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X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual

Block Diagram

Note:

This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Fea-

tures pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

PCI-Exp x4

to PCIE or SAS

PCI-33

Parallel

Port

PCI-E x16

DDR2 667/533

Lane 6

COM2

Inernal/SOL

PCI-Exp x4

PCI-E x16

IDE

USB 2.0

3.0 Gb/S

Port

Ports

Port #0

MCH

Processor #2

ICH9

PCI-Exp x16

DMI

Lane 5

Lanes 1~4

FWH /TPM

PCI-Exp x4

LPC

COM1

External

SIO

W83627

PCI 33MHz

VRD

#6,7

#4,5

VRD

Processor #1

MT/S

1333/1067

MT/S

USB

PCIE x4

DDR2 667/533

SATA#0~5

Port #3

SIMLP

i82573L

iI82573V

PHY#1

PHY#2

PCI-X

133/100MHz

PXH-V

PCI-X

133/100MHz

SAS

LSI 1068

Ports
#0~3

1333/1067

Ports
#4~7

5100

#0~3

#4~9

Summary of Contents for X7DCA-3

Page 1: ... X7DCA 3 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a SUPER X7DCA i ...

Page 2: ...icro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipme...

Page 3: ...onments complex business applications and high end workstations Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset C...

Page 4: ...d to prevent cata strophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup iv ...

Page 5: ...Notes Table of Contents v ...

Page 6: ...ng 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 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 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports 2 8 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 8 Front Control Panel 2 9 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 10 NMI Button 2 10 Power LED 2...

Page 7: ...20 T SGPIO Headers 2 21 Power SMB Connector 2 21 BP PWR SMB Connector 2 22 SAS PWR SMB Connector 2 22 PWR Fault 2 23 Overheat LED Fan Fail 2 23 High Definition Audio 2 24 CD and Auxiliary Audio Headers 2 24 Front Panel Audio Control 2 25 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 26 Explanation of Jumpers 2 26 GLAN Enable Disable 2 26 CMOS Clear 2 27 Watch Dog 2 27 I 2 C Bus to PCI Slots 2 28 SAS Enable 2 28 2 7 Onboa...

Page 8: ...Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 21 4 6 Boot Setup 4 23 4 7 Exit 4 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes A 1 Appendix B The Windows OS Installation Instructions B 1 Appendix C Other Installation Instructions C 1 X7DCA 3 X7DCA...

Page 9: ...ity 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 All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DCA i Four 4 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DCA 3 Two 2 SAS cables CBL 0097L X7DCA 3 One 1 I O backplane shield MCP...

Page 10: ...ress Super Micro 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 Super Micro Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Sit...

Page 11: ...ge Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual ...

Page 12: ...1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 J17 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 JUSB3 JUSB2 JKM1 JCOM2 J13 J12 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 J14 J15 SP1 J23 J24 J21 CD1 JC1 JC2 JUSB1 J5 J22 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button Battery BIOS JWOL1 JCOM1 S I O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH V SAS0 3 SAS4 7 ITE CTRL X7DCA i SAS C...

Page 13: ...s J5 Back Panel Power System Management I2 C J6 Power Supply SMBus I2 C Header J3P1 Power Supply Failure LED JAR Alarm Rest Header JD1 Onboard Speaker Power LED JF1 Front Panel Control Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JP3 SAS Power System Management I2 C Header JPF Power Failure Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 4 Pin 8 pin 24 Pin ATX Power Connectors JWOL1 Wake On LAN Heade...

Page 14: ...lot Slot 3 Slot 5 One SIMLC IPMI Slot Slot 7 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage Memory voltage Chipset 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors...

Page 15: ... 82573V L LAN chips support two Giga bit LAN ports One ATA 100 EIDE for a total of two IDE devices backward compatible One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus four ports six headers 7 1 High Definition HD Audio Super I O Winbond W83627HG Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control...

Page 16: ...2 667 533 Lane 6 COM2 Inernal SOL PCI Exp x4 PCI E x16 IDE USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S Port Ports Port 0 MCH Processor 2 ICH9 PCI Exp x16 DMI Lane 5 Lanes 1 4 FWH TPM PCI Exp x4 LPC COM1 External SIO W83627 PCI 33MHz KB MS VRD 6 7 4 5 VRD Processor 1 MT S 1333 1067 MT S HF USB PCIE x4 1A DDR2 667 533 SATA 0 5 Port 3 2 SIMLP i82573L iI82573V PHY 1 PHY 2 PCI X 133 100MHz PXH V PCI X 133 100MHz SAS LSI 1068 Por...

Page 17: ...s The MCH supports a 36 bit wide address bus and up to four DDR2 667 MHz 533 MHz DIMM modules providing a total memory capacity of up to 32 GB The 5100 MCH also provides two x4 one x16 PCI Express interfaces and one x4 DMI Interface to the ICH9R Each PCI Express port on the MCH provides 4 GB s bi directional bandwidth if configured as a x8 port or 2 GB s bi directional bandwidth if configured as a...

Page 18: ...5V Standby 12V 12V and VBAT continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management...

Page 19: ...pecifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to t...

Page 20: ...e motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer produ...

Page 21: ...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 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 directi...

Page 22: ...1 14 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Notes ...

Page 23: ...o not 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 Use only the correc...

Page 24: ...n Notes Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding 1 removing or changing any components Make sure that you install the pro cessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem 2 bly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Ma...

Page 25: ...e side of the triangle cutout on the socket Once aligned carefully lower the 3 CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket With the CPU installed in the 4 socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that t...

Page 26: ...tion mechanism Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 3 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU Finish the installation by fully tightening 4 all four screws CEK Heatsink Installation Screw 2 Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions ...

Page 27: ...autionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard into the chassis Unscrew and remove the heatsink 1 screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the picture on the right Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic 2 ture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink On...

Page 28: ...tch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 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 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i supports up to 32 GB Buffered Registered ECC DDR2 667 533 in 6 DIMMs Populating memory slots of the same bank with a pair of memory modules of the same size and same ...

Page 29: ...ase Tab Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 51...

Page 30: ... Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 10 LAN 1 2 PS 2Mouse Green 11 LAN 2 3 USB 0 12 Side_Surround Grey 4 USB 1 13 Back_Surround Black 5 USB 2 14 CEN LFE Orange 6 USB 3 15 Microphone In Pink 7 COM 1 Turquoise 16 Front Green 8 COM 2 Turquoise 17 Line In Blue 9 Parallel Port See Secti...

Page 31: ...nd 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 Intel ICH9R PXH V SAS0 3 SAS4 7 ITE CTRL X7DCA i ...

Page 32: ...X 133 100MHz SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to ...

Page 33: ... definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A B C A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button ...

Page 34: ... On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A B A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTR...

Page 35: ... to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button A B JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 ...

Page 36: ...r Connector A 24 pin main power supply connec tor is located at JPW3 and an 4 pin power connector is lactated at JPW1 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin CPU Power connector JPW2 refer to the item below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR ...

Page 37: ...CI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 Universal Serial Bus USB There are ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Four of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 3 JPUSB1 The other six are Front Panel USB connectors USB 4 5 JUSB2 USB 6 7 JUSB3 USB 8 J23 and...

Page 38: ...S PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 Fan Headers The X7DCA 3 X7DCA i has five chassis system fan headers Fans 1 Fan 6 and two CPU Fans Fans 7 8 All these fans are 4 pin fans These 4 pin headers also support 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions Note The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setti...

Page 39: ...133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Key...

Page 40: ...I X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR1 This feature allows your computer to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have ...

Page 41: ...OT1 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 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 externa...

Page 42: ... SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Con nect JAR to a micro switch to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 ...

Page 43: ...B DIMM1A SLOT6 PCI E X16 SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 A A T_SGPIO1 B T_SGPIO2 C Power SMB C B T SGPIO Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Pur pose Input Output headers are located at J14 and J15 on the motherboard These headers are use...

Page 44: ...6 PCI E X16 SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 A A PWR SMB B SAS PWR SMB SAS Power SMB I2 C Connector X7DCA 3 SAS Power SMB I2 C Connector JP3 monitors the status of Power Supply System Management Bus for SAS ports 0 3 4 7 See the table on the r...

Page 45: ...right for pin definitions Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button Battery BIOS J...

Page 46: ...nt Panel header is located at JC2 on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at any one time See the tables at right for pin definitions JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN...

Page 47: ... 2 AUD_GND 3 MIC_R 4 FP_Audio Detect 5 Line_2_R 6 Ground 7 FP_Jack Detect 8 Key 9 Line_2_L 10 Ground JPW2 J6 JPW1 JPL2 JPL1 JWD1 JI2C2 JPF JI2C3 JI2C4 JI2C1 JP1 JWOR1 JL1 JOH1 JP3 JD1 FAN8 FAN4 FAN3 FAN7 FAN5 FAN2 LES2 LES1 LE1 DIMM1 1 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 3 DIMM1 3 DIMM0 2 DIMM0 1 SP1 CD1 JC2 J5 FAN6 JPW3 FAN1 JF1 I button Battery BIOS JWOL1 S I O Audio CTRL LAN LAN CTRL CTRL Intel 5100 MCH CPU1 CPU2 In...

Page 48: ...T5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modif y the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See th...

Page 49: ...JPS1 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system ...

Page 50: ...T4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 A B A I 2 C1 B I 2 C2 C I 2 C3 D I 2 C4 E SAS Enable I 2 C Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JPI 2 C1 JPI 2 C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus I 2 C to PCI X slots while JPI 2 C3 JPI 2 C4 PCI Express slots The default setting is set to Disabled See the table on the rig...

Page 51: ... BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators A B C A GLAN Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard PWR LED Activity LED...

Page 52: ...9 CPU COM2 USB 2 3 0 1 USB8 J3P1 AUDIO JAR DIMM3A DIMM3B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1B DIMM1A SLOT6 PCI E X16 SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz SLOT3 PCI 33MHz SLOT4 PCI E X4 in X16 slot SLOT5 PCI 33MHz SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 A LES1 SAS LED B LES2 SAS LED A SAS_LED Indicators LES1 LES2 Two SAS_LEDs are located at LES1 and LES2 on the...

Page 53: ...LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 2 8 Floppy Drive SIMLP 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 A Floppy Disk Drive Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at JFDD1 See...

Page 54: ...LP IPMI LAN1 2 KB MS PRINTER COM1 BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 FAN1 T SGPIO1 JBT1 JPS1 SIMLP IPMI Slot There is a Low Profile SIMLP IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location A B A IDE B SIMLP IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host...

Page 55: ...is Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power 3 LED to the motherboard Make sure that the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the 1 c...

Page 56: ... If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recom mended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if 1 DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed Also make sure that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMM...

Page 57: ... cannot resolve the problem include the following information when 3 contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm Distributors For imme...

Page 58: ...compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS 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 ser...

Page 59: ...omputer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can ...

Page 60: ... activated in one of two ways By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 1 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen 2 during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Note 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...

Page 61: ...20Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in XIDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 and Ext Primary Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 and Ext Primary Master Slave Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these it...

Page 62: ...mum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabl...

Page 63: ...e is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or LSI Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select LSI to use LSI s Ho...

Page 64: ...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 QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power managemen...

Page 65: ...y screen which displays the system configuration during bootup XMemory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to dis...

Page 66: ...ly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area above 1MB to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to...

Page 67: ...oftware 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 setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems XAdvanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take caution when...

Page 68: ...alia Audio if detected The settings are Auto and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC Enable Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are PCI and LPC USB Host Controller 1 Select Enabled to activate USB...

Page 69: ... CPU temperature reaches a predefined 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 C1 Enhanced Mode Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt C1 State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent the processor from overheatin...

Page 70: ...Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for details Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allow the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effor...

Page 71: ...nd IRQ4 Serial Port B 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 This setting allows you to set 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 por...

Page 72: ...nly Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Flop...

Page 73: ...acity 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 ...

Page 74: ...9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be conne...

Page 75: ... the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage 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 chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system...

Page 76: ...ystem will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enable this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enable this fu...

Page 77: ...ult setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles XSystem Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode It...

Page 78: ...4 20 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 79: ... supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change...

Page 80: ... i User s Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required ...

Page 81: ...or the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can...

Page 82: ...y 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 cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in t...

Page 83: ...into two categories recoverable and terminal The recover able error codes are listed below Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected ...

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Page 85: ...tional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive 4 A and press the Enter key When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify 5 additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH9R into 6 Drive A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH9R 7 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the ...

Page 86: ... into Drive 4 A and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to proceed with the installation process If you need 5 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 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The 6 XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files an...

Page 87: ... right of these items Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon on the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list 2 The X7DCA 3 supports SAS RAID f...

Page 88: ...ystem voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 Both default username and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these t...

Page 89: ...en II Remote Control Note SD III Software 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 the Linux OS we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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