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SUPER
X7DWU
®
USER’S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
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protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instruction manual, may cause interference with radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning
the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials: This Perchlorate
warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate
Material-special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
WARNING: Handling of lead solder materials used in this
product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California to cause birth defects and other
reproductive harm.
Manual Revision 1.0
Release Date: January 10, 2008
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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
motherboard. The
Xeon™ 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series processors with a
front side bus speed of up to 1.60 GHz. With two 64-bit Quad-Core or Dual-Core
processors built-in, the X7DWU offers substantial functionality enhancements to
the motherboards based on the Intel Core Microarchitecture core while remaining
compatible with the IA-32 software. The X7DWU supports Intel Virtualization Technology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Advanced Dynamic Execution, and
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1 (SSE4.1). These features allow the motherboard
to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer
thermal environments than the traditional motherboards. The X7DWU is ideal for
high performance workstation and enterprise server environments. Please refer
to our web site (http://www.supermicro.com/products/) for updates on supported
X7DWU supports dual Intel® Quad-Core/Dual-Core
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X7DWU
processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 describes the features, specifi cations and performance of the main board
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 the CMOS.
Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on
running the CMOS Setup utility.
Appendix A provides BIOS POST Error Codes. Appendix B, Appendix C and
Appendix D list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Program/Driver
Installation Instructions.
Conventions Used in the Manual:
Speci al attenti on shoul d be given to th e followin g symbols f or prope r installa tion
and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself:
Warni ng: Impor t ant i nfor m atio n gi ven to en sur e pro pe r syste m inst al lati on o r
to prevent damage to the components.
Note: Additi onal In form ation g iven to ens ure co rrec t system s etup.
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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
X7DWU Image ............................................................................ 1-3
X7DWU Layout ........................................................................... 1-4
Quick Reference ...................................................................................... 1-5
Motherboard Features ................................................................................ 1-6
Intel 5400 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 .............................................................................................. 1-11
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
Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports...................................................................2-8
Front Control Panel .......................................................................................2-9
Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions ............................................................. 2-10
NMI Button .............................................................................................2-10
Power LED ............................................................................................. 2-10
HDD LED/FP UID Switch ........................................................................ 2-11
NIC1/NIC2 LEDs ................................................................................... 2-11
Overheat/Fan Fail LED/PWR Fail/FP UID LED .................................... 2-12
Power Fail LED ........................................................................................ 2-12
Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13
Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13
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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
Keylock .................................................................................................... 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 1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ....................................................................... 2-19
Power LED/Speaker Header .................................................................. 2-19
Overheat LED/Fan Fail ............................................................................ 2-20
SMB Connector ........................................................................................ 2-20
Power SMB Connector .............................................................................2-21
VGA Connector ........................................................................................2-21
Unit Identifi cation Switches ......................................................................2-22
T-SGPIO Headers .................................................................................... 2-22
2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-23
Explanation of Jumpers ......................................................................... 2-23
GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................ 2-23
CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-24
Watch Dog ................................................................................................2-24
VGA Enable/Disable .................................................................................2-25
2
I
C Bus to PCI Slots ................................................................................. 2-25
2-7 Onboard Indicators ....................................................................................... 2-26
GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-26
Onboard Power LED ................................................................................ 2-26
2-8 Floppy, Hard Disk Drive, SIMSO IPMI and SXB1/2 Connections ................ 2-27
Floppy Connector .................................................................................... 2-27
SIMSO IPMI Slot ..................................................................................... 2-28
SXB1/SXB2 Slots .................................................................................... 2-28
IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-29
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1
No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1
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No Video .................................................................................................. 3-2
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2
Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 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 ............................................................................................... 4-25
4-6 TPM State ....................................................................................................... 4-26
4-7 Boot Setup ......................................................................................................4-27
4-8 Exit ..................................................................................................................4-28
Appendices:
Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes .......................................................................A-1
Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines .......................................................... B-1
Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines ....................................................C-1
Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...................................D-1
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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 the following items are included in the Retail Box.
One (1) Supermicro Mainboard
•
One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036L-03) •
Six (6) SATA cables (CBL-044)•
Backplate (CSE-PT07L)•
One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities•
One (1) User's/BIOS Manual•
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Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
[email protected] (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacifi c
Address: Super Micro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139
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X7DWU Image
Chapter 1: Introduction
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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X7DWU Motherboard Layout
(not drawn to scale)
KB/MS
COM1
VGA
J15
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
USB0/1
JLAN1
JP2
JLAN2
FAN6
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
LAN CTRL
J6
J11
FAN5
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
J28
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
J27
Buzzer
SP1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
J9
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
FAN7
J17
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
JCOM2
Intel ESB2
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
JK1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA2
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA3
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
FAN2
FAN8
CPU
I-SATA5
J18
JL1
JPW3
FAN1
JF1
Front Panel CTRL
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
SMB
Fan4
JPW1
JD1
Notes:
Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. 1.
See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front 2.
panel connections.
" " and "3.
" indicate Pin 1 locations.
When LE1 is on, make sure to remove the power cable before removing or 4.
installing components.
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X7DWU Quick Reference
Jumper Description Default Setting
JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10)
2
JI
C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI/PCI-X Slots Open (Disabled)
JP2 Memory Voltage Select Pins 1-2 (Auto)
JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD Watch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connector Description
COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/COM2 Header
FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector
IDE1 IDE Drive Connector
I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5 SATA Ports #0~#5
JD1 Onboard Speaker/Power LED
JF1 Front Panel Control Connector
JK1 Keylock Header
JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1 Overheat Warning Header
JPW1 20-pin ATX Power Connector
JPW2/JPW3 +12V 4-Pin/+12V 8-pin Power Connectors
JWOL1 Wake-On-LAN Header
JWOR Wake-On-Ring Header
LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
SIMSO SIMSO IPMI (Remote Management) Slot
SMB System Management Bus Header (J18)
SMB_PS SMBus I
T-SGPIO-1/2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
USB 0/1,USB 2/3,4 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers
2
C Connector (J17)
UIOP Universal IO Riser Card Power Connector (J11)
VGA Video Port
LED Indicator Description
LE1 Power LED
LE2 Unit Identifi cation (UID) LED Indicator
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Motherboard Features
CPU
Dual Intel® Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon™ 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 •
Series/5100LV Series processors with a front side bus speed of up to 1.60
GHz
Memory
Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered •
(FBD) ECC 800/667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot
Population.)
Chipset
Intel 5400 chipset, including: the 5400 Memory Control Hub (MCH) and the •
ESB2 South Bridge
Expansion Slots
One PCI-Exp. x16 (Signal) slot (SXB1)•
Two PCI-Exp. x8 (Signal) slots (J6/J9)•
One SIMSO IPMI Slot •
BIOS
8 Mb Phoenix•
DMI 2.3, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0/2.0, Plug and Play (PnP), USB Keyboard support,
•
and SMBIOS 2.3
®
Flash ROM
PC Health Monitoring
Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage, Memory voltage, Chipset, •
+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 •
CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode•
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) fan control•
I• 2C 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•
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 RAID0, 1, 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ-•
ment)
One SIMSO IPMI socket
•
One Intel 82575EB LAN chip supports two Giga-bit LAN ports with IOAT•
One EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interface•
One fl oppy port interface •
Two COM ports(1 header, 1 port)•
Up to fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) (two ports, three headers)•
Chapter 1: Introduction
Super I/O: Winbond WG83627G-AW•
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
Extended ATX 13.05" (L) x 12.075" (W) (331.47 mm x 306.71 mm)•
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VGA
Conn.
VRM
J6
J5
PCI-E x8 Slot
J9
PCI-E x8 Slot
VGA
RN 50
PROCESSOR#2
1067/1333/1600
MT/S
PCI-E_2 X16
PCI-E_2 X8
PCI-E x16 Slot
PCI-E x8
PCI 33MHz
Ports
#1,2
Ports
#5,6,7,8
Port
#0
Ports
#1,2
Ports Port
#3,4
Port Port
#4 #3
PROCESSOR#1
Intel5400
MCH
Port
#9
#0
PCIE x8
PCIE x4
ESB2
1067/1333/1600
MT/S
FBD CHNL0
FBD CHNL1
FBD CHNL2
FBD CHNL3
PCIE x4
82575EB
ATA 100
3.0 Gb/S
USB 2.0
VRM
#1B #2B
#1A
FBD DIMM
IDE CONN
#5
#4
#3
#2
#1
#0
SATA
#4
#3
#2
#1
#0
USB
#2A #3A
FBD DIMM
RJ45
RJ45
#3B
FBD DIMM
#4B
#4A
FBD DIMM
SIO
MS
KB
LPC
FWH
COM1
COM2
DDR2
WG83627G-AW
FDD
System Block Diagram for the X7DWU
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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1-2 Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWU
motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for quad-processor
or dual-processor-based high-end systems with confi guration options optimized for
complex storage platforms. The 5400 chipset supports single or dual Intel QuadCore/Dual-Core Xeon 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series
processor with front side bus speeds of up to 1.6 GHz. The chipset consists of the
5400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) for the host bridge and the 631xESB/632xESB
I/O Controller Hub (Enterprise South Bridge 2-ESB2) for the I/O subsystem.
The Intel 5400 MCH (North Bridge)
The 5400 MCH (North Bridge) provides two FSB processing interfaces, four fully
buffered (FBD) DIMM memory channels, PCI-Express bus interfaces confi gurable
to form x8 or x16 ports, an EB2 South Bridge Interface (ESI) and SMBus Interfaces
for system management, and DIMM Serial Presence Detect (SPD). The peak bandwidth for each FBD channel is 8 GB/s for DDR2 800/667/533 FBD memory. The
PCI-Express interfaces can be confi gured to form x8 or x16 ports that can operate
up to Gen-2 speeds in x16 confi guration for enhanced graphics applications.
The Intel 631x/632x ESB I/O Controller Hub-ESB2 (South
Bridge)
The 631xESB/632xESB I/O Controller Hub (Enterprise South Bridge 2) integrates
an Ultra ATA 100 Controller, six Serial ATA host controller ports, one EHCI host
controller, fi ve external USB 2.0 ports, an LPC interface controller, and a fl ash
BIOS interface controller. Additionally, the ESB 2 chip also contains a PCI interface
controller, integrated LAN controller, an ASF controller and an ESI for communication with the MCH. The Intel ESB2 offers the data buffering and interface arbitration
capabilities required for a high-end system to constantly operate effi ciently and
maintain peak performance.
Compliant with the ACPI platform, the ESB2 supports the Full-On, Stop-Grant, Suspend-to-RAM, Suspend-to-Disk, and Soft-Off power management states. Combined
with the functionality offered by the onboard LAN controller , the ESB2 also supports
alert systems for remote management.
With the 5400 chipset built in, the X7DWU offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I/O environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems.
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1-3 Special Features
Recovery from AC Power Loss
BIOS pr ovides a set ting fo r you to determi ne how the syst em will res pond whe n
AC power is lo st an d the n re sto red t o the sy ste m. You can cho os e for t he sy stem
to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it
back on) or for it to aut omat ic all y retur n to a p ower- on state. S ee t he Power Lo st
Contr ol setting i n the Advanc ed BIOS Setup s ection to c hange this s etting. Th e
default set tin g is Last St ate.
1-4 PC Health Monitoring
This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DWU. All have
an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.
Onboard Voltage Monitors
An onboard voltage monitor will scan CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V,
+5V, +12V, -12V, +3.3V Standby, +5V Standby and VBAT 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 chassis 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 the CPU
temperature reaches the pre-defi ned overheat threshold, 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 predefi ned range.
1-5 ACPI Features
ACPI stands for Advanced Confi guration and Power Interface. The ACPI specifi ca-
tion 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 Servers.
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking
to indic ate t hat t he C PU i s in s usp e nd m od e. W he n th e us er p re s se s any key, the
CPU will wake -u p and the L ED will auto matic ally st op blink ing and r emain 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 Standby or Off state. The external modem ring-on can
only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.
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
without 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 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although
most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the motherboard,
some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.
In addition, the 12V 8-pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU.
Also your power supply must supply 1.5A for the Ethernet ports.
It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets
ATX power supply Specifi cation 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 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.
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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 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 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). Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2
Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s,
which support higher speed modems.
The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer
Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
The Supe r I/O provides f u n ctions that c o mply with ACPI (Advan ced Confi guration
and Power Interface), which includes suppo rt of legacy an d ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management
to reduce power consumpt ion.
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Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o 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
•
manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. •
When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.
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2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation
When handling the processor package, avoid placing
di rec t pre ssu re on th e labe l are a of the f an.
Notes:
Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re-1.
moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the
processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
Intel's boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. 2.
If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel-certifi ed multi-
directional heatsink and fan.
The Intel Xeon LGA 771 heatsink and fan comes with a push-pin design and 3.
no tool is needed for installation.
Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU 4.
heatsink and fan.)
When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an 5.
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.
Refer to the M B Features S ecti on for mo re deta ils on CPU s uppor t.6.
CPU Installation
Press the socket clip to release the 1.
load plate, which covers the CPU
socket, from its locking position.
Gently lift the socket clip to open the 2.
load plate.
Use your thumb and your index fi nger 3.
to hold th e CPU at the Nor th Center
Edge and the South Center Edge of
the CPU.
Load Plate
Socket Clip
Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner 4.
marked with a triangle) against the
socket corner marked with a triangle
cutout.
Load Plate
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Loading the CPU into the
CPU Socket
Align the CPU key, the semi-circle 1.
cutout below a gold dot, against the
socket key, which is the notch on the
same side of the triangle cutout on
the socket.
Once aligned, carefully lower the 2.
CPU straight down into the socket.
(Do not drop the CPU on the socket.
Do not move the CPU horizontally or
vertically . Do not rub the CPU against
the surface or against any pins of the
socket to avoid damaging the CPU or
the socket.)
With the CPU inside the socket, in-3.
spect the four corners of the CPU to
make sure that the CPU is properly
installed.
North Center Edge
South Center Edge
gold dot
Socket Key
(Socket Notch)
CPU Key (semicircle cutout)
below the circle.
Corner with a
triangle cutout
CPU Pin1
Use your thumb to gently push the 4.
socket clip down to the clip lock.
If the CPU is properly installed into 5.
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 save the plastic cap. The motherboard must
be shipped with the plastic cap
properly installed to protect
the CPU socket pins. Shipment
without the plastic cap properly
installed will cause damage to
the socket pins.
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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Installing the Heatsink
Do not apply any thermal grease to the 1.
heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount
has already been applied.
Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that 2.
the four mounting holes are aligned with those
on the retention mechanism.
Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 and 3.
the #2 screws) until just snug. Do not fully
tighten the screws to avoid possible damage
to the CPU.
Finish the installation by fully tightening all 4.
four screws.
CEK Passive Heatsink
Screw#1
Screw#1
Screw#2
Screw#2
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 avoid damage done to the
CPU or the CPU socket.
Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from 1.
the motherboard in the sequence as show in
the picture on the right.
Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on 2.
the right and gently wiggle the heatsink to
loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive
force when wiggling the heatsink!!)Once the
heatsink is loosened, remove the heatsink from
the CPU socket.
Screw#1
Screw#2
Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink 3.
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.
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Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis
All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis.
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.
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
Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots, starting with DIMM 1.
#1A.
The memory scheme is interleaved so 2. you must install two modules at a time,
beginning with DIMM #1A, then DIMM #2A and so on. (See the Memory Installation Table Below.)
CAUTION
Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along 3.
the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.
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 X7DWU supports up to 64 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC 1.5V/1.8V DDR2
800/667/533 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.
Optimized DIMM Population Configurations
Branch 0 Branch 1
Number of
DIMMs
2 DIMMs 1A
4 DIMMs 1A
8 DIMMs 1A 1B
(*Notes: i. DIMM slot# specified: DIMM slot to be populated; “---“: DIMM slot not to
be populated. ii. Both FBD 800 MHz, 667 MHz and 533 MHz DIMMs are supported;
however, you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same
type on a motherboard. iii. Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM
modules are installed. For optimal memory performance, please install pairs of
memory modules in both
to follow the restrictions listed above. )
Bank 1
(Channel 0)
--- --- ---
--- --- ---
--- ---
Bank 2
(Channel 1)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2A
--- --- ---
2A
2A 2B
Banks 1 & 2. iv. For memory to work properly, you need
--- ---
Bank 3
(Channel 2)
--- --- ---
3A
3A 3B
--- ---
Bank 4
(Channel 3)
--- --- ---
4A
4A 4B
--- ---
Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more
than 4 GB of memory.
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Note: Notch
should align
with the
receptive point
on the slot
Notch
Notch
Release
Tab
Release
Tab
DIMM2 FBD
2 FBD
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
on the next page for details.)
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device Size Physical Memory
Firmware Hub fl ash memory
(System BIOS)
Local APIC 4 KB 3.99
Area Reserved for the
chipset
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 System
BIOS & OS applications
1 MB 3.99
2 MB 3.99
512 MB 3.01
Remaining (-Available)
(4 GB Total System Memory)
2.84
Installing and Removing DIMMs
To Remove:
Use your thumbs to gently
push the release tabs near
both ends of the module.
This should release it from
the slot.
X7DWU
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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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports
The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the
fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.
Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports
X7DWU
Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions
Back Panel Connectors
Keyboard (Purple)1.
PS/2 Mouse (Green)2.
Back Panel USB Port 03.
Back Panel USB Port 14.
COM Port 1 (Turquoise)5.
VGA Port (Blue) 6.
Gigabit LAN 17.
Gigabit LAN 28.
Rear UID Switch9.
(See Section 2-5 for details.)
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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
specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure below for the
descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the
following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.
Front Control Panel (JF1) Header Pins
R
1920
R
4-Pin PW
8-Pin PW
Fan7
Intel 5000
(North Bridge)
SXB2: PCI-E x8
SXB1: PCI-E x16
J17
B
PWR SM
Fan1
CPU
4B
M
DIM
4A
DIMM
3B
DIMM
3A
M
DIM
2B
DIMM
DIM
DIMM
DIM
CPU1
M2A
1B
1A
M
CPU2
J9
J5
I-SATA0
SGPIO1
J29
Intel ESB2
J30
SGPIO2
(South Bridge)
JBT1
ory
J7
OR1
JW
JPG1
COM2
ES1000
Video CTRL
em
Video M
D
JW
JK1
OL1
JW
JPL2
U
JPL1
PCI-X 133 M
Buzzer
SP1
I2C1
I2C2
J27
J28
Hz
X7DBU
S
Fan6
Fan5
KB/M
JKM1
J9B2
Bank4
J9B1
USB 0/1
J8B3
Bank3
J8B2
COM1
J8B1
Bank2
1
JCOM
J7B3
Battery
J7B2
Bank1
VGA
J7B1
J15
LAN1
1
JLAN
LAN2
JLAN2
LAN
1
CTRL
Rear UID
LE2
SW
J14
J11
R
UIO PW
3
2
JPW
JPW
1
JPW
R
ain PW
20-Pin M
Fan1
JF1
FP CTRL
Fan2
JD1
LE1
JOH1
JP1
Fan3
Fan8
FAN2
CPU
I-SATA4
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
I-SATA5
I-SATA1
OH/Fan Fail/
E#1
ID
PWR Fail/UID LED
SIMSO
BIOS
SB4
Floppy
J18
J22
B
SM
S I/O
JL1
USB2/3
Fan4
Ground
Power LED
HDD LED
NIC1 LED
NIC2 LED
PWR Fail LED
Ground
Ground
NMI
X
X
Vcc
UID Switch/Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Blue_LED_Cathode
(UID)/Vcc
Vcc
Reset
FP Reset Button
FP Power Button
PWR
1
2
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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
A. NMI
JPW1
Front Panel CTRL
B
JD1
OH/Fan Fail/
PWR Fail/UID LED
PWR Fail LED
B. PWR LED
Ground
X
Power LED
HDD LED
NIC1 LED
NIC2 LED
Ground
Ground
1920
A
NMI
X
Vcc
UID Switch/Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Blue_LED_Cathode
(UID)/Vcc
Vcc
Reset
FP Reset Button
FP Power Button
PWR
1
2
Buzzer
FAN7
FAN6
KB/MS
USB0/1
COM1
VGA
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
FAN5
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
Battery
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
SW1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
UIOP
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
JPW3
JPW2
8-Pin PWR
4-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
FAN1
FAN2
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
BIOS
S I/O
USB4
USB2/3
I-SATA5
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
SMB
JL1
Fan4
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HDD LED/FP UID Switch
D
The Front Panel UID Switch connection is
located on pin 13 of JF1. Connect a cable
with a switch attached to pin 13 of JF1 to
provide Unit Identifi cation to your system.
(For more information on the UID Switches,
please refer to UID Switches on Page 2-
22.) The HDD LED connection is located
on pins 13 (Vcc) and 14 of JF1. Attach the
hard drive LED cable here to display disk
activity (for any hard drives on the system,
including Serial ATA and IDE). See the table
on the right for pin defi nitions.
Chapter 2: Installation
HDD LED
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
13 UID Switch/+5V (for HDD
Act)
14 HD Active
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators
The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED
connection for GLAN port1 is located on
pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and
10. Attach the NIC LED cables to display
network activity. Refer to the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.
Buzzer
FAN7
FAN6
USB0/1
FAN5
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
Battery
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
SW1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
UIOP
KB/MS
COM1
VGA
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
J29
J30
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
JWD
S I/O
JWOL1
USB2/3
USB4
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
FAN2
FAN8
CPU
SMB
JL1
JPW3
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
JPW1
A. FP UID Switch
B. HDD LED
C. NIC1 LED
D. NIC2 LED
Ground
X
Power LED
HDD LED
B
NIC1 LED
C
NIC2 LED
OH/Fan Fail/
PWR Fail/UID LED
PWR Fail LED
Ground
Ground
GLAN1/2 LED
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
9/11 Vcc
10/12 PWR Fail
1920
NMI
X
Vcc
UID Switch/Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Blue_LED_Cathode
(UID)/Vcc
Vcc
Reset
PWR
1
2
A
FP Reset Button
FP Power Butto
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Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/
FP UID LED
Connect an LED to the Overheat/Fan
Fail/PWR Fail/UID (Unit ID) LED
connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to
provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating, power failure or fan
failure in addition to providing unit
identifi cation for your system. (For
more information on UID Switches,
please refer to Pages 2-11 and 2-22.)
Refer to the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.
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
defi nitions.
OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/FP UID LED
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
7 Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)
8 OH_Fan Fail_PWR
Fail_UID
OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/FP UID Indica-
tor Status
State Defi nition
Off System Normal
Red On Overheat
Red Flashing Fan Fail/PWR Fail
Blue On FP UID
PWR Fail LED
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
5 Vcc
6 Ground
A. OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UIE LED
Buzzer
FAN7
FAN6
KB/MS
USB0/1
COM1
VGA
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
FAN5
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
Battery
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
SW1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
UIOP
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
JPW3
JPW2
8-Pin PWR
4-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
FAN1
FAN2
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
I-SATA5
J29
J30
BIOS
S I/O
USB4
USB2/3
SIMSO
SMB
JL1
Fan4
B. PWR Supply Fail
JPW1
Front Panel CTRL
Power LED
JD1
HDD LED
NIC1 LED
IDE#1
Floppy
NIC2 LED
OH/Fan Fail/
A
PWR Fail/UID LED
PWR Fail LED
B
Ground
X
Ground
Ground
1920
NMI
X
Vcc
UID Switch/Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Blue_LED_Cathode
(UID)/Vcc
Vcc
Reset
FP Reset Button
FP Power Button
PWR
2
1
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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 defi nitions.
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 confi gured
to function as a suspend button (with a
setting in the BIOS - see Chapter 4). To
turn off the power when set to suspend
mode, press the button for at least 4
seconds. Refer to the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.
Chapter 2: Installation
Reset Button
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
3 Reset
4 Ground
Power Button
Pin Defi nitions (JF1)
Pin# Defi nition
1 Signal
2 +3V Standby
A. Reset Button
Buzzer
FAN7
FAN6
USB0/1
FAN5
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
Battery
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
SW1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
UIOP
KB/MS
COM1
VGA
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JPW2
8-Pin PWR
4-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
FAN1
FAN2
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
I-SATA5
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
J29
J30
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
JWD
S I/O
JWOL1
USB4
USB2/3
SIMSO
SMB
JL1
Fan4
B. PWR Button
JPW3
JPW1
Front Panel CTRL
Power LED
JD1
IDE#1
OH/Fan Fail/
PWR Fail/UID LED
PWR Fail LED
Floppy
Ground
HDD LED
NIC1 LED
NIC2 LED
X
Ground
Ground
1920
NMI
X
Vcc
UID Switch/Vcc
Vcc
Vcc
Blue_LED_Cathode
(UID)/Vcc
Vcc
Reset
FP Reset Button
FP Power Button
PWR
2
1
A
B
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D
2-5 Connecting Cables
ATX Power Connector
There are a 20-pin main power supply
connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU
PWR connector (JPW3) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet
the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. The 4-pin
12V PWR supply is required to provide
adequate power to the system. The UIO
Power Connector, located at J11, is also
required for the UIO slots. For the 8-pin
PWR (JPW3), please refer to the item
listed below. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.
Processor Power Connector
In addition to the Primary ATX power
connector (above), the 12V 8-pin CPU
PWR connector at JPW3 must also be
connected to your power supply . See the
table on the right for pin defi nitions.
Buzzer
FAN7
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWD
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
ATX Power 20-pin Connector
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
11 +3.3V 1 +3.3V
12 -12V 2 +3.3V
13 COM 3 COM
14 PS_ON 4 +5V
15 COM 5 COM
16 COM 6 +5V
17 COM 7 COM
18 Res (NC) 8 PWR_OK
19 +5V 9 5VSB
20 +5V 10 +12V
Required Connection
12V 4-pin Power Con-
nector
Pin Defi nitions
Pins Defi nition
1 and 2 Ground
3 and 4 +12V
Required Connection
12V 8-pin Power CPU
Connector
Pin Defi nitions
Pins Defi nition
1 through 4 Ground
5 through 8 +12V
C
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
A
B
JPW3
FAN1
A. ATX Main PWR
B. 8-pin Processor PWR
JPW1
C. 4-pin PWR
D. UIO PWR
Front Panel CTRL
FAN2
JD1
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
I-SATA3
I-SATA2
I-SATA4
I-SATA1
IDE#1
I-SATA5
J29
J30
SIMSO
USB2/3
Floppy
SMB
JL1
Fan4
S I/O
2-14
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Chapter 2: Installation
D
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
There are fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal
Serial Bus) ports/headers on the
motherboard. Two of them are Back
Panel USB ports (USB#0/1), and the
others are Front Panel USB headers
(USB#2/3, USB#4). See the tables on
the right for pin defi nitions.
Chassis Intrusion
A Chassis Intrusion header is located
at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable
from the chassis to inform you of a
chassis intrusion when the chassis
is opened.
Back Panel USB
(USB 0/1)
Pin# Defi nitions
1 +5V
2 PO3 PO+
4 Ground
5 N/A
Front Panel USB
Pin Defi nitions (USB 2/3/4)
USB2/4
Pin # Defi nition
USB3
Pin # Defi nition
1 +5V 1 +5V
2 PO- 2 PO3 PO+ 3 PO+
4 Ground 4 Ground
5 Key 5 No connection
Chassis Intrusion
Pin Defi nitions (JL1)
Pin# Defi nition
1 Intrusion Input
2 Ground
A. Backpanel USB 0/1
B. Front Panel USB 2/3
JPW1
C. Front Panel USB 4
D. Chassis Intrusion
JD1
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
A
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
C
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
B
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
2-15
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G
F
E
D
H
I
Fan Headers
The X7DWU has eight chassis/system fan headers (Fan1 to Fan8).
Fan1-Fan6 are chassis/system fans,
while Fan7 and Fan8 are CPU fans.
The fan speeds for these fans are
controlled by Thermal Management
via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the
Advanced Setting
ting is Disabled. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.
Keylock
. The default set-
4-Pin Fan Header
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Tachometer
4 PWM Signals
The keyboard lock connection is
designated JK1. Utilizing this header
allows you to inhibit any actions
made on the keyboard,effectively
"locking" it.
Buzzer
FAN7
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWD
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Keylock R-N
JPW3
8-Pin PWR
JPW1
20-Pin PWR
FAN1
A
Front Panel CTRL
FAN2
B
JD1
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
C
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
IDE#1
I-SATA5
SIMSO
Floppy
SMB
JL1
Fan4
Keylock
Pin Defi nitions
A. Fan1
B. Fan2
C. Fan3
D. Fan4
E. Fan5
F. Fan6
G.Fan7(CPU Fan1)
H.Fan8(CPU Fan2)
K.Keylock
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Chapter 2: Installation
A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse
Ports
The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2
mouse ports are located on the IO
Backpanel. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.
Serial Ports
COM1 (JCOM1) is a connector located on the IO Backpanel and COM2 is
a header located at JCOM2 to provide
front access. See the table on the right
for pin defi nitions.
PS/2 Keyboard and
Mouse Port Pin
Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2NC
3 Ground
4 VCC
5 Clock
6NC
Serial Port Pin Defi nitions
(COM1/COM2)
Pin # Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 CD 6 DSR
2RD 7RTS
3 TD 8 CTS
4 DTR 9 RI
5 Ground 10 NC
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
B
Battery
SW1
A
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
C
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
(Pin 10 is available on COM2
only. NC: No Connection.)
JPW1
JD1
A. KB/Mouse
B. COM1
C. COM2
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
2-17
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Wake-On-Ring
The Wake-On-Ring header is designated JWOR1. This function allows
your computer to receive and be
"awakened" by an incoming call to
the modem when the system is in the
suspend state. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions. Y ou must have
a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to
use this feature. Please make sure to
enable this function in the BIOS.
Wake-On-LAN
The Wake-On-LAN header is located
at JWOL1 on the motherboard. See
the table on the right for pin defi ni-
tions. (Note: You must also have a
LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN connector and cable to use this feature.)
Wake-On-Ring
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Ground
2 Wake-up
Wake-On-LAN
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 +5V Standby
2 Ground
3 Wake-up
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
A
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
B
JWOL1
JPL1
2-18
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN2
FAN8
LE1
JOH1
CPU
SIMSO
SMB
Fan4
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
Floppy
A. WOR
B. WOL
Page 39
GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports)
Two G-bit Ethernet ports are designated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO
backplane. These ports accept RJ45
type cables.
Power LED/Speaker
On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for a
power LED, and pins 4-7 are for the
speaker. See the table on the right
for speaker pin definitions. Note:
The speaker connector pins are for
use with an external speaker. If you
wish to use the onboard speaker, you
should close pins 6-7 with a jumper.
Chapter 2: Installation
GLAN1 GLAN2
Speaker Connector
Pin Setting Defi nition
Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker
Pins 4-7 External Speaker
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
A
JP2
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
B
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JWOL1
JPL1
2-19
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
C
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
A. GLAN1
B. GLAN2
C. PWR LED/Speaker
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Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1)
The JOH1 header is used to connect
an LED to provide warnings of chassis
overheating. This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure. Refer to the table
on right for pin defi nitions.
SMB
A System Management Bus header is
located at J18. Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your
system.
Overheat LED
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 5vDC
2 OH Active
OH/Fan Fail LED
State Message
Solid Overheat
Blinking Fan Fail
SMB Header
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Data
2 Ground
3 Clock
4 No Connection
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JWOL1
JPL1
2-20
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN2
FAN8
LE1
JOH1
CPU
SIMSO
SMB
Fan4
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
A
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
Floppy
B
A. OH/Fan Fail LED
B. SMB Header
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Chapter 2: Installation
Power SMB (I2C) Connector
Power SMB (I
2
C) Connector (J17)
monitors onboard power supply, fan
speeds and system temperatures.
See the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.
VGA Connector
A VGA connector (J15) is located
next to the GLAN1 port on the IO
backplane. Refer to the board layout
below for the location.
PWR SMB
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition
1 Clock
2 Data
3 PWR Fail
4 Ground
5 +3.3V
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
B
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
A
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JWOL1
JPL1
2-21
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
A. PWR SMB
B. VGA
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Unit Identifi cation Switches
There are two Unit Identification (UID)
Switches on the motherboard. The Front
Panel UID Switch is connected to Pin 13
of the Front Control Panel (JF1). The Rear
UID Switch (SW1) is located next to LAN
Port 2. When you push the UID Switch on
the Front Control Panel, both Rear UID and
Front Panel UID Indicators will be on. Push
the FP UID Switch (or the Rear UID SwitchSW1) again to turn off both Indicators. These
UID Indicators provide easy identifi cation of
a system unit that may be in need of service. (For more information on the FP UID
Switch, please refer to FP UID Switch on
Page 2-11.)
T-SGPIO Headers
Two SGPIO (Serial-Link General Purpose
Input/Output) headers are located at J29
and J30 on the motherboard. These headers
support serial link interfaces for the onboard
SATA and SAS connectors. See the table
on the r ight for pin defi nition s. Refer to the
board layo ut below f or the l ocat ion.
Buzzer
FAN7
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWD
JWOL1
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
FAN5
FAN6
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
A
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
T-SGPIO
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition Pin Defi nition
1NC 2 NC
3 Ground 4 Data
5 Load 6 Ground
7NC 8 NC
Note: NC= No Connections
A. UID Switch
B. SGPIO1
JPW1
C. SGPIO2
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
IDE#1
Floppy
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
B
C
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN2
FAN8
JPW3
FAN1
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN2
CPU
SIMSO
SMB
Fan4
2-22
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2-6 Jumper Settings
Connector
Pins
Jumper
Cap
Setting
Chapter 2: Installation
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 identifi ed 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.
GLAN Enable/Disable
JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN
Port1/GLAN Port2 on the motherboard. See the table on the right for
jumper settings. The default setting
is enabled.
3 2 1
3 2 1
Pin 1-2 short
GLAN Enable
Jumper Settings
Pin# Defi nition
1-2 Enabled (default)
2-3 Disabled
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
A
JWOL1
JPL1
2-23
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
A. GLAN Ports1/2 Enable
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
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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.
Watch Dog Enable/Disable
Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot
the system when a software application hangs.
Close Pins 1-2 to reset the system if an application hangs. Close Pins 2-3 to generate a
non-maskable interrupt signal for the application
that hangs. See the table on the right for jumper
settings. Watch Dog must also be enabled in
the BIOS.
Buzzer
FAN7
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWD
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
A
B
I-SATA1
J29
J30
BIOS
S I/O
USB4
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
Watch Dog
Jumper Settings
Jumper Setting Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Reset
Pins 2-3 NMI
Open Disabled
A. Clear CMOS
FAN2
FAN8
LE1
JOH1
CPU
SIMSO
SMB
Fan4
JPW3
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
Floppy
B. Watch Dog Enable
JPW1
JD1
(default)
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VGA Enable/Disable
JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the
VGA port. The default position is on pins
1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on
the right for jumper settings.
I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots
2
JI
C1 (J27)/JI2C2 (J28) allow you to enable I2C Bus to PCI-Express slots. See
the table on the right for jumper settings.
The default setting is Disabled.
VGA Enable/Disable
Jumper Settings
Both Jumpers Defi nition
Pins 1-2 Enabled
Pins 2-3 Disabled
I2C Bus to PCI Slots
Jumper Settings
Jumper Defi nition
1-2 Enabled
Off Disabled (De-
fault)
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
Buzzer
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
B
JI2C2
C
JI2C1
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
A
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA3
JPW2
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
A. VGA Enabled
B. JI
JPW1
C. JI
JD1
2
2
C1
C2
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2-7 Onboard Indicators
GLAN LEDs
Link
LED
Activity
LED
There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port
has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates
activity , while the Link LED may be green,
amber or off to indicate the speed of the
connection. See the tables at right for
more information.
Onboard Power LED (LE1)
There is an Onboard Power LED (LE1)
located on the motherboard. When LE1
is off, the system is off. When the green
light is on, the system is on. See the layout
below for the LED location.
(Rear View: When viewing from
the rear side of the system)
GLAN Activity Indicator
(LED Settings)
LED Color Defi nition
Off Not Active
Y ellow Blinking: Active
GLAN Link Indicator
(LED Settings)
LED Color Defi nition
Off No Connection or 10 Mbps
Green 100 Mbps
Amber 1 Gbps
Onboard PWR LED Indicator (LE1)
LED Color Defi nition
Off System Off (PWR cable
Green System On
Green:
Flashing
Quickly
Green:
Flashing
Slowly
not connected)
ACPI S1 State
ACPI S3 (STR) State
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
A
JP2
B
FAN6
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
LAN CTRL
FAN5
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JWOL1
JPL1
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I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN2
FAN8
LE1
JOH1
CPU
SIMSO
SMB
Fan4
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
C
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
Floppy
A. GLAN Port1 LEDs
B. GLAN Port2 LEDs
B. Onboard Power LED
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2-8 Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive and SIMSO IPMI
Connections
Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables:
•
The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. •
A single fl oppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two •
fl oppy 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.
Floppy Connector
The fl oppy connector is located at
J22. See the table below for pin
defi nitions.
Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground 2 FDHDIN
3 Ground 4 Reserved
5 Key 6 FDEDIN
7 Ground 8 Index
9 Ground 10 Motor Enable
11 Ground 12 Drive Select B
13 Ground 14 Drive Select B
15 Ground 16 Motor Enable
17 Ground 18 DIR
19 Ground 20 STEP
21 Ground 22 Write Data
23 Ground 24 Write Gate
25 Ground 26 Track 00
27 Ground 28 Write Protect
29 Ground 30 Read Data
31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select
33 Ground 34 Diskette
Floppy Drive Connector
Pin Defi nitions (Floppy)
X7DWU
A. Floppy Port
A
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SIMSO IPMI Slot
There is a SIMSO IPMI (Intelligent
Platform Management Interface)
slot on the motherboard. Refer to
the layout below for the location of
SIMSO slot.
SXB1/SXB2 Slots
SXB1 and SXB2 are specially designed for Supermicro's riser cards.
These two slots are to be used with
riser cards. When used with riser
cards, the left IO slot (SXB1) supports
one PCI-E x16 and one UIO devices;
while the right IO slots (PCI-Exp. x8,
and SXB2) can support PCI-E x8
devices. Refer to the layout below for
the location.
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
Buzzer
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
C
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
B
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
KEYLOCK
JPL1
JWD
JWOL1
I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA3
JPW2
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
A
JPW3
FAN1
FAN2
LE1
JOH1
FAN3
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
SMB
JL1
Fan4
A. SIMSO Slot
B. SXB1 (PCI-E x16) Slot
JPW1
C. SXB1 (PCI-E x18) Slot
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
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IDE Connector
An IDE Connector is located at
JIDE1on the motherboard. See
the table on the right for pin
defi nitions.
IDE Drive Connector
Pin Defi nitions
Pin# Defi nition Pin # Defi nition
1 Reset IDE 2 Ground
3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8
5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9
7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10
9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11
11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12
13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13
15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14
17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
19 Ground 20 Key
21 DRQ3 22 Ground
23 I/O Write 24 Ground
25 I/O Read 26 Ground
27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE
29 DACK3 30 Ground
31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16
33 Addr1 34 Ground
35 Addr0 36 Addr2
37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1
39 Activity 40 Ground
COM1
VGA
KB/MS
USB0/1
LAN1
LAN2
LE2
UIOP
Battery
SW1
BANK4
BANK3
BANK2
BANK1
JP2
LAN CTRL
FAN5
FAN6
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
DIMM4B
DIMM4A
DIMM3B
DIMM3A
DIMM2B
DIMM2A
DIMM1B
DIMM1A
JI2C2
JI2C1
Buzzer
CPU FAN1
Intel 5400
North Bridge
PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal)
SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal)
X7DWU
FAN7
SMBUS_PS
JWOR
JPG1
COM2
Intel 5400
South Bridge
VGA CTRL
CPU2
CPU1
JBT1
JWD
KEYLOCK
JWOL1
JPL1
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I-SATA0
T-SGPIO1
T-SGPIO2
BIOS
USB4
I-SATA1
J29
J30
S I/O
I-SATA2
I-SATA3
JPW2
4-Pin PWR
I-SATA4
USB2/3
8-Pin PWR
20-Pin PWR
I-SATA5
JL1
FAN8
FAN2
CPU
LE1
JOH1
SMB
JPW3
JPW1
FAN1
Front Panel CTRL
JD1
FAN3
FAN2
IDE#1
SIMSO
Floppy
Fan4
A. IDE#1
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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
Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas-1.
sis.
Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the 2.
keyboard and mouse.
Remove all add-on cards.3.
Install one CPU (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis speaker 4.
and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper settings as well.)
No Power
Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and 1.
chassis.
Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions.2.
Make sure that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.3.
Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.4.
The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-5.
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.
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No Video
If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and 1.
memory modules.
Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A and 2.
Appendix B for details on beep codes.
Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration
Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power 1.
supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to
Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.
The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-2.
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one. If the above steps do
not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your vendor for repairs.
Note: If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card
is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.
Memory Errors
Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed. Check if 1.
different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and make sure that the BIOS
setup is confi gured for the fastest speed of RAM used. It is recommended that
you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.
Make sure that you are using the correct type of 1.5V/1.8V DDR2 FBD (Fully 2.
Buffered) ECC 800/667/533 SDRAM (recommended by the manufacturer.)
Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between
four slots and noting the results. Make sure that all memory modules are fully
seated in their slots. To install memory modules, begin with Bank 1, then Bank
2, and so on (see Page 2-6).
3-2 Technical Support Procedures
Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that
as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end-users, so
it is best to fi rst check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services.
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They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration
that was sold to you.
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/
BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at
• (http://www.supermicro.
com/support/bios/
Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed; it depends on the modifi cations to the boot
block code.
If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when
•
contacting Supermicro for technical support:
Motherboard model and PCB revision number
•
)
) before contacting Technical Support.
BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your •
system fi rst boots up)
System confi guration
•
An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at • (http://www.
supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm)
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 [email protected] or by fax at: (408) 503-8000, option 2.
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can
support?
Answer: The X7DWU has eight 240-pin DIMM slots that support 1.5V/1.8V DDR2
FBD ECC 800/667/533 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do
not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes.
Question: How do I update my BIOS?
Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi-
encing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web
site at
message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also,
check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before
http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS warning
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downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS fi le to your
computer. Unzip the BIOS fi les onto a bootable fl oppy and reboot your system.
Follow the Readme.txt to continue fl ashing the BIOS.
prevent possible system boot failure!
Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to
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 the
Windows OS, 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 fi rst for any product problems.
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Chapter 4
BIOS
4-1 Introduction
This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWU. The
Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a
fl oppy 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 the BIOS that may not be refl ected
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 stores the system parameters,
types 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 CMOS Logic, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time
the computer is powered on, the computer is confi gured with the values stored in
the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot up.
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.)
The CMOS
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.
Warning: Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to
prevent possible boot failure.
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4-2 Running Setup
Note: 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 the next page).
When you fi rst power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately acti-
vated.
While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two
ways:
By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or1.
When the message shown below appears briefl y at the bottom of the screen 2.
during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate
the main Setup menu:
Note: Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup
4-3 Main BIOS Setup
All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen
is displayed below.
Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.
Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting. Press the
<Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. Items that use submenus are indicated
with the
submenu.
Xicon. With the item highlighted, press the <Enter> key to access the
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System Time
To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate
fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data.
System Date
Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and enter the correct
data. Press the <Enter> key to save the data.
BIOS Date
This fi eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built.
Legacy Diskette A
This setting allows the user to set the type of fl oppy 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.
XIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/
Slave, SATA Port 3, and SATA Port 4
These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/
Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, SATA Port 3, and SATA Port 4. Press <Enter>
to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set
the correct confi gurations accordingly .
The following items will be displayed in the submenu:
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Type
This feature allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow
the BIOS to automatically confi gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the
connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD
type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed.
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 IDE or SATA Device.
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.
LBA Format
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 Transfers
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.
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LBA Mode Control
This item determines whether the 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
This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard,
Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.
Ultra DMA Mode
This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled,
Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.
Parallel ATA
This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. The
default setting is Channel 0.
Serial ATA
This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The
options are Disabled and Enabled.
Native Mode Operation
This setting allows the user to select the native mode for ATA. The options are:
Serial ATA, and Auto.
Serial ATA (SATA) 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. When this item is set to
Enabled, the item: "ICH RAID Code Base" will be available for you to select either
Intel or Adaptec Host RAID fi rmware. If this item is set to Disabled, the item-SATA
AHCI Enable will be available.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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ICH RAID Code Base (Available when SATA RAID is
Enabled.)
Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's
HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec.
SATA AHCI (Available when SATA RAID is Disabled.)
Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface. (Take
caution when using this function. This feature is for advanced programmers only.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.)
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 submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <En-
XBoot Features
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
QuickBoot 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.
QuietBoot Mode
This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during bootup.
POST Errors
Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup.
If set to Disabled, the system will continue to boot without displaying any error
messages even when a boot error occurs.
ACPI Mode
Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced Confi guration
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.
Resume On Modem Ring
Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your
modem. The options are On and Off.
EFI OS Boot
If enabled, this feature provides support for EFI OS booting. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Keyboard On Now Function
This feature allows the user to determine how to use the keyboard to power on the
system from S3~S5 States. Select Space to allow the user to power on the system
by pressing the space bar. Select Password to allow the user to enter the password
to power on the system. Select Disabled to disable this function.
Set Power On Password
When Password is selected on the item above, the user will be prompted to key
in a password of 5-letter long to be used to power on the system.
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 confi guration during bootup.
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XMemory Cache
Cache System BIOS Area
This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used
as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) 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 to write (cache) 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 devices.
Cache Base 0-512K
If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: Block
0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer , a storage area in Static DROM (SDROM)
or to be written into L1, L2 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 the CPU to write data back directly from
the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and
Write Back.
Cache Base 512K-640K
If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K to
be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (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 512640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer
without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.
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Cache Extended Memory
If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area
(above 1MB) to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in Static DROM
(SDROM) or written into L1, L2 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 system memory area above
1MB. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer
without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.
Discrete MTRR Allocation
If enabled, MTRRs (-Memory Type Range Registers) are confi gured as distinct,
separate units and cannot be overlapped. Set to Enabled to enhance graphic performance when using a Linux graphic driver that requires write-combining confi guration
with 4GB or more memory. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
XPCI Confi guration
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices.
Onboard GLAN1/GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Confi gure
Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN port specifi ed.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
PCI Parity Error Forwarding
The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent (forwarded) to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
PCI Fast Delayed Transaction
Enable this function to improve DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32-bit multimedia
card. The options are Enable and Disabled.
Reset Confi guration Data
If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Confi guration Data- (ESCD)
area. The options are Yes and No.
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XSlot1 PCI-Exp. <R> x8, Slot2 PCI-Exp.<R> x4, Slot3 PCI-Exp.
<R> x4, Slot4 PCI-Exp. <R> x4, Slot5 PCI-Exp. <L> x8, Slot6 PCIExp. <L> x4 and Slot0 PCI-Exp. <L> x4
Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following:
Option ROM Scan
When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Enable Master
This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The
options are Enabled and Disabled.
Latency Timer
This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master. A high-priority, highthroughout device may benefi t 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.
A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate.
Large Disk Access Mode
This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are
DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetWare and other operating systems).
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XAdvanced Chipset Control
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect
setting, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may
cause the system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting
to the default setting.
SERR Signal Condition
This setting specifi es the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted.
The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit, and Both.
Clock Spectrum Feature
If Enabled, the BIOS will enable the Clock Spectrum feature in the clock generator
to help reduce the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components
when needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
XIntel VT for Directed I/O
Select Enabled to bring up the following Intel VT for Directed I/O (VT-d) Confi gura-
tion submenu. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
VT-d for Port 0 (ESI)/VT-d for Port 1/VT-d for Port 5/VT-d for Port 9/
VT-d for DMI Port
Select Enabled to enable VT-d support for the port specifi ed through DRHD Struc-
tures in the ACPI Tables. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Memory Voltage
This feature allows the user to set memory voltage for onboard memory modules.
Select auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the onboard memory voltage
according to the status of its SPD (Serial Presence Detect). Select 1.5V to force
the memory modules to run on 1.5V to accommodate lower-power FBDIMM (Fully
Buffered DIMM). Select 1.8V to force the memory module to run on 1.8 for testing.
The options are Auto, 1.5V, and 1.8V
Warning: If set to 1.8V, damage may occur to FBDIMM memory modules
that only support 1.5V.
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4GB PCI Hole Granularity
This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots. If MTRRs
are not enough, this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation. The options
are: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1GB and 2GB.
Memory Branch Mode
This option determines how the two memory branches operate. System address
space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one
branch to another. Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies
of data in two branches. Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during
system manufacturing. The options are Interleave, Sequential, Mirroring, and Single
Channel 0.
Branch 0 Rank Interleaving & Sparing
Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing
for Branch 0 Rank. The options for Memory Interleaving are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1. The
options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled.
Branch 1 Rank Interleaving & Sparing
Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing
for Branch 1 Rank. The options for Memory Interleaving are 1:1, 2:1 and 4:1. The
options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled.
Enhanced x8 Detection
Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Demand Scrubbing
Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory
erro rs f oun d on an FB D me mo r y m odu le. Wh en t he C PU or I /O is sue s a de man dread command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC,
it is cor rected a nd sent to the or iginal so urce. Me mory i s updated as well. S elect
Enabled t o use Demand S crubbin g for ECC memor y cor rectio n. The optio ns are
Enabled and Disabled.
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High Temperature DRAM Operation
When set to Enabled, the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM
temperature. If disabled, the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based
on a predefi ned value. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
AMB Thermal Sensor
Select Enabled to activate the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory
Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
Thermal Throttle
Select Enabled to enable closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered (FBD)
memory module. In the closed-loop thermal environment, thermal throttling will be
activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a predefi ned
threshold. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Global Activation Throttle
Select Enabled to enable open-loop global thermal throttling on a fully buffered
(FBD) memory module to make it active whenever the number of activate control
exceeds a predefi ned number. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Force ITK Confi guration Clocking
Select Enabled to confi gure FBD clock settings to support ITK testing. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.
Reserved Branch for ITK Test
This feature allows the user to specify the memory branch number to be reserved
for ITK testing. The default setting is Branch 1.
Snoop Filter
Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffi c to the graphics port to greatly improve
system performance when running graphics intensive applications. The options are
Enabled and Disabled.
Crystal Beach Features
Select Enabled to use the Intel I /O AT (Ac celeratio n Techn ology) to accele rate
the performance of TOE devices. (Note: A TOE device is a specialized, dedicated
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processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some
or all pac ket proces sing of this ad d-on c ard. For this m otherb oard, the TOE de vice i s built inside t he ESB 2 South Br idge chip.) The opti ons are Enabled and
Disabled.
Route Port 80h Cycles to
This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The
options are PCI and LPC.
XAdvanced 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.
Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU.)
The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The
options are: Default and x12.
Machine Checking (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to use this function which will allow the CPU to detect and report
hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-specifi c registers (MSRs). The options
are Disabled and Enabled.
Fast String Operations (Available if supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions.
The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Thermal Management 2 (Available if supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage
and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefi ned overheat threshold.
Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be
regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches
the overheat threshold.
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C1/C2 Enhanced Mode (Available if supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt (C1) State and Stop Clock (C2) State to
lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent the processor from overheating. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s web site for details.)
Execute Disable Bit (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and thus preventing a worm or
a virus from inserting and creating a fl ood of codes to overwhelm the processor
or damage the system during an attack. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
For more information regarding this function, please refer to Intel's and Microsoft's
web sites.
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Available when supported by the
CPU.)
The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The
CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The default
settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000
Series Processors.
Hardware Prefetcher (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enabled to activate the hardware components that are used in conjunction
with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and
maximize data processing effi ciency. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Set Maximum Ext. CPUID=3
When set to Enabled, the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3. The options
are Disabled and Enabled.
Direct Cache Access (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffi c directly into processor caches
to reduce memory latency and improve network performance. The options are
Disabled and Enabled.
DCA Delay Clocks (*Available if supported by the CPU.)
This featu re allow s the user t o set the c lock d elay set ting fr om sno op to prefetc h
for Dir ect C ache Ac c ess. S elec t a set ting f rom 8 ( bus cyc les) to 120 (bus cycle s)
(in 8 -cyc le inc rement). Th e default s etti ng is 32 (bus cycles).
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Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when supported
by the CPU.)
Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform
to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled
and Disabled.
Note: If there is any change to this setting, you will need to power off and
restart the system for the change to take effect. Please refer to Intel’s
web site for details.
Intel EIST Support (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the
system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort
to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation. The options are Enabled and
Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s web site for details.
C State Supported (Available if supported by the CPU.)
This feature allows the user to choose the ACPI Power Management State to be
supported by the BIOS. Select C1 to activate the Enhanced Halt State mode in
order to reduce power consumption. Select C2 to activate the Stop-Clock mode to
keep all CPU software visible. Select C3 to activate the Sleep State mode when the
CPU does not need to keep its cache coherent but maintains other states. Select
C4 to activate the package-level lower-power mode after each core of CPUs has
been set to C3 State in an effort to further reduce power consumption. The options
are C1, C1C2 (C1 & C2), C1C2C3 (C1, C2 & C3), and C1C2C3C4 (C1, C2, C3 &
C4). Please refer to Intel’s web site for details.
XI/O Device Confi guration
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.
Serial Port A
This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled
(user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled).
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Base I/O Address
This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options
are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8.
Interrupt
This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The
options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.
Serial Port B
This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B.The options are Enabled
(user defi ned), Disabled, Auto (BIOS controlled) and OS Controlled.
Mode
This setting allows you to set 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
This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options
are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.
Interrupt
This setting allows you to 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 fl oppy disk controller. The options
are Enabled (user defi ned), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS and OS controlled).
Base I/O Address
This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for the Floppy port. The options are Primary and Secondary
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XDMI 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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XConsole Redirection
Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
COM Port Address
This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to:
Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. The default setting is Disabled.
BAUD Rate
This item allows you to set 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 set console redirection type. The options are VT100,
VT100/8bit, PC-ANSI/7bit, PC ANSI, VT100+,
VT-UTF8 and ASCII.
Flow Control
This item allows you to select the fl ow control option for console redirection. The
options are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.
Console Connection
This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected: either
Direct or Via Modem.
Continue CR after POST
This item allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after
the POST routine. The options are On and Off.
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XHardware Monitor Logic
Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of the item:
CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core Temperature
CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second Core Temperature
CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/ CPU3 Temperature/ CPU4
Temperature
System Temperature
Fan1-Fan8 Speeds
If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display
the status of the fans indicated in this item.
Fan Speed Control Modes
This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the
onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When the
CPU on-die temperature increases, the fan speed will also increase, and vice versa.
If the option is set to 3-pin fan, the fan speed is controlled by voltage. If the option
is set to 4-pin, the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation (PWM).
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 fan speed control and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed
(12V). The Options are: 1. Disable, 2. 3-pin (Server), 3. 3-pin (Workstation), 4.
4-pin (Server) and 5. 4-pin (Workstation).
Voltage Monitoring
The following items will be monitored and displayed:
Vcore A/Vcore B, -12V/+12V, P1V5/P_VTT/Vbat, +3.3V, 5Vsb/5VDD
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XIPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is
installed in the system.)
IPMI Specifi cation Version: This item displays the current IPMI Version.
Firmware Version: This item displays the current Firmware Version.
System Event Logging
Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled,
the system will continue to log events received via system interface. The options
are Enabled and Disabled.
Clear System Event Logging
Enable this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the
next cold boot. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Existing Event Log Number
This item displays the number of the existing event log.
Event Log Control
System Firmware Progress
Enable this function to log POST progress. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
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BIOS POST Errors
Enable this function to log POST errors. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
BIOS POST Watch Dog
Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
OS Boot Watch Dog
Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Timer for Loading OS (Minutes)
This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous
item: OS Boot Watch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default
setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set
to Disabled.)
Time Out Option
This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system
boot failure. The options are No Action, Reset, Power Off and Power Cycles.
XSystem Event Log/System Event Log (List Mode)
These options display the System Event (SEL) Log and System Event (SEL) Log
in List Mode. Items include: SEL (System Event Log) Entry Number, SEL Record
ID, SEL Record Type, Time Stamp, Generator ID, SEL Message Revision, Sensor
Type, Sensor Number, SEL Event Type, Event Description, and SEL Event Data.
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XRealtime Sensor Data
This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures,
fan speeds and voltages of various components.
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4-5 Security
Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed
by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security
BIOS settings are described in this section.
Supervisor Password Is:
This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system.
Clear means such a password has not been used, and Set means a supervisor
password has been entered.
User Password Is:
This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system. Clear
means such a password has not been used, and Set means a user password has
been entered.
Set Supervisor Password
When the item Set "Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key . When
prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change
supervisor's password, which allows access to the BIOS.
Set User Password
When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key. When
prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the
user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up.
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Password on Boot
This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter
the system at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and
Disabled (password not required).
TPM (Trusted Platform Modules) Support
Select Enabled to enable support for trusted platforms and allow the BIOS to automatically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms specifi ed.
The options are Enabled and Disabled.
If set to Enabled, the TPM State screen displays. (See the next section.)
4-6 TPM (Trusted Platform Modules) State
Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow
keys. You should see the following display.
Current TPM State
This item shows the current TPM State only.
Change TPM State
Select "Enabled & Activate" to enable TPM support for the system. Select De-activate & Disabled to disable the function of TPM support. If "No Change" is selected,
no changes will be done to the current TPM State. Select Clear to clear or erase
all information related to TPM support.
If set to "Clear", the sub-menu: Physical Presence Operations will appear. Select
Reject to cancel the selection. Select Execute to proceed with selection. All information related to TPM Support will be erased.
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4-7 Boot
Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and
specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings
are described in this section.
Boot List
Candidate
List
Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders
The devices included in the boot list section (above) are bootable devices listed in
the sequence of boot order as specifi ed. The boot functions for the devices included
in the candidate list (above) are currently disabled. Use a <+> key or a <-> key to
move the device up or down. Use the <f> key or the <r> key to specify the type of
an USB device, either fi xed or removable. You can select one item from the boot
list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the list of bootable devices (to make its
resource available for other bootable devices). Subsequently , you can select an item
from the candidate list and hit the <x> key to remove it from the candidate list and
put it in the boot list. This item will then become a bootable device. See details on
changing the boot priority order of a device in the "Item Specifi c Help" window.
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4-8 Exit
Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.
You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this
section.
Exit Saving Changes
Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit
the BIOS Setup utility.
Exit Discarding Changes
Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any
changes you may have made.
Load Setup Defaults
Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the
BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.
Discard Changes
Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to discard (cancel) any changes you've made.
You will remain in the Setup utility.
Save Changes
Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made. You will
remain in the Setup utility.
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Appendix A
BIOS POST Error Codes
This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) Error codes for the Phoenix BIOS.
POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. The recoverable error codes are listed below.
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 confi guration error
•
1 repetitive long beep - no memory detected•
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Appendix B
Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2
SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software
drivers.
Important Notes to the User:
Note 1: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please
go directly to Section B-2 and Appendix D for Operating System & Other
Software Installation.
Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel
ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS.
B-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ESB2 SATA
RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing
the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The
necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with
your motherboard.) The current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only
support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that 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 transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the serial cables
used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA (PATA),
SATA systems have better airfl ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than
Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm,
while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall, SATA provides
better functionality than PATA.
Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Controller Hub
Located in the South Bridge of the 5000P chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ESB2)
provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports an
1-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and six Serial A TA (SATA)
ports. The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device confi gurations:
Legacy mode and Native mode.
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The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations
The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported:
RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections
of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.
RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another
drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.
RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without
parity information) to get the benefi ts of both.
RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or
more hard drives.
The Intel Matrix Storage
The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ESB2, allows the user to create RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives.
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive
and generate a virtual RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets. It also allows
you the change the HDD partition size without any data.
Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions
(Native Mode)
1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend 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" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,
Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>
key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default
settings for the BIOS.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" section in BIOS.
4. Scroll down to "SATA Controller Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select
"Enhanced."
5. Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "En-
abled."
6. Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press
the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.
7. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
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8. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to run
the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press
<Ctrl> <I> for the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility .
Note: The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two
or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems
with one drive installed.
Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program
Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes
1. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically
reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.
2. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultaneously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:
Note: All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only.
The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro's endorsement
or non-endorsement on any 3rd party's product. Your screens may or many not
look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.
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Creating a RAID 0 Volume
1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:
2. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key
to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)
3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter>.
4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure
as RAID. The following pop-up screen displays: (See the note on Page B-3)
5. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>
to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.
6. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging from
4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array, and hit <Enter>. (Note: For a server, please
use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size. The
default stripe size is 128 KB.)
7. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.
8. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.
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Creating a RAID 1 Volume
1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:
2. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key
to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.)
3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 1 (Mirror) and hit <Enter>.
4. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume capacity and hit
<Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.
5. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.
6. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.
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Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0)
1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:
2. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 10 (RAID1 + RAID0) and hit <Enter>.
4. When the Stripe Size is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to
select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit <Enter>. The
default setting is 64 KB. (Note: For a server, please use a lower stripe size, and
for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size.)
5. When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted, enter your RAID volume
capacity and hit <Enter>. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.
6. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.
7. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.
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Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity):
1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key.
The following screen will appear:
2. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.
3. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to
select RAID 5 (Parity) and hit <Enter>.
4. When the Disk item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure
as RAID. The following pop-up screen displays: (See the note on Page B-3.)
5. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <Space>
to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.
6. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging from
4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array, and hit <Enter>. (Note: For a server, please
use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe size. The
default stripe size is 128 KB.)
7. Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press <Enter> when the capacity
item is highlighted. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.
8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.
9. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
create the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Create Volume menu.
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Deleting RAID Volume
Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You
will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.)
1. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set you want to
delete and press <Del>. A Warning message displays.
3. When asked "Are you sure you want to delete this volume (Y/N), press "Y" to
delete the RAID volume, or type "N" to go back to the Delete Volume menu.
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Resetting to Non-RAID Settings and Resetting a RAID HDD
Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume
HDD to non-RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a
RAID volume or a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and
delete the internal RAID structure on the drive.
1. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>.
The following screen will appear:
2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset
and press <Space> to select.
3. Press <Enter> to reset the RAID set drive. A Warning message displays.
4. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.
Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility
1. From the main menu, select item4-Exit, and press <Enter>. A warning message
will appear.
2. Press "Y" to reset the drive, or type "N" to go back to the main menu.
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B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS with RAID
Functions
Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003
OS
Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the 1.
system will start booting up from CD.
Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a 2.
third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.
When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify 3.
additional device(s).
Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ESB2 into 4.
Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.
Choose the Intel(R) ESB2 5. SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the
XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.
Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to 6.
specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all
devices are specifi ed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.
From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The 7.
XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device fi les and then, continue
the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.
After Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation is completed, the system will auto-8.
matically reboot.
Note: the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the
Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System.
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Appendix C
Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware components have been installed, you must confi gure the
Adaptec Embedded Serial A TA RAID and then install the Windows operating system.
All necessary drivers are included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came with
your motherboard.
Note: The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID
Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2) Controller.
C-1 Introduction to the Adaptec SATA RAID 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 up to 3.0 Gbps. Because the
serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better airfl ow 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 ESB2 I/O Controller Hub
Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5400P Chipset, the ESB2 I/O Controller
Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports
1-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and one Adaptec's Serial ATA (SATA) Host Controller, which support up to six Serial ATA drives, up to
two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Confi gurations. (See the table
below for details.)
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Confi guring the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating
Systems (--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)
1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend 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" Settings. Once in the "Exit" settings,
Scroll down to select "Load Optimized Default Settings" and press the <Enter>
key. Select "OK" to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default
settings for the BIOS.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" section in BIOS.
4. Scroll down to "SATA Control Mode" and press the <Enter> key to select "En-
hanced"
5. Scroll down to "SATA RAID Enabled" and press <Enter>. Then, select "En-
abled."
6. Scroll down to "ICH RAID Codebase" and select "Adaptec". Then press <Enter>.
(For ICH RAID Codebase: Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec.)
7. Scroll down to "Exit". Select "Exit Saving Changes" from the "Exit" menu. Press
the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.
8. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
9. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to run
the Intel RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press
<Ctrl> <A> for Intel RAID Confi guration Utility .
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The Adaptec Embedded SATA HostRAID Driver
The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA/RAID functionality
and performance enhancements to a motherboard. RAID striping (RAID 0) allows
data to be written across multiple drives, greatly improving hard disk I/O performance. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows data to be simultaneously written to two
drives, improving data security even if a single hard disk fails. A Stripe of Mirrors
(RAID 10) provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe, maximizing data
security and system effi ciency . By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA
into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X7DWU offers the user the benefi ts of
SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.
Using the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (ARC)
The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, an embedded BIOS Utility, includes the
following:
Array Confi guration Utility: Use this utility to create, confi gure and manage arrays.
Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.
To run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, you will need to do the following:
1. Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS
Confi gurations).
2. Press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during
system boot. (Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions.)
Using the Array Confi guration Utility (ACU)
When you press <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously at the prompt during system
bootup, the main menu will appear.
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 . Press the <Insert> key to select a drive. When a drive is highlighted
(selected), press the <Delete> key to de-select it.
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Managing Arrays
Select this option to view array properties, and confi gure array settings.
To select this option,
Arrays" from the main menu as shown above.
using the arrow keys and the <enter> key, select "Managing
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Confi guring Disk Drives
You may need to confi gure a disk drive before you can use it.
Caution: Confi guring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and
may make 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 confi gure a disk that is part of a boot array. To determine which disks are
associated with a particular array, please refer to
To confi gure a disk drive
1. From the main menu (shown on Page C-4), select Confi gure Drives and hit
<Enter> (as shown below.)
Viewing Array Properties.
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2. From the "Select Drives for Confi guring" List (shown below,) select the drives
you want to confi gure and press <Insert>.
3. The drive you've selected will appear in the "Selected Drives Dialog Box" on
the right (as shown below.) Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to
confi gure appear in the selected drives box.
4. Once both drives display in the selected drive box, press <Enter.>
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