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            X7SBL-LN1/LN2 User’s Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: 

Super Micro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA  95131 U.S.A.

Tel: 

+1 (408) 503-8000

Fax: 

+1 (408) 503-8008

Email: 

[email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site:

www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address: 

Super Micro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML 

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands 

Tel: 

+31 (0) 73-6400390

Fax: 

+31 (0) 73-6416525

Email: 

[email protected] (General Information)
[email protected] (Technical Support)
[email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific 

Address: 

Super Micro Computer, Inc
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County

Taiwan, R.O.C. 

Tel: 

+886-(2) 8226-3990

Fax: 

+886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site:

www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:
Email:

[email protected] 

Tel:  

886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

Summary of Contents for X7SBL-LN1

Page 1: ...X7SBL LN1 LN2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a ...

Page 2: ... OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been ...

Page 3: ...echnician Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mother board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble sh...

Page 4: ...2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation 2 1 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 4 Installing DIMMs 2 7 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 9 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 9 2 Front Control Panel 2 10 3 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 11 NMI Button 2 11 PWR LED 2 11 HDD LED 2 12 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indic...

Page 5: ...23 Explanation of Jumpers 2 23 GLAN Enable Disable 2 23 Clear CMOS 2 24 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 24 PCI PCI E Slots to SMB Speeds 2 25 VGA Enable Disable 2 25 Force Power On Enable Disable 2 26 USB Wake Up 2 27 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 28 GLAN LEDs 2 28 Onboard Power LED LE1 2 29 2 9 Floppy and SIM 1U IPMI Connections 2 30 Floppy Connector 2 30 SIM 1U IPMI 2 31 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Trou...

Page 6: ... 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 7 4 5 Security Settings 4 23 4 6 Boot Settings 4 25 4 7 Exit 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 X7SBL LN1 LN2 User s Manual vi ...

Page 7: ...rds in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 Use...

Page 8: ...Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web...

Page 9: ...Image Note All pictures and drawings shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you have received may or may not look exactly the same as those in this manual ...

Page 10: ...icated are for testing only See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 GLAN2 is only available on LN2 models Slot 6 is specially designed for Supermicro riser cards only 1 4 Motherboard Layout ...

Page 11: ... Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED Onboard Power LED Indicator JPR1 Redundant Power Alarm Reset JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header J9 Speaker Header KB MS PS 2 Keyboard Mouse LAN1 LAN2 Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Connectors LAN 2 only available on the LN2 model LE1 Standby Power LED Indicator PCI Slot PCI 33 MHz PCI E Slot PCI Express x4 P...

Page 12: ... E x8 slot or one 1 PCI 32 bit slot One 1 32 bit PCI 33MHz One 1 SIM 1U Available only on X7SBL LN2 BIOS 8 Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 5V Standby 12V 12V and VBAT CPU 4 phase switching voltage regulator Status monitor for fan speed System OH Fan Fail LE...

Page 13: ...and 1 header Intel 82573V and 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controllers Two LANS under LAN2 PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 7 USB 2 rear ports 2 headers and 1 on board connector VGA Connector SIM 1U IPMI Slot Winbond 83627HG Super I O Hardware Monitor W83793G XGI Volari Z9S with 32 MB DDR2 Temperature Monitoring CPU chassis environment CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 available if...

Page 14: ...board Block Diagram 4 3 BIGBY V LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH 9 USB LPC I O KB MS PS 2 FDD SER 1 SER 2 VRM 11 0 ADDR CTRL CTRL ADDR DATA DATA LPC PCI_32_BUS DDR2_800 667 DMI XGI Z9S DIMM_CHA S ATA 300 6 x SATA CK505 CLK MCH DIMM_CHB PORTS 82573V GLAN PCIE_x1 W83627HG FSB 1333 1066 800MHz USB 2 0 1 1 PCIE_x4 IPMI PCIE_x8 S3 VID 0 7 PCIE_x4 SLOT 82573L GLAN PCIE_x1 DDRII SLOT SPI SPI FLASH PORT_1 7 W83793G S...

Page 15: ...ovides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direct Media Interface DMI provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH9R The ICH9R supports two PCI Express devices six Serial ATA ports and up to seven USB 2 0 ports headers In addition the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data a...

Page 16: ...tor 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 controlled by Thermal Managemen...

Page 17: ...e system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre de fined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and ...

Page 18: ... two 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M 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 Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt sys tem Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2...

Page 19: ...nding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage Wh...

Page 20: ...tely make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing an LGA 775 Processor or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 Processor pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the re...

Page 21: ...ch covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate Load Plate with PnP Cap attached 3 Use your thumb and your index fin ger to hold the CPU at the top center edge and the bottom center edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cu...

Page 22: ...inst any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the load lever is...

Page 23: ...e 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 eg the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws which may damage the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tighten ing all four screws Installation of the Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 2 ...

Page 24: ...eatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surfaces of the CPU and the heatsink to remove the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before re installing the CPU and the heatsink Removal of the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow these in...

Page 25: ...ntly press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot 3 Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7SBL LN1 LN2 supports up to 8 GB Unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR2 800 677 MHz in 4 DIMMs Populating DIMM 1A DIMM 1B and or DIMM 2A DIMM 2B with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel two way interleaved memory which is faster...

Page 26: ...ity System Device Size 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 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary 512 MB 3 01 VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memo...

Page 27: ...the colors and locations of the various I O ports 1 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise 6 VGA Port Blue 7 Gigabit LAN 1 8 Gigabit LAN 2 X7SBL LN2 only See Section 2 5 for details 4 2 5 3 6 1 7 8 ...

Page 28: ... Fail LED NIC2 LED Vcc Vcc 2 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis See the image below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Header Pins A JF1 A ...

Page 29: ...kable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED FP Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED FP Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail...

Page 30: ...initions HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE if available See the table on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V 14 HD Active A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED FP Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LE...

Page 31: ...he Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 PWR Fail A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail FP Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED FP Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Vcc Vcc Ground G...

Page 32: ...r to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 2 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button 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 Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground He...

Page 33: ...finition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW2 on the moth erboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For the 8 pin PWR JPW2 please refer to the item listed below ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM ...

Page 34: ...JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A Backpanel USB 0 1 B Front Accessible USB 2 3 C Front Accessible USB 4 5 D Front Panel USB 6 E Chassis Intrusion Back Panel USB J15 Pin Definitions 1 5V 2 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 5 N A Front Panel Front Accessible USB Pin Definitions J44 J45 J47 USB 2 USB 4 USB 6 Pin Definition USB 3 USB 5 Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 No c...

Page 35: ... Mouse B COM1 C COM2 Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J28 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM1 J31 is a connector located on the IO Backpanel and COM2 is a header located...

Page 36: ...on 1 5V 2 Key 3 Ground External Speaker Internal Buzzer On the J9 header pins 1 4 are for an External Speaker and pins 3 4 are for the Internal Buzzer See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Connect a cable to pins 1 4 to user an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard buzzer you should close pins 3 4 with a cap Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 3 4 Internal...

Page 37: ...hernet ports GLAN1 GLAN2 are located next to the VGA Connector on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables A GLAN1 B GLAN2 C VGA VGA Connector A VGA connector J16 is located between COM1 and GLAN1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location C B A ...

Page 38: ... pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Notes 1 The Default setting is Disabled 2 Please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 6 Pin Definition 1 Ground...

Page 39: ...initions You must have a Wake On Ring card and a cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition ...

Page 40: ...ult PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the Power Fail PW3 header to provide a warning in the event of a power supply failure This warning sig nal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is only available when using Super Micro redundant power supplies PWR Supply Fail ...

Page 41: ...th a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note Ontwopinjumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable Both JPL1 and JPL2 enable or dis able the GLAN Port on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled GLAN Enable Pin Definition 1 2 ...

Page 42: ...ins 1 and 2 to clear CMOS A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable inter rupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper se...

Page 43: ...otherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Pin Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled default Pins 2 3 Disabled A JI2C1 B JI2C2 C JPG1 PCI PCI E Slots to SMB Speeds Jumpers JI2C1 JI2C2 allow you to connect PCI PCI Exp Slots to the System Management Bus The de fault setting is open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper setting...

Page 44: ... to enable or disable the function of Force Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function is disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Power Force On Jumper Settings Pin Definition Off Normal On Force On A PWR Force On A ...

Page 45: ...ettings and jumper connections JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports 0 1 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB ports 2 3 4 5 6 Note The default jumper setting for the USB ports located on the back panel is Enabled However when the USB Wake Up function is enabled in the BIOS and the desired USB ports are enabled via the JPUSB jumper please be sure to remove all USB devices from the USB ports whose USB jum...

Page 46: ...ivity 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 A c t i v i t y LED GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps L i n k LED Rear View When viewing it from the rear side of the chassis A B...

Page 47: ...On Standby Power On Green System On Onboard Power LED LE1 The Onboard 3 3V Standby Power LED is located at LE1 on the moth erboard When LE1 is off the system is off When the LED is on the power is on Unplug the power cable before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location A ...

Page 48: ...nector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at J27 See the table below for pin definitions A Floppy Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 1...

Page 49: ...U IPMI A SIM 1U IPMI Socket is located at J19 on the motherboard This connection provides IPMI Intelli gent Power Management Interface capability to the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the SIM 1U IPMI location A SIM 1U IPMI A ...

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Page 51: ...therboard and 1 chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for 2 the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install a CPU and heatsink making sure it is fully seated and connect the 4 chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufac 5 turer Do not...

Page 52: ...o App B Memory Errors Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 1 You should be using unbuffered DDR2 memory see the next page Also it 2 is recommended that you use the same memory speed for all DIMMs in the system See Section 2 4 for memory limitations Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping modules between slots 3 and noting the results Check the power supply volta...

Page 53: ... 1 Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at 2 http www supermicro com support bios If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision num...

Page 54: ...the BIOS rom file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You may choose the zip file or the exe file If you choose the zipped BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen thumb drive To flash the BIOS run the batch file named flash bat with the new BIOS rom file from your bootable device or ...

Page 55: ...emory during POST Answer Because the chipset does not support memory remapping and PCI E memory requires a great deal of memory so there is a memory hole located around the 4GB memory address 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 rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor...

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Page 57: ...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 the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup...

Page 58: ...ing 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 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 keys...

Page 59: ... Enter key to save the data System 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 Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as dis kette 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 ...

Page 60: ...econds Serial ATA This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA RAID Enable This setting allows you to enable or disable the SATA RAID functionality The options are Disabled and Enabled ICH RAID CobeBase Sele...

Page 61: ...ype This option allows you to select the type of storage or ROM drive Auto allows the BIOS to automatically determine the drive s type capacity number of heads etc User allows you to enter the parameters for the storage device installed on this particular port For hard drives enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI i...

Page 62: ... 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 This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows you to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in the multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8...

Page 63: ...ode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows you to select the Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Installed Memory This display informs you how much total memory installed in the system is detected by the BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much of the installed memory is available to t...

Page 64: ...us that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Boot Features Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen display during bootup QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine wi...

Page 65: ...wer off immediately as soon as you hit the power button The options are Instant Off and 4 second 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 Resume On PME Select On to wake your system up from the PME The options are On and Off PS2 Keyboard KB Mouse Wake Up Select Enable to wake your system up from the S1...

Page 66: ...up Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows you to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x6 x7 x8 x9 x10 and x11 Frequency High Ratio Available when supported by the ...

Page 67: ...to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Compatible FPU Code Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to keep the content of the last instruction Operating Code OP Code in the floating point FP state The options are Disabled and Enabled L3 Cache Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows you ...

Page 68: ...hanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage fre quency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platfor...

Page 69: ... Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust the processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled C States GV1 GV3 are enabled GV1 GV3 Only C States Disabled C States Only G1 G3 Disabled and Disabled C States GV1 GV3 are dis abled Please refer to Intel s web sit...

Page 70: ...oth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an X86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU THe High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options are Yes and No Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC USB Host Controller This...

Page 71: ...er a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into 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...

Page 72: ...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 and Write Back PNP Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PNP Play Plug devices PCI32 Slot 1 PCI32 Slot 2 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to ...

Page 73: ...enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options 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 Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00C0h and 00E0h For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails...

Page 74: ... LAN 2 Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled This will allow the system to boot from the LAN Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high th...

Page 75: ... are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how the system controls 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 connected to Seria...

Page 76: ... This displays the validity of the DMI event log Event Log Capacity This displays the space available in the DMI event log Full indicates the DMI log has no more space available to store DMI events View DMI Event Log This setting allows the user to view the events in the DMI log Event Logging Select Enable to log DMI events The options are Enabled and Disabled Mark DMI Events as Read This setting ...

Page 77: ... VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This setting enables you to select the flow control option for the console The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This setting allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected The options are Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after Post This setting allows you to decide if you would l...

Page 78: ...cooling fans will run at full speed The options are The Default Alarm Setting Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU tem peraturereaches about 5oC above the threshold temperature as predefi ned by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPUand system cooling The Early Alarm Setting...

Page 79: ...is condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings User intervention No action is required However consider checking the CPU fans and the chassis ventilation for blockage High The processo...

Page 80: ...tures Celsius Fahrenheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is that each CPU is embedded by a unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Temperature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline by which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditio...

Page 81: ...ion to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable and 2 3 pin server 3 pin workstation 4 pin server and 4 pin workstation Do not select 4 pin settings if you have a mix of 3 pin and 4 pin fans Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A MCH Core 12V V DIMM 3 3V 12V 5V Standby 5VDD PVTT Vbatt Note In the Windows OS environ...

Page 82: ...g Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has n...

Page 83: ... highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enable the function of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives against viruses Password on Boot When this feature is set to Enabled a password is required for a user...

Page 84: ...ctions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently...

Page 85: ...ving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility while saving any changes you may have made 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 ...

Page 86: ...scard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility ...

Page 87: ... terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with front panel OH LED ...

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Page 89: ...CSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify ad 3 ditional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive 4 A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH9R 5 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation proces...

Page 90: ... The Windows OS Setup screen will display 2 From the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The 3 XP 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will auto 4 matically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD 5 Drive dur...

Page 91: ...tem before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 InstallingDriversotherthantheAdaptecEmbedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software pro...

Page 92: ...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 Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doc tor III adopts the temperature threshold set...

Page 93: ...e Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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Page 95: ...cted to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro dis claims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions liti...

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