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X7DWU

USER’S MANUAL

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Page 1: ...SUPER X7DWU USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...evice pursuant 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 r...

Page 3: ...supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance...

Page 4: ...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 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Instal...

Page 5: ...2 20 Power SMB Connector 2 21 VGA Connector 2 21 Unit Identification Switches 2 22 T SGPIO Headers 2 22 2 6 Jumper Settings 2 23 Explanation of Jumpers 2 23 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 CMOS Clear 2 24 Wa...

Page 6: ...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 7 4 5 Security Setup 4 25 4 6 TPM State 4 26 4 7 Boot Setup 4 27 4 8 Exit 4 28 Appendices Appendix A BIOS...

Page 7: ...u with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer...

Page 8: ...per 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...

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: ...9 J30 SP1 J15 SW1 LE2 JF1 J18 JWOL1 USB4 J11 JLAN1 JLAN2 J6 J9 JBT1 JWOR USB2 3 BIOS LE1 JD1 Front Panel CTRL CPU2 JPW2 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR JPW3 JPW1 JOH1 Fan4 FAN5 J17 CPU1 North Bridge South Bridge...

Page 11: ...5 SATA Ports 0 5 JD1 Onboard Speaker Power LED JF1 Front Panel Control Connector JK1 Keylock Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JPW1 20 pin ATX Power Connector JPW2 JPW3...

Page 12: ...6 J9 One SIMSO IPMI Slot BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core volta...

Page 13: ...supports two Giga bit LAN ports with IOAT One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus two ports three he...

Page 14: ...1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD DIMM PCI E_2 X8 PCI E_2 X16 PCI 33MHz RN 50 SATA 0 1 2 3 4 5 PCIE x8 PCIE x4 FWH LPC COM2 COM1 SIO WG83627G AW FDD USB 0 1 2 3 4 IDE CONN ATA 100 K...

Page 15: ...3 FBD memory The PCI Express interfaces can be configured to form x8 or x16 ports that can operate up to Gen 2 speeds in x16 configuration for enhanced graphics applications The Intel 631x 632x ESB I...

Page 16: ...V Standby and VBAT 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 vo...

Page 17: ...pecifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and...

Page 18: ...rboard 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 WOL without any connection t...

Page 19: ...or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Both UARTs provide legacy speed with bau...

Page 20: ...1 14 X7DWU User s Manual Notes...

Page 21: ...not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags...

Page 22: ...move it before adding re 1 moving or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package co...

Page 23: ...against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket With the CPU inside the socket in 3 spect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Use your th...

Page 24: ...not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the in structions below to uninstall the heatsink to avoid damage done to the CPU o...

Page 25: ...e mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray...

Page 26: ...t The X7DWU supports up to 64 GB fully buffered FBD ECC 1 5V 1 8V DDR2 800 667 533 in 8 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interle...

Page 27: ...ze Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99...

Page 28: ...ors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple 1 PS 2 Mouse Green 2 Back Panel USB Port 0...

Page 29: ...l ESB2 South Bridge USB4 JWD JK1 USB2 3 J18 SMB CPU1 JPW3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J28 SXB2 PCI E x8 SXB1 PCI E x16 PCI X 133 MHz North Bridge Video Memory X7DBU J29 Fan4 Fan8 CPU FAN2 Fan3 Fan1 20 Pin Main...

Page 30: ...ery COM2 CPU FAN1 KB MS SMBUS_PS BANK4 COM1 USB0 1 BANK3 BANK2 LAN1 VGA BANK1 DIMM4B DIMM4A DIMM3A DIMM3B DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A LAN2 CPU IDE 1 Floppy KEYLOCK SMB I SATA5 LAN CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SA...

Page 31: ...is located on pins 13 Vcc and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin...

Page 32: ...Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat OH Fan Fail PWR Fail FP UID LED Connect an LED to the Overheat Fan Fail PWR Fail UID Unit ID LED connection on pins 7 and 8 o...

Page 33: ...dby Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset But...

Page 34: ...meet the SSI EPS 12V specification The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system The UIO Power Connector located at J11 is also required for the UIO slots For the 8 pin...

Page 35: ...al X7DWU Universal Serial Bus USB There are five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 and the others are Front Panel USB headers U...

Page 36: ...r PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU Fan Headers The X7DWU has eight chassis sys tem fan headers Fan1 to Fan8 Fan1 Fan6 are chassis system fans while Fan7 and Fan8 are CPU fans The fan speeds f...

Page 37: ...ATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse ports are located on the IO Backpanel See the tabl...

Page 38: ...AN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR1 This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the...

Page 39: ...CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7...

Page 40: ...SATA5 LAN CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the app...

Page 41: ...DIMM4A DIMM3A DIMM3B DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1A LAN2 CPU IDE 1 Floppy KEYLOCK SMB I SATA5 LAN CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp...

Page 42: ...d at J29 and J30 on the motherboard These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA and SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below...

Page 43: ...Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts betwe...

Page 44: ...s jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Al...

Page 45: ...ATA5 LAN CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 En...

Page 46: ...LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information 2 7 Onboard Indicators A B A GL...

Page 47: ...s to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J22 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Drive...

Page 48: ...B I SATA5 LAN CTRL 20 Pin PWR I SATA4 I SATA3 I SATA2 I SATA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU A SIMSO Slot B SXB1 PCI E x16 Slot C SXB1 PCI E x18 Slot SIMSO IP...

Page 49: ...TA1 I SATA0 JI2C2 FAN8 FAN3 Buzzer PCI Exp x8 Signal PCI Exp x8 Signal X7DWU IDE Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host D...

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Page 51: ...d and chas 1 sis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the 2 keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connec...

Page 52: ...O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if 1 different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and make sure that the BIOS setu...

Page 53: ...al Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical suppo...

Page 54: ...Windows OS security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendere...

Page 55: ...uter is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in...

Page 56: ...ated in one of two ways By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 1 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen 2 during the POST Power On Self Test pr...

Page 57: ...s setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in XIDE Chann...

Page 58: ...e displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item...

Page 59: ...and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The default setting is Channel 0 Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable th...

Page 60: ...SATA RAID is Disabled Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are En...

Page 61: ...ine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enab...

Page 62: ...from S3 S5 States Select Space to allow the user to power on the system by pressing the space bar Select Password to allow the user to enter the password to power on the system Select Disabled to disa...

Page 63: ...ed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect t...

Page 64: ...ange Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped Set to Enabled to enhance graphic perfor mance when using a Linux graphic driver that requires write combining configu...

Page 65: ...s are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Defau...

Page 66: ...Disabled XIntel VT for Directed I O Select Enabled to bring up the following Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Configura tion submenu The options are Enabled and Disabled VT d for Port 0 ESI VT d for Por...

Page 67: ...y Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 0 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Sparing Select e...

Page 68: ...s are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable open loop global thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module to make it active whenever the number of activa...

Page 69: ...frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default and x12 Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use this function which will allow the CPU to detect and report...

Page 70: ...abled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The default settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Processors Hardware P...

Page 71: ...C State Supported Available if supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to choose the ACPI Power Management State to be supported by the BIOS Select C1 to activate the Enhanced Halt State mod...

Page 72: ...t 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 This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial por...

Page 73: ...city It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event...

Page 74: ...9 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allow...

Page 75: ...the CPU on die temperature increases 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 spee...

Page 76: ...hen this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enable this function to force...

Page 77: ...eying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine w...

Page 78: ...4 24 X7DWU User s Manual XRealtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components...

Page 79: ...supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user passwo...

Page 80: ...next section 4 6 TPM Trusted Platform Modules State Choose the TPM State menu from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility with the arrow keys You should see the following display Current TPM State This item s...

Page 81: ...r the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed...

Page 82: ...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 defa...

Page 83: ...nto two categories recoverable and terminal The recover able error codes are listed below Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code...

Page 84: ...A 2 X7DWU User s Manual Notes...

Page 85: ...h your motherboard The current version of the ESB2 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...

Page 86: ...on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Funct...

Page 87: ...the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes 1 After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen app...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...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 volume...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...ight 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 the RAID...

Page 92: ...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 93: ...to 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...

Page 94: ...the Enter key Choose the Intel R ESB2 5 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process...

Page 95: ...It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better...

Page 96: ...ault 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 En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and...

Page 97: ...the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and m...

Page 98: ...s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the enter key select Managing Arrays from the main menu...

Page 99: ...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 configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which d...

Page 100: ...want to configure 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 config...

Page 101: ...endix C Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines C 7 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to conti...

Page 102: ...t you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page C 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown...

Page 103: ...ct an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter Note...

Page 104: ...ation When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to 4 a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive It...

Page 105: ...will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 1 From the List of Arrays select the...

Page 106: ...ess Insert and then press Enter Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create 3 spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu 4 To delete a...

Page 107: ...hown on the 1 previous page From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want 2 to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed 3...

Page 108: ...ld 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 befo...

Page 109: ...and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The follow ing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the...

Page 110: ...mat or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press Enter The following...

Page 111: ...at the factory and do not need to be low level format ted 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 112: ...e 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 proceed...

Page 113: ...ptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines C 19 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 exi...

Page 114: ...key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third 7 party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional 8 device s Insert the driver di...

Page 115: ...ng each item you 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 D Installing Other S...

Page 116: ...plays 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 Notes 1 The default user name and password...

Page 117: ...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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