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

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Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

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

Connection

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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

Ground

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Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

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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Power Button

Overheat LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Powe r LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Ground

Ground

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Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

x

x

Power Fail LED

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

Overheat (OH) LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

7
8

Definition

Vcc

GND

Power Fail LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

5
6

Definition

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1

C

D

2

P

C

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6

6

M

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Z

C

R

G

L

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N

C

T

R

L

J

W

O

R

S

M

B

u

s

J

2

2

F

an3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I

E

X

P

#

4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

r

v

e

ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

r

v

e

ll's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

B

a

tte

r

y

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

J

P

L

1

J

B

T

1

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D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

JF1

JD1

FAN1

J1D1

JP15

JP12

JP13

Overheat LED (OH)

Power Fail LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail
connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1
to provide advanced warning of
chassis overheating. Refer to the
table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Overheat/Fan Fail

LED

State
Solid

Blink

Message
Overheat

Fan Fail

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Power Button

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

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

PW_ ON

Ground

Power Button

Connector

Pin De finitions

(JF1)

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 definitions.

Pin

Number

3
4

Definition

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

JF1

JD1

FAN1

J1D1

JP15

JP12

JP13

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

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r

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N

o

r

th

B

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id

g

e

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(

S

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th

B

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id

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD

1

J24

U

S

B

0

/

1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

L

in

e

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/

L

in

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JPAC

SI/O

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6

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3

3

M

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P

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3

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3

3

M

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P

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6

6

M

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J

2

7

C

D

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C

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2

P

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6

6

M

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C

R

G

L

A

N

C

T

R

L

J

W

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R

S

M

B

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J2

2

F

a

n

3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I

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X

P

#

4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

r

v

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ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

r

v

e

ll's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

B

a

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r

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SATAI2C

JPS1

F

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8

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J

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1

D

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9

D

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2

D

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1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

Reset ButtonPower Button

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

Chapter 2: Installation

2-13

Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is lo­cated at JL1. Attach the appropri­ate cable to inform you of a chas­sis intrusion.

Pin# Definition

1 +5V

2 P0-

3 P0+

4 Ground

Pin

Number

2
4
6
8

10

Definition

+5V
PO-

PO+

Ground

Ground

Pin

Number

1
3
5
7

Definition

+5V

PO-

PO+

Ground

USB Pin Definition

JD2 (FP USB)

J40 (Back Panel

USB)

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

There are four USB 2.0 (Univer­sal Serial Bus) ports/headers on
the motherboard. Two of them
are Back Panel USB ports
(USB#0-1:J40), and the other
two are Front Panel USB headers
(USB#2-3:JD2). See the tables on
the right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Defin itio n

Intrusion Input

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

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m

w

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r

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N

o

r

th

B

r

id

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e

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S

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th

B

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id

g

e

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IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

J

D

1

J24

U

S

B

0

/

1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

L

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n

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/

L

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3

M

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3

3

M

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P

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6

6

M

H

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J

27

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

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1

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6

6

M

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C

R

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A

N

C

T

R

L

J

W

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R

S

M

B

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J2

2

F

a

n

3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I

E

X

P

#

4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

r

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FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

r

v

e

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SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

B

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r

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SATAI2C

JPS1

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8

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J

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9

D

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2

D

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1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

U

S

B

0

/1

JLAN

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-

p

P

W

JLAN1

L

in

e_

In

/

Line

_O

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JPAC

SI/O

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P

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6

P

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P

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3-3

3

M

H

z

P

C

IX

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2

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6

M

H

z

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

IX

#

1

-6

6M

H

z

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8

P

C

I E

X

P

#

4

JWOL

JPL1

J40

J23

USB 0-1(J40)

USB2/3

JD2

SMBus

J2

2

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SAT

A

M

a

Intel's

DSDS

9

DS

2

D

S1

USB2/3(JD2)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

JF1

JD1

Fan3

FAN1

J1D1

JL1

JAR

JO

H1

JP15

JP12

FAN2

JWD

ttery

JP13

Chassis
Intrusion

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X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G User's Manual

Fan Headers

There are eight fan headers (Fan 1 to
Fan 8) on the X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G.
See the table on the right for pin defini­tions. (*Note: These fan headers are
4-pin fans. Pins 1-3 of the fan headers
are backward compatible with the tra­ditional 3-pin fans.)(*The onboard fan
speed is controlled by Thermal Man­agement via BIOS--Hardware Monitor
in the Advanced Setting. Note: Default:
Disabled, When using Thermal Manage­ment setting, please use all 3-pin fans
or all 4-pin fans on the motherboard.
Please do not use 3-pin fans and 4-pin
fans on the same board.)

4-pin Fan Header Pin Definitions

(CPU and Chassis Fans )

Pin#

1
2
3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: These fan headers use DC power.

4 PWR_Control

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66M

Hz ZCR

GLAN
CTRL

JW

OR

SMBus

J2

2

Fan3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

OL

JL1

JA

R

JO

H

1

JP

15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

JPL1

J

B

T

1

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D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

Fan 6 Fan 5

Fan 7

Fan 1

Fan 2

Fan 3

Fan 8

Fan 4

Chapter 2: Installation

2-15

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is des­ignated JWOR. This function al­lows your computer to receive
and "wake-up" by an incoming call
to the modem when in suspend
state. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. You must have
a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to
use this feature.

Wake-on-Ring
Pin Definitions

(JWOR)

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is lo­cated at JWOL on the mother­board. See the table on the right
for pin definitions. You must en­able the LAN Wake-Up setting in
BIOS to use this function. (You
must also have a LAN card with a
Wake-On-LAN connector and
cable to use this feature.)

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (JWOL)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

t

e

r

(

N

o

r

t

h

B

r

i

d

g

e

)

(

S

o

u

t

h

B

r

id

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

JF

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

U

S

B

0

/

1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

L

i

n

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L

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3

3

M

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6

6

M

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2

7

C

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D

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P

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6

6

M

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C

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N

C

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S

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J2

2

Fan3

J

K

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FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

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P

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4

J

W

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JL1

J

A

R

J

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1

J

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JP12

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FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

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SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

B

a

t

t

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D

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2

D

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D

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3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

WOR

WOL

Bridge)

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

JWOR

SMBus

J2

2

JWOL

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

S

A

A

L

JP

6041

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S9

D

S2

D

S10

D

S3

D

S11

D

S4

D

S12

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X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G User's Manual

Power LED/Speaker

On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are
for a power LED and pins 4-7 are
for the speaker. See the table on
the right for speaker pin defini­tions. Note: The speaker connec­tor pins are for use with an exter­nal speaker. If you wish to use
the onboard speaker, you should
close pins 6-7 with a jumper.

Speaker Connector Pin

Definitions (JD1)

Pin

Number

4
5
6
7

Function

+

Key

Definition

Red wire, Speaker data

No connection

Key

Speaker data

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet
Port)

A G-bit Ethernet port is located
beside the COM2 port on the IO
backplane. This port accepts
RJF1 type cables.

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

Tum

w

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(N

orthB

ridge)

(S

ou

th

Brid

ge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

l

o

p

p

y

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

J

D

1

J24

USB 0/1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

J

L

A

N

1

Line_In/
Line_Out

J

P

A

C

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

G

LAN

C

T

R

L

JW

O

R

S

M

B

us

J2

2

Fan3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

J

C

2

Mic

J

C

1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

O

L

JL1

JAR

JOH1

JP15

JP12

M

arvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

arvell's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

B

attery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

JP

L

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J

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D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J

4

0

J

2

3

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

JF1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLA

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

3

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

JL1

JAR

JO

H1

JP15

JP12

FAN2

JWD

JP13

J40

J23

GLAN

Power LED/Speaker

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2-17

Power Fault

Connect a cable from your power
supply to the Power Fail header
(JP12) to provide warning of
power supply failure. This warn­ing signal is passed through the
PWR_LED pin to indicate of a
power failure on the chassis. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Power Fail

Pin Definitions (JP12)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition
P/S 1 Fail Signal
P/S 2 Fail Signal
P/S 3 Fail Signal
Reset (from MB)

Note: This feature is only available when using
redundant Supermicro power supplies.

Alarm Reset

Connecting JAR to a reset switch
will allow you to silence the alarm
that sounds when a power supply
module fails. If you only have a
single power supply installed, you
should disable this (the default
setting) with (JAR) to prevent
false alarms. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

Alarm Reset Jumper

Settings

(JAR)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

te

r

(N

o

rth

B

rid

g

e

)

(S

o

uth

B

rid

ge

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

J

D

1

J24

USB 0/1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

S

I

/

O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

G

L

A

N

C

T

R

L

JW

O

R

S

M

B

u

s

J

2

2

F

a

n

3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

rve

ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

rv

ell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

B

atte

ry

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

J

P

L

1

JB

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

JF1

JD1

4

F

an3

FAN1

J1D1

JL1

JAR

JOH1

JP15

JP12

FAN2

JWD

JP13

Power Fault

Power Fault

Alarm Reset

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Overheat LED (JOH1)

The JOH1 header is used to con­nect an LED to provide warning of
chassis overheating. Refer to the
table on right for pin definitions.

Pin

Number

1
2

Definition
OH Active

Ground

Table 2-15

Overheat LED

Pin Definitions (JOH1)

KB/

M

ouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

J

L

A

N

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

SI/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J

2

2

Fan3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JWOL

JL1

JA

R

JO

H

1

JP

15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JPL1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

Overheat LED

Keyboard/
Mouse

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and
PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the
PS/2 mouse are located at J9. See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions. (The mouse port is above
the keyboard port. See the table
on the right for pin definitions.)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J9)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4
5
6

Definition

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

Chapter 2: Installation

2-19

AC'97 Output & Audio Enable

AC'97 provides high quality onboard
audio. The X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G fea­tures 6-channel sound for front L&R,
rear L&R, center and subwoofer
speakers. This feature is activated
with the Advanced software (on the
CD-ROM included with your mother­board). Sound is then output through
the Line In, Line Out (JC2) and MIC
jacks(JC1) (see at right). Activate
AC 97 with the "AC 97 Audio" setting
in the Advanced Chipset Features
section of BIOS. To activate the On­board Audio, please enable the
Jumper: JPAC. See the table on right
for pin definitions.

Line In(surround
sound L/R)

Green:

Line Out(Front L/R)

Pink:

MIC In (Center/
subwoofer)

Blue:

Jumper
Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

AC97 Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPAC)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

te

r

(

N

o

r

th

B

r

id

g

e

)

(

S

o

u

th

B

r

id

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD

1

J24

U

S

B

0

/

1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

L

i

n

e

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I

n

/

L

in

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O

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JPAC

SI/O

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6

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3

M

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3

3

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6

6

M

H

z

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

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1

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6

6

M

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Z

C

R

G

L

A

N

C

T

R

L

J

W

O

R

S

M

B

u

s

J

2

2

F

a

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JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I

E

X

P

#

4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

r

v

e

ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

r

v

e

ll's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

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SATAI2C

JPS1

F

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BIOS

J

P

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1

J

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D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

DI

M

DI

M

DI

M

DI

M

JL

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

Parrallel

Port

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

SI/O

x16 PCI

PCI #5-3

3

C

D

1

C

D

2

GLAN

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI

E

J23

97' Audio

Audio
Enable

JC2

JC1

JPAC

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

(CD2)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Defin itio n

Right Stereo Signal

Ground

Ground

Left Stereo Signal

Audio CD Header Pin Definitions

(CD1)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Defin itio n

Left Stereo Signal

Ground
Ground

Right Stereo Signal

CD-In Header

There is two 4-pin CD headers on
the motherboard. This allows you
to use the onboard sound for au­dio CD playback. Connect the au­dio cables from your CD drive to
the header. See the tables at right
for pin definitions.

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X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G User's Manual

SMB Power (I

2

C)

Connector

I2 C Connector (J24), located be-

tween the PWR ForceOn Header
and the PWR Fault header, moni­tors the status of PWR Supply,
Fan and system temperature.

SMB PWR

Pin Definitions (J24)

Pin #

1
2
3
4
5

Definition

Clock

Data

N/A
N/A
N/A

SMB

A System Management Bus
header is located at J22. Connect
the appropriate cable here to uti­lize SMB on your system.

SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J22)

Pin

Number

1
2
3
4

Definition

Data

Ground

Clock

No Connection

K

B

/

M

o

u

se

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tum

w

ater

(N

orthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

U

S

B

0

/1

JLAN1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

L

in

e

_

In

/

L

in

e

_

O

u

t

JPAC

S

I/O

x

1

6

P

C

I E

X

P

#

6

P

C

I #

5

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3

M

H

z

P

C

I#

3

-3

3

M

H

z

P

C

IX

#

2

-6

6

M

H

z

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

IX

#

1

-6

6

M

H

z

Z

C

R

G

LA

N

C

TR

L

JW

O

R

S

M

Bus

J

2

2

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I E

X

P

#

4

JW

O

L

JL1

JA

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

arvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

arvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JP

L

1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

SMB PWR

SMB

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2-21

Serial Ports

The COM1 (J6) and COM2 (J38)
serial ports are located under the
parallel port (see Figure 2-3). See
the table on the right for pin defini­tions.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1, COM2)

Pin Number Definition
1 CD
2 RD
3 TD
4 DTR
5 Ground

Pin Number Definition
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 RI
10 NC

Note: Pin 10 is included on the
header but not on the port.

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

JF1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

U

S

B

0/1

JLA

N

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_

In

/

Lin

e_

O

u

t

JPAC

SI/O

x16

P

C

I E

X

P

#6

P

C

I #5-3

3M

H

z

P

C

I#

3

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M

H

z

P

C

IX

#

2

-66M

H

z

J27

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

IX

#

1-66

M

H

z Z

C

R

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J22

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8

P

C

I E

X

P

#4

JWOL

JL1

JAR

JO

H1

JP15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JPL1

JBT1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

DS1D

S9

D

S2

D

S10

D

S3

D

S11

D

S4

D

S12

J40

J23

COM1

SATA SMB (I2C)(*X6DAT-G
only)

A Serial ATA System Management
Bus header is located at JS10.
Connect the appropriate cable
here to utilize SATA SMB on your
system.

SATA SMB (JS10)

Pin Definitions

Pin

Number

1
2
3

Definition

Data

Ground

Clock

SATA SMB

COM2

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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 identified
with a square solder pad on
the printed circuit board. See
the motherboard layout pages
for jumper locations.
Note: On two pin jumpers,
"Closed" means the jumper is
on and "Open" means the
jumper is off the pins.

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

Pin 1-2 short

3 2 1

3 2 1

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1 enables or disable the GLAN
port on the motherboard. See the
table on the right for jumper set­tings. The default setting is en­abled.

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

GLAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPL1)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

te

r

(N

o

rth

B

rid

g

e

)

(S

o

u

th

B

rid

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

SI/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

G

L

A

N

C

T

R

L

J

W

O

R

S

M

B

u

s

J

2

2

Fan3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

rv

e

ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

rv

e

ll's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

B

a

tte

ry

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

J

P

L

1

JB

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

In

te

l's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

GLAN Enable

PCI #5-33M

Hz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66M

Hz

CD1

CD2

PCIX#1-66M

Hz Z

C

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

x8 PCI EXP #4

JWOL

JPL1

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2-23

Jumper

Position
Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of
contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS,
use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the
same time to short the connection. Always remove the AC power cord
from the system before clearing CMOS. Note: For an ATX
power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC
power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS. Do not use the PW_ON

connector to clear CMOS.

Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD enables the Watch Dog func­tion. Watch Dog is a system moni­tor that can reboot the system
when a software application is
"hung up". Pins 1-2 will cause WD
to reset the system if an applica­tion is "hung up". Pins 2-3 will
generate a non-maskable interrupt
signal for the application that is
"hung up". See the table on the
right for jumper settings. Watch
Dog can also be enabled via BIOS.
(*Note, when enabled, the user
needs to write his own application
software in order to disable the
Watch Dog Timer.)

Clear CMOS

K

B/

M

ouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

J

L

A

N

1

Line_In/
Line_Out

J

P

A

C

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J

2

2

F

a

n

3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

J

C

2

Mic

J

C

1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

OL

JL1

JAR

JOH1

JP15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

JPL1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J

4

0

J

2

3

SPKR

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

loppy

Fan3

JK

1

JL1

Marvell

JWD

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

an8

JBT1

6041

WG

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Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

AC97 Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JPAC)

Serial ATA Enable
(*X6DAT-G Only)

JPS1 allows you to enable Marvell
SATA Controller. See the table on
the right for jumper definitions.

Jumper
Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled
Disabled

SATA Enable

Jumper Settings (JPS1)

Audio Enable/Disable

JPAC enables or disables the Au­dio Connector on the mother­board. No setting in the BIOS is
used to activate onboard audio.
See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default set­ting is enabled.

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

JF1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

U

S

B

0/1

JLA

N

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line

_In/

Lin

e_O

ut

JPAC

SI/O

x16 P

C

I E

X

P

#6

P

C

I #5-33M

H

z

P

C

I#

3-33M

H

z

P

C

IX

#2-6

6M

H

z

J27

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

IX

#1-66

M

H

z Z

C

R

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J22

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 P

C

I E

X

P

#4

JWOL

JL1

JAR

JO

H1

JP15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JPL1

JBT1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

DS1D

S9

D

S2

D

S10

D

S3

D

S11

D

S4

D

S

12

J40

J23

Audio Enable

SATA Enable

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Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Normal

Force On

Force Power On

(JPF)

Force-Power-On Enable/
Disable

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or
disable the function of Force­Power-On. If enabled, the power
will always stay on automatically.
If this function disabled, the user
needs to press the power button to
power on the system.

3rd Power Supply Alarm
Enable/Disable

The system can notify you in the
event of the 3rd power supply
failure. This feature assumes that
three power supply units are in­stalled in the chassis, with one
acting as a backup. If you only
have one or two power supply
units installed, you should disable
this (the default setting) with JP13
to prevent false alarms. See the
table on right for pin definitions.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

3rd Power Supply

Alarm Enable

Jumper Settings (JP13)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

Tum

w

ater

(N

orthB

ridge)

(S

outh

B

ridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

py

F

an

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

J

L

A

N

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

G

LA

N

C

T

R

L

JW

O

R

S

M

B

us

J2

2

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

O

L

JL1

JAR

JOH1

JP15

JP12

M

arvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

rvell's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

LE

D

B

attery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

J

P

L

1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

PWR Force-On 3rd PWR Alarm

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Reboot Option Enable (*For
Debug only)

Enabling the reboot option with
JP15 will cause the system to re­boot after a timeout if the system
hangs on bootup. See the table on
the right for pin definitions. The
default setting is enabled.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

Reboot Option Enable

Jumper Settings (JP15)

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

JF1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD

1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/

Line_Out

JPAC

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33M

Hz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J27

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66M

Hz ZCR

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J22

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JWOL

JL1

JA

R

JO

H

1

JP

15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JPL1

JBT1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

DS1D

S9

D

S2

D

S10

D

S3

D

S11

D

S4

D

S12

J40

J23

Reboot Option

Keylock

Keylock

The keyboard lock connection is lo­cated on JK1. Utilizing this header
allows you to inhibit any actions
made on the keyboard, effectively
"locking" it.

Jumper
Position

1
2

Definition

Ground

Keylock R-N

Keylock

(JK1)

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports
has two LEDs. The yellow LED in­dicates activity while the other
LED may be green, orange or off
to indicate the speed of the con­nection. See the table at right for
the functions associated with the
second LED.

K

B

/

M

o

u

se

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tum

water

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF

Force
PW

JLAN1

Line_In/
Line_Out

JPAC

SI/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

G

LAN

CTRL

JW

O

R

SM

Bus

J2

2

F

a

n

3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JW

O

L

JL1

JAR

JOH1

JP15

JP12

M

arvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

arvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

Fan8

BIOS

JP

L

1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

GLAN LED

SATA Activity LED
(*X6DAT-G Only)

A Serial ATA Activity LED header
is located at JS9. See the table on
the right for speaker pin defini­tions.

LED

Color

Off

Green

Amber

Definition

No Connection

10/100 MHz

1 GHz

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indicator (Speed LED)

RightLeft

LED

Color

Amber

Definition

Blinking

10/100MHz/

1GHz

1 Gb LAN Left LED

Indicator(Activity LED)

SATA
Activity
LED

SATA Activity LED(JS9)

Pin#

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Definition
Marvell SATA HD0 Active LED
Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED
Marvell SATA HD2 Active LED
Marvell SATA HD3 Active LED

COMMON

NC
NC
NC
NC

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Pre-LED Indicators

There are four Pre-LEDs (DS1,
DS2, DS3, DS4)on the mother­board. A Pre-LED will stay on to
indicate the presence of a hard
drive. See the table on the right
for the pin definitions.

No.
DS1
DS2
DS3
DS4

State
Stay On

Pre-LED I ndicators

(DS1, DS2, DS3, DS4)

Definition
HDD

Present

Activity LED Indicators

Four Activity LED Indicators (DS9,
DS10, DS11, DS12) are located on
the motherboard to indicate the
activity status of Hard Drives. Re­fer to the table on the right for de­tailed information.

No.
DS9
DS10
DS11
DS12

State
Blinking

Activity LED Indicators

(DS9, DS10, DS11, DS12)

Definition
HDD

Active

KB/

M

ouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

SPKR

Tumwater

(NorthBridge)

(South
Bridge)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

Fan4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

USB 0/1

JLAN1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

J

L

A

N

1

Line_In/
Line_Out

J

P

A

C

S

I/O

x16 PCI EXP #6

PCI #5-33MHz

PCI#3-33MHz

PCIX#2-66MHz

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

PCIX#1-66MHz ZCR

GLAN
CTRL

JWOR

SMBus

J2

2

Fan3

JK

1

FAN1

J1D1

J

C

2

Mic

J

C

1

x8 PCI EXP #4

JWOL

JL1

JAR

JO

H1

JP15

JP12

Marvell

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

AC

T

LED

Battery

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

JPL1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

Intel's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J

4

0

J

2

3

Fan4

Marvell

TA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

Marvell's

SATA3

SATA

ACT

LED

6041

s

DS1

DS9

DS2

DS10

DS3

DS11

DS4

DS12

DS1

DS9

DS2

DS10

DS3

DS11

DS4

DS12

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

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

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

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to
provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always
connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires
always connects to drive B.

Parallel (Printer) Port
Connector

The parallel (printer) port is lo­cated on J23. See the table on the
right for pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Strobe­ 3 Data Bit 0
5 Data Bit 1
7 Data Bit 2
9 Data Bit 3
11 Data Bit 4
13 Data Bit 5
15 Data Bit 6
17 Data Bit 7
19 ACK
21 BUSY
23 PE
25 SLCT

Pin Number Function
2 Auto Feed­ 4 Error­ 6 Init­ 8 SLCT IN­ 10 GND
12 GND
14 GND
16 GND
18 GND
20 GND
22 GND
24 GND
26 NC

Par allel (Printer) Port Pin Definitions

(J23)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

te

r

(

N

o

r

th

B

r

id

g

e

)

(

S

o

u

th

B

r

id

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

F

lo

p

p

y

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD

1

J24

U

S

B

0

/

1

J

L

A

N

1

C

O

M

2

C

O

M

1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

JLAN1

L

i

n

e

_

I

n

/

L

in

e

_

O

u

t

JPAC

SI/O

x

1

6

P

C

I

E

X

P

#

6

P

C

I

#

5

-

3

3

M

H

z

P

C

I

#

3

-

3

3

M

H

z

P

C

I

X

#

2

-

6

6

M

H

z

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

I

X

#

1

-

6

6

M

H

z

Z

C

R

G

L

A

N

C

T

R

L

J

W

O

R

S

M

B

u

s

J2

2

F

an

3

J

K

1

FAN1

J1D1

JC2

Mic

JC1

x

8

P

C

I

E

X

P

#

4

J

W

O

L

JL1

J

A

R

J

O

H

1

J

P

1

5

JP12

M

a

r

v

e

ll

FAN2

JWD

SATA0

SATA1 SATA0

SATA1

SATA2

M

a

r

v

e

ll's

SATA3

S

A

T

A

A

C

T

L

E

D

B

a

tte

r

y

SATAI2C

JPS1

F

a

n

8

BIOS

J

P

L

1

J

B

T

1

6041

6300ESB

JP13

In

te

l's

D

S

1

D

S

9

D

S

2

D

S

1

0

D

S

3

D

S

1

1

D

S

4

D

S

1

2

J40

J23

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2

A

DIMM 2

B

DIMM 1

A

DIMM 1

B

U

S

B

0/1

JLA

N

1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

P

J40

J23

Parallel Port

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to
configure the onboard IDE#1
and #2 connectors (at J3
and J4, respectively). See
the table on the right for pin
definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 Reset IDE
3 Host Data 7
5 Host Data 6
7 Host Data 5
9 Host Data 4
11 Host Data 3
13 Host Data 2
15 Host Data 1
17 Host Data 0
19 GND
21 DRQ3
23 I/O Write­ 25 I/O Read­ 27 IOCHRDY
29 DACK3­ 31 IRQ14
33 Addr 1
35 Addr 0
37 Chip Select 0
39 Activity

Pin Number Function
2 GND
4 Host Data 8
6 Host Data 9
8 Host Data 10
10 Host Data 11
12 Host Data 12
14 Host Data 13
16 Host Data 14
18 Host Data 15
20 Key
22 GND
24 GND
26 GND
28 BALE
30 GND
32 IOCS16­ 34 GND
36 Addr 2
38 Chip Select 1­ 40 GND

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J3 J4)

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located
on JP8. See the table below for
pin definitions.

Pin Number Function
1 GND
3 GND
5 Key
7 GND
9 GND
11 GND
13 GND
15 GND
17 GND
19 GND
21 GND
23 GND
25 GND
27 GND
29 GND
31 GND
33 GND

Pin Number Function
2 FDHDIN
4 Reserved
6 FDEDIN
8 Index­ 10 Motor Enable
12 Drive Select B­ 14 Drive Select A­ 16 Motor Enable
18 DIR­ 20 STEP­ 22 Write Data­ 24 Write Gate­ 26 Track 00­ 28 Write Protect­ 30 Read Data­ 32 Side 1 Select­ 34 Diskette

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (J 8)

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

S

P

K

R

T

u

m

w

a

t

e

r

(

N

o

r

t

h

B

r

i

d

g

e

)

(

S

o

u

t

h

B

r

id

g

e

)

IDE #1

IDE #2

Floppy

F

a

n

4

USB2/3

JD2

J

F

1

FAN7

CPU1

CPU2

JD1

J24

U

S

B

0

/1

JLAN1

COM2

COM1

Parrallel

Port

Fan6

Fan5

J32

4-pin
PWR

Bank 1

Bank 1

Bank 2

Bank 2

Bank 3

Bank 3

Bank 4

Bank 4

ATX PWR

J1B4

JPF
Force
PW

J

L

A

N

1

L

in

e

_

In

/

L

in

e

_

O

u

t

J

P

A

C

S

I/O

x

1

6

P

C

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6

P

C

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5

-3

3

M

H

z

P

C

I#

3

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3

M

H

z

P

C

IX

#

2

-6

6

M

H

z

J

2

7

C

D

1

C

D

2

P

C

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

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

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

Before Power On

1. Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and
chassis.

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

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install one CPU and make sure that it is fully seated. Connect the chassis
speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper
settings as well.)

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

No Power

1. Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the
chassis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/240V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards
and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the
Appendix for details on beep codes.

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Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality
power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa­tion. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still
supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact
your vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

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

NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnos-

tics 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. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify
that the BIOS setup is configured 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 that you are using the correct type of ECC registered DDR333/
266 (PC2700/2100) SDRAM (*recommended by the manufacturer.)
(*Please refer to Chapter 2 for DDR memory support.)

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

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. An inter­leaved memory scheme is used, so you must install two modules of
same type and of same speed at a time, beginning with DIMM #1A,
then DIMM #1B, and so on (see Section 2-3).

6. Check the position of the 115V/240V switch on the power supply.

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/).

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications
to the boot block code.

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 first boots up)

•System configuration
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], by phone at:
[phone], option 2, or by fax at [phone].

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

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

Answer: The X6DAT-G/X6DAi-8 has eight 184-pin DIMM slots that support

ECC registered ECC DDR333/266 (PC2700/2100) SDRAM modules. It is
strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different
speeds and sizes. Please refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on memory
support.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

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

experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located
on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com. 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

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than your BIOS before downloading.

Note: There is no BIOS recovery function available for the motherboard.
Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS, you will need to change
the BIOS chip.

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

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs

that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the
CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include
chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is
required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain
service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization
(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number
should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and
mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be ap­plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam­ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse,
abuse or improper maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product
problems.

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Chapter 4

Phoenix BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X6DAT-G/
X6DAi-G. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily
upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been
added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer
to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site <http://
www.supermicro.com/support/resources/> for any changes to the BIOS
that may not be reflected 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 flash chip stores the
system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the
CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the
computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the CMOS
Memory in RTC logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the
computer is powered-on, the computer is configured with the values stored
in the CMOS Memory by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be
changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be ac­cessed by pressing the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system
boot, see below.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory
test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the
main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access
the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. Begin­ning with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter
setting in the Setup utility.

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4-2 Running Setup

*Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos­ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed
text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all
you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

When you first power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately
activated.

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 video on, or

2. When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to
activate the main Setup menu:

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

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

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.
Use the Left/Right arrow keys to move among different setup screens.
Press<+>/<-> keys to change the value of a 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 ! icon. With the item highlighted,
press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

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Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the
appropriate fields, or use "-" and "+" to change the Hour, Minute and
Second fields.

System Date

Use the arrow keys to highlight the month, day and year fields and enter
the correct data.

BIOS Date

This section allows the BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date code.
The BIOS date code is used to identify the BIOS release date/release
version.

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!!

!!

!IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE

Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0
Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master, IDE

Channel 3 Master slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu
screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct configurations
accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as
diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb

3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Parallel ATA

This setting allows the user to choose the function of IDE channels. The
options are Disabled, Channel 0, Channel 1 and Both.

Serial ATA

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

Serial ATA 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. If

Disabled, use the "Non-RAID" driver.)

Native Mode Operation

This option allows the user to select Native Mode for ATA. If enabled, Native
Mode allows the OS much more flexibility in assigning resources, reducing
the occurrences of component incomparability in the system. Some

Operating Systems are not supported by Native Mode. The options are:
Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, Auto, and Both.

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Type

This feature allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drives. The
option- "User" will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD
installed at this connection. The option-"Auto" will allow the BIOS to
automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the
connection. Choose the option"1-39" to select a pre-determined HDD
type. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a
removable disk drive is installed.

Multi-Sector Transfers

This feature allows the user to select the number of transfer sectors.
The options are Disabled, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode (Large Block Access) Control

Select Enabled to allows the Phoenix BIOS to access the IDE Channel
0 Master Device via LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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.

Type

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Transfer Mode

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

Ultra DMA (Direct Memory Access) Mode

This feature allows the user to select Ultra DMA Modes. DMA Modes
allow peripheral devices (such as sound cards, floppy disks) transfer
data directly to and from memory without going through the CPU. With
double transition clocking, UDMA (Ultra DMA) allows data to be
transferred on both the rising and the falling edges of the clock, doubling
data throughput for any given clock speed. The options are Disabled,
Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5. Please refer to
the table below for detailed information.

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.

Ultra DMA Mode Cycle Time

(Nanoseconds)
Mode 0 240
Mode 1 160
Mode 2 120
Mode 3 90
Mode 4 60
Mode 5 40

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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>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the
setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Advanced BIOS
Setup options are described in this section.

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!Boot Features

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Quick Boot Mode

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

Quiet Boot

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OEM Logo screen during
boot-up.

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ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) power management on your system.

The options are Yes and No.

ACPI Sleep Mode

This feature allows the user to select the sleep mode for ACPI. The
options are S1(-Stanby) and S3 (-Suspend to RAM).

Power Button Behavior

This setting allows you to choose how the system powers down when
the user presses the power button. Select Instant-Off to power off the
system as soon as the power button is pressed. Select 4-sec override to
allow the system to wait for 4 seconds before power-off when the power
button is pressed. The options are Instant-Off and 4-sec override.

Keyboard on Now Function

This option allows you to select how the system may be resumed from the
S3-S5 state. The options are Space (by pressing the space bar), and
Password (by entering a password.)

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

This feature allows the user to enable or disable the Watch Dog feature.
The options are Enabled and Disabled. (Please refer to Chapter 2 for more

information.)

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which
displays the system configuration 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) its data into this reserve memory area. Select "Write Protect"

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to enable this function, and the area designated will be reserved for the
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) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect"
to enable the function, and this area will be reserved for the 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 an area in the Static
DRAM or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU
operation. Select "Uncached" to disable this function. Select "Write
Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and be 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 an area in the Static DRAM or be
written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation.
Select "Uncached" to disable this function. Select "Write Through" to
allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system
memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from
being written into the base memory area of Block 512-640K. Select "Write
Back" to allow 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".

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!PCI Configuration

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

Onboard GLAN (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Configure

Enable the bootable firmware-Option ROM (OPROM) on GLAN to allow
the user to boot the system from GLAN. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Reset Configuration Data

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

PCIX 66MHz ZCR Slot#1/PCIX 66MHz Slot#2/PCI 33MHz Slot#3/
PCI Express x8 Slot#4/PCI 33MHz Slot#5/PCI Express x16 Slot6

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.

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory
area to be cached (written) into an area in the Static DRAM or written into
L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation. Select
"Uncached" to disable this function. Select "Write Through" to allow data to
be cached into the buffer and be written into the system memory at the
same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into
the memory area above 1 MB . Select "Write Back" to allow 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".

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Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high­priority, high-throughout device may benefit 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.
Different OS requires 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).

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!Advanced Chipset Control

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Force Compliance Mode

If enabled, this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI­Express Compliance 1.0 Mode. The options are: Disabled and
Enabled.

Memory RAS Feature Control

Select this option to enable Memory RAS (Reliability/Availability/
Serviceability) Feature Control. The options are Standard, Sparing and
Mirroring. Select Sparing (RAID0) to increase the performance of data
transfer by simultaneously writing data to two memory modules. Select
Mirroring (RAID 1) to protect data from a disk failure by writing identical
data on two memory modules.

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Clock Spectrum Feature

If "Enabled", the Phoenix BIOS will detect and attempt to reduce the
Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the DRAM memory to
be ECC (Error Checking & Correction) compliant . The options are 72-bit
ECC, 144-bit ECC, Auto and Disabled.

ECC Error Type

This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a
result of an ECC error. The options are None, NMI (Non-Maskable
Interrupt), SMI (System Management Interrupt) and SCI (System Control
Interrupt.)

SERR (System Error) Signal Condition

This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC
error. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and Both.

USB Device 29, Function 2 & 3

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB
devices specified.

Legacy USB Support

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

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!!

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!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.

Hyper Threading

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper
Threading. Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU
performance.

Machine Checking

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking. If
"Enabled", the OS will debug the system during system reset after a
system crash.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled. The CPU fetches
both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.

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!I/O Device Configuration

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings:

KBC Clock input

This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard Clock.
The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, and 12 MHz.

Onboard COM1

This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM1. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS
Controlled.

Base I/O Address

This feature allows the user to select the base I/O address for
Onboard COM1. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

This feature allows the user to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for
Onboard COM1. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Onboard COM2

This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM2. The options
are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS
Controlled.

Mode

This feature allows the user to specify the type of device that will be
connected to Onboard COM2. The options are Normal, IR (for an
infrared device) and ASK-IR.

Base I/O Address

This feature allows the user to select the base I/O address for
Onboard COM2. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

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Interrupt

This feature allows the user to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for
Onboard COM2. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Parallel Port

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

Base I/O Address

This feature allows the user to select the base I/O address for the
parallel port. The options are 378, 278 and 3BC.

Interrupt

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

Mode

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

DMA Channel

This feature allows the user to specify the DMA channel. The options
are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.
The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled)
and OS Controlled.

Base I/O Address

This feature allows the user to select the base I/O address for the
Floppy port. The options are Primary and Secondary.

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!DMI Event Logging

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Event Log Validity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log validity.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log capacity.

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.

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!Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This feature allows the user to specify whether to redirect the console
to On-board COM A or On-board COM B. This setting can also be

Disabled.

BAUD Rate

This feature allows the user to select 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 feature allows the user to choose from the available options to
select the console type for console redirection. The options are VT100,
VT100,8bit, PC-ANSI, 7bit, PC ANSI, VT100+, VT-UTF8.

Flow Control

This feature allows the user to choose from the available options to
select the flow control for console redirection. The options are: None,
XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

This feature allows the user to select the method of console connection:
either Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

This feature allows the user to decide whether 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 option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that
will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this
pre-set temperature threshold. The options are 85oC, 90oC, 95oC and
100oC.

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

CPU1 Temperature: This item displays CPU1 Temperature.

CPU2 Temperature: This item displays CPU2 Temperature.

System Temperature: This item displays the system Temperature.

Fan Speed Control Modes:

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds
of the onboard fans. If the option is set to "3-pin Server", the fan speed is
controlled by the CPU temperature. When the CPU temperature is higher,
the fan speed will be higher as well. If this option is set to "4-pin", the
onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via PWM. If set
to "Disable," the fan speed control is disabled and the onboard fan will run
at the full speed (12V) at all time. Select 3-pin if your chassis came with 3­pin fan headers. Select 4-pin if your chassis came with 4-pin fan headers.
Select Server if your system is used as a server. Select Workstation if your
system is used a Workstation. The Options are: "Disable", "3-pin Server",
"3-pin Workstation", "4-pin Server" and "4-pin Workstation".

Fan1 Speed to Fan8 Speed
Power Voltages:

Vcore A
Vcore B
P3V3
P5V
N12V
P12V
VDD
P5Vsb

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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 allows the BIOS to show whether a supervisor password has
been entered for the system. Clear means such a password has not been
used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the
system.

User Password Is:

This feature allows the BIOS to show whether a user password has been
entered for the system. Clear means such a password has not been used
and Set means a user password has been entered for the system.

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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 boot­up.

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write
Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a
virus written to it. The other option is Normal.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to specify that a password is needed during system
boot up. The options are Enabled (password required) 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. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will
expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and
specifications of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS
settings are described in this section.

+Removable Devices

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window.

CD-ROM Drive

See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD-ROM drive in
the Item Specific Help window.

+Hard Drive

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to
change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific 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've 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.

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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've made. You
will remain in the Setup utility.

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Notes

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes

A-1

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST
codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display
an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the
following beep codes:

1 long and two short beeps - video configuration error
1 continuous long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before
doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and
write the error in the top left corner of the screen.
The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

Appendix A

BIOS POST Codes

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode
03 h Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
04h Get CPU type
06h Initialize system hardware
07 h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.
08 h Initialize chipset with initial POST values
09h Set IN POST flag
0Ah Initialize CPU registers
0Bh Enable CPU cache
0C h Initialize caches to initial POST values
0Eh Initialize I/O component
0Fh Initialize the local bus IDE
10 h Initialize Power Management
11 h Load alternate registers with initial POST values
12 h Restore CPU control word during warm boot
13 h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices
14 h Initialize keyboard controller
16 h 1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum
17 h 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
20 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh
22 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
24 h 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
32 h Test CPU bus-clock frequency
33 h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager
36 h Warm start shut down
38 h Shadow system BIOS ROM
3Ah Auto size cache
3C h Advanced configuration of chipset registers
3D h Load alternate registers with CMOS values
41 h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot
42 h Initialize interrupt vectors
45 h POST device initialization
46 h 2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice
47 h Initialize I20 support
48 h Check video configuration against CMOS
49 h 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
50 h Display CPU type and speed
51h Initialize EISA board
52 h Test keyboard
54h Set key click if enabled
55 h Enable USB devices
58 h 2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts
59 h Initialize POST display service
5Ah Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”
5Bh Disable CPU cache

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POST Code Description

5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB
60 h Test extended memory
62h Test extended memory address lines
64h Jump to UserPatch1
66h Configure advanced cache registers
67 h Initialize Multi Processor APIC
68 h 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
6Eh Display possible high address for UMB recovery
70h Display error messages
72 h Check for configuration errors
76 h Check for keyboard errors
7C h Set up hardware interrupt vectors
7D h Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring
7Eh Initialize coprocessor if present
80 h Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs
81 h Late POST device initialization
82 h Detect and install external RS232 ports
83 h Configure non-MCD IDE controllers
84 h Detect and install external parallel ports
85 h Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices
86 h Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.
87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices

(optional)
88h Initialize BIOS Data Area
89 h Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)
8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area
8Bh Test and initialize PS/2 mouse
8C h Initialize floppy controller
8Fh Determine number of ATA drives (optional)
90h Initialize hard-disk controllers
91h Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers
92h Jump to UserPatch2
93 h Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards
95h Install CD ROM for boot
96 h Clear huge ES segment register
97 h Fix up Multi Processor table
98 h 1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short

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POST Code Description

99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)
9Ah Shadow option ROMs
9C h Set up Power Management
9D h 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 F2 prompt
AAh Scan for F2 key stroke
ACh Enter SETUP
AEh Clear Boot flag
B0h Check for errors
B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST.
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
B9h Prepare Boot
BA h Initialize SMBIOS
BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs
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)
C2 h Initialize error logging
C3 h Initialize error display function
C4 h Initialize system error handler
C5 h PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)
C6 h Initialize note dock (optional)
C7 h Initialize note dock late
C8 h Force check (optional)
C9h Extended checksum (optional)
CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard
CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and
serial disk

CC h Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

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POST Code Description

CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA
CEh Initialize digitizer and display message
D2h Unknown interrupt

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 error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional
word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that 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 first 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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B-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 from
150MBps. Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the
traditional cables used in Parallel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better
airflow 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 6300ESB (Hance Rapids) I/O
Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset, the 6300ESB
(Hance Rapids) I/O Controller Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to
the rest of the system. It supports 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE
controller (PATA) and two Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controllers, which support
up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives. The 6300ESB (Hance
Rapids) I/O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA (PATA) and
Serial (SATA) device configurations:

Appendix B

Installing Software Drivers and Windows

Operating System

After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows
operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro
bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard. (For the
information on Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell's chip,
please refer to Appendix C.)

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To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID
functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)

1. Select "Main Setup Setting" from the Phoenix BIOS menu and set "SATA
RAID Enable" to Enable. (The Defualt setting is Disabled.)

3. Go to the "Exit" menu and select "Save and Exit". Hit the <Enter> key to
save the change and exit the Phoenix BIOS.

4. Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.

The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con­troller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID
functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0
(Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e
host controller products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard
disk I/O performance because of its capability in striping data across
multiple drives. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simulta­neously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if
a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the X6DAT-G/
X6DAi-G is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing perfor­mance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput
and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By
incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard
design, Supermicro's X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G offers the user with the benefits
of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID
applications.

(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to
the Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the
CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of
Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)

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Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)

The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility,
including:

*Array Configuration Utility: Use this utility when you want to create,
configure and manage arrays.

* Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.
To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility, you will need to enable the

RAID function in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS
Configurations), and then, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously
when prompted to do so during the system startup. (Refer to the previ­ous page for detailed instructions.)

(*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.)

A. Using the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage, and
delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS, add and delete spare drives, and
initialize drives. During the system startup, press <Ctrl> and <A> key

simultaneously, and the main menu will appear.

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Managing Arrays

Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The
following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays".

To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select
"Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).

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Viewing Array Properties

To view the properties of an existing array:

1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the

previous screen.)

4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view
and press Enter.

The Array Properties dialog box appears, showing detailed
information on the array. The physical disks associated with the array are

displayed here.

5. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.
Deleting Arrays

*Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent
the loss of data. Deleted arrays cannot be restored.

To delete an existing array:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access
the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC main menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays.

4. Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete .

5. In the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete and press
Enter. The following prompt is displayed:

*Warning!! Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you
want to delete the array?(Yes/No):

RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed:

Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to
delete the partition? (Yes/No):

6. Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the
previous menu.

7. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

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Creating Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are
connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no
usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and
cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives.

To create an array:
1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu
(ACU) (as shown on the first screen on page B-5).

3 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert (as the screen

shown below).
(*Note: To deselect any disk, highlight the disk and press Delete.)

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5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The
Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown below).

Assigning Array Properties

Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties
to the array.

*Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned,
you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. You will need to
use the Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. (Refer to Adaptec's
User's Guide in the enclosed CD.)

To assign properties to the new array:

1. In the Array Properties menu (as shown in the screen below), select
an array type and press Enter.

Note that only the available array types: RAID 0, and RAID1, are dis­played on the screen. (*RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives.)

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2. Under the item "Arrays Label", type in an label and press Enter.
(*Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.)

3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes
are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change
the default setting.)

4. The item: "Create RAID via" allows you to select between the
different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1.

The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate.

(*Note: If you select Migrate for RAID 0, or Build for RAID 1, you will be

asked to select the source drive. The contents of the source drive will be
preserved. However, the data on the new drive will be lost.)

Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate

RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives
RAID 0 Migrate

(*Note)

Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and
one drive with data you wish to preserve

RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if

you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve

RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives, or when you want to

ensure that the array contains no data after creation.

RAID 1 Quick

RAID 1 Init

Fastest way to create a RAID 1.
Appropriate when using new drives

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Notes:

1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on
the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.

2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU, you can
restart it by pressing Ctrl+R.

3. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis­compares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not
a cause for concern.

4. The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a
RAID . However, during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be
selected as the source or first drive.

5. When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger
drive to a smaller drive is allowed. However, the destination drive must
be at least half the capacity of the source drive.

6. Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on
Windows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss.

Warning: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate
option. If you do, you will not be able to restart, or to recover the data

that was on the source drive.

5. When you are finished, press Done (as the screen shown below).

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Adding a Bootable Array

To make an array bootable:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make
bootable, and press Ctrl+B.

3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is

displayed: "This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable. Do
you want to make this array bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, a bootable array
will be created. An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array (as

shown in the picture below:)

Deleting a Bootable Array

To delete a bootable array:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the bootable array (*) you want to delete,

and press Ctrl+B. (* a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk
(as shown in the picture above.)

3. Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is
displayed: "The array is already marked bootable. Do you want to make this
array as not bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, the bootable array will be deleted
and the asterisk will disappear.

(*Note: do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array.)

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Initializing Disk Drives

If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for
creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to
initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached
to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an
array.

Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the
disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive
is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again.
Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. To
determine which disks are associated with a particular array,
please refer to Viewing Array Properties.

To initialize drives:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) (as
shown in the screen below).

3. Select Initialize Drives (as shown in the screen below).

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4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish
to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below).

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5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as
shown in the screen below).

6. Press Enter.

7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen.

8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize.

If correct, type Y to continue.

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Rebuilding Arrays

*Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only.

If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with
one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to
Optimal status. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is
the source drive.

*Note 2: If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails, you need to
create a spare before you can rebuild an array.

To Rebuild an array:
1 From the Main Menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown in the screen

below). From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to Rebuild.
2 Press Ctrl+R to Rebuild.

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Using the Disk Utilities

The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial
ATA hard disks.

To access the disk utilities:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access

the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.)

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3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen
below.)

2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen
below.