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1. a Ee A 52 3 C2 JBT1 gt 3 _ RLES1 SVO 2 ET Y lt id _ i TSGPIOIT SGPI 1 por umm r ooo ess 21 0 a SLOT2 PCI X 133 100 MHz 5 o nomm Bios 5 noonoo 9 MEE lt m 5 SLOT1 PCI X 133 100MHz ol O2 alo Ic EI JP1 n Sl eons zs USB6 i x MER SY 9999990090050 5 Notes Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only e See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 When LE1 is on make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or installing components SAS and its related components and features are available for the X7DCA 3 only RAID 0 1 and 10 are enabled through the LSI SAS Controller I Button is optional 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction X7DCA 3 X7DCA i Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Section 5 10 Jl2C1 JI2C2 Jl2C3 JI2C4 IPC to PCI PCI X E Slots Pins 2 3 Disabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 SAS Enabled X7DCA 3 Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description Audio JC
2. 82 902 cam PAM co CTRL s Ubco jaca 5 SLOTS PCI 33MHz E Fa 510 onoo T SGPIOITSGPIO2 pe 5 te we seye w d B SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MHz c PXH V 24 3 aA ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports COM1 and are serial port connectors located at JCOM1 and 2 on the IO Backpanel See the table on the right for pin definitions BANKS BANK2 SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL 522 2 2 SLOTS CD1 m Battery CTRL n mn x P T 77 5 aaaoaa0ssansaaan TSGPIO1T SGp gg j z EB d 8 SLOT2 PCI X 133100 440 c PXH V e B SLOT POLX T8 00MHz 77 FLOPPY 1 aA Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 5 Ground 10 NC Chapter 2 Installation PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions
3. 2 C 1 viii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0022L Six 6 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DCA i Four 4 SATA cables CBL 0044L X7DCA 3 Two 2 SAS cables CBL 0097L X7DCA 3 One 1 I O backplane shield MCP260 74301 ON One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro
4. T SGPIOITSGPIO2 po SLOT2PCLX133400MHz me SOTI PCI X 133 100MHz 7T IDE1 SUPERO X DCAi Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB There are ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Four of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 3 JPUSB1 The other six are Front Panel USB connectors USB 4 5 JUSB2 USB 6 7 JUSB3 USB 8 J23 and USB 9 J24 See the tables on the right for pin definitions BANK2 Audio CTRL Ha 22 302 CD1 jl263 i oy SLOTS PCI 33MHz Ez Ez P oj o rc o pm SUPERO X DCAi B Intel 5100 j MCH SLOT SIMLP EE TTE DN ise Battery CTRL aJl2Ct 3JI2C4 ba P a 22 SLOT2PCI X133 100MHz c Back Panel USB USB 0 3 Pin Definitions 1 45V PO 2 3 4 5 Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB 4 9 USB 4 6 USB 5 7 8 9 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 45V 2 2 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 No connection A Ba
5. 2 4 004 0000000000000000000 e aah n b dukan n raala naka 2 32 SIMEE XW JJJ rJr rJ ero gt o gt o zi 2 32 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures enu p ka 3 1 Before Power C re 3 1 NO POWE e 3 1 tine 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 M moly Emol P 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 2 ii kill oio tie en Ha k n ada kak U dak naris 3 3 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Ek endo KAK KA AA A 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service uiE EEE Ek kek kk kk kk 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 451 pues pc wa D T k aE 4 1 4 2 RUNNING SETUP RA ANDE N 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup MN 4 2 Advanced I c 4 6 Lesen Ec ioc kall ka n ka nak k ONSE EEEa a 4 21 4 6 Boot S L jD ae eee E 4 23 oU NS TONO 4 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error seu Lea bnnc tin plas A 1 Appendix The Windows OS Installation B 1 Appendix C Other Installation
6. SUPER B gs lt 2722606 D Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple 10 LAN 1 PS 2Mouse Green 11 LAN 2 i USB 0 12 Side Surround Grey USB 1 13 Back Surround Black USB 2 4 CEN LFE Orange USB 3 Microphone In Pink COM 1 Turquoise COM 2 Turquoise Parallel Port 16 Front Green 7 Line In Blue oO AN DO A Inm Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Front Control Panel Header JF1 Pins N 1 19 Ground X X Power LED HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED o Vec OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED e Vcc Groun
7. 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 if 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 if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt C1 State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent the processor from overheating The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for details Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an ap plication code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information regarding this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this opti
8. 6 7 Be x MCH UNS 2A PCI Exp x4 _N bori 2 5100 o 9 O N KC a 15 Ports a D 40 3 SAS Port 3 Ports l LS 1068 x1 Port 0 a 4 7 n to PCIE or SAS O n DMI PGI X 133 100MHz PCI Exp x4 kanes 154 PXH V PCI X Nrr387100MHZ ICH9 o PHY 1 N 13 0 Gb S N Q L 2573 Lane 5 PHY 2 e 1825731 T Lane 6 PCI 33MH ee IDE NYS 4 LPC PCI 33 SIO PGI 33 1163627 FWH TPM SIMLP Parallel MS COM1 come Port KB External Inernal SOL tures pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset and Processor Features Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5100 chipset the X7DCA 3 X7DCA i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based high end computer systems with configuration options optimized for energy efficient graphic applications and CAD Computer Aided Drawing systems The 5100 chipset supports single or dual Intel Xeon 64 bit Quad Core Dual Core 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series processors with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5100 Memory Controller Hub MCH Intel Controller Hub ICH9R and the I O subsystem The 5100 Memory Controller Hub MCH The Intel 5100 MCH chip is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wid
9. Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JPI C1 JPI C2 allow you to m connect the System Management Bus Jumper Settings to PCI X slots while JPI C3 Jumper Setting Definition JPI C4 PCI Express slots The default 1 2 Enabled setting is set to Disabled See the table 23 Disabled Default on the right for jumper settings SAS Enable Disable JPS1 allows you to enable or disable SAS Enable Disable Jumper SAS Connectors The default position is Settings on pins 1 and 2 to enable SAS See the Both Jumpers Definition table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled This feature is available on the X7D ose CA 3 only 2 Pee A C1 BEN 36 ibi 2 zi B G2 2 29 H E 2 ah D IC4 8 E SAS Enable i Intel 5100 SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI __ Audio CTRL a TM LSATAO 7 E 5 js S tees a i g CTRL e USB8 B 5 USB6 7 J USB4ISPe ars ports pro bt 2 28 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit
10. Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter 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 Enter to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Error Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test Error codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal The recover able error codes are listed below 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 following beep codes e 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected SUPERO X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Notes Appendix B
11. Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC TXD JP1 UsB8 USB9 IFAN4 Definition Pins Definition DCD DSR 6 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 DTR RXD RI A Keyboard Mouse B COM1 C COM2 2 17 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR1 This feature allows your computer to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL1 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Sz imos azer az Ofraw 16 1 FANGFANS BANK2 BANK1 Inel5100 jj MCH SLOT SIMLP IPMI SUPER X7DCA1 C JiC2 SLOTS PCI 33MHz T SGPIO1T SGPIO2 CUUSLOT2PCLX183 400MHz 7d S Wake On Ring Pin Definitions Pin Defini
12. 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 19 Ground 20 Key 23 Write 24 Ground 25 Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground SIMLP IPMI Slot 381 18014 32 10 516 There is Low Profile SIMLP IPMI Slot S A E on the motherboard Refer to the layout dh below for the IPMI Slot location 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground Eccc SEA ee a A IDE 3 B SIMLP BANK2 BANK1 JPL2 En Tan CTRL 1 LAN CTRL 4 222e SLOTZSIMLE IEMI Audio CTRL NN ama li fon ITE Battery CTRL Ux AS Ez EE T SGPIO1T SGPlo2 SLOTPPOLX133 A00MHz cl SAS0 3 7 7 4 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 ins
13. Ports 2 8 Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 Front Control Panel rines E VS YR png ER 2 9 Front Control Panel Pin Definit OS 2 10 NMI BURON 2 10 Power LED xi sikil nak n aki 2 10 PIDD LE DN gis s tears n 2 11 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 12 Power Fail sss enne 2 12 Reset k ka k k K k KK KK KA KA KA KA KA KA KAK 2 13 Power Button RR bl k dad k 2 13 vi Table of Contents 2 5 Connecting Cables TTC 2 14 ATX Power Connector 2 14 Processor Power COFFPnGSc IOI 22 ee Do aksan rias 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 15 Fan Headers nennen nnne 2 16 CHASSIS ERE 2 16 Power Force On KE KSlil kk kek k kk kk ka k kk Ka Kak KA A kk KK KAK KA KA kK KK KA 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 17 2 17 WV ais FING eed Ens 2 18 2 18 1 2 Ethernet 2 19 Power LED Speaker Header 2 19 Alarm RES 6 2 20 PWR Supply Failure PWR Faul
14. 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Azalia Audio Select Auto to allow the BIOS automatically enable the onboard Azalia Audio if detected The settings are Auto and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are PCI and LPC Enable 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 PCI and LPC USB Host Controller 1 Select Enabled to activate USB Host Controller 1 The settings are Enabled and Disabled USB Host Controller 2 Select Enabled to activate USB Host Controller 2 The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available if supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The default setting is Default Core Multi Processing Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available if supported by the CPU
15. Eos SWscJWOR1 2 2 25 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of 3 2 1 Jumpers Ping To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used Jumper to choose between optional settings Cap Jumpers create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the function of the connector E Pin 1 is identified with a square solder Setting Pin 1 2 short pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages forjumper 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 is Enabled GLAN Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port1 Enable B GLAN Port2 Enable SLOT SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL m UCUSDOISPOLEXIG 7 22 302 ra m BIOS incor Ea WE uses P won SUPERO 7 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT
16. Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our web site at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 10 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive and press the Enter key When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ICH9R into Drive A and press the Enter key Choose the Intel R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to conti
17. L LAN chips support two Giga bit LAN ports One ATA 100 EIDE for a total of two IDE devices backward compatible One floppy port interface e Two COM ports 1 header 1 port Up to ten USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus four ports six headers e 7 1 High Definition HD Audio e Super I O Winbond W83627HG Other e External modem ring on e Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR e Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS e CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e Extended 13 05 L x 12 075 W 331 47 mm x 306 71 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Fea Block Diagram VRD Processor 2 Processor 1 K gt 1333 1067 1333 1067 2 1C 1 x16 Ports 1
18. LED 2 29 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual SAS LED Indicators LES1 LES2 Two SAS LEDs are located at LES1 and LES2 on the motherboard SAS LED Indicators on These LEDs indicate the status of SAS LED Description connections Refer to the table on the right for LES1 and LES2 settings See the layout below for the LED locations LES1 On SAS Active LES2 On SAS Active Available on the X7DCA 3 only A LES1 SAS LED B LES2 SAS LED I SATA4 a LSATASB seno Sa JWD1 T SGPIO1T SGPIO2 T TT 8LOT2 PCIX 133400MHz o PCI X 133 100MRz SUPERG X70CAi P JP1 USB8 ISB4 eee ee db d Mawon a 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Drive SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pins Definition The floppy connector is located at 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN PE S
19. PCI 33MHz wa 2222222222202 T SGPIOITSGPIO2 j 8 SLOT2 PGI X 133 100MHz Lees 2 E SLOTT PCI X 133 100MHz un M A GLAN1 2 8 PWR LED Speaker SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed Alarm Reset the system will notify you when any of Pin Definitions the three power modules fails Con Pin Setting Definition nect JAR to a micro switch to turn Pin 1 off the alarm that is activated when a Pin 2 45V power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply Failure PWR Fault Detect The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply PiniDetinitiong units are installed in the chassis with Jumper Setting Definition one acting as a backup If you only On Enabled have one or two power supply units Off Disabled Default installed you should disable this the default setting with JPF to prevent false alarms A Alarm Reset B PWR Fault Oe Audio CTRL kk 2223 T SGPIO1T SGPIO2 SLOT2 PCI X 133 100MH
20. PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 3 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink 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 Screw 1 Screw 2 mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening Screwiti all four screws To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink NO 1 SCREW 0 4 SCREW ar screws from the motherboard in the sequence as shown in the pi
21. Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Other Drivers 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 amp SUPERMICRO X7DCA 3 i Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel San Clemente Chipset INF files SUPERMICR6 Microsoft 9 0 Drivers amp Tools Intel San Clemente 5100 chipset Intel ICH9R PXH V X7DCA 3 i Universal Audio Architecture Driver Realtek High Definition Audio Driver LSI MegaRAID Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICAO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Notes 1 Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon on the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one
22. at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list 2 The X7DCA 3 supports SAS RAID features To configure the LSI SAS HostRAID please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS HostRAID Utility and documentation The LSI folder is included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard C 1 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperatures system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor interface Note 1 Both default username and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence 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 Ill settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change th
23. displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DCA 3 i 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 gt added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site http www supermicro com 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 IBM9 PC XT and PS 29 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in 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 p
24. nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i Image E E Li 5 Lil EZ si 7 X d cams e 000 4 omy 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 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale c Elo oo pes J3P1 JARI FAN J JP3 oillo o oll ll O AN6 FANS 1 1 Intel 5100 D mo cocos MCH
25. various models or to ensure correct system setup Table of Contents Notes SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This ener kk kk nnns nnns kk kik iii Manual 2 ete iii Conventions Used in the 2 2 0 iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 MEME 1 1 eed 1 1 Contacting SUperibfO assecuti sun 1 2 SUPERG X7DCA 3 i Image 1 3 SUPER X7 DCA LayOoUk aiuta tna thereon itte ted eek orientar kaza 1 4 Quick Reference MT E 1 5 Motherboard 1 4410 2 0000 01 00000000002000000 k K k 1 6 Intel 5100 Chipset System Block Diagram eene 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVOIVIBW me r rm 1 9 1 3 Special Features RD 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring MR 1 10 1 5 Features e R 1 11 IERI cc MON E UU UT UT 1 12 Super A EITHER ETE b a k n a b ne eee eae 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 RENE XIX aa naka 2 1 Unpacking IRR 2 1 2 2 Processor Heatsink Installation 1e ea iae Ee 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS rr E Hex re E Ein kana gei 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and
26. 1 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 clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica tion hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non Pins 2 3 NMI maskable interrupt signal for the application that Open Disabled hangs See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the Jumper Setting Definition Reset default Pins 1 2 BIOS A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable Of FAN BANR1 BANK3 BANK2 SUPERO X DCAi Audio CTRL Di PCI X 133 100MHz IDE1 ISB4IST so SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual
27. 2 CD1 Audio Microphone Line In Line Out CD In COM1 COM2 1 2 Serial Ports FAN 1 8 Chassis CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Drive Connector JFDD1 IDE1 IDE Drive Connector I SATAO I SATA5 SATA Ports J5 Back Panel Power System Management I C J6 Power Supply SMBus Header J3P 1 Power Supply Failure LED JAR Alarm Rest Header JD1 Onboard Speaker Power LED JF1 Front Panel Control Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JP3 SAS Power System Management Header JPF Power Failure Header JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 4 Pin 8 pin 24 Pin ATX Power Connectors JWOL1 Wake On LAN Header JWOR1 Wake On Ring Header LAN1 2 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 Ports SAS 0 3 4 7 Serial Attached SCSI Connectors X7DCA 3 Only SIMLP SIMLP Remote Management Slot T SGPIO 1 T SGPIO 2 USBO0 3 USB4 5 6 7 8 9 LED Indicator LE1 LES1 LES2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Universal Serial Bus USB Ports Headers Description Power LED SAS LED Indicators 1 5 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad Core Dual Core 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz 1067 MHz Memory e Six 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC Buffered Registered DDR2 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 Chipset e Intel 5100 chipset including the 5100 Memory Control Hub MCH the ICH9R SouthBri
28. 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pins Definition ATX Power Connector 13 3 3 1 3 3V A 24 pin main power supply connec 14 2 3 3V tor is located at JPW3 and an 4 pin 15 COM 3 COM power connector is lactated at JPW1 46 PS ON 4 25V on the motherboard These power I Go COM connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V 45 COM m specification See the table on the m 5 mm right for pin definitions For the 8 pin 20 Res NC 8 PWR CPU Power connector JPW2 refer 21 45V 5VSB to the item below 22 10 12V 23 11 12V 24 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector 12V 4 pin Power In addition to the Primary ATX power Pin Definitions connector the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR Pins Definition connector at JPW2 must also be con 1 and 2 Ground nected to provide adequate power to 3 and 4 12V your processors See the table on the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR right for pin definitions Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 Required Connections Y FANGFANELS S A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR BANR1 BANK3 BANK2 SLOT SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL Ha MECE Battery JPF prs SLOT3PCISSMHz Ezaz Ezza Zaten
29. 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that 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 N 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 the Windows OS and security and audio drivers 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
30. Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED LE1 An Onboard Power LED is located at LE1 on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location BANKI BANK3 BANK2 5 2 SLOTSPCISSMHz fon Battery CTRL b d mmm ia ZA LIE E2 9 222222202222020022222 2222221 T SGPOITSGPIO2 pem SLOTZ PCI X 133 100MHz d 2 SOTI POX 133 100MHz 7777777 Ea iudei LN USB8 ISBAIS so n oo SLOT7 SIMLP 22225 Chapter 2 Installation Activity Link LED e LED Rear View when viewing from the back of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator LED Setting Color Status Definition Flashing LAN Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps A GLAN Porti LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard PWR
31. SUPERO SUPERO X7DCA 3 SUPERO X7DCA i USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO 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 SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of Cal
32. Select Disable to disable fan speed control and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V P1V5 P_VTT Vbat 3 3V 5Vsb 5VDD 447 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual gt IPMI The option is available only when 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 Select 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 Enable 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 Enable this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Dis abled BIOS POST Errors Enable this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Dis abled 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog
33. The options are Enabled and Disabled 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 P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode 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 19 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 pr
34. They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http Awww supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Sup port 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermi cro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number e BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up e System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 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 supporti 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 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i has six 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 667 533 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information 3 3 SUPER X7DCA
35. 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 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 lt r gt 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 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 23 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes
36. Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Buttoi PWR gt Power Butto SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i 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 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Ti Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail 20 19 Tow Ground NMI cou gt X X Power LED Vcc i HDD LED Vcc W NIC1 LED Vcc NI SLOT7 SIMLP NIC2 LED Vcc a Gs 7c Ere 2S LED Vec ICHOR PWR Fail LED Vec Quit M M te lt EH Ground PWR gt Power Butto usa 5867 USBAIS Sorc acos u nev EDU 1 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 an
37. ched Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through 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 CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and opera tion 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 above 1MB to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 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 system memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data proce
38. ckpanel USB 0 3 B Front Panel USB 4 5 Ler C Front Panel USB 6 7 D Front Panel USB 8 E Front Panel USB 9 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DCA 3 X7DCA i has five chassis system fan headers Fans 1 Fan 6 and Fan Header two CPU Fans Fans 7 8 All these fans Pin Definitions are 4 pin fans These 4 pin headers also Pin Definition support 3 pin fans See the table on the right Ground for pin definitions 12V Tachometer Note The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting The default setting is Disabled PWR Modulation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach an appro priate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D E E D Fan 4 E Fan 5 E Fan 6 G Fan 7 CPU Fan H Fan 8 CPU Fan Chassis Intrusion BANK3 2 BANK1 coma i Intel 5100 Plea SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI __ spi
39. ctional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e 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 e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e 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 manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery
40. cture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic e a ture on the right and gently wriggle the nee heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface be fore 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 chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 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 into the chassis 2 5 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is inte
41. d Reset gt Reset Buttoi Ground PWR gt Power Butto SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 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 Ej ceur je CTRL Intel 5100 gt 35 au cuz LAN CTRL SLOT Audio CTRL 45 Intel baxvan eee zm co i LSATAAE c7 JN reme omen 821262 CS _ A ges i T SLOTS POI ss MHz G SLES svo 1 f i 8 SLOT PEL ea TOUR 4 PXHV eu e 805 j E 5 ENN 4 uses ear henen HERA nev ds wont NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 45V Ground A NMI B PWR LED Ground Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED X Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Buttoi PWR gt Power Butto C
42. d 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 button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for atleast 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button E Ground 22227229 ae ell HETI NMI J X ceur G Power LED Vcc E HDD LED Vcc amp NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Augg CTRL a BEGE BETE OH Fan Fail LED Vcc RIEN SUCTUS Intel PWR Fail LED LE ai cc Ground Reset on 2 ku JPSiRE B cU QIILDSSERGNESU TT ee n NE Ground PWR gt Power Butto SOW ZETX TATTATEZ B uses Js usas er pep c SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power
43. d output mul tiple streaming through the front panel stereo out for the front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated with an Advanced software included in the CD ROM that came with your motherboard Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks See at the picture at right CD and Auxiliary FP Audio Headers A 4 pin CD header is located at CD1 and an Auxiliary Front Panel header is located at JC2 on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at any one time See the tables at right for pin definitions SUPERO X DCAi SLOT SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL USB8 JP1 aoe Orange CEN LFE Black Surround Grey Side Surround i Blue Line In Green Front um Pink Mic In CD1 Pin Definitions Definition 2 24 Left Stereo Signal Ground Ground Right Stereo Signal A H D Audio B CD1 Chapter 2 Installation Front Pan
44. dge and PXH V Expansion Slots e Two PCI Exp x16 slots Slot 4 Slot 6 Slot 4 x4 signal in x 16 slot e Two PCI X 133 100 MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 2 e Two 32 bit PCI 33 MHz slot Slot 3 Slot 5 e One SIMLC IPMI Slot Slot 7 BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU core voltage Memory voltage Chipset 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT e Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan control temperature sensing logic e Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management e Power on mode for power recovery Onboard e Six SATA ports supporting RAIDO 1 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ ment e Eight SAS ports supporting RAIDO 1 10 and 5 Note 5 on Page 1 4 e One SIMLP IPMI 2 0 socket e Dual Intel 82573V
45. e 1066 1333 MTS data bus capable of transferring data at 8 5 10 6 GB s for a total bandwidth of 17 21 3 GB s The MCH supports a 36 bit wide address bus and up to four DDR2 667 MHz 533 MHz DIMM modules providing a total memory capacity of up to 32 GB The 5100 MCH also provides two x4 amp one x16 PCI Express interfaces and one x4 DMI Interface to the ICH9R Each PCI Express port on the MCH provides 4 GB s bi directional bandwidth if configured as a x8 port or 2 GB s bi directional bandwidth if configured as a x4 port The Ninth Generation I O Controller Hub ICH9 The Controller ICH9R provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired for the system to operate efficiently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direct Media Interface DMI provides the connection between the MCH and the ICH9R The ICH9R supports up to two PCI Express x8 slots six Serial ATA ports and ten USB 2 0 ports headers In addition the ICH9R offers the Intel Matrix Storage Technology which provides various RAID options for data protection and rapid data access It also supports the next generation of client management through the use of PROActive technology in conjunction with Intel s next generation Gigabit Ethernet controllers 1 9 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will
46. e This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 3BC 4 13 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The op tions are Primary and Secondary 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS gt DMI Even
47. e SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information ee 7 super Doctor Remote Management jstem Info Health Info Performance Rernote Control Configuration Administration CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD III Software can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For the Linux OS we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Notes
48. ee the table below for pin ER definitions E Key Z SEEN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable ih Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette co co fus J6 3 1 Floppy Disk Drive dmel5to MCH SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL qam 5553 C2 __ SLOTS PCI33MHz N Battery 15i 5i 7 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual IDE Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions An IDE Connector is located at J17 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pins Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
49. el Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio output Pin Definitions is disabled This is done through the FP i Signal Audio header JC2 If the front panel in terface card is not connected to the front panel audio header jumpers should be installed on the header JC2 pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed the back panel line out connector will be disabled and micro phone input Pin 1 will be left floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk See the table at right for pin definitions I AUD GND FP Audio Detect Line 2 R FP Jack Detect 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Line 2 L ET Ground A FP Audio BANKI BANK3 BANK2 2 Intel 5100 MCH SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI SLOTS PCI33MHz 7 ITE nu CTRL P1 Ce LS soj T SGPI pa rm p LLLA UTUTUUTUTUTUUTUUTUTUTUU JUUUUTUTTUTUTUT d B i SLOT2PCLX133 00MHz PXHV p lt i EBIOSS 2 ENS SLOM POLHX1334100MHz 9 _ 220000 22022 200000 2 usse 21 aa
50. essing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Password on boot Disabled Supervisor Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the 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 lt Enter gt 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 21 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup
51. hapter 2 Installation pov HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN 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 definitions JARE 902 coil SUPERS X DCKi Audi CTRL Lan CTRL Intel 5100 2 EPL 2 LAN CTRL SLOT SINLP IPM Mo B ICHSR ON 52 JPSimz 17 ji sas i HSATAT S Intel ESATA ESATA SATAA N 5 CTRL STOTI CTR IS TORRE J x HDD Pin Definitions JF1 LED Pin Definition 13 45V 14 HD Active 9 11 10 12 A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Power LED Q nci x 9 wc2LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Ground NMI X
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53. ify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 5 f the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recom mended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed Check if DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed Also make sure that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used 2 ltis recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Buffered Registered ECC 667 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 3 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 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 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services
54. in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the Standby or Off state The external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 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 up dates 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 Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DCA 3 X7DCA i can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the motherboard some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 500W of power In addition the 12V 8 pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU Also y
55. ion The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for details CPU Cache Control Direct Cache Access Available if 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 if 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 Chapter 4 BIOS Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 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 Mod
56. l is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to con nect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions BANR1 BANK3 BANK2 SUPERO X DCAi B Intel 5100 MCH PCI X 133 100MHz IDE1 ISB4IST aso PWR Supply Failure Pin Definitions Pin Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Fan Fail Blinking A SAS PWR SMB B Keylock SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual High Definition Audio HDA This motherboard features a 7 142 Channel High Definition Audio HDA JC1 codec that provides 10 DAC channels simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback and two chan nels of independent stereo soun
57. late Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU Load Plate with PnP Cap attached 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Loading the Processor into the Socket North Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the Socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 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 cutout on the socket 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 With the CPU installed in the Socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed Then close the load plate Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it 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 CPU Key se circle cutout j below the Corner with triangle Load Le released from the load plate if the Warning Please save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the
58. le i e REN E 138100 2 1 IDE1 li IBBAIS FN xn for isAso 3 PWR SMB Pin Definitions Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A T SGPIO1 B T SGPIO2 C Power SMB SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual BP PWR SMB Connector Backplane Power Connector J5 monitors power supply and temper atures of backplane IO connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions SAS Power SMB Connector X7DCA 3 SAS Power SMB Connector monitors the status of Power Supply System Management Bus for SAS ports 0 3 4 7 See the table on the right for pin definitions BANR1 BANK3 BANK2 SUPERO X DCAi GN ITE Battery CTRL BP PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition SAS SMB PWR Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 TWSI_SDA 2 Ground TWSI_SCK A PWR SMB B SAS PWR SMB Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Supply Failure header at J3P1 to provide warnings of any power supply failure This warning signa
59. 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 hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect N setting a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting Crystal Beach Features Select Enabled to use the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE de vice is built inside the ICH9R South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 9 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 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 feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB
60. nue with the installation 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 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette ITE RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for IDE into Drive and press the Enter key 5 Press the Enter key to proceed with the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 6 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 7 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 8 Insert the
61. of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt 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 Note Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu Items that use submenus are indicated with the Picon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu Advanced Security Boot Exit 11 34 411 Item Specific Help System Date 61 62 2668 1 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette fi 1 44 1 25 MB 3 1 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondry Master IDE Secondry Slave Serial ATA Port 3 Serial ATA Port 4 Ext Primary Master Ext Primary Slave Ld gt gt gt Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Auto SATA Controller Mode Option Compatible SATA RAID Enable Disabled SATA AHCI Enable Disabled System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory XXX KB 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS System Time To set the system date and
62. 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 indepen dent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Servers 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 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set
63. on 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 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit Enter to see the status of the item CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core Temperature CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature CPU3 Temperature CPU4 Temperature System Temperature 1 8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chas sis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server
64. on is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The default 4 11 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Processors Hardware Prefetcher Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate 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 Echo TPR Set to Enabled to prevent xTPR messages from being sent to the system The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creat ing multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled gt 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 details 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 dissipat
65. orkstations Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http Awww supermicro com products motherboard for updates This product is intended to be professionally installed 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 into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to the BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Error Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list the Windows OS Installation 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 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent cata strophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate
66. our power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid prob lems caused by power surges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi dire
67. owered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up 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 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup J Note Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options See the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one
68. r Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit l O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast 4 FPIOS DMA1 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 This setting allows the user to select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environ ment 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 either Intel or LSI Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Available when SATA RAID is Enabled Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select LSI to use LSI s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and LSI SATA AHCI Available when SATA RAID is Di
69. r Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up 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 ACPI Sleep Mode This feature allows you to decide which ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management mode to use when in the sleep mode The options are S1 S3 and 5153 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 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 This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog 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 sy
70. re Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 3 99 Local APIC 4 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 3 99 IO APIC 4 Kbytes 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 512 MB 3 01 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB TSEG 1 Memory available to OS and other applications Notch Notch Note Notch Release Tab should align Release Tab with the receptive point on the slot SUPER X To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to Top View of DDR2 ECC Slot gently push the re Release Tab lease tabs near both ends of the module to release it from the slot Release Tab SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors lO Ports g HI B 43 Dn Far ip g
71. respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DCA 3 X7DCA i All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage An onboard voltage monitor will scan the voltages of CPU Cores Chipset Memory 1 8V 3 3 Standby 5V Standby 12V 12V and VBAT 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 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 Once it detects that the CPU temperature i
72. rleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 11A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A DIMM 1B then DIMM 2A DIMM 2B and DIMM 3A DIMM 3B nsert 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 e 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 X7DCA 3 X7DCA i supports up to 32 GB Buffered Registered ECC DDR2 667 533 in 6 DIMMs Populating memory slots of the same bank with a pair of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in two way Interleaved Memory which will improve memory performance Notes 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the follow ing Memory Availability Table for details 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmwa
73. rs CD ROM a CD is installed Sectors ATAPI Removabl t removable disk Maximum Capacity installed here Maximum Capacity LBA Format Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit I 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode Disabled 4 3 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 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 CHS Format Available on the Primary Master Slave slots only The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Maste
74. s 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 CPU temperature reaches the pre defined overheat threshold both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II 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 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
75. sabled Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being pres ent in the system 4 5 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt En ter gt Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help gt Memory Cache gt PCI Configuration Select Boot features gt Advanced Chipset Control gt Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration gt DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor 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 o
76. ssing and opera tion 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 Set to Enabled to enhance graphic perfor mance when using a Linux graphic driver that requires write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS P Slot1 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot2 PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot3 PCI 33 MHz Slot4 PCI Exp x8 x4 51015 PCI 33 MHz and Slot6 PCI Exp x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol lowing Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 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
77. stem memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 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 this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area Block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM 4 7 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual or to be written into L1 L2 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 Se lect Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data process ing and operation The options are Unca
78. t Detlect E Eke 2 20 T SGPIO Headers 0 20000 0 kk kak ka ka kk KK KA ens 2 21 Power SMB 8 2 21 PWR 5 kk EEE Ea 2 22 SAS PWR SMB Connector 2 22 PUI GUM PN ERR ETE 2 23 Overheat LED Fan Fall rni 2 23 High Definition Audio m 2 24 CD ang Auxiliary Audio 6 ta Snape t anao dese tn 2 24 Front Panel Audio 1 0 161 6000000000 kk rez i 2 25 2 6 Jumper Settings Lu Ek kk kk kk kek kk kk Ak KAK KK KA KA A A 2 26 Explanation of JUm perS kk kk KE KAK 2 26 GLAN Enable Disable tae san nna 2 26 GMOS Clea rane icem e ba or rec AARE E 2 27 2 27 Bus t POISI notti te MM MM MMMMMN E 2 28 SAS Enable ee 2 28 2 7 Onboard Indicators ee Aa d n ka kad nen 2 29 GLAN LEDS si 4x5555 5x0 kaa 2 29 Onboard Power LED M M k k k kek kk k k k K k ka kk K KA KK 2 29 SAS LED rk KA kK RA KA A KAR KA HA HA AR 2 30 2 8 Floppy SIMLP and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 31 Floppy Col dell kla de 2 31
79. t Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 15 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B The default setting is 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 redirecti
80. talling any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards 3 Install a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure that the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Make sure that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your moth erboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 1 SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual No Video 1 the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 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 Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 4 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to ver
81. ten permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i motherboard The SUPER X7DCA 3 X7DCA i sup ports dual Intel Xeon Quad Core Dual Core 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series proces sors w 771 LGA with a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz or 1 066 GHz With dual 64 bit Xeon Quad Core Dual Core processors built in the X7DCA 3 X7DCA i offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on the Intel Core microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the IA 32 software The features include Intel Virtualization Technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DCA 3 X7DCA i is ideal for intense computing environments complex business applications and high end w
82. time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter 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 Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in gt IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 and Ext Primary Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 and Ext Primary Master Slave Press lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The following items will be displayed in the submenu Type This feature allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to 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 Main Item Speci CHS Format Cylinders User you ent parameters of drive installe Cylinders connection Heads 11 eee ard dis riu mu j installed here Secto
83. tion 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A WOR B WOL 1 2 USB8 Pis ed d 2 18 GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN3 on the I O backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are fora power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector 4 pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Chapter 2 Installation GLAN1 2 Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker External Speaker 52 OI FAN mooco age J6 J3P1 eser ERE SER JI 1 2 BANK1 PRINTER 2 5100 5 4 SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI Audio CTRL em 77 PCE X16 522 2 2 SLOTS PCI 33MHz ul ITE Js Battery CTRL Naz mer i H SLOTS
84. upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7DCA 3 X7DCA i User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation ZN Warning When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any components Make sure that you install the pro cessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem bly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the Chipset MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installing the LGA771 Processor Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the PnP Cap on CPU socket from its locking top of the position Load Plate Gently lift the load lever to open Load Lever the load p
85. z SLOTI PCI X 133 100MHz FLOPI IDE1 SUPERO X DCAi T SGPIO Headers Two T SGPIO Serial Link General Pur pose Input Output headers are located at J14 and J15 on the motherboard These headers are used to commu nicate with the Seriel Link System Monitoring chip on the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers Power SMB Connector Power SMB Connector J6 moni tors the status of the power supply fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions BANK2 BAN dntel5100 MCH 7222 SLOT7 SIMLP IPMI 5 Audio CTRL F Chapter 2 Installation T SGPIO1 2 Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Nc 3 Ground 5 Load 7 Clock Definition NC DATA Out Ground Note No Connections o oo JPW2 z LE1 pale Es JFT ES SAS4 7 2 9 2 SLOTSPCI33MHz Battery CTRL AS is j 5 N Er SLOT2 PCI X 13 100MHz d

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