GA-8IPXDR
(rev. 1.0)

Discontinued

Intel^® E7500 (Plumas), ICH3-S, Dual P64H2, ATI^® Rage XL 8MB
Dual Intel^® Xeon^™ Processors with 512KB L2 Cache (Socket 603/400MHz FSB/2.4GHz+)
Max. 12 GB Registered (ECC) DDR-266 Memory in 6 DIMM Slots(Dual Channels, 3.2GB/s)
Adaptec^® 7899W Dual Ultra 160 SCSI Channels
Intel^® RAIDIOS/Adaptec® Zero Channel RAID Enabled PCI-X Slot
4 PCI-X Slots with 133, 100, 66MHz Support (3.3V), 2 PCI 32-Bit/33MHz
Dual Intel^® 82544GC PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet Ports to Ensure GbE Fault Tolerance
EATX 12”W x 13”D, SSI 3.0 Power (24-Pin, 8-Pin, 4-Pin 12V. Auxiliary), VRM 9.1
Optional IPMI 1.0 Module

SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

Supports Dual Intel^® Xeon Prestonia CPUs up to 2.4 GHz
400 Mhz FSB

Chipset

Intel^® E7500 MCH (Memory Controller Hub)
Intel^® ICH 3
P64H2*2 (PCI-X)

LAN

2 Intel^® 82544GC Gigabit Controller
Wake On LAN (WOL)
Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)
Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)
EtherChannel* (FEC/GEC)

Video

ATI Rage-XL on board with 8MB memory

IDE / SCSI

Adaptec^® 7899W SCSI Controller
Dual SCSI Channels (Ultra 160)
Dual ATA-100 IDE Channels

RAID

Intel^®RAIDIOS (Optioal)

Expansion Slots

4 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz
2 x PCI 32/33 Mhz

Rear I/O

2 x PS/2(Keyboard and Mouse Connectors)
4 x USB (2x at Rear, 2x By.Cable)
Two COM Ports (1xRear, 1xBy.Cable)
1 x LPT
2 x LAN RJ45

* The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
* Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
* All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
* Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

SUPPORT

Downloads

Driver
BIOS
Utility

Manual
Support List

Online Support

Driver

BIOS

Utility

QVL

All
All
Windows XP 32bit
Windows NT
Windows 2000

Chipset Update Patch

Version

Size

Date

INF Update utility driver

Version : 4.00.1008

2.54 MB

Apr 25, 2002

Download

OS: Windows NT,Windows 2000

LAN

Version

Size

Date

LAN driver and utility

Version : 6.1

60.04 MB

Apr 19, 2002

Download

OS: Windows NT,Windows 2000

SCSI

Version

Size

Date

Driver for SCSI

Version : 5.02

0.58 MB

Apr 25, 2002

Download

OS: Windows 2000

VGA

Version

Size

Date

VGA drivers

Version : J5.30.0

40.25 MB

Aug 11, 2003

Download

OS: Windows NT,Windows 2000,Windows XP 32bit

BIOS

Description

Version

Size

Date

Fix USB device sometimes cannot detect issue

Version : F7

0.6 MB

Jan 28, 2010

Download

Release versionNote:This bios is for GA-8IPXDR mainboard ONLY

Version : F1

0.55 MB

Jan 28, 2010

Download

MP Release
Updated Intel Xeon MP CPU ID 0F11 C-0 cpu microcode to Revision 06
Problem Fixed: After AC power loss and power on the system, system hang at D0h
Note: This bios is for GA-8IPXDR mainboard ONLY

Version : F3

0.57 MB

Jan 28, 2010

Download

Added 'Onboard Glans' and 'Onboard SCSI' Enabled/Disabled setup items
Fixed: With Ultra320 card (Adaptec 7902 SCSI), system hang during post
Fixed: With Mylex 170 card in PCIX Riser Slot1, Windows 2000 blue screen (PCIX Riser Slots routing problem)
Note:This bios is for GA-8IPXDR mainboard ONLY

Version : F6

0.58 MB

Jan 28, 2010

Download

Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.

What is a BETA?
BETA describes a new version that is reliable yet may not include all the features of the final product. During this phase we are previewing new features and gathering customer input to insure our product provides the best experience possible.