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1. 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep POST Codes eee A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes sse B 1 Appendix C Software Installation retinent tte C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged 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 in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 SATA cable CBL 044 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 pre installed One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT2 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR_INTC One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPERO X6DAL XG User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro 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 w
2. Connector 3 2 1 Pins Jumper Cap 3 21 Setting e ERE Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled Disabled LAN Enable Chapter 2 Installation Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the ad i ettings event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Super Jumper m Position Definition micro redundant power supply Open Enabled l Disabl units are installed in the chassis Glossa isapied If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with CN1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Force Power On Enable Disable Force Power On JPF Jumper JPF allows you to enable Jumper 1 Position Definition or disable the function of Force Off Normal Power On If enabled the power On Force On will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Force PWR On Audio Enable ME PO DIMM IB LN Z 2 21 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 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
3. 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables nnne rre nmn eet Rd 2 8 ATX Power Connector uc ca a ER PR EE ERES YR RER INR 2 8 Processor Power Conhector ioci ttc eei 2 8 INU er TC tances oe race ek weak oa gn ee occa cree Canes Power LED HDD LED rer e rene E EHE Ren aea NICI UEBER aa e ihe eth ait ie Overheat Fan Fail LED ssssssssssssseeeeeeneeeneee nennen 2 11 Table of Contents Power Fall WED ire etiarn secre tee o cha eios rado cpu get eid ade cts Roset BUttOR cedido croce rera o mri En PEL EC pA Psy eph opo Fora E R3 En Power BULLOD ensenen hna eter ee e Ibero eicere Pd ree esee EE vR EE EE Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 aie e 2 13 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports see 2 14 Fan Headers uc iere cette uice NEESER EE Serial POMS issenensis EEEE ALEEA EAE Wake ON RINO iere nitide ftri tee te tpe be dedu Wake Om LAN E GLAN Ethernet Port iiiter tte e ac tete Power Fault cr mo tei qe etc ete nO eene decees Power LED Speaker Header JD1 SMB Power Connector o ccccceccceseeeseseeeceseceeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeseaeesaeeseeeeeeeaees CD In leader cm en tremere rrr Eme ANERE AC 97 AudiO iscse se mener e ae ne REO Ye ok RR Ra ee Ed 2 6 Jumper Settings cicer rin tpe a ege e iet od Explanation 0f JUmpels a asi deren Gb pietra no ie D err Alarm ReseL uideo tan Ee rose Er Ee EHE ris Power Force
4. CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Super Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features e Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard l O e 1 Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet controller 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 ports front panel 2 Intel 6300ESB Serial ATA Ports Super I O AC 97 CODEC Audio devices supported 2 serial ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual ID ADIS H NT 2 PXREQ3i PXGNTS SATABESX5O4 e1 ps2 NOCONA 7 NOCONA 7 one JAYHAWK JAYHAWK
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6. Install CPUT first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount of thermal grease 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 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 Note heatsinks are heavy please handle them with care To Uninstall the Heatsink Socket lever in the locking Position y SIY ES CEK Heatsink Screwf screwgo Screw 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW NO 3 SCREW N0 2 SEREW Screw 2 Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to prevent damage to the CPU or th
7. 22 24 26 Auto Feed Error Init SLCT IN GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND NC Printer Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located 1 GND 2 FDHDIN on J24 See the table below for 3 GND 4 Reserved e 5 Key 6 FDEDIN pin definitions 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette FCIEn PC En 2 27 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual IDE Connectors The IDE Connectors are lo cated on J44 IDE1 and J38 IDE 2 You do not need to configure jumpers for these connectors See the table on the right for pin defini tions IDE Connector Pin Definitions J44 J38 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 V O Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND
8. 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND DIMM 35 DIMM 2A Tumwater North Bridge 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system f you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards A Install one CPU in socket 1 making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas Sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on an
9. CMOS Setting This option sets the VID setting for the processor s Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot legacy OS that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance 4 4 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS FIDE Configuration Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY duane IDE Configuration Conbined Mode Option P ATA ist Channel S ATA Ports Definition P0 Haster P1 Slaue gt Primary IDE Master ATAPI CDROMI gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Master Hard Diskl Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detectedl Third IDE Slave Not Detected gt Fourth IDE Master Not Detected gt Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected Select Screen tl Select Item Change Option Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit Exit Hard Disk Urite Protect Disabled IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 ATA PI BOPin Cable Detection Host amp Devicel v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Hegatrends Int When you select this Sub Menu the AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of the following items Onboard PCI ID
10. Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information
11. Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and2 Initializingthe 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Perfo
12. Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS informa tion during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current 4 19 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM HDD and Disabled The default settings are Ist boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 8rd boot device HDD 4th boot device IBA GE Slot 02180 Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled
13. Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are CD ROM and Disabled 4 21 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings the AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Clear User Password Disabledl Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Screen n Select Item Enter Change Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1 53 OCopyright 1985 2002 fine Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When E
14. SETUP UTILITY select a field Use or to configure system Time Version 08 00 10 Build Date 06 26 04 ID OABDIOO Processor Tupe Intel R Heon TH CPU 3 206Hz Speed gt 3200MHz Count lt 2 Select Screen T4 Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit Exit System Memory Size 1024MB System Date C Copyright 1905 2002 American Megatrends In When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count 4 2 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system Size This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the size of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For ex ample 5 30 A
15. Signal 2 Ground 3 Left Stereo Signal 4 Ground Chapter 2 Installation AC 97 AUX In CD In AC 97 provides high quality onboard audio The X6DAL XG features 6 channel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speak ers This feature is activated with the Advanced software on the CD ROM included with your mother board Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Ad vanced Chipset Features section of BIOS In addition there are also Aux In and CD In Connectors on the moth erboard 2 19 ZEN o Blue Line In surround L R Green Line Out Front L R Pink MIC In Center subwoofer SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disable the Giga bit LAN port on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled ial
16. The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft res
17. The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled or Enabled 4 17 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps System Health Monitor This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY 3316 CPU1 Vcore 1 346 U CPU2 Ucore 1 330 U 3 3U Uce V 3 419 U 5Vin 75 148 U 12U Uce V 12 135 U 12U Ucc V 11 633 U Select Screen DRAM UTT 31 241 U tt Select Item 1 2U Ucc 1 193 U Change Option 2 5U for DIMM 2 564 U Fi General Help 1 5U Uoltage 31 548 U F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit gt System FAN Monitor egatrends Inc T v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American System Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Temperature The feature allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C The default setting is 78 C If System Health Function is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature The AMI BIOS will automatically display the following informat
18. a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Tran
19. exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utilit lease refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s Hance Rapids Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt 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 lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt 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
20. 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 Note The CD is a bootable disc and can be used to create driver diskettes 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DAL XG The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt ke
21. release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DAL XG has six 184 pin DIMM slots that support regis tered ECC DDR333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly rec ommended 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 experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the 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 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 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
22. request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system 4 12 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring and Sparing Select Enabled to enable Memory RAS Mirroring and Sparing to allow the system to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data security The options are Disabled and Enabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH SouthBridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH Delayed Transaction to provide back compatibility for slower components The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH DCB Enable Select Enabled to enable ICH DMA Oollection Buffer The options are En abled and Disabled Onboard AC 97 Audio Select Auto to enable the function of Onboard AC 97 automatically The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual P APC
23. the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO 1st P1 2nd PO 2nd P1 1st Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press Enter to access this sub menu for the primary secondary third and fourth IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD 4 6 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to
24. you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Adaptec Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities sc to exit 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Main Menu anage Arrays reate firray initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected hi 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 01 WDC WD360GD OOGELX1 34 46B Appendix C Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below arives f Select for initialization Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX
25. 1 34 46B 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 4GB SMILACIS er wc wnasecp corixt 34 468 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 13 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild Appendix C Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec
26. 2A DM2 DIMM 3B 5 DIMM 3A LANI i CPU2 Dn Line In 16 Up Line Out Tumwater Mic Audio J43 North Bridge Enable J26 CDin en 7 e PCI E6 x16 LAN Fan E SMB data toPCIEn CTRL 713715 SMBCLKtoPCI En Fans ar 33MHz iim sal an6 Lr oO s le a Dss u PCI 4 33MHz CTRL FE z USB2 3 4 E JWD BIOS i DS9 Watch JPLIE LANI Enable Dog 6300ESB 5 o PCI X2 66 MHz Aa Alas WOR PW LED KL e A Ey JE2 Spkr d 8 a CL CMOS X z JL1g E 5 5 E Printer LERO Floppy Chassis BLE IF 0 Intrusion I x M Note a indicates the location of pin 1 Chapter 1 Introduction X6DAL XG Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting CN1 Alarm Reset Open Disabled J13 SMB Data to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J15 SMB Clock to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J26 Audio Enable Closed Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JPF Force Power On Enable Open Disabled JPL1 LAN1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 2 3 NMI Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector PWR2 PWR 3 COM1 J4 COM2 J5 DS7 DS8 FAN 1 6 DIMM 1A 3B LAN 1 IDE1 IDE2 J2 J6 J7 J24 J27 J41 J50 J61 JF1 JF2 JL1 JSLED H SATA 0 1 JS0 JS1 Parallel WOL JWOL WOR JWOR USB 0 1 USB 2 3 J42 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR Connectors COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors POST Code LED See Appendix A CPU Chassis Fans Headers Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B G bit Ethernet Po
27. 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 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 2004 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 knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DAL XG motherboard The SUPER X6DAL XG sup ports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors at a 8 00 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T sup port the Nocona processor supports IA 32 and IA 64 software and in cludes features found in the Xeon processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGA4 platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Nocona Processor 800 MHz supports Hyper Threading Technolog
28. E Operate Mode This feature allows the user to set the Onboard PCI IDE Operation Mode The options are Native Mode and Legacy Mode Please refer to Addendum D for information on Legacy Mode and Native Mode IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA Only S ATA Serial ATA Only and P ATA amp S ATA Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information P ATA amp S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA 1ST Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel 4 5 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO Master P1 Slave PO Slave P1 Master P ATA Only S ATA Running Enhanced Mode Select Yes if you want the function of Serial ATA Enanced Mode to be enabled at all times Options are Yes and No P ATA Channel Selection This feature allows the user to select which channel to set the Parallel ATA Mode The options are Primary Secondary or Both S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO 3rd P1 4th PO 4th P1 3rd Configuring S ATA as RAID Select Yes to configure Serial ATA as RAID The options are Yes and No S ATA Only S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows
29. I Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating System General ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes Suspend Mode This feature allows the user to select the ACPI state when the system is on the Suspend Mode Select S1 if you want the system to standby Select S3 to enable the function of Suspend to RAM which will shorten bootup time after poweroff The options are S1 POS and S1 amp S3 STR Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI which will allow the system to boot up and function p
30. Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 24 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep POST Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep POST Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the mother
31. M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below UTILITY Hain fiduanced Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction gt IDE Configuration gt Floppy Configuration gt PCIPnP Configuration gt SuperI0 Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Power Configuration Event Log Configuration gt HPS Configuration gt PCI Express Configuration gt Remote Access Configuration gt USB Configuration gt System Health Monitor Select Screen tt Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 CO Copyright 1985 2002 American Hegatrends Inc Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning 4 3 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state VID
32. Om Enable Disable 5 eerte CMOS Yer AEA Watch Dog Enable Disable etre nnne A dioErnable DIsable 5 2 tire reto rr trie cen 2 7 Onboard Indicators orici Renten GLAN LEES nni n en ire e Ferr re cei rae SATA LED Header ree te ee tret e eet Onboard LED Indicators System Alert EED IridiGators nr onere 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel Port Gonn Cior ausente ee vay teet d 2 26 Floppy COMME CON 2 2c 1st rite n bh n RR dn n ede tees 2 27 IDE Conn ctols 3 irre mr EE EE HO 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures eeeeeeeeeeee eere nente nnn nnns 3 1 Before Power Osee nene eo EO BRETREE EE ETHER E USER 3 1 No Power No Video Memory EMOS siasatan ee a edd e pa a oe rs 3 2 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Losing the System s Setup Configuration sesssss 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures nemen et tci 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions sssssseeeeneenenene 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sse 3 5 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 2 M in Setup ou ien oec eo RE reed 4 8 Advanced Settings etr eit e n nat c E nda cn 4 3 4 4 Boot Settings te ree E e P dee deed 4 19 4 5 Security Setup sss nete nennen nennen enne ennt nns 4 22 426 EXiti aia
33. RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt troller Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option Esc to 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt k and pr SATA Port 0 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port 7 No device Only drives present at POST are displayed ys to move cursor Enter to select C 16 Appendix C Software Installation You_can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to
34. ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT comm
35. SUPERO SUPER X6DAL XG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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 COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL 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 THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California
36. ages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen only when SuperDoctorlll is installed Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SuperDoctorlll Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM of the cooling fans The onboard 4 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management func tions Chapter 1 Introduction Environmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctorlll The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will increase the speed of the thermal control fan whenever the CPU tem perature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat condi tions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically increase the speed of the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation When CPU temperature reaches 78 C and above Default the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and Alarm Bu
37. allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select O to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the speci fications of the drive DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO 4 7 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has
38. and test is done The keyboard command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the nitialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual
39. apter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin u connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 oem to provide advanced warning of 8 GND chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin defini Overheat Fan Fail tions LED State Message Solid Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin The Power Fail LED connection is E located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Pin Refer to the table on the right for E MEE pin definitions 6 GND PWR Fail LED gt Ground lt p Power Fail LED lt Ground J lt pwr gt Power Buffon Ground SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Reset Button Reset Pin Definiti The Reset Button connection is lo UR cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At Pin Number Definition tach it to the hardware reset 3 Reset switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button Connector Pin Definiti The Power Button connection is m Qr located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pin n r Number Definition Momentarily contacting both pins 1 PW_ON will power on off the system To 2 Ground turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refe
40. ay devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for
41. battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that_you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Note that for the X6DAL XG you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Heatsink Note CPU Retention Brackets are pre installed MOUNTING Hogg w Standoffs Install the CPU mounting plate Xeon CPU gt below the retention bracket on the CPU Socket reverse side of the motherboard ounting See diagram on right CPU Retention Moles Bracket CPU Mounting Plate CPU CPU Socke Motherboar Mounting Plate CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied
42. board backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code ErrorMessage Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh Dih D3h D4h D5h D6h Code Description The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to t
43. ct Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note tha
44. d off to test the system oa fk WwW Inm The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules ata time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a
45. dependent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows NT 5 0 WindowsXP and Server 2003 Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and Chapter 1 Introduction you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On WOR Wake u
46. des functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard
47. e CPU socket 2 3 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCR 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink mre e screws from the motherboard in the TM sequence as show in the second picture on the right Ml JU L ell 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink N0 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the Empty socket CPU If the lever is Triangle only partly raised Processor damage to the installed socket or CPU may i result Triangle 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make
48. e installation instructions Appendix D provides installation instructions on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Driver based on Marvell s chip SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About his Matillal Ira De ot ere aea Pipi ck eie expetit tees decente iii Manual Organizatioh 5 2 rtm irt ente ite erret ree e iii Chapter 1 Introduction MS AON VIC W ure cien eer REDE Eri E aa aar aeaa d iode inset neris 1 1 ej 1 1 Contacting Supetmlicto 2 nett ric rc erred CERE ade 1 2 SUPER X6DAL XG Image sssnn 1 3 SUPER X6DAL XG Layout 1 4 SUPER X6DAL XG Quick Reference sse 1 5 Motherboard Features emere tnr 1 6 Intel Tumwater Chipset System Block Diagram s 1 8 1 2 Chipset OV6eIVIGW tem rero reme ere Errat E ERES 1 9 1 3 Special F6aluf8S rete terii ted EP Pene rabo ic E 1 9 BIOS RECOV erabe ir fitit te aer ree ie edit 1 9 Recovery from AC Power LOSS eene 1 9 1 4 PG HealthiMOnitOning uii en tttm er tette 1 10 1 5 ACPI I II d 1 12 1 6 Power Supply l7 UI doktece c ELEC Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES oves cemere ee ree eher Pen ree 2 1 Precautions Brod n 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation seseene 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS rr rentrer tht ster nnb 2 5
49. e six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DAL XG See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans The onboard fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When us ing Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board KB Mouse PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J2 Pin Number Definition Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC ouahwond 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU and Chassis Fans Pin Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red 3 Tachometer 4 PWM Control Caution These fan headers use DC power Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports The COM1 J4 and COM2 J5 se rial ports are located on the I O backplane see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des ignated WOR This function al lows your computer to receive and wake up by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Serial Port Pin Definition
50. efinitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control NMI PWR LED Power LED lt HDD LED lt NIC1 LED lt SV x A v Overheat LED lt w Power Fail LED lt Ground Ground Reset gt Reset Button A Pwr gt Power Buttoy J SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED Pin The HDD LED connection is located ico on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach Pin the hard drive LED cable here to ju d display disk activity for any hard 14 HD Active drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 LED Indicators NIC1 LED Pin The NIC Network Interface Con ERE troller LED connections for the Pin T GLAN porti is located on pins 11 pr ane and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED 12 GND cable to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions HDD LED NIC1 LED x Overheat LED lt Power Fail LED o Ground Ground O Pwr gt Power Bujton J Ch
51. es Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas
52. et Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h Code
53. fol lowing components the E7525 Tumwater Memory Controller Hub MCH the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub Hance Rapids ICH the Intel PCI X Hub and the PCI X Hub PXH The E7525 Tumwater MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Note Its memory controller pro vides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR333 or DDR266 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2 67 GB s DDR 333 per channel The E7525 Tumwater also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a such as 82801ER GLAN Adaptor the Dobson I O processor H W RAID control lers and TCP IP Off load engines The MCH interfaces with the Hance Rap ids ICH I O Controller Hub via HI 1 5 Hub Interface The PXH provides con nection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI 2 3 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X protocol The PXH can be configured to support for 32 or 64 bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz or 133 MHz 6300ESB ICH System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the 6300ESB ICH I O Controller Hub integrates many I O functions The 6300ESB ICH I O Co
54. he data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Tq 35 po i3 i Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array Appendix C Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before
55. he uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 Controlis in segment 0 Next checking if lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT
56. high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS
57. ild driver diskettes and manuals C bn bn Bn po po For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen p j S Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time CAEN SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the Supero Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 19 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial syste
58. ill need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and lt A gt key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above Appendix C Software Installation Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu sele
59. ion CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc 2 5V for DIMM 1 5V Standby Power System Fan Control If Enabled the AMI BIOS will automatically monitor and display the speeds of the following fans Fani Speed to Fan6 Speed 4 18 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 4 Boot Settings This item allows the user to configure the boot settings for the system BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Boo ecur gt Boot Device Priority gt Hard Disk Drives Removable Drives gt CD DUD Drives gt Select Screen T1 Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends In Quick Boot Select Enabled to allow theh AMI BIOS to skip certain test during POST in order to shorten the time needed for the system to bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select
60. is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard For the information on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell s chip please refer to Appendix D C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub p
61. it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 4 10 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Super IU Chi A BIOS to Select eee Serial Port Base fiddresses Serial Port2 fiddress 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 3781 Parallel Port Mode Norma Parallel Port IRQ gt Select Screen TL Select Item Change Option Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any sys
62. m information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information F Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer i lej xi Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help a uu EI EDD Super Doctor III Remote Management 1 Health information CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help m HE Em B Fsuper Doctor III Remote Management m Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recomme
63. nabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 22 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit the BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Exit systen setup after saving the changes Exit Options Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Select Screen Tl Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 23 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual
64. nd Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector PW1 and a 4 pin 12V PWR connector PW3 on the board Both connections are required These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation See the table on the right for pin definitions For CPU PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the power connec tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Pin Number Definition _ Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 4 pin i Connector Required PW3 Connection Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V CPU 8 Pin PWR i Connector PW2 Required m Pins Definition Connection 1 thru 4 Ground Processor connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PWR 24 Pin 5thru8 412v PU PWR 8 Pin PWRS3 4 Pin Chapter 2 Installation 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 d
65. nd Supero Doctor II C 21 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Notes C 22
66. ntroller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz PCI Express x16 at 4GB s Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Controller Notes The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the CPU FSB setting 1 9 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 1 3 Special Features BIOS Recovery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Section 3 3 Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAL XG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 2 5V for DRAM 1 5V Standby 1 2V An onboard voltage monitor will scan these volt
67. ogging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 15 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled gt MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multi processor table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select MPS Revision The options are 1 1 or 1 4 P PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express LO and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and One PCA9554 High PCI Express Port2 Slot 1 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Port4 Slot 6 This feature allow
68. on m addition to the EED indicators Green System On amp OK listed above there is a System Yellow System Off PWR Cable Connected MP R PWR or CPU Fail Alert LED indicator DS9 on the 2 PEREAS X6DAL XG See the table on the right for pin definitions DIMM 2A SMB toPCIEn TS JTS SMBCLKtoPCI En 33MHz SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector There is a parallel printer port is located on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This is a header You will need to have a Parallel Port cable CBL 081 to use this con nector Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Pin Number Function Pin Number Function NOOO 13 15 17 19 21 25 Strobe Data Bit 0 Data Bit 1 Data Bit 2 Data Bit 3 Data Bit 4 Data Bit 5 Data Bit 6 Data Bit 7 ACK BUSY PE SLCT ES SOOAND 12 14 16 18 20
69. ons Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 Speaker Connector Pin are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 Definitions JF2 Pin 6 are for the Power LED and pins Number Function Definition 8 9 are for Keylock See the table 1 Red wire Speaker data i lg 3 Key No connection on the right for speaker pin defini 5 Key tions Note The speaker connec 7 Speaker data tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper Lin In Line Out Mic CD In Aux In PWR LED Speaker 2 17 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual SMB Power I C Connector l2C Connector J27 located be tween the Alarm Reset Header and the PWR Fault Header moni tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature CD In Header There is a 4 pin CD header on the motherboard This allows you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect the audio cable from your CD drive to the header See the tables at right for pin definitions SMB PWR SMB PWR Pin Definitions J27 Pin Definition AUN Clock SMB Data N A N A N A Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin o Rubee Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin m Number Definition 1 Right Stereo
70. oose 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 SUPERO X6DAL XG User s Manual 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 selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTS provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provi
71. or Definition Off No Connection 5 i Green 100 MHz The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port lo Orange 1GHz cated beside the COM Port2 has two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to in dicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec ond LED SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED SATA LED Header Pins Definition A Serial ATA LED header is lo cated at JSLED Connect JSLED for indication of SATA drive activ ity See the table on the right for pin definitions 5 No Connection Intel G300ESB SATA Activity LED Intel 6300ESB SATA Activity LED 9 No Connection OND JSLED Header pin 10 is a key 6 7 8 9 x e e e e e e e e e 1 2 3 4 SATA LED Chapter 2 Installation Onboard LED Indicators On board LED Pin Definitions DS1 DS8 DS Definition DS1 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR iti Cable must be connected In addition to the LAN LED and Des CPUS VRM Overhaat SATA Header there are other LED DS3 CPU1 VRM Overheat EA DS5 PWR LED indicators DS1 DS3 DS5 DS8 DS6 CPU Overheat on the X6DAL XG See the table Dere FOSTLED on the right for pin definitions Note Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System Alert LED Indicators DS9 System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions TM indi DS9 Definiti
72. p 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 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DAL XG accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply and a 12V 4 pin Aux power supply are also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs and a 12V 4 pin power connector Aux PWR is also required for system power consumption Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation 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 info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may ch
73. press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Notch p Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Notch Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Release Tab l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the locations of the various I O ports Mouse Green Audio Out USBO USB1 Port me O Mic Go Ge rio a d Keyboard COM1 Port COM Port LAN1 Line In Purple Turquoise Port Figure 2 3 O Port Locations and Definitions 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Reset Button Ground Grou
74. press the lt Enter gt key j Choose 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 specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X6DAL server board Drivers amp Tools WinXP E x Intel Tumwater chipset INF files SUPERMICR6 Drivers amp Tools Intel E7525 a Chipset X6DAL series Microsoft Direc 9 0 Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Avance Logic AC9 Audio Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Bu
75. r to the table on the right for pin defini tions Reset PWR Power LED 4 Ne HDD LED lt NIC LED 4 o Reset gt T Ground O pwr gt Power Butto J Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Kl w Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion USB Pin Definition Universal Serial Bus USB USB 0 1 Back Panel USB g Pin Definition There are two Universal Serial 1 5V Bus ports USB 0 1 located on s in the I O panel and additional two 4 Ground USB ports USB 2 3 next to the USB 2 3 Front Panel USB IDE2 on the motherboard These Pin Pin N NE n two FP USB ports can be used to umber pen Number pen i i 3 PO 4 PO provide front side chassis access 5 POE 6 Bo cables not included See the 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground tables on the right for pin defini tions USB 0 1 USB 2 3 Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers There ar
76. ray type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual frray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror frray Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 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 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you
77. rming any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The WAIT message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h Ash A7h A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh B1h 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base address
78. roperly without keyboard and monitor display The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Power Button Mode This setting allows you to decide if the power button will go into the On Off mode or the Suspend mode if it is pressed The options are On Off and Suspend Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Enabled and Disabled P Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event L
79. rovides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con troller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry
80. rt IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Keyboard Mouse Down Line_in Up Line_out Power Fault Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector Power System Management Aux In CD in Microphone Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 Chassis Intrusion Header SATA LED Header Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 0 1 Parallel printer Port Wake on LAN Wake on Ring Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Nocona processors w EM64T support at an 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Six 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting 12 GB 24GB Registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM Notes 1 Memory size is set via BIOS 2 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset ntel E7525 Tumwater chipset Expansion Slots One PCI E x16 4GB sec Two 64 bit 66MHz PCI X Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V standby and DIMM voltage Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III
81. s COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC Wake on Ring Pin Definitions WOR Pin Number Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up WOR SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pi The Wake On LAN header JWOL Definitions JWOL is designated WOL on the mother H ied Definiti board See the table on the right x 2 Standby y 2 Ground for pin definitions You must en 3 Wake up able the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Port f A G bit Ethernet port is located beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault Power Fault Pin Definitions Connect a cable from your power Pin supply to the Power Fault header Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal J7 to provide warning of power 2 P S 2 Fail Signal fae 3 P S 3 Fail Signal supply failure This warning sig 4 Reset from MB nal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a Note This feature is only available when using power failure on the chassis See redundant Supermicro power supplies the table on the right for pin defini ti
82. s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DAL XG is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorpo rating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DAL XG offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications C Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you w
83. s the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Sperctrum The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled or Disabled gt USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Module Version 2 23 2 7 4 USB Devices Enabled None Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeedl Select Screen t Select Item Change Option Fi General Help F10 Save and Exit Exit 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 finerican Megatrends Ine USB Function This feature allows you to enable 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports and 4 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system
84. sfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 4 8 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device P Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 31 Default setting for Floppy A drive is 1 44 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Pl
85. sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 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 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL XG supports up to 12GB 24GB of registered ECC DDR333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory The motherboard was designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 2GB modules have been tested When using registered ECC DDR333 PC2700 memory installing four pieces of double banked memory or six pieces of single banked memory is sup ported SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and
86. t disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 ERE 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 Appendix C Software Installation 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown below Select drives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 00 WDC WD3606D OO0ELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an ar
87. tem resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select SF8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt
88. touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog func tion Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application is hung up Pins 1 2 will cause WD Watch Dog to reset the system if an applica Jumper Settings JWD tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will Jumper Du Position Definition generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI signal for the application that is Open Disabled hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer Clear COMS Chapter 2 Installation Audio Enable Disable Audio erat i mper Settings J26 enables or disables the Audio i s Connector on the motherboard Jumper Position Definition See the table on the right for Pins 1 2 Enabled jumper settings The default set Rinses Dipabigd ting is enabled 2 23 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators G bit LAN Right LED Indicator LED GLAN LEDs Col
89. will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below nias Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover t
90. ww supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba 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 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DAL XG Image Bl SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DAL XG Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale D JPF B ATX PWR PWI z 3 Force 5 2g g PW On 8 pi gt ps TE w2 m PW J3 2 z Fault SMB PW DIMM IB CPUI COMI DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B DIMM
91. y and is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus 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 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix C provides softwar
92. y while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 lt En ter ESC Arrow keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS
93. zzer will be turned on The CPU performance will drop 50 When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat Temperature CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the warning LED is triggered and the fans will speed up Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 120W current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable SUPER X6DAL XG User s Manual 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system in

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