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VGA Enable/Disable

JP4 allows you to enable or disable

the VGA port. The default position

is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA.

S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t f o r

jumper settings.

Jumper

Position

1-2
2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JP4)

GLAN Enable/Disable

Change the setting of JP3 to
enable or disable the onboard
GLAN1. Change the setting of
JP6 to enable or disable the
onboard GLAN2. See the table
on the right for jumper
settings. The default setting is

enabled.

Jumper

Position

Pins 1-2
Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

LAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JP3: LAN 1, JP6: LAN2 )

DIMM #2B

DIMM #2A

DIMM #1B

DIMM #1A

BANK 2

BANK1

ATX PWR CONN

J15

VGA

CPU 2

BK Panel USB 0/1

Keyboard
Mouse

CPU 1

GLAN1

GLAN2

Chassis
Fan5

CPU Fan2

KeyLock
SW

IPMI SOCKET

SMB

P64H2-

MCH

100 MHz PCI-X #1

Floppy

SUPER
IO

CPU Fan1

BATTERY

PWR LED/SPKR

FORCE
PW ON

Serial
Port

100 MHz PCI-X #2

JP6

Pin 1

JP3

Clear CMOS

Pin 1

IDE 1

IDE 2

JF2

INTEL
RC82541

SSI 24PIN

INTEL
RC82541

FPUSB0/1/2

J L 1

JBT1

USB2

JP37

ICH3

FWH-
BIOS

JP39

Pin 1

-NORTH
BRIDGE

CH Fan4

J D 1

PER

4-PIN PW CONN

8-PIN PW CONN

WOL1

JP32

PCI BRIDGE

-SOUTH
BRIDGE

JP40

Speaker

SP1

Pin 1

Ultra III LVD Channel B

Ultra III LVD Channel A

J A 2

JPA2

Pin 1

J 2 7

J D 2

J 2

J 3

COM 2

Adaptec
7 9 0 2 W
(SCSI)

JP7

P64H2-

PWR LED/SPKR

100 MHz PCI-X #2

JP6

Pin 1

JP3

Clear CMOS

Pin 1

JBT1

J D 1

PCI BRIDGE

Speaker

SP1

Ultra III LVD Channel B

Ultra III LVD Channel A

JA1

J A 2

JPA2

Pin 1

RAGE

JA4

Pin 1

Adaptec
7 9 0 2 W
(SCSI)

Floppy

PWR LED/SPKR

Clear CMOS

Pin 1

FPUSB0/1/2

J L 1

JBT1

USB2

J D 1

WOL1

JP32

JWOR1

Ultra III LVD Channel B

III LVD Channel A

JA1

J A 2

JPA2

RAGE

Pin 1

JP4

J 2 7

J D 2

J 2

J 3

(SCSI)

JP7

GLAN Enable/Disable

VGA Enable/Disable

Summary of Contents for X5DPA-8GG

Page 1: ... SUPER X5DPA 8GG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPER ...

Page 2: ...BILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR 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 th...

Page 3: ... Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which d...

Page 4: ...hics Controller 1 9 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 9 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 11 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power Connection 2 8 P...

Page 5: ...is Intrusion 2 17 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 18 Explanation of Jumpers 2 18 CMOS Clear 2 19 GLAN Enable Disable 2 20 VGA Enable Disable 2 20 Front Side Bus Speed 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 21 SCSI Enable Disable 2 22 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 22 Force Power On Enable Disable 2 23 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 23 GLAN1 GLAN2 LEDs 2 23 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and IPMI Connections...

Page 6: ...g Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 MainSetup 4 2 4 3 Advanced BIOS Setup 4 5 4 4 Boot Setup 4 18 4 5 Security Setup 4 20 4 6 Exit Options 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 1 SUPER X5DPA 8GG User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...ance Please check that the following items have been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 USB cable One 1 COM Port Cable with Bracket One 1 SCSI cable 034 u320 One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and ...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER X5DPA 8GG Image ...

Page 10: ...3 J F 2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR 1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE Notes 1 The CPU sockets are designed for the 604 Pin Xeon Processors however the 603 Pin CPUs are also supported When one CPU is used please install it in CPU Socket 1 2 DIMM memory modules have to be used i...

Page 11: ...iption ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector DIMM 1A DIMM 2B Memory RAM Slots CPU Chassis FAN 5 CPU1Fan CPU2 Fan Chassis Fan3 4 5 LAN1 LAN2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 2 J2 J3 IDE 1 J2 IDE 2 J3 HDD Connectors J4 VGA Connector J8 J26 COM1 SerialPort1 J8 COM2 SerialPort2 J26 J10 J11 Back Panel USB 0 1Ports J10 USB 0 J11 USB 1 JD2 J27 Front Panel USB Ports JD2 FPUSB0 1 J27 USB2 J15 Seconda...

Page 12: ...z FSB speed processors See Section 2 3 for details 2 DDR 266 PC2100 memory is supported but will only run at 200MHz if 400MHz FSB CPUs are used 3 Non ECC unbuffered memory modules are not supported Chipset Intel E7501 chipset Expansion Slots TWO 64 bit 133 100 66 MHz PCI X 3 3 V BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard volta...

Page 13: ...controller Intel Gigabit LAN Ethernet 82541 controller two GLAN ports on the X5DPA 8GG 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces Adaptec 7902 Dual Channel Ultra 320 SCSI 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial port and header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console re...

Page 14: ...lock diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Clock VRM MCH 533 DDR P64H2 ICH3 VGA PCI32 3 PCI32 4 IDE PRI SEC USB LPC I O FWH LAN 1 SER 1 SER 2 FDD KB MS HW Monitor LAN 2 PCIX100 1 PCIX100 2 66MHz 100MHz 533 400MHz DDR 200 266 Proce ssor 1 Proce ssor 2 SCSI ...

Page 15: ...er rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface The P64H2 PCI X Hub provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance I O capability and two 64 bit PCI X interfaces 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The X5...

Page 16: ... 64 bit bus up to 133MHz Supports 64 bit addressing via Dual Address Cycle DAC Transactions Compliant with PCI Power Management PMG PCI Plug and Play support Features Supports up to four split transactions PCI X Supports UP TO 4 MB expansion ROM for add in cards Serial EPROM initialization interface ...

Page 17: ...ors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high the Overheat buzzer and the LED will be automatically activated Th...

Page 18: ...mer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation...

Page 19: ... is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely 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 traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake ...

Page 20: ...ctions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART incl...

Page 21: ...removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral 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 ex cellent conductivity between the po...

Page 22: ...e pegs 4 2 Insert the white pegs into the black anchors Do not force the white pegs all the way in only about 1 3 of the way into the black anchors 3 Place a retention bracket in the proper position and secure it by pressing pegs into two of the retention holes until you hear a click The clicking sound indicates that the peg is locked and secured Two pegs in position One retention bracket in posit...

Page 23: ...t into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used Pin 1 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position 4 Secure the other retention bracket into position by repeating Step 3 8 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU Heatsink 9 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips ...

Page 24: ...assis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only ...

Page 25: ...ed number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the...

Page 26: ...he I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Keyboard Purple USB Ports COM1 Port Turquoise VGA Monitor Port Blue GLAN1 GLAN2 Notes COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for location ...

Page 27: ... LED x x NMI NMI 19 20 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN IN...

Page 28: ...ower connector above the Secondary 12v 8 pin J15 connec tor must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FO...

Page 29: ...TTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 4 PIN PW CONN 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE JP40 Speaker SP1 J6 Pin 1 Ultra III LVD Channel B Ultra III LVD Channel A J A 1 ...

Page 30: ...nitions JF2 Pin Number 7 8 Definition Vcc GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 9 10 Definition Vcc GND DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 ...

Page 31: ...connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 5 6 Definition Vcc GND DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY...

Page 32: ...SB0 1 JD2 USB2 J27 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL ...

Page 33: ...2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 S...

Page 34: ... VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH F...

Page 35: ...B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JB...

Page 36: ...CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 J...

Page 37: ...2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 4 PIN PW CONN 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDG...

Page 38: ...ettings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 ...

Page 39: ... PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 4 PIN PW CONN 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE JP40 Speaker SP1 J6 Pin 1 Ultra III LVD Chan...

Page 40: ...H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 4 PIN PW CONN 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE JP40 Speaker SP1 J6 Pin 1 Ultr...

Page 41: ...gs JP37 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPU...

Page 42: ... 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 I...

Page 43: ...ors DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 ...

Page 44: ...RY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 100 MHz PCI X 2 JP6 Pin 1 Pin 1 JP3 Clear CMOS Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 JF2 INTEL RC82541 SSI 24PIN INTEL RC82541 FPUSB0 1 2 JL1 JBT1 USB2 JP37 ICH3 FWH BIOS JP39 Pin 1 NORTH BRIDGE CH Fan4 JD1 SUPER X5DPA 4 PIN PW CONN 8 PIN PW CONN WOL1 JP32 JWOR1 PCI BRIDGE SOUTH BRIDGE JP40 Speaker SP1 J6 Pin 1 Ultra III LVD Channel B Ultra III LVD Channel A J A 1 JA2...

Page 45: ...mber 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FO...

Page 46: ...2 GND 24 GND 26 GND 28 BALE 30 GND 32 IOCS16 34 GND 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A BANK 2 BANK1 ATX PWR CONN J15 VGA CPU 2 BKPanelUSB0 1 Keyboard Mouse CPU 1 G L A N 1 G L A N 2 Chassis Fan5 CPU Fan2 KeyLock SW IPMI SOCKET SMB P64H2 MCH 100 MHz PCI X 1 Floppy SUPER IO CPU Fan1 BATTERY PWRLED SPKR FORCE PWON Serial Port 10...

Page 47: ...he keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply...

Page 48: ... to you NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all...

Page 49: ...ort htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X5DPA 8GG has four DIMM slots that support 184 p...

Page 50: ...ntrol such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty ser...

Page 51: ...e The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message wi...

Page 52: ... and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 Floppy Diskette Device Move the cursor to these fiel...

Page 53: ...ge the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive ca pac...

Page 54: ...to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data...

Page 55: ...ow the BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled System Memory When AMI BIOS auto detects the System Memory it will automatically dis play the size of the memory 4 3 Advanced BIOS Se...

Page 56: ...reen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer sy...

Page 57: ...lect Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are En abled and Disabled APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system ACPI Aware O S Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the ...

Page 58: ...t Stay Off if you want the system to remain off when the power recovers from an outage Select Power On if you want the system to be automatically turned on when the power recovers from an outage Select Wake On LAN from S5 Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to Wake Up LAN from S5 The options are Enabled and Disabled Wake On Ring from S5 Select Enabled to activate the function of Wake On Ring from S5 ...

Page 59: ... cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allo...

Page 60: ...g Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Set this value to allow the OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card to be selected Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically select the location of an OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Select PCI Slot1 only when there is an IDE adapter card installed in PC...

Page 61: ...o reserve 16K of the system memory for the ISA devices Select 32K to allow the system to reserve 32K of the system memory for the ISA devices Select 64K to allow the system for reserve 64K of the system memory to the ISA devices The default setting is Disabled Advanced Chipset Control Intel E7500 7501 NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel E7500 ...

Page 62: ...ions are Enabled and Disabled Extended IOAPIC Select Enabled to enable the extended mode of IOAPIC in ICH3 The op tions are Enabled and Disabled CPU B I S T Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel ICH3 SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH3 SouthBridge chipset ICH3 Dev31 Func...

Page 63: ...iguration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel PCI 64 Hub2 PCIHub chipset HotPlug Inhibit Bus Connect Select Enabled to enable the function of Inhibit Bus Connect Status in HotPlug Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Slot1 Slot2 Frequency This feature allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed to be pro grammed When set to Auto the bus speed will b...

Page 64: ... dress of serial port 1 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 are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the bas...

Page 65: ...port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the Parallel Port Mode This feature sets Parallel Port Mode The options are Normal Bi Directional EPP and ECP The default setting is Normal Parallel Port IRQ This feature sets Parallel Port IRQ The options are IRQ 5 and IRQ 7 The default setting is IRQ 7 parallel p...

Page 66: ...g Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK Options are OK and Cancel Event Log Statistics This setting allows you to view Event Log Statistics Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down Arrow key...

Page 67: ... more than 80 columns or does not have the function of Word Wrap The options are Enabled and Disabled Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off the function of Console Redirection after POST Select Boot Loader to keep the function of Redirection active during POST and during Boot Load Select Always to keep the function of Redirection active all the time If Always is selected some ope...

Page 68: ...ings Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Dis abled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 3rd boot device ATAPI CDROM 4th boot device IBA 1 0 15 Slot 04 Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence fro...

Page 69: ...he user to specify the boot sequence from available ATAPI CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The Options are CD ROM and Disabled 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The Options are PM ST340016A and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives ...

Page 70: ...b menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BOIS displays a...

Page 71: ...ew system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option to discard any changes done so ...

Page 72: ... automatically load Optimal Defaults to BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance ...

Page 73: ...ly communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section ...

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Page 75: ...he initialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h Theinitializationcodeiscopied...

Page 76: ...e FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompres...

Page 77: ...ollers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h Thevideodisplayhasbeendisabled PortBhasbeeninitialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu rat...

Page 78: ...ce checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new cur...

Page 79: ...ext 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52h The memory above 1...

Page 80: ... completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Un...

Page 81: ...n after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memor...

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Page 83: ...view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon w...

Page 84: ...ment is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays 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 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Scre...

Page 85: ...ote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website 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 Supero Doctor II ...

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