Supermicro X7DVL-L User Manual

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SUPER

X7DVL-L

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0c

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the

X7DVL-L motherboard. The X7DVL-L supports dual Intel Quad­Core and Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors with a front side bus
speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz (Note). With two 64-bit dual-core proces­sors built in, the X7DVL-L offers superior performance, system reliability and power
effi ciency for embedded, storage, and communications platforms. The features
supported by this motherboard include the Intel Core Microarchitecture, dual-core
with dual-processing capabilities, ultra dense low-power platform, larger cache
with 4 MB shared L2 capacity, the Intel Virtualization Technology, the Extended
Memory 64 Technology (EM64), and the Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/
OAT). The X7DVL-L offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I/O
environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems. Please refer to the moth­erboard specifi cations pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be
professionally installed. (Note: CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.)

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 the video, the memory and the system setup stored
in CMOS.

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

Appendix A lists BIOS POST Error Codes.
Appendix B and Appendix C list Windows OS and Other Software Programs

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

X7DVL-L Image ......................................................................... 1-3

X7DVL-L Layout ........................................................................ 1-4

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

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

Intel 5000V (Blackford-VS) Chipset: System Block Diagram .................. 1-8

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

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

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

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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

Power Force-On ....................................................................................... 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

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

T-SGPIO Headers ....................................................................................2-20

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

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-21

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-21

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-21

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................ 2-22

Watch Dog ................................................................................................ 2-22

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-23

I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................2-23

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

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-24

Onboard Power LED ................................................................................2-24

POST-Code LED Indicators ..................................................................... 2-25

Status LED ............................................................................................... 2-25

CPU VRM Overheat LED .........................................................................2-26

2-8 Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections ................................................... 2-27

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

IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-28

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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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 ............................................................................................... 4-20

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-21

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-22

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes .......................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS .................................................................... B-1

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...................................C-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 items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-03)
One (1) fl oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022L)
Four (4) SATA cables (CBL-0044L)
One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT07L)
One (1) CPU Retention Module (SKT-0159L)
One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities
One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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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 graphics 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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X7DVL-L Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

COM1

JKM1

J20

JCOM1

J15

VGA

D31

VGA CTRL

FAN5

J7B2 J7B3 J8B1

J7B1

JLAN1

JLAN2

KB/MS

USB0/1

S I/O

COM2

JCOM2

GLAN1

GLAN2

LAN CTRL

J19

J6

J22

8-Pin PWR

VGA Memory

J10

JWD
JPG1

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JPW3

JP2

Battery

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

24-Pin PWR

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JUSB1

JPL1
JPL2

JBT1

JWOL1

JPW1

North
Bridge

Buzzer

SP1

SD1

South
Bridge

JWOR1

Fan 1

LE2

J26

LE5
LE4

T-SPGIO

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

JS4

JS2

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

JS1

JS3

CPU 1

CPU 2

LE1

FP CTRL

JF1

Fan 4

Chassis.
Intrusion

Fan 3

Fan 2

LE6

IDE#1

J23

JIDE#1

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 unplug the power cable before removing or in­stalling components.

5. CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.

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Quick Reference (X7DVL-L)

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Pg. 2-23)
JI2C1/JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
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
Chassis Intru.(J23) Chassis Intrusion Header
COM1/COM2 (JCOM1/2) COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors
DIMM#1A-DIMM#2B Memory DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMM Slots
FAN 1-5 Fans 3-5: System cooling/chassis fans, Fans 1-2:CPU
fans
Floppy (J22) Floppy Disk Drive Connector
FP Control (JF1) Front Control Panel Connector
GLAN 1/2 (JLAN1/2) G-bit Ethernet Ports
IDE#1 (JIDE1) IDE#1 Hard Drive
Keyboard/Mouse (JKM1) Keyboard/Mouse Connectors
PWR LED/SPKR (JD1) Power LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)
PWR Force-On (JPF, JP2)Power Force-On
SATA0-SATA3 (JS1-JS4) Intel SATA 0-3 Connectors
Slot#4 (J6) PCI 33MHz Slot
Slot#6 (J10) PCI-Exp. x8 Slots
T-SGPIO (J26) Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header
USB 0/1 (J20) Back Panel USB 0/1
USB 2/3 (JUSB1) Front Panel Accessible USB 2/3
VGA (J15) VGA Port
WOL (JWOL1) Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR (JWOR1) Wake-on-Ring Header

LED Indicator Description
D31 Status LED (See Pg. 2-26)
LE1 Power LED (See Note 4 on the previous page.)
LE2/LE6 (See Pg. 2-27) CPU1 VRM Overheat(LE2)/CPU2 VRM Overheat (LE6)
LE4/LE5 POST-Code LED Indicators (See Pg. 2-26)

Note: Refer to Chapter 2 for more information on connectors and jumpers.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series
processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz (Note:
CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.)

Memory

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

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-E slot (one x8-Slot#6)

• One 32-bit PCI 33 MHz slot (Slot#4)

BIOS

®

• 8 Mb Phoenix

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

Flash ROM

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

• I2C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection

• 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

• Intel ESB2 supports four SATA ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5
supported in the Window OS environment)

• The 82563EB supports two Giga-bit LAN ports

• One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface

• One fl oppy port interface

• Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

• Up to four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 1 Header)

• Xgi Z7 Graphic Controller

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627DHG

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

• Proprietary 10" x 9.6" (254mm x 243.8mm)

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VGA

CONN

VGA

XGI Z7

VRM

ISL6312

J10
#6

PCI-EXP_x8_SLOT

J6
#1

3.0 Gb/S

PCI-EXP x8

PCI 32/33MHz

PCI32_SLOT

RJ45
RJ45

PROCESSOR#2

1067/1333

MT/S

PORT

#4,5

PORT

#6,7

PORT

#1,2

PORT
#0

GB LAN FWH
GILGAL

MCH

PORT PORT
#2,3

PORTPORT

#4

ESB2

KUMERAN

PROCESSOR#1

1067/1333

MT/S

#0

PCIEx8

PCIEx4

#3

SIO

W83627

DHG

FBD CHNL0
FBD CHNL1

ATA 100

3.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

LPC

VRM

ISL6312

#1B #2B

#1A #2A

FBD DIMM

IDE CONN

#3

#2

#1

#0

SATA

#3

#2

#1

#0

USB

FBD DIMM

MS

FDD

COM1

KB

COM2

Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset

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 (Blackford-VS) chipset,
the X7DVL-L motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for
dual processor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communica-
tions, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V
(Blackford-VS) chipset supports a single or dual Intel
5300/5100/5000 Series processor(s) with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz.
The chipset consists of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) Memory Controller Hub (MCH),
and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2). (Note)

The 5000V (Blackford-VS) 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 four Fully Buffered DIMM modules, providing a total memory bandwidth
of up to 16.0 GB/s. The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI-Express and one x4
ESI interfaces to the ESB2. In addition, the 5000V (Blackford-VS) 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:

®

Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon

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•

The Xeon Quad• Core Processors

L1 Cache Size: Instruction Data Cache (32KB per core)•

L2 Cache Size: Shared 4MB per die (8MB Total Cache per processor)•

Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s•

Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands•

Note: CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.

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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 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 X7DVL-L. All have
an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitoring

An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously:
Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby and VBAT. 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 reaches 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 lower the CPU temperature. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry
can monitor the overall system temperature and alert the user when the chassis
temperature is too high.

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CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature
in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When the
CPU temperature reaches the pre-defi ned threshold, both the overheat fan and
the warning LED are triggered.

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 con fi 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.

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 Servers/Systems.

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 "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

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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.

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

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 X7DVL-L can only accommodate 24-pin ATX 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 (For
detailed information, please refer to the web site 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 ,

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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, 720 K, 1.2
M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or
1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication
ports (UARTs). 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 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

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-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 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 remove it before adding, remov­ing or changing any components. Make sure to 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, use only Intel-certifi ed heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the Heatsink Backplate and the motherboard into the chassis
before you install the CPU heatsink and fan.(*See Installation Procedures below.)

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. All graphics shown in this manual are for reference only. The components that
came with your motherboard may or may not look exactly the same as the pictures
shown in this manual.

Installation Procedures

For proper system setup, please follow
the procedure below to install the CPU,
backplate, heatsink, and motherboard
into the chassis.

1. Install the heatsink backplate onto the
chassis.

2. Install the motherboard into the chas­sis.

3. Install the CPU onto the mother­board.

4. Install the heatsink or/and cooling fans
(if any).

5. Connect fan and power cables (if
any).

Mounting the Backplate onto the Chassis

Mounting Hole

1. On the backplate, locate the text and
the arrow, indicating "facing front."

Heatsink

CPU

CPU Socket

Motherboard

CPU Retention
Bracket (Pre­installed)

Backplate

SKT0159 Backplate

Mounting Hole

Arrow

Facing
Front (Text)

Mounting Hole

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Mounting Hole

2. Locate the front side of the chassis.

3. Locate the four backplate mounting

holes on the chassis.

4. Align the backplate with the chassis.

Make sure that the arrow on the back­plate is pointing at the front side of the
chassis.

5. Once the backplate is correctly orient-

ed, align the four heatsink mounting holes
on the backplate against their respective
mounting holes on the chassis. (*Note:
The two mounting holes on the center of
the backplate are optional.)

6. Once aligned, securely attach the

backplate onto the chassis by installing
the screws into the mounting holes.

Chapter 2: Installation

The Front Side of Chassis

Mounting
Holes

Backplate inside the Chassis
(w/Mounting holes aligned)

Mounting the Motherboard into the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting
holes to fi t different types of chassis. 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 any damage done to these components when
you install the motherboard into the chassis.)

Mounting MB into the Chassis

Mounting Hole

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 Lever

PnP Cap on
top of the
Load Plate

Lift the Load
Lever to open
the Load Plate

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3. Use your thumb and 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 done to the
CPU or the socket.)

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.

Load Plate
(w/PnP Cap
attached)

North Center
Edge

South Center
Edge

Socket Key
(Socket Notch)

CPU Key
(semi-circle
cutout) below
the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

Load Lever

gold dot

CPU Pin1

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.)

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CPU in the CPU socket

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

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Installation and Removal 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 over­tighten the screws to avoid possible damage
to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all

four screws.

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

To Un-install 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 avoid damaging the CPU
or the CPU socket.

Screw#2

Screw#1

Screw#2

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.

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.

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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. (*See the Memory Installation Table Below.)

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 X7DVL-L supports up to 16 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2 667/533 in 4
DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with (a) pair(s) of memory modules of the same
size and same type will result in better memory performance.

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than 4
GB of memory. (See the DIMM Population Confi gurations Table below .)

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

Number

of DIMMs

2 DIMMs 1A ------ ------ 2A ------ -----­4 DIMMs 1A 1B ------ 2A 2B ------

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. iii. Interleaved memory is
supported when pairs of DIMM modules are
installed in both

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

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. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table
below for details.)

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System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub fl ash memory
(System BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99
PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76
PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if

needed) -Aligned on 256-MB
boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85
TSEG 1 MB 2.84
Memory available to OS and

other applications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

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

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Installing and Removing DIMMs

DDR2 FBD DIMM

To Remove:

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

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
Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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 Figure 2-4 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

X

NMI

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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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 t he rig ht for pin d efi 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

A. NMI
B. PWR LED

24-Pin PWR

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

S I/O

COM2

LAN CTRL

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPF

PWR Force

Battery

BIOS

VGA Memory

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

JI2C1

Floppy

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

JPL1
JPL2

USB2/3

JWD
JPG1

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

JBT1

South
Bridge

Buzzer

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

LE5
LE4

I-SATA1

T-SPGIO

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

I-SATA3

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

Ground

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

X

1920

NMI

A

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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HDD LED

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

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Net work Inter fac e Contro l­ler) LED conn ection fo r GLAN p ort1
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

A. HDD LED
B. NIC1 LED
C. NIC2 LED

24-Pin PWR

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

S I/O

COM2

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPF

PWR Force

Battery

BIOS

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

Floppy

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

JBT1

JI2C1

JPL1

JI2C2

JPL2

USB2/3

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

A

B

C

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

North
Bridge

CPU 2

OH/Fan Fail LED

Fan 2

PWR Fail LED

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

I-SATA1

T-SPGIO

I-SATA0 I -SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connec t 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 tab le on th e rig ht for pin
defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is
located o n 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

A. OH/Fan Fail LED
B. PWR Supply Fail

24-Pin PWR

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

S I/O

COM2

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPF

PWR Force

Battery

BIOS

VGA Memory

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

JI2C1

Floppy

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

JPL1
JPL2

USB2/3

JWD

JPG1

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Fan 2

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

A

PWR Fail LED

B

Ground

Ground

North
Bridge

JBT1

South
Bridge

Buzzer

JWOL1

T-SPGIO

JWOR1

SD1

LE5
LE4

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

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 t he t a b le o n t h e r i ght f o r
pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power But to n connection is lo cated
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 (wi th a sett ing in the BI OS - see
Chapter 4). To turn off the power w hen
set to suspend m ode, press the b utton
for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table
on the rig ht for pin d efi 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

A. Reset Button
B. PWR Button

24-Pin PWR

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

S I/O

COM2

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPF

PWR Force

Battery

BIOS

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

Floppy

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

JBT1

JI2C1

JPL1

JI2C2

JPL2

USB2/3

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

North
Bridge

CPU 2

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

Fan 2

PWR Fail LED

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

I-SATA1

T-SPGIO

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

I-SATA3

Buzzer

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

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 p in defi nitions. For the 8 -p in
PWR (JPW3), please refer to the item
listed below.

Processor Power Connector

In additio n to t he P r im ary ATX power
connector (above), the 12V 8-pin
CPU PWR co nnector at JP W3 must
also be connected to your mother­board. See t he table on t he 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

Fan 1

Buzzer

LE2

CPU 1

CPU 2

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

LE1

FP CTRL

Fan 4

Chassis.
Intrusion

Fan 3

A

North
Bridge

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

B

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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

Fan 2

LE6

IDE#1

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are four USB 2.0 (Universal
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
motherboard. USB Ports 0/1 (J20)
are located on the I/O Back Panel,
and USB Headers 2/3 (JUSB1) can
be accessed from the Front Panel.
See the tables on the right for pin
defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header (J23) is
located next to the IDE port on the
motherboard. Attach an appropriate
cable from the chassis to inform you of
a chassis intrusion when the chassis
is opened.

Back Panel USB

(USB0/1)

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

Front Panel USB

Pin Defi nitions

USB#2
Pin # Defi nition

USB#3

Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO­3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 Key 5 No connection

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 4

Chassis.

C

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

B

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

A

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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

Fan 2

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

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E

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Fan Headers

The X7DVL-L has three chassis/system fan
headers (Fan3 to Fan5) and two CPU Fans
(Fans 1/2). (*Note: all these fans are 4-pin fans.
However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are back­ward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.)
See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
*The onboard fan speeds are controlled by
the Thermal Management feature in Hardware
Monitoring under the Advanced Section in the

. *Default: Disabled. When using Thermal

BIOS
Management setting, please use all 3-pin fans
or all 4-pin fans on the motherboard.)

Power Force On Enable/Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable
the Power Force-On function. If enabled,
power supply to the system 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.

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions (Fan1-6)

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

Power Force On

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPF)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Open Normal

(*default)

Closed Force On

A

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

C

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

A. Fan 1
B. Fan 2
C. Fan 3
D. Fan 4
E. Fan 5
F. Power Force-on

Fan 2

B

LE6

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Chapter 2: Installation

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.)

A

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

B

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

C

COM2

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

A. Keyboard/Mouse
B. COM1
C. COM2

Fan 2

LE6

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Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is desig­nated JWOR1. This function allows
your computer to be awakened by an
incoming call to the modem when the
system is in suspend state. 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. (Y ou must have a LAN card with
a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable
to use this feature.)

Wake-On-Ring
Pin Defi nitions

(JWOR1)

Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

(JWOL1)

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

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

A

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

B

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

A. WOR
B. WOL

Fan 2

LE6

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GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet
Ports)

Chapter 2: Installation

Two G-bit Ethernet ports: GLAN1
(JLAN1) and GLAN2 (JLAN2) are
located on the I/O backplane. These
ports accept RJ45 type cables.

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 hea der, pins 1-3 are fo r
a power LED and pins 4-7 are for
the speaker. Close pins 4-7 with a
jumper to use an external speaker. If
you wish to use the onboard speaker,
please c lose pins 6 -7. S ee the table
on the right for speaker pin defi ni-
tions.

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

North
Bridge

JBT1

South
Bridge

JPL1
JPL2

Buzzer

C

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

A

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

B

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

COM2

GLAN1 GLAN2

Speaker Connector

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

Fan 1

LE2

A. GLAN1
B. GLAN2
C. PWR LED/Speaker

CPU 1

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

LE5
LE4

T-SPGI O

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

LE1

FP CTRL

Fan 4

Chassis.
Intrusion

Fan 3

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T-SGPIO Header

The T-SGPIO (Serial General Purpose
Input/Output) header is located at J26
on the motherboard. This header is
used to "talk to" a system-monitoring
chip on the backplane. See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions. Refer to
the board layout below for the location
of the header.

VGA Connector

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

T-SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1 *NC 2 *NC
3 Ground 4 DATA Out

5 Load 6 Ground
7 Clock 8 *NC

*Note: NC= No Connections

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

A

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

B

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

A. T-SGPIO
B. VGA

Fan 2

LE6

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

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.

Chapter 2: Installation

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.

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

B

USB2/3

North
Bridge

JBT1

South
Bridge

A

JPL1
JPL2

Buzzer

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

COM2

GLAN Enable

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

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

CPU 2

LE5
LE4

T-SPGI O

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

LE1

FP CTRL

Fan 4

Chassis.
Intrusion

Fan 3

B. GLAN Port2 Enable

Fan 2

LE6

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CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists
of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear
CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both
pads at the same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC
power cord from the system before clearing CMOS.

Note: For an A TX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove
the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

Watch Dog (JWD) is a system mo nitor th at can
reboot the sys tem when a sof tware appl ication
hangs. Clo se pin s 1-2 to res et the sys tem if an
application hangs. Close pins 2-3 to generate a
non-maskable interrupt signal for the application
that hangs. See the table on the right for jumper
settings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the
BIOS.

Fan 1

LE2

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

T-SPGI O

I-SATA1

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

Buzzer

JWOR1

SD1

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

A

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

B

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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I-SATA3

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset

(*default)
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled

A. Clear CMOS
B. Watch Dog Enable

CPU 1

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

Chapter 2: Installation

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.

I2C Bus to PCI Slots

Jumpers JI2C1/JI2C2 allow you to con­nect the System Management Bus (I2C)
to PCI slots. The default setting is Open
to disable the connection. See the table
on the right for jumper settings.

VGA Enable/Disable Jumper

Settings

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

I2C to PCI-Slots

Jumper Settings

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

A. VGA Enabled

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

B

JI2C1

JI2C2

C

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

A

COM2

B. JI2C1
C. JI2C2

Fan 2

LE6

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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, amber or off to indicate the speed
of the connection. See the tables at right
for more information.

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1
on the motherboard. When this LED Indi­cator is on, the system is on. Be sure to
unplug the power cable before removing
or adding any components. See the table
on the right for more details.

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

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

LED Color Defi nition
Off System Off (*PWR cable

Green System On
Green:

Flashing
Quickly

Green:
Flashing
Slowly

not connected)

ACPI S1 State

ACPI S3 (STR) State

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

C

Intrusion

FP CTRL

B. GLAN Port2 LEDs
C. Onboard PWR LED

Fan 2

LE6

IDE#1

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

A

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

B

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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POST Code LED Indicators
(LE4, LE5)

There are two POST Code LED Indica­tors (LE4, LE5) located on the moth­erboard. These two LEDs are used to
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.

Status LED (D31)

There is a Status LED Indicator (D31)
located on the motherboard. This LED
displays different colors to show the sta­tus of the system. Refer to the table on
the right for system status. See the layout
below for the LED location.

Chapter 2: Installation

POST Code LED Indicators

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

Green: Off Yellow: On System Shadowing @

Green: On Yellow: On CPU Initialization @

Green Off Yellow: Off PCI Initialization @

LED Color Defi nition
Green Power On, system: normal
Red PWR on, PWR problem(s)

Yellow S5 or S4

POST 28h

POST 38h

POST 0Ah

POST 49h

Status LED Indicator

occur(s) or JPW3 not
properly installed

Fan 1

LE2

B. LE5: POST Code LED
C. D31: Status LED

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

A

LE5
LE4

B

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

C

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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A. LE4: POST Code LED

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CPU VRM Overheat LED
Indicators (LE2/LE6)

There are two CPU VRM Overheat LED
Indicators (LE2 and LE6) are on the moth­erboard. LE2 is for CPU1VRM and LE6 is
for CPU2 VRM. If the temperature of a CPU
VRM is normal, its CPU VRM Overheat LED
is off. When a CPU VRM is over 90
CPU VRM Overheat LED will turn yellow,
and the CPU will slow down to prevent the
CPU VRM from overheating. See the layout
below for the LED locations.

o

C, its

CPU VRM Overheat LEDs (LE2, LE6)

LED Color Defi nition
Off CPU VRM Temperature:

Yellow CPU VRM over 900C,

Normal

CPU slows down

Fan 1

A

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

B

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-8 Floppy Drive 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.

Floppy Connector

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

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

A

Floppy

JI2C1

JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1A

USB2/3

North
Bridge

JBT1

South
Bridge

JPL1
JPL2

Buzzer

JWOL1

JWOR1

SD1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD

JPG1

S I/O

COM2

Floppy Drive Connector

Pin Defi nitions

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

Fan 1

LE2

LE5
LE4

T-SPGI O

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 1

CPU 2

Fan 3

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

A. Floppy

Fan 2

LE6

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IDE Connector

An IDE Connector is located at JIDE1
on the motherboard. 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

A. IDE#1

Fan 1

LE2

CPU 1

North
Bridge

South
Bridge

LE5
LE4

Buzzer

T-SPGI O

JWOR1

SD1

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

I-SATA0 I-SATA2

CPU 2

Fan 2

LE6

A

Fan 3

IDE#1

Fan 4

Chassis.

LE1

Intrusion

FP CTRL

JPF

PWR Force

BIOS

Slot 6 PCI-Ex8

Floppy

JI2C1
JI2C2

Slot 4 PCI 33MHz

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

Battery

24-Pin PWR

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

USB2/3

JBT1

JPL1
JPL2

JWOL1

8-Pin PWR

KB/MS

USB0/1

COM1

VGA

GLAN1

LAN CTRL

GLAN2

FAN5

D31

VGA CTRL

VGA Memory

JWD
JPG1

S I/O

COM2

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

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

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

Before Power On

1. Make sure 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 the CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power
LED to the motherboard. (Make sure that 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. Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Make sure 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 make sure 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
B 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 make sure 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 that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Check if DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed and make sure
that the BIOS setup is confi gured for the fastest speed of RAM used. It is
recommended that you use DIMM modules of the same type and same speed
on a motherboard.

3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered (FBD) ECC
533/667 SDRAM (*recommended by the manufacturer.)

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

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. As an interleaved
memory scheme is used, you must install two modules at a time, beginning
with Bank 1, then Bank 2, and so on (see Section 2-3).

6. 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 F AQs on our website (

supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support.

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

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com/support/bios/)

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

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your
system 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 X7DVL-L has four 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD

ECC 533/667 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 automati-
cally 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. Do not be concerned if the screen
is paused for a few minutes.

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(Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS
to prevent possible system boot failure!)

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.

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DVL-L. The
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 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 BIOS that may not be refl ected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM® PC, XT™, AT®, and
PS/2® compatible computers. The 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 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 Xicon. With the item highlighted,
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate
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 Port 0/SATA Port 1, SATA Port
2 and SATA Port 3

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave,
SATA Port 0/SATA Port1 /SATA Port 2 and SATA Port 3. 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 option allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. The option: Auto
allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of
heads, etc.). The option: User allows 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.

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.

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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, Channel 0, Channel 1, and Both.

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 SA TA and PATA drives to be automatically-detected
and be placed in the Legacy Mode by 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. (*For the Windows OS
environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

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.)

System Memory

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

Extended Memory

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

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4-4 Advanced Setup

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

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.

Quiet Boot

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

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user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the
user

presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are instant-off
and 4-sec override.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system 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.

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 the Static DROM
(SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU
operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow
data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same
time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory
area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data

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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 operations.
Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to
be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time.
Select Write Protect to prevent data from being 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 the Static DROM (SDROM)
or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.
Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data
to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same
time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended
memory area above 1 MB. 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) OPROM Confi gure

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

Disabled and Enabled.

Default Primary Video Adapter

This feature allows the user to specify which video adapter to be used as the
default primary video adapter--the onboard video adapter or others. The options
are Other and Onboard Video.

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PCI-Exp. I/O Performance

Some add-on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature, which limits the
payload size to 128 Bytes; while others perform better with a payload size of 256
Bytes, which inhibits the coalesce feature. Please refer to your add-on card user
guide for the desired setting. The options are Payload (256 Bytes) and Coalesce
Enabled (128 Bytes).

PCI Parity Error Forwarding

The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in the 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.

XSlot4 PCI 33MHz and Slot6 PCI-Exp x16

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 feature is available for systems with a hard drive disk capacity larger than 137GB.
If your HDD capacity is larger than 137 GB, select DOS for a system based on DOS;
otherwise, select Other for system based on other operating systems. The options
are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems).

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XAdvanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

*Warning: Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. Incorrect

values 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.

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. The options are Sequential and Single Channel 0.

Branch 0 Rank Interleaving

Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank.
The options for Memory Interleaving 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.

High Temperature DRAM Operation

When set to Enabled, BIOS will refer to the SPD table for setting the maximum
DRAM temperature. If disabled, BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature
based on a predefi ned value. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

AMB Thermal Sensor

Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory
Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.

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Thermal Throttle

Select Enabled to enable closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered (FBD)
memory module. In the closed-loop thermal environment, thermal throttling will be
activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module goes beyond a predefi ned
threshold. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Global Activation Throttle

Select Enabled to enable the function of open-loop global thermal throttling on the
fully buffered (FBD) memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become
active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefi ned number. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.

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 ESB2 South Bridge chip.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Clock Spectrum Feature

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

High Precision Event Time

Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer (HPET), which is capable of
producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real-time Clock
(RTC) can in synchronizing multimedia streams, providing smooth playback and
reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices, such as an x86
RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU. The High Precision Event Timer is used
to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer. The options for this feature 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 support for Legacy USB devices. 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, and x12

Hyperthreading (*Available when supported by the CPU.)

Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading T echnology, which will result in increased
CPU performance. 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.

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.

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.

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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 <R> 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 assign control of serial port A. 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.

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 assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled
(user defi ned), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.

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Mode

This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be 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.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the fl oppy disk controller. 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 Floppy port. The
options are Primary and Secondary.

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 choose the console redirection type. The options are VT100,
VT100,8bit, PC-ANSI, 7bit, PC ANSI, VT100+, and VT-UTF8.

Flow Control

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

Console Connection

This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected:
either Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with console redirection
after POST routines. The options are On and Off.

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Chapter 4: BIOS

XHardware Monitor Logic

Note: 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. 4-18, or on P. 4-19, 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 70oC, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC. (See the note below.)
Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see the status for each of the following items:

CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/System Temperature
Fan1-Fan5 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, 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 vice versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the
option is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width 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
constantly run at the full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. Optimized
for Servers with 3-pin, 3. Optimized for Workstations with 3-pin, 4. Optimized for
Servers with 4-pin, and 5. Optimized for Workstations with 4-pin.

Voltage Monitoring

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

1.8V

3.3V Standby/3.3V/5V

12V
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 4-17)

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 70oC, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC. (*See the note below.)
Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see the status for each of the following items:

CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/System Temperature
Fan1-Fan5 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, 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 vice versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the
option is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width 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
constantly run at the full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. Optimized
for Servers with 3-pin, 3. Optimized for Workstations with 3-pin, 4. Optimized for
Servers with 4-pin, and 5. Optimized for Workstations with 4-pin.

Voltage Monitoring

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

1.8V

3.3V Standby/3.3V,
5V,
12V
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 4-17.)
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 75oC. (*See the note below.)

Temperature Monitoring (*Available if supported by the CPU)

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

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

PECI Agent 1 T emperature/PECI Agent 2 Temperature/PECI Agent 3 T emperature/
PECI Agent 4 Temperature/System Temperature
Fan1-Fan5 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, 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 vice versa.
If the option is set to “3-pin fan”, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the
option is set to “4-pin”, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width 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
constantly run at the full speed (12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. Optimized
for Servers with 3-pin, 3. Optimized for Workstations with 3-pin, 4. Optimized for
Servers with 4-pin, and 5. Optimized for Workstations with 4-pin.

Voltage Monitoring

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

1.8V

3.3V Standby/3.3V,

5V,
12V
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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4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. Y ou 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 item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password
has been entered for the system.

User Password Is:

This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has
been entered for the system.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When
prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to 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 decide 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
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4-7 Exit

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

Exit Saving Changes

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

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any
changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the
BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

Discard Changes

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

Save Changes

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

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes

Appendix A

POST Error Beep Codes

This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS.
POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.
This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.

Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes

When a rec over abl e ty pe of e r ror o c cur s dur in g PO ST, BIOS will dis play a P OST
code that d escr ibe s the pr obl em. BIO S may also i ssue o ne of the f ollow ing be ep
codes:

1 long and t wo shor t b eeps - vi deo co nfi guration error
1 repetiti ve long be ep - no mem or y detecte d
1 continu ous bee p (with OH LE D on) - system overhe at

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel
South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software
drivers. T o confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides
posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for
Systems with RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.
system will start booting up from CD.

Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify 3.
additional device(s).

Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ESB2" into 4.
Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

Choose the Intel(R) ESB2 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the
XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.
specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devices are specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 7.
XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue
the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will 8.
automatically reboot.

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B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for
Systems without RAID Functions

Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.
system will start booting up from CD.

Follow the instructions given on the screen to continue with OS installation.2.

After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will 3.
automatically reboot.

Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 4.
Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

Appendix C

Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded
Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver

After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below
will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not
yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons
to the right of these items.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les

for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from
top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot
the system before proceeding with the next item on the list. The bottom icon
with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD.

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C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports
remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools.
The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program
included in the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor
the environment and operations of your system. Supero Doctor III displays crucial
system information such as CPU temperature, system voltages and fan status. See
the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface.

Note 1: Both default user name and password are ADMIN.
Note 2: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take pre-

cedence over the BIOS settings. When 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.

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information)

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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control)

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

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Disclaimer

The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems,
medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency com­munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to
result in signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage. Accordingly, Supermicro dis-
claims any and all liability, and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra-hazardous
applications, it does so entirely at its own risk. Furthermore, buyer agrees to fully indemnify, defend
and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims, demands, actions, litigation, and
proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra-hazardous use or sale.

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