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1. NMI Button NMI Button Pin The non maskable interrupt button pofinitions JF In header is located on pins 19 and Number Definition 19 Control 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on 20 Greund the right for pin definitions Power LED i x PWR LED Pin Definiti The Power LED connection is lo eae cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Pin Number Definition Refer to the table on the right for 15 Vcc pin definitions 16 Control PWR LED NMI 2 8 d T d T yes Pn Ground 4 o NMI qu MIB y feom en XZ lx 7 pa SF e a a aeee J Power LED 4 vo D Icow2 F 15 HDD LED 4 o Voc 2 w f NIC1 LED lt e ve ps esit NIC2LED lt o o ve W OH Fan Fail LED lt o Voc TUE ol 3 z y Ein Benet ir z Power Fail LED rx E Bat mr S di ER s ae PCI SMa ae uses Ate Ground o Reset gt Reset Buttg es 66 WR ESB6300 az lt 2 Cua a ime BB lale Ground pwr gt Power Bytton ra a Fe EST SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 S
2. tions z 12 8 2 las Cam 133 Fault 27 SMB PW DI CPUI fcon DIMM JA 14 DIMM 28 DIMM 2A com2 DIMM 3B 15 DIMM 3A i LAN CPU2 LAND E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL Pwa PCI E 6 x16 q LAN LiLANRT3SMB data toPCIEn a CTRL HPL2Enabldt ASM BCLKtoPCI En 4 PCI 33M Hz Marvell lt bss FangF an SATA AEE A ha Das PCA 33M Hz CTRL Slaag E BIOs JWDI atch Dog DS9 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB 6300 Hance Q PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids DS7 a WOR Marvell SATA mps DS HPS Batter Enable Clear J BT I a 2A L DIKLI TA CMOS Faa Sd DS8 ol Printer woe Floppy Ch SSIS e L Intrusion 4 HAAHI Fand 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires 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 Definit
3. GLAN seer i Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the OBLU JPL2 Gigabit LAN ports on the mother Jumper board See the table on the right Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled for jumper settings The default Pins2 3 Disabled setting is enabled LAN 1 bAN2 Enable uM atx PwR PWT TE do Eee f 1328 bases H C oma T35MB data toPCle u Some CTRL SMBCLKtoPCI E f C omma 1 EELE pia ENA Fang an PCI 4 33MHz Lani Au M BIO paxe V6 MR ES Pom PCI X 42 66 MHz WOR M Co B atter Ei i F il 4 PA aM Hz CTRL 33 ge ass Twop Wach Dog UsB2i i pron LEDKU E EOJ oa ERT ESB6300 io Pr nier uid Hance F PCIX 2 66 MHZ Rapids R Ward SATA I fatter Enable E n cmos MSAtAna HRA ew TED K ied FP Ctr Loss Los IB ge DE Printer Floppy kr Fusion 2 19 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the Alarm Reset Jumper event of a power supply failure Settings This feature assumes that Super Jumper micro redundant power supply Position Def
4. 2 ATX PWR PWI Lz ve 5 xz NR zbsi pin set a bs as pw2 BI5s FauldJ27 SMB PW DIMM IB CPUI comi DIMM 1A J DIMM 2B DIMM 2A com2 DIMM 3B DIMM 3A J5 a LANI CPU2 E7525 LAN2 Tumwater ILAN North Bridge TRL PW3 PCLE 46 x16 RI AN BELIILANRIT3SMB data toPCIEn B CTRL HPLAEnabld TASMBCLKtoPCI En Ud Fan3 PCI 5 G3MHz 7 Dee z HB psy an3Fang E xcs a lO PCI 4 33MHz tug 8 atc USB2 3 IBIOS JWDfR JWatch Dog PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 ba Hance LR al Rapids A A Marvell SATAR m e Oo gm Enable Clear JBT1 CMos M AQ 3 H SATAO 1 UL exc el Floppy Chassis amp E EZ Fan Intrusion 1 a indicates Pin 1 2 The differences between the X6DAL B2 and the X6DAL TB2 are Marvell s SATA controller is available on the X6DAL TB2 only There are additional four SATA ports using Marvell s SATA controller on the X6DAL TB2 3 All images layouts and contents included in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Jumper Description Default Setting CN1 Alarm Reset Open Disabled J13 SMB Data to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J15 SMB Clock to PCI Enable Closed Enabled
5. 2 11 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Reset Button Reset Pin i Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At Pin Number Definition tach it to the hardware reset 3 Reset switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button Power Button Connector Pin Definitions The Power Button connection is JF1 located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Pin 7 r Number Definition Momentarily contacting both pins 1 PW_ON will power on off the system To 2 Ground turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Reset PWR 7 atx PWR PWT i pe APSE E m PEE uM Groum d NMI com se XA x or p DMM ZR Power LED lt Vee IcoM2 p M HDD LED lt Vee LANL zm ea NIC1 LED Q Ve LAN2 PE pr ura ug NIC2 LED 4 o Vee n OH Fan Fail LED lt o Ne E 5 re aA NEN e PCI 33M Hz F X g BE dmm wo Ground Pwr gt Power Buttof wo 6 A Le PONE o PW LEDKKLr Im venas mes o fT Intru
6. 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault header J7 to provide warning of power supply failure This warning sig nal 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 SATA SMB I C X6DAL TB2 only A Serial ATA System Management Bus header is located at J35 Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SATA SMB on your system Power Fault Pin Definitions Pin Number 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 SATA SMB J35 Pin Definiti Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock Mouse ATX PWR PWT FAN PWR usB KB ET 0 1 Fault 13 Pw2 epi SMB PW DIMM 18 CPUI COM1 DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A rov DIMM 38 DIMM 3A 5 LANI LAN2 LAN CTRL E7525 Tumwater North Bridge CPU2 PCI E 6 x16 LAN CTRL ETTAN ELLISM B data toPCIEn HPL Enables LASM BCLKtoPC En PCI 35 33M HZ SATA SMB M
7. usss 2 2 2 3 Jnstalling DIMMS iieri oti ry heo nri ten nt tria erii Elek se EE E cya eee EYE R dy 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables essent rennen nennen 2 8 ATX Power COHMDecloEs i eerte EEE 2 8 Processor Power Connector Gerisine toi a VE 2 8 NM BOOM x oiii ce pof ede e Ce en t de ende edad 2 9 Power LED c r e 2 9 HDD LED NIGIINIC2 LED ei eese ec eh err e ee tr ie tere ie coe 2 10 OverheatFan Fail LED 2 eds ferre ergeben 2 11 Power Fail IE iere ferte aitepaceaatedefessderseticoasdesndeee 2 11 Table of Contents Reset BUION dius iere dert ec rcge pda e uc ded POW MUR OM 2 intero eem Iter iere a EE E EEEE Chassis IntE SlOR cosi itr rir rr tra PPS Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sse 2 14 Fan Headers eterne toten Itera E epa trn eaten ieas Iir Serial POMS naso rn terrre cer ve nei imer tT mS Wake On Ring JWOPR citare tt rit a ERE SECO XREEED RES M ELCESnDEP ge GLAN Ethernet POS iden Lente rer metn ER Power F llen enaath hatte none alae SATA SMBUS isein sieniin anaa eaaa AEE EREL E EEEE EEEE SMB Power 1 C Connector Speaker Power LED Keylock ccececceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaeenesneeeeeeneeaee 2 18 2 6 Jumper Seltings nene e tee fere n et Yt eiie 2 19 Explanation Of Jumipers ueoee retener 2 19 GLAN Enable
8. Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin The Wake On LAN header JWOL Definitions JWOL is designated WOL on the mother R m umber efinition board See the table on the right i 35V Standby for pin definitions You must en ie 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 Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are lo cated beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ube ATX PWR PWI z ap T JEEE Faul 27 SMB PW M 1B CPUI l fcon DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 T DIMM 2A rov DIMM 38 DIMM 3A CPU2 E7525 Tumwater AN North Bridge TRL pw PCI E 6 x16 aq LAN PLILANgT3SMB data toPCTEn E ang CTRL HPT rabid L35M BCLKtoPCI En eT v2 an FandFand e SATA amp Silk a Fal PCI 33M AZ cmi gs u 4 bios JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 42 o MEE 32 66 MHz c nds 2 PIE Iri arvel fr wy ur ja Enable Cr JETI EN ayo m cmos Ms bd SATA0 1 ATTK 7 EP up I GREEN pn FP Ctr
9. 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 checking 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 Th
10. 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default Note Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation 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 Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives Note 1 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 D 6 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Notes Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost f you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can only restart it from Adaptec Storage Manager See C 4 for details
11. Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express LO and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and One PCA9554A High PCI Express Port4 Slot 6 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are 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 If Enabled the AMI BIOS will detect and attempt to reduce the Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt 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 for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled However if this feature is set to
12. JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 4 Port SATA Enable X6DAL TB2 Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector PWR2 PWR 3 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR Connectors COM1 J4 COM2 J5 COM1 COM Serial Port Connectors DS1 2 3 5 9 Onboard System Indicators See Chapter 2 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED See Appendix A FAN 1 6 CPU Chassis Fans Headers DIMM 1A 3B Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J2 Keyboard Mouse J7 Power Fault Header J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 Power System Management J35 SATA SMB I C Header X6DAL TB2 Only JF1 Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 JF2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JSLED SATA LED Header JWOL WOL Wake on LAN Parallel Parallel Printer Port PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 32 bit slots PCI X 42 PCI X 43 PCI E 6 I SATA 0 1 JSO JS1 M SATAO 3 SATAO 3 WOR JWOR USB 0 1 USB 2 3 J42 PCI X 64 bit 66MHz slots PCI Express x16 4GB s slot Intel s Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 0 1 4 Port Serial ATA Connections 0 1 2 3 X6DAL TB2 Only Wake on Ring Header Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel USB Universal Serial Bus Ports SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single
13. ports Hyper Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance work station 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 sup ported 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 provid
14. 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Port Header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 Headers front panel 2 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 4 Port Mavell Serial ATA Connections X6DL TB2 only Super I O 2 serial ports Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm 1 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual DDR2 Ba DDR2 Aa DDR2 B ij DDR2A1 E7525 TUMWATER MCH PCI EXPRESS X16 DDR2 400MHz DDR2 400MHz PCIE X16 SLOT6 RJ45 a 2 PCI EXPRESS X8 RJ45 a z Pas HUB INT ERFRCE 1 5 FLOPPY PRIN KEYBOARD PS72 MOUSE ESB6300 HANCE RAPIDS SATABBSX604 PCI 32 33 5V Slot 5 Secondary ATA 100 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7525 Tumwater chipset the X6DAL B2 X
15. 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz PCI Express x16 at 4GB s Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Con troller 1 9 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a 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 Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 1 8V for DRAM 1 5V Standby 1 2V 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 and configured Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SuperDoctorlll Environmental Temperature
16. For more incarnation pesse weit SUPERHICRU web c z Driver Tool Installation Display Screen SLIPEFIBICRI Compiler inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the Supero Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 19 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of
17. ga WC penel ERIT B1 WX WESBGI BEL xL EL RE IH Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual PRID BI3EE i TALE Mirror fera 3 iirige 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 When Appropriate RAID 0 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 wis
18. 3 LET MEM hastens 4 20 4 5 Security SOtup uctor cnet ede roter teer a d Er tr pi bxc tatn 4 22 LEMMIIEDEEURSEE EN E TEE PEE tena ease ete 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes eese B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 Appendix D Installing Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller based on MARVELS CHID dE D 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 SATA cable CBL 044 X6DAL B2 Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044 X6DAL TB2 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 SUPER X6D
19. 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 memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity an
20. 5th boot device MBA V7 6 3 Slot 2 Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 4 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are CD ROM and Disabled 4 5 Security Settings hin Avance Et Ea Security Bett ings astal or Charge the gaagwernd Supervisor Password lt Not asta led Teer Password Hot mata led Change Sopertioor Password Change laer Passwaor Clear User Password Brt Sector Virus Protection Disabled select Screen Select Men Change Gereral Help Save and Exit Ex Le W523 C pCoperight 1985 2002 American Hepmtrenis lac AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and
21. 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 Chapter 1 Introduction TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the warning LED is triggered and the fans will speed up Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 120W current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI sta
22. Disable rente nnne tinto 2 19 Alarm Reset SATA Enable iie eet nce redes e e RES OR Fe aee eH EE e raToe dos 2 20 CMOS CBE niti rim tetendit rar erre as 2 21 Watch Dog Enable Disable cit rere rm 2 21 SMB to PGI SMB Clock to PCI a see rer tenter tente 2 22 25r Onboard Indicator Seene terere e rr e er n a e REF g sere GLAN LEDS arii nr rer t mere rae ORDERS SATA LED Hed de r oer t rh Onboard LED Indicators irre cete System Alert LED Indicators 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 25 Parallel Port Connector 5 rre nee me rne ER OE 2 25 Floppy COnNECtO esasda E td ees cred etes 2 26 IDE COME CIONS Sueno teu etu fat capes den area eec 2 27 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures rte 3 1 Before Power On sse nennen enne nennen nennen 3 1 Das e 3 1 No Video Memory Errors sesasi 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sss 3 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 3 2 Technical Support Procedures eceeessesceseeeeceeceeeeeeeseeseceeeeeeeaeeaetaeeeeeeees 3 2 9 3 Frequently Asked QUESTIONS iacente etie cages 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sss 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 iiem 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 3 Advanced Setup one eint Neen a eno erede tu 4
23. Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 23 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 24 Appendix A 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
24. 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 up to 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used inParallel 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 Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID adds RAID functionality to the SATA I O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 and 1 With HostRAID you can optimize the reliability performance and data protection of the system Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Storage Requirements Adaptec s device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Operating Systems supported by the SATA RAID Host Controller Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Linux Red Hat AS 2 1 RHES 3 0 SuSE 9 0 Storage Management Software Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem Adaptec Storage Manager storage management software that provides all of the creation management and d
25. North Bridge CTRL PCI E 36 x16 A LAN ELILAVETEWE data toPCTEn E cTRL HPLdEnabidf ASM BCLKtoPCI En oa Fang PCI 33M Hz Marvell 4 pls FandFand SATA s RE o d PCI 33M Hz cm Ens D JWDE atch Dog USB2 ps3 Bios pcx B66 MAT ESB6300 i IDE Hance e m Q PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids alagi E a WOR Marvell SATA pjPsJ wj u 2B Enable Clear gj 8TI OM 8 ON LED Kl wry os EE dH d T 4 Ch amp me mre a GERI E 2 27 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Note Please refer to Appendix C and Appendix D for software installation instructions 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 o r 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 jumpe
26. QUNM TAA AN l HI ipres paya ba 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s Hance Rapids Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and pres
27. Save and Exit ESC Exit v2 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system Size This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the size of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Up Arrow gt and the lt Down Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in HH MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections crow wv v 0v 0v 0v wv YYY TYTY Ld nay cause system to malfunction CPU Configur
28. al igarat lor NAA Neyi ia move cursor Enter SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog
29. arrays from the controllers BIOS and initialize drives A Managing Arrays Select the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in greater detail 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 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 Caution Back up the data on an array before you delete it Otherwise all data on the array is lost 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 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 Deleti
30. 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 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 B apier BALD Cool igeration Mility F Blak O00 thes ce iis move cursors Enleri to ac 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Hain Hern mage Arrea ibe Array ilislize irra 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the scr
31. lets the eperatieg svztom Plug Play d amp Ho configure Flag and PCL Latency Tirer 1 Play Pa devices not llacate IBY to PCD VGE Tes required for boot if Paletta Sacer lag IDEs bled Four aetema kas a Plog PCI IDE Peaster sable and Play operating ffBoard PCIZISA IDE Card aygtem Ava VAM select screen Ava i lab be T Select tem dTa l jar te Chases Pptis m ijab le Generel Help metis FLO Save ond Exit Available Exit fired tat te avai lable wd 52 g oprright 1555 2002 American Begatrewda mc 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 sys tem PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an int
32. or dual Intel 604 pin Xeon E 64MT Nocona processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Six 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting 12 GB Registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM Notes 1 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset ntel E7525 Tumwater chipset Expansion Slots One PCI E x16 4GB sec Two 64 bit 66MHz PCI X Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 5V standby 3 3V standby 12V and DIMM voltage Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Super Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Two Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet controllers
33. 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 lt Enter gt 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 Log This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 15 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 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 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure PCI Express slots
34. supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 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 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 SWDMA 1 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 Selec
35. the Supero Doctor Ill interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Gracefal power control Tig era kator E aema Cs Tes ana By EF re peace or lhe docs anffan peed tear iriee ea ot H pce Beier fe ice eck or thes doen gs akard ka raneritbr actin Vespa meni Kang Sporo 2D armo Doses peg le on x yrs Praade TORE comnis Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Notes C 22 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility for 4 port SATA Controller For X6DAL TB2 only After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Driver Note before you install the Windows operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard D 1 Configuring Serial ATA RAID Functions Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface
36. tions f ATX PWR PWI Bo SMB Data to PCI SMB Clock to PCI 2 z IM R S 24 bti i PW2 ByS Bus 1325 Fault 27 SMB PW coi T DE DIMM 1A H 14 DIMM 28 ulli DIMM 2A eu f cou cow2 DIMM 3B E DINE Dm J5 DIMM 3A P ITE j PETN LAN um L I LAN2 E7525 a H LAN2 E North Bridge Ru LE LAN a 3 z TRL Eee 10 f SS se i pwa En m crac amp ERS 8 aad wora boy US829 peg PCI es ee eT 1 ESB6300 uz LAN BPLILAN o ES o B Blale CTRL HPLgen gt 1 NE EER der OE PCT 35 33M HZ iz Qui TEKS a 2 22 FP Car Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators Left Right GLAN LEDs Back Panel View The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports lo G bit LAN Left LED cated beside the COM Port2 have ee two LEDs The yellow LED indi Color Definition P Off 10 Mbps cates activity while the other LED Also Off No Connection may be green orange or off to in NE E Eg dicate the speed of the connec 1 Gb LAN Right LED tion See the table at right for the Indicator Activity LED E LED Defi
37. transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 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
38. your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Server if your system is used as a server Select Workstation if your System is used a Workstation The Options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation 4 19 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual gt Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the boot settings for the system Hair Advanced BEA Security Erit Boot Sett ings Cant igure Settings doriag Sraten Beet FEoot Settings Configuration FEoot Device Priority Freaovahle lriwag a Select Screen tj Select tea Enter Go to Sob Screen Fi Geisral Help FIO Sare aad Exit EX Exit 2 51 Ci eprrigit 1905 2002 amp werican Hegatresda Inc 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 OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer syste
39. 6DAL TB2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configura tion options optimized for communications presentation storage computa tion or database applications The Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset consists of the following components the E7525 Tumwater Memory Controller Hub MCH and the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Hance Rapids ICH The E7525 Tumwater MCH supports single or dual Xeon EM64T Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDRII 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2 67 GB s per channel The E7525 Tumwater also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are com pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub via HI 1 5 Hub Interface The 6300ESB provides two PCI bus interfaces that can be con figured for standard PCI 2 2 protocol as well as the enhanced high fre quency PCI X protocol 6300ESB 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 l O functions The Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates
40. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init Option may return some data if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1 However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 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 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Caution Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do there is no way to restart and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive 5 When you are finished press Done C Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk unaccessible 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
41. AL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Image E ATLI TT TT 2 Oo s ri E The difference between the X6DAL B2 and the X6DAL TB2 is that the X6DAL TB2 model has an additional Marvell s 4 port SATA Controller 1 8 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale
42. B2 TA IC SATA LED FP pur Hance Bo PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids Ad gs OR Marvell SATA EFSI uu aya atter Enable Clear ABT n a SATAO D a LSAT AGS H PW LEDJK Er d alee AAAS uy i Printer finial Floppy C g Dkr Intrusion so i E 1S0 J51 2 23 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Onboard LED Indicators On board LED Pin Definitions DS1 DS8 DS Definition m DS1 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR In addition to the LAN LED and Cable must be connected SATA Header there are other LED Bos ERU M indicators DS1 DS3 DS5 DS7 DS5 PWR LED DS7 8 POST LED DS8 on the X6DAL B2 TB2 See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Please re fer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System Alert LED Indicators DS9 System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions ui H P DS9 Definition n addition to the LED indicators Green System On amp OK listed above there is a System Yellow System Off PWR Cable Connected MD R PWR or CPU Fail Alert LED indicator DS9 on the s Dre m X6DAL B2 TG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini
43. DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground 5 Serial Out 10 NC Wake on Ring Pin Definitions ignated WOR This function al WOR i Pin lows your computer to receive Narben ipeni and wake up by an 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 ATX PWR PWI g 12 8 2 amp 2 BENE UNT IBN S Faul 27 COM j om etu CPUI T DIMM 1A DIMM 28 DIMM 2A COM2 DIMM 38 DIMM 3A LANL I I CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL w3 AN SLANE data toPCTER a Fan ICTRL BPLdEnable DSM BCLKtoPCI En o2 an PCr 33M HZ Marvelll 2 x gl Fanfan SATA g efail a peas PCA 33M Hz cTRL sz 3 bios J WD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB 6300 142 X 2 66 MHz paee 22 gis WOR S oR A Tk Rapids AIS Batter Enhe An 3 BTI Ou ayo OA TOKU fom cmos Mg age aq Printer won iB Floppy PM KER IA Fang 2 15 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual
44. DIMM 3A LANL LAN2 E7525 SIE I Tumwater LAN North Bridge ICTRL X PCE 6 x16 j 8 a Ern EM ESM BCEE toPCI En n 5 an PC 33W AZT ae 26 ER m PCI 4 33M Hz CTRL s xal amp E USB 2 3 bios J WD i Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 142 Q MES 32 66 MHz i Mans 3 G e s 2 Jug B atten Enable VAS SIBTI LI 8 8 60 5 l DKU cos Meehan o Printer roue Floppy off EH AA Fon Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and 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 Shita tions The mouse port is above 2 NC the keyboard 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 X6DAL B2 TB2 un p 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions See the table on the right for pin CPU and Chassis Fans definitions Note These fan Definition 3 Ground black headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 12V red of the fan headers are backward PRESO compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans The onboard fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When us ing Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard P
45. EX E li 02 531 D Copyrzight 965 2000 American Mepstreads Ipc 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 P ATA amp S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are P ATA Parallel ATA 1ST Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO Master P1 Slave PO0 Slave P1 Master Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 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 Mast
46. Enabled the following items will be displayed Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select a serial port for console redirection Select the COM Port that the serial modem s cable is connected to The options are COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to configure the serial port settings for console redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8 n 1 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 bits per second data bits parity stop bits Flow Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system manage the flow control for console redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection after BIOS POST This feature allows the user to decide if and how to continue with Console Redirection after POST If set to Disabled Console Redirection will be turned off after the BIOS POST routine If set to Bootup Loader Console Redirection will be active during POST and Bootup Loader routines If set to Always Console Redirection will remain active in the OS environment if the OS is in the text mode If the OS is in the graphic mode this function will not be supported The options are Disabled Always and Bootup Loader Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the terminal type for console redirection The options are VT100 ANSI and VT UTF8 4 17 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual VT UTF8 Combination Key Suppor
47. H SATAO 1 Printer 3 E E E a Fand 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J44 J38 The IDE Connectors are lo f Pin Number Function Pin Number Function cated on J44 IDE1 and J38 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 IDE 2 You 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 Tn 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 on the right for pin defini 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 tions 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 2 DRQ3 22 GND 23 O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 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 8 ATX PWR PWI z pie 2 amp ve 8 pin IM LT 2 pst 5 PW2 3l5 6 Fault 27 SMB PW DIMM 18 CPUI fcon DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A come DIMM 38 I5 DIMM 3A I LAN1 r CPU2 m E7525 Tumwater LAN
48. M 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 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 recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before con tacting Technical Supp
49. MA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 navi gation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt 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 lt F2 gt and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the u
50. PER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 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 5 Key 6 FDEDIN pin definitions T 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 8 ATX PWR PWI z 128 8 lt ERU ur 13 3 8 Faul 27 SMB PW PIIR cul fcon DIMM IA 14 DIMM 28 i DNN 7A cov DIMM 38 js DIMM 3A i LANI CPU2 l Vr E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL pw PCI E 6 x16 8 E PUTET 2 fang an Eds cL PCI En ul Fang PCA 33M AZT Mawel 4 EZ SfE dis ELE aM Az ctrl sls 8 pr E Bios JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCIX 38 66 MHZ ES86300 luz Hance pH Q PCI X 2 66 MHz A Rapids B0 8 s9 a WOR arvel J w w TH Enable Char TETT LU aja cmos M SATAQ 2
51. SATA z LED a c Uu E x H IEL FP C r OR M arvel Enable DA TED NETE K Lr o Printer ouai Floppy C EE Fand pkr Intrusion Fan S O E 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 Watch Dog to reset the system if an applica Jumper Settings JWD tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will Jumper ee Position Definition generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI signal for the application that is Open Disabled hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his own application soft
52. SUPERO SUPERO X6DAL B2 SUPERO X6DAL TB2 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 S
53. arvell Fanfare PCI 4 33M Hz FP Cur BIOS JWD gE Watch Dog PCI X 38 66 MHz ESB6300 Hance PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids suo WOR Gee Marvell SATA f Enable Clear CMOS Oo Printer 5 Floppy sop Is cis Intrusion SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual SMB Power I C SMB PWR Connector Pin Definitions J27 Pin Definition l2C Connector J27 located be 1 Clock 2 SMB Data tween the Alarm Reset Header 3 N A and the PWR Fault Header moni hs tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 Speaker Connector Pin FP Cr 6 are for the Power LED and pins Definitions JF2 8 9 are for Keylock See the table Pin ini Number Function Definition on t
54. associated with a particular array see the section 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 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize Type Y to continue D 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options 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 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects D 8
55. ata logging needed to manage arrays Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility Part of the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup Array Configuration Utility ACU A DOS BIOS application used to create configure and manage arrays D 2 Adaptec s SATA RAID Host Driver Installation Installing the Driver ina New Windows System To install the driver to a new system that does not have the OS installed 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step3 insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system 5 Press F6 when prompted to install a third party driver Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Press F6 immediately you only have 5 seconds If you miss your chance restart this Windows installation to complete it correctly Otherwise Windows will not recognize your controller 6 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install a drive
56. ation IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration PCIPnP Configuration SuperIO Configuration Advanced Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Power Configuration dn Select Screen Event Log Configuration te Select Item HPS Configuration Enter Go to Sub Screen PCI Express Configuration Fi General Help Remote Access Configuration Flo Save and Exit USB Configuration ESC Exit Systen Health Monitor v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning 4 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual P CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure advanced CPI settings Sets the ratio Modrle Version XC 4 between CPU Core Clock and the Fob Wanifactnrer lated Frequency Brand String Intel R Ismi MW CPU 1 4 GEz OTE 1f a invalid Frequeacy i 3 406Hz rat ja hig been extaped PSE Spaced B OHHI to thia field BIOs Cache LI Lh EE vill restore it to Cache bd t opuz4 KB previong ztale Ratio Status Dnlecked Max 17 Min 14 Ratio Acteal Value 17 Ratio CHE Setting ai Select Screen Max CPUID Value Limiti iei Jad n Select Jta Hardware Prafetcher Digebled Eater Dpdate Adjacent Cache Lime Prefetch Disabled Fl General Belp Hyper Thread inp Fasact os Enab ad Fl Save and Exit Intel R Spesdstep ta
57. box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select tives fo reat Faij BG MIC WIERA MAEN BI MOC 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
58. cessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Note that for the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Heatsink Note CPU Retention Brackets are pre installed Mounting Holeg w Standoffs 1 Place the CPU retention bracket Xeon CPU gt on top of the CPU mounting plate CPU Socket ounting 2 Install the CPU mounting plate I Moles CPU Retention below the retention bracket on the Brack reverse side of the motherboard racket CPU Mounting Plate 3 Properly place the CPU on top of the CPU socket Align Pin 1 on the CPU with Pin 1 on the CPU socket CPU CPU Socke Motherboar Mounting Plate CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Heatsink Installatio
59. d 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 greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instruc
60. d 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 xeDAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and2 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
61. e check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Question How do 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 2 Place the floppy disk in drive A Press and hold lt CTRL gt and lt Home gt at the same time Turn on the power with these keys 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 R
62. e 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 NO 2 SCR Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Empty socket Triangle Processor installed 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 that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended 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 1A The memory scheme is
63. e video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate di
64. ee the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 GLAN port2 are lo cated on pins 11 12 GLAN1 and 9 10 GLAN2 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions feon tx PWR PWT U FAW m oy n FaulfJ27 cPuL I Ca DIMM 2 DIMN 38 DIMM 3A CPU2 E7525 O Tumwater AN North Bridge W PCLE di a cri V EL Wa PTET RL HETZE rai TSM pL KtePci En crs amar ELEM PCI R 33M Rz Bio s FC TERR svo Fi E J e DE mo intrusion Printer HDD LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Number Definition 13 14 Vcc HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vec GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 10 Vec GND HDD LED IC1 LED Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect a
65. een below eimi delues Tee laltialTzral Bh MOC a 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 i j Ipr iriti 1 B WIC HOGBGED BBELE lira ied Prio EIS LM M ku did 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild Appendix C Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A whe
66. equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up 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 pro
67. er Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press lt Enter gt 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 lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt 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 controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto 4 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 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
68. errupt address The options are Yes and No 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 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 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Ma
69. es BIOS POST codes Appendix C provides software installation instructions Appendix D provides installation instructions on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Driver based on Marvell s chip SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About WLS Manual ci sz cas ct eo tette tee uH ick cde o fe ees Sa reek erento dead iii Manual Organizatioh 3 trece trt rer tre n bee er ie RR iii Chapter 1 Introduction NM OM GN VNC W enceinte a etsi een AR 1 1 Checkliste M 1 1 Contacting SUpetmlictO eit G 1 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Image s 1 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Layout sene 1 4 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features mereri recn 1 6 Intel Lindenhurst Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVetVIGW uenerit eene cere ree tee ERES 1 9 123 Sp cial Fealures iieri teri terme 1 9 Recovery from ACG Power LOSS srren retata 1 9 1 4 iPeealthiMORnitOFilig s erret ett rne R ERES 1 10 1 5 AGPIIFealUfes noniine ien metet mie eet D repe 1 11 1 6 Power Supply tret diee acia Pte rr n crate gus 1 13 1 7 Super I O Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices irre ee E XE I EY Hr Fe RS aiaia 2 1 PteCallllOnsg o ccrte ente ee Av etic codec uo 2 1 Unpacking 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation
70. ew Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step 3 insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt 6 When prompted insert the driver disk see Step 1 and select OK 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 If you intend to install other third party devices proceed with the installation of those devices Otherwise select Done 9 Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SUSE Linux System To install the driver in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system type rpm Uvh xxx yyy rpm To update the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh force xxx yyy rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type D 4 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility D 3 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete
71. h 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 Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below TF Fj Properties beraj Type MID OCStr pe brrey Lobe Siripe 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
72. he 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 3 Default setting for Floppy A drive is 1 44 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 9 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items h vanced Llvanced PCL SPaP Sett ino W late the EIJE configure all the VAEHTNG Setting wrcag valper in below pecticaa davices in the gvxtem BIT Cage syoies to malfunction TES
73. he right for speaker pin defini 1 Red wire Speaker data tions Note The speaker connec E Key No connection ey tor pins are for use with an exter 7 Speaker data nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper E 3 ATX PWR PWI z 12 8 o p i 13458 SMB PWR 27 ai con CPUL DIMM 1A L DIMM 28 I DIMM 2A comz DIMM 38 J5 DIMM 3A LANL I CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL pw3 LAN REEE data toPCTEN 2 and ICTRL HPLEnabidf 35M BCLKtoPCI En WI E and PCI G3MHZ PWR LED Speaker ar SATA SERE E Kevlock PCI 33MHz CTRL 4 ells u eyloc ios JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 J42 N PCI X 2 66 MHz Rande 2 Li qs 2 jd B atter Enable Er DETI Lr a 8 P PEUT RT pi SEE pnt Printer Floppy BM sls ls aya Fand 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 8 20 1 Pins To modify the operation of the eels motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between pu Jumper optional settings Jumpers oap create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the Seti 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
74. inition 3 Y Open Enabled units are installed in the chassis Closed Disabled If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with CN1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Serial ATA Enable Disable ial ATAE le Di l For Marvell s controller on id nanie lsabis Jumper Settings the X6DAL TB2 only JPS1 For Marvell s SATA Controller Jumpers JPS1 allows you to enable ease elin or disable the Serial ATA headers Pins 1 2 Enabled The default setting is pins 1 2 to Pins 2 3 Disabled enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings Alarm Reset ATX PWR PWI Mouse FAN Ni Faulf 27 SMB PW DIMM 18 CPUI DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 DIMM 2A cov DIMM 38 DIMM 3A USB KB 0 1 J5 LANI CPU2 E7525 LAN2 Tumwater LAN North Bridge ICTRL PCI E 6 x16 LAN SMB data toPCTEn LAN CTRL Enable LSM BCLKtoPCI En y PCA 33M Az Marvell Fanfan SATA g PCI 33M Hz CTRL I ul IBIOS WD Ip Watt SATA Enable PCI X 38 66 MHz ESB6300 J42 Hance 8 PCI X 32 Rapids a T T m ball jn 7
75. interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 supports up to 12GB of Reg ECC DDRII 400 memory SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Notch p Release Tab Note Notch should align with the on the slot receptive point Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab Top View of DDRII Slot Il IL Release Tab 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 o US Noy USBO USB1 Ports LAN1 Port LAN2 Port e 0 ES NEY 1 Ed E Keyboard Purple COM Port Turquoi
76. ions Parallel Printer Port Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Connector 1 Strobe 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 the table on the right for pin defini eorr B 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 A i 23 PE 24 GND cable CBL 081 to use this con ab ser 3e N nector 5 1 ATX PWR PWI BE ays n pm i a Bay a pw2 EEFI Faul 27 SMB PW DIMM 18 cPul u com DIMM 1A Lal DMM E i DIMM 2A conz DIMM 38 J5 DIMM 3A LANL CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge ICTRL x SNE ane data toPCTER 8 an E Ere EEESSM BCL toPCI En yi an PCT S 33W AZT rog H E ERI Ea PCI 4 33M Hz cra S lid E E E Watch D USB2 3 Printer P0 EDGE CALLE E TEES m Q MITES 32 66 MHz Reo 2 4 HE a arvel uu o NO Enable ele 3 FUN em oo aye rete Floppy cet EH BE En pkr Intrusion 2 25 SU
77. 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 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 cha
78. 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below 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
79. lease do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Caution These fan headers use DC power KB Mouse 1 RICBWR PWT 18 12 8 Eure pud pw2 6 wo 1358 Fault 27 SMB PW Coons CPUI i fcon DIMM 1A i 1 L DIMM 28 DIMM 2A con L DIMM 3B 15 DIMM 3A i LANI CPU2 m E7525 Tumwater AW North Bridge CTRL wa PCI E x16 LAN EH TEPUS data toPCTEN lerne gre dena T35M 8 CLK toPCI En Erro m g an2 p Fan 5 PCr 33877 Marvell zz park Fan3 Ses cra RES o cage Fan6 PCI 44 33M Hz at a la bios PCX 38 66 MHz ESB6300 az Hance 25 PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids a WOR Marvell SATA oO 7 s o o nable Clear gg ETT DA TED K Ly cmos Mays E PAPA Fan4 Printer WOU Floppy c EHE J 3 me IH ert intrusion SRI Eel 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports The COM1 J4 and COM2 J5 se rial ports are located under the parallel port see Figure 2 3 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Wake On Ring JWOR The Wake On Ring header is des Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1
80. load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs and a 12V 4 pin power connector Aux PWR is also required for system power consumption Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may 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
81. m to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS informa tion 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 The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 Select Enabled to display a graphic representation to show the progress of POST when the option of Quiet Boot is enabled first The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM HDD and Disabled The default settings are Ist boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 3rd boot device HDD 4th boot device MBA V7 6 3 Slot 1
82. mory 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 ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes
83. n 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 install 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 A WH CEK Heatsink Screw screw 2 Screw 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW il Le AL RH N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SEREW Screw 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and th
84. n LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin N Definiti connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 m to provide advanced warning of 8 GND chassis overheating Refer to the i T heat Fan Fail table on the right for pin definitions uis rr dd a and signal messages Sis Message Solid Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin The Power Fail LED connection is E located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Pin Refer to the table on the right for ca MEE pin definitions 6 GND PWR Fail LED OH Fan Fail D L1 pix PWR PWT z 19 BP Ee 2 DEW uu o NMI 1338 Faul 27 VITE pw s com o x 3 14 Doma _ 1 f f DNA Power LED 4 Voc komz gt oi gq j tmm 3 HDD LED lt O vg LANL L F crua NIC1 LED lt o cc Ud 7525 O L Tumwater N c o Vec N ELIM E data UPCTET TRL EPEJEnabt TsM B CLK toPCI En Rreumm 7 an Fa D FE nis E El c Power Fail LED lt o 3 g USBi3 Ground Reset Reset Bitton eas 66 WRIT ESB6300 J a Hance 85 P X o eec ee wer EISE Rapids B s Ground pwr gt Powef Button Ei uel SATA ES LI alg J d Fan i S Enable Clear gra z Lo Z Xe see sw 2 o PELA 33M Rz Printer
85. n prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Miapier FADD Coat igeration Mility F figura lor Pisk O01 ies PETERE me en i aplipa 3 mee carson Enleri to SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s 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 Arree keys bs mew certor Imber te seleck aplius Esch bo oll esdeTanit 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below RAID Con byuretion LR ETT P Mel Ub yd EL Ww Uc EL Ao devils io de Ao descr Ain di Alp de Ap dev ely drives present et POST 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 fidagtce BAIT Conf igaratsn PLilitg TINI i il HMI
86. nds for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system 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 Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 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 s
87. ng 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 D 5 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual B Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are not 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 ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays Assigning Array Properties Note Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2 Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter
88. nition functions associated with the sec Color Amber Blinking ond LED 10Mbps 100Mbps 1Gbps Table 1 SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED For the XGDAL TB2 Only Pin Definition Marvell SATA HDO Active LED Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED Marvell SATA HD2 Active LED Marvell SATA HD3 Active LED All Marvell SATA Ports Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED SATA LED Header A Serial ATA LED header is lo cated at JSLED See the table on the right for speaker pin defini NONANI Table 2 SATA LED Pin Definitions tions Please refer to Table 1 for JSLED the X6DAL TB2 board and Table 2 For the X6DAL B2 Only for the X6DAL B2 board Png Dennition 6 Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED 7 Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED ATX PWR PWT Tm pup pu2 wo Fauli 77 SMB PW DMM 18 CPU icom DIMM 1A GLA Lal DIMM 28 DIMM 2A cov DIMM 38 DIMM 3A FANI 0 1 Mousel USB KB sl CPU2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL TEJ PCIE 6 x16 LAN EPEILANRT35MB data toPCTEn IcraL HPL2Enabds LISM BCLKtoPCI En PCT 35 33MHZT Marvell SATA ls PCI 33M Hz CTRL zIES S li Bios TWD ga USB2 3 PCI X 38 66 MHz ESB6300 je X6DAL T
89. nual gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu Advanced Coafigure Super O Chipset hllzwa BIOS te Select ia Port Bare Serial Port kddragz IPAS Addresses Serial Port hidremr 3 Parallel Port Addrezs Parallel Port Ho e EF Hola NA Channel Parallel Port IRQ Select Screen Select tem Change Uo11ca Generel fie lp Save und Erit Exit wd 52 cE iCoperiekt 25 2000 American Megatrenda mc 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 SF8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel por
90. or PW2 please refer to the item Donnecilon es listed below Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Processor Power Connector CPU 8 Pin PWR In addition to the power connec Required sealed ins Definition tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin Connection 1thru 4 Ground Processor connector at PW2 must a also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PWR 24 Pin PU PWR 8 Pin 0 1 Mouse USB KB DIMM 18 DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 CPU1 DIMM 2A cov DIMM 38 DIMM 3A E7525 Tumwater CPU2 LAN North Bridge CTRL PWR3 4 Pin W PCLE 6 x18 AN PILANE IAMS data toPCTEN CTRL HPLAEnbidT TSM BCLK toPCI En 3m PCT 33M AZT M z a Fanfan ila o FI a PCI 4 33M Hz a gu E Bios TW Dp Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 38 66 MHZ ESB6300 a Hance 25 o PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids a o 8 s wor Marvell SATA ges wlw a E Enable Clear QBTI oo afe S cmos Ma H 4 PW LEDIKL EI zig era Printer n Floppy C amp IS lg oI Dkr Intrusion es RE Fand 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation
91. ore 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 X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation 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 150MB
92. ort 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 has six 240 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Pleas
93. press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit the BIOS Setup screen ETT biwuaced Bot Security EM Exit Opt lene Erit avelem gpetup T a after caviag the Save Changen ard Exit changez Dlecard Chappgek aid Exit Discard Changer Fl bey com be med for this operation Losi Oprtixal Defanl te Load Fallzafe Defan lta Select Screen Select tem General Help Save ard Erit Erir wT 53 D Copsyright 1955 2002 American Hegatremdm Inc Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt
94. procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code ErrorMessage Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are li
95. ps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations SUPER O X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 an
96. pter 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 test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization bef
97. r 7 Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk and press Enter Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver 8 When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found press Enter Follow the remaining on screen instructions to complete your installation D 2 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Please follow the steps listed below to install a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Start Windows Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard which searches for the controller driver 3 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next 4 If necessary select the appropriate driver for your operating system Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation Remove the driver disk N Oo Ci If prompted restart the computer 8 Your installation is complete If you want to create an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If you want to create an array from the operating system see the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager D 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Installing the driver in a new Linux system To Install the Red Hat AS 2 1 or RHES 3 0 Driver in a N
98. r settings as well Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by oa fk WwW Inm 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 it 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 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIM
99. rate only at its maximum speed Select Minimum to set the CPU to only operate at its minimum speed Select Automatic to allow the cpu speed to be controlled by the operating system Select Disabled to allow the CPU to operate only at its default speed CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEP will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled Select TM2 VID This setting allows you to set the TM2 VID value Enter a number from 14 to 35 to select the desired voltage value from 1 000V to 1 2625V The default setting is 30 21 2000 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual FIDE Configuration Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Advanced IDE Configuration Select IDE Heda IDE Conf igoratica F amp TA amp 5 AT Combined Node Detl n P ATA let Chaxxel S AT Porte Definition P Mazter F Z 1ave bPrimiry DE Baster Hot Detected bPrimary IDE Slave Hot Detected b2ecomdary IDE Master i Bet Detected FSeceudary IDE Slawe Hot Detected b Third DE Wester Hot Detected EThizd DE Slave Hot Detected FFoorth IDE Master gt Hot Detected Select Screen amp FPourtk IDE Slave i Het Detected Select tem Change Cet lon Hard Dist Write Protect Disabled F General Help IDE Detect Time Gat Sec 35 FIO Save aad Exit KTACPE SOF in Cable Detection Hort amp Device
100. s the lt Enter gt key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S IPERFIIEHZE XBDAL server board Drivers amp Tools Winxi SUPERMICR amp Drivers amp Tools lail E7525 ol Al Felaplec Shoeage Manager Browser Ediion Uhipset Nonest ACS Aus Dire X6DAL series B amp Ed a e A SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor T amp al Eie deme dekela andirans e ims CD Auta Stat Up Hed Tire
101. se COM2 Port Turquoise Figure 2 3 O Port Locations and Definitions 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins e ETE m X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V ATX Power Connector 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM There are a 24 pin main power 16 PS ON amp 4 45V y 17 COM 5 COM supply connector PW1 and a 4 CON 6 45V pin 12V PWR connector PW3 on 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK the board Both connections are 21 45V 9 5VSB required These power connec 22 5V 10 12V M 2 V 11 12V tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi H ea 15 d cation See the table on the right 12V 4 pin for pin definitions For CPU PWR Required Connect
102. ser The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt En ter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 Main Advanced Boot Security Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to AMIBIOS select a field Version 08 00 10 Build Date 11 16 04 Use or to ID DABDIODT configure gystem Time Processor Type Intel R Keon TH CPU 3 40GHz Speed S400MHz Count System Memory Select Screen Size 2048MB select Item Change Field System Time 10 14 24 Select Field System Date Wed 11 17 2004 General Help
103. sion 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin m Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 intrusion Input 2 Ground ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion USB Pin Definition Universal Serial Bus USB USB 0 1 Back Panel USB Pin Definition There are two Universal Serial 1 5V 2 PO Bus ports USB 0 1 located on 3 Bo the I O panel and additional two 4 Ground USB ports USB 2 3 next to the USB 2 3 Front Panel USB IDE2 on the motherboard These Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition two FP USB ports can be used to 1 15V 2 15V rovide front side chassi 3 PO 4 PO p assis access PO E ROS cables not included See the 7 Ground 8 Ground 5 oan 1 Ground tables on the right for pin defini 2 tions Ie 3 ATX PWR PWI Lz le 2 ne as ey n IM Reset PW2 USB 0 1 E Paul SMB PW pass DIMM 18 cPul u comd DIMM 1A 14 DIMM DIMM 2A cona DIMM 38 15
104. splay 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 about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h
105. sted 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 lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 me
106. 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 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Power Button Instant Off If set to Enabled the system will shut down immediately once the power button is pressed If Disabled the system will shut down when the power button is continually pressed for more than 4 seconds The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper
107. t Select Enabled to activate the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT 100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled gt USB Configuration idvanced IER Conf ignratica Eiablez USE host ceat roe lers G Modnle Tergion 2 23 2 7 4 USB Devices Enabled Bowe TEE Fonction Enabled Kr Legacy EE Support Enabled TEE 2 0 Controller Enabled ISE 2 4 gEra ller Mode HiSpeed elect Screen select tem reece ONE RUN General Help Save and Butt Exit wI2 51 CiDsprright 1985 2002 American Megqatresds Tac USB Function Select Enabled to enable 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt System Health Monitor This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the following items AKdvaaced Systea Health Hoanitor Set CFU Overbeat M Teagerature fro LFU Overheat Temperature J EST to SC be CAL Temperature oe izing CPUS Temperature Crates Tempera
108. t MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMAt1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 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 UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T 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 T
109. t 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 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Parallel Port Mode This feature specifies the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the AMI BIOS to select Parallel Port s ECP Mode The options are DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ This feature allows the user to select 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 gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring and Sparing Select Enabled to enable Memory RAS Mirroring and Sparing to allow the system to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data securi
110. tate 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 2005 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 motherboard The SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 supports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture the Xeon EM64T Nocona processor supports IA 32 and IA 64 software and includes 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 Xeon EM64T Processor 800 MHz sup
111. tech Automatic EX Exit CPU F RCEFEK Enabled Select Th I 22 2 53 Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatresds ac Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state 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 Set to Enabled to allow the processor to prefetch data such as source addresses target addresses and comments from cache and memory and store in a queue within the processors to increase CPU s performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hyper Threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Intel R SpeedStep tm tech This setting allows the system to set the CPU speed Select Maximum to set the CPU to ope
112. tions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Biapier BALD Conf igaration Fitlity F Dal lies P P i
113. top blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and 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 02 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 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 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 420 W of power In addition a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply and a 12V 4 pin Aux power supply are also required for high
114. ture CFUL Wcore CFU2 Veore 1 39 Vect Min 129 Veet V IW VcciY DEAM VIT 1 34 Vee DINH WoL tage 1 59 Voltage SY Standby 1 37 Standby b 5ystem FAN Hoaitor UE o O mi mi Hd ow cw wi ion Select Screen Select tex Change Opt don General Help Save and Eyit Exit Piod C Copyrighti 1985 202 American Kegatreada lic CPU Overheat Temperature The feature allows the user to set the CPU overheat 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 Voltage 5V Standby and 3 3V Standby Fan Speed Control Modes Fan 1 to Fan 6 This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin Server the fan speed is controlled by the CPU temperature When the CPU temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If this option is set to 4 pin the onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via PWM If set to Disable the fan speed control is disabled and the onboard fan will run at the full speed 12V at all time Select 3 pin if
115. ty 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 4 13 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual ICH DCB Enable Select Enabled to enable ICH DMA Collection Buffer The options are En abled and Disabled gt ACPI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system General ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes Suspend Mode This feature allows the user to select the ACPI state when the system is on the Suspend Mode Select S1 if you want the system to standby Select S3 to enable the function of Suspend to RAM which will shorten bootup time after poweroff The options are ST 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
116. ware in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer USB Kay on M C FAW Se 13 aulia SHE ew E 2 l ew DELIA Clear COMS go DMWz3 Coma 0 d konz E DINH GA T u CPU U u LAN E7525 USB2 3 peg AN North Bridge 42 TRL BOG TERE 8 ET EIU EDEN aa PTET a alg g ICTRL HPLaEnatidi 35M BCLKtoPCI En des USE REED Wes t3 REN ala FFansFang Ez psg peii a PCI 8 33M Hz CRL FEl l e a u IWD og T p x A P creca T eere ja Izd CMO A ST ATAO 1 Hance 25 e a amp WOR pines Dn pe h 5 uu Fan im Enable Clear ETT ayo i 5 itrusion Fan E cmos tsatan h rne qno XH Floppy EE H HE Intrus 2 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual SMB to PCI Bus and SMB SMB Data to PCI Bus clock to PCI Bus Enable J13 Jumper Disable Position Definition Off Disabled Jumper J13 allows you to enable or On Enabled disable SMB Data to PCI Bus and SMB Clock to PCI Bus Jumper J15 allows you to enable or 5 J15 disable SMB Clock to PCI Bus See Position Definition Tem Off Disabled the tables on the right for pin defini On Enabled

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