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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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PCI Latency Timer

This feature sets the latency Timer of each PCI device installed on a PCI bus. Select 
64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles. The options are 32, 

64

, 96, 128, 

160, 192, 224 and 248.

PCI IDE Bus Master

When enabled, the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drives.  
The options are Disabled and 

Enabled

.

ROM Scan Ordering

This item determines what kind of option ROM activates over another. The options 
are 

Onboard First

 and Add-on First.

Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM/ Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM

Select Enabled to load the onboard LAN Option ROM for the LAN port as specified. 

The options are Enabled  and 

Disabled

.

Initiate Graphics Adapter

Use this feature to select the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot 
device. The options are Other, 

Onboard VGA 

and Slot 6. Select Slot 6 if a graphics 

controller is installed in the CPU-controlled Slot 6 slot. 

Super IO Device Configuration 

Serial Port1 Address/ Serial Port2 Address

This option specifies the base I/O port address and the Interrupt Request address 

of Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2. Select

 

Disabled to prevent the serial port from 

accessing  any  system  resources.  When  this  option  is  set  to  Disabled,  the  serial 
port  physically  becomes  unavailable.  Select  3F8/IRQ4  to  allow  the  serial  port  to 
use 3F8 as its I/O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address. The options 
for Serial Port1 are Disabled, 

3F8/IRQ4

, 2E8/IRQ3. The options for Serial Port2 are 

Disabled, 

2F8/IRQ3

, and 2E8/IRQ3.

Remote Access Configuration 

Remote Access 

This allows the user to enable the Remote Access feature. The options are 

Dis-

abled

 and Enabled.

Summary of Contents for Supero X7SPT-DF-D525

Page 1: ...X7SPT DF D525 Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...TALLING 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...

Page 3: ...13W processor and offer several configuration choices including memory up to 4GB non ECC SO DIMM up to 3 SATA ports an on board VGA and up to 4 USB 2 0 ports Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes th...

Page 4: ...ger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Critical information to prevent damage to the components or data loss Importan...

Page 5: ...Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Su...

Page 6: ...CH9R 1 10 1 3 PC Health Monitoring 1 11 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 11 Onboard Voltage Monitoring 1 11 Fan Status Monitor with Software 1 11 CPU Overheat LED and Control 1 11 1 4 Power Configuration...

Page 7: ...JF2 2 13 Onboard Speaker JKSP1 SP1 2 14 TPM Header JTPM JKTPM 2 14 SMB JSMB1 JKSMB1 2 15 SATA DOM Power OEM Option 2 15 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 16 Explanation of Jumpers 2 16 LAN Port Enable Disable JP...

Page 8: ...te 4 3 Processor 4 3 System Memory 4 3 4 3 Advanced Setup Configurations 4 4 BOOT Feature 4 4 Quick Boot 4 4 Quiet Boot 4 4 AddOn ROM Display Mode 4 4 Bootup Num Lock 4 5 Wait For F1 If Error 4 5 Hit...

Page 9: ...Slave 4 8 PCI PnP Configuration 4 10 Clear NVRAM 4 10 Plug Play OS 4 10 PCI Latency Timer 4 11 PCI IDE Bus Master 4 11 ROM Scan Ordering 4 11 Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option R...

Page 10: ...Dog Timer Action 4 18 Event Log Configuration 4 18 View Event Log 4 18 Mark all events as read 4 18 Clear event log 4 18 4 4 Security Settings 4 19 Supervisor Password 4 19 User Password 4 19 Change...

Page 11: ...i Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 1 Installing Drivers B 1 B 2 Configuring Supero Doctor III B 2 Table of Content...

Page 12: ...xii X7SPT DF D525 User s Manual Notes...

Page 13: ...oard 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 Please check wi...

Page 14: ...25 Image Note All graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly th...

Page 15: ...dicates the location of Pin 1 MH8 MH7 MH6 MH5 MH3 MH2 MH1 JKWF1 JWF1 1 3 IKSATA1 ISATA1 BKT1 BT1 LKE2 A C LE2 A C SKW1 SW1 UK67 J666 JKLAN1 JLAN1 JF2 JKTPM 19 20 JTPM 1 2 19 20 JKDIMM1 JDIMM1 JKDIMM2...

Page 16: ...IMM2 JDIMM2 E JKPL2 JKPL1 JKWD1 JKPB JWD1 JPB 3 JPL1 JPL2 1 U39 DKP3 DKP2 DKP1 A C LKE1 A C LE1 DP2 SKP1 SP1 JKBT1 JBT1 JKUSB2 JKUSB3 JUSB3 1 7 JUSB2 1 7 JKSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1...

Page 17: ...lug Connector 19 37 JKWF1 JWF1 SATA Disk on Module DOM Power 21 38 IKSATA1 ISATA1 SATA 1 Connector 20 40 JKUSB2 JKUSB3 JUSB3 JUSB2 USB Headers 41 42 BT1 BKT1 Onboard Battery 51 52 J666 JK666 bottom Ba...

Page 18: ...Unit ID Switch Open 11 50 JPL2 JKPL2 LAN2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled 12 49 JPL1 JKPL1 LAN1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled 26 44 JPB JKPB BMC Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 18...

Page 19: ...uth Bridge Integrated Graphics Shared Matrox G200eW Graphics Accelerator BIOS 32 Mb AMI BIOS SPI Flash BIOS PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1...

Page 20: ...0 1000 LAN ports Intel 82574L One IPMI 2 0 with shared LAN ports USB 2 0 ports headers USB1 USB6 Two ports on the back panel One 20 pin TPM Header Optimized for the Supermicro 2U chassis 12VDC Power t...

Page 21: ...45 Dual RJ45 USBx2 Combo MDI MDI RMII X7SPT DF D525 LPC SATA GEN2 x4 USB 2 0 x6 WPCM450 BMC 128MB DDR2 PCI 33 SDRAM W83627DHG SIO COM 1 Header COM 2 Header D525 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 3 USB...

Page 22: ...s six Serial ATA SATA ports and twelve USB 2 0 ports In addition the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access It a...

Page 23: ...oard Voltage Monitoring The onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V standby 5V 12V and Vbat Once a voltage becomes...

Page 24: ...d the power button can function as a system suspend button When the user presses the power button the system will enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down...

Page 25: ...2D VGA compatible Graphics Core with the PCI interface Virtual Media and Keyboard Video Mouse KVM Redirection modules The Nuvoton BMC interfaces with the host system via a PCI interface to commu nica...

Page 26: ...otherboard The adapter has a connector on its end that plugs into the server s backplane This serves as the connection between the motherboard and all the components mounted in the chassis Thus the te...

Page 27: ...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...

Page 28: ...for both motherboard and chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fas teners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make...

Page 29: ...atching mounting holes on the chassis Install standoffs in the chassis as needed Align the mounting holes on the motherboard against the mounting holes on the chassis Install the motherboard into the...

Page 30: ...DIMM slots with a pair of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory which will improve memory performance Note Check the Supermicro website for a list of memory...

Page 31: ...ease it from the slot Pull the SO DIMM module upwards The SO DIMM Socket Position the SO DIMM module s bottom key so it aligns with the receptive point on the slot Press down until the module locks in...

Page 32: ...JUSB2 1 7 JKSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 I O Port Locations and Definitions 2 4 Back Panel I O Ports Switches The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specificat...

Page 33: ...USB0 Node 1 Backpanel USB1 Node 1 Backpanel USB0 Node 2 Backpanel USB1 Node 2 Universal Serial Bus USB For each node 2 Universal Serial Bus ports USB0 1 are located on the I O backpanel Additionally t...

Page 34: ...LED information Back Panel Connectors RJ45 LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 TX_D1 5 BI_D3 2 TX_D1 6 RX_D2 3 RX_D2 7 BI_D4 4 BI_D3 8 BI_D4 MH8 MH7 MH6 MH5 MH3 MH2 MH1 JKWF1 JWF1 1 3...

Page 35: ...COM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 VGA Port Connector Node 1 VGA Port Connector Node 2 1 VGA Connector For each node A VGA connector is located next to the LAN Ports on the I O back panel This connector is used t...

Page 36: ...m from either side of the chassis when the system is installed for example with several units to pinpoint which system the user wants to work on MH8 MH7 MH6 MH5 MH3 MH2 MH1 JKWF1 JWF1 1 3 IKSATA1 ISAT...

Page 37: ...JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 Serial Ports JKCOM JCOM OEM Option Two internal serial port headers COM1 COM2 are located on the motherboard for each node See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports...

Page 38: ...5V 2 5V 3 USB_PN 4 USB_PN 5 USB_PP 6 USB_PP 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NA 10 Key MH8 MH7 MH6 MH5 MH3 MH2 MH1 JKWF1 JWF1 1 3 IKSATA1 ISATA1 BKT1 BT1 LKE2 A C LE2 A C SKW1 SW1 UK67 J666 JKLAN1 JLAN1 JF2 JKTPM...

Page 39: ...E1 DP2 SKP1 SP1 JKBT1 JBT1 JKUSB2 JKUSB3 JUSB3 1 7 JUSB2 1 7 JKSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 Front Panel Accessible Add on Card Header JF2 JF2 Add on card header provides front acce...

Page 40: ...vides audible status messages for the motherboard SKP1 Node 2 JKTPM Node 2 JTPM Node 1 SP1 Node 1 1 2 4 3 TPM Header JTPM JKTPM This header is used to connect a Trusted Platform Module TPM available...

Page 41: ...KSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 SMB JSMB1 JKSMB1 A System Management Bus SMB header is located at JSMB1 for Node 1 and JKSMB1 for Node 2 Connect the appropriate cable here to use the...

Page 42: ...rboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printe...

Page 43: ...position is pins 1 and 2 enabled See the table on the right for jumper settings JPB JKPB Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled A LAN2 Enable Disable Node 1...

Page 44: ...SELECT ON AC 97 FRONT PANEL OFF HD AUDIO FRONT PANEL JL1 CHASISS INTRUSI JF1 PWR ON RST X O 2 3 NMI JWD1 1 2 RST JBT1 LAN2 LAN1 I SATA5 I SATA2 I SATA4 I SATA1 I SATA3 I SA SLOT1 PCI E X4 IN X16 SLOT...

Page 45: ...be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis Activity LED Link...

Page 46: ...JF2 JKTPM 19 20 JTPM 1 2 19 20 JKDIMM1 JDIMM1 JKDIMM2 JDIMM2 E JKPL2 JKPL1 JKWD1 JKPB JWD1 JPB 3 JPL1 JPL2 1 U39 DKP3 DKP2 DKP1 A C LKE1 A C LE1 DP2 SKP1 SP1 JKBT1 JBT1 JKUSB2 JKUSB3 JUSB3 1 7 JUSB2 1...

Page 47: ...JPL1 JPL2 1 U39 DKP3 DKP2 DKP1 A C LKE1 A C LE1 DP2 SKP1 SP1 JKBT1 JBT1 JKUSB2 JKUSB3 JUSB3 1 7 JUSB2 1 7 JKSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 A B A B C D SATA LED DKP3 DP3 There are tw...

Page 48: ...JUSB2 1 7 JKSMB1 JSMB1 JKCOM1 JKCOM2 JCOM1 JCOM2 5 JVGA1 DP1 2 8 Serial ATA Ports A SATA Connectors There are 4 SATA ports supported on each node IKSATA1 ISATA1 are located on the motherboard while t...

Page 49: ...and chas sis 3 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 4 Connect the chassis speaker and the power LE...

Page 50: ...power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 5 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that i...

Page 51: ...micro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What type of memory does my motherboard support Answer Each node of the X7SPT DF D525 supp...

Page 52: ...floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then boot the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please not...

Page 53: ...the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders t...

Page 54: ...3 6 X7SPT DF D525 User s Manual Notes...

Page 55: ...lays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an are...

Page 56: ...upgrade the BIOS unless your system has a BIOS related issue Flashing the wrong BIOS can cause irreparable damage to the system In no event shall Supermicro be liable for direct indirect special incid...

Page 57: ...ys to move between fields The date must be entered in Day MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in the 24 hour format For example 5 30 P M appears as 17 30 00 Supermi...

Page 58: ...e time needed for system boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the bootup screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to disp...

Page 59: ...tage Select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its...

Page 60: ...ported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit which will allow the processor to designate areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it...

Page 61: ...al transactions between L0 and L1 Links on the PCI Express Bus This maximizes power saving and transaction speed The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Functions This feature allows the user to deci...

Page 62: ...alue for the BIOS to detect the ATA ATAPI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 10 15 20 25 30 and 35 Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave These settings allow the use...

Page 63: ...OS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It...

Page 64: ...rd disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically de tect hard disk drive support Sele...

Page 65: ...ct the graphics controller to be used as the primary boot device The options are Other Onboard VGA and Slot 6 Select Slot 6 if a graphics controller is installed in the CPU controlled Slot 6 slot Supe...

Page 66: ...ed by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader The options are Disabled Boot Loader and Always Terminal Type This feature allows the use...

Page 67: ...This feature displays the absolute system temperature i e 90oC Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboa...

Page 68: ...rature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Tem perature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send its Temperature Toler ance to t...

Page 69: ...activate the High Performance Event Timer HPET that produces periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC does in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playba...

Page 70: ...of common interfaces that IT administrators can use to monitor system health and to manage the system as a whole For more information on the IPMI specifications please visit Intel s website at www in...

Page 71: ...Host and Configuration Protocol or manually entered by the user Static If Static is selected the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address must be manually entered below If DHCP is selected the next...

Page 72: ...imer Action above is enabled This is a timed delay in minutes or seconds before a system power down or reset after an operating system failure is detected The options are 5 Min 1 Min 30 Sec and 10 Sec...

Page 73: ...has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Change Supervisor Password Select this feature and press En...

Page 74: ...Clear User Password Available only if User Password has been set Password Check Available options are Setup and Always Boot Sector Virus Protection When Enabled the AMI BOIS displays a warning when an...

Page 75: ...h boot device 5th boot device and Disabled 1st Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device USB XXXXXXXXX 3rd Boot Device SATA XXXXXXXXX 4th Boot Device Network XXXXXXXXX Hard Disk Drives This feature...

Page 76: ...oot Devices Select this option to retry booting from the configured boot devices if the systems fail to boot initially The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from th...

Page 77: ...to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then select OK to allow...

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Page 79: ...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 issu...

Page 80: ...A 2 X7SPT DF D525 User s Manual Notes...

Page 81: ...each item you must re boot the 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 B Software Installatio...

Page 82: ...isplays 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 Both default user name and passwo...

Page 83: ...te 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...

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Page 85: ...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 su...

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