Supermicro X7DWT-INF User Manual

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X7DWT
X7DWT-INF

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of

the X7DWT/X7DWT-INF motherboard. The

ports dual Intel

speed of up to 1.6 GHz With two Xeon 64-bit Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors,

Intel 5400 Chipset, and eight DDR2 FBD (Fully Buffered) 800/667/533 memory

modules built-in, the X7DWT/X7DWT-INF offers substantial functionality and per-

formance enhancements to the motherboards based on the Core microarchitecture

while remaining compatible with the 32-bit based software. Key features sup-

ported include Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Virtualization Technology,

PECI (Platform Environment Control Interface), Advanced Dynamic Execution,

Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4), and Thermal

Monitor 2 (TM2) Technology. These features allow the motherboard to operate at

much higher speeds with better power management in much safer environments

than the traditional motherboards. This motherboard is ideal for high performance

dual processor (DP) enterprise server environments. This product is intended to

be professionally installed.

Xeon 64-bit Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors at a front side bus

X7DWT/X7DWT-INF sup-

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, specifications and performance of the

mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components.

Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory

and the system setup stored in the CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on

running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes.

Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and

Other Software 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:

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

correct 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

X7DWT/X7DWT-INF Image ........................................................ 1-3

X7DWT/X7DWT-INF Layout ....................................................... 1-4

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

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

Intel 5400 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

1-6 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIC1/NIC2 LEDs ................................................................................... 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

SMC Proprietary 20-pin Power Connectors ......................................... 2-14

4-pin Auxiliary Power Connector .......................................................... 2-15

Universal Serial Bus ................................................................................ 2-16

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-16

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-17

Serial Port ................................................................................................ 2-17

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-18

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

Power SMB Connector ............................................................................. 2-19

Wake-On-LAN .......................................................................................... 2-19

GLAN 1/2 (Ethernet) Ports ....................................................................... 2-20

SGPIO Header ......................................................................................... 2-20

Speaker Header ....................................................................................... 2-21

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-7 Onboard Indicators .......................................................................................... 2-25

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-25

Onboard Standby Power LED .................................................................. 2-25

Infi niBand LEDs ........................................................................................ 2-26

2-8 SIMSO IPMI and Infi niBand Connections ....................................................... 2-27

SIMSO IPMI Slot ...................................................................................... 2-27

Infi niBand Connector ................................................................................ 2-27

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-22

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-23

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-24

Appendices:

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

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

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

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines ....................................................D-1

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention

to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.

Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If

anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

All the following items are included in the retail box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

Four (4) SATA cable for IDE devices (CBL-0044)

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, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

C h u n g- Ho 23 5 , Ta i pei Hsie n , Ta i wan, R.O.C.

Tel: + 8 86 - (2) 8226 -39 90

Fax: [phone]

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the

latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The

motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the

graphics shown in the manual.

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X7DWT/X7DWT-INF Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

COM1

VGA

LE2

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

JCOM1

JVGA1

J4

Infini- Band

LE3

BIOS

JUSB1

JLAN1

JLAN2

JBT1

Battery

InfiniBand

CTRL

JPCIE1

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

J18

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

J29

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

JUSB2

J9B2

J9B1

J8B3

J8B2

J8B1

J7B3

J7B2

J7B1

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

JWR1

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

JWR2

JF1

LE1

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

4-Pin Aux. PWR

J17

JP10

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. The Infi niBand is available on the X7DWT-INF only.

5. You cannot use both 20-pin power connectors located at JWR1 (the right side

connector) and JWR2 (the left side connector) as input power supply connectors

at the same time. Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the

motherboard at one time. For proper use of these proprietary PWR Connectors,

please customize your PWR cables based on the Power Connector Pin-Out Defi ni-

tions listed on Page 2-14.

6. The 4-pin Auxiliary Power Connector is used for power supply output to the

HDDs only.

7. Refer to Pages 2-14, 2-15 for more information on power connectors.

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Quick Reference( X7DWT/X7DWT-INF)

Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1 GLAN1 Enable Open (Enabled)

JPL2 GLAN2 Enable Open (Enabled)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

FAN 1-8 Fans 1-8 (CPU Fans/Chassis Fans)

J4 Infi niBand Connector (For X7DWT-INF only)

J17 Power System Management Bus (I

J18 System Management Bus Header

J29 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Header

COM1 COM1 (JCOM1) Serial Port

JF1 Front Control Panel Connector

JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header

LAN1/LAN2 G-bit Ethernet Ports

JP10 4-pin Aux. PWR (for output only) (for HDDs) (Note 2)

JWR1 Primary 20-Pin PWR Connector (Note1)

JWR2 External 20-Pin PWR Connector (Note1)

JSPK Speaker Header

JWOL Wake-on LAN Header

USB 0/1 Back Panel USB 0/1 for external use (JUSB1)

USB 2/3 Front Panel USB 2/3

VGA VGA Connector (JVGA1)

SIMSO SIMSO IPMI slot

SATA 0-3 Intel SATA 0-3 Connectors

2

C) Header

LED Indicator Description (See Chapter 2)

LE1 Onboard Power LED Indicator

LE2 Infi niBand Link LED (green)

LE3 Infi niBand Activity LED (yellow)

Note 1: You cannot use both 20-pin power connectors located at JWR1 (the

right side connector) and JWR2 (the left side connector) as input power supply

connectors at the same time. Only one connector can be used for input power

supply to the motherboard at one time. For proper use of these proprietary PWR

Connectors, please customize your PWR cables based on the Power Connector

Pin-Out Defi nitions listed on Page 2-14.

Note 2: The 4-pin Auxiliary PWR Connector is used as a power output to the HDDs

only. Refer to Pages 2-14, 2-15 for more information on power connectors.

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

side bus speed of 1.6 00 GHz, 1.333 GHz or 1.066 GHz

Memory

• Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB DDR2 FBD (Fully Buff-

ered) ECC 800/667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot

Population.)

Chipset

• Intel 5400 chipset, including: the 5400 Memory Control Hub (MCH), and the

Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2)

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-Express (Gen. 2.0) slot (one PCI-E slot x16: JPCIE1)

®

64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors at a front

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

®

Flash ROM

• DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Keyboard Support,

SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage (+1.5V), memory

voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V standby, HT and VBAT

• Fan status monitor with fi rmware control

• CPU/chassis environment monitoring

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, power LED

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

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

2

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM) support

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

Onboard I/O

• Four SATA2 ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ-

ment)

• One SIMSO IPMI slot

• One Intel Gigabit Ethernet 82563EB controller supports two Giga-bit LAN

ports

• One COM port

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

• ATI ES1000 Graphic Controller with 32 MB Video Memory

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627HF

• Mellanox MT25204A0-FCC-D Infi niBand Controller supports one Infi niBand

connector (X7DWT-INF only)

Other

• Wake-on-LAN

• Chassis Intrusion

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS fl ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Proprietary 16.0" x 6.5" (406.4 mm x 165.1 mm)

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VGA
CONN

VRM

ISL6327

ES1000

MT25204

VGA

PCI-EXP x16

PCI-E SLOT

PCI-EXP x8

PCI 33MHz

PROCESSOR#2

1600/1333/1067

MT/S

PORT

PORT

PORTS

PCI-X

PORT

PORT

PORT

PORTS
#1,2,3,4

#7,8

PORT

#2

#1

#0

UMERAN

K

#9

#6

PORT

PROCESSOR#1

5400

MCH

PORT

#5

PCIE x4

#4

PORT

ESB2

1600/1333/1067

MT/S

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 4

#0

PCIE x4

#3

LPC

3.0 Gb/S

USB 2.0

VRM

ISL6327

#1B

#1A

FBD DIMM

#3

#2

#1

#0

SATA

#4

#3

#2

#1

#0

USB

#2B #3B

#2A #3A

FBD DIMM

FBD DIMM

#4B

#4A

FBD DIMM

RJ45

RJ45

GB LAN
GILGAL

SIO

W83627

HF

MS

KB

FWH

COM2

Block Diagram of the Motherboard

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

pages for details on the features of the motherboard.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWT/

X7DWT-INF motherboard provides the performance and feature set required

for dual processor-based servers with configuration options optimized for

communications, presentation, storage, computation or database applications.

The 5400 chipset supports single or dual Xeon 64-bit Quad-Core/Dual-Core

processor(s) with a front side bus speeds of up to 1.600 GHz. The chipset consists

of the 5400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) and the Enterprise South Bridge 2

(ESB2).

The 5400 MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two

independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit wide,

1600 MHz data bus to transfer data. The MCH chipset connects up to eight Fully

Buffered DIMM modules, providing a total memory of up to 64 GB for DDR2 FBD

800/667/533 MHz. The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI-Express and one

x4 ESI interfaces to the ESB2. In addition, the 5400 chipset offers a wide range of

RAS features, including memory interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correc-

tion, CRC, parity protection, memory mirroring and memory sparing.

Xeon Quad-Core/Dual-Core Processor Features

Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5400 chipset, the Xeon Quad-Core/

Dual-Core Processor provides a feature set as follows:

Xeon Quad-Core/Dual-Core Processors

L1 Cache Size: Instruction Cache (32KB/16KB), Data Cache (32KB/24KB)

L2 Cache Size: 4MB/2MB (per core)

Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s

Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage. You can

select Power-Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss. Select

Power-On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss. Select Last

State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss. The default

setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DWT/X7DWT-

INF. All models have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC

health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors

An onboard voltage monitor will scan for CPU Cores, Memory Voltage, Chipset

Voltage (+1.5V),+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V standby, HT

and VBAT continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or

an error message is sent to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds

to defi ne the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management 2 (TM2) in the 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 prevent overheating. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor

the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is

too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan is activated when the power is turned on. It continues to operate even

when the system enters the standby mode. When in the sleep mode, the CPU will

not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

CPU Overheat LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function

in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature threshold.

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When the temperature reaches a user pre-defi ned threshold, both overheat fan

and 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 confi gure Supero

Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature reaches a

pre-defi ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi -

cation defi nes a fl exible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard

way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including

its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system

to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards,

hard disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to

the PC such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI

provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating

system-independent interface for confi guration control. ACPI leverages the Plug

and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-indepen-

dent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows 2003, and

Windows Vista Operating 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 a power supply is used, the power button can function as a system suspend

button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended

and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again to wake up

the whole system. During the SoftOff state, the power supply provides power to

keep the required circuitry in the system "alive". In case the system malfunctions,

and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold the power button for 4

seconds. This option can be set in the Boot Features Section under Advanced

Setup in the BIOS.

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Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability of a management application to remotely

power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up-dates and asset

tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffi c is kept

to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header

(WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has

WOL capability. In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL

without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used

with a LAN add-on card only.

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

1-6 Power Supply

Supermicro's proprietary power connectors are used in the X7DWT/X7DWT-INF.

Please refer to Section 2-5 Connecting Cables on Page 2-14 for more informa-

tion.

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 genera-

tor, 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 commu-

nication ports (UARTs). Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up

to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or

1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional

Printer Port (BPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port

(ECP).

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Confi guration

and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage-

ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To

!

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

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

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

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

manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible

explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When

unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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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 always remove it before adding, re-

moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the

processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

2. Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly.

If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed multi-

directional heatsink and fan.

3. Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the

CPU heatsink and fan.)

4. When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an

LGA 771 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and

none of the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

!

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

Installation of the LGA771 Processor

Socket Clip

Load Plate

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket clip to open

the load plate.

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3. Use your thumb and your index

fi nger to hold the CPU at the North

Center Edge and the South Center

Edge of the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the

semi-circle cutout below a gold dot

against the socket key, the notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket.

(Do not drop the CPU on the socket.

Do not move the CPU horizontally or

vertically. Do not rub the CPU against

the surface or any pins of the socket

to avoid damage to the CPU or the

socket.)

North Center Edge

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

South Center Edge

gold dot

CPU Pin1

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU

to make sure that the CPU is properly

installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

socket clip down to the clip lock.

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 cap. The motherboard must be

shipped with the plastic cap properly

installed to protect the CPU. Ship-

ment without the plastic cap properly

installed will cause damage to the

socket pins.

Socket clip

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if the CPU

is properly

installed.

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Installation of the Heatsink

CEK Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die-the required

amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so

that the four mounting holes are aligned

with those on the retention mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1

and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not

fully tighten the screws to avoid possible

damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening

all four screws.

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1 Screw#2

Screw#1

To Un- insta ll the H e atsin k

Warning: We do not recommend that

the CPU or the heatsink be removed.

!

However, if you do need to uninstall

the heatsink, please follow the instruc-

tions below to uninstall the heatsink to

prevent damage done to the CPU or

the CPU socket.

Screw#2

2-4

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 CPU is loosened, remove the

heatsink from the CPU socket.

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4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the

heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease.

Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease

on the surface before you re-install the CPU

and the heatsink.

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of 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 damage done to these components when you

install the motherboard to the chassis.)

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

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

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1).

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

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

#1A. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at

a time, beginning with DIMM #1A, then DIMM #2A and so on. For optimal

performance, please install four modules of the same type and same speed

in Branch 0 and Branch 1 at a time (up to 8 modules maximum). (See the

Memory Installation Table Below.)

2. I nser t each DIMM modul e vertically in to its sl ot. 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 X7DWT/X7DWT-INF supports up to 64 GB ECC DDR2 FBD (Fully Buffered)

800/667/533 in 8 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory mod-

ules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which

will increase memory performance.

Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than

4 GB of memory.

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

Branch 0 Branch 1
Number of
DIMMs

2 DIMMs

4 DIMMs 1A
6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A --- 4A --­8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B

(*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. To optimize memory
performance, please populate pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0
and Branch 1. iv. For memory to work properly, you need to follow the
restrictions listed above. )

Bank 1

(Channel 0)

---

1A

---

Bank 2
(Channel 1)
2A
2A

--- --- --- --- ---

---

Bank 3
(Channel 2)

3A

---

Bank 4
(Channel 3)

4A

---

Note 2: Both 1.5V and 1.8V memor y modules are supported. However, do not

use different memory modules with different speeds, voltages, sizes or types on

the same motherboard.

Note 3: Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail-

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able 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.

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub
fl ash memory
(System BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.00 3.99

Area Reserved
for the chipset

I/O APIC (4
Kbytes)

PCI Enumeration
Area 1

PCI Express (256
MB)

PCI Enumeration
Area 2 (if needed)

-Aligned on 256­MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84 2.84

Memory available
to OS & other
applications

1 MB 3.00 3.99

2 MB 3.00 3.99

4 KB 3.00 3.99

256 MB 3.00 3.76

256 MB 3.00 3.51

512 MB 3.00 3.01

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

2.84 2.84

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

To I n stall: Insert module
vertically and press down
until it snaps into place.
Pay attention to the align­ment notch at the bottom.

To Remov e :

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

Installing and Removing DIMMs

X7DWT-INF

2 FBD

2 FBD

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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.

Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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1

3

4

Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Back Panel USB Port 0

2. Back Panel USB Port 1

3. Gigabit LAN 1

4. Gigabit LAN 2

5. COM Port 2

6. VGA Port (Blue)

7. Infi niBand Connector (for
X7DWT-INF only)

(See Section 2-5 for details.)

5

6 7

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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 de-

signed 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.

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1920

Ground

NMI

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

JF1 Header Pins

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

PWR

2

1

Reset Button

Power Button

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Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

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Ground

X

B

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

A

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

2

1

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 activity (for any hard drives on

the system, including Serial ATA).

See the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

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HDD LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

13 +5V

14 HD Active

The NIC (Network Interface Control-

ler) LED connection for GLAN port1

is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1

and the LED connection for GLAN

Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10. Attach the

NIC LED cables to display network

activity. Refer to the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

A. HDD LED

B. NIC1 LED

C. NIC2 LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

9/11 Vcc

10/12 Ground

Ground

X

Power LED

GLAN1/2 LED

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

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HDD LED

A

B

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

C

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

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Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH)

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail

connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1

to provide advanced warnings of

chassis overheating or fan failure.

Refer to the table on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is

located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Re-

fer 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

Flash­ing

Fan Fail

PWR Fail LED

Pin Defi nitions (JF1)

Pin# Defi nition

5 Vcc

6 Ground

A. OH/Fan Fail LED

B. PWR Supply Fail

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Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

A

B

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

1

2

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located

on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the

hardware reset switch on the computer

case. Refer to the table on the right for

pin defi nitions.

Power Button

The Power Button connection is located

on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily

contacting both pins will power on/off

the system. This button can also be

confi gured to function as a suspend but-

ton (with a setting in BIOS - see Chapter

4). To turn off the power when set to

suspend mode, press the button for at

least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

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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

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Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

Ground

1920

NMI

X

2

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

A

Power Button

PWR

1

B

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2-5 Connecting Cables

20-pin Proprietary Power
Connectors

ATX Power 20-pin Connector

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

There are two 20-pin main power supply

connectors (JWR1, JWR2) and a 4-pin

auxiliary power connector (JP10) on the

motherboard. These power connectors

meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. For

power supply to work properly, please

follow the instructions given below. See

the table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Also refer to the layout below for the

PWR connector locations.

11 PS On 1 Ground

12 5VSB 2 Ground

13 Ground 3 Ground

14 Ground 4 Ground

15 Ground 5 Ground

16 NC2 6 NC1

17 12V 7 12V

18 12V 8 12V

19 12V 9 12V

20 12V 10 12V

Note 1: You cannot use both 20-pin power connectors located at JWR1 (the right

side connector) and JWR2 (the left side connector) as input power supply connec-

tors at the same time. Only one connector can be used for input power supply to

the motherboard at a time. For proper use of these proprietary PWR Connectors,

please customize your PWR cables based on the SMC PWR Connector Pin-Out

Defi nitions listed above.

Note 2: The black square (dot) on a power connector indicates the location of Pin

1. (See the pictures below for the power cable connections.)

C

A

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

4-Pin Aux. PWR

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

USB0/1

SIMSO IPMI

LAN1

LAN

LAN2

CTRL

COM1

J4

LE3

LE2

VGA

Infini- Band

JBT1

Battery

InfiniBand

CTRL

CTRL

JPG1

VGA

JSPK

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

J_VMEM

BIOS

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPL2

SATA1

FPUSB2/3

SATA0

JL1

A. The right side 20-pin

PWR connector: (JWR1)

B. The left side 20-pin

PWR connector: (JWR2)

C. 20-pin PWR Cable

B

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4-pin Auxiliary Power
Connector

In addition to two 20-pin power con-

nectors, a 4-pin 12V PWR supply is

located at JP10 on the motherboard.

This power connector is used to

provide power supply to hard drive

disks. Refer to the layout below for

the location.

Note1: The 4-pin Auxiliary Power

Connector is used for power supply

output to the HDDs only.

Note 2: The black square (dot) on the

power connector indicates the loca-

tion of Pin 1. (See the pictures below

for the power cable connections.)

Chapter 2: Installation

4-Pin Power

Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition

1 +12V

2 Ground

3 Ground

5 +5V

Required Connection

D

C

A

B

B

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

A

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

USB0/1

SIMSO IPMI

LAN1

LAN

LAN2

CTRL

COM1

J4

LE3

LE2

VGA

Infini- Band

JBT1

Battery

InfiniBand

CTRL

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

VGA

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

J_VMEM

BIOS

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

JPL2

SATA1

FPUSB2/3

SATA0

JL1

A. 4-pin Aux. PWR

B. One Male (Receptacle)

PWR Connector

C.& D. Two Female PWR

Connectors

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are four USB 2.0 (Universal

Serial Bus) ports on the motherboard.

Two of them are Back Panel USB

ports (JUSB1: USB#0/1), and the

other two are front panel accessible

USB headers (JUSB2: USB#2/3).

See the tables on the right for pin

defi nitions.

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header (JL1) is

located 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

2PO-

3PO+

4 Ground

5N/A

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Defi nitions (JL1)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Intrusion Input

2 Ground

Front Panel USB

(USB2/3)

Pin# Defi nition

1 Vcc

2 Data-

3 Data+

4 Ground

5NA

A. Backpanel USB 0-1

B. Front Panel USB 2-3

C. Chassis Intrusion

A

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

B

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

C

JL1

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Fan Headers

The X7DWT/X7DWT-INF has four 6-pin

proprietary fan headers. Each fan header

supports two 3-pin fans. See the table on

the right for pin defi nitions.

Note 1: The onboard fan speed is controlled

by the CPU die temperature.

Note 2: The white dot on each fan header

indicates the location of Pin 1.

Serial Port

A serial port connector (COM 1) is located

on the Backpanel. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Chapter 2: Installation

Fan Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 PWR (DC

Speed CTRL)

2 Tachometer for

Fan 1,3 or 5

3 Ground 6 PWR (DC

Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition

1 CD 6 DSR

2RD 7 RTS

3TD 8CTS

4 DTR 9 RI

5 Ground 10 NC

4 Ground

5 Tachometer for

Fan 2,4 or 6

Speed CTRL)

Serial Port

Pin Defi nitions

A. Fans 12

B. Fan 3/4

C. Fan 5/6

D. Fan 7/8

E. COM 2 Port

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

A

B

C

D

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

E

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

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VGA Connector

A VGA connector is located at JVGA1

on the I/O Backplane. Refer to the board

layout below for the location.

SMB

A System Management Bus header

is located at J18. Connect the ap-

propriate cable here to utilize SMB

on your system.

SMB Header

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 Data

2 Ground

3Clock

4 No Connection

A. VGA

B. SMB

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

B

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

A

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

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Power SMB (I2 C) Connector

Power SMB (I2 C) Connector (J17)

monitors the status of the power

supply, fan speed, and system tem-

perature. See the table on the right

for pin defi nitions.

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is located

at JWOL on the motherboard. See

the table on the right for pin defi ni-

tions. (You must also have a LAN

card with a Wake-On-LAN connector

and cable to use this feature.)

PWR SMB

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1Clock

2 Data

3 PWR Fail

4 Ground

5+3.3V

Wake-On-LAN

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1 +5V Standby

2 Ground

3 Wake-up

A. PWR SMB

B. Wake-on-LAN

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

A

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

B

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

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GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit
Ethernet) Ports

Two G-bit Ethernet ports are located

on the IO backplane. These ports

accept RJ45 type cables.

SGPIO Header

A SGPIO (Serial General Purpose

Input/Output) header is located at

J29 on the motherboard. This header

supports serial link interfaces for the

onboard SATA connectors. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Refer to the board layout below for

the location.

GLAN1

GLAN2

SGPIO

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition

2NC 1 NC

4 SATA_SB_

3GND

SDATAOUT0

6 GND 5 SATA_SB_

SLOAD

8 NC 7 SATA_SB_

Clock

Note: NC= No Connections

A. GLAN 1

B. GLAN 2

C. SGPIO

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

C

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

A

LAN1

B

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

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Speaker

The Speaker header is located at

JSPK on the motherboard. See the

table on the right for pin defi nitions.

Speaker

Pin Defi nitions

Pin# Defi nition

1-

2+

A. Speaker

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

5400

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

A

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

SMB

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

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2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of
Jumpers

To modify the operation of the

motherboard, jumpers can be used

to choose between optional settings.

Jumpers create shorts between two

pins to change the function of the

connector. Pin 1 is 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"

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

3 2 1

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

means the jumper is off the pins.

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enable or disable GLAN

Port1/GLAN Port2 on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting

is Enabled.

LE2

J4

COM1

VGA

LE3

USB0/1

JBT1

InfiniBand

Infini- Band

LAN1

LAN2

Battery

CTRL

BIOS

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

A

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

B

DIMM1A

JPL2

SATA1

FPUSB2/3

SATA0

GLAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition

Open Enabled (default)

2-3 Disabled

A. GLAN Port1 Enable

B. GLAN Port2 Enable

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

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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: 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 is a system monitor that can reboot

the system when a software application hangs.

Close pins 1-2 to reset the system if an applica-

tion 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 set-

tings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in the

BIOS.

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

A

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

LE1

FP CTRL

B

JWD

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

PWSMB

20-Pin PWR

FAN1/2

CPU 1

FAN3/4

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

4-Pin Aux. PWR

20-Pin PWR

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VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the

VGA port. The default position is on pins

1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on

the right for jumper settings.

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

Both Jumpers Defi nition

Pins 1-2 Enabled

Pins 2-3 Disabled

LE2

J4

COM1

VGA

LE3

USB0/1

JBT1

InfiniBand

Infini- Band

CTRL

LAN1

LAN2

Battery

BIOS

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

A

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

A. VGA Enabled

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

There are two GLAN ports on the moth-

erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port

has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates

activity, while Link LED may be green,

amber or off to indicate the speed of the

connection. See the tables at right for more

information.

Chapter 2: Installation

Link

LED

Rear View: (When viewing it from the
rear side of the system)

GLAN Activity Indicator

Settings

Color Status Defi nition

Yellow Flashing Active

GLAN Link LED Indicator

Settings

LED Color Defi nition

Off No Connection or 10 Mbps

Green 100 Mbps

Amber 1 Gbps

Activity

LED

Onboard Power LED (LE1)

There is an Onboard Power LED (LE1)

located on the motherboard. When the

green light is on or fl ashing, the power

is connected. Unplug the power cable

before removing and changing any com-

ponents. See the layout below for the

LED location.

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

A

B

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

JL1

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)

Settings

LED Color Defi nition

Green (Solid) Power On, System

On

Green (Flashing) Power Standby:

power cable con­nected, System: Off

Off Power: Off, power

cable: not connected

A. GLAN Port1 LEDs

B. GLAN Port2 LEDs

C. Onboard PWR LED

C

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

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Infi niBand LED Indicators (LE2/
LE3)

Two Infi niBand LED Indicators (LE2/LE3)

are located on the motherboard. The

green LED (LE2) is the Infi niBand Link

LED; while the yellow LED (LE3) indicates

activity. Refer to the table on the right for

details. Also see the layout below for the

LED locations.

Infi niBand Link LED (LE2)

Settings

Color Status Defi nition

Green Solid Infi niBand

Connected

Off Off No connection

Infi niBand Activity LED (LE3)

Settings

Color Status Defi nition

Yellow Solid Infi niBand:

Active

Yellow Dim Infi niBand:

Connected,
Activity: Idle

Off Off No connection

LE2

J4

COM1

VGA

Infini- Band

LE3

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

JBT1

Battery

InfiniBand

B

CTRL

A

BIOS

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

A. LE2 (IB Link LED)

B. LE3 (IB Activity LED)

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

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2-8 SIMSO IPMI and Infi niBand Connections

SIMSO IPMI Slot

There is a SIMSO IPMI (Intelligent

Power Management Interfacing) Slot

on the motherboard. Refer to the lay-

out below for the IPMI Slot location.

Infi niBand Connector

An Infi niBand Connector is located at

J4 on the motherboard. Refer to the

layout below for the Infi niBand Con-

nector location.

SIMSO IPMI

LAN

CTRL

VGA

CTRL

JSPK

JPG1

J_VMEM

A

S I/O

SMB

JWOL

PCI-Express x16

BANK4

BANK3

BANK2BANK1

JPL1

Intel ESB2

South Bridge

SATA3

SGPIO

SATA2

BIOS

USB0/1

LAN1

LAN2

COM1

JBT1

Battery

VGA

InfiniBand

J4

B

Infini- Band

CTRL

LE3

LE2

JPL2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM4B

DIMM4A

DIMM3B

DIMM3A

DIMM2B

DIMM2A

DIMM1B

DIMM1A

FPUSB2/3

A. SIMSO IPMI

B. Infi niBand Connector

LE1

FP CTRL

JWD

5400

Intel

North Bridge

CPLD

JL1

CPU 1

X7DWT-INF

CPU 2

20-Pin PWR

20-Pin PWR

4-Pin Aux. PWR

PWSMB

FAN1/2

FAN3/4

FAN5/6

FAN7/8

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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 Sup-

port 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 chas-

sis.

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

keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install one CPU at a time (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the

chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper

settings as well.)

No Power

1. Make sure 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 verify that it still sup-

plies ~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 Appendix A and

Appendix B for details on beep codes.

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.

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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 different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS

setup is confi gured for the fastest speed of RAM used. It is recommended to

use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD (Fully Buffered) ECC

800/667/533 SDRAM (recommended by the manufacturer.)

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between

four slots and noting the results.

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. As the 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, please

note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly to end-

users, so it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting

services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system

confi guration that was sold to you.

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked

Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site

(

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical

Support.

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

com/support/bios/

Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed; it depends on the modifi cations to the

boot block code.

).

(http://www.supermicro.

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

contacting Supermicro 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 http://www.

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.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

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

support?

Answer: The X7DWT/X7DWT-INF has eight 240-pin DIMM slots that support

DDR2 FBD ECC 800/667/533 SDRAM modules. Both 1.5V and 1.8V memory

modules are supported. However, do not use different memory modules with dif-

ferent speeds, voltages, sizes or types on the same motherboard. (See Page 2-6

for detailed Information.)

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

periencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located in our

web site at http://wwwwww.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS

warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site.

Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS

before downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS fi le

to your computer. Unzip the BIOS fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and reboot your

system. Follow the Readme.txt to continue fl ashing the BIOS.

(

to prevent possible system boot failure!)

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

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

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.

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3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required

before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling

your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When

returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed

on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Ship-

ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when

service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in-

curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper

maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor fi rst for any product prob-

lems.

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Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4
BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWT-INF. The

Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a

fl o p p y d i s k - b a s e d p r o g r a m .

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added

or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer to the Manual

Download area of the Supermicro web site <http://www.supermicro.com> for any

changes to the BIOS that may not be refl ected in this manual.

System BIOS

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.

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 as shown on the following 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 Setupʳ

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen

is displayed below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.

Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in

detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the

press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

icon. With the item highlighted,

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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.

SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2, SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave,

IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, SATA Port 3 , SATA Port 4 slots. Hit <Enter> to

activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set

the correct confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Type

This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive. The option

Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically confi gure the parameters of the

HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a

predetermined HDD type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters

of the HDD installed. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select

ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

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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 Mo d e

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.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The

options are Disabled and Enabled.

SATA Controller Mode Option

Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically-detected

and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the

SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the

Native IDE Mode. (Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows

2000 OS or a later version.)

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

display:

Serial ATA (SATA) RAID Enable

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (For the Windows OS

environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. When this item

is set to Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for you to

select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID fi rmware to be activated. If SATA RAID

is set to Disabled, the item-SATA AHCI Enable will be available.) The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

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ICH RAID Code Base

Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's

HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.

SATA AHCI Enable

Selec t Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced H ost Interfac e. ( 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.

You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub

menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.

Boot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

QuickBoot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by

skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled

and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

QuietBoot Mode

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during

boot-up.

POST Errors

Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup.

If set to Disabled, the system will continue to boot without displaying any error

message even when a boot error occurs.

ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced Confi guration

and Power Interface) power management on your system. The options are Yes

and No.

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Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user

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

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

and 4-sec override.

Resume On Modem Ring

Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your

modem. The options are On and Off.

EFI OS Boot

If enabled, this feature provides support for EFI OS booting. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

Keyboard On Now Function

This feature allows the user to determine how to use the keyboard to power

on the system from S3~S5 States. Select Space to allow the user to power

on the system by pressing the space bar. Select Password to allow the user

to enter the password to power on the system. Select Disabled to disable

this function.

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 a predefi ned time period. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays

the system confi guration during bootup.

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 Memory 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 the function and reserve

this area for the Video 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 reserve

this area for the 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

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 or 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 to speed up

CPU's operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and

Write Back.

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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.

PCI Confi guration

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

Onboard GLAN1/Onboard GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Confi gure

Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN1 connection or the

GLAN 2 connection. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Storage OPROM Confi gure

Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the IPMI 3rd-LAN connection.

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 default

setting is Onboard.

PCI Fast Delayed Transaction

Enable this function to improve the DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32-bit

multimedia card. The options are Enable 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.

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Slot1 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,

high-throughout device may benefi t from a greater clock rate. The options are

Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix,

Novell and other Operating Systems, please select the option: other. If a drive

fails after the installation of a new software, you might want to change this setting

and try again. A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.

Large Disk Access Mode

This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are

DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems).

Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An Incor-

rect value, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may

cause system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting 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.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused

by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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Intel VT for Directed I/O <VT-d>

Select Enabled to bring up the following Intel VT for Directed I/ O (VT-d) Confi guration

submenu. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

VT-d for Port 0 (ESI)/VT-d for Port 1/VT-d for Port 5/VT-d for Port
9/VT-d for DMI Port

Select Enabled to enable VT-d support for the port specifi ed through DRHD

Structures in the ACPI Tables. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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 two memory branches operate. System address

space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from

one branch to another. Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two

copies of data in two branches. Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population

during system manufacturing. The options are Interleave, Sequential, Mirroring,

and Single Channel 0.

Branch 0 Rank Interleaving/Branch 1 Rank Interleaving

Select enable to enable Interleaved Memory for Memory Bus Branch 0 Rank or

Branch 1 Rank. The options for Memory Interleaving are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1.

Branch 0 Rank Sparing/Branch 1 Rank Sparing

Select Enable to enable the function of memory sparing for Memory Bus Branch

0 or Branch 1. 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.

Demand Scrub

Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory

errors found on an FBD memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a demand-

read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC,

it is corrected and sent to the original source. Memory is updated as well. Select

Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction. The options are

Enabled and Disabled.

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High Temperature DRAM Operation

When set to Enabled, the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum

DRAM temperature. If disabled, the 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.

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 exceeds 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.

Force ITK Confi guration Clocking

Select Enabled to confi gure FBD clock settings to support ITK testing. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Reserved Branch for ITK Test

This feature allows the user to specify the memory branch number to be reserved

for ITK testing. The default setting is Branch 1.

Snoop Filter

Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffi c to the graphics port to greatly improve

system performance when running graphics intensive applications. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Crystal Beach Features

Select Enabled to use the Intel I/O AT (Acceleration Technology) to accelerate

the performance of TOE devices. (Note: A TOE device is a specialized, dedicated

processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some

or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard, the TOE

device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip.) The options are Enabled

and Disabled.

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Route Port 80h Cycles to

This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The

options are Disabled, PCI and LPC.

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.

Advanced Processor Options

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

CPU Speed

This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor.

Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU)

The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU.

The options are: Default, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17 and x18.

Core-Multi-Processing

Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to

Intel's web site for more information.) The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to

detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specifi c registers

(MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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Fast String Operations (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU)

Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage

and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefi ned overheat threshold.

Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be

regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches

the overheat threshold.

C1/C2 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 if 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. For more information, please

refer to Intel's and Microsoft's web sites.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available if supported by the CPU)

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The

CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Hardware Prefetch (Available if 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 speed up data

processing. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Set Maximum Ext. CPUID=3

When set to Enabled, the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3. The options

are Disabled and Enabled.

Direct Cache Access (Available if supported by the CPU)

Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffi c directly into processor caches

to reduce memory latency and improve network performance. The options are

Disabled and Enabled.

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DCA Delay Clocks (Available when supported by the CPU)

This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch

for Direct Cache Access. Select a setting from 8 (bus cycles) to 120 (bus cycles)

(in 8-cycle increment). The default setting is 32 (bus cycles).

Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when suppor ted by
the CPU

Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform

to run multiple operating systems and applic ations 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.

I/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- 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.

DMI 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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Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to:

Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options are

300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K, and 115.2K.

Console Type

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

Flow Control

This item allows you to select the fl ow control option for the console. The options

are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

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

Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Select on to continue with console redirection after the POST routine. The options

are On and Off.

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Hardware Monitor Logic

CPU Temperature Threshold

This feature displays a predefi ned CPU overheating temperature threshold that will

activate the alarm when the CPU temperature reaches this overheating threshold.

The options are 70

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

CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core

CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second Core

System Temperature

Fan1-Fan8 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will

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

Fan Speed Control Modes

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the

onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the

CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice

versa. Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation. Select Server

if your system is used as a Server. Select 3-pin if your chassis uses 3-pin fans.

Select 4-pin if your chassis uses 4-pin fans. Select “Disable” to disable the fan

speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed

(12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. Optimized Server w/3-pin, 3. Optimized

Workstation w/3-pin, 4. Optimized Server w/4-pin, 5. Optimized Workstation w/4-

pin, 6. 4-pin Quite Mode, and 7. 4-pin Super Quite Mode.

o

C, 75oC, 80oC and 85oC.

Voltage Monitoring

The following items will be monitored and displayed:

VcoreA /VcoreB

+12V/-12V

+5Vsb/+5VDD

+3.3V

P1V5/P_VTT/Vbat

Note: 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.

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

IPMI Specifi cation Version:

This item displays the current IPMI Version.

Firmware Version: This item displays the current Firmware Version.

System Event Logging

Se le ct En ab le d t o e na ble I PM I E ve nt L ogg i ng . W he n t his f un ct ion i s s et to D isa bl ed ,

the system will continue to log events received via system interface. The options

are Enabled and Disabled.

Clear System Event Logging

Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the

next cold boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Existing Event Log Number

This item displays the number of the existing event log.

Event Log Control

System Firmware Progress

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

Disabled.

BIOS POST Errors

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

Disabled.

BIOS POST Watch Dog

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

Disabled.

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OS Boot Watch Dog

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

Disabled.

Timer for Loading OS (Minutes)

This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous

item: OS Boot Watch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default

setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is

set to "Disabled".)

Time Out Option

This f e atur e a llow s t he us e r to det e r mi n e what a c ti o n to ta k e i n an event o f a s y stem

boot failure. The options are No Action, Reset, Power Off and Power Cycles.

System Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode)

These options display the System Event (SEL) Log and System Event (SEL) Log in

List Mode. Items include: SEL (System Event Log) Entry Number, SEL Record ID,

SEL Record Type, Time Stamp, Generator ID, SEL Message Revision, Sensor Type,

Sensor Number, SEL Event Type, Event Description, and SEL Event Data.

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Realtime Sensor Data

This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures,

fan speeds and voltages of various components.

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4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow

keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed

by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security

BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system.

Clear means such a password has not been used, and Set means a supervisor

password has been entered.

User Password Is:

This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system. Clear

means such a password has not been used, and Set means a user password

has been entered.

Set Supervisor Password

When the item Set "Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key.

When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to

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

Set User Password

When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When

prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the

user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up.

Password on Boot

If set to Enabled, the user will need to enter a password to enter the system at

bootup. The options are Enabled and Disabled (password not required).

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4-6 Boot

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

You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and

specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings

are described in this section.

Boot List

Candidate
List

Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed

in the sequence of boot order as specifi ed. The boot functions for the devices

included in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a

<-> key to move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify

the type of an USB device, either fi xed or removable. You can select one item from

the boot list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to

make its resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently, you can

select an item from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the

candidate list and put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable

device. See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the

"Item Specifi c Help" window.

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4-7 Exit

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

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've made.

You will remain in the Setup utility.

Save Changes

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

in the Setup utility.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a

problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following

is a list of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly. Check to see if fi xed disk is at-

tached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fi xed-disk type is correctly identifi ed.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identifi ed in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de-

tected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not working or not con-

fi g u r e d p r o p e r l y a t o f f s e t nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery

and run Setup to reconfi gure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly, perhaps by an applica-

tion program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup

Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If

the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

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

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require

setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default confi guration used

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

to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected,

the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait states, improper Setup

settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup

and verify that the waitstate confi guration is correct. This error is cleared the next

time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error

Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that

the drive is defi ned with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive

is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

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

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

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

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache

jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache

slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

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

registers.

Software NMI Failed

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

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

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

device Address Confl ict

Address confl ict for specifi ed device.

Allocation Error for: device

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

device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identifi ed.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the R AM address w hich failed the memory

test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors 230, 231, or 232 above

for offset address of the failure in System, Extended, or Shadow memory.

Fixed Disk n

Fixed disk n (0-3) identifi ed.

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Invalid System Confi guration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ confl ict

I/O device IRQ confl ict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

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

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

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

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully

tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

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

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

Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block-stor-

age devices.

Operating system not found

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

see if fi xed disk and drive A: are properly identifi ed.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and

display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a

method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data

has been corrupted.

Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it

on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

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

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process

or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous

screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write

down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

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

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identifi ed.

Run the I2O Confi guration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Confi guration Request bit

set in the LCT. Run an I2O Confi guration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicat-

ing released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory

manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST

codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an

POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the follow-

ing beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video confi guration error

1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Error s

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing

so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the

error in the top left corner of the screen. The following is a list of codes that may

be written to port 80h.

POST Code Description

01h IPMI Initialization

02h Verify Real Mode

03h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)

04h Get CPU type

06h Initialize system hardware

07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.

08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values

09h Set IN POST fl ag

0Ah Initialize CPU registers

0Bh Enable CPU cache

0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values

0Eh Initialize I/O component

0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE

10h Initialize Power Management

11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values

12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot

13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices

14h Initialize keyboard controller

16h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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POST Code Description

18h 8254 timer initialization

1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization

1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller

20h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

22h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB

28h Auto size DRAM

29h Initialize POST Memory Manager

2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM

2Ch 1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx

2Eh 1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of

memory bus

2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

32h Test CPU bus-clock frequency

33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

36h Warm start shut down

38h Shadow system BIOS ROM

3Ah Auto size cache

3Ch Advanced confi guration of chipset registers

3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values

41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot (optional)

42h Initialize interrupt vectors

45h POST device initialization

46h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

48h Check video confi guration against CMOS

49h Initialize PCI bus and devices

4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system

4Bh QuietBoot start (optional)

4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM

4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice

4Fh Initialize MultiBoot

50h Display CPU type and speed

51h Initialize EISA bo ard (optio nal)

52h Test keyboard

54h Set key click if enabled

55h Enable USB devices

58h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

59h Initialize POST display service

5Ah Display prompt “Press <ESC> to enter SETUP”

5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB

60h Test extended memory

62h Test extended memory address lines

64h Jump to UserPatch1

66h Confi gure advanced cache registers

67h Initialize Multi Processor APIC

68h Enable external and CPU caches

69h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

6Ah Display external L2 cache size

6Bh Load custom defaults (optional)

6Ch Display shadow-area message

70h Display error messages

72h Check for confi guration errors

76h Check for keyboard errors

7Ch Set up hardware interrupt vectors

7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring (optional)

7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present

80h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs (optional)

81h Late POST device initialization

82h Detect and install external RS232 ports

83h Confi gure non-MCD IDE controllers

84h Detect and install external parallel ports

85h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

86h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.

87h Confi gure Motherboard Confi gurable Devices

(optional)

88h Initialize BIOS Data Area

89h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

8Ch Initialize fl oppy controller

8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

90h Initialize hard-disk controllers

91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

92h Jump to UserPatch2

93h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

95h Install CD ROM for boot

96h Clear huge ES segment register

97h Fix up Multi Processor table

98h 1-2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful. One

long, two short beeps on checksum failure

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ch Set up Power Management

9Dh Initialize security engine (optional)

9Eh Enable hardware interrupts

9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

A0h Set time of day

A2h Check key lock

A4h Initialize typematic rate

A8h Erase <ESC> prompt

AAh Scan for <ESC> key stroke

ACh Enter SETUP

AEh Clear Boot fl ag

B0h Check for errors

B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST (optional)

B2h POST done - prepare to boot operating system

B4h 1 One short beep before boot

B5h Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

B6h Check password (optional)

B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures

B9h Prepare Boot

BAh Initialize SMBIOS

BCh Clear parity checkers

BDh Display MultiBoot menu

BEh Clear screen (optional)

BFh Check virus and backup reminders

C0h Try to boot with INT 19

C1h Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

C2h Initialize error logging

C3h Initialize error display function

C4h Initialize system error fl ags

C6h Console redirection init.

C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled

C8h Force check (optional)

C9h Extended ROM checksum (optional)

CDh Reclaim console redirection vector

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POST Code Description

D2h Unknown interrupt

D4h Check Intel Branding string

D8h Alert Standard Format initialization

D9h Late init for IPMI

DEh Log error if micro-code not updated properly

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

POST Code Description

E0h Initialize the chipset

E1h Initialize the bridge

E2h Initialize the CPU

E3h Initialize system timer

E4h Initialize system I/O

E5h Check force recovery boot

E6h Checksum BIOS ROM

E7h Go to BIOS

E8h Set Huge Segment

E9h Initialize Multi Processor

EAh Initialize OEM special code

EBh Initialize PIC and DMA

ECh Initialize Memory type

EDh Initialize Memory size

EEh Shadow Boot Block

EFh System memory test

F0h Initialize interrupt vectors

F1h Initialize Run Time Clock

F2h Initialize video

F3h Initialize System Management Manager

F4h Output one beep

F5h Clear Huge Segment

F6h Boot to Mini DOS

F7h Boot to Full DOS

If the BIOS detects errors on 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an

additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that have failed. For

example, “2C 0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means

data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also

sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It fi rst displays the checkpoint code,

followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder byte

of the error. It repeats this sequence continuously.

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Appendix C

Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2

SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software

drivers.

Important Notes to the User:

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

directly to Section C-3, Appendix D and Appendix E for OS and other software

installation instructions.

Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel ESB2

RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS.

C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA

To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ESB2 SATA

RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing

the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The

necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged

with your motherboard.) Note: the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility

can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It

is a serial link, which supports transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the serial

cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA

(PATA), SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis

than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of

40cm, while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall,SATA

provides better functionality than PATA.

Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 5400 chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ESB2)

provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports an 1-

channel UltraATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and six Serial ATA (SATA)

ports. The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device confi gurations:

Legacy mode and Native mode.

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The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations

The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported:

RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections

of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.

RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another

drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.

RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without

parity information) to get the benefi ts of both.

RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three

or more hard drives.

The Intel Matrix Storage

The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ESB2, allows the user to create RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives.

The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive

and generate a virtual RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets. It also allows

you the change the HDD partition size without any data.

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

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the

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

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,

Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>

key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default

settings for the BIOS.

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

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

"Enhanced"

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

abled."

6. Go to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press the

<Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

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

8. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to

run the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message:

Press <Ctrl> <I> for the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.

Note

: The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two

or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems

with one drive installed.

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Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically

reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane-

ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:

Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only. The

screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro's endorsement or non-en-

dorsement on any 3rd party's product. Your screens may or many not look exactly the

same as the graphics shown in this manual.

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Creating a RAID 0 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to

go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow>

keys to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure

as RAID. The following pop-up screen (See the note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press

<Space> to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging

from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array, and hit <Enter>. (Note: For a server,

please use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe

size. The default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning mes-

sage displays.

h. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 Volume:

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to

go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow>

keys to select RAID 1 (Mirror) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume capacity and

hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

e. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning mes-

sage displays.

f. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.

c. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 10 (RAID1 + RAID0) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Stripe Size is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit <Enter>.

The default setting is 64 KB. (Note: For a server, please use a lower stripe size,

and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)

e. When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume

capacity and hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

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

displays.

g. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity):

a. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.

The following screen will appear:

b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.

c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys

to select RAID 5 (Parity) and hit <Enter>.

d. When the Disk item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure

as RAID. The following pop-up screen (See the note on Page C-3) displays:

e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press

<Space> to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.

f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging

from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array, and hit <Enter>. (Note: For a server,

please use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe

size. The default stripe size is 128 KB.)

g. Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press <Enter> when the capacity

item is highlighted. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.

h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message

displays.

i. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Deleting RAID Volume:

Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You

will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.)

a. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set you want to

delete and press <Del>. A Warning message displays.

c. When asked "Are you sure you want to delete this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to

delete the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Delete Volume menu.

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Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD

Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-RAID

or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a

RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure

on the drive.

a. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <En-

ter>. The following screen will appear:

b. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to

reset and press <Space> to select.

c. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A Warning message displays.

d. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility:

a. From the main menu, select item4-Exit, and press <Enter>. A warning mes-

sage will appear.

b. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.

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with RAID Functions

Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS

a. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and

the system will start booting up from CD.

b. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third

party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

c. When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify

additional device(s).

d. Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ESB2 into

Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

e. Choose the Intel(R) ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the

XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

f. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to

specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices

are specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

g. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The

XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue the

Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

h. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will

automatically reboot.

Note: the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the

Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.

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Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines

Appendix D

Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines

After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Adaptec

Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system.

The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came

packaged with your motherboard. (Note: The following section provides information

on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2

(ESB2) Controller.)

D-1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA
RAID Controller Driver

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a

minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It

is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the

serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral-

lel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller

chassis than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA can only extend

to 40cm long, while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter. Overall, Serial

ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5400 Chipset, the ESB2 I/O Controller

Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports

1-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and one Adaptec's Se-

rial ATA (SATA) Host C o ntroller, which s uppor t up to si x Ser ial ATA drive s, up to

two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Confi gurations. (See the table

below for details.)

* Adaptec’s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports:

Drives supported Six
Number of RAID Volumes supported Two
Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four

Examples of Valid RAID Configurations:

Two drives of RAID 1 + two drives of RAID 0
Two drives of RAID 1 + two drives of RAID 1
Three drives of RAID 0
Four drives of RAID 0

Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations:

Three drives of RAID 0 + two drives of RAID 1
(*Note: this table is applicable to Adaptec’s HostRAID Controller
Firmware only.)

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To confi gure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that
support RAID functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the

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

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,

Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>

key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default

settings for the BIOS.

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

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

"Enhanced."

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

abled."

6. Scroll down to "ICH RAID Codebase" and select "Adaptec". Then press <En-

ter>. (For ICH RAID Codebase: Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec.)

7. Go to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press the

<Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

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

9. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to

run the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message:

Press <Ctrl> <A> for Intel RAID Confi guration Utility.

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Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines

The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller
Driver

The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA/RAID functionality

and performance enhancements to a motherboard. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows

data to be written across multiple drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O perfor-

mance. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows data to be simultaneously written to two

drives, improving data security even if a single hard disk fails. A Stripe of Mirrors

(RAID 10) provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe, maximizing data

security and system effi ciency. By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial

ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X7DWT/X7DWT-INF offers the

user the benefi ts of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware

RAID applications.

Using the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (ARC)

The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, an embedded BIOS Utility, includes the

following:

Array Confi guration Utility: Use this utility to create, confi gure and manage ar-

rays.

Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.

To run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, you will need to do the following:

1. Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS

Confi gurations).

2. Press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during

system boot. (Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions.)

A. Using the Array Confi guration Utility (ACU)

When you press <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously at the prompt during system

bootup, the main menu will appear.

Note: To select an option, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press

the <Enter> key to select it. To return to the previous menu, press the <ESC> key.

Press the <Insert> key to select a drive. When a drive is highlighted (selected),

press the <Delete> key to de-select it.

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Managing Arrays

Select this option to view array properties, and confi gure array settings.

To select this option, using the arrow keys and the <enter> key, select "Managing

Arrays" from the main menu as shown above.

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