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X7SB4/X7SBE User’s Manual

Important Notes to the User

• See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel

connections.

• " " indicates the location of "Pin 1".

• Jumpers not indicated are for testing only.

• When the LE1 LED is on, the Standby Power is on. Maker sure to remove

the power cable before installing or removing components.

• SCSI and PCI-X 100MHz ZCR Slot are available for the X7SB4 only.

• Slot 4: A regular PCI-100 MHz slot for the X7SBE, and a PCI-100 MHz ZCR

slot for the X7SB4.

• Back Panel USB Ports 7 & 8 are for OEM only.

Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

J13

JS1

JS4

JS3

JS6

JS5

JS2

PW4

J47

J15

D25

J16

J19

J3P

PCIE4

JPW2

JPW1

DIMM4

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

JLAN1

JLAN2

JF1

J44

J45

LE4

LE3

LE1

JPG1

JLED

JWD

JPL1

JPA1

JA1

JPCIX6

JPCIX5

JPCIX2

SPKR1

J27

JWOL

JI2C2

JI2C1

JPF

JWOR

JL1

JPA2

CPU_FAN6

FAN1

FAN5

FAN2

FAN4

FAN3

J28

JPCIX1

BIOS

JAR

JBT1

PWR_LED

USB 0,1,7,8

LAN CTRL

Intel

JPL2

USB2,3

LAN2

LAN1

I-SATA4

CPU

FP USB6

Slot7 PCIE-X8

SIM1U Slot

VGA

SPEAKER

KB/MOUSE

COM1

DIMM2A

DIMM1A

Slot6 PCIX-133

Slot5 PCIX-133

Slot4 PCIE-X4

USB4,5

I-SATA0

I-SATA2

I-SATA1

I-SATA3

Slot2 PCIX-100-ZCR

SCSI

Slot1 PCIX-100

Chassis Intrusion

FLOPPY

Battery

J31

MCH

Intel 3210

Buzzer/SPKR

I-SATA5

Intel ICH9R

Adaptec 7901

SCSI CTRL

Intel PHX

Intel

Winbond

Super I/O

FP CTRL

24-Pin

ATX PWR

CPU PWR

ATI ES1000

VGA CTRL

COM2

Winbond

JPUSB1

JPUSB2

T-SGPIO1

T-SGPIO2

X7SBE

DIMM1B

DIMM2B

Summary of Contents for Supero X7SB4

Page 1: ...X7SB4 X7SBE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a...

Page 2: ...putes Supermicro 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...

Page 3: ...nformation about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other components into the system If you encounter...

Page 4: ...10 Recovery from AC Power Loss 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 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Processor...

Page 5: ...ke On LAN 2 20 Power Fault 2 21 Power SMB 2 21 Serial_Link GPIO Headers 2 22 Alarm Reset 2 22 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 23 Explanation of Jumpers 2 23 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 CMOS Clear 2 24 Watch Dog En...

Page 6: ...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...

Page 7: ...that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer The following items are included in the retail box only One...

Page 8: ...r 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 S...

Page 9: ...portant Note to the User All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exa...

Page 10: ...S6 JS5 JS2 PW4 J47 J15 D25 J16 J8 J19 J3P PCIE4 JPW2 JPW1 DIMM4 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 JLAN1 JLAN2 JF1 J44 J45 LE4 LE3 LE1 JPG1 JLED JWD JPL1 JPA1 JA1 JPCIX6 JPCIX5 JPCIX2 SPKR1 J9 J27 JWOL JI2C2 JI2C1 JPF...

Page 11: ...Fault Header See Chapter 2 JAR Alarm Reset Header JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required JWOL Wake On LAN H...

Page 12: ...ne 1 PCI X 64 Bit 100 MHz slots Slot 1 One 1 PCI X 64 Bit 100 MHz ZCR slot Slot 2 X7SB4 Green Slot Slot 2 w AOC LPZCR1 support One 1 PCI Express x8 slot Slot 7 One 1 SIM 1U IPMI slot J19 BIOS 16Mb SPI...

Page 13: ...Controllers PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 7 USB ports 1 on board connector and 2 headers Two additional USB USB 7 8 are for OEM only VGA Connector SIM 1U IPMI Slot Super I O Winbond 83627H...

Page 14: ...ROCESSOR ICH9R USB LPC I O KB MS PS 2 FDD SER 1 SER 2 VRM 11 0 ADDR CTRL CTRL ADDR DATA DATA LPC PCI_32 DDR2_800 667 DMI ATI ES1000 DIMM_CHA S ATA 300 6 x SATA CK505 CLK MCH DIMM_CHB PORTS PCIE_x8 825...

Page 15: ...quired for the system to operate ef ciently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direct Media Interface DMI provides the connection between the MCH...

Page 16: ...will scan these voltages 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 de ne the sensitivity of t...

Page 17: ...e nes a exible 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 softwa...

Page 18: ...re not interrupted The 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...

Page 19: ...s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial com munication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capabilit...

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Page 21: ...ts edges only do 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...

Page 22: ...r into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink The Intel boxed Xeon LGA 775 CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only In...

Page 23: ...ight 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...

Page 24: ...th a thermal pad please ignore this step If necessary rearrange the wires to make sure that the wires are not pinched between the heatsink and the CPU Also make sure to keep clearance between the fan...

Page 25: ...en use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent damage do...

Page 26: ...same type will result in two way interleaved memory which is faster than the single channel non interleaved memory When ECC memory is used it may take 25 40 seconds for the VGA to display Notes Due t...

Page 27: ...the slot DDR2 Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub ash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4...

Page 28: ...99 speci cation See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Backpanel USB 0...

Page 29: ...rs are de signed speci cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descr...

Page 30: ...s 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions NMI Button Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 15 5V 16 Ground C Fron...

Page 31: ...ocated on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk ac tivity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE if available See the table on the righ...

Page 32: ...on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin de nitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State De nition Off Normal On Ov...

Page 33: ...to the table on the right for pin de nitions Power Button Pin De nitions JF1 Pin De nition 1 PWR Signal 2 Ground A Reset Button B Power Button Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HD...

Page 34: ...below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU Power connector at JPW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right fo...

Page 35: ...sis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Chassis Intrusion Pin De nitions...

Page 36: ...DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J28...

Page 37: ...Key 3 Ground External Speaker Internal Buzzer On the J9 header pins 1 4 are for an External Speaker and pins 3 4 are for the Internal Buzzer See the table on the right for speaker pin de nitions Note...

Page 38: ...net ports GLAN1 GLAN2 are located next to the VGA Connector on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables C B A A GLAN1 B GLAN2 C VGA VGA Connector A VGA connector J16 is located between COM...

Page 39: ...the right for pin de nitions The on board fan speeds are controlled by Ther mal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Notes 1 The Default setting is Dis abled 2 Please use al...

Page 40: ...or pin de nitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and a cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definiti...

Page 41: ...3V Power Fault Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail J3P header to provide a warning in the event of a power supply failure This warning signal is passed throu...

Page 42: ...n Setting De nition Pin 1 5V Pin 2 Ground Serial_Link GPIO Headers Two Serial_Link General Purpose Input Output GPIO headers T_SPIO1 T_ SPIO2 are located on the motherboard These headers are used to c...

Page 43: ...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 GLAN Enable Disa...

Page 44: ...wer cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS B A A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD allows you to enable the Watch Dog timer Watch...

Page 45: ...c tion See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Con nector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setti...

Page 46: ...u to enable or disable the termination of the SCSI connector The default setting is open to enable to terminate the SCSI channel For SCSI to function prop erly please do not change the default setting...

Page 47: ...ions Note JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports 0 1 7 8 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports 2 3 4 5 6 Note JPUSB1 should be enabled by default to allow BP USB0 and BP USB1 to wake up from Standby Mod...

Page 48: ...JPF allows you to enable or disable the feature of Force Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on...

Page 49: ...ile the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information A c t i v i t y LED GLAN Activity Indicator LED Settings Color Status De...

Page 50: ...tings LED Color De nition Off System Off Green System on POST LEDs Two POST Power On Self Test LEDs are located at LE3 LE4 on the mother board The green LED is LE3 while the yellow LED is LE4 These LE...

Page 51: ...en the orange light is on the system is in a standby mode but the AC power cable is still connected When is red light is on it indicates power errors See the layout below for the LED location System S...

Page 52: ...A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The oppy connector is located at J27 See the table below for pin de nitions A Floppy Floppy Drive Conne...

Page 53: ...4 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 I O 64 I O 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 D...

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Page 55: ...ect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Make sure to use the correct type of CMOS battery as speci ed by the Manufacturer 1 2 3 4 5 No Power Make...

Page 56: ...on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one If the above steps do not x the Setup Con guration problem contact your vendor for r...

Page 57: ...of unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 800 677 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Section 2 4 for details on installing memory Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is not recommended that...

Page 58: ...the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders...

Page 59: ...tem parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is con gured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Con guration...

Page 60: ...pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or When the message shown below appears brie y at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate t...

Page 61: ...A This setting allows the user to set the type of oppy 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 BIOS D...

Page 62: ...o enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP...

Page 63: ...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 se...

Page 64: ...e sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quiet Mode This setting allows you to Enable or...

Page 65: ...the S1 S3 S4 or S5 state If this feature is set to Enabled you will also need to enable the JPWAKE jumper by closing pins 1 2 Please refer to Pg 1 5 and Chapter 2 for more details The default setting...

Page 66: ...ate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model speci c registers MSRs The options are Enabled and Disabled Compatible FPU Code A...

Page 67: ...e system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enab...

Page 68: ...g The settings are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequenc...

Page 69: ...a in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into the L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into...

Page 70: ...CI devices PCI X s Frequency When set to Enabled this feature allows the user to set the bus frequency for a PCI X slot for it to work properly The default setting is Auto Slot 1 PCI X 100 MHz Slot 2...

Page 71: ...might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Slot 5 PCI X 133 MHz Slot 6 PCI X 133 MHz Access the submenu for each of the settings above t...

Page 72: ...he installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate I O Device Con guration Access the submenu to make chang...

Page 73: ...etting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The optio...

Page 74: ...a display to inform you of the event 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...

Page 75: ...19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item...

Page 76: ...ame with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select D...

Page 77: ...ace 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 Disabl...

Page 78: ...s 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 Po...

Page 79: ...Chapter 4 BIOS 4 21 Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components...

Page 80: ...visor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a use...

Page 81: ...ure of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives from virus intrusion Password on Boot When set to Enabled a user will need to key in a password to enter the system at system boot Th...

Page 82: ...ions 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...

Page 83: ...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 defau...

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Page 85: ...Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not co...

Page 86: ...us POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On syste...

Page 87: ...ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long Device Address Con ict Address con ict for s...

Page 88: ...ested One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not fo...

Page 89: ...p Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identi ed Run the I2O Con guration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Con guration R...

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Page 91: ...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 Mo...

Page 92: ...h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced con guration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initi...

Page 93: ...and IRQs optional 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Con gure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC...

Page 94: ...prepare 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 Initiali...

Page 95: ...ype 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...

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Page 97: ...the current version of the ICH9R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with...

Page 98: ...ition size without any data Con guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the rst time powering on...

Page 99: ...appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots...

Page 100: ...press Space to select it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit...

Page 101: ...select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume c...

Page 102: ...Arrow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a...

Page 103: ...ight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to con rm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID...

Page 104: ...s when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning mes...

Page 105: ...he RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit...

Page 106: ...roller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be i...

Page 107: ...el ATA PATA SATA systems have better air ow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can exten...

Page 108: ...y to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA...

Page 109: ...lications Using the Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Con guration Utility Use this utility to create co...

Page 110: ...er s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and con gure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the enter key select Managing Arrays from the main me...

Page 111: ...isk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not con gure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which di...

Page 112: ...you want to con gure and press Insert 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to con...

Page 113: ...endix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D 7 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to con gure If correct type Y to contin...

Page 114: ...recommended that you con gure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as t...

Page 115: ...the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate...

Page 116: ...izes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or rst drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller...

Page 117: ...d An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arr...

Page 118: ...d press Insert and then press Enter 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete...

Page 119: ...Arrays and hit Enter as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown b...

Page 120: ...build to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare b...

Page 121: ...to delete and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to de...

Page 122: ...format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press Enter The followi...

Page 123: ...at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press Enter The following screen appears 4 Read the warning message when i...

Page 124: ...the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press Enter 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit Enter to proc...

Page 125: ...aptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines D 19 To Exit Adaptec RAID Con guration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array con gurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit...

Page 126: ...he F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the dri...

Page 127: ...t 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 E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers...

Page 128: ...isplays 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 passwor...

Page 129: ...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 supermicr...

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