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X7DWN+

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0b

UPER

Summary of Contents for X7DWN Plus

Page 1: ... X7DWN USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b SUPER ...

Page 2: ...or the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro 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 ope...

Page 3: ...gh performance quad processor or dual processor DP workstation and enter prise server environments Please refer to our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the main board and provides detailed information about the c...

Page 4: ... 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 cor rect system setup X7DWN User s Manual iv ...

Page 5: ...Preface Notes v ...

Page 6: ...9 1 3 Special Features 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 8 B Front Control Panel 2 9 C Front Contro...

Page 7: ... Connector 2 21 Power SMB Connector 2 22 VGA Connector 2 22 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector 2 23 T SGPIO Headers 2 23 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable 2 24 Clear CMOS 2 25 Watch Dog 2 25 VGA Enabled Disabled 2 26 Memory Voltage Select 2 26 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 2 27 I2C Bus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Enable Disable 2 27 Compact Flash Master Slave Enable Disa...

Page 8: ...rocedures 3 2 3 3 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 25 4 6 Boot Setup 4 26 4 7 Exit 4 27 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 X...

Page 9: ...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 The following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 0036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 Serial ATA cables CBL 0044Lx6 One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE ...

Page 10: ...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 Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site ww...

Page 11: ...te 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: ... JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JIDE1 JS2 JS3 JS4 JS5 JS6 J33 J7B3 J8B1 JPG1 J16 J29 J30 BT1 J22 J5 KB Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 South Bridge 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 A1 B2 A2 B1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 5 4 2 19 20 4 4 8 5 4 1 9 6 CPU1 J32 J7B1 J34 J4 J9B2 J9B1 J3 J8B3 J8B2 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D DIMM 2C DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3A DIMM 3B ...

Page 13: ...ectors JS1 JS6 JAR Alarm Buzzer Reset JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP3 Power Fault Power Supply Failure PSF JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector JPW2 JPW3 12V 4 pin PWR JWP2 12V 8 pin PWR JPW3 JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector Used if JFC1 is on JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header LAN1 LAN2 G...

Page 14: ...MHz slots Slot1 Slot2 One PCI U Universal slot Slot0 Gen 2 0 SIMSO Slot J16 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5V Standby 12V 12V and Vbatt Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis temperature monitors Platf...

Page 15: ...One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers ES1000 32 MB Graphic Controller supports one VGA connector Super I O Winbond W83627HF w Hardware Monitor support W83793 HECETA Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirectio...

Page 16: ...EXPx8 PCI EXPx8 PCI32 33MMZ ES1000 SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 PCIEx8 PCIEx4 FWH LPC COM2 COM1 SIO W83627 FDD USB 0 1 2 3 4 SEPC IDE CONN ATA 100 KB MS PORT PORT PORT PORT PORTESI PORT PORT 0 7 8 1 2 3 4 4 1 2 0 VGA CONN USB 2 0 3 0 Gb S VRM VRM PROCESSOR 1 MT S 1666 1333 1067 MT S J5 HF PCI EXP X8 SLOT J9 PCI EXPx4 PCI EXPx8 J6 PCI EXP X8 SLOT 2 PCI X SLOT 1 PCI X SLOT PCI X 133 DDR2 J14 PCI E x8 SLOT J11 3...

Page 17: ...28 MB for 4 FBD channels The PCI Express interfaces can be configured to form x8 or x16 ports that can operate up to Gen 2 speeds in x16 configuration for enhanced graphics applications The Intel 631xESB 632x ESB I O Controller Hub ESB2 South Bridge The 631xESB 632xESB I O Controller Hub Enterprise South Bridge 2 integrates an Ultra ATA 100 Controller six Serial ATA host controller ports one EHCI ...

Page 18: ...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 Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user...

Page 19: ...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 as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the w...

Page 20: ...t must also be SSI compliant For more information please refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions o...

Page 21: ...nhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption ...

Page 22: ...1 14 X7DWN 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: ...stall the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan 3 The Intel Xeon LGA 771 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation 4 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU h...

Page 25: ... 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 damaging the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the s...

Page 26: ...e retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 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 instru...

Page 27: ...cautionary measures to avoid damaging these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CP...

Page 28: ...modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DWN supports up to 128 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR 2 800 667 533 in 16 DIMMs Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory DIMM Module Population Configuration To optimize memory support follow the table below for memory installation Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of DIMMs...

Page 29: ...emaining avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduc tion in memory availability is disproportional See the Memory Availability Table below 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 99GB Local APIC 4 KB 3 99GB Area Reserved for the ...

Page 30: ...elow for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 31: ... are de signed 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 definitions JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NI...

Page 32: ...OR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 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 ...

Page 33: ...efinitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A B C A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1 KB Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 South Bridge 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 A1 B2 A2 B1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 8 5 4 1 9 6 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A ...

Page 34: ...OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1 KB Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 South Bridge 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 A1 B2 A2 B1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 8 5 4 1 9 6 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D DIMM 2C DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 3C ...

Page 35: ...ns Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button A B JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1 KB Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 South Bridge 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 A1 B2 A2 B1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 8 5 4 1 9 6 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1...

Page 36: ...A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power sup ply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the motherboard These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is also required to provide adequate power to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR JPW3 pl...

Page 37: ... Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Universal Serial Bus USB There are five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Back Panel USB Ports 0 and 1 are located at JUSB1 The other three are Front Panel USB headers USB Headers 2 and 3 are located at JUSB2 and USB Header 4 is located at JUSB3 to provide fr...

Page 38: ...BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Fan Headers The X7DWN has six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU Fans Fans 7 8 Note All 4 pin fans headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin defin...

Page 39: ...I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 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...

Page 40: ...SB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when th...

Page 41: ...OL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for power LED indication and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the...

Page 42: ...n PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Supply Fail header PSF JP3 to provide warnings of power supply failure This warning signalispassedthroughthePWR_LED pin to indicate a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pi...

Page 43: ...133MHz USB 4 JWOR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on your ...

Page 44: ...K1 Compact Flash IDE 1 Slot6 PCI E2 x8 SEPC CMOS Clear Slot5 PCI E2 x8 JWD Slot3 PCI E x8 Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 4 JWOR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Power ...

Page 45: ... Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN A A Compact Flash PWR B SGPIO Header 1 C SGPIO Header 2 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you will need to first connect the Compact F...

Page 46: ...C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function o...

Page 47: ...U2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 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 s...

Page 48: ...2 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 4 JWOR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN A A VGA Enable B Memory Voltage Se lect B VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable th...

Page 49: ...Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detection J3P The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two p...

Page 50: ...8 JWD Slot3 PCI E x8 Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 4 JWOR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Compact Flash Master Slave Select ACompactFlashMaster Primary Slave Seconda...

Page 51: ...B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow 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 A GLAN Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard Power LED Activity ...

Page 52: ... B1 B2 A1 A2 Slot0 PCI U VGA CTRL SIMSO X7DWN Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J22 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16...

Page 53: ... FAN1 PSF SMBUS_PS 1 COM1 USB0 1 LAN1 VGA BANK1 Compact Flash IDE 1 Slot6 PCI E2 x8 SEPC CMOS Clear Slot5 PCI E2 x8 JWD Slot3 PCI E x8 Slot2 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 4 JWOR JWOL Slot1 PCI X 100 133MHz USB 2 3 SMB I SATA0 LAN2 LAN Slot4 PCI E x4 JI2C1 JI2C2 BANK2 BANK3 BANK4 JL1 JK1 JAR 24 Pin PWR 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR 3rd PWR Fail Detect CPU2 I SATA1 I SATA2 I SATA3 I SATA4 I SATA5 Fan6 JPL1 CTRL B1 B2 ...

Page 54: ...r Compact Flash Card use only Do not use it for other devices If JIDE2 is populated with a Compact Flash Card JIDE1 the blue slot will be available for one device only For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to connect a power cable to JWF1 first JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1 KB Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 South Br...

Page 55: ... CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that al...

Page 56: ... same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 800 667 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between all memory slots and check the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an inter leaved memory scheme is used you must i...

Page 57: ...hat are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DWN has 16 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 800 667 533 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your sy...

Page 58: ...ations you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS 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 before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufactu...

Page 59: ...urned off a backup battery provides 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 CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This...

Page 60: ... 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 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 arrow ...

Page 61: ...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 XIDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 and SATA Port 3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 SATA ...

Page 62: ...ontrol This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via 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 Transfer Mode Thisoptionallowstheusertosetthetransfermode TheoptionsareStandard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast ...

Page 63: ...s set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated 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 Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Ad...

Page 64: ...c logo screen during boot up POST Errors Select Enable to stop the POST routine and allow the system to display error messages when an error occurs during bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advance...

Page 65: ...es support for EFI OS booting The options are Enabled and Disabled OS Booting Set this feature to Enabled to allow the OS to boot up the system The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 ...

Page 66: ... 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 0 512K 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 and operation...

Page 67: ...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 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN1 connection or the GLAN 2 connection The options are Enabled ...

Page 68: ...Hz Slot3 PCI Exp x8 Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI Exp x8 and Slot6 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disa...

Page 69: ...led XIntel VT for Direct I O VT d Select Enable to enable the functionality of the Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I O VT d support by reporting the I O device assignment to VMM through the DMAR ACPI Tables This feature offers fully protected I O resource sharing across the Intel platforms providing the user with greater reliability security and availability in networking and data shari...

Page 70: ...he function of memory sparing for Memory Bus Branch 0 or Branch 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable Interleaved Memory for Memory Bus Branch 0 Rank or Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are...

Page 71: ...ration Clocking Select Enabled to configure FBD clock settings to support ITK testing The options are Disabled and Enabled Reserved Branch for ITK Test This feature allows the user to specify the memory branch number to be reserved for ITK testing The default setting is Branch 1 Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffic to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when r...

Page 72: ...ssor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU...

Page 73: ... both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU Set to this option to Enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to speed up data processing The options are Disabled and Enabled Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the ...

Page 74: ...e SMM When set to Enabled the SM Memory Region will become uncacheable effectively preventing viruses from modifying or corrupting critical system parameters The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information XI O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock freq...

Page 75: ...rolled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA ch...

Page 76: ...apacity 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 Ye...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...ct 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Running at the Full Speed 2 Optimized Server w 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation w 3 pin 4 Optimized Server w 4 pin and 5 Optimized Workstation w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displaye...

Page 79: ...l continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling 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 Enabling this functio...

Page 80: ...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 Mod...

Page 81: ...rom motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components The following items will also appear IP Address IP Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address Byte0 MAC Address Byte1 MAC Address Byte2 MAC Address Byte3 MAC Address Byte4 MAC Address Byte5 ...

Page 82: ...ID If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging is disabled this item will be ignored by the firmware IP Address This item displays the IP address for the IPMI connection detected IP Subnet Mask This item displays the IP Subnet Mask for the IPMI connection detected Default Gateway This item displays the Default Gateway for the IPMI connect...

Page 83: ...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 supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item S...

Page 84: ...r 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 85: ...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 the Setu...

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Page 87: ...terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST 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 1 continuous beep with Front Panel Overheat...

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Page 89: ... error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 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 PO...

Page 90: ...hadow 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 optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapt...

Page 91: ...and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs 8Ah Initia...

Page 92: ...epare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS 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 Initia...

Page 93: ...type EDh Initialize Memory size EEh Shadow Boot Block EFh System memory test F0h Initialize interrupt vectors F1h Initialize Run Time Clock F2h Initialize video F3h Initialize System Management Manager F4h Output one beep F5h Clear Huge Segment F6h Boot to Mini DOS F7h Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicati...

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Page 95: ...the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 InstallingDriversotherthantheAdaptecEmbedded 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 softw...

Page 96: ...displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold setting...

Page 97: ...I Remote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII User Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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Page 99: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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