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USER’S MANUAL

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Содержание X6DVL-iG2

Страница 1: ... X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 SUPER ...

Страница 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...

Страница 3: ...cribes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when you want to install the processor memory modules and other compo nents into the chassis When you encounter a problem read Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory a...

Страница 4: ...l Features 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 1 7 Super I O 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 Precautions 2 1 Unpacking 2 1 2 2 Xeon Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMs 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Processor Power Connector ...

Страница 5: ...t Enable 2 19 CMOS Clear 2 20 Watch Dog Enable Disable 2 20 SMB to PCI Bus SMB Clock to PCI Bus Enable 2 21 EEPROM Presence 2 21 2 7 Onboard Indicators 2 22 GLAN LEDs 2 22 InfiniBand LED Indicators 2 22 Onboard LED Indicators 2 23 System Alert LED Indicators 2 23 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and IPMI Connections 2 24 Floppy Connector 2 24 IDE Connectors 2 25 IPMI Connection 2 26 Chapter 3 Troublesho...

Страница 6: ...up 4 3 4 4 Boot Setup 4 17 4 5 Security Setup 4 20 4 6 Exit 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 Appendix D The Mellanox InfiniBand Controller D 1 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 User s Manual ...

Страница 7: ... the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 COM port cable CBL 010 One 1 Serial ATA cable CBL 044 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 p...

Страница 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 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 399...

Страница 9: ...Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Introduction Figure 1 1 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 Image Note all components related to the InfiniBand are available on the X6DVL INF only ...

Страница 10: ...ug the power supply before installing or removing components All components related to the InfiniBand are available on the X6DVL INF only KB MS DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 SI O PCI 6 PCI 66 MHz Battery JWOR FAN1 E7320 J 1 5 USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JLAN1 JPL1 JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 PW1 BIOS Buzzer JL1 DS4 Fan5 JPG1 GL...

Страница 11: ... DIMM 1A 4B Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B to 4A 4B FAN 1 6 CPU Fan Headers Fans 1 2 Chassis Fans Headers Fans 3 6 Floppy J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Ctlr JF1 Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 I SATA 0 1 Intel 6300ESB Serial ATA Ports 0 1 IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors IPMI J20 IPMI Socket J22 Note2 InifiniBand Local Memory Unbuffered ECC DDR 266 333 slot JB1 JB2 Note2 InifiniBand He...

Страница 12: ...the BIOS Enable the HT function in the BIOS in the Advanced Settings before installing a supported OS Note visit www Intel com for CUP support and driver updates OS Licensing Support Intel CPU supports Windows 2000 Professional Windows Advanced Server Windows XP Home Professional Windows 2003 Server Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Dual Channel Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC320...

Страница 13: ...ulation fan speed control via BIOS ACPI Features ACPI ACPM Power Management Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O 2 Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet controllers Mellanox MT25208 w 2 InfiniBand Ports supported For the the X6DVL INF only 2 LED Indicators for each IB port For the the X6DVL INF only 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy po...

Страница 14: ...NOCONA 8MB SRAM PCI 32 Bit 33MHz Video South Bridge SATA DDR2 400 82541 82541 64 Bit 66MHz 4GB S KB 1 5 PCI E X8 B1 B2 A6 IB Ports 0 1 2 CHAN INFINI BAND MELLANOX A0 A2 A4 A1 A2 A3 DIMM A4 DIMM B4 B3 PCI E7320 6300 ESB Serial 1 Printer Port Interface SATA SATA A100 Video Slot North Bridge Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7320 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Mot...

Страница 15: ...O interface for supe rior I O bandwidth The MCH provides configurable x8 PCI Express inter faces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB I O Control ler Hub 6300ESB ICH vi...

Страница 16: ...or an error message is sent to the screen if SuperDoctorIII is installed Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SuperDoctorIII Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM of the cooling fans The onboard 4 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by thermal management though BIOS settings Environmental Temperature Control via Supero DoctorIII The thermal cont...

Страница 17: ...ement features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACP...

Страница 18: ... a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply is also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon processors See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX...

Страница 19: ...s an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible 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 Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power managem...

Страница 20: ...1 14 Introduction X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Страница 21: ...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 Use only the cor...

Страница 22: ...ntel certified multi directional heatsinks and fans are used 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the l...

Страница 23: ...Heatsink Installation Caution Heatsinks are heavy please handle with care 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 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 CE...

Страница 24: ... on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink 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 heatsi...

Страница 25: ... DIMM Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so y...

Страница 26: ...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 Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom 2 DDR2 Top View KB Purple Mouse Green USB 0 1 COM 1 LAN 1 LA...

Страница 27: ...ned 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 OH Fan Fail 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 Vcc...

Страница 28: ...r Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 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 12 3 3V 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply PW1 and a 8 pin power connector PW2 on the mother board See belo...

Страница 29: ...NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 15 16 Definition Vcc Control PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 NMI PWR LED KB MS DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 pin PWR 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan6 SI O PCI 6 PCI 66 MHz Battery JWOR FAN1 E7320 J 1 5 USB2 3 JF1 JBT1 JLAN1 JPL1 JF2 CL CMOS Fan4 Fan3 Fan2 CPU2 CPU1 PW1 BIOS Buzzer JL1 DS4 Fan5 JPG1 GLAN Enable COM2 6300ESB Flop...

Страница 30: ... Power Button OH Fan Fail 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 Vcc NIC2 LED NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 port2 are located on pins 11 12 and pins 9 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to dis play network activity Refer to the tables on the r...

Страница 31: ... InfiniBand chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 J22 Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin...

Страница 32: ...outh Bridge JPD1 J22 Power Button OH Fan Fail 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 Vcc NIC2 LED Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at lea...

Страница 33: ...1 J22 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Pin Definition 1 5V 2 P0 3 P0 4 Ground Pin Number 2 4 6 8 10 Definition 5V PO PO Ground Ground Pin Number 1 3 5 7 Definition 5V PO PO Ground USB Pin Definition USB 2 3 Front Panel USB USB O 1 Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USB There are four Universal Seria...

Страница 34: ...for pin defini tions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J2 Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan hea...

Страница 35: ... Bridge JPD1 J22 Serial Ports The COM1 J4 and COM2 J5 se rial ports are located on the left side of the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have ...

Страница 36: ...2 LED Unbuffered ECC DDR 333 IB Local Memory WOL JPE1 JPIB1 J 1 3 F P CTRL DS9 DS8 DS7 DS5 DS2 MT25208 InfiniBand chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 J22 GLAN 1 2 Ports Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports JLAN1 JLAN2 are located on the IO back plane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header J23 is designated WOL on the mother board See the table on the right...

Страница 37: ...Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins 8 9 are for Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper VGA PWR LED Speaker Keylock VGA Connector A VGA con...

Страница 38: ... settings The default set ting is enabled Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 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 between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square s...

Страница 39: ...2 0 Socket I SATA0 I SATA1 DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A GLAN CTRL J B 1 J B 2 Port1 LED Port2 LED Unbuffered ECC DDR 333 IB Local Memory WOL JPE1 JPIB1 J 1 3 F P CTRL DS9 DS8 DS7 DS5 DS2 MT25208 InfiniBand chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 J22 InfiniBand Ports Enable Disable For X6DVL INF only JPIB1 enables or disables the InifiBand ports on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper...

Страница 40: ... to clear CMOS Instead of pins this 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 Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and ...

Страница 41: ...DS9 DS8 DS7 DS5 DS2 MT25208 InfiniBand chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 SMB Data to PCI and SMB clock to PCI Enable Disable Jumper J13 allows you to enable SMB Data to PCI slots and Jumper J15 allows you to enable the SMB Clock to PCI Bus See the tables on the right for pin definitions Jumper Position Off On Definition Disabled Enabled SMB Data to PCI Bus J13 Jumper Position Off On Definition Dis...

Страница 42: ...ernet LAN ports lo cated beside Fan5 Fan6 has two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to in dicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec ond LED LED Color Off Off Green Orange Definition 10 Mbps No Connection 100 Mbps 1 Gbps G bit LAN Left LED Indicator Right Left LED Color Amber Definitio Bl...

Страница 43: ...D Indicators DS 1 2 DS 4 5 and POST LED DS 7 8 In addition to the LAN LED Indica tors and SATA LED Header there are other LED indicators DS1 DS2 DS4 DS5 DS7 DS8 on the motherboard See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes On board LED Pin Definitions DS DS1 DS2 DS4 DS5 DS7 8 Definition CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR Cable mus...

Страница 44: ...3 GND 25 GND 27 GND 29 GND 31 GND 33 GND Pin Number Function 2 FDHDIN 4 Reserved 6 FDEDIN 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 J24 KB MS DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B North Bridge IDE 1 IDE 2 USB 0 1 VGA COM1 8 p...

Страница 45: ...Band chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 J22 IDE Connectors The IDE Connectors are lo cated on J44 IDE1 and J38 IDE 2 You do not need to configure jumpers for these connectors See the table on the right for pin defini tions Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 GND 21 DRQ3 23 I O Write 25...

Страница 46: ... COM2 6300ESB Floppy PW2 DS1 JWD VGA Controller JLAN2 GLAN CTRL JPL2 IPMI 2 0 Socket I SATA0 I SATA1 DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A GLAN CTRL J B 1 J B 2 Port1 LED Port2 LED Unbuffered ECC DDR 333 IB Local Memory WOL JPE1 JPIB1 J 1 3 F P CTRL DS9 DS8 DS7 DS5 DS2 MT25208 InfiniBand chip VGA Memory South Bridge JPD1 IPMI 2 0 Socket J20 is designated as the IPMI 2 0 Socket for the Motherboard Note T...

Страница 47: ... connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Be sure to check all jumper settings as well 5 Make sure to use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recom mended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers ar...

Страница 48: ...uld 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 that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and make sure that the BIOS setup is c...

Страница 49: ...stributors 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 by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 has eight 240 p...

Страница 50: ... need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Note The CD is a bootable disc and can be used to create driver diskettes 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 Merchan...

Страница 51: ...t can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the optio...

Страница 52: ...ain Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Build Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in t...

Страница 53: ...nced Settings Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning If this occurs revert the setting to the default value X X X X XCPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settin...

Страница 54: ...r Threading Enabling Hyper Threading results in increased CPU performance Intel R SpeedStep tm tech This setting allows the system to set the CPU speed Select Maximum to set the CPU to operate only at its maximum speed Select Minimum to set the CPU to only operate at its minimum speed Select Automatic to allow the CPU speed to be controlled by the operating system Select Disabled to allow the CPU ...

Страница 55: ...d P ATA S ATA Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information P ATA S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are P ATA Parallel ATA 1ST Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are P0 Master P1 Slave P0 Slave P1 Master P ...

Страница 56: ... Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must ...

Страница 57: ...ue if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMA0 to allow the BIOS to use Mult...

Страница 58: ...d Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system during boot up The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 X X X X XFloppy Configuration Th...

Страница 59: ...ncy to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or prevent the system from assigning an interrupt address to the VGA adapter card The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed ...

Страница 60: ...uration Sub Menu Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt ...

Страница 61: ...Sparing to allow the system to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data security This feature is available when memory supports it The options are Disabled and Enabled XSouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH South Bridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options a...

Страница 62: ...led to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI which will allow the system to boot up and function properly without keyboard and monitor display The options are Enabled and Disabled XPower Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Power Button Mode This setting allows you to decide if the system will instantly power off or will wait for 4 seconds before power o...

Страница 63: ...d Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Di...

Страница 64: ...e Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Spectrum to allow the system to monitor and to attempt to reduce the ElectroMagnetic Interference level caused by components in the system The options are Disabled and Enabled XRemote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select ...

Страница 65: ...ntroller Mode This setting allows you to configure USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps USB Mass Storage Device Configurations USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting allows you to decide how long the system shall wait in an attempt to detect the presence of a USB Mass Storage Device before it issues a start command the system to proceed with the next op...

Страница 66: ...ey and the key to select a number between 65o C and 90o C The default setting is 78o C If System Health Function is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature The AMI BIOS will automatically display the following information CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V...

Страница 67: ...le 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation Fan1 Speed to Fan6 Speed 4 4 Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the following boot settings for the system Quick Boot Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to skip certain test during POST in order to shorten the time needed for the system to bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boo...

Страница 68: ...d to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Progress Bar Enable this function to allow the system to display a graphic bar to show the progress of POST if the item Quiet Boot above has been enabled The options are Enable and Disab...

Страница 69: ...able Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive Generic Storage Device and Disabled XCD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The...

Страница 70: ... clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options ...

Страница 71: ... Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discard Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the...

Страница 72: ... iG2 User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance ...

Страница 73: ...audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Co...

Страница 74: ...A 2 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization ...

Страница 75: ...he initialization code checksum will be verified D1h Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h Theinitializationcodeiscopied...

Страница 76: ...tte FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompr...

Страница 77: ...ollers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h Thevideodisplayhasbeendisabled PortBhasbeeninitialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu rat...

Страница 78: ...race checking next 34h Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next 37h The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next 38h Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information 39h Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information 3Ah The new c...

Страница 79: ...ext 4Fh The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next 52h The memory above 1...

Страница 80: ...as completed Checking for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next 86h The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next 87h The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed ...

Страница 81: ...n after the Coprocessor test next 9Eh Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next A2h Displaying any soft errors next A3h The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next A4h The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next A5h Memor...

Страница 82: ...B 8 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 User s Manual Notes ...

Страница 83: ...l ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7320 Chipset the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA...

Страница 84: ...ID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the bu...

Страница 85: ...r 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the ESC key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array C...

Страница 86: ...rays 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 ...

Страница 87: ...you 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 ...

Страница 88: ...y and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create 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 C 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...

Страница 89: ...e the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot 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 screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types ...

Страница 90: ...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 time ...

Страница 91: ...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...

Страница 92: ... 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 followin...

Страница 93: ...k 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 prompted ...

Страница 94: ...C 12 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 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 ...

Страница 95: ...ep 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 ...

Страница 96: ...erform a Rebuild to get the array to 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 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 ...

Страница 97: ...he 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 ...

Страница 98: ...C 16 X6DVL INF X6DVL iG2 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 ...

Страница 99: ... 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 Guide in t...

Страница 100: ...s 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 installation a In...

Страница 101: ...h are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 3 Installing Other Software 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 installed To ins...

Страница 102: ...ment 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 Scre...

Страница 103: ...ote 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 Supero Doctor II ...

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Страница 105: ...nly D 5 OS support Currently the IB driver is supported by the Linux 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems There is no Windows OS support at this time Note Please refer to www mellanox com for additional information on the controller Appendix D Mellanox IB Controller D 1 InfiniBand LED Indicators Number 4 Location Next to the IB Connectors Name Color State Status Physical Link Green Blinks once Infi...

Страница 106: ...bfw tgz C To flash the InfiniBand SDR mem version of firmware mst start cd fw flint d dev mst mt25208_pciconf0 i fw 25208 rel 4_7_0_sm bin guid xxxxxxxxxxxx0000 use_image_ps y nofs b Note where xxxxxxxxxxxx0000 is the base hex value for GUID Substitute the beginning xxxxxxxxxxxx with the MAC address of the first LAN on the motherboard If you see the error message ERROR Can t open dev mst mt25208_p...

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