Supero X6DAT-G, X6DAi-G User Manual

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X6DAT-G

X6DAi-G

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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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 X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G motherboard. Installation and maintenance
should be performed by experienced technicians only.

The X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G supports single or dual Intel® XeonTM EM64T
processors at an 800 MHz front side bus speed. Please refer to the motherboard
specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/
motherboard/) 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 memory
modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to
this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SATA drives, the
IDE interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the keyboard and mouse, the
power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.

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

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

Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages.
Appendix B lists software drivers, SATA HostRAID Utility and the OS in-

stallation instructions.
Appendix C provides information on installing Adaptec's SATA HostRAID

Utility based on Marvell's SATA chip

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Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G Image ....................................................... 1-3

X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G Layout ...................................................... 1-4

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

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

Intel Tumwater 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 ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

1- 7 Super I/O......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

2- 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................... 2-2

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

2- 4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-6

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

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

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

NMI Button .................................................................................................. 2-9

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

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................. 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 2-11

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-11

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-12

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-12

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

Universal Serial Bus.............................................................................. 2-13

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-14

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-15

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-15

GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................. 2-16

Power LED/Speaker Header ................................................................ 2-16

Power Fault ............................................................................................. 2-17

Alarm Reset ............................................................................................. 2-17

Overheat LED .......................................................................................... 2-18

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................2-18

CD-In Header ........................................................................................... 2-19

AC'97 Audio Enable ................................................................................ 2-19

SMB PWR Connector .............................................................................. 2-20

SMB ........................................................................................................... 2-20

SATA SMB ............................................................................................... 2-21

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-21

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

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

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

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

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

Audio Enable ........................................................................................... 2-24

Serial ATA................................................................................................ 2-24

3rd PWR Supply Alarm Enable ............................................................. 2-25

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

Reboot Option.......................................................................................... 2-26

Keylock ..................................................................................................... 2-26

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

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

SATA Activity LED ................................................................................. 2-27

Pre-LED Indicators .................................................................................. 2-28

Activity LED Indicators .......................................................................... 2-28

2- 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections ............... 2-29

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

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

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-30

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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............................................................ 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS

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

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

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

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

4-5 Security Setup ...............................................................................................4-19

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

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

Appendices:

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

Appendix B: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System ..............B-1

Appendix C: Installing Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell's

SATA chip ........................................................................................................C-1

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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.

Note: Items listed below are included in retail box only.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

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

One (1) floppy ribbon cable (CBL-022)

Four (4) SATA cable (CBL-044) (*X6DAT-G)

One (1) SATA cable (CBL-044) (*X6DAi-G)

One (1) I/O back panel shield (CSE-PT2)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities (CDR-INTC)

One (1) User's/BIOS 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

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:
Email: [e-mail]
Tel: [phone], ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G Image

Note: Marvell SATA is available on the X6DAT-G only.

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Figure 1-2. X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G Motherboard Layout

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

(not drawn to scale)

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 differences between the X6DAT-G and the X6DAi-G: In addi­tion to the Intel SATA, there are four SATA ports supported by
Marvell SATA chip.

Notes:

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Jumper Description Default Setting

JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Chapter 2)
JK1 Keylock Enable Close (Enabled)
JP13 3rd PWR Supply Failure Alarm Enab.Open (Disabled)
JP15 Reboot Option Enable Open (Enabled)
JPAC Audio Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPF Force Power On Open (Disabled)
JPL1 Giga-bit LAN Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPS1(*X6DAT) Serial ATA Enabled Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

J1B4 Primary 24-pin ATX PWR Connector
J1D1,J32 12V 8-pin PWR/12V 4-pin CPU PWR Connectors
J6, J38 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors
J3, J4 IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors
J9 Keyboard/Mouse
J22 System Management Bus
J23 Parallel (Printer) Port
J24 Power System Management Bus
JAR PWR Fail Alarm Reset
JC1, JC2 Audio: Mic(JC1), Line-In/Line-Out(JC2)
JD1 PWR LED (Pins1-3), Speaker (Pins 4-7)
JF1 Front Panel Control
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat LED
JP8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector
JP12 Power Fault Connector
JHS1/JHS2 I-SATA0/1:Intel (6300 ESB) Serial ATA0/1 Headers
JLAN 1 G-bit Ethernet Port
JS1-JS4 (*X6DAT only) M-SATA0-3:Mavell's Serial ATA 0-3 Headers
JS10 (*X6DAT only) SATA I2C:Serial ATA System Management Bus
JS9 (*X6DAT only) Serial ATA Activity LED Connector
FAN #1-#8 Chassis Fans Headers/CPU Fan1/CPU Fan2
DIMM#1A-#4B Memory (RAM) Slots#(1A,1B, 2A,2B, 3A,3B,4A,4B)
DS1-4,DS9-12 (*X6DAT)Marvell's SATA Status LEDs (*DS1:PRE0,

DS9:ACT0/DS2:PRE1, DS10:ACT1/DS3:PRE2,

DS11:ACT2/DS4:PRE3,D12:ACT3)
WOL(JWOL) Wake-on-LAN Header
WOR(JWOR) Wake-on-Ring Header
USB#0-1(J40) (Back Panel) Universal Serial Bus Ports
USB#2-3(JD2) (Front Panel) Universal Serial Bus Headers

Quick Reference

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual 604-pin Intel® XeonTM (EM64T) processors @ 800 MHz
front side (system) bus speed.

Memory

• Eight 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB ECC registered
DDR333 or up to 32 GB ECC registered DDR266 SDRAM

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

Chipset

• Intel E7525 (Tumwater) chipset and 6300ESB (Hance Rapids)

Expansion Slots

• One PCI-Express x16 slot

• One PCI-Express x8 slot (x8 signal, x16 slot)

• Two 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI-X slots (one w/ZCR support--Slot#1)

• Two 32-bit, 33MHz PCI slots

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix Flash BIOS ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

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

• Fan status monitor with speed control via BIOS

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, +5V standby alert
LED

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

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Super Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• Marvell SATA controller (*X6DAT-G only)

• One Intel 8254x Gigabit Ethernet controller (supports 1 GLAN port)

• 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 1 EPP/ECP Parallel Port

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus):
(2 Back Panel USB ports & 2 Front Panel USB headers)

• 2 serial (COM) ports

• 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATA Headers w/RAID 0, 1 support

• 4 Marvell Serial ATA Headers (*X6DAT-G only)

• AC'97 Audio CODEC six-channel sound

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• ATX Ext. 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

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Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset

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

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

MC H

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and capabilities of the E7525 chipset, the X6DAT­G/X6DAi-G motherboard provides the performance and feature set required
for dual processor-based computer systems, with configuration options
optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation and data­base applications. The Intel E7525 chipset consists of the following compo­nents: the Memory Controller Hub (MCH), and the I/O Controller Hub (6300
ESB ICH)).

MCH

The MCH supports single or dual Xeon EM64T processors with a Front Side
Bus speed of 800 MHz*. Its memory controller provides direct connection to
two channels of registered DDR333 with a marched system bus address
and data bandwidths of up to 2.67 GB/s (DDR333) per channel. The MCH
also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I/O interface for supe­rior I/O bandwidth and provides configurable x16 and x8 PCI Express inter­faces. These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other
bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev.

1.0a. The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB ICH I/O Controller Hub via HI

1.5 Hub Interface to support 32-bit or 64-bit PCI devices running at 33 or 66
MHz.

6300 ESB (Hance Rapids) ICH System Features

In addition to providing the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the
system, the Hance Rapids ICH I/O Controller Hub integrates many I/O
functions.

The 6300 ESB Hance Rapids ICH I/O Controller Hub integrates: 2-channel
Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Controller, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Con­trollers, SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/Flash BIOS Interface, PCI-X (66MHz) In­terface, PCI 2.2 Interface and System Management Controller.

*Note: The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer.
Please do not change the this setting.

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond
when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose
for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the
power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a power­on state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup
section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The de­fault setting is Last State.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER
X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip
that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset
Voltage, Memory Voltage, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -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 Fan Speed Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The
onboard 4-pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the thermal manage­ment functions under in the BIOS.

Environmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctor III

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and
will trigger the fan to speed up 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 trigger the fan to speed up to prevent any overheat damage to

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the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall
system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too
high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

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

CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail
warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat
temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure
occurs, then, the Overheat/Fan Fail warning LED is triggered.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator can auto-detect and regulate power
supply to the CPU. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make
the system more stable.

TM2/CPU VRM Overheat

When the CPU reaches 900 C and above (Overheat), the CPU will slow down
and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and
VRM heat dissipation.

When CPU temperature reaches 900 C and above (*Default), the system will
go into the throttling state. The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be
turned on. The CPU performance will drop 50%. When this happens, you
can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat
Temperature.

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 soft-

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ware. 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 Windows
2000, Windows NT 5.0, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

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.

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External Modem Ring-On (WOR)

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.

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 X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G 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. A 12V 8-pin power connection (at J1D1) is required

for CPU power consumption, and an additional 12V 4-pin power
connection (J32) is also recommended for heavy load configura­tions.) Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports. It

is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that
meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI
compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where
noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter
to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a
power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

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

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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 support ACPI and APM (Ad­vanced Power Management).

UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as

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Chapter 2

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.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified 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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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.

2-2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation

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.

!

Socket lever

CPU Installation

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:
lift the lever completely as shown
on the picture on the right, other­wise you will damage the CPU
socket when power is applied. (In­stall CPU1 first.)

CPU retention brackets are pre-in­stalled.

CPU Retention
Bracket

CPU Socket

Mounting Holes

Xeon CPU

Heatsink

Chassis backplane

Motherboard

CPU
Socket

Heatsink

Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket

CPU

Standoffs

Mounting
Holes

Chassis
backplane

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Heatsink

Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal compound

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 tight-

ening all four screws.

Screw#1

Screw#2

Pin 1

2. Insert the CPU in the socket, mak-

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

3. Press the lever down until

you hear the *click*. This
means that the CPU is securely
installed in the CPU socket.

Socket lever in the
locking Position

Screw#1

Screw#2

(*Heatsinks are heavy. Please handle with care.)

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

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of
chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the
motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both
plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended
because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the
metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver
to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray.

Lever

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

Triangle

Empty socket

Warning! Make

sure you lift the
lever completely
when installing the
CPU. If the lever is
only partly raised,
damage to the
socket or CPU may
result.

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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 of the same memory type and of the same memory speed at a
time, beginning with DIMM #1A, then DIMM #1B, and so on.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the

notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM
module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the

slot. Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G supports up to 16 GB of ECC registered DDR333 or
up to 32 GB of ECC registered DDR266 SDRAM memory. Both motherboards
were designed to support 4 GB modules in each slot, but have only been
verified for up to 2 GB modules. (*When Registered ECC DDR333-PC2700
memory modules are used, we recommend that up to four pieces of double­banked memory modules or up to six pieces of single-banked memory mod­ules be installed on the motherboard.)

To Install:

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

Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

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To Remove:

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

2-4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.
See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

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

Parallel Port

KB/Mouse

USB0-3

LAN Line-In MIC

Mic

COM1 COM2

Line-out

(Green)

(Purple)

(Blue) (Pink)

(Green)

(Green)

(Green)

(Purple)

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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 designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See
Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED
indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini­tions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

x

x

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ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definitions (J1B4)

Pin Number Definition
13 +3.3V
14 -12V
15 COM
16 PS_ON#
17 COM
18 COM
19 COM
20 Res(NC)
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V
24 COM

Pin Number Definition

1 +3.3V
2 +3.3V
3 COM

4 +5V

5 COM

6 +5V

7 COM

8 PWR_OK
9 5VSB
10 +12V
11 +12V
12 +3.3V

2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

There are a 24-pin main power
supply connector(PW1:J1B4) and
a 4-pin CPU PWR connector (J32)
on the board. These power con­nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V
specification. Both power con­nectors are required to ensure
sufficient power supply. See the
table on the right for pin defini­tions. For CPU PWR (J1D1), please
refer to the item listed below.

Pins

1 thru 4

5 thru 8

Definition

Ground

+12v

CPU 8-Pin PWR

Connector (J1D1)

Processor Power
Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX
power connector (above), the 12v
8-pin Processor connector at J1D1
must also be connected to your
power supply. See the table on
the right for pin definitions.

Pins #

1 & 2
3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

+12V 4-pin

Connector

(J32)

Required

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Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

x

x

Power LED

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

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 definitions.

Pin

Number

19
20

Definition

Control

Ground

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (JF1)

Pin

Number

15
16

Definition

Vcc

Control

PWR_LED Pin Definitions

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Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

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Ground

NMI

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x

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NIC1 LED Indicator

The NIC1 (Network Interface Con­troller) LED connections for the
GLAN port1 is located on pins 11
and 12 of JF1. Attach the NIC LED
cable to display network activity.
Refer to the tables on the right for
pin definitions.

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

11
12

Definition

Vcc

GND

HDD LED

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

HDD LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

13
14

Definition

Vcc

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