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1. Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition il3 5V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground KB eon en 24 Pin ATX PWR D L Mouse z EE E A HDD LED USB 0 1 23 Reset B NIC1 LED DIMM 4A Bank 4 b com DIMM 3A Bank 3 podi CPU1 C NIC2 LED DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 fst le 20 19 Sous DIMM 1B Bank 1 Groun NMI DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 x X CPU2 e BUPERGX7DALE 00 Power LED ec G Q HDD LED Vcc E n c LED Vcc loi E x16 m Slot6 PCI E ag NIC2 LED Vcc Slot5 PCI 33 MHz Be E E Ebbe Hons Fail LED Vee io Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot JL1 CTRL JPAC1 BIOS ez E Printer px ET li PTT SM PWR Fail LED elo Nee Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA EE South SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge SATAG Ground Reset gt Reset Button id ER eS LEH stad Sloti PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATAS Ground PWR gt Power Button EI EE uwo Sleto PCI U E JDT ussas usee7 IDE Fa SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connect
2. High Definition Front Panel Audio Pins Signal 1 MIC_L 2 AUD_GND 3 MIC_R 4 FP_Audio Detect 5 Line_2_R 6 Ground 7 FP_Jack Detect 8 Key 9 Line_2_L 10 Ground KB aah pin 24 Pin ATX PWR re B E Mouse JPWF WR E lAlarm Force On USB0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 bs COMI DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 bai Ju com DIMM 1B B ank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 _ SUPERO XDALE 2 Audio Fang a E LAN Slot6 PCI E x16 LEX o Battery a Slots PCI 33 MHz ul g denge Tsor Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot Ju amp BIOS J Pinter Ki mua Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA South ISATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge ISATA3 Svo Sy Jis SATA4 Sloti PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATAS JWOR SMB Ewe 1 Sloto PCI U uzze E JDTI UsBas USBAT DE ze A FP Audio SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modifythe operation ofthe motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Seethe motherboard layout page
3. LL ea KE O SONOS Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Back Panel USB Port 2 Back Panel USB Port 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise COM Port 2 Turquoise Gigabit LAN 2 10 Gigabit LAN 1 11 Side_Surround Grey 12 Back_Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue See Section 2 5 for details Qo N Oo Om KG Q N co Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated at a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro workstation chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins
4. e M Groun NMI H i Power LED Vcc SUPER X7DAL E HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc C4 EH E o F OH Fan Fail LED Vec E E B PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located at pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located at pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Se pese BWR TE E KB Pin PWI 24 Pin ATX PWR c Mouse EWI d C El LE2 JPWF L PWR E Alam Force On USB0 1 23 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 bos Com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 1st Branch DIMM 1B Bank 1 com2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 BUPERGX DALE 207 o Fan6 LAN i Slot6 PCI E x16 Battery 20 Fed Slot5 PCI 33 MHz FI ji OH Fan Fail LED pom Ende Ee D Au
5. IDE Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions There is one IDE Connector on the ping Definition Pin Definition motherboard The IDE Connector is 4 FPE 2 Ground located at JIDE1 See the table on the 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 right for pin definitions 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 UO Write 24 Ground 25 VO Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQI4 32 1ocst6 33 Addrt 34 Ground 35 Addo 36 Addr2 37 Chip geg 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground KE Koseng 24 Pin ATX PWR a H E A IDE Mouse sew PWA EK Alam Force On USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 a COMI DIMM 3A Bank 3 See CPUT1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 ist J Branch come DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 5000X Audio UPER X7DAL E North Bridge e LAN as Slot6 PCI E x16 gn H d Battery Slot5 PCI 33 MHz uU g s nde For 8 Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot 41 j CTRL JPAC1 EI ES me ka rior Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA South ISATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge ENU ee EAT Slot1 PCI 33 MHz E JWOR Ewo Slot0 PCI U SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manua
6. PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Enable this function to improve DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32 bit multimedia card The options are Enable and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No 4 9 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Frequency for PCI X 2 3 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt Slot0 PCI U x8 Slot1 PCI 33MHz Slot2 PCI X 133MHz Glo PCI X 133MHz Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI 33MHz Slot6 PCI Exp x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try
7. Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual SUPER X7DAL E Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale JPWw2iPWR a JPW1 2C PC JPWF JP3l UPFIPWR JP Jpg Alarm Force On Reset 9B1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ond DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch B1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000X North Bridge Slot6 PCI E x16 LE3 Em J11 FP Audio Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot CTRL JPAC1 EH EE Printer nmn WD Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 Slot5 PCI 33 MHz DE En EP Control L 21 D 1 South Bridge Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz 13 LES SATZ JPL2 Jeem LES j J22 Slot PCI 33 MHz B Floppy o Los Buzze JTO B4 B6 E wo Slot0 PCI U l JDT JUSB1 JUSB2 IDE 7 dE JIDE1 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 a indicates the location of Pin 1 3 When D31 is on make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or in stalling components 4 When the Amber light is on for LE2 it indicates CPU1 VRM overheat If the Amber light is on for LES it indicates CPU2 VRM overheat 5 The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the tim
8. This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When this item is highlighted press the lt Enter gt key When prompted enter the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password to allow access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted enter the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which will allow access to the system at boot up 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Boot List Candidate List Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Enter Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The items included in the boot list section are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The items included in the candidate list are currently not bootable Use the lt gt key or the lt gt key to
9. 5000X IBUPER X7DAL E j North Bridge fang an6 S Lal Slot6 PCI E x16 E Slot5 PCI 33 MHz ama ij u Lu denge Tecno Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot ai E CTRL JPAC1 BIOS r d E Printer Op JBT1 SATAO Bi Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATAT B ES South SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge SATA3 SUO rr SE Jig LES SATA4 Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATAS Wo SMB Buzze wo _Sloto PCI U E JDTyspas UsB67 IDE zm Orange CEN LFE Black Back Surround Surround A CD2 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Left Ground Ground Es A Blue Line In N Green Front Pink Mic In Line In Line Out Mi crophone B CD In C FP Audio Front Panel Audio Control Chapter 2 Installation When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio output is disabled This is done through the FP Audio header J14 If the front panel interface card is not connected to the front panel audio header jumpers should be installed on the pin pairs 5 6 and 9 10 of the header J14 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel line out connector will be disabled and Pin 1 of the microphone input will be left floating which can lead to excessive microphone noise and cross talk from the back panel See the table below for pin definitions
10. WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 L x 10 W 304 8mm x 254 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual VRM CPU 2 CPU 1 M4 vRM jg1067 1333MT S 1067 1333MT S FBD CHNLO b B oVLPCI EX8N PORT Al Bog S 4 5 FBD CHNL1 UN goa 9A 44A 9 5000X s APCI EX8 MCH FBD CHNL2 s INs J9 PORT Z S EBD CHNL3 al Ha ING Ola PORT PORT aria hm 9 2 3 0 U ee lu o x Branch 1 Branch 2 Ca PCLEXP X4 p SS 9 KEEN gt w N ER o z PORT PORT ATA 100 J10 4PCI EX8 PORT H RB IDE CONN e 1 2 ad m X 0 5 a i F 3 j xf 0 12 13 ke be 3 0 Gb S lt E ESB2 lt 9 WS B 72 ep gt lt x gt lt X APCIX133 el PORTHO j 6 11l N J6 PCL N xL 5 N Wo Oo S D Z ZN N l c N B RJ45 AK x Z LPC 2 K GB
11. m E Slot PCI 33 MHz satas uzze two sesso E essi Far 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Power SMB PC Connector Power SMB SC Connector JPI C monitors the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions T SGPIO Headers Two T SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers are located at the motherboard These headers are used for SATA monitoring on the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers R 24 Pin ATX PWR LC pwp USB 0 1 28 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch LAN1 LAN2 North Bridge Slot6 PCI E x16 Battery Slot5 PCI 33 MHz FP Audio Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot CTRL JPAC1 EI Printer kel Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz E JPLi 2 E_WPL2 Fatz Sloti PCI 33 MHz PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition PWR Fail Ground 3 3V SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 NC NC 3 Ground Data 5 Ground Note NC No Connections A PWR SMB B T SGPIO1 C T SGPIO2 FP Control HR SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual High Definition Audio HDA The X7DAL E features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA J2 codec th
12. 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan control DC temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management S1 S3 S4 S5 e Power on mode for power recovery Onboard I O Six SATA ports supporting RAID 0 1 10 and 5 For the Windows OS only One PCI U Universal slot ntel GLAN Controller 82563EB with two Giga bit LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface One COM port one header One EPP ECP Parallel Header Upto eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 ports 4 Headers Super I O Winbond W83627HF High Definition Audio PS 2 Keyboard and mouse Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring
13. Appendix B and Appendix C provide the Windows OS and other software instal lation instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to prevent faulty installation and to avoid damage to the motherboard and the components Note Additional Information given to ensure proper component installation and cor SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual s emisse repena e a anaa E EA AEA Eaa i Ea EREE E EAEE iiaa ERRE iii REESEN iii Conventions Used in the Manual iii Chapter 1 Introduction MEA OV e EEN 1 1 E Ea ETE r EE 1 1 Contacting Supermicro MN Rc 1 2 RTE 1 3 SUPERG X7DAL E Layout kek kek keke eene 1 4 RUCK ReT h G yl ci sknsmne l n kas b nel ierra Nire k s n n dezan dikan 1 5 Motherboard Features F x 5s an melak lilan k sil kan na nae kaka y din Wak x n d a raala ea ka 1 6 Intel 5000X Chipset System Block Diagram uEEEEE 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview ROC 1 9 Tero CHE 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS ll E li ro nter retain kk kk kk KAYA 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring ui EEE kk kk kk traded ena KA tiet 1 10 j
14. Dem 24 Pin ATX PWR PWR t Mouse re d L IPWR JPWF ___ KE Alarm Force On USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 i com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 ES DIMM 2A Bank 2 1st com2 Branch DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 Audio North Bridge UPER X7DAL E Fang Slot6 PCI E x16 Slot5 PCI 33 MHz Audiol Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot CTRL Ja Printer Lae ed Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz slo ee ES Dan TE Slot1 PCI 33 MHz E ENE u Ewe Steto PCI U E S0T uspas usB67 DE ae E FP Control E South Bridge o ojo DEE E x N Jl gt gt Ol E Off POST Initialization OK A LE2 CPU1VRM B LE3 CPU2VRM C LE4 POST Code LED D LE5 POST Code LED SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Status LED D31 Status LED Indicator LED Settings A Status LED Indicator is located at D31 on the motherboard This LED displays Green Power On system normal different colors to show the status of the Red LED Color Definition PWR on PWR problem s e occur s or JPW3 not system When this amber LED
15. E User s Manual PCI U Universal Got 2 32 Ile elle te 2 33 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures vrisne ENEE EEN En 3 1 Before Power E 3 1 dri e 3 1 INO d o To WEE 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration u EEE 3 1 Memory ELF O ES sas mio y Eege Eens 3 2 3 2 Technical Support PIOGGOIGS uie eiit trap xana lan l nin alek Ena kaka k pa saridan besa 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions LL EEE kk kk kK K k k KA YA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service REENEN 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 2d 0010 c 4 1 4 2 RUNNING SetUP RE 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup Eu eeu eee eer any Ae ene eter ee nary kk kk ener KK A errr KA KA neers 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup c 4 6 4 5 Security EE 4 20 ET E 4 21 EN E 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Koleeg geed A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Zesskssesgrsekibzgesksegge ere SEeg need B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything list
16. E ui E sumit an NI CPU1 CPU2 LE3 um c LEI Lr oO FP Control EEJ 2O D vo Wel alo SIS S gt 2J2 ziz ziz xx eJ ILS EE uzzel 2 18 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A WOR B WOL Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN1 on the I O backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are used for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions To use an external speaker connect a cable to pins 4 7 of this header To use the onboard speaker close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker KB bs npn 24 Pin ATX PWR ja Mouse UC Pwp PA Force On USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 bond com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Se North Bridge Fang LAN CTRLRI Slot6 PCI E x16 Slot5 PCI 33 MHz 2 19 LE3 oO LEI FP Control EEJ c E L D eo S12 rere PIS SS giz SHE EHS xx ay Lol ba 255 el A GLAN1 2 B PWR LED Speaker dag Fonge Ze Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot ICTRL JPAC1 E3 Printer psi BT1 Sl
17. O APIC 4 Kbytes 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 3 01 Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 2 85 TSEG 2 84 Memory available to OS and other ap 2 84 plications Installing and Removing DIMMs Ld COT TTT TN SuPER X7DAL E Li j A Note Notch Garg should align O In with the 0n receptive point Es LEES on the slot an H En LJ E E BCJ L Emi Ca CH CH EI EI P n To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of Release Tab Release Tab the module This should release it from the slot Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports TI O S Z 1 UPERG X7DAL E
18. SR ei RIJ ebe eegene tases 1 11 16 Power E 1 12 1ez Super VO E 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 0 cece kk kk kk kk kk ka ka kk KA KA KAK KA KIRA 2 1 PrecatitinS asnes ME 2 1 Unpacking EE 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 9 nstaling DIMMS Lm 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Porte 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Porte 2 8 B Front Control Panelen 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin DefinitiOnS 2 10 BIN BIBIT deed 2 10 Power BED EE 2 10 BIBH E D E 2 11 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 11 Overheat Fan Fall EED s gt xxx e RI Kena kinar kani pe be Pkk ke Uza e ke End A b 2 12 Power Fail N E E E 2 12 Table of Contents Reset Button 2 13 Power Button i id xlisdii la ginsis nn didi nlan dilara bend v dinei anian aiian 2 13 2 5 Connecting Cables eessen dekin 2 14 ATX Power Connector K K GK K l kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kK enne 2 14 Processor Power Connect0f hK C khklh h Ll EEE Ek kek I 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB iu iiia i rope l n an n nikl bare eegen 2 15 Chassis Intrusion 4 kk kk kk kek kk K k Kake A kk kk KK KK 2 15 Fan Headers 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse POrls ar ett kk kk und 2 16 Power Supply Failure E rnb dancer tere opa Eke kk kk kek kk kk ene ons kk KAK AR 2 17 Serial Porte 2 17 Wake On RInO asia sascha lk nal nates o ipta ie pee He
19. Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent other wise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation Procedures Heatsink For proper system setup please follow the procedure below to install the CPU backplate heatsink and motherboard into the chassis 1 Install the heatsink backplate onto the chassis 2 Install the motherboard into the chas sis 3 Install the CPU onto the mother Motherboard board 2 E 4 Install the heatsink or and cooling HL Retention racket Pre fans if any installed A f if i 5 Connect fan and power cables i Backplate any Mounting the Backplate onto the Chassis SKT0159 Backplate Mounting Hole Mounting 1 On the backplate locate the text and the arrow indicating facing front Arrow Facing Front Text Mounting Hole Mounting Hole 2 2 2 Locate the front side of the chassis 3 Locate the four backplate mounting holes on the chassis 4 Align the backplate with the chassis Make sure that the arrow on the back plate is pointing at the front side of the chassis 5 Once the backplate is correctly orient ed align the four heatsink mounting holes on the backplate against their respective mounting holes on the chassis Note The two mounting holes on the center of the backplate are optional 6 Once aligned sec
20. again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect val ues entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the memory branch operates System address space can either be interleaved between two channels or Sequential from one channel to another Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirror and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Interleaving amp Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparin
21. bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Version This item displays the current version of the BIOS used in the system BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB
22. for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the CPU amp the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The options are Enabled and Disabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technolo
23. is on the properly installed power cable is still connected Be sure to Amber System off with PWR unplug the power cable before installing od or removing any components from the motherboard Refer to the table on the right for system status See the layout below for the LED location ER K rel arenae DS II E A D31 System Status LED er a Sen USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 ond COM DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 1st Branch comz DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 _ SUPER X7DAL E 200 Audio a LAN Se Slot6 PCI E x16 e Battery SL Fang Slot5 PCI 33 MHz al z x Eh cl A Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot 1 CTRL JPAC1 rl ES Ces ke rom Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA South ISATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge svo KEE gel SI IECH ees E WPL2 2 LESCH Sloti PCI 33 E E Floppy Euch EVE uzze E bwo _Sloto PCI U E S0T uspas usB67 DE ae Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Floppy Drive PCI U Universal and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has 34 twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Parallel Printer Header Parallel Printer Port Co
24. not show more than 4 GB of memory See the DIMM Population Configurations Table below Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 1 Branch 2 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A N A N A 4 DIMMs IA In 2A 3A N A 4A N A 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A N A 4A N A Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed To optimize memory performance please install pairs of memory in both Branch 1 and Branch 2 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Availability Table for details Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System 3 99 BIOS Local APIC 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 3 99 I
25. our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DAL E has six 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 667 533 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do update my BIOS Answer lt is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not expe riencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable device or USB pen to flash the BIOS Then your system will automaticall
26. pin ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the motherboard some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition the 12V 8 pin and 4 pin power connectors are also required for ad equate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports 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 UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible
27. semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the tri angle cutout on the socket 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage done to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Then close the load plate 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard A Warning Please save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 4 Load Plate w PnP Cap attached m kul EEE WAK Socket Notch semi circle cutout below the circle Corner with a triangle cutout Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed Chapter 2 Installation Installing and Removing the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any t
28. the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink 2 5 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at_a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 2A and so on For optimal performance please install memory modules in both Branch1 and Branch 2 4 modules maximum See the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DAL E supports up to 24 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 in 6 DIMMs Populating DIMM slots with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may
29. 00X chipset the Xeon Quad Core Quad Core Processor provides a feature set as follows The Xeon Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands The Xeon Quad Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Data Cache 32KB per core L2 Cache Size Shared 4MB per die 8MB Total Cache per processor Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s 1 9 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DAL E All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensiti
30. 3 5 in 4 3 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual FIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port SATA Port1 and SATA bor These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the slots indicated above Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select Removable ATAPI if other type of ATAPI device is installed Select None if there is no IDE device installed LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines if Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit UO This option allows the user to e
31. 3 MHz Bridge SATA3 slo e LACH EZIJPL2 de LEs SATA4 JWOR om lp wou EDT yseas S867 Fan 2 25 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Audio Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPAC1 enables or disables the Audio Con Pin Definition troller on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled 1 2 Enabled default Disabled 2C Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 allow you to connect Jumper Settings the System Management Bus IC to PCI Jumper Setting Definition slots The default setting is Open to disable Closed Enabled the connection See the table on the right Open Disabled Default for jumper settings A Audio Enabled Pink gt i PWR Te r3 KB Pin 24 Pin ATX PWR A Pwi lu 2 LE2 Mouse web Por TUR re B SC Bus to PCI slots JPWF E Alam Force On USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 EC com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 com DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 SUPER X7DAL E North Bridge Fang i LAN em Slot6 PCI E x16 o E X EI ng Slot5 PCI 33 MHz 1R r AL g D E FP Audio d El Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot JL S EAE H owe SATAO Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz SATAT Sin SATA2 Slot2 pc x 134 21 SATA3 so lap EI EZU
32. Connectors SGPIO1 2 T SGPIO1 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Slot 0 PCI U PCI U Slot SMB J18 System Management Bus Header USB 0 1 2 3 JUSB3 Back Panel USB 0 1 2 3 USB 4 5 6 7 JUSB1 2 Front Panel USB 4 5 JUSB1 FPUSB 6 7 JUSB2 WOL JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header LED Indicator Description D31 Note 4 on Pg 1 4 Status LED See Chapter 2 LE1 Power LED LE2 LE3 Note 5 on 1 4 CPU1 VRM Overheat LE2 CPU2 VRM Overheat LE3 LE4 LE5 POST LED Indicators See Chapter 2 1 5 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Dual Intel 64 bit LGA 771 Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 5300 5100 5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz Memory e Six 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 24 GB ECC FBD Fully Buff ered DDR2 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset Intel 5000X chipset including the 5000X Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Two PCI E slots one x16 Slot 6 one x16 slot with x4 signal Slot 4 Two 64 bit PCI X 133 MHz slots Slot 2 Slot 3 Two 32 bit PCI 33 MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 5 One PCI U Slot PCI U slot Slot 0 For Supermicro s add on expansion card BIOS e 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2
33. Gbps Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 LED Settings LED Color Definition Off System Off PWR cable not connected Green System On Green ACPI S1 State Flashing Quickly Green ACPI S3 STR State Flashing Slowly A GLAN LEDs B Onboard PWR LED Chapter 2 Installation CPU VRM Overheat LED Indicators LE2 LE3 There are two CPU VRM Overheat LEDs LE2 LE3 on the motherboard LE2 is for CPU1VRM and LES is for CRUZ VRM When the temperature of a CPU VRM is SEN CPU VRM over 90 C normal the CPU VRM Overheat LED is off When the CPU VRM is over 90 C the CPU VRM Overheat LED will turn to yellow and the CPU will slow down to prevent CPU VRM overheat See the layout below for the LED location CPU VRM Overheat LEDs LE2 LE3 LED Color Definition Off LED Settings CPU VRM Temperature Normal CPU slows down POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 LE4 There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 located on the motherboard These two LEDs indicate POST Power On Self Test Code Messages via different Green Yellow POST Code Message POST Code LED Indicators LES On Memory Initialization POST 28h Off System Shadowing POST 38h sets of green and yellow light combinations On CPU Initialization POST 0Ah Refer to the table on the right for POST Code Messages See the layout below for the LED location KB
34. I E x4 on x16 slot b i A d PWR Fail LED Vcc CTRL JPAC1 BIOS ez am per ez BP 1 SATA0 Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA Ground Reset gt Reset Button CD in South SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bre BATAS Power Button so Jam TE E PTT Ground PWR EA Sloti PCI 33 MHz Floppy sas pwo sieto PCI U EID uspas sc ke Fan Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located at pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located at pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily con tacting both pins will power on off the sys tem This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin D
35. JWOR Ewe _ s oto Pc u_________ w Fan4 o gt B D d ZIZI ZIR Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI Ground NC A PWR Supply Fail Detect B COM1 C COM2 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when an incoming call is received by the mo dem while in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition Go COM DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 com2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 SUPER X7DAL E Fang North Bridge LAN CTRLR Slot6 PCI E x16 Slot5 PCI 33 MHz B denge Fecr Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot ICTRL JPAC1 E3 Printer Slot3 PCI X 1e m CD In ec Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz D EZIJPL2 JE Wi Slot1 PCI 33 MHz
36. LAN GILGAL RJ45 s EU W83627 HF Printer Q MS H COM KB COM2 Block Diagram of the 5000X Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X chipset the X7DAL E motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual proces sor based workstations with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage and computation applications or for use as workstations The 5000X chipset supports a single or two Xeon 64 bit Dual Core or Quad Core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1333 MHz The chipset consists of the 5000X Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 The 5000X MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1 333 GHz data bus The MCH chipset connects supports Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory of up to 24 0 GB In addition the 5000X chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing Ihe Xeon Dual Core and Quad Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 50
37. LED indicates activity The other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED located on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on See the table on the right for more details J KB Mouse USB 0 1 2 3 COM Pi ipe 24 PinATXPWR PWR E Pwi Ic d JPWF L IPWR KE Alarm Force On Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 Ka DIMM 3A Bank 3 See DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 1st Branch DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 5000X SUPER X7DAL E j North Bridge Slot6 PCI E x16 B EN attery Fand Slot5 PCI 33 MHz 59 E A me Teor 5 Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot m l CTRL sear Q Ki d Printer in z Jae Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA1I South ISATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge Svo LECH LH SEL eS LESE Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATAS WO h EVE E JUTl uspaz usBo7 NWOL ae PCI U Activity LED Link Green S LED Activity LED Link Green ED Rear View When viewing from the back of the system GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1
38. PL2 QE ED ES SATA4 WOR Buzze wot E JUTfusas usoer Fani 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable the function of Power Force On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function is disabled the normal setting the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPF KB Es wenns 24 Pin ATX PWR ja Mouse a QO E Alarm Force O Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Prendi CPU1 USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 com2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 SUPER X7DAL E North Bridge LAN Miri Slot6 PCI E x16 o E X ng Slot5 PCI 33 MHz NEM m Ld ull Js ET Taco Ics 8 Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot vu I CTRL JPA 1 QE Printer me rd Dr Ge Slot3 PCI X 133 m SATA an SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz SATA3 suo Li EXPL Jie E SATAA Slot1 PCI 33 MHz SATAS om ip 2 27 Jumper Setting Definition Open Normal default Closed Force On A PWR Force On SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Green
39. PWR_OK o AN Oo oO fF C Iv 21 45V 5VSB 22 45V eo 12V 23 5V E 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector 12V 4 pin Power Con In addition to the Primary ATX power nector Pin Definitions connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions Definition Ground 12V Pins Definition ja el 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Required Connection E Alarm Reset CPU1 COM com2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR LAN1 LAN2 cPU2 C 4 pin Processor PWR SUPER X7DAL E North Bridge LAN iri Slot6 PCI E x16 o E X E Slot5 PCI 33 MHz x E al jg an Teoride Fesch 5 Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot uur CTRL JPAC1 Ou a ES me ka Deche Slot3 PCI X 133 mm SATA an SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Sara SVO EZIJPL2 Ja SATAA Slot1 PCI 33 MHz SATAS om ip JWOR 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation j Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USB USBO 1 2 3 Pin Definitions There are eight USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the moth erboard Four of them are Back Panel U
40. SB ports JUSB3 USB 0 1 2 3 and the other four are Front Panel USB headers JUSB1 USB 4 5 JUSB2 USB 6 7 See the tables on Front Panel USB the right for pin definitions Pin Definitions USB4 5 6 7 1 5V PO 2 3 4 5 USB4 USB5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO Chassis Intrusion 4 Ground 4 Ground A Chassis Intrusion header is located 5 Key 5 No conection at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to Chassis Intrusion e Pin Definitions JL1 inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Du 24 Pin ATX PWR A EZIPWR A Backpanel USB 0 1 2 3 B Front Panel USB 4 5 C Front Panel USB 6 7 D Chassis Intrusion LAN1 LAN2 5000X North Bridge Slot6 PCI E x16 Battery Slot5 PCI 33 MHz FP Audio Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot CTRL JPAC1 Ed Printer bel Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz FP Control Bridge Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz g E yPLI CZE EXPL Je Sloti PCI 33 MHz Floppy JWOR pwoL Slot0 PCI U BAM SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DAL E has six chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans H
41. SUPERO SUPERO X7DAL E USER S MANUAL The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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 C
42. alifornia USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products co
43. at provides 10DAC channels simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels of independent stereo sound output with multiple streaming Grey Side through the front panel stereo out to the front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the advanced software included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard to enable this function Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see the graphics at right Enable JPAC to use this feature CD Header Front Panel Accessible Audio Header A 4 pin CD header CD2 and a Front Panel Accessible Audio header J14 are located on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at a time See the tables at right for pin definitions KB m Pin 24 Pin ATX PWR EWR E Hoo JPWF PWR KE Alam Force On USB 011 28 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 bond com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 1st COM2 Branch DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2
44. ations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DAL E The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site http www supermicro com for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 29 compatible computers Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery provides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Con
45. ctor is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition J22 See the table below for pin 1 Ground p FDHDIN definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable ir Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate PCI U Universal Slot 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect PCI U Slot a PCI E x8 connector is Er NE cnm specially designed for Supermicro s md Goi ac Et storage devices to add SAS and LAN SE TE TET connections to the motherboard This slot can also support other PCI E controllers Refer to the layout below for the location A FI KB EWR Pin Par 24 Pin ATX PWR Jee E L Mouse sew ES B PCI U Slot ETAlarm Force On pa a A Am a USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 Re COM1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 See FEI DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 net J Branch come DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 BUPERGX DALE 2000 Audio LAN STR Slot6 PCI E x16 e ij Fang Slot5 PCI 33 MHz uU g A Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot JLI j CTRL JPAC1 E m m ka of Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz SATA1 South EATAZ Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge Svo Ee JE E WPL2 PCT EE Slot1 PCI B z ATAS ES EVE e iz ze wo auser E JUTl uspaz usBo7 Fan Chapter 2 Installation
46. d 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 pairs of memory modules of the same type and the same speed at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 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 us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques Don FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 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 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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
47. dio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot A PWR Fail LED CTRL JPAC1 BIOS Ej ku E le ia Je OP Goes Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATAT em South SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge SATA3 Ss ERE eS HCH ra Sloti PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATA5 Ei S e Ko s oto PCI U E JDTlussas ussez DE Fan NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 19 Pin Definition Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 sv 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 Groun X Gee LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Ground Ground NMI Q x Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located at 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 SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located at pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
48. dware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista Operating Systems Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED and LE1 will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX
49. e 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 Watch Dog Watch Dog JWD is a system monitor that can Jumper Settings JWD reboot the system when a software application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an EE cm application hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a default non maskable interrupt signal for the application Pins 2 3 NMI that hangs See the table on the right for jumper Open Disabled settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Jumper Setting Definition DS r3 A Clear CMOS KB Pin 24 Pin ATX PWR Ch INS NE Pul ae E E ge am Force On B Watch Dog Enable USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 Ges Cou DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 a com2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 SUPER X7DAL E North Bridge LAN ze Slot6 PCI E x16 o E X aq Slot5 PCI 33 MHz l a0 js FP Aud 3 Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot JLI CTRL PAC O E LX du du e wi Bas Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA1 South GE Slot2 PCI X 13
50. e of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DAL E See Chapter 2 for details Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI C1 JI C2 SMB to PCI Slot 1 Slot 2 Speed Pins 2 3 Disabled JPAC1 Audio Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPF PWR Force On Off Normal JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD J19 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector CPU PWR PCI E PWR 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PCI Exp PWR Alarm Reset Alarm Reset JP5 Header Audio J2 High Definition Audio Microphone Line In Line Out CD In CD2 CD In Buzzer SP1 Internal Speaker Chassis Intru JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 JCOM1 3 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors Fans 1 6 System cooling fans chassis fans CPU fans Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Audio J14 Front Panel Audio Connector FP Control JF1 Front Control Panel Connector IDE1 JIDE1 IDE1 Hard Drive Keyboard Mouse JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors LAN 1 2 JLAN1 G bit LAN Ethernet Ports Printer J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED SPKR JD1 Power LED pins1 3 Speaker pins 4 7 PWR SMB JPIC Power System Management FC Header PWR Supply Fail Detect PWR Supply Failure Detection Connector JPWF JP3 I SATAO SATA5 JS1 JS6 Intel SATA 0 5
51. ed and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the floppy disk drive The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for Console Redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to c
52. ed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 0N One 1 Heatsink Mounting Backplate SKT 0159L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR X7 One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support 2supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7DAL E Image
53. efinition Signal 3V Standby definitions KB e Pinpwr 24 Pin ATX PWR a B e E A Reset Butt Alam Force On hese utton USB 01 2 8 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 hes B PWR Button Branch CPU1 COM1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 20 19 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 st Groun NMI COM2 Branch 5 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Bank 1 x x DIMM 1A Bank 1 TUE Power LED Vcc CPU2 5000X m m reae s a Uis Fang il NIC1 LED Vcc LAN em Slot6 PCI E x16 gn NIC2 LED Vcc Battery EE gl EL OH FanFail LED Vcc pm Ferd Iced a Vila a Sees BIOS Qu i PWR Fail LED Vcc n ei Im sATAn Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATAT Grand ole Bast Reset Button eom South SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge SATA3 so JERE E ee Ground PWR Power Button Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Floppy SATA5 Bech SMB luzzei wot geng PCI U E JUTlussas sc IDE Fan SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual ATX Power 20 pin Connector 2 5 Connecting Cables Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector Bees Sh 14 12V 3 3V COM A 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 are located on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification The 4 pin 12V PWR supply at JPW2 is required to provide adequate power to the PCI Express slots See the tables on the right for pin definitions 15 COM 16 PS_ON 5V 17 COM 18 COM COM 5V 19 COM COM 20 Res NC
54. er if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Enable to enable Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is detected by the BIOS 4 5 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Main Advanced Security Boot Exit gt Item Specific Help Memory Cache gt PCI Configuration Select Boot features gt Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options gt I 0 Device Configuration gt DMI Event Lo
55. erheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer Normal Trigger Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm in cluding the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature Z Note The following item display current temperature readings for the CPU and the system These items are displayed for your reference only CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Secondary Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Secondary Core The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as de tected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU tem perature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed C
56. es 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to 3 1 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual 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 9VDC 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 NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Make sure that DIMMs of different speeds or types are not installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended that you use the same speed of RAM for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 667 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots an
57. figuration Data CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility to prevent possible boot failure Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS 4 1 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see the next page When you first power on the computer Phoenix BIO is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 Press Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the
58. for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Mode This setting allows you to select the type of device to be connected to Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to decide how Parallel Port is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to select Parallel Port mode settings The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to select the DMA channel for the Parallel Port The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to decide how the floppy disk drive is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabl
59. g for Branch 0 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Interleaving amp Sparing Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving and Memory Sparing for Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 The options for Sparing are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to activate the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable open loop global thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module to make it active whe
60. gging Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor Esc lt gt Enter F18 gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Select Yes to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS ACPI Sleep Mode Use the feature to configure the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management settings for your system when the system is in the sleep mode The options are S1 S3 and S1 amp S3 Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user presses the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake u
61. gy Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for the keyboard clock The options are eMHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port A is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request
62. hermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount Screwit has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that Screw 2 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 over tighten the screws to avoid possible damage SH Screw 1 to the CPU A 7 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Si E Screw 2 Removing the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc AN tions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damaging the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws Serew 1 nak da from the motherboard in the sequence as show i in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive A ba R force when wriggling the heatsink NNUS d D 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove it from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and
63. hoose the type of Console Redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how Console Redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with Console Redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off 447 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Hardware Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options are e Early Trigger Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU ov
64. ideo BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 ache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through t
65. ion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located at pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition Ti Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc to the table on the right for pin defini tions KB ka ew 24 Pin ATX PWR PWR il Ee Mouse aL FR A OH Fan Fail LED Alam Force On USB 0 1 2 Reset S ly Fail B PWR Su DIMM 4A Bank 4 lond pe Y com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch EEN 20 19 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Groun DIMM 2A Bank 2 ker NMI Branch ER DIMM 1B Bank 1 x x DIMM 1A Bank 1 LANU LAN2 Power LED Vcc CPU2 5000X Audio BUPER X7DALE North Bridge HDD LED Vcc Fang i NIC1 LED Vcc LAN CTRLR oie PELE NIC2 LED Vcc Slot6 PCI E x16 OMA SUE Slots PCI 33 MHz BT OH Fan LED Vcc daa ech gt Audio Slot4 PC
66. k AIR E aee be U pe HER Ab b 2 18 Wake On LAN 4 kek kk k ek k kek ka ke k k ener kak kK A Kr KAK KA A kk kK KA 2 18 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Portes 2 19 Power LED Speaker Header l lll kek kk kek kk kk kek kk KA YA 2 19 Alarm ReSet kk kak kek kaka ka k kk KK K Ka KA kk KK KA KK KA KA nens 2 20 SMB Connechor kek kk kk a kek k kak Ka kak kk KAK KA KA KA kK KK KA KK 2 20 Power SMB Connector is ii nya kin co ee nee xor b danka Ak danek kl kareke ki bank an 2 21 T SGPIO Header 2 21 High ee gl e E 2 22 CD Aux el ee 2 22 Front Panel Audio Control 2 23 2 6 Jumper Settings een eto eee eee NOE eee kak kk kk KAKA A EO 2 24 Explanation Of ie 2 24 GLAN Enable Disable 2 24 CMOS Clear oo cc NM e r r rwrrRTTrDrTDD en 2 25 Watch DOO EE 2 25 Audio Enable Disable u kk kk kk kk kk kK kk KS 2 26 IC Bus to PCI Slots s a xime y ndindean ener 2 26 Power FotGe O M 2 27 2 7 Onboard Indicators eee 2 28 GLAN LEDS septate esata b ke r nee icri n ua kan D ka aka ked e imn n van x n tea Morse 2 28 Onboard Power LED oett ene rere sa Han t Kela kal kalak a n na ak s 2 28 CPU VRM Overheat LED 2 29 POST Code LED Indicators l iiii Ek kk kk kk kK 2 29 EH 2 30 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy PCI U Universal and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 31 Parallel Port Connector eene 2 31 Floppy CoTI OLO MM ieeenes 2 32 SUPER X7DAL
67. l Notes 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU in the CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure that the CPUs are properly seated and all jumper settings are properly configured as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still suppli
68. move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Conversely you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list to make it bootable See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 21 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults Ee your changes to Discard Changes Save Changes Exit Discarding Changes Fi TL F9 Esc e gt Enter F18 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you have made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to u
69. nable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to configure the Ultra DMA Mode settings The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA Select Enabled to enable Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Available when SATA Controller Mode Operation is set to Enhanced Use this feature to select native mode settings for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA Controller Mode Operation Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Available when SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driv
70. never the number of activation exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffic to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features This feature is intended to work with the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of the card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruc
71. nnector Pin Definitions The parallel printer header is located Pin Definition Pin Definition at J21 See the table on the right 1 Gne 2 Auto Ee for pin definitions This connector 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error requires CBL 0081 to work properly 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init Note CBL 0081 is not included 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SECT 26 NC KB penes 24 Pin ATX PWR je re Mouse sew T PWA EK Alam Force On USB 0 1 2 3 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 a A Parallel Port COM DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CEU DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 net J Branch come DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 _ BUPERGX DALE 200 Audio e LAN as Slot6 PCI E x16 e E Slot5 PCI 33 MHz uU g ma nde For 8 ke Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot o J EE IK emer z Mm saran Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 SATA1 South SATA2 fs Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Bridge Svo K sse LECH E UPL2 weet LES Sloti PCI 33 MHz Bi Floppy ES EVE uzze E jjwoL geng PCI U E JDTI UsBAs USB 7 DE Fan SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy conne
72. ntaining CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision Hev TT TTTTTTTTTTTT lt tc ccccccccc lt ttttu tt cccccc Release Date August 13 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 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 X7DAL E motherboard The SUPER X7DAL E supports dual Intel Quad Core and Dual Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz With two 64 bit Quad Core and Dual Core processors built in the X7DAL E offers substantial functionality enhancements to the mother boards based on the Intel Core Microarchitecture cores while remaining com
73. o allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory Area If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write c
74. octor_IlI You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual Notes Disclaimer continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
75. odulation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G PS 2 KB Mouse Chapter 2 Installation PWR Supply Failure PWR Fault Detect JPWF The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with JPWF to prevent false alarms Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Serial Ports COM1 COM2 are connectors located at the lO Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail PWR Fault JPWF Pins Definition 1 PWRF1 PWRF2 PWRF3 Alarm Reset Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Kaal pin 24 Pin ATX PWR Ra a ez Force On LAN1 LAN2 M SUPER X7DAL E S udio Fane LAN CTRLR Slot6 PCI E x16 Slot5 PCI 33 MHz Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot ICTRL JPAC1 E Printer Slot3 PCI X a m CD In Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz bral Teze Ee Co LE2 CPU1 CPU2 BI Fang z e a E o Qus Qp 1 SATAO 2 17 suo L EZIJPL2 Je Ce Sloti PCI 33 MHz om le
76. ombining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Select Enabled to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This feature allows the user to specify which video adapter to be used as the default primary video adapter the onboard video adapter or others The options are Other and PCI E x16 Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled the Emulated IRQ Scheme will allow PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Exp UO Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others perform faster with a payload size of 256 Bytes which inhibits coalesce features Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are Payload 256 Bytes and Coalesce 128 Bytes PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first
77. ompleted the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 4 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you have installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X7DAL E Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Greencreek chipset INF files SUPERMICR Microsoft Direct lt 9 0 Drive
78. ontrol settings High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Temperature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems System Temperature Fani Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modula tion PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V Select 4 pin Quiet or S
79. ot3 PCI X a m l Cb South Bridge Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Svo Gerten LEA EZJPL2 Jem LESE WOR Sue E wor S oto PCI U cote SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Alarm Reset Alarm Reset Pin Definitions If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JP5 is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JP5 to a micro switch to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 5V SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap Pin Definition 1 Data propriate cable here to use SMB on 2 Ground your system 3 Clock 4 No Connection NI DS lees N SN 8 A Alarm Reset USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 EC com DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 COM2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 CPU2 SU PERG X7DAL E North Bridge LAN men Slot6 PCI E x16 o E X ap Battery Slot5 PCI 33 MHz n e n o z 7 8 FPAud Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot uur ICTRL SS Qu Printer Lee kat Dm Gg Slot3 PCI X 133 mm SATAI com SATA2 Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz sata slo LECH EZIJPL2 eS
80. owever Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Set ting The default setting is Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions CR pul 24 Pin ATX PWR DI GIA B Dew PA USB 0 1 23 Reset DIMM 4A Bank 4 T COM DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 a com2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LANT LAN CPU2 SUPER X7DAL E Audio Far North Bridge Fang E LAN Misi Slot6 PCI E x16 lo HEX Bien eo Slot5 PCI 33 MHz ul Js bus Lm Eh El Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot gu CTRL JPAC1 P QE E Printer D u n SATAO Slot3 PCI X CH m SATA HEN South ISATA2 Bridi Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz nage SATA3 sro LECH EXPE Jem E Wm WOR Buzzer E wo E_JDT UsB4s Eana 2 16 Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 12V 3 Tachometer 4 PWR M
81. p your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Keyboard On Now Function This feature allows you to decide how a user can power on the system by using the keyboard when it is in S3 or S5 state Select Disabled to disable this feature Select Space to allow the user to power on the system when the user presses the Space bar Select Password to allow the user to power on the system by entering a pre defined password The preset password must be 5 character long Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog When set to Enabled this feature will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable the summary screen which displays the system configuration at bootup Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 7 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual Cache V
82. patible with the IA 32 software The features include Intel Hyper Threading Technology Virtualization Technology Hyper Pipelined Technology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Monitor 1 2 TM1 TM2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DAL E is ideal for high performance quad processor or dual processor DP workstation and enterprise server environments Please refer to our web site http Awww super micro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes
83. power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in Standby or Off state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has 1 11 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DAL E can only accommodate 24
84. rd are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E D FRETI T per UPERMICR4 Eales Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control File Edt View Favorites Tools Help 1 Info Health Info trol Configurat u Remote Control ire Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control H Note The SD III Software program can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_D
85. rs amp Tools Intel 5000X N S Avance Logic AC97 Audio Drivers Chipset Intel Matrix Storage Manager X7DAL E Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 1 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and passwo
86. s When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the Heatsink Backplate and the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan See Installation Procedures below 4 When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU
87. s for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled mu Pins Jumper Cap Setting USB 0 1 2 3 KB kak ere Wi 24 Pin ATX PWR pan Mouse 2 e JPWF UC Pwp E Alarm Force On Reset com2 SUPER X7DAL E Fane North Bridge LAN CTRLR Bridge Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz su 9 N N DIMM 4A Bank 4 Ru comi DIMM 3A Bank 3 Branch CPU1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 D a 20 Slot6 PCI E x16 Battery Slot5 PCI 33 MHz ul ls a0 Audio Tek El Audio Slot4 PCI E x4 on x16 slot vu CTRL JPACT D Qu EZ Printer D31 Ae JBT1 Slot3 PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 coin South ATA2 i ted bc E hue Etsschssl pe pan vo Wel lolo SIS gt SIS SHE E xix ale Lo EIE Connector GLAN Enable Jumper settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled wo wo N N a Pin 1 2 short A GLAN Porti Enable B GLAN Port2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent th
88. se Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you have made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you have made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 22 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep 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 usually allow the system to continue with bootup The error mes sages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue with bootup in most cases If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs The following table displays non fatal BIOS Beep codes BIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up Repetition of the pat Memory error No memory detected in the tern of 1 long beep a system short pause 1 long beep 2 short Display memory Video adapter missing or with beeps read write error faulty memory 1 continuous beep System Overheat 1 continuous beep with the with the front panel front panel OH LED on OH LED on A 1 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual Notes A 2 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Af
89. serial communication ports UARTs 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 Chapter 1 Introduction The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contact
90. ter all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key 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 XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is c
91. tion embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to use USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel S web site
92. uper Quiet to lower the fan speed and noise The Options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation 6 4 pin Quiet and 7 4 pin Super Quiet Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V P1V5 3 3V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT and Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is
93. urely attach the backplate onto the chassis by installing the screws into the mounting holes Mounting the Motherboard into 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 motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Chapter 2 Installation d The Front Side of Chassis Backplate inside the Chassis w Mounting holes aligned Mounting Hole ag Mounting MB into the Chassis Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent any damage done to these components when you install the motherboard onto the chassis Installing the LGA771 Processor 1 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position Load Lever PnP Cap o top of the Load Plate Lift the Load Lever to open the Load Plate 2 Genily lift the load lever to open the load plate 2 3 SUPERO X7DAL E User s Manual 3 Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the
94. vity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a pre defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it de tects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high Note This function is not available for the Quad Core Processors System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS en vironment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU tempera tures voltages and fan speeds exceed a pre defined range Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract har
95. y reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then bootup the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the N BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X7DAL E User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authoriz

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