Supero X7DBR-E, X7DBR-3 User Manual

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X7DBR-3 X7DBR-E

USER’S MANUAL

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

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

the

supports dual Intel XEON 64-bit dual core processors at a front side bus speed

of 667 MHz/1.066 GHz/1.333 GHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon dual core processors,

the 5000P chipset, and 8 DDR2 FBD 667/533 memory DIMM sockets built-in, the

X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E offers substantial functionality and performance enhancements

to the motherboards based on the NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining

compatible with the 32-bit based software. The features include the Intel Hyper-

Threading Technology, Virtualization Technology, Hyper Pipelined Technology, Ex-

ecution Trace Cache, Thermal Monitor 1/2 (TM1/TM2), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

technology, Advanced Dynamic Execution, Advanced Transfer Cache, Streaming

SIMD Extensions 3 (SSE3) and Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). These

features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds, with better power

management and in much safer environments than traditional motherboards. The

X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E is ideal for high performance dual processor (DP) enterprise

server environments. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E motherboard. The X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E

Preface

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 describes the features, speciﬁ cations and performance of the mainboard

and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions. Read this chapter when

installing the processor, memory modules and other hardware components into

the system. If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes

troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the system setup stored

in CMOS.

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

running the CMOS Setup utility.

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

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

Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions.

Conventions Used in the Manual:

Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:

Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent

catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury.

Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation

or to prevent damage to the components.

*Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure

correct system setup.

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

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

Conventions Used in the Manual .................................................................................. iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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

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

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

X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E Image ......................................................... 1-3

X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E Layout ........................................................ 1-4

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

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

Intel 5000P Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss .............................................................. 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features .............................................................................................. 1-11

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-7 Super I/O ........................................................................................................ 1-13

Chapter 2: Installation

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

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

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

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

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................. 2-6

2-4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports ......................................................... 2-8

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

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

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

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

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

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

NIC1/NIC2 LEDs ................................................................................... 2-11

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

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

Table of Contents

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

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

2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-14

ATX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus ............................................................................... 2-15

Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-15

Fan Headers .......................................................................................... 2-16

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ..................................................... 2-17

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-17

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

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

GLAN (Ethernet Ports) ............................................................................. 2-19

Speaker/Power LED Header .................................................................. 2-19

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

Alarm Reset .............................................................................................. 2-20

Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-21

SMB Connector ........................................................................................ 2-21

SMB Power Connector ............................................................................. 2-22

VGA Connector ........................................................................................ 2-22

Compact Flash Card PWR Connector ..................................................... 2-23

SGPIO Headers ....................................................................................... 2-23

2-6 Jumper Settings .............................................................................................. 2-24

Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-24

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-24

Clear CMOS ............................................................................................. 2-25

Watch Dog ................................................................................................ 2-25

SAS Controller Enabled/Disabled ............................................................ 2-26

3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault .................................................................... 2-27

VGA Enable/Disable ................................................................................. 2-27

I2C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................ 2-28

Compact Flash Master/Slave Enable/Disable .......................................... 2-28

2-7 Onboard Indicators .......................................................................................... 2-29

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-29

Onboard SAS Activity LED ....................................................................... 2-30

2-8 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, SIMSO-DIMM IPMI and SAS Connections ............. 2-31

Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-31

SIMSO Slot .............................................................................................. 2-32

IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-33

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SAS Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-34

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

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

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

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

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

Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-1

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

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 ............................................................................................... 4-24

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-25

4-7 Exit .................................................................................................................. 4-26

Appendices:

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged

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

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

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

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

in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-02)

One (1) ﬂ oppy ribbon cable (CBL-0022L)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +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-Paciﬁ c

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba 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. X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E Image

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

the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.)

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Figure 1-2. X7DBR-3/E Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale)

JKB

JMS

USB0/1

JUSB1

COM1

JCOM1

GLAN1

GLAN2

VGA

JVGA1

SAS 4-7

Pres#4-7

Act#4-7

JLAN1

JLAN2

JSM2

COM2

JCOM2

Pres#4

UPER X7DBR-3/E

J9B2

Bank4

J9B1

J8B3

Bank3

J8B2

J8B1

Bank2

J7B3

J7B2

Bank1

J7B1

PXH-V

Slot7

PCI-X 100MHz ZCR SXB-

Slot6

PCI-X 133MHz

GLAN CTRLR

JPL1

JPL2

VGA CTRLR

SIMS

Pres#5

DIMM 4B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

JPG1

JP10

JIPMI

JP11

Pres#6Pres#7

SMB

IPMB

J18

JPS1

J10

SAS CTRLR

Battery

3rd PWR Fail

North Bridge

J13

SXB-

JWOR

PWLED SPK

WOR

J3P

S I/O

PWR SMB

E2x8

LE1

JD1

E1x8

J42

JAR

J4E3

J17

J41

SXB-

South Bridge

JPWF

E3x8

J43

USB4/5

JUSB3

Pres#0

CPU1

CPU2

WOL

JWOL

USB2/3

JUSB2

Pres#1

4-pin PWR

JPW2

BIOS

JBT1

Buzzer

SATA1

SATA3

JS2

SATA2

SATA0

JS1

Pres#2Pres#3

8-pin PWR

JPW3

20-pin ATX Main PWR

JWF1

Pre#0-3

Act#0-3

SATA5

JS4

SATA4

JS3

JWD

JCF1

JP12

SAS 1-3

JS6

JS5

Compact Flash

JIDE2

SGPIO2

J30

JOH1

JSM1

JS10

JPW1

IDE1

JIDE1

SGPIO1

Fan1

Fan2

Fan3

Fan4

Fan5

J22

J29

JL1

JF1

FP Ctrl

Floppy

Act#4

Act#5

Act#6

Act#7

SAS LEDs (Act#4-#7, Pres.#4-#7) (*Note

Act=Active, Pre.=Present)

Act# Deﬁ nition Act# Deﬁ nition

Act#4 SAS4:Act Pre#4 SAS0:Pre.4

Act#5 SAS5:Act Pre#5 SAS1:Pre.5

Act#6 SAS6:Act Pre#6 SAS2:Pre.6

Act#7 SAS7:Act Pre#7 SAS2:Pre.7

Act#0

Act#1

Act#2

SAS LEDs (Act#0-#3, Pres.#0-#3) (*Note

Act=Active, Pre.=Present)

Act# Deﬁ nition Act# Deﬁ nition

Act#0 SAS0:Act Pre#0 SAS0:Pre.0

Act#1 SAS1:Act Pre#1 SAS1:Pre.1

Act#2 SAS2:Act Pre#2 SAS2:Pre.2

Act#3 SAS3:Act Pre#3 SAS2:Pre.3

Act#3

Note 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

Note 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and

JF1 front panel connections.

Note 3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1.

Note 4. SAS is for the X7DBR-3 only.

Note 5. For Compact Card to work properly, please enable JCF1 by putting

jumper on it and connect JWF1 to the power input of the Compact Flash Jumper.

Note 6. When LE1 is on, make sure to remove the power cable before removing

or installing components.

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Quick Reference ( X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E)

Jumper Description Default Setting

J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect

JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2

JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Select On (Master)

C1/JI2C2 SMB Bus to PCI-E Slots Off (Disabled)

JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

JPS1 (*Note1) SAS Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)(*Note)

JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Connector Description

ATX PWR (JPW1) Primary 20-Pin ATX PWR Connector

Aux. PWR/CPU PWR +12V 4-pin PWR (JWP2)/+12V 8-pin PWR(JPW3)

Buzzer Internal Speaker

Chassis Intrusion (JL1) Chassis Intrusion Header

COM1/COM2 COM1(JCOM1)/COM2(JCOM2) Serial Port Connectors

Compact PWR (JWF1) Compact Card PWR Connector (*Used if JCF1 is on.)

DIMM#1A-DIMM#4B Memory DDR2 Fully Buffered (FBD) Slots

FAN 1-5 Fans 1-5 (CPU Fans/Chassis Fans)

Floppy (J22) Floppy Disk Drive Connector

FP CTRL (JF1) Front Control Panel Connector

GLAN 1/2 (JLAN1/2) G-bit Ethernet Ports

IDE1/IDE2 IDE1 Hard Drive (JIDE1)/Compact Flash Card (JIDE2)

IPMB (J10) IPMB Connector

OH LED (JOH1) Overheat LED

JAR Alarm Reset Enable

JPWF Power Supply Failure Connector (See Chapter 2)

PCI-X (Slot 6) PCI-X 133 MHz

PCI-X (Slot 7) PCI-X 100 MHz Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) Slot(*Note2)

PWR LED/SPKR (JD1) PWR LED(pins1-3)/SpeakerHeader (pins 4-7)

PWR SMB (J17) Power System Management (I

SAS#0-#3/SAS#4-#7 SAS #0-#3(JSM1), SAS #4-7(JSM2) Connectors(Note1)

SGPIO1/2 (J29, J30) Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers

SIMSO (JIPMI) SIM SO-DIMM IPMI Slot

SMB (J18) System Management Bus Header

SXB-E1/SXB-E2/SXB-E3 PCI-Exp x8 slots (J41/J42/J43)

USB 0/1,USB 2/3,USB4/5 Back Panel USB 0/1, FP USB 2/3, FP USB4/5

VGA (JVGA1) VGA Connector

WOL (JWOL) Wake-on-LAN Header

WOR (JWOR) Wake-on-Ring Header

SAS LED Indicators (*Note1)

Act#0-3,4-7, Pre#0-3,4-7 SAS Activity LED #0-#3, #4-7, Present LED #0-#3, #4-7

Note1: For X7DBR-3 only.

Note2: For the ZCR Card to work properly, be sure to install it in the riser for Slot

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Off (Disabled)

C) Header

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Dual Intel

64-bit Xeon LGA 771 dual core processors at a front side bus

speed of 667 MHz/1.066 GHz/1.333 GHz

Memory

• Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered

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

Population.)

Chipset

• Intel 5000P chipset, including: the 5000P Memory Control Hub (MCH), the

Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2), and the I/O subsystem (PXH-V).

Expansion Slots

• Three PCI-Express slots (*three slots at x8@4GB/sec.) (*riser card required)

• One 64-bit PCI-X slot (*One PCI-X-133 MHz slot: Slot 6) (*riser card required)

• One 64-bit PCI-X ZCR slot (*One PCI-X-100 MHz Zero Channel RAID slot:

Slot 7) (*riser card required)

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

Flash ROM

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

Keyboard support

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V,

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

• Fan status monitor with ﬁ rmware control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Low noise fan speed control

• Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready

• I

C temperature sensing logic

• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection

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

• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU cores

• System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert via Supero Doctor III

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ACPI Features

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

• ACPI Power Management

• Power-on mode for power recovery

Onboard I/O

• Six SATA ports (supporting Intel RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10) (*Adaptec supports

RAID 0, 1 and 10 for the X7DBR-E only)

• Eight SAS Connectors (*X7DBR-3 only)

• One SIMSO IPMI socket (AOC-SIMSO)

• Two Giga-bit LAN ports with IOAT Technology

• One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface

• One IDE w/Compact Flash Card supported

• One ﬂ oppy port interface

• Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)

• Up to ﬁ ve USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (2 ports, 3 Headers)

• ATI ES1000 16MB Graphic Controller

• Super I/O: Winbond W83627HG w/Hardware Monitor support: W83793G

Other

• External modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

• Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS ﬂ ash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• Ext. ATX 12" (L) x 13.05" (W) (304.80mm x 331.47mm)

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SAS

J5 #6

J14 #3

PCI-E_X4_SLOT(L1)

PCI-E_X4_SLOT(L2)

J12

PCI-X133

PCI-X_Slot(R)ZCR

PXH-V

VRM

ISL6307

LSB

MSB

PCI-E Slot

J9 #4

PCI-EXP X8

PCI-Ex4

PCI-Ex8

PCI-X 133

PROCESSOR#2

1067/1333

MT/S

PORT

#4,5

PORT

#6,7

PORT #2

PORT PORT

PORT #0

PORT

#1,2

PCIX

5000P

MCH

PORT PORT

PCIE X4

#4#4

ESB2

PROCESSOR#1

1067/1333 MT/S

FBD CHNL0

FBD CHNL1

FBD CHNL2

FBD CHNL3

#0#3

PCIE X4

ESI

VRM

ISL6307

ATA 100

EXP. BUS

3.0 Gb/S

#0 #0

FBD DIMM

IDE CONN

EBUS CONN

SATA

FBD DIMM

FWH

USB

VGA

CONN

VGA

ES1000

SIMSO

PCI-X_SLOT(L)

PCI 32/33MMZ

RJ45

PCI-33

GB LAN

GILGAL

KUMERAN

FDD

SIO

W83627

28-31

USB 2.0

LPC

COM1

COM2

Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the 5000P Chipset

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

Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P chipset, the X7DBR-3/

X7DBR-E motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual

processor-based servers with conﬁ guration options optimized for communications,

presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000P chipset

supports a single or dual Dempsey 64-bit dual core processor(s) with front side

bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz. The chipset consists of the 5000P Memory Con-

troller Hub (MCH), the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2), and the I/O subsystem

(PXH-V).

The 5000P MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two

independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit wide, 1333

MHz data bus that transfers data at 10.7 GB/sec. The MCH chipset connects up to

8 Fully Buffered DIMM modules, providing up to 32 GB of DDR2 FBD ECC memory.

The MCH chipset also provides three x8 PCI-Express interface to the ESB2. In

addition, the 5000P chipset offers a wide range of RAS features, including memory

interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correction, CRC, parity protection, memory

mirroring and memory sparing.

Xeon Dual Core Processor Features

Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000P chipset, the Xeon Dual Core

Processor provides a feature set as follows:

The Xeon Dual Core Processor

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

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

*Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s

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

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when

AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system

to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back

on) or for it to automatically return to a power- on state. See the Power Lost Con-

trol setting in the Advanced section (Boot Features) to change this setting. (*Note:

Default: Last State).

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DBR-3/X7DBR-

E. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health

monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for CPU Cores, Memory, Chipset, +1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V standby and VBAT

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 deﬁ ne the sensitivity of the

voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control

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

CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS (under

Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn

on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-deﬁ ned

threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. Once it detects

that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal fan

control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal

circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas-

sis temperature is too high.

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CPU Overheat LED and Control

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

in the BIOS. This allows the user to deﬁ ne an overheat temperature. When this tem-

perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert

This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS

environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to

notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running

low on virtual memory and there is insufﬁ cient hard drive space for saving the

data, you can be alerted of the potential problem. You can also conﬁ gure Supero

Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond

a pre-deﬁ ned range.

1-5 ACPI Features

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

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

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

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

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

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

such as VCRs, TVs, telephones and stereos.

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

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

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

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

implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows

2003 Server Operating Systems.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking

to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the

CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

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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. Pressing 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 press and hold

the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of

the BIOS Setup routine.

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing

when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only

be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

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

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

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

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

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

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

out any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be used with

a LAN add-on card only. *Note: Wake-On-LAN requires an ATX 2.01 (or above)

compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

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 X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E can only accommodate 20-pin ATX power supplies. Al-

though most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ cations required by the CPU,

some are inadequate. In addition, the 12V 4-pin and the 12V 8-pin power connec-

tions are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system. Also your

power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.

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It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX

power supply Speciﬁ cation 2.01 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 ﬁ lter to shield the computer from noise. It

is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems

caused by power surges.

1-7 Super I/O

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

controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator,

write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera-

tor, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of

functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components

required for interfacing with ﬂ oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720

K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s

or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication

ports (UARTs). Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable

baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt

system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps

as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which

support higher speed modems.

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

Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

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

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

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

to reduce power consumption.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent

damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following

measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

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

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

bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral

chips, memory modules or gold contacts.

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

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

use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent

conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and

the motherboard.

• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as speciﬁ ed by the manu-

facturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo-

sion.

Unpacking

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

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

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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation

When handling the processor package, avoid placing

direct pressure on the label area of the fan.

(*Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding,

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

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

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

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

rectional heatsink and fan.

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

heatsink and fan.)

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

771 CPU pre-installed, make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of

the CPU pins are bent; otherwise, contact the retailer immediately.

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

Installation of the LGA771 Processor

1. Press the socket clip to release

the load plate, which covers the CPU

socket, from its locking position.

2. Gently lift the socket clip to open

the load plate.

Socket Clip

Load Plate

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Load Plate

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3. Use your thumb and your index

ﬁ nger to hold the CPU at the North

Center Edge and the South Center

Edge of the CPU.

4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner

marked with a triangle) against the

socket corner that is marked with a

triangle cutout.

5. Align the CPU key that is the

semi-circle cutout below a gold dot

against the socket key, the notch on

the same side of the triangle cutout

on the socket.

6. Once aligned, carefully lower the

CPU straight down to the socket.

(**Do not drop the CPU on the

socket. Do not move the CPU hori-

zontally or vertically. Do not rub the

CPU against the surface or against

any pins of the socket to avoid dam-

age to the CPU or the socket.)

Socket Key

(Socket Notch)

CPU Key (semi-

circle cutout)

below the circle.

Corner with a

triangle cutout

North Center Edge

South Center Edge

gold dot

CPU Pin1

7. With the CPU inside the socket,

inspect the four corners of the CPU

to make sure that the CPU is prop-

erly installed.

8. Use your thumb to gently push the

socket clip down to the clip lock.

9. If the CPU is properly installed

into the socket, the plastic cap will

be automatically released from the

load plate when the clip is pushed in

the clip lock. Remove the plastic cap

from the motherboard.

(*Warning: Please keep the

plastic cap. The motherboard and the

CPU must be shipped with the plas-

tic cap properly installed to protect

the CPU pins. Shipment without the

CPU plastic cap properly installed

will void the warranty.)

Socket clip

CPU in the CPU socket

Plastic cap

is released

from the

load plate

if the CPU

is properly

installed.

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Installation of the Heatsink

CEK Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal grease to

the heatsink or the CPU die-the required

amount has already been applied.

2. Place the heatsink on top of the

CPU so that the four mounting holes

are aligned with those on the retention

mechanism.

3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the

#1 and the #2 screws) until just snug (-do

not fully tighten the screws to avoid pos-

sible damage to the CPU.)

CEK Passive Heatsink

Screw#1

Screw#2

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening

all four screws.

To Un-install the Heatsink

(Warning: We do not recommend

that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.)

Screw#1

Screw#2

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

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

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

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

Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to ﬁ t different types of chas-

sis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard

and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in

tightly. Then, use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard

tray. (*Note: some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please take

precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you

install the motherboard to the chassis.)

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

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

CAUTION

Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM

modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the

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

DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2)

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

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

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

performance, please install memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1

at the same time (up to 8 modules maximum.) (*See the Memory Installation

Table Below.)

(*See the Memory Installation Table Below.)

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 X7DBR-3/X7DBR-E supports up to 32 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2

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

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

increase memory performance.

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

4 GB of memory.

Optimized DIMM Population Configurations

Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of DIMMs 2 DIMMs 1A 4 DIMMs 1A 8 DIMMs 1A 1B

Bank 1

(Channel 0)

--- --- ---

--- ---

Bank 2 (Channel 1)

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

--- --- ---

2A 2A 2B

--- ---

Bank 3 (Channel 2)

--- --- ---

3A 3A 3B

--- ---

Bank 4 (Channel 3)

--- --- ---

4A 4A 4B

--- ---

(*Notes: i. DIMM slot# specified: DIMM slot to be populated; “---“: DIMM slot not to be populated. ii. Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported; however, you need to use the memory modules of the same type and of the same speed on a motherboard. iii. Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed. For best performance, please install memory modules of the same type and of the same speed in both Branch 0 and Branch 1. iv. For memory to work properly, you need to follow the restrictions listed above. )

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*Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, memory remaining avail-

able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used. The reduction

in memory availability is disproportional. (Refer to the Memory Availability Table

below for details.)

Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability

UPER X7DBR-3/E

System Device Size Physical Memory

Firmware Hub ﬂ ash memory (System BIOS)

Local APIC 4 KB 3.99

Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99

I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB 3.99

PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3.76

PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB 3.51

PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB boundary-

VGA Memory 16 MB 2.85

TSEG 1 MB 2.84

Memory available to OS & other applications

1 MB 3.99

512 MB 3.01

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

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Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

®BD

To Remove:

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

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

BD®S ot

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2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speciﬁ cation. See

Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports

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Figure 2-3. Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Deﬁ nitions

Back Panel Connectors

1. Keyboard (Purple)

2. PS/2 Mouse (Green)

3. Back Panel USB Port 0

4. Back Panel USB Port 1

5. COM Port 1 (Turquoise)

6. Gigabit LAN 1

7. Gigabit LAN 2

8. VGA Port (Blue)

9. SAS#4-#7 (*X7DBR-3 only)

(*See Section 2-5 for details.)

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B. 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 speciﬁ -

cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of

the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section

for descriptions and pin deﬁ nitions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

UPER X7DBR-3/E

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

1920

NMI

Vcc

Reset

PWR

Reset Button

Power Button

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C. Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ nitions

NMI Button

The non-maskable interrupt button

header is located on pins 19 and 20

of JF1. Refer to the table on the right

for pin deﬁ nitions.

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located

on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the

table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

NMI Button

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

19 Control

20 Ground

Power LED

Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1)

Pin# Deﬁ nition

15 +5V

16 Ground

USB0/1

COM1

GLAN1

Pres#4-7

Act#4-7

GLAN2

VGA

SAS 4-7

Bank4

Bank3

Bank2

Bank1

PXH-V

LAN

G CTRLR

JPL1

JPL2

A. NMI

B. PWR LED

UPER X7DBR-3/E

DIMM 4B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 1A

PCI-X 100MHz ZCR SXB-

PCI-X 133MHz

VGA CTRLR

JPG1

JP10

SIMSO

IPMB

JP11

3rd PWR Fail

North Bridge

Battery

SAS CTRLR

JPS1

SXB-

S I/O

LE1

PWLED SPK

1920

PWR SMB

JPWF

JAR

E1x8

SXB-

E2x8

E3x8

South Bridge

USB4/5

J8 J4E3

CPU1

CPU2

USB2/3

4-pin

8-pin PWR

PWR

20-pin ATX Main PWR

Fan1

Fan2

FP Ctrl

Fan3

Fan4

OH/Fan Fail LED

Fan5

JWD

Flash

JCF1

IDE1

Compact

Floppy

SGPIO1

SGPIO2

BIOS

JP12

JOH1

Pre#0-3

Act#0-3

SATA5

SATA4

SAS 1-3

JS10

JL1

JBT1

Buzzer

SATA1

SATA3

SATA2

SATA0

Ground

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

PWR Fail LED

Ground

NMI

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Power Button

PWR

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