Supero X6DH8-XB, X6DHE-XB User Manual

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X6DH8-XB X6DHE-XB

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 X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB motherboard. The X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB supports single or dual Intel® EM64T (NoconaTM) processors at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T support, the Nocona processor supports features found in the XeonTM processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology, which includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies. Packaged in a 604-pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the EM64T Nocona Processor (800 MHz) supports Hyper-Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus. Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/ Product_page/product-m.htm) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

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

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

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

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

Appendix A provides BIOS POST codes. Appendix B provides software and the OS installation instructions.

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Preface

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB Image.................................................. 1-3

X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB Layout ................................................ 1-4

X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB Quick Reference .............................. 1-5

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

Intel E7520 (Lindenhurst) 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............................................................................................... 2-6

2- 4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-7

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-9

ATX Power Connector............................................................................ 2-9

Processor Power Connector................................................................. 2-9

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

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

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

NIC1/NIC2 LED ........................................................................................ 2-11

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 2-12

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

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

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-13

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Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-14

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ............................................................ 2-15

Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers (FPUSB2/3) ............................. 2-15

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

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................2-16

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

Power LED/Speaker Header ................................................................ 2-17

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-18

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-18

SMB ........................................................................................................... 2-19

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

Overheat LED ..........................................................................................2-20

Power Fault ............................................................................................. 2-20

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

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

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

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

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-22

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

Alarm Reset ............................................................................................. 2-23

Force Power On .....................................................................................2-24

3rd Power Supply Alarm Enable .......................................................... 2-24

SCSI Enable/Disable................................................................................ 2-25

SCSI Termination Enable........................................................................2-25

PLLSEL ..................................................................................................... 2-26

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

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

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

2- 8 Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections....................................... 2-28

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-28

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-29

SCSI Connectors .................................................................................... 2-30

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

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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 ...............................................................................................4-16

4- 6 Boot Setup...................................................................................................... 4-18

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-19

Appendices:

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

Appendix B: Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System ..............B-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. All are included in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) COM port cable

One (1) 2-port USB cable

One (1) Ultra 320 SCSI cable (*X6DH8-XB only)

One (1) SATA cable

One (1) I/O backpanel shield

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

One (1) Ultra 320 SCSI User's Manual (*X6DH8-XB only)

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)

support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390 Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525 Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)

support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)

rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990 Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991 Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw Technical Support: Email: support@supermicro.com.tw Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1. X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB Image

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Figure 1-2. X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB Motherboard Layout

1. Jumpers not indicated are for testing 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. SCSI is for the X6DH8-XB only

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

D

IM

M

4A

(B

ank 4)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

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ank 1)

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8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

Ultra 320

SCSI CH

A

Ultra 320

SC

SI C

H

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SM

B

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

RAGE-

XL

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

JM1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JW

OR1

JW

O

L1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JWD1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

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Jumper Description Default Setting

JP13 3rd PW Supply Detect Off (Disabled) JP15 Reboot Option Off (Disabled) *JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable (*x6DH8) Pins 1-2 (Enabled) *JPA2/JPA3 SCSI Ch A/B Term. Ena. (*x6DH8) Open (Enabled) JAR1 Alarm Reset Enable Open (Enabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPF1 Force Power On Off (Normal) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1-2 (Reset) JM1/JM2 PLLSEL (Memory Speed Select) Closed/Closed(DDR333)

Connector Description

ATX PWR (PWR1)Primary 24-Pin ATX PWR Connector CPU PWR (PWR2) 12V 8-Pin CPU PWR Connector (*Required) Aux. PWR (PWR3) +12V 4-pin System PWR Connector (*Required) COM1/COM2 COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors DIMM#1A-DIMM#4B DDR DIMM Memory (RAM) Slots FAN 1- 8 CPU/Chassis Fan Headers (Fan7/8: CPU Fan1/2) Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector GLAN 1/2 G-bit Ethernet Ports IDE1/IDE2 IDE#1/IDE#2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors IPMI IPMI 2.0 Socket J27 BIOS Debug JD1 PWR LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader(pins 4-7) JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JK1 Keyboard Lock JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP12 Power Fault JWOL1 Wake-on-LAN Header JWOR1 Wake-on-Ring Header KB/MS PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector LE1 Power LED Indicator SATA 0/1 Serial ATA1/2 Ports SMB (J22) System Management Bus Connector SMB PWR (J24) Power System Management Bus Connector USB 0/1 Back Panel USB0/USB1 Headers USB 2/3/4 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus USB2/3/4 Ports VGA Video Connector

Quick Reference (X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB)

(*Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information.)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

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

Memory

• Eight 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16/32 GB Registered ECC DDR 333/266 (PC2700/PC2100) SDRAM

Chipset

• Intel 7520 Lindenhurst chipset

Expansion Slots

• X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB One PCI-E x8 slot (Physical x4)

Six 64-bit PCI-X slots (*Two PCI-X-133 MHz slots: Slots 3 & 6, Three

PCI-X-100 MHz slots: Slots 1, 2 & 5, One PCI-X 100 ZCR: Slot4)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix® Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, 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 +3.3V standby

• Fan status monitor

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor

• 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 LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• Dual Channel Adaptec 7902 Ultra 320 SCSI (*X6DH8-XB only)

• One IPMI 2.0 socket

• Two Broadcom 5721 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet controllers

• Dual EIDE channels support up to 4 UDMA/IDE

• 1 floppy port interface

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 5 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 2 Headers supporting 3 ports)

• Super I/O

• 2 SATA ports support 2 drives (RAID 0, 1, JBOD)

• ATI 8 MB Rage XL Graphic Card

• 2 COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on (WOR)

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Console redirection

• SMBus for SMC Power Supply

• Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management (via BIOS)

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 E7520 (Lindenhurst) Chipset

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

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

MCH

Xeon EM64T PROCESSOR#2VRM

CLOCK

ADD

R

CTRL

DAT

A

Xeon EM64T PROCESSOR#1

ADDR

CTRL

DAT

A

DATA

ADDR

CTRL

ICH5R

HUB

DDR-333

PCI BUS(32-BIT)

DIMMs

IDE

PRI/SEC

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DIMMs

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SATA

LPC BU

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USB

USB PORT

0,1,2,

BMC CON. FWHLPC I/O

Mouse

Floppy

H/WCOM1

COM2

Keyboard

MONITOR

4 DDR - 333

DDR-333

PCI EXP.

AX

8

A

X4

PXH #1

B

ZCR

U24 U4E1

U6

CPU1

CPU2

U16 X3P1

U10

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

PCI-X BUS(133

MHZ)

A

PXH #2

U62

IDSEL:PXH2_ PBAD17

PCI6

1 PCI-X

SLOT

1 PCI-X

PCI4

IDSEL:PXH1_ PAAD17

IDSEL:PXH2_ PAAD17

SLOT

PCI1

IDSEL:PXH2_ PAAD18

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

PCI2

1 PCI-X

SLOT

PCI3

SLOT

IDSEL:PXH2_ PBAD17

1 PCI-X

PCI-X BUS(133

MHZ)

SCSI

UA24

*IDSEL:PXH1_ PAAD18

AIC7902W

IDSEL:PXH1_ PAAD19

SLOT

1 PCI-X

PCI5

Gbit LAN

IDSEL:?

BCM5721

Gbit LAN

IDSEL: ?

PCI-EXPx1

BCM5721

PCI-EXPx1 Pair0

X8PCI EXP. B

PCI EXP. C [

0..3]

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PCIE1

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PCI EXP. C [ 4..7]

3,4,5

PCI-EXPx1 Pair4

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 7520 Lindenhurst chipset, the X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The Intel E7520 (Lindenhurst) chipset consists of the following components: the Lindenhurst Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the ICH5R I/O Controller Hub, and the Intel PCI-X Hub (PXH).

The E7520 MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of 800 MHz. Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR266, DDR333 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6.4GB/s. The E7520 also supports the new PCI high speed serial I/O interface for superior I/O bandwidth. The MCH interfaces with the ICH5R I/O Controller Hub (ICH5R) via a dedicated Hub Interface. The PXH provides connection between a PCI interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI

-X 1.0 protocol.

ICH5R System Features

In addition to providing the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system, the ICH5R I/O Controller Hub integrates many I/O functions.

The ICH5R I/O Controller Hub integrates: 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Controller, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host w/RAID0, RAID1 support, SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/Flash BIOS Interface, PCI 2.2 Interface and Sys-

tem Management Controller.

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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 Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB. 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 +3.3V 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.

Environmental Temperature Control

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

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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 and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded, then, the Overheat warning LED is triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment. SDIII is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data, you can be alerted of the potential problem.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto-sense voltage IDs ranging from 0.83V to 1.63V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

Thermal Management 2 (TM2)

When TM2 is enabled in the BIOS and the CPU temperature reaches a predefined threshold, a thermal monitoring mechanism will reduce the process speed by lowering the bus-to-core ratio of the processor core clock and

decrease the voltage input by changing the CPU VID. This combination of reduced CPU bus frequency and CPU VID effectively decreases CPU power consumption to prevent processor overheat from happening and thus, greatly increases system stability. (*This function is available for the CPUs

that support TM2.)

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vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system, including its hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs, network cards, hard disk drives and printers. This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

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

Microsoft OnNow

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

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

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

Main Switch Override Mechanism

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

External Modem Ring-On

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro-

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

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN 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 X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB accommodates ATX 24-pin 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. Your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports. The +12V, 4-pin power connector (PW2) is required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Additionally, you should also use the onboard 12V 8-pin power connector (PW3) to support Intel Xeon CPUs. Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation. See Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply.

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.

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

The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced 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).

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk

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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. Do not install the onboard upside down battery 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 heatsink.

IMPORTANT: Due to the weight of the CEK Passive Heatsink (which weights about 1KG), you need to have Heatsink Mounting plate installed on the chassis to prevent damage to the CPU and the motherboard)

2-2 Xeon EM64T (Nocona) 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.

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Installing CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket

* Note: CPU Retention Brackets are pre-installed by the manufacturer.

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.)

Pin 1

Socket lever in the locking Position

2. Insert the CPU in the socket, making 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*, so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket.

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CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

Screw#1

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie

the #1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU.)

4. Finish the installation by fully

tightening all four screws.

CEK Heatsink Installation

Screw#2

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(Caution! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to un-install the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket. )

1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink!!)

3. Once the CPU is loosened, remove the heatsink from the CPU socket.

4. Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease. Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you reinstall the CPU and the heatsink.

To Un-install the Heatsink

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Figure 2-1. Xeon EM64T Socket: Empty and w/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

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:

(a) by clicking on the “Recommended Memory” link on the product’s specification page, or (b) by going to <http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources> and

typing in the product model number in the field provided. )

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 on Page 2-6)

1. Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with Bank 1. The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, 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 X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB supports up to 16/32 GB Registered ECC DDR 333/266 (PC2700/PC2100) memory. All motherboards were designed to support 2GB (DDR333)/4GB (DDR 266) modules in each slot, but has only been verified for up to 1 GB modules.

(*When Registered ECC DDR333-PC2700 memory modules are used, we recommend that up to four pieces of double-banked memory modules or up to six pieces of single-banked memory modules be installed on the motherboard.)

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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/OPorts/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

Video

Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Install:

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

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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/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Pow er LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

NIC2 LED

Vcc

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ATX Power Supply 24-pin Connector

Pin Definition

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

The main power supply connector (JPW1) on the X6DH8-XB/X6DHEXB meets the SSI (Superset ATX) specification. You can only use a 24-pin power supply cable on the motherboard. Make sure that the orientation of the connector is correct. You must also use the 4pin (JPW2) power connector for adequate power supply to the system. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Pins

1 thru 4 5 thru 8

Definition

Ground

+12v

8-Pin +12v Power Supply

Connector

Processor Power Connector

In addition to the Primary ATX power connector (above), the 12v 8-pin Processor connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply for CPU power consumption to avoid causing instability to the system.

Pins #

1 & 2 3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

+12V 4-pin Connector

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4-Pin12V CPU PWR

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Power Butto n

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

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1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

NIC2 LED

Vcc

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.

Number

19 20

Definition

Control

Ground

NMI Button Pin

Definitions (JF1)

Number

15 16

Definition

Vcc

Control

PWR_LED Pin Definitions

(JF1)

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Power Button

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

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NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions.

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

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 SCSI, Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin definitions.

HDD LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Number

13 14

Definition

Vcc

HD Active

NIC2 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Number

9

10

Definition

Vcc

GND

HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED

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Power Button

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

NIC2 LED

Vcc

Overheat(OH)/Fan Fail LED

Connect an LED to the OH connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions and error messages.

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.

OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Number

7 8

Definition

Vcc

GND

Power Fail LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Number

5 6

Definition

Vcc

GND

PWR Fail LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

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JD1

JP15

JF1

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JW

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PWR2

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5

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JK1

OH/Fan Fail LED

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State

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Blinking

Message

Overheat

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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.

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.

Number

3 4

Definition

Reset

Ground

Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

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C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Z

C

R

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

P

C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

Lindenhurst N

orth

Bridge

V

GA

COM

1

U

SB

0/1

KB/ M

ouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R 4-Pin PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

F

a

n

8

SCSI

CPU

1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

F

a

n

3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

V

GA

Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

P

C

I-E

x

4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

J

M

1

P

L

S

E

L

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

GLAN CTLR

JP

L

2

JW

O

R

1

J

W

O

L

1

USB2/3

SA

TA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIO

S

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E

7

5

2

0

J25

JK

1

Reset Button PWR Button

Power Button

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

1

NIC1 LED

Reset Button

2

Power Fail LED

HDD LED

Power LED

Reset

Pwr

Vcc

Ground

1920

Vcc

X

Ground

NMI

X

NIC2 LED

Vcc

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Serial Ports

The COM1 serial port is located under the parallel port and COM2 is located below the PCI Slot1 (see the Motherboard layout on Page 1-4). See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1)

Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 2 DSR 3 Serial In 4 RTS 5 Serial Out

Pin Number Definition 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 Ground 10 NC

Chassis Intrusion

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

Number

1 2

Defin itio n

Intrusion Input

Ground

Chassis Intrusion

Pin Definitions (JL1)

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2

A

(B

a

n

k

2

)

DIM

M

2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIM

M

3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

D

IM

M

1

A

(B

an

k

1

)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

Ultra 320

SC

SI C

H

A

U

ltra 3

2

0

SCSI CH

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SMB

P

C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Z

C

R

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

P

C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

F

an

1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

P

C

I-E

x

4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

JM

1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JW

O

R1

JWOL1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JWD1

PWR2

E

7

5

2

0

J25

JK1

Chassis Intrusion

COM2

COM1

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

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Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers

Extra USB headers (FPUSB2/ FPUSB3, FPUSB4) can be used for front side USB access. You will need a USB cable to use either connection. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions.

Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1)

Two USB 2.0 ports are located beside the PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports. USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin Number Definition 1+5V 2P0 3P0+ 4 Ground

USB0

USB1

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2A

(B

ank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

D

IM

M

3

A

(B

an

k

3)

D

IM

M

3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

Ultra 320

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

S

C

S

I C

H

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SMB

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst North

Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPK

R

PXH

JBT1

JM

1

PLLSEL

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JWOR1

JWOL1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JWD1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

USB 0/1

FP USB 2/3

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin Number Definition 1+5V 3P0 5P0+ 7 Ground

Pin Number Definition 2+5V 4P0 6P0+ 8 Ground 10 OC#

FP USB 2

FP USB 3

Front Panel Universal

Serial Bus Pin Definitions

Pin Number Definition 1+5V 2P0 3P0+ 4 Ground 5 N/A

FP USB4

FP USB 4

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ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located on . See the table at right for pin definitions. (See Figure 2-3 for the locations of each.)

PS/2 Keyboard

and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J9)

Number

1 2 3 4 5 6

Defin itio n

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

GLAN (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports)

A G-bit Ethernet port (designated JLAN1/JLAN2) is located beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane. This port accepts RJ45 type cables.

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

D

IM

M

2

B

(B

an

k

2

)

D

IM

M

3

A

(B

a

n

k

3

)

D

IM

M

3

B

(B

a

n

k

3

)

D

IM

M

4A

(B

ank 4)

D

IM

M

4

B

(B

a

n

k

4

)

D

IM

M

1

B

(B

an

k

1

)

D

IM

M

1A

(B

ank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPM

I

ID

E

2

Floppy

JCOM

2

Ultra 320

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

S

M

B

PCI-X133 M

Hz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 M

Hz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 M

Hz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM

1

USB

0/1

KB/ M

ouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R 4-Pin PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

S

P

K

R

PXH

JBT1

JM

1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 M

Hz

PCI-X100 M

Hz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JW

OR1

J

W

O

L

1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

KB/Mouse

GLAN1

GLAN2

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Power LED/Speaker Header

On the JDI 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

Definitio ns (JD 1 )

Number

4 5 6 7

Function

+

Key

Defi n itio n

Red wire, Speaker data

No connection

Key

Speaker data

Fan Headers

The X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB has eight fan headers (Fan1 to Fan8). (*Note: These are 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.) See the table on the right for pin definitions. (*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 4pin 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

Pin#

1

2 3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: These fan headers use DC power.

4

PWM_Control

GLAN1

®

S

U

PER

X

6D

H

8-X

B

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2A

(B

ank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

D

IM

M

3A

(B

ank 3)

D

IM

M

3

B

(B

an

k

3

)

D

IM

M

4

A

(B

a

n

k

4

)

D

IM

M

4B

(B

ank

4)

DIM

M

1B (Bank 1)

D

I

M

1

A

(

B

a

n

k

1

)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPM

I

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

U

ltra 3

2

0

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

S

C

S

I C

H

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SMB

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ M

ouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R

4-Pin

PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

ID

E

1

JPA1

U

S

B

4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN

CTLR

ICH5R

S

P

K

R

PXH

J

B

T

1

J

M

1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JW

O

R

1

JWOL1

U

S

B

2

/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

PWR LED/SPKR

Fan 7

Fan 5

Fan 6

Fan 1

Fan 2

Fan 3

Fan4

Fan 8

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JC

O

M

2

U

ltra 3

2

SC

S

7902

C

T

R

L

S

A

T

A

0

SMB

PCI-X

133 M

H

z

SCSI

USB4

Slot1

Slot3

C

T

L

R

SPK

R

PX

H

Slot2

PCI-X

100 M

H

z

PCI-X

100 M

H

z

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

JPL2

JWOR1

JW

OL1

USB2/3

SA

T

A

1

JPA

3

JPA

2

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is designated JWOR1. 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

(JWOR1)

Number

1 2

Definition

Ground

Wake-up

Number

1 2 3

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

Wake-up

Wake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (JWOL1)

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is designated JWOL1. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to use this feature. You must also have a LAN card with a Wake-on-LAN connector and cable.

GLAN1

®

S

U

P

E

R

X

6

D

H

8

-X

B

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2A

(B

ank 2)

D

I

M

2

B

(

B

a

n

k

2

)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

D

I

M

4

B

(

B

a

n

k

4

)

DIM

M

1B (Bank 1)

DIM

M

1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IP

M

I

ID

E

2

F

lo

p

y

JC

O

M

2

U

ltr

a

3

2

0

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

S

C

S

I C

H

B

Fan4

7

9

0

2

C

T

R

L

S

A

T

A

0

SMB

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

B

a

tte

ry

J

P

L

1

R

A

G

E

-

X

L

PCI-X 133 MHz

L

in

d

e

n

h

u

rs

t

N

o

rth

B

rid

g

e

V

G

A

C

O

M

1

U

S

B

0

/1

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

F

a

n

6

F

a

n

5

A

T

X

P

W

R

4

-P

in

P

W

R

2

4

-P

in

PWR1

F

a

n

8

SCSI

C

P

U

1

C

P

U

2

S

I/O

J24

JP12

F

an

1

F

a

n

3

ID

E

1

J

P

A

1

USB4

V

G

A

C

trl

S

lo

t1

S

lo

t3

S

lo

t4

S

lo

t6

S

lo

t7

PCI-E x4

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

IC

H

5

R

S

P

K

R

P

X

H

JBT1

JM1

P

L

S

E

L

J

M

2

J

P

G

1

S

lo

t5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

J

P

L

2

JW

O

R

1

JWOL1

USB2/3

S

A

T

A

1

P

X

H

J

P

A

3

JP

A

2

B

IO

S

o

u

th

B

rid

g

e

J2

7

J

L

1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

L

E

1

JD1

JP15

JF1

F

a

n

7

PW3

J

W

D

1

PWR2

E7520

J25

J

K

1

WOR

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GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIM

M

2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIM

M

4A (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

4B

(B

ank 4)

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

DIM

M

1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPM

I

IDE2

Floppy

JCO

M

2

U

ltra 320

SC

SI C

H

A

Ultra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SA

TA

0

SMB

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

R

A

G

E-

X

L

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst N

orth

Bridge

V

G

A

CO

M

1

U

SB

0/1

K

B/

M

ouse

Fan6

Fan5

A

TX

PW

R 4-Pin PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

F

an8

SCSI

C

PU

1

C

PU

2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA

1

U

S

B

4

V

G

A

C

trl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

G

LA

N

CTLR

IC

H

5R

SPKR

PX

H

JB

T

1

JM1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG

1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

G

LA

N

C

TLR

JPL2

JW

OR1

JWOL1

U

S

B

2/3

SA

TA

1

PX

H

JPA

3

JPA

2

BIO

S

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D

1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK

1

SMB

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

SMB Power (I2 C) Connector

I2 C Connector (J24), located between 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

PWR Fail

N/A N/A

SMB

SMB PWR

SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J22)

Number

1 2 3 4

Definitio n

Data

Ground

Clock

No Connection

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Overheat LED (JOH1)

Connect an LED to the JOH1 header to provide warning of chassis overheating. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Number

1 2

Defin itio n

+5V

OH A c tiv e

Overheat LED

Pin Definitions (JOH1)

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 Fault

Pin Definitions

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.

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIM

M

3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

1B

(B

ank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IP

M

I

IDE2

Floppy

JC

O

M

2

U

ltra 3

2

0

SCSI CH A

U

ltra 320

SC

SI C

H

B

Fan4

7

9

0

2

C

T

R

L

S

A

T

A

0

SM

B

PC

I-X

133 M

H

z

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z Z

C

R

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

B

attery

JPL1

R

A

G

E

-

X

L

PC

I-X

133 M

H

z

L

in

d

en

h

u

rst

N

o

rth

B

rid

g

e

V

G

A

C

O

M

1

U

S

B

0

/1

K

B

/

M

o

u

se

F

an

6

F

an

5

A

T

X

P

W

R

4

-P

in

P

W

R

2

4

-P

in

PWR1

F

an8

SCSI

C

P

U

1

C

P

U

2

S

I/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JP

A

1

U

SB

4

V

G

A

C

trl

S

lo

t1

S

lo

t3

S

lo

t4

S

lo

t6

S

lo

t7

PC

I-E

x4

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

IC

H

5

R

SPKR

P

X

H

JB

T1

JM

1

PLLSEL

JM2

JP

G

1

S

lo

t5

Slot2

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

JPL2

JW

O

R

1

JW

O

L1

U

SB

2/3

S

A

T

A

1

P

X

H

JP

A

3

JP

A

2

B

IO

S

o

u

th

B

rid

g

e

J2

7

JL

1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

L

E

1

JD1

JP15

JF1

F

an

7

PW3

JW

D

1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK

1

Power Fault

Overheat

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2-21

GLAN1

S

GLAN2

JCOM

2

P

C

P

C

P

C

JPL1

RAGE-

XL

P

C

VGA

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PC

I

GLAN CTLR

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PC

I

PC

GLAN

CTLR

JPL2

JWOR1

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

GLAN Enable/Disable

JPL1/JPL2 enables or disables the GLAN port(s) 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/JPL2)

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2A

(Bank 2)

D

I

M

2

B

(

B

a

n

k

2

)

D

IM

M

3

A

(B

a

n

k

3

)

DIM

M

3B (Bank 3)

D

IM

M

4

A

(B

ank

4)

DIM

M

4B (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

1

B

(B

a

n

k

1

)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPM

I

IDE2

Floppy

JCO

M

2

U

ltra 320

SC

SI C

H

A

U

ltra

3

2

0

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

S

M

B

P

C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Z

C

R

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

P

C

I-X

1

3

M

H

z

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM

1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R 4-Pin PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

F

a

n

8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

F

a

n

3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

P

C

I-E

x

4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

J

M

1

P

L

S

E

L

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

P

C

I-X

1

0

M

H

z

P

C

I-

X

1

0

M

H

z

GLAN CTLR

JP

L

2

JW

O

R

1

J

W

O

L

1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E

7

5

2

0

J25

JK1

GLAN 1 Enable

GLAN 2 Enable

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Watch Dog Enable/Disable

JWD1 controls Watch Dog, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Pins 1-2 will have WD reset the system if a program freezes. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen (requires software implementation). Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS.

Jumper

Position Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD1)

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.

Clear CMOS

Watch Dog Enable

IPM

I

IDE2

Floppy

Ultra 320

SCSI CH

A

Ultra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SMB

Battery

Fan8

SCSI

SI/O

IDE1

JPA1

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

JW

D1

GLAN1

®

S

U

P

E

R

X

6

D

H

8

-X

B

GLAN2

D

IM

M

2A

(Bank 2)

D

I

M

2

B

(B

a

n

k

2

)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

D

I

M

4

B

(

B

a

n

k

4

)

DIMM

1B (Bank 1)

DIM

M

1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IP

M

I

D

E

2

Floppy

J

C

O

M

2

Ultra 320

SC

S

I C

H

A

Ultra 320

S

C

S

I C

H

B

Fan4

7

9

0

2

C

T

R

L

S

A

T

A

0

SM

B

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

B

a

tte

ry

J

P

L

1

R

A

G

E

-

X

L

PCI-X 133 MHz

L

in

d

e

n

h

u

rs

t

N

o

rth

B

rid

g

e

V

G

A

C

O

M

1

U

S

B

0

/1

K

B

/

M

o

u

s

e

F

a

n

6

F

a

n

5

A

T

X

P

W

R

4

-P

in

P

W

R

2

4

-

P

in

PWR1

F

a

n

8

SCSI

C

P

U

1

C

P

U

2

S

I/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

J

P

A

1

USB4

V

G

A

C

trl

S

lo

t1

S

lo

t3

S

lo

t4

S

lo

t6

S

lo

t7

PCI-E x4

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

IC

H

5

R

S

P

K

R

P

X

H

JBT1

JM1

PL

L

SE

L

JM2

J

P

G

1

S

lo

t5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

G

L

A

N

C

T

L

R

J

P

L

2

J

W

O

R

1

JW

OL1

USB2/3

S

A

T

A

1

P

X

H

J

P

A

3

J

P

A

2

B

IO

S

o

u

th

B

rid

g

e

J

2

7

J

L

1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

L

E

1

JD1

JP15

JF1

F

a

n

7

PW3

J

W

D

1

PWR2

E7520

J25

J

K

1

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VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector 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

VGA

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPG1)

Jumper

Position

2 1

Definition

+5V

Ground

Alarm Reset Jumper

Settings (JAR1)

Alarm Reset

The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis. If you only have a single power supply installed, you should not connect anything to this jumper to prevent false alarms. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

VGA Enable

Alarm Reset

GLAN1

®

S

U

PER

X

6D

H

8-X

B

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

D

IM

M

3A

(B

ank 3)

D

IM

M

3

B

(B

an

k

3

)

D

IM

M

4A

(B

ank 4)

D

IM

M

4

B

(B

a

n

k

4

)

D

IM

M

1

B

(B

a

n

k

1

)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPM

I

IDE2

F

lo

pp

y

JCOM

2

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

S

M

B

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM

1

USB 0/1

KB/ M

ouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R

4-Pin

PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

F

a

n

8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

F

an1

F

a

n

3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

S

P

K

R

PXH

JBT1

JM

1

PLLSEL

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JW

OR1

JW

O

L

1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South

Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

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Force-Power-On Enable/ Disable

Jumper JPF1, 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.

Jumper

Position

Off On

Definition

Normal

Force On

Force Power On

(JPF1)

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIM

M

2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

D

IM

M

3

B

(B

a

n

k

3

)

D

IM

M

4

A

(B

an

k

4

)

DIM

M

4B (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

1B (Bank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

ID

E

2

Floppy

JCOM2

Ultra 320

SCSI CH

A

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

S

M

B

PC

I-X

133 M

H

z

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z ZC

R

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

Battery

JPL1

RAGE-

XL

PC

I-X

133 M

H

z

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM

1

USB

0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PW

R 4-Pin PW

R

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

U

S

B

4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PC

I-E x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JB

T

1

JM1

PLLSEL

JM2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

PC

I-X

100 M

H

z

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JWOR1

JW

O

L

1

U

S

B

2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JW

D1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

Fan2

JAR1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

PW3

Force PWR-On

3rd PWR Detect

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition Disabled

Enabled

Power Supply

Alarm Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings (JP13)

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.

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Ultra 320

SCSI CH

A

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

MB

Battery

SCSI

JPA1

R

PXH

USB2/3

SATA1

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIM

M

2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

D

IM

M

3

A

(B

a

n

k

3

)

D

IM

M

3

B

(B

an

k 3)

D

IM

M

4

A

(B

a

n

k

4

)

D

IM

M

4

B

(B

a

n

k

4

)

D

IM

M

1B

(B

ank 1)

D

IM

M

1A

(B

an

k 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

ID

E

2

Floppy

JCOM2

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH A

U

ltra 320

S

C

S

I C

H

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SM

B

P

C

I-X

133 M

H

z

P

C

I-X

100 M

H

z Z

C

R

P

C

I-X

100 M

H

z

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

P

C

I-X

133 M

H

z

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

F

a

n

1

F

a

n

3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

P

C

I-E

x4

GLAN CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

JBT1

J

M

1

P

L

S

E

L

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

P

C

I-X

100 M

H

z

P

C

I-X

100

M

H

z

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JWOR1

JW

OL1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JWD1

PWR2

E

7520

J25

JK1

SCSI Enable/Disable (*For X6DH8-XB only)

Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller. The default setting is pins 1-2 to enable all four headers. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

Jumper Position Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPA1)

SCSI Enable

SCSI Termination Enable/ Disable (*For X6DH8-XB

only)

Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors. Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for SCSI channel B. The default setting is open to enable (terminate) both SCSI channels. (*Note: In order for the SCSI drives to function properly, please do not change the default setting set by the manufacturer.) See the table on the right for jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

SCSI Channel Termination

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPA2, JPA3)

SCSI CH A,/CH B. Termination Enable

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PLLSEL Select

Jumpers: JM1 and JM2 allow the user to select PLLSEL (memory speed). See the table on the right for jumper definitions. (*The De-

fault setting is: Closed: DDR333).

DDR 333 MHz 266MHz

JM1 JM2 Closed Closed Open Open

PLLSEL Select

Jumper Settings

(JM1/JM2)

(*Default: DDR333)

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)

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIMM 3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

DIMM 4A (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

4B

(B

ank 4)

DIMM 1B (Bank 1)

D

IM

M

1A

(Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SMB

PCI-X133 MHz

PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR

PCI-X 100 MHz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 MHz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB

0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

F

an1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN

CTLR

ICH5R

S

PK

R

PXH

JBT1

JM1

P

L

S

E

L

JM

2

JPG1

Slot5

Slot2

PCI-X100 MHz

GLAN CTLR

JPL2

JWOR1

JWOL1

USB2/3

SATA1

PXH

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JP13

JOH1

JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

JWD1

PWR2

E7520

J25

JK1

PLLSEL (Memory Freq. Select

Reboot Option

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2-7 Onboard Indicators

GLAN LEDs

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (located beside the COM2 port) has two LEDs on the back of the connectors. 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.

GLAN 1/2

RightLeft

LED

Color

Amber

Definition

Blinking

10/100MHz/

1GHz

1 Gb LAN Left LED

Indicator(Activity LED)

LED

Color

Off

Green

Orange

Definition

10MHz

100 MHz

1 GHz

G-bit LAN Right LED

Indicator

Back Panel View

GLAN1

®

S

UPER X6DH8-XB

GLAN2

DIMM 2A (Bank 2)

DIMM 2B (Bank 2)

DIM

M

3A (Bank 3)

DIMM 3B (Bank 3)

D

IM

M

4A

(B

ank 4)

DIMM 4B (Bank 4)

D

IM

M

1B

(B

ank 1)

DIMM 1A (Bank 1)

8-pin PWR

PW SMB

Fan2

JAR1

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

JCOM2

U

ltra 320

SCSI CH A

Ultra 320

SC

SI C

H

B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

SATA0

SM

B

PCI-X133 M

Hz

PCI-X 100 M

Hz ZCR

PCI-X 100 M

Hz

Battery

JPL1

RAGEXL

PCI-X 133 M

Hz

Lindenhurst North Bridge

VGA

COM1

USB 0/1

KB/ Mouse

Fan6

Fan5

ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR

24-Pin

PWR1

Fan8

SCSI

CPU 1

CPU 2

SI/O

J24

JP12

Fan1

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

USB4

VGA Ctrl

Slot1

Slot3

Slot4

Slot6

Slot7

PCI-E x4

GLAN

CTLR

ICH5R

SPKR

PXH

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JP13

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JPF1

LE1

JD1

JP15

JF1

Fan7

PW3

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PWR2

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Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located between IPMI 2.0 Socket and IDE #2 slot. 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

Floppy

2-8 Floppy, Hard Disk and SCSI 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.

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IDE Connectors

There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 connectors. 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

IDE1

IDE2

IPMI

IDE2

Floppy

Ultra 320

SCSI CH A

U

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SCSI CH B

Fan4

7902

CTRL

0

Battery

Fan8

SCSI

Fan3

IDE1

JPA1

ICH5R

JBT1

SATA1

JPA3

JPA2

BIOS

South Bridge

J27

JL1

JK1

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Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (*X6DH8-XB Only)

Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2.

Signal Names

+DB(12) +DB(13) +DB(14) +DB(15) +DB(P1)

+DB(0) +DB(1) +DB(2) +DB(3) +DB(4) +DB(5) +DB(6) +DB(7) +DB(P)

GROUND DIFFSENS TERMPWR TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

+ATN

GROUND

+BSY +ACK +RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O +DB(8) +DB(9)

+DB(10) +DB(11)

Connector

Contact Number

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

Signal Names

-DB(1 2)

-DB(1 3)

-DB(1 4)

-DB(1 5)

-DB(P 1)

-DB(0 )

-DB(1 )

-DB(2 )

-DB(3 )

-DB(4 )

-DB(5 )

-DB(6 )

-DB(7 )

-DB(P ) GROUND GROUND

TERMPWR TERMPWR

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8 )

-DB(9 )

-DB(1 0)

-DB(1 1)

Connector

Contact Number

35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68

68-pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (JA1 and JA2)

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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. Make sure that the processors are properly installed, and the chassis speaker and the power LED are connected to the motherboard. (Check all jumper settings as well.)

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

No Power

1. Make sure that 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/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

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

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still 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. Ensure 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 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 you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR-333/ 266 (PC2700/PC2100) SDRAM (*Please refer to Page 2-5 for the instruction on DDR 333 DIMM population and installation.)

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. As an interleaved memory scheme is used, you must install two modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, and so on (see Section 2-3).

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

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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 infor-

mation when contacting Super Micro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system 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 support@supermicro.com, by phone at: (408) 503-8000, option 2, or by fax at (408)503-8019.

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

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

Answer: The X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XB has eight 184-pin DIMM slots that sup-

port registered ECC DDR 333/266 (PC2700/PC2100) SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (*Please refer to Page 2-5 for the instruction on DDR 333 DIMM population and installation.)

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 info on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the phlash.exe (BIOS flash utility), the platform.bin (platform file) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy

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these files into a bootable floppy and reboot your system. Then, follow Readme.txt to continue flashing the BIOS.

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.

Chapter 4: BIOS

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Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X6DH8-XB/ X6DHE-XB. 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> for any changes to 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 backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM 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 system 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

(*Note: Please load "System Setup Default" when using the system the first time.)

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

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

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu. Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the ! icon. With the item highlighted, press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

Chapter 4: BIOS

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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. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.

System Date

Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fields and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.

BIOS Date

This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date.

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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 enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. The options are Disabled, Channel 0, Channel 1 and Both.

Serial ATA

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

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 set to

Disabled, use the Non-RAID driver.)

Native Mode Operation

Select the native mode for ATA. The options are: Parallel ATA, Serial ATA, Both, and Auto.

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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:

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Type

Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto, (which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CDROM and ATAPI Removable. The option- "User" will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection. The option-"Auto" will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Choose the option 1-39 to select a predetermined HDD type. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

CHS Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS:

TYPE: This item displays the type of CPU. Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders. Headers: This item indicates the number of headers. Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity

of the system.

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LBA Format

The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available

in the LBA Format. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the

LBA Format.

Multi-Sector Transfer

This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi-sector transfer. The options are Disabled, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

32 Bit I/O

This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

Selects the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

Selects Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5.

System Memory

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

Extended Memory

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

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. 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 diagnostic screen during boot-up.

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.

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Power Button Behavior

If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec, the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The

options are instant-off and 4-sec override.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Stay Off, Power On and Last State.

Watch Dog

If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes. The options are Enabled and

Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system 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 write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable this function, and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select "Uncached" to disable this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only. Select "Uncached" to disable this function and make this area available for other device

Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block 0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRM (SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this

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function. Select "Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select "Write Back" to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are "Uncached", "Write Through", "Write Protect", and "Write Back".

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this function. Select "Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. 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".

Cache Extended Memory Area

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this function. Select "Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0512K. 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".

Discrete MTRR Allocation

If enabled, MTRRs (-Memory Type Range Registers) are configured as distinct, separate units and cannot be overlapped. If enabled, the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write-combining configuration with 4GB or more memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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!PCI Configuration

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

Onboard GLAN1/GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Configure

Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN1/GLAN2. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure

Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Reset Configuration Data

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

Frequency for PCI-X Slot#1-Slot#2

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

Frequency for PCI-X Slot#3, Slot#6

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

Frequency for PCI-X Slot#4-Slot#5/SCSI

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66 MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

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!PCI-X 100MHz Slot#1-Slot#2, PCI-X 133MHz Slot #3, PCI-X

100MHz ZCR Slot#4, PCI-X 100MHz Slot#5, PCI-X 133MHz Slot #6

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.

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Enable Master

This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Latency Timer

This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A 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, Novellle 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

This feature allows you to enable the PCI-Express Compliance Mode. The options are: Disabled or Enabled.

Memory RAS Feature Control

Select this option in order to enable the special feature of DIMM sparing or memory mirroring. The options are Mirroring, Sparing and Standard.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If "Enabled", BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference

whenever needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing. The options are 72-bit ECC, 144-bit ECC, Auto and Disabled.

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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 Signal Condition

This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and Both.

USB Function

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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!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 Technology

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyperthreading. Enabling hyper-threading results in increased CPU performance. (Applicable for the XP systems.)

Machine Checking

Enable this function to allow the OS to debug a system crash after a system reset. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

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.

Processor Power Management

This feature allows the user to determine the processor power management mode. The options are Disabled, GV1/GV3 Only, C States Only and Enabled. If set to disabled, both C States and GV1/GV3 are disabled. If set to GV1/GV3, the processor power will be controlled by Bus Ratio/CPU voltage. If set to C States only, the processor power will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI setting.

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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 select clock frequency for KBC. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz and 16MHz.

Onboard COM 1

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OScontrolled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Onboard COM 2

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

Mode

Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B. The options are Normal, and IR (for an infrared device).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8,

2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. The options are

IRQ3 and IRQ4.

Floppy Disk Controller

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

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Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for the parallel 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 to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting.

View DMI Event Log

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log.

Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging.

ECC Event Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The options are Yes and No.

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!Console Redirection

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

COM Port Address

This item allows you to specifies to redirect the console to Onboard COM 1 or Onboard COM 2. This setting can also be Disabled.

Baud Rate

This item allows you 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 item allows you 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.

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Flow Control

This item allows you 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 item allows you to choose select the console connection: either

Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Choose 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 fan", the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature. When the CPU die temperature is higher, the fan speed will be higher as well. If the option is set to "4pin", the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre-configured by the user at this feature. Select "3-pin" if your chassis came with 3-pin fan headers. Select "4-pin" if your chassis came with 4-pin fan headers. Select "Workstation" if your system is used as a Workstation. Select "Server" if your system is used as a Server. Select "Disable" to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed (12V) at all time. The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server), 3. 3-pin (Workstation), 4. 4-pin (Server), 5. 4-pin (Workstation).

CHS Fan 1 - CHS FAN8: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.

Vcore A/Vcore B: These items display the Voltage status of CPU A and CPU B.

P3V3: This item displays the +3.3V voltage status.

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P5V: This item displays the +5V voltage status. N12V: This item displays the -12V voltage status. P12V: This item displays the +12V voltage status. VDD: This item displays the VDD status. P5Vsb: This item displays the voltage status of +5V Standby power.

.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.

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Supervisor Password Is:

This displays 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 displays 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.

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 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 require a password to be entered when the system boots up. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required).

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+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.

CDROM Drive

See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM 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.

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 specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section.

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Exit Saving Changes

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

Exit Discarding Changes

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

Load Setup Defaults

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

Discard Changes

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

Save Changes

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

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.

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Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes

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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 repetitive 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

beeps on checksum failure

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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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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

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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.

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 ICH5R I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 (Lindenhurst) Chipset, the ICH5R 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.

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Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions

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

(*Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Menu. Once in the "Exit" Menu, scroll down the menu to select the item- "Load Optimized Default settings" and press the <Enter> key. Select "OK" to confirm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default settings to the BIOS.

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

4. Scroll down to the next item-"SATA RAID Enable", select "Enabled" and press <Enter>.

5. Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

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

7. During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message:

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

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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 X6DH8-XB/ X6DHE-XB 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 X6DH8-XB/X6DHE-XBoffers 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.)

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.)

5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The

Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown on the next page).

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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 following screen), 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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Adding/Deleting Hotspares

(*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare.)

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

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

3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, and then, press <Enter>.

5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed: "Do you want to create spare?" (Yes/No?)

The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.

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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 optimized its functionality. 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.

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You can choose from the following options:

1. Format Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by

writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.

(*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.)

2. Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.

To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

1. Once you have completed RAID array configurations, press ESC to

exit. The following screen will appear.

2. Press Yes to exit the Utility.

(*For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility, please refer to Adaptec's User's Guide in the CD included in your shipping package. You can also download a copy of Adaptec User's Guide from our web site at: www. supermicro.com.)

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m. After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot.

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f. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start to boot up from CD.

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

h. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

i. Insert the driver diskette-"Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

j. Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

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

l. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The OS Setup will automatically load all device files, and, then, continue the Windows OS installation.

a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear.

b. Choose from the list the item: "Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party (Adaptec)" and press <ENTER>.

c. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to install and press <Enter>.

d. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press <Enter> as prompted.

e. Exit the program after the process is completed. Then, reboot the system.

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Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing

each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. You should install everything here except for the

SUPER Doctor utility, Intel LDCM and the LAN/SCSI driver diskettes, which are optional. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD. )

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A. Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver

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

(*Please refer to the Adaptec User's Guide for the installation of Adaptec's Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver. Adaptec's User's Guide is included in the CD. You can also download a copy of the user's guide from our web site.)

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