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X7DBN

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

Summary of Contents for Supero X7DBN

Page 1: ...SUPER X7DBN USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa...

Page 3: ...dual processor DP enterprise server workstation environments This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other har...

Page 4: ...er Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 8 B Front Control Panel 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Def...

Page 5: ...Overheat LED Fan Fail 2 21 SMB Connector 2 21 SMB Power Connector 2 22 VGA Connector 2 22 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector 2 23 SGPIO Headers 2 23 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable 2 24 Clear CMOS 2 25 Watch Dog 2 25 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 2 26 VGA Enable Disable 2 26 Compact Flash Master Slave Enable Disable 2 27 I2C Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots 2 27 2 7 Onboa...

Page 6: ...ocedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 24 4 6 Boot Setup 4 25 4 7 Exit 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 X7...

Page 7: ...eck 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 0036L 02 One 1 Serial Port cable CBL 010L 01 One 1 USB cable CBL 0083L One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L On...

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Page 9: ...te 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 ...

Page 10: ... C trl SPK PW LE D JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 F loppy BIOS Fan4 SATA1 SATA0 USB2 3 SMB PCI 33 MHz PCI X 133 100 MHz Battery VGA CTRL PCI Exp x8 North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPW R 4 Pin PWR J3P P arrallel P ort 24 Pin JPG1 CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fan7 JAR J17 PSF JPW2 JPW1 JPW3 JD1 JIDE1 JIDE2 C ompact F lash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 J22 SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 SATA5 JL1 JK1 Slot1 J1 J13...

Page 11: ... 2 G bit Ethernet Ports 1 2 IDE1 IDE2 Note IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 Keylock JK1 Keylock Header OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Parallel J21 Parallel Printer Port PSF Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 PWR LED LE1 PWR LED Indicator Note 6 on Page 1 4 PWR LED SPKR JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR SMB J17 Power System Management I2 C Header SATA0 SATA5 JS1 5 ATA 0 5 Conne...

Page 12: ... 100 MHz slots One 32 bit PCI slot one PCI 32 bit 33 MHz slot One PCI U slot BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBATT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environ...

Page 13: ...ct Flash card the blue slot Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers ATI ES1000 with 16 MB Graphic Controller Super I O Winbond W83627HG w Hardware Monitor support W83793 HECETA Other External modem ring on Wake ...

Page 14: ...IMM FBD DIMM PCI E X8 PCI E X8 PCI33MMZ ES 1000 SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 PCIE X8 PCIE X4 GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 COM1 SIO W83627 FDD USB 0 1 2 3 4 SEPC EBUS CONN EXP BUS IDE CONN ATA 100 KB MS PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT PORT 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 3 1 2 0 VGA CONN KUMERAN USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S VRM VRM PROCESSOR 1 1067 1333 MT S 1067 1333 MT S PARALLEL PORT J5 HG PCI EXP X8 SLOT 4 J9 PCI EXP X4 PC...

Page 15: ... 5000P MCH chip is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two inde pendent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec In addition the 5000P chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing The Xeon ...

Page 16: ...just the voltage thresholds to define 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 temperat...

Page 17: ...anagement ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes i...

Page 18: ...s 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 X7DBN can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 4 pin power supply is also required to ensure adeq...

Page 19: ...Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed ...

Page 20: ...1 14 X7DBN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ... 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...

Page 22: ...all the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 The Intel Xeon LGA 771 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation 4 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU he...

Page 23: ...n the socket or move the CPU horizontally or verti cally Do not rub the CPU against the surface or any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to ensure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the...

Page 24: ...ion mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid pos sible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws CEK Heatsink Installation Screw 2 Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions...

Page 25: ...e precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink ...

Page 26: ...les of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to...

Page 27: ...FBD DDR2 FBD Slot SUPER X 7DBN Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligne...

Page 28: ...d locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 Parallel Port Printer 8 Gigabit LAN 1 9 Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUPER X 7DBN ...

Page 29: ... specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the drawings below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED...

Page 30: ...B ank 2 DIMM 3A B ank 3 DIMM 3B B ank 3 DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is...

Page 31: ... S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LE...

Page 32: ...J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of ...

Page 33: ...O2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can al...

Page 34: ...Connector There are a 24 pin main power sup ply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the motherboard These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifica tion The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR JPW3 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition...

Page 35: ...AN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Universal Serial Bus USB There are five USB 2 0 Universal Se rial Bus ports headers on the moth erboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 JUSB1 and the other three are Front Panel USB headers USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB 4 JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion ...

Page 36: ...zer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Fan Headers The X7DBN has eight chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan8 and two CPU Fans Fans 7 8 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin defini tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management v...

Page 37: ...DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right ...

Page 38: ...k 3 DIMM 3B B ank 3 DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR1 This function allows your computer to wake up when it re ceives an incoming call to the modem while in the suspend state See the table on t...

Page 39: ... B ank 2 DIMM 2B B ank 2 DIMM 3A B ank 3 DIMM 3B B ank 3 DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI 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 Th...

Page 40: ...IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail PSF header to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature i...

Page 41: ...k 1 DIMM 2A B ank 2 DIMM 2B B ank 2 DIMM 3A B ank 3 DIMM 3B B ank 3 DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the appropri ate cable here to utilize SMB on your system Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The...

Page 42: ... PL 1 J PL2 S lot5 PCI E xp x4 S lot6 PCI E xp x8 SEPC SIMLP S lot7 DIMM 1B B ank 1 DIMM 2A B ank 2 DIMM 2B B ank 2 DIMM 3A B ank 3 DIMM 3B B ank 3 DIMM 4A B ank 4 DIMM 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Power SMB I2 C Connector Power SMB I2 C Connector J17 monitors the st...

Page 43: ...L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI A A Compact Flash PWR B SGPIO1 B SGPIO2 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first and then enable the Compact Flash ConnectorbyclosingJCF...

Page 44: ... US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solde...

Page 45: ...OS 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 t...

Page 46: ... 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature avail able when three power supp...

Page 47: ... G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Compact Flash Master Slave Select ACompact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 ...

Page 48: ...1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Amber LED indicates activity while the power LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators A B A ...

Page 49: ... Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is located on the IO Back Panel See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typica...

Page 50: ...M 4B B ank 4 J 7 J B T 1 US B 4 WOR J COM2 WOL S I O J P1 LAN CTR L S G P IO1 S G P IO2 SMBPS B uzzer S lot0 PCI U x8 J 27 J 28 Fan2 Fan1 CPUFan2 CPUFan1 J WD IPMI Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located next to the compact flash card slot See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserv...

Page 51: ...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 Groun...

Page 52: ...2 32 X7DBN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 53: ...uits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you ha...

Page 54: ...115V 230V switch on the power supply 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 us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configura...

Page 55: ...on and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable device or USB pen to flash the BIOS...

Page 56: ...e 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 in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper ...

Page 57: ... backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time when the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This...

Page 58: ...ng Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 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...

Page 59: ...stem Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB ...

Page 60: ...rrect configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc Enter a number from 1 to 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the...

Page 61: ...r of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format 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 ena...

Page 62: ...isplay 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 firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be availabl...

Page 63: ...d 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 boot up POST Errors Select Enabled to temporarily halt system boot and display POST Power On S...

Page 64: ... the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 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 ...

Page 65: ...tect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512K 640K 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 Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the ext...

Page 66: ...256 Bytes which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are Payload 256 Bytes and Coalesce 128 Bytes 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 Reset Configuration Data If set ...

Page 67: ...er operating systems 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 specifies the ECC Error co...

Page 68: ...hrottle Select Enabled to enable the function of closed loop thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM device exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global therma...

Page 69: ...lay 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 x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Note The settings can differ depending on the CPU speed Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Techn...

Page 70: ...etches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled ...

Page 71: ...ol of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined 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 settin...

Page 72: ...Primary and Secondary 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 Loggi...

Page 73: ...19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected e...

Page 74: ...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 set to Server the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance If the option is set to Workstation the fan speed is set to optimize workstation performance ...

Page 75: ...mperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If set to Server the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance If the option is set to Workstation the fan speed is set to optimize workstation performance Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at ful...

Page 76: ...he CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If set to Server the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance If the option is set to Workstation the fan speed is set to optimize workstation performance Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to const...

Page 77: ...rface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling 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 Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled an...

Page 78: ...en 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 Reco...

Page 79: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 23 System Event Log List Mode XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 80: ...sor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item 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 for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box ...

Page 81: ...n above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified 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 fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list...

Page 82: ...xit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Set...

Page 83: ... terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH ...

Page 84: ...A 2 X7DBN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 85: ... 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 ...

Page 86: ...ows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The 3 XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will 4 automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 5...

Page 87: ...system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install sof...

Page 88: ...lays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings pr...

Page 89: ...II Remote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

Page 90: ...C 4 X7DBN User s Manual Notes ...

Page 91: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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