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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Introduction

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manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly
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Summary of Contents for SUPERX6DH8-G2

Page 1: ... X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c SUPER ...

Page 2: ...BILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by th...

Page 3: ...page product m htm for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensit...

Page 4: ...C Power Loss 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 13 1 7 Super I O 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 6 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 7 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 9 ATX Power Connector 2 9 Processor Power Connector 2 9 NMI Bu...

Page 5: ...s 2 20 GLAN Enable Disable 2 20 CMOS Clear 2 21 Watch Dog 2 21 VGA Enable 2 22 Alarm Reset 2 22 PW R Fault 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable 2 24 SCSI Channel A B Termination 2 24 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 25 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel Port Connector 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 27 IDE Connectors 2 27 SCSI Connectors 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3...

Page 6: ...IOS 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 18 4 6 Boot Setup 4 20 4 7 Exit 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System B 1 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...e Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X6DH8 G2 only One 1 COM2 cable One 1 USB 2 port cable One 1 SATA cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One ...

Page 8: ...ope Address SuperMicro 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 SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991...

Page 9: ... X6DHE G2 Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual ...

Page 10: ...3 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 Super North Bridge JPG1 VGA COM1 USB0 1 KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4 Pin PWR JPF Parrallel Port J11 J32 24 Pin Force PWR ON VGA Enable Fan7 J24 J1D1 J1B4 Reboot Opt Enable JP14 J3 J4 JP8 J7 SCSI JPA3 JD2 J22 CPU 1 CPU 2 Alarm Reset JWOR SCSI Enable SCSI CHA Term Ena 2 See C...

Page 11: ...OM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 3 pin Fans 1 4 4 pin Fans 5 8 DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory DDRII Slots GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports J3 J4 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J5 VGA Connector J20 IPMI Connector J22 System Management Bus Header J23 Parallel Printer Port J24 Power System Management Header JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors Note JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHe...

Page 12: ... X 133 slot two PCI X 100 slots BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU the...

Page 13: ... 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 2 SATA ports w RAID0 RAID1 JBOD support 1 floppy port interface 2 serial ports 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers Super I O Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities ...

Page 14: ... X PCI X 133MHz PCI X 133MHz Gbit LAN Gbit LAN SLOT SLOT 1 PCI X 1 PCI X J13 J13 PCI X 100MHz PCI X 100MHz J14 J14 J12 J12 ANVIK ANVIK 1 PCI EXP 1 PCI EXP SLOT SLOT J17 J17 PCI E B X8 PCI E B X8 PCI E C X8 PCI E C X8 J15 J15 1 PCI E 1 PCI E SLOT SLOT 1 PCI E 1 PCI E J16 J16 SLOT SLOT 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs IDE IDE PRI SEC PRI SEC UDMA 100 UDMA 100 VGA VGA X4 X4 X4 X4 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 0 1 0 1 SATA SATA SAT...

Page 15: ...onfigured as two inde pendent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Ex press Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 82801ER I O Controller Hub 5 R ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface sup porting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz The PXH provide connectio...

Page 16: ...y An onboard voltage monitor 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 define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are contro...

Page 17: ...nsufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft war...

Page 18: ...down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring...

Page 19: ...is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info 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 pro...

Page 20: ...t EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requireme...

Page 21: ... its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard ...

Page 22: ... fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever Pin1 Socket lever in the locking Position 2 Insert the CPU in the socke...

Page 23: ...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 Passive Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 CEK Heatsink Installation IMPORTANT Due to the weight of the CEK Passive Heatsink which weights about 1KG you need to have Heatsink Mounting plate in stalled on...

Page 24: ...when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed How ever if you do need to un install the heat...

Page 25: ...tch Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Lever Processor installed Triangle Triangle Empty socket Warning Make sure you lift the lever complet...

Page 26: ...sired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into...

Page 27: ...odule This should release it from the slot 2 4 I OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions Top View of DDRII Slot Video ...

Page 28: ... designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Power Button Overheat LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 Power Fail LED HDD LED Power LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X ...

Page 29: ... CHA Term Ena Clr CMOS JBT1 ICH5R SI O PXH J9 J5 J6 J23 WOL JWOL JS1 JS2 Ultra 320 JA2 JA1 IDE2 JP12 PW Fault JP13 3rd PS Alarm SCSI CHB Term Ena ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 COM 16 PS_ON 17 COM 18 COM 19 COM 20 Res NC 21 5V 22 5V 23 5V 24 COM Pin Number Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 COM 4 5V 5 COM 6 5V 7 COM 8 PWR_OK 9 5VSB 10 12V 11 12V 1...

Page 30: ...MM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 G...

Page 31: ... Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC2 LED Vcc GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SC...

Page 32: ... DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery J...

Page 33: ...ank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN C...

Page 34: ... Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J1...

Page 35: ...Definition 1 DCD 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 DTR 5 GND Pin Number Definition 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra...

Page 36: ...Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17...

Page 37: ...Pin Definitions Pin 1 2 3 Definition Ground 12V Tachometer Caution These fan headers use DC power 4 PWM_Control Ground GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 ...

Page 38: ...H8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI...

Page 39: ...1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx ...

Page 40: ...per Settings JPL1 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker ...

Page 41: ...ove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 ...

Page 42: ... G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X...

Page 43: ...l JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR RAGE X USB4 82546 GLAN Enable X4 PCI Epx 4 X8 PCI Epx 5 X8 PCI Epx 6 J12 J13 J14 J15 J16 J17 Super I O North Bridge JPG1 VGA COM1 ...

Page 44: ...isabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH...

Page 45: ... 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB2 3 SMBUS Speaker PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 3 133 MHz WOR Battery JPL1 GLAN CTLR...

Page 46: ... SLCT IN 10 GND 12 GND 14 GND 16 GND 18 GND 20 GND 22 GND 24 GND Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J23 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD...

Page 47: ...DIN 8 Index 10 Motor Enable 12 Drive Select B 14 Drive Select A 16 Motor Enable 18 DIR 20 STEP 22 Write Data 24 Write Gate 26 Track 00 28 Write Protect 30 Read Data 32 Side 1 Select 34 Diskette Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP8 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR P...

Page 48: ...ltra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 GLAN1 JLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 GLAN2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fan1 8 pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 OH Fan8 Fan3 CH Intru JL1 WD Enable IPMI IDE1 Floppy COM2 J20 BIOS JWD JPA1 SCSI CH A Ultra 320 SCSI CH B Fan4 JPA2 7902 CTRL SATA0 SATA1 USB...

Page 49: ...is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set...

Page 50: ...hould know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configu...

Page 51: ... techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors 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 by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 has e...

Page 52: ...set drivers for Windows 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 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 manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on ...

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

Page 54: ...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 k...

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

Page 56: ... Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate t...

Page 57: ...linders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity Thi...

Page 58: ...resent in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Options for ...

Page 59: ...Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting all...

Page 60: ...de the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton 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 CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the Syst...

Page 61: ...Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled 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 PCI Configuration Access the submenu to ma...

Page 62: ...CI X 66 MHz and PCI X 100 MHz Frequency for Slot 3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz PCI Devices Slot 1 Slot 6 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting w...

Page 63: ... Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Remap Function Control PCI memory resources will overlap with the physical memory if 4GB of memory or above is installed on the motherboard When this occurs enable this funct...

Page 64: ...he submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled or Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate...

Page 65: ... supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a pre defined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when suppo...

Page 66: ...ptions are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode Specify 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 Select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt Select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Paral...

Page 67: ...Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk C...

Page 68: ...nd 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows ...

Page 69: ...pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V...

Page 70: ...s not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Sup...

Page 71: ...e protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required ...

Page 72: ...Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CDROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the ...

Page 73: ... changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility 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 ...

Page 74: ...4 22 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

Page 75: ...write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Init...

Page 76: ...Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize I20 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initial...

Page 77: ... 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 81h Late POST device initialization 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 83h Configure non MCD IDE controllers 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 85h Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 87h Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 89h Enable Non Maskabl...

Page 78: ...e QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders C0h Try to boot with INT 19 C1h Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Ini...

Page 79: ...mory 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 IftheBIOSdetectserror2C 2E or30 base512KRAMerror itdisplaysanadditional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that faile...

Page 80: ...A 6 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Notes ...

Page 81: ...r wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Ser...

Page 82: ...ble below Primary Master PM Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave PS Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master SM Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave SS Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM PM SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search for ...

Page 83: ...ey Select Yes to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From this submenu select Enable and press Enter 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the...

Page 84: ... Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Config...

Page 85: ...ing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the enter key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ...

Page 86: ...ou delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and p...

Page 87: ...an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when...

Page 88: ...t change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID...

Page 89: ...u select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Note Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any tim...

Page 90: ...ent sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks...

Page 91: ...ted 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 Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the fo...

Page 92: ...cess the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the...

Page 93: ...g a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when pr...

Page 94: ...B 14 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below ...

Page 95: ...eat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue ...

Page 96: ...perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 ...

Page 97: ...Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below ...

Page 98: ...B 18 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ...

Page 99: ...e drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Gui...

Page 100: ...Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation l From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS in...

Page 101: ...ch are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been instal...

Page 102: ...ent is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor III Interface Display Scree...

Page 103: ...ownloaded 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 Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 2 For detailed information on Adaptec s SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs included in the shipping package ...

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