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Once the disk manager detects the new disk that you've installed. It

will show an “Unknown” disk as indicated in the following screen:

7. Once the above screen appears, right click on the new disk and It will

bring up a manual for the new disk. Select the item-“Write Signature” to the

new disk and the following screen will appear:

8. After you finished writing the signature to the new disk, Open the Intel

AARE application again.

(*Note: Do not reboot the system as prompted

to avoid losing data!!)

Summary of Contents for X5DPA-TGM

Page 1: ... SUPER X5DPA TGM SUPER X5DPA TGM USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a 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: ...hen 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 describes trouble sho...

Page 4: ...ics Controller 1 9 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 9 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 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 PW...

Page 5: ... Jumpers 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 GLAN Enable Disable 2 15 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 Front Side Bus Speed 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 16 LAN1 GLAN LEDs 2 16 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and IPMI Connections 2 17 Parallel Port Connector 2 17 IPMI Socket 2 17 Floppy Connector 2 18 IDE Connectors 2 18 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 B...

Page 6: ...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 for the X5DPA TGM C 1 Appendix D Software Installation Instructions for the X5DPA TGM C 1 SUPER X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...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 one head USB cable with bracket For retail only One 1 one COM Port cable with bracket For retail only One 1 9 pin Serial Port DKT cable One 1 I O backpanel shield Two 2 SATA cables...

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Page 9: ...e 1 1 SUPER X5DPA TGM Image Notes There are two VRM Heatsinks on the X5DPA TGM motherboard and there is no VRM Heatsink on the X5DPA TGM motherboard The X5DPA TGM uses Intel s 82541 GLAN controller The X5DPA TGM uses Intel s 82540 GLAN controller ...

Page 10: ...CONN J 2 2 IPMI WOR JP40 CH Fan3 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 in pairs When one pair of DIMMs are used please install them in Bank 1 3 There are two VRM Heatsinks on the X5DPA TGM motherboard and there is no VRM Heatsink on the X...

Page 11: ... RAM Slots CPU CHASSIS FANS CPU Chassis Fan Headers LAN1 LAN 100 10 Mbps Fast Ethernet Port 82551 LAN2 GLAN Gigabit Ethernet Port 82540 for the X5DPA TGM 82541 for the X5DPA TGM J2 J3 IDE 1 J2 IDE 2 J3 HDD Connectors J4 VGA Connector J5 SATA LED Header J7 Printer Connector J8 J26 COM1 SerialPort1 J8 COM2 SerialPort2 J26 J10 J11 Back Panel USB 0 1 Ports J10 USB 0 J11 USB 1 J13 J14 SATA0Connector J1...

Page 12: ...o be installed in pairs DDR 266 memory must be used with 533 MHz FSB speed processors See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7501 chipset Expansion Slots Five 32 bit 33 MHz PCI 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 voltage monitors for CPU cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware softwar...

Page 13: ...40 for the X5DPA TGM and an additional 82551 100 10Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN Controller 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 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 redirection IPMI CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgra...

Page 14: ... This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard processor1 processor2 MCH 533 ICH5R LPC I O FWH DDR VGA PCI 32 PCI 32 H W Monitor SER 1 SER 2 FDD KB MOUSE USB PORT IDE PRI SEC GLAN LAN PCI 32 PCI 32 PCI 32 SATA ...

Page 15: ... cess to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 3 Interface and Integrated Sys tem Management Controller 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully...

Page 16: ...nboard 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage ment functions 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 defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even...

Page 17: ...rate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware 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 tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed powe...

Page 18: ... in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the BIOS features under the Ad vanced Menu External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be use...

Page 19: ...all a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wi...

Page 20: ... Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Po...

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: ...mother board locate the four CPU Retention Plate mounting holes Also Locate the four standoffs on each of the Retention Plates shown on the pictures on the right Retention Brackets 2 3 Make sure that the small sheet of Mylar is attached on the surface of the Retention Plate Align the standoffs of the Retention Plate with the four mounting holes on the motherboard 4 Place the Retention Plate on the...

Page 23: ...amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place the heatsink and fan on top of the CPU Heatsink 11 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position 12 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU fan connector CPU fan connector CPU fan wires line up the mounting holes on the bracket against the mounting holes on the motherboard Secure the Retention Brac...

Page 24: ...he chassis 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 ...

Page 25: ...r 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 slot Re...

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 LAN GLAN Notes COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for location Mouse Gr...

Page 27: ...ly for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF2 Header Pins Power On Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED NIC2 LED Power On Reset Button Power Fail LED Overheat LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED HDD LED Powe...

Page 28: ...in speci fication however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the orientation of the PS connector is correct The X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM has the 24 pin connector See the tables on the right for pin definitions Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector J15 NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of ...

Page 29: ...d 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 NIC2 LED cables to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 13 14 Definit...

Page 30: ... USB0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports J10 J11 are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Back Panal Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions J10 J11 Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground USB0 USB1 Reset Button The Reset Button connection...

Page 31: ...ight for pin definitions The COM2 J26 connector is a header on the motherboard see pp 1 6 1 8 for location Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition 1 CD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 Ground Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI 10 NC Ethernet Ports GLAN LAN An Ethernet port is located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane An additional GLAN port is also located next to the LAN port...

Page 32: ...Key Speaker data Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Fan Headers The X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM has five CPU chassis fan head ers Designations include CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan 3 Chassis Fan4 and Chassis Fan 5 See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyb...

Page 33: ...ght for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it PCI SMBus Enable The PCI SMBus header is lo cated on J12 Close Pins 1 2 3 4 to ...

Page 34: ... 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 CMOS Clear JBT1 is not literally a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the h...

Page 35: ... Enabled Disabled LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP3 LAN 1 JP6 LAN2 Front Side Bus Speed JP39 see motherboard layout is used to set the system front side bus speed for the processors It is best to keep this jumper set to Auto This jumper is used to gether with the CPU Clock setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition Auto 400...

Page 36: ...A port have two LEDs See the table on the right for the functions associated with these LEDs On each LAN port the yel low LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green or ange or off to indicate the speed of the connection LED Color Off Green Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz GLAN Right LED Indicator ...

Page 37: ...nd the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Connector J7 is designated as the parallel printer port connector for the X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 11 Data Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 ...

Page 38: ...4 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O W rite 25 I O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 ...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...ssible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold 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 ...

Page 41: ...ate 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 TheX5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM has four DIMM slots that support 184 pin registered ECC DDR 26...

Page 42: ...e is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control 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 pu...

Page 43: ...e 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 will accompany it Note AMIBIOS has default text messages built in Sup...

Page 44: ...s as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 Floppy A Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys Select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 The default setting for Floppy A is 1 44 MB 3 and the default setting for Floppy B is Disabled Main Main Advanced AdvancedBoot Boot Security SecurityExit Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY...

Page 45: ...m Memory When AMI BIOS auto detects the System Memory it will automatically dis play the size of the memory 4 3 Advanced BIOS Setup The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages ...

Page 46: ...up screen 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 comput...

Page 47: ...p 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 oper ating system does not s...

Page 48: ... Button Instant Off Select Enabled to activate the function of Power Button Instant off The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Lost Control Select 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 Last State if you want to system to resume its la...

Page 49: ... and 15 Minutes Keyboard Clock Setting Select Enabled to allow the user to configure keyboard lock settings The options are Enabled or Disabled System Frequency Display This feature allows the BIOS to display the status and the frequency of Front Side Bus Memory and PCI slots FSB DDR Memory This option allows the BIOS to display the status of FSB DDR Memory PCI PnP Configuration Plug Play O S Sele...

Page 50: ...nabled 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 PCI Slot 1 Select PCI Slot2 only when there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 2 Select PCI Slot 3 only when there i...

Page 51: ...ptions are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Reserved Memory Size This item allows the system to reserve memory that is used by ISA devices Select Disabled to prevent BIOS from reserving memory to ISA devices Select 16K to allow the system to reserve 16K of the system memory for the ISA devices Select 32K to allow the system ...

Page 52: ...This feature allows the BIOS to display the status of MPS Revision The current revision is 1 4 IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure IDE settings This feature allows the user to set the S ATA Mode The options are Na tive and Legacy S ATAConfigure Onboard PCI IDE Operate Mode This feature allows the user to set the Onboard PCI IDE Operation mode The options are Legacy Mode and...

Page 53: ...ow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages S ATA Keep Enabled Select Yes to enable the function of S ATA at all time The options are Yes and No P ATA Keep Enabled Select Yes to enable the function of P ATA at all time The options are Yes and No P ATA Channel Selection This feature allows the use...

Page 54: ...Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto ...

Page 55: ... mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 Select UDMA5 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 5 Select UDMA6 ...

Page 56: ...ilable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode This feature sets Serial Port2 Mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR The default setting is Normal Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to p...

Page 57: ...nt Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log 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 se...

Page 58: ...columns Disable this function if you do not wish the text to wrap lines even if the text exceeds the terminal width The options are Enable and Disabled Redirection after BIOS POST Select disable to turn off Console Redirection Select Boot Loader to turn off Console Redirection when Boot Loader has completed its operation Select Always to keep Console Redirection active even in the OS environment T...

Page 59: ...HCI HC in OHCI Handover This feature allows the BIOS to disable the EHCI Host Controller during OHCI OS Handover Call This is needed for the operating system that does not support EHCI Host Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB Mass Storage Device set tings USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This feature allows...

Page 60: ... Boot Settings 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 IDE Drive Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence fr...

Page 61: ...ence 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 ST3120023AS and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 2nd Hard Drive The Options are SM ST3120023AS and Disabled 3rd Drive Specify the boot sequence...

Page 62: ...he sub 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 displ...

Page 63: ...xit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new 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...

Page 64: ...DPA TGM User s Manual 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 65: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...skette 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 Unco...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...retrace 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 ne...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...n has 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 complet...

Page 73: ...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 75: ...d Note the current version of ICH5R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP Operating System 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 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the tr...

Page 76: ...upport by this mode Within Legacy Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices supported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below Primary Master P...

Page 77: ...ings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to IDE Configuration and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 Select the item Serial ATA Configurations Make sure that it is in the Native Mode 6 Scroll down to the item Configure SATA as RAID and ...

Page 78: ...er key The following screen will appear 1 Creating Deleting and Reseting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will auto matically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the i keys simultaneously the following screen of the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility will appear ...

Page 79: ... to select the previous menu c Use the Tab Upper Arrow Down Arrow and Enter keys to enter the appropriate values for the items selected and go to the next field d When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to confirm the selection or type N to change and to create the RAID volume Then press the Enter key to enter the value and return to the main menu ...

Page 80: ...ual e You will return to the main menu with DISK VOLUME INFORMATION updated as shown in the following screen f Once the above screen appears use the Down Arrow key to select item 4 Exit and press the Enter key The following screen will appear ...

Page 81: ...turn to the main menu Deleting RAID Volume a When you are in the main menu use the Down Arrow and the Upper Arrow keys to select item 2 Delete RAID Volume in the main menu b When the item 2 is highlighted press the Enter key to select the item Delete RAIDVolume The following screen will appear c Select the volume and press the Delete key to delete the RAID volume The following screen will appear ...

Page 82: ... key to return to the main menu Note the Esc key is used to select the previous menu Reset Disks to Non RAID a When you are in the main menu use the Down Arrow and the Upper Arrow keys to select item 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID in the main menu b When the item 3 is highlighted press the Enter key to select the item Reset Disks to Non RAID The following screen will appear ...

Page 83: ...ert Microsoft Windows XP Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP Driver for ICH5R into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose In...

Page 84: ... should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Installing Intel Application Accelerator Utility a When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Application Accelerator RAID Edition on the screen and the following screen will appear h Af...

Page 85: ...Appendix C Software Installation for the X5DPA TGM C 11 b When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Next on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 86: ...as shown in the following screen and click on the icon marked Next d Specify the folder that you want the program to be installed in and then click on the icon marked Next to begin the installation process c After reading the License Agreement click on the icon marked Yes on the screen and the following screen will appear ...

Page 87: ...elerator RAID Edition Installation g Once the Application Accelerator RAID Edition installation is completed the following screen will appear and the system will start to re boot Note Once the XP Operating System is installed please read the Readme text files for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Windows XP OS environment ...

Page 88: ...n Intel will release the SATA RAID Driver on July 18 2003 1 Once a hard drive disk has failed a pop up message will appear to alert you that the RAID Volume has been degraded and the following screen will appear C 3 Rebuilding SATA RAID1 2 Then you can double click the Intel AARE SATARAID Controller menu and it will show you what is missing or not working as the screen shown below ...

Page 89: ...n for the X5DPA TGM C 15 3 Unplug the bad HDD and replace it with a new one 4 After you have replaced the bad HDD with a good one go to Disk Management of your system The following screen will appear 5 Then click Action to scan disks ...

Page 90: ...lowing screen 7 Once the above screen appears right click on the new disk and It will bring up a manual for the new disk Select the item Write Signature to the new disk and the following screen will appear 8 After you finished writing the signature to the new disk Open the Intel AARE application again Note Do not reboot the system as prompted to avoid losing data ...

Page 91: ...t you have a new disk available 10 Right click on the new disk and select Rebuild to disk and the following screen will appear 11 Once you ve made your selection you can go up to the setting of RAID Volume to see the process of rebuilding RAID1 in progress The following screen will appear ...

Page 92: ...ol Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to 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 ut...

Page 93: ...al management 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 Dis...

Page 94: ...loaded 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 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen II Remote Control ...

Page 95: ...our wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while S...

Page 96: ...e table below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search ...

Page 97: ... selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to IDE Configurations and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 Scroll up to the item SATA Mode and select the Configure SATA as RAID and press the Enter Key to select this option 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from...

Page 98: ...te For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array ...

Page 99: ...aging Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ...

Page 100: ...re you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete a...

Page 101: ...e an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter wh...

Page 102: ...annot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or ...

Page 103: ... you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Note Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any ...

Page 104: ...fferent sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic d...

Page 105: ...eated An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the ...

Page 106: ...o access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in...

Page 107: ...ing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes 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 initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when ...

Page 108: ...D 14 SUPER X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM User s Manual 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below ...

Page 109: ...Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue ...

Page 110: ...ust perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuil...

Page 111: ...7 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below ...

Page 112: ...D 18 SUPER X5DPA TGM X5DPA TGM User s Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ...

Page 113: ...the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s G...

Page 114: ...tup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows O...

Page 115: ...which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD D 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been ins...

Page 116: ...agement 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 S...

Page 117: ...en 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 Supero Doctor II ...

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