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X6DAL-XG User's Manual

Figure 1-2. SUPER X6DAL-XG Motherboard Layout

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" " indicates the location of pin 1.

KB/

Mouse

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

Tumwater

(North Bridge)

Marvell

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IDE #2

USB

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COM1

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ATX PWR

JPF

Force
PW-On

Mic

J 2 6

Audio
Enable

SI/O

PCI-E6 (x16)

PCI-X 3 (66 MHz)

PCI-X2 (66 MHz)

Battery

W O R

AN1

LAN1

Aux in

CDin

PCI-4 (33MHz)

J 1 3 J 1 5

JPL1

Floppy

PW LED/KL

Chassis
Intrusion

6300ESB

USB2/3

JF1

JBT1

J W D

J 6

Dn:Line_In
Up:Line_Out

J 4 1

JSLED

LED

Watch
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LAN1 Enable

Fan5

Fan6

JWOL

J F 2 Spkr

CL CMOS

Fan4

FP Ctlr

Fan3

Fan2

CPU2

CPU1

SMB data toPCIEn.

SMBCLKtoPCI En.

CN1

AlMRset

J 2 7

J 7

P W
Fault

SMB PW

J 2

J 4

J 5

PCI-5 (33MHz)

J 3

P W 1

PW3

J 4 3

LAN
CTRL

BIOS

Printer

Spkr

JL1

SATA
CTRL

H-SA

JS0

JS1

DS1

DS3

DS6

DS2
DS5

DS7

DS8

DS9

Summary of Contents for X6DAL-XG

Page 1: ...X6DAL XG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a ...

Page 2: ...nly to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlo rate Material special handling may apply See WWW dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproduc tive harm FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found ...

Page 3: ... for updates on supported processors This product is 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 th...

Page 4: ...ery 1 9 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 9 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Processor Powe...

Page 5: ...o 2 19 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 20 Explanation of Jumpers 2 20 Alarm Reset 2 21 Power Force On Enable Disable 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 AudioEnable Disable 2 23 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 24 GLAN LEDs 2 24 SATA LED Header 2 24 Onboard LED Indicators 2 25 System Alert LED Indicators 2 25 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel Port Connector 2...

Page 6: ...ing Merchandise for Service 3 5 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 2 4 3 Advanced Settings 4 3 4 4 Boot Settings 4 19 4 5 Security Setup 4 22 4 6 Exit 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 1 Appendix C Software Installation C 1 X6DAL XG User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...ormance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with 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 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 pre installed One ...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DAL XG Image ...

Page 10: ... SI O PCI E6 x16 PCI X 3 66 MHz PCI X2 66 MHz Battery WOR FAN1 LAN1 Aux in CDin PCI 4 33MHz J13 J15 JPL1 Floppy PW LED KL Chassis Intrusion 6300ESB USB2 3 J F 1 JBT1 JWD J 6 Dn Line_In Up Line_Out J41 JSLED SATA LED Watch Dog LAN1 Enable Fan5 Fan6 JWOL JF2 Spkr CL CMOS Fan4 FP Ctlr Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 SMB data toPCIEn SMBCLKtoPCI En CN1 AlMRset J27 J 7 P W Fault SMB PW J 2 J 4 J 5 PCI 5 33MHz J 3 ...

Page 11: ...ial Port Connectors DS7 DS8 POST Code LED See Appendix A FAN 1 6 CPU Chassis Fans Headers DIMM 1A 3B Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 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 J41 Aux In J50 CD in J61 Microphone JF1 Front Panel Control See C...

Page 12: ...t 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 off in sleep ...

Page 13: ...port interface up to 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 Intel 6300ESB Serial ATA Ports 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 flash upgrade utility...

Page 14: ...troduction X6DAL XG User s Manual Figure 1 3 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 motherboard ...

Page 15: ...es support 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 i...

Page 16: ... to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAL XG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports 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 s...

Page 17: ...ches 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 performance will drop 50 When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to res...

Page 18: ...ile providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows NT 5 0 WindowsXP and Server 2003 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 fo...

Page 19: ... You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply and 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...

Page 20: ...h supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor 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 higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatibl...

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: ...lace the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS 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 in...

Page 23: ...n 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 Note heatsinks are heavy please handle them with care CEK Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 Socket lever in the locking Position Screw 1 Screw 2 To Uninstall the Heatsink Caution W...

Page 24: ...ews 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 of ...

Page 25: ...s into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL XG supports up to 12GB 24GB of registered ECC DDR333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory The motherboard was designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 2GB modules have been tested When using registered ECC DDR333 PC2700 memory installing four pieces of double banked memory or six pieces of single ...

Page 26: ...Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions 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: ...the board Both connections are required These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation See the table on the right for pin definitions For CPU PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below Pins 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 a...

Page 29: ...ader is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 19 20 Definition Control Ground NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 15 16 Definition Vcc Control PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 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 x x NMI PWR LED...

Page 30: ...12 Definition Vcc GND HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial 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 Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail ...

Page 31: ...s located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 7 8 Definition Vcc GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 5 6 Definition Vcc GND 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 x x OH LED PWR Fail ...

Page 32: ...ons Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW_ON Ground Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 3 4 Definition Reset Ground Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fa...

Page 33: ...und USB Pin Definition USB 2 3 Front Panel USB USB O 1 Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 located on the I O panel and additional two USB ports USB 2 3 next 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 De...

Page 34: ...le 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 controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When us ing Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do ...

Page 35: ...al In 4 RTS 5 Serial Out Pin Number Definition 6 CTS 7 DTR 8 RI 9 Ground 10 NC Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem 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 WOR...

Page 36: ...n LAN The Wake On LAN header JWOL is designated WOL on the mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions You must en able the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have 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 GLAN WOL ...

Page 37: ...rom MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the 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 y...

Page 38: ... A CD In Header There is a 4 pin CD header on the motherboard This allows you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect the audio cable from your CD drive to the header See the tables at right for pin definitions Audio 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 ...

Page 39: ...ated with the Advanced software on the CD ROM included with your mother board Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Ad vanced Chipset Features section of BIOS In addition there are also Aux In and CD In Connectors on the moth erboard Line In surround L R Green Line Out Front L R Pink MIC In Center subwoofer B...

Page 40: ...nted circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 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 P...

Page 41: ...CN1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Force Power On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Force Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the...

Page 42: ... Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog func tion Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application is hung up Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable i...

Page 43: ...le J26 enables or disables the Audio Connector 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 Audio Enable Disable Jumper Settings J26 ...

Page 44: ...s associated with the sec ond LED LED Color Off Green Orange Definition No Connection 100 MHz 1 GHz G bit LAN Right LED Indicator SATA LED Header A Serial ATA LED header is lo cated at JSLED Connect JSLED for indication of SATA drive activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED Pin 1 5 6 7 8 9 Definition No Connection Intel 6300ESB SATA Activity LED Intel...

Page 45: ...DS DS1 DS2 DS3 DS5 DS6 DS7 8 Definition CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR Cable must be connected CPU2 VRM Overheat CPU1 VRM Overheat PWR LED CPU Overheat POST LED System Alert LED Indicators DS9 In addition to the LED indicators listed above there is a System Alert LED indicator DS9 on the X6DAL XG See the table on the right for pin definitions System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions DS9 Green Yellow Red ...

Page 46: ...A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector There is a parallel printer port is located on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This is a header You will need to have a Parallel Port cable CBL_081 to use this connector Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 3 Data Bit 0 5 Data Bit 1 7 Data Bit 2 9 Data Bit 3 ...

Page 47: ... GND 11 GND 13 GND 15 GND 17 GND 19 GND 21 GND 23 GND 25 GND 27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin 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 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 Floppy ...

Page 48: ... 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O Write 25 I O Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 33 Addr 1 35 Addr 0 37 Chip Select 0 39 Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 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 ...

Page 49: ...re it 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 al...

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 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 th...

Page 51: ...upport 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 XG has...

Page 52: ... 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 orders t...

Page 53: ... 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 wil...

Page 54: ...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 displayed ...

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 example 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 S...

Page 56: ...n invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state VID CMOS Setting This option sets the VID setting for the processor s Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot legacy OS that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading This setting...

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 a...

Page 58: ...g S ATA as RAID Select Yes to configure Serial ATA as RAID The options are Yes and No S ATA Only 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 sub menu fo...

Page 59: ...ves such as IDE CD ROM drives check the speci fications of the drive LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block 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 b...

Page 60: ... DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate 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 to allow the BIOS to ...

Page 61: ...er 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 Di...

Page 62: ...ting to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items Plug Play OS Select Yes ...

Page 63: ...X X X XSuper IO Configuration Sub Menu DMA 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 ...

Page 64: ... 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 port...

Page 65: ... 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: ...n 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 allo...

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: ...4 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 Express C...

Page 69: ...ows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled or Enabled Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Sperctrum The options are Disabled and Enabled XRemote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected ...

Page 70: ...lay the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature Note 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 must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings ...

Page 71: ... to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the 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 4 4 Boot Settings This item allows the user to configure the boot s...

Page 72: ...ouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The op...

Page 73: ... 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 seq...

Page 74: ... 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 are E...

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

Page 78: ...A 2 X6DAL XG 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: ...AT 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 Uncompressed...

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: ...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 cursor...

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: ...pleted 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 Uncomp...

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: ...Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Con troller 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 6...

Page 88: ...ng RAID 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 t...

Page 89: ...tem BIOS refer to Chapter 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 previ ous 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...

Page 90: ...elect 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: ...cannot be used See Initializ ing 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 disk...

Page 93: ...Once 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 only the available array types RA...

Page 94: ...grate 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 wish ...

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: ...isk 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 mess...

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 Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted ...

Page 98: ...C 12 X6DAL XG 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: ...m 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 Pre...

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

Page 104: ...from 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 indica...

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: ...ges 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 must be...

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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