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X6DH8-G
X6DHE-G

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.1

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Summary of Contents for X6DH8-G

Page 1: ... X6DH8 G X6DHE G USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 SUPER ...

Page 2: ...T 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 the laws of Santa Clara Cou...

Page 3: ...o com Product 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 de...

Page 4: ...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 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 6 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 7 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 9 ATX Power Connector 2 9 Processor Power Connector 2 9 NMI Button 2 10 Power LE...

Page 5: ...le Disable 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 21 VGA Enable Disable 2 22 Alarm Reset 2 22 Force Power On 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable 2 23 PLLSEL 2 24 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 25 Overheat LED 2 26 Power Supply Fail LED 2 26 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 27 Parallel Port Connector 2 27 Floppy Connector 2 28 IDE Connectors 2 29 SCSI Connector...

Page 6: ...BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 6 4 5 Security Setup 4 18 4 6 Boot Setup 4 20 4 7 Exit 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 X6DH8 G X6DHE G User s Manual ...

Page 7: ... 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 are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 COM port cable One 1 4 port USB cable One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X6DH8 G only One 1 SATA cable One 1 I O backpanel shield On...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 X6DH8 G X6DHE G Image ...

Page 10: ...8 24 Pin Fan7 J1D1 J1B1 JP10 J12 Fan8 J15 SCSI CPU 0 CPU 1 JWOR1 SI O J32 JP11 Alrm Reset 3rd PS Detect PSF Fan1 Fan3 IDE1 WOR JPA1 SCSI Enable PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz WOL USB2 3 J11 ICH JD2 PWLED SPKR JPG1 VGA Enable JWD VGA Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 JPL2 Slot5 Slot6 PCI E X8 GLAN CTLR GLAN CTLR Hance Rapids J6 J5 inter SPKR PXH JBT1 CL CMOS J4F5 PLLSEL PS Fail LED JFP ForcePWOn J4F4 LAN2 En LAN1 Enable ...

Page 11: ...M2 Serial Port Connectors DIMM 1A DIMM 4B DDR DIMM Memory RAM Slots FAN 1 8 CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 J5 J6 IDE 1 IDE 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J9 IPMI Connector J11 System Management Bus Connector JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overhe...

Page 12: ...ots One PCI X 133 slot Two PCI X 100 slots One 32 bit PCI X slot BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU slow down on temperatu...

Page 13: ...ces 1 floppy port interface 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 Headers Super I O 2 SATA ports support 2 drives RAID 0 1 JBOD ATI 8 MB Rage XL Graphic Card 2 COM ports 1 header 1 port Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection SMBus for SMC Power Supply Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via B...

Page 14: ...urst MCH Processor 1 Processor 2 6300 ESB Hance Rapids DIMMs 1 4 DDR266 8 DIMMs DDR333 4DIMMDouble sided DDR 333 6DIMMSingle sided PXH SCSI 7902 PCI X ZCR PCI XSlot PCI XSlot GLAN 82541 PCI E Slot PCI E Slot IDEPRI SEC SATA 0 1 USB0 3 VGA Flash ROM LPCI O BMC Con IPMI FWH LPCI O Parallel Port SER 1 2 H W Monitor FDD KB Mouse Hub PCI E x8 PCI X100 PCI Ex8 PCI Ex8 PCI 33MHz UDMA 100 SATA USB xBus LP...

Page 15: ...r superior I O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be config ured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces sup port connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a 6300ESB Hance Rapids System Features The I O Controller Hub provides the I O s...

Page 16: ...t Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V 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 the RPM status of the coo...

Page 17: ...ed with Supero Doctor II in Linux SDIII is used to notify the user of certain system events 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 up to 20A current This wil...

Page 18: ...ill 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 Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides po...

Page 19: ...wer supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power Your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports The 12V 4 pin power connector J38 is required to ensure ad equate power supply to the system Additionally you should also use the onboard 12V 8 pin power connector J1D...

Page 20: ...b 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 hi...

Page 21: ... its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard ...

Page 22: ...abel area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage 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 completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Pin 1 Socket lever in the locking Posi...

Page 23: ...been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with 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 Installation Screw 2 ...

Page 24: ...motherboard in the sequence as show in the 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 remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old ther mal grease Reapply the pr...

Page 25: ...tch Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Lever Processor installed Triangle Triangle Empty socket Warning Make sure you lift the lever complet...

Page 26: ...le 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 all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DH8 G X6DHE G supports up to 16 32 GB Registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support...

Page 27: ...ing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Possible Memory Allocation and Availability System Devices Size Physical Memory Remaining Available total system memory 4GB System BIOS 1MB 3 99 GB Local APIC 4KB 3 99 GB Area reserved for the chipset 2MB 3 99 GB I O APIC 4Kbyte 4KB 3 99 GB PCI Enumeration Area ...

Page 28: ...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 N...

Page 29: ...ected to your power supply for CPU power con sumption to avoid causing instabil ity to the system Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector J32 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Fl...

Page 30: ... DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fa...

Page 31: ... HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC2 LED Vcc GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7...

Page 32: ... CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrallel Port J38 24 Pin Fan7 J1D1 J1B1 JP10 J12 Fan8 J15 SCSI CPU 0 CPU 1 JWOR1 SI O J32 JP11 Alrm Reset 3rd PS Detect ...

Page 33: ...er LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC2 LED Vcc GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SAT...

Page 34: ...A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXP...

Page 35: ... SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenh...

Page 36: ... DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrallel Port J38 24...

Page 37: ...e mother board 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin 1 2 3 Definition Ground black 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers use DC power 4 PWM_Control GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy...

Page 38: ...LED SPKR JPG1 VGA Enable JWD VGA Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 JPL2 Slot5 Slot6 PCI E X8 GLAN CTLR GLAN CTLR Hance Rapids J6 J5 inter SPKR PXH JBT1 CL CMOS J4F5 PLLSEL PS Fail LED JFP ForcePWOn J4F4 LAN2 En LAN1 Enable 6300 ESB E7520 Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR1 This function al lows your computer to receive and be woken up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend st...

Page 39: ...k 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrallel Port J38...

Page 40: ...Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3...

Page 41: ...er cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL S...

Page 42: ...PER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurs...

Page 43: ...B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse...

Page 44: ...n2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrallel Port J38 24 Pin Fan7 J1D1 J1B1 JP10 J12 Fan8 J15 SCSI CPU 0 CPU 1 JWOR1 SI O J32 JP11 Alrm Reset 3...

Page 45: ...B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrallel Port J38 24 Pin Fa...

Page 46: ...Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse F...

Page 47: ...MOS J4F5 PLLSEL PS Fail LED JFP ForcePWOn J4F4 LAN2 En LAN1 Enable 6300 ESB E7520 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connec...

Page 48: ...DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PCI E X8 Lindenhurst North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATXPWR 12V 4 Pin PWR Parrall...

Page 49: ...J6 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy COM2 BIOS Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 SMB PCI X100 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 3 133 MHz Battery JPL1 RAGE X PC...

Page 50: ...Number 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G GLAN2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 12V 8 pin PWR SMBus PWR JF1 FP Control Fan2 JOH1 OHLED CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE2 Floppy ...

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 CMOS onboard 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 Verify that all jumper...

Page 52: ...ith the specific system configuration that was sold to you NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used ...

Page 53: ...tment 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 X6DH8 G X6DHE G has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC Non ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do...

Page 54: ...ired 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 that must be mailed when service is...

Page 55: ...OS flash chip en abling it to retain system parameters Each time when the computer is pow ered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by p...

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

Page 57: ... the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disa...

Page 58: ...Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate th...

Page 59: ...type of CPU Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximu...

Page 60: ...ory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and...

Page 61: ...Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting all...

Page 62: ...CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function 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 the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System ...

Page 63: ... configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPR...

Page 64: ...I 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz PCI 33MHz Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI Exp x8 Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 or PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 and Riser if a 2U Active Riser Card is present Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize th...

Page 65: ...Enabled and Disabled Memory Remap Function Control PCI memory resources will overlap with the physical memory if 4GB of memory or above is installed on the motherboard When this occurs enable this function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above 4GB to resolve the memory overlapping situation Delayed Transaction Discard Select Disabled to set the ESB P2P Bridge Secondary D...

Page 66: ... submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate ...

Page 67: ... supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when suppor...

Page 68: ...n control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This...

Page 69: ...imary and Secondary DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging ...

Page 70: ...57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose select the flow control type for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how you want console redirection to b...

Page 71: ... 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 the fan speed control function to allow the onboar...

Page 72: ...sor 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 been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box ...

Page 73: ... 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 When set to Enabled a user will need to enter a password to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required ...

Page 74: ...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 CDROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the f...

Page 75: ...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 use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setu...

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Page 77: ...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 78: ...us POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is clea...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...fully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixe...

Page 81: ... 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 82: ...A 6 X6DH8 G X6DHE G User s Manual Notes ...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...hadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initiali...

Page 85: ... 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 86: ...ate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h InitializeACPIBIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh InitializeSMBIOS BBh InitializePnPOptionROMs 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 Initial...

Page 87: ...h Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h InitializeRunTimeClock 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 If the BIOS detects error on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have ...

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Page 89: ...of the Intel E7525 Lindenhurst 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 Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel A...

Page 90: ...le below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search for a...

Page 91: ...lect 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 SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From this submenu select Enable and press Enter 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the chang...

Page 92: ...daptec 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 includ ing Array Configu...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...u 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 pr...

Page 95: ...y 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 96: ...the array is created and its properties are as signed 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 R...

Page 97: ...ct 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 ...

Page 98: ...nt 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 99: ...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 100: ... 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 t...

Page 101: ...Appendix C Software Installation 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 102: ... 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 103: ...erform 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 ...

Page 104: ...e 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 105: ...Appendix C Software Installation 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 106: ...ure 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 th...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...ontents 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 the ri...

Page 109: ...lient 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 Note The default user name and password are ADMIN Supero Doctor...

Page 110: ...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 Manu als SDIII UserGuide pdf For the Linux OS we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 2 For detailed information on the Adaptec SCSI SATA RAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard ...

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