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1. Pin Pin USB ports can be used to provide Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 2 5V front side chassis access cables 3 PO 4 PO not included See the tables on 5 PO 6 PO ere 7 Ground 8 Ground the right for pin definitions 10 Ground USB 0 1 5 H ATX PWR PWI 15 mug 3 5 27 SMB PW DMM 18 1 DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 1 DIMM 2A conz DIMM 38 15 DIMM LANL CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge ICTRL x SNE Sno ae 8 SA 5 BCEE toPCI En TT v2 PCA 33M AZT EG SATA lt SAE J E PCI 33M Hz CTRL BE Watch Doi 058 2 3 EDGE GENET me SPENT jo JE USB 2 3 o wore 2 66 MHz Repu 912 Batten Enable Ex ahs 00 8 6 cmos M SATAG 3 H i Printer Floppy gt Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the Ein a PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See Pin the table on the right for pin defini Number tions The mouse port is above 2 NC the keyboard port See the table A koc on the right for pin definitions p Fan Heade
2. TB2 only SATA SMB J35 Pin Definiti A Serial ATA System Management Pin Number Definition Bus header is located at J35 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable here to utilize SATA SMB on your system PWR Fault z 2 Du 135 5 D 1B 1 eM DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 2B T DIMM 2A ICOM2 DIMM 3B J5 DIMM 3A LANL CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater North Bridge PCI E 6 x16 F LAN data toPCTEn Fan BCEK WPC En PCA 33M HZ Marvell rz N SATA HE HTS RE als ESSE SATA SMB bios JWOD Watch Dog 05823 poy PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 142 Q PCI X 2 66 MHz i 5 qs d OR M SATA f uu DOE Batter Enable Cbr JETI T aye zm bir Intrusion 5 d Fang 2 17 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual SMB Power I C SMB PWR Connecto
3. T ATX PWR PWI F3 amp n 2 psi E pin IMRS 2 BSB Rast PW2 1356 Faul 27 SMB PW DIT cul DIMM 1 A DIMM 28 DNN 7A DIMM 38 js DIMM i LANI CPU2 EANG E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL PCI E 6 x16 LAN EPLILANET3SM B data toPCTEn a m E EPLAEnabldi TSM BCLK toPCI En mel PCT 33M HZ Marvell a n Fein cra Ed PCI 4 33M Hz CTRL emg Ale BIOS JWD m Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 pH Q PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids HANE a WOR Marvell SATA LLLI B atten Enable oi ala R M SATAQ 3 H SATAO 1 Pw TDK zi Printer won Y Floppy fusion 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions co
4. 2 27 J44 J38 The IDE Connectors are lo f Pin Number Function Pin Number Function cated at J44 IDE1 and J38 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 IDE 2 You do not need to 5 HostData6 6 Host Data 9 configure jumpers for these 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 connectors See the table 1 HostData3 12 Host Data 12 ig 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 on the right for pin defini 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 tions 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 2 DRQ3 22 GND 23 Write 24 GND 25 Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 3 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 8 ATX PWR PWI 1218 amp ve B pin Ba re 1315 5 27 SMB PW DIMM 1B CPU1 fcon DIMM 14 DIMM 28 DIMM 2A COM 2 DIMM 3B DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 LENS E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL SLATE data toPCTE 8 LAN ata to n ICTRL Eee Tas BCLKtoPCI En od PCI 33 2 Marvell 4 ang SATA g2 E uUa 33M Hz Ens JWDE atch Dog PoJ Rene 66 MHz ESB6300 Hance IDE PCI X 42 66 MHz Rapids Marvell SATA pps Enable Clear JBTI M ra E alla Printe Floppy cl ET Intrusion AANE SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual
5. DIMM 1A 4 f DIMM 28 DIMM 2 2 DIMM 38 J5 DIMM 3A LANI LAN2 E7525 Ss Tumwater EX North Bridge TRL wi F E Berdensietism ctx topci En cum gl T 33M H7 arvel z pays 1 4 33MHz emi ge HE e E Bios JW Dm Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 142 EG 2 66 MHz ss Rapids E B HE a um m i Ni BIT 7 Cmos GATAO rer jo SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in the BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are lo cated beside the COM2 port on the backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables ATX PWR FANI Faul 27 SMB PW 118 CPUI DIMM IA 1 DIMM 28 DIMM DIMM 2A DIMM 3A CPU2 E7525 Tumwater North Bridge PCI E 38 x16 LANE T35M data toPCTER ICTRL TSM BCLKtoPCI En E Z Marvell x ang SAT
6. Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc USB Function Select Enabled to enable 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled or Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt System Health Monitor This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the following items CPU Overheat Temperature The feature allows the user to set the CPU overheat temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C The default setting is 78 C See the note below If System Health Function is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature The AMI BIOS will automatically display the following information CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc DIMM Voltage 1 5V Voltage 5V Standby and 3 3V Standby F
7. Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 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 Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Connector Pin Number Function Pin Number Function r 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed There is a parallel printer port is 3 Data Bito 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init located on the motherboard See 7 Data Bit2 8 SLCT IN the table on the right for pin defini 9 DataBit3 10 GND n d 1 DataBit4 12 GND tions Note This is a header You 13 Data Bit5 14 GND 15 DataBit6 16 GND will need to have a Parallel Port 17 Data Bit7 18 GND cable CBL_081 to use this con 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND nector 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC ATX PWR PWI rz pp PEZ w Dn Faul 27 MB pw DMM T8 CPUl coma DIMM_IA 14 DIMM 28 DIMM 2 cov DIMM 15 DIMM 3A 0 1 Mouse USB KB
8. LANI CPU2 7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL LAN2 W PCI E 36 x16 LAN EPCILANET35M B data toPCIER CTRL HPL dena 35M BCLKtoPCI PC 33M AZT Marvell y amp T Beas Fagan SATA EIQUE aq PCI 4 33M Hz als E TE TW Watch Dog _ USB2 3 66 5 6300 2 PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids 5 B e s 9 pi amp Marvell SATA ww eB Enable Clear ETT aye aos Tine Printer rinte SEWOULE FOT n Intrusion BERAE Ferd SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 The floppy connector is located at Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN J24 See the table below for pin GND definitions 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette
9. Pin Number 7 8 Definition Vcc GND Overheat Fan Fail LED State Message Solid Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 5 6 Definition Vcc GND NMI X lt Vec Vec Reset Reset Button pwr gt Power Button SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 it to the h pin definitions Power Button ardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for At Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Reset Ground The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions USB KB PWT 0 1 Mouse ep SMB pw DIMM TA FAN 1 2 DIMM 2 DIMM 38 DIMM LANL LAN2 E7525 Tumwater North Bridge W PCLE 078 a n N RL ita ul EPLJEnaidt T35M BCLK toPCI Ei CES 0319
10. Note Please refer to Appendix C and Appendix D for software installation instructions 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU in socket 1 making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by a fk C0 the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your m
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12. SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale 2 PWR PWI mo lt 7218 LM 2 MR 9 pin set PW2 a w Ej 2315 5 FauldJ27 SMB PW DIMM IB CPUI DIMM 1 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A J5 pE _ _ _ LANI CPU2 E7525 LAN2 Tumwater ILAN North Bridge TRL PW 3 PCI E 6 x16 AN BPLIJLANELLASMB data toPCIEn B TRI MPLJEnabid T3SMBCLKtoPCI En o PCI 5_ 3MHz EX Fan3Fand eH E c a PCI 4 33MHz amp tug S E SI O Hance C PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids WOR Marvell SATA FPS Oo 2 Enable Clear JBT1 DA LED KIj mos EE En ai IS inter Floppy Chassis E e Fang Spkr Intrusion 3 IBIOS JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 J42 m B 1 S J 1 a indicates Pin 1 2 The differences between the X6DAL B2 and the X6DAL TB2 are Marvell s SATA controller is available on the X6DAL TB2 only There are additional four SATA ports using Marvell s SATA controller on the X6DAL TB2 3 All images layouts and contents included in this manual were based upon the latest PCB rev
13. DS1 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR Cable must be connected DS2 CPU2 VRM Overheat DS3 CPU1 VRM Overheat DS5 PWR LED 057 8 POST LED System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions DS9 Definition Green Yellow System Off PWR Cable Connected System On amp OK listed above there is a System Red PWR or CPU Failure Alert LED indicator DS9 on the X6DAL B2 TG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions DS1 DS3 8 ATX PWI El 128 2 zn IM Rse mn Ba Ww PW2 13 56 27 SMB PW DIMM iB CPU1 com DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 2B DIMM 2 DIMM 3B Js DIMM 3A i LANL CPU2 LANJ E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL PCI E 36 x16 LAW B data GOPCIET a ICTRL KPLaEndbl SMBCLKtoPCI En y PCI 33M Hz Marvell 4 562 FandFan SATA 5 faie PCA 33M RIZ 9 148 E Fe DSS bios JWD Watch Dog S9 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 Hance PCI X 66 MHz Rapids 1 57 a WOR Marvell SATA pps wif w E Enable Clear JBT1 bss 6 cmos Ms PW TA EE o Ch re IM E 2 24
14. Inc Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel p
15. Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used inParallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID adds RAID functionality to the SATA I O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 and 1 With HostRAID you can optimize the reliability performance and data protection of the system Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Storage Requirements Adaptec s device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Operating Systems supported by the SATA RAID Host Controller Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Linux Red Hat AS 2 1 RHES 3 0 SuSE 9 0 Storage Management Software Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem Adaptec Storage Manager storage management software
16. and lt A gt key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above in AIT Appendix C Software Installation Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous Screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU
17. are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Progress Bar Select Enabled to display a graphic representation to show the progress of POST when the option of Quiet Boot is enabled first The options are Enabled and Disabled Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM HDD and Disabled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 3rd boot device HDD 4th boot device MBA V7 6 3 Slot 1 5th boot device MBA V7 6 3 Slot 2 Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 4 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence
18. n t 38400 8 n 1 19200 8 n 1 and 09600 8 n 1 bits per second data bits parity stop bits Flow Control This feature allows the user to determine how the system manage the flow control for console redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection after BIOS POST This feature allows the user to decide if and how to continue with Console Redirection after POST If set to Disabled Console Redirection will be turned off after the BIOS POST routine If set to Bootup Loader Console Redirection will be active during POST and Bootup Loader routines If set to Always Console Redirection will remain active in the OS environment if the OS is in the text mode If the OS is in the graphic mode this function will not be supported The options are Disabled Always and Bootup Loader Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the terminal type for console redirection The options are VT100 ANSI and VT UTF8 4 17 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual VT UTF8 Combination Key Support Select Enabled to activate the VT UTF8 Combination Key Support for ANSI VT 100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled gt USB Configuration Advanced USB Configuration Enables USB host controllers Module Version 2 23 2 7 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function Enabled Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed
19. to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit the BIOS Setup screen Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Options Exit system setup after saving the Save Changes and Exit changes Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults gt Select Screen tH Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen General Help 10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 23
20. 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual SMB to PCI Bus and SMB SMB Des ag Bus clock to PCI Bus Enable Jumper Disable Position Definition Off Disabled Jumper J13 allows you to enable or Enabled disable SMB Data to the PCI Bus kaei Bus and Jumper J15 allows you to en Jumper able or disable the SMB Clock to the Position pe isabled PCI Bus See the tables on the right On Enabled for pin definitions J13 J5 PWT LE 138 5 vz B pin g ps3 5 2 Ba 13 3 77 ew 1 DIMM 14 DMM I DIM M come 38 15 DIMM f LANL 7 CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL PCIE 6 16 amp LAN fata tol B CTRL a aa fang PUL 13379 Marvell E SATA o Beale PCI 4 33M Hz crat 3 Eas 4 al BIOS JW D iWatch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHZ ESB6300 jm F Hance 25 PCI X 32 66 MHz Rapids 22 s a WOR Marvell SATA LILI 8 Table Clear s aje S 3H 1 PW T DIKU Printer Floppy aa Dkr Intrusio
21. 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and ex
22. Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level When Appropriate RAID 0 Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below ThA nias Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some
23. JS1 M SATAO 3 SATAO 3 WOR JWOR USB 0 1 USB 2 3 J42 PCI X 64 bit 66MHz slots PCI Express x16 4GB s slot Intel s Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 0 1 4 Port Serial ATA Connections 0 1 2 3 X6DAL TB2 Only Wake on Ring Header Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel USB Universal Serial Bus Ports SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Xeon E 64MT Nocona processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Six 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting 12 GB Registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM Notes 1 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset Expansion Slots One PCI E x16 4GB sec Two 64 bit 66MHz PCI X Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 5V standby 3 3V standby 12V and DIMM voltage Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode contro
24. Jo ef 09 E COM Port 2 Port Purple Turquoise Turquoise Figure 2 3 O Port Locations and Definitions 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins OTE m X x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector PW1 and a 4 pin 12V PWR connector PW3 on the board Both connections are required These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation See the table on the right for pin definitions For CPU PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the power connec tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Processor connector at PW2 must also be conn
25. O Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices eti er Sea ei 2 1 POCAUTIONS Jedi pode Crete at ene ete i Ci ans 2 1 Unpacking n 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS ein eer ce t rc ok e tet er trad 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power COnHnecloE 2 8 Processor Power Connector 2 8 NMI BUTO ipao eoe cue reg corr t teet te ees 2 9 POW iy 2 9 HDD LED exl ed LED 2 10 Overheat Fan Fall LED e denies 2 11 Power Fail WED EET 2 11 Table of Contents Reset BUOM uice teg een Power RUT OM Chassis Intrusion cnin REO ERE HE Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 14 bati leaders ioco eet tont e Mae ca Serial s ene EE Fi Ed Wake On Ring JWOR vazirni tree Wake OnsL AN ch cierre Pent t ee eere in ee d eh GLAN Ethernet Ports retenir heri Power Fall inh
26. One PCA9554A High PCI Express Port4 Slot 6 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Spread Spectrum If Enabled the AMI BIOS will detect and attempt to reduce the Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not selected then you can select a Remote Access type for Console Redirection The options are Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled However if this feature is set to Enabled the following items will be displayed Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select a serial port for console redirection Select the COM Port that the serial modem s cable is connected to The options are COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to configure the serial port settings for console redirection The options are 115200 8 n 1 57600 8
27. SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 24 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes ma
28. cable CBL 044 X6DAL B2 Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044 X6DAL TB2 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 pre installed One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT2 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR_INTC One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Image The difference between the X6DAL B2 and the X6DAL TB2 is that the X6DAL TB2 model has an additional Marvell s 4 port SATA Controller 1 3
29. for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are CD ROM and Disabled 4 5 Security Settings Main Advanced Boot Security Security Settings Install or Change the a password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Select Screen uj Select Item Enter Change Fl General Help 10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled
30. for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example
31. installed in the CPU socket Socket lever in the locking Position Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount of thermal grease has already been applied CEK Heatsink 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie Screw 1 the 1 and the 2 screws until just N NN or snug do not fully tighten the screws W to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SEREW To Un install the Heatsink Screw 2 Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual NO 1 SCREW 04 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink TT Ns HH e screws from the motherboard in the WI sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink D Q 2 G N0 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the he
32. is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array see the section Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize Type Y to continue D 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects
33. of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 has six 240 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Question How do 1 recover my BIOS Answer 1 Download the correct BIOS Image file from our website into a floppy disk and name the BIOS Image file super rom 2 Place the floppy disk in drive A Press and hold CTRL and Home at the same time Turn on the po
34. setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt En ter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below Main Advanced Boot Security Exit System Overview Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to AMIBIOS select a field Version 08 00 10 Build Date 11 16 04 Use or to ID DABDIODT configure gystem Time Processor Type Intel R Keon TH CPU 3 40GHz Speed 3400MHz Count System Memory Select Screen Size 2048MB select Item Change Field System Time 10 14 24 Select Field System Date Wed 11 17 2004 General Help Save and Exit ESC Exit 02 93 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Memory This option allows th
35. the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 19 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Supero Doctor 111 The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called 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 111 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 environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information File View Favorites Tools ES Doctor em CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Int
36. the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 supports up to 12GB of Reg ECC DDRII 400 memory SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch p To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Release Tab Release Tab Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it Release Tab Top View of DDR 11 Slot IL IL Release Tab from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various 1 ports Mouse Green USBO USB1 Ports LAN1 LAN2 Port Port ol
37. to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI which will allow the system to boot up and function properly without keyboard and monitor display The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Power Button Instant Off If set to Enabled the system will shut down immediately once the power button is pressed If Disabled the system will shut down when the power button is continually pressed for more than 4 seconds The options are Enabled and Disabled Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Enabled and Disabled P Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs This setting will clear all event log
38. 14 Available Y v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the sys tem PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writin
39. 27 ELEM PCI R 33M Rz Bio CPU2 g T6 WR ESB6300 svo R MOS Prater re Floppy c Hance Rapids BT hana psa itt Power LED lt HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 1 2 Definition PW_ON Ground Reset PWR lt NMI gt lt x lt Vcc 4 x Vec f V 4 4 gt lt o Reset Reset nd Pwr gt Power 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 located on the l O panel and additional two USB ports USB 2 3 next to the IDE2 on the motherboard These two FP Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground USB Pin Definition USB O 1 Back Panel USB Pin Definition 1 45V 2 PO 4 Ground USB 2 3 Front Panel USB
40. 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See the section nitializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46 34 46B Appendix C Software Installatio
41. A PCI 34 33M Hz cTRL 119 JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 3 QE g X6DAL TB2 D Fang Fan psa Boy PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 142 PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids Marvell SATA 00 Enable Clear J BT 1 sio FP C r CMOS MS ropp cued Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Number Definition 1 2 3 5V Standby Ground Wake up WOL Intrusion Chapter 2 Installation 1 Power Fault Power Fault Connect a cable from your power Pin Definitions supply to the Power Fault h r rin ppy 9 ault heade Number Definition J7 to provide warnings of power 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 2 Fail Signal supply failure This warning sig 3 P S 3 Fail Signal nal is passed through the 4 Reset from MB PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SATA SMB I C X6DAL
42. CE RAPIDS 5 5 6 4 1 PCI 32 33 5V Slot 5 Secondary ATA 100 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7525 Tumwater chipset the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configura tion options optimized for communications presentation storage computa tion or database applications The Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset consists of the following components the E7525 Tumwater Memory Controller Hub and the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Hance Rapids ICH The E7525 Tumwater MCH supports single or dual Xeon EM64T Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDRII 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2 67 GB s per channel The E7525 Tumwater also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are com pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB Hance Rapid
43. CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot legacy OS that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher Set to Enabled to allow the processor to prefetch data such as source addresses target addresses and comments from cache and memory and store in a queue within the processors to increase CPU s performance The options are Enabled and Disabled Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hyper Threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Intel R SpeedStep tm tech This setting allows the system to set the CPU speed Select Maximum to set the CPU to operate only at its maximum speed Select Minimum to set the CPU to only operate at its minimum speed Select Automatic to allow the cpu speed to be controlled by the operating system Select Disabled to allow the CPU to operate only at its default speed CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEP will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled Select TM2 VID This setting allows you to set the TM2 VID value Ente
44. California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Man
45. DAL TB2 User s Manual 3 2 Technical Support Procedures reiini 3 2 9 3 Frequently Asked Questions oer e er e 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service ssss 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 IntrodUCtiOl uieer rentem tr rte rre eo cette then 4 1 4 2 Main Setup 4 8 Advanced Setup epoca tend ei P e ER 4 3 4 4 BOO SOlUp z aiio epe tentia fa ie er de eee enis 4 20 4 5 Security Setup uua iie eden nce ee i ea ian 4 22 ITI 4 23 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST GO068 inermem n Enn caren sana B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 Appendix D The Adaptec SATA HostRAID Configuration D 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 SATA
46. Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Control ler Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA 1 controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCl to e host con troller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 is specially de signed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of com puter systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessi bility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Em bedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without
47. Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto 4 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS t
48. PWI FAN pm nm 127 PW Use 0 1 Mouse Faul SMB pw DMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 28 CPUL DIMM 2 DIMM DIMM CPU2 E7525 Tumwater North Bridge PCIE 36 X16 FELT ANH data toPCIEn HPL2Enabdt 135M BCLK toPCI En PCT 33M HZ Marvell SATA CTRL JWD ES TA IC X6DAL TB2 PCI 4 33M Hz PCI X 3 66 MHz B6300 Hance FP cur I SATA LED Q PCI X 32 66 MHz i Rapids o a Marvell SATA a EFS u d Enable Clear PETI aye a SATAQ 3 H SATAO 1 Printer DOU Floppy UM HABE rinter Fand pkr intrusion ASSIS SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Onboard LED Indicators DS1 DS8 In addition to the LAN LED and SATA Header there are other LED indicators DS1 DS3 DS5 DS7 DS8 on the X6DAL B2 TB2 See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Please re fer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System Alert LED Indicators DS9 In addition to the LED indicators On board LED Pin Definitions DS Definition
49. SUPERO SUPERO X6DAL B2 SUPERO X6DAL TB2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 e information in this Users Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and 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 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 AD VISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING RE PLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of
50. T Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO Master P1 Slave PO Slave P1 Master Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P ATA Only S ATA Running Enhanced Mode Select Yes if you want the function of Serial ATA Enhanced Mode to be enabled at all times Options are Yes and No P ATA Channel Selection This feature allows the user to select which channel to set the Parallel ATA Mode The options are Primary Secondary or Both S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO 3rd P1 4th PO 4th P1 3rd Configuring S ATA as RAID Select Yes to configure Serial ATA as RAID The options are Yes and No S ATA Only S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO 1st P1 2nd PO 2nd P1 1st Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press Enter to access this sub menu for the primary secondary third and fourth IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not
51. Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default Note Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives Note 1 If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 6 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Notes Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost f you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can only restart it fr
52. Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS and initialize drives A Managing Arrays Select the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in greater detail Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Caution Back up the data on an array before you delete it Otherwise all data on the array is lost Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1
53. WD to reset the system if an appli Jumper Settings JWD cation hangs Close Pins 2 3 to Jumper a Position Definition generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 1 2 WD to Reset Pins 2 3 WD to NMI signal for the application that Open Disabled hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled in the BIOS ATX PWR PWT B pin wo 7 FAN1 0 1 Mouse USB KB MB PW PU CPU1 DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 2B DIMM 2 com2 DIMM 38 DIMM CPU2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL PCI E 6 xii 6 EPLILANRT3SMB data toPCIEn HPL dena T35M BCLKtoPCI En PCI 33M HZ n PCI 4 33M Hz uw s sis 2 ane gees Zs 5 o m TA PC X6DAL TB2 J LEL TA ED Eo s e JFL FP C r wD 00 Hance on PCI X 42 66 MHz Rapids OR Marvell SATA m Enable Qs D Ai PW LED KL ELI xd Printer wou F2 Floppy f c pkr Intrusion PCI X 43 66 MHz suo Clear COMS P sara EE SATA D 150 2
54. alled in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 b Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Default setting for Floppy A drive is 1 44 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 9 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items Advanced Advanced PCI PnP Settings NO lets the BIOS configure all the WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections devices in the system may cause system to malfunction YES lets the operating system Plug amp Play 0 5 No configure Plug and PCI Latency Timer 32 Play PnP devices not Allocate IRQ to PCI VG Yes required for boot if Palette Snooping Disabled your system has a Plug PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled and Play operating OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Auto system IRQ3 Available Select Screen IRQ4 Available Select Item IRQS Available Change Option IRQ Available General Help IRQS Available Save and Exit IRQIO Available Exit IRQ11 Available 180
55. an Speed Control Modes Fan 1 to Fan 6 This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin Server the fan speed is controlled by the CPU temperature When the CPU temperature is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If this option is set to 4 pin the onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via PWM If set to Disable the fan speed control is disabled and the onboard fan will run at full speed 12V at all time Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Server if your system is used as a server Select Workstation if your system is used a Workstation The Options are Disable 3 pin Server 3 pin Workstation 4 pin Server and 4 pin Workstation Note In the Windows environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 111 adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doc tor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual gt Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the boot setting
56. any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the
57. are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 420 W of power In addition a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply and a 12V 4 pin Aux power supply are also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs and a 12V 4 pin power connector Aux PWR is also required for system power Chapter 1 Introduction consumption Failure to provide this extra power will result in in stability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant Refer to the website at http www ssiforum org for more de tails Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and
58. as completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization n
59. atsink 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 Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the Empty socket CPU If the lever is mange only partly raised Processor damage to the installed socket or CPU may result Triangle 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into
60. crat 8 555 e JW D Watch Dog li PS Crore ESB6300 i Fan 5 Fan 6 Hance PCI X 2 66 MHZ Rapids 2 sls m WOR Marvell SATA uu B nable Clear QBTI aje ga 9 Wf ana pegamon PW LED KL aval Printer 1 tee E Dkr Intrusion HERH Fa Fan4 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 The COM1 J4 and COM2 J5 se Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition rial ports are located under the 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR parallel port see Figure 2 3 See 3 Serial In 8 RI the table on the right for pin defini 5 BO a ee tions Wake On Ring JWOR Wake on Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Pin DHL ignated WOR This function allows Bi In your computer to receive and be Number Definition 1 Ground woken up by an incoming call to Wake up the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature com com2 PWR PWI BE te Ex PI Bs 27 DMM we E CPUI
61. data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below qn of ry i Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu
62. de Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 Controlis in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM fi
63. duction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix C provides software installation instructions Appendix D provides installation instructions on the Adaptec SATA HostRAID Driver based on Marvell s chip SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About this iii Manual Organizat OM i 2 0 0 rrr icem ce ec P rr e tee ne moenia iii Chapter 1 Introduction JS MEE 17 M EE 1 1 eig 1 1 Contacting SupermliCto 2 pto eb i EE Echec LE tesa ee 1 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Image 1 3 SUPERO X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 1 4 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features oreet 1 6 Intel Lindenhurst Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVOerViGW tenente ete nea tn ie teer Fre tare cioe peri Ern A 1 9 1 8 Special Features en crit eei teer 1 9 Recovery from AC Power LOSS ees 1 9 1 4 PC Health Monitoring nennen enne nnne nennen 1 10 125 Features iiim metet en ida et 1 11 1 6 Power Supply ete teme deco arii 1 13 1 7 Super I
64. e Jumper Settings JPL1 JPL2 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled Disabled SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the Alarm Reset Jumper event of a power supply failure Settings This feature assumes that Super Jumper micro redundant power supply Position Definition 1 Y gt Enabled units are installed in the chassis Closed Disabled If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with CN1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Serial ATA Enable Disable Serial ATA Enable Disable For Marvell s controller on mers Settings For Marvell s the X6DAL TB2 only SATA Controller Jumper Jumpers JPS1 allows you to enable Definition or disable the Serial ATA headers Pins 1 2 Enabled The default setting is pins 1 2 to Pins 2 3 Disabled enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings Alarm Reset ATX PWR PWT Mouse FAN Ni 77 SMB PW DMM 18 CPUI DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 DIMM 2A DIMM 38 DIMM 3A USB KB 0 1 5 LANI CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN Nort
65. e AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system Size This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the size of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Up Arrow gt and the lt Down Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in HH MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Configure CPU WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections Ww wv 0v 0v 0v Ld nay cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration PCIPnP Configuration SuperIO Configuration Advanced Chipset Configuration ACPI Configuration Power Configuration had Select Screen Event Log Configuration te Select Item HPS Configuration Enter Go to Sub Screen PCI Express Configuration General Help Remote Access Configuration F10 Save and Exit USB Configuration ESC Exit System Health Monitor v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Warning When you first enter the Adva
66. e perfor mance Fora critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild Main Menu Appendix C Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt RAID Control le Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SATA Port 0 WDC WD36 QOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port No device Only drives present at POST are displayed Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit defau
67. e the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installa tion From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Win dows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers othe
68. ec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below L TB2 User s Manual Main anage Arrays reate Array initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected bli 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOGELX1 34 46B Appendix C Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 4GB er wc unasccp corixt 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 13 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or with one critical member missing you must perform a Rebuilding to optimalize th
69. ected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions 0 1 Mous USB 7 DMMB DIMM 1A DIMM 28 cPul COM2 J5 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater North Bridge LAN TRL PCI E 6 x16 AN SM B data SM BCLKtoPCI PCT 33M AZT SATA ni 4 33M Hz i 0 a 15 JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 8 PCI X 3 66 MHz 58 6300 142 g o PCI X 32 66 MHZ amp wor o Rapids o ajg Warvel SATA EFSI IRR B atter Enable Clear CMOS FP Cur ci EE Intrusion 5 Floppy Printer Dkr SATAOH gj EI Fand 2 8 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS ON amp 4 45V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK 21 45V 9 5VSB 22 45V 10 412V 23 45V 11 412V 24 COM 12 43 3V 12V 4 pin i Connector Required PW3 Connection Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V CPU 8 Pin PWR Required Connector PW2 Pin
70. ecuting the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The WAIT message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h Ash A7h A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh B1h 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test h
71. encies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGA4 platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Xeon EM64T Processor 800 MHz sup ports Hyper Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance work station and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an intro
72. er on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h
73. erentes dier Pu e SATA SMBUS ek aenea PR Enea Ea ETT NEN SMB Power 12 Connector Speaker Power LED Keylock ssseeeeeem 2 18 2 6 Jumper Seltings entren i reri ee eroi REP ES 2 19 Explanation Of J mpers 2 19 GLAN Enable Disable eiit reine nete rib ne oinnia 2 19 Alarm Reset SATA Enable mrt eR E Ree ud d Fa 2 20 CMOS Cl Oat p 2 21 Waitch Dog Enable DiSable oscar ar e trn re ciere 2 21 SMB to PGI SMB Glock to PG et rero eter Dre 2 22 2s QOnboard lndicalOES sd a i eerte ter vn GLAN IPEDS SATA LED Header nhi trees e i c Onboard LED Indicators ure o n enr teet System Alert LED Indicators 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive SCSI Connections 2 25 Parallel PortConnector 2 25 Floppy CONNEC OF eeepc verde eee eg Ds 2 26 IDE CORRBCIOI enti nbn trie 2 27 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures eterne nett 3 1 Before Power On sssseseeeeseeeeeeet eene nennen trennen nennen 3 1 3 1 No Video Memory EOI 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6
74. erface Display Screen Il Remote Control ll File Edit View Favorites Tools Help EA uu M S Super Remote Management System Info Health Info P Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also down load SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor 11 C 21 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Notes C 22 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility for 4 port SATA Controller For X6DAL TB2 only After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Driver Note before you install the Windows operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard D 1 Configuring Serial ATA RAID Functions Serial ATA SATA
75. ext The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Software Installation After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded SATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Con troller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controlle
76. g to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset Allows BIOS to Select M TT _ Serial Port Base Serial Portl Address 3F8 IRQ4 Addresses Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 902 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends
77. ganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Per chlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlor WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this roduct may expose you to lead a chemical known to the tate of California to cause birth defects and other reproduc tive harm Revision Number Rev 1 1 Release Date June 12 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 motherboard The SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 supports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture the Xeon EM64T Nocona processor supports IA 32 and IA 64 software and includes features found in the Xeon processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequ
78. h Bridge ICTRL PCI E 6 x16 AN ANH T35MB data toPCTEn CTRL EnabldT9SM BCLKtoPCI En 5 33 7 Marvell SATA gna PCI 4 33M Hz CTRL ajg u BIOS JW D gp Watch Dog PCI X 38 66 MHz ESB6300 c a w m d F1 FP C r Hance 5 PCI X 2 66 MHz Rapids 22 WOR Marvell SATA prre El B Enable TI HE o SATA Enable DA TA Printer ee Floppy Chassi pkr Intrusion E E 5 0 SATA NA ELEA 1S s Fang Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog func tion Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Closing Pins 1 2 will cause z Watch Dog
79. in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install a driver 7 Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk and press Enter Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver 8 When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found press Enter Follow the remaining on screen instructions to complete your installation D 2 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Please follow the steps listed below to install a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Start Windows Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard which searches for the controller driver 3 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next 4 If necessary select the appropriate driver for your operating system Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation Remove the driver disk Oo Ci If prompted restart the computer 8 Your installation is complete If you want to create an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If you want to create an array from the operating system see the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager D 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Installing the driver in a new Linux system T
80. ing bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a pow
81. inition 11 Vcc 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 9 Vcc 10 GND HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED 20 19 Ground 4 X 4 Power LED 4 OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED lt Ground Reset gt Reset Button pwr gt Power Button 1 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions and signal messages 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 definitions z Le 2B ey EET 1458 ELM ce E ee A TES kou ES is TES um i cn em eus LAN North Bridge Em sa FCTET EPL2Enaridt TSM BCLK toPC En PELA 33M Rz 8109 m SWR ESB6300 ys E d Enable 1 g R CMOS 2 OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Power LED lt HDD LED 4 NIC1 LED 4 11 Ground 4 Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1
82. 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 a program mable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a pro cessor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following meas
83. ision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 Jumper Description Default Setting CN1 Alarm Reset Open Disabled J13 SMB Data to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J15 SMB Clock to PCI Enable Closed Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 4 Port SATA Enable X6DAL TB2 Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector PWR2 PWR 3 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR Connectors COM1 J4 COM2 J5 1 2 Serial Port Connectors DS1 2 3 5 9 Onboard System Indicators See Chapter 2 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED See Appendix A FAN 1 6 CPU Chassis Fans Headers DIMM 1A 3B Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B GLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J2 Keyboard Mouse J7 Power Fault Header J24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector J27 Power System Management J35 SATA SMB Header X6DAL TB2 Only JF1 Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 JF2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JSLED SATA LED Header JWOL WOL Wake on LAN Parallel Parallel Printer Port 4 5 PCI 32 bit slots 2 3 6 I SATA 0 1 JSO
84. l for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Super Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features e Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Two Broadcom BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet controllers 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Port Header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 Headers front panel 2 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 4 Port Mavell Serial ATA Connections X6DL TB2 only Super I O 2 serial ports Other e Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm 1 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual DDR2 Bq DDR2 Aq DDR2 B ij DDR2A1 E7525 TUMWATER MCH PCI EXPRESS X16 DDR2 400MHz DDR2 400MHz PCIE X16 SLOT6 RJ45 gt z PCI EXPRESS X8 RJ45 HUB INT ERFRCE 1 5 FLOPPY PR IN KEYBOARD PS72 MOUSE X 66MHz Slot 2 PCI ESB6300 HAN
85. le Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes OCh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard contro
86. ller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byie is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has beeninitialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interru
87. lt C 16 Appendix C Software Installation You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Note For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com C 17 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s Hance Rapids Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt c From the next screen displayed choos
88. mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMAS to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices inst
89. n 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown below 61 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB Select drives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 00 WDC WD3606D OO0ELX1 34 4GB Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual firray Properties Array RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror firray Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Done 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item
90. n Fand Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports lo cated beside the COM Port2 have two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to in dicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec ond LED SATA LED Header A Serial ATA LED header is lo cated at JSLED See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Please refer to Table 1 for the X6DAL TB2 board and Table 2 for the X6DAL B2 board GLAN Ports Left Right 00 Back Panel View G bit LAN Left LED Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10 Mbps Also Off No Connection Green 100 Mbps Orange 1 Gbps 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Activity LED LED Definition Color Amber Blinking 10Mbps 100Mbps 1 Gbps Table 1 SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED For the X6DAL TB2 Only Pin Definition Marvell SATA Active LED Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED Marvell SATA HD2 Active LED Marvell SATA HD3 Active LED All Marvell SATA Ports Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED NONANI Table 2 SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED For the X6DAL B2 Only Definition Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED Pin 6 T ATX PWR
91. nced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning 4 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual P CPU Configuration Sub Menu advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version 3C 04 Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Xeon TM CPU 3 40GHz Frequency 3 40GHz FSB Speed Cache L1 Cache L2 Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency NOTE If a invalid ratio has been entered to this field BIOS vill restore it to previous state Ratio Status Unlocked Max 17 Min 14 Ratio Actual Value 17 17 Select Screen Disabled Select Item Disabled Enter Update Ratio CMOS Setting Max CPUID Value Limit Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Disabled Fl General Help Hyper Threading Function Enabled F10 Save and Exit Intel R SpeedStep tm tech Automatic ESC Exit CPU FORCEPR enabled Select 2 VID 2 v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state Max
92. nd Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 GLAN port2 are lo cated on pins 11 12 GLAN1 and 9 10 GLAN2 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions feon PWT FAN pin pu E 1 ceu DIMM 2 DIMM 38 DIMM CPU2 E7525 Hi Tumwater North Bridge W PCLE 078 ita RL EPLJEnabdt TJsM BCLKtoPCI En CES 031927 M PCI R 33M Rz Printer Floppy 7 Intrusion 8 1 ESB6300 PW TED K Ly E z HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Def
93. ne an overheat tempera ture When the temperature goes beyond the predefined threshold the warning LED is triggered and the fans will speed up Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 120W current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling the 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 le verages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a proces sor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with the Win dows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 operating systems SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Slow Blinking LED f
94. o Install the Red Hat AS 2 1 or RHES 3 0 Driver in a New Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step 3 insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt 6 When prompted insert the driver disk see Step 1 and select OK 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 If you intend to install other third party devices proceed with the installation of those devices Otherwise select Done 9 Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux System To install the driver in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system type rom Uvh xxx yyy rpm To update the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh force xxx yyy rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type D 4 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility D 3 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Array Configuration
95. o use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the speci fications of the drive DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMAt1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode O It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA
96. of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the G igabit LAN ports on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled LAN 1 LAN2 Enable 12 Uz 13 eon bay ae I cu UIMW7 15 LANI DMT DIMM 38 DIMM OANA E7525 H Tumwater AN North Bridge X DAL TB2 1E1 cls FPES SATA PC JW D Dog USB2 3 POX 3 66 MHz ESB6300 la ni PCIA 33M Rz Hance PCIX 7 66 M Hz Rapids R Dess Los ES DE wo Marval SATA a Enable Char kr Intrusion 2 19 Pins Jumper Cap Iul Setting Connector 3 2 1 3 21 Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Disabl
97. om Adaptec Storage Manager See C 4 for details A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init Option may return some data if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1 However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Caution Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do there is no way to restart and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive 5 When you are finished press Done C Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk unaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that
98. omponents Make sure that_you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Note that for the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Heatsink Note CPU Retention Brackets are pre installed Mounting Holeg w Standoffs 1 Place the CPU retention bracket Xeon CPU 4 on top of the CPU mounting plate CPU Socket ounting 2 Install the CPU mounting plate oles CPU Retention 2 below the retention bracket on the Drack reverse side of the motherboard racket CPU Mounting Plate 3 Properly place the CPU on top of the CPU socket Align Pin 1 on the CPU with Pin 1 on the CPU socket CPU CPU Socke Motherboar Mounting Plate CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPUT first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automatically disabled Pint if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely
99. only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 5 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual B Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are not initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays Assigning Array Properties Note Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID 1 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2
100. or 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 a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 02 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some
101. ort to use 3BC as its I O port address 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Parallel Port Mode This feature specifies the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This option allows the AMI BIOS to select Parallel Port s ECP Mode The options are DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring and Sparing Select Enabled to enable Memory RAS Mirroring and Sparing to allow the system to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data security The options are Disabled and Enabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH South Bridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH Delayed Transaction to provide back com
102. otherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and check if the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended that you use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 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 informa tion Refer to Section 1 6
103. patibility for slower components The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 13 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual ICH DCB Enable Select Enabled to enable ICH DMA Collection Buffer The options are En abled and Disabled gt ACPI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system General ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes Suspend Mode This feature allows the user to select the ACPI state when the system is on the Suspend Mode Select S1 if you want the system to standby Select S3 to enable the function of Suspend to RAM which will shorten bootup time after poweroff The options are ST POS S1 amp S3 STR Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled
104. pt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Display
105. r Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and En hanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode Within the Combined Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices supported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the lt Esc gt key and scroll down to
106. r Pin Definitions J27 12 C Connector J27 located be Pin Definition tween the Alarm Reset Header 2 SMB Data 3 N A and the PWR Fault Header moni 4 N A tors the status of PWR Supply 5 N A Fan and system temperature Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins Speaker Connector Pin 8 9 are for Keylock See the table Definitions JF2 on the right for speaker pin defini Pin Number Function Definition tions Note The speaker connec 1 Red wire Speaker data r 3 Key No connection tor pins are for use with an exter 5 Key nal speaker If you wish to use the 7 Speaker data onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper SMB PWR g ATX PWR PWT g a lt Jas pm pi a BR 2 1358 1 DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 28 I DIMM 2A DIMM J5 DIMM 3A LANL I CPU2 LAN2 7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge CTRL W3 LAN EA De a data toPCIEn 8 ICTRL HPLaEnabidf LSM BCLKtoPCI En el and PCI 33M HZ Marvell ig SATA lt 45 ds E EE CTRL 5 xa 8 Bios JWD Watch Dog USB2 3 PCI X 3 66 MHz ESB6300 142 CB E won Marvell SATA mm M Ji Enable Mher JETT Wr vc ay t TAO 1 m F r e EGET cmn UESTRE EH PWRLED SKR Keylock Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation
107. r a number from 14 to 35 to select the desired voltage value from 1 000V to 1 2625V The default setting is 30 1 2000 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual FIDE Configuration Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Main ldvanced Boot Security Exit IDE Configuration Select IDE Mode IDE Configuration amp S ATA Combined Mode Option P ATA lst Channel S ATA Ports Definition PO Master P1 Slave gt Primary IDE Master Not Detected gt Primary IDE Slave Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Master Not Detected gt Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected P Third IDE Master Not Detected y Third IDE Slave Not Detected gt Fourth IDE Master Not Detected Select Screen gt Fourth IDE Slave Not Detected Select Item Change Option Hard Disk Write Protect Disabled General Help IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Save and Exit ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection Host amp Device Exit 902 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc When you select this Sub Menu the AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of the following items IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA Only S ATA Serial ATA Only and P ATA amp S ATA P ATA amp S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are P ATA Parallel ATA 1S
108. r than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X6DAL server board Drivers amp Tools WinXP xi Intel Tumwater chipset INF files SUPERMICR6 Drivers amp Tools Intel E7525 Chipset X6DAL series Microsoft Direct 9 0 Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Avance Logic AC9 Audio Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals CS bn bn Bn po For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen p j Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time ale SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Note Please refer to the Adaptec User Guide for the installation of the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User Guide is in cluded in
109. rs There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DAL B2 TB2 MUS p 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions See the table on the right for pin CPU and Chassis Fans definitions Note These fan Definition i Ground black headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 12V red of the fan headers are backward PARES compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans The onboard fan speed is controlled by Thermal Manage ment via Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced BIOS Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Caution These fan headers use DC power KB Mouse En 1 1 Tx PWR PWT 18 M Ge w a 1356 FaulJ27 SMB PW C Om 1 aie fcon DIMM 1A 1 DIMM 28 DIMM 2 1 DIMM 38 1 15 DIMM 3A 1 1 LANI CPU2 LAN2 E7525 Tumwater LAN North Bridge wJ PCI E 6 516 a AN LANET3SM B data toPCIEn Bal an2 lerne i End SM BCLK toPCI En di Fan 3 TE GME Manal z 4 PCI
110. s Definition Connection 1 thru 4 Ground 5thru8 12v Chapter 2 Installation NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PWR PWT iS n UE my Ba w 7 1315 Faull 27 CPU jd DIMM 2 2 5 LANI L ceu 755 H LAN2 E Tumwater pw North Bridge Era E ERU aa 8 Er eo a PCIE 8 EPE mbat TASH BCLKtoPCI 5 E ER mim ZW AEAEE BIOS eena ESB6300 Hance Game ern als 8 hugs Wave SARS MM Enable ays a ter ETT E DA gu T KL MER Tuer re Floppy E d Fan Intrusion NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control PWR LED NMI Ground 4 NMI Y 1 x CC Power LED 4 ves D HDD LED lt NIC1 LED lt Vcc V NIC2 LED lt Vcc OH Fan Fail LED lt Vcc Power Fail LED 4 Vcc Grou
111. s ICH I O Controller Hub via 1 5 Hub Interface The 6300ESB provides two PCI bus interfaces that can be con figured for standard PCI 2 2 protocol as well as the enhanced high fre quency PCI X protocol 6300ESB Hance Rapids ICH System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates many functions The Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz PCI Express x16 at 4GB s Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Con troller 1 9 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Moni
112. s for the system Main Advanced Security Exit Boot Settings Configure Settings during System Boot p Boot Settings Configuration y Boot Device Priority y Renovable Drives e Select Screen un Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to skip certain test during POST in order to shorten the time needed for the system to bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options
113. s when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Log This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 15 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled gt MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multi processor table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select MPS Revision The options are 1 1 or 1 4 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express LO and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and
114. select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array Appendix C Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to the section Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adapt
115. that provides all of the creation management and data logging needed to manage arrays Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility Part of the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup Array Configuration Utility ACU A DOS BIOS application used to create configure and manage arrays D 2 Adaptec s SATA RAID Host Driver Installation Installing the Driver ina New Windows System To install the driver to a new system that does not have the OS installed 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step3 insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system 5 Press F6 when prompted to install a third party driver Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Press F6 immediately you only have 5 seconds If you miss your chance restart this Windows installation to complete it correctly Otherwise Windows will not recognize your controller 6 Insert the driver disk you created
116. the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility includ ing Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create config ure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press lt Ctrl gt
117. tors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 1 8V for DRAM 1 5V Standby 1 2V An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen only when SuperDoctorlll is installed and configured Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SuperDoctorlll Environmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctorlll The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will increase the speed of the thermal control fan whenever the CPU tem perature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat condi tions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically increase the speed of the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high Chapter 1 Introduction TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheating the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and CPU VRM heat dissipation CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to defi
118. ures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti Static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware c
119. wer with these keys pressed until your floppy drive starts reading 3 Your screen will remain blank until the BIOS program is done f the system reboots correctly then the recovery was successful The BIOS Recovery Procedure will not update the boot block in your BIOS Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers Note The CD is a bootable disc and can be used to create driver diskettes 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for
120. y be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in System 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory 1 SUPER X6DAL B2 X6DAL TB2 User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh Dih D3h D4h D5h D6h Code Description The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mo

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