Supermicro Supero X6DVA-4G, Supero X6DVA-EG User Manual

SUPER

X6DVA-4G
X6DVA-EG

®

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be
accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be
contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the
information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.

Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please
see our web site at www.supermicro.com.

SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in
this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and
documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated
or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent.

IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR
INABILITY 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 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.

Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, you
may not copy any part of this document.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and
companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies or mark holders.

Copyright © 2005 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America

Preface
About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard. The X6DVA­4G/X6DVA-EG supports single or dual Intel® Xeon NoconaTM processors
(w/ext. EM64T) at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst
microarchitecture, the Nocona processor supports the IA-32 software and
includes features found in the XeonTM processor such as Hyper Pipelined
Technology, which includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the processor
to operate at much higher core frequencies. Packaged in a 604-pin Flip
Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion
Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the Nocona Processor (800 MHz) supports
Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance worksta­tion and server environments with up to two processors on one system
bus. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages 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 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.

Preface

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.
Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE
interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the keyboard and mouse, the power
supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration
stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked
Questions] section is provided.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa­tion on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages.
Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.
Appendix C provides software and the OS installation instructions.

iii

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... ii i

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Image ................................................. 1-3

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Layout ............................................... 1-4

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Quick Reference ............................. 1-5

Motherboard Features ............................................................................. 1-6

Intel E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) Chipset: System Block Diagram ....... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

1-7 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

Precautions............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking.................................................................................................. 2-1

2-2 PGA 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

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-8

NMI Button .................................................................................................. 2-9

Power LED ................................................................................................. 2-9

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED ........................................................................................ 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 2-11

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-11

iv

Table of Contents

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-1 2

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-1 2

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-13

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-13

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-14

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-14

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-15

GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................. 2-15

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................2-16

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-16

VGA Enable ............................................................................................. 2-17

Power Fault ............................................................................................. 2-17

SMB Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-18

Power LED/Speaker/Keylock Header ................................................. 2-18

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2- 19

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2 -19

GLAN Enable/Disable............................................................................. 2-1 9

Clear CMOS.............................................................................................. 2-20

Watch Dog ...............................................................................................2-20

Connecting PCI Slot 1,2,3 to SMB........................................................ 2-21

SCSI Controller Enable/Disable ............................................................. 2-22

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable.......................................................... 2-22

Alarm Reset ............................................................................................. 2-23

Power Force-On .....................................................................................2-23

2-7 Onboard LED Indicators .............................................................................. 2- 24

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2- 26

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2- 26

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-27

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-27

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors .................................................................... 2- 28

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................ 3-1

Before Power On .................................................................................... 3-1

No Power .................................................................................................. 3-1

No Video ................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Errors .......................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures .................................................................... 3-2

v

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................ 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ............................................................ 3-5

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Advanced Setup.............................................................................................. 4-4

4-4 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-18

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-21

4-6 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-22

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ..................................................................... A-1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes .............................................................................B-1

Appendix C: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System ..............C-1

vi

1-1 Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac­knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with
the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in
quality and performance. Check that the following items have all been in­cluded with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or miss­ing, contact your retailer. All included with Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036)

One (1) floppy ribbon cable (CBL-022)

One (1) 9-pin serial port DTK cable (CBL-010)

One (1) SATA cable (CBL-044)

One (1) SCSI Cable (CBL-034-0320) (*X6DVA-4G only)

One (1) CPU mounting plate (SKT-0159)

Two (2) CPU retention brackets-(*Pre-installed) (SKT-0158)

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT7)

Introduction

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities (CDR-INTC)

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

1-1

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

Contacting Supermicro

Introduction

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail] (General Information)

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

1-2

Chapter 1: Introduction

Figure 1-1. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Image

Introduction

1-3

Introduction

Figure 1-2. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Motherboard Layout

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

(not drawn to scale)

KB/
Mouse

USB0/1

J3

COM1

VGA

Fan6

J2

J4

J1

GLAN1

GLAN2

SMB
PWR

Alarm
Reset

PWR
Fault

GLAN
CTLR

LAN1Enable

GLAN
CTLR

JPL2

LAN2Enable

Fan5

BIOS

SI/O

COM2

J5

PW3

JPR1
PW4

Printer

ATX

24-Pin

CPU
PW LED

DS1

PWR1

8-pin
PWR2

JPF

PWR Force On

PW1

PW2

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 2B
DIMM 2A
DIMM 3B
DIMM 3A

Battery

PXH

(PCI-E/
PCIX
Interface)

JPL1

UPER X6DVA-4G

S

64- bit

PCIX #6 (PCIX-133)

J8B1

64- bit

J10

J15
J13

PCI-E#4

VGA
CTLR

VGA Enable

32- bit PCI #1

Floppy

PCIX #5 (PCIX-100)

J9B1
PCIX slots/
SMB Connect

X4 PCI-Epxess

WOR

JPG1

WOL

JWOL

J14

JPA1

SCSI LED

J24

®

SCSI (LSI
53C20)

MCH

E7320
(Lindenhurst

-VS)
North
Bridge

(*SCSI Enable)

DS3

J17

SCSI

CPU1 VRM
OHLED

JF2

Speaker

SCSI
ChannelTerm.
Enable

PWLED/
SPKR

JA1

J28

J23

J22

J21

J20
J19
J18

DS4

Fan1

Cha. Intru

JL1

SATA0

IDE 2

CPU 1

CPU 2

Fan2
Fan3

CPU2 VRM

DS2

OH LED

PWR LED

DS5

FP CTRL

JWD

WD

IPMI

J41

6300ESB
ICH

Clr CMOS

JSLED

SATA1

JS1

JS0

System LED

JBT1

SATA
LED

J38

USB2,3

POST
DS8

JF1

DS9

IDE 1

LED

DS7

J44

Fan4

Notes:

1. All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest
PCB revision available at the time of publishing. The motherboard you’ve re­ceived may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this
manual.

2. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

3. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1
front panel connections.

4. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

5. SCSI is for the X6DVA-4G only.

6. Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the
manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down.

1-4

Chapter 1: Introduction

Quick Reference ( X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG)

(*Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions.)

Jumper Description Default Setting

J13/J15 PCI #1/PCI-X #5,#6 to System SMB On (Connected)
JA1(*Note) SCSI Channel Term. Enable Off (Enable)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JPA1(*Note) SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPF Power Force on Open (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/LAN 2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPR1 Power Fail Alarm Reset Open (Disabled)
JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

ATX PWR (PW1) Primary 24-pin ATX PWR Connector (Required)
12V PWR (PW2) 12V 8-pin PWR Connector(Required)
COM1 (J4)/COM2 (J5) COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector/Header
DIMM 1A-3B(J18-J23) Memory (RAM) Slots(1A,1B, 2A,2B, 3A,3B)
DS1-DS5, DS7-DS8 Onboard LED Indicators (*See Chapter 2)

DS7/DS8:POST Code LED (*See Chpt.2 & App.A)
DS9 System LED (*See Chapter 2)
FAN 1-6 CPU/Chassis Fan Headers
GLAN 1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports
IDE1(J44), IDE2(J38) IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J1 VGA Connector
J2 Keyboard/Mouse
J10 Parallel (Printer) Header
J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J28 SCSI Connector (*X6DVA-4G only)
J41 IPMI Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JF2 PWR LED (Pins1-3), Speaker (Pins 6-7)
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JSLED Serial ATA LED
PCI#1/PCI-E#4 PCI-#1 32-bit slot/PCI-E#4 x4 PCI-E(@2GB/sec)
PCI#5/PCI#6(J9B1/J8B1)64-bit PCI-X 100/PCI-X 133 slot
PW3 Power SMB
PW4 PWR FAIL
SATA0/1(JS0/JS1) Serial ATA0 Header(JS0), Serial ATA1Header(JS1)
WOL (JWOL) Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR(JWOR) Wake-on-Ring Header
USB 0/1(J3) (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB 2/3 (Front Panel) Universal Serial Bus Headerss

(*Note: for the X6DVA-4G only)

Introduction

1-5

CPU

Introduction

• Single or dual Intel® 604-pin 32-bit/Ext. EM64T Nocona

Memory

• Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12/24 GB Registered ECC

Chipset

• Intel E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) chipset with support of: MCH, PXH and

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-E slot (*x4@2GB sec)

• Two 64-bit PCI-X slots (*One 64-bit PCI-X-133 slot, one PCI-X-100 slot)

• One 32-bit PCI slot

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

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

Motherboard Features

TM

(up to 3.6

GHz) processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed.

(*Notes: CPU FSB speed is set by Manufacturer. Please do not change the FSB setting. )

DDR-333/266 (PC2700/PC2100) SDRAM required

Notes: 1. Memory size is set via BIOS. 2. Interleaved memory; requires memory modules to be
installed in pairs. See Section 2-3 for details.

6300ESB ICH

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, Memory
voltage, 3.3V, +5V, +12V,− 12V, 3.3V standby and 5Vstandby

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, +5V standby alert
LED

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core

• System overheat LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Super Doctor III

• TM2 Feature

• Fan Control (Please refer to the section-"Hardware Monitoring" in BIOS

1-6

Chapter 1: Introduction

for more information.)

• VRM Protection Feature (880C, *980C, 1080C) (*Default)

ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• LSI Logic Single Channel 53C1020 Ultra 320 SCSI(*X6DVA-G4 only)

• One IPMI 2.0

• Two Intel 82541 GI Gigabit Ethernet controllers

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus 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 4 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports/2 headers)

• 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATA

• Super I/O

• 2 Serial port/header

Introduction

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• ATX 12" x 10" (304.8 x 254 mm)

1-7

Introduction

6

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

5

4

82541

82541

6300ESB-

FPUSB
FPUSB

USB

USB

COM1

Flpy/Prntr

Keyboard

Mouse

PCI 33MHz Slot#1

Video
SRAM

SATA

IDE

IDE

SATA

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.

1-8

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7320 (Lindenhurst­VS) chipset, the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard provides the perfor­mance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with
configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage,
computation or database applications. The Intel E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS)
chipset consists of the following components: the E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS)
Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB ICH), and
THE PCI-X Hub (PXH).

The E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) MCH supports single or dual Nocona proces­sors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz(*Note). Its memory
controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR266,
DDR333 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to

6.4GB/s. The E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) also supports the new PCI Express
high speed serial I/O interface for superior I/O bandwidth. The MCH pro­vides 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 com­pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification, Rev. 1.0a. The MCH
interfaces with the 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB ICH) via Hub
Interface. The PCI- Bus provides connection between a PCI Express inter­face and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for
standard PCI 2.3 protocol, as well as the enhanced high-frequency PCI-X
protocol. The PXH can be configured to support for 32- or 64-bit PCI de­vices running at 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, and 133 MHz.

Introduction

6300ESB ICH System Features

In addition to providing the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the
system, the 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub (6300ESB ICH) integrates many I/
O functions.

The 6300ESB integrates: 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Control­ler, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/
Flash BIOS Interface, PCI-X (66MHz) 1.0 Interface, PCI 2.2 Interface and
System Management Controller.

(*Notes: The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer.

Please do not change the CPU FSB setting.)

1-9

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

1-3 Special Features

Introduction

BIOS Recovery

The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if
the BIOS flashing procedure fails (see Section 3-3).

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power­on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de­fault setting is Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip
that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, Memory Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V
Standby, and +5V Standby

An onboard 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 (in SDIII) to define
the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Fan Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by theThermal Management
via BIOS.

1-10

Chapter 1: Introduction

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 user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from
the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the
CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high,
it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat
damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the
overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature
is too high.

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 tempera­ture.

TM2/CPU VRM Overheat

When the CPU reaches 700 C and above (Overheat), the CPU will slow down
and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and
VRM heat dissipation.

Introduction

When CPU temperature reaches 780 C (*Default) and above, the system will
go into the throttling state. The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be
turned on. The CPU performance will drop 50%. When this happens, you
can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat
Temperature.

VRM Protection

When the CPU VRM temperature reaches the threshold preset by the user
in the BIOS, the system will go into the TM2 Mode. The CPU will slow down,
the VRM current will drop to prevent the VRM from overheat. (The settings
are: 880C, *980C, 1080C.) (*Default)

1-11

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to

Introduction

20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from .8375V to 1.6V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI
specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro­vides a standard way to integrate power management features 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 generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper­ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI lever­ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with Windows
2000, Windows NT 5.0, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 .

Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to
system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always
on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re­quests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start
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.

1-12

Chapter 1: Introduction

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
the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During
the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re­quired circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and
you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for
4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup
routine.

External Modem Ring-On (WOR)

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem
ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem
ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power
supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up­dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a
Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must
be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN can only be used with an ATX

2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Introduction

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 SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG can only accommodate ATX 24-pin
power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi­cations required by the CPU, some are inadequate. You should use one
that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional +12V, 8-

1-13

pin power connector - an even higher wattage power supply is recom­mended for high-load configurations. Also your power supply must supply

Introduction

1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

NOTE: An additional 12V 8-pin power connector (PW2) is required to
support Intel Xeon CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will
result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of opera­tion. See Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI
compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where
noisy power transmission is present, you 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 logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk
drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also
provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART
includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator,
complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. 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.

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

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 with ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration 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.

1-14

Chapter 1: Introduction

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 (Ad­vanced Power Management).

Introduction

1-15

Introduction

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

Notes

1-16

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To pre­vent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully.
The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment
from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti­static bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do 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 type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the
manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid
possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

2-1

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

When handling the processor package, 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.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it
before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make
sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install
the CPU heat sink. Note that for the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG you need to
install the Xeon mounting plate under the board.

Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket

Place the CPU mounting plate(*)
below the pre-installed retention
brackets on the reverse side of the
motherboard. (*Note: You must
install the mounting plate on the
motherboard to provide the
heatsink with adequate support.)

CPU Socket

Motherboard

*CPU Mounting
Plate

Mounting Holes

Xeon CPU

CPU Socket

CPU Retention
Bracket (x2 for dual
CPU board)

*CPU Mounting Plate

Heatsink

Heatsink

CPU Installation

Mounting
Holes

CPU

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 lever

2-2

2. Insert the CPU in the socket,

making sure that pin 1 of the CPU
aligns with pin 1 of the socket
(both corners are marked with a
triangle). When using only one
CPU, install it into CPU socket #1
(Socket #2 is automatically disabled
if only one CPU is used).

3. Press the lever down until

you hear the *click* so you
can be sure that the CPU is
securely installed in the CPU
socket.

Heatsink Installation

(*Note: Heatsinks are very heavy, please
handle with care.)

Chapter 2: Installation

Pin1

Socket lever

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die; the required
amount of thermal grease has already
been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four 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.

To Un-install the Heatsink

(Caution! We do not recommend that the

CPU or the heatsink be removed. However,
if you do need to un-install the heatsink,
please follow the instructions below to
uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage
done to the CPU or the CPU socket.)

CEK Heatsink

Screw#1
Screw#1

Screw#2

2-3

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink
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 of the old
thermal grease. Reapply the proper
amount of thermal grease on the
surface before you re-install the CPU
and the heatsink.

Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Empty socket

!

Lever

Warning! Make

sure you lift the
lever completely
when installing the
CPU. If the lever is
only partly raised,
damage to the
socket or CPU may
result.

2-4

Triangle

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

Chapter 2: Installation

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the
motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both
plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended
because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure the metal
standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to
secure the motherboard.

2-3 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules:

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/)

CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing

DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that

the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step1.)

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with

DIMM #1A. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two
modules at a time, beginning with DIMM #1A, then DIMM #1B, and so on.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the 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 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG supports up to 12/24 GB of Reg. ECC DDR 333/
266 (PC2700/PC2100) memory. All motherboards were designed to support
4 GB modules in each slot, but has only been verified for up to 2 GB
modules.

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.

2-5

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

To Remove:

Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of
the module. This should release it from the slot.

2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.
See Figure 2-3 below for the locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

2-6

Chapter 2: Installation

Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor­mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connec­tors are 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 defini­tions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

1920

Ground

NMI

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fa i l L ED

Power Fa il LED

Ground

Ground

X

2

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

1

Pwr

Reset Button
Power Button

2-7

X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual

2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

There is a 24-pin main power
supply connector(PW1) and an op­tional 8-pin CPU PWR connector
(PW2) on the board. This power
connector meets the SSI EPS 12V
specification. See the table on the
right for pin definitions. For CPU
PWR (PWR2), please refer to the
item listed below.

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

Processor Power
Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX
power connector (above), the 12v
8-pin Processor connector at W2
must also be connected to your
power supply. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

SMB

PW3

/

B

K

PWR

e

s

u

o

M

rm

la

A

2

J

J

t

e

s

e

R

/1

R

0

W

B

P

S

U

C

V

P

lt

u

a

F

3

J

4

J

1

M

O

A

G

1

J

GLAN1

GLAN2

N

A

L

G

R

L

T

C

b

a

n

E

1

N

A

L

N

A

L

G

R

L

T

C

2

L

P

J

b

a

n

E

2

N

A

L

6

n

a

F

5

n

a

F

S

IO

B

I/O

S

rin

P

2

M

O

C

5

J

X

T

A

in

-P

4

2

R

W

P

8-pin

1

S

D

1

R

P

PWR2

U

P

C

4

W

D

E

L

F

W

P

P

J

P

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 3A

H

X

P

I-E

C

(P

IX

C

P

rfa

te

In

1

L

P

J

le

UPER X6DVA-4G

S

64- bit

1

B

8

J

64- bit

1

B

9

J

/

ts

lo

s

IX

C

P

J
J

t

c

e

n

n

o

C

B

M

S

le

X4 PCI-Epxess

PCI-E#4

A

G

V

R

L

T

C

R

O

W

G

V

1

G

P

J

32- bit PCI #1

lo

F

r

te

0

1

J

PW1

1

2
W
P

O

e

rc

o

F

R

W

Battery

/

)

e

c

PCIX #6 (PCIX-133)

PCIX #5 (PCIX-100)

5

1

J

3

1

4

1

J

WOL

L

O

W

J

le

b

a

n

E

A

y

p

p

n

H

C

M

0

2

3

7

E

n

e

d

in

(L

)

S

-V
rth

o

N

rid

B

®

I E

S

C

(*S

1

A

P

S

I (L

S

C

S

)

0

2

C

3

5

D

E

I L

S

C

S

7

1

J

S

4

2

J

ATX PWR

1

U

P

C

E

L

H

O

t

rs

u

h

e

g

)

le

b

a

n

2

F

J

I

e

k

a

e

p

S

3

S

D

J

I

S

C

S

e

lT

e

n

n

a

h

C

le

b

a

n

E

I

S

C

J

2-8

CPU 8-Pin PWR

Connector (PW2)

Pins

Definition

1 thru 4

Ground

5 thru 8

+12v

8-pin PWR

1

n

a

F

M

R

V

4

S

D

D

3

2

J

2

2

J

1

2

J

0

2

J

9

1

J

8

1

J

/

D

E

L

W

P

1

4

J

R

K

P

S

r

tru

. In

a

h

C

1

A

1

L

J

.

rm

0

A

T

A

S

S

J

2

E

ID

8

2

1

U

P

C

2

U

P

C

Fan2
Fan3

M

R

V

2

U

P

C

2

S

D

D

E

L

H

O

D

E

L

R

W

P

5

S

D

FP CTRL

1

F

D

W

J

D

W

I

M

IP

B

S

E

0

0

3

6

H

IC

Clr CMOS

D

E

L

S

J

1

A

T

A

S

1

S

J

0

J

9

D

E

L

m

te

s

y

S

DS

,3

2

B

S

U

1
E

ST

D

ID

PO

LE

DS7

DS8

JBT1

A

T

A

S

D

E

L

4

4

J

4

n

a

F

8

3

J