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Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

X6DH8-XG2/X6DHE-XG2 Image ............................................... 1-3

X6DH8-XG2/X6DHE-XG2 Layout ............................................. 1-4

X6DH8-XG2/X6DHE-XG2 Quick Reference ............................ 1-5

Motherboard Features ............................................................................. 1-6

Intel E7520 Chipset: System Block Diagram ........................................ 1-8

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Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

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Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

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PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

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ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-11

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Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

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Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

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Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

Precautions ............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking .................................................................................................. 2-1

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Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................................ 2-2

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Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................... 2-5

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I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-6

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-8

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-8

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-8

NMI Button .................................................................................................. 2-9

Power LED ................................................................................................. 2-9

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-10

NIC1/NIC2 LED ........................................................................................ 2-10

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 2-11

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-11

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-12

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-12

Table of Contents

X6DH8-XG2/X6DHE-XG2 User's Manual

Summary of Contents for X6DH8-XG2

Page 1: ...X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a ...

Page 2: ...tate of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s 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 Lit...

Page 3: ... updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this c...

Page 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 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Processor Power Connector 2 8 NMI Button 2 9 Power LED 2 9 HD...

Page 5: ...PWR Fault Detect 2 20 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers 2 21 GLAN Enable Disable 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 VGA Enable Disable 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 24 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 25 SCSI Channel Activity LEDs 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 25 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 26 IDE Connectors 2 2...

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 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 18 4 6 Boot Setup 4 20 4 7 Exit 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...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 XG2 only One 1 COM2 cable One 1 SATA cables One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 USB 2 Port cable One 1 Supe...

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 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 399...

Page 9: ...X6DHE XG2 Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual ...

Page 10: ...A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 G...

Page 11: ...1 8 CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Fan7 CPU1 Fan Fan8 CPU2 Fan FP USB 2 3 4 Front Panel USB Headers JUSB2 FPUSB 2 3 JUSB3 FPUSB 4 GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 JIDE1 JIDE2 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J22 System Management Bus Connector J24 Power System Management Connector JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JP...

Page 12: ...lled in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset Expansion Slots X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 One PCI E slot x8 4GB sec Five 64 bit PCI X slots Three PCI X 133 slots One PCI X 100 slot One PCI X 100 w ZCR suport BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5...

Page 13: ...gabit Ethernet controller PCI X 133 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 3 Front Panel USB ports 2 Back Panel USB Headers Super I O 2 COM ports 1 header 1 port 2 SATA ports support 2 drives RAID 0 1 Other Internal external modem ring on WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection SMBbus ...

Page 14: ...I EXP A A X8 PXH 1 B PCI EXP SLOT PXH 2 PCIEXP1 PCI X BUS 133 MHZ PCI X BUS 133 MHZ PCI X BUS 100 MHZ AIC7902W SCSI PCI2 SLOT 1 PCI X 1 PCI X SLOT PCI1 SLOT 1 PCI X PCI3 Gbit LAN ANVIK 82546EB IDSEL PXH2_ PBAD17 IDSEL PXH2_ PAAD17 IDSEL PXH1_ PBAD18 IDSEL PXH1_ PBAD17 IDSEL PXH1_ PAAD19 SLOT 1 PCI X PCI4 U24 U62 U4E1 U6 CPU1 CPU2 U16 X3P1 U10 SLOT 1 PCI X PCI5 USB Ports 0 4 Figure 1 9 Block Diagra...

Page 15: ...aces 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 provides connection between a PCI Express interface and two inde pen...

Page 16: ...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 cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions The thermal fan i...

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: ...stem 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 complian...

Page 19: ...upply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE A 12V 8 pin power connector JPW3 is required for CPU power support and additional 12 V 4 pin power connector JPW2 is also required to supplement system power consumption Fail ure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly reco...

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

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: ... Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever Pin1 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1...

Page 23: ... that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please fol low the instructions below to remove the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the he...

Page 24: ...sis match 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 c...

Page 25: ...d number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 0 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 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 pla...

Page 26: ...th ends of the module This should release it from 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 Video II ...

Page 27: ...ned 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 OH 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 NMI X NIC...

Page 28: ...your power supply for CPU power consumption Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector JPW2 GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1...

Page 29: ... 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Batte...

Page 30: ...umber 13 14 Definition Vcc HD Active NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 9 10 Definition Vcc GND GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE...

Page 31: ...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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 ...

Page 32: ...n Force PWR ON VGA Enable Fan7 J24 JP12 Reboot Option JP14 JP13 Fan8 SCSI CPU 1 CPU 2 Alarm Reset SCSI Enable PXH PCI X 4 133MHz COM2 WOL USB4 PWR Fault LE1 PW LED JPA2 JPA3 DA1 DA2 ICH5R PXH Lindenhurst Clear CMOS CHB SCSI LED CHA SCSI LED South Bridge E7520 82801ER SCSI CH A Term SCSI CH B Term Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both...

Page 33: ...MM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X 82546 GLAN Enable PCI X 5...

Page 34: ...2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100...

Page 35: ...Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X 82546 GLAN Enable PCI X 5 133MHz X8 PCI Epx 6 ...

Page 36: ...erm 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 Pin Number 4 5 6 7 Function Key Definition Red wire Sp...

Page 37: ...tions JWOL GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 ...

Page 38: ...nk 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X 82546 GLAN Enable ...

Page 39: ...ble on the right for jumper settings Jumper Position Open Short Definition Normal default Clear Alarm Alarm Clear Switch JP14 GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL...

Page 40: ... XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 ...

Page 41: ...isable Jumper Settings JPL1 GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 ...

Page 42: ... power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connec tor to clear CMOS GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy ...

Page 43: ... 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X 82546 GLAN Enable PCI X 5 133MHz X8 PCI Epx 6 Super I O North Bridge JPG1 VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan5 Fan6 ATX PWR 4 Pin PWR JP...

Page 44: ...nabled Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable JPA2 JPA3 Default GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SC...

Page 45: ...nk 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzzer PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 1...

Page 46: ... 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 GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 F...

Page 47: ...SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Buzz...

Page 48: ...2 63 64 65 66 67 68 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 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 CPU Fan1 JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 OH 3rd PS PWR Fault Detect CPU Fan2 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 IDE2 Floppy BIOS J18 JPA1 Ultra 320 SCSI...

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

Page 50: ... They should 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 ...

Page 51: ...ached 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 XG2 X6DHE XG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of diffe...

Page 52: ...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 on the outside of the shipping ...

Page 53: ...turned off a backups battery provides power to the CMOS Logic en abling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic 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 util...

Page 54: ...ressing 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 ke...

Page 55: ...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 the BIOS to automatically display the date when this version of BOIS was built ...

Page 56: ...el ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Feature Select Enable to enable 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 Operati...

Page 57: ...n the submenu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM 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 the BIOS ...

Page 58: ...splays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit...

Page 59: ...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 pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section ...

Page 60: ...and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant 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...

Page 61: ... 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 62: ...Registers are 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 X X X X XPCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit ...

Page 63: ...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 PCI X 4 PCI X 5 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 X X X X XPCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot ...

Page 64: ...Mode If enabled this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Standard Sparing and Mirroring Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components ...

Page 65: ...t for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled X X X X XAdvanced Processor Options Access the 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 opti...

Page 66: ...hreshold 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 supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The ...

Page 67: ...controlled and OS Controlled X X X X XDMI 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 ...

Page 68: ...to decide how console redirection is connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This feature allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off X X X X XHardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU tem...

Page 69: ... 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 onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Workstation 3 3 pin Server 4 4 pin Workstation and 5 4 pin Server The following items will...

Page 70: ...visor 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 display 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 it...

Page 71: ... to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which prevents a virus from writing codes into the boot sector of the HDD The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter a system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disable...

Page 72: ...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 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 th...

Page 73: ... 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 made You will remain in the Setup ...

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Page 75: ...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 76: ...ious 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 cl...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...ssfully 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 fi...

Page 79: ... 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...

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Page 81: ... 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 01h IPMI Initialization 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 POS...

Page 82: ... 38h 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 optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video...

Page 83: ...nd IRQs optional 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 Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initial...

Page 84: ... done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structure B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS 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...

Page 85: ...e Memory type EDh Initialize Memory 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 ...

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Page 87: ...es 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 can extend up to one meter Overall Serial AT...

Page 88: ...able 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...

Page 89: ...ey 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 the...

Page 90: ...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 Con...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and ...

Page 93: ...an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when...

Page 94: ...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 dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAI...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...rent 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 disk...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...ccess 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 th...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...C 14 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 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 101: ...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 102: ... 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 ...

Page 103: ...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 104: ...C 18 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 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 105: ...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 the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s G...

Page 106: ...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 the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automa...

Page 107: ...the entire contents of the CD C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the ico...

Page 108: ...m 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 ...

Page 109: ...II Remote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also down load SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II ...

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