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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

ACPI Features

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Microsoft OnNow

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Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

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Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

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Support for up to two Ultra 320 Channels (*for X6DHR-8G2 only)

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ZCR 2015S Card supported

(*Note)

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One IPMI 2.0 or One EPP/ECP Parallel Port

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Two Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet controllers

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2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfaces

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1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

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2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

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PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

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Up to 4 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers

Other

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Internal/external modem ring-on (WOR)

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Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

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Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

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BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

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ATX Ext. 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

(*Note: If ZCR 2015S Card is used, please change the SCSI Bus to PCI

66MHz in the BIOS.)

Summary of Contents for X6DHR-8G2

Page 1: ... X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b SUPER ...

Page 2: ... 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 Coun...

Page 3: ...ssors on one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Products for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and p...

Page 4: ...Recovery 1 10 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 12 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Nocona 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 Proc...

Page 5: ...tion of Jumpers 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 20 GLAN Enable Disable 2 21 VGA Enable Disable 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 22 SCSI Enable Disable 2 22 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 2 23 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 24 GLAN LEDs 2 24 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 25 Floppy Connector 2 25 IPMI 2 26 IDE Connectors 2 26 Ulta 320 SCSI Connector 2 27 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 T...

Page 6: ...etup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 19 4 6 Boot Setup 4 21 4 7 Exit 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System C 1 X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ... 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 mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities ...

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Page 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 Image ...

Page 10: ...1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D CH Int J L 1 WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI CHB Term OHLED J 3 3 J 3 4 J7 J A 2 J D 1 J A 1 J5 J6 J 1 2 J1B1 J1D1 J 3 8 J 3 2 Notes 2 indcates Pin 1 3 The only difference between the X6DHR 8G2 and the X6DHR iG2 is that the X6DHR 8G2 has SCSI 4 The graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revisio...

Page 11: ...DIMM 4B Memory RAM Slots Floppy Drive J12 Floppy Drive Connector GLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IPMI J9 IPMI 2 0 Connector IDE1 2 J5 J6 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors KB Mouse J33 J34 PS 2 Keyboard J34 Mouse J33 Power SMB J32 Power System Mangement Bus See Chapter 2 PW Fail JP9 PWR Fail SCSI Ch A B JA1 JA2 SCSI Ch A JA2 SCSI Ch B JA1 Headers SMB J11 System Management Bus Header JD1 PWR LED Pins1 ...

Page 12: ...OM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip suppor...

Page 13: ...gabit Ethernet controllers 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 Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers Other Internal external modem ring on WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ex...

Page 14: ... 1 ADDR CTRL DATA DATA ADDR CTRL DIMMs ICH5R FWH LPC I O LPC BUS HUB BMC CON DDRA 400 DDRB 400 PCI BUS 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 SCSI 7902 Gbit LAN ANVIK SOCKET ZCR PXH 2 A B PCI EXP A X8 SLOT 6 PCI X BUS 100MHZ 1_PCI X133 PCI X BUS 133MHZ 1_PCI X100 SLOT 7 266MB s 4GB s 6 4GB s 6 4GB s PC...

Page 15: ...O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alterna tively 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 Specification Rev 1 0a such as 82546GB GLAN Adaptor H W RAID controllers and TCP IP Off load en gines The MCH inter...

Page 16: ...Configuration to change this setting The default setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monitor...

Page 17: ...inues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are trigg...

Page 18: ...ndows Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function a...

Page 19: ...es generally meet the specifications required by the system some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W 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 For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where nois...

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: ...ot 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 Warning Please use t...

Page 22: ... lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right other wise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied In stall CPU1 first 1 Place the CPU retention bracket on top of the CPU mounting plate CPU Retention Bracket CPU Socket Mounting Holes w Standoffs Xeon CPU Heatsink 2 Install the CPU mounting plate and the retention bracket on the reverse side of the motherboard 3 Insert ...

Page 23: ...t fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tight ening all four screws Screw 1 Screw 2 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 cor ners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 socket 2 is au tomatically disabled if only one CPU is used ...

Page 24: ...m the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second pic ture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the pic ture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wrig gling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the ...

Page 25: ...s 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 Note some compo nents are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to th...

Page 26: ...ort The X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 supports up to 16 GB of Registered DDRII 400 PC3200 memory recommended by the Manufacturer All motherboards were designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 1 0 GB modules Note Due to memory allocation to devices installed in the system the re maining memory available for operational use may be reduced when 4 GB or more of memory i...

Page 27: ...the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Top Review of DDR2 Slot Mouse Purple K e y b o a r d Turquoise GLAN1 COM Port1 GLAN2 USB0 1 Video SCSI X6DHR 8G2 only Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should...

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 Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X...

Page 29: ... 7 COM 8 PW OK 9 5VSB 10 12V ATX 20 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions J1B1 Pins 1 2 3 4 Definition Ground 12 V 12V 4 pin Connector J38 Required Connection Required Connection K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Brid...

Page 30: ...e RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D CH Int J L 1 WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI CHB Term OHLED J 3 3 J 3 4 J7 J A 2 J D 1 J A 1 J...

Page 31: ...cc GND K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP C...

Page 32: ... VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D CH Int J L 1 WD CPU1 CPU2 JPA3 JPA2 SCSI CHB Term OHLED J 3 3 J 3 4 J...

Page 33: ...IMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FA...

Page 34: ...OM1 DIMM 4A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 P...

Page 35: ...OM1 Pin Number Definition 1 CD 2 RD 3 TD 4 DTR 5 Ground Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 F...

Page 36: ... power K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 F A N 5 S A T A 0 F...

Page 37: ...Clock NC K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP...

Page 38: ...Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number 4 5 6 7 Function Key Definition Red wire Speaker data No connection Key Speaker data K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Fl...

Page 39: ...MM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN...

Page 40: ...stem before clearing CMOS JBT1 is located near the FPUSB0 1 headers on the motherboard Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enabl...

Page 41: ...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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinP...

Page 42: ...umper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A W...

Page 43: ...4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 F...

Page 44: ...B DIMM 2A DIMM 1B DIMM 1A GLAN1 GLAN2 VGA SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WOL COM2 Fan3 BIOS FP USB2 3 J D 2 J P 9 CLR CMOS Force PWOn WOR S P K S W JPA1 JBT1 FAN5 S A T A 0 FP CTRL J F 1 FAN2 FAN1 20 PinPW 8 Pin CPU 4 Pin P W PW SMB P W L E D CH Int J L...

Page 45: ...ive 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 does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 ...

Page 46: ...ct 1 40 GND IDE Connector Pin Definitions J5 J6 IPMI J9 is designated as the IPMI Socket for the Motherboard K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL IDE 1 IDE 2 Floppy SCSI Ch A WO...

Page 47: ... 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 K B DIMM 4B Mouse 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 SCSI Ch B Battery VGA Enable LAN Enable RAGE XL P X H PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 7 E7520 North Bridge ICH5R South Bridge 7902 SCSI CTRL...

Page 48: ...2 28 X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 User s Manual Note For software installation instructions please refer to Appendix C For Adaptec s SCSI HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard ...

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 onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumper...

Page 50: ...1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Che...

Page 51: ...ng a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC Non ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It i...

Page 52: ...port insert the recovery disk into floppy drive and power on the system When the system starts to read the disk remove the serial key immediately When the system is done with the BIOS recovery it will automatically reboot Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend t...

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

Page 54: ...By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key toactivate 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...

Page 55: ... the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disa...

Page 56: ... use the 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 ac...

Page 57: ...ly determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Format etc Enter a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed ...

Page 58: ...ion allows the user to enable the 32 Bit I O operation The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to set the Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 and Mode 6 Sys...

Page 59: ...up 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 POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable...

Page 60: ...cached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 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 s...

Page 61: ...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 512K 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing...

Page 62: ...this item to forward the PCI errors that occur behind the P2P bridge to the South Bridge so NMI can be asserted The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area ...

Page 63: ...tware you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This option is available for systems with the HDD size larger than 137 GB If your HDD is larger than 137 GB select DOS for an OS based on DOS The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems Advanced Chipset Control Access the s...

Page 64: ... 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 specifies the ECC Error conditions that a...

Page 65: ...or detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an...

Page 66: ...es both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Processor Power Management This feature allows the user to determine the processor power management mode The options are Disabled and C States Only If set to Disabled C States and GV1 GV3 are disabled If set to C States only the processor power will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI sett...

Page 67: ...OM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode This setting allows you to select the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 ...

Page 68: ...g you of the event log capacity 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 Selec...

Page 69: ...400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This option allows the user to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PCANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control This option allows the user to set the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This option allows the user to decide how the console...

Page 70: ...age If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fan...

Page 71: ...ssword 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 been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor...

Page 72: ...rd and allow access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer protection against viruses when set to Write Protect to prevent a virus from writing to the boot sector on the hard drive The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for the user to enter the system The options are Enabled password required and Disa...

Page 73: ...ific 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 the field S...

Page 74: ...tility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you 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 have made You will remain i...

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...

Page 80: ...A 6 X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 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 POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 82: ...h 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 Initi...

Page 83: ... 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 84: ...inate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h InitializeACPIBIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh InitializeSMBIOS BBh InitializePnPOptionROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initi...

Page 85: ...h Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h InitializeRunTimeClock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have ...

Page 86: ...B 6 X6DHR 8G2 X6DHR iG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 87: ...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 can extend ...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...s 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 includ ing A...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...ou 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 displayed on the screen RAID 0 ...

Page 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ... 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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 13 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below ...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ...Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 17 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ...

Page 104: ...ive Please back up your data before starting this procedure 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 the ...

Page 105: ...n the Windows 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 installa tion l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then co...

Page 106: ...tire contents of the CD B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to ...

Page 107: ...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 Display Screen I Health Inf...

Page 108: ...ote 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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