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Chapter 4: AMI BIOS

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When you select this Sub Menu, the AMI BIOS automatically displays the

status of the following items:

Onboard PCI IDE Operate Mode

This feature allows the user to set the Onboard PCI IDE Operation Mode.

The  options are: Native Mode and  Legacy Mode. (*Please refer to

Addendum D for information on Legacy Mode and Native Mode.)

IDE Configuration

This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode. The  options are: Disabled,

P-ATA (Parallel ATA) Only, S-ATA (Serial ATA) Only, and P-ATA & S-ATA.

(*Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information.)

P-ATA & S-ATA

Combined Mode Operation

This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode. The
options are: Disabled, P-ATA (Parallel ATA) 1ST Channel and S-ATA
(Serial ATA 1st Channel).

X

X

X

X

X

IDE Configuration Sub Menu

The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below:

Summary of Contents for X6DAL-G

Page 1: ... X6DAL G X6DAL TG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c SUPER ...

Page 2: ...DWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of...

Page 3: ... intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor an...

Page 4: ...s 1 9 BIOS Recovery 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 13 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 Connector 2 ...

Page 5: ...Jumper Settings 2 14 Explanation of Jumpers 2 14 GLAN Enable Disable 2 14 CMOS Clear 2 14 USB Wake Up 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 15 System Bus Speed 2 15 Serial ATA Enable Disable 2 16 Thermal Fan Control 2 16 Keyboard Wake Up 2 16 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 17 GLAN LEDs 2 17 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 18 Parallel Port Connector 2 18 Floppy Connector 2 18 ID...

Page 6: ...BIOS Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup 4 3 4 4 Boot Setup 4 19 4 5 Security Setup 4 22 4 6 Exit 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 Appendix D Installing the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller D 1 X6DAL G X6DAL TG User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...llowing items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 SATA cable CBL 044 X6DAL G Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044 X6DAL TG One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets S...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DAL G X6DAL TG Image The difference between the X6DAL G and the X6DAL TG is that the X6DAL TG has an additional 4 port SATA Marvell Controller ...

Page 10: ...DE 2 USB 0 1 COM2 COM1 8 pin PW2 ATX PWR JPF Force PW On Mic J26 Audio Enable SI O PCI E6 x16 PCI X 3 66 MHz PCI X2 66 MHz Battery WOR JPS1 FAN1 LAN1 Aux in CDin PCI 4 33MHz J13 J15 JPL1 PCI E1 X8 Floppy PW LED KL SA T A2 Chassis Intrusion Hance Rapids USB2 3 J F 1 JBT1 JWD J 6 Dn Line_In Up Line_Out J41 J 3 5 JSLED SATA LED SATA I 2 C X6DAL TG Watch Dog LAN1 Enable Fan5 Fan6 JWOL JF2 Spkr CL CMOS...

Page 11: ...A 2B 3A 3B LAN 1 G bit Ethernet Port IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J2 Keyboard Mouse J6 Down Line_in Up Line_out J7 Power Fault Header J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 Power System Management J35 SATA SMB I2 C Header X6DAL TG Only J41 Aux In J50 CD in J61 Microphone JF1 Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 JF2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JSLED S...

Page 12: ...I X Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V standby and DIMM voltage Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III CPU fan auto ...

Page 13: ...2 88 MB 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 ports front panel 2 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports Four Marvel Serial ATA Ports X6DL TG only Super I O AC 97 CODEC Audio devices supported 2 serial ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS f...

Page 14: ...6DAL G X6DAL TG User s Manual Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard ...

Page 15: ...upport connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a such as 82801ER GLAN Adaptor the Dobson I O processor H W RAID control lers and TCP IP Off load engines The MCH interfaces with the Hance Rap ids ICH I O Controller Hub via HI 1 5 Hub Interface The PXH provides con nection between a PCI Express interface and two indep...

Page 16: ...setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAL G X6DAL TG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 2 5V for DRAM 1 5V Standby 1 2V An onboard voltage monitor will scan these...

Page 17: ...U reaches 700 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation When CPU temperature reaches 780 C and above Default the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be turned on The CPU will slow down When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CP...

Page 18: ... data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically ...

Page 19: ... a 12V 4 pin Aux power supply are also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs and a 12V 4 pin power connector Aux PWR is also required for system power consumption Failure to provide this extra power will result in instabili...

Page 20: ...Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a program mable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a pro cessor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support h...

Page 21: ...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 power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the cor...

Page 22: ...IOS battery and prevent the system from booting up CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Note CPU Retention Brackets are pre installed 1 Place the CPU retention bracket on top of the CPU mountin...

Page 23: ...ith those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws CEK Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 Socket lever in the locking Position Screw 1 Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the hea...

Page 24: ... screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid...

Page 25: ...til it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL G X6DAL TG supports up to 12GB 24GB of Reg ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 2GB modules are tested When using Reg ECC DDR 333 PC2700 memory 4 pieces of double banked memory and 6 pieces of single banked memor...

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 COM2 Port Audio Out Line In Mic Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom ...

Page 27: ... designed specifically 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 JF1 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X ...

Page 28: ...s 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v CPU 8 Pin PWR Connector PW2 Processor Power Connector In addition to the power connec tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin Processor connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector PW3 Required Connection Required Connection 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 0...

Page 29: ...WR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ DQ 2 6SNU 026 DQ 3 WOU DQ DQ 38 38 60 GDWD WR3 Q 60 WR3 Q 1 O05VHW 3 DXOW 60 3 3 0 3 3 1 75 26 3ULQWHU 6SNU 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 75 0DUY...

Page 30: ...ial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 13 14 Definition Vcc HD Active 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ DQ 2 6SNU 026 DQ 3 WOU D...

Page 31: ...5 6 Definition Vcc GND 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ DQ 2 6SNU 026 DQ 3 WOU DQ DQ 38 38 60 GDWD WR3 Q 60 WR3 Q 1 O05VHW 3 DXOW 60 3 3 0 3 3 1 75 26 3ULQWHU 6SNU 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 75 0DUYHOO ...

Page 32: ...n the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 3 4 Definition Reset Ground Reset Pin Definitions JF1 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ DQ 2 6SNU 026 DQ 3 WO...

Page 33: ...xt to the IDE2 on the motherboard These two FP USB ports can be used to provide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number 1 2 Definition Intrusion Input Ground Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0...

Page 34: ...WR3 Q 60 WR3 Q 1 O05VHW 3 DXOW 60 3 3 0 3 3 1 75 26 3ULQWHU 6SNU 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 75 0DUYHOO 6 7 QDEOH 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DAL G TG See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans The onboard fan speed is contr...

Page 35: ...ng call to the modem when in sus pend 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 WOR Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVL...

Page 36: ...ave a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH ...

Page 37: ...micro power supplies SATA SMB I2 C X6DAL TG only A Serial ATA System Management Bus header is located at J35 Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SATA SMB on your system SATA SMB J35 Pin Definitions Pin Number 1 2 3 Definition Data Ground Clock 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3...

Page 38: ...o CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition Right Stereo Signal Ground Ground Left Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition Left Stereo Signal Ground Ground Right Stereo Signal 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV Q...

Page 39: ...he Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins 8 9 are for Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number 1 3 5 7 Function Key Definition Red wire Speaker data No connection ...

Page 40: ...Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 LAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disable the Giga bit LAN port on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3...

Page 41: ...nable or disable the Serial ATA headers The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled Serial ATA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 For Marvell s SATA Controller 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0...

Page 42: ...og is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog can also be en abled via the BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his her own application software...

Page 43: ...nable Disable Jumper Settings J26 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ DQ 2 6SNU 026 DQ 3 WOU DQ DQ 38 38 60 GDWD WR3 Q 60 WR3 Q 1 O05VHW 3 DXOW 60 3 3 0 3 3 1 75 26 3ULQWHU 6SNU 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 ...

Page 44: ...ht for speaker pin defini tions SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition Marvell SATA HD0 Active LED Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED Marvell SATA HD2 Active LED Marvell SATA HD3 Active LED All Marvell SATA Ports Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6...

Page 45: ...e LED indicators listed above there is a System Alert LED indicator DS9 on the X6DAL G TG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions DS9 Green Yellow Red Definition System On OK System Off PWR Cable Connected PWR or CPU Failure 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 2...

Page 46: ...r pin defini tions Note This is a header You will need to have a Parallel Port cable CBL_081 to use this con nector 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 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...

Page 47: ...nable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 28 Write Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 1 1 X LQ LQ 3 0 3 3 ORSS 3 6 7 KDVVLV QWUXVLRQ DQFH 5DSLGV 86 7 Q LQHB Q 8S LQHB2XW 6 6 7 6 7 7 DWFK RJ 1 QDEOH DQ D...

Page 48: ...er Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 12 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 20 Key 22 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 J44 J38 0RXVH 00 00 00 00 00 00 7XPZDWHU 1RUWK ULGJH 0DUYHOO 86 20 20 SLQ 3 7 3 5 3 RUFH 3 2Q 0LF XGLR QDEOH 6 2 3 3 0 3 0 DWWHU 25 36 ...

Page 49: ...t is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all ju...

Page 50: ... of any possible 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 that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for t...

Page 51: ...ort contact cfm 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 by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DAL G X6DAL T...

Page 52: ...rked 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 of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orde...

Page 53: ...uide 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...

Page 54: ...hen you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be display...

Page 55: ... values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For ex ample 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below Warning When you first enter the Advanced ...

Page 56: ... of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance X X X X XCPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is en...

Page 57: ... Mode and Native Mode IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA Only S ATA Serial ATA Only and P ATA S ATA Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information P ATA S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA 1ST Channel ...

Page 58: ... 4th P1 3rd Configuring S ATA as RAID Select Yes to configure Serial ATA as RAID The options are Yes and No S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are P0 1st P1 2nd P0 2nd P1 1st Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press Enter to access this ...

Page 59: ...Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive ...

Page 60: ... of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using...

Page 61: ...ser to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Default setting for Floppy A drive is 1 44 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are D...

Page 62: ...CI 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 allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installe...

Page 63: ...A Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K ...

Page 64: ...8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel ...

Page 65: ...e options are Disabled and Enabled XSouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH SouthBridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH Delayed Transaction to provide back compatibility for slower...

Page 66: ...ation Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to ...

Page 67: ...Chapter 2 for details The options are Enabled and Disabled XEvent Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events 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 The option...

Page 68: ...A9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and One PCA9554 High PCI Express Port2 Slot 1 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Port4 Slot 6 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Expre...

Page 69: ...rts or 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports and 4 USB Ports USB Function This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled or Disabled Remote Access XRemote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down ...

Page 70: ...o Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be ...

Page 71: ...is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable ...

Page 72: ...e computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS informa tion during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this val...

Page 73: ...e user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled XCD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are CD ROM and Disabled 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot se...

Page 74: ...lear 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 the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options a...

Page 75: ...nd Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the 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 the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot th...

Page 76: ...gned for maximum system stability but not maximum performance Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications ...

Page 77: ...rors are usually 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 LE...

Page 78: ...A 2 X6DAL G X6DAL TG User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LEDIndicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization ...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...te 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 Uncompre...

Page 81: ...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 82: ...ace 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 cu...

Page 83: ...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 84: ... 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 85: ...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 87: ...300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300ESB H...

Page 88: ...D 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host con troller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the bui...

Page 89: ...er 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the ESC key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array C...

Page 90: ...ys 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 91: ...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 and ...

Page 92: ... and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create 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 ...

Page 93: ...e the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot 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 screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types ...

Page 94: ...t 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 time you w...

Page 95: ...ent 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 disks...

Page 96: ...sterisk 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 following ...

Page 97: ...k 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 Prop erties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted...

Page 98: ...C 12 X6DAL G X6DAL TG 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 99: ...ep 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 100: ...rform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status 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 Rebuild 2...

Page 101: ...he 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 102: ...C 16 X6DAL G X6DAL TG 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 103: ...e 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 the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in...

Page 104: ...rom CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicat...

Page 105: ...tire contents of the CD C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to ...

Page 106: ... voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The Default User Name and Password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds m...

Page 107: ...ote 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 down load 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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Page 109: ...d 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 to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID Controller The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRA...

Page 110: ...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 BIOS see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step3 ins...

Page 111: ...eate an array from the operating system see the section Using Adaptec Storage 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 creatin...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...ons Typical default 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 Serve...

Page 114: ... Next 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...

Page 115: ...using a proxy 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...

Page 116: ...nd 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 prompt...

Page 117: ...c Storage Manager 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 alread...

Page 118: ...stalling 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 established th...

Page 119: ...ow click Yes 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 clic...

Page 120: ...AID 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 device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec RAID controller in the system Select the controller by clicking anyw...

Page 121: ...ves 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 View but in the condensed view used when Adaptec Storage Manager is loaded the display is the same in all ...

Page 122: ...also limit the usable capacity of each drive This is done because hard disk drives of apparently the same capacity from different manufacturers or even different 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 c...

Page 123: ... protected In the expanded view the icons for the arrays are arranged vertically and alongside them are the capacity name and type of array Selecting an array by clicking 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 n...

Page 124: ...isks 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 Uti...

Page 125: ...s Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2 Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default Note Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creati...

Page 126: ...urce drive Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Caution Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do there is 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...

Page 127: ...to continue 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 2 From the ARC 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 ...

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