Supero X7DAL-E+, User Manual

Page 1: ...X7DAL E USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This eq...

Page 3: ...site http www super micro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling t...

Page 4: ...r Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 8 B Front Control Panel 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Defi...

Page 5: ...2 20 SMB Connector 2 20 Power SMB Connector 2 21 T SGPIO Headers 2 21 High Definition Audio 2 22 CD Aux Connectors 2 22 Front Panel Audio Control 2 23 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable 2 24 CMOS Clear 2 25 Watch Dog 2 25 Audio Enable Disable 2 26 I2 C Bus to PCI Slots 2 26 Power Force On 2 27 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 28 GLAN LEDs 2 28 Onboard Power LED 2 28 C...

Page 6: ...upport Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 6 4 5 Security Setup 4 20 4 6 Boot Setup 4 21 4 7 Exit 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and...

Page 7: ...e Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 0N One 1 Heatsink Moun...

Page 8: ...er Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Si...

Page 9: ...ote The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual ...

Page 10: ...ontrol Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot6 PCI E x16 JPL2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 JBT1 KB Mouse USB0 1 2 3 5000X BIOS JLAN1 Fan5 Fan6 JPW2 JP5 PWR I2 C Slot5 PCI 33 MHz Slot4 PCI E x4...

Page 11: ... Panel Audio Connector FP Control JF1 Front Control Panel Connector IDE1 JIDE1 IDE1 Hard Drive Keyboard Mouse JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors LAN 1 2 JLAN1 G bit LAN Ethernet Ports Printer J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED SPKR JD1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 PWR SMB JPI 2 C Power System Management I 2 C Header PWR Supply Fail Detect PWR Supply Failure Detection Connector JPWF JP3 I SATA0 SA...

Page 12: ...t 5 One PCI U Slot PCI U slot Slot 0 For Supermicro s add on expansion card BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitor...

Page 13: ...orts supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface One COM port one header One EPP ECP Parallel Header Up to eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 ports 4 Headers Super I O Winbond W83627HF High Definition Audio PS 2 Keyboard and mouse Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Contr...

Page 14: ...AL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 COM1 SIO W83627 FDD PCIX133 Printer IDE CONN ATA 100 KB MS VRM 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 3 1 2 0 VRM 1067 1333MT S 1067 1333MT S PCIX SLOT J12 3 PCI EXP X4 J13 2 J9 4 PCI EXP_X16_SLOT PCI32_SLOT J6 1 HF USB 0 1 2 3 4 PCIE X4 FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 1B 1A FBD DIMM FBD DIMM SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 PCI32_SLOT J11 5 PCIEX16_SLOT J5 6 PCI EX8 PCI EX8 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 PC...

Page 15: ...aces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1 333 GHz data bus The MCH chipset connects supports Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory of up to 24 0 GB In addition the 5000X chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing The Xeon Dual Core and Quad Core Processor...

Page 16: ... The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a pre defined threshol...

Page 17: ...end 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 Pressing the power button again will cause the whole sy...

Page 18: ... 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 logic ...

Page 19: ...rovides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption ...

Page 20: ...1 14 X7DAL E User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ... not touch its components peripheral 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 excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct...

Page 22: ... LGA 771 CPU Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent other wise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation Installation Procedures For proper system setup please follow the procedure below to install the CPU backplate heatsink and motherboard into ...

Page 23: ... Align the backplate with the chassis Make sure that the arrow on the back plate is pointing at the front side of the chassis 5 Once the backplate is correctly orient ed align the four heatsink mounting holes on the backplate against their respective mounting holes on the chassis Note The two mounting holes on the center of the backplate are optional 6 Once aligned securely attach the backplate on...

Page 24: ...e the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Then close the load plate 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Ple...

Page 25: ...k please follow the instruc tions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damaging the CPU or the CPU socket Installing and Removing the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 Removing the Heatsink 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently...

Page 26: ...M slots with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory See the DIMM Population Configurations Table below Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when ...

Page 27: ...2 FBD DIMM Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed ...

Page 28: ...k Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 PS 2 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 Back Panel USB Port 2 6 Back Panel USB Port 3 7 COM Port 1 Turquoise 8 COM Port 2 Turquoise 9 Gigabit LAN 2 10 Gigabit LAN 1 11 Side_Surround Grey 12 Back_Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue Se...

Page 29: ...are designed specifically for use with Supermicro workstation chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fa...

Page 30: ...IO2 JL1 D31 Audio 4 Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Power LED The Power LED connection is located at 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 at pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right fo...

Page 31: ...n the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A B C A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E FP Control Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 S...

Page 32: ...tion Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A B A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E FP Control Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot6 PCI E x16 JPL2 DIMM 1A Bank ...

Page 33: ...4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button A B LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E FP Control Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Br...

Page 34: ...bove the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification The 4 pin 12V PWR supply at JPW2 is required to provide ...

Page 35: ...2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Universal Serial Bus USB There are eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the moth erboard Four of them are Back Panel USB ports JUSB3 USB 0 1 2 3 and the other four are Front Panel USB headers JUSB1 USB 4 5 JUSB2 USB 6 7 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the ...

Page 36: ...assis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Set ting The default setting is Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please ...

Page 37: ...o CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Serial Ports COM1 COM2 are connectors located at the IO Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC A B C A PWR Supply Fail Detect B COM1 C COM2 PWR Supply Failure PWR Fault Detect JPWF The system can ...

Page 38: ...Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when an incoming call is received by the mo dem while in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable ...

Page 39: ...r ESB2 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 JL1 D31 Audio 4 Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions To use an external speaker connect a cable to pins 4 7 of this hea...

Page 40: ...tions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E FP Control Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot6 PCI E x16 JPL2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 JBT1 KB Mous...

Page 41: ...WD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Power SMB I2 C Connector Power SMB I2 C Connector JPI2 C monitors the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 Data 3 PWR Fail 4 Ground 5 3 3V A B A PWR SMB B T SGPIO1 C T S...

Page 42: ...ht C High Definition Audio HDA The X7DAL E features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA J2 codec that provides 10DAC channels simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo sound output with multiple streaming throughthefrontpanelstereoouttothefrontL R rear L R center and subwoofer speakers Use the advanced software included in the CD ROM that came with yo...

Page 43: ...ontrol Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot6 PCI E x16 JPL2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 JBT1 KB Mouse USB0 1 2 3 5000X BIOS Fan5 Fan6 PWR I2 C Slot5 PCI 33 MHz Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot JP...

Page 44: ...PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modifytheoperationofthemotherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Seethemotherboardlayoutpages for jumper l...

Page 45: ... is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power c...

Page 46: ...PIO1 T SGPIO2 JL1 D31 Audio 4 Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch A B A Audio Enabled B I2 C Bus to PCI slots I2 C Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JI2 C1 JI2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus I2 C to PCI slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right f...

Page 47: ...JPAC1 Printer JPL1 JI2 C1 JI2 C2 JWOR JWOL Fan2 CPU1 LE2 LE3 LE1 LE5 LE4 USB4 5 USB6 7 Buzzer ESB2 T SGPIO1 T SGPIO2 JL1 D31 Audio 4 Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable the function of Power Force On If enabled the power will always stay o...

Page 48: ...e are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Green LED indicates activity The other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators A A GLAN LEDs B Onboard PWR LED Activity LED Green GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbp...

Page 49: ...LE5 There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 located on the motherboard These two LEDs indicate POST Power On Self Test Code Messages via different sets of green and yellow light combinations Refer to the table on the right for POST Code Messages See the layout below for the LED location POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 Green Yellow POST Code Message Off On Memory Initialization POST 28h On ...

Page 50: ...PIO2 JL1 D31 Audio 4 Pin PWR FPAudio JWD CD In LAN Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Status LED D31 A Status LED Indicator is located at D31 on the motherboard This LED displays different colors to show the status of the system When this amber LED is on the power cable is still connected Be sure to unplug the power cable before...

Page 51: ...D 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC A A Parallel Port LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E FP Control Fan3 IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 SMB Slot1 PCI 33 MHz JD1 Battery CTRLR Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 PinPWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot6 PCI ...

Page 52: ...Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J22 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Gr...

Page 53: ...N Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SI O JPWF Slot0 PCI U Audio CTRL Alarm Reset PWR Force On COM2 2nd Branch 1st Branch IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data ...

Page 54: ...2 34 X7DAL E User s Manual Notes ...

Page 55: ...ll jumper settings are properly configured as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switc...

Page 56: ...ke sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install pairs of memory modules of the same type and the same speed at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the foll...

Page 57: ...r BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename r...

Page 58: ...ntly displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage in curred in shipping or from failur...

Page 59: ... backup battery provides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup uti...

Page 60: ...elete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to mov...

Page 61: ...th day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Version This item displays the current version of the BIOS used in the system BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 ...

Page 62: ...The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sector...

Page 63: ...RAID Enable Available when SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced Select Enable to enable SerialATARAID For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be avai...

Page 64: ...ower On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will...

Page 65: ...ower on the system when the user presses the Space bar Select Password to allow the user to power on the system by entering a pre defined password The preset password must be 5 character long Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog When set to Enabl...

Page 66: ...he data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being wri...

Page 67: ...rating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Exp I O Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others perform faster with a payload size of 256 Bytes which inhibits coalesce features Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired se...

Page 68: ... may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines h...

Page 69: ...le the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set th...

Page 70: ... Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Se...

Page 71: ...ions are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the CPU the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overw...

Page 72: ...nced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to...

Page 73: ... Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to select Parallel Port mode settings The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to select the DMA chann...

Page 74: ...capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Y...

Page 75: ...19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the type of Console Redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how Console Redirection is to be connected either...

Page 76: ... by the CPU manufacturer Normal Trigger Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm in cluding the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as sho...

Page 77: ... If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modula tion PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Dis...

Page 78: ...n used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When this item is highlighted press the Enter key When prompted enter the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to chan...

Page 79: ...he device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Conversely you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in...

Page 80: ...t Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you have made You will remain in the ...

Page 81: ...sult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs The following table displays non fatal BIOS Beep codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes A 1 BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up Repetition of the pat tern of 1 long beep a short pause Memory error No memory detected in the system 1 long beep 2 short beeps Display ...

Page 82: ...A 2 X7DAL E User s Manual Notes ...

Page 83: ... RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify 3 additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into 4 Drive A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ESB2 5 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation ...

Page 84: ...dows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The 3 XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will 4 automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD ...

Page 85: ...stem before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you have installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install sof...

Page 86: ...splays 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 Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings ...

Page 87: ... Remote Control Note The SD III Software program can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

Page 88: ...C 4 X7DAL E User s Manual Notes ...

Page 89: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...