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Table of Contents Item Checklist..................................................................................................................4 Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................5 1-1 Features Summary...............................................................................................5 1.2 GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Components . ........................................................
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Item Checklist The GA-6TXSL-RH motherboard Floppy cable CD for motherboard driver & utility GA-6TXSL-RH Quick Reference Guide Serial ATA cable x 6 I/O Shield Kit SATA Power cable x 6 USB+1394 cable x 1 WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1.
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Features Summary Form Factor CPU Chipset Memory QPI I/O Control Expansion Slots SATA Controller On-Board Sound On-BoardIEEE 1934 12” x 9.6”(3.5cm X 24.4cm) ATX form factor, 6 layers PCB.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard On-Board LAN On-Board Peripherals Intel® 82567LM GbE controller Supports WOL, PXE 1 x Floppy connector 2 x PS/2 connectors 1 x Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode Hardware Monitor 2 x Serial port (COM) 2 x IEEE 1394 connectors 8 x USB 2.0 (4 x Rear, 4 x by cable) 6 x Audio ports (4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC/ 1 by cable) 1 x LAN RJ45 6 x SATA 3.
1.2 GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Components 1. CPU 2. Intel X58 ICH 3. Intel 82801IJR ICH10R 4. ITE IT 8720 5. PCIE x 16 Slot 6. PCIE x 4 Slot 7. PCIE x 16 Slot(@x8) 8. PCIE x 8 Slot 9. PCIE x 4 Slot 10. 32bit / 33MHz PCI Slot 11. SPI BIOS Chip 12. CMOS Battery 13. Rear fan conn 14. Intel 82567LM 15. Realtelc ALC889A 16. SPDIF Conn 17. IEEE TI 1394 18. Front Auio Cable connector 19. Front USB connector 20. Front USB connector 21. Front IEEE TI 1394 connector 22. Front panel connector 23. System fan conn 24.
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Hardware Installation Process 2-1: Install Memory Modules GA-6TXSL-RH has 6 triple inline memory module (DIMM) sokcets. It supports Triple Channels Technology. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size during system boot. For detail DIMM installation, please refer to the following instructions.
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Hardware Installation Process 2-2: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply 2-2-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction 11
GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard English 2-3: Connectors Introduction & Jumper Setting 3 1 4 5 6 18 17 16 11 19 10 14 9 12 13 8 2 15 1. 24pin ATX power connector 2. 4pin 12V ATX power connector 3. Floppy connector 4. SATA Cable1.4 5. SATA Cable2.5 6. SATA Cable3.6 7. Front Auio Cable connector 8. Front USB connector 9. Front USB connector 10. Front IEEE TI 1394 connector 11. System Power LED Heade 12. Front panel connector 13. CMOS Battery 14. Cpu fan conn 15. Rear fan conn 16. System fan conn 17.
Connector Introduction 1) ATX1 (Auxuliary Power Connector) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. ATX Secure Gigital / Memory Stick 1 13 12 24 Serial ATA PIN No. Definition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 +3.3V +3.3V GND +5V GND +5V GND POK 5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V +3.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3 ) FDD (Floppy Connector) ATX_12V Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.
Memory Stick Connector Introduction 4/5/6) S_ATA 1~6 (Serial ATA cable connectors) You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates (3.0Gb/s). Serial ATA 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND ATX SPDIF FD AUX_IN CD_IN 7) FAUDIO_ACZ (Front AUDIO cableCPU_FAN connector) SYS_FAN If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard English 8 ) F_USB1 (Internal USB cable connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. 1 2 9 10 Pin No.
Connector Introduction 10 ) 1394 (IEEE 1394 cable connectors) 1 2 9 10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition TPA 1+ TPA 1GND GND TPB 1+ TPB 1BUS VCC BUS VCC No Pin GND 11 ) PWR_LED(System Power LED Header) This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chasis to indicate system power status. The LED is on when the system is opering.The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state.
GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard English 12 ) F_Panel (2X10 Pins Front Panel connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above. NOTE!! Please note that the onborad front panel connector must attach with adapt cable to enable front panel function.
WOL 13 ) BAT1 (Battery) Connector Introduction Power CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. F2_1394 If you want to erase CMOS... 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.F1_1394 2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second. 3.Re-install the battery. 4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard English 15 ) REAR_FAN (Front Fan and Rear fan cable connectors) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. These connectors are for system use only. Pin No. 1 2 3 4 1 Definition GND 12V Sense Control 16 ) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. These connectors are for system use only.
Connector Introduction 17 ) JP2 (Skip password jumper) 1 1-2 Close: Normal operation (Default setting) 1 2-3 Close: Skip Supervisor Password inBIOS setup menu 18 ) JP3 (BIOS recovery jumper) 1 1 1-2 Close: Normal operation (Default setting) 2-3 Close: Enable BIOS Recovery mode 21
GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard English 19 ) JP1 (Clear CMOS jumper) You may clear the CMOS data to restore its default values by this jumper. Default value doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.
Block Diagram 2-4: Block Diagram CLOCK GENERATOR CK505 INTEL LGA1366 core i7 1333/1066/800 VID0~5 CHANNEL A DDR3 1066/1333 un-Buffered ECC/Non ECC/Reg ECC D/MMX2 FSB PCI-E Graphic Card PCIE x16 PCIE x16 Slot PCIE x4 PCIE x4 Slot IOH Intel X58 PCIE x8 PCIE x8 Slot PCIE x8 PCIE x8 Slot DMI_PN_0~3 Control Bus VRD 11.
English GA-6TXSL-RH 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.
BIOS Setup GETTING HELP 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 . Select the Load Setup Defaults item in the BIOS Exit Setup menu when somehow the system is not stable as usual.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3-1 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 to accept or enter the sub-menu. 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 Version displays the BIOS version.
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BIOS Setup Processor Configuration This category includes the information of CPU Speed/Processor CPUID/Processor L2,L3 Cache/QPI Frequency Multiprocessor Specification This option allows user to configure the multiprocessor(MP) specification revision level.ome operating system will require 1.1 for compatibility reasons. 1.4 Support MPS Version 1.4 . (Default setting) 1.1 Support M PS Version 1.1.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Enabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch. (Default setting) Disabled Disables this function. CPU Thermal Trip Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Trip. (Default setting) Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Trip. Processor Retest Enabled Enable Processor Retest. Disabled Disable Processor Retest. (Default setting) ACPI SRAT Report Enabled Enable ACPI SRAT Report. (Default setting) Disabled Disable ACPI SRAT Report.
BIOS Setup Set Max Ext CPUID=3 Enabled Enable Set Max Ext CPUID=3. Disabled Disable Set Max Ext CPUID=3. (Default setting) Echo TPR Enabled Enable Echo TPR. Disabled Disable Echo TPR.(Default setting) Discrete MTRR Allocation Enabled Enable Discrete MTRR Allocation. Disabled Disable Discrete MTRR Allocation. (Default setting) Thermal Management Enabled Enable Thermal Management. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Thermal Management.
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BIOS Setup Base Memory/Extended Memory/memory Frequency/DIMM Status These category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Memory Reset Yes Select ‘Yes’, system will clear the memory error status. Save the changes and restart system. After rebooting system, the Memory Reset item will set to ‘No’ automatically. No No chnages. (Default setting) Memory Control Settings Manual Select ‘Manual” will pops up sub-menu for configuration.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Advanced Chipset Configuration Course Grain Clocking Gating Enabled Enable Course Grain Clocking Gating. Disabled Disable Course Grain Clocking Gating. (Default setting) Intel (R) I/OAT Enabled Disabled Enable configuration mapped accesses to the I/OAT configura tion sapce. (Default setting) Disable I/OAT. IOH IOxAPIC Enabled Enable IOH IOxAPIC. (Default setting) Disabled Disable IOH IOxAPIC.
BIOS Setup QPI Control Settings Enabled Enable QPI Control settings. (Default setting) Disabled QPI Control settings. QPI Link Fast Mode Enabled Enable QPI Link Fast Mode. (Default setting) Disabled Disable QPI Link Fast Mode. QPI Frequency Selection Identify the desire value of QPI frequency. Option available: Auto, 4.800GT, 5.866GT. Default setting is Auto. QPI Isoch Support Enabled Enable QPI Isoch Support. Disabled Disable QPI Isoch Support.
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BIOS Setup Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Enabled Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d). (Default setting) Disabled Disable Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d). Interrupt Remapping Enabled Disabled Enable Interrupt Remapping. (Default setting) Disable Interrupt Remapping. Coherency Support Enabled Enable Coherency Support. Disabled Disable Coherency Support. (Default setting) Enabled Enable ATS. (Default setting) Disabled Disable ATS.
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BIOS Setup PCI Slot 1/2/3/4/5/6 Option ROM Enabled Disabled Enable this item to initialize device expansion ROM. (Defualt setting) Disable this function. Slot 1/Slot2/Slot3/Slot4/Slot5/Slot6 Latency Timer Defualt setting is to Defualt Onboard Swith LAN1Option ROM Enabled Enable onboard LAN1 device and initialize device expansion ROM. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function.
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BIOS Setup Serial ATA Enabled Enables on-board serial ATA function. (Default setting) Disabled Disables on-board serial ATA function. Native Mode Operation This option allows user to set the native mode for Serial ATA function. Auto Auto detected. (Default setting) Serial ATA Set Native mode to Serial ATA. SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible Mode SATA and PATA drives are auto-detected and placed in Legacy mode.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard TYPE 1-39: Predefined types. Users: Set parameters by User. Auto: Set parameters automatically. (Default setting) CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives or double click [Auto] to set all HDD param eters automatically. ATAPI Removable: Removable disk drive is installed here. Multi-Sector Transfer This field displays the information of Multi-Sector Transfer Mode. Disabled: The data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time.
BIOS Setup I/O DeviceConfiguration Serial Port A This allows users to configure serial prot A by using this option. Enabled Enable the configuration. (Default setting) Disabled Disable the configuration. Base I/O Address/IRQ 3F8/IRQ4 Set IO address to 3F8/IRQ4.(Default setting) 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3. 3E8/IRQ7 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ7. 2E8/IRQ5 Set IO address to 2E8/IRQ5.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 2F8/IRQ3 Set IO address to 2F8/IRQ3. (Default setting) 3E8/IRQ7 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ7. 2E8/IRQ5 Set IO address to 2E8/IRQ5. 3E8/IRQ7 Set IO address to 3E8/IRQ7. 2E8/IRQ5 Set IO address to 2E8/IRQ5. NumLock On Enable NumLock function. (Default setting) Disabled Disable NumLock function. Mode This option allows user to set Parallel Port transfer mode.
BIOS Setup Boot Configuration Boot -time Diagnostic Screen When this item is enabled, system will shows Diagnostic status when system boot. Enabled Enable Boot-time Diagnostic screen. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) Post Error Pause The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Thermal and Acoustic Configuration Open loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Open loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Open loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature Chassis inlet This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature Rise This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Air speed to the DIMMs This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value.
BIOS Setup Close loop Thermal Throttle Enabled Close loop Thermal Throttle. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Close loop Thermal Throttle. Temperature hysteresis This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature guardband This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature Chassis inlet This item is user defined. Use nuber key to adjust desired value. Temperature Rise This item is user defined.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3-3 Power Power On by RTC Alarm You can set item to Enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. On Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. (Default setting) Off Disable this function. If Resume On Time is set to On status: RTC Alarm control select: Manual/Auto Time (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On by PCI & PCIE Devices Enabled Enable Power On PCI & PCIe Devices. (Default setting) Disabled Disable this function.
BIOS Setup Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse Enabled Enable Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Wake Up by PS/2 KB/Mouse function. Wake Up by USB KB/Mouse Enabled Enable Wake Up by USB KB/Mouse. (Default setting) Disabled Disable Wake Up by USB KB/Mouse function. After Power Failure This option provides user to set the mode of operation if an AC / power loss occurs. Power On System power state when AC cord is re-plugged.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3-4 Security Set Supervisor Password You can install and change this options for the setup menus. Type the password up to 6 characters in lengh and press . The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from the CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the entered password. Type the password again and press .
BIOS Setup Set User Password You can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password up to 6 characters in lengh and press . The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from the CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the entered password.
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English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3-6 System Management This category allows user to view the system management features. Including infor mation of System Manufacture, System Product Name, System Serial Number, Base Board Product Name, Base Board Serial Number and UUID.
BIOS Setup Console Redirection Console Redirection If this option is set to enabled, it will use a port on the motherboard to run console redirection function. On-board COM A Use Serial Port A as the COM port address. On-board COM B Use Serial Port B as the COM port address. Disabled Disable this function. (Default setting) Flow Control This option provide user to enable the flow control function. None Not supported. XON/XOFF Software control.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard Baud Rate This option allows user to set the specified baud rate. Options 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, 115.2K. TerminalType This option allows user to select the specified terminal type. This is defined by IEEE. Options VT100, VT100 8bit, PC-ANSI 7bit, PC-ANSI, VT100+, VT- UTF8, ASCII. Continue C.R. after POST This option allows user to enable console redirection after O.S has loaded. On Enable console redirection after O.
BIOS Setup 3-7 Boot Boot Priority Order This field determines which type of device the system attempt to boot from after PhoenixBIOS Post completed. Specifies the boot sequence from the available de vices. If the first device is not a bootable device, the system will seek for next avail able device. Key used to view or configure devices: Up and Down arrows select a device. <+> and <-> moves the device up or down. and specifies the device fixed or removable.
English GA-6TXSL-RH Motherboard 3-8 Exit About This Section: Exit Once you have changed all of the set values in the BIOS setup, you should save your changes and exit BIOS setup program. Select “Exit” from the menu bar, to display the following sub-menu.
BIOS Setup Exit Saving Changes This option allows user to exit system setup with saving the changes. Press on this item to ask for the following confirmation message: Pressing ‘Y’ to store all the present setting values tha user made in this time into CMOS. Therefore, whenyou boot up your computer next time, the BIOS will reconfigure your system according data in CMOS.
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