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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

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The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on

the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of the manual.
The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same
as the graphics shown in the manual.

Summary of Contents for X6DH8-G2

Page 1: ... X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1b SUPER ...

Page 2: ... total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlo rate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See WWW dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder material...

Page 3: ...page product m htm for updates on sup ported 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 sensit...

Page 4: ...C Power Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 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 Bu...

Page 5: ...s 2 20 GLAN Enable Disable 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 21 Watch Dog 2 21 VGA Enable 2 22 Alarm Reset 2 22 PW R Fault 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Channel A B Termination 2 24 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 25 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel Port Connector 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 27 IDE Connectors 2 27 SCSI Connectors 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3...

Page 6: ...IOS 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 Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System B 1 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...e 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 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X6DH8 G2 only One 1 COM2 cable One 1 USB 2 port cable One 1 SATA cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One ...

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Page 9: ... X6DHE G2 Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual ...

Page 10: ...3 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 Super North Bridge JPG1 VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4 Pin PWR JPF Parrallel Port J11 J32 24 Pin Force PWR ON VGA Enable Fan7 J24 J1D1 J1B4 Reboot Opt Enable JP14 J3 J4 JP8 J7 SCSI JPA3 JD2 J22 CPU 1 CPU 2 Alarm Reset JWOR SCSI Enable SCSI CHA Term Ena 2 See C...

Page 11: ...OM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 3 pin Fans 1 4 4 pin Fans 5 8 DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory DDRII Slots GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports J3 J4 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J5 VGA Connector J20 IPMI Connector J22 System Management Bus Header J23 Parallel Printer Port J24 Power System Management Header JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors Note JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHe...

Page 12: ... X 133 slot two PCI X 100 slots 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 chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU the...

Page 13: ... 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 2 SATA ports w RAID0 RAID1 JBOD support 1 floppy port interface 2 serial ports 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers Super I O Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities ...

Page 14: ... X PCI X 133MHz PCI X 133MHz Gbit LAN Gbit LAN SLOT SLOT 1 PCI X 1 PCI X J13 J13 PCI X 100MHz PCI X 100MHz J14 J14 J12 J12 ANVIK ANVIK 1 PCI EXP 1 PCI EXP SLOT SLOT J17 J17 PCI E B X8 PCI E B X8 PCI E C X8 PCI E C X8 J15 J15 1 PCI E 1 PCI E SLOT SLOT 1 PCI E 1 PCI E J16 J16 SLOT SLOT 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs IDE IDE PRI SEC PRI SEC UDMA 100 UDMA 100 VGA VGA X4 X4 X4 X4 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 0 1 0 1 SATA SATA SAT...

Page 15: ...onfigured as two inde pendent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Ex press Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 82801ER I O Controller Hub 5 R ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface sup porting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz The PXH provide connectio...

Page 16: ...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 Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans a...

Page 17: ...nsufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft war...

Page 18: ...tem malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant...

Page 19: ...dditionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 820...

Page 20: ...he Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional ...

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: ... fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 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 Pin1 Socket lever in the locking Position 2 Insert the CPU in the socke...

Page 23: ...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 Passive Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 CEK Heatsink Installation IMPORTANT Due to the weight of the CEK Passive Heatsink which weights about 1KG you need to have Heatsink Mounting plate in stalled on...

Page 24: ...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 thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed How ever if you do need to un install the heat...

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: ...ot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 supports up to 16 GB of Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 memory All motherboards were designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 1 GB modules Note Due to memory allocation to devices installed in the system the re maining memory available for operational use may be reduced when 4 G...

Page 27: ...C 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 Top View of DDRII Slot Video 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 Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot N...

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 ...

Page 29: ... CHA Term Ena Clr CMOS JBT1 ICH5R SI O PXH J9 J5 J6 J23 WOL JWOL JS1 JS2 Ultra 320 JA2 JA1 IDE2 JP12 PW Fault JP13 3rd PS Alarm SCSI CHB Term Ena ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 1...

Page 30: ...MM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 G...

Page 31: ... Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC2 LED Vcc GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SC...

Page 32: ...MM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1...

Page 33: ...Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN C...

Page 34: ... Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J1...

Page 35: ...Definition 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra...

Page 36: ...Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17...

Page 37: ...A1 IDE2 JP12 PW Fault JP13 3rd PS Alarm SCSI CHB Term Ena Power LED Speaker On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 ...

Page 38: ...X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz ...

Page 39: ...M 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Ep...

Page 40: ...per Settings JPL1 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker ...

Page 41: ...power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A U...

Page 42: ... G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X...

Page 43: ...ol JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 Super I O North Bridge JPG1 VGA COM1...

Page 44: ...Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI C...

Page 45: ...k 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8...

Page 46: ...IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J23 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 ...

Page 47: ...DIN 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 JP8 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR P...

Page 48: ...1 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 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Flop...

Page 49: ... 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 50: ...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 51: ...ntact 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 or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots...

Page 52: ...ipset drivers for Windows and security 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 o...

Page 53: ... is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time when the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS ...

Page 54: ...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 55: ... 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 56: ...e 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 ...

Page 57: ...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 Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This it...

Page 58: ...you the size of system memory being detected by the BIOS Extended Memory This display informs you the size of extended memory being detected by the BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility 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 pressing En...

Page 59: ...f 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 up your system when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allow...

Page 60: ... 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 61: ...te Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can improve graphic performance 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 ma...

Page 62: ...I X 66 MHz and PCI X 100 MHz Frequency for Slot 3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of 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 PCI Devices Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting wi...

Page 63: ... Spectrum Feature If Enabled the Phoenix BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are 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...

Page 64: ...he 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 or Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate...

Page 65: ... 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 pre defined 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 suppo...

Page 66: ... Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to specify 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 setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial p...

Page 67: ...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 Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This...

Page 68: ...2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 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 VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is ...

Page 69: ...ation Select Serve if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Fan 1 FAN8 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in th...

Page 70: ...assword has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates 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 promp...

Page 71: ...ction 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 decide if a password is required to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required ...

Page 72: ...the Item 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 ...

Page 73: ... 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 use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard ...

Page 74: ...4 22 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

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

Page 76: ...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 77: ... 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

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Page 81: ...r wires to create 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 Ser...

Page 82: ... Systems can ac commodate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices Please refer to the Advanced Chipset Control under the Advanced Setup in the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and Enhanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ ...

Page 83: ...key Select Yes 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 th...

Page 84: ...r 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 includ ing Array Conf...

Page 85: ...ing Arrays 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 86: ...ou 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 p...

Page 87: ...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 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...

Page 88: ...ot 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 displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID...

Page 89: ...u select 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 tim...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...ted An 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 fo...

Page 92: ...cess 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...

Page 93: ...g a disk 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 pr...

Page 94: ...B 14 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 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 95: ...eat Step 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 96: ...perform a Rebuild to optimized its functionality 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 P...

Page 97: ...Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below ...

Page 98: ...B 18 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 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 99: ... drive 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 Guid...

Page 100: ... 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 Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows ...

Page 101: ...e entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve ...

Page 102: ... voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default User Name and Password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds m...

Page 103: ...ownloaded 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 Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 2 For detailed information on Adaptec s SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs included in the shipping package ...

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