Supermicro X6DAR-8G User`s manual

S

UPER

®

X6DAR-8G

X6DAR-iG

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 1.0

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Preface

Preface

About This Manual

T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG motherboard. The X6DAR-

8G/X6DAR-iG supports single or dual Intel

®

32-bit/w EM64T Nocona

TM

processors at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T support, the Nocona processor supports the

IA-32 software and includes features found in the Xeon

TM

processor such as a Rapid Execution Engine and Hyper Pipelined Technology, which includes a multi-stage pipeline, allowing the processor to reach much higher core frequencies. The 800 MHz system bus is a quad-pumped bus running off a 200 MHz system clock making 6.4 GBper second data transfer rates possible. Packaged in a 604-pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array(FC-mPGA4) platform in a Zero Insertion Force(ZIF) socket (mPGA 604), the Nocona

Processor (800 MHz) supports Hyper-Threading Technology and EM67T

Extension, is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus. Please refer to the m o t h e r b o a r d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s p a g e s o n o u r w e b s i t e ( h t t p : / / www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/) for updates on supported processors. This product is intended to be professionally installed.

Manual Organization

Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box, describes the features, specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset.

Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static-sensitive devices.

Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis. Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives, SCSI drives, the IDE interfaces, the parallel and serial ports, the keyboard and mouse, the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators.

If you encounter any problems, see Chapter 3, which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video, the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS.

Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility.

Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages.

Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes.

Appendix C Provides software and the OS installation instructions.

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X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG User's Manual

Table of Contents

Preface

About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii

Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-1

Contacting Supermicro ............................................................................ 1-2

X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG Image ................................................. 1-3

X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG Layout ............................................... 1-4

X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG Quick Reference .............................. 1-5

Motherboard Features ............................................................................. 1-6

Intel Lindenhurst-VS Chipset: System Block Diagram ....................... 1-8

1-2 Chipset Overview ........................................................................................... 1-9

1-3 Special Features ........................................................................................... 1-10

BIOS Recovery ....................................................................................... 1-10

Recovery from AC Power Loss ......................................................... 1-10

1-4 PC Health Monitoring .................................................................................... 1-10

1-5 ACPI Features ............................................................................................... 1-12

1-6 Power Supply ............................................................................................... 1-13

1-7 Super I/O ......................................................................................................... 1-14

Chapter 2: Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices ............................................................................... 2-1

Precautions ............................................................................................... 2-1

Unpacking .................................................................................................. 2-1

2-2 Nocona Processor and Heatsink Installation ............................................. 2-2

2-3 Installing DIMMs ............................................................................................... 2-6

2-4 I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors ............................................................. 2-7

2-5 Connecting Cables .......................................................................................... 2-9

ATX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-9

Processor Power Connector ................................................................. 2-9

NMI Button ................................................................................................ 2-10

Power LED ............................................................................................... 2-10

HDD LED .................................................................................................. 2-11

NIC1/NIC2 LED ........................................................................................ 2-11

Overheat/Fan Fail LED .......................................................................... 2-12

Power Fail LED ....................................................................................... 2-12 iv

Table of Contents

Reset Button ........................................................................................... 2-13

Power Button ......................................................................................... 2-13

Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2-14

Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................. 2-14

Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers ........................................ 2-15

Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-15

GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................. 2-16

Fan Headers ........................................................................................... 2-16

SMB ........................................................................................................... 2-17

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ................................................ 2-17

Power LED/Speaker Header ................................................................ 2-18

Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-18

Wake-On-LAN ......................................................................................... 2-19

Overheat LED .......................................................................................... 2-19

Power Fault ............................................................................................. 2-20

Alarm Reset ............................................................................................. 2-20

3rd Power Fault Detect ......................................................................... 2-21

Power Force-On ..................................................................................... 2-21

2-6 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................ 2-22

Explanation of Jumpers ........................................................................ 2-22

CMOS Clear ............................................................................................. 2-22

GLAN Enable/Disable ............................................................................. 2-23

VGA Enable/Disable .............................................................................. 2-23

Watch Dog Enable/Disable .................................................................... 2-24

SCSI Enable/Disable ................................................................................ 2-24

SCSI Termination Enable/Disable .......................................................... 2-25

PLLSEL Select ......................................................................................... 2-25

2-7 Onboard Indicators ...................................................................................... 2-26

GLAN LEDs .............................................................................................. 2-26

Floppy Connector ................................................................................... 2-25

2-8 IPMI, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections .............................. 2-27

Floppy ....................................................................................................... 2-27

IPMI ........................................................................................................... 2-28

IDE Connectors ...................................................................................... 2-28

SCSI Connectors .................................................................................... 2-29

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................ 3-1

Before Power On .................................................................................... 3-1 v


No Power .................................................................................................. 3-1

No Video ................................................................................................... 3-1

Memory Errors .......................................................................................... 3-2

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration ........................................... 3-2

3-2 Technical Support Procedures .................................................................... 3-2

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................ 3-3

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service ............................................................ 3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS

4-1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4-1

4-2 Running Setup .................................................................................................. 4-2

4-3 Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................................. 4-2

4-4 Advanced Setup .............................................................................................. 4-7

4-5 Security Setup ............................................................................................... 4-20

4-6 Boot Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-22

4-7 Exit ................................................................................................................... 4-23

Appendices:

Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages ..................................................................... A - 1

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes ............................................................................. B-1

Appendix C: Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System ..

........................................................................................................................... C-1 vi

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you 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.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices

One (1) floppy ribbon cable

One (1) Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.

980 Rock Ave.

San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.

+1 (408) 503-8000 Tel:

Fax:

Email:

+1 (408) 503-8008 [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support)

Web Site: www.supermicro.com

Europe

Address:

Tel:

Fax:

Email:

SuperMicro Computer B.V.

Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML

's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

+31 (0) 73-6400390

+31 (0) 73-6416525 [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) [email protected] (Customer Support)

Asia-Pacific

Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan

D5, 4F, No. 16 Chien-Ba Road

Tel:

Fax:

Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

+886-(2) 8226-3990

+886-(2) 8226-3991

Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw

Technical Support:

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139

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Figure 1-1.


X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG Image

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Figure 1-2. SUPER X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG Motherboard Layout

(not drawn to scale)

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

Notes:

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

Intru.

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

2. " " indcates Pin 1.

3. The only difference between the X6DAR-8G and the X6DAR-iG is that the X6DAR-8G has SCSI.

4. Manufacturer Setting: Do not change the CPU FSB or memory size.

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Quick Reference (X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG)

(*Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information.)

J u m p e r Description

Default Setting

JBT1

J4F4/J4F5

CMOS Clear

Memory Size Select

See Chapter 2

See Chapter 2

JPL1

JP10

JPA1

JPA2,JPA3

GLAN Enable/Disable

3rd PWR Supply Fail Detect

SCSI Enable/Disable(*Note)

SCSI Term. A/B Enable (*Note)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Open (Disabled)

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Open (Enabled)

JPG1

JWD

VGA Enable/Disable

Watch Dog

Connector

ATX PWR (J1B1)

Description

Pins 1-2 (Enabled)

Pins 1-2 (Reset)

Primary ATX 20-Pin Power Connector

12-V PWR (J38)

CPU PWR (J1D1)

4-Pin Power Connector (Required)

8-Pin CPU Power Connector( Required)

COM(J14)/COM2(J15) COM1/COM2 Serial Port Connectors

FAN#1-5 Onboard CPU Fan/Chassis Fan Headers

DIMM#1A-DIMM#4B

Floppy Drive(J12)

GLAN1/2

IPMI (J9)

IDE1/2(J5/J6)

KB/Mouse(J33, J34)

PWR Fail (JP9)

Power SMB(J32)

Memory (RAM) Slots

Floppy Drive Connector

G-bit Ethernet Ports

IPMI 2.0 Connector

IDE1/2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard (J34)/Mouse (J33)

Triple Redundant PS Fail Detect Header

Power System Mangement Bus (See Chapter 2)

SCSI Ch.A/B(JA1/JA2) SCSI Ch. A (JA2), SCSI Ch. B (JA1) Headers

SMB(J11) System Management Bus Header

JD1

JF1

PWR LED(Pins1-3), Speaker(Pins4-7) Header

Front Control Panel Connector

JL1

JP11

JOH1

JWOL

Chassis Intrusion Header

Alarm Rest Header (Defult: On)

Overheat LED

Wake-on-LAN Header

JWOR Wake-on-Ring Header

SATA0(J3)/SATA1(J4) Serial ATA Connectors

Video(LG5)

USB0/1(J16)

Video Connector

Universal Serial Bus Ports

USB2/3(JD2) Front Panel USB0/1 Headers

(*Note: for X6DAR-8G only)

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Motherboard Features

CPU

• Single or dual Intel

®

604-pin Xeon 32-bit/w. EM64T Nocona

TM

processors at a 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed.

*Notes: The CPU FSB is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer. Please do not change the CPU FSB setting. Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors.

M e m o r y

• Eight 72-bit, 184-pin gold-plated DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB

DDR-333 (PC 2700) or 32 GB DDR-266 (PC 2100) Registered ECC

Memory SDRAM (*Manufacturer Setting)

Notes: Memory is set via BIOS. Interleaved memory; requires memory modules to be installed in pairs. See Section 2-3 for details.

Chipset

• Intel E7525 (Tumwater) chipset

Expansion Slots

• X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG

One x16 PCI-Express slot,

One x4 PCI-Express slot, or

One 64-bit 133 MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slot

BIOS

• 8 Mb Phoenix

®

Flash ROM

• APM 1.2, DMI 2.1, PCI 2.2, ACPI 1.0, Plug and Play (PnP), SMBIOS 2.3

PC Health Monitoring

• Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores, chipset voltage, memory voltage, +3.3V, +5V,

+

12V,

−

12V and 5V standby

• Fan status monitor with firmware/software on/off control

• CPU/chassis temperature monitors

• Environmental temperature monitor and control

• CPU fan auto-off in sleep mode

• CPU slow-down on temperature overheat

• CPU thermal trip support for processor protection, +5V standby alert

LED

• Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss

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• Auto-switching voltage regulator for CPU core

• System overheat LED and control

• Chassis intrusion detection

• System resource alert (via Supero Doctor III)

ACPI Features (optional)

• Microsoft OnNow

• Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator

• Main switch override mechanism

Onboard I/O

• Adaptec 7902 Controller supporting Dual-Channel Ultra 320 SCSI with

RAID0, RAID1, RAID10, JBOD support (*X6DAR-8G only)

• Support for Zero-Channel RAID with Adaptec 2015S ZCR Card (*Card not included) (*See note below.)

• One IPMI 2.0 socket

• One Intel 82546GB Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller with support for 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output

• Dual EIDE channels support up to four Ultra DMA IDE devices

• 1 floppy port interface (up to 2.88 MB)

• 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports

• PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard ports

• Up to 4 USB 2.0 compliant/1.1 compliant (Universal Serial Bus) ports

• Two Serial ATA via ICH5R SATA controller

Other

• Internal/external modem ring-on

• Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

• Wake-on-Ring (WOR)

• Console redirection

CD/Diskette Utilities

• BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers

Dimensions

• ATX Ext. 12" x 13.05" (304.8 x 331.5 mm)

(*Note: If ZCR 2015S is used, please change the SCSI Bus to PCI 66MHz in the BIOS.)

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VRM

NOCONA PROCESSOR#1

SCSI

SOCKET

Gbit LAN

ANVIK

1_PCI-X133

SLOT

VRM

PCI-E_(X4)

PCI EXP. A(X4)

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

PCI-X BUS(100 MHZ)

A

PXH

B

PCI EXP. A(X4)

PCI-E_(X16)

PCI EXP. (X16)

NOCONA PROCESSOR#2

6.4GB/s

MCH

DDRA-266

DDRB-266

DDR-333

HUB 266MB/s

IDE

PRI/SEC

SATA

0, 1

USB PORT

0,1,2,3

UDMA-100

SATA

USB

ICH5R

PCI BUS(32-BIT)

LPC BUS

LPC I/O FWH

CLOCK

4 DDR-266

DIMMs

4 DDR-333

DIMMs

VGA

BMC CON.

KB.

MS.

FDD.

SER.1

SER.2

H/W

MONITOR

Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7525 Chipset

Note: This is a general block diagram. Please refer to the Motherboard

Features for details.

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1-2 Chipset Overview

Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7525 Tumwater chipset, the X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based computer systems, with configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset consists of the following components: the E7525 Tumwater Memory Controller Hub (MCH), the I/O Controller Hub (ICH5R), and the PCI-X Hub (PXH).

The E7525 Tumwater MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with

Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz(*Note). Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR333/DDR266 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2.7 GB/s

(DDR 333) per channel. The E7525 Tumwater also supports the new PCI

Express high speed serial I/O interface for superior I/O bandwidth. The MCH provides configurable x16 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x8 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 ICH5R ICH I/O Controller Hub via HI 1.5 Hub Interface.

The PXH can be configured to support for 32- or 64-bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz, 66 MHz, 100 MHz, and 133 MHz.

ICH5R System Features

In addition to providing the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system, the ICH5R I/O Controller Hub integrates many I/O functions.

The ICH5R I/O Controller Hub integrates: 2-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE Controller, two Serial ATA (SATA) Host w/RAID0, RAID1 support,

SMBus 2.0 Controller, LPC/Flash BIOS Interface, PCI 2.3 Interface and

System Management Controller.

(*Notes: The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer.

Please do not change the CPU FSB setting.)

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1-3 Special Features

Recovery from AC Power Loss

BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatically return to a poweron state. See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section (Peripheral Device Configuration) to change this setting. The default setting is Always On.

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER

X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset

Voltage, Memory Voltage +3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V and +5V

Standby

An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously. Once a voltage becomes unstable, a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen. Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor.

Fan Status Monitor with Firmware/Software On/Off Control

The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans. The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the Thermal Management via BIOS.

Environmental Temperature Control

The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user-defined threshold. The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU. It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the

CPU is in sleep mode. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high, it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat

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Chapter 1: Introduction damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high.

CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode

The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control

This feature is available when the user enables the Overheat/Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to define an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

System Resource Alert (*via Supero Doctor III)

This feature is available when used with Intel's LANDesk Client Manager

(optional). For example, if the 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.

Auto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core

The auto-switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support autosense voltage IDs ranging from 0.8375V to 1.6V. This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable.

1-5 ACPI Features

ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. The ACPI specification 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 application software. 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, telephones and stereos.

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In addition to enabling operating system-directed power management, ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system-independent interface for configuration control. ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture-independent implementation that is compatible with Windows

Operating Systems.

Microsoft OnNow

The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other requests.

Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator

When the CPU goes into a suspend state, the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode. When the user presses any key, the CPU will wake-up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on.

Main Switch Override Mechanism

When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up. During the SoftOff state, the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just depress and hold the power button for

4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine.

External Modem Ring-On

Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

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Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a

Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN can only be used with an ATX

2.01 (or above) compliant power supply.

1-6 Power Supply

As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates.

The SUPER X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG accommodates ATX power 20-pin supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the system, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.

It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant (info at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.

(*Please refer to the next page for additional information.)

NOTES: 1. A 12V 8-pin power (JID1) is required to support Intel

Nocona CPUs. In addition, a 12V 4-pin PWR connection is also required for the system to function properly. See Section 2-5 for details on connecting the power supply cables.

2. Be sure to use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

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1-7 Super I/O

The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 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), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both

UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as 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 Configuration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.

The IRQs, DMAs and I/O space resources of the Super I/O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements, which support ACPI and APM (Advanced Power Management).

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully.

The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.

• Handle the board by its edges only; do 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 when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the motherboard.

Warning: Please use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer. Do not install the CMOS battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage.

When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.

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2-2 Nocona 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.

IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink.

CPU Installation

1. Lift the lever on the CPU socket:

lift the lever to the upright position as shown in the picture on the right; otherwise, you will damage the CPU socket when you

turn on the power. (Install CPU1

first.)

Socket lever

2. Insert the CPU in the socket and make sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket

(both corners are marked with a triangle). If only one CPU is used, install it into CPU socket #1

(socket #2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used).

Pin 1

3. Press the lever down until you hear the *click* to make sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket.

Socket lever

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Heatsink Installation

1. Do not apply any thermal compound to the heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount has already been applied.

Heatsink

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.)

Screw#1

Screw#1

Screw#2

4. Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws.

Heatsink Removal

(Caution! We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to un-install the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to remove the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket. )

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1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right.

2. Hold the heatsink as show in the picture 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 heatsink.

Screw#1

Screw#3

Screw#4

Screw#2

Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed

Empty socket

!

Lever

Warning!

Make sure to lift the lever upward when installing the CPU. If the lever is only raised partially, damage to the socket or CPU may occur.

Triangle

Processor

(installed)

Triangle

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Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended due to the fact that they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard on the motherboard tray.

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2-3 Installing DIMMs

Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Memory_vendors.htm

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 you must install two modules at a time, beginning with DIMM 1A, then DIMM 1B, and so on.

2. Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot. Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly.

3. Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot. Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above).

Memory Support

The X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG supports up to 32/16 GB of Registered DDR-266/

333(PC2100/2700) memory (recommended by the Manufacturer). All motherboards were designed to support 2 GB modules in each slot, but has only been verified for up to 1.0 GB modules. If Reg. ECC DDR 333 (PC2700) memory modules are used, 4 pieces of double banked memory and 6 pieces of single banked memory are supported.

Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs

To Install:

Insert the module vertically and press down until it snaps into place.

Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom.

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To Remove:

Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.

2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors

The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification.

See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports.

Figure 2-3. I/O Port Locations and Definitions

Mouse (Purple)

USB0/1

S C S I ( X 6 D A R - 8 G only)

K e y b o a r d

(Turquoise)

COM Port1

GLAN1 GLAN2

Video

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Front Control Panel

JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See

Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions.

Figure 2-4. JF1 Header Pins

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

20 19

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Pwr

Power Button

2 1

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2-5 Connecting Cables

ATX Power Connector

T h e p r i m a r y p o w e r s u p p l y connector(J1B1) on the X6DAR-

8G/X6DAR-iG meets the SSI (Superset ATX) 20-pin specification.

You must also connect the 4-pin

(J38) processor power connector to your power supply. Refer to the table below right for the J38 4-

Pin (12V) connector.


Pin #

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

ATX 20-pin Power Connector

Pin Definitions (J1B1)

Definition

+3.3V

-12V

COM

PS_ON

COM

COM

COM

-5V

+5V

+5V

Pin #

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Definition

+3.3V

+3.3V

COM

+5V

COM

+5V

COM

PW -OK

5VSB

+12V

+12V 4-pin

Connector

(J38)

Pins #

1 & 2

3 & 4

Definition

Ground

+12 V

Required Connection

Processor Power

Connectors

In addition to the Primary ATX power connector (above), there is a 1 2 V 8 - p i n p r o c e s s o r p o w e r connector. The 12V 8-pin connector at J1D1 must also be connected to your power supply for

CPU consumption. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

8-Pin +12v Power Supply

Connector (J1D1)

Pins

1 thru 4

5 thru 8

Definition

Ground

+12v

Required Connection

A T X 2 0 -

Pin PWR

4-Pin PWR 8-Pin PWR

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-9

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1


NMI Button

The non-maskable 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

Number

19

20

Definition

Control

Ground

Power LED

The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1.

Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

PWR_LED Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

15

16

Definition

Vcc

Control

NMI

PWR LED

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

GLAN1

GLAN2

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

P X H

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge


JPG1(VGA Enable)

PW SMB

J 3 2

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

CPU1

CPU2

F A N 1

F A N 2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-10

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED


Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

20 19

2 1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Pwr

Power Button

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

SCSI, Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin definitions.

NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators

The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for

GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10.

Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.


HDD LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

13

14

Definition

Vcc

HD Active

NIC1 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

11

12

Definition

Vcc

GND

NIC2 LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

9

10

Definition

Vcc

GND

HDD LED

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

GLAN1

GLAN2

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

F A N 1

F A N 2

Ground

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D S W

NIC2 LED


Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

NIC1/2 LED

20 19

2 1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Pwr

Power Button

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Overheat/FanFail LED

Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or sytem fan failure. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Power Fail LED

The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1.


OH/Fan Fail LED

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

7

8

Definition

Vcc

GND

OH/Fan Fail LED

(JF1)

State

Off

Stay On

Blink

Message

Normal

Overheat

Fan Fail

Power Fail LED Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

5

6

Definition

Vcc

GND

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

J 1 4

Ground

X

F A N 2

GLAN1

GLAN2

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

P X H

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

Power LED

HDD LED

PCI-Ex4 NIC1 LED

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

NIC2 LED


Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

OH/Fan Fail LED

PWR Fail LED

20 19

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Reset Button

Pwr

Power Button

2 1

2-12

Reset Button

The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Att a c h i t t o t h e h a r d w a r e r e s e t s w i t c h o n t h e c o m p u t e r c a s e .



Reset Pin

Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

3

4

Definition

Reset

Ground

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. This button can also be configured to f u n c t i o n a s a s u s p e n d b u t t o n

(with a setting in BIOS - see Chapt e r 4 ) . T o t u r n o f f t h e p o w e r when set to suspend mode, depress the button for at least 4 seconds. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions.

Power Button

Connector

Pin Definitions

(JF1)

Pin

Number

1

2

Definition

PW _ON

Ground

Reset

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

Ground

X

F A N 2

Power LED

GLAN1

GLAN2

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

P X H

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

PCI-Ex4

NIC2 LED

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2

Force PW-On

J P F

W O R

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W


Power Fail LED

Ground

Ground

PWR button

20

2

19

1

NMI

X

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Vcc

Reset

Pwr

Reset Button

Power Button

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Chassis Intrusion

A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1. Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion.

Universal Serial Bus

(USB0/1)

Two USB 2.0 ports (J16) are located beside the Mouse and COM1 ports. USB0 is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector.

See the table on the right for pin definitions.

USB0/1

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions

US B0 US B1

4

5

2

3

Pin

Number

1

Pin

Definition Number

+5V 1

P0-

P0+

G round

N/A

2

3

4

5

Definition

+5V

P0-

P0+

G round

Key

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

Intru.

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

Chassis

I n t r u sion

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Front Panel Universal

Serial Bus Headers

An Extra USB header: USB2/USB3

(JD2) can be used for front side

USB access. You will need a USB cable to use the connections. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions.

Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin

Definitions

FPUSB0/1 (JD2)

4

5

2

3

Pin

Number

1

Definition

+5V

P0-

P0+

Ground

N/A

Serial Ports

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM1)

Pin Number Definition

1 CD

2

3

4

5

RD

TD

DTR

Ground


6 DSR

7

8

9

RTS

CTS

RI

COM Port1(J14) is located beside the Back Panel USB0/1, and COM

Port 2 is located next to Chassis

Fan1. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

Serial Port Pin Definitions

(COM2)


1

2

CD

RD

3

4

5

TD

DTR

Ground


6

7

DSR

RTS

8

9

10

CTS

RI

NC

COM1

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

DIMM

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

CPU2

4-Pin

P W

J 3 8

8-Pin

C P U

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

GLAN1

GLAN2

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

S C S I

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

E n a b l e

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

JPA1

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

S C S I

E n a b l e

BIOS

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

J 1 2

J P F

W O R

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D S W

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D JOH1

W D OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

USB2/3

COM2

2-15


GLAN1/GLAN2 (Gigabit-

Ethernet Ports)

A G-bit Ethernet ports (designated

JLAN1/JLAN2) are located beside the Video port on the IO backplane.

T h i s p o r t s a c c e p t s R J 4 5 t y p e cables.

Fan Headers

There are five fan headers (Fan 1 t o F a n 5 ) o n t h e X 6 D H R - 8 G /

X6DHR-iG. See the table on the right for pin definitions. (The fan speeds are controlled by Thermal

Management via BIOS. Please refer to the Hardware Monitoring

Section in the "Advanced Setting" in BIOS.)

3-pin Fan Header Pin Definitions

(CPU and Chassis Fans )

Pin#

1

2

3

Definition

Ground (black)

+12V (red)

Tachometer

Caution: These fan headers use DC power.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

Fan1

F A N 1

Fan2

F A N 2

Fan4

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

GLAN1

GLAN1

GLAN2

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

SCSI Ter. B

J P F

JWOR

J 6

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

Fan5

Fan3

2-16

SMB

A S y s t e m M a n a g e m e n t B u s header is located at J11. Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system.


SMB Header

Pin Definitions (J11)

Pin

Number

1

2

3

4

Definition

Data

Ground

Clock

No Connection

ATX PS/2 Keyboard and

PS/2 Mouse Ports

The ATX PS/2 Keyboard(J34) and

PS/2 Mouse(J33) are located bes i d e t h e U S B 0 / 1 P o r t s o n t h e backpanel. See the table at right for pin definitions. (See Figure 2-

3 for the locations of each.)

Keyboard/Mouse

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port

Pin Definitions

(J34, J33)

Pin

Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

Definition

Data

NC

Ground

VCC

Clock

NC

CPU1

SMB

4-Pin

P W

J 3 8

8-Pin

C P U

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2

Force PW-On

J P F

W O R

JWOR

J 6

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-17


Power LED/Speaker

On the JDI header, pins 1-3 are for a power LED and pins 4-7 are for the speaker. See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions. Note: The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker. If you wish to use the onboard speaker, you should close pins 6-7 with a jumper.

Speaker Connector P in

Definitions (JD1)

Pin

Number

4

5

6

7

Function

+

Key

Definition

Red wire, Sp eaker data

No conn ection

Key

Speaker data

Wake-On-Ring

The Wake-On-Ring header is designated JWOR1. This function all o w s y o u r c o m p u t e r t o r e c e i v e 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 a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use this feature.

Wake-on-Ring

Pin Definitions

(JWOR1)

Pin

Number

1

2

Definition

Ground

W ake-up

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

PWRLED/Speaker

WOR

BIOS

J 1 2

Force PW-On

J P F

W O R

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6

J 5 e

JPA1

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-18

Wake-On-LAN

The Wake-On-LAN header is designated WOL. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in

BIOS to use this feature. You must also have a LAN card with a

W a k e - o n - L A N c o n n e c t o r a n d cable.


W ake-On-LAN Pin

Definitions (W OL)

Pin

Number

1

2

3

Definition

+5V Standby

Ground

W ake-up

Overheat LED (JOH1)

C o n n e c t a n L E D t o t h e J O H 1 h e a d e r t o p r o v i d e w a r n i n g o f c h a s s i s o v e r h e a t i n g . S e e t h e table on the right for pin definitions.

Overheat LED

Pin Definitions (JOH1)

Pin

Number

1

2

Definition

+5V

OH Active

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

OH

WOL

BIOS

J 1 2

Force PW-On

W O R

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

J P F

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6

J 5 e

JPA1

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

Intru.

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-19


Power Fault

Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail header

(JP9) to provide warning of power supply failure. This warning sign a l i s p a s s e d t h r o u g h t h e

PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis. See the table on the right for pin definitions.

Power Fail

Pin Definitions (JP9)

Pin

Number

1

2

3

4

Definition

PW R 1 Fail Signal

PW R 2 Fail Signal

PW R 3 Fail Signal

Signal: Alarm Reset

Note: This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies.

Alarm Reset

The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure.

This feature (JP11) assumes that

Supermicro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis. If you only have a single power supply installed, you should leave the pins open (the default setting) to prevent false alarms.

S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t f o r jumper settings.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-20

Alarm Reset

(JP11)

Jumper

Position

Open

Short

Definition

Normal(*default)

Clear Alarm

PWR Fail

Alarm Reset

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

3rd PWR Supply PWR

Fault Detect (JP10)

The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure.

This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis, with one acting as a backup. If you only have one or two power supply units installed, you should disable this (the default setting) with JP10 to prevent false alarms.

Power Force-On

Jumper JPF allows you to enable or d i s a b l e t h e f u n c t i o n o f P o w e r

Force-On. If enabled, the power will always stay on automatically.

If this function disabled, the user needs to press the power button to power on the system.


3rd PWR Supply PWR

Fault Detect

Jumper Settings (JP10)

Jumper

Position

Open

Closed

Definition

Disabled

Enabled

Power Force-On

(JPF)

Jumper

Position

Off

On

Definition

Normal

Force On

PWR Force-

On

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-21

3rd PWR Detect

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

MI 2.0

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

J 6

J 5


2-6 Jumper Settings

Explanation of

Jumpers

To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be u s e d t o c h o o s e b e t w e e n o p t i o n a l s e t t i n g s . J u m p e r s create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified w i t h a s q u a r e s o l d e r p a d o n the printed circuit board. See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations.

N o t e : O n t w o p i n j u m p e r s ,

"Closed" means the jumper is o n a n d " O p e n " m e a n s t h e jumper is off the pins.

CMOS Clear

3 2 1

Connector

Pins

Jumper

Cap

Setting

3 2 1

Pin 1-2 short

JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, 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. JBT1 is located near the FPUSB0/

1 headers on the motherboard.

Note: For an ATX power supply, you must completely shut down the system, remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS. Do

not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

PW SMB

J 3 2

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU1

CPU2

F A N 1

F A N 2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

S C S I

E n a b l e

BIOS

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D JOH1 J L 1

W D OH

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D S W

2-22

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D JOH1

W D OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

Clear CMOS

GLAN Enable/Disable

J P L 1 e n a b l e s o r d i s a b l e s t h e

GLAN port(s) on the motherboard.

S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t f o r jumper settings. The default setting is enabled.


GLAN

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPL1)

Jumper

Position

Pins 1-2

Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA

Connector on the motherboard.

S e e t h e t a b l e o n t h e r i g h t f o r jumper settings. The default setting is enabled.

VGA

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPG1)

Jumper

Position

Pins 1-2

Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

J 3 8

8-Pin

C P U

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2

Force PW-On

J P F

W O R

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-23

Battery

X


JPG1(VGA Enable)

GLAN Enable

VGA Enable


Watch Dog

JWD controls Watch Dog, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Pins 1-2 will have WD res e t t h e s y s t e m i f a p r o g r a m freezes. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the program that has frozen (requires software implementation). Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS.

SCSI Enable/Disable

(*X6DAR-8G Only)

Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller. The default setting is pins 1-2 to enable all four headers. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

Watch Dog

Jumper Settings (JWD)

Jumper

Position

Pins 1-2

Pins 2-3

Open

Definition

WD to Reset

WD to NMI

Disabled

SCSI Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPA1)

Jumper

Position

Pins 1-2

Pins 2-3

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-24

SCSI Enable o u t h dge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

WD

SCSI Termination Enable/

Disable


Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors. Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for SCSI channel B. The default setting is open to enable (terminate) both SCSI channels. (For SCSI to function properly, please do not change the default setting.) See the table on the right for jumper settings.


SCSI Channel Termination

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPA2, JPA3)

Jumper

Position

*Open

Closed

Definition

Enabled

Disabled

(*Default: Open. Please do not change the default setting.)

PLLSEL Select

J4F4/J4F5 allows the user to select PLLSEL (memory speed). See the table on the right for jumper definitions. (*The Default setting is: BIOS Auto Detect).

PLLSEL Select

Jumper Settings

(J4F4/J4F5)

DDR

333 MHz

266MHz

J4F4 J4F5

Closed Closed

Open Open

(*Default:BIOS Auto

Detect)

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

GLAN1

GLAN2

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

P X H

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge


JPG1(VGA Enable)

P L L S E L

Select

SCSI Ch.B Term.

Enable

PW SMB

J 3 2

PCI-Ex4

CPU1

CPU2

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

BIOS

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

JBT1

OS

J D 2

2 / 3

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

SCSI Ch.A Term.

Enable

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-25


2-7 Onboard Indicators

Left

GLAN LEDs

The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports (located beside the Video port) has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

See the table at right for the functions associated with the second

LED.

Right

1 Gb LAN Right LED

Indicator (Speed LED)

LED

Color

Off

Green

Amber

Definition

No Connection

10/100 MHz

1 GHz

1 Gb LAN Left LED

Indicator(Activity LED)

Definition LED

Color

Amber Blinking

10/100MHz/

1GHz

GLAN1

GLAN2

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

2-26

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

S C S I

E n a b l e

BIOS

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W


2-8 IPMI, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections

Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables:

• The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

• A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1.

• A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives. The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

Floppy Connector

The floppy connector is located on J12. See the table below for pin definitions.

Floppy Connector Pin Definitions (JP12)

Pin Number Function

1 GND

3

5

GND

Key

7

9

11

GND

GND

GND

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29

31

33

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

GND

Pin Number

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

Function

FDHDIN

Reserved

FDEDIN

Index-

Motor Enable

Drive Select B-

Drive Select A-

Motor Enable

DIR-

STEP-

W rite Data-

W rite Gate-

Track 00-

W rite Protect-

Read Data-

Side 1 Select-

Diskette

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8 J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

Floppy

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

CPU2

J 1 2

W-On

J P F

W O R r. B

JWOR

JPA3

J 6

J 5

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

J 6 J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-27

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

Intru.

1

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W


IPMI

J 9 i s d e s i g n a t e d a s t h e I P M I

Socket for the Motherboard.

IDE Connectors

T h e r e a r e n o j u m p e r s t o configure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 connectors (at J5 and J6, respectively). See the table on the right for pin definitions.

25

27

29

31

33

35

37

39

Pin Number

1

3

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

21

23

IDE Connector Pin Definitions

(J5, J6)

Function

Reset IDE

Host Data 7

Host Data 6

Host Data 5

Host Data 4

Host Data 3

Host Data 2

Host Data 1

Host Data 0

GND

DRQ3

I/O W rite-

I/O Read-

IOCHRDY

DACK3-

IRQ14

Addr 1

Addr 0

Chip Select 0

Activity

Pin Number

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

Function

GND

Host Data 8

Host Data 9

Host Data 10

Host Data 11

Host Data 12

Host Data 13

Host Data 14

Host Data 15

Key

GND

GND

GND

BALE

GND

IOCS16-

GND

Addr 2

Chip Select 1-

GND

IPMI

IDE1 IDE2

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

4-Pin

P W

8-Pin

C P U

J 3 8

J1D1

2 0 - P i n P W

J1B1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e

JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

J 1 2 J 6

Force PW-On

W O R

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1

J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

2-28

IPMI 2.0

BIOS

S I b l e JPA1

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

J P F

SCSI Ter. B

JPA3

7 9 0 2

JWOR

J 6

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

Intru.

J W D JOH1 J L 1 J D 1

F A N 3

W O L


Ultra320 SCSI Connectors


Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2.

K B

J 3 3

J 3 4

J 1 6

J 1 4

DIMM 1A

DIMM 1B

DIMM 2A

DIMM 2B

DIMM 3A

DIMM 3B

DIMM 4A

DIMM 4B

PW SMB

J 3 2

CPU1

J P 9

P W

F a i l

4-Pin

P W

J 3 8

8-Pin

C P U

J1D1

F A N 1

F A N 2

E 7 5 2 5

(Tumwater)

North Bridge

GLAN1

GLAN2

PCI-X 133MHz

PCI-E x16

GLAN

C T R L

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

P X H


JPG1(VGA Enable)

CPU2

PCI-Ex4

IPMI 2.0

Z C R

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

S I/O

Force PW-On

W O R

J 1 2

SCSI Ter. B

J P F

JWOR

J 6

7 9 0 2

JPA3

J 5

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

C h a s

Intru.

J L 1

P W

L E D

S W

F A N 3

J D 1 W O L

S P K

C T R L

P X H

V G A

C T R L

Battery

RAGE-

X

S P K R

JPL1(LAN Enable)

JPG1(VGA Enable)

SCSI Ch. A

68-pin Ultra320 SCSI C onnectors (JA1 and JA2)

Connector

Contact

Number Signal Names

Connector

Contact

Number Signal Names

+D B(12)

+D B(13)

+D B(14)

+D B(15)

+D B(P1)

+DB(0)

+DB(1)

+DB(2)

+DB(3)

+DB(4)

+DB(5)

+DB(6)

+DB(7)

+DB(P)

GR OUND

DIF FSENS

TER MPW R

TER MPW R

RESERVED

GR OUND

+ATN

GR OUND

+BSY

+ACK

+RST

+MSG

+SEL

+C/D

+REQ

+I/O

+DB(8)

+DB(9)

+D B(10)

+D B(11)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

7

8

5

6

9

10

1

2

3

4

29

30

31

32

33

34

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

-DB(12)

-DB(13)

-DB(14)

-DB(15)

-DB(P1)

-DB(0)

-DB(1)

-DB(2)

-DB(3)

-DB(4)

-DB(5)

-DB(6)

-DB(7)

-DB(P)

GROUND

GROUND

TERMPW R

TERMPW R

RESERVED

GROUND

-ATN

GROUND

-BSY

-ACK

-RST

-MSG

-SEL

-C/D

-REQ

-I/O

-DB(8)

-DB(9)

-DB(10)

-DB(11)

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

39

40

41

42

43

44

35

36

37

38

63

64

65

66

67

68

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

ICH5R

( S o u t h

Bridge)

BIOS

S C S I

E n a b l e JPA1

JBT1

CLR CMOS

J D 2

U S B 2 / 3

Force PW-On

W O R

JWOR

SCSI Ter. B

J P F

JPA3

7 9 0 2

S C S I

C T R L

J A 1

C h a s

F A N 3

J W D

W D

JOH1

OH

Intru.

J L 1 J D 1

P W

W O L

S P K

L E D

S W

SCSI Ch. B

2-29


(*Note: For software installation instructions, please refer to Ap-

pendix C. For Adaptec's SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility, please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard.)

2-30

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the

‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter.

Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

Before Power On

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis.

2. Disconnect all ribbon/wire cables from the motherboard, including those for the keyboard and mouse.

3. Remove all add-on cards.

4. Install one CPU (making sure it is fully seated) and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard. (Check all jumper settings as well.)

5. Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

No Power

1. Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis.

2. Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions.

3. Check that the 115V/230V switch on the power supply is properly set.

4. Turn the power switch on and off to test the system.

5. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

No Video

1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables.

2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the

Appendix for details on beep codes.

3-1


NOTE

If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to

App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.

2. Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used.

It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.

3. Make sure you are using the correct type of ECC Reg. DDR-333/266

(PC2700/2100) SDRAM (*recommended by the manufacturer.)

4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results.

5. Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. As an interleaved memory scheme is used, you must install two modules at a time, beginning with Bank 1, then Bank 2, and so on (see Section 2-3).

6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.

Losing the System’s Setup Configuration

1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.

2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.

3. If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem, contact your vendor for repairs.

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Super Micro does not sell directly to end-users, so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services. They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specific system configuration that was sold to you.

3-2

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently

Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site (

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

) before contacting Technical Support.

2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/ ).

Note: Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code.

3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support:

• Motherboard model and PCB revision number

• BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up)

•System configuration

An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

4. Distributors: For immediate assistance, please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department. We can be reached by e-mail at [email protected], 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 motherboard can support?

Answer: The X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG has eight 184-pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR-333/266 (PC2700/2100) SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes.

Question: How do I update my BIOS?

Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com. Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the phlash.exe (BIOS flash utility), the platform.bin (platform file) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. It is not neces

3-3

X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG User's Manual sary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard. At the

DOS prompt, enter the command "phlash." This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image. Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file.

Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?

Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the

CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers.

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization

(RMA) number. When returning to the manufacturer, the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton, and mailed prepaid or hand-carried. Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete.

This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation, misuse, abuse or improper maintenance of products.

During the warranty period, contact your distributor first for any product problems.

3-4

Chapter 4: BIOS

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X6DAR-8G/

X6DAR-iG. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program.

Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual. Please refer t o t h e M a n u a l D o w n l o a d a r e a o f t h e S u p e r m i c r o w e b s i t e

<http://www.supermicro.com> for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual.

System BIOS

The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM

®

PC, XT™, AT

®

, and PS/2

®

compatible computers. The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters, such type of disk drives, video displays, etc. in the

CMOS. The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power. When the computer is turned off, a back-up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip, enabling it to retain system parameters. Each time the computer is powered-on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS

ROM by the system BIOS, which gains control at boot-up.

How To Change the Configuration Data

The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility. This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the <Delete> key at the appropriate time during system boot, see below.

Starting the Setup Utility

Normally, the only visible POST (Power On Self Test) routine is the memory test. As the memory is being tested, press the <Delete> key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility. From the main menu, you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power menus. Beginning with Section 4-3, detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility.

4-1


4-2 Running Setup

*Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted.

The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options (see on next page).

When you first power on the computer, the Phoenix BIOS™ is immediately activated.

While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated in one of two w a y s :

1.

By pressing <Delete> immediately after turning the system on, or

2.

When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self-Test), press the <Delete> key to activate the main Setup menu:

Press the <Delete> key to enter Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

All main Setup options are described in this section. The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below.

Use the Up/Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu.

Use the Left/Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting.

Press the <Esc> key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu. The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus.

Items that use submenus are indicated with the

!

icon. With the item highlighted, press the <Enter> key to access the submenu.

4-2

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Chapter 4: BIOS

Main Setup Features

System Time

To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fields. Then press the <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.

BIOS Date

This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date.

4-3


Legacy Diskette A

This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A. The options are Disabled, 360Kb 5.25 in, 1.2MB 5.25 in, 720Kb

3.5 in, 1.44/1.25MB, 3.5 in and 2.88MB 3.5 in.

Parallel ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the funciton of Parallel

ATA. The options are Disabled, Channel 0, Channel 1 and Both.

Serial ATA

This setting allows the user to enable or disable the funciton of Serial ATA.

The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Serial ATA RAID Feature

Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (*For the Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to "Enabled". If

"Disabled", use the "Non-RAID" driver.)

Native Mode Operation

This option allows the user to select the Native Mode for ATA. Some

Operating Systems are not supported by the Native Mode. The options are:

Serial ATA, Parallel ATA, Auto, and Both.

Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master

These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0

Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master, IDE

Channel 3 Master slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct configurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

4-4

Chapter 4: BIOS

Type

Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto (allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads,

Sectors, Maximum Capacity, LBA Format, ect.). Enter a number from 1-

39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CD-ROM and ATAPI

Removable. The option- "User" will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection. The option-"Auto" will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Choose the option"1-39" to select a pre-determined HDD type. Select CD-ROM if a CD-ROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.

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Multi-Sector Transfers

Select the number of transfer sectors. The options are Disabled, 2, 4, 6,

8 and 16 Sectors.

LBA Mode Control

This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary

Master Device via LBA mode. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

32 Bit I/O

Selects 32 Bit I/O operation. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Transfer Mode

Selects the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast

PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2.

Ultra DMA Mode

Selects Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1,

Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, Mode 5 and Mode 6.

System Memory

This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system.

Extended Memory

This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system.

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4-4 Advanced Setup

Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing

<Enter>. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section.

Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Quick Boot Mode

If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If

Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed.

Quiet Boot

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen during boot-up.

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ACPI Mode

Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI (Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface) power management on your system.

The options are Yes and No.

Power Button Behavior

This setting allows you to choose how the system powers down upon pressing the power button. The options are Instant-Off and 4-sec overide.

Keyboard on Now Function

This option alows you to select how the system may be resumed from the

S3-S5 state. The options are Space, or Password.

Power Loss Control

This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power. The options are Stay On, Power

Off and Last State.

Watch Dog

This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

Summary Screen

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen.

Cache System BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write

(cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable this function, and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select "Uncached" to disable this function and make this area available for other devices.

Cache Video BIOS Area

This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write

(cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select "Write Protect" to enable the function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only. Select "Uncached" to disable this function and make this area available for other devices.

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Cache Base 0-512K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block 0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the

CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this funciton. Select "Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select

"Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select "Write Back" to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory f o r f a s t C P U d a t a p r o c e s s i n g a n d o p e r a t i o n . T h e o p t i o n s a r e

"Uncached", "Write Through", "Write Protect", and "Write Back".

Cache Base 512K-640K

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area:

512K-640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the

Static DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this funciton.

Select "Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block

0-512K. Select "Write Back" to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are "Uncached", "Write Through",

"Write Protect", and "Write Back".

Cache Extended Memory

If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static

DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this funciton. Select

"Write Through" to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select "Write Protect" to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-

512K. Select "Write Back" to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are "Uncached", "Write Through",

"Write Protect", and "Write Back".

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Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices.

Onboard GLAN (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Configure

Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN. The options ared Disabled and Enabled.

Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure

Enabling this option provides the caability to boot from SCSI HDD. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

Reset Configuration Data

If set to Yes, this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data-

(ESCD) area. The options are Yes and No.

Frequency for RAID-SLOT/SCSI

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66

MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

Frequency for PCIX#1/G-LAN

This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated. The options are Auto, PCI 33 MHz, PCI 66

MHz, PCI-X 66 MHz, PCI-X 100 MHz, and PCI-X 133 MHz.

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Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following:

Option ROM Scan

When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM.

The options are Enabled and Disabled.

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 highprioity, high-throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate.

The options are Default, 0020h, 0040h, 0060h, 0080h, 00A0h, 00C0h, and 00E0h. For Unix, Novell and other Operating Systems, please select the option:"other". If a drive fails after the installation of a new software , you might want to change this settiing and try again.

Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate.

Large Disk Access Mode

This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novellle NetWare and other operating systems).


Force Compliance Mode Entry

This feature allows you to enable the PCI-Express Compliance 1.0 Mode.

The options are: Disabled or Enabled.

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Memory RAS Feature Control

Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Standard, Mirroring, and Sparing.

Clock Spectrum Feature

If "Enabled", BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed. The options are Enabled and Disabled.

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

If enabled, this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing. The options are 72-bit ECC,

144-bit ECC, Auto, Algorithms and Disabled.

ECC Error Type

This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error. The options are None, NMI (Non-Maskable

Interrupt), SMI (System Management Interrupt) and SCI (System Control

Interrupt.)

SERR Signal Condition

This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit and Both.

USB Function

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified.

Legacy USB Support

This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.

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CPU Speed

This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor.

Hyper-threading

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hypert h r e a d i n g . E n a b l i n g h y p e r - t h r e a d i n g r e s u l t s i n i n c r e a s e d C P U performance. (Applicable for the XP systems.)

Machine Checking

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking. If

"Enabled", the OS will debug the system during system reset after a system crash.

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch

The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled.


KBC Clock input

This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard

Clock. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, and 12 MHz.

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On-board COM 1

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Base I/O Address

Select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8,

2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are

IRQ3 and IRQ4.

On-board COM 2

This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).

Mode

Specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B. The options are Normal, IR (for an infrared device) and ASK-IR.


Select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8,

2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. The options are

IRQ3 and IRQ4.

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Parallel Port

This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).


Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are 378,

278 and 3BC.

Interrupt

Select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7.

Mode

Specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output Only, Bidirectional, EPP and ECP.

DMA Channel

Specify the DMA channel. The options are DMA1 and DMA3.

Floppy Disk Controller

This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller.

The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled and Auto (BIOS controlled).


Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are

Primary and Secondary.

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Event Log Validity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log validity.

Event Log Capacity

This is a display, not a setting, informing you of the event log capacity.

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 Logging

This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging.

Mark DMI Events as Read

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read.

Clear All DMI Event Logs

Select Yes and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The default setting is "No."

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COM Port Address

Specifies to redirect the console to On-board COM A or On-board COM

B. This setting can also be Disabled.

BAUD Rate

Select the BAUD rate for console redirection. The options are 300, 1200,

2400, 9600, 19.2K, 38.4K, 57.6K and 115.2K.

Console Type

Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection. The options are VT100, VT100,8bit, PC-ANSI, 7bit, PC-ANSI,

VT100+,

VT-UTF8.

Flow Control

Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection. The options are: None, XON/XOFF, and CTS/RTS.

Console Connection

Select the console connection: either Direct or Via Modem.

Continue CR after POST

Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine. The options are On and Off.

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CPU Temperature Threshold

This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold. The options are 85 o C, 90

o

C, 95 o C and

100 o C.

Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items:

CPU1 Temperature: This item displays CPU1 Temperature.

CPU2 Temperature: This item displays CPU2 Temperature.

System Temperature: This item displays the system Temperature.

Fan Speed Control Modules:

This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans. If the option is set to "3-pin Server", the fan speed is controlled by the CPU temperature. When the CPU temperature is higher, the fan speed will be higher as well. If set to "Disable," the fan speed control is disabled and the onboard fan will run at the full speed (12V) at all time. The Options are: "Disable" and "3-pin Server."

Fan1 Speed to Fan5 Speed

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Vcore A

Vcore B

P3V3

P5V

N12V

P12V

VDD

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4-5 Security

Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>.

All Security BIOS settings are described in this section.

Supervisor Password Is:

This displays whether 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 displays whether a user password has been entered for the system.

Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system.

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Set Supervisor Password

When the item "Set Supervisor Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key.

When prompted, type the Supervisor's password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor's password, which allows access to BIOS.

Set User Password

When the item "Set User Password" is 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 bootup.

Fixed Disk Boot Sector

This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write

Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it. The other option is Normal.

Password on Boot

This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up. The options are Enabled (password required) and

Disabled (password not required).

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4-6 Boot

Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section.

+Removable Devices

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window.

CD-ROM Drive

See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD-ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window.

+Hard Drive

Highlight and press <Enter> to expand the field. See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help w i n d o w .

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4-7 Exit

Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys.

You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section.

Exit Saving Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

Exit Discarding Changes

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made.

Load Setup Defaults

Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.

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Discard 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.

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Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

During the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a problem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages.

Failure Fixed Disk

Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly. Run Setup. Find out if the fixed-disk type is correctly identified.

Stuck key

Stuck key on keyboard.

Keyboard error

Keyboard not working.

Keyboard Controller Failed

Keyboard controller failed test. May require replacing keyboard controller.

Keyboard locked - Unlock key switch

Unlock the system to proceed.

Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup

Shadow Ram Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected.

System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected.

Extended RAM Failed at offset: nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn.

System battery is dead - Replace and run SETUP

The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead. Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system.

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System CMOS checksum bad - Default configuration used

System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default

Setup Values. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error persists, check the system battery or contact your dealer.

System timer error

The timer test failed. Requires repair of system board.

Real time clock error

Real-Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test. May require board repair.

Check date and time settings

BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real-Time Clock. May require setting legal date (1991-2099).

Previous boot incomplete - Default configuration used

Previous POST did not complete successfully. POST loads default values and offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot will likely fail. On systems with control of wait

states, improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot. Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct.

This error is cleared the next time the system is booted.

Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS

Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS.

Diskette drive A error

Diskette drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests. Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly.

Incorrect Drive A type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup.

Incorrect Drive B type - run SETUP

Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup.

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System cache error - Cache disabled

RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. You may have to replace the cache. See your dealer. A disabled cache slows system performance considerably.

CPU ID:

CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error.

EISA CMOS not writeable

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to EISA CMOS.

DMA Test Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot write to extended DMA (Direct Memory

Access) registers.

Software NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Cannot generate software NMI (Non-Maskable

Interrupt).

Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed

ServerBIOS2 test error: Fail-Safe Timer takes too long.

device Address Conflict

Address conflict for specified device.

Allocation Error for: device

Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device.

CD ROM Drive

CD ROM Drive identified.

Entering SETUP ...

Starting Setup program

Failing Bits: nnnn

The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed bit. See errors

230, 231, or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System,

Extended, or Shadow memory.

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Fixed Disk n

Fixed disk n (0-3) identified.

Invalid System Configuration Data

Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data.

I/O device IRQ conflict

I/O device IRQ conflict error.

PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen:

PS/2 Mouse installed.

nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

nnnn kB System RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

One or more I2O Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup

Boot Menu

There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O blockstorage devices.

Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C:. Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A: are properly identified.

Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data. A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted.

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Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????.

Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM, i.e., an add-on card). Write down and follow the information shown on the screen.

Press <F2> to enter Setup

Optional message displayed during POST. Can be turned off in Setup.

PS/2 Mouse:

PS/2 mouse identified.

Run the I2O Configuration Utility

One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT. Run an I2O Configuration Utility (e.g. the SAC utility).

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks, indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal.

Recoverable POST Errors

When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an 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 continuous long beep - no memory detected

Terminal POST Errors

If a terminal type of error occurs, BIOS will shut down the system. Before doing so, BIOS will write the error to port 80h, attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen.

The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h.

0Ah

0Bh

0Ch

0Eh

0Fh

10h

11h

12h

POST Code Description

02h Verify Real Mode

03h

04h

Disable Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)

Get CPU type

06h

07h

08h

09h

Initialize system hardware

Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM.

Initialize chipset with initial POST values

Set IN POST flag

13h

14h

16h

17h

Initialize CPU registers

Enable CPU cache

Initialize caches to initial POST values

Initialize I/O component

Initialize the local bus IDE

Initialize Power Management

Load alternate registers with initial POST values

Restore CPU control word during warm boot

Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices

Initialize keyboard controller

1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM checksum

Initialize cache before memory Auto size

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55h

58h

59h

5Ah

5Bh

4Bh

4Ch

4Eh

4Fh

50h

51h

52h

54h

41h

42h

45h

46h

47h

48h

49h

4Ah

2Fh

32h

33h

36h

38h

3Ah

3Ch

3Dh


18h 8254 timer initialization

1Ah

1Ch

8237 DMA controller initialization

Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller

20h

22h

24h

28h

1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh

1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller

Set ES segment register to 4 GB

Auto size DRAM

29h

2Ah

2Ch

2Eh

Initialize POST Memory Manager

Clear 512 kB base RAM

1-3-4-1 RAM failure on address line xxxx*

1-3-4-3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx* of low byte of memory bus

Enable cache before system BIOS shadow

Test CPU bus-clock frequency

Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager

Warm start shut down

Shadow system BIOS ROM

Auto size cache

Advanced configuration of chipset registers

Load alternate registers with CMOS values

Initialize extended memory for RomPilot

Initialize interrupt vectors

POST device initialization

2-1-2-3 Check ROM copyright notice

Initialize I20 support

Check video configuration against CMOS

Initialize PCI bus and devices

Initialize all video adapters in system

QuietBoot start (optional)

Shadow video BIOS ROM

Display BIOS copyright notice

Initialize MultiBoot

Display CPU type and speed

Initialize EISA board

Test keyboard

Set key click if enabled

Enable USB devices

2-2-3-1 Test for unexpected interrupts

Initialize POST display service

Display prompt “Press F2 to enter SETUP”

Disable CPU cache

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92h

93h

95h

96h

97h

98h

88h

89h

8Ah

8Bh

8Ch

8Fh

90h

91h

7Ch

7Dh

7Eh

80h

81h

82h

83h

84h

85h

86h

87h

69h

6Ah

6Bh

6Ch

6Eh

70h

72h

76h


5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB

60h

62h

Test extended memory

Test extended memory address lines

64h

66h

67h

68h

Jump to UserPatch1

Configure advanced cache registers

Initialize Multi Processor APIC

Enable external and CPU caches

Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area

Display external L2 cache size

Load custom defaults (optional)

Display shadow-area message

Display possible high address for UMB recovery

Display error messages

Check for configuration errors

Check for keyboard errors

Set up hardware interrupt vectors

Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring

Initialize coprocessor if present

Disable onboard Super I/O ports and IRQs

Late POST device initialization

Detect and install external RS232 ports

Configure non-MCD IDE controllers

Detect and install external parallel ports

Initialize PC-compatible PnP ISA devices

Re-initialize onboard I/O ports.

Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices

(optional)

Initialize BIOS Data Area

Enable Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs)

Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area

Test and initialize PS/2 mouse

Initialize floppy controller

Determine number of ATA drives (optional)

Initialize hard-disk controllers

Initialize local-bus hard-disk controllers

Jump to UserPatch2

Build MPTABLE for multi-processor boards

Install CD ROM for boot

Clear huge ES segment register

Fix up Multi Processor table

1-2 Search for option ROMs. One long, two short beeps on checksum failure

B-3


BCh

BDh

BEh

BFh

C0h

C1h

C2h

C3h

B2h

B4h

B5h

B6h

B7h

B9h

BAh

BBh

C4h

C5h

C6h

C7h

C8h

C9h

CAh

CBh

A2h

A4h

A8h

AAh

ACh

AEh

B0h

B1h


99h Check for SMART Drive (optional)

9Ah

9Ch

Shadow option ROMs

Set up Power Management

9Dh

9Eh

9Fh

A0h

Initialize security engine (optional)

Enable hardware interrupts

Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives

Set time of day

Check key lock

Initialize typematic rate

Erase F2 prompt

Scan for F2 key stroke

Enter SETUP

Clear Boot flag

Check for errors

Inform RomPilot about the end of POST.

CCh

POST done - prepare to boot operating system

1 One short beep before boot

Terminate QuietBoot (optional)

Check password (optional)

Initialize ACPI BIOS

Prepare Boot

Initialize SMBIOS

Initialize PnP Option ROMs

Clear parity checkers

Display MultiBoot menu

Clear screen (optional)

Check virus and backup reminders

Try to boot with INT 19

Initialize POST Error Manager (PEM)

Initialize error logging

Initialize error display function

Initialize system error handler

PnPnd dual CMOS (optional)

Initialize note dock (optional)

Initialize note dock late

Force check (optional)

Extended checksum (optional)

Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard

Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies

Devices such as ROM, RAM, PCMCIA, and serial disk

Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video

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CDh Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA

CEh

D2h

Initialize digitizer and display message

Unknown interrupt

The following are for boot block in Flash ROM

EFh

F0h

F1h

F2h

F3h

F4h

F5h

F6h

F7h

E7h

E8h

E9h

EAh

EBh

ECh

EDh

EEh


E0h Initialize the chipset

E1h

E2h

Initialize the bridge

Initialize the CPU

E3h

E4h

E5h

E6h

Initialize system timer

Initialize system I/O

Check force recovery boot

Checksum BIOS ROM

Go to BIOS

Set Huge Segment

Initialize Multi Processor

Initialize OEM special code

Initialize PIC and DMA

Initialize Memory type

Initialize Memory size

Shadow Boot Block

System memory test

Initialize interrupt vectors

Initialize Run Time Clock

Initialize video

Initialize System Management Manager

Output one beep

Clear Huge Segment

Boot to Mini DOS

Boot to Full DOS

* If the BIOS detects error 2C, 2E, or 30 (base 512K RAM error), it displays an additional word-bitmap (xxxx) indicating the address line or bits that failed. For example, “2C

0002” means address line 1 (bit one set) has failed. “2E 1020" means data bits 12 and 5 (bits 12 and 5 set) have failed in the lower 16 bits. The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port-80 LED display. It first displays the checkpoint code, followed by a delay, the high-order byte, another delay, and then the loworder byte of the error.

It repeats this sequence continuously.

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Notes

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Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions

Appendix C

Installing Software Drivers and Windows

Operating System

After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the

Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro b o o t a b l e C D s t h a t c a m e p a c k a g e d w i t h y o u r m o t h e r b o a r d . ( * F o r

Adaptec's SCSI HostRAID Utility, please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard.)

C-1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA

RAID Controller Driver

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from

150MBps. Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA(PATA), SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long, while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter. Overall, Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA.

Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 (Tumwater) Chipset, the ICH5R

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 ports and up to two RAID drives.

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Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions

1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup

Utility.

(*Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the "Exit" Menu. Once in the "Exit" Menu, scroll down the menu to select the item- "Load Optimized Default settings" and press the <Enter> key. Select "OK" to confirm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default settings to the BIOS.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the "Main" Menu in the BIOS.

4. Scroll down to the next item-"SATA RAID Enable", select "Enabled" and press <Enter>.

5. Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

6. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

7. During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message:

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

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The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID

Controller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 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 simultaneously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the X6DAR-8G/

X6DAR-iG is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.

(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the

CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of

Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)

Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)

The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility, including:

*Array Configuration Utility: Use this utility when you want to create, configure and manage arrays.

* Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.

To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility, you will need to enable the

RAID function in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 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 previous 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 Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS, add and delete spare drives, and initialize drives. During the system startup, press <Ctrl> and <A> key simultaneously, and the main menu will appear.

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Managing Arrays

Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays".

To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select

"Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).

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Viewing Array Properties

To view the properties of an existing array:

1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the previous screen.)

4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press Enter.

The Array Properties dialog box appears, showing detailed information on the array. The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here.

5. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Deleting Arrays

*Warning: Back up the data on an array before 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 press

Enter. The following prompt is displayed:

*Warning!! Deleting the array will render array unusable. Do you want to delete the array?(Yes/No):

RAID 1 only—the following prompt is also displayed:

Deleting the partition will result in data loss! Do you also want to delete the partition? (Yes/No):

6. Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu.

7. Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

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Creating Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray 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 B-5).

3 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.

4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert (as the screen shown below).

(*Note: To deselect any disk, highlight the disk and press Delete.)

5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The

Array Properties menu displays (as the screen shown on the next page).

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Assigning Array Properties

Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties to the array.

*Caution: Once 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 following screen), select an array type and press Enter.

Note that only the available array types: RAID 0, and RAID1, are displayed on the screen. (*RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives.)

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2. Under the item "Arrays Label", type in an label and press Enter.

(*Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.)

3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change the default setting.)

4. The item: "Create RAID via" allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1.

The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate.

Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate

RAID 0

RAID 0

No Init

Migrate

(*Note)

Creating a RAID 0 on new drives

Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve

RAID 1

RAID 1

RAID 1

RAID 1

Build1

Clear

Quick

Init

Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve

Creating a RAID 1 on new drives, or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation.

Fastest way to create a RAID 1.

Appropriate when using new drives

(*Note:

If you 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.)

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5. When you are finished, press Done (as the screen shown below).

Notes:

1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost.

2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU, you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R.

3. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data miscompares if you later run a consistency check. This is normal and is not a cause for concern.

4. The ACU allows you to use drives of different 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 (volumes), as it will result in data loss.

Warning: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option. If you do, you will not be able to restart, or to recover the data that was on the source drive.

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Adding a Bootable Array

To make an array bootable:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press Ctrl+B.

3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable. Do you want to make this array bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, a bootable array will be created. An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array (as shown in the picture below:)

Deleting a Bootable Array

To delete a bootable array:

1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2. From the List of Arrays, select the bootable array (*) you want to delete, and press Ctrl+B. (* a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk

(as shown in the picture above.)

3. Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "The array is already marked bootable. Do you want to make this array as not bootable? (Yes/No):" Then, the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear.

(*Note: do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array.)

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Adding/Deleting Hotspares

(*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare.)

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC

Utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

3. From the ACU menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares.

4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare, and press <Insert>, and then, press

<Enter>.

5. Press yes when the following prompt is displayed:

"Do you want to create spare?" (Yes/No?)

The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.

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Initializing Disk Drives

If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array.

Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk 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 to access the ARC utility.

2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) (as shown in the screen below).

3. Select Initialize Drives (as shown in the screen below).

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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).

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5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below).

6. Press Enter.

7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen.

8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize.

If correct, type Y to continue.

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Rebuilding Arrays

*Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only.

If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to optimized 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 before you can rebuild an array.

To Rebuild an array:

1 From the Main Menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown in the screen below). From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to Rebuild.

2 Press Ctrl+R to Rebuild.

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Using the Disk Utilities

The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial

ATA hard disks.

To access the disk utilities:

1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.)

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2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below.

3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen below.)

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You can choose from the following options:

1. Format Disk—Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.

(*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation.)

2. Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.

To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

1. Once you have completed RAID array configurations, press ESC to exit. The following screen will appear.

2. Press Yes to exit the Utility.

(*For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility, please refer to Adaptec's User's Guide in the CD included in your shipping package. You can also download a copy of Adaptec

User's Guide from our web site at: www. supermicro.com.)

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C-2 Installing Intel's ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and

Windows Operating System

a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the

CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver

Diskette Maker" will appear.

b. Choose from the list the item: "Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party

(Adaptec)" and press <ENTER>.

c. From the next screen displayed, choose the OS driver you want to install and press <Enter>.

d. Insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press <Enter> as prompted.

e. Exit the program after the process is completed. Then, reboot the system.

f. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start to boot up from CD.

g. Press the <F6> key when the message-"Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

h. When the Windows OS Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

i. Insert the driver diskette-"Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller

Driver" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

j. Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

k. Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices are specified, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

l. From the Windows OS Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The OS

Setup will automatically load all device files, and, then, continue the

Windows OS installation.

m. After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot.

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B-3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

A. Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial

ATA RAID Controller Driver

After you've installed Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed. To install these software programs and drivers, click the icons to the right of these items.

Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen

(*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing

each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the

next item on the list. You should install everything here except for the

SUPER Doctor utility, Intel LDCM and the LAN/SCSI driver diskettes, which are optional. The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD. )

(*Please refer to the Adaptec User's Guide for the installation of

Adaptec's Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver. Adaptec's User's

Guide is included in the CD. You can also download a copy of the user's guide from our web site.)

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Supero Doctor III

The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local

Management tools. The local management 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 Screen-I (Health Information)

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Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (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.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/

Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend Supero

Doctor II.)

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Supermicro X6DAR-8G User`s manual

Assistant Bot

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USER’S MANUAL

Preface

About This Manual

Manual Organization

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 4: BIOS

Appendices:

Chapter 1

Introduction

1-1 Overview

Contacting Supermicro

Headquarters

Europe

Asia-Pacific

Quick Reference (X6DAR-8G/X6DAR-iG)

Motherboard Features

1-2 Chipset Overview

1-3 Special Features

1-4 PC Health Monitoring

1-5 ACPI Features

Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

1-6 Power Supply

1-7 Super I/O

Chapter 2

Installation

2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices

2-2 Nocona Processor and Heatsink Installation

Warning!

2-3 Installing DIMMs

CAUTION

2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors

X

Power LED

HDD LED

NIC1 LED

NIC2 LED

Overheat/Fan Fail LED

Power Fail LED

NMI

Reset Button

Power Button

2-5 Connecting Cables

2-6 Jumper Settings

2-7 Onboard Indicators

2-8 IPMI, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting

3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures

NOTE

3-2 Technical Support Procedures

http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/

(http://www.supermicro.com/support/contact.cfm).

3-3 Frequently Asked Questions

3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service

Chapter 4

BIOS

4-1 Introduction

4-2 Running Setup

4-3 Main BIOS Setup

Main BIOS Setup Menu

Main Setup Features

4-4 Advanced Setup

4-5 Security

4-6 Boot

4-7 Exit

Appendix A

BIOS POST Messages

Notes

Appendix B

BIOS POST Codes

Recoverable POST Errors

Terminal POST Errors

Notes