Gigabyte GA-5BXWL-RH User manual

USER’S MANUAL
GA-5BXWL-RH
Xeon®3000 Series Processor Motherboard
Intel® CoreTM2Duoprocessorand Intel® CoreTM2QuadprocessorMotherboard
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.

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GA-5BXWL-RHMotherboard

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Introduction
Computermotherboardsandexpansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou
workonyourcomputer.
1. Unplugyourcomputerwhen working on theinside.
2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandling computercomponents.Ifyoudonothave
one,touchboth ofyour handstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,suchas
thepowersupplycase.
3. Holdcomponentsbythe edges andtrynottouch the IC chips,leadsorconnectors, or
othercomponents.
4. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
5. EnsurethattheATXpower supplyisswitchedoffbeforeyou pluginor removetheATX
powerconnectoronthemotherboard.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
WARNING!
TheGA-5BXWL-RHmotherboard  SerialATA cable x 4
IDE (ATA100 ) cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 I/O Shield Kit
CDformotherboard driver&utility  SATAPower cable x 4
GA-5BXWL-RHQuickReferenceGuide  USB+1394 cable x 1
Item Checklist
Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon’tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthereare
noslotstoattachthespacers,donotbecomealarmedyoucanstillattachthespacerstothemounting
holes.Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers(thespacermaybealittlehardtocutoff,sobecareful
ofyourhands).Inthiswayyoucanstillattachthemotherboardtothebasewithoutworryingaboutshort
circuits.Sometimesyoumayneedtousetheplasticspringstoisolatethescrewfromthemotherboard
PCBsurface,becausethecircuitwiremaybenearbythehole.Becareful,don’tletthescrewcontact
anyprintedcircuitwriteorpartsonthePCBthatarenearthefixinghole,otherwiseitmaydamagethe
boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.

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GA-5BXWL-RHMotherboard
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Features Summary
FormFactor y12” x 9.6” ATX form factor, 6 layers PCB.
CPU ySupportssingleIntel®Xeon®processor
yIntel®DualCore/Quad Core in LGA775socket
ySupports 1066/1333MHzFSB
Chipset yIntel®X38MCH Chipset
yIntel®82801IR ICH9 RAID
Memory y4 x DDR2 DIMM sockets
ySupportsup to 8GB 667/800memory
yDualChannel memorybus
yUnbufferedDDR667/800
I/O Control yITEIT8718F-S Super I/O
ExpansionSlots ySupports 4 PCI slots 32-Bit/33MHz
ySupports 1 PCI-Express x16 slot
ySupports 1 PCI-Express x4 slot
SATARAID Controller yBuilt in Intel®82801IR ICH9 RAID with Software RAID 0,1,10, 5
ySupports5 SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors
On-BoardGraphic yBuild in Intel®X38 MCH Chipset
On-BoardSound yRelteak®ALC262Chipset
ySupportJack-Sensing
yLineOut/2frontspeaker
yLine In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
yMic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)
ySPDIF Out /SPDIF In
yCD_In
ySurroundBackspeaker(byoptionalSurround-Kit)
yCompliantwith VistaPremium
On-BoardIEEE1934 yTITSB43AB23
y2x1394aboxheaders

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On-BoardLAN yBroadcom®BCM5786GbEcontroller
ySupports WOL, PXE
On-BoardPeripherals y1 xATA133connector
y1x Floppy connector
y2 x PS/2 connectors
y1x Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y1 x Serial port (COM)
y2 x IEEE 1394 connectors
y8 x USB 2.0 (4 x Rear, 4 x by cable)
y4 xAudio ports (1 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC/ 1 by cable)
y1 x LAN RJ45
y5xSATA3.0Gb/sconnectors
HardwareMonitor yEnhancedfeaturesVoltagedetection(+3.3V/+5V/+12V/Vbat/Vcore)
yTemperatureautodetection(CPU/VRM/chassis)
yCPUshutdown when overheat
ySystemVoltageDetect
BIOS yAWARD BIOS on 8MB SPI ROM
AdditionalFeatures yPS/2Mousewake upfromS1underWindowsOperatingSystem
yExternalModemwakeup
ySupportsS1, S4, S5underWindowsOperatingSystem
yWakeon LAN (WOL)
yWakeonRing(WOR)
yAC Recovery
ySupportsConsoleRedirection
ySupports4-pinFancontroller