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1. VRM PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 lt VRM 667 1067 1333 667 1067 1333 MT S MT S HIB 2 4B _PCI EXP X8 N PORT CHNLO HA HOA HBA HA IB 1 4 5 MCH FBD CHNL1 gt Z FBD CHNL2 Q a ED m f Q Q FBD CHNL3 amp m LI m 5 h PCI EXP X8 ORT PORT PORT 2 3 0 o X a g x iO n n PORT PORT 4 3 PCI X PORT 9 as 2 1 0 ESB2 PORT 3 0 Gb S 1 lt o 28 PORT 4 0 3 0 1 VGA USB 2 0 a CONN ES1000 LPC SIO RJ45 GB LAN EWH GILGAL n RJ45 MS COM2 KB Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the Motherboard 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 A The Intel 5000P Chipset for the X7DBT X7DBT INF Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P chipset the X7DBT XTDBT INF motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000P chipset suppor
2. seg SUPER X7DBT Fec DIMM 4B Bank 4 Fani A SIMSO DIMM 4A Bank 4 g Ua LAN1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 _ SIMSO 1 SEEN AN DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPUI LAN2 LAN m DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 VGA arz Fars amp CTRL F or 9 Sr 3 South Bridge CPU2 Bridge 2o i EE gt 4 Pin 5 PWR EE NF Buze l2C1J12C2 0 KE SI cti EE BSAA j Bios 0 PCI E x8 ____ 5 5 EZ JOH1 PWR 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU at a time
3. DIMM 48 Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 LAN1 Su DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 ol LAN2 LAN Su DIMM 2B Bank 2 Fani CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM TA Bank 1 at Vea alep Fans CTRL Fs gt j L3 lt North cruz Lo g South Bridge Farm b En Bridge 55 IUS E Batter 4 Pin JR PWR R E 1 2 J etn pei 5 2 4 4 BIOS PCI E x8 E Pepio sarad sa zo oH PWR 2 13 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby Groun NMI X x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Gye Button Ground PWR gt Power Button SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power 20 pin Connector 20 pin Proprietary Power Pin Definitions Connectors Definition Pin Definition PS On E Ground There are two 20 pin main power supply connectors J17 JP10 and a 4 pin auxiliary power connector on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification For power supply to work properly please refer to the notes below See the table on the right for pin definitions A
4. 2 25 Overheat LED Fan Fail u Henn siini 2 25 2 8 SIMSO IPMI Connection kk kk kK kK kK kK Ye 2 26 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power ON ks Aa 3 1 oie 3 1 Weiler C EE 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 Memory Errors ss P 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures kk kk kk kK kK kK KK 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions EEE EEE EE KK KK KK kK KA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 RR m 4 1 4 2 Running Setup m 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup sum kay n le cil DEDE deret cie 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup a al nani ha kianlna kaka kala lxlaa kaya ia wani amana saa kada a aa 4 7 4 0 Security Setup s yran Web a Wa w ga an Aa eR Rusa a rna darn ya 4 24 4 0 JBO L SOUP 4 25 7 e FERRE do TS 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS PO S TC 0d l ss aaa l
5. 2 15 Universal Serial BUS ssia dika aya diraha na kaka kala d xan kana d n n kaka dak hn ka nan 2 16 Chassis nir u SIOT MEER CEREREM 2 16 Fan Headers s ml xl 2 17 Serial cela m M 2 17 VGA Connector k l ka b n ne ya e x k a ni 2 18 SMB eL haa Wadan da 2 18 dika sari an n ana b akam 2 19 Wake On LAN EE 2 19 GLAN Ethernet Ports erret zadan kalar kay danka W na danek Aa an Wa Na AA 2 20 SGPIO HAE diya mi e cane H ne E ka HEE KERR W HE kk 2 20 2 6 Jumper Settings k eke ka ke Ka KE KE KA KA kK KK KK KK KA KA KA KK 2 21 Explanation yayle ald Kala danka katana Mana didana insaat 2 21 GLAN Enable Disable a a ka daa a kk daka aa ka aa 2 21 oie occ T 2 22 Watch 2 22 VGA Enable Disable sssr nisipos ae anca all a biya land k n n a hae nnn 2 23 12 Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots LE kk ke 2 23 2 7 Onboard Indicators sn sax ay l se dela ba yane 2 24 US AINE Zi BIA ce tees sec ccna te Dr E erd 2 24 Onboard Standby Power kk 2 24 INMNIBANG LEDS E
6. definitions A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED croun B Vcc HDD ED Vec Onc LED Vcc SUPERG X7DBT n Es ient DIMM 4A Bank 4 E NIC2 LED Vcc LAN1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 SMES DIMM Bank 3 ol v Ee EXC OH Fan Fail LED Vee DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 ewan aler ras PWR Fail LED Vcc T CPU2 im gt JN Ground Reset Reset Button ds Falls gt T en PCI E 8 E E 2 351 boen Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 11 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail SUPERG X7DBT DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3 LAN1 SED B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 LAN2 LAN Sio DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM TA Bank 1
7. Buze eet 2C1J1 C2 f EE EI iie l PCI E 8 F 5 5 i A Backpanel USB 0 1 YB Front Panel USB 2 3 C Chassis Intrusion Fan3 4 5 6 Y 4 Pin 7 PWR 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions The Alan UE dana Pin Definition Pin Definition INF has four 6 pin proprietary fan headers i PWR DC DENS Each fan header supports two 3 pin fans Speed CTRL See the table on the right for pin defini 2 Tachometer for 5 Tachometer for Fan 1 3 or 5 Fan 2 4 or 6 tions 3 Ground 6 PWR DC Note 1 The onboard fan speed is con trolled by the CPU die temperature Note 2 The white dot on each fan header indicates the location of Pin 1 Speed CTRL Serial Port Serial Port Pin Definitions COM2 A serial port connector COM 2 is located at JCOM2 on the Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS Crs RI NC A Fans 12 B Fan 3 4 C Fan 5 6 D Fan 7 8 E COM 2 Port Usso SUPER X7DBT GIRI DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Bi DIMM 3B smo Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU LAN aie DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 ad VGA aree CTRL North CPU2 South Bridge c al Bridge fle on 4 Pin P
8. Color Green Off Status Definition Solid InfiniBand Connected Off No connection InfiniBand Link LED LE3 Color Yellow Yellow Off Status Definition Solid InfiniBand Active Dim InfiniBand Connected Activity Idle Off No connection Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active State Solid Blinking SUPER X7DBT CTR Se a DIMM 4B Bank 4 Fani DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B LAN1 SIMSO Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 LAN2 LAN im DIMM 2B Bank 2 ani CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 dr 5 al North D m 3 South Bridge Bridge ete 4 Pin PWR EWE 5 E C pedese ln Van bo Pin PWR 2 25 Fail LED Message Overheat Fan Fail A OH LED SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual 2 8 SIMSO IPMI Connection SIMSO IPMI Slot There is a SIMSO IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout be low for the IPMI Slot location
9. a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt gt The following screen will appear reate RAID Volune Port Drive Model Serial LECHE INL 728 GN Select the disks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions Installing a New Operating System the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the
10. 2 E ctr ES 5 28 1 BIOS Ea JOH rasal jar 4 Pin LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR arn PWR 2 10 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground Groun X HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED PWR Fail LED NMI C x Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definition on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA See the table on the right for pin definitions 13 5V HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground
11. EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configu
12. These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS b Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 23 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type th
13. gt F VGA South Bridge 00 ki North Bridge CPU2 5 6 a D Fan7 q 4 Pin INF Ye MPR Ctrl PCI E x8 SN 5 2 JL1 SATAO E3OH1 Tnfini Band BIOS PWR 7 2 23 Enabled Disabled Default A VGA Enabled B I2C Bus to PCI slots SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual ji Spee Activity 2 7 Onboard Indicators tcp WT GLAN LEDs Rear View When viewing it from the There are two GLAN ports on the moth rear side of the system erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates Color Status Definition GLAN Speed LED Indicator activity while the Speed LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps Onboard Power LED LE1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 LED Color Definition located on the motherboard When the Green Solid Power On System e i On green light is on or flashing the power G Flashi Power Standby is connected Unplug the power cable mn Rud ditor before removing and changing any com nected System Oi off Power Off
14. ponents See the layout below for the W WA EUM LED location A GLAN Pot LEDs SUPERO X7DBT DIVIT ZE Bank L PJ an bo pinpwet A GLAN Port1 LEDs DIMM 4A Bank 4 B GLAN Port2 LEDs LANT QA DIMM 3B Bank 3 AE DIMM 3A Bank 3 C Onboard PWR LED r LAN2 LAN suo DIMM 2B Bank 2 Fan3j4 CTRL DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 alle w ji VGA CTRL h j North m or ms South Bridge CPUS anim Em Bridge 2 o Bs E fle D 4 Pin PWR i OR Eg NF Buze JEA 1 2 E ES ctrl EDED 5 j sp2 8 1 BIOS J m PCI E x8 5 5 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation InfiniBand LED Indicators LE2 LE3 Two InfiniBand LED Indicators LE2 LE3 are located on the motherboard The green LED LE2 is the InfiniBand Link LED while the yellow LED LE3 indicates activity Refer to the table on the right for details Also see the layout below for the LED locations Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas sis overheating This LED will blink to indicate system overheat or a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions InfiniBand Link LED LE2
15. 4 Pin PWR OR INF Buzze l2C1J12C2 Ee 5 j BIOS PCI E x8 r GPIO SATA SATA0 1 PWR 00 vea 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings l2C Bus to the PCI E Slot JI C1 JI C2 allows you to ena ble the 2 Bus to communicate with the PCI Express slot For the jumpers to work properly please set both jumpers to the same setting If enabled both jumpers must be enabled If disabled both jumpers must be disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled 2c to PCI Exp Slot Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Open SUPER X7DBT cTR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Fant 4 LAN1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 LAN2 LAN Su DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 Y an3 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 aerz
16. Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After the Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System C 10 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you mustfirst configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Controller D 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage
17. Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins 20 19 SUPERG X7DBT 7 NMI le jar o H Power LED Vcc ie Ea HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground BE Reset gt Reset Button Ground BE PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A NMI B PWR LED Esson SUPER X7DBT DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 LAN1 SMST DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 LAN2 LAN Te vo DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM Bank 1 Hr em 5 j N 5 9 Bnd South Bridge Cruz Bridge BS Jit gt E P INF uze
18. making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of 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 are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 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 supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A and Appendix B for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to 3 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration p
19. va alr CTRL Norn cPU2 9 South Bridge Bridge Baits Ss EXE Ji E 2 INF Buze SRO I C1JIC2 Ea EZET 2 AAA son Bios ES ECEE x8 E saradi saro E3IoHt Fans Cal 4 Pin PWR 2 12 OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition i Vcc OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Qs Vcc PWR Qe Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on 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 on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend but ton with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button SUPER X7DBT
20. 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control The feature allows the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Stay 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 Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this area for the Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this
21. Bridge S E ee ER 12C1J12C2 sje PCI E 8 Faas pero 5 bose 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation 4 pin Auxiliary Power 4 Pin Power Connector Pin Definitions addition to two 20 pin power Pin Definition nectors a 4 pin 12V PWR supply 1 12V is located on the motherboard to 2 Ground provide adequate power to the sys 3 OM tem This power connector is used to 5 45V provide power supply to hard drive disks Refer to the layout below for the location Required Connection Note1 The 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector is used for power supply output to the HDDs only Note 2 The black square dot on the power connector indicates the loca tion of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connections ssy SUPERG X7DBT A 4 pin Aux PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 m fana DIMM 4A Bank 4 m ___ B One Male Receptacle TANA NE DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jana DIMM 3A Bank 3 mui PWR Connector LAN2 UN su DIMM 2B Bank 2 m Fa CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 ure C amp D Two Female PWR DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM ER TP Cenk 1 uei eza Connectors lt CTRL he 9 Es 3 South GEUZ Bridge d Du
22. Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When the temperature exceeds a user pre defined threshold both overheat fan and warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor 111 in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
23. The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers 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 both Windows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction Main Switch Override Mechanism When a 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 wak
24. alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 75 80 and 85 See the note below Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your System is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 Optimized Server w 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation w 3 pin 4 Optimized Server w 4 pin and 5 Optimized Workstation w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS sett
25. available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Uolunes Hone defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial 512 Type Status Vol ID 4 HDC WD2588SI HD HMRL728343971 232 9 HDC HD2588SD B1K HD HMAL 728345998 RYM M HDC WD2588JI WD HMREH1376189 232 SCB WD2588JI WD HMREH1449527 232 9GB HD Configuration Utility id ipter opur ight d d Pre Ch ID LUN b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Stor
26. device IRQ conflict 1 O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block stor age devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Appendix BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message
27. drive 6 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below nu anage Arrays List of Arrays Ti reate Array 7 RAID 1 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare Configure Drives Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make
28. 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 This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XTTM AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the comp
29. this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disap pear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array D 11 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press delete and then press Enter 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected 5138081385 H5 HDC HD 48GD BBFLA2 63 AGB HDC HD 4BGD BHFLR1 HDC HD74BGD BBFLA2 HDC HD 4BGD BBFLR1 Do you want to delete the Spare Yes No D 12 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the pro
30. to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press Ctrl and A keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key Press the Insert key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the Delete key to de select it D 3 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ration Utilit anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 4 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to
31. 007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 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 X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF motherboard The SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF supports dual Intel Xeon 64 bit dual core quad core processors at a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz or 667 MHz With two Xeon 64 bit dual core processors the 5000P or the 5000X chipset and eight DDR2 FBD 667 533 memory modules built in the X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF offers substantial functionality and performance enhance ments to the motherboards based on the NetBurst dual core microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the 32 bit based software Key features supported include Intel s Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T Hyper Threading Tech nology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Virtualization Technology PECI Platform Environment Control Interface Advanced Dynamic Execution Adva
32. 65 hes SATA Port 1 HDC MD 48GD BBFLR1 27 880D27 1 SATA Port 2 HDC WD748CD BFLA2 31 08 31 1 SATA Port 3 HDC WD 48GD BBFLR1 27 808027 1 5 SATA Port 5 HDC WD748GD BBFLRZ 31 B8F31 1 Only drives present at POST are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears D 16 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again 3 When the screen shown below displays select Format Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 8 5138001385 3 85 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC HD748GD GBFLAl 27 88D27 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 2 BF31 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 3 mat Disk 08027 1 5 Cbs SATA Port 5 88F31 1 5 Cb s Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit Enter Otherwise select No and press Enter Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 SATA Port 8 5738001305 3 85 1 5 5 Capacity 74 5 GB
33. DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note You must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the sys Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset tem when a software application hangs Close default pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application Pins 2 3 NMI hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non mask Open Disabled able interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS A Clear CMOS SUPER X7DBT HEF GIRI an Fant 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Watch Dog Enable LAN1 SMST DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 7 m Ge DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 5 allure CTRL ji 0 North r B South Bridge CPU Bridge 2 E P li D
34. Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day 2 Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description
35. ID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only D 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press Enter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the Ctrl a
36. Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of 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 device exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable open loop global thermal throttling on a fully buffered FBD memory module to make it active whenever the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffic to the graphics port to improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features This feature was designed to implement Intel s 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 add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The
37. N2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN Port 1 or GLAN Port 2 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 Onboard Video Emulated IRQ Solutions The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Exp I O Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others perform 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 Enabled 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 Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Slot1 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan W
38. PU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the system memory to speed up CPU s operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU s 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 to speed up CPU s operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLA
39. PWR JP10 External 20 PWR Note1 Aux PWR 4 pin Aux PWR out put only for HDDs Note 2 Buzzer SP1 Internal Speaker Buzzer Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM 2 2 2 Serial Port Connectors Compact DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Fully Buffered Memory DDRII Slots FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 CPU Fans Chassis Fans FP CTRL JF1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports InfiniBand InfiniBand Connector X7DBT INF X7DGT INF only PCI E JPCIE1 PCI Exp x8 slot SATA 0 3 Intel SATA 0 3 Connectors SIMSO IPMI SIMSO IPMI slot SMB J18 System Management Bus Header BP USB 0 1 JUSB1 Back Panel USB 0 1 for external use JUSB1 FP USB 2 3 JUSP2 Front Panel USB 2 3 VGA JVGA1 VGA Connector WOL JWOL Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header SGPIO J29 Serial General Purpose Input Output Header LED Indicator Description See Chapter 2 LE1 Onboard Power LED Indicator LE2 InfiniBand Link LED green LE3 InfiniBand Activity LED yellow OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Note 1 You cannot use both 20 pin power connectors located at J17 the right side connector and JP10 the left side connector as input power supply connec tors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at one time For proper use of these proprietary PWR Connec tors please customize your PWR cables based on the Power Connector Pin Out Definitions list
40. Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicat ing released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Notes Appendix BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetit
41. Remote Control File Edit View Favorites Tools Sry ums sDoctor TIT T maz Remote Management m Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Management Report Help Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control a Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IIl You can also download 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 X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Notes
42. SUPER SUPERO X7DBT SUPER X7DBT INF SUPER X7DGT SUPER X7DGT INF USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 documenta tion 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 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 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 Sa
43. WR Ci B a 2 2 Uzzel C2 5 5 SATAT SB2 8 4 FJ PWR PCI E x8 F pero 6151 BT1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector JVGA1 is located next to the COM1 port on the I O Backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location SM B SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize SMB on your system Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection sso SUPERG X7DBT bo Pinewe 3s DIMM 4B Bank 4 Fanti DIMM 4A Bank 4 B SMB DIMM 3B LAN1 5150 3 DIMM Bank 3 CPU1 J LAN2 LAN Sub DIMM 2B Bank 2 Fansa CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 aar FanSig a lt North L 9 South Bridge crue Bridge 4 Pin PWR g2 POPC xs E ES Ctr HE 1 5 2 8 j 4 BIOS BGPIO SATAZ SATAO EZ JOH1 bo Pin PWR 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On R
44. age Manager option ROM 5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved Nane UolunB RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you
45. area for the Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 or L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU s 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 in order to speed up CPU s 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 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the C
46. available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on changing the boot priority order of a device in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit 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 use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for probl
47. cessor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 2 temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM support 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management Onboard I O Four SATA2 ports supporting RAIDO 1 10 and 5 One SIMSO IPMI slot One Intel Gigabit Ethernet 82563EB controller supports two Giga bit LAN ports One COM port Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 Headers ATI ES1000 Graphic Controller with 16MB Video Memory Super I O Winbond W83627HF Mellanox MT25204A0 FCC D InfiniBand Controller supports one InfiniBand con nector Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Proprietary 16 0 x 6 5 406 4 mm x 165 1 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual
48. d memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART
49. d that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are ex periencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located in our web site at http wwwwww supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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
50. dd Delete Hotspare Cont igure Drives Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press delete 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The fol lowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 15 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 0 5138001385 3
51. dix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Type Array Labe Array Size stripe Size Create RAID via 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clea
52. e Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource
53. e old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 odules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 21A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 71A then DIMM 2 and so on For optimal performance please install four modules of the same type and same speed in Branch 0 and Branch 1 at a time up to 8 modules maximum See the Memory Installation Table Bel
54. e up During the SoftOff state the power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system mal functions 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 Boot Features Section under Advanced Setup in the BIOS External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 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 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 1 6 Power Supply Supermicro s proprietary power connectors are used in the X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Please refer to Section 2 5 Connecting Cables on Page 2 14 for more information SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chap
55. eature allows you to specify the size of PCI hole granularity for a PCI slot If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 4 11 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable the feature of memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank Branch1 Rank The options are 1 1 1 2 and 1 4 Branch 0 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank Branch 1 Rank The options 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 enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced
56. eb site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Select Disable to disable the Standard C1 Halt State which will partially turn off the CPU internal clocks to conserve energy and prevent system overheating when the OS is idle Select Enable to use the Enhanced C1 Halt State to lower the CPU clock frequency and the supply voltage before turning off the clocks Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can be executed 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 dur
57. ed on the IO backplane This port accepts GLAN1 GLAN2 RJ45 type cables SGPIO Header SGPIO Pin Definitions A SGPIO Serial General Purpose an i n Pin Definition Pin Definition Input Output header is located at E m J29 on the motherboard This header SATA SB 3 GND supports serial link interfaces for the SDATAOUTO onboard SATA connectors See the GND SATA SB table on the right for pin definitions SLOND Refer to the board layout below for NC ale the location Note NC No Connections seo SUPERG X7DBT CTR 0 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 Fan1 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 B SGPIO DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPUI E DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM TA Bank 1 vA allez 5 Le CTRL gt a or L South Bridge Bridge 56 ae ji D 4 Pin PWR ES JR 1 S Ctrl 5 js BIOS F Ea En lene TE tym PCI E x8 aC E Para sao torn bo Pin PWR 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose betwe
58. ed on Page 2 14 Note 2 The 4 pin Auxiliary PWR Connector is used as a power output to the HDDs only Refer to Pages 2 14 2 15 for more information on power connectors 1 5 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 dual core quad core processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz 1066 MHz or 667 MHz Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset e For the X7DBT X7DBT INF Intel 5000P chipset including the 5000P Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 For the X7DGT X7DGT INF Intel 5000X chipset including the 5000P Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots One PCI Express slot one PCI E slot x8 JPCIE1 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard Support SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 1 5V memory volt age 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control CPU chassis environment monitoring Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for pro
59. ed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 Optimized Server w 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation w 3 pin 4 Optimized Server w 4 pin and 5 Optimized Workstation w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V2 NIC SEN 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat Note 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 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging S
60. ee Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 4 The X7DBT and X7DGT are identical in design and layout The X7DBT INF and the X7DGT INF are identical in design and layout However the X7DBT XTDBT INF uses the Intel 5000P chipset North Bridge and the X7DGT X7DGT INF uses the 5000X chipset North Bridge 5 The InfiniBand is available on the X7DGT INF and the X7DBT INF only 6 You cannot use both 20 pin power connectors located at J17 the right side connector and JP10 the left side connector as input power supply connectors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at one time For proper use of these proprietary PWR Connec tors please customize your PWR cables based on the Power Connector Pin Out Definitions listed on Page 2 14 7 The 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector is used for power supply output to the HDDs only 8 Refer to Pages 2 14 2 15 for more information on power connectors 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI C 1 JI C2 Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description 12 pin PWR J17 Primary 20 Pin PWR Connector Note1 12 pin
61. eet Standard size Do you want to continue this operation Ves No 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array Selected Dr ives 0 51380801395 74 358 61 HDC HD 4BGD BBTLR1 69 860 82 HDC HD 48GD BHFLR2 83 HDC HD 48GD BBFLRL 53 86B HS HDC HD 4BGD BHFLA2 64 BCH 3 The arrays you have selected will appear on the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays drives to create eee lected Drives 51380981385 88 ST3868139AS 74 36B WDC HD74BDD BBFLRT j UDC HD74HUD HHFLRT WDC HD74HCD HBHFLA T 69 BCB 69 860 D 8 Appen
62. elect Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode
63. ems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard conitroller failed test May require replacing keyboard conitroller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not con figured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERO X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed De
64. en optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting Connector qox E Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled is enabled Usson SUPER X7DBT DIMM 4A Bank 4 LAN1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 SIMSO DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 n LAN2 LAN DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 VGA Foren lt ua 5 North D gt Bridge cPu2 an g2 IT 35 Bu ji ate 4 Pin Hel e PWR ET JINE Buze J ET UECIJlC2 are Ctr EDET lsB2 28 j BIOS PCI E x8 JPGPIO SATAZ SATAO 1 P0 Pin PWR A GLAN Port1 Enable ii B GLAN Port2 Enable 2 21 SUPER X7DBT X7
65. er cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the rocessor 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 motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor Pa 4 2 Load Plate ww Socket Clip 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate Load Plate 3 Use your thumb and your 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 semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle c
66. erial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 5000P 5000X chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports an 1 channel UItraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configura tions Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates tw
67. fault Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy d
68. gram can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the J gt icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced Security Boot Exit 16 42 271 Item Specific Help System Date 11 17 2086 1 lt Tab gt XShift Tab5 or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field gt IDE Channel 8 Master IDE Channel 8 Slave k IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Port 2 Port 3 Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Serial ATA SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible SATA RAID Enable Disabled ICH Raid CodeBase Intel SATA AHCI Enable Disabled System Memory KB Extended Memory CRXRX KB F
69. hen 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 00AO0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large a hard drive is 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 values entered may cause system to malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs revert the item to the default setting Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This f
70. his should release it from the slot SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports SUPERG X7DBT r HE RE es 9 9 Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue InfiniBand Connector for 7DBT INF X7DGT INF only X N 9 KS WN See Section 2 5 for details Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions
71. i tL Esc Enter F18 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built 4 3 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Enter Type This option allows the user to selects the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per bloc
72. in aka 1 12 126 SUDD Y lt br ce yere nd ka ee l ke 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 r yy r bb br BB EEE eee 2 1 Dile Sao 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS kk ala kla tct nn n n dan A s sien yana kak 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 B Front Control Pal x ndi meni nn Exe nhe 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin 2 10 INIVIIIBURLOIN 2 10 Power ED sis yalan ana ana e dana K R ke a K A EEEE Enes ae R ken 2 10 PHO ood n Le dads 2 11 NICT NIC2 LEDS Kan eker eda eee 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED k yuk eee 2 12 Power Fail LED 2 12 Reset UR 2 13 POWER BUtON EET 2 13 Table of Contents 2 5 Connecting Cables xy ic ka kirdan sanki bk kina nial 2 14 SMC Proprietary 20 pin Power Connectors 2 14 4 pin Auxiliary Power Connector _
73. ing an attack The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Set 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 Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Delay Clocks Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access Select a setting from 8 bus cycles to 120 bus cycles in 8 cycle increment The default setting is 32 bus cycles Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use Intel s Virtualization Technology and allow one p
74. ing header is des JWOR ignated JWOR This function allows Pin Definition your computer to receive and be 1 Ground awakened up by an incoming call to 2 Wake up the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL on the motherboard See the Pin Definition table on the right for pin definitions 1 5V Standby You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground a Wake On LAN connector and cable 3 Wake up to use this feature SUPER X7DBT AZWOR DIMM 4B Bank 4 Fan1 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 g B WOL DIMM 3B Ban n EM DIMM 3A Sock S CPU1 Y LAN2 LAN DIMM 2B Bank 2 Fani CTRL DIMM ZA Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 VGA mp 56 lt CTRL aj Nazi Lal m ori 2 3 South Bridge 2 Fan n Bridge 4 PWR jS B2 BIOS r JL1 l n 1 PWR SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are locat
75. ings 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 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic See the Note on Page 4 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 80 See the Note below Temperature Monitoring Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature PECIAgent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PEClAgent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan spe
76. interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000P 5000X Chipset the ESB2 I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec s Serial ATA SATA Host Controller which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller Firmware supports Drives supported Six Number of RAID Volumes supported Two Total Drives in RAID Configurations Four Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Three drives of RAID 0 Four drives of RAID 0 Examples of Invalid RAID Configurations Three drives of RAID 0 two drives of RA
77. iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Chapter 2 Installation Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining avail able 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 below for details Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Physical Memory Remaining Available Remaining Available 3 GB Total System Memory 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub 3 00 3199 flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to OS amp other applications Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch O nem LX r Hasa jud Note Notch je should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the align ment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module T
78. ive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing So BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB ba
79. k to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enab
80. kkse at kelya kalana nayn danan naa k Anna nnns B 1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup C 1 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and E 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard Four 4 SATA cable for IDE devices CBL 0044 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Contacting Super Micro 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 He
81. latform 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 allow 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 4 15 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual gt 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal IR for an infrared device and ASK IR 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 optio
82. le to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATARAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec 4 5 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is Disabled Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATAAdvanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should seethe following display The items with a triangle beside them have submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Main Advanced Security Bo
83. lso refer to the layout below for the PWR connector locations 5VSB Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground NC2 NC1 12V 12V 12V 12V N o a gt W N 12V 12V 12V 12V Note 1 You cannot use both 20 pin power connectors located at J17 the right side connector and JP10 the left side connector as input power supply connec tors at the same time Only one connector can be used for input power supply to the motherboard at a time For proper use of these proprietary PWR Connectors lease customize your PWR cables based on the SMC PWR Connector Pin Out Definitions listed above Note 2 The black square dot on a power connector indicates the location of Pin 1 See the pictures below for the power cable connections can eoqa OEC n el Ed LETT s SUPER X7DBT a JE A mm E A The right side 20 pin JUSB1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 J9B1 B PWR connector J17 LANA DIMM 3B Bank 3 Jana DIMM 3A Bank 3 used B The left side 20 pin LAND LAN Sic DIMM 2B Bank 2 J81 Far DIMM 2A Bank 2 J783 ris Barka PWR connector JP10 DIMM Bank 1 m 2 C 20 pin PWR Cable 5 PE North CPU2 gt 5 South Bridge ania ERE
84. nced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Technology These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer environments than the tradi tional motherboards The X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF is ideal for high performance dual processor DP enterprise server environments This product is intended to be professionally installed Note The X7DBT X7DBT INF supports the 5000P Chipset and the X7DGT X7DGT INF supports the 5000X chipset 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 installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Ins
85. nd A keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl A for Intel RAID Configuration Utility D 2 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer
86. ns are IRQ3 and IRQ4 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 Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for console redirec
87. nta Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date July 12 2
88. o partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only
89. 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 Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your System is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at the full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 Optimized Server w 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation w 3 pin 4 Optimized Server w 4 pin and 5 Optimized Workstation w 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD Note 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 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See the Note on Page 4 18 This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the
90. 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 Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable Legacy USB device support The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s w
91. or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU TEN 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that N the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right NO 1 SCREW 0 4 SCREW Is aj Lo NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 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 force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of th
92. ot Exit Foto Woy Y a gt IPMI Fi Esc Enter 1 Item Specific Help Memory Cache PCI Configuration Select Boot features Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor Ti ze F9 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 Setto 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 4 7 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and
93. ow 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 X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF supports up to 32 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in 8 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules 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 not show more than 4 GB of memory Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch 0 Branch 1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 2A due Em 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 4A 6 DIMMs 1A 1 2 2B 3A 4 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 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 populate pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1
94. perties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here Tl Ta j i Teatre rra laste Hntapare Doit Nine Ec byes 3 A 2128 Erru HH li 28 Mer Ak Hrita Cacag EraBlgt JUL ES Stripe Size WT Wi HEN 5 aM Alls HUL HOV Sh BHEL HOC HDgdHID BHELAI BLECE 69 ELH 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl and R to Rebuild anage Arrays reate Array
95. r Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when RAID 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below Array Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing Ctrl and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source
96. r a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume N Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt gt b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD AN Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive
97. re Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 3 Appendix D and Appendix E for OS and other software installation instructions Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while S
98. re set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000X chipset supports single or dual Xeon 64 bit dual core processor 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 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset connects up to 8 Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total of 32 0 GB s for DDR2 667 533 memory The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interface to the ESB2 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 Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000X chipset the Xeon Dual Core Processors provide 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss The feature allo
99. rive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPERO X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data
100. roblem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with 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 Freq
101. s Lo LOLA nfini Band m HEC AJ C Ewro lr pao EAE sez PCI E x8 spcet J29 S cro fei SATO puse FOH1 2 15 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Universal Serial Bus USB There are four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports on the motherboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports JUSB1 USB 0 1 and the other two are front panel accessible USB headers JUSB2 USB 2 3 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header JL1 is located on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Back Panel USB Front Panel USB USB0 1 USB2 3 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 5V PO Ground N A Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground Saas C DIMM 4B Bank 4 mz DIMM 4A Bank 4 g LAN1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 SIMSO LAN2 LAN DIMM 2B Bank 2 CTRL 51 0 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIM TA Bank 1 ahar 5 ji GIRL North e z s RIT Be D Ji WOR
102. se RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72 76 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extende
103. sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Volum RAID Level RAIDI Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size NA Capacity 8 9 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Crea
104. t Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Image 66699669 rrrrrY 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 X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Motherboard not drawn to scale 4 siamo 8 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ps ol B DIMM Bank 3 sj DIMM 2B Bank 2 js DIMM 2A Bank 2 J783 DIMM 1B Bank 1 J7B2 DIMM TA Bank 1 F F J1 Jc e2 L1 PCI E x8 pce E 8 _ 1 4 229 JGPIO SATA2 SATA0 JUSB2 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 S
105. talling Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X7DBT Series Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel 5000P Chipset Intel Matrix Storage Manager X7DBT X7DBT INF 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 SLIPERMICRD 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 re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD E 1 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual B Configuring Supero Doctor lll The S
106. te Volume menu C 5 SUPERO X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Level RRIDIG RAIDO Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity sxxx GB Create Vo lune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volune This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure
107. ter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electric 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 Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERG X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the pow
108. tion 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 if you want to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on P 4 19 or on P 4 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 75 80 and 85 See the note below Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds
109. tructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPERO X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual REF p a kulin d ka na N nad la E iii Manual Organizatii YD DD r rrr iii Conventions Used in the Manual sse nennen iii Chapter 1 Introduction OV Waya 1 1 hedge 1 1 Contacting Supermicro EEE EEE Eke 1 2 SUPERG X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Image 1 3 SUPERO X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF Layout 1 4 Quick Reference sss enne ennemis KAK KA kK AA 1 5 Motherboard Features eet deae rta eren per rd kek bkain 1 6 Intel 5000P Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview eee ee eee tte eae ea rari 1 9 123 Special muU m IR 1 11 1 4 PC Health Monitoring iki kala bik ak nen n ka kak waya kak oke 1 11 1 5 ACPI Features i i i i ni i adna tte tata tate y ayna dina kald
110. ts single or dual Xeon 64 bit dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000P Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 The 5000P MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset connects up to eight Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory of up to 32 0 GB for DDR2 667 533 MHz The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interfaces to the ESB2 In addition the 5000P chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing Ihe Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000P chipset the Xeon dual core Processor provides a feature set as follows Ihe 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 1 9 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual B The Intel 5000X Chipset for the X7DGT X7DGT INF Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X Greencreek chipset the X7DGT X7DGT INF motherboard provides the performance and featu
111. uently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http wwwwww supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com 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 X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recom mended 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 It is recommende
112. upero Doctor 1 program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor IIl 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 the Password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill 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 System Info Health Info c Configuration Administration errent Report Help u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis E 2 Appendix E Installing Other Software and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen ll
113. use the array again Do not a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below anage firrays reate Array td Delete Hotspare Con iqure Drives D 5 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press Insert elect drives for Configuring Selected Drives HDC MWD748GD HBFLAI 69 HDC HD 486D RB8FL 2 69 26B HDC HD 48GD BOFLAI 69 HDC HD 4HGD HBFLRZ 69 2GB 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box Select drives for Comf igur ing e lected Drives HB STIHBHIJAS HH SIJEHHIJHES r ali 1 dal MZ HEE HIUJHED HHELHE E HE WDTdRCD BHFLA 89 208 AS Hp ROAR AA AN 21 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press lt Enter gt D 6 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below WARNING Configuring drives vill urite Array Infornation on to the selected drives Drive size will be rounded off to n
114. uter is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS 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 Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPERGX7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF 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 appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options See the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOSTM is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup pro
115. utout 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 to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the Socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard ZA Warning Please save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 3 CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle N Chapter 2 Installation North Center Edge South Center Edge gold dot Socket Key Socket Notch Corner with triangle cutout CPU Pin1 Socket clipt Plastic cap is released from the load plate amp installed SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink
116. ws the user to set the power state after a power outage You can select Power Off for the system power to remain off after a power loss Select Power On for the system power to be turned on after a power loss Select Last State to allow the system to resume its last state before the power loss The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF All models have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for CPU Cores Memory Voltage Chipset Voltage 1 5V 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V standby HT and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management 2 TM2 via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU
117. you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved Volung RAID Level RAID5 Par ity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity Create Vo lune Enter a string betueen 1 and 15 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note Fo
118. ytes WARNING This drive is about to be fornatted RII data on the disk uill be erased Fornat Disk Ves No D 17 SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Select SATA Disk and press Enter SATA Port 88 5138001385 3 85 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC HD748GD BBFLAl 27 88D27 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 2 31 1 5 Ghvs SATA Port 3 i 08027 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 5 srify Disk Medi 8F31 1 5 Chvs Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit Enter to proceed with disk verifying other wise select No and hit Enter Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 SATA Port 1 HDC WD74 CD ABFLAL 27 88027 1 5 Cbs Capacity 69 2 GBytes This drive vill be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No D 18 Appendix Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility SUPER X7DBT X7DBT INF X7DGT X7DGT INF User s Manual D 20 Appendix E Installing Other Software and Drivers Appendix E Ins

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