Supero X6DVL-EG, User Manual

Page 1: ... X6DVL G X6DVL EG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPER ...

Page 2: ...BILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by th...

Page 3: ...updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this ch...

Page 4: ...ery 1 10 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Proce...

Page 5: ...19 Explanation of Jumpers 2 19 LAN Enable Disable 2 19 Alarm Reset 2 20 VGA Enable 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 21 Force Power On 2 22 SMB to PCI Bus SMB Clcok to PCI Bus Enable 2 22 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 23 GLAN LEDs 2 23 SATA LED 2 23 Onboard LED Indicators 2 24 System Alert LED Indicators 2 24 2 8 Parallel Port Flopp and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 25 Parallel Port Conne...

Page 6: ...vice 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup 4 3 4 4 Boot Setup 4 18 4 5 Security Setup 4 21 4 6 Exit 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual ...

Page 7: ... the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 Com Port cable CBL 010 One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 Serial ATA cable CBL 044 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 p...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DVL G Image Please refer to the next page for the differences between the X6DVL G and the X6DVL EG ...

Page 10: ... O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JWD JPLAN1 JPL1 Watch Dog WOL JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 FP Ctlr Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 SMB data to PCI SMBClk to PCI Alarm Reset PWR Fault SMB PWR J 2 J 4 J 6 PCI Slot 3 33MHz J 3 PW1 GLAN CTRL BIOS Printer Spkr JL1 J S 0 J S 1 DS4 DS2 Fan5 JPG1 GLAN Enable PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz PCI Slot ...

Page 11: ... 1A 1B 2A 2B FAN 1 6 CPU Chassis Fans Headers Floppy J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Ctlr JF1 Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 GLAN JLAN1 G bit Ethernet Port IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors JF2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JSLED SATA LED Header Keyboard Mouse J2 PS2 Keyboard Mouse Ports Printer J10 Parallel Printer Port PWR Fault PW4 Power Fau...

Page 12: ...G only Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots X6DVL EG only BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 S3 Supsend To RAM supported X6DVL G only PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5V standby 12V and 12V Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Enviro...

Page 13: ... master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1 EPP ECP Parallel Header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 ports front panel 2 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports Super I O Video Graphics supported X6DVL EG only 2 serial connections 1 port 1 header Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redire...

Page 14: ...VL EG User s Manual E7320 6300ESB Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard ...

Page 15: ... Lindenhurst VS also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH pro vides configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are com pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a ...

Page 16: ...tion to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 2 5V for DRAM and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monito...

Page 17: ...e CPU reaches 780 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the warning LED is triggered and the f...

Page 18: ... blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing...

Page 19: ...may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode log...

Page 20: ...r I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power M...

Page 21: ...do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the cor...

Page 22: ...kage avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket l...

Page 23: ...mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws CEK Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 Socket lever in the locking Position Screw 1 Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recom...

Page 24: ...screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid ...

Page 25: ...IMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DVL G X6DVL EG supports up to 16 GB of Reg ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 1 GB modules are tested Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All moth...

Page 26: ...nectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom X6DVL EG Only ...

Page 27: ... designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X ...

Page 28: ...d LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply PW1 and a 8 pin ...

Page 29: ...CI Slot 2 33MHz PCI Slot 1 33MHz COM2 J 5 Spkr JSLED SATA LED 6300ESB Floppy J42 P W 2 PW3 PW4 JPR1 DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 ...

Page 30: ... DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller NIC1 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND H...

Page 31: ... Floppy J42 P W 2 PW3 PW4 JPR1 DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 o...

Page 32: ... DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number 1 2 Def...

Page 33: ...9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Pin Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10 Definition 5V PO PO Ground Ground Pin Number 1 3 5 7 Definition 5V PO PO Ground USB Pin Definition USB 2 3 Front Pa...

Page 34: ... 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J2 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DVL G TG See the table on the right for pi...

Page 35: ... DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Serial Ports The COM1 J4 see Figure 2 3 and COM2 J5 serial ports are lo cated on the left side of the moth erboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the mode...

Page 36: ...2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JWD JPLAN1 JPL1 Watch Dog WOL JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 FP Ctlr Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 SMB data to PCI SMBClk to PCI Alarm Reset PWR Fault SMB PWR J ...

Page 37: ...W3 PW4 JPR1 DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault header PW4 to provide warning of power supply failure This warn ing signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Fault P...

Page 38: ...de LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins 8 10 are for Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close p...

Page 39: ...et ting is enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 J...

Page 40: ...y J42 P W 2 PW3 PW4 JPR1 DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Super micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with ...

Page 41: ...nerate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer W D Clear COMS KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX P...

Page 42: ...bled SMB Data to PCI Bus J13 Jumper Position Off On Definition Disabled Enabled SMB Clock to PCI Bus J15 KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JWD JPLAN1 JPL1 Wa...

Page 43: ...ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JWD JPLAN1 JPL1 Watch Dog WOL JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 FP Ctlr Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 SMB data to PCI SMBClk to PCI Alarm Reset PWR Fault SMB PWR J 2 J 4 J 6 PCI Slot 3 33MHz J 3 PW1 GLAN CTRL BIOS Printer Spkr JL1 J S 0 J S 1 DS4 DS2 Fan5 JP...

Page 44: ...le on the right for speaker pin defini tions System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions DS9 Green Yellow Red Definition System On OK System Off PWR Cable Connected PWR or CPU Failure Overheat DS4 DS1 DS2 DS5 DS7 DS8 DS9 KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 6...

Page 45: ...ta Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Printer KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O ...

Page 46: ...py KB Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 1A DIMM 1B Lindenhurst VS North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Fan6 Video Enable SI O PCI E Slot 6 X16 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 E7320 J13 J15 PW LED KL Chs Intru Hance Rapids USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JWD JPLAN1 JPL1 Watch Dog WOL JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 FP Ctlr Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 SMB data to PCI SMBClk to PCI Alarm Reset PWR...

Page 47: ... 2 PW3 PW4 JPR1 DS1 DS5 DS9 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED VRM OH LED VRM OH LED PWRGood LED PWR LED System LED VGA Controller IDE Connectors The IDE Connectors are lo cated on J44 IDE1 and J38 IDE 2 You do not need to configure jumpers for these connectors See the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 ...

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Page 49: ...re it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers a...

Page 50: ...on that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs h...

Page 51: ...ment We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DVL G X6DVL EG has four 184 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix m...

Page 52: ...s and security and audio drivers Note The CD is a bootable disc and can be used to create driver diskettes 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacture...

Page 53: ... guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text messa...

Page 54: ...in Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in th...

Page 55: ...and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed...

Page 56: ...ser to enable the function of Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch If Disabled the CPU will prefetch data at 64 bit per cache line If Enabled it will fetch data at 128 bit per cache line Hyper Threading Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper Threading Enabling Hyper Threading results in increased CPU performance CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEPR will function as an i...

Page 57: ... S ATA Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information P ATA S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA 1ST Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are P0 Master P1 Slave P0 Slave P1 Master ...

Page 58: ...Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must b...

Page 59: ...ue if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Mult...

Page 60: ...d Dis abled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 Floppy Configuration This option allo...

Page 61: ...cy to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or prevent the system from assigning an interrupt address to the VGA adapter card The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed i...

Page 62: ...le Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are...

Page 63: ...ons are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports...

Page 64: ...to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data security The options are Disabled and Enabled SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH South Bridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the fu...

Page 65: ...e this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow th...

Page 66: ...ion Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disab...

Page 67: ...tate Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express L0 and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander and Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and Two PCA9554 High PCI...

Page 68: ...ptions are Enabled or Disabled USB Configuration USB Function This feature allows you to enable 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports and 4 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allo...

Page 69: ...ure The feature allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold The options range from 65o C to 90o C The default setting is 78o C If System Health Function is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature The AMI BIOS will automatically display the following information CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3...

Page 70: ...Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Worksta tion if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The Options are 1 Disable 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation Fan 1 Speed to Fan 6 Speed 4 4 Boot Settings Con...

Page 71: ... the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 I...

Page 72: ...he user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives T...

Page 73: ...the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Ena...

Page 74: ...d Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults fr...

Page 75: ...I BIOS 4 23 Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance ...

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Page 77: ...rors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LE...

Page 78: ...A 2 X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LEDIndicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization ...

Page 79: ...he initialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h Theinitializationcodeiscopied...

Page 80: ...te FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompre...

Page 81: ...ollers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h Thevideodisplayhasbeendisabled PortBhasbeeninitialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu rat...

Page 82: ...ace checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new cu...

Page 83: ...ext 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52h The memory above 1...

Page 84: ... completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Un...

Page 85: ...n after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memor...

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Page 87: ...00ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300...

Page 88: ...AID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the b...

Page 89: ...r 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the ESC key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array C...

Page 90: ...ys Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ...

Page 91: ...you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and ...

Page 92: ... and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any ...

Page 93: ...e the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types ...

Page 94: ...t Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Note Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you w...

Page 95: ...ent sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks...

Page 96: ...sterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following ...

Page 97: ...k overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted ...

Page 98: ...C 12 X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below ...

Page 99: ...ep 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue ...

Page 100: ...rform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2...

Page 101: ...he Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below ...

Page 102: ...C 16 X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ...

Page 103: ... Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in t...

Page 104: ...d press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installatio...

Page 105: ... optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To...

Page 106: ...ent is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Display Scree...

Page 107: ...ote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II ...

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