 19 P_3V3_AUX 20 BP_HDD_TYPE 21 P_3V3_AUX
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    17) F_USB3 (USB 3.0 Header) The headers conform to USB 3.0 specification. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer. 20 1 G.QBOFM 11 10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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    19) COM1 (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Definition 12 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 9 10 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin
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    the backplane. Typically, the HBA is a storage controller located inside a server, desktop, rack or workstation computer that interfaces with Hard disk drives (HDDs F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD). You may connect your chassis
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    23/24) SPDIF_IN/SPDIF_OUT (SPDIF In and SPDIF Out Header) SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT 1 2 1 2 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND SPDIF_IN Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND SPDIF_OUT 25/26) LAN3_ACT/LAN4_ACT(LAN3/LAN4 Active LED Header) LAN4_ACT LAN3_ACT 1 2 Pin No. 1 2 Definition 3.3V Active - 31 -
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    27) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost. • Always
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    29) CASE_OPEN (Case open intrusion header) Open: Active chassis intrustion alert. Closed: Normal operation. 30) BIOS_RCVR (BIOS Recovery Jumper) 1 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 1 2-3 Close: BIOS recovery mode. - 33 - Hardware Installation
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    31) CLR_CMOS (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
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    30/31) SATA_DOM0/SATA_DOM1 (SATA port 0 and port 1 DOM Jumpers) CAUTION! • If the SATA DOM power is supplied by the motherboard, set the jumper to pin 1-2. • If the SATA DOM power is supplied by external power, set the jumper to pin 2-3. • If a SATA type hard drive is connected to the motherboard,
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    is turned on. • BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems of using the current BIOS version, it is recommended that you don't flash the changes Execute command or enter the submenu Main Menu: Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus: Exit current
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     Main This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.  Advanced This setup page includes all the items of AMI BIOS special enhanced features. (
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    keys to move among the items and press 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 to display a help screen (General Help) of function
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    BIOS Information BIOS Version Display version number of the BIOS setup utility. BIOS Build Date and Time Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. Processor Information Processor Information CPU Type/Brand String/Frequency/Processor ID/Stepping/Number of Processors/
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    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 - 40 -
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    2-2-1 ACPI Configuration ACPI Settings ACPI Sleep State Select the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter, when the suspend button is pressed. Options available: Suspend Disabled/S1 only (CPU Stop Clock)/S3 only (Suspend to RAM)/ Both S1 and S3 available for OS to choose from. Default
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    2-2-2 Trusted Computing (Optional) Configuration Security Device Support Select Enabled to activate TPM support feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Current Status Information Display current TPM status information. BIOS Setup - 42 -
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    2-2-3 PCI Subsystem Settings PCI Express Slot #1/2 I/O ROM When enabled, This setting will initialize the device expansion ROM for the related PCI-E slot. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. PCI Slot #1/2 I/O ROM When enabled, This setting will initialize the device
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    VGA Palette Snoop Enable/Disable VGA Palette Tegisters Snooping. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. PERR Generation When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
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    2-2-3-1 PCI Express Settings PCI Express Device Register Settings Relaxed Ordering Enable/DIsable PCI Express Device Relaxed Ordering feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Extended Tag Wnen this feature is enabled, the system will allow device to use 8-bit Tag
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    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. Link Training Timeout (us) Define the number of Microseconds software will wait before polling
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    2-2-4 CPU Configuration - 47 - BIOS Setup
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    Displays the technical specifications for the installed processor. 64-bit Display the supported information of installed CPU. EIST Technology Display Intel EIST Technology function support information. CPU C3 state Display the support information of CPU C3 state feature. CPU C6 state Display the
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    is Enabled. CPU AES Enable/Disable CPU Advanced Encryption Standard instructions. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Boot performance. Note: This register will be changed by OS too if OS support it like Windows 2008 or newer Linux. Options available: Performance :
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    state for the C-State package limit. Options available: C0/C1/C3/C6/C7/C7s/C8/C9/C10/Auto. Default setting is Auto. Intel TXT (LT) Support Enable/Disable Intel TXT (LT) support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. ACPI T State Enable/Disable ACPI T state
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    2-2-5 SATA Configuration - 51 - BIOS Setup
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    is ACHI Mode. SATA Test Mode Enable/Disable SATA Test Mode. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Aggressive LPM Support Enable PCH to aggressively enter link power state. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. SATA Controller Speed Indicates the
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    2-2-5-1 Software Feature Mask Configuration RAID 0 Enable/Disable RAID 0 feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. RAID 1 Enable/Disable RAID 1 feature. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. RAID 10 Enable/Disable RAID 10 feature. Options
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    Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. LED Locate When this item is enabled, the LED/SGPIO hardware is attached and ping to locate feature is enabled on the OS. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. IRRT Only on eSATA When this item is enabled,
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    is Enabled. Delay Time Press / keys to increase or decrease the desired values. Error Message Report Info Error Message Enable/Disable Info Error Message support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Summary Screen Summary Screen Enable/Disable Summary Screen
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    EHCI (USB 2.0) Hand-off function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. USB Mass Storage Driver Support(Note) Enable/Disable USB Mass Storage Driver Support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. (Note) This item is present only if you attach
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    2-2-8 IT8732 Super IO Configuration - 57 - BIOS Setup
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    Device Settings Display the Serial Port 1/2 base I/O addressand IRQ. Change Settings Change Serial Port 0/1 device settings. When set to Auto allows the server's BIOS or OS to select a configuration. Options available: Auto/IO=3F8; IRQ=4/IO=3F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12/ IO=2F8h; IRQ=3,4,5,6,7,10
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    2-2-9 IT8732 HW Monitor Press Enter to view the Hardware Monitor screen which displays a real-time record of the CPU/system temperature, and fan speed, Items on this window are non-configurable. - 59 - BIOS Setup
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    2-2-10 Serial Port Console Redirection BIOS Setup - 60 -
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    COM1/COM2/Serial Port for Out-of Band Management/Windows Emergency Management Service (EMS) Console Redirection (Note) Select whether to enable console redirection for specified device. Console redirection enables users to manage the system from a remote location. Options
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    None/Hardware RTS/CTS. VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support (Note) Enable/Disable VT-UTF8 Combo Key Support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting Bnad Mgmt Port Microsoft Windows Emerency Management Service (EMS) allows for remote management of a Windows Server OS through a serial port. Options
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    (Note) Enable/Disable Ipv4 PXE feature. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. Ipv6 PXE Support(Note) Enable/Disable Ipv6 PXE feature. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. (Note) This item appears when Network Stack is set to Enabled. -
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    2-2-12 Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Configuration Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Configuration Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Enable/Disable Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology Configuration. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. Enter Intel (R) AT Suspended Mode This
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    2-2-13 Switchable Graphics Items on this window are non-configurable. - 65 - BIOS Setup
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    Default setting is Enabled. Enter After Define S3 RTC Wake time. Press / keys to increase or decrease the desired values. Active Page Threshold Support This feature allows Intel Rapid Start Technology to work with a partition size less than the amount of DRAM on the system. Options available
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    2-2-15 PCH-FW Configuration - 67 - BIOS Setup
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    ME FW Version Display the ME firmware version information. ME Firmware Mode Display the ME firmware mode. ME Firmware Type Display the ME firmware type. ME Firmware SKU Display the ME firmware SKU. MEBx Type Configure the MEBx (Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extention) type . Options available:
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    2-2-16 Intel(R) Smart Connect Technology ISCT Support Enable/Disable Intel(R) Rapid Smart Connect Technology support function. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Disabled. - 69 - BIOS Setup
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    2-2-17 Smart Settings Smart Settings SMART Self Test Run SMART Self Test on all HDDs during POST. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Disabled. BIOS Setup - 70 -
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    2-2-18 AMT Configuration Intel AMT Enable/Disable Intel(R) Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. BIOS Hotkey Pressed Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Disabled. MEBx Selection Screen Options available:
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    Active Remote Assistance Process Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Disabled. USB Configure Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. PET Progress Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. AMT CRIA Timeout Press / keys to
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    2-2-19 Acoustic Management Configuration Acoustic Management Configuration Automatic Acoustic Management Enable/Disable Automatic Acoustic Management. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Disabled. - 73 - BIOS Setup
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    2-3 Chipset Menu The Chipset menu display submenu options for configuring the function of North Bridge and South Bridge. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. BIOS Setup - 74 -
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    (SA) Bridge Name. System Agent RC Version Display the version number of System Agent RC. VT-d Capability Display the VT-d support information. VT-d Enable/Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) feature. Options available: Enabled/DIsabled. Default setting is Enabled. CPU
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    2-3-1-1 Graphic Configuration Graphic Configuration Primary PEG Select PEG0/PEG1/PEG2/PEG3 Graphic device should be Primary PEG. Options available: Auto/PEG0/PEG1/PEG2/PEG3. Default setting is Auto. Primary PCIE Configure the Primary display device. Options available: Auto/PCIE_1/PCIE_2/PCIE_3/
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    DVMT Pre-Allocated Select DVMT 5.0 Pre-Allocated (Fixed) Graphics Memory Size is used by the internal Graphics Device. Options available: 32M/64M/96M/128M/160M/192M/224M/256M/288M/320M/352M/384M/416M/448M/4 80M/512M/1024M. Default setting is 32M. DVMT Total Gfx Mem Select DVMT 5.0 Total Graphic
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    2-3-1-2 NB PCIe Configuration NB PCIe Configuration PEG0 Display PEG0 configuration information. PEG0 - Gen X Configure PEG0 B0:D1:F0 Gen1-Gen3. Options available: Auto/Gen1/Gen2/Gen3. Default setting is Auto. PEG1 Display PEG1 configuration information. PEG1 - Gen X Configure PEG1 B0:D1:F1 Gen1-
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    . This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. PEG1 - ASPM Control ASPM support for the PEG Device. This has no effect if PEG is not the currently active device. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is
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    2-3-1-3 Memory Configuration Memory Information Memory RC Version Display version number of installed memeory. Memory Frequency Display the frequency information of installed memory. Total Memory Determines how much total memory is present during the POST. Memory Voltage Display the voltage
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    Memory Frequency Selections in Mhz. Options available: Auto/1067/1333/1600/1867/2133/2400/2667. Default setting is Auto. ECC Support Enable/Disable ECC support. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. Max TOLUD Maximum Value of TOLUD. Dynamic assignment would adjust TOLUD
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    2-3-2 PCH-IO Configuration Intel PCH RC Version/Intel PCH SKU/Intel PCH Rev ID Information Displays the RC version, SKU and Reverison ID information of PCH. PCI Express Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. USB Configuration Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced
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    SLP_S4 Assertion Width Select a minimum assertion width of the SLP_S4# signal. Options available: 1-2 Seconds/2-3 Seconds/3-4 Seconds/4-5 Seconds. Default setting is 4-5 Seconds. Restore AC Power Loss This option provides user to set the mode of operation if an AC / power loss occurs. Power On:
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    2-3-2-1 PCI Express Configuration PCI Express Clock Gating Enable/Disable PCI Express Clock Gating for each root port. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. DMI Link ASPM Control The control of Active State Power Management on both NB side and SB side of the DMI Link.
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    : Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. XHCI Mode Mode of operation of xHCI controller. Options available: Smart Auto/Auto/Enabled/Disabled/Manual. Default setting is Smart Auto. BTCG Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. USB Ports Per-Port Disable Control Control
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    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
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    state. Secure Boot Display the status of Secure Boot. Secure Boot Support Enable/Disable Secure Boot function. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default set to Custom, you can customize the Secure Boot settings and manually load its keys from the BIOS database. Options available: Standard/Custom
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    2-4-1-1 Key Management Key Management This item appears only when the Secure Boot Mode is set to Custom. Factory Default Key Provisioning Force the system to Setup Mode. This will clear all Secure Boot Variables such as Platform Key (PK), Key-exchange Key (KEK), Authorized Signature Database (db),
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    Set new KEK Press [Enter] to configure a new KEK. Append Var to KEK Press [Enter] to load additional KEK from a storage devices for an additional db and dbx management. Authorized Signature Database (DB) Display the status of Authorized Signature Database. Delete DB Press [Enter] to delete the db
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    shortening others. Options available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. Boot Priority Order Boot Option #1/#2/#3/#4 Press Enter to configure the boot priority. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following secquence: 1. UEFI device. BIOS Setup - 90 -
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    2. Hard drive. 3. Network device. 4. Removable device. Hard Drive BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority. Network Device BBS Priorities Press Enter to configure the boot priority. CSM16 Parameters Press [Enter] for configuration of advanced items. CSM parameters Press [Enter] for
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    2-5-1 CSM16 Parameters CSM16 Module Version Display CSM Module version information. Gate20 Active Upon Request: GA20 can be disabled using BIOS services. Always: Do not allow disabling GA20; this option is useful when any RT code is executed above 1MB. Options available: Upon Request/Always.
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    when the Launch CSM is set to Enabled. • If the Launch CSM is set to Disabled, the following five items will not be able to support Legacy mode. Boot option filter Determines which devices system will boot to. Options available: UEFI and Legacy/Legacy only/UEFI only. Default setting is UEFI
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    Other PCI device ROM priority For PCI devices other than Network, Mass storage or Video device, defines which OpROM to launch. Options available: UEFI OpROM/Legacy OpROM. Default setting is UEFI OpROM. BIOS Setup - 94 -
  • Gigabyte GA-6LXSG | Manual - Page 95
    2-6 Exit Menu The Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then press Enter. Save Changes and Exit Saves changes made and close the BIOS setup. Options available: Yes/No. Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the BIOS
  • Gigabyte GA-6LXSG | Manual - Page 96
    2-7 BIOS Beep Codes # of Beeps 1 2 4 4 5 6 Description Invalid password Recovery started S3 Resume failed DXEIPL was not found No Console Input/Output Devices are found Flash update is failed BIOS Setup - 96 -
  • Gigabyte GA-6LXSG | Manual - Page 97
    becomes corrupt the boot block can be used to restore the BIOS to a working state. To restore your BIOS, please follow the instructions listed below: Recovery Instruction: 1. Change xxx.ROM to amiboot.rom. 2. Copy amiboot.rom and AFUDOS.exe to USB diskette. 3. Setting BIOS Recovery jump to enabled
  • Gigabyte GA-6LXSG | Manual - Page 98
    " product. Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous government office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort.
  • Gigabyte GA-6LXSG | Manual - Page 99
    Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or
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GA-6LXSG
GA-6LXSL
LGA1150 socket motherboard for Intel
®
E3 series processors
User's Manual
Rev. 1001