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 X6DHR-3G2/X6DHR-EG2 User's Manual

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Page 1: ... X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b SUPER ...

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

Page 3: ...ation about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on...

Page 4: ...iew 1 9 1 3 Special Features 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 12 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 Connecto...

Page 5: ...tings 2 20 Explanation of Jumpers 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 20 GLAN Enable Disable 2 21 VGA Enable Disable 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 SAS Enable Disable 2 22 Alarm Reset 2 23 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect 2 23 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 24 GLAN LEDs 2 24 SAS Activity LED Indicators 2 25 2 8 Floppy IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 26 IPMI 2 27 IDE Connectors 2 27 Chapter...

Page 6: ...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 Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System C 1 X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 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 included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual ...

Page 8: ...dress 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 3991 Web S...

Page 9: ...EG2 Image Note All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual ...

Page 10: ...All SAS components SAS Controller SAS 0 3 SAS 4 7 Connections SAS LEDs DS 1 8 JS10 and JPS1 are available on the X6DHR 3G2 only not drawn to scale Notes K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2...

Page 11: ...LAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IPMI J9 IPMI 2 0 Socket IDE1 2 J5 J6 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Note 1 KB Mouse J33 J34 PS 2 Keyboard J34 Mouse J33 Power SMB J32 Power System Management Bus See Chapter 2 PW Fail JP9 PWR Fail SMB J11 System Management Bus Header JWF1 JWF2 Compact Flash Card PWR Note 2 JAR Alarm Rest Header Defult On JD1 PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins4 7 Header JF1 Front Control Pa...

Page 12: ...Linux 2 4x Under Linux use the HT compiler to compile the code For other oper ating systems be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS Enable the HT feature in the BIOS under Advanced Setting before install ing a supported OS Note visit www Intel com for CPU support and driver updates Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDRII 400 in 8 DIMMs Chipset Intel E752...

Page 13: ...in switch override mechanism Onboard I O One IPMI 2 0 Socket Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet dual port controller 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Winbond Super I O W83627 HF and Hardware Monitoring W83792D Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers SAS 4 internal 4 e...

Page 14: ...NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 DATA ADDR CTRL DIMMs ICH5 FWH LPC I O LPC BUS HUB BMC CON DDRA 400 DDRB 400 PCI 32 BIT DIMMs 4_DDRII 400 USB 0 1 2 3 USB PORT VGA KB SER 2 SER 1 H W MONITOR FDD MS VRM 0 1 SATA SATA UDMA 100 IDE PRI SEC PCI EXP B X8 SAS 4 8_PORTs Gbit LAN ANVIK SOCKET ZCR PXH 2 A B PCI EXP A X8 SLOT L PCI X 100MHZ 1_PCI X133 PCI X 133MHZ 1_PCI X100 SLOT R 266MB s 4GB s 6 4GB s 6 4GB s PCI EXP C ...

Page 15: ...serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specifica tion Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the ICH5R I O Controller Hub ICH5 v...

Page 16: ...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 are controlled by the Thermal Management via BIOS by selecting Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Settings Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU te...

Page 17: ...telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows Operating Systems Sl...

Page 18: ...upplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the system some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 420W of power It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power trans...

Page 19: ...FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Ex...

Page 20: ...1 14 X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 21: ...touch its components peripheral 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 excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Warning Please use the co...

Page 22: ...e 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 mak ing sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a tr...

Page 23: ...n by fully tightening all four screws Screw 1 Screw 2 Screw 1 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink rem...

Page 24: ...rent types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the moth erboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto t...

Page 25: ...ory module until it snaps into place Support The X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 supports dual channel ECC Registered DDR II 400 SDRAM This motherboard only supports Interleaved memory Populat ing DIMM 1A DIMM 1B and or DIMM 2A DIMM 2B with a pair or pairs of memory modules that are of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory When ECC memory is used it may take...

Page 26: ...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 Top View Of DDRII Slot SAS ...

Page 27: ...d specifi cally 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 definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED NIC2 LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X X JF1 N...

Page 28: ...2 3 3V 13 COM 3 COM 14 PS_ON 4 5V 15 COM 5 COM 16 COM 6 5V 17 COM 7 COM 18 5V 8 PWR OK 19 5V 9 5V Standby 20 5V 10 12V 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 and 2 Ground 3 and 3 12V 12V 8 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA ...

Page 29: ...2 I S A T A 1 Fan5 Fan4 JP18 JP17 MS Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 S A S Controller ATC 9410 W83627 HF S IO BIOS DS3 DS4 Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED NIC2 LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X X JF1 NMI Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Re...

Page 30: ...ng SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 11 12 Ground K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E...

Page 31: ...on 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy ...

Page 32: ... 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J 4 3 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 SPKR J 1 6 SXB E x8 SXB E x8 IPMI GLAN Con...

Page 33: ...sal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB 0 1 Pin Definition FP USB 2 3 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0...

Page 34: ...2 C J P S 1 JWF1 JWF2 I S A T A 1 Fan5 Fan4 JP18 JP17 MS Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 S A S Controller ATC 9410 W83627 HF S IO BIOS DS3 DS4 GLAN1 GLAN2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports A G bit Ethernet ports designated JLAN1 JLAN2 are located on the IO backplane This ports accepts RJ45 type cables Fan Headers There are five fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 5 on the X6DHR 3G2 X6DH...

Page 35: ...Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 S A S Controller ATC 9410 W83627 HF S IO BIOS DS3 DS4 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 Keyboard J34 and PS 2 Mouse J33 are located on the backpanel See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 3 for the locations of each Keyboard PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock ...

Page 36: ...n5 Fan4 JP18 JP17 MS Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 S A S Controller ATC 9410 W83627 HF S IO BIOS DS3 DS4 Power LED Speaker On the JD1 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 definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speake...

Page 37: ...dge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J 4 3 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 SPKR J 1 6 SXB E x8 SXB E x8 IPMI GLAN Controller ZCR JPG1 JPL1 J11 JOH COM2 S A S 0 3 JWOR I 2 C J P S 1 JWF1 JWF2 I S A T A 1 Fan5 Fan4 JP18 JP17 MS Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 D...

Page 38: ...Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J 4 3 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 SPKR J 1 6 SXB E x8 SXB E x8 IPMI GLAN Controller ZCR JPG1 JPL1 J11 JOH COM2 S A S 0 3 JWOR I 2 C J P S 1 JWF1 JWF2 I S A T A 1 Fan...

Page 39: ...5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J 4 3 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 SPKR J 1 6 SXB E x8 SXB E x8 IPMI GLAN Controller ZCR JPG1 JPL1 J11 JOH COM2 S A S 0 3 JWOR I 2 C J P S 1 JWF1 JWF2 I S A T A 1 Fan5 Fan4 JP18 JP17 MS Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 Bank4 J P 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 ...

Page 40: ...t the con nection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Refer to the graphics below for the location of JBT1 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 connector to clear CMOS Clear CMOS K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DI...

Page 41: ...finition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM 1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1...

Page 42: ... 9 J 3 P J A R DS2 DS1 DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 S A S Controller ATC 9410 W83627 HF S IO BIOS DS3 DS4 SAS Enable For the X6DHR 3G2 only Jumper JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the SAS headers The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable the SAS controller See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a software application hangs Pin...

Page 43: ...ower supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bri...

Page 44: ...tion Amber Flashing 10Mbps 100Mbps 1 Gbps Activity K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5...

Page 45: ... 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 Flopp y WOL Fan3 JD2 JBT1 I S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW PW SMB JL1 JWD CPU1 CPU2 J33 J 3 4 J7 JSM2 J D 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J 4 3 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 SPKR J 1 6 SXB E x8 SXB E x8 IPMI GLAN Co...

Page 46: ...ctors See the table below for pin definitions 2 8 Floppy IPMI and Hard Disk Drive 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 two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twiste...

Page 47: ...t Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 I O Write 24 Ground 25 I O Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 Addr0 36 Addr2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground K B DIMM 4B U S B 0 1 J 1 4 COM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SAS 4 7 Battery RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI ...

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Page 49: ...jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Tur...

Page 50: ...ures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Techni cal Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are...

Page 51: ...DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are expe riencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http ww...

Page 52: ...set 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 be fore 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...

Page 53: ...turned off a backup bat tery 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 parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utili...

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 ʳ 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 disabl...

Page 56: ...he 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: ...ylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity Th...

Page 58: ...etected in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is detected 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 Options for PIR settings are d...

Page 59: ...Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting all...

Page 60: ...hed into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Ca...

Page 61: ...ration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This item allows the user to select the Primary Video Adapter betwee...

Page 62: ...wing Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options 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 ra...

Page 63: ... 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 function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above 4GB to resolve the memory overlapping situation DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature...

Page 64: ...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 options are Disabled or Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activat...

Page 65: ...PU 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 supported by the CPU The ...

Page 66: ...re IRQ3 and IRQ4 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode 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 Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 In...

Page 67: ...city It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging 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 a...

Page 68: ...d 115 2K 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 and 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 allow...

Page 69: ...cide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa The Options are 1 Full Speed at 12V 2 Optimized for Server with 3 pin Fans Fan 1 Fan5 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indic...

Page 70: ...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 been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Superviso...

Page 71: ...ection 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 require a password 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 the ...

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 X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 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: ...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 o...

Page 76: ...evious 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 c...

Page 77: ...s Software 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 Entering S...

Page 78: ...fully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block stor age devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixe...

Page 79: ...rd 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 copied...

Page 80: ...A 6 X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 81: ... write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code 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 82: ...8h 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 83: ...nt 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 Maskable...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an addi tional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits th...

Page 86: ...B 6 X6DHR 3G2 X6DHR EG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 87: ... SATA and SAS without any bridging providing the user with unparalleled data storage expansion and inter connec tivity capability Note The onboard SAS Controller supports both SATA and SAS RAID configuration however mixing and matching SATA and SAS in the configuration is not recommended Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Note You can also follow the instructions listed below to config u...

Page 88: ...ect this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above A Using the Array Configuration Utility The Array Configuration Utility enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives Dur ing the system startup press Ctrl and A simultaneously to display the main menu ...

Page 89: ...t 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 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 2 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility main menu select Array Configu ration Utility 3 From the Array Configuration Utility menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Del...

Page 90: ...y 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 2 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu 3 From the Array Configuration Utility 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 Del...

Page 91: ...rties menu as shown in the screen below 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 1 requires two drives 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and...

Page 92: ...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 volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you...

Page 93: ...reen displays 2 From the Select Drive to Create Boot Unit list select the drive you wish to Configure Boot Unit and press Insert The Drive you have selected appears in the right window as shown in the screen below 3 Select the disk drive you wish to configure as a bootable drive from the Se lected Drives List in the right window and press Enter The next screen appears ...

Page 94: ...elect the Boot Unit list in the right window select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press Delete The following screen appears 3 When the screen shown above appears select Delete and press Enter 4 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed Do you want to delete the Bootable uUit Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted ...

Page 95: ...rive 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 To Delete a HotSpare Drive 4 From the List of Assigned HotSpare Drives in the right window select the ho...

Page 96: ... 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 pro...

Page 97: ...een below select Initialize Drives and press Enter 4 From the Select drives for initialization list on the left screen select the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert The drive you ve selected will appear on the Selected Drives list as show below ...

Page 98: ...are selected and press En ter 6 When the following message appears make sure that you have selected the correct drive for initialization and press Y to initialize the drive or press N to quit Warning Initialization will configure the drive s as simple volume disk s Do you want to continue Yes No ...

Page 99: ...rform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a criti cal array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild ...

Page 100: ...nfigure SAS disk drive settings To access the SAS utilities Note SAS is for the X6DHR 3G2 only 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility as shown in the screen below 2 Use the arrow keys to select SerialSelect Utility and press Enter to access the Controller Configuration submenu ...

Page 101: ... press F6 Note The default setting for each item is listed below Runtime BIOS Enabled BBS Support Device POST Banner Display Enabled CTRL A Message Display Enabled Physical Drives Display during POST Enabled 6 Press Esc to return to the previous menu and to exit the utility To Set Controller Configuration 3 Select Controller Configuration and press Enter to access the submenu as shown below ...

Page 102: ...rialSelect Utility and press Enter to access the Physical Configuration submenu as shown below 3 Select Physical Configuration and press Enter to access SAS Device Con figuration submenu as shown below 4 Use the arrow keys to select an item Then press Enter and the arrow keys to configure the item selected 5 To load default settings press F6 6 Press Esc to return to the previous menu and to exit the u...

Page 103: ...enu select Disk Utilities from the screen as shown above and press Enter 3 When the submenu appears select the desired disk and press Enter The following options are available 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Note Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formattin...

Page 104: ...nfigurations 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 the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com ...

Page 105: ...t to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the li...

Page 106: ...tire 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 C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installe...

Page 107: ...nt The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to moni tor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note The default user name and password are ADMIN Supero Doctor I...

Page 108: ...oaded 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 PROD UCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 2 For detailed information on Adaptec s SCSI SATA RAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard ...

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