Supero X5DL8-GG, X5DLR-8G2+ User Manual

®

SUPER X5DL8-GG
SUPER X5DLR-8G2+
SUPER X5DLR-8G2

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0a

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use
of the SUPER X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2 serverboard. At launch,
the SUPER X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2 supported single or dual
Intel® XeonTM 1.50 - 2.80 GHz processors at a 533/400 MHz front side bus.
Refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://
www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on sup­ported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your

mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of
the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

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

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes trouble­shooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration
stored in CMOS. For quick reference, a general FAQ [Frequently Asked
Questions] section is provided. Instructions are also included for contact­ing technical support. In addition, you can visit our web site at
www.supermicro.com/techsupport.htm for more detailed information.

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

Appendix A gives information on BIOS error beep codes.

Appendix B provides POST BIOS check codes.

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

Super X5DL8-GG Image ......................................................................... 1-4

Super X5DLR-8G2 Image........................................................................ 1-5

Super X5DL8-GG Layout ........................................................................ 1-6

Super X5DL8-GG Quick Reference ...................................................... 1-7

Super X5DLR-8G2 Layout ...................................................................... 1-8

Super X5DLR-8G2/X5DLR-8G2+ Quick Reference ............................ 1-9

Motherboard Features ........................................................................... 1-10

ServerWorks GC - LE Chipset System Block Diagram ................... 1-12

1-2 Chipset Overview......................................................................................... 1-13

1-3 Special Features........................................................................................... 1-13

ATI Graphics Controller ........................................................................ 1-13

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-1 3

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-13

1-4 PC Health Monitoring.................................................................................... 1-14

1- 5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1- 15

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-17

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-17

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs............................................................................................... 2-5

2- 4 IO Ports/Control Panel Connectors .............................................................. 2-6

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

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

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

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

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

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

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

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

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

PWR_ON .................................................................................................. 2-10

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

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

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

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-11

GLAN1/GLAN2 (Ethernet Ports) ...........................................................2-11

HD LED Indicator .................................................................................... 2-12

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

Speaker .................................................................................................... 2-12

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

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

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

Extra Universal Serial Bus Connection (USB2/3) ............................ 2-13

IPMB .......................................................................................................... 2-13

SMB .......................................................................................................... 2-13

2-6 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-14

GLAN1/GLAN2 LEDs ............................................................................. 2-14

Debug LEDs ............................................................................................ 2-14

CR5 LED .................................................................................................. 2-15

2- 7 DIP Switch Settings ..................................................................................... 2-15

DIP Switch 4: Processor Speed ......................................................... 2-15

2- 8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-16

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-16

CMOS Clear............................................................................................. 2-16

Speaker Enable/Disable .................................................................. 2-16,17

Fan Detection Select .............................................................................. 2-17

Chassis/Overheat Fan Select ...............................................................2-17

Watch Dog ............................................................................................... 2-17

GLAN1 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-18

GLAN2 Enable/Disable ........................................................................... 2-18

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 2-18

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable..........................................................2-18

PCI-X Bus Speed Setting (X5DL8-GG) ................................................ 2-19

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PCI-X Bus Speed Setting (X5DLR-8G2/X5DLR-8G2+) ...................... 2-19

33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable ................................................................... 2-19

Front Side Bus Speed ........................................................................... 2-20

Spread Spectrum .................................................................................... 2-20

PCI 3.3V Standby Enable/Disable ........................................................ 2-20

VGA Enable/Disable ............................................................................... 2-20

Main Power Override ............................................................................. 2-21

2- 9 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-21

Parallel Port Connector ......................................................................... 2-21

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-22

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-22

Ultra320 SCSI Connector.......................................................................2-23

2-10 Installing Software Drivers......................................................................... 2-24

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 4: AMIBIOS

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

4- 2 BIOS Features .................................................................................................. 4-2

4- 3 Running Setup .................................................................................................. 4-2

4-4 Advanced BIOS Setup.................................................................................... 4-4

4- 5 Chipset Setup................................................................................................. 4-15

4-6 PCI / PnP Setup.............................................................................................. 4-16

4-7 Power Setup .................................................................................................. 4-18

4- 8 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 4-20

4-9 Security Setup............................................................................................... 4-22

4-10 Exit Setup ....................................................................................................... 4-24

Appendices:

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

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

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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.

Please check that the following items have all been included with your
motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your
retailer.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) COM port cable

One (1) USB cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

Two (2) fan/heatsink assemblies (Fan-042 - retail only)

Two (2) sets of heatsink retention clips (SKT-095-604, 4 total)

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

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

SCSI Accessories

One (1) 68-pin LVD SCSI cable (retail only)

One (1) set of SCSI driver diskettes

One (1) SCSI manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

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

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

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

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

[e-mail] (Technical Support)

[e-mail] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

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

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

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Notes

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Figure 1-1. SUPER X5DL8-GG Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER X5DLR-8G2 Image

Note: the X5DLR-8G2+ has the same layout but has 1) no parallel (printer)

port and 2) a standard PCI-X slot.

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Figure 1-3. SUPER X5DL8-GG Layout

(not drawn to scale)

Note: DIP Switch 4 sets the CPU Core/Bus Ratio (see Section 2-7).

CR5 is a power LED indicator (see Section 2-6).

Jumpers not noted are for test purposes only.
IPMI is optional.

Also see Chapter 2 for the locations of the I/O ports and Front Control Panel
(JF1/JF2) connectors and for details on jumper settings and pin definitions.

2345678901234567890123

4

J11

Keyboard/Mouse

J66

ATX POWER

GLAN1

USB0/1

Rage XL

J55

COM1

VGA

GLAN2

CPU1

CPU2
North
Bridge

BATTERY

J56

Bank 1A
Bank 1B
Bank 2A

Bank 2B
Bank 3A
Bank 3B
Bank 4A

Bank 4B

Parallel
Port

J65

D5-D8

COM2

D1-D4

South
Bridge

Broadcom
Controller

SUPER X5DL8-GG

®

J12

J19

J18

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

PCI-X #6

PCI-X #5

PCI-X #4

PCI-X #1

PCI-X #2

PCI-X #3

BIOS

AIC-7902

Ultra III LVD/SE ChB

IPMI

JP54

SW4

Ultra III LVD/SE ChA

IO Bridge

JF1

CPU2/CHS FAN

CPU2 FAN

CPU1 FAN

CPU1/CHS FAN

OH/CHS FAN

JF2

IO Bridge

JP48

JP7

JP4

JP56

JBT1

S1

P1

P2
S2

WOL

JP2

J29

J1

JA4

JPA1

CHS FAN

JPA2

CR5

JP58

JP57

J35

J20

J21

JP3

JA2

JA1

JP12

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X5DL8-GG Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

J29 33 MHz PCI Enable/Disable Open (Disabled)
J35 Spread Spectrum Open (Disabled)
JA4 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JP2 PCI 3.3V Standby En/Dis Pins 1-2 (Disabled)
JP3 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI)
JP4 GLAN2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP7 Main Power Override Open (Normal)
JP12 System Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP48 Chassis/Overheat Fan Select Open (Overheat)
JP54 GLAN1 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP56 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP58 Fan Detection Select Open (CPU Fan)
JPA1/A2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Open (Terminated)
P1/2, S1/2 PCI-X Speed Settings See Section 2-8

Connector Description

ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector
BANK1A-BANK4B Memory (RAM) Slots
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector/Header
CPU1/CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
D1-D8 Debug LEDs
GLAN1/GLAN2 Ethernet Ports
J1 USB2/3 Headers
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18, J19 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J20/J21 IPMB/SMB Headers
J56 Processor Power Connector
J65 Parallel Printer Port
J219 IPMI Slot (for IPMI daughter card)
JA1/JA2 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JF2 Speaker/HD LED Connectors
JP46 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP57 Chassis Intrusion Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port
WOL Wake-on-LAN Header

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Figure 1-4. SUPER X5DLR-8G2 Layout*

(not drawn to scale)

Note: the X5DLR-8G2+ has the same layout but has 1) no parallel (printer)
port and 2) a standard PCI-X slot.

J11

Keyboard/Mouse

J66

ATX POWER

GLAN1

USB0/1

J55

COM1

VGA

GLAN2

CPU1

CPU2
North
Bridge

J56

Bank 2B
Bank 2A
Bank 1B

Bank 1A
Bank 0B
Bank 0A

Parallel
Port

J65

D5-D8

COM2

D1-D4

South
Bridge

SUPER X5DLR-8G2

®

J12

J19

J18

IDE #2

IDE #1

FLOPPY

PCI-X

BIOS

AIC-7902

Ultra III LVD/SE ChA

SCSI RAID

SW4

Ultra III LVD/SE ChB

CIOB-E

JF1

CPU2/CHS FAN

CPU2 FAN

CPU1 FAN

CPU1/CHS FAN

OH/CHS FAN

JP48

JP4

JP2

JPA1

CHS FAN

JPA2

CR5

JP58

J35

JA2

JA4

JP12

Rage XL

Speaker

JP3

BATTERY

J51

USB2/3

JP46

JP57

JP56

P2

JBT1

JA1

JA5

Ultra III LVD/SE ChB

J64

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X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2 Quick Reference

Jumper Description Default Setting

J35 Spread Spectrum Open (Disabled)
JA4 SCSI Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2
JP2 Speaker Enable/Disable Closed (Enabled)
JP3 Watch Dog Pins 2-3 (NMI)
JP12 System Bus Speed Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JP48 Chassis/Overheat Fan Select Open (Overheat)
JP56 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JP58 Fan Detection Select Open (CPU Fan)
JPA1/A2 SCSI Channel A/B Termination Open (Terminated)
P2 PCI-X Speed Settings See Section 2-8

Connector Description

ATX POWER Primary ATX Power Connector
BANK1A-BANK3B Memory (RAM) Slots
COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connector/Header
CPU1/CPU2 CPU 1 and CPU2 Sockets
CPU/CHS/OH FAN CPU/Chassis/Overheat Fan Headers
D1-D8 Debug LEDs
GLAN1/GLAN2 Ethernet Ports
J1 USB2/3 Headers
J11 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Ports
J12 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
J18, J19 IDE #1/#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J5 1 SMB Header
J56 Processor Power Connector
J6 4 SCSI RAID Card Slot
J65 Parallel Printer Port
JA1/JA2 Ultra320 LVD SCSI CH A/B Connector
JF1 Front Control Panel Connector
JP46 Third Power Supply Fail Header
JP57 Chassis Intrusion Header
USB0/1 Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB2/3 Universal Serial Bus Headers
VGA VGA Display (Monitor) Port

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel® XeonTM 1.50 - 2.80 GHz 604/603-pin processors at
a front side (system) bus speed of 533/400 MHz.

Note: Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site for updates on
supported processors (http://www.supermicro.com/Product_page/product-m.htm).

Memory

• X5DL8-GG: Eight 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of
registered ECC DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600) SDRAM

• X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2: Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12
GB of registered ECC DDR-266/200 (PC2100/1600) SDRAM

Note: Memory is 2-way interleaved meaning DIMM modules must be installed two at a time.

Chipset

• ServerWorks Grand Champion LE

Expansion Slots

• X5DL8-GG • X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2
One 64-bit 133 MHz One 64-bit 133 MHz
Five 64-bit 100 MHz PCI-X

Note: These are the default settings. Most PCI slots share a bus, which may impose speed
limitations. See the PCI-X Bus Speed jumper setting in Chapter 2 for details.

BIOS

• 4 Mb AMI® Flash ROM

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for 2 CPU cores, chipset voltage, +5V, +12V,
+3.3V and 5V standby

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

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

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

• System overheat LED and control

• System resource alert

• IPMI 1.5 compliant (IPMI socket on board, daughter card required,
X5DL8-GG only)

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• External modem ring-on

Onboard I/O

• AIC-7902 for dual channel Ultra320 SCSI

• Adaptec 2010S SCSI RAID support (X5DL8-GG)

• Adaptec 2015S SCSI RAID support (X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2)

• Integrated ATI Rage XL Graphics Controller

• Intel 82540EM Gb Ethernet controller (X5DL8-GG - LAN1)

• Broadcom BCM5703 Gb Ethernet controller (X5DL8-GG - LAN2)

• Broadcom BCM5704 dual Gb Ethernet controller (X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR­8G2)

• 2 EIDE bus master interfaces support Ultra DMA/100

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• 1 EPP/ECP (Enhanced Parallel Port/Extended Capabilities Port, not on
X5DLR-8G2)

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports (USB 1.1)

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Recovery from AC power loss control

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

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

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility

• Device Drivers

Dimensions

• Extended ATX: 12.05" x 13" (306 x 330 mm)

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North Bridge

(CMIC -WS)

533/400 MHz Host Bus

266/200 MHz
Memory Bus

ATA 100

Ports

CIOBX2

(IO Bridge)

Processor 1 Processor 0

DDR-266 SDRAM

PCI-X Slot #6

CSB5

(South

Bridge)

USB

Ports

SMBus

CIOBX2

(IO Bridge)

LAN2

P2

IMB BUS

S2

PCI-X Slots #4, 5

IMB BUS

SCSI

PCI-X Slot #1

S1

P1

PCI-X Slots #2,3

Thin IMB

SIO

ATI XL

VGA

PCI Bus

LPC Bus

Serial

Port

Parallel

Port

Floppy

Port

Figure 1-5 . ServerWorks Grand Champion LE Chipset:

System Block Diagram

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

Features Section for details.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

The ServerWorks Grand Champion LETM is a high-performance work station
SystemSet core logic chipset that consists of a North Bridge, a South Bridge
and an IO bridge.

The North Bridge interfaces directly to the processor bus and integrates the
functions of the main memory subsystem and the IMB bus interface unit.
The memory subsystem consists of an 8-DIMM configuration accessed over
a 144-bit memory bus (most chipsets have a 72-bit memory bus), which
provides a significant boost in performance.

The South Bridge provides various integrated functions, including the PCI to
ISA bridge and support for UDMA100, security (passwords and system
protection), Plug & Play, USBs, power management, interrupt controllers
and the SMBus.

The CIOBX2 is an integrated IO bridge that provides high-performance data
flow between the IMB interface and the dual peer PCI-X bus interfaces.
The X5DL8-GG has two CIOBX2 bridges (four buses).

1-3 Special Features

ATI Graphics Controller

The X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2 has an integrated ATI video con­troller based on the Rage XL graphics chip. The Rage XL fully supports
sideband addressing and AGP texturing. This onboard graphics package
can provide a bandwidth of up to 512 MB/sec over a 32-bit graphics memory
bus.

BIOS Recovery

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

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power

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on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de­fault setting is Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2. It has an onboard System Hardware
Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

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

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a
voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent
to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the
sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

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

Environmental Temperature Control

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

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It can be turned off
when the CPU is in sleep mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run
at full power, thereby generating less heat.

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System Resource Alert

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

Hardware BIOS Virus Protection

The system BIOS is protected by hardware that prevents viruses from
infecting the BIOS area. The user can only change the BIOS content
through the flash utility provided by Supermicro. This feature can prevent
viruses from infecting the BIOS area and destroying valuable data.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to
20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 1.4V to 3.5V. This
will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI
specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro­vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout
a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application soft­ware. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals
such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also
includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, tele­phones and stereos.

In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI
provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper­ating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI lever­ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor
architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with both Win­dows 2000 and Windows NT 5.0.

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Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start
blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses
any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking
and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a
system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The
monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing
the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During
the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re­quired circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and
you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for
4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup
routine.

External Modem Ring-On

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

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re­motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up­dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that
daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The
motherboards have a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on
a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Note that Wake­On-LAN can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power

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supply.

1-6 Power Supply

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

The SUPER X5DL8-GG/X5DLR-8G2+/X5DLR-8G2 accommodates ATX power
supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications
required by the CPU, some are inadequate. You should use one that will
supply at least 400W of power - an even higher wattage power supply is
recommended for high-load configurations. Also your power supply must
provide a +5V standby voltage that supplies at least 720 mA of current. In
addition, 1.5A is needed for LAN1 and LAN2.

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

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. Additionally, in ar­eas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install
a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you
also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by
power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk
drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data
separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selec­tion, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA
logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly
reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk
drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk
drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also
provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports
(UARTs), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART
includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator,

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complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system.

Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud
rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor inter­rupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to

115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K,
or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems.

The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional
Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities
Port (ECP).

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Con­figuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI
power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features
auto power management to reduce power consumption.

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

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Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

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

Precautions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unpacking

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

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IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it
before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make
sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install
the CPU heat sink. Note: pictures show 603-pin socket.

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2-2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation

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

Retention brackets

(2)

Clips (2)

Screws* (4)

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

White pegs (4)

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

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

Two pegs in
position

One retention bracket in
position

Black anchors (4)

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

Anchor/peg
assemblies

When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct
pressure on the label area of the fan. Also, do not place the
motherboard on a conductive surface, which can damage the
BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up.

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5. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:

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

Socket lever

6. Install the CPU in the socket. Make sure

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

Pin 1

7. Press the lever down until

you hear it *click* into the
locked position.

Socket lever in
locked position

4. Secure the other retention

bracket into position by
repeating Step 3.

8. Apply the proper amount of thermal

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

Heatsink

9. Secure the heatsink by locking the

retention clips into their proper
position.

10. Connect the three wires of

the CPU fan to the respective CPU
fan connector.

CPU fan
connector

CPU fan
wires

Retention clip

CPU