Supermicro X7DVA-E User Manual

SUPER

X7DVA-8

X7DVA-E

®

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1b

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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
dual Intel
GHz/1.333 GHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon dual core processors built-in, the X7DV A-8/E
offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on Intel
dual core NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the IA-32 soft­ware. The features include Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Virtualization Tech­nology, Hyper Pipelined Technology, Execution Trace Cache, Thermal Monitor 1/2
(TM1/TM2), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Advanced Dynamic Execution,
Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) and Extended
Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). These features allow the motherboard to oper­ate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal
environments than the traditional motherboards. The X7DVA-8/E is ideal for high
performance dual processor (DP) enterprise server environments. Please refer to
the motherboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/
Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported processors. This product
is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians.

X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E motherboard. The X7DVA-8/E supports

Xeon dual core processors with a front side bus speed of 667 MHz/1.066

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.
Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into the
system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for video, memory and system setup stored in the CMOS.

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

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.
Appendix C, Appendix D lists Other Software Driver and Program Installation

Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and
to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent
catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.
Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation
or to prevent damage to the components.

Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor-

rect system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual ..................................................................................iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E Image ......................................................... 1-3

X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E Layout ........................................................ 1-4

Quick Reference ...................................................................................... 1-5

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

Intel 5000V Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................................... 1-8

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

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

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

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

1-5 ACPI Features .............................................................................................. 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................1-12

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................... 2-2

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................. 2-6

2-4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports ......................................................... 2-8

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports .............................................................. 2-8

B. Front Control Panel ...................................................................................2-9

C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ........................................................2-10

NMI Button .............................................................................................2-10

Power LED ............................................................................................. 2-10

HDD LED .............................................................................................. 2-11

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-11

Overheat/Fan Fail LED ......................................................................... 2-12

Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-12

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Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13

Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13

2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-14

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..................................................................... 2-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-15

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports .....................................................2-17

Serial Ports .............................................................................................. 2-17

Wake-On-Ring ..........................................................................................2-18

Wake-On-LAN ..........................................................................................2-18

GLAN 1/2 (Ethernet) Ports ....................................................................... 2-19

Power LED/Speaker Header .................................................................. 2-19

Alarm Reset ..............................................................................................2-20

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-20

Power SMB Connector .............................................................................2-21

SGPIO Headers .......................................................................................2-21

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-22

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-22

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-22

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 2-23

Watch Dog ................................................................................................2-23

VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................2-24

PWR Supply Failure ................................................................................. 2-24

2

I

C Bus to PCI Slots.................................................................................2-25

Power Force-On .......................................................................................2-25

SCSI Controller Enabled ..........................................................................2-26

SCSI Termination Enabled ....................................................................... 2-26

2-7 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-27

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-27

System Status LED ..................................................................................2-27

CPU VRM Overheat LEDs ....................................................................... 2-28

POST Code LEDs ....................................................................................2-28

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy, SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections ........ 2-29

Parallel Port Connector ........................................................................... 2-29

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-30

SIMLP IPMI Channel Slot ....................................................................... 2-30

IDE Connector .......................................................................................... 2-31

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Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors ......................................................................2-32

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-1

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

4-4 Advanced Setup ............................................................................................... 4-7

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-24

4-6 Boot Setup ......................................................................................................4-25

4-7 Exit ..................................................................................................................4-26

Appendices:

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

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

Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines ..........................................................C-1

Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...................................D-1

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

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

All the following items are included in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-02)

One (1) fl oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022L)

Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-044L) (X7DVA-8 only)

Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044L) (X7DVA-E only)

One (1) Ultra 320 SCSI Cable (CBL-034-U320) (X7DVA-8 only)

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT07L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) SCSI User's Manual (X7DVA-8 only)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: Super Micro 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: Super Micro 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-Pacifi c

Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng 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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Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

J20

COM1

JCOM1

VGA

J15

LAN1

LAN2

GLAN
CTRLR

VGA
Memory

S I/O

JWOR

JPL1
JPL2

JKM1

JLAN1

JLAN2

Fan5
Fan6

VGA
CTRLR

JPWF

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

UPER X7DVA

S

J16

Slot6

JPG1

Slot5

BIOS

J21

Slot3

J12

Slot2

J13

JBT1

Slot1

J6

COM2

JCOM2

J22

8-Pin PWR

JPW3 JPW1

JAR

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

JPF

JP2

JWOL1

24-Pin

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1

JS2

SATA0

JS1

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

JS4

JS3

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

JS6
JS5

JP I

2

C

J17

2

C

LE4

LE5

JPA2

JD1

Fan1

USB2/3

JUSB1

USB4/5

JUSB2

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JL1
JP1

JPA3

D31

JA2

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

Fan2

IDE1

JIDE1

JA1

Notes:

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

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

3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

4. When LE1 is on, make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or
installing components.

5. Please install the Zero Channel Card in the green slot (for the X7DVA-8 only).

6. When LE2 is on, it indicates CPU1 VRM Overheat. If LE3 is on, it indicates
CPU2 VRM Overheat. (See Chapter 2)

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Quick Reference (X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E)

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPA1 (X7DVA-8)SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPA2, JPA3 SCSI CHA(JPA2),CHB(JPA3)Term.En Off (Enabled) (X7DVA-8)
JPF (JP2) Power Force-On Open (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPWF PWR Supply Failure Detect Off (Disabled)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connector Description
ATX PWR (JPW1) Primary 24-Pin ATX PWR Connector
CPU PWR (JPW3) +12V 8-pin PWR
Alarm Reset (JAR) Alarm Reset Header
Chassis Intru.(JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1/COM2 (JCOM1/2) COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors
DIMM#1A-DIMM#2C Memory DDRII Fully Buffered DIMM Slots
FAN 1-6 Fans 1-6: System cooling fans, chassis fans, CPU fans
Floppy (J22) Floppy Disk Drive Connector
FP Control (JF1) Front Control Panel Connector
GLAN 1/2 (JLAN1/2) G-bit Ethernet Ports
IDE1 (JIDE1) IDE1 Hard Drive
JD1 Power LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)

2

JPI

C (J17) Power System Management (PWR I2C) Header
JPWF Power Supply Failure (See Chapter 2)
Keyboard/Mouse (JKM1) Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
D31 System Status LED (See Chapter 2)
LE2/LE3 (Note6, P.1-4) CPU1 VRM Overheat(LE2)/CPU2 VRM Overheat (LE3)
LE4/LE5 POST LED Indicators (See Chapter 2)
Printer (J21) Parallel Port
SATA0-SATA5 (JS1-JS6) Intel SATA 0-5 Connectors
SIMLP IPMI (J16) IPMI Slot
SGPIO1/2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers for ESB2
SATA
SCSI Chan. A/B (JA1/JA2)SCSI Channel A/Channel B Connectors (X7DVA-8)
Slot#1 (J6) PCI 33MHz Slot
Slot#2(J13)/Slot#3(J12) PCI-X 100MHz (Slot#2)/PCI-X 100MHz ZCR (Slot#3)
Slot#5/Slot#6 PCI-Exp. x4 (Slot#5)/PCI-Exp. x8 (Slot#6)
USB 0/1 (J20) Back Panel USB 0/1
USB 2/3/4/5 (JUSB1/2) Front Panel USB 2/3 (JUSB1)/FPUSB 4/5 (JUSB2)
VGA (J15) VGA Port
WOL (JWOL1) Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR (JWOR) Wake-on-Ring Header

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

®

64-bit Xeon LGA 771 dual core processors at a front side bus speed

of 1333 MHz/1067 MHz/667MHz

Memory

• Six 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buffered)
DDR2 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula­tion.)

Chipset

• Intel 5000V chipset, including: the 5000V Memory Control Hub (MCH) and the
Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2)

Expansion Slots

• Two PCI-E slots--one x8 (Slot#6), one x4 (Slot#5)

• One 64-bit PCI-X 100 MHz slot (Slot#2),

One PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR slot (Slot#3) (*X7DVA-8 Only)

• One 32-bit PCI 33 MHz slot (Slot#1)

• One SIMLP IPMI Slot (J16)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

®

Flash ROM

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Keyboard support, Hard­ware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V
standby, +5V standby and VBAT)

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Low noise fan speed control

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan control

2

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED

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

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

• Power-on mode for power recovery

Onboard I/O

• Adaptec AIC-7902 Controller with dual channel SCSI support (*X7DVA-8 Only)

• Six SATA ports (supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5) (*for the Win­dows OS only)

• One SIMLP IPMI 2.0 socket

• AOC-LPZCR support for RAID 5 SCSI (*X7DVA-8 Only)

• Two Giga-bit LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge

• One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface

• One fl oppy port interface

• Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

• One EPP/ECP Parallel Header

• Up to six USB 2.0 ports (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 2 Headers)

• ATI 16 MB ES1000 Graphic Controller

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627HF

Other

• External modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• ATX 12" x 10" (304.8mm x 254 mm)

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VGA
CONN

CH1 CH2

SCSI 7902

#3

PCI-X SLOT

J12

VGA

ATI ES1000

FRONT PANEL

#2

#1

PCI-X SLOT

J13

PCI32_3.3V_SLOT

J11

SIMLP CONN

VRM

ISL6306

J10

#6

J9
#5

PCI-EXP_X8_SLOT

PCI-EXP X4

PCI-EXP_X4_IN_X8 SLOT

PCI-X 100MHz

PCI 32/33MHz

PROCESSOR#2

667/1067/1333

PCI-EXP X8

RJ45

RJ45

MT/S

Ports
#1,2

Port

#0

GB LAN
GILGAL

Ports

#4,5

Ports
#6,7

KUMERAN

MCH

5000V

Ports
#2,3

PCIE X8

Port

#4 #3

ESB2

PROCESSOR#1

667/1067/1333

FBD CHNL0

FBD CHNL1

Port

#0

PCIE X4

Port

SIO

W83627

HF

ATA100

3.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

LPC

MT/S

#0

#0

FWH

VRM

ISL6306

#2 #2

#1 #1

FBD DIMM

IDE CONN

#5

#4

#3

#2

#1

#0

SATA

#5

#4

#3

#2

#1

USB

#0

FBD DIMM

SYSTEM POWER

PARALLEL

PORT

FDD

MS

KB

COM1

COM2

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

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V chipset, the X7DVA­8/X7DV A-E motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual
processor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communications,
presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V chipset
supports a single or dual Xeon 64-bit dual core processor(s) with front side bus
speeds of up to 1.333 GHz. The chipset consists of the 5000V Memory Controller
Hub (MCH), and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2).

The 5000V MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two
independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit wide, 1333
MHz data bus that transfers data at 10.7 GB/sec. The MCH chipset connects up to
six Fully Buffered DIMM modules, providing a total up to 16.0 GB/s of DDR2 FDB
667/533 memory. The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI-Express and one x4
ESI interfaces to the ESB2. In addition, the 5000V chipset offers a wide range of
RAS features, including memory interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correc­tion, CRC, parity protection, memory mirroring and memory sparing.

The Xeon Dual Core Processor Features

Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000V chipset, the Xeon dual core
Processor provides a feature set as follows:

The Xeon Dual Core Processors

*L1 Cache Size: Instruction Cache (32KB/16KB), Data Cache (32KB/24KB)
*L2 Cache Size: 4MB/2MB (per core)
*Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s
*Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands

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1-3 Special Features

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 power- on state. See the Power Lost Control
setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting. The default
setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVA-8/X7DVA­E. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health
monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage,
+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby and
VBAT.

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 defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage
monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard
CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under
Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn
on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defi ned
threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects
that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan
control 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.

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System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS
environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to
notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running
low on virtual memory and there is insuffi cient hard drive space for saving the
data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also confi gure Supero
Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond
a pre-defi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi -
cation defi nes a fl exible 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 confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug
and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent
implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows
2003 Server.

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. Pressing the power button again
to "wake-up" the whole system. 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 press and hold the
power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the
BIOS Setup routine.

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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 Standby or Off 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 defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely
power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset
tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept to
a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header
(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has
WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL
without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used
with a LAN add-on card only.

Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU
clock rates.

The X7DV A-8/X7DV A-E can only accommodate 24-pin A TX power supply. Although
most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the motherboard,
some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.
In addition, the 12V 8-pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU.
Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX
power supply Specifi cation 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 fi lter 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 fl oppy 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 fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720K,

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1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s

or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs). 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 Confi guration
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.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in
use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the manu-
facturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo­sion.

Unpacking

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing
direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

Notes: 1. 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 heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.
If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed multi-di-
rectional heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU
heatsink and fan.

4. When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU Socket, make sure that
the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent; other­wise, contact the retailer immediately.

5. Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support.

Installation of the LGA771 Processor

1. Press the load lever to release
the load plate, which covers the CPU
socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the load lever to open
the load plate.

Load Plate
(with PnP Cap
attached)

Load Lever

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate

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3. Use your thumb and your index

fi nger to hold the CPU at the North
Center Edge and the South Center
Edge of the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the
socket corner that is marked with a
triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-

circle cutout below a gold dot against
the socket key, the notch on the same
side of the triangle cutout on the
socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket.
(**Do not drop the CPU on the socket.
Do not move the CPU horizontally or
vertically. Do not rub the CPU against
the surface or against any pins of the
socket to avoid damage to the CPU or
the socket.)

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

gold dot

Socket Key
(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi­circle cutout)
below the circle.

Corner with a
triangle cutout

CPU Pin1

Load Lever

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU
to make sure that the CPU is properly
installed. Then, close the load plate.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

load lever down to lock it.

9. If the CPU is properly installed into

the socket, the plastic cap will be
automatically released from the load
plate when the clip is pushed in the clip
lock. Remove the plastic cap from the
motherboard.

(Warning: Please save the
plastic PnP cap. The motherboard must
be shipped with the PnP cap properly
installed to protect the CPU socket
pins. Shipment without the PnP cap
properly installed will cause damage to
the socket pins.)

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap
is released
from the
load plate
if CPU
properly
installed.

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Installation of the Heatsink

CEK Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to
the heatsink or the CPU die; the required
amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so
that the four mounting holes are aligned with
those on the retention mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1
and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not
fully tighten the screws to avoid possible
damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening
all four screws.

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1 Screw#2

Screw#1

To Remvoe the Heatsink

(Warning: We do not recommend that

the CPU or the heatsink be removed.
However, if you do need to uninstall
the heatsink, please follow the instruc­tions on the next page to uninstall the
heatsink to prevent damage done to
the CPU or the CPU socket.)

Screw#2

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1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws
from the motherboard in the sequence as show
in the picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture
on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to
loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

3. Once the heatsink is loosened, remove the
heatsink from the CPU socket.

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4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the
heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.
Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease
on the surface before you re-install the CPU
and the heatsink.

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chas-
sis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard
and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in
tightly. Then, use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard
tray. (Note: some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take
precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you
install the motherboard to the chassis.)

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

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

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

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

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 X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E supports up to 16 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2
667/533 in 6 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules
of the same size and same type will increase memory performance.

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

Number

of DIMMs

2 DIMMs 1A ------ ------ 2A ------ -----­4 DIMMs 1A 1B ------ 2A 2B -----­6 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C

Bank 1 Bank 2

(*Notes: i. DIMM slot# specified: DIMM slot to be populated;
“---“: DIMM slot not to be populated. ii. Both FBD 533 MHz
and 667MHz DIMMs are supported; however, you need to
use the memory modules of the same speed and of the
same type on a motherboard. For best performance, install
pairs of memory modules in both

Bank1 and Bank2. iv. For
memory to work properly, you need to follow the restrictions
listed above. )

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than
4 GB of memory.

Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining available
for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction in
memory availability is disproportional. (*See the Memory Availability Table below.)

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System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory (Syste BIOS) 1 MB 3.99GB
Local APIC 4 KB 3.99GB
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99GB
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99GB
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76GB
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51GB
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256-MB boundary­VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85GB
TSEG 1 MB 2.84GB
Memory available for the OS & other

applications

512 MB 3.01GB

Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)

2.84GB

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To Remove:

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

DDR2 FBD DIMM

To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it

snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at
the bottom.

Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot

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2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the
fi gure shown below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Gigabit LAN 1

8. Gigabit LAN 2

(*See Section 2-5 for details.)

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B. Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo­cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed
specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the
descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the
following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.

JF1 Header Pins

1920

Ground

NMI

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X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button
header is located on pins 19 and 20
of JF1. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located
on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
19 Control
20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
15 +5V
16 Ground

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

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Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

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SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

SATA3

SATA2

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

LE2

A. NMI

CPU1

CPU2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

LE1

JF1

JL1

IDE1

JP1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

B. PWR LED

Ground

X

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

A

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

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HDD LED

The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the
hard drive LED cable here to display
disk activity (for any hard drives on
the system, including SAS, Serial ATA
and IDE). See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Control­ler) LED connection for GLAN port1 is
located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and
the LED connection for GLAN Port2
is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the NIC
LED cables to display network activity .
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
13 +5V
14 HD Active

GLAN1/2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
9/11 Vcc
10/12 Ground

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

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Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

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IPMI

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

JWOL

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

CPU1

LE2

A. HDD LED
B. NIC1 LED

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

C. NIC2 LED

1920

Ground

CPU2

X

Power LED

HDD LED

A

B

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

LE1

JF1

JL1

IDE1

JP1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

2

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail
connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to
provide advanced warnings of chassis
overheating or fan failure. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re­fer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
7 Vcc
8 Ground

OH/Fan Fail Indicator

Status

State Defi nition
Off Normal
On Overheat
Flash-

Fan Fail

ing

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
5 Vcc
6 Ground

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1
J7B3

J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

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Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

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SGPIO1

ESB2

South

Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

SATA3
SATA2

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

LE2

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

CPU1

CPU2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

LE1

JF1

JL1

IDE1

JP1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

B. PWR Supply Fail

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

PWR Fail LED

B

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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The Reset Button connection is located
on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the
hardware reset switch on the computer
case. Refer to the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located
on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily
contacting both pins will power on/off
the system. This button can also be
configured to function as a suspend
button (with a setting in the BIOS - see
Chapter 4). To turn off the power when
set to suspend mode, press the button
for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.

Reset Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground

Power Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Signal
2 +3V Standby

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

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Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

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IPMI

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

JWOL

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

LE2

A. Reset Button

CPU1

CPU2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

LE1

JF1

JL1

IDE1

JP1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

B. PWR Button

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

A

Power Button

PWR

2

1

B

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2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

There are a 24-pin main power supply
connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU
PWR connector (JPW3) on the moth­erboard. These power connectors
meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation.
See the table on the right for pin defi -
nitions. For the 8-pin PWR (JPW3),
please refer to the item listed below.

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power
connector (above), the 12V 8-pin CPU
PWR connector at JPW3 must also
be connected to your motherboard.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

ATX Power 20-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
13 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
14 -12V 2 +3.3V
15 COM 3 COM
16 PS_ON 4 +5V
17 COM 5 COM
18 COM 6 +5V
19 COM 7 COM
20 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK
21 +5V 9 5VSB
22 +5V 10 +12V
23 +5V 11 +12V
24 COM 12 +3.3V

12V 8-pin Power CPU

Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pins Defi nition
1 through 4 Ground
5 through 8 +12V

Required Connection

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

GLAN
CTRLR

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

S I/O

JWOR

JPWF

JAR

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

JPG1

COM2

Slot3

Slot2

JBT1

Slot1

Slot6

Slot5

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

B

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

JWD

JWOL

5000V

North Bridge

IPMI

SGPIO1

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

A

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. 24-pin ATX PWR
B. 8-pin Processor PWR

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

D

There are six USB 2.0 (Universal
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
motherboard. Two of them are Back
Panel USB ports (USB#0/1:J20), and
the other four are Front Panel USB
headers (USB#2/3:JUSB1, USB#4/5:
JUSB2). See the tables on the right
for pin defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

Chapter 2: Installation

Back Panel USB

(USB 0/1)

Pin# Defi nitions
1 +5V
2 PO­3 PO+
4 Ground
5 N/A

Front Panel USB

Pin Defi nitions (USB2/3/4/5)

USB 2/4
Pin # Defi nition

1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 Key 5 No connection

USB 3/5
Pin # Defi nition

A Chassis Intrusion header (JL1) is
located next to the IDE ports on the
motherboard. Attach the appropriate
cable from the chassis to inform you of
a chassis intrusion when the chassis
is opened.

KB/

Mouse

USB 0/1

A

J2

COM1

J8B1

J7B3
J1

VGA

J7B2

J7B1

LAN1

LAN2

Fan5

S

Fan6

GLAN
CTRLR

JPG1

VGA
Memory

VGA

CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPL1
JPL2

JPWF

UPER X7DVA

Slot6

Slot5

8-Pin PWR

JAR

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

SIM_LP

IPMI

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

JPF

24-Pin

ATX PWR

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5

SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

JPA2

LE5

2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

B

C

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

LE2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JF1

IDE1

FP CNTLR

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

A. Backpanel USB 0/1
B. Front Panel USB 2/3
C. Front Panel USB 4/5
D. Chassis Intrusion

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E

D

Fan Headers

The X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E has six chassis/sys­tem/CPU fan headers (Fan1 to Fan6). (Note:
all these fans are 4-pin fans. However, Pins
1-3 of the fan headers are backward compatible
with the traditional 3-pin fans.) See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions. The onboard fan
speeds are controlled by Thermal Management
under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced
Setting in the BIOS. Note: Default: Disabled,
When using Thermal Management setting,
please use all 3-pin fans or all 4-pin fans on
the motherboard.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions (Fan1-6)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWR Modulation

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA

Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA0

PWR I

2

C

A

Fan1

CPU1

LE2

A. Fan 1
B. Fan 2
C. Fan 3
D. Fan 4
E. Fan 5
F. Fan 6

CPU2

B

C

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

JL1
JP1

LE1

JF1

IDE1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

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C

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
mouse are located at JKM1. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.
(The mouse port is above the key­board port. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.)

Serial Ports

COM1 is a connector located on the
IO Backpanel and COM2 is a header
located at JCOM2. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

PS/2 Keyboard and

Mouse Port Pin

Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2NC
3 Ground
4 VCC
5 Clock
6NC

Serial Port Pin Defi nitions

(COM1/COM2)

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 CD 6 DSR
2RD 7RTS
3 TD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC

(Pin 10 is available on COM2
only. NC: No Connection.)

8-Pin PWR

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

OM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

GLAN
CTRLR

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

S I/O

JWOR

JPWF

A

JAR

J2

J8B1

B

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

JPG1

COM2

Slot3

Slot2

JBT1

Slot1

Slot6

Slot5

C

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

24-Pin

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

JWD

JWOL

5000V

North Bridge

IPMI

SGPIO1

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. Keyboard/Mouse
B. COM1
C. COM2

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR. Close both pins to
"wake up" your system wnen it re­ceives an incoming call to the modem
while in the suspend mode. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.
You must have a Wake-On-Ring card
and cable to use this feature.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located
at JWOL1 on the motherboard. See
the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions. (You must have a LAN card with
a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable
to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL)

Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V Standby
2 Ground
3 Wake-up

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1
J7B3

J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

A

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

SIM_LP

BIOS

Printer

JAR

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

B

SATA1

SATA3
SATA2

SATA0

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

Fan1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI Chan. B

SCSI
CTRLR

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. WOR
B. WOL

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet
Ports)

Chapter 2: Installation

Two G-bit Ethernet ports are desig­nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the I/O
backplane. This port accepts RJ45
type cables.

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for
a power LED and pins 4-7 are for the
speaker. See the table on the right
for speaker pin defi nitions. 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.

GLAN1

GLAN2

Speaker Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker
Pins 4-7 External Speaker

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

A

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA

CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

SIM_LP

BIOS

Printer

JAR

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO2

SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA0

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5

SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

B

JD1

C

Fan1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. GLAN1/2
B. PWR LED/Speaker

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Alarm Reset

If three power supplies are installed
and Alarm Reset (JAR) is enabled,
the system will notify you when any of
the three power modules fail. Connect
JAR to a micro-switch to enable you
to turn off the alarm that is activated
when a power module fails. See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.

VGA Connector

A VGA connector (J15) is located
next to COM1 on the IO backplane.
Refer to the board layout below for
the location.

Alarm Reset

Pin Defi nitions

Pin Setting Defi nition
Pin 1 Ground
Pin 2 +5V

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

B

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

A

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

SGPIO2

JI

JI

2

JPA1

2

C1

C2

SATA5

SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

Fan1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. Alarm Reset
B. VGA

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Chapter 2: Installation

Power SMB (I2C) Connector

Power SMB (I2C) Connector (JPI2C)
monitors power supply, fan and sys­tem temperatures. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.

SGPIO Headers

There are two SGPIO (Serial General
Purpose Input/Output) headers on
the motherboard. These headers
are used for SATA monitoring on the
backplane. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions. Refer to the board
layout below for the locations of the
headers.

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data

3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V

SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1 *NC 2 *NC
3 Ground 4 Data

5 Load 6 Ground
7 *NC 8 *NC

*Note: NC= No Connections

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

B

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

PWR I

A

2

C

Fan1

LE2

A. PWR SMB
B. SGPIO1
C. SGPIO2

CPU1

CPU2

C

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

JL1
JP1

LE1

JF1

IDE1

FP CNTLR

D31

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

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Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

T o 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 identifi ed 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.

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN
Port1/GLAN Port2 on the motherboard.
See the table on the right for jumper set­tings. The default setting is enabled.

8-Pin PWR

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

OM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

GLAN
CTRLR

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

S I/O

JWOR

JPL1
JPL2

JPWF

JAR

J2

J8B1
J7B3

J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

JPG1

COM2

JBT1

Slot1

A

B

Slot6

Slot5

Slot3

Slot2

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

24-Pin

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

JWD

JWOL

5000V

North Bridge

IPMI

SGPIO1

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South

Bridge

(Green Slot)

SATA3

SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (*default)
2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN Port1 Enable
B. GLAN Port2 Enable

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Chapter 2: Installation

CMOS Clear

JBT1 allows you to clear CMOS. Always remove
the AC power cord from the system before clear­ing CMOS. Note: For an ATX power supply, you
must completely shut down the system, remove
the AC power cord and then enable JBT1 to
clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog is a sy stem moni tor that c an reb oot
the system w hen a sof tware a pplicat ion hang s.
Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an applica­tion hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a non­maskable interrupt signal for the application that
hangs. See the table on the right for jumper set­tings. Watc h Dog must also b e enabled in th e
BIOS.

Clear CMOS

Jumper Settings (JBT1)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Clear CMOS

Enabled

Pins 2-3 Clear CMOS

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

Note: When enabled, the user needs to write
his/h er ow n ap pli c ati on s oftware in or de r to dis ­able the Watch Dog Timer.

8-Pin PWR

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

GLAN
CTRLR

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

S I/O

JWOR

JPWF

JAR

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

JPG1

A

COM2

JBT1

Slot1

Slot6

Slot5

Slot3

Slot2

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

B

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

24-Pin

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

JWD

JWOL

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3

SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. Clear CMOS
B. Watch Dog Enable

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the
VGA port. The default position is on pins
1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.

PWR Supply Failure/PWR
Fault Detect (JPWF)

The system can notify you in the event
of a power supply failure. This feature is
available when three power supply units
are installed in the chassis with one act­ing as a backup. If you only have one
or two power supply units installed, you
should disable this (the default setting)
with JPWF to prevent false alarms.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Both Jumpers Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled (*Default)
Pins 2-3 Disabled

PWR Supply PWR Fault

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Closed Enabled
Open Disabled (*Default)

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

A

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

B

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO2

SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA0

JI

JI

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5

SATA4

JPA1

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

Fan1

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. VGA Enabled
B. PWR Fault Detect

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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I2C Bus to PCI Slots

Chapter 2: Installation

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con­nect the System Management Bus (I
to the PCI slots

. The default setting is

2

C)

"Open" to disable the connection. See
the table on the right for jumper set­tings.

Power Force On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF (JP2) allows you to enable
(force on) or disable the Power Force On
function. If enabled, the power will always
stay on automatically. If this function is
disabled (the normal setting), the user
needs to press the power button to power
on the system.

I2C to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Closed Enabled
Open Disabled (*Default)

Power Force On

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
*Open (De-

Normal

fault)
Closed Force On

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

IPMI

C

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

2

A. JI

C1

2

B. JI

C2

C. Power Force-on

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

2

C

PWR I

Fan1

CPU1

CPU2

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

A

B

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

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SCSI Controll er Enable/
Disab le (X 7VA- 8 only)

Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or disable
the Adapte c SCSI contro l le r. The default
setting is on pins 1-2 to enable SCSI. See
the table on the right for jumper settings.

SCSI Termination Enable/
Disable (X7DVA-8 only)

Jumper s J PA2 /JPA3 are us ed to e nabl e
or disabl e term inati on for S CSI Ch annel
A (JPA2) and Channel B (JPA3) connec­tors. The default setting is open to enable
termination. See the table on the right for
jumper settings.

SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
*Pins 1-2 (Default) Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled

SCSI Term. Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Jumper Setting Defi nition
*Open (default) Enabled
Closed Disabled

Note: In order for the SCSI drives to func­tion properly, please do not change the
default setting (enabled) set by the manu-

facturer.

8-Pin PWR

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

GLAN

CTRLR

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

S I/O

JWOR

JPWF

JAR

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

JPG1

COM2

Slot3

Slot2

JBT1

Slot1

Slot6

Slot5

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

24-Pin

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

JWD

JWOL

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ATX PWR

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

2

JPA1

2

C1

C2

SATA5

SATA4

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

A

Fan1

CPU1

CPU2

SCSI
CTRLR

B

SCSI Chan. B

JPA3

JL1
JP1

C

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. SCSI Enabled
B. CH. A Termination Enabled
C. CH. B Termination Enabled

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the moth­erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN 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 tables at right
for more information.

System Status LED

There is an System Status LED (D31)
located on the motherboard. When D31 is
off, the system is off. When the green light
is on, the system is on. When the yellow
light is on, the system is off, but the AC
power cable is still connected. Make sure
to disconnect the power cable before re­moving or installing components. See the
layout below for the LED location.

Link
LED

Activity
LED

(*Rear View: When viewing from
the rear side of the chassis)

GLAN Activity Indicator

Color Status Defi nition
Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Link Indicator

LED Settings

LED Color Defi nition
Off No Connection or 10 Mbps
Green 100 Mbps
Amber 1 Gbps

System Status LED Indicator (D31)

LED Color Defi nition
Off System Off
Green System On
Yellow System off, PWR Cable

Red System on, problem(s)

LED Settings

Connected

in PWR

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

A

B

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

ESB2

South
Bridge

SGPIO2

SATA3

SATA2

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

CPU1

LE2

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs
B. GLAN Port2 LEDs
C. Onboard PWR LED

CPU2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE1

JF1

IDE1

FP CNTLR

C

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI

CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

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D

CPU VRM Overheat LED
Indicators

There are two CPU VRM Overheat LEDs
(LE2, LE3) on the motherboard. LE2 is for
CPU1 and LE3 is for CPU2. When the tem­perature of CPU VRM is normal, the CPU
VRM Overheat LED is green. When CPU

o

VRM is over 90
LED will turn yellow and the CPU will slow
down to protect the CPU VRM. See the
layout below for the LED location.

C, the CPU VRM Overheat

CPU VRM Overheat LEDs

(LE2, LE3) Settings

LED Color Defi nition
Green CPU VRM Temperature:

Normal

Yellow CPU VRM over 900C,

CPU slows down

POST Code LED Indicators
(LE4, LE5)

There are two POST Code LED Indicators
(LE4, LE5) located on the motherboard.
These two LEDs indicate POST (Power On
Self Test) Code Messages through different
sets of green and yellow light combinations.
Refer to the table on the right for POST
Code Messages. See the layout below for
the LED location.

8-Pin PWR

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

JPWF

JAR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

CPU1

CPU2

POST Code LED Indicators

LED Settings

LE5 LE4 POST Code Message
Yellow: On Green: Off Memory Initialization @

POST 28h

Yellow: Off Green: On System Shadowing @

POST 38h

Yellow: On Green: On CPU Initialization @

POST 0Ah

Yellow Off Green: Off PCI Initialization @

POST 49h

LE2

A

A. CPU1 VRM Overheat LED
(LE2)
B. CPU2 VRM Overheat LED
(LE3)
C. POST Code LED (LE4)
D. POST Code LED (LE5)

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPL1
JPL2

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

®

JWOL

IPMI

SGPIO1

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

(Green Slot)

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3

SATA2

JI

JI

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

JPA1

Buzzer

C

LE5

JPA2

JD1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

JL1
JP1

JPA3

D31

2-28

B

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

Chapter 2: Installation

2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk
Drive Connections

Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is located
at J21. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.

8-Pin PWR

J2

J8B1
J7B3

J1

J7B2

J7B1

JPWF

JAR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)
DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

PWR I

2

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

Parallel (Printer) Port Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Strobe- 2 Auto Feed­3 Data Bit 0 4 Error­5 Data Bit 1 6 Init­7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN­9 Data Bit 3 10 GND
11 Data Bit 4 12 GND
13 Data Bit 5 14 GND
15 Data Bit 6 16 GND
17 Data Bit 7 18 GND
19 ACK 20 GND
21 BUSY 22 Write Data
23 PE 24 Write Gate
25 SLCT 26 NC

C

Fan1

CPU1

CPU2

LE2

A. Parallel Port

JWOR

JPL1
JPL2

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

COM2

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

BIOS

Printer

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

Floppy

®

IPMI

A

ZCR

JWOL

SGPIO1

(Green Slot)

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

ESB2

South
Bridge

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5
SATA4

Buzzer

LE5

JPA2

JD1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

SCSI Chan. B

SCSI

CTRLR

JL1
JP1

JPA3

D31

2-29

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E User's Manual

Floppy Connector

The fl oppy connector is located
at J22. See the table below for
pin defi nitions.

SIMLP IPMI Slot

There is a SIMLP IPMI Slot on the
motherboard. Refer to the layout
below for the IPMI Slot location.

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin Defi nitions (Floppy)

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground 2 FDHDIN
3 Ground 4 Reserved
5 Key 6 FDEDIN
7 Ground 8 Index
9 Ground 10 Motor Enable
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B
13 Ground 14 Drive Select B
15 Ground 16 Motor Enable
17 Ground 18 DIR
19 Ground 20 STEP
21 Ground 22 Write Data
23 Ground 24 Write Gate
25 Ground 26 Track 00
27 Ground 28 Write Protect
29 Ground 30 Read Data
31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select
33 Ground 34 Diskette

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2

J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

5000V

North Bridge

IPMI

SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

A

SGPIO2

SATA3
SATA2

JI

JI

JPA1

2

C1

2

C2

SATA5

SATA4

B

PWR I

Buzzer

2

LE5

JPA2

JD1

C

Fan1

LE4

USB2/3
USB4/5

CPU1

CPU2

JPA3

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

JL1
JP1

D31

LE2

LE3

Fan3

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

A. Floppy
B. SIMLP Slot

Fan2

IDE1

SCSI Chan. A

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Chapter 2: Installation

IDE Connector

There is one IDE Connector (JIDE1) on
the motherboard. The IDE Connector
is located next to the Floppy Connec­tor. See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.

IDE Drive Connectors

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Reset IDE 2 Ground
3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8
5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9
7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10
9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 Key
21 DRQ3 22 Ground
23 I/O Write 24 Ground
25 I/O Read 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE
29 DACK3 30 Ground
31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16
33 Addr1 34 Ground
35 Addr0 36 Addr2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

J2
J8B1

J7B3
J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

8-Pin PWR

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 1C (Bank 1)

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)
DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

®

IPMI

5000V

North Bridge

SGPIO2

SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA0

PWR I

2

C

Fan1

LE2

A. IDE#1

CPU1

CPU2

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

JPA3

JL1
JP1

D31

LE1

JF1

FP CNTLR

Fan4

IDE1

A

SCSI Chan. A

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JPA1

Buzzer

JPA2

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

SCSI Chan. B

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

SATA5
SATA4

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Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors
(X7DVA-8 only)

There are two SCSI connectors on the
motherboard. SCSI Channel A is located
at JA1, and SCSI Channel B is located
at JA2. Refer to the table below for the
pin defi nitions of the Ultra 320 SCSI
connectors located at JA1 and JA2.

8-Pin PWR

J2

J8B1
J7B3

J1

J7B2

J7B1

Fan5

UPER X7DVA

S

Fan6

GLAN

Slot6

CTRLR

JPG1

Slot5

VGA
Memory

VGA
CTRLR

Slot3

Slot2

S I/O

JBT1

Slot1

JWOR

COM2

JPWF

BIOS

Printer

JAR

SIM_LP

PCI-Exp. x8

JWD

PCI-Exp. x4

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz

PCI 33 MHz

JWOL

Floppy

24-Pin

ATX PWR

JPF

DIMM 2C (Bank 2)
DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)
DIMM 1C (Bank 1)
DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

Battery

5000V

North Bridge

®

IPMI

SGPIO1

ESB2

South
Bridge

(Green Slot)

ZCR

SATA1
SATA0

SGPIO2

SATA3
SATA2

2

C

PWR I

Fan1

CPU1

CPU2

LE4

LE5

USB2/3
USB4/5

JD1

SCSI
CTRLR

B

SCSI Chan. B

JPA3

JPA1

2

JI

C1

2

JI

C2

Buzzer

SATA5

JPA2

SATA4

KB/
Mouse

USB 0/1

COM1

VGA

LAN1

LAN2

JPL1
JPL2

Ultra 320 SCSI Drive Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 +DB (12) 35 -DB (12)
2 +DB (13) 36 -DB (13)
3 +DB (14) 37 -DB (14)
4 +DB (15) 38 -DB (15)
5 +DB (P1) 39 -DB (P1)
6 +DB (0) 40 -DB (0)
7 +DB (1) 41 -DB (1)
8 +DB (2) 42 -DB (2)
9 +DB (3) 43 -DB (3)
10 +DB (4) 44 -DB (4)
11 +DB (5) 45 -DB (5)
12 +DB (6) 46 -DB (6)
13 +DB (7) 47 -DB (7)
14 +DB (P) 48 -DB (P)

15 Ground 49 Ground
16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground
17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR
18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR
19 Reserved 53 Reserved
20 Ground 54 Ground
21 +ATN 55 -ATN
22 Ground 56 Ground
23 +BSY 57 -BSY
24 +ACK 58 -ACK
25 +RST 59 -RST

LE2

26 +MSG 60 -MSG
27 +SEL 61 -SEL
28 +C/D 62 -C/D
29 +REQ 63 -REQ
30 +I/O 64 -I/O
31 +DB (8) 65 -DB (8)
32 +DB (9) 66 -DB (9)
33 +DB (10) 67 -DB (10)
34 +DB (11) 68 -DB (11)

LE3

Fan2

Fan3

LE1

JF1

JL1

IDE1

JP1

FP CNTLR

D31

A

SCSI Chan. A

Fan4

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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 that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the
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 a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power
LED to the motherboard. (Make sure the CPU is properly seated. Be sure to
check all jumper settings as well.)

5. Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the
Manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos­sible explosion.

No Power

1. Make sure that there are no short circuits 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 Confi guration

1. Make sure 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 fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics

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 DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is confi gured 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 DDR2 Fully Buffered (FBD) ECC
667/533 SDRAM (recommended by the manufacturer.)

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between
four slots and noting the results.

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots.

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Ques­tion' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (

www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at

com/support/bios/)

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when

http://

) before contacting Technical Support.

(http://www.supermicro.

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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 fi rst boots up)

•System confi guration

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at

supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

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.

(http://www.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

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

Answer: The X7DVA-8/X7DVA-E has six 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2

FBD ECC 667/533 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not
mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (See Chapter 2 for detailed
Information.)

Question: How do I update my BIOS?
Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not

experiencing any problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on
our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS
warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web
site. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS fi le to your computer.
Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your
BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip fi le and the .exe fi le. If you
choose the zip BIOS fi le, please unzip the BIOS fi le onto a bootable device or a USB
pen. Run the batch fi le using the format fl ash.bat fi lename.rom from your bootable
device or USB pen to fl ash the BIOS. Then, your system will automatically reboot.
If you choose the .exe fi le, please run the .exe fi le under Windows to create the
BIOS fl ash fl oppy disk. Insert the fl oppy disk into the system you wish to fl ash the
BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the fl oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically
fl ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few
minutes to complete.

(

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to

prevent possible system boot failure!)

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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, security
and audio drivers.

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 fi rst for any product problems.
Note: For faster service, RMA authorizations may be requested online (http://www.

supermicro.com/support/rma/).

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4
BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DV A-8/X7DVA-E.
Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a
fl oppy 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> for any
changes to the BIOS that may not be refl ected in this manual.

System BIOS

BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and PS/2®
compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters, types of
disk drives, video displays, etc. in the CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little
electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a backup battery provides power
to the CMOS Logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. When the computer is
powered on, the computer is confi gured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic
by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot up.

How To Change the Confi guration 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.

Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS

to prevent possible boot failure.

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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 the next page).

When you fi rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-
vated.

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 briefl y 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
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

Xicon. With the item highlighted,

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Main Setup Features

System Time

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

System Date

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

BIOS Date

This fi eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built.

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of fl oppy 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.

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XIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, SATA Port0, SATA Port1, SATA Port2
and SATA Port3

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave,
SA TA Port0, SATA Port1, SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 slots. Hit <Enter> to activate
the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct
confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Type

This section allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow
the BIOS automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads,
etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CDROM
and ATAPI Removable. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters
of the HDD installed at this connection. Choose the option 1-39 to select a
predetermined HDD type. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select
ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

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CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

TYPE: This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device.
Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders.
Headers: This item indicates the number of headers.
Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors.
Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the

system.

LBA Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:
Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in the

LBA Format.
Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA

Format.

Multi-Sector Transfers

This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be
used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors,
and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0
Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32 Bit I/O

This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard,
Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled,
Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.

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Parallel ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are: Parallel ATA, Serial ATA,
Both, and Auto.

SATA Controller Mode

Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically-detected
and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the
SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the
Native IDE Mode. (Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows

2000 OS or a later version.)

When the SATA Controller Mode is set to "Enhanced", the following items will
display:

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. (If you are using the Windows OS, set this item to Enabled to use the
Intel HostRAID driver.) If this item is set to Disabled, the next item-"SATA AHCI
Enable" will be available.

SATA AHCI

Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take
caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.)

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System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is detected in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is detected in the system.

4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
Y ou 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>.

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XBoot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

QuickBoot Mode

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

QuietBoot Mode

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

POST Errors

Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup.
If set to Disabled, the system will continue to boot without displaying any error
message even when a boot error occurs.

ACPI Mode

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

Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user
hits the power button. If set to 4-sec. Override, the system will power off when
the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are
instant-off and 4-sec override.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your
modem. The options are On and Off.

Power Loss Control

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

Last State.

Watch Dog

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not
active for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays
the system confi guration during bootup.

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XMemory Cache
Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used
as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this reserved
memory area. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will be
reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this function and
make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be
used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) data into this
reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area
will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select Uncached to disable this
function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block
0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer , a storage area in Static DROM (SDROM)
or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation. Select
Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached
into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write
Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K.
Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without
writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation.
The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K
to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM)
or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation.
Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to
be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time.
Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory
area of Block 512-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back
directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU
data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write
Protect, and Write Back.

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be
cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in Static DROM (SDROM) or written
into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation. Select Uncached
to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the
buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to

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prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1MB. Select
Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without
writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation.
The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.

Discrete MTRR Allocation

If enabled, MTRRs (-Memory Type Range Registers) are confi gured as distinct,
separate units and cannot be overlapped. If enabled, the user can achieve better
graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write-combining
confi guration with 4GB or more memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

XPCI Confi guration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices.

Onboard GLAN1/Onboard GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN)/SCSI OPROM
Configuration (SCSI OPROM Configuration is for the X7DVA-8

only.)

Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

PCI Parity Error Forwarding

The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent
(forwarded) to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

Reset Confi guration Data

If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Confi guration Data- (ESCD)
area. The options are Yes and No.

Frequency for PCI-X#2-#3

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed
in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66
MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

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XSlot1 PCI 33MHz, Slot2 PCI-X 100MHz, Slot3 PCI-X 100MHz, Slot4
PCI-Exp x4, Slot5 PCI-Exp x8

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

Option ROM Scan

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

Enable Master

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

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, high­throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are Default,

0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novell and
other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive fails after
the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting and
try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

Large Disk Access Mode

This setting determines the size of hard drives are to be accessed by the OS.
The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating
systems).

XAdvanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. Incorrect val-

ues entered may cause system malfunction. Also, a very high DRAM frequency
or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability. When this occurs,
revert to the default setting.

SERR Signal Condition

This setting specifi es the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted.
The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit, and Both.

4GB PCI Hole Granularity

This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots. If MTRRs
are not enough, this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation. The options
are: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1GB and 2GB.

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Memory Branch Mode

This option determines how the memory branch operates. System address space
can either be interleaved between two channels or Sequential from one channel
to another. Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system
manufacturing.

Branch 0 Rank Interleaving

Select enable to enable the feature of memory interleaving for Branch 0 Rank. The
options are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1.

Branch 0 Rank Sparing

Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

Enhanced x8 Detection

Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.

Crystal Beach Features

This feature cooperates with Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to accelerate
the performance of TOE devices. (Note: A TOE device is a specialized, dedicated
processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some or all
packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard, the TOE device is built

inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The
options are Disabled, PCI and LPC.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused
by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Enabling Multi-Media Timer

Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254
timers for the OS use. The options are Yes and No.

USB Function

Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specifi ed. The settings are

Enabled and Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

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

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XAdvanced 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 (Available when supported by the CPU.)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU.
The options are: Default, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17 and x18.

Hyperthreading (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology, which will result in increased
CPU performance. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Core-Multi-Processing (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to
Intel's web site for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to
detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specifi c registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage
and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefi ned overheat threshold.
Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be
regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches

the overheat threshold.

C1 Enhanced Mode (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage/frequency to
prevent overheat. The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Note: please refer to
Intel’s web site for detailed information.)

Execute Disable Bit (Available when supported by the CPU and the
OS.)

Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify
areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and
thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a fl ood of codes
to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack.(Note: this
feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute
Disable Bit.) The options are Disabled and Enabled. (Note: For more information
regarding hardware/software support for this function, please refer to Intel's and
Microsoft's web sites.)

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Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the
CPU.)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The
CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in
conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution
cycles and maximize data processing effi ciency. The options are Disabled and

Enabled.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the
CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform
to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating
multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. (Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off
and restart the system for the change to take effect.) Please refer to Intel’s web
site for detailed information.

Intel EIST Support (Available when supported by the CPU.)

Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the
system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort
to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s web site for detailed information.

XI/O Device Confi guration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

KBC Clock Input

This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC. The options are 6MHz,
8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz.

Serial Port A

This setting allows you to confi gure Serial Port A settings. The options are Enabled
(user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The options
are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.

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Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port A. The
options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Serial Port B

This setting allows you to confi gure Serial Port ABsettings. The options are Enabled
(user defi ned), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of device to connected to Serial Port B. The
options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The options
are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The
options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Parallel Port

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

Base I/O Address

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

Interrupt

This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port.
The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Mode

This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output
only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options
are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to confi ture fl oppy disk drive settings. The options are

Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS controlled).

Base I/O Address

This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for the fl oppy port. The
options are Primary and Secondary.

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XDMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting.

View DMI Event Log

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log.

Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The options are Yes
and No.

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XConsole Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to:
Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options
are 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K.

Console Type

This item allows you to set console redirection type. The options are VT100,
VT100,8bit, PC-ANSI, 7bit, PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8 and ASCII.

Flow Control

This item allows you to select the fl ow control option for console redirection. The
options are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected: either

Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

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

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XHardware Monitor Logic

Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware

monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring
Screen accordingly . Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown
on this page, on P. 4-19, or on P. 4-20, depending on the type of CPU(s) and HW
Monitoring chip you are using.

CPU Temperature Threshold

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the
alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold.
The options are 70

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see the status of each of the following items:

CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core/CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second
Core

System Temperature

o

C, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC. (*See the note below.)

Fan1-Fan6 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will
automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vise versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the option
is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).
Select “3-pin” if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select “4-pin” if your
chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select “Workstation” if your system is used as
a Workstation. Select “Server” if your system is used as a Server. Select “Disable”
to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at full
speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server), 3. 3-pin (Workstation),

4. 4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:
P12V_VR0/P12V_VR1/FSB VTT/ESB2 Vcore/CPU1Vcore/CPU2Vcore/P3V3

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece­dence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the
temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes
to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings
override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature
threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set
in the BIOS.

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XHardware Monitor Logic

CPU Temperature Threshold (*See the Note on Page 4-18.)

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the
alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold.
The options are 70

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

CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core/CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second
Core

System Temperature
Fan1-Fan6 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will

automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vise versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the op­tion is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation
(PWM). Select “3-pin” if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select “4-pin” if
your chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select “Workstation” if your system is
used as a Workstation. Select “Server” if your system is used as a Server. Select
“Disable” to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to
run at full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server), 3. 3-pin
(Workstation), 4. 4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

o

C, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC. (*See the note below.)

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:
Vcore A/Vcore B

-12V/+12V

P1V5
+3.3V
5Vsb/5VDD
P_VTT
Vbat

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece­dence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the
temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes
to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings
override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature
threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set
in the BIOS.

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XHardware Monitor Logic (See the Note on Page 4-18.)
CPU Temperature Threshold

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate
the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature
threshold. The hardcode default setting is 80

o

C. (See the note below.)

Temperature Monitoring (Available if supported by the CPU)

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following PECI (Platform
Environment Control Interface) items:

CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core
CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second Core
PECI Agent 1 Temperature
PECI Agent 2 Temperature
PECI Agent 3 Temperature
PECI Agent 4 Temperature

System Temperature
Fan1-Fan6 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will

automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vise versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the option
is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).
Select “3-pin” if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select “4-pin” if your
chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select “Workstation” if your system is used as
a Workstation. Select “Server” if your system is used as a Server. Select “Disable”
to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at full
speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server), 3. 3-pin (Workstation),

4. 4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:
Vcore A/Vcore B/-12V/P1V2_NIC_SEN/+3.3V/+12V/5Vsb/5VDD/P_VTT/Vbat

Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece­dence over the BIOS settings. When fi rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the
temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes
to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings
override the BIOS settings. For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature
threshold settings, please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set
in the BIOS.

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XIPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed
in the system.)

IPMI Specifi cation Version:

This item displays the current IPMI Version.

Firmware Version: This item displays the current Firmware Version.
System Event Logging

Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled,
the system will continue to log events received via system interface. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.

Clear System Event Logging

Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the
next cold boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Existing Event Log Number

This item displays the number of the existing event log.

Event Log Control

System Firmware Progress

Enabling this function to log POST progress. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.
BIOS POST Errors

Enabling this function to log POST errors. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

BIOS POST Watch Dog

Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and
Disabled.

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OS Boot Watch Dog

Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.
Timer for Loading OS (Minutes)

This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous
item: OS Boot Watch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default
setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set
to "Disabled".)

Time Out Option

This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system
boot failure. The options are No Action, Reset, Power Off and Power Cycles.

XSystem Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode)

These options display the System Event Log (SEL) and System Event Log (SEL)
in List Mode. Items include: SEL (System Event Log) Entry Number, SEL Record
ID, SEL Record Type, Time Stamp, Generator ID, SEL Message Revision, Sensor
Type, Sensor Number, SEL Event Type, Event Description, and SEL Event Data.

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XRealtime Sensor Data

This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures,
fan speeds and voltages of various components.

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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 feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system.
Clear means such a password has not been used, and Set means a supervisor
password has been entered.

User Password Is:

This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used, and Set means a user password has
been entered.

Set Supervisor Password

When 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 the 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 boot-up.

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Password on Boot

This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter
the system at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and
Disabled (password not required).

4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and
specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are
described in this section.

Boot List

Candidate
List

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in
the sequence of boot order as specifi ed. The boot functions for the devices included
in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a <-> key to
move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the type of
an USB device, either fi xed or removable. You can select one item from the boot
list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to make its
resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently, you can select an
item from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the candidate
list and put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable device. See
details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the "Item Specifi c
Help" window.

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4-7 Exit

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

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you have 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.

Discard Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you have 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-T est (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 confi gured properly. Check to see if fi xed disk is at-
tached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fi xed-disk type is correctly identifi ed.

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 identifi ed 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 notworking or not confi gured 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 reconfi gure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly, perhaps by an application
program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues.
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 confi guration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and of fers
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 confi guration 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

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

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of fl oppy drive A: not correctly identifi ed in Setup.

System cache error - Cache disabled

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

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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 Confl ict
Address confl ict for specifi ed device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Confi guration Utility to resolve resource confl ict for the specifi ed

device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identifi ed.

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.

Fixed Disk n
Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed.

Invalid System Confi guration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

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I/O device IRQ confl ict

I/O device IRQ confl ict 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 block-storage
devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and
see if fi xed disk and drive A: are properly identifi ed.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display
it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method
for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been
corrupted.

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate 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

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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 identifi ed.

Run the I2O Confi guration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Confi guration Request bit set
in the LCT. Run an I2O Confi guration 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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Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

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 confi guration error
1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected
1 continuous beep w/the front panel overheat LED on - system overheat

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.

POST Code Description

01h IPMI Initialization
02h Verify Real Mode
03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h Get CPU type
06h Initialize system hardware
07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.
08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h Set IN POST fl ag
0Ah Initialize CPU registers
0Bh Enable CPU cache
0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh Initialize I/O component
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE
10h Initialize Power Management
11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices
14h Initialize keyboard controller
16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
17h 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
20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24h 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
32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36h Warm start shut down
38h Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah Auto size cache
3Ch Advanced confi guration of chipset registers
3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values
41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot (optional)
42h Initialize interrupt vectors
45h POST device initialization
46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
48h Check video confi guration against CMOS
49h 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
50h Display CPU type and speed
51h Initialize EISA board (optional)
52h Test keyboard
54h Set key click if enabled
55h Enable USB devices
58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts
59h Initialize POST display service
5Ah Display prompt “Press <ESC> to enter SETUP”
5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB
60h Test extended memory
62h Test extended memory address lines
64h Jump to UserPatch1
66h Confi gure advanced cache registers
67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
68h 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
70h Display error messages
72h Check for confi guration errors
76h Check for keyboard errors
7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors
7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring (optional)
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present
80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs (optional)
81h Late POST device initialization
82h Detect and install external RS232 ports
83h Confi gure non-MCD IDE controllers
84h Detect and install external parallel ports
85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices
86h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
87h Confi gure Motherboard Confi gurable Devices
(optional)
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area
89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)
8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse
8Ch Initialize fl oppy controller
8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)
90h Initialize hard-disk controllers
91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers
92h Jump to UserPatch2
93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
95h Install CD ROM for boot
96h Clear huge ES segment register
97h Fix up Multi Processor table
98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful. One
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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)
9Ch Set up Power Management
9Dh 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 <ESC> prompt
AAh Scan for <ESC> key stroke
ACh Enter SETUP
AEh Clear Boot fl ag
B0h Check for errors
B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST (optional)
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 and PPM Structures
B9h Prepare Boot
BAh Initialize SMBIOS
BCh Clear parity checkers
BDh Display MultiBoot menu
BEh Clear screen (optional)
BFh Check virus and backup reminders
C0h Try to boot with INT 19
C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)
C2h Initialize error logging
C3h Initialize error display function
C4h Initialize system error fl ags
C6h Console redirection init.
C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled
C8h Force check (optional)
C9h Extended ROM checksum (optional)
CDh Reclaim console redirection vector

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POST Code Description

D2h Unknown interrupt
D4h Check Intel Branding string
D8h Alert Standard Format initialization
D9h Late init for IPMI
DEh Log error if micro-code not updated properly

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 errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an
additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have 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 fi rst 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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Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines

Appendix C

Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2
SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software
drivers.

Important Notes to the User:

Note 1: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go

directly to Section C-2 and Appendix D for Operating System & Other Software
Installation.

Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel ESB2
RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS.

C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ESB2 SATA
RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing
the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The
necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with
your motherboard.) Note: the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can
only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It
is a serial link, which supports transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the serial
cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA
(PATA), SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis.
In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm, while Serial
ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall, SATA provides better func­tionality than PATA.

Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 5000V chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ESB2) pro­vides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports 1-channel
UltraATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and six Serial ATA (SATA) ports.
The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device confi gurations: Legacy
mode and Native mode.

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The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations

The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported:
RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections

of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.
RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another

drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.
RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without parity

information) to get the benefi ts of both.
RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or

more hard drives.

The Intel Matrix Storage

The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ESB2, allows the user to create RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives.
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive
and generate a virtual RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets. It also allows
you the change the HDD partition size without any data.

Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native Mode)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the

Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,
Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>
key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default
settings for the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" section in BIOS.

4. Scroll down to "SATA Controller Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select
"Enhanced"

5. Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "En­abled."

6. Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press
the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

7. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

8. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to run
the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press
<Ctrl> <I> for the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.

(Note: The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two
or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems
with one drive installed.)

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Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically
reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane­ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:

Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only. The
screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro's endorsement or non-en­dorsement on any 3rd party's product. Your screens may or many not look exactly the
same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Creating a RAID 0 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key
to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure
as RAID. The following pop-up screen (*See the note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>
to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging from
4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array, and hit <Enter>. (*Note: For a server, please
use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size. The
default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.

h. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key
to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 1 (Mirror) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume capacity and hit
<Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

e. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.

f. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0):

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 10 (RAID1 + RAID0) and hit <Enter>.
d. When the Stripe Size is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to

select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit <Enter>. The
default setting is 64 KB. (*Note: For a server, please use a lower stripe size, and
for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)

e. When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume
capacity and hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

f. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.

g. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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