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UPER X5DPL-TGM

User’s Manual

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

Super X5DPL-TGM Image ....................................................................... 1-4

Super X5DPL-TGM Layout ..................................................................... 1-5

Super X5DPL-TGM Quick Reference .................................................... 1-6

Motherboard Features ............................................................................. 1-7

Intel E7501 Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................................ 1-9

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Chipset Overview ......................................................................................... 1-10

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Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-12

ATI Graphics Controller ........................................................................ 1-12

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-12

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-12

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PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-12

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ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-14

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Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-15

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Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-16

Chapter 2: Installation

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Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

Precautions ............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking .................................................................................................. 2-1

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PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation .................................................. 2-2

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Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................... 2-5

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I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-6

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-8

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-8

NMI Button .................................................................................................. 2-8

Power LED ................................................................................................. 2-8
HDD LED .................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC1 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

NIC2 LED ................................................................................................... 2-9

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for X5DPL-TGM

Page 1: ... SUPER X5DPL TGM USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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: ... this chapter when you want to install the processor and 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 other connections buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describ...

Page 4: ...cial Features 1 12 ATI Graphics Controller 1 12 BIOS Recovery 1 12 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 12 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 12 1 5 ACPI Features 1 14 1 6 Power Supply 1 15 1 7 Super I O 1 16 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 ...

Page 5: ...3 Serial ATA Activity LED 2 13 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 Mb LAN Enable Disable 2 15 Gb LAN Enable Disable 2 15 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 3rd Party Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 16 SATA Enable Disable 2 16 Force Power On 2 16 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 16 Gb Mb LAN LEDs 2 16 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI ...

Page 6: ...g Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 PhoenixBIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 6 4 5 Security Setup 4 14 4 6 Power Setup 4 16 4 7 Boot Setup 4 17 4 8 PIR Setup 4 18 4 9 Exit 4 20 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Software Programs and the OS Installation Instructions C 1 ...

Page 7: ...llowing items have all been included with your motherboard 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 Eight 8 SATA cables For retail only One 1 USB cable For retail only One 1 COM Port w Cable For retail only One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Notes ...

Page 10: ...SUPER X5DPL TGM User s Manual 1 4 Introduction Figure 1 3 SUPER X5DPL TGM Image ...

Page 11: ...36 JP9 CPU1 ChFan Gb LAN JD3 JP3 JP39 J28 Ch Fan 1 JP40 Gb LAN Controller Mb LAN Controller J26 GLAN Enable Mb LAN Enable Zero Channel RAID Ready SATA Enable JPS1 JP24 Ch Fan5 SATA 0 SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA 7 SATA ACT LED JS5 JD2 USB2 J27 FPUSB0 1 JL1 WD 3rd PS Alarm Enable PWR Fault 3rd PS Alarm RST 8 PINPWR CONN PWR ON J22 JOH1 CPU Clock OH LED The IPMI socket is an option...

Page 12: ...nector CPU Chassis FAN CPU Chassis Fan Header Gb LAN Mb LAN Gigabit LAN JLAN1 Megabit LAN J1 Ports FPUSB4 J27 Front Side USB4 Header USB0 1 J10 J11 USB 0 1 Headers USB2 JD2 USB2 3 Headers IDE 1 2 J2 J3 Hard Disk Drive Connectors IPMI J22 IPMI Connectors J28 PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Ports J15 Processor Power Connector JP24 SMB Switch Header J29 Parallel Printer Port JD1 PWR LED Header Speaker Header Jum...

Page 13: ...th 533 MHZ FSB processors See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7501 Plumas chipset Expansion Slots Two 64 bit 100 MHz PCI X Three 32 bit 33 MHz PCI BIOS 4 Mb Phoenix 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 chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off co...

Page 14: ...oppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Two USB Universal Serial Bus ports three USB headers USB 1 1 Eight SATA Serial ATA connectors 4 out 8 SATA connectors can be configured as RAID ports Other Internal external modem ring on Recovery from AC power los...

Page 15: ... 100 MHz bus on P64H2 c PCI X Slot6 shares 133 MHz bus on P64H2 with Gbit LAN MCH 533 400 MHz Host Bus 266 200 MHz Memory Bus P64H2 Processor Processor DDR266 200 ICH3 100 MHz PCI Bus PCI X Slot 5 PCI X Slot 4 PCI X Slot 6 Gbit LAN 133 MHz PCI X Bus IDE Audio CODEC USB Ports LPCI O BIOS FWH PCI Slot 1 UDMA 100 USB 1 1 AC97 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 VGA Mbit LAN 33 MHz PCI Bus LPC Bus SATAHost Controll...

Page 16: ...onnection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers an integrated LAN controller 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 ...

Page 17: ...add in cards Serial EPROM initialization interface Enhanced DMA EDMA per SATA port Automatic command execution without host intervention 64 bit addressing support for descriptions and data buffers in system memory 512 byte buffer for read and write transactions per SATA port Read ahead Interrupt coalescing one interrupt or less per I o transaction 64 bit PCI PCI X Interface PCI PCIX Interface Seri...

Page 18: ... choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring featur...

Page 19: ...system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED JOH1 is a header used to connect to a CPU overheat LED When the CPU temperature bec...

Page 20: ...ows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indica...

Page 21: ... operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X5DPL TGM accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommende...

Page 22: ...on Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed wi...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...own on right White 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...

Page 25: ...CPU socket 2 is auto matically disabled if only one CPU is used Pin 1 7 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position Socket lever in 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 ret...

Page 26: ...d the 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 ...

Page 27: ...lation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired 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 then Bank 3 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...

Page 28: ...Connectors The 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 MbLAN GbLAN Note COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for loc...

Page 29: ... tors are designed especially 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 Button VCC 1 VCC Reset Button 2 VCC VCC VCC VCC Reset Pwr PW LED HDD NIC 1 NIC2 OH Ground Ground 19 20 PS Fail X Ground NMI ON X JF2 ...

Page 30: ...ATX 24 pin specification however it also supports a 20 pin power supply connector Make sure that the ori entation of the PS connector is correct Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v Processor Power Connector J15 Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Processor Power Con nector at J15 must also be con nected to your power supply See the ...

Page 31: ...D The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE Hard 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 fo...

Page 32: ... 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 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 N A Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 Key USB0 USB1 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated...

Page 33: ...se port is above the keyboard port See Fig ure 2 3 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Serial Ports The COM1 J8 serial port is lo cated under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 J26 connector is a header lo cated near the PCI X 1 slot on the motherboard Serial Port Pin Def...

Page 34: ... 1 3 are for the PWR LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker connection See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper PW LED Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number 4 5 6 7 Function Key Definition Red wire Speaker data No connection Key Speaker data Fan H...

Page 35: ...odem when in suspend state See the table on the right 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 W ake up Keylock The keyboard lock connection is designated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard ef fectively locking it SATA Act_LED Pin Definiti...

Page 36: ...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 used to clear CMOS In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent acci dentally clearing the contents of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connec tion Always remove th...

Page 37: ...JP3 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 See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position 1 2 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 3rd Party Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable JP9 Alarm Reset JP36 The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This ...

Page 38: ... must be used in conjunction with the Watch Dog enabled setting in BIOS Advanced Setup I O Device Configuration When enabled Watch Dog can reboot your PC if an application is hung up or the system goes down See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Disabled Enabled Watch Dog Timer Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP37 Force Power On JP 40 Instead of using ...

Page 39: ... Bit 4 13 Data Bit 5 15 Data Bit 6 17 Data Bit 7 19 ACK 21 BUSY 23 PE 25 SLCT Pin Number Function 2 Auto Feed 4 Error 6 Init 8 SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND 26 NC Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J29 IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE 1 J2 and IDE 2 J3 connectors See the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number Function...

Page 40: ...n Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 W rite Data 24 W rite Gate 26 Track 00 28 W rite Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions ...

Page 41: ...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 42: ... 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 speed of RAM used It ...

Page 43: ...ntact_support 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 the X5DPL TGM motherboard can support Answer The X5DPL TGM has six DIMM slots...

Page 44: ...e If you still do not have video please use the following BIOS Recov ery Procedure Boot up the system from a Win98 boot disk Type A phlash s cz mfg mode 3 BIOS filename rom making sure you insert the spaces The system will flash BIOS from here and reboot once it finishes To recover BIOS a recovery flash requires an update key over the COM port as follows hardwire Pin4 to Pin8 hardwire Pin9 and Pin...

Page 45: ...ement 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 service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside ...

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Page 47: ...ittle electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters ...

Page 48: ...essing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow key...

Page 49: ...the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Time 16 19 20 System Date 02 02 02 Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB Legacy Diskette B Not Installed Primary Master 120 GB Primary Slave None Secondary Master CD ROM Secondary Slave None System Memory 256 MB Extended Memory 3967 KB Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Chang...

Page 50: ...ems Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Type Auto Multi Sector Transfer 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control Enabled 32 bit I O Enabled Transfer Mode Fast PIO 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Item Specific Help Select the drive type of the fixed disk installed in your system If type User is selected Cyl...

Page 51: ...cts the transfer mode Options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode Options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 SMART Monitoring The feature allows you to enable or disable the function of SMART Monitoring Options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memo...

Page 52: ...If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot up Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Enabled Item Specific Help Quiet ...

Page 53: ... Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Installed OS This setting allows you to select the operating system for your computer The settings are Other Win95 Win98 WinMe and Win 2000 NT4 Installation Workaround This setting allows BIOS to provide a workaround for the absence of a floppy drive durin...

Page 54: ...e Slot 4 PCI Device Slot 5 PCI Device Slot 6 Option ROM Scan This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings will initialize the selected device s expansion ROM when enabled Options are Enabled and Disabled Enabled Master This setting included in the submenu for the above six settings will designate the selected device as the PCI bus master when enabled Options are Enabled and Disa...

Page 55: ...gh Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory Area Use this setting to control the extended memory area to be cached Options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems I O Device Configuration Access the subme...

Page 56: ...e Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled or OS Controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B Options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B Options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Watch Dog This setting ...

Page 57: ...ons are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Clock Spectrum ...

Page 58: ...cular type of ECC Error occurs an SERR signal will be generated to report the error The options are None Single bit Multiple bits and Both Access the sub menu to make changes to the following settings Advanced Processor Options Access the sub menu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This displays the speed of the installed processor Fast String Operations This setting allows you to...

Page 59: ...s as read Clear All DMI Event Logs This setting will clear all DMI event logs when set to Yes Options are Yes and No Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COMA or On board COMB This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 240...

Page 60: ... Set User Password Enter Password on Boot Disabled Fixed Disk Boot Sector Normal Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Summary Screen Enable this function to display system configuration during boot Options are Disabled and Enabled Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after...

Page 61: ... type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to require...

Page 62: ...setting sets the degree of power saving for the system The options are Disabled Customized Maximum Power Savings and Maximum Performance Customized allows you to alter the other two modes Suspend Timeout Use this setting to specify the period of system inactivity to transpire before entering the suspend state Options are Off 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 30 min 40 min and 60 min Phoenix BIOS Setup Ut...

Page 63: ...Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Resume on Time Select either Off or On which will wake the system up at the time specified in the next setting Resume Time Use this setting to specify the time you want the system to wake up the above setting must be set to On Enter the time with the number keys Resume On Modem Rin...

Page 64: ...e described in this section Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Select the Processor s PIR Select the Thermal Unit Processor Info ROM Data Hardware Monitor Logic Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit Legacy Floppy Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of ...

Page 65: ...en you must update NVRAM by saving the changes before you will actually see the new PIR information Options are 30h 31h 32h 33h 34h 35h 52h 53h 54h 55h 56h 57h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh and 9Ch 9Dh See the Item Specific Help field for details Processor Info ROM Data Highlight this and hit Enter to see PIR data on the following items Header Info Processor Data Processor Core Data L3 Cache Data Package Data P...

Page 66: ...ix BIOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Security Power Boot PIR Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu F10 Save and Exit CPU Fan1 Chassis Fan CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan Chassis Fan3 Processor Vcore V 3 3V Standby V 3 3V Vcc V 12V Vcc V 1...

Page 67: ...hout saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You ...

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Page 69: ...led Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at ...

Page 70: ...us POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is clea...

Page 71: ...ftware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Enterin...

Page 72: ...fully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixe...

Page 73: ... Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copi...

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Page 75: ...write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 76: ...hadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initiali...

Page 77: ... 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 78: ... QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Init...

Page 79: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

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Page 81: ...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 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 Serial ATA cables can extend up...

Page 82: ... Adaptec s SATA RAID Host Driver Installation Installing the Driver in a New Windows System To install the driver to a new system that does not have the OS installed 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the ...

Page 83: ...age Manager Browser Edition Installing the driver in a new Linux system To Install the Red Hat 8 0 or 9 0 Driver in a New Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utilit...

Page 84: ...o continue 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation 9 After reboot occurs the SuSE Menu appears For SuSE 8 1 type noapic at the boot options then press Enter For SuSE 8 2 type acpi off at the boot options then press Enter Note See Step 10 to include these parameters automatically during bootup 10 When the L...

Page 85: ... Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system You can select from these components Managed System Components If you choose this selection only the installation is the same as a Compact installation Adaptec Web Server Installs componen...

Page 86: ...ext 9 When you see the Setup Information click Next The Setup Status window shows progress using a scroll bar Before the scroll bar shows the installation is completed another window pops up indicating that a security certificate has been generated 10 Click OK The Root Certificate Store window appears 11 Click Yes The security certificate generated during installation is added to the Certificate S...

Page 87: ...xy server so ignore this setting If the Use a proxy server box is checked make sure the Bypass proxy server for local addresses box is also checked Then click the Advanced button In the Exceptions window enter localhost as an entry You are now ready to proceed to the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address...

Page 88: ...d terminate the installation The Choose Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See the section Typical Custom and Compact Installations for details 5 Choose a setup type and click Next The Start Copying window appears 6 Click Next The Running Non Interactive Setup window displays the files being loaded onto the system 7 Click Next when prompte...

Page 89: ...anager on the remote system Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you want to manage Note To manage an array remotely from a Linux system install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use the Adaptec supplied version of Mozilla as the browser Architecture Overview A locally managed system requires all of these components A supported Web browser which should already be instal...

Page 90: ... the section Installing a Security Certificate You are asked to register your software For instructions see the section Registering Your Software To log in from any system with a Web browser 1 Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter For example https 10 6 3 14 3513 adaptec When connection to the remote system is...

Page 91: ... Another small Certificate Import wizard window appears 6 Click OK The Certificate window mentioned in Step 2 reappears 7 Click OK You are returned to the Security Alert window from Step 1 8 Click Yes to finish the creation and storage of the certificate Registering Your Software After installing and creating a security certificate you are asked to register the product If you want click Register N...

Page 92: ...s Immediately following the header frame is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in the system and the amount of cache memory if any installed on that controller Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices and Logical Devices views that show connected devices and existing arrays on this controller Controller information and...

Page 93: ...es displays a condensed view of the controller configuration that hides detailed information about the drives More information is available by either positioning the mouse pointer over the device or clicking on the arrowhead to the left of a row of devices The selected display mode button will appear in a lighter shade of blue than the other two buttons The default display is the Text Description ...

Page 94: ...ent models from the same manufacturer actually vary slightly in the true capacity available Although in normal operation this is not an issue it can be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive If the controller used the maximum capacity of each drive and a hot spare or replacement drive was just a few megabytes smaller it would not be able to replace the failed drive By rounding drive...

Page 95: ... on it will highlight the following in amber All the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices view The Events Properties and Tasks buttons in the header frame Selecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with additional information and options specific to that array Note For Windows Server 2003 only to see animated icons on Adaptec Storage Manager logical device...

Page 96: ...ks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Caution Back up the data on an array before you delete it Otherwise all data on the array is lost 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 menu select Array Configuration Utili...

Page 97: ...nd its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2 Type in an optional label for the a...

Page 98: ...no way to restart and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive 5 When you are finished press Done C Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can b...

Page 99: ...menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before perform...

Page 100: ...stallation 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 utility...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...d 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 ...

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