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1. SbHPCKEXB DIMM 4D Bank4 i E DIMM 4C Bank4 DIMM 4B Bank4 E DIMM Banks KB Mouse DIMM 3D Banks g DIMM 3C Bank3 rte di DIMM 3B Bank3 E DIMM 3A Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 g DIMM 2C Bank2 do DIMM 2B Bank2 5 DIMM 2A Bank2 k DIMM 1D Bank L gt WER DIMM 1C Bank1 8 DIMM 18 Bank1 m DIMM 1A Bank ES CPU2 5 o Intel 5000P 8 North Brid js North Bridge re A SAAR lt a A 5017 SIMLP E Ri amp A VGA SS POEXS MM CTRL m Slots POLE xa j8 5 PCI gt b 8 ia 73 Te USB 4 2725 Intel ESB2 SouthBridge Slot3 He gt Slot2 PCI E X4 PCEX133MHZ USB 2 3 we EE Ee TI B Alarm Reset Compact Flash IDEs n SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system SMBus PS I C Connector Power Supply SMB I C Connector J17 monitors the status of power supply fans and system tempera tures See the table on the right for pin definitions Di 2 Xo oc DIMM 4C Bank4 DIMM 4D Bank4 24 Pin ATX PWR Pin PWR IL FAN 4 Pin PWR DIMM 4B DIMM 4A Banka DIMM 3D Bank3 DIMM Bank3 DIMM 3B
2. foi 2 n vea a m A E Zee RIES 505 X4 J fc 88 SEF E gt wot HERSKA 18 8 i gt E a uses ar ul Yer 9 a Intel vm ta 398 POLE xa ESB2 U2 Commun fi S PERM SouthBridge ket N J Slot2 PCLE X4 enm SIHPCEXTSMHZ wh Ez S Universal Serial Bus USB There are five USB 2 0 Universal Se rial Bus ports headers on the moth erboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 JUSB1 and the other three are Front Panel Acces sible USB headers USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB 4 JUSB3 See the tables on Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB USB0 1 Pin Definitions 5V PO the right for pin definitions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions lot PCIX T33MHZ LEE USB2 4 USB3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 at JL10n the motherboard Attach the Pin Definition appropriate cable from the chassis to N 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion when Ground the chassis is opened aw o dene PY Backpanel USB 0 1 TAN A4 PI PWR PP CTRL UPPER B Front Panel USB 2 3 pes e
3. 12 Bus to PCI X PCI Exp 2 Slots to PCI S PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumpers J27 and J28 allow you to con Jumper Setting Definition nect the System Management Bus I2C Closed Enabled to the PCI X PCI E slots The default Open Disabled Default setting is Open to disable the con nection See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPER RIDE DIMM 4D Bank4 CPU 24 Pin ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR A Co m act Flash Maste r E E DIMM 4C Banka Ba WR FP CTRL 4P iT PWR FP CTRL _ Lar i mi Slave Select E DIMM 4A Bank4 fe DIMM 3D Bank3 ai V B J 27 E DIMM 3C Bank3 Lol FANS 5 DIMM 3B Bank3 N 5 J 2 8 B E DIMM 3A Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 CPU1 woe DIMM 2C Bank2 3 DIMM 28 Bank2 AN DIMM 2 Bank2 1 1 DIMM 1D Bank1 E DIMM 1C Bank Bi E DIMM 1B Bank1 a T Let A DIMM TA Bank1 5 E 5 o CPU2 2 Intel E 5000P North Bridge ci Slot SIMLP lt E VGA D Slot PCI E CTRL Slo5 PCLE X4 E wot 8 H DER Slot PCIE X8 9 1 yea l Intel i E i z Slot3 PCI E E ESB2 Ri E Cf Battery ECTRLE _ T SF SouthBridge kello Slot2 PCI E X4 Slott PCIX 133MHZ T USB 2 3 SMB MES Ez Bh up SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs
4. 28 Bani Ev Power LED 2 DIMM 2A Bani J DIMM 1D Bank X 8 4 J ES HDD LED ues 3 DIMM 1B Bank BIA 1A Gan lew 3 NIC1 LED rm 2 p B Intel a Soo Fang NIC2 LED a North Bridge o mE E OH Fan Fail LED seh cm Jw PWR Fail LED EERE aa Slot3 POLE SouthBridge PCHE X4 J HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port 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 DIMM 4D Banka CPUFANI _24 Pin ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR i DIMM AC Bank ri Fir WR Eu DIMM 48 Bank Fi owe ss ans z arda T d DIMM Bank m EY age b 1 DIMM 3B Bank z DIMM 34 Gani EN i 20 Gori CPU1 E i DIM 26 Gori B DIMM 25 Gori DIMM 2A Bani t 4 DIMM 1D 1 N 4 ji a E DIMM 1B Bank b S Lets E DIMM 1A Bank
5. PCI E X8 Er eee wes oF Pi CFE 3 JUSB3 i Intel a syo GLAN JPL2 UN Slot3 PCI E C ESB 2 d re kt CTR NEN SouthBridge KEYLOCK j Slot PCI E X4 x E Slott PCI X 133MHZ USB 2 3 SMB JL1 5 MRS E ang Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 m indicates the location of Pin 1 4 When LE1 is on make sure to unplug the power supply before removing or installing components 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DBi Jumper Description Default Setting J27 J28 12 Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots Open Disabled J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master Slave Select On Master JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD J19 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector Aux PWR CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR JWP2 12V 8 pin PWR JPW3 Alarm Reset JAR Alarm Buzzer Reset Compact Flash PW JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector Used if JFC1 is on COM1 COM2 JCOM1 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors Chassis Intru JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 Fan7 CPU Fan1 Fan8 CPU Fan2 FP CTRL JF1 Front Control Panel Connector Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector GLAN 1 2 JLA
6. dana 1 12 T7 Super ez 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices kK kK kK kK kK kK 2 1 Precautions Ec 2 1 UNPACKING TR 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS kK KE KE KE kK KA KI 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 B Front Control x4 reete 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin DefinllilOn SS i kik kla kulak lana kayan 2 10 zl 2 10 Power LED M dann kin 2 10 IDE D DK eT ccr lens 2 11 NICI NICZ LED YD E PPN N Z J Ju TTT z 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED esses eee 2 12 Power LED SOT tuer UDIN SN Ec NOE ORIS 2 12 Reset Bol kya an n iaaea E aaa kaka xaka kir ka ka hanan a kk bama haka nan n aa bln an 2 13 Table of Contents POWEr BUOM 2 13 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 14 ATX Power Connector 2 14 Processor Power Connector sse 2 14 Universal Serial 2 15 Chassis IMIrUSIO
7. 181 E DIMM 1A Bank s o u B CPU2 Intel m 5000P a e North Bridge 5 2 567 SIMLP iem VGA E GIR Slot6 PCI E w n ER E ru i a 505 PCI E X4 E 311 E wol n 4 8 p Ba i ane AA m B n BE Yera 3 J Ine so enm GLAN s JPL2 Don KC ION siz POLES ESB 2 gt j pd a SouthBridge KEYLOCK A NL Slot2 PCLE X4 jot PCFX T33MRZ USB 2 3 SMB FANS LEE i hk SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail header JP3 to provide warnings of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Alarm Reset Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 A Power Fault
8. D 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that sup port RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings first If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press Enter Select OK to confirm the selection Press Enter to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press Enter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the En ter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt A gt for Intel RAID C
9. E sl DIMM 2 Bank2 B 3 DIMM 28 Bank2 AN DIMM 2A Bank2 E 1 f DIMM 1D Bank1 NN 3 zb DIMM 1C Bank1 DIMM 18 Bank1 ma DIMM 1A Bank1 E Ty CPU 5 8 Intel 5000P a 8 North Bridge had N Sio SIMLF t E n VGA 51016 PCI E CTRL IE Eg T Slot5 PCI E X4 E J27 woL Ie t do z v d n USB 4 a Intel N RA a UC ESB2 CTRL SS SouthBridge Slot2 PCI E X4 B PS RUN 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 that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 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 No Power 1 Make sure that no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default
10. 4 13 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Note The settings can be different depending on the CPU speed Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking
11. E 8 CPU2 Bak Intel l Ec 5000P 5 i North Bridge E ii N x SR DD N 172 Se EE e em m E 2 E wer Sei Be SE SEW OLE Kek E L1 a Intel JI ul KANE E PCLE ESB2 ae Ewl EC Some ia Southridge efto E Slot2 PCI E x4 J Sist POLK 133MHZ Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 10 12 Vcc Ground Groun X Power LED LED LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground o o Reset gt Reset Button PWR 7 Power Button SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re ya OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition i Vcc OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definit
12. Pin PWR DIMM 4 Banka bel A Fan 1 DIMM 4B Bank4 P rEWR E Q 2 DIMM 4A Banka Bunzer B 2 KB Moul E DIMM 3D Bank3 pees bri ge DIMM 3C Bank3 fa 3 gt DIMM Bank3 E DIMM Bank3 D Fan 4 E DIMM 2D Bank2 L e y DIMM 2C Bank2 teut E Fan 5 DIMM 28 Bank2 GE RM IM be E DIMM 2A Bank2 F Fan 6 E DIMM 1D Bank j__J j d DIMM 1C Bank1 110 Fan 7 CPU Fan 1 Ls H Fan 8 CPU Fan 2 CPU2 B mel CAO Keylock 5000P ay 8 North Bridge e 2 inn Slot SIMLP me Foi 721 VGA E HA ara C gt b wo 8 iai 73 a Gal mns GLANS 2 Lal seen EE Slot2 PCLE X eae ran SIoMPCEX133MHZ HE ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC The mouse port is above the key 3 Ground board port See the table on the right 4 VCC for pin definitions 5 Clock 6 NC Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Definition Pin is a connector located on the Backpanel and COM2 is a header located at JCOM2 See the table on the right for
13. There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED There is an Onboard Power LED located on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location Link Activity LED 5 TT LED Rear View GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps CTRL DIMM 4D Banka 24 Pin ATX PWR Pin PWR wm x DIMM 4C Banks FAN 4 Pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM 4A Bank4 SMB KBIMo DIMM 3D Bank3 Sencar ai DIMM 3C Bank3 l rote DIMM 3B Bank3 B DIMM Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 CPU E sl DIMM 2C Bank2 B 3 e DIMM 28 Bank2 DIMM 2A Bank2 gk DIMM 1D Bank N 9 ub DIMM 1C Bank k a DIMM 1B Bank1 CO DIMM TA Bank gt lt CPU2 DO 5000P a o North Bridge 2 lt I Slot SIMLP E Fa EE e VGA t
14. 4A 4B 12 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C 3B 4A 4B 4C 16 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3C 3D 4A 4B 4C 4D Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed For optimal memory performance please install pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the Memory Availability Table below Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 3 99GB BIOS Local APIC 3 99GB Area Reserved for the chipset 3 99GB APIC 4 Kbytes 3 99GB PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory
15. Note JIDE2 the white slot is reserved for Compact Flash Card only Do not use it for other devices If JIDE2 is populated with a Compact Flash Card JIDE1 the blue slot will be available for one device only For the Compact Flash Card to work properly you will need to enable its corresponding jumper and IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 Ground 21 DRQ3 23 Write 25 Read 27 IOCHRDY 29 DACK3 31 IRQ14 39 Addr1 35 Chip Select 0 Pin Definition 2 Ground 4 Host Data 8 6 Host Data 9 8 Host Data 10 10 Host Data 11 2 Host Data 12 14 Host Data 13 16 Host Data 14 18 Host Data 15 Key 22 Ground 24 Ground 26 Ground 28 BALE 30 Ground 32 IOCS16 34 Ground 36 Addr2 38 Chip Select 1 connect a power cable to its corre 39 Activity 40 Ground sponding power connector first DIMM 4D Banka CFUEAN 2P amare A D E 1 wo DIMM 4C Bank4 EAN DIMM 4B Bank GEE TE h C d uns Compact Flas ar DIMM 4A Bank4 AA KB Mo DIMM 3D Bank3 EA ai V SI ot DIMM 3C Bank3 f FAN1 Foot DIMM 3B Bank3 t B 3 DIMM Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2
16. Rd EN sa O ae Slot2 PCI E X4 lott PCIEX 133MAZ wi _ DIMM 4D Banka 24 Pin ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR m wm DIMM 4C Banka FANT 4 Pin PWR Kt KEYLOCK SMB a LJ FP CTRL A Overheat LED Compact Flash IDER n SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive and SIMLP Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle 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 Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definition Pin Definition Con nector 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error The parallel printer port is located 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init on the IO panel See the table on the 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN right for pin definitions 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate
17. cm Slol6 PCIE E J J28 ERES 5015 PCI E X4 wt wot Re me Re he si 3 gt d n USB 4 e Intel LAN Slot3 POLE xa e ESB2 Kt CTRL SouthBridge KEYLOCK Slot2 PCI E X4 USB 2 3 SMB HE E 8 A GLAN LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs IDEs E GLANY Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating This LED will blink to in dicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM 4A Banka FANG FANS Bankd PSF SMBus PS E EE UB Psi DIMM 3C Bank3 f DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM 3D Bank3 B DIMM Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 CPU1 DIMM 2C Bank2 DIMM 28 Bank2 TOMT Bank2 DIMM 2A Bank2 Printer DIMM 1D Bank1 N DIMM 1C Bank1 Bankt DIMM 18 Bank1 DIMM Bank CPU2 Intel 5000P North Bridge 51017 SIMLP Poi SUPER X7DBi Slot PCI E XB 88 wo 52 SiotS PCI E X4 rs 27 woL SATA ESATAT VGA i Memory Intel ESB2 SouthBridge Slot3
18. Bank3 y N USBOI L DIMM Bank3 TOMT DIMM 20 Bank2 CPU1 DIMM 2C Bank2 Bank2 DIMM 28 Bank2 Printer DIMM 2 Bank2 DIMM 1D Bank1 N DIMM 1C Bank1 Bankt DIMM 18 Bankt ee Se SUPERG X7DBi DIMM Bank 2 Intel 5000P North Bridge 51017 SIMLP Tei Slot PCI E 88 wn SiotS PCI E X4 ja 27 woL VGA i Memory Intel ESB2 SouthBridge o 9r 2 Slot3 PCI E m f 2 Slot2 PCI E X4 Le ker CTRL las DEH Chapter 2 Installation SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition Clock PWR Fail Data Ground 3 3V A SMB J18 B PWR SMB J17 lot PCI X 133MHZ uj SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual T SGPIO Headers Thereare two T SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers located at J29 J30 on the motherboard These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATA connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Connector A VGA connector J15 is located next to COM1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin
19. DIMM 1D Bank1 N DIMM 1C Bank1 Bankt DIMM 18 Bankt ee Se SUPERG X7DBi all Let DIMM Bank 8 5 2 Intel H 5000P North Bridge D NL 567 SIMLP VGA t or Slot6 PCIE E 328 E E Slot5 PCI E X4 pn E wot Re RS IE d E ESER Na UsB4 Yorn SF Sie LE l GLAN C Wf Battery BOTRUS 5 SouthBridge Slot2 PCI E X4 lott PCIX T33MHZ USB 2 3 SMB TER E 2D SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable the VGA Con nector See the table on the right for jumper settings 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled P
20. Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Bandwidth FSB Select Enabled to enable high bandwidth Front Side Bus FSB The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features Select Enabled to use the Intel AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the
21. 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 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 ofthe bits atthe 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 Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installe
22. TSEG Memory available for the OS amp other applications Release Note Notch Tab should align Em 8 with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs REP ed Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot the release tabs Release Tab Release Tab near both ends of JL J the module This should release it from the slot 2 7 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports SUPERS ge A ecco e FE 3 eL Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue Parallel Port Printer Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 O MOAN DOA FWD See Section 2 5 for details 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation SUPER XTDBi B 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 specifi
23. This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation This feature allows you to select Serial ATA for SATA or Auto Native Mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to a
24. values entered may cause the system to malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert the setting to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI holes for the PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the function of memory sparing for Memory Bus Branch 0 or Branch 1 to enhance memory performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable Interleaved Memory for Memory Bus Branch 0 Rank or Branch 1 Rank to increase data security The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1
25. 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 POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 1Ah 1Ch 20h 22h 24h 28h 29h 2Ah 2Ch 2Eh 2Fh 32h 33h 36h 38h 3Ah 3Ch 3Dh 4th 42h 45h 46h 48h 49h 4Ah 4Bh 4Ch 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 54h 55h 58h 59h 5Ah 5Bh 8254 timer initialization 8237 DMA controller initialization Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 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 Initialize PO
26. CHNL3 N PORT PORT N Wd 2 3 0 J9 5 PCIE 8 CIE X4 s SZ 5S lp M2 PORT PORT ATA 100 N 3 LECLEX4N PORT N VA IDE CONN 5 2 2 9 AEXP BUS N L y EBUS CO A PCLE X4 N PORT SJEN zin uA PCLE X4 N z SN PORT 2 ESB2 n 3068 N lt H N 5 L 6 LI x 5 VGA VGA VECI33MHZN 0 m CONN Es1000 1 USB20 N m DDR 8MX16 3 KUMERAN ae LN GBLAN RJ45 NY SIO FWH GILGAL W83627 LN HF RJ45 NW PARALLEL n MS a PORT Tu COM1 COM2 KB Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the 5000P Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P chipset the X7DBi motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presenta tion storage computation or database applications The 5000P chipset supports a single or dual Intel 64 bit Quad core dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000P Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 T
27. Center Edge gold dot with Socket clip Plastic cap is released from the load plate if the CPU SS is properly installed SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Pasgive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the re quired amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that N the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW from the motherboard in the sequence as show i in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in th
28. Definition Pin Definition 1 NC 2 NC 3 Ground 4 Data 5 Load 6 Ground 7 NC 8 NC Note NC No Connections DIMM 4D Bank4 DIMM 4C Bank4 FAN A T SGPIO 1 2 8 Pin PWR wm DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM 4A Banka PSE SMBus PS f KB Mouse 3 DIMM 3D Bank3 jer DIMM Bank3 a DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM 3A Bank3 f sil USBOM L Bank DIMM 2D Bank2 CPU1 DIMM 2C Bank2 Bank2 DIMM 2B Bank2 DIMM 2A Bank2 DIMM 1D Bank DIMM 1C Bank DIMM 18 Bank1 Bank GLANZ GUANT DIMM 1A Bank1 CPU2 Intel 5000P North Bridge C lat SIME 1 nj SUPER XTDBi TT Tgiot8 PCFEXE TT TT IT CTRL w 28 51015 PCI E X4 Ls SbHPCKEXB Intel ESB2 SouthBridge E 3 Slot3 PCI E He gt ECTRLE ER Ti Slot2 PCI E X4 50 PCIEX 133MHZ HE USB 2 3 n FP CTRL Buzzer 4 Pin PWR B VGA O Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF 1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connecto
29. F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system 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 errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM errors it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have 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 B 5 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Notes Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to t
30. Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable i Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette SIMLP Slot There is a SIMLP Supermicro Intel ligent Management add on card slot Slot 7 on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location K DIMM 4D Bank4 ra PInPWR A Floppy Ec DIMM 4C Bank4 EAN ale ele za H LG SIMLP 2 0 KB Mouse 3 DIMM 3D Bank3 pees DIMM 3C Bank3 fa UE di E DIMM Bank3 z DIMM Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 EI E DIMM 2C Bank2 crue E D DIMM 2B Bank2 2 RUT eme ET DIMM 1D Bank1 p j TE n DIMM 1A Bank ug 5 8 E CPU2 Ew fo Fg a i PU FANS a North Bridge S N Q VGA CTRL DD m 3 E a 51015 PCI E X4 B d BER 8 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual IDE Connectors There are two IDE Connectors JIDE1 Blue JIDE2 White on the mother board The blue IDE connector JIDE1 is designated the Primary IDE Drive However it also supports a compact flash card The white IDE connector JIDE2 is designated the Secondary IDE Drive reserved for Compact Flash Card use only See the note below See the table on the right for pin defini tions
31. Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 6 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to cre
32. List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 23 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Security Settings 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 lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on boot Disabled Supervisor Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When this item is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in
33. State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date Oct 15 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission fr
34. cally 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 Hj Groun NMI L X X E Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc E T U m NIC1 LED Vcc a o NIC2 LED 1 QHfFanFailLED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 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 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 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 19 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground fo Reset gt Reset Button Ground o o PWR gt Power Button E DIMM 4D Banka OFUFAN 2I ATXPWR Bin PWR mo 2 qe HER Idee EO in Ran GA mn E y Fr E DIMM Bankes A 30 Bank PSF Suu PSB G Groun ee eS m C5 DIMM Bank3 B E DIMM 34 Bank X D DIMM 2D Bank2 J beraz et 8
35. for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non N RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID an
36. gt Slot2 PCI E X4 LX133MHZ USB 2 3 4 Pin PWR berm WEG S A WOR WOL CTRL Buzzer g3 FAN1 Compact Flash IDEM Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 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 GLAN1 Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker External Speaker DIMM 4D Banka CPU FAN ___24 Pin ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR A GLAN1 sig wm Lm MB m i x Eo DIMM 4C Bank4 Pag 5 GLAN2 DIMM 4B Bank DIMM 4A Bank Buzzer PSF SMBus PS a 9 Mess ae PWR LED Speaker DIMM 3C Bank3 H piii Pot DIMM Bank En B DIMM Bank3 E DIMM 2D Bank2 E E DIMM 2C Bank2 B 8 p DIMM 2B Bank2 A E DIMM 2A Bank2 E 1 E DIMM 1D Bank1 N 3 al do DIMM 1 Bank EN E E DIMM 18 Bank1 _
37. including the 5000P Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Three PCI Express x4 slots x8 physical x4 signal Slot 2 Slot 3 and Slot 5 Two PCI Express x8 slots x16 physical x8 signal Slot 4 and Slot 6 One 64 bit PCI X 133 MHz slot Slot 1 One SIMLP Supermicro Intelligent Management add on card slot Slot 7 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage memory voltage 1 8V 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5 Standby 12V 12V and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction AGPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard I O Six SATA2 ports supporting RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 For the Win dows Operating System only
38. main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below anage firrays Array ddzDe lete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 5 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press Insert Select drives for Configuring Selected Drives 88 5138801995 74 568 BI WDC HD748GD BBFLAT 69 2568 82 UDC HD 7486D B8FL 2 69 26B 83 HDC HD 748GD 8O8FLRI 69 268 5 HDC WD 44LD KHFLA 69 268 3 The drive you ve selected will the Selected Drives Dialog the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box r Select drives for Configuring Selected Drives AA 5138081345 74 508 HH SIJEHHTAHS MZ KI dHED BHELRZ GY Zbll A3 KD 4BRCD BRFLAT 69 208 AS HEC KD74ARD Rn 25R 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press Enter Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARNING Configuring drives vill urite Array Information on to the lected drives Drive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Ves No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue SUPER X7DBi
39. programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items SUPERMICRO X7DBi Series Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset INF files S U P E R M I C Re Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver intel 5000X Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset X7DBi Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRD Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD E 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual E 2 Configuring Supero Doctor The Supero Doctor 1 program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system informa
40. the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on P 4 20 or on P 4 21 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option displays a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used
41. the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password to allow access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which will allow access to the system at boot up 4 25 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display 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 Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The items included in the boot list section are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The items included in the candidate list are currently not bootable Use the lt gt key or the lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable de
42. this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles gt System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in
43. to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel S web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting or creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction w
44. 25 SLCT 26 NC E DIMM 4D Banka cua MEUS A Parallel Port 3 DIMM 4C Bank4 EAN m DIMM 4B Bank4 mum B Wr DIMM 4A Bank4 Buzzer KB Mouse 3 DIMM 3D Bank3 Tes X DIMM 3C Bank3 n FAN1 Fx DIMM 3B Bank3 9 DIMM Bank3 DIMM 20 Bank2 DIMM 2C Bank2 put DIMM 2B Bank2 DIMM 2A Bank2 ET DIMM 1D Bank DIMM 1C Bank1 a DIMM 1B Bank1 78 DIMM 1A Bank ug 5 8 o E CPU2 e oe 3 na 8 North Bridge CP F gt lt E E Fa 5107 SIMLP a pa mp P VGA CTRL D mu i Lg S5PCHEX i san BER In 8 Ss Y f o E t m es Intel T E Wo PASE dicas cis ESB2 b m d N ZA SouthBridge iet N J Slot2 PCI E X4 ii Es SloiPCIHX133MHZ TT TS SUR EA ve es me fas Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located next Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Memory Slot3 PCIE He Slot2 PCI E X4 SIoMPCEXT33MHZ w E Intel ul ESB2 SouthBridge rau suo Ed CN Au N Battery Pin Definition Pin Definition to the compact flash card slot See the 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN table below for pin definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9
45. 3h C4h C6h C7h C8h C9h CDh Check for SMART Drive optional Set up Power Management 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 lt ESC gt prompt Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke Enter SETUP Clear Boot flag Check for errors Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional POST done prepare to boot operating system 1 One short beep before boot Terminate QuietBoot optional Check password optional Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures Prepare Boot Initialize SMBIOS 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 flags Console redirection init Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled Force check optional Extended ROM checksum optional Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h
46. CI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V_VRO P12V_VR1 FSB VTT PXH Vcore ES2B Vcore CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previou
47. CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction temperature is exceeded the warning LED are triggered and cooling fans will speed up if the fan speed control function is enabled System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation 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 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 compatib
48. DUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il E 3 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Notes
49. Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure 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 be fore 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 3 3 SUPER X7DBi Users Manual 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 in curred 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 uti
50. GLAN Port2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS 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 clear ing CMOS 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 Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Watch Dog is a system monitoring device that can reboot the system when a software applica tion hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset an application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to gener default ate a non maskable interrupt signal for the ap Pins 2 3 NMI plication that hangs See the table on the right Open Disabled for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be en abled in BIOS DIMM 4D Bank4 CPUFAN 24 Pin ATX PWR amp Pin PWR A Clear CMOS od zu Watch Dog Enable H DIMM 4A Bank4 qu KB Mouse k DIMM 3D Banka ere cor ai XY DIMM 3C Bank3 f pang UE DIMM Bank3 N B DIMM Bank3 TOMT DIMM 20 Bank2 CPU1 DIMM 2C Bank2 Bank2 DIMM 28 Bank2 DIMM 2 Bank2 oY Printer
51. N 2 15 Fam Headers Vy EE 2 16 iip c 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 17 Serial POS ME Peer trei tede Pct 2 17 k ya 2 18 Wake On LAN Fera KE dann rte deu da 2 18 GEAN Ethernet Poms issih ides eed 2 19 Speaker Power LED Keylock Header 2 19 Power ep Em 2 20 Alarm Reset n va ete er ibd k h e wo EY ceno Havers 2 20 OMB CONNCCOM gm m 2 21 SMB Power GConrnectOr iren an dia a zeya diy za m raan a nan W yana ka Na n AA 2 21 T2SGRIO Headers x oet RE ne Ke a 2 21 Mene 2 22 Compact Flash PWR 2 23 2 6 Jumper SettlngS V ew n 2 24 Explanation of Jumpers kass yaka dikana kaka k n hila k n av duayan aka Redes 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable danya vaya dala ay ya dana 2 24 Clear CMOS ieee DD E 2 25 Watch DO i alan 2 25 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault zresa Sat 2 26 VGA Enable Disable iet eerta err kurek dkaneka e 2 26 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 27 12 Bus to PCI X PCI Exp S
52. N1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 Note IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 KB Mouse JKM1 PS2 Keyboard Mouse Keylock JK1 Keylock Header SIMLP Slot 7 SIMLP Supermicro Intelligent Management Add On Card Slot Connector OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Parallel Port J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED Speaker JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR LED LE1 PWR LED Indicator Note6 on Pg 1 4 PSF JP3 Power Fault Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 SATAO SATA5 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors SMBus PS J17 Power System Management 12 Header SMB J18 System Management Bus Header T SGPIO 1 2 J29 J30 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers USB 0 1 JUSB1 Back Panel USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB4 JUSB2 3 Front Panel USB 2 3 JUSB2 FP USB 4 JUSB4 VGA J15 VGA Connector WOL JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR1 Wake on Ring Header Note JIDE2 is for Compact Card Use only For Compact Card to work properly please enable JCF1 by putting a jumper on it and connect JWF1 to a power supply 1 5 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Dual Intel 64 bit LGA 771 Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 5300 5100 5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz Memory 16 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula tion Chipset ntel 5000P chipset
53. One SIMLP slot Intel 82563 Gigabit Ethernet controller supporting two Giga bit LAN ports One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface supports UDMA Mode 5 PIO Mode 4 ATA 100 with Compact Flash support One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers ES1000 with 16 MB Graphic Controller Super I O Winbond W83627HF w Hardware Monitor support W83793 HECETA Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 13 0 x 13 68 330 2 mm x 347 5 mm SUPER X7DBi User s Manual E ER e VRM VRM 1516307 PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 1516307 1067 1333 067 1333 ASK We HD FD FD V WC J6 2e HB 2B BB n 4 VAEgD CHNL 2A id JL PCHE X N PORT N S e 4 5 5000P encan gt lt MCH N z 5 lt ul a a a a j PCHEX N PORT FBDCHNL2 Q A A amp 6 7 N e m a m
54. PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V 5VDD 5Vsb 3 3V P1V2_NIC_SEN P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 21 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When
55. Press the lt Esc gt 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 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built 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 4 3 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 SATA Port3 slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Item Specific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you IS a i parameters o is eens
56. 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 error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional 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 and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual POST Code Description 99h 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh 9Fh AOh A2h A4h A8h AAh ACh AEh BOh B1h B2h B4h B5h B6h B7h B9h BAh BCh BDh BEh BFh COh C1h C2h C
57. S Setup iet ka kad ki kin era qe a b k n a ban w xua CEPR nuka hak A XR RARE 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup kk kk kK k k k KAKA KAKA K K K K k K k K k kl 4 6 4 5 Security Setup 4 25 4 6 Boot reget cir ex rrr 4 26 LS MEE uds 4 27 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes iue rt eene ege B 1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup C 1 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and E 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 All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 0036L 03 One 1 Serial Port cable CBL 010L 01 One 1 USB cable CBL 0083L One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cab
58. ST 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 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 optional Initialize interrupt vectors POST device initialization 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 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 optional 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 lt ESC gt to enter SETUP Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi
59. SUPERG SUPERO X7DBi USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The
60. User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that 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 or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5e ect drives to create Array g 75e lected Dr ives 0 5138801385 74 368 81 HDC HD 748G6D BBTLR1 69 960 HDC HD 48GD BBFLR2 53 86B HDC HD 48GD BBFLRL 53 86B JIYE DUR TR ll Bay 64 AGB 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press lt Enter gt when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Prop erties menu displays 5 p lected Drives 68 5138881395 74 36B 41 HD74HUD HHFLRT 59 WDC HD74BCD BHBFLAT 69 BCB HDC HD 74BGD PHFLRZ 09 168 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the n
61. ailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press Ctrl and A keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear 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 lt ESC gt key Press the Insert key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the Delete key to de select it D 3 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual fidaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 4 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not configure a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the
62. allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the 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 LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions WOR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground Wake up KB Mouse DIMM 4D Bank4 i E DIMM 4C Bank4 FANT 8 Pin PWR wm DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM 4A Banka DIMM 3D Bank3 PS us Jin DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM Bank3 DIMM Bank3 USB D 1 L Bank DIMM 2D Bank2 SUPERO X7DBi 4 VGA Memory CPU1 3 DIMM 2C Bank2 Bank2 DIMM 2B Bank2 DIMM 2A Bank2 DIMM 1D Bank DIMM 1C Bank Bank DIMM 18 Bank1 DIMM 1A Bank1 CPU2 GLANZ GUANT Intel 5000P North Bridge 1 nj TUT got8 PCFEXE TT TT IT ye J28 De x 5105 X4 SbHPCKEXB Intel ESB2 SouthBridge Slot3 He
63. are displayed here amige Irraus roatm Strvay 1 ste Hnminpara Dont Boies 3H Brew THH EU CBT Ak LYI XEN SLEAN HUL BHELUIZ HIN 1H I EHELAL i 2 8 MEr Hrite acta EraBla Dra BUG BIELE 69_ECH 3 Press lt Esc gt to return to the previous menu D 13 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to a Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array building process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuilding 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 and lt R gt to rebuild anage firrays reale Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 14 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press delete 3 In th
64. as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V 5VDD 5Vsb 3 3V P1V5 P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 111 adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic See the Note on Page 4 19 CPU Temperature Threshold This option displays a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PE
65. as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to use as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 3 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 Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press delete and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected 5138881305 74 368 85 HDC HD 4BGD BRFLA2 69 AGB HDC HD 48GD BBFLR1 69 BGB HDC HD74BGD BBFLA2 69 ACB HDC HD 48GD BBFLA1 69 4GB Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No D 12 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with the array
66. assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port 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 and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt 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 D
67. at you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an in terleaved memory scheme is used you must install four modules at a time beginning with Branch 0 then Branch 1 and so on see Page 2 6 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro 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 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion 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 be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical s
68. ate the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Creating a RAID 1 Volume Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel CR Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH7R uRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation AIl Rights Reserved Nane RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Vo lun RAID1 Mirror Select Disks NA LR CB Create Vo lune Enter string betueen 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER X7DB
69. d 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 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found 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 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 A 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the setting
70. d press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear Create RAID Vo lune Serial 0 1 72834 Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects Complete b Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions Installing a New Operating System the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Scree
71. drive installed at this Heads connection Heads fiuto autotypes Sectors hard disk drive E installed here Sectors CD ROM a CD ROM drive Maximum Capacity is installed here i itur ATAPI Removable removable disk drive is LBR Fornat installed here Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit I 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Esc Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA drive Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity
72. e Memory Voltage Chipset Voltage 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5V Standby 12V 12V and VBAT 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 Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting 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 Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis 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 a standby mode When in the sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the
73. e When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 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 heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 The Intel Xeon LGA 771 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation 4 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 5 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 6 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU Socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate Load Plate 2 2 3 Use your thumb and your index finger t
74. e Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The follow ing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the 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 parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 15 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 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 firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears SATA Port 0 ST388813R5 3 85 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC HD 748GD BBFLR1 27 8802 1 5 65 5 SATA Port 2 HDC WD748GD BBFLA2 31 88F31 1 5 Chvs SATA Port 3 HDC HD 48GD BBFLA1 27 8802 1 5 Gh s SATA Port 5 HDC WD748CD OBFLA2 31 88F31 1 5 Gb s Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears D 16 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level formatting of a hard drive by writing zero
75. e picture fer m mod 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 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 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 21A The memory scheme is interleaved so yo
76. e system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected power loss The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays i jon during 4 7 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual gt Memory Cache 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 to write cache 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 to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved f
77. eat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 4 15 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual gt 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of Serial Port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B Not for external use used for IPMI only This setting allows you to assign control of Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to
78. ed and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This feature allows the user to specify which video adapter to be used as the default primary video adapter the onboard video adapter or others The options are Other and Onboard Video Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled the Emulated IRQ Scheme will allow PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Exp I O Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others perform better with a payload size of 256 Bytes which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are Payload 256 Bytes and Coalesce Enabled 128 Bytes PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in the PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first 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 PCI X 1 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devic
79. erial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better 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 ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000P Chipset the ESB2 Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec s Se rial ATA SATA Host Controller which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Six Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only
80. es 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 gt Slot 1 PCI X133 MHz Slot 2 PCI Exp x4 Slot 3 PCI Exp x4 Slot 4 PCI E x8 Slot 5PCI Exp x4 and Slot 6 PCI Exp x8 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 high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh 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 setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines the size of a hard drive to be accessed by the user The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect
81. etup 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 de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual 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 ap propriate 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 the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 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 between the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting
82. ew array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror tripe size Create RAID v 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt 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 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of 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 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 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 dri
83. he 5000P MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two inde pendent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1 333 GHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec In addition the 5000P chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing The Xeon Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands The Xeon Quad Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Data Cache 32KB per core L2 Cache Size Shared 4MB per die 8MB Total Cache per processor Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s 1 9 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DBi All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for CPU Cor
84. he Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 5000P chipset the Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports an 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size wit
85. he User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 Appendix D and Appendix E for Operating System amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps 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 are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to t
86. he manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X7DBi Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale ro s DIMM 4D Banka __ 24 Pin ATX PWR 8 Pin PWR 34 i a gega e DIMM 4C Bank4 TM amp 4 Pin PWR CTRL _ H Baz DIMM 4B Bank4 t Buzzer E pis DIMM 4A Bank4 PSF SMBus PS ai U33 DIMM 3D Bank3 8 Zh DIMM Bank3 pa an di me DIMM Bank3 Bol DIMM Bank3 COM1 l 2 DIMM 2D Bank2 rm CPU1 E 9 DIMM 2C Bank2 5 Lo cea me DIMM 2B Bank2 pes DIMM 2A Bank2 DIMM 1D Bank1 DIMM 1C Bank1 5 Bankt DIMM 1B Bank j m DIMM 1A Bank1 CPU2 Intel 5000P North Bridge cPU FANG 3E J16 _ Slot7 SIMLP 1 VG SUPERG X7DBi TANT amp T LANT B rh 05 VGA loti E X8 CTRL D iii IDE 1 E jr D g gt J J28 E Ee an r Slot5 PCI E X4 anl 5 5 E ES d gt J27 WOL T 9 B m gt 3 id wah 28 sa J sa J22 2 Ax
87. hout any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems led C 2 Ap
88. i User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved Volunig RAID Level RA1D18 R01D811 Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity CB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this vo
89. ins 2 3 Disabled mw ues ap A 3rd PWR Fail RII ILES Xo DIMM 4C FART 1 2 PirEWR CTRL ao DIMM 4B Banka T E B VGA Enabled H DIMM 4A Bank4 puer SMBus P KB Mouse E DIMM 3D Bank3 ER A E g DIMM 3C Bank3 DIMM 3B Banka B DIMM Bank3 E DIMM 2D Bank2 E s DIMM 2C Bank2 P ar DIMM 28 Bank2 nd 1 DIMM 2 Bank2 d DIMM 10 Bank N 9 2 z DIMM 1C Bank d DIMM 1B Bank1 u Letedy DIMM 1A Bank 5 5 5 3 26 CPU2 2 FAN 5 Intel 4 ji 5000P Fane B North Bridge CAUFA E j VN S N i 56 aA VGA iki Slot PCIE X8 w 5 E n H 8 505 PCI E X4 8 8 s E Fa Siot4 PCFE X8 LL CAES ja weet a wn Re m S E SAN Slota PLE XA lt e y N gt Kt K tery SouthBridge KEYLOCK xj eu USB 2 8 SMB FANS j Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Primary Slave Compact Flash Card Master Secondary Select Jumper is located Slave Select at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Jumper Definition Compact Flash Card For the Compact Open Slave Secondary Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper Master Primary JCF1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location
90. ion 5 Vcc fer to the table on the right for pin Gro nd roun definitions A OH Fan Fail LED DIMM 4D Bank4 24 PinATXPWR 8 PinPWR 1 jaz m PR E B PWR Supply Fail m E ES c 20 19 hal i porcum ao B N Groun NMI u t DIMM 38 Bank N HE dix eomm x i 1 SORTS E Power LED Vcc DIMM 1D Bank nx Els ao 8 HDD LED r o TE DIMM 1A Bank1 lem 8 L NIC1 LED Vcc 9 CPU2 FAN j Intel F5 onde dw NIC2 LED Vcc B mu OH Fan Fail LED Vcc CTRL SOR POE m m 5 eee 14 PWR Fail LED Vcc ls E LI Sio PCE XB sea r m a E dem Ground fo Reset gt Reset Button Eee Ground PWR gt Power Button fot PCEX TISMA Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Reset Button on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the Pin Definitions JF1 hardware reset switch on the computer Pin Definition case Refer to the table on the right for 3 Reset pin definitions Power Button Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 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 1 configured to function as a suspend but ton with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Defini
91. ion The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the system memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from the GLAN ports as specified The options are Disabl
92. isable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for Console Redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display
93. ith software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Delay Clocks Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access Select a setting from 8 bus cycles to 120 bus cycles in 8 cycle increment The default setting is 32 bus cycles Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and h
94. le with Windows 2000 Windows 2003 and Windows Vista Operating Systems 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 Pressing 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 press 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 1 11 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 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 up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and o
95. les CBL 0044L One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X7DBi Image 22222922055 al 2 AURA E RIT RDADA aaa EL LP oec gt Vee 4 woe Beseee i ey ja ln Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of t
96. lity for the X7DBi 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 to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the 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 stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS logic enabling it to retain system parameters When a computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the 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 S
97. lity 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 lt Enter gt fiduanced Security Boot Exit Memory Cache PCI Configuration Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor IPMI TAWE Y wo Y wv wv v 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Select Enabled to temporarily halt system boot and display POST Power On Self Testing error messages when errors occur during bootup Select Disable to continue with system boot even when an error occurs The options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Select Yes to use ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec th
98. llow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version 4 5 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Available when SATA Controller is enabled Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is disabled Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 4 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced fromthe Phoenix BIOS Setup Uti
99. lots Enable Disable 2 27 2 Onboard EI 2 28 GLAN HII ian s n kan Lb S beka 2 28 Onboard Standby PWR LED sse 2 28 Overheat Fan Fall LED tene abe ku yal 2 29 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SIMLP Connections 2 30 Parallel Port Conn9ectOr cui a az b nin a na arek EXE DR RE ERE das 2 30 Floppy Connector e teh E Ya Per n athens 2 31 xi rum teet keke Gen ke beke as rm ka e Ke esa k e 2 31 IDE eroe 2 32 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting nana xwi enne 3 1 Before OTi s ase dekena ake kanen Reo EUR kusan sa KR A EYRe RE kan nes k an n 3 1 te 3 1 INO cT 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 Memon E PO MEME 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sss 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service k 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 JntrodUCtlOn doceas duet ate cni w kin ae cana ARR k n xU ER y kn CORE Rd RUE 4 1 4 2 J nnitig SOtllp i noo tinen Ki kelh dk aki y r Kel c y n RE rans 4 2 4 3 Main BIO
100. lume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation 811 Rights Reserved VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 8 46 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the Note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and
101. m p C Front Panel USB 4 DIMM Bank3 f E UT D Chassis Intrusion DIMM 2D Bank2 DIMM 2C Bank2 GRUT DIMM 28 Bank2 AN DIMM 2A Bank2 ke DIMM 1D Bank1 N x DIMM 1C Bank1 5 DIMM 1B Bank1 DIMM 1A Bank1 20 5 5 B CPU2 FANG ani ia 8 North Bridge ol CTRL 5106 PCI E ji yo 3 Slot5 PCI E X4 E a J Fa iind 2 88 1 mi Slot3 POLE He c T r SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 8 The X7DBi has six chassis system fan head ers Fan1 to Fan6 and two CPU Fans Fans Pin Definition 1 Ground 7 8 Note Fans 5 6 7 8 are 4 pin fans tv However Pins 1 3 of these fan headers are EET backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin defini tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the moth erboard Default Disabled PWR Modulation Keylock Keylock Pin Definitions The keyboard lock connection is designated JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Pin Definition 1 Ground Keylock R N DIMM 4D Bank4 CPUFANI
102. n and press the Enter key f 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 speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After the Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System C 10 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you mustfirst configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Controller D 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 s
103. n 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 In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires 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 X7DBi can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 4 pin and the 12V 8 pin power connections are also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Note The 12V 8 pin CPU Power Connector JPW3 is also required to support Intel 64 bit CPUs Failure to provide the extra power will result in CPU PWR Failure See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant Please refer to the Web site at http www ssiforum org Additionally in area
104. nector Pins Jumper Cap pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled DIMM 4D Banka Slot2 PCI E X4 Slott PCX 133MHZ x i DIMM 4C Banka re DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM 4A Bank4 KB Mouse DIMM 3D Bank3 DIMM 3C Bank3 ate E DIMM 38 Bank3 B DIMM 3A Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 E ES DIMM 2C Bank2 B 8 o DIMM 2B Bank2 1 DIMM 2A Bank2 ZEE DIMM 1D Bank i DIMM 1C Bank m E DIMM 1B Bank1 DIMM 1A Bank E ie E B 5 o Intel je 5000P 8 North Bridge lorth Bridge X 51017 SIMLP T n VGA D Em PCE X8 wo E J28 Slot5 PCIE X4 E E E wot gi E Si eal lott PCIE T GLAN Siot3 POLE xa pnr tera __ 24 PinATXPWR 8 Pin PWR IL m bas HERRE EH FP CTRL 4 PirPWR PSF SMBus PS Lt FAN1 LER CPU1 ES N B LI LET ed 8 CPU2 FAN3 E 1 SouthBridge SMB la Iu lt Setting GLAN Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled Pin 1 2 short Enable A GLAN Port1 Enable B
105. o hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the Notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the Socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the Socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Please save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 3 Socket Key Socket Notch CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle triangle cutout Chapter 2 Installation North Center Edge ut South
106. om Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledge able PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7DBi motherboard The SUPER X7DBi supports dual Intel Quad Core and Dual Core Xeon 5300 5100 5000 Series processors with a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz With two 64 bit Quad Core Dual Core processors installed the X7DBi offers superior performance system reliability and power efficiency for embedded storage and communications platforms The features supported by this motherboard include the Intel Core Microarchitecture Quad Core Dual Core with quad dual processing capabilities ultra dense low power platform larger cache with 4 MB shared L2 capacity the Intel Virtualization Technology the Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64 and the Intel I O Acceleration Technology Intel The X7DBi offers a superb solution for intense comput ing and complex environments and is ideal to be integrated into high end server sy
107. onfiguration Utility D 2 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X7DBi offers the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for det
108. or Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 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 DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operat
109. ower Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 3V 12V COM PS ON COM COM COM Res NC 5 5 5 COM Pin Definition 3 3V 3 3V COM 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK OE co ND gt WO N 5VSB RET 12V E 12V zx N 3 3V 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions Pins 1 and 2 3 and 4 Definition Ground 12V Required Connection 12V 8 pin Power Con nector TATE Pin Definitions definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V DIMM 4D Bank4 re i Detto Required Connection x DIMM 4B Banka oz DIMM Bank4 KB Mouse DIMM 3D Banks BSE SMBus PS P A 24 pin ATX PWR J g DIMM 3 Banka mnm 8 e DIMM 3B Bank3 f B 8 pin Processor PWR 8 1 DIMM Banks d IIT E C 4 pin PWR E E DIMM 2C Bank2 8 a DIMM 2B Bank2 FAN2 2 DIMM 2A Bank2 E i DIMM 1D Banki DIMM 1C Bank1 a a DIMM 1B Banki B DIMM 1A Banki tery 5 a o ES CPU2 Z 9 Intel m 5000P a 8 North Bridge x 2 zm
110. pendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volunes None def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial size Type Status Vol ID 8 HDC WD2588SD 81K WD HMAL72834971 1 HDC WD2588SD AL 14599 HDC HI H 25B8J D D 13 76189 p D2588JD 8 HD HMAEH 144 LIU Press to enter Configuration Utility laptec SCSI BIOS v4 38 8 opuright 2883 Adaptec Inc ALL Rig 444 Press lt Ctri gt lt A gt for 5 515 Utility h ID LUN Vendor Produc size b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85
111. performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The default setting is No 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled
112. pin definitions Definition CD DSR RD RTS TD CTS DTR RI Ground NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection DIMM 4D Bank4 1 CPU FAN Y 8 Pin PWR PERILI wm 2 E DIMM 4C Banka ox Fi iid c QEPCIRL s bi DIMM 4B Bank4 DIMM Banka per n SMBus PS j DIMM 3D Bank3 re Maus PS 3 Ned DIMM 3C Bank3 m BAHA S LN DIMM 3B Bank3 f 5 8 amp DIMM Bank3 mos DIMM 2D Bank2 CPU1 B E DIMM 2C Bank2 h DIMM 2B Bank2 FAN2 p DIMM 2A Bank E p DIMM 1D Bank1 go DIMM 1C Bank1 a amp DIMM 1B Bank DIMM 1A Bank 5 8 E TR CPU2 em Intel d FANE E 5000P North Bridge 2 351017 SIMLP amp For E 2 a VGA cmi 516 PCI E 3 J wc MP yg 8 8 Slot5 PCI E X4 2 5 5 5 85 5 gt E WOL Te s Jo Ao he 5 fe gt 5 sope I g 9 E Intel E I SR L2 LAN Slot3 POLE 7 ESB 2 Us j V CTRL C Kt Battery obi SouthBridge CK N J Slot2 PCIE X4 lot PCI USB 2 3 SMB k LI A Keyboard Mouse B COM1 C COM2 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR 1 This function
113. 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 Appendix B for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure 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 1 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 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 that 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 recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure th
114. r Jumper Definition On TOMT USBOI L DIMM 4D Bank4 DIMM 4C Bank4 DIMM 4B Bank4 Bank4 DIMM Banka DIMM 3D Bank3 DIMM Bank3 DIMM 3B Bank3 DIMM Bank3 DIMM 2D Bank2 DIMM 2C Bank2 Bank2 DIMM 28 Bank2 Printer DIMM 2 Bank2 DIMM 1D Bank1 DIMM 1C Bank1 Bankt DIMM 18 Bankt SUPERG X7DBi VGA i Memory GLANY Bo OF DIMM Bank Intel 5000P North Bridge 51017 SIMLP Tei Slot PCI E 88 wo Zi om SiotS PCI E X4 ja 27 2 Slot3 n EA 2 Slot2 PCI E X4 lott PCIX T33MHZ 24 Pin ATX PWR Pin PWR D mu FAN 4 Pin PWR PSF SMBus PS je E Intel ESB2 SouthBridge CPU1 2 Buzzer ic CTRL e AN FAN1 IDEs Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off A Compact Flash PWR Ww 0 J SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 6 Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout connector Jumper Settings Con
115. s Press lt F3 gt 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 lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 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 man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS 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 follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs
116. s 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 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 genera tor 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 supports 360 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 Bidirectional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O pro
117. s to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 0 5138001385 SATA Port 1 HDC HWD748GD BBFLR1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 SATA Port 8 513898135 3 85 1 5 Gb s Capacity 74 5 GButes WARNING This drive is about to be formatted RII data on the disk vill be erased Fornat Disk Yes No D 17 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 51380013845 3 85 SATA Port 1 HDC HD748GD BBFLR1 27 8802 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 5 Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive
118. sly set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Hardware Monitor Logic See the Note on Page 4 19 CPU Temperature Threshold This option displays a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation
119. stem 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 lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt 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 speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press lt Enter gt The OS Setup will automati cally load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot D 20 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software
120. stems Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the main board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Program Driver Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate
121. tRAID Setup Guidelines 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 lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 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 anage Arrays F3 List of r raus Create Array 08 nirror RAID 1 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives 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 and B Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disap pear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPER X7DBi User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD
122. te 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 at tached 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 de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory notworking 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 A 1 SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 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 val
123. tion Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button E Din 40 Banka PONE ae B PWR Button oe Banka Bebo TS 2 an BNMB ania usa gt 20 19 Fi _ nu Di 30 8 Groun d DIMM ac m Fant NMI z oF DIM Bank a E DIMM 3A Bank E CELA j i DIMM 2C Banka ie 8 DIMM 28 Bank2 ANA Power LED Vcc PU EOS k DIMM 1D Bank1 4 ED HDD LED amp DMMB Bank N 7s DIMM 1A Banki 1 E 8 li NIC1 LED Vcc E CPU2 FAN3 8 Intel 5000P la NIC2 LED Vcc re North Bridge x y 2 LS Slot SIMLP E PT E OH Fan Fail LED Vcc n VGA E jos SWRRER a E PWR Fail LED Vcc semen dos m LI i ED esperes so Ground Reset gt Reset Button i Intel so 281 Si PCLE XA J ESB2 Pra Sf a Sous eto EU Ground PWR Power Button Sio POLE X lo PC X T33MH USB 23 SMB FANS E I xi SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual 2 5 There are a 24 pin main power sup Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector ply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the motherboard These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifica tion The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR JPW 3 please refer to the item listed below Processor P
124. tion such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor interface Note The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen l Health Information E 2 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen ll Remote Control Ets m Graceful power control Supero Doctor III alow a user to the OS to reboot ec shut down within specdied time the defuit is 30 second Before the reboots or shuts down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serexe Daemen running at all times on this syrtem Promde TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor llIl You can also download 0111 User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRO
125. u must install four modules at time beginning with DIMM 1A DIMM 722A DIMM 3A then DIMM 4A and so on For optimal memory performance please install four modules at a time with the maximum of 16 modules See the Memory Installation Table Below 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 X7DBi supports up to 64 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR 2 533 667 in 16 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules that are of the same size and same type in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 will result in interleaved memory See the table below Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory DIMM Module Population Configuration To optimize memory support follow the table below for memory installation Optimized DIMM Population Table Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 2A 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 4A 8 DIMMs 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B
126. ues 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 A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages
127. upport Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DBi has sixteen 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information 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 files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system
128. various models or to ensure cor rect system setup SUPERO X7DBi User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual bec tbv BE ERE dikan Maa bek AA aa a dasa Wad VA Sa PA RE WAR neka W Naa iii Manual Organization n k ka bakan ka naa k kara ka ad Bab iii Conventions Used in the Manual E EEE kK KRA iii Chapter 1 Introduction Tel Ou ERE 1 1 eusdrg W a Wan n Saz b n k ya 1 1 Contacting iei k cu w y u oa k na Si ka 1 2 SUPER X7DBi Image keke kk kk ke kek k k enn 1 3 SUPERG si crasse kas Ancak dan cnius evasion k ku e uode 1 4 QUICK e linyal didana 1 5 Motherboard kaka k kak K K K K K K KH KK KA 1 6 Intel Blackford Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVGrVvIOW c dun terk n tree td tre k kada xime ra sna n bek ean a k da 1 9 1 3 Special Features kK KK kK kK kK KA 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring emere 1 10 155 deii ee rte exero t gr dw 1 11 1 6
129. ve The contents of the source drive will be preserved How ever the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via No Ini Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing Ctrl and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data inconsistency when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 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 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive D 10 Appendix D Adaptec Hos
130. vices Conversely you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list to make it bootable See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve 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 Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 27 SUPEROX7DBi User s Manual Notes 4 28 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activa
131. vides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DBi Users Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age 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 Putthe 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 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damag
132. will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit lt Enter gt Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 SATA Port 1 HDC WD74 CD A FLAL 27 8802 1 5 Ch s Capacity 69 2 GBytes This drive vill be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No D 18 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press lt ESC gt to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter o sele sc to exit default D 19 SUPER X7DBi User s Manual D 2 Installing Intel s ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and Installing the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Supermicro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ESB2 Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press Enter c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt 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 the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the sy

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