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5. Repeat

Step 4

so that both drives you want to initialize are selected and press

<Enter>.

6. When the following message appears, make sure that you have selected the correct

drive to initialize and press <Y> to initialize the drive or press <N> to quit.

Warning

: Initialization will confi gure the drive(s) as simple volume disk(s). Do you

want to continue? (Yes/No):

Press <Yes> to continue with the Initialization.

Summary of Contents for X7DA3+

Page 1: ...X7DA3 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b SUPER...

Page 2: ...suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate ra...

Page 3: ...ted processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed inf...

Page 4: ...toring 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 Motherboard Installation 2 1 2 3 P...

Page 5: ...21 Power SMB Connector 2 21 Compact Flash Card PWR Connector 2 22 SGPIO Headers 2 22 High Definition Audio 2 23 CD Connector 2 23 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers 2 24 GLAN Enable Disab...

Page 6: ...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 23 4 6 Boot Setup 4 24 4 7 Exit...

Page 7: ...heck that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the items are included in the retail box One 1 Superm...

Page 8: ...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 Su...

Page 9: ...e 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...

Page 10: ...MM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7...

Page 11: ...Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 Note 1 Below IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 LE1 LED Note 2 Below 5V Standby PWR LED Indicator OH LED JOH1 Overhea...

Page 12: ...ots two PCI X 133 slots one PCI X 100 ZCR Slot One PCI 33 MHz slot One Low Profile IPMI slot BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PCI X 1 0 PC Health Monit...

Page 13: ...orted 1 floppy port interface 1 serial port 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio Connection Super I O Winbond W83627HG w Hardware Monitor support W83793G PS 2 mouse and PS 2 key...

Page 14: ...D DIMM FBD DIMM PCI EXP X8 PCI EXP X8 PCI 32 33MMZ PCI EXP X8 PXH V PCI X 133 PCI X SLOT PCI EXP X4 PCI EXP_X4_in_X16_SLOT SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 PCIE X4 PCIE X4 GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM1 SIO W83...

Page 15: ...oss two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1 333 GHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset con nects up to 8 Fully Buffered DIMM modules...

Page 16: ...age 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 stat...

Page 17: ...eos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration...

Page 18: ...ply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 or above It must also be SSI compliant Fo...

Page 19: ...printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power I...

Page 20: ...1 14 X7DA3 User s Manual Notes...

Page 21: ...make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packagin...

Page 22: ...ket before you install 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 di rec...

Page 23: ...et Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket ins...

Page 24: ...s already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws...

Page 25: ...k screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown 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...

Page 26: ...of the same type in Bank1 Bank2 Bank3 and Bank4 will result in interleaving memory Note 1 Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory a...

Page 27: ...ot DDR2 FBD Top View of DDR2 FBD Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1...

Page 28: ...cations 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 Back Panel USB Port 2 6 Back Panel USB Port 3 7 COM Port 1 Turquois...

Page 29: ...tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section f...

Page 30: ...of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 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...

Page 31: ...is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach...

Page 32: ...ning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the...

Page 33: ...on as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS See Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions P...

Page 34: ...There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the moth erboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification The 4 pin 12V PWR supply located a...

Page 35: ...creek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Universal Serial Bus USB There are six USB 2 0 Universal Se rial Bus ports headers on the m...

Page 36: ...3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Fan Headers The X7DA3 has eight chassis system fan hea...

Page 37: ...Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 A...

Page 38: ...Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL A WOR B WOL...

Page 39: ...DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4...

Page 40: ...reek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail head...

Page 41: ...M 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS C...

Page 42: ...CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is locatedatJWF1 FortheCompactF...

Page 43: ...1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL A B A HD Audio B CD1 CD Connector A CD connectors CD1 is located below the memory modules See the tables on the right for pin...

Page 44: ...JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operatio...

Page 45: ...2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL 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 u...

Page 46: ...JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P The system can notify you in...

Page 47: ...creek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Slave Select Jumper is located at...

Page 48: ...t6 PCI Exp x16 SIMLPIPMI Slot7 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2...

Page 49: ...C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Etherne...

Page 50: ...B Bank 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1...

Page 51: ...7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is located at J21 See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Di...

Page 52: ...JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 SGPIO2 JS10 SAS4 7 SAS0 3 JPS1 ACT0 3 ACT4 7 Audio CTRL Floppy Connector The floppy c...

Page 53: ...d 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Hos...

Page 54: ...DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 4B Bank 4 JBT1 JWOL JWOR KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 HD Audio JI2 C2 JI2 C3 JI2 C4 Greencreek BIOS CPU Fan 1 CD1 JPL1 JI2 C1 CPU Fan2 SGPIO1 S...

Page 55: ...ure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherbo...

Page 56: ...DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that...

Page 57: ...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 exper...

Page 58: ...cro com support rma When return ing to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling ch...

Page 59: ...off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters When a computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the...

Page 60: ...g 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 m...

Page 61: ...tem Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the Enter key to save the data BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built Legac...

Page 62: ...ll allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to en...

Page 63: ...of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation This feature allows you to select Serial ATA for SATA or Auto Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA Con...

Page 64: ...this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the sys...

Page 65: ...p Mode This option allows you to decide how you are going to use the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system when it is in the sleep mode The options are S1 S1...

Page 66: ...used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access o...

Page 67: ...k 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 The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect...

Page 68: ...g for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On f...

Page 69: ...re you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines the size of a hard drive to be accessed...

Page 70: ...Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will s...

Page 71: ...t 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of...

Page 72: ...ermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to...

Page 73: ...llows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access Select a setting from 8 bus cycles to 120 bus cycles in 8 cycle increment The default setting is 32 bus cyc...

Page 74: ...s you to assign control of Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connec...

Page 75: ...mary and Secondary DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event...

Page 76: ...9 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allo...

Page 77: ...creases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse...

Page 78: ...erface 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 Dis...

Page 79: ...on 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 Of...

Page 80: ...4 22 X7DA3 User s Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components...

Page 81: ...een used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used an...

Page 82: ...m Boot Orders The items included in the boot list section are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The items included in the candidate list are currently not bootable Use...

Page 83: ...iscarding 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 defaul...

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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: ...T 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 systems wit...

Page 87: ...erBIOS2 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 Conflict Address conflict for spe...

Page 88: ...ed 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 found...

Page 89: ...Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I2O Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration...

Page 90: ...A 6 X7DA3 User s Manual Notes...

Page 91: ...erminal 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...

Page 92: ...B 2 X7DA3 User s Manual Notes...

Page 93: ...e serial cables used in Serial ATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems provide more efficient system cooling faster data transfer and better functionality th...

Page 94: ...to access the following submenu A Using the Array Configuration Utility TheArray Configuration Utility enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare d...

Page 95: ...tal loss of data be sure to back up the data on an array before you delete it Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the Array Configuration Utility menu select Manage Ar...

Page 96: ...un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used To create an array 1 From the Array Configuration Utility menu select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the scre...

Page 97: ...abel Under the item Arrays Label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 64LK is default P...

Page 98: ...es of different sizes in a RAID However during a build process 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...

Page 99: ...The following screen displays 2 From the Select Drive to Create Boot Unit list select the drive you wish to Con figure Boot Unit and press Insert The Drive you have selected appears in the right wind...

Page 100: ...he Boot Unit list in the right window select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press Delete The following screen appears 3 When the screen shown above appears select Delete and press Enter 4 E...

Page 101: ...he following screen appears To Add a HotSpare Drive 4 Use the arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a Hotspare and press Insert and Enter 5 Press yes when the following...

Page 102: ...rives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessi...

Page 103: ...RAID Configuration Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility 3 From the screen below select Initialize Drives and press Enter 4 From the Select drives for initialization list on t...

Page 104: ...er 6 When the following message appears make sure that you have selected the correct drive to initialize and press Y to initialize the drive or press N to quit Warning Initialization will configure th...

Page 105: ...ing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to the Optimal status 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...

Page 106: ...you to configure SAS disk drive settings To access the SAS utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access theAdaptec RAID Configuration Utility as shown in the screen below...

Page 107: ...default settings press F6 Note The default setting for each item is listed below Runtime BIOS Enabled BBS Support Device POST Banner Display Enabled CTRL A Message Display Enabled Physical Drives Dis...

Page 108: ...Utility and press Enter to access the Physical Configuration submenu as shown below 3 Select Physical Configuration and press Enter to access SAS Device Configu ration submenu as shown below 4 Use th...

Page 109: ...guration Utility menu select Disk Utilities from the screen as shown above and press Enter 3 When the submenu appears select the desired disk and press Enter The following options are available 1 Form...

Page 110: ...The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to the Adaptec User Guide included in t...

Page 111: ...ose the OS driver you want to install and 6 press Enter Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted 7 Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system 8...

Page 112: ...lation is completed the system will automatically 16 reboot Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will...

Page 113: ...drivers are all included in the Supermicro CD that came with your motherboard Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA...

Page 114: ...Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings...

Page 115: ...screen 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...

Page 116: ...press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 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 117: ...key to select the previous menu 3 When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter 4 When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID...

Page 118: ...ow keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a hig...

Page 119: ...o highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive 6 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for t...

Page 120: ...hen deleting a RAID set 1 From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter 2 Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning messag...

Page 121: ...reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays 4 Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility 1 From the main menu select item...

Page 122: ...ss the Enter key 5 Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the Enter key to continue the installation proc...

Page 123: ...must re boot 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...

Page 124: ...plays crucial system information such as CPU temperatures system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Notes 1 The default password and username...

Page 125: ...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 supermic...

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Page 127: ...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 su...

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