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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

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Adding/Deleting Hotspares

(*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to
add a new HDD as a hotspare.)

Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC

Utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you
want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, and then, press
<Enter>.

5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed:

"Do you want to create spare?" (Yes/No?)

The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.

Summary of Contents for X6DAR-8G

Page 1: ... X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER ...

Page 2: ...BILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by th...

Page 3: ...n one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard 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 a...

Page 4: ... 1 10 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 10 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 Nocona Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 7 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 9 ATX Power Connector 2 9 Processor Po...

Page 5: ...Alarm Reset 2 20 3rd Power Fault Detect 2 21 Power Force On 2 21 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 22 Explanation of Jumpers 2 22 CMOS Clear 2 22 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 VGA Enable Disable 2 23 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 25 PLLSEL Select 2 25 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 26 GLAN LEDs 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 25 2 8 IPMI Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI ...

Page 6: ...g Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 20 4 6 Boot Setup 4 22 4 7 Exit 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System C 1 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG User s Manual ...

Page 7: ... the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities ...

Page 8: ...ope Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG Image ...

Page 10: ...E 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI Ter B OH J 3 3 J 3 4 J 1 6 J 7 J 1 4 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 FAN4 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 J 4 F 4 J 4 F 5 Memory Speed Note ...

Page 11: ...mory RAM Slots Floppy Drive J12 Floppy Drive Connector GLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IPMI J9 IPMI 2 0 Connector IDE1 2 J5 J6 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors KB Mouse J33 J34 PS 2 Keyboard J34 Mouse J33 PWR Fail JP9 Triple Redundant PS Fail Detect Header Power SMB J32 Power System Mangement Bus See Chapter 2 SCSI Ch A B JA1 JA2 SCSI Ch A JA2 SCSI Ch B JA1 Headers SMB J11 System Management Bus Head...

Page 12: ...ed memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset Expansion Slots X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG One x16 PCI Express slot One x4 PCI Express slot or One 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X 3 3V slot BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chips...

Page 13: ...te below One IPMI 2 0 socket One Intel 82546GB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller with support for 10BASE T 100BASE TX and 1000BASE T RJ45 output Dual EIDE channels support up to four Ultra DMA IDE devices 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 2 0 compliant 1 1 compliant Universal Serial Bus ports Two Seri...

Page 14: ...ATA NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 ADDR CTRL DATA DATA ADDR CTRL DIMMs ICH5R FWH LPC I O LPC BUS HUB BMC CON DDRA 266 DDRB 266 PCI BUS 32 BIT DIMMs 4 DDR 333 USB 0 1 2 3 USB PORT VGA KB SER 2 SER 1 H W MONITOR FDD MS VRM 0 1 SATA SATA UDMA 100 IDE PRI SEC A PXH B PCI EXP A X8 SCSI 7902 PCI X BUS 100 MHZ Gbit LAN ANVIK SOCKET ZCR PCI EXP X16 PCI X BUS 100 MHZ SLOT 1_PCI X133 266MB s 4GB s 6 4GB s DDR 333 PCI E...

Page 15: ...supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH provides configurable x16 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x8 PCI Express interfaces These inter faces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces wi...

Page 16: ... Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check t...

Page 17: ...tel s LANDesk Client Manager optional For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 0 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regu lat...

Page 18: ... indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power b...

Page 19: ...hough most power supplies generally meet the specifications re quired by the system some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission ...

Page 20: ...which 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 compa...

Page 21: ...ot 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 Warning Please use t...

Page 22: ...mage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up Socket lever CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever to the upright position as shown in the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when you turn on the power Install CPU1 first Pin 1 2 Insert the CPU in the socket and make sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both c...

Page 23: ...echanism 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 Screw 1 Screw 2 Screw 1 Heatsink Removal Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please fol low the instructio...

Page 24: ...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 the old therm...

Page 25: ...all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended due to the fact that they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard on the motherboard tray ...

Page 26: ...ry slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for al...

Page 27: ...m the slot 2 4 I OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Purple K e y b o a r d Turquoise GLAN1 COM Port1 GLAN2 USB0 1 Video SCSI X6DAR 8G only ...

Page 28: ...igned 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 Fan Fail 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 N...

Page 29: ... JWOR J P F J S 1 J S 2 JP10 3 R D P W Detect Alarm Reset JP11 FAN3 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The primary power supply connector J1B1 on the X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG meets the SSI Su perset ATX 20 pin specification You must also connect the 4 pin J38 processor power connector to your power supply Refer to the table below right for the J38 4 Pin 12V connector Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definit...

Page 30: ... CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 ...

Page 31: ... 1 J S 2 JP10 3 R D P W Detect Alarm Reset JP11 FAN3 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to dis play network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13...

Page 32: ...CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI Ter B OH J 3 3 J 3 4 J 1 6 J 7 J 1 4 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 FAN4 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 J 4 F 4 J 4 F 5 Memory Speed Note 4 J 1 1 P W Fail SPKR PCI Ex4 JOH1 JWOR J P F J S 1 J S 2 JP10 3 R D P W Detect Alarm Reset JP11 FAN3 Power Button Overheat Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button...

Page 33: ...B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JP...

Page 34: ...IMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T...

Page 35: ...1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI Ter B OH J 3 3 J 3 4 J 1 6 J 7 J 1 4 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 FAN4 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 J 4 F 4 J 4 F 5 Memory Speed Note 4 ...

Page 36: ...BT1 S M B F A N 5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI Ter B OH J 3 3 J 3 4 J 1 6 J 7 J 1 4 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 F A N 4 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 J 4 F 4 J 4 F 5 Memory Speed Note 4 J 1 1 P W Fail SPKR PCI Ex4 JOH1 JWOR J P F J S 1 J S 2 JP10 3 R D P W Detect Alarm Reset JP11 FAN3 GLAN1 GLAN2 Fa...

Page 37: ...h B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW ...

Page 38: ...aker data K B DIMM 4B Mouse U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW O...

Page 39: ...B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SM...

Page 40: ...ght for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Short Definition Normal default Clear Alarm Alarm Reset JP11 K B DIMM 4B Mouse U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SC...

Page 41: ...GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin C...

Page 42: ... S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 J W D WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI Ter B OH J 3 3 J 3 4 J 1 6 J 7 J 1 4 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 F A N 4 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 J 4 F 4...

Page 43: ...B Mouse U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C ...

Page 44: ...Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW...

Page 45: ...B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 S A T A 1 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 ...

Page 46: ...COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M ...

Page 47: ...isted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 W On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A S A T S A T A P W L E D Chas Intru J L 1 JPA3 JPA2 r B J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 1 JWOR J P F J S 1 J S 2 FAN3 K B DIMM 4B Mouse U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GL...

Page 48: ...MM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B FAN5 ...

Page 49: ...DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1 LAN Enable RAGE X GLAN CTRL P X H VGA CTRL PCI E x16 PCI X 133MHz E7525 Tumwater North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge ZCR IPMI 2 0 BIOS S I O 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 SCSI Enable USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PW On WOR S P K S W S C S I Ter A JPA1 JBT1 S M B F A N 5 S A...

Page 50: ...30 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG User s Manual Note For software installation instructions please refer to Ap pendix C For Adaptec s SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard ...

Page 51: ...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 no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set...

Page 52: ...hould know 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 configu...

Page 53: ...ed 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 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of d...

Page 54: ...ecurity and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping c...

Page 55: ...ery little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parame...

Page 56: ...pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow k...

Page 57: ...y in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date ...

Page 58: ...Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If Disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This option allows the user to select the Native Mode for ATA Some Operating Systems are not supported by the Native Mode The options are Serial ATA Parallel ATA Auto and Both IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave I...

Page 59: ...ect a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a pre determined HDD type Select CD ROM if a CD ROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a...

Page 60: ...Bit I O operation The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 and Mode 6 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in th...

Page 61: ...y highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine ...

Page 62: ...ns are Stay On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and...

Page 63: ...ct Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and...

Page 64: ...bled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for RAID SLOT SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIX 1 G LAN ...

Page 65: ...fit from a greater Clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this settiing and try again Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large har...

Page 66: ...ng specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor t...

Page 67: ...ble for the XP systems Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking If Enabled the OS will debug the system during system reset after a system crash Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled I O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes t...

Page 68: ...quest for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 On board COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal IR for an infrared device and ASK IR Base I O Address Select the base I O address for serial port B The op...

Page 69: ...terrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel Specify the DMA channel The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O ...

Page 70: ...u of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Ye...

Page 71: ...e from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following setti...

Page 72: ...displays CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature This item displays CPU2 Temperature System Temperature This item displays the system Temperature Fan Speed Control Modules This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin Server the fan speed is controlled by the CPU temperature When the CPU temperature is higher the fan speed wil...

Page 73: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 19 Vcore A Vcore B P3V3 P5V N12V P12V VDD P5Vsb ...

Page 74: ... Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not ...

Page 75: ...hen prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to...

Page 76: ...tem Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the...

Page 77: ...it Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to us...

Page 78: ...Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

Page 79: ...led Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at ...

Page 80: ...ous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cle...

Page 81: ...ftware NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Enterin...

Page 82: ...sfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fix...

Page 83: ... Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copi...

Page 84: ...A 6 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG User s Manual Notes ...

Page 85: ...write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 86: ...Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initial...

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

Page 88: ...e QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Ini...

Page 89: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

Page 90: ...B 6 X6DAR 8G X6DAR iG User s Manual Notes ...

Page 91: ...ate a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables...

Page 92: ...d press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the next item SATA RAID Enable select Enabled and press Enter 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once...

Page 93: ...te For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array ...

Page 94: ...ays 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 95: ...efore 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 Delet...

Page 96: ...y 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 B 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both d...

Page 97: ...u 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 following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 ...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...different 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...

Page 100: ...asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following...

Page 101: ...d to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 13 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 104: ...p 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 105: ...u must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Reb...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 17 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 108: ... 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 109: ...indows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue t...

Page 110: ...optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To ...

Page 111: ...management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Displa...

Page 112: ...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 download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II ...

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