Supero X7DVL-3, User Manual

Page 1: ... X7DVL 3 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c SUPER X7DVL i ...

Page 2: ...er Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equ...

Page 3: ...es on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed 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 installing the ...

Page 4: ...ss 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 Definitio...

Page 5: ...onnector 2 20 Power SMB Connector 2 21 SGPIO Headers 2 21 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 22 Explanation of Jumpers 2 22 GLAN Enable Disable 2 22 CMOS Clear 2 23 Watch Dog 2 23 VGA Enable Disable 2 24 I2C Bus to PCI Slots 2 24 PWR Supply Failure 2 25 SAS Enable 2 25 Software RAID Enable 2 26 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 27 GLAN LEDs 2 27 Onboard Power LED 2 27 POST Code LED Indicators 2 28 CPU_VRM Overheat LEDs...

Page 6: ...stions 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 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 24 4 6 Boot Setup 4 25 4 7 Exit 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C The Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines C 1 Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...

Page 7: ... your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Super Micro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 0036L 2 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Eight 8 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DVL 3 Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DVL i One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT07L One 1 CPU Retention Module SKT 0159 for retail and bulk pa...

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Page 9: ... i Image Note 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: ... to enable RAID 5 However RAID 0 1 and 10 are enabled through the LSI SAS Controller I Button is optional not drawn to scale LAN1 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot1 PCI X 133 MHz JPL2 Slot5 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B...

Page 11: ...IDE1 IDE1 Hard Drive Keyboard Mouse JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors Parallel J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED SPKR JD1 Power LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR Force On JPF Power Force On PWR SMB JPI2 C Power System Management I2 C Header PWR Supply Fail JPWF Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 SAS0 SAS7 Serial Attached SCSI Connectors 0 7 X7DVL 3 SATA0 SATA5 JS1 JS6 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors S...

Page 12: ... Low Profile SIMLP IPMI J16 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 monitors Low noise fan speed control Platform Environment...

Page 13: ...LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Header Up to six USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 4 Headers XGI27 16 MB Graphic Controller Super I O Winbond W83627HF Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by T...

Page 14: ...SB2 PCI 32 33MMZ GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 COM1 SIO W83627 FDD PCI X133MHz PARALLEL PORT IDE CONN ATA 100 KB MS VRM ISL6306 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 3 1 2 0 VRM ISL6306 PROCESSOR 1 667 1067 1333 MT S 667 1067 1333 MT S PCI X SLOT J13 5 2 2 PCI EXP X8 J10 6 PCI EXP_X8_SLOT HF USB 0 1 2 3 4 PCIE X8 PCIE X4 FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 1 1 0 0 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 SIMLP CONN VGA XGI Z7 VGA CON...

Page 15: ...sing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset connects up to six Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory size of up to 16 GB The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express interface to the ESB2 In addition the 5000V Blackford VS chipset offers a wide range of RAS featu...

Page 16: ... voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Therm...

Page 17: ... throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a gen...

Page 18: ...used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DVL 3 X7DVL i can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet ...

Page 19: ...serial communication ports UARTs Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply ...

Page 20: ...1 14 X7DVL 3 X7DVL i User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...o 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 correc...

Page 22: ... hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan...

Page 23: ...ot move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU installed in 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 instal...

Page 24: ...ention 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 Installation Screw 2 Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tio...

Page 25: ...cautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard into the chassis 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown 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 ...

Page 26: ...DIMM 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 X7DVL 3 X7DVL i supports up to 16 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in 6 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance...

Page 27: ...onal use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the following Memory Availability Table for details 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 9...

Page 28: ... 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 29: ...are de signed specifically for use with Super Micro 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 definitions Figure 2 4 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: ...ton SIMLP Floppy USB4 5 T SGPIO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Power LED The Power LED connection is located 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 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the ...

Page 31: ...on 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 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot1 PCI X 133 MHz JPL2 S...

Page 32: ...ition 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 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot1 PCI X 133 MHz JPL2 Slot5 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1C 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 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot1 PC...

Page 34: ... Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Required Connection 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR A B LAN1 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 ...

Page 35: ...ler JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Universal Serial Bus USB There are six USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 J20 and the other four are Front Panel USB headers JUSB1 USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB 4 5 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: ...s Fan3 to Fan6 and two CPU Fans Fans 1 2 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 Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use a...

Page 37: ...1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pi...

Page 38: ...IO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Rin...

Page 39: ...31 I Button SIMLP Floppy USB4 5 T SGPIO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you...

Page 40: ...zzer ESB2 VGA CTRLR T SGPIO1 JL1 D31 I Button SIMLP Floppy USB4 5 T SGPIO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you ...

Page 41: ...SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Power SMB I2 C Connector Power SMB I2 C Connector JI2 C moni tors 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 A PWR SMB B T SGPIO 0 C T SGPIO 1 D 3 SGPIO 0 E 3 SGPIO 1 SGPIO Headers Four SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output head...

Page 42: ...PU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 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 Seethemotherboardlayoutpa...

Page 43: ... JBT1 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 clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC p...

Page 44: ...IMLP Floppy USB4 5 T SGPIO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled A B A VGA Enabled B I2C Bus to PCI slots VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pin...

Page 45: ...VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 PWR Supply Failure PWR Fault Detect JPWF The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default sett...

Page 46: ...le on the right for jumper settings LAN1 SUPER X7DVL 3 FP Control Fan3 IDE1 Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 PCI 33 MHz Battery GLAN CTRLR North Bridge COM1 ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 24 Pin CPU2 South Bridge Fan1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA1 SATA0 Slot1 PCI X 133 MHz JPL2 Slot5 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2C Bank 2 JBT1 JCOM2 KB Mouse USB0 1 5000V LAN2 Fan5 Fan6 JPWF JAR PWR I2 C ...

Page 47: ...ller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the power LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators A B C A GLAN Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard PWR LED Activity LED GL...

Page 48: ...PU1_VRM Overheat LED D LE3 CPU2_VRM Overheat LED CPU_VRM Overheat LED Indicators LE2 LE3 There are two CPU_VRM Overheat LEDs LE2 LE3 located on the motherboard These LEDs provide indications for CPU_ VRM Overheating Refer to the table on the right for LE2 and LE3 settings See the layout below for the LED location CPU_VRM Overheat LED Indicators LED Description LE2 On CPU1_VRM Overheat LE3 On CPU2_...

Page 49: ... JWOL Fan2 CPU1 LE2 LE3 LE1 LE5 LE4 SAS0 USB2 3 JPF Buzzer ESB2 VGA CTRLR T SGPIO1 JL1 D31 I Button SIMLP Floppy USB4 5 T SGPIO0 JD1 BIOS SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 A D31 Status LED Status LED D31 There is a Status LED Indicator D31 located on the motherboard This LED displays different colors to show th...

Page 50: ...S5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is located at J21 See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has s...

Page 51: ...2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 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 Selec...

Page 52: ...6 SAS7 CPU VRM CPU VRM Graphics Memory SI O LSISAS Controller JF1 3 SGPIO1 3 SGPIO0 JPA2 JPA1 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 14 17 Host Data ...

Page 53: ... chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings 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...

Page 54: ...rrect type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 ...

Page 55: ...of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site athttp www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also c...

Page 56: ... to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently 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 This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or imp...

Page 57: ...d off a backup battery pro vides 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 The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This...

Page 58: ...pressing Delete 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 ke...

Page 59: ...ate Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data 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 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 ...

Page 60: ...ailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter...

Page 61: ...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 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to en...

Page 62: ... Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID dr...

Page 63: ...ry This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvancedfromthe PhoenixBIOSSetupUtilitymainmenuwiththearrowkeys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter ...

Page 64: ...wer Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system ...

Page 65: ... at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will al...

Page 66: ...nfigure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard Storage OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from an onboard storage device The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 wi...

Page 67: ...g determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect setup a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system become unstable When this ...

Page 68: ... throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM device exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow globa...

Page 69: ...ssor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to...

Page 70: ...OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lin...

Page 71: ...b 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 select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address T...

Page 72: ...A Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and...

Page 73: ... can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type 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 the console redirection The ...

Page 74: ...to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa 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 cha...

Page 75: ...n 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 Disable to disable the fan speed...

Page 76: ...n 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 Disable to disab...

Page 77: ...face The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and...

Page 78: ...this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Nu...

Page 79: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 23 Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 80: ...sor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to s...

Page 81: ...above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an 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 ...

Page 82: ...ity Exit 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 made You will remain in th...

Page 83: ...ed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at o...

Page 84: ... run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from...

Page 85: ...cation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the fai...

Page 86: ... disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate th...

Page 87: ...t in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM ...

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Page 89: ... error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN PO...

Page 90: ... 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video a...

Page 91: ... and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initiali...

Page 92: ...ne prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h I...

Page 93: ...type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicati...

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Page 95: ...e Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wir...

Page 96: ... RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the En...

Page 97: ...appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Super Micro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look ...

Page 98: ...nd press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted...

Page 99: ...o select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to cr...

Page 100: ...wn Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when the Creat...

Page 101: ...light a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity...

Page 102: ...ives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu ...

Page 103: ...the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID H...

Page 104: ...and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f 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 speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2...

Page 105: ...pports SAS RAID features To configure the LSI SAS HostRAID please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS HostRAID Utility and documentation The LSI folder is included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operati...

Page 106: ... 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 Note 1 Both default username 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 setting...

Page 107: ...creen II Remote Control Note SD III Software 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 that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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