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1. Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Connector 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init There is a parallel printer port is 7 Data Bit2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit3 10 GND located on the motherboard See 11 DataBit4 12 GND i ini 13 Data Bit5 14 GND the table on the rignt for pin defini i Data Bte de GND tions Note This is a header You 17 Data Bit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND will need to have a Parallel Port 21 BUSY 22 GND l 23 PE 24 GND cable CBL_081 to use this con a sler 2s N nector 23 me e DS pu E Wo dua E H Alarm Reset End CPUL l co Ei Fault D DIMM 1B l GA DIMM 1A DIMM 2B mil DIMM 2A DANI E7320 I JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 Enable Pripter ene PED PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 Essi orum PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz B Eus PCI X Slot 66 MHz Eum nA Q SM m PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB ED Ie 3 N 4 PCI Sou 33MHz Rapids PWRGpad EB E 8 COME Printer TFT Cua e ER KL 2 z Z bsdg imo os sete Elfed SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Floppy Connector
2. There are two Universal Serial USB O 1 Back Panel USB Bus ports J3 USB 0 1 located im A Pin Definition on the I O panel and additional 14 45V two USB ports J42 USB 2 3 next s ien f to the Floppv Drive Connector on 4 Ground the motherboard These two FP USB 2 3 Front Panel USB USB ports can be used to provide Pin Pin front side chassis access cables Nemberj Demon Number Definition not included See the tables on 3 PO 4 PO 3 HD 5 PO 6 PO the right for pin definitions 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground dcs GRANITE E PW On pwr JE USB 0 1 Alarm Reset EPRI CPUI i I DIMM IB DIMM 1A ve DIMM 2B 6 DIMM 2A LANI E7320 l JPLANI ILindenhurst VS CpU2 abe E SEAN PCI E Slot 6 X16 jFan2 i VRM OH Ex PCI X Slots 66 MHZ TED m EX Sie iz POST Gos PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz Cale en Match USB 2 3 PCI Slot43 33MHz 6300ESB J42 LH 1 E PCI Slott 33MHz pid TW A Bh a Ele om LED A EF BER FCT Slat GME CL CMOS JBT1 ERU id Printer je D G LQ AA E bai E Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard an
3. n SMB OD P 3 SMBLPWSJATX PWR pw RMD Fan x Pin Jo E Orte b eI PW O J3 Alarm Reset EPRI Y cP cw ER Fault JA I DIMM IB DIMM TA ve DIMM 2B eh DIMM 2A DM E7320 JPLANI ILindenhurst VS CPU2 U are GA JB E554 Controller North Bridge Video Enable NM Enable PCI E Sloth X16 4 TRL mA 3 E p DS5 TRL LH Fan a PCI X Slot 66 MHz 2 a 2 WR o ja jla PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz n ato ED e 75 TN BIOS ha 1 a a PCI Slot 3 33MHzy G300ESB E T E Hance US ER IZ pcr siow2 G3MHz Rapids sgi a B IS L bsg RI PCLSISED3MHz CL CMOS BT pac ED Ww PW _LED KL o OM Pater AAG E2 UL OSE EE E E ism Per WOR Chs inu SATA LED any jj LED Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Connections Port Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Parallel Printer Port
4. E7320 Lindenhurst VS i Video Enable GLAN Enable GA Controller North Bridge PCI E Slot 6 X16 LAN TRL PCIX Slot 5 66 MHz PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz CPU2 POST Code LED psapsi PCI Slot 3 33MHz o 3 CI Slot 2 GIMHz Fa Printer B ism 6300ESB Hance Rapids E USB Floppy PWRG ED n pir LI TCI SIT 33MIHz CL CMOS amp 7BT s En W f PW LED KL m Hoe 3 m ELI R Chs Intru SATA LED Systen LETT Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground Reset PWR 20 19 Grodd 4 olo NM X d o x Power LED 4 o o Vcc ha HDD LED M o vec NIC1 LED lt o No ve x jojo x Overheat LED lt ojo Vcc k Power FailLED 4 o o v Ground Reset Reset Button Ground O Pwr gt Power Butto Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin m l Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 intrusion Input 2 Ground ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USB USB Pin Definition
5. 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before 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 to reset the system if an applica tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that is 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 Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Positi
6. SATA LED susada a e e e denne Onboard LED Indicators System Alert LED lIridiCators 2 nen nennen 2 24 2 8 Parallel Port Flopp and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 25 Parallel Port COnFeGtor nasses e atias 2 25 Floppy lt GOMMG COM o cot ttem lentes he noon eres 2 26 IDE Gonn ctors niri rr tmt e rr t A Eee prodi 2 27 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures eese nnne nnns 3 1 Before Power QU nice eter eem Ha merce OUS EE 3 1 No Power No Video MG IM ONY IE GROSS detehite derent ere o eene D Prec ERO td 3 2 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Losing the System s Setup Configuration esses 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures cerner trus 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions semm nnsennnznnnnzznrenzenzenzananmnnanznnza 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service s essen 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 2 Main BIOS Setup eere enne ne nre ann Adee 4 2 4 8 Advanced Setup unite rn iet o t eb DIR ONE ian 4 3 424 Boot Setup n veniet eb He de rd eeepc des 4 18 4 5 Security Setup sess nennen nennen nennen 4 21 M o M 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes ete cher e n tope rat Appendix C Installing Software Drivers a
7. Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Play 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 prevent the system from assigning an interrupt address to the VGA adapter card The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the graphics card can 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
8. SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected power outage The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the function of Watch Dog Timer 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 vou to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows vou to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Svstem Bus Event Logging This setting allows vou to enable or disable Svstem Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The
9. Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 i Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located 1 GND FDHDIN on J24 See the table below for 3 GND 4 Reserved A 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 we PW VRM_OH Ripa F d PW On TR Alarm Reset EJJPRI Pwa CPUI PWR Fault DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A E7320 Lindenhurst VS CPU2 el GA Batter S ontroller North Bridge Video Enable cum SE Enable POLE slots x16 Fana TAN PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 VRM OH TRL Fan3 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED POST 66 MH PCI X Slot 4 Z vi EE Watch IBIOS Dsq Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB w J o Hance H B PCI Slot 2 33MHz l PWRGo LED E ERN PCI Slot l_ G3MHZ CL CMOS JBT1 z IFTA amp bsd5 Fan4 E R Chs Intru SATA LED A Floppy 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions The IDE Connectors are lo f Pin Number Function Pin Number Function cated on J44 IDE1 and J38 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3
10. ftp ftp supermicro com utilitv Supero Doctor 1II You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 21 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Notes C 22
11. 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 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 R
12. 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can gre
13. CPU FSB setting 1 9 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 43 3V 45V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 2 5V for DRAM and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen 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 onboa
14. JWOL is designated WOL on the mother Pin J Number Definition board See the table on the right i 35V Standby tornin T 2 Ground or pin definitions You must gu 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 A G bit Ethernet port is located on the IO backplane This port ac cepts RJ45 type cables 5 SMB Pad owe ATX m Pw Ten D34 FANI E Mio ewe E H Alarm Reset EJJPRI etti os m Fault J4 I DIMM 1B DIMM 1A ves DIMM 2B DIMM 2A E7320 ILindenhurst VS CPU2 I S Controller North Bridge Video Enable zen CLAN PLT PCI E Slot 6 X16 n pu vea on fr PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED ka PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz pum Watch IBIOS Ds3bs Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB m J o Hance USB ale lal z LPCLSIot 2 G3MHz Rapids PWRGood Sla 8 ed 5 LED fi ER gh PCI Slot l 33MHz CL CMOS GDIBTI is JFTA OM a TY LED KL ala bsi Limon che u SATALED AE Fw 2 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault header PW4 to provide warning of power supply failure This warn ing signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions SMB Power FC Power Fault Pin Definitions Pin Nu
15. 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 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 CEK Heatsink Installation Caution Heatsinks are heavy please handle with care 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 To Un install the Heatsink Caution we do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un instal
16. 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 addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor tes
17. X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 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 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 co
18. a 5 LED ajja Te fa PCI Sioi 33MHzy CL CMOS JBT1 E e SMB to PC P g OM2 Printer WOT te ue 7 SLED Ata amp bsd n om R Chs Iniru ee i Fand 2 SATA LED 2 23 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Onboard LED Indicators DS 1 2 DS 4 5 and POST LED DS 8 9 In addition to the LAN LED and SATA Header there are other LED indicators DS1 DS3 DS5 DS8 on the X6DVL G TG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note Please refer to Ap pendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System Alert LED Indicators DS 9 In addition to the LED indicators listed above there is a System Alert LED indicator DS9 on the X6DVL G TG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions On board LED Pin Definitions DS Definition DS1 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR Cable must be connected DS2 CPU2 VRM Overheat DS4 CPU1 VRM Overheat DS5 PWR LED DS7 8 POST LED System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions Red DS9 Definition Green System On amp OK Yellow System Off PWR Cable Connected PWR or CPU Failure Overheat Yj D JATX PWR BW iso 8 pin JA bar ie i A
19. alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable X6DVL EG Only JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled e fa SMBFEW3 ATX PWR VRM OH ieee E E ewe Lewa pwi pp DS4 FANI M NEN ZEN PW On a farm Reset UPRI p CPUI COMI wr Fault JA I DIMM IB DIMM 1A ve DIMM 2B 16 DIMM 2A E7320 Lindenhurst VS CPU2 North Bridge GLANS Enable PLI Lu sA ET VRM OH TRL Fanj PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED 7 POST E 66 MHz PCI X Slot 4 l Aen Watch BIOS psaps pos PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB J o Hance USB ES la es pci So G3MHzj Rapids PWRGpgd Bla JB FS LED EIR E eA PCI Slot l_G3MHz CL CMOS JBT1 Rus SMB data fo PCI p Le T pw LED KL 2l bs3ig OM2 WOL va S E Printer T3 BOT F2 HILI TED 2 ti NO to ac Pkr WOR Chs Iniru SATA LED ifa4 4
20. and UDMAn 4 7 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 Transfer 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 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 37 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled
21. 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 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMAT to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMAT 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 UDMAT to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMAZ to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMAA 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
22. incoming call 1 Ground 2 Wake u to the modem when in suspend id state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature f ore far B Ss PW On 9 I Alarm Reset uds c COMI COMI EWE JA DIMM 1B ve DIMM 1A DIMM 2B ai DIMM 2A TANI E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 qe Voa ze ontroller North Bridge Video Enable PGI PCLE Slot 6 X16 Fan2 Erat VRM OH FF TRL LED FOX Slots 66 MHz Z POST XS ME PCI X Slot 4 66 iz Gods LED Watch plos L I bul PCI Slot 33MHzj TAWIEER E i o Hance USB773 EIS E ee zi PCr Slot 2 33MHz Rapids PWRGpag 5 fa alels WOR i AFF BE 1 PCI SDA G3MHZJ CL CMOS GDIBTI El JSO JSI Chs Intru SATA PWR 5 Els System LI E SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header JWOL Definitions
23. 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 and 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 Two PCA9554 High PCI Express Port2 Slot 6 This feature allows 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 Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Spectrum to allow the system to monitor and to attempt to reduce the ElectroMagnetic Interference level caused by components in
24. 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 SURO XEB server board Driver amp Toots ince 3 xj Verba Liedantusii chii IHF fibers Kx SUPERMICR Hikoi Dect S Drivers amp Tools ATI spice dress icio Intel E7320 Chipset Adapiec Stega Manage XADTL Series SUPEFMILETI Super Doi I Huic cere inks and wasalt cr or kOLIMME Mikro Beware Ti Ain G ar Lip Hoot Tiree nib a simam vil SU PEFIMICELY i web tila 7 SUFEFRITFEI Corpin lec Driver Tool Installation Displav Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the Supero Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allow
25. 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 XeDVL G XEDVL EG 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 A2 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 the 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
26. 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 Miapier FADD Coat igeration Mility b figura lor Pisk O01 ies PETERE me en i aplipa 3 mee carson Enleri to L EG User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below uhr Th Hastirzp Array Cool iguration Uhl iky Disk Wel bi ties Arrow keys be mma carior Enter te select upliss Eset du axit exsdeTas 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below RAID Con byuretion WEI Lit b SATA F BATA Parl B ATA Part E SATA Par
27. ATX PWR 24 Pin 8 Pin 12V PWR E nis JIJ Alarm Reset EPRI CPUL ll COMI DE Fault J4 I DIMM 1B DIMM 1A VGA DIMM 2B El DIMM 2A LANI E7320 JPLANI ILindenhurst VS CPU2 g EJO SE Controller North Bridge Video Enable Beal Enable PLI PCI E Slot 6 X16 kr VRM OH I PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED 2 PCLX Slot 4 66 MHZ en Watch IBIOS pssbs1 Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB J42 Iwo 8 PCI Slot 2 33MHz FE VSWR Good ER 3 8 mas LED EB amp ee Sen ESO CL CMOS JBT1 g JPA Hb AO e SUR Jmm Eid 2 8 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 definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JFI Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 3 SMB PW3JATX PWR VRM OH 23 PWR PWI ien AN L HL o fri i BS PW On Es IJ Alarm Reset EPRI e 7 CP cof Fik I Fault J4 I DIMM 1B DIMM TA IVGA DIMM 2B rs DIMM 2A DaN E7320 JPLANI ILindenhurst VS CPU2 are GA us Contr
28. B DIMM 1A VGA DIMM 2B DIMM 2A E7320 Lindenhurst VS CPU H EJO x s Controller North Bridge Video Enable ERGI GLAN Enable PLI PCI E Slot 6 X16 LAN VEMEOR Fan2 E Fan3 PCI X Slot 66 MHz TED POST PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz Code LED Watch IBIOS psapsi Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB ATTI J me qs PWR LED Speaker E PCI Sot 33MHz naan E Ele dak LED Keylock DHL 3MHz CL CMOS 69JBTI a ha SMB W LED si Z Ds45 n WOL zi 8 OM2JI Printer ia CES roo HE qmm SIF fan 4 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 8 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the eels motherboard jumpers can be G used to choose between pu mper optional settings Jumpers oap create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the Seti I BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short 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 GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disable the Giga Jamper Settings bit LAN port on the motherboard Jumper See the table on the right for Position Definition l Pins 1 2 Enabled jumper settings The default set Pins2 3 Disabled ting is enabled 2 3 SMBrpy3JA
29. BOARD MOUSE E IN ii FRONT USB REAR USB REAR USE DIMM B2 DIMM Bi 2 l K PCI EXPRESS XA E7320 DDRC333MT 5 o LINDENHURST US n MCH DDRC333MT 5 D x DIMM A2 a DIMM AL a U x d g 5 M PCI EXPRESS X4 2GB S E x a a A A x i HY nm Lu Zz p z l E oO 8 FWH sro 9 9 a z fusasz7j a D PS N N PS 2 L E z fs d rec b 6 PCI X 6EMHZ 5 x N I ENDE L h 6300ESB J a HANGE RAPIDS 07 a 3 M x E a al a 4 PCI 33MHZ ac ila alU 5 71 5 RA 82541 A a 8 ja E T 8 8 E amp VIDED amp e b 5 ATI RAGE XL S j Bi al g s ara s ara N Te til al 8 ine ine ki VIDEO Stm S Bra Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset the X6DVL G X6DVL EG motherboard provides the perfor mance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset consists of the followi
30. DVL EG PCI X 64 bit 66MHz slots PCI Express x16 4GB s slot Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 0 1 Wake on LAN Wake on Ring Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Video Graphics Connector Note X6DVL EG Only SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Xeon EM64T Nocona M processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Four 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB 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 e Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset Expansion Slots One PCI E x16 4GB sec w x8 bandwidth Two 64 bit 66MHz PCI X slots Three 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots X6DVL G only e Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots X6DVL EG only BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 S3 Supsend To RAM supported X6DVL G only PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 3 3V 3 3V Standby 5V 5V standby 12V and 12V Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor Ill CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on tempera
31. Ean4 2 17 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual VGA Connector X6DVL EG Only A VGA connector JG1 is located next to the COM1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location 3 5 ojo 6 JF2 Pin Location 1 e o 2 o o 4 L ojo 8 9 a 10 Speaker Power LED Speaker Connector Pin Keyl ock Definitions JF2 On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 ija Definition are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 1 Red wire Speaker data 3 No connection 6 are for the Power LED and pins 5 Buzzer Data 7 Speaker data 8 10 are for Keylock See the Close Pins 5 amp 7 to enable onboard buzzer table on the right for speaker pin PWR LED Keylock Connector Pin definitions Note The speaker Definitions JF2 connector pins are for use with an Pin l Number Definition external speaker f you wish to 2 Vcc 4 V use the onboard speaker you s ee should close pins 5 7 with a 8 Keylock f 10 Kevlock umper KE EU Pw ATX PWR ewl T oF FN 55 PW On e H Alarm Reset EPRI CPUI cow Ewa Fault DIMM 1
32. G Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DVL G X6DVL EG Jumper Description Default Setting J13 SMB Data to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J15 SMB Clock to PCI Enable Closed Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JPF Force Power On Enable Open Disabled JPG1 Note Video Enable Closed Enabled JPL1 LAN1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JAR Alarm Reset Open Disabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR pw1 CPU PWR PWR2 COM1 J4 COM2 J5 DS1 2 DS4 5 DS7 DS8 DS9 DIMM 1A 2B FAN 1 6 Floppy J24 FP Ctlr JF1 GLAN JLAN1 IDE1 IDE2 JF2 JL1 JSLED Keyboard Mouse J2 Printer J10 PWR Fault PW4 SMB PWR PW3 PCI Slots 1 3 PCI XSlots 4 5 PCI E6 H SATA 0 1 JS0 JS1 WOL JWOL WOR JWOR USB 0 1 J3 USB 2 3 J42 VGA J6 Note Primarv 24 pin ATX PWR Connector 12V 8 pin CPU PWR Connector COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors Onboard LED Indicators See Chapter 2 POST Code LED See Appendix A System LED Indicators See Chapter 2 Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B CPU Chassis Fans Headers Floppy Disk Drive Connector Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 G bit Ethernet Port IDE 1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 Chassis Intrusion Header SATA LED Header PS2 Keyboard Mouse Ports Parallel Printer Port Power Fault Header Power System Management PCI 32 bit 33MHz slots 3 slots X6DVL G 2 slots X6
33. HDD LED NIC1 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Reset Button Ground Ground Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual i ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector 2 5 Connecting Cables in De one EO Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V ATX Power Connector 14 42V 2 43 3V l A 15 COM 3 COM There are a 24 pin main power 16 PS ON amp 4 45V ly PW1 an pin power W TEM 3 COM supply Iano qQUS p powe 18 COM 6 45V connector PW2 on the mother 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK board These power connectors 21 45V 9 5VSB meet the SSI EPS 12V specifica 22 45V 10 12V 23 45V 11 412V tion See the table on the right for 24 COM 12 43 3V pin definitions For the 8 pin 12V PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector i CPU 8 Pin PWR Required Connector PW2 In addition to the power connec Connection Pins Definition Ne 1thru 4 Ground tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin 5 thru 8 ier Processor connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions
34. Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 IDE 2 Vou do not need to 5 HostData6 6 Host Data 9 configure jumpers for these 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 connectors See the table 1 HostData3 12 Host Data 12 i ini 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 on the right for pin defini 15 HostDatat 16 Host Data 14 tions 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Kev 2 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 OCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 3 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 ATX PWR VRM_OH PWI ppp PS4 FAN PW On M Ay Alarm Reset EJPRI c wa PUI COMI 27731 Fault 14 DIMM IB DIMM IA vo DIMM 2B 16 DIMM 2A LANI JPLANI i IVGA Batter A B Controller North Bridge Video Enable BPG EPLI CPU2 GLAN Enable PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 VRM OH TRL LED ZZ a IDE2 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz POST X Slot 4 66 MH BG RE t 2 Code LED IBIOS psapsi E PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB me o Hance USB Pcr siom 33MHz Rapids PWRGood LED 2 PCI Slotz1 33MHz CL CMOS 69JBT1 IDE1 D KL oxe EIL o Wor Chs Intru SATA LED 2 27 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Note For software drivers SATA HostRAID Utility and the OS installation instructions please refe
35. OM 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 command test is done The keyboard command byie is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next che
36. Q4 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 ECP Mode DMA Channel This feature allows the AMI BIOS to select the ECP DMA Mode for the parallel port The Options are DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ S
37. SUPERO SUPERO X6DVL G SUPERO X6DVL EG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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 Sta
38. TX PWR VRM OH 3 PWR PW pgpD 4 FAN R pin PWR Force PW On PW2 z Alarm Reset 5 CPUI J PW4 feom PWR Fault DIMM IB DIMM 1A DIMM 2B 6 DIMM 2A LAN Enable I E7320 l J ANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 EHE GA SE ontroller North Bridge Video Enable GLAN Enable PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 FA VRM OH TRL IRD Fanj PCIEX Slots 66 MHZ E POST X Slot4 66 MH PCIEX Slot d 2 Code LED Watch BIOS SADS Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB Au g Hance US amp LPCI slot G3MHz Rapids in LED PCI Slot l_ 33MHz CL CMOS JBT1 SMB data to PCT p Tae OM2 Printer HEE eats pm zb I MICE sp e pkr WOR Chs inim SATA LED fan a so 2 IDE 1 PWR TEI S E LED a TDE 2 Floppy FP Cur SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Super micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with JAR to prevent false
39. ail LED 4 Vee Ground Reset gt Reset Butj n Ground O Pwr gt Powej Chapter 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 H A Definitions The Power Fail LED connection is JF1 located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Pin l Number Definition Refer to the table on the right for 5 Vcc pin definitions 6 GND iz 3 SMB pW3JATX PWR py VRMOH DS3 FAN r LE E TW yg E LED Ei PWR Fail LED B PW On em H 7 ess L D E COMI WE oe Ground lt olo NMI E Fault PF I DIMM IB X lt o e x DIMM 1A V VGA J DIMM 2B Power LED lt ojo Voc RI DIMM 2A ja TANI E7320 m HDD LED eje Vec FLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 a g ha F IC1LED lt o o ve jE Controller North Bridge X Video PF x Lolo penc f Overhea
40. al Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have vour account number readv when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DVL G X6DVL EG has four 184 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do l update my BIOS Answer lt 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 Question How do l recover my BIOS Answer 1 Download the correct BIOS Image file from our website into a floppy disk and name the BIOS Image file super rom 3 3 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 2 Place the floppy disk in drive A Press and hold lt CTRL gt and Home at the same time Turn on the power with these k
41. 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 it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 4 9 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 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 P Super IO Configuration Sub Menu gent E E GL ilma BITS bo Salae Serial Parti Bam faldr sses Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IR
42. atly 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DVL G X6DVL EG offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utilitv including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refe
43. automatically display the status of the following items EHI SETUP UTILIT inert creen so Select Them o unge Option Fi irail Grip TIO Mn and Exit Eit System Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Overheat 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 information CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc DIMM Voltage 1 5V 5V Standby 3 3V Standby SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Fan Speed Control Modules This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre configured by the user Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Worksta tion if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control func tion to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all
44. blems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 Delete key 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 the 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 k
45. cking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt 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 XeDVL G XEDVL EG User s Manual 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 Inte
46. d Mouse Port The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the En p ud PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See Pin the table on the right for pin defini Number Definition tions The mouse port is above 2 NC the kevboard port See the table po on the right for pin definitions poc Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DVL G TG 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions See the table on the right for pin CPU and Chassis Fans initi A Pini Definition definitions Note These fan 1 Ground black headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 2 12V red 3 Tachometer of the fan headers are backward 4 PWM_Control compatible with the traditional 3 Caution These fan headers use DC power 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 an 1 7 3 SMBrpws ATX PWR VRM OH 8 Pw KB Mouse T2 PWR EPH ondi Force E BS PW On pWR If L A
47. des Appendix C provides software installation instructions SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About WLS Manual ci sz cas ct eo tette tee uH ir cde a a de deed iii Manual Organizatioh ii trt rer tre n bee er ie RR iii Chapter 1 Introduction IET VOWS TUG W i A fdat 1 1 ChieckliSti irem a G IT DUI RPIORHIRIE 1 1 Contacting SUpetmli6EO m ede EE 1 2 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG Image ssssseeennnenes 1 3 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG Layout es 1 4 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features ii iet i mr retenti sedens 1 6 Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview nennen enne nennen 1 9 1 3 Special FeatUtes uror tnr erret Geren 1 10 BIOS BeCOVely re txt eat v tr reos ee ees 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS sisside atati 1 10 1 4 iPeealthiMOonitorilig 2 iii i a 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 6 Power Supply 127 Super MO nct ei eee i e a A ed conne Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices PteCalltlOns ote enc ef o A ttl ecciesia Unpacking cos o ect n EA tena end te oda a Ares 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation L 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS 25 ee rho e E ce eR ER kc REO Eee a 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors sse 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables essere nennen nnne nennen nennen 2 8 ATX Power COHDFP
48. 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 k apter BALD Cool igeration Mility b Blak Millties ce iis move cursors Enleri to ac 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Hain Hern mage Arrea ibe Array milislize irra 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 eimi delues Tee laltialTzral Bh MOC MIIEMED EALLJI 44 UL WBC WiERSD BRTEY 1 11 461 E Appendix C Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below l j Ipr iriti 1 B WIC KEDESED BALLEJ lira ied Prio EIS di MC G id BA D ATLIEI 4 91 UOC Waai 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 13 SUPER O X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note
49. e 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch p To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Release Tab 4 Notch Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot l To Remove Use vour thumbs to gentiv push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it Release Tab Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab from the slot 2 4 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 colors and locations of the various I O ports Mouse Green Ports USBO USB1 X6DVL EG LAN Port LI EE Kevboard Purple Figure 2 3 COM Port Turquoise VGA Graphics Port Blue l 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
50. e 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 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 up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation lt is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 is also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon processors See Sec
51. ecloEss n pr 2 8 Processor Power COnme Ctor iiie tene Hine eene 2 8 NMI Button xrighzne 2 9 HDD LED sena m OHROPnPORn DIEI 2 10 NIGT LED assi 2 10 OverheatUFah Fail LED si siek e pe frere pes 2 11 Power Fail LED ii ERE 2 11 Table of Contents Reset BUltOD disi tese tr cgo p dade crc ed POW MUR OM 2 intero ente Cede en ne re entm E EEEE Chassis IntEBlSlOR aie ii nr o TERRE niet RTI Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 USB2 3 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sse Fan Headers a Serial POMS nive rm rere cere erp c mer ATP ERES Wake On RBing WO iste terere a Wake Onsb AN WOL sitke ea ep ver ee nds GLAN Ethernet POLL rim imer ERU UE Power Fault neon epe neatimpidicate SMB Power Connectot esiste eren rn dete RR X eH EA VGA Connector Speaker Power LED Keylock eee 2 6 Jumper Seltings iei rn ree fei terne n er E bere Explanation Of Jumpers ait o e a t ERR LAN Enable Bisable 4 ipei te dede dedo Alarm SO one Be Sera i i e a remp E DA LATI VGA Enable inn mri e A PF REPRE ENT eI NNE Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 nre tere ir rre Force POWER Ou sere tret rere rove er verde es SMB to PCI Bus SMB Clcok to PCI Bus Enable 2 22 2 7 Onboard Indicators sacre t n Re TRO RPROHADTONE GLAN LEDS aici
52. efer to the tables on the right for pin definitions pz 3 SMB PW3 ATX PWR VRM OH 23 PWR PWI LED ES E hal K re z BS PW On Es 13 Alarm Reset EPRI i CP conf Fi I Fault 14 I DIMM IB DIMM 1A IVGA DIMM 2B uil DIMM 2A TANI E7320 JPLANI ILindenhurst VS CPU2 are GA JB ii Controller North Bridge Video Enable NM Enable PCI E Slot X16 ER VRM OH rz TRL and PCI X Slot s 66 MHz Eg POST X Slot 4 66 MHz PCLX SFAT J Lm pos psspsi Dog PCI sis GAMHz 6300ESB e Hance USBZ 3 ER 5 er siow2 G3MHz Rapids te Ele Bc LED i IR 7 B e PCI Slot l GAMHz CL CMOS JBT1 d W PW LEDKL 2 Bbsis OM Printer Hio HL Dmm aie E e Pape Spir WOR Chs Inim SATA LED Fang 2 10 utton HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 11 Vcc 12 GND HDD LED NIC1 LED 20 19 Ground 4 e o NMI j X X x Powel LED lt Vcc HDD LED lt Vcc NIC1 LED 4 Vcc x lt i x p Overheat LED lt Vcc ki ower F
53. elect the IRQ interrupt 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 11 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS 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 South Bridge 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 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P ACPI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operati
54. em Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date by using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow 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 M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings F eanced Settings WARMING Setting urang walues in belou sect ims maj caute jebo En mall unct kon TUE Conf igarat lxi amp Floppy Caef igarot ini amp PCIPD Ced igarat inm Tiperi Conf kura inu f dsancel Chipset ml iguralizm e CPT Conf iraton amp Preer Conf igrati b Eosi Loy CoaFiguraliin b AS Conf iquratioe PLD Enpresa Cimi ipa ion amp imile Gress naj dgar t lan amp WE Conf brai iia b Sabe Moa lh Pi tnr 44 Sulert Irim HO elec Tien Enter Go tn Suh Soren Fio General ilelp FU Sme and Exit ait 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 P 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 us
55. emovable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled p 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 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Securitu Setting Foetal ur Cham her To PS a EE MUERE TTE FUN REN garranird upeiwi3er ramami at natal ial lka Friii al imatalla Change Mi Ai Clear Geer Famimri Bert Sector Dinam Perrbetdizim Tet bel tio Exlech erem 1 Enluct Tiaa 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 Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Forma
56. ended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f 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 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting web site http www supermicro com support faqs 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 release date version this can be seen on the initial display when vour svstem first boots up eSvstem configuration An example of a Technic
57. er Threading Technology 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 parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes 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 co
58. er to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered the AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state 4 3 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 Hardware Prefetcher This feature allows the user to enable the Hardware Prefetcher function The options are Enabled and Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This feature allows the user to enable the function of Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch If Disabled the CPU will prefetch data at 64 bit per cache line If Enabled it will fetch data at 128 bit per cache line Hyper Threading Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper Threading Enabling Hyper Threading results in increased CPU performance CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEPR will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled VRM Protection Temperature This setting allows you to set the VRM Protection Temperature The options are 72 C 88 C 98 C and 108 C 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS FIDE Configuration Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Aree adt M HEN rm bn i
59. esus rmbined finde Cpl ten TPT Lal Chan ET TATA Paris jefimitjaa IPO Pasder Plan Prinaru M Haster infami CHRD Primary TEE Maan Not Detected k Jorredainy LUE Pusiler iird Disk k Serra ME Sl lat Derhectesil amp Third TJI Rester i Mf Deberia b Third TIE Slave s I at Datse jali Frurth LIE Hasier ha Dobei ra Berit Termin Fourth LIE isse i Mal Delecimdi fl Sebe tem we Dhangs ipii Hard Fink Feile Probert tsahbedd Pi General Help TEE estre Time Dub ee LI Fi xe am Ea TAT m Fju Cable Detert ion jinsi B Dewlcel Ex When you select this Sub Menu the AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of the following items 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 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 Enhanced Mode to be enabled at all times Options are Yes and No 4 5 SUPER
60. eys include F1 lt F10 gt lt En ter ESC Arrow keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 HE ETEF UTILIT Bus LEAT TAB sr BHIFT TARI ta select a Field Sipira Meru jew Lied Urain OHO BB Build Date BLAS In WANT Bee Tel ar FE te imlipirt spirn Time Processor Tape t inteli Benth GU l A Speed NAME Conn ae Select Soe Th Select Tina o Change Fiel Tab Select Tielt FL Urweral Hedy FI awe am Exit E Extt ine dentes Dole 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 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 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Time Syst
61. eys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading 3 Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done If the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 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 pro
62. he 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 Quiet Boot Progress Bar Enable this function to allow the system to display a graphic bar to show the progress of POST if the item Quiet Boot above has been enabled The options are Enable and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 3rd 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 3rd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available R
63. i ATI Fart amp SATA Pari CATA Fart SATA Part iris present et AUST are dizplaued a ekli Lexdef s 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 exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 ndagtee BAIT Conf igaratsn BLili8ij TINI i il HMI QUNM TAA MM l HI irri paya te CC NSIEUISECOIUTSEEM select opli Esth CESTA CTI For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 Di
64. ion 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 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 21A 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG supports up to 16 GB of Reg ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 1 GB modules are tested SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Figur
65. ir 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 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 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 2 2 Xeon EMGAT 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Heatsink Note CPU Retention Brackets are Mounting Holes pre installed Xeon CPU 1 CPU Socket ounting CPU Retention Moles Bracket CPU Mounting Plate CPU CPU
66. l the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 3 Socket lever in the locking Position CEK Heatsink Screw 1 Screwgo Screw 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW We M l NO 3 SCREW NO GCREW Screw 2 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink N0 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 CPU Socket Empty and with Processor Installed N Warningl Make sure vou lift the lever completely when installing the Empty socket CPU If the lever is manele only partly raised Processor damage to the installed socket or CPU may 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 locat
67. larm Reset EPRI us l Pwa feom DWE Fault 14 DIMM IB ves DIMM TA DIMM 2B f DIMM 2A TANI E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 ale E B Fan 5 B ontroller North Bridge e Fan 6 Enable GLAN Enable PL PCIE Slots X16 LAN TRL PCIX Slos 66 MHz PCLX Slot 4 66 MHz BIOS Spi PCI Stot 3 G3MHz 300ESB T o Hance US ER TS IE B csom 33MHzj Rapids PWRGpod 5 2 IIS LED EPE le H J amp R PCI Siol 33MHz CL CMOS JBT1 A SMB data to PCI p KL E Fan4 SMEs ALAGA El mnm gag an I MCI Ismi f pkr WOR Chs Intru SATA LED E 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions A COM1 The COM1 J4 see Figure 2 3 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition and COM2 J5 serial ports are lo i or psn cated on the left side of the moth 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI erboard See the table on the right 5 Ground for pin definitions Serial Port Pin Definitions COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Wake On Ring JWOR l r Wake on Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Pin Definitions ignated WOR This function al WOR i Pin lows your computer to receive Nuber bein and wake up by an
68. led the user needs to press the power button to power on the system SMB to PCI Bus and SMB SMB ache Bus clock to PCI Bus Enable lampa Disable Position Definition Off Disabled Jumper J13 allows you to enable or on Enabled SMB Clock to PCI Bus disable SMB Data to PCI Bus and J15 Jumper J15 allows you to enable or Jumper Position Definition disable SMB Clock to PCI Bus See Off Disabled the tables on the right for pin defini On elas tions EE SMB T ATX PWR Pw MAN Sa Fi Force E rm jg PW 0 PWR I PWR On QOJ jus pest EJJPRI Cui com cu Fault J4 I DIMM 1B DIMM 1A ve DIMM 2B mi DIMM 2A LANI E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 JI ar GA SMB Data ta PCI EJ ontroller North Bridge Vid Enable Pal GLAN L Enable ELT PC Slot 1 PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fanaa 5 ER VRM OH s OM2 i PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED Printer Tp PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz PO ED Watch IBIOS psaps1 Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB ET FE o Hance USB2 3 ER H SMB Clock to PCI PCI Slott G3MHz Rapids PWRGeod Sla JE IS LED et A eb CI Slot T 33MHz CL CMOS amp JBTI 8 ER fata fo W LED KL o g OMJ pri WOT B Sja a 8 me ES ic bia R c SERI ZE A 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port lo cated beside Fan5 amp Fan6 has two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to in dicate the speed of the connec tio
69. mail sales Osupermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 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 X6DVL G Image oar yy b bo t i Please refer to the next page for the differences between the X6DVL G and the X6DVL EG SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale VRM OH LED D34 CPUI l cowi DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A E7320 Lindenhurst VS CPU2 l i GA Batter Es E IController North Bridge Video Enable aas Enable PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 E VRM OH FE TRL LED E PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz POST E 4 66 MH PCI X Slot 4 z Code LED Watch IBIOS PCI Slot 3 33MHz PCI Slot 2 33MHz mi IDE 1 FP Ctlr E ge JFIQ 2 z bsig MILI 4 5 Fan 2 Chs Intru SATA LED a Notes 1 a indicates Pin 1 2 VGA X6DVL EG only 3 Three 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots for the X6DVL G 4 Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots for the X6DVL E
70. mber Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SMB PWR Connector Pin Definitions Pin 4 Definition I C Connector PW3 located be 1 Clock 2 SMB Data tween the Alarm Reset Header 3 N A and the PWR Fault Header moni YA tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature SMB PWR 23 CAW PWR pw TODS gud oris pin jg Ss PW On A J Alarm Reset EPRI CRU i ma ey Fault 14 i DIMM 1B DIMM 1A ve DIMM 2B 2r DIMM 2A BANI E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 ri G EE Emote North Bridge Video Enable EPCI GLAN Enable PLU PCI E Slot 6 X16 Fan2 IBIOS SUO LAN VRM OH TRL LED Fan3 PCI X Slots 66 MHZ 1 E PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz See Watch psabsi Ped PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB m 1 Hance USBZ 3 zs PCI Slot2 33MHzj Rapids PWRGpad E JB US LED jalle lE Be HB PCI Slotfl pa CL CMOS JBT1 amp JFT SMB dija to P al 12 pss ON Printer ue es mm DEED 25 Roe I ta Ch du SATATED i
71. n Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro 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 E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra
72. n See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec ond LED Left Right DO G bit LAN Left LED Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection Green 100 MHz Orange 1 GHz 1 GbLAN Right LED Indicator Activitv LED LED Color Definitio Amber Blinking SATALED Pin Definitions JSLED Ea SATA LED Header A FN Pins Definition 1 6300ESB SATA HDO Active LED A Serial ATA LED header is lo 2 6300ESB SATA HD1 Active LED cated at JSLED See the table on Ne the right for speaker pin defini 5 N C tions E LED SMB VRM OH E 3 pwr EX PWR LEpDS4 FAN A ps d Alarm Reset com Bil SFR il Ffult r DIMM 1B DIMM 1A VGA DIMM 2B J6 DIMM 2A LAN E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 z EE Controller North Bridge Video Enable GLAN MPG Enable PLI PCLE Slot 6 X16 Fand 25 VRM OH Fang PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED ja POST PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz Code LED Watch IBIOS saps Dog f PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB m J o Hance USB ele IE EB a PCI Slot 2 33MHz Rapids iso ef a A
73. n advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power 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 the
74. nagement 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 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 independent 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 both Win dows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 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 th
75. nd the Operating System 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 Com Port cable CBL 010 One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 Serial ATA cable CBL 044 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 431 0 73 6400390 Fax 431 0 73 6416525 E
76. ng 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 the 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 properly without keyboard and monitor display The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 13
77. ng components the E7320 Lindenhurst VS Memory Controller Hub MCH and the I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH The E7320 Lindenhurst VS MCH supports single or dual Nocona proces sors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Note Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR266 DDR333 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The E7320 Lindenhurst VS also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH pro vides configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are com pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH via Hub Interface 6300 ESB Hance Rapids ICH System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates many I O functions The Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller 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 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
78. ntroller 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 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 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 0 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
79. oller North Bridge Video Enable NM Enable PCI E Slot X16 ER VRM OH rz TRL and PCI X Slot s 66 MHZ ig POST X Slot4 66 MHz PCLX Slo Ci Watch BIOS bsaps bog PCI Slor3 GAMHz 6300ESB T e Hance USBZ 3 zjep s Do G3MHz 7 Rapids PWRGead l ISHE a geleg LED EF Bie PCI Slot l 33MAz CL CMOS JBT1 E PW _LED KL o Z DIE OM Printer HAGA HL DE aie E e PN Spir WOR Chs Inu SATALED Fang NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground PWR LED PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control NMI 20 19 Ground 4 o e NMI ja XX olo X Power LED 4 olo vec gt HDD LED M o o vec NIC1 LED o e Vcc x Je Overheat LED lt o o Vcc V ower Fail LED lt o o Vee Ground Ground o Reset Reset Button Y Pwr hi Power Butto SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity R
80. on Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI Open Disabled 2 SMB JATX PWR VRM 23 pwr ew oe l gay COMS eae BS PW On tA T Alarm Reset EJJPRI ai V CP cow Fit l Fault JA I DIMM 1B DIMM 1A ve DIMM 2B Bs DIMM 2A DAN E7320 JPLANI Lindenhurst VS CPU2 ale GA B Fl Controller North Bridge Video Enable rGI GLAN Enable PLI PCI E Slot 6 X16 ry En VRM OH F TRL in3 PCI X Slot 5 66 MHz LED 2 PCI X Slot 4 66 MHz inm Watch BIOS psa Dog PCI Slot 3 33MHz 6300ESB E 1WD e a jik pcs ME Rapids PWRGpag l JA JUS IF B EB oreroraa EMS g JA MB diia io P Iz bsde th a USED A Eu i im BE Chs Intru SATA LED E SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Force Power On Enable Disable Force Power On Jumper JPF allows you to enable 5 JPF 1 umper or disable the function of Force Position Definition Off Normal Power On If enabled the power On Foren will always stay on automatically If this function disab
81. ory 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Pe
82. ous 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 X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space o
83. p plications 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 23 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED 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 f 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 motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready
84. r 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 tives fn reat Fdij BG MIC WIERA MAEN BI MIC MOMAKD RBEDE HA 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 METTI ga wx gpuncp enELxt 14 401 HA HOC Uffi bii D RATLHI HEI Assigning Arrav 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 array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAIDI are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1
85. r to Appendix C 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 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 a fk Ww MN 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 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 and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace i
86. r to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the 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 A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Biapier BALD Conf igaration Fitlity b Dal lies P P i al igarat lor UU Neyi ia move cursor Enter SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 select Manage Arrays as shown on the previ
87. rd 4 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by thermal management via BIOS 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 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 78 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation 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 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 ma
88. requires two drives SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual PRID BI3EE i TALE Mirror feri Size stripe Size Create BAT vla 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 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 yo
89. rforming 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 Initializing the 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 Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next
90. rrupt 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 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 abo
91. s 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 O X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 III 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 system 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 SUPE a Dihi m ihik TE C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Gruceful power control Tig era kator ID aema Cs ti ra By DS re peace or ahaa ikun anffan peed tax iriee ea mi JI pce Beier ter reri ta eck or ikun doen gs akard ka reel the actin Vespa meni Kang Sporo 2D armo Doses peg xi il mus on x yrs Praade TORE comnis Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at
92. skette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press Enters d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the System f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the System will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation I From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the
93. t LED lt o o PCI E Slot 6 X16 F N ES vem on FS H POLK Sos 66 MIEJ Leo amp Power Fail LED lt ojo Vcc PORE loti 66 ME EM Watch Ground Reset gt Reset Button BIOS psapsi IDog Pl PCI Slo 3 33MHzj 6300ESB TT k Hace lussa zle ele Ground pwr gt Power Button z pci siow2 G3MBz Rapids PWRGgad e HAS l LED i F B eB 2 1 PCT SOFT MIZ CL CMOS BIBTI FI UNIDO 2B OMA wore NN LEDKL n mom 2z EDU El UTR Gor cu uh se al al IN SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach it to the hardware reset Switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions SMB pwaJATX PWR VRM QH P Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button PWR Ep PS4 FAN pin PW On PW2 z Alarm Reset EPRI Pw4 PWR Fault DIMM IB DIMM 1A DIMM 2B CPU DIMM 2A
94. t command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Ultility screen to enter the Exit the BIOS Setup screen HII SETUP UTILITI Emil simbas se bip aller malig be Chimes Discord Changes amd Exil Timani lhamjen Fld kry cam be ase for thia operwtien Lead Optimal Delo Ite dowd Faj laafe faalii 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 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 a
95. t 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 is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installatio
96. t 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 Ves Noj Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array 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 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
97. t with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG 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 DDR 333 266 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 at a 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 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 recomm
98. te of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product 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 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG motherboard The SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG supports single or dual Intel Xeon EM64T Nocona proces sors at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchi tecture 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 Hyp
99. the system The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 15 SUPER X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual 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 selected then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled or Disabled p USB Configuration MEA Conl igural ien Paule lerzing 2 73 2 T GE kuite Trahled Arie legari IE hort 56 2 8 Coatrol ler Markla ififi 2 8 Cabrol her Aris ipm 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 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 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 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Health Monitor This feature allows the AMI BIOS to
100. time The Options are 1 Disable 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation Fan 1 Speed to Fan 6 Speed 4 4 Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the boot settings for the system ETUP UTILITY Ea Boot Settings Bent Bujon Prior thy Hard Bak De joes k Remonahle irim CD DID Drives Select Screen UO Select Them Enler bo to Sib Screen Fi Beneral Help FIO Save and Exil EX Eul Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Quick Boot Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to skip certain test during POST in order to shorten the time needed for the system to bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or the OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Se lect 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 Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On T
101. tion 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 choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate 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 a
102. ture 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 Fan Fail LED and control Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction e System resource alert via Super Doctor III Thermal Management II Fan Speed Control ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O e 1 Intel 82541GI Gigabit Ethernet controller 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Header 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 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports Super I O Video Graphics supported X6DVL EG only 2 serial connections 1 port 1 header 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 SUPERO X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual NOCONA CPU NOCONA CPU 1 SB BBOMT 5 SERIAL PORT lt BACK PANEL FLOPPY AND PRINT KEY
103. u are finished press Done as the screen shown below nrr sg Properties beraj Type MID BLitripe irraq Label itripe Apri Sige BASE 4H I Sirips dice tiD Create SALI ula Eg ait dene 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 the data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPER O X6DVL G X6DVL EG User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the Lis
104. ut 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 reset 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 mem

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