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1. Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed Parallel Printer Port Connector 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 init The parallel printer port is located 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN at J21 See the table on the right for 9 DataBit3 10 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 op 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC in T J 24 Pin CPU TFan 8 d Fang Fang ee 24 Pin ATX PWR Pan eae Ps A Parallel Port DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ral DIMM 3B Bank 3 cput DIMM 3A Bank 3 R E 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 H f DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 2 CD1 5000X ceva SEH We LG North Bridge el TT SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI gt u7 E PGI SE A PCI Exp x16 ee d a 6 OS E H PCI 33MHz 23 i j meanen South Bridge aa LU PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cmwp lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz 2 a SiO PCI X 133 MHz 3 west KEE ot SE 8 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ea SB4 5 SMB Ba SATA4 SaTAS DA Is SATAQ SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 e Lo SCSI
2. Fand Fan 4 Pin CPU TFanq J17_ ISS 5 ni m zA Seca ma Cin rw A 24 pin ATX PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 z i usBO LEI B 8 pin Processor PWR 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ES DIMM 3B Bank 3 5 C 4 pin PWR CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 S z DIMM 2B Bank 2 5 Pe SS DIMM 2A Bank 2 Z 8 DIMM 1B Bank 1 S En DIMM 1A Bank 1 TET El I 2 8 LAN1 2 o CD1 8 CRUZ 5000X SECH HD L North Bridge Audio pa SUPER X7DA8 _ paiz SIM LP IPMI gt QIRI E PGI eaten amp HE T A al PCI Exp x16 aA J EVWE z I D rye J J ESB a E e PCI 33MHz 99 8 South Bridge aa a DU PCI Exp x4 A GLAN CHwp E CTLR PCI X 133 MHz E 5 appa T ZS dl n BIOS E svo X 133 MH poe S SCSICTRL 2 wwoRL SECH Iwo a PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot m TTT SBA S a pme Jot SATA SATAS E SATAO SATA SATA2 SATAS E 320 SCSI Channel B All pai 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB There are six USB 2 0 Universal Se rial Bus ports neaders on the moth erboard Four Back Panel USB ports USB 0
3. ver PWR Fant Ern A Compact Flash Master Mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 USB 0 LS Slave Select 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 EZ RD DEK COMA DIMM 3B Bank 3 H CPU1 A DIMM 3A Bank 3 z DIMM 2B Bank 2 H S ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 Ei aa 8 DIMM 1B Bank 1 S CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 E s I 5 8 LAN1 2 2 CD1 T CPU2 5000X SEO HD J North Bridge Audio udio CTRL SCC SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI 7 E JPG1 Gr F PCI Exp x16 ao nal Ei E 3 a PCI 33MHz Re 22 8 outh Bridge a LU PCI Exp x4 GLAN C uwo a CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz alia SU es BIOS slo PCI X 133 MHz sesi c H SI CTRL JWOREI KIC ot S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ISB4 5 Cha SMB ura SATA4 SATAS Da T SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 EJ e SCSI Channel B 2l 2 29 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 8 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit 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
4. T g TPU PF Fang Fang Zu 24 Pin ATX PWR FanqJi7_ KB PWR Fant on Pein pwa Mouse T DIMM 4B Bank 4 z USB 0 Lu 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 a COMA DIMM 3B Bank 3 a Cru DIMM 3A Bank 3 amp re 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 E Im ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 Z DIMM 1B Bank 1 z CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 TEL S Pi 9 el i yam i Cruz HD a North Bridge s Audio es SUPER X7DA8 _ So SIMLPIPMI oy a EPG tian 5 PELE e atter PCI Exp x16 ar JEE E A ESB ea D E a PCI 33MHz 2g 5 meen South Bridge a PCI Exp x4 le GLAN wo z CTLR 2 PCI X 133 MHz 5 aw E Sooo E alla eem BIOS 2 svo PCI X 133 MHz Ge 8 Jon ECO o g PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SPA Cha ue rag SATAA SATAO SATAT SATA2 ISATAS A S Ki 320 SCSI Channel P H SATA3 I lt 2 23 Pin Definition 1 Right Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Left Stereo Signal A BP HD Audio B FP Accessible Audio C CD1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio outputis disabled This is done through the FP Audio header J14 If the front panel interface card is not connected to the front panel
5. 1 PWR LED should close pins 6 7 with a jumper 2 PWR LED 3 PWR LED S 5 S CPU Le Fandan Hin 24 Pin ATXPWR PFU IS A GLAN1 2 Mouse 7 5 IMM 4B Bank 4 H B PWR LED Speaker A DIMM 4A Bank 4 A COMT DIMM 3B Bank 3 5 CPU1 4 DIMM 3A Bank 3 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 S 4 ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Ea CNG DIMM 1A Bank 1 E A z g g A CD1 5000X SES SGPIO North Bridge Audio Sg TRL SUPER X7DA8 Se SIM LP IPM E_WPGi 8 EE 4 PCI Exp x16 eee d WEI S Ei sis ia ESB E WT PCI 33MHz 23 South Bridge aa PCI Exp x4 e GLAN C wp lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz sue ahela PXH Bios 3 SIO PCI X 133 MHz scs c H Iwer ER wol TER S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ena Cha d SMB Ba SATA4 SATA5 e e mg SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 E 320 SCSI Channel B Al PAIN 2 1 9 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the PSF Power Supply Failure header at JP3 to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnin
6. Pandang AP 24 pinatxpwr CPR Jir IS y A Fan 1 KB ERD wn Ame D l Fe mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 B Fan 2 erda DIMM 4A Bank 4 1 2 3 an ba C Fan 3 Com DIMM 3B Bank 3 5 Saana CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 B D Fan 4 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 EN ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 E Fan 5 DIMM 1B Bank Bank 1 mn Ed F Fan 6 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LET n g 3 G Fan 7 CPU Fan 1 LAN1 2 2 CD1 5000X crue H Fan 8 CPU Fan 2 SEO HD North Bridge Audio cr lo TRL SUPER X7DA8 Seen SIMLPIPMI E_WPGi A PCI Exp x16 cos gt ll S mE E B PCI 33MHz bet gz S South Bridge aa FCs MFC O PCI Exp x4 i li GLAN EZli wD CTLR E PCI X 133 MHz Su SES PXH BIS a slo PCI X 133 MHz sesi c H Awont ERIC Moi Anka PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 5 Cha d SMB Ka SATAA SATAS e SAT Al SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 E 320 SCSI Channel B dee 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Mouse Pont PIN Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at JKM1 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC The mouse port is above the key 3 Ground board port See the table on the right 4 VCC 5 6 for pin definitions Clock NC Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 Seri
7. E Ie Floppy Compact Flash IDE1 PCI 33MHz DCFG PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cp CTLR PCI X 133 MHz Sans alia svo A CI X 133 MHz SCSI CTRL Qo won og me PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot e ISB4 5 ha PXH 320 SCSI Channel A SMB arj SATA4 SATAS pa T SATAQ SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 E Channel B HH 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN1 on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you Speaker Connector JD1 Pins 4 5 6 7 Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Default Pins 4 7 External Speaker PWR LED Connector JD1 Pins 1 2 3 Pin Definition
8. 5000X BE HD North Bridge Audio Audio TL SUPER X7DA8 ST D SIMLPIPMI T E_NPGt E Clear J i PCI Exp x16 cigs ml ESB a Ie Floppy Compact Flash IDEA PCI 33MHz 23 South Bridge aa PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cp CTLR PCI X 133 MHz saa nS ds svo PCI X 133 MHz SCSI CTRL JWOR LIE HIECZI ot PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 5 Cha SMB ay SATA4 SATAS pa T SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 EJ ES SCSI Channel B 2l BIOS 320 SCSI Channel A 2 31 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive SIMLP IPMI and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions
9. KE PWR WEE A FP Accessible Audio Mouse r DIMM 4B Bank 4 e eeu H B Alarm Reset 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COMT DIMM 3B Bank 3 a CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 E S z DIMM 2B Bank 2 Le S SS DIMM 2A Bank 2 d aa DIMM 1B Bank 1 Fy j ama DIMM 1A Bank 1 E x D S LAN1 2 CPU2 5000X SGPIOJ HD J North Bridge Audio po o TRL SCC SUPER X7DA8 _ SIMLPIPMI E KO E jJPG61 BE H 5 Battery Clear JEUNE 3 PCI Exp x16 CMOS alle _ D GR JI BE ESB KI a PCI 33MHz ER 8 South Bridge aa PCI Exp x4 t GLAN Cp z CTLR D PCI X 133 MHz ETE e D oO SES PXH BIOS 2 so PCI X 133 MHz Set D SI CTRL went EIS ot 8 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ISB4 5 Cha sme rh SATAA SATAS DA is SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 KT 1 320 SCSI Channel B Je JPA A 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector ans Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used emm to choose between optional settings Auger Jumpers create shorts between two pins Cap to change the function of the connector a Pin 1 is identified with a square solder eg pad onthe printed circuit board See the ane GR motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable GLAN Porti and G
10. Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby Groun NMI x x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vec Ground Reset al Ground PWR gt Power Button SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 6 Connecti ng Cables ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector 19 3 3V 1 3 3V There are a 24 pin main power supply 14 12V 2 3 3V connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU 15 COM 3 cow PWR connector JPW on the moth 16 PS OH A 45V erboard These power connectors 17 COM 5 COM meet the SSI EPS 12V specification 18 COM 6 5V The 4 pin 12V PWR supply located at 19 COM 7 COM JPW2 is also required to provide ad 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK equate power to the system See the 21 5V 9 5VSB table on the right for pin definitions 22 45V 10 12V For the 8 pin PWR JPW3 please 23 45V 11 eV refer to the item listed below 24 GOM i a 12V 4 pin Power Con Processor Power Connector Pin Ze In addition to the Primary ATX power zu eee connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU tand2 Ground 3 and 4 12V PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply 12V 8 pin or nector See the table on the right for pin Pin Definitions definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V
11. BIOS 320 SCSI Channel A Chapter 2 Installation High Definition Audio HD Audio The X7DA8 E features a 7 1 2 Channel wan rz N Bue Line In High Definition Audio HDA JC1 codecs that provide 10DAC channels simultaneously pack Back f X_Green Front supporting 7 1 sound playback with 2 channels Surround of independent stereo sound output multiple Grey Side ry Pink Mic In Surround streaming through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the Advanced software included in the CD ROM with your motherboard to enable this function CD Headers There is a 4 pin CD header CD1 and a Front Pane Accessible Audio header JC2 on the motherboard These headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback See the next page for details on FP Audio Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at a time See the tables at right for pin definitions CD1 Pin Defini tion Pin Definition 1 Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right FP Audio Pin Definition
12. e 8 OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PCI 33MHz ESB ag ZS DEST South Bridge PCI Exp x4 l PWR Fail LED Vcc GLAN wn lt ST R PCI X 133 MHz 3 ETH Ground Reset gt Reset Button alle A BIOS gt svo PCI X 133 MHz 8 See a E N 8 Ground PWR gt Power Button PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot A Spas SMB Kn JSATA4 SATAS DA ISATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 EZ Lazo SCSI Channel B H BA SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE 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 A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail TPU FandFang 29 Jf 24 Pin ATX PWR fenn Eer T KB PWR rm Mouse r DIMM 4B Bank 4 USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 com DIMM 3B Bank 3 eru DIMM 3A Bank 3 z DIMM 2B Bank 2 fe E Z DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank
13. Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off 4 17 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual gt Hardware Monitoring This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat ture predefined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold tempera The options are e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer e The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 5 C
14. GLAN EZli wD lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz sue ahela PXH Bios 3 s o PCI X 133 MHz Ser D SI CTRL Jop EEA ot g PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot Spas Cha intru RI ISATA4 SATAS SMB DA SATAO SATAT ISATA2 SATA3 KT sIPA1 d CSI Channel B P D N2208 amp 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the appropri ate cable here to util system ize SMB on your Power SMB I C Connector Power SMB CH Connector J17 monitors power supply fan and sys tem temperatures See the table on the right for pin defin itions Pin Definitions SMB Header 1 2 3 4 Pin Definition Data Ground Clock No Connection PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Parrallel Port R Fandan 9 24 Pin aTXPWR ed Fei JPF wA JAR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 PWLEDSPK Fand FP Control Fand LAN1 2 P Audio CD1 HD Audio DL SUPER X7DA8 North Bridge udio CPU2 5000X
15. 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 512K 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MG Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect an
16. 1 2 amp 3 are located at JUSB1 and the other two are Front Panel USB headers USB 4 amp 5 JUSB2 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Back Panel USB USB0 1 2 3 Definitions 5V PO PO Ground N A Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB4 USB4 USB5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO e f 3 PO 3 Po Chassis Intrusion is 4 Ground 4 Ground A Chassis Intrusion header JL1 is 5 Key 5 DEE located next to SATA Porti on the motherboard Attach the appropriate Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 cable from the chassis to inform you si 8 i Pin Definition of a chassis intrusion when the chas PAN ji Intrusion Input sis is opened Ground a SS EE Te A Back panel USB Ports 0 Fan Fan PWR 24 Pin ATX P Fan aa ken Pw J DIMM 4B Bank 4 S 1 2 3 0 DIMM 4A Bank 4 d B Front Panel USB 4 5 CoM DIMM 3B Bank 3 E DIMM 3A Bank 3 a gd C Chassis Intrusion z DIMM 2B Bank 2 H Ss DIMM 2A Bank 2 SG DIMM 1B Ban
17. CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz SU amp SS PXH BIOS 3 So PCI X 133 MHz saeni 8 JWORL aA pwo 8 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot m ISB4 5 a sme gt SATAA saras SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED JOH1 Overheat LED Pin Definitions The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis over heating Refer to the layout below for the location Also See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active Onboard Power LED LE1 Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 lo cated on the motherboard When LE1 is off LED Color Definition the system is off When the green light is on Of Systenjon the system is on See the layout below for Green System On the LED location A Overheat LED Fandan UH IT 24 Pin atx pwr CPU rand Is KB DIMM 4B Bank 4 B Onboard PWR LED 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Lee DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Pk FP Control Fan1 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CD1 P Audio CPU2
18. Compatible SATA RAID Enable Disabled ICH Raid CodeBase Intel SATA AHCI Enable Disabled System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory XXXX KB Fi tL et F9 Esc e gt Enter F18 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Version The item displays the version of the current BIOS BIOS Date The item displays the date that the 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave and IDE Secondary Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the slots indicated above Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are 4 3 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to
19. 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This item allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the system at boot up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot List Candidate List Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt 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 lt x gt 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 lt x gt 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 how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help
20. Chassis CPU2 Chassis C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control SD Ly a Jan D ef TM Cm Ed i STUT TERI Sr Remote Management dat j System Info Health Info Performance Rernote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managerrent Report Help a Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor II 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 SD35ervice Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note The SD III Software program can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IlI You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Notes Disclaimer continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury
21. 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 the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 03 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable CBL 034 U320 X7DA8 only One 1 4 Port SATA cable CBL 044L X7DA8 only One 1 6 Port SATA cable CBL 044L X7DAE only One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 ON One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual MNL 0669 X7DA8 only ta SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE 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 n
22. Data 12 only See the note below See the 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 table on the right for pin definitions 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 j i 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 Note JIDE2 the white slot is reserved 19 Ground 20 Key for Compact Flash Card only Do not RES 20 Semer use it for other devices If JIDE2 is der TOWE 24 ein populated with a Compact Flash Card 6 Read Ee JIDE1 the blue slot will be available for gt oourpy 2 BALE one device only For the Compact Flash 55 packs Bee Card to work properly you will need to IRQ14 32 10CS16 connect a power cable to JWF1 first 33 Addrt 34 Ground 35 Addro 36 Addr2 37 Chip geg 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground Ge FandjFan CT 24 Pin atx PWR ran EIS A IDE 1 Mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 S B IDE 2 Compact Flash ae DIMM 4A Bank 4 ral COMA DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 z DIMM 2B Bank 2 H Ss DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 GR LAN1 2 Be S 5000x CPU2 Wo LG North Bridge TT SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI gt u7 E_NPGt BETE ge PCI Exp x16 Ge ee d BEY Fa PCI 33MHz k m 23 meanen outh Bridge oo PCI Exp x4 k Li Wu GLAN Cmwp lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz SU alos S SiO PCI X 133 MHz 3 WORE MERI MESZI Wel SCSI CTRL 3 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ha ISB4 5 intru FFF tg E A are Pa SCSI Channel B HH 2
23. Fand DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 P Audio JOH1 LAN1 2 CPU2 5000X North Bridge E HD Audio i TL SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI yy EE EZ JPG1 A Ou a Ji 1 PCI Exp x16 amp 3 ESB PCI 33MHz 23 South Bridge j GE x4 GLAN a f Floppy Compact Flash IDEA lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz g x S ER oa OD i PXH BIOS 5 svo PCI X 133 MHz SE 3 SI CTRL JWOR LIE HIECZI ot S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot z SB4 5 ha swe igi SATA4 SATAS 3 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 KI N 20 SCSI Channel B HH 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Controller Enable Disable X7DA8 Only SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or dis BEHERIN ERE E ERN able the Adaptec SCSI coniroller The Ej Na ins 13 Enabled default setting is on pins 1 2 to enable mg Dt SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings Both Jumpers Definition SCSI Termination Enable Disable X7DA8 Only SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumpers JPA2 JPA3 are used to en able or disable termination
24. Manual Wake On Ring Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Pin Definitions JWOR ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when receiving an incoming call to the modem while in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this Pin Definition 1 Ground Wake up feature Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL on the motherboard See Ping Definition the table on the right for pin defini 1 5V Standby tions You must also have a LAN 2 Ground card with a Wake On LAN connector Wake up and cable to use this feature FangFang UH IT 24 Pin atx Pwr CPU Fang J17 PF A WOR Ke R Fan 1 oe DIMM 4B Bank 4 B WOL 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COM DIMM 3B Bank 3 cPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 PWLEDSPK Fand FP Control Fand DIMM 1A Bank 1 P Audio JOH1 LAN1 2 CD1 CPU2 5000X HD North Bridge Audio udio SOLE DL SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI aid EPG Et Clear A 1 PCI Exp x16 EH ESB South Bridge
25. PC health monitoring features of the X7DA8 X7DAE All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor ing An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V Standby and Vbat 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 is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent CPU overheat The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can moni tor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode When the power is turned on the CPU fan becomes active It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby gen
26. Pins 2 3 Disabled Default System Management Bus for enhanced power management The default setting is to close pins 2 3 to disable the con nection See the table on the right for jumper settings L FangFang Kai P 24 Pin ATXPWR IZ PSF A 3rd PWR Fail Mouse a DIMM 4B Bank 4 H B SMB to PCI X slots 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 A B DIMM SH Bank 3 j C SMB to PCI E slots DIMM 3A Bank 3 een E z DIMM 2B Bank 2 R Ss DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 E 5 5 LAN1 2 SICH 2 5000X cpus SCH Wo El North Bridge DT SUPER X7DA8 _ SE SIM LP IPM F PG 5 PCI Exp x16 ome gt D l n PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cmwp E CTER PCI X 133 MHz E ENG PXH Bios S svo PCI X 133 MHz WORE TIVWI REZI Fo SCSI CTRL 8 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot h ISB4 5 SMB Jg SATAS SATAS Da2 Ei SATAQ SATAI SATA2 SATA E La SCSI Channel B HH 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Slave Select Compact Flash Card Master Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this SE jumper to enable Compact Flash Card EEN For the Compact Flash Card or the Open Slave Compact Flash Jumper JCF1 to work Closed Master properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location FangFang EW IF 24 Pin ATX PWR Isi IS
27. 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 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 or Branch 1 of memory bus The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable the functions of Memory Interleaving for Branch 0 Rank or Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Bandwidth FSB Select Enabled to enable high bandwidth FSB support The options are Enabled and Disabled High Temperature DRAM Oper
28. audio header jumpers should be installed on the header J14 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 microphone input Pin 1 will be left floating which can lead to excessive back panel microphone noise and cross talk See the table below for pin definitions High Definition Front Panel Audio Pins Signal 1 MIC_L AUD_GND MIC_R FP_Audio Detect Line_2_R Ground FP_Jack Detect Key Line_2_L 0 Ground Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions O 00 N AD Oi j 3 3 N Alarm Reset Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 5V Fandan ZE IEF 24 Pin ATX PWR TUPU Fan PSF
29. for pin definitions Pin Definition lS a 16 Ground A NMI B PWR LED cal Fang Fang Kai F 24 Pin ATX PWR SC ES mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 Groun FH DIMM 4A Bank 4 A NMI Q com DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Ki f x x z DIMM 2B Bank 2 ES DIMM 2A Bank 2 H rower LED Vcc DIMM 1B Bank 1 H DIMM 1A Bank 1 i U HDD LED Vee LAN1 2 Bee s Cru NIC1 LED Vcc e E Audio Audio Cy TT SUPER X7DA8 GH NIC2 LED Vcc SIMLP IPM gt a e EPa amp HELE 5 PCI Exp x16 baal EWE J OH Fan Fail LED Vcc EzE PGI 33MHz ag 8 HECI HECTI SENAR fal PWR Fail LED Vec PCI Exp x4 ju PCI X 133 MHz SCSICTRL JWORCO BECIE woi PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot RA GLAN C uwo m dia sik uk g Ground ole Reset gt Reset Button En PXH ia Ground ele PWR gt Power Button 320SCSI Channel A Cha kK bam SATAa SaTas DA Ba SATAO SATA1 SATAZ SATAS E I 320 SCSI Channel p JS JPA A Ee 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on p
30. l Poete MCH FBD CHNL2 SE E a a e EBD CHNL3 D 4 m D sila al o al a lt St PCI Exp X4 x x a w w E O QO I D D x vil LATA 100 SS mn IDE CONN J13 J14 SN 221 EXP BUS 5 5 2 2 Cl EBUS CONN x x xu v PCLEXP Xa on DL a ai J12 s i 1 ESB2 jan lt O 13 0Gb S N KC N r lt SCSI 1PCLX 133 o Wel x 7902 Se sg 1U IPMI AN 4PcCI33 MHz 6 CONNNY Dun SB 2 0 m System 8 aa 2 PWR 2 HD Audio 1 Kee LPC RJ45 W GBLAN SIO FWH GILGAL W83627 RJ45 r HG PARALLEL MS PORT a COM1 e KB Block Diagram of the 5000X Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X chipset the X7DA8 X7DAE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage and computation applications or for use as workstations The 5000X chipset supports single or dual Xeon 64 bit Quad Core Dual Core proces sors with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000X Memory Controller Hub MCH the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the I O subsystem PXH V The 5000X MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front s
31. model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DA8 X7DAE has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http Awww 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 You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable US
32. or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
33. select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Multi Sector Transfer 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 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit UO This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PlO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled 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 Available when SATA Controller Mode is set to Compatible Select Serial ATA for SATA or select Auto Native Mode for onboard hard drives The optio
34. 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 Use the setting to determine if you wantto employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system when the system goes into the sleep mode The options are S1 and S3 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 system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache
35. 0 2003 Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display 3 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 4 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot 5 Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen will display B 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other
36. 0 SCSI Channel B 2l 2 25 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot Jumper Settings JWD the system when a software application hangs Jumper Setting Definition Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica Pins 1 2 ee tion hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Fandan EW IF 24 Pin ATx PWR CPU Fand u17 JPS PWR Fan1 KB Hp JAR Mouse r A Clear CMOS DIMM 4B Bank 4 B Watch Dog Enable USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COMT DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 PWLEDSPK Fand FP Control
37. 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation 2 1 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation ccesseceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeesnee 2 2 2 4 Installing RT EEN 2 6 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports l i ek 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Portz 2 8 B Front Control Panel 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 10 W Eli e n BE e N e DD DD 2 10 Pow el E D E 2 10 PO EE 2 11 NIC1A NIC2 LED Indicators 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED o cceceeccececceceeeceeeecececeeeeeseeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeesnsnaeeeees 2 12 Table of Contents le TUE 2 12 Reset Butto EE 2 13 Power Button zi a isissannkalnknnizak an kaaa nne n y anekaa Hinan a y d asnen kalana anka k ek aa 2 13 el Eelere 2 14 ATX Power Connector osina a E ni ba dad ei kn nak A hi ciate 2 14 Processor Power Connect0f hK C klK lili Ek Ek k kK KAYA 2 14 Universal Serial Bus US B EEE Ek kk kk kk YA 2 15 GNASSIS INEUSION i e lr alnl dE ra naba K r n keda Kel Edge ka sude nae E 2 15 Fan Headers MA A ll did keke ke keke kek k k kak ka k k ku Ku KA Ku KAK KA KA KA HA HA HA HA HA Ka 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Porte ek 2 17 Serial e CT 2 17 eege 2 18 Wake Oh LAN e enne eE ee e E er Sae ees 2 18 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Porte oguggekiENtgCe See kn mai se k l n xek naa awa danas keka n een 2 19 Speaker Power LED Header l l i Ek kk kk 2 19 POWER u De
38. 1 z m DIMM 1A Bank 1 i a z ki S LAN1 2 Sep 5000X da o ane Keel Audio Audo C CTRL sm SUPER X7DA8 SIM LPIPMI 2 EPa 8 HELE s Battery e ae P PCI Exp x16 aar al wr amp J ESB GK PCI 33MHz ag DEST South Bridge 5 PCI Exp x4 V GLAN est z CTLR e PCI X 133 MHz z A i Zon SS Se Bios 2 svo PCI X 133 MHz 8 SCSICTRL JWORL_ MORE wot S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 5 Cha Sme Jii SATAA SaTAs ES Bo SATA3 FT 920 SCSI Channel B p H SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 2 12 OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Off Definition Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF 1 Pin Definition 5 6 Ve Ground NMI xX Power LED Nee HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vec NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Nee PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as
39. 34 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector X7DA8 only Pin Definitions J28 Pin Definition Pin Definition There are two SCSI connectors on TUSTIZ Bee the motherboard SCSIChannelAis e 13 36 DB 12 located at JA1 and SCSI Channel n DBUS en DB 14 B is located at JA2 Refer to the DB 15 38 DB 15 table below for the pin definitions DB P1 39 DB P1 of the Ultra 320 SCSI connectors g DB 0 40 DB 0 located at JA1 and JA2 S DB 1 Au DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 D I 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 O 64 A0 ooo EI 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 E2 H 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 j 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 ol 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 z A SCSI Channel A SUPER XTOAS B SCSI Channel
40. 7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Mode 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 are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to configure the setting for 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 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to 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 DMA3 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 UO Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to m
41. AN 1 8 Fans 1 8 Fan7 CPU Fan1 Fan8 CPU Fan2 Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Control JF1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 Note IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 Parallel J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED SPKR JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR SMB J17 Power System Management 1 C Header PSF JP3 Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 SATAO SATA5 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors SCSI JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors X7DA8 SGPIO 1 2 J29 J30 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers SMB J18 System Management Bus Header Slot 7 Low SIM Profile IPMI Connector USB 0 1 2 3 4 5 Back Panel USB 0 1 2 3 JUSB1 FP USB4 5 JUSB2 WOL JWOL Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header LED Indicators Description DA1 DA2 SCSI Activity LED Indicators LE1 5V Standby PWR LED Indicator OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Note JIDE2 is for Compact Flash Card use only Be sure to connect JWF1 to a power supply to provide power to the Compact Flash Card 1 5 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Dual Intel 64 bit LGA 771 Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 5300 5100 5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz Memory e Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC DDR2 FBD 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset e
42. B A LU Bi 2 35 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Notes 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 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 5 The battery on your motherboard may be o
43. B device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your USB bootable device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then bootup the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes A Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to revent possible system boot failure 3 3 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 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 before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http Awww supermicro com support rma When retu
44. Channel B HH 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located at ping Definition Pin Definition J22 See the table below for pin 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable d Ground 18 DIR 1 20 STEP SIMLP IPMI Slot Se 21 Ground 22 Write Data There is a SIM Low Profile IPMI Slot 2a Ground 24 Write Gate on the motherboard Refer to the op Gaud 26 Track 00 layout below for the SIMLP IPMI Slot 27 Ground 28 Write Protect location 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette Ge Fang Fanq SM j 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan eam Ez A Floppy Mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 B SIMLP IPMI ae DIMM 4A Bank 4 ral GOMT DIMM 3B Bank 3 or 5 DIMM 3A Bank 3 H A DIMM 2B Bank 2 H Ss DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Gi L LAN1 2 a CD1 r 5000X cena SCH HD LG e North Bridge Di CTRL mm A8 SIMLPIPMI PC
45. DR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an in terleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with 1A then 1B and so on see Page 2 6 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques Don FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http Awww supermicro com support bios Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support e Motherboard
46. I Exp x16 tig ao 4 z PCI 33MHz ER ES South Bridge PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cmwp lt GTER PCI X 133 MHz g alle PXH BIOS S SIO PCI X 133 MHz a eent EEE wo SCSI CTRL 8 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot me SB4 5 swe Gy SATA4 SATAS pa SATAO 2 33 r SATAI SATA2 SATA3 amp l 320 SCSI Channel B 2l PA SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual IDE Connectors There are two IDE Connectors JIDE1 IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Blue JIDE2 White on the mother Reset IDE 2 Ground board The blue IDE connector JIDE1 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 is designated the Primary IDE Drive 5 Host Data 6 e Host Data 9 The white IDE connector JIDE2 is 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 designated the Secondary IDE Drive 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 reserved for Compact Flash Card use Host Data 3 12 Host
47. Intel 5000X chipset including the 5000X Memory Control Hub MCH the En terprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the I O subsystem PXH V Expansion Slots e Two PCI E slots one x16 signal on x16 slot one x4 signal on x16 slot Three 64 bit PCI X slots two PCI X 133 slots one PCI X 100 ZCR Slot e One PCI 33 MHz slot e One SIM Low Profile IPMI slot BIOS e 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM e DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PCI X 1 0 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby Fan status monitor with firmware speed on off control e CPU chassis temperature monitors e Platform Environment Control Interface PECI 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 Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control e Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism Onboard UO e Adaptec 7902 dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI w Host RAID support RAID 0 RAID1 RAID 10 X7DA8 only e One SIM Low Profile IPMI slot e Intel 82563 Gigabit Dual Port Ethernet controller e 1 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces w 2 devices supported e 6 SATA ports w RAIDO RAID1
48. JOH1 i SIMLPIPMI E_WPGi PCI Exp x16 PCI 33MHz ITZ UC PCI Exp x4 CTLR GLAN Cp E Fang Clear CMOS ESB South Bridge CPU 6 Fan2 LS a Ie Floppy Compact Flash IDEA EZJJPA3 E JPA2 PCI X 133 MHz ala BIOS PCI X 133 MHz JWORL_ EECA Moi PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 5 SCSI CTRL 320 SCSI Channel A iB jj SATA4 SATAS DA SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 KC IPA 2 d CSI Channel B RH 5 N2208 S 21 Definition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A SMB B PWR SMB SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR A Compact Flash Card Power Connector Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash Jumper Definition Card to work properly you will need to On Compact Flash configure JCF1 properly and connect the ESEN Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 ha en Power Off first Refer to the board layout below for the location SGPIO Headers SGPIO There are two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Pin Definitions Input Output headers J29 J30 located on Pin Definition Pin the motherboard These headers support serial link int
49. LAN Port2 on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Porti Enable Fangrang PiN T 24 Pin ATXPWR Tips PSF KB PWR BA Mouse T DIMM 4B Bank 4 B GLAN Port2 Enable USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Lee DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Parrallel Port PWLEDSPK Fand FP Control Fand DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 P Audio JOH1 LAN1 2 CPU2 5000X North Bridge E HD Audio i TL SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI adi E_WPGi of Clear A 1 PCI Exp x16 EN cl ESB PCI 33MHz eg South Bridge ao a DN PCI Exp x4 GLAN Fe WD GTER A B 33 MHz 7 La ja E BIOS svo PCI X 133 MHz Ser SI CTRL JWwoRL_ meca ot PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ISB4 5 Cha swe igi SATA4 SATAS ay 3 SATA0J SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 KI N a Ie Floppy Compact Flash IDEA 320SCSI Channel A 2
50. PU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information PECI Absent Alarm Available when supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the PECI Absent Alarm will be activated if the function of PECI Platform Environment Control Interface is not available for the onboard process s or for the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled gt 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for the keyboard mouse controller The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to configure the setting for Serial Port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base UO 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 configure the setting for Serial Port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled 4 15 SUPER X
51. PU temperature reaches the overheat threshold 4 13 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can 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 Note For more information please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Technology This feature accelerate
52. RAID5 RAID 10 For the Windows OS only 1 floppy port interface e 1 serial port and 1 header e 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port e 7 1 High Definition Audio and Front Panel Accessible Audio Super I O Winbond W83627HG w Hardware Monitor support W83793 e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 6 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 ports 2 Headers Super I O Other e External modem ring on e Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR e Console redirection e Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e Ext ATX 12 x 13 05 304 8 mm x 331 5 mm Zeg SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 4B 4A M FBD DIM VRM VRM PROCESSOR 2 1 ISL6307 eee ISL6307 667 1067 1333 667 1067 1333 VIS MT S 1B 2B BB FBD CHNLON 14 2A 3A J5 6 5000X EBD CHNL1 z IN 8 a Greencreek 5 1 5 5
53. SOU Ee s re nn ayan yasa dar dek se e ka EARNE N Hek dR A 2 33 IDE CGonnechors eee 2 34 Ultra 320 SCSI CGonnechors s gt 8k kik e kkin dk nr lae n KSEE EnaA 2 35 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures EE EE Eka kk kk kek deeg 3 1 Before POWer OT assassins pek nek kaka k l aieiai n Ran ka rk wusa eee opie 3 1 leg Ge VE 3 1 Oe VSO E 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration un 3 2 Ouere 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Freet ubeteenk g et eg eusch Eed heieren 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions ELi EEE EEE kk kk kk kk k KAYA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service uEE Ek KK e 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS dele a OO UC OM cece cect rie en b n ade n kik keze KA dkan bereye Mae nede d k de yeka ewda nA Re Helena ayak de akan 4 1 4 2 Running SS SRG ss cesses caesar ke eee ceca tetra ed p n n kinde k S Have b enka yad Ah ea zk haka lek 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Se tt EE 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup Ek kk kk ere ka k Kr KA KAK KK KA KK KA A KA KA kk KA 4 6 4 5 Security SO E 4 24 4 6 Boot EE 4 25 AT leede 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Ss ace cece secebe nega cnnnceesareoteryeceteriasenactcenseesorkplerbekdeoennnerecde A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS EEN B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist
54. SUPER SUPER X7DA8 SUPER X7DAE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Sant
55. Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Drivers other Software and 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 S SUPERMICRO X7DA8 X7DA3 Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Greencreek chipset INF files Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics Driver Optional e paren Universal Audio Architecture Driver Chipset Realtek High Definition Audio Driver X7DA8 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Browse CD T Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO 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 on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must reboot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 When making a storage driver diskette from booting into a Driver CD p
56. a Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate wa
57. a a Ee 2 20 Overheat Fani Fall LED lt c 52 3 kbwwaki layan kil anya b d ba l Ek baka nakl erbab 2 20 SMB Connechor ak eee 2 21 Power SMB Conl l G O 42x i 5 i mix hana ake alal ladan ean issar kan xasan nean 2 21 Compact Flash Card PWR EIERE gesteet ger Ek e 2 22 SGPIO Headers hK Zid kk kk k k kk kk kk kk K k KA KA kK KK A KA 2 22 FI AV EE 2 23 BP 9NN oe CC aispa aa r 2 23 Front Panel Audio Control 2 24 Ala Fi ROS E 2 24 2 7 Jumper Sell CEET 2 25 Explanation of Diere 2 25 GLAN Enable Disabl 2 25 CMOS Cle EE 2 26 MV ICI OG ies N N cct eat a a tee steccageeces tate r Na N 2 26 SCSI Controller Enabled Disabled 2 0 ccccccctcccessecccestsstcessatecctcanebceatesesace 2 27 SCSI Termination Enabled Dsiabled Eu ee 2 27 3rd PWR Supply PWR Faute 2 28 SMB t PCI Ee 2 28 Compact Flash Master Slave Enableisable 2 29 2 8 Onboard Indicators huk kk kk kk kk kk k k Kek kk KA KA KA KA KA KA KA A KA 2 30 GLAN e sis eta e xany mr bena KE kane sh y ke Kedeke N BE xa dada Raz v ENEE xw S KA AR 2 30 Onboard SCSI Activity LED oats ege eege eege 2 30 Overheat LED 2 31 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Onboard Power EE tie ee iis desi Oat eda 2 31 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy SIMLP IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 32 Parallel Port ConnectOr ii Ek kk kk ke kk 2 32 Floppy EE s x l ayan l hat meni ka pn ke karakani Ee 2 33
58. a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to sus pend mode press the button for at least seconds or longer Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button Fangang WTF 24 Pin ATXPWR TF PSF 3 PWR ani GER Mouse x DIMM 4B Bank 4 USB 0 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Le DIMM 3B Bank 3 eu DIMM 3A Bank 3 z DIMM 2B Bank 2 S 3 H3 ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 d DIMM 1B Bank 1 z OA DIMM 1A Bank 1 Ez a z ZS Ki S LAN1 2 Slee 5000x opua HD North Bridge seoj Audio Audio SS CTRL seod SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI SC Frat S m Battery Sg bemes a PCI Exp x16 one ale _ wr glg 8 ESB eye PGI 33MHz aq 5 th Brid peapea South Bridge a PCI Exp x4 GLAN est CTLR ad PCI X 133 MHz z sz za as Se Bios S sio PCI X 133 MHz BE 8 JWORL_ ECO wot S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot Spas Cha ba SATAS SaTas DA 2 SATA0J SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 IE Lazo scsi Channel B HH 2 13 Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1
59. above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature The CPU thermal technology that reports absolute temperatures Celsius Fahr enheit has been upgraded to a more advanced feature by Intel in its newer processors The basic concept is each CPU is embedded by unique temperature information that the motherboard can read This Temperature Threshold or Tem perature Tolerance has been assigned at the factory and is the baseline on which the motherboard takes action during different CPU temperature conditions i e by increasing CPU Fan speed triggering the Overheat Alarm etc Since CPUs can have different Temperature Tolerances the installed CPU can now send informa tion to the motherboard what its Temperature Tolerance is and not the other way around This results in better CPU thermal management Supermicro has leveraged this feature by assigning a temperature status to certain thermal conditions in the processor Low Medium and High This makes it easier for the user to understand the CPU s temperature status rather than by just simply seeing a temperature reading i e 25 C The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as detected by the BIOS 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Low This level is consider
60. ake 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 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt 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 gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for Console Redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS
61. al Ports Pin Definition Pin Definition COM1 is a connector located on the Pele lO Backpanel See the table on the RTS right for pin definitions CTS RI Ground NC NC No Connection FangFang EW IF 24 Pin ATx PWR TCPU IFan7 J 7_TPSF Sr Ke A Keyboard Mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 z E B COM1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 S CPU1 gt DIMM 3A Bank 3 E A DIMM 2B Bank 2 H z CR DIMM 2A Bank 2 bi aa fa DIMM 1B Bank 1 Oo DIMM 1A Bank 1 LET A S g 8 LAN1 2 2 CD1 r CPU2 5000X SGPIOJ HD J North Bridge Audio udio CTRL SGPIOZ SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI yy 2 cle E EU SEE z PCI Exp x16 ao JEE w 1 mele y 8 a PCI 33MHz 23 menean South Bridge Ke PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cp lt CTLR 3 PCI X 133 MHz alla SNUS en BIOS E svo PCI X 133 MHz Sae 8 SI CTRL JWOREI KIC ot S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 5 Cha pa swe igi SATA4 SATAS e 0S SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 E 320 SCSI Channel B Al PA 2 17 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s
62. ation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of closed loop thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM device exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffic to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications The options are Enabled and Disabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE de
63. ator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 21 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Enter gt IPMI LAN Configuration The following features allow the user to configure and monitor IPMI LAN settings ULAN Tagging VLAN Tagging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN s for IPMI connections and allow the user to configure VLAN settings The options are Enabled and Disabled VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging is disabled this item will be ignored by the firmware IP Address Source This item allows the user to select the IP address source for the connection The options are DHCP and Static 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS IP Address This item displays the IP address for the IPMI connection detected IP Subnet Mask This item displays the IP Subnet Mask for the IPMI connection detected Default Gateway This item displays the Default Gateway for the IPMI connection detected MAC Address This item displays the MAC Address for the IPMI connection detected Update LAN Settings Select Yes to allow BIOS update LAN setting The options are Yes and No 4 23 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Ma
64. c enabling it to retain system parameters Each time when the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt Delete gt 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 lt Delete gt 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 A Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options See the next page When you first power on the computer t
65. ch 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 Please note that some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 4 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support CPU Package Configuration Heatsink Motherboard DU Retention Bracket SE on Reece ee 2 2 Installing the LGA771 Processor 1 Press the load lever to release the load plate which covers the CPU so
66. cket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU Chapter 2 Installation Load Leve PnP Cap on 22 261 4 O top of the Load Plate Load Plate w PnP Cap attached South Center Edge 2 3 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner gold dot marked with a triangle against the Socket Key socket corner that is marked with a Socket Notch triangle cutout CPU Key semi 5 Align the CPU key that is the Circle cutout semi circle cutout below a golden dot below the circle against the socket key the Notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket Corner with a triangle cutout woe CPU Pint 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the load lever
67. d Write Back 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This item allows the user to select the Primary Video Adapter between two adapters instead of selecting among three or more adapters The options are Other and Onboard Video Onboard MASS Storage OPROM Configure Available if an onboard MASS Storage Controller is detected Select Enable to allow the user to boot from a onboard mass storage device The options are Enabled and Disabled Emulated IRQ Solution Select Enabled to enable Emulation IRQ support The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Exp UO Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others with a payload size of 256 Bytes which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired s
68. dows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 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 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 SoftOff state The monitor will be sus pended 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 sup ply 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 power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Advanced Setup 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 SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset dot SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual tracking can occur after hours and o
69. ed as the normal operating state The CPU temperature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If set to Server the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance If the option is set to Worksta
70. epeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DA8 X7DAE supports up to 32 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in 8 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with a pair or pairs of memory modules that are of the same size and of the same type will result in interleaved memory For best performance please install pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 Note 1 Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Memory Configuration Table BranchoO Branch1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A J l 4 DIMMs IA 2A 3A AA 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A AA 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however we recommend that you use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules of the same type and speed are installed For best performance please install pairs of memory modules in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 2 Due to memory allocation to syste
71. er 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation 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 procedures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold 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 For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard e Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 2 Motherboard Installation 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 mat
72. erating less heat System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor Ill 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 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 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 specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Win
73. erfaces for the onboard serial link SATA or SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Definition NC DATA Out Ground Note NC No Connections A Gompact Flash PWR B SGPIO 1 Fangfanq amp Pin 24 Pin ATx Pwn TCPU IFan1 J Te KB PWR Een Mouse are 7 DIMM 4B Bank 4 USB 0 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 C SGPIO 2 ICOM DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 PWLEDSPK Fand FP Control Esc CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 L I P Audio JOH LAN1 2 CD1 CPU2 e 5000X HD North Bridge Audio cml SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI Fa yeat Battery Clear PCI Exp x16 ae PCI 33MHz PS South Bridge WECSINECA PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cp CTLR CPU Fan2 Fang Fang D 9 kd Re Compact Flash IDE1 EZJJPA3 EDJJPA2 PCI X 133 MHz ipga dl suo PCI X 133 MHz SCSI CTRL JWORI Mea wog PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot SB4 Cha SMe ry SATAA SATAS nag Og ISATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 EZ 320 SCSI Channel B AR JPAT X 2 22
74. etting The options are Payload 256 Bytes and Coalesce Enabled 128 Bytes PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first Frequency for PCI X 1 On Riser Frequency for PCI X 2 3 On Riser Available when an Active Riser Card is present 4 9 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to set the ESB P2P Bridge Secondary Tim in order to improve heavy DMA transfer rates for PCI 32 bit Multi Media cards Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No memory overlapping situation Frequency for PCI X 1 Mass Mass Storage This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 2 3 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated above The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt Slot 1 PCI X100 MHz ZCR Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Sl
75. for SCSI Channel A JPA2 and Channel B JPA3 connectors The default setting is open to enable termination See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Open default Enabled Closed Disabled Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer FangFan amp Pin 24 PinaTXPWR CPU IFan7 J z_ PSF E H L andang UN in Fan ea A SCSI Enable Mouse n B DIMM ZE enka i B SCSI Channel A Termi 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 i Em DIMM 3B Bank 3 j nation Enable CPU1 ei DIMM 3A Bank 3 E Bank 3 e C SCSI Channel B Termi 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Hd z 3 BE DIMM 2A Bank 2 nation Enable DIMM 1B Bank 1 S el DIMM 1A Bank 1 A S B S LAN1 2 2 CD1 CPU2 5000X BS HD J North Bridge Audio cr o TRL SUPER X7DA8 sam SIMLPIPMI gt E_wPGi z PCI Exp x16 ao Ei JE ESB E 2 PCI 33MHz rs PE South Bridge PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cp lt CTLR PCI X 133 MHz za E alla ee BIOS E
76. for more information Onboard SCSI Activity LED Indicators X7DA8 only There are two Onboard SCSI Activity LED indicators on the X7DA8 DAT indi cates SCSI Channel A Activity and DA2 indicates SCSI Channel B Activity Activit ga Link LED a LED Activity Link LED LED Rear view when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition Green Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green On 100 Mbps Amber On 1 Gbps L e a E ee A GLAN Ports1 2 LEDs Ha Mouse D DIMM 4B Bank 4 H B Chan A Activity LED 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 3 Lu Leem DIMM 3B Bank 3 5 C Chan B Activity LED cPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 5 e ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 z mm DIMM 1A Bank 1 TET Ie E S LAN1 2 a CD1 CPU2 5000X SGPO HD North Bridge Audio e o TRL SUPER X7DA8 SE SIMLPIPMI gt E NPGI 45 SZ attery PCI Exp x16 ma JE WEY J8 wW ESB E a PCI 33MHz eg 8 South Bridge aa eege LU PCI Exp x4 5 GLAN CC Wwp
77. gs of chas sis overheat This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 PWR 1 Fail 2 PWR 2 Fail 3 PWR 3 Fail 4 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 State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail F 24 Pin ATXPWR CPU Fan7 J17 Q R Fan Ee ern A Power Fault Kei Ew Ke ouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 S B Overheat LED USB 0 Lu Her DIMM 4A Bank 4 3 Leer DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 gt DIMM 3A Bank 3 r 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 R z ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 aa DIMM 1B Bank 1 B DIMM 1A Bank 1 LET A g LAN1 2 aj CD1 CPU2 5000X SGPIOJ HD J North Bridge Audio udio CTRL SCC SUPER X7DA8 SIMLPIPMI N 2 cle E E_wPGi SE 4 PCI Exp x16 Ge ji EE JE jl a ESB mye gt PCI 33MHz 23 South Bridge aa PCI Exp x4
78. he Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one 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 lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help r 8 13 151 System Date 05 17 2006 lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette A 1 44 71 25 MB Zon IDE Channel Master IDE Channel Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 Parallel ATA Channel 81 Serial ATA Enabled Native Mode Operation Auto SATA Controller Mode Option
79. icated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers UO ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 a indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI and ZCR Green Slot are for the X7DA8 only 5 Please install the ZCR card on the green slot for it to work properly 6 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 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DA8 X7DAE Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off Disabled JAR Alarm Reset Off Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master Slave Select On Master Jl2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI X Slots Pins 2 3 Disabled Jl2C3 JI C4 SMB to PCI E Slots Pins 2 3 Disabled JPA1 X7DA8 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term En Off Enabled X7DA8 JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector Aux PWR CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR JWP2 12V Goin PWR JPW3 HD Audio JC1 JC2 Backplane HD Audio JC1 Front Panel Audio JC2 CD In CD1 CD In Header Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM1 Serial Port Connector Compact PWR JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector F
80. ide bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1 333 GHz data bus The MCH chipset connects up to 8 Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total of 32 0 GB s for DDR2 667 533 memory The MCH chipset also provides three x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interface to the ESB2 In addition the 5000X chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory inter face ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing Xeon Quad Core Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000X chipset the Xeon Quad Core Dual Core Processors provide a feature set as follows The Xeon Quad Core Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands 1 9 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Con trol setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change the setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the
81. ins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin Definition hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions 13 5V HD Active NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control bij be rinltlen UET ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin Pin Definition 9 11 Vice 10 12 Ground definitions Fangiang ZEN TE 24 pinaTxpwr Tied PSF KB PWR Fant A AR hi DNM 4B Bank 4 K DIMM 4A Bank 4 Groun NMI Icom DIMM 3B Bank 3 j DIMM 3A Bank 3 bs x x z DIMM 2B Bank 2 Es DIMM 2A Bank 2 ae DIMM 1B Bank 1 Power LED Vcc DIMM 1A Bank 1 TE O E a Qon LED Vcc LAN1 2 len SC a Kai NIC4 LED Vcc oe North Bridge o SUPER X7DA8 E SIMLPIPMI 2 U7 NIC2 LED Vcc 32E Benav Clear JE UWE 2 PCI Exp x16 Wer mr
82. is pushed in the lever lock Remove the PnP cap from the motherboard Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU prop erly installed A Warning Please save the plas tic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Installation and Removal of the Heatsink 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 Screw are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible SN damage to the CPU Sere W 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws To Remove the Heatsink Scr w 2 Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket i NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsin
83. its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 7 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 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 its 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 the Static DROM SDROM 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 Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K
84. k 1 E CH DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 2 CD1 5000X pela SEO HD J North Bridge Audio udio TT SUPER X7DA8 sam SIMLPIPMI gt a7 E_NPGt SZ A PCI Exp x16 ao d WEI P g e PCI 33MHz Ee 2g a TEZ nner South Bridge Kei PCI Exp x4 GLAN Cmwp lt STER PCI X 133 MHz E EMI D Bios svo PCI X 133 MHz g WORE HERI MESZI H SCSI CTRL 3 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot pa Eat IO BATA4 SATAS nag Is SATAO SAT SATA2 STAIR 320 SCSI Channel B 2l 2 15 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DA8 X7DAE has eight the table on the right for pin defini tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Man agement setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the mother board Fan Header chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Pin Definitions Fan1 8 Fan8 including two CPU Fans Fans Pin Definition 7 8 Note Pins 1 3 of a 4 pin fan 1 round headers are backward compatible 12v with the traditional 3 pin fans See EE PWR Modulation 9 G
85. k screws 5 E from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to 2 a loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive NO 3 SCREW 0 2 SCREW force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink 2 5 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 4 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 Refer to the Memory Configuration Table below for more details 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot R
86. l Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE Image Zero weee k SES Gap a E KI ECH ma az N lt j Eu zi Hu a Em lt i WI 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 X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale Fang Fang 4 Pin i PSE B pin PWR FandFang SH SC DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 JF1 Fang FP Contr Fe Parrallel u D JOHi _ PWLEDSPK Da 5000X North Bridge SGPIOI J29 lJ30 SIMLPIPMI FPG Blot Battery P PCI Exp x16 Slot5S pci 33MHz WFC lUZCZ Plot PCI Exp x4 A GLAN CTLR CompactFlash los 9 CUuwp alig svo Pl p c x 133 MHz ae JwWoRO IOC Bloti PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot ee wende nan n es Fuge SBA oa A BAS Si SCSI Channel B H SCSI CTRL 320 SCSI Channel A Notes 1 Jumpers not ind
87. ld Check to make sure that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specs of the memory reset the memory or try a different one 3 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different soeeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest soeed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of D
88. lease set the SATA Configuration to Compatible Mode and configure SATA as IDE in the BIOS Setup After making the driver diskette be sure to change the SATA settings back to your original settings C 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE 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 Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor II adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information PERMICR4 zl cag CPU1
89. lp avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super HO 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 Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP Chapter 1 Introduction The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Notes Chapt
90. m 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 following Memory Availability Table for details 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area PCI Express 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG Memory available to OS and other ap plications 1 Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 1 MB 3 99 4KB 399 Low 399 ue 399 256 MB 3 76 256 MB 3 51 512 MB SE 16MB 2 85 1MB 284 2 84 To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 4 Notch DDR2 FBD Release Tab Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attenti
91. n 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 X7DA8 X7DAE can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 500W of power con nector In addition the 12V 4 pin power and the 12V 8 pin are also required for adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 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 he
92. ns are Serial ATA and Auto 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATAAdvanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS Extended Memory This display informs you how much ex
93. ntion should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Kro Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage done to the components Note Additional Information given to ensure correct system setup SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual s emisse repena e a anaa E EA AEA Eaa i Ea EREE E EAEE iiaa ERRE iii EE iii Conventions Used in the Manual iii Chapter 1 Introduction EN Wee e 1 1 GMECKIISE EE 1 1 Contacting Supermicro reenter ee ene rere vere een Cee ee rere kk kk kK kk KAKA KAK KA A 1 2 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE Mage E 1 3 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE Layout kk kek n keke r keke ks 1 4 Q ick Re l r G sila din kasnli kn kilis k n d ya nde h d neya r kann d nax darya kilb n k n 1 5 Motherboard Features 1 6 Intel 5000X Chipset System Block Diagram EEEEEEE 1 8 1 2 ege 1 9 a ere E 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS lill Ek kek kk kk kk 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring E 1 10 E Ee GAR le 1 11 1 6 Power UU ee eege 1 12 1 7 Super E 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES M l l kk k kk kk kk kk k KA KAK KA KIRA 2 1 EEGENEN 2 1 UnpaCKIN O E 2
94. nual 4 5 Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Clean Item Specific Help User Password Is Clear Set Supervisor Password Enter Set User Password Enter Password on boot Disabled Fi tL ats F9 Esc k n Enter F10 Supervisor Password ls This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the 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
95. on to the alignment notch at the bottom Top View of DDR2 FBD U L Release Tab Release Tabl SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports DU r TIT 1 D mem Tt Galles SUPER X7DA8 Tm FBS o Er oo SS Xs KE H oa oo e ER m a e Ve Give GI 1 JO Figure 2 3 Back Panel UO Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Back Panel USB Port 2 Back Panel USB Port 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise 8 Parallel Port Printer 9 Gigabit LAN 1 10 Gigabit LAN 2 11 Side_Surround Grey 12 Back_Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue See Section 2 5 for details N OF PS W PO Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various butt
96. ons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins COL i aS gt Groun NMI X xX g S Power LED Vcc SUPER X7DA84 HDD LED Vcc Er m NIC1 LED Vcc Hi NIC2 LED Vec T5 ot g OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definitions JF1 header is located on pins 19 and 20 Ping Definition of JF1 Refer to the table on the right 19 Control for pin definitions 20 Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right
97. or recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with the front panel OH LED on system overheat A 1 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual Notes Appendix B 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 website at www supermicro com support manuals B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 200
98. ot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI E x4 Slot 5 PCI 33MHz and Slot 6 PCI E x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect b values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting
99. r Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Note The settings can be different depending on the CPU speed Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the C
100. rning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1a Release Date June 23 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE motherboard The SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE supports dual Intel Quad Core and Dual Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz With two 64 bit Quad Core and Dual Core proces sors built in the X7DA8 X7DAE offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on the Intel Core microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the IA 32 sof
101. rning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete 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 X7DA8 X7DAE The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site http Awww supermicro com support bios for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 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 logi
102. s are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 gt 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 Gener
103. s 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 moth erboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip This feature is supported only by some types of processors e Intel Nehalem WS 1S The options are Enabled and Disabled DCA Prefetch Delay A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache ac cesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the C
104. svo PCI X 133 MHz SC g JWORL ERIC Moi S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot m USB4 5 a swe git SATA4 SATAB NA og SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SAT D 320 SCSI Channel B 2l 2 27 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default 2 2 Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 allow you to con SMBus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumper Settings nect PCI X slots to the System Manage 2 2 Jumper Setting Definition ment Bus and Jumpers JI C3 JI C4 allow Pins 1 2 Enabled you to connect PCI Exp Slots to the
105. tended memory is detected by the BIOS 4 5 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Memory Cache PCI Configuration Select Boot features Advanced Chipset Control gt Advanced Processor Options gt 170 Device Configuration gt DMI Event Logging gt Console Redirection Hardware Monitor gt Hardware Monitor gt IPHI P Esc k n Enter F18 gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will soeed 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 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Select Enabled to temporarily halt system boot and display POST Power On Self Testing error messages when errors occur during bootup Select Disable to continue with system boot even when an error occurs The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS ACPI Mode Use the setting
106. tion the fan speed is set to optimize workstation perfor mance Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Server 2 Workstation 3 Quiet 4 Disable Fans run at full speed Voltage Monitorin The following items will be monitored and displayed FSB VTT PXH Vcore P12V_VRO P12V_VR1 ES2B Vcore CPU1 Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging 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 option
107. tware The features include Intel Virtualization Tech nology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Monitor 1 2 TM1 TM2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to operate at higher speeds with better power management in safer thermal environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DA8 X7DAE is ideal for high performance quad processor or dual processor DP workstation and enterprise server platforms Please refer to our web site http Awww supermicro com products for updates on supported processors 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 trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list the Windows OS and other software installation instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special atte
108. vice 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 device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified 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 gt Advanced Processo
109. window 4 25 SUPER X7DA8 X7DAE User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Exit System Setup and save your changes to CMOS Fi TL et F9 Esc lt gt Enter F18 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST Power On Self Test error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST error beep codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal This section lists Beep Codes f

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