Supermicro X5DAE, X5DA8, X5DAL-TG2 User Manual

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SUPER X5DA8
SUPER X5DAE
SUPER X5DAL-G
SUPER X5DAL-TG2

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1c

SUPER

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Preface

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 SUPER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 motherboard. The SU­PER X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 supports single or dual Intel

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604/603-pin XeonTM processors at up to 3.20 GHz at a 533/400 MHz front side
bus. Please refer to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com) 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.

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 motherboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk 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. Instructions are also included for contact­ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site for more
detailed information.

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.

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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... ii i

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super X5DA8 Image................................................................................ 1-4

Super X5DAE Image................................................................................ 1-5

Super X5DAL-G Image............................................................................ 1-6

Super X5DAL-TG2 Image ....................................................................... 1-7

Super X5DA8 Layout .............................................................................. 1-8

Super X5DA8 Quick Reference ............................................................ 1-9

Super X5DAE Layout ............................................................................ 1-10

Super X5DAE Quick Reference .......................................................... 1-11

Super X5DAL-G Layout........................................................................ 1-12

Super X5DAL-G Quick Reference ...................................................... 1-13

Super X5DAL-TG2 Layout ................................................................... 1-14

Super X5DAL-TG2 Quick Reference.................................................. 1-15

Motherboard Features .......................................................................... 1-16

Intel E7505 Chipset: System Block Diagram ...................................... 1-18

1-2 Chipset Overview......................................................................................... 1-19

1-3 Special Features........................................................................................... 1-19

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-19

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-19

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-20

1- 5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-21

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-23

1- 7 Super I/O........................................................................................................ 1-23

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

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2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connector............................................................................ 2-8

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

NMI Button ................................................................................................. 2-8

Power LED ................................................................................................ 2-8

HDD LED .................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC LED...................................................................................................... 2-9

Overheat LED ........................................................................................... 2-9

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

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-10

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-10

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-10

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-10

Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers (USB2/3) ................................. 2-11

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-11

GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................ 2-11

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ............................................... 2-11

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-12

Power LED/Speaker Header (JD1) ..................................................... 2-12

Third Power Supply Fail Header ......................................................... 2-12

Wake-On-LAN ........................................................................................ 2-13

Wake-On-Ring ........................................................................................ 2-13

JSLED ....................................................................................................... 2-13

Keylock .................................................................................................... 2-13

2- 6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-14

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-14

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-14

SCSI Enable/Disable............................................................................... 2-14

GLAN Enable/Disable............................................................................. 2-15

Power Fail Alarm Enable/Disable ........................................................ 2-15

CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select .............................................................. 2-15

System Bus Speed ................................................................................ 2-15

USB Wake-Up......................................................................................... 2-16

Watch Dog Enable/Disable ................................................................... 2-16

Thermal Fan Control .............................................................................. 2-16

Onboard Audio Enable/Disable............................................................ 2-17

SCSI Channel Termination Enable/Disable ......................................... 2-17

Serial ATA Enable/Disable ................................................................... 2-17

Keyboard Wake-Up................................................................................ 2-17

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System Bus Speed ................................................................................ 2-18

2-7 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-19

GLAN LEDs............................................................................................. 2-19

Overheat LEDs ....................................................................................... 2-19

SCSI Channel Activity LEDs ................................................................. 2-19

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-20

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-20

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-21

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-21

Ultra320 SCSI Connectors .................................................................... 2-22

2-9 Installing Software Drivers......................................................................... 2-23

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

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 Setup ...................................................................................................4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup ..............................................................................................4-2

4- 4 Advanced Setup.................................................................................................4-6

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-16

4-6 Boot Setup ..................................................................................................... 4-18

4-7 Exit.................................................................................................................. 4-19

Appendices:

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

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

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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.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) four-port USB 2.0 cable (retail only)

Two (2) Pentium 4 Xeon active heatsinks (FAN-050-T, retail/single
package for X5DA8/X5DAE only)

Two (2) heatsink retention clips (SKT-095-604E)

Two (2) Xeon mounting plates (SKT-120-P, X5DAL-G/-TG2 only)

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

SCSI Accessories (X5DA8 only)

One (1) 68-pin LVD Ultra320/160 SCSI cable

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI manual

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Contacting Supermicro

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

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Figure 1-1. SUPER X5DA8 Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER X5DAE Image

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Figure 1-3. SUPER X5DAL-G Image

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Figure 1-4. SUPER X5DAL-TG2 Image

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Figure 1-5. SUPER X5DA8 Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

Parallel Port

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

J9

GLAN

Battery

J7

JPUSB

J30

JC1

JC2

CPU 2

CPU 1

Overheat Fan

CPU Fan1

CD1 CD2

CPU Fan2

33 MHz PCI #5

33 MHz PCI #4

133 MHz PCI-X #3

100 MHz PCI-X #2

100 MHz PCI-X #1

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

Ultra III LVD SCSI CH A

BIOS

MCH

AIC-7902

ICH4

Speaker

8xAGP (1.5V)

COM1

COM2

ATX PWR CONN

J15

DIMM #1B

DIMM #1A

DIMM #2B

DIMM #2A

DIMM #3B

DIMM #3A

BANK 1 BANK 2

BANK 3

JF2

JP36

CPU1 Chassis Fan

JP9

JP8

JP7

J2J3

CPU2 Chassis Fan

Chassis Fan1

JA1

JA2

Ultra III LVD SCSI CH B

Chassis Fan2

JD4

J12

JP40

FPUSB 2/3

WOL

JWOR1

JP35

JD1: JPA1/PWR LED/SPEAKER

JPA2

FPUSB 0/1

JL1

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Ultra SCSI CH B (50-pin)

JA3

JP34

JP39

JP37

JP33

JP38

JOH1

JBT1

D1-D4

DA1

DA2

JPWAKE

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X5DA8 Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JD4 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP9 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP33 CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select Closed (CPU Fan)
JP34 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP37 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2
JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP40 Onboard Audio Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPA1/JPA2 SCSI CH A/B Termination Open (Enabled)
JPUSB USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
CD1/CD2 Audio CD Input (large/small)
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM#1A-DIMM#3B Memory (RAM) Slots
FPUSB0/1/2/3 Front Panel USB Headers
GLAN G-bit Ethernet Port
J2/J3 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 IR/CIR Header
J15 Processor Power Connector
J30 Power Conn. (for use with AGP Pro cards)
JA1/JA2/JA3 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B/B Connector
JC1/JC2 MIC/LINE IN LINE OUT
JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Switch
JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-6. SUPER X5DAE Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

234567890123456789012

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Parallel Port

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

J9

GLAN

Battery

J7

J30

JC1

JC2

CPU 2

CPU 1

Overheat Fan

CPU Fan1

CD1 CD2

CPU Fan2

33 MHz PCI #5

33 MHz PCI #4

133 MHz PCI-X #3

100 MHz PCI-X #2

100 MHz PCI-X #1

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

BIOS

MCH

AIC-7902

ICH4

Speaker

8xAGP (1.5V)

COM1

COM2

ATX PWR CONN

J15

DIMM #1B

DIMM #1A

DIMM #2B

DIMM #2A

DIMM #3B

DIMM #3A

BANK 1 BANK 2

BANK 3

JF2

JP36

CPU1 Chassis Fan

JP9

JP8

JP7

J2J3

CPU2 Chassis Fan

Chassis Fan1

Chassis Fan2

JD4

J12

JP40

FPUSB 2/3

WOL

JWOR1

JP35

JD1: PWR LED/SPEAKER

FPUSB 0/1

JL1

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JP39

JP37

JP33

JP38

JOH1

JBT1

DA1

DA2

D1-D4

JPUSB
JPWAKE

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X5DAE Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JD4 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP9 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP33 CPU Chassis/CPU Fan Select Closed (CPU Fan)
JP37 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2
JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP40 Onboard Audio Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
CD1/CD2 Audio CD Input (large/small)
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM#1A-DIMM#3B Memory (RAM) Slots
FPUSB0/1/2/3 Front Panel USB Headers
GLAN G-bit Ethernet Port
J2/J3 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 IR/CIR Header
J15 Processor Power Connector
J30 Power Conn. (for use with AGP Pro cards)
JC1/JC2 MIC/LINE IN LINE OUT
JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Switch
JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-7. SUPER X5DAL-G Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Parallel Port

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

J9

GLAN

Battery

J7

J30

CPU 2

CPU 1

Overheat Fan

CPU Fan1

CPU Fan2

33 MHz PCI #2

33 MHz PCI #1

100 MHz PCI-X #2

133 MHz PCI-X #1

IDE #2
IDE #1

FLOPPY

BIOS

MCH

ICH4

8xAGP (1.5V)

COM1

COM2

ATX PWR CONN

J15

DIMM #1

DIMM #2

DIMM #3

DIMM #4

BANK 0

BANK 1

Chassis Fan 1

JP9

JP8

JP7

J2

J3

FPUSB 2/3

WOL

JP35

JD1

FPUSB 0/1

JL1

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JP39

JBT1

JPUSB
JPWAKE

JP36/JOH1/JP37

JF2

Chassis Fan 2

JPL1

JP38

JWOR1

J12

D3, D4

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

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X5DAL-G Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JP9 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP37 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2
JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JPA1/JPA2 Serial ATA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM#1-DIMM#4 Memory (RAM) Slots
FPUSB0/1/2/3 Front Panel USB Headers
GLAN G-bit Ethernet Port
J2/J3 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 IR/CIR Header
J15 Processor Power Connector
J30 Power Conn. (for use with AGP Pro cards)
JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Switch
JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
WOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-8. SUPER X5DAL-TG2 Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Parallel Port

USB0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

J9

GLAN

Battery

J7

J30

CPU 2

CPU 1

Overheat Fan

CPU Fan1

CPU Fan2

33 MHz PCI #2

33 MHz PCI #1

100 MHz PCI-X #2

66 MHz PCI #1

IDE #2
IDE #1

FLOPPY

BIOS

MCH

ICH4

8xAGP (1.5V)

COM1

COM2

ATX PWR CONN

J15

DIMM #1

DIMM #2

DIMM #3

DIMM #4

BANK 0

BANK 1

Chassis Fan 1

JP9

JP8

JP7

J2

J3

FPUSB 2/3

WOL

JD1

FPUSB 0/1

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JP39

JBT1

JPUSB
JPWAKE

JP36/JOH1/JP37

JF2

Chassis Fan 2

JPL1

JP38

JWOR1

J12

D3, D4

JPA1
JPA2

SATA#1

SATA#2

SATA#3

SATA#4

SATA
Cntrlr

JSLED

JL1
WOL1

GLAN

SATA
Cntrlr

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.

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Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JP9 Power Fail Alarm En/Disable Open (Disabled)
JP37 Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
JP38 Thermal Fan Control See Chapter 2
JP39 System (Front Side) Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JPA1 SATA #1/#2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPA2 SATA #3/#4 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 GLAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPUSB USB Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JPWAKE Keyboard Wake-up Pins 1-2 (Disabled)

Connector Description

ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
DIMM#1-DIMM#4 Memory (RAM) Slots
FPUSB0/1/2/3 Front Panel USB Headers
GLAN G-bit Ethernet Port
J2/J3 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connector
J7 Parallel (Printer) Port
J9 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 IR/CIR Header
J15 Processor Power Connector
J30 Power Conn. (for use with AGP Pro cards)
JD1 PWR LED/Speaker Header
JF2 Front Control Panel Connector
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP8 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP35 Keylock Switch Connector
JP36 Power Supply Fail Alarm Reset Switch
JSLED Serial ATA Drive Activity
JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
WOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel® 604/603-pin XeonTM processors of up to 3.20 GHz

at a 533/400 MHz front side (system) bus speed.

Note: Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported
processors.

Memory

• X5DA8/X5DAE: Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB of

registered ECC DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600) SDRAM

• X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2: Four 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 8

GB of registered ECC or unbuffered ECC DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600)
SDRAM

Note: Interleaved memory; requires memory modules to be installed in pairs. See Section 2-3
for details.

Chipset

• Intel E7505 chipset

Expansion Slots

• X5DA8/X5DAE X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2

One 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X One 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X*
Two 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X One 64-bit, 100 MHz PCI-X

Two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI Two 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI

One 8xAGP Pro (1.5V) One 8xAGP Pro (1.5V)
* This is a 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI slot on the X5DAL-TG2.

BIOS

• 4 Mb Phoenix® Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, 3.3V, +5V,

+12V and 3.3V standby

• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

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• CPU overheat LED header

• 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

ACPI Features (optional)

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI (X5DA8)

• Zero channel SCSI RAID support (green slot, X5DA8)

• Support for up to four Serial ATA hard drives (X5DAL-TG2)

• Zero channel Serial ATA RAID support (green slot, X5DAL-TG2)

• Intel 82545EM Gb Ethernet controller

• Intel EW82546EB dual Gb Ethernet controller (X5DAL-TG2)

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP/ECP Parallel Port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 6 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports

• AC'97 Audio CODEC (not on X5DAL-G, X5DAL-TG2)

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• X5DA8: Extended ATX, 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

• X5DAE: Extended ATX, 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

• X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2: ATX, 12" x 9.8" (304.8 x 249 mm)

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MCH

533/400 MHz System Bus

266/200 MHz Memory Bus

ATA 100

Ports

P64H2

Processor 2 Processor 1

2-Channel

DDR SDRAM

ICH4

USB 2.0

Ports

SMBus

Super IO

33 MHz PC I

8xAGP

PCI-X #1
PCI-X #2

SCSI

PCI-X #3

GLAN

100 MH z P CI-X Bus

100 MH z P CI-X Bus

P64H2

PCI-X #1

Serial ATA

PCI-X #2

GLAN

133/66 (DAL-G/DAL-TG2) MHz

PCI-X/PCI Bus

100 MH z P CI-X Bus

X5DA8/X5DAE

X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2

SATA for X5DAL-TG2 only

PCI #1 on X5DAL-TG2

Figure 1-9. Intel E7505 Chipset:

System Block Diagram

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The Intel E7505 chipset is a high-performance chipset with a performance
and feature-set designed dual processor servers. The E7505 chipset con­sists of three major components: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the I/O
Controller Hub 4 (ICH4) and the PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2).

The MCH has four hub interfaces, one to communicate with the ICH4 and
three for high-speed I/O communications. The MCH employs a 144-bit wide
memory bus for a DDR-266 memory interface, which provides a total band­width of 4.27 GB/s. The ICH4 interface is a 266 MB/sec point-to-point
connection using an 8-bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer
rate. The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB/s point-to-point connection using a 16­bit wide, 66 MHz base clock at an 8x data transfer rate.

The ICH4 I/O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions, including
a two-channel Ultra ATA/100 bus master IDE controller, USB 2.0 host con­trollers, an integrated LAN controller, a System Management Bus controller
and an AC'97 compliant interface.

The P64H2 PCI-X Hub provides a 16-bit connection to the MCH for high­performance IO capability and two independent 64-bit PCI-X interfaces.

1-3 Special Features

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.

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1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2. All have an onboard System Hard­ware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V and +3.3V 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 to define the
sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 3-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage­ment functions. The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection
logic.

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 Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate
when the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will
not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

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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. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the
warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager
(optional). LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events. For
example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf­ficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the
potential problem.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V. 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 both Win­dows 2000 and Windows NT 5.0.

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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.

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

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
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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.

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 X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 accommodates ATX 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-pin
power connector - an even higher wattage power supply is recommended
for high-load configurations. Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for
the Ethernet ports.

NOTE: Auxiliary 12v power (J15) is necessary to support Intel Xeon
CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs
becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation. See
Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply cables.

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

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(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.

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.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can flexibly
adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements, which suppport ACPI and APM (Ad­vanced Power Management).

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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.

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.

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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 X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 you need to
install the Xeon mounting plate under the board.

2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

1. Locate the following components, which are included in the shipping
package.

Retention brackets

(2)

Clips (2)

Screws* (4)

*These screws are for mounting the
motherboard to the back panel of a
chassis that has four mounting holes
(as shown on right).

White pegs (4)

2. Insert the white pegs into the
black anchors. Do not force the
white pegs all the way in - only
about 1/3 of the way into the black
anchors.

3. Place a retention bracket in the
proper position and secure it by
pressing pegs into two of the retention
holes until you hear a *click*. The
clicking sound indicates that the peg is
locked and secured.

Black anchors (4)

For chassis that do not have four
mounting holes, use the anchor/peg
assemblies:

Anchor/peg
assemblies

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.

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One retention bracket in
position

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:

lift the lever completely or you will
damage the CPU socket when
power is applied. (Install CPU1
first.)

6. Install the CPU in the socket marked

"CPU1". Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is
seated on pin 1 of the socket (both corners
are marked). When using only one CPU,
install it into CPU socket #1 (CPU socket #2 is
automatically disabled if only one CPU is
used).

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

4. Secure the other retention

bracket into position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal

compound to the CPU die and place
the heatsink and fan on top of the
CPU.

Heatsink

9. Secure the heatsink by locking the

retention clips into their proper
position.

10. Connect the three wires of

the CPU fan to the respective CPU
fan connector.

CPU fan
connector

CPU fan
wires

Retention clip

CPU

Socket lever

Pin 1

11. Repeat this procedure to

install a second CPU in CPU
socket #2.

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

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 onto the motherboard tray.

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

Triangle

Empty socket

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.

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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.

2-3 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory

modules. You should not mix modules of different sizes and/or speeds.

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 step 1).

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

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

Bank 1. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two
modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, 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 X5DA8/X5DAE supports up to 12 GB of ECC registered DDR-266/200
(PC2100/1600) memory. The X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 supports up to 8 GB of
registered ECC or unbuffered DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600) memory. All
motherboards were designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot, but
have only been verified with modules up to 1 GB in size.

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To Remove:

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

Parallel Port (Burgundy)

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 colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

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

Mouse
(Green)

Keyboard
(Purple)

USB Ports COM1 Port

(Turquoise)

GLANCOM2 Port

(Turquoise)

Line In

(Blue)

MIC
(Pink)

Line Out (Lime)

Note: The Line In, Line Out and MIC ports are not included on the X5DAL-G
and X5DAL-TG2. The X5DAL-TG2 has two GLAN ports (see motherboard
layout page).

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Front Control Panel

JF2 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. JF2 Header Pins

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

X

X

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Power LED

The Power LED connection is lo­cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions

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_O K
9 5VS B
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V

2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

The main power supply connector
on the X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/
X5DAL-TG2 meets the SSI
(Superset ATX) 24-pin specifica­tion, however it also supports a
20-pin power supply connector.
Make sure that the orientation of
the connector is correct. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Pins

1 thru 4
5 thru 8

Defin i tio n

Ground

+12v

8-Pin +12v Power Supply

Connector (J15)

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and
20 of JF2. Refer to the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

19
20

Defin itio n

Control
Ground

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (J F 2)

Pin

Number

15
16

Defin itio n

Vcc

Control

PWR_LED Pin Definitions

(JF2)

Processor Power
Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX
power connector (above), the 12v
8-pin Processor connector at J15
must also be connected to your
power supply. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

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Overheat LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH connec­tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro­vide advanced warning of chassis
overheating. Refer to the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

NIC LED

The NIC (Network Interface Con­troller) LED connection for the
GLAN port is located on pins 11
and 12 of JF2. Attach the NIC LED
cable to display network activity.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF2. Attach
the hard drive LED cable here to
display disk activity (for any hard
drives on the system, including
SCSI, Serial ATA and IDE). See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

HDD LED Pin

Definition s

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

13
14

Defin i tio n

Vcc

HD Active

NIC LED Pin

Definitions

(JF2)

Pin

Number

11
12

Defin i ti o n

Vcc

GND

Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Definitions

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

7
8

Defin i tio n

Vcc

GND

Power Fail LED Pin

Definition s

(JF2 )

Pin

Number

5
6

Defin i tio n

Vcc

GND

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Power Button

The Power Button connection is
located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2.
Momentarily contacting both pins
will power on/off the system. This
button can also be configured to
function as a suspend button
(with a setting in BIOS - see Chap­ter 4). To turn off the power
when set to suspend mode, de­press the button for at least 4
seconds. Refer to the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin i ti o n

PW _ON

Ground

Pow e r B utton

Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF2)

Universal Serial Bus
(USB0/1)

Two USB 2.0 ports are located
beside the PS/2 keyboard/mouse
ports. USB0 is the bottom connec­tor and USB1 is the top connector.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5Key

USB0

USB1

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is lo­cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2. At­tach it to the hardware reset
switch on the computer case.
Refer to the table on the right for
pin definitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is lo­cated at JL1. Attach the appropri­ate cable to inform you of a chas­sis intrusion.

Pin

Number

3
4

Defin i tio n

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF2 )

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Front Panel Universal
Serial Bus Headers

Extra USB headers (FPUSB0/
FPUSB1/FPUSB2/FPUSB3) can be
used for front side USB access.
You will need a USB cable to use
either connection. Refer to the
tables on the right for pin defini­tions.

Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin

Definitions

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Pin
Number Definition
1+5V
2P0­ 3P0+
4 Ground
5Key

FPUSB0/FPUSB2

FPUSB1/FPUSB3

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2
mouse are located on J9. See the
table at right for pin definitions.
(See Figure 2-3 for the locations
of each.)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J9)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Defin itio n

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

Serial Ports

The COM1 and COM2 serial ports
are located under the parallel port
(see Figure 2-3). See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1, COM2)

Pin Number Definition
1 CD
2 RD
3 TD
4 DTR
5 Ground

Pin Number Definition
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
10 NC

GLAN (Ethernet Port)

A G-bit Ethernet port (designated
GLAN) is located beside the COM2
port on the IO backplane. This
port accepts RJ45 type cables.
The X5DAL-TG2 has two GLAN
ports, which are designated
GLAN1 and GLAN2.

Note: Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port.

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Third Power Supply Fail
Header

Connect a cable from your power
supply to the JP8 header to pro­vide warning of power supply fail­ure. This warning signal is
passed through the PWR_LED pin
on JF2 to indicate a power failure
on the chassis. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Th ird Po w e r S u pply Fail H ea der

Pin Defini tion s (J P 8)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Defi n itio n
P/S 1 Fail Signal
P/S 2 Fail Signal
P/S 3 Fail Signal
Res et (from M B)

Note: This feature is only available when using
redundant Supermicro power supplies.

Power LED/Speaker

On the JDI 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 wish to use
the onboard speaker, you should
close pins 6-7 with a jumper.

Speaker Connector Pin

Definitio ns (JD 1 )

Pin

Number

4
5
6
7

Function

+

Key

Defi n itio n

Red wire, Speaker data

No connection

Key

Speaker data

Fan Header Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin i tion

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: Fan headers are DC
pow e r.

Fan Headers

The X5DA8/X5DAE/X5DAL-G/
X5DAL-TG2 has six fan headers,
which are designated CPU Fan1,
CPU Fan2, CPU1 Chassis Fan,
CPU2 Chassis Fan, Chassis Fan1,
Chassis Fan2 and Overheat Fan.
See the table on the right for pin
definitions.

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Pin

Number

1
2
3

Defin itio n

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is des­ignated WOL. See the table on the
right for pin definitions. You must
enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in
BIOS to use this feature. You
must also have a LAN card with a
Wake-on-LAN connector and
cable.

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR. This function al­lows your computer to receive
and "wake-up" by an incoming call
to the modem when in suspend
state. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. You must have
a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to
use this feature.

Wake-on-Ring

Pin Definitions

(JWO R )

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin i ti o n

Ground

Wake-up

Keylock

The keyboard lock connection is lo­cated on JP35. Utilizing this header
allows you to inhibit any actions
made on the keyboard, effectively
"locking" it.

JSLED (X5DAL-TG2 only)

The JSLED header is used to indi­cate Serial ATA drive activity.
Connect the drive LED cable
(should be a bundled or "ribbon"
type cable) to the JSLED header.

Serial ATA Drive Activity Head er

Pin De finition s (J S L ED)

Pin
Number Definition
1 SATA#1
2 SATA#2
3 SATA#3
4 SATA#4
5 N/C

Pin
Number Definition
6 N/C
7 N/C
8 N/C
9 N/C
10 N/C

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the
motherboard, 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. See
the motherboard layout pages for
jumper locations.

Note: On two pin jumpers,
"Closed" means the jumper is on
and "Open" means the jumper is
off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

SCSI Enable/Disable
(X5DA8)

The SCSI Termination jumper at
JP34 allows you to enable or dis­able the onboard SCSI controller.
The normal (default) position is on
pins 1-2 to enable (terminate) the
onboard SCSI. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

SCS I En a b le /D is a b le

Jump e r Setting s

(JP34)

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact
pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS. To clear CMOS,

1) First shut down the system and unplug the power cord(s).

2) With the power disconnected, short the CMOS pads with a metal object such
as a small screwdriver.

3) Remove the screwdriver (or shorting device).

4) Reconnect the power cord(s) and power on the system.
Note: Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

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GLAN Enable/Disable

JD4 (JPL1 on the X5DAL-G/
X5DAL-TG2) enables or disables
the GLAN port(s) on the
motherboard. See the table on the
right for jumper settings. The de­fault setting is enabled.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

GLAN

Enable/D isa b le

Jump e r Setting s

(JD4/JPL 1 )

Power Fail Alarm Enable/
Disable

If your system has three power
supply units installed with one act­ing as a backup, you can be noti­fied in the event of a power sup­ply failure. If you only have one
or two power supply units in­stalled, you should disable this
with JP9 to prevent false alarms.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default set­ting is disabled.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin i tio n

Disabled

Enabled

Power F a il Ala rm

Enable/D is a b le

Jumper Settings (JP9)

CPU Chassis/CPU Fan
Select (not on X5DAL-G/
X5DAL-TG2)

JP33 allows you to select to use ei­ther the CPU fan or the Chassis fan
for the appropriate fan header. The
default position is closed to select
the CPU fan. The CPU Chassis fan
is intended for use with Supermicro
chassis. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

CPU Chassis

CPU Fan

CPU Chassis/CPU Fan

Select Jumper Settings

(JP33)

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Thermal Fan Control

Depending on the system tempera­ture, the thermal fan can run at two
speeds (12V and 9V levels). With
JP38 open, the speed of this fan will
change according to the tempera­ture sensed by hardware control.
When closed, the fan will always
run at full (12V) speed. See the
table on the right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

HWare Control

Full Speed

Thermal Fan

Control

Jumper Settings (JP38)

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Defi n itio n

5v

5v Standby

USB Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPUSB)

USB Wake-Up

Jumper JPUSB is used in conjunc­tion with the Keyboard Wake-Up
function in BIOS when you wish
to wake the system up with a USB
keyboard that has been connected
to a USB port (not header). Set
JPUSB to pins 1-2 to support USB
keyboard wake-up and resume
from ACPI S1 mode and pins 2-3
pins to support USB keyboard
wake-up and resume from ACPI
S3 mode. See the table on the
right for jumper settings.
Note: Your power supply must
provide 5v of standby voltage with
at least 1A to use this feature.

Watch Dog

JP37 controls Watch Dog, a system
monitor that takes action when a
software application freezes the
system. Pins 1-2 will have WD re­set the system if a program
freezes. Pins 2-3 will generate a
non-maskable interrupt for the pro­gram that has frozen (requires soft­ware implementation). Watch Dog
must also be enabled in BIOS.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Open

Defin itio n

WD to R e s e t

W D to NMI

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JP37)

Default setting is open. Running at
9V reduces the fan noise level.

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Onboard Audio Enable/
Disable (not on X5DAL-G/

X5DAL-TG2)

AC'97 brings high quality audio to
PCs. When enabled with JP40, audio
is processed onboard. The disabled
setting should be selected when you
wish to use an PCI add-on card for
audio. See the table at right for
jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Defin iti on

Enabled

Disabled

AC97 Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JP40)

SCSI Channel Termination
Enable/Disable (X5DA8)

Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you
to enable or disable termination for
each SCSI channel. Jumper JPA1
controls channel A and JPA2 con­trols channel B. The default setting
is open to enable (teminate) both
SCSI channels. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

Note: In order for the SCSI drives
to function properly, please do not
change the default setting set by
the manufacturer.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

SCS I C ha n n e l T e rmination

Enable/Dis a b le

Jump e r Setting s

(JPA1, JPA 2)

Serial ATA Enable/Disable
(X5DAL-TG2)

Jumpers JPA1 and JPA2 allow you
to enable or disable the Serial ATA
headers. Jumper JPA1 is for head­ers #1 and #2 and JPA2 is for head­ers #3 and #4. The default setting
is pins 1-2 to enable all four head­ers. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

Jumper
Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Defin itio n

Enabled

Disabled

Seria l ATA E na b le /D is a ble

Jump e r Setting s

(JPA1, JPA 2)

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Keyboard Wake-Up

The JPWAKE jumper is used to­gether with the Keyboard Wake­Up setting in BIOS. Enable both to
allow the system to be woken up
by depressing a key on the key­board. See the table on the right
for jumper settings.
Note: Your power supply must
meet ATX specification 2.01 or
higher and supply 720mA of
standby power to use this fea­ture.

Jumper

Position

1-2

2-3

Defi n itio n

Disabled
Enabled

Keyboard Wake-Up

Jumper Settings

(JPWAKE)

System Bus Speed

JP39 allows you to select Auto, 400
or 533 MHz for your system (front
side) bus speed. The recommended
Auto setting will automatically deter­mine the system bus speed of your
processor(s). See the table on the
right for jumper settings.

"Auto" is the recommended setting.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Open

Defin itio n

Auto
400 MHz
533 MHz

System Bus Speed

Jumper Settings (JP39)

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

The Gb Ethernet LAN port (located
beside the COM2 port) has two
LEDs. The yellow LED indicates
activity while the other LED may be
green, orange or off to indicate
the speed of the connection. See
the table at right for the functions
associated with the second LED.

LED

Color

Off

Green

Orange

Defin itio n

No Connection

100 MHz

1 GHz

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indica tor

Overheat LEDs

Four LEDs (two on the X5DAL-G/
X5DAL-TG2: D3 and D4) to indicate
overheat conditions are included
on the X5DA8/X5DAE. These are
located right behind the parallel
port (behind the mouse/keyboard
ports on the X5DAL-G/X5DAL­TG2) and are based on Intel pre­defined temperature thresholds.
"Hot" is a warning that the tem­perature is getting too high.
"Therm" when lit indicates that
power for the corresponding CPU
has been shut down. See the
table at right for the functions as­sociated with each LED.

Onboard Overheat LEDs

(D1-D4)

LED

D1
D2
D3
D4

Definition
CPU1 Hot
CPU2 Hot

CPU1 Therm
CPU2 Therm

SCSI Channel Activity LEDs
(X5DA8)

Two LEDs to indicate SCSI activity
are located near the SCSI controller
(AIC-7902) chip (see motherboard
layout diagram). See the table at
right for the functions associated
with each LED.

LED
DA1
DA2

Defin itio n
Channel A Active
Channel B Active

SCSI Channel Activity

LEDs (DA1, DA2)

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

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to
provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always
connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires
always connects to drive B.

Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is lo­cated on J7. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Data B it 0
5 Data B it 1
7 Data B it 2
9 Data B it 3
11 Data B it 4
13 Data B it 5
15 Data B it 6
17 Data B it 7
19 ACK
21 BU S Y
23 P E
25 S L C T

Pin Number Function
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Erro r­ 6 In it­ 8 SLCT IN ­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 NC

Parallel (Printe r) P o rt Pin D e finitio ns

(J7)

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to
configure the onboard IDE#1
and #2 connectors (at J2
and J3, respectively). See
the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin Number F unction
1 GND
3 GND
5 Key
7 GND
9 GND
11 GN D
13 GN D
15 GN D
17 GN D
19 GN D
21 GN D
23 GN D
25 GN D
27 GN D
29 GN D
31 GN D
33 GN D

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Rese rv e d
6 FDE DIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive S e l e ct B ­ 14 Drive S e l e ct A ­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STE P ­ 22 W rite Data­ 24 Wri te G a te ­ 26 Track 00­ 28 W rite Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 D is ke tte

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP7)

Pin Number Function
1 R e s e t ID E
3 H o s t D a ta 7
5 H o s t D a ta 6
7 H o s t D a ta 5
9 H o s t D a ta 4
11 Host Da ta 3
13 Host Da ta 2
15 Host Da ta 1
17 Host Da ta 0
19 GN D
21 DR Q3
23 I/O W rite­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK3­ 31 IR Q14
33 Ad d r 1
35 Ad d r 0
37 C h i p S e le c t 0
39 A cti vi ty

Pin Number Function
2 GN D
4 Hos t Data 8
6 Hos t Data 9
8 H o s t Data 1 0
10 H o s t D a ta 1 1
12 H o s t D a ta 1 2
14 H o s t D a ta 1 3
16 H o s t D a ta 1 4
18 H o s t D a ta 1 5
20 Ke y
22 G ND
24 G ND
26 G ND
28 BAL E
30 G ND
32 IOC S 1 6 ­ 34 G ND
36 Add r 2
38 Chip S e l ec t 1 ­ 40 G ND

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J2, J3)

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on JP7. See the table below for
pin definitions.

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Signal Names

+DB(12)
+DB(13)
+DB(14)
+DB(15)
+DB(P1)

+DB(0)
+DB(1)
+DB(2)
+DB(3)
+DB(4)
+DB(5)
+DB(6)
+DB(7)
+DB(P)

GROUND

DIFFSENS
TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

+ATN

GROUND

+BSY
+ACK
+RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O
+DB(8)
+DB(9)

+DB(10)
+DB(11)

Connector

Contact

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Signal Names

-DB(12)

-DB(13)

-DB(14)

-DB(15)

-DB(P1)

-DB(0)

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(P)
GROUND
GROUND

TERMPWR
TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8)

-DB(9)

-DB(10)

-DB(11)

Connector

Contact

Number

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68

68-pin Ultra320/160 SCSI Connectors (JA1, JA2)

Ultra320 SCSI
Connectors (X5DA8)

Refer to the table below for the
pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI
connectors located at JA1 and
JA2.

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2-9 Installing Software Drivers

After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software
drivers. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that
came packaged with your motherboard. After inserting this CD into your
CDROM drive, the display shown in Figure 2-4 should appear. (If this dis­play does not appear, click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon
representing your CDROM drive. Finally, double click on the S "Setup" icon.)

Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files
for each item. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the
entire contents of the CD.

Figure 2-4. Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have
followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the
‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’
section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing
or installing any hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those
for the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install one CPU (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis
speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper
settings as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas­sis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards
and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the
Appendix for details on beep codes.

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Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa­tion. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact
your vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also,
note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly
to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for
troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s)
with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to

App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used.
It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the
system.

3. Make sure you are using the correct type of ECC DDR-266/200 (PC2100/

1600) SDRAM. EDO SDRAM and PC100/133 SDRAM are not supported.

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be­tween two 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. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently
Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our
web site (http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contact­ing Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at
http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/ .

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications
to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information
when contacting Super Micro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when
your system first boots up)

•System configuration

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number
ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can
be reached by e-mail at [e-mail] or by fax at:
[phone], option 2.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What are the various types of memory that my mother­board can support?

Answer: The X5DA8/X5DAE supports up to 12 GB of registered ECC DDR-

266/200 (PC2100/1600) memory. The X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2 supports up to
8 GB of registered ECC or unbuffered DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600) memory.
It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different
speeds and sizes.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are

experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located
on our web site at http://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, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer
than your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and
download the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and

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you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the phlash.exe (BIOS flash
utility), the platform.bin (platform file) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files.
Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is not
necessary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard.
At the DOS prompt, enter the command "phlash." This will start the flash
utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image. Flash
the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file.

Question: After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video.
How can I correct this?

Answer: If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS,

it indicates that the flashing procedure failed. To remedy this, first clear
CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce­dure. If you still do not have video, please use the following BIOS Recov-
ery Procedure. First, make sure the JPWAKE jumper is disabled. Boot up
the system from a Windows boot disk. Type A:\>phlash /B=X5DA8.Bin /s /
x /mode=3 /mfg [BIOS filename.rom] or A:\>phx7505 [BIOS filename.rom].
The system will flash BIOS from here and reboot once it finishes.

To recover BIOS: a recovery flash requires an update key over the COM
port as follows: hardwire Pin4 wires to Pin8 and Pin9, Pin7 wires to Pin6,
Pin3 wires to Pin2 and leave Pin 1 and Pin 5 open. Use the Supermicro CD
to make a “Phoenix BIOS Crisis Disk for Supermicro Mainboard”. This disk
includes a BIOS file named “bios.rom”. Please note, this BIOS file can be
changed to a different Phoenix BIOS file as long as it’s named “bios.rom”.
Connect the serial key to the COM port, insert the recovery disk into floppy
drive and power on the system. When the system starts to read the disk,
remove the serial key immediately. When the system is done with the BIOS
recovery, it will automatically reboot.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the
CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include
chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain
service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number. When returning to the 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 incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse,
abuse or improper maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product
problems.

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Notes

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the PhoenixBIOS™ Setup utility for the X5DA8/
X5DAE/X5DAL-G/X5DAL-TG2. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash
chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer
to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site
(http://www.supermicro.com/support/manuals/) for any changes to BIOS
that may not be reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®,
and PS/2® compatible computers. The PhoenixBIOS flash chip stores the
system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the
CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the
computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS flash
chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the computer is
powered-on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS
ROM 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 Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system
boot, see below.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. Begin­ning with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter
setting in the Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

*Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos­ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed
text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all
you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

When you first power on the computer, the PhoenixBIOS™ is immediately
activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:

1. By 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 keys to move among the different settings in each menu.
Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes
in detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the  icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the
appropriate fields. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields and enter
the correct data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot

Exit

System Time [16:36:44]
System Date [10/20/02]

Legacy Diskette A: [1.44/1.25 MB]
Legacy Diskette B: [Disabled]



Primary Master [120 GB]



Primary Slave [None]



Secondary Master [CD-ROM]



Secondary Slave [None]

System Memory 256 MB
Extended Memory 3967 KB

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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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 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Legacy Diskette B

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette B. 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 2.88MB 3.5 in.





Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary

Slave

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the IDE Primary
Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave slots. Hit <Enter> to activate
the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the
correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot

Exit

Type: [Auto]

Multi Sector Transfer: [16 Sectors]
LBA Mode Control: [Enabled]
32-bit I/O: [Enabled]
Transfer Mode: [Fast PIO 4]
Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled]

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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Type

Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS
to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads,
etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive,
CD-ROM and ATAPI Removable.

Multi-Sector Transfers

Select the number of transfer sectors. Options are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16
Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary
Master Device via LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32-bit I/O

Selects 32-bit I/O operation. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

Selects the transfer mode. Options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2,
Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

Selects Ultra DMA Mode. Options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode
2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being
present in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as
being present in the system.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. 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>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option
using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Advanced BIOS Setup options
are described in this section.





Boot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Quick Boot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine
after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If
Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

Quiet Boot

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during
boot-up.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit



Boot Features



PCI/PnP Configuration



Advanced Chipset Control



I/O Device Configuration



Advanced Processor Options



DMI Event Logging



Console Redirection



Hardware Monitor Logic

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) power management on your system.
Options are Yes and No.

ACPI Sleep Mode

Selects the sleep mode for ACPI. Options are S1 and S3.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power
returns after an unexpected loss of power. Options are Stay On, Power
Off and Last State.

Watch Dog

This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature. The options are Enabled
and Disabled .

Multiprocessor Specification

This setting allows you to configure the multiprocessor specification
revision level. The options are 1.1 and 1.4.

NT4 Installation Workaround

This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a
floppy drive during NT4 installation. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen.

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

PCI/PnP Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Onboard LAN OPROM Configure

Enabling this option provides the ability to boot from LAN. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

Reset Configuration Data

If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data
area. Options are Yes and No.

Frequency for PCIX#1/PCIX#2/SCSI

Use this setting to change the speed of the onboard SCSI and PCI-X slots
1 and 2. Options are Auto, 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz.

Frequency for PCIX#3/GLAN

Use this setting to change the speed of the onboard LAN and PCI-X slot

3. Options are Auto, 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz.





PCI Device, Slot #1 - Slot#5

Access the submenu for each of the five settings above to make
changes to the following:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM.
Options are Enabled and Disabled.

Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus
master. Options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the minimum guaranteed time slot allotted
for the bus master in units of PCI bus clocks. Options are Default,
0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h and 00E0h.





Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Graphics Aperture

This setting allows you to set the aperture for the AGP video device.
The options for this setting are 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and 256MB.

Enable Memory Gap

This setting allows you to turn off system RAM to free up address space.
The options for this setting are Disabled and Extended.

ECC Configuration

This setting lets you enable or disable ECC (Error Correction and
Checking). The options are ECC and Disabled.

ECC Error Type

This setting lets you select which type of interrupt will be activated as a
result of an ECC error. The options are None, NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt), SMI (System Management Interrupt) and SCI (System Control
Interrupt.

SERR Signal Condition

This setting specifies the conditions required to qualify as an ECC error.
Options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and Both.

USB Controllers

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all USB functions.

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

I/O Device Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8,
2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Legacy USB Support

This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The
settings are Enabled and Disabled.

Local Bus IDE Adapter

Use this setting to enable the integrated local bus IDE adapter. Options
are Disable, Primary, Secondary and Both.

USB Device 9, Function 7

This setting controls USB functionality. Options are Disabled and
Enabled.

SMART Monitoring

Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) can help
predict impending drive failures. Select "Auto" to allow BIOS to auto
detect hard disk drive support. Select "Disabled" to prevent the BIOS
from using S.M.A.R.T. Select "Enabled" to allow the BIOS to use
S.M.A.R.T. to support hard disk drives.

Clock Spectrum

When enabled, Clock Spectrum spreads the clock frequency to enable
more stable operation in environments where EMI is causing interference.

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Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. Options are IRQ3
and IRQ4.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Mode

Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B.
Options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8,

2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. Options are IRQ3
and IRQ4.

Parallel Port

This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are 378,
278 and 3BC.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. Options are
IRQ5 and IRQ7.

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Mode

Specify the parallel port mode. Options are Output Only, Bi-directional,
EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

Specifies the DMA channel. Options are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.
Options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are
Primary and Secondary.





Advanced Processor 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

This setting allows you to specify the value of the internal frequency
multiplier of the processor, which is used to determine the processor
speed.

Fast String Operations

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable fast string operations.

Compatible FPU Code

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the compatible FPU code.

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Split Lock Operations

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable split lock operations.

Hyper-threading

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable hyper-threading. Enabling
hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance.





DMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log validity.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log capacity.

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 Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs.

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

Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

Specifies to redirect the console to On-board COMA or On-board COMB.
This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

Select the BAUD rate for console redirection. Options are 300, 1200,
2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K and 115.2K.

Console Type

Choose from the available options to select the console type for console
redirection.

Flow Control

Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console
redirection.

Console Connection

Select the console connection: either Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST
routine. Options are On and Off.





Hardware Monitor Logic

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

CPU1 Temperature

CPU2 Temperature

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System Temperature

CPU Fan1

CPU Fan2

Chassis Fan 1

Chassis Fan 2

Processor Vcore

3.3V Standby

3.3V Vcc

5V Vcc

12V Vcc

1.8V Vcc

-12V Vcc

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4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are
displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.
All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the
system. Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means
a supervisor password has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This displays whether 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.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Supervisor Password Is: [Clear]
User Password Is: [Clear]

Set Supervisor Password [Enter]
Set User Password [Enter]

Password on Boot [Disabled]
Fixed Disk Boot Sector [Normal]

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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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 set
or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key.
When prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to
change the user's password, which allows access to the system at boot­up.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the
system boots up. Options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled
(password not required).

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write
Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a
virus written to it. The other option is Normal.

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4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will
expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs
of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are
described in this section.

+Removable Devices

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window.

CD-ROM Drive

See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD-ROM drive in
the Item Specific Help window.

+Hard Drive

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help
window.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot

Exit

+Removable Devices
CD-ROM Drive
+Hard Drive

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this
section.

Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Boot

Exit

Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ↑↓ Select Item -/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
Esc Exit ↔ Select Menu Enter SelectSub-Menu F10 Save and Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to
exit the BIOS Setup utility.

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.

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Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you
made. You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will
remain in the Setup utility.

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Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem
is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list
of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is
attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

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 detected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error
was detected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not
working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the
battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an
application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default
Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own
values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require
setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and
offers to 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 CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error
Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that
the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette
drive is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the
cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled
cache slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory
Access) registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conflict
Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation 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 failure in System,
Extended, or Shadow memory.

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Fixed Disk n
Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.

Invalid System Configuration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conflict

I/O device IRQ conflict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully
tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed
Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup
Boot Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block­storage devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup
and see if fixed 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.

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Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display
it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot
process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display
the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an
add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identified.

Run the I2O Configuration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit
set 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 manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Notes

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST
codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display
an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the
following beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video configuration error
1 continuous long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before
doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and
write the 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

02h Verify Real Mode
03 h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h Get CPU type
06h Initialize system hardware
07 h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.
08 h Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h Set IN POST flag
0Ah Initialize CPU registers
0Bh Enable CPU cache
0C h Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh Initialize I/O component
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE
10 h Initialize Power Management
11 h Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12 h Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13 h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices
14 h Initialize keyboard controller
16 h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
17 h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization
1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization
1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller
20 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
22 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24 h Set ES segment register to 4 GB
28h Auto size DRAM
29h Initialize POST Memory Manager
2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM
2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*
2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of

memory bus
2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow
32 h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33 h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36 h Warm start shut down
38 h Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah Auto size cache
3C h Advanced configuration of chipset registers
3D h Load alternate registers with CMOS values
41 h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot
42 h Initialize interrupt vectors
45 h POST device initialization
46 h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
47 h Initialize I20 support
48 h Check video configuration against CMOS
49 h Initialize PCI bus and devices
4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system
4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)
4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM
4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice
4Fh Initialize MultiBoot
50 h Display CPU type and speed
51h Initialize EISA board
52 h Test keyboard
54h Set key click if enabled
55 h Enable USB devices
58 h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts
59 h Initialize POST display service
5Ah Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”
5Bh Disable CPU cache

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB
60 h Test extended memory
62h Test extended memory address lines
64h Jump to UserPatch1
66h Configure advanced cache registers
67 h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
68 h Enable external and CPU caches
69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area
6Ah Display external L2 cache size
6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)
6Ch Display shadow-area message
6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery
70h Display error messages
72 h Check for configuration errors
76 h Check for keyboard errors
7C h Set up hardware interrupt vectors
7D h Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present
80 h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs
81 h Late POST device initialization
82 h Detect and install external RS232 ports
83 h Configure non-MCD IDE controllers
84 h Detect and install external parallel ports
85 h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices
86 h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices

(optional)
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area
89 h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)
8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse
8C h Initialize floppy controller
8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)
90h Initialize hard-disk controllers
91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers
92h Jump to UserPatch2
93 h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
95h Install CD ROM for boot
96 h Clear huge ES segment register
97 h Fix up Multi Processor table
98 h 1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)
9Ah Shadow option ROMs
9C h Set up Power Management
9D h Initialize security engine (optional)
9Eh Enable hardware interrupts
9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives
A0h Set time of day
A2h Check key lock
A4h Initialize typematic rate
A8h Erase F2 prompt
AAh Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh Enter SETUP
AEh Clear Boot flag
B0h Check for errors
B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST.
B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system
B4h 1 One short beep before boot
B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)
B6h Check password (optional)
B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS
B9h Prepare Boot
BA h Initialize SMBIOS
BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs
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)
C2 h Initialize error logging
C3 h Initialize error display function
C4 h Initialize system error handler
C5 h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
C6 h Initialize note dock (optional)
C7 h Initialize note dock late
C8 h Force check (optional)
C9h Extended checksum (optional)
CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard
CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and
serial disk

CC h Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

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POST Code Description

CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA
CEh Initialize digitizer and display message
D2h Unknown interrupt

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset
E1h Initialize the bridge
E2h Initialize the CPU
E3h Initialize system timer
E4h Initialize system I/O
E5h Check force recovery boot
E6h Checksum BIOS ROM
E7h Go to BIOS
E8h Set Huge Segment
E9h Initialize Multi Processor
EAh Initialize OEM special code
EBh Initialize PIC and DMA
ECh Initialize Memory 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 error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional
word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C
0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means data bits 12
and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also sends the
bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by
a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder byte of the error.
It repeats this sequence continuously.

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