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Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions

B-11

Adding/Deleting Hotspares

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

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

Utility.

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

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

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

5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed:

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

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

Summary of Contents for X6DHP-8G2

Page 1: ... X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER ...

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

Page 3: ...ionally 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 chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules a...

Page 4: ...Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Xeon EM64T 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 LED 2 10 HDD LED 2 11...

Page 5: ...us Select 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 23 BIOS Debug 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 24 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 25 SCSI LED Indicators 2 25 Unit Identification 2 26 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive 1U IPMI and SCSI Connections 2 27 Floppy Connector 2 27 IDE Connectors 2 28 1U IPMI Connection 2 28 SCSI Connectors 2 29 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubl...

Page 6: ...n 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 Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System B 1 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance 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 One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 User s BIOS Manual ...

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: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Image ...

Page 10: ...pers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI is available on the X6DHP 8G2 only Notes 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3LQ 3 5 38 LQGHQKXUVW 1RUWK ULGJH 26 DQV DQV DQV DQV 3 3 3 3 3 7 00 DQN 00 DQN 1 8 30 6ORW...

Page 11: ...ppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 IDE 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J1 1U IPMI slot J22 System Management Bus Connector J24 Power System Management Bus Connector JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JFW1 JFW2 Note2 DOC Power Connectors JFW1 IDE1 JFW2 IDE2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header LAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet GLAN Ports 1 2 JUSB1 Back Panel USB0 US...

Page 12: ...0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 3 3V Standby Fan status monitor with software control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat ...

Page 13: ...use 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 Headers Other Internal external modem ring on Console redirection SMBus for SMC Power Supply CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 9 6 x 16 2 243 8 x 411 5 mm ...

Page 14: ... ADDR CTRL ICH5R HUB PCI BUS 32 BIT DIMMs IDE PRI SEC UDMA 100 VGA DIMMs 0 1 SATA SATA LPC BUS USB USB PORT 0 1 2 3 FWH LPC I O MS FDD H W SER 1 SER 2 KB MONITOR DDRIIA 400 4 DDRII 400 DDRIIB 400 800MHz 6 4GB S 266MB S PCI EXP A PCI EXP SLOTx8 JPCIE2 X8 4GB S X8 PCI EXP SLOTx8 JPCIE1 PCI EXP C 4GB S 4GB S PXH 1 B A PCI EXP B PCI X BUS 133MHZ SCSI PCI X BUS 100MHZ Slim Type AIC7902W Right Left JPCI...

Page 15: ...ry controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR II 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths The E7520 also supports the new PCI high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH interfaces with the ICH5R I O Controller Hub ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface The PXH provides connection between a PCI interface and two independent PCI bus ...

Page 16: ...rd System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously When you use Supero Doctor II or Supero Doctor III a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen if a voltage becomes unstable Users can adjust the volt...

Page 17: ...to 1 63V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 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 ware T...

Page 18: ...state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress 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 syste...

Page 19: ...to the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send ...

Page 20: ...1 14 Introduction X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Notes ...

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: ...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 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked ...

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 Screw 1 Screw 2 Screw 1 CEK Heatsink Installation ...

Page 24: ...e 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 ...

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 that 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 co...

Page 26: ...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 place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DHP 8G...

Page 27: ...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 DDRII Top View Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Notch Notch Release Tab Release Tab DDR II Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignme...

Page 28: ...e 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 OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Front_UID 2 PWR Fail LED HDD LED Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground 19 20 X Ground NMI X NIC2 LED Vcc UID_LED PWR Fail LE...

Page 29: ...rboard Make sure that the orientation of the connector is cor rect Pins 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Definition Ground 12v 8 Pin 12v Power Supply Connector JPW2 Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin Processor connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply for CPU power consumption to avoid causing in stability to the system 1 683 5 3 00 DQ...

Page 30: ...on Vcc Control PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 19 20 Definition Control Ground NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WU...

Page 31: ...rface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the har...

Page 32: ...6 DQV DQV DQV DQV 3 3 3 3 3 7 00 DQN 00 DQN 1 8 30 6ORW 6 2 9 75 3 3 Overheat Fan_Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or system fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED JF1 State Off Stay On Blink Message Normal Overheat Fan Fail PW PWR Fail LED PWR Fail LED The Power ...

Page 33: ...1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap ter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW_ON Ground Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF1 PWR But...

Page 34: ...ber 1 2 Definition Intrusion Input Ground Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3LQ 3 5 38 LQGHQKXUVW 1RUWK ULGJH 26 DQV DQV DQV DQV 3 3 3 3 3 7 00 DQN 00 DQN 1 8 30 6ORW 6 2 9 75 3 3 COM2 COM1 Chassis Intrusion Serial ...

Page 35: ...ersal Serial Bus USB0 1 Two USB 2 0 ports are located at JUSB1 See the table on the right for pin definitions Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 N A Pin Number Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground 5 Key USB0 USB1 USB 0 1 FP USB 2 3 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5...

Page 36: ... 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 JLAN2 are located next to the USB 0 1 ports This port accepts RJ45 type cables Mouse GLAN1 GLAN2 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3L...

Page 37: ...n headers Fan1 to Fan10 These fan headers use DC Power Note please be sure to use Supermicro s P N Fan 0079 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR LED SPKR 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3LQ 3 5 38 LQGHQKXUVW 1RUWK ULGJ...

Page 38: ...pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition Ground Wake up WOR 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3LQ 3 5 38 LQGHQKXUVW 1RUWK ULGJH 26 DQV DQV DQV DQV 3 3 3 ...

Page 39: ...J24 located be tween the PWR ForceOn Header and the PWR Fault header moni tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Definition Clock Data PW Fail Signal N A N A SMB PWR SMB 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86...

Page 40: ...means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Pin 1 2 short 3 2 1 3 2 1 GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN ports on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 G L A N Enable 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3...

Page 41: ... cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connec tor to clear CMOS Clear CMOS 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 ...

Page 42: ...nition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled VGA Enable DOC IDE Slot Bus Select JP17 JP18 JP17 allows the user to determine if DOC IDE slot1 Bus should be Master or Slave JP18 allows the user to set DOC IDE slot 2 Bus to ...

Page 43: ...sabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD1 Watch Dog Enable 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6 K 3 0 3 6 6 WUO 3 6 6 K 20 20 ORSS 6 7 86 6 7 7 3 5 3LQ 3 5 38 LQGHQKXUVW 1RUWK ULGJH 26 DQV DQV DQV DQV 3 3 3 3 3 7 00 DQN 00 DQN 1 8 30 6ORW 6 2 9 75 3 3 BIOS Debug Pin Number 1 2 2 3 Definition Normal BIOS Recover...

Page 44: ...The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels For SCSI to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper set tings Jumper Position Open Closed Definition Enabled Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Default Open Please do not change the default setting SCSI Chan B Term Enable SCSI Chan A Te...

Page 45: ...nectors The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for the functions associated with the second LED GLAN 1 LED Color Off Green Amber Definition 10 MHz 100 MHz 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator Speed LED Right LED Color Amber Definition Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Activity L...

Page 46: ...n the front and to the right of the VGA port on the rear of the chassis to illuminate an LED on the other side of the chassis When you walk around to the other side of the rack the unit will then be easy to spot The LED will remain on until the UID button is pushed again 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 63 5 9 6RXWK ULGJH 5 3 8 6 6...

Page 47: ...d 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 connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that...

Page 48: ... Activity Pin Number Function 2 GND 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 12 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 20 Key 22 GND 24 GND 26 GND 28 BALE 30 GND 32 IOCS16 34 GND 36 Addr 2 38 Chip Select 1 40 GND IDE Connector Pin Definitions J5 J6 IDE1 IDE2 1 683 5 3 00 DQN 3 RQWURO DQV 3 0 5 86 38 1 7 5 1 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 00 DQN 25 0RXVH DWWHU 6...

Page 49: ...2 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DB 1 DB 2 DB 3 DB 4 DB 5 DB 6 DB 7 DB P GROUND GROUND TERMPW R TERMPW R RESERVED GROUND ATN GROUND BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ I O DB 8 DB 9 DB 10 DB 11 Connector Contact 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 SCSI Channel A SCSI Channel B 1 683 5 3 00 DQ...

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Page 51: ...e CPU is fully seated in the socket Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the moth erboard 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 is not any short circuit between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Ver...

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

Page 53: ...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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR II 400 SDRAM modules It is strongly recom mended that you do not mix memory modules of diff...

Page 54: ...y 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 carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be a...

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

Page 56: ...rning 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 Note Please load System Setup Default when using the system the first time 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is ...

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

Page 58: ...ser to enable or disable the function of Parallel 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 Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled Native Mode Opera...

Page 59: ... the sub menu are Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows 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 BIOS to autom...

Page 60: ... Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory 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 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 Se...

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

Page 62: ...rea will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be r...

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

Page 64: ...and No Frequency for PCIX 1 GLAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIX 2 SCSI 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...

Page 65: ...ions are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novell and o...

Page 66: ...s the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting sp...

Page 67: ...nd Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for COM1 The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM2 This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM2 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for COM2 The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Ad...

Page 68: ...er to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No Floppy ...

Page 69: ...K Console Type This item allows you to choose from the available options 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 choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to c...

Page 70: ... LM93 Temperature LM30 Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes Disable 3 pin Server This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of onboard fans Select Disable to disable of the function of fan speed control and the system will run at the full speed 12V Select 3 pin Server to optimize the fan speed control via BIOS Thermal management Fan 1 FAN 10 If the feature of Auto Fan...

Page 71: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 17 P2V5 HECETA_MEM_VTT P1V0_NIC N12V_Scaled P3V3_STBY ...

Page 72: ...g Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not...

Page 73: ...hen prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to...

Page 74: ... 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 the...

Page 75: ...it Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to us...

Page 76: ... Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

Page 77: ... 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 Ini...

Page 78: ... 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 Initia...

Page 79: ... 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 80: ...te 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 In...

Page 81: ...mory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

Page 82: ...A 6 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 83: ...te a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables ...

Page 84: ...nd press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the next item SATA RAID Enable select Enabled and press Enter 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Onc...

Page 85: ...Note 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 Arra...

Page 86: ...rays 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 87: ...efore you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delet...

Page 88: ...ay 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both ...

Page 89: ...u cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 ...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic...

Page 92: ... 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 followin...

Page 93: ...d to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear...

Page 94: ...sk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted...

Page 95: ...Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 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 96: ...ep 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue ...

Page 97: ...u must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Reb...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...Appendix B Software Installation Instructions B 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 100: ...e Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in ...

Page 101: ...indows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue t...

Page 102: ...om icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these softw...

Page 103: ...management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Displa...

Page 104: ...mote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II ...

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