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Chapter 2: Installation

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FAN3

FAN1

FAN2

JWD1

JPL1

JPG1

JPL2

JF1

X7DCT-10G

JWR1

LED2

JBT1

TLAN

I2CPWR

USB2/3

PCI-Exp. x16

SGPIO

USB4

PWR_BKPlane

JWR2

COM

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

SATA0

DIMM3A

DIMM3B

DIMM1A

DIMM1B

DIMM2A

DIMM2B

SIMSO

CPU1

LAN1

CPU2

LAN2

USB0/1

VGA

Battery

SPKR

LAN
CTRL

Super IO

LAN
CTRL

VGA CTRL

10Gb LAN CTRL

South Bridge

North Bridge

82573V

82573L

ES1000

82598EB

ATI

Intel

ICH9R

Intel

5100

LED3

SPI BIOS

CMOS Clear

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead

of pins, this "jumper" consists of con-

tact 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. Al-

ways remove the AC power cord from

the system before clearing CMOS.

Note

: For an ATX power

supply, you must completely

shut down the system, re-

move the AC power cord

and then short JBT1 to clear

CMOS.

10Gb_LAN Enable/Disable
(For X7DCT-10G Only)

JPA1 enables or disables the 10

Gigabit_LAN Port on the mother-

board. See the table on the right for

jumper settings. The default setting is

Enabled

10Gb_LAN Enable

Jumper Settings

Pin# Defi nition

1-2

Enabled (default)

2-3

Disabled

A. 10Gb_LAN Enable

B. CMOS Clear

Summary of Contents for X7DCT

Page 1: ... SUPER X7DCT USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 X7DCT 10G ...

Page 2: ...UPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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 County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Sa...

Page 3: ...n the traditional motherboards The X7DCT X7DCT 10G is ideal for intense computing environments 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...

Page 4: ...to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed 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: ...Features 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 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 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...

Page 7: ...LAN Enable Disable 2 20 10Gb_LAN Enable Disable 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 21 Watch Dog 2 22 VGA Enable Disable 2 22 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 23 GLAN LEDs 2 23 10Gb_LAN LED 2 23 Onboard Power LED 2 24 2 8 SIMSO IPMI Connection 2 25 SIMSO IPMI Slot 2 25 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power On 3 1 No Power 3 1 No Video 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 Memor...

Page 8: ...up 4 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 22 4 6 Boot Setup 4 23 4 7 Exit 4 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 X7DCT X7DCT 10G User s Manual ...

Page 9: ... 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 All the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Two 2 SATA cables CBL 0044L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One...

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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: ...AN1 FAN2 JWD1 JPL1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 JPCIE1 JUSB3 JCOM1 J7 JF1 JUSB2 X7DCT 10G JWR2 JWR1 LED2 DIMM1 2 DIMM0 2 DIMM1 1 DIMM0 1 DIMM0 0 DIMM1 0 SP1 JLAN3 JBT1 JLAN2 JLAN1 JUSB1 JVGA1 JP10 J17 TLAN I2CPWR USB2 3 PCI Exp x16 SGPIO USB4 PWR_BKPlane PWR1 PWR2 COM SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 DIMM3A DIMM3B DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B SIMSO CPU1 LAN1 CPU2 LAN2 USB0 1 VGA Battery SPKR LAN CTRL Super IO FP CTLR LAN...

Page 13: ...J17 LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports 1 2 JLAN1 JLAN2 TLAN Note 10Gb_LAN Port JLAN3 PWR1 PWR2 20 Pin Power Connectors 1 2 JWR1 JWR2 PWR_BK_plane Backplane Power Connector JP10 SATA0 3 Intel South Bridge SATA Ports 0 3 SGPIO Serial General Purpose I O Header J7 SIMSO SIMSO Remote Management IPMI Slot J1000 SPKR Internal Speaker Buzzer SP1 USB 0 1 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus USB Ports 0 1 USB 2...

Page 14: ...Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support and Hardware BIOS Virus Protection Note The onboard SPI BIOS chip is not removable To repair or replace the onboard BIOS chip please return the motherboard to Supermicro for service PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage Memory voltage Chipset 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis...

Page 15: ...n ment RAID 0 1 and 10 in Unix One SIMSO IPMI socket Intel 82573V and 82573L LAN chips support two Giga bit LAN ports and Intel 82598EB chip supports a 10Gb_LAN port with CX4 interface One COM port Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus three ports one header Super I O Winbond W83627HG AW Other Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS...

Page 16: ...SOR 2 ICH9R PCI Exp x16 SPI Flash RJ45 LPC SIO W83627HG AW VGA PCI 33MHz ES1000 VGA CONN VRD ISL6327 VRD ISL6327 PROCESSOR 1 1333 1067 MT S 1333 1067 MT S USB 0 1 2 3 PCI Exp x4 2A 1A DDR2 667 PCI Exp x8 2B 1B DDR2 667 LAN 1 DMI LANE5 PCI Exp x1 Oplin 82598 3A 3E 82573V GDDR2 SDRAM 32MB 10 0 Gb S LANE6 3 0 Gb S SATA 0 1 2 3 PCI Exp x1 RJ45 82573L LAN2 JLAN1 JLAN2 CX4 JLAN3 COM1 External COM2 SOL S...

Page 17: ...a total bandwidth of 17 21 3 GB s The MCH supports a 36 bit wide address bus and up to six DDR2 667 MHz 533 MHz Registered DIMM modules providing a total memory capacity of up to 48 GB The 5100 MCH also provides one x16 one x8 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 The Ninth Generation I O Controller Hu...

Page 18: ...e CPU Core Chipset 1 5V 3 3V 5V 12V 5V Standby and VBAT voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen 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 via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced ...

Page 19: ...enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operat ing 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 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 2003 Servers o...

Page 20: ...oducts a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DCT X7DCT 10G can only accommodate Supermicro proprietary power supply Please refer to Section 2 5 for detailed information ...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ... desired number of modules into slots A minimum of two modules is re quired Gently press down on a module until it snaps into place in the slot The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A and DIMM 1B DIMM 2A and DIMM 2B then DIMM 3A DIMM 3B Memory Support The X7DCT X7DCT 10G supports up to 48 GB ECC Registered DDR2 667 533 in 6 DIMMs Populating...

Page 27: ... it snaps into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom Installing and Removing DIMMs To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the re lease tabs near both ends of the module to release it from the slot 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 ...

Page 28: ... specification See the graphics below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Back Panel Connectors 1 USB 0 2 USB 1 3 Gb_LAN1 4 Gb_LAN2 5 COM 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Blue 7 10Gb_LAN X7DCT 10G only See Section 2 5 for details X7DCT 10G ...

Page 29: ...signed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Front Control Panel Header JF1 Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED 3 3Vcc 3 3Vcc 3 3Vsb Ground Ground 19 20 5Vcc X Ground NMI X 3 3Vsb PW...

Page 30: ...nection 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 the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 NMI Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 3 3 Vcc 16 Power On Indicator Front Control P...

Page 31: ...the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 3 3 Vcc 14 HD Ac...

Page 32: ...F1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 3 3 Vcc 8 OH Fan Fail LED Indicator OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 5 Vcc 6 PWR Fail Indicator A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Power Button OH Fan Fail 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD...

Page 33: ...le on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 PWR Button Signal 2 Ground Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it 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 Signal 4 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button ...

Page 34: ...ctors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at a time For proper use of these pro prietary PWR Connectors please customize your PWR cables based on the SMC PWR Connector Pin Out Definitions listed above Note 2 The black square dot on a power connector indicates the loca tion of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connections A The ri...

Page 35: ...tes the location of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connections A B B C 4 Pin Power Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 12V 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 5V A 4 pin Aux PWR B One Male Receptacle PWR Connector C D Two Female PWR Connectors FAN3 FAN1 FAN2 JWD1 JPL1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 JF1 X7DCT 10G JWR1 LED2 JBT1 TLAN I2CPWR USB2 3 PCI Exp x16 SGPIO USB4 PWR_BKPlane JWR2 COM SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 D...

Page 36: ...ont Panel Embedded USB connectors USB 2 3 JUSB2 and USB 4 JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin defini tions A B C A Backpanel USB 0 1 B Front Panel USB 2 3 C Front Panel USB 4 D Fan 1 E Fan 2 F Fan 3 Back Panel USB USB 0 1 Pin Definitions 1 5 5V 2 6 PO 3 7 PO 4 8 Ground Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB 2 4 USB 2 3 Pin Definition USB 4 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4...

Page 37: ... Intel Intel Intel Intel ICH9R Intel 5100 LED3 SPI BIOS Serial Port The onboard serial port is located at JCOM1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC A B A COM Port B PWR Supply I2 C Power Supply I2 C Connector Power Supply I2 C Connector J17 monitors ...

Page 38: ...RL South Bridge North Bridge 82573V 82573L ES1000 82598EB ATI Intel Intel Intel Intel ICH9R Intel 5100 LED3 SPI BIOS GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two Gigabit Ethernet ports are lo cated at JLAN1 JLAN2 on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables A A Gb_LAN1 B Gb_LAN2 C 10 Gb_LAN GLAN1 2 B C 10Gb_LAN Port For X7DCT 10G Only In addition to the two GLAN ports mentioned above a 10_ Gig...

Page 39: ...l 5100 LED3 SPI BIOS SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 DATA Out 5 Load 6 Ground 7 Clock 8 NC A A SGPIO B VGA VGA Connector A VGA connector JVGA1 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location B SGPIO Header A SGPIO Serial Link General Pur pose Input Output header is located at J7 on the motherboard This h...

Page 40: ...ther board 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 the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins Connector Pins Jumper Cap Sett...

Page 41: ...jumper consists of con tact 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 Al ways remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system re move the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS B A...

Page 42: ...s JPG1 Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Close pins 1 2 of Jumper JWD1 to reset the syst...

Page 43: ...dicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators C Activity LED GLAN Link Indicator Left LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps L i n k LED GLAN Activity Indicator Right LED Setting Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing LAN Active Rear View when viewing from the back of the chassis A B 10_Gi...

Page 44: ...N CTRL South Bridge North Bridge 82573V 82573L ES1000 82598EB ATI Intel Intel Intel Intel ICH9R Intel 5100 LED3 SPI BIOS A Onboard PWR LED Onboard Power LED An Onboard Power LED is located at LED3 on the motherboard When this LED Indicator is on the system is on Be sure to unplug the power cable before remov ing or adding any components See the table on the right for more details Onboard PWR LED I...

Page 45: ...3B DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B SIMSO CPU1 LAN1 CPU2 LAN2 USB0 1 VGA Battery SPKR LAN CTRL Super IO LAN CTRL VGA CTRL 10Gb LAN CTRL South Bridge North Bridge 82573V 82573L ES1000 82598EB ATI Intel Intel Intel Intel ICH9R Intel 5100 LED3 SPI BIOS SIMSO IPMI Slot There is a SIMSO IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout be low for the IPMI Slot location A A SIMSO 2 8 SIMSO IPMI Connection ...

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Page 47: ...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 48: ... 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 DIMMs in the system 2 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Buffered Registered ECC 667 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module betw...

Page 49: ...For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or call 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DCT X7DCT 10G has six 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 Registered ECC 6...

Page 50: ...ions 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 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 ...

Page 51: ...ideo displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CM...

Page 52: ... 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 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 a...

Page 53: ...3 and SATA Port 4 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4 slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow the BIOS...

Page 54: ...be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the device installed in the slot specified in the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Tr...

Page 55: ...he Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS envi ronment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code B...

Page 56: ...nterface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory in the system is detected by the BIOS ...

Page 57: ...sts 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 bootup POST Error Enable Set to Enabled to display POST Power On Self Test Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot withou...

Page 58: ...p when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than a predefined time period The op...

Page 59: ...CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to al low data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System...

Page 60: ...nabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled XPCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Gigabit LAN Onboard GLAN2 Onboard 10_GLAN OPROM Configure 10_GLAN is available on the X7DCT 10G ...

Page 61: ... to the following settings Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An Incor rect value a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decr...

Page 62: ...ack one cache line every 16K cycles if there is no delay caused by internal processing By using this method roughly 64 GB of memory behind the North Bridge will be scrubbed every day The options are Enabled and Disabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command ...

Page 63: ...e when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit 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 app...

Page 64: ...site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information XCPU Cache Co...

Page 65: ...ct the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and 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 ...

Page 66: ...log capacity 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 Sele...

Page 67: ...300 1200 2400 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 the console The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be...

Page 68: ... 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 is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable fan speed control and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin ...

Page 69: ...ill 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 function ...

Page 70: ...he default 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 ...

Page 71: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 21 XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as tempera tures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 72: ... means a 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 t...

Page 73: ... in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for 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...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...Test Error codes for the Phoenix BIOS Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display a 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 77: ...XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify 3 additional 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 Select the Intel R 8...

Page 78: ... SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify 3 additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive 4 A and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to 5 specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified pres...

Page 79: ...s and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note 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 it...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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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