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1. SMB Power I C SMB PWR Connector Pin Definitions J24 Pin Definition 12 C Connector J24 located be 1 n tween the PWR ForceOn Header 3 N A 4 N A and the PWR Fault header moni 5 N A tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature SMB Header SMB Pin Definitions J22 Pin A System Management Bus Naber header is located at J22 Connect 1 Data 2 Ground the appropriate cable here to uti 3 Clock lize SMB on your system 4 Nolwonnection SMB PWR e PW lt DIMM 1 Bank 1 z i J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 1 DIMM 2 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 E LEES DIMM 3A Bank 3 NC il DIMM 4B Bank 4 af DIMM 4A Bank 4 amp COM3 IJLAN1 Tumwater i CPU2 NorthBridge 1 Ly wag KiFand zu a x16 EXP 6 E M CD2CD1 9 PCI 5 33 2 Bios PN BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 uz CTRL SPKR PCI
2. o i FATX PWR JUPA E an6 Fans 9 PWR 2184 Force BAN a z IB om DINN TE Bank 1 z J40 DIMM Bank 1 COMA DIMM 28 Bank 2 CPUA DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 38 Bank 3 Power LED Speaker DIMM 3A Bank 3 gss aj DIMM 4B Bank 4 2 423 DIMM 4A Bank 4 i ULAN1 Tumwater 2 j Northarid 8 GLAN JC2 Line Out eqne nage 1 mag zu ala le x16 PCI EXP 6 ERE 552601 2 8 8 attery 8 8 PCI 5 33 2 Bios la BLAN X8 PCT EXP 4 CTRL Ez SATAFC 569 251 SPKR PCl 3 33MHz 6300ESB SOCS IP South Marvell PCIXz 66rz E Bridge 6041 2 PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR ES SE SE Saiz 44 o0 ELI DUE DLE woL J02 Hg s EROISNAISNROIISNRAHI Unters L 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation KB Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail header JP12 to provide a warning of power supply failure This warn ing signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions Alarm Reset
3. Keyboard Mouse lt 4 29 PWR SEES TDi 8 Ld ans 9 PWR 2164 m FAN7 g E 1 DIMM Bank 1 440 DIMM 1 1 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM ZA Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 E DIMM Bank 3 LN DIMM 4B Bank 4 B DIMM 4A Bank 4 amp Overheat LED j teal SAM Tumwater E ine In CPU2 g sce lineout NorthBridge E WL o KiFand g pid ala 16 6 252651 ENIM Battery 2 8 2 PCI 5 33MHz BIOS BLAN x8 PCT EXP 4 CTRL 27 183 33MHz i56 3JPS1 SPKR 6300ese SVY O South Marvell ar PCIX 2 66MHz 5 g Bridge p FE PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 58 22 2 58 DB AR BB 202 J52 sno STAT SATA SATAT ntel s Marvell s 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation CD In Header There is two 4 pin CD headers on the motherboard This allows you to use the onboard sound for au dio CD playback Connect the au dio cables from your CD drive to the header See the tables at right for pin definitions AC 97 Output amp Audio Enable AC 97 provides high quality onboard audio The X6DAT G X6DAi G fea tures 6 channel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers This feature is activated with the Advanced software on the CD ROM included with your mother board Sound is then output through the Line In L
4. Caters Marvel s 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation KB Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function al lows your computer to be wak ened up by an incoming call to 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 Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is lo cated at JWOL on the mother Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Number Definition 1 2 Ground Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin board See the table on the right Number Definition 1 5 Standby for pin definitions You must en 2 Ground able the LAN Wake Up setting in 3 Wake up the BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and a cable to use this feature E pw Ferte 22 DIMM TE Bank 3 An DIMM 1A Bank 1 E COMT DIMM 28 Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2 2 5 DIMM 3B Bank
5. POETS ZCR Lor SATAT SATAS Marvell s uss2 3 ret Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always con nects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector The parallel printer port is lo cated at J23 See the table on the right for pin definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J23 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC SEE zd am Fa
6. SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Reset Button Reset Pin The Reset Button connection is lo Definitions F1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At Sm GEM tach it to the hardware reset Number Definition 3 Reset switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is Power Button located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Connector Momentarily contacting both pins ET will power on off the system This Pin button can also be configured to function as suspend button 2 Ground with a setting in BIOS see Chap 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Power Button 8 eua EEE Ez TEES E 20 19 on C Ome 7 ex m 3401 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Ground NMI cow cput 2 s E x x Us DIS Banks L 2 Power LED lt Vcc C omma amp F z HDD LED lt Vee j Tumwater Northbridge cme NIC1 LED 4 Vcc T
7. Graceful power control Supero Doctor 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 11 You can also download User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II B 21 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Notes B 22 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility for Marvell s 88SX6041 Chip For X6DAT G 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 C 1 Configuring Serial ATA RAID Functions 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 li
8. PW lt ise DIMM 1B Bank 1 z uj J40 DIMM Bank 1 H COMA DIMM 2B Bank 2 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 J DIMM 3B Bank 3 5 Reboot Option Ye DIMM Bank 3 4B 4 9 123 DIMM 4A Bank 4 8 coma 7 EE o JLAN1 Tumwater CPU2 E Lice fie rout NorthBridge uc Mic L Or gm Keylock fi x16 PCI EXP 6 amp CD2CD1 Blu fu PCI 5 33MHz Bios Battery 2 2 BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 CTRL Z PCI 3 33MHz me 9231 SEKI 6300ESB 1 C South Marvell lt PCIX 2 66MHz Sage but FER PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 58 22 25 aoc ramon OU 05 00 WOL 302 SATAO SATAT SATAO SATAI Aree Enters Marvels 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators Left Right GLAN LEDs 1 Gb LAN Right LED The Gi
9. Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to choose the function of IDE channels The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If Disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This option allows the user to select Native Mode for ATA If enabled Native Mode allows the OS much more flexibility in assigning resources reducing the occurrences of component incomparability in the system Some Operating Systems are not supported by Native Mode The options are Serial ATA Parallel ATA Auto and Both PIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items
10. 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 B 14 Appendix B 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 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 B 15 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt istRAID Control le Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 5j ault 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below k and pr SATA Port 0 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD 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 87 No device Only drives present at POST are displayed lt Enter gt to select B 16 Appendix B Software Ins
11. Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Memory Cache PCI Configuration Select Boot features Advanced Chipset Control Advanced Processor Options 1 0 Device Configuration DMI Event Logging Console Redirection Hardware Monitor oy P Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the OEM Logo screen during boot up 4 7 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No ACPI Sleep Mode This feature allows the user to select the sleep mode for ACPI The options are S1 Stanby and S3 Suspend to RAM Power Button Behavior This setting allows you to choose how the system powers down when the user presses the power button Select Instant Off to power off the System as soon as the power button is pressed
12. 2 27 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Pre LED Indicators There are four Pre LEDs DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 on the mother board A Pre LED will stay on to indicate the presence of a hard drive See the table on the right for the definitions Activity LED Indicators Four Activity LED Indicators 059 DS10 DS11 DS12 are located on the motherboard to indicate SATA activities Refer to the table on the right for detailed information pz ANT T PWR TE es FAN om Eank T 7 Dmm EDS CPU1 ine In e Out NorthBridge os FAND prar EW gragpori Pre LED Indicators DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 No State Definition DS1 DS2 StayOn HDD DS3 Present DS4 Activity LED Indicators DS9 DS10 DS11 DS12 No State Definition DS9 DS10 DS11 Blinking HDD Active DS12 D DS10 DS3 DS11 DS4 51 e x16 PCI EXP 36 33 aos TRU soos South DS2 DS10 DS3 DS11 SATA DS4 ACT DS12 Fan4 Bridge
13. Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Main Setup Setting from the Phoenix BIOS menu and set SATA RAID Enable to Enable The Defualt setting is Disabled 3 Go to the Exit menu and select Save and Exit Hit the Enter key to save the change and exit the Phoenix BIOS 4 Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con troller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA controller by supporting 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DAT G X6DAi G is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing perfor mance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DAT G X6DAi G offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RA
14. igang d patter 2 3 lE Overheat LED lt uos sey 6 B C5 pea eee E d Power Fail LED lt Veo ETRU sPKR 5 53428 rs gt g PCDGESUMME South Marvel Ground Reset Reset Button ridge 6041 a d POXHLGSMH ZCR SE 82 c wo Pwr gt Power Eas UD UE SAAT nz T Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USB USB Pin Definition 440 Back Panel USB There are four USB 2 0 Univer m Pin Definition sal Serial Bus ports headers on 1 45V the motherboard Two of them 5 Bo are Back Panel USB ports 4 Ground USB 0 1 J40 and the other JD2 FP USB two are Front Panel USB he
15. 1 66 gt ZCR 22 22 22 32m 88 28 adle CaJWOR 09 0000045 SRPO SRIAS Unters 1 2 23 Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open Definition WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Clear CMOS SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Audio Enable Disable AC97 Enable Disable JPAC enables or disables the Au ene PAS dio Connector on the motherboard Position Definition Enabl No setting in the BIOS is used to Bs activate onboard audio See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is en abled Serial ATA Enable SATA Enable Jumper Settings JPS1 X6DAT G Only P Position Definition JPS1 allows you to enable Marvell 1 2 Enabled Di SATA Controller See the table on 28
16. 132 1 Ground refer to the item listed below 3 amp 4 12V Processor Power CPU 8 Pin PWR Connector Connector J1D1 Pins Definition In addition to the Primary ATX 1thru 4 Ground 5 thru 8 power connector above the 12v _ ti2v 8 pin Processor connector at J1D1 Required must also be connected to your Connection power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions n 4 pin PWR 24 pin PWR 12 pin PWR ISB 0 1 DIMM Bank 1 x z J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 COMT DIMM 28 Bank 2 CPU1 _ DIMM 2A lea DIMM 4B Bank 4 3 423 DIMM 4A Bank 4 amp COM3 p s E JJLAN1 Tumwater E CPU2 E 2 NorthBridge E CiMic mag KiFan 16 PCI EXP 6 x HEN PCI 5 33MHz Battery gjaja BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 cs P 727 x PCI 3 33MHZ TT DT P 7 z South Marvell 5587 E Bridge 6041 lt PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR ELI 25 25 BA Pre ywoL 202 FA s sso SAO Sarat SSTPG SATA Lintel sd Marvel s 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation SER AT EEE OREI JERE NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 the right for pin definitions Power LED Refer to the table on The Power LED connection is lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for p
17. 3 33MHz 989281 South M 1 lt B PCIXS2 bBMHz Bridge Ka aOR USB2 OO OO Oe pwoL 9 SATAO SATAd 2 SATAG SMB LInter sl Marvell 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation SATA SMB I C X6DAT G only A Serial ATA System Management Bus header is located at JS10 Connect the appropriate cable here to use SATA System Man agement Bus on your system SATA SMB JS10 Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 KB COM J6 and COM J38 serial Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition ports are located under the paral i ED p lel port See the table on the right 3 TD 8 CTS AA 4 DTR 9 RI for pin definitions 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port a FATXPWR J24 101 E an6Fans 9 PWR J1B4 orce FAN n z z PW 5 Usa 0 1 BIMMHIB Bank 1 H J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1
18. 3 EB DIMM3A 3 ac DIMM 4B Bank 4 9 DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 N EE Tumwater CPU2 lt ne out NorthBridge B wag KiFang Ee x16 PCI EXP 6 E S gt PCI 5 33MHz BIOs Battery j2 e BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 E TRL AT PCI 3 33MHZ Beas 31 South Marvell be WOR Bridge 6041 2 7 PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 22 507 28 RR EEN EN LL WOL Tintes Marvel s 2 15 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Port A G bit Ethernet port is located beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJF1 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 for the speaker See the table on m the right for speaker pin definition Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data Note The speaker connector pins 5 Key No connection are for use with an external B Key 7 Speaker data speaker f you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper
19. 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Marvell SATA controller X6DAT G only One Intel 8254x Gigabit Ethernet controller supports 1 GLAN port 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 Back Panel USB ports amp 2 Front Panel USB headers 2 serial COM ports 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATA Headers w RAID 0 1 support 4 Marvell Serial ATA Headers X6DAT G only AC 97 Audio CODEC six channel sound Other 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 Ext 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual E64MT NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 aS TE Nz NL VRM NOCONA PROCESSOR 2 Zs Zx a e ie A SZ N ZA ZS 5 ra EXP A xe 2107 7525 206 233 Aen f 3 DI NCH 1 PCI EXP CI EXP X16 DDR 266 333 SLOT 315 DI 32
20. Bios Battery j2 e BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 J CTRL uz m PCHi3 33MHz 6300 ewes es PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR caJWOR USB2 3 80 PoE 502 us 1 SATA Tintes L Marvels 3i 2 17 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Overheat LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to con nect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating Refer to the table on right for pin defini tions ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Table 2 15 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Pin Number Definition 1 OH Active 2 Ground The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at J9 See the table on the right for pin defini tions The mouse port is above the keyboard port See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J9 Pin Number Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 5 Clock 6 NC
21. If you agree to its terms click Accept If not click Cancel and terminate the installation The Choose Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See the section Typical Custom and Compact Installations for details 5 Choose a setup type and click Next The Start Copying window appears 6 Click Next The Running Non Interactive Setup window displays the files being loaded onto the system 7 Click Next when prompted A Setup Complete window appears 8 Click Complete A message window appears reminding you that any proxy servers must be bypassed for the RAID management application to work 9 Click OK The Shell window you used to launch the installation indicates that some daemons are being started The installation creates a shortcut to Adaptec Storage Manager in the System tab This shortcut launches Adaptec Storage Manager using Mozilla Unless the controller driver was installed as part of this installation you do not need to restart your computer 10 Remove the product installation CD Your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies To use Adaptec Storage Manager you need to log on to your computer with root privileges Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility C 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition
22. Power On Enable i Force Power On Disable Jumper Jumper JPF allows you to enable or Pelion Definition disable the function of Force Open Normal Closed Force On Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system PWR Force On 3rd PWR Alarm a Fpi SPI 724 MEDI E andras SLewal FAN E Pw a amp 0 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 1 J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CONT DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 LA oa DIMM 48 Bank 4 3 123 DIMM 4A Bank 4 cow B JLAN1 Tumwater ig Line_ln NorthBrid JC2 Line Noren prida te WL wu H m o ala lz x16 PCI EXP 6 aS e 252551 Battery 2 8 le PCI 5 33MHZ BIOS eI BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 CTRL E SPKR m 9JPS1 PCI43 33MHz 6300ESB 26 9125 34 South Marvell Bridge 6041 25 PCIX 1 66MHz ZC
23. 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 Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init 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 B 8 Appendix B Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below rray Properties 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 on 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 data mis compares if you
24. SATA Bridge 6041 25 m E BDH SOME ZOR 22 89 25 38 HostRAID Utility and the OS in caJWOR USB2 3 LI Li 00 00 P4 8 SSAA stallation instructions Enters i Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system 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 no short circuits exist 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 and make sure that it is fully seated Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well oa A C0 Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure that no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 240V switch on the power su
25. State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 45V 12V 12V and 45V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensi tivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Fan Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard 4 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the thermal manage ment functions under in the BIOS Environmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctor The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will trigger the fan to speed up whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically trigger the fan to speed up to prevent any overheat damage to 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall System temperature and alert users when the
26. TB Bank 7 J40 C OA cow DIMM 28 Bank SPUR Bakz s DIMM 38 Bank 3 El C oma s E m i Icon p B m ine In unwetar CPU2 tine NorthBridge ciple m x16 PCI EXP 6 2 EEA pru 88 C J Bus perre erry m SATAFC SPKR sues South Marvell mz POIXEI GEMHz ZZ P2525 Is wor m EE 6029 s OSN So SAA Sare HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 14 Vcc HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number 11 12 Definition Vcc GND HDD LED NIC1 LED 20 Power LED lt Y HDD LED 4 P Overheat LED lt Ae Power Fail LED lt Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation Overheat OH LED Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 Number to provide advanced warning of 8 GND chassis overheating Refer to the Overheat Fan Fail table on the right for pin defini LED tions State Message Solid Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Pin The Power Fail LE
27. Utility based on Marvell s chip please refer to Appendix C B 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA 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 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 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 Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids Controller 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 Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions
28. be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize MO component Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2bEh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configurat
29. buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for the BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into an area in the Static DRAM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and be written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into an area in the Static DRAM or be written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent d
30. chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs then the Overheat Fan Fail warning LED is triggered Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator can auto detect and regulate power supply to the CPU This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 90 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation When CPU temperature reaches 90 C and above Default the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be turned on The CPU wii slow down When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat Temperature 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
31. describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DAT G X6DAi G The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site http www supermicro com support resources for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the CMOS Memory in RTC logic enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Memory by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the me
32. person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket Heatsink CPU retention brackets are pre in stalled Mounting Holes Xeon CPU CPU So gt CPU Retention ounting Chassis Holes backplane Heatsink CPU Socke Motherboar Chassis backplane Standoffs CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right other wise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied In stall CPU1 first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket mak ing sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both cor ners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 socket 2 is au toma
33. 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 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates Chapter 1 Introduction The SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G accommodates ATX power supplies Al though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power A 12V 8 pin power connection at J1D1 is required for CPU power consumption and an additional 12V 4 pin power connection J32 is also recommended for heavy load configura tions Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is
34. 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 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 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 360 720 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 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 figu
35. row of devices The selected display mode button will appear in a lighter shade of blue than the other two buttons The default display is the Text Description View but in the condensed view used when Adaptec Storage Manager is loaded the display is the same in all three modes If you change the display mode by selecting one of the other view buttons a yellow arrow flashes to the left of any devices where the condensed display prevents omits information ewa ATA Ports 0 1 1 50 Gb s 2 devices found b gt Physical Devices An icon is always the first entry on each device line The 3 icon is used to represent a hard disk drive If a symbol appears with the hard disk drive icon 22 the drive is a hot spare Different icons are used to represent other devices cry is the default display mode and when expanded will show the following information about each device Capacity of the drive Drive manufacturer and model number SCSI drive ID or Serial ATA port number C 13 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual When expanded the Full Size Capacity View button and the Relative Size Capacity View button represent each drive as a bar A drive that is not used as part of any array is shaded blue surrounded by a dotted line displays a full length bar for each drive regardless of capacity displays a bar for each drive with the largest capacity drive full length and the other drive
36. the driver is on the floppy disk and press Enter Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility 8 When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found press Enter Follow the remaining on screen instructions to complete your installation 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 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 Browser Edition Installing the driver in a new Linux system To Install the Red Hat 8 0 or 9 0 Driver in a New Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the produ
37. the motherboard See the pampe E osition Definition table on the right for jumper set Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled tings The default setting is ES abled PW x X5 of DIMN TE Bank T 140 com DIM ZA Bank Z DIMM Bank 3 Bank d CPU1 01 10 1817 FAN2 Tumwater ine 1 JC2 Line Out NorthBridge o S i as um 86981 C SPKR GLAN Enable 052 LED Fana PCIXEZ SMHZ South Marvell Bridge oat PCIXEI 86MHz ZCR SE 32 USB2 3 52 LRE s Samo SATA Smo Ss Svo Cinters 2 22 220911 sara ps4 _ 0053 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 Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must co
38. the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com 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 X6DAT G X6DAi 8 has eight 184 pin DIMM slots that support ECC registered ECC DDR333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Please refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on memory support Question How do 1 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 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 3 3 SUPERO X6DAT G X
39. the right for jumper definitions Audio Enable uS ane Fans 9 PWR PANS ea PEE 224 wt B PW lt on DIMM 18 Bank 1 T J40 DIMM Bank 1 COMA DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 n DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 38 Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 y s23 DIMM 4A Bank 4 amp 2 IQ 1 JLAN1 Tumwater CPU2 E lies fae out NorthBridge E yc 1Mic E pKiFand s E 8 16 6 amp Sx ED CD1 9 jw PCI 5 33MHz BIOS Battery 8 BLAN x8 4 A ETRE 5 PCI 3 33MHz 63ooESB 2 SATA Enable Na 5 31 South Marvell lt E Pet Bridge 6041 53 PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 52 32 25 22 ao 00 438213 QU 0 00 202 0172 sso SATA SATA SATA Lintel s Marvell 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation KB 3rd Power Supply Alarm Enable Disable 8rd Power Supply Alarm Enable i P1 The system can notify you in the ee ge 3 event of the 3rd power supply fail Position _ Definition Enabled ure Use this feature when three Closed Disabled power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should dis able this the default setting with JP13 to prevent false alarms See the table on right for pin definitions Force
40. 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Transfer Mode This feature allows the user to select transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Direct Memory Access Mode This feature allows the user to select Ultra DMA Modes DMA Modes allow peripheral devices such as sound cards floppy disks transfer data directly to and from memory without going through the CPU With double transition clocking UDMA Ultra DMA allows data to be transferred on both the rising and the falling edges of the clock doubling data throughput for any given clock speed The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Please refer to the table below for detailed information Ultra DMA Mode Cycle Time Nanoseconds Mode 240 Mode 1 160 Mode 3 E System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter
41. 6 Click OK The Certificate window mentioned in Step 2 reappears 7 Click OK You are returned to the Security Alert window from Step 1 8 Click Yes to finish the creation and storage of the certificate Registering Your Software After installing and creating a security certificate you are asked to register the product If you want click Register Now your computer must have an Internet connection If you need to delay registration click Register Later If you choose Register Later you will be prompted to register the application the next time you run it The Basics An example of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition screen is shown below localhost Events Options Help Gladaptec z ADAPTEC STORAGE MANAGER Properties Tasks BROWSER EDITION 85 2410 Adaptec Physical Devices Logical Devices View sja Create I Delete Ports 0 1 1 50 Gb s 2 devices found Top level logical devices 0 35 7 GB FUJITSU MAN3367MC MP Port 00 No logical devices configured EP 36 7 GB FUJITSU MAN3367MC MP Port 01 Note Depending on your operating system browser and color scheme you may notice some differences between this illustration and your screen SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual The action buttons are Logout Selecting Logout ends your session and returns you to the Login Screen Rescan Used to rescan the configuration of the system Typically
42. 6DAi G User s Manual than your BIOS before downloading Note There is no BIOS recovery function available for the motherboard Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS you will need to change the BIOS chip Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 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 any product problems Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter
43. After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low 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 Intel Tumwater chipset INF files ki G Es Do o SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct 9 0 Intel E7525 Avance Logic AC9 Audio Drivers Chipset X6DAT G X6DAi G Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III 2j Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on 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 You should install everything here except for the Supero Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD Y
44. Audio Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPF Force Power On Open Disabled JPL1 Giga bit LAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 X6DAT Serial ATA Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description J1B4 Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector J1D1 J32 12V 8 pin PWR 12V 4 pin CPU PWR Connectors J6 J38 1 2 Serial Port Connectors J3 J4 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J9 Keyboard Mouse J22 System Management Bus J23 Parallel Printer Port J24 Power System Management Bus JAR PWR Fail Alarm Reset JC1 JC2 Audio Mic JC1 Line In Line Out JC2 JD1 PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 4 7 JF1 Front Panel Control JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JP12 Power Fault Connector JHS1 JHS2 I SATAO 1 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATAO 1 Headers JLAN 1 G bit Ethernet Port JS1 JS4 X6DAT only M SATAO 3 Mavell s Serial ATA 0 3 Headers 4 10 X6DAT only SATA 12 ATA System Management Bus JS9 X6DAT only Serial ATA Activity LED Connector FAN 1 8 Chassis Fans Headers CPU Fan1 CPU Fan2 DIMM 1A 4B Memory RAM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B DS1 4 DS9 12 X6DAT Marvell s SATA Status LEDs DS1 PREO DS9 ACTO DS2 PRE1 DS10 ACT1 DS3 PRE2 DS11 ACT2 DS4 PRE3 D12 ACT3 WOL JWOL Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header USB 0 1 J40 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 3 JD2 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus He
45. COM DIMM 28 Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 l fe DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 amp COM 7 JLAN1 Tumwater CPU2 lt ine In lluc2 kie Oui NorthBridge E el Nl ge 5 KiFang zu o IS x16 PCI EXP 6 algia ED4CD3 E Battery 2 2 PCI 5 33MHz Bios BLAN x8 PCT EXP 4 PCH 3 33MHz EIN SPKR SATA SMB 6300ESB 5 C South Marvell ar m PCIX 2 68MHZ E59 Bridge 6041 a PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 28 SP 25 OO r 0882 00 000000 WOE D2 A SATAO SATAT 5 Untel st L 1 2 21 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 8 2 1 Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard can be used to choose between A Jumper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins y 3 2 1 to change the at mg Sing BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 enables or disable the GLAN port on
46. Connecting JAR to a reset switch Power Fail Pin Definitions JP12 Pin Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Alarm Reset Jumper Settings will allow you to silence the alarm JAR that sounds when a power supply module fails If you only have Open Enabled Closed Disabled single power supply installed you should disable this the default setting with JAR to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for pin definitions 3 as SLewal PR Fanz 728 21i Power Fault 5 5 DIMM TE Bank 3 J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2 Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2 Bank 2 a DIMM 3B Bank 3 EH Be DIMM 3A Bank 3 acl I DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 JC Tumwater D Alarm Reset luce NorthBridge Es ciMic Lr pag ae x16 PCI EXP 6 E S E EE PCI 5 33MHz
47. D connection is Definitions located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 mm m Refer to the table on the right for Number Definition pin definitions AUS Overheat LED OH Power Fail LED Less ATER ES 77 pw Iss om Omme Baki _ ES f 3 40 DIMM TA Bank i Ground lt Ojo NMI COMI CPU1 gt _ 2__ Bank 2 El X lt M wer LED a oi a Bank4 i one lt E 7 FAN o z HDD LED 4 g E ine Inl Lice Line on NorthBridge cine Vec NIC1 LED 4 ang E se x16 PCI EXP 6 PCI 5 33MHz Bios LAN x8 PUT EXP p SATARC TENIS x sees exe South Marvell Bridge an Overheat LED lt Floppy IDE 2 1 Battery md Power Fail LED 4 5 X g ney Reset Button _ O 51 AB Ground Pwr gt Power Button So T J gt 1 2 11 Ground 0511 SATA ps4 ACT 05121 I O
48. ID 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 2 Appendix B Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure 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 A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Ut
49. Manual Organization iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Contacting S permMiG O 1 2 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G Image pp 1 3 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G Layout 1 4 Quick Beteleree s nece tette iae 1 5 Motherboard Features eeeeeseeeeeeeeee enata nnn neta tentes setate 1 6 Intel Tumwater Chipset System Block 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVerVieW cerner Grece ere atate e Lote 1 9 1 8 Special Features nente ette tnnt ER RE RR ns 1 10 1 4 PGHealthiMonitorihng ic e repeated 1 10 125 ACPI Features ise iet cr pe E Sa as 1 12 1 6 Power SUPPLY ei certc eara eta crc tee tede agg 1 13 1 7 Super Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices aaa aT 2 1 PGOC AUTOM Si 2 1 Unpacking rentrer trt rere tette 2 1 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors Ne 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables uiui dee erri c tes re re o ed rede ATX Power Connector Processor Power Connector pp 2 8 NMI BUON 2 9 Power LED PRESTA ENTON 2 9 LED ss E R E 2 10 NICI LED T 2 10 Ove
50. PCI 32 Gbit LAN DE s SLOT SLOT 82541 J19 J42 JLANT PRIZSEC PC BUS M Jl SATA SATA 6300ESB 1 CH GREEN TR PX BUS Bi T 65 RAPIDS xm Lec aus ZCR SLOT J12 1 PCI X SLOT J13 MONI TOR LPC 1 0 BMC CON FDD SER 1 EL SER 2 BOR 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 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and capabilities of the E7525 chipset the X6DAT G X6DAi G motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based computer systems with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation and data base applications The Intel E7525 chipset consists of the following compo nents the Memory Controller Hub and the Controller Hub 6300 ESB ICH MCH The supports single or dual Xeon EM64T processors with a Front Side Bus speed of 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR333 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2 67 GB s DDR333 per channel The MCH also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial interface for supe rior bandwidth and provides configurable x16 and x8 PCI Express in
51. R 28 92 85 das Ad CxJWOR USB2 3 000009 0018 WoL JD 2 Svo SNO SATAN SAT Fnter s Marvel s 2 25 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Reboot Option Enable For Debug only Reboot Option Enable Jumper Settings JP15 Enabling the reboot option with Jumper JP15 will cause the system to re Position Definition Enabled boot after a timeout if the system Closed Disabled hangs on bootup See the table on the right for pin definitions The default setting is enabled Keylock Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo JK1 T Jumper cated at JK1 Utilizing this header Position Definition allows you to inhibit any actions 1 Ground 2 Keylock R N made on the keyboard effectively locking it 9 Fahs 9 PW PBE 724 J prb
52. SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell s SATA C 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 Note Items listed below are included in retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 Four 4 SATA cable CBL 044 X6DAT G One 1 SATA cable CBL 044 X6DAi G One 1 I O back panel shield CSE PT2 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR INTC One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 9supermicro
53. SUPER SUPER X6DAT G SUPERO X6DAi G USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The S
54. Select 4 sec override to allow the system to wait for 4 seconds before power off when the power button is pressed The options are Instant Off and 4 sec override Keyboard on Now Function This option allows you to select how the system may be resumed from the 53 55 state The options are Space by pressing the space bar and Password by entering a password Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog This feature allows the user to enable or disable the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Chapter 2 for more information Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache its data into this reserve memory area Select Write Protect 4 8 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS to enable this function and the area designated will be reserved for the BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS
55. SuSE 8 1 press the Alt key then select installation option from the Menu and press Enter For SuSE 8 2 press the F3 key then select installation option from the Menu and press Enter 6 When prompted insert the driver disk you created see Step 1 and press any key to continue 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation 9 After reboot occurs the SuSE Menu appears For SuSE 8 1 type noapic at the boot options then press Enter For SuSE 8 2 type acpi off at the boot options then press Enter Note See Step 10 to include these parameters automatically during bootup 10 When the Linux installation is complete go to the script file by typing For SuSE 8 1 edit boot grub menu Ist Type noapic after as in this example Kernel hd0 0 vmlinux root dev hdc3 vga 791 noapic For SuSE 8 2 edit boot grub menu Ist Type acpi off after vga xxx as in this example Kernel hd0 0 vmlinux root dev hdc3 vga 791 acpi off 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 rpm 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 4 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA H
56. Web browser 1 Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter For example https 10 6 3 14 3513 adaptec When connection to the remote system is established the System Login screen appears Note If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server See the section Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows for details 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the administrative username and password that you would normally use to log into that system 3 Click Login Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Installing a Security Certificate If you chose not to install a security certificate when you installed Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition you must install the certificate when you run the application for the first time To create the certificate 1 When the Security Alert window appears click View Certificate 2 On the Certificate window click Install Certificate 3 On the Certificate Import wizard window click Next The Certificate Import wizard window s contents change 4 Accept the default Automatically select the certificate store and click Next 5 On the root Certificate Store window click Yes Another small Certificate Import wizard window appears
57. aders 1 5 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual 604 pin Intel Xeon EM64T processors 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Eight 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB ECC registered DDR333 or up to 32 GB ECC registered DDR266 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs see Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset and 6300ESB Hance Rapids Expansion Slots One PCI Express x16 slot One PCI Express x8 slot x8 signal x16 slot Two 64 bit 66 MHz PCI X slots one w ZCR support Slot 1 Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS 8 Mb Phoenix Flash BIOS ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby Fan status monitor with speed control via BIOS CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor 111 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 control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat Fan Fail LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Super Doctor Ill 1
58. aders Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition USB 2 3 JD2 See the tables on 1 45V 2 45V the right for pin definitions 3 PO 4 PO 9 ae de tong 5 6 7 Ground 8 Ground 10 Ground USB 0 1 J40 2 PW SB UT DIMM 18 Bank 1 x 440 DIMM 1A Bank 1 1 2 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 s DIMM 38 Bank 3 EH EEES DIMM 3A Bank ae DIMM 4B Bank 4 9 123 DIMM 4 4 2 0 JJLAN1 Tumwater CPU2 amp luce Lee out NorthBridge E pese LM Chassis EA Kien Intrusion x16 PCI EXP 6 amp PCI 5 33 2 iz BIOS Kx x8 PCT EXP 4 m te SATAFC 2 bs00ese 2694251 SER TT d m PCIX 2 66MHZ South Marvell Ec Bridge 6041 554 PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR 22 SE I4 5 35 AG PELE WOL ghz fos Dome USB2 3 JD2 2 13 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Fan Headers There are eight fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 8 on the X6DAT G X6DAi G See the table on the right for pin defini 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions CPU and Chassis Fans tions Note These fan headers are Pini Definition pi j 1 Ground black 4 pin fan Pins 1 3 ud the fan headers 2 12V red are backward compatible with the tra 3 ditional 3 pin fans The onboard fan speed is controlled by Thermal Man agement via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Settin
59. ata from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 9 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into an area in the Static DRAM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operation Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and be written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enable the bootable firmware Option ROM OPROM on GLAN to allow the user to boot the system from GLAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended Syst
60. ay 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 B 5 X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 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 Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page B 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 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB Select drives to create Array B 6 Appendix B Software Installation 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Pro
61. been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password ls This feature allows the BIOS to show whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 4 19 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to specify that a password is needed during system boot up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 20 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will e
62. ck force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously 5 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System 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 For the information on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID
63. ct 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 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Installing the SuSE 8 1 or 8 2 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 Step3 insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the SuSE Installation menu appears For
64. ding 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 from Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition See C 4 for details 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 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 Cau
65. e Each button opens a wizard for the corresponding function Modify allows you to Change an array from one RAID level to another Expand an array Change the stripe size for a RAID 0 For detailed instructions on using these buttons refer to the online Help The main area of the Logical Devices view is used to display the arrays on this controller It defaults to a condensed view of top level arrays Note The Options button allows you to display second level arrays if your controller supports them In this condensed view the RAID level of each device as well as whether it is protected by a hot spare is visible C 14 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility If a global hot spare exists all arrays that the hot spare is large enough to protect will show as protected In the expanded view the icons for the arrays are arranged vertically and alongside them are the capacity name and type of array Selecting an array by clicking on it will highlight the following in amber All the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices view The Events Properties and Tasks buttons in the header frame Selecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with additional information and options specific to that array Note For Windows Server 2003 only to see animated icons on Adaptec Storage Manager logical devices go to Internet Explorer Properties Advanc
66. ed Multimedia and select the Play animations in Web Pages option SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual C 5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s 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 b
67. eens Press lt gt lt gt keys to change the value of a setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Advanced Security Boot Exit 02 06 25 Item Specific Help System Date 06 18 20041 lt Tab gt XShift Tab or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette fi 1 44 1 25 MB 391 Parallel Both Serial ATA Enabled SATA RAID Enable Disabled Native Mode Operation Auto gt IDE Channel 8 Master gt IDE Channel 8 Slave gt IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave gt IDE Channel 2 Master gt IDE Channel 3 Master System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory XXXX KB Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields or use and to change the Hour Minute and Second fields System Date Use the arrow keys to highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data BIOS Date This section allows the BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date code The BIOS date code is used to identify the BIOS release date release version 4 3 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual
68. em Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No PCIX 66MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCIX 66MHz Slot 2 PCI 33MHz Slot 3 PCI Express x8 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Slot 5 PCI Express x16 1016 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00Aoh 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Force Compliance Mode If enabled this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The option
69. er CPU2 3 JC2 lLine Out NorthBridge 2 uc 1Mic E m UPAQ o IK4Fang z uri LLL eo gt 16 6 252601 S yw jw Battery 8 8 PCI 5 33MHz BOs e BLAN x8 PCI EXP 4 CTRL 27 ERN gt 569 631 PCI 3 33MHZ 2 R South Marvell lt 2 z 5 Bridge 6041 amp ou j TK ar sa lt PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR ZZ 92 85 ael amp a a USB2 3 ou pA 8 duis JD2 HI sso JSATAT SATAO SATAi SATG SATG lt Intel s Marvell s Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 a indicates the location of Pin 1 4 The differences between the X6DAT G and the X6DAi G In addi tion to the Intel SATA there are four SATA ports supported by the Marvell SATA chip 5 All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve re ceived may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JK1 Keylock Enable Close Enabled JP13 3rd PWR Supply Failure Alarm Enab Open Disabled JP15 Reboot Option Enable Open Enabled JPAC
70. ersion 7 and may differ in later versions To configure Netscape Navigator 1 Log in to your computer with administrator access 2 Select Edit gt Preferences 3 In the Preferences window click the right arrow on the Privacy and Security line Ensure that one of the Enable cookies options is selected 4 Select the Advanced line Ensure that Enable Javascript for Navigator is checked 5 Exit Navigator then restart it This enables any settings you have iti C 7 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 6 You are now ready to proceed to C 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Netscape Navigator for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely 1 Choose Edit Preferences gt Advanced Proxies gt Manual proxy configuration No Proxy For 2 Type the managed system s IP address To install Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Note When performing this installation keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive To install Adaptec Storage Manager on a Linux computer and configure the desired Internet browser 1 Insert the product installation CD 2 Install the software by typing sh lt mount point gt install sh The lt mount point gt differs among computers but mnt cdrom media cdrom or cdrom usually works A Welcome window appears 3 Click Next The License Agreement window appears 4 Read the license agreement
71. g Note De fault Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the moth erboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board Caution These fan headers use DC power apy ATX PWR TIERE Di 5 anans P PWR J1B4 Force bi Fan 1 23 DIMM N ISB 0 1 1B Bank 1 T E 140 DIMM 1A Bank 1 COM DIMM 28 Bank 2 CPUI DIMM 2A Bank 2 5 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 3 ae DIMM 48 Bank 4 2 Jas DIMM 4A Bank 4 ZW 7 E ine In Maio CPU2 B sce Line Out NorthBridge E yc i Mic Bl z NL Fan 3 g Fan 8 x16 PCI EXP 6 als ix coama Battery 9 2 y PCI 5 EE BLAN X8 4 ww ETRU H27 beast PAP SPKR 3 2 SVTS C j Marvell aeo PCIX 2 68MAZ South E Bridge 6041 gos PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR z8 cJ 4 We mE G0 An BO Se wer JD 2 VIE SSz0 SATAT SAO SATAO SAT
72. g the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Red Hat Linux 8 0 and 9 0 SuSE Linux 8 1 and 8 2 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 C 2 Adaptec s SATA RAID Host Driver Installation Installing the Driver 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 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 in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install a driver 7 Press S to specify that
73. gabit Ethernet LAN ports Indicator Speed LED has two LEDs The yellow LED in LED dicates activity while the other Seer LED may be green orange or off Green 10 100 MHz DM Amber 1 GHz to indicate the speed of the con 1 Gb LAN Left LED nection See the table at right for Indicator Activity LED the functions associated with the ae Definition olor second LED Amber Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz A ivi SATA Activity SATA Activity LED JS9 X6DAT G Only m Pin Definition A Serial ATA Activity LED header 1 Marvell SATA HDO Active LED 2 Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED is located at JS9 See the table on 3 Marvell SATA HD2 Active LED iniz 4 Marvell SATA HD3 Active LED M right for speaker pin defini 5 COMMON tions 6 NC 7 NC 8 NC 9 NC GLAN LED _ an rans L ABA BEB 7 224 f 9101 _ 23 PW ont DIMM 1 J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 1 DIMM 2 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 E fey DIMM 3A Bank 3 TN a 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 9 323 DIMM 4A Bank 4 o JLAN1 Tumwater CPU2 ma er NorthBridge g 1 BPAG KiFang E e x16 PCI EXP 6 amp Sx 202651 8 PCI 5 33MHz ame sp z V puan x8 PCI EXP 4 27 3 3 2 ssooE ss ae IPSI PCIXEZ 56MHZ PCIX 1 66MHz ZCR CX JWOR USB2 3 ywoL JD2 us S20 1 m 7 Marvell s
74. h Check for errors 1 Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CDh CEh D2h Re map and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system Che
75. he 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 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Notes C 20
76. heck the position of the 115V 240V switch on the power supply 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 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 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 3 2 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 faqs before contact ing 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
77. his feature allows the user to choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control This feature allows the user to choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This feature allows the user to select the method of console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This feature allows the user to decide whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 4 17 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 85 90 95 and 100 Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature This item displays CPU2 Temperature System Temperature This item displays the system Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes 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
78. ility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above B 4 Appendix B 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 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Arr
79. in definitions KT DIMW TK Bank T ou DIMW Z8 DIMWZA Dank Z E x 300 South Bridge use2s NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground PWR LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vcc 16 Control Power LED NMI Button NIC1 LED 4 x Overheat LED 4 Power LED 4 Vcc Vec ES Reset Reset Button pwr gt Power Button SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED Indicator The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN porti is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cable to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions 14 Ze 5 BW DIMM
80. included in the sub menu are 4 4 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Item Specific Help User you enter Multi Sector Transfers Disabled parameters of hard disk LBA Mode Control Disabled drive installed at this 32 Bit 1 0 Disabled connect z uto autotypes Transfer Mode Standard hard disk drive Ultra DMA Mode Disabled installed here 1 39 you select pre determined type of hard disk drive installed here CD ROM a CD ROM drive is installed here ATAPI Removable removable disk drive is installed here tL EE F9 gt Enter F18 Type This feature allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drives The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a pre determined HDD type Select CD ROM if a CD ROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Multi Sector Transfers This feature allows the user to select the number of transfer sectors The options are Disabled 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Large Block Access Control Select Enabled to allows the Phoenix BIOS to access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via LBA mode The options are Disabled and Enabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of
81. indow shows progress using a scroll bar Before the Scroll bar shows the installation is completed another window pops up indicating that a security certificate has been generated 10 Click OK The Root Certificate Store window appears 11 Click Yes The security certificate generated during installation is added to the Certificate Store If you click No at this point you will need to install the certificate the first time you run Adaptec Storage Manager 12 When prompted to restart your computer accept the default Yes and click Finish 13 The system restarts to complete the installation 14 Remove the product installation CD before the system restarts otherwise the installation will start again Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows If you are managing a local storage array and your computer uses a proxy server you need to configure your browser to enable Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server Also if you are managing remote Systems you need to configure Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server when communicating with these systems C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management When using the High security setting you must enable the following settings manually JavaScript Cookies not stored You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in I
82. ine Ert 2 27 Pre EED Indicators uis a a Ss 2 28 Activity LED Indicators et 2 28 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 29 Parallel Port Connector sessssssssssssseeeeeenneeneenn nnne 2 29 Floppy Connector IDE COnrneCtOIS oc ete e a e SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sesenta innate nann 3 1 Before Power Orsi ent nove Pe dnce 3 1 No POWOE 3 1 No VideO nni ic per P ete 3 1 iioii rai iR etia ELE ELE EE LR RE EE AYER ESAE AERE 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures seen 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Ne 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Inirod ction 4 1 4 2 R nning iie see e enn 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS rore cocti iet a epa ert 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup ee 4 7 4 5 Security Setup a qiiia co RD cea P 4 19 4 6 Boot Setup iet iig dti cp lic bee a el pe aper erede tuas 4 21 paEcgqIlpm 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages eene A 1 Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System B 1 Appendix C Installing Adaptec s
83. ine Out JC2 and MIC jacks JC1 see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Advanced Chipset Features section of BIOS To activate the On board Audio please enable the Jumper JPAC See the table on right for pin definitions z FAT lese Sere PEE 729 TET 1 1 gt PW DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 28 Bank 2 TIRRTSE Bank DIMM 3 3 L 4 _ Bana pm 9 9 c S EW ARBORI x16 PCI EXP 5 PCI 5 33MHz Bios LAR perre PCHS 33MHz 1 66 ZCR wot 2 19 97 Audio Audio Enable Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin Number Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD2 Pin Number Definition 1 Right Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Left Stereo Signal 4 Ground JC2 Blue Line In surround sound L R JC1 Pink MIC In Center subwoofer JPAC AC97 Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPAC Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Green Line Out Front L R SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual
84. ion of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 4th Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error mes
85. ions are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address This feature allows the user to select the base address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This feature allows the user to specify whether to redirect the console to On board COM A or On board COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This feature allows the user to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type T
86. 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 B 9 RO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arra
87. ls J1B4 orce L E se or DIM TE Bank T J E J40 DIMM 3A Bank DIMM 28 Bank 2 mer DIMM 2A Bank Z 3 DIMM Bank 3 g ae DIMM d Bank 4 J23 DIMM 4 Bank 4 a pan Tumwater ens ine In JC2 lineout NorthBridge B o z 5 x16 PCI EXP 6 coama HMM Battery 2 9 PCI 5 33MHZ em atem CY LAN x8 PCT EXP 94 2 58251 SPKR SV Cy South Marvell 7 sre Fe 58 1 1 66 2 ZR SE 82 58 Ew seas AS 02 Ss Enters Manes 2 29 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J8 The floppy connector is located at Pin Number Function Pin Nu
88. mber Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN JP8 the table below for pin OND 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 IDE Connector Pin Definitions 43 44 IDE Connectors Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND There are no jumpers to 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 configure the onboard IDE 1 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and 42 connectors at J3 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 f 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 and J4 respectively See 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 the table on the right for pin 17 HostData0 18 Host Data 15 definitions 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Floppy IDE2 IDE1 eras Sewe ERE pe 227 1 DIMM TE CPU1 EH o aci Ld E L Tumwater i CPU2 nee NorthBridge wag maang pa emm umm ie hun CNote Please refer to Appen PCI43 33MHz 300ESB SOES E Fearz South e gx dix B for Software
89. mory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the video on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to move among different setup scr
90. mpletely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and same time to short the connection then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD is used to enable Watch Dog a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software ap plication hangs Pins 1 2 will cause WD to reset the system if an application hangs Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS SIE PWR 721 101 3 S pwr L J184 Porte Fang E PW DNNE Bank T J40 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank Z DIMM ZA Bank 2 z DIMM 38 Bank 3 del DIMM SA Bank 3 755 fe DIMM 28 Bank 4 E Las DIM 3A amp coma a E Tumwater E ine In PE s fies NorthBridge j Kiang T o x16 PCI EXP 6 alaja Su iu 25260 z Battery 2 8 je SSN E S x8 PCT EXP 4 NA TRU a SATAFC Bs Seren SPKR PCIM3 33MHz TE Es South Marvell 5 E Bridge 6041 24
91. nk which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 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 Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID adds RAID functionality to the SATA 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 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Operating Systems supported by the SATA RAID Host Controller Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Linux Red Hat 8 0 and 9 0 SuSE 8 1 and 8 2 Storage Management Software Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Browser based storage management software that provides all of the creation management and data logging needed to manage arrays Arrays may be set up and managed on systems usin
92. nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rmaQsupermicro 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 X6DAT G X6DAi G Image Note Marvell SATA is available on the X6DAT G only SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Figure 1 2 X6DAT G X6DAi G Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale 4 p ATX PWR 754 TDi 2 ane Fans 9 J184 22 PW lt on DIMM Bank 1 J40 DIMM Bank 1 1 DIMM 2 2 DIMM 2 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 S DIMM 3A Bank 3 jee DIMM 4B Bank 4 S 23 DIMM 4 Bank 4 Vm z 7 57 E 3 TERIS Tumwat
93. nstall and press Enter d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert 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 Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 1 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot B 18 Appendix B Software Installation B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver
94. nt must always be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed Remote and managed systems must have a TCP IP connection The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser the system with the RAID controller installed or a third system Communication security is ensured because Secure HTTP S HTTP or SSL protocols are used to encrypt all transmitted data Connection over an Ethernet network a corporate WAN or VPN are supported SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Logging In To login 1 Start Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition In Windows click Start gt Programs gt Adaptec Storage Manager gt Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition n Linux click Start System Adaptec Storage Manager The Login screen appears ADAPTEC STORAGE MANAGER snowsen EH System Login Hostname localhost Usemame Password Loum 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the username and password you would use to log into that system 3 Click Login Note When running Adaptec Storage Manager for the first time You need to install a security certificate if you chose not to during the installation process For instructions see the section Installing a Security Certificate You are asked to register your software For instructions see the section Registering Your Software To log in from any system with a
95. nternet Explorer 5 and 5 5 Select Tools Internet Options to access these settings Active Scripting Allow per session cookies not stored Note In Internet Explorer 6 0 there is no security setting for cookies Cookie configuration was removed from the Privacy tab There is no setting for blocking Intranet cookies If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server To verify whether you are using a proxy server 1 From the Internet Option window click the Connections tab 2 Click LAN Settings f the Use a proxy server box isn t checked exit by clicking OK You aren t using a proxy server so ignore this setting f the Use a proxy server box is checked make sure the Bypass proxy server for local addresses box is also checked Then click the Advanced button In the Exceptions window enter localhost as an entry You are now ready to proceed to the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely 1 Choose Tools Internet Options Connections LAN Settings 2 Select Use a proxy server for your LAN Advanced 3 In the Exceptions section type the managed system s IP address Configuring Netscape Navigator for Local Management Note These instructions apply specifically to v
96. odules are used we recommend that up to four double banked memory modules be installed on the motherboard Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch Notch en Note Notch irr should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom 2 5 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab Release Tab 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors The ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various ports Figure 2 3 Port Locations and Definitions Green USBO 3 KB Mouse Purple Purple Parallel Port Green COM1 COM2 LAN Line In MIC Green Green Blue Pink 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 descrip
97. ool Tips If you position the cursor over a device or button a pop up tool tip appears For buttons the tips contain helpful information about the function of the button while for devices they display additional information Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Physical Devices The Physical Devices view displays information about the drives and enclosures attached to the Adaptec RAID controller The devices are shown organized by the channel or port that they are connected to and shown in numerical order The display for each channel includes information on maximum speed capability the number of the channel on the controller and the number of devices found excluding the SCSI controller Selecting a channel or device will turn the Events Properties and Tasks buttons amber This indicates that clicking any of these buttons will display an additional window with information and options specific to that device or channel At the top of the Physical Devices view grouped to the right of View are three view selection buttons These buttons select the physical devices connected to this controller Changing How Drives are Displayed By default the Physical Devices displays a condensed view of the controller configuration that hides detailed information about the drives More information is available by either positioning the mouse pointer over the device or clicking on the arrowhead to the left of a
98. ostRAID Utility C 3 Installing Adaptec Storage Management A Browser Edition Overview This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays Browsers supported To run Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only The following versions are supported Windows nternet Explorer IE 5 0 or later Netscape 7 or later Linux Adaptec supplied and installed version of Mozilla Netscape 7 or later When using Adaptec Storage Manager you need to log on to your system with administrator privileges Typical Custom and Compact Installations You can select from these setup options Typical default Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system You can select from these components Managed System Components lf you choose this selection only the installation is the same as a Compact installation Adaptec Web Server lInstalls components allowing managed systems to communicate with Web browsers Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier Installs messaging including email and broadcaster capabilities Adaptec SNMP Installs components used by SNMP based a
99. ou can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site B 19 X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Supero Doctor 111 The Supero Doctor program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called 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 displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor IIl interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information Supero Doctor Microsoft Internet Explorer m laj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help EJ 20 Di Doc pu UE IE Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Health Information CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis Configuration Administration ystems Management Report B 20 Appendix B Software Installation Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help enr ae Remote d 0080 m Info Health Info Performance Remate Control Configuration Administration Remote Control
100. ox 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 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility 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 Browser Edition To assign propertie
101. perties menu displays as the screen shown below Select drives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O0ELXi 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 dis played on the screen RAID 0 or 1 requires two drives B 7 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual i DEC TT 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 3 For 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 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for 0 and
102. pplications Requires Microsoft SNMP agents to be installed to function Not included in a Typical installation Compact Installs only the components required on a remotely managed system See Managed System Components above Note When you perform a Typical or Compact installation components needed for communication and remote management are installed automatically SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual B On Windows Note When installing on a FAT 32 file system the folder being installed is automatically hidden To install Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition 1 Verify that a supported browser is installed See the section Supported Browsers for details 2 Insert the product installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation If this does not occur browse the CD and click Autorun 3 Click Adaptec Utilities 4 Click Install Adaptec Storage Manager 5 Click Next in the Install Shield window 6 Read the license agreement If you agree to its terms click Yes If not click No and terminate the installation The Select a Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See the sections regarding Typical Custom and Compact Installations for details 7 Choose a setup type and click Next 8 When you see the Destination Folder click Next 9 When you see the Setup Information click Next The Setup Status w
103. pply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f 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 3 1 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of ECC registered DDR333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Please refer to Chapter 2 for DDR memory support 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 An inter leaved memory scheme is used so you must install two modules of same type and of same speed at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 6 C
104. ration 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 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 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 measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the 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
105. rheat Fam Fail LED as uite i ern enn 2 11 Power Fall s iie eere e hb re Ete 2 11 Reset BUWOM 2 12 Power Button Table of Contents Chassis Intrusion e even ee de e ede 2 13 Universal Serial BUS rt mr HR 2 13 Fat Headers Ree eR Eie est Wake On Ring Wake On LAN GLAN Ethernet Port 4 2 16 Power LED Speaker Header sene 2 16 Power Fault tc tc rn a CHEESE LIS 2 17 Alarm Reset tat nete ip ete deae ee He cud 2 17 Overheat EEDs oue e Reden 2 18 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 18 CD l Header etr a eer ee t ree EE Re AC 97 Audio Enable SMBis e UU OE RETE ET EE 5 Serial Ports 2 6 J mper Seltings uote RH Explanation of Jumpers ee 2 22 GLAN Enable Disable pp 2 22 CMOS Clea 2 23 Watch Dog Enable certet terre inet 2 23 Audio Enable roe 2 24 Serial se niece nen ae tere Rt Hires PETRI reed ie EE ER Ele 2 24 3rd PWR Supply Alarm Enable pp 2 25 Force Power On 2 25 Reboot Options iiaia Rr EO ne Pere ea a a 2 26 a a Naira aapi 2 26 2 7 Onboard lridiGators eerte erre 2 27 GLAN EEDS iiit derent tert e ee RW CE INE e 2 27 SATA Activity BED eese rire P eR e
106. ribes 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 memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SATA 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 Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site http www supermicro com support for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B lists software drivers SATA HostRAID Utility and the OS in stallation instructions Appendix C provides information on installing Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell s SATA chip SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual idiot rere teet i pce aiai iii
107. s are Disabled and Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable Memory RAS Reliability Availability Serviceability Feature Control The options are Standard Sparing and Mirroring Select Sparing RAIDO to increase the performance of data transfer by simultaneously writing data to two memory modules Select Mirroring RAID 1 to protect data from a disk failure by writing identical data two memory modules 4 11 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the Phoenix BIOS will detect and attempt to reduce the Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components The options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRAM memory to be ECC Error Checking amp Correction compliant The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR System Error Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Device 29 Function 2 amp 3 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support Thi
108. s proportional to the drive capacity relative to the largest drive Any part of a drive used in an array is shown as a gray segment within the bar Selecting any gray segment will highlight it in amber and in the Logical Devices view highlight the array of which this segment is a member In either the Full Size Capacity View or the Relative Size Capacity View a small portion at each end of the drive may be shown in dark gray The segment at the end of the drive may vary in size from drive to drive because in addition to the RAID signature the controller may also limit the usable capacity of each drive This is done because hard disk drives of apparently the same capacity from different manufacturers or even different models from the same manufacturer actually vary slightly in the true capacity available Although in normal operation this is not an issue it can be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive If the controller used the maximum capacity of each drive and a hot spare or replacement drive was just a few megabytes smaller it would not be able to replace the failed drive By rounding drive capacities down to the nearest 2 MB this possibility is effectively eliminated Logical Devices As described earlier when Adaptec Storage Manager loads the Logical Devices view is expanded and you can see the arrays present on the controller At the top of this view are the following buttons Create Modify and Delet
109. s setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper Threading This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper Threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking If Enabled the OS will debug the system during system reset after a System crash 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 13 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual PF 1 O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock input This setting allows you to set the clock frequency for the Keyboard Clock The options are 6MHz 8MHz and 12 MHz Onboard COM1 This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM1 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address This feature allows the user to select the base I O address for Onboard COM1 The options are 8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt reque
110. s 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 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 Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note 1 If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for 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 C 17 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Notes Before ad
111. sages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BO
112. scarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use 4 22 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 23 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may
113. st for Onboard COM1 The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Onboard COM2 This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM2 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This feature allows the user to specify the type of device that will be connected to Onboard COM2 The options are Normal IR for an infrared device and ASK IR Base I O Address This feature allows the user to select the base I O address for Onboard COM2 The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS Interrupt This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt request for Onboard 2 The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address This feature allows the user to select the base address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows the user to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output Bi directional ECP and EPP DMA Channel This feature allows the user to specify the DMA channel The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The opt
114. tallation 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 For more information regarding 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 B 17 SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual B 2 Installing Intel s ESB6300 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 ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to i
115. tate of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Manual Revision Rev 1 0b Release Date Oct 4 2006 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 2006 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 X6DAT G X6DAi G motherboard Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only The SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G supports single or dual Intel Xeon EM64T processors at an 800 MHz front side bus speed Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported 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 desc
116. ter faces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The interfaces with the 6300ESB ICH Controller Hub via HI 1 5 Hub Interface to support 32 bit or 64 bit PCI devices running at 33 or 66 MHz 6300 ESB Hance Rapids ICH System Features In addition to providing the subsystem with access to the rest of the system the Hance Rapids ICH Controller Hub integrates many functions The 6300 ESB Hance Rapids ICH Controller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Con trollers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz In terface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Controller Note The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the this setting 1 9 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Last
117. 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 the 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 Fani Speed to Fan8 Speed Power Voltages Vcore A Vcore B P3V3 P5V N12V P12V VDD P5Vsb 4 18 Chapter 4 Phoenix BIOS 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enters Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk hoot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled Fi tL 9 Esc e gt Enter F10 Supervisor Password 15 This feature allows the BIOS to show whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not
118. tically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click This means that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Heatsink Installation Socket lever in the locking Position Heatsinks are heavy Please handle with care Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to the heatsink or the CPU die the re quired amount has already been ap plied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tight ening all four screws 2 3 Screw 1 Screw 2 Screw 2 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket Lever Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when in Triangle stalling the CPU other wise damage to the socket or the CPU may occit Processor installed CODE CO de Triangle EN 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 mo
119. tion 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 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 C 18 Appendix C Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility 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 t
120. tions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button 2 7 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions J1B4 Pin Number Definition Number Definition 13 3 3 1 3 3V Power Connector 14 2 133V 15 3 COM There are a 24 pin main power 16 PS_ON 4 5 ly connector PW1 J1B4 an M 5 m supply connector J and i EOM 5 28V a 4 pin CPU PWR connector J32 19 COM 7 COM _ 20 Res NC 8 PWR OK on the board These power con 21 25V 9 5VSB nectors meet the SSI EPS 12V 22 5V 10 412V ificati Both 23 45V 11 412V specification oth power con 24 COM 12 43 3V nectors are required to ensure 12V 4 pin Connector sufficient power supply See the J32 table on the right for pin defini Required i Pins Definition tions For CPU PWR J1D1 please Connection
121. 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 1 11 SUPERO X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 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 operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows NT 5 0 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into the suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in the 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
122. to manage arrays Note Your controller may not support all of the features described In most cases if a feature is not supported by your controller the feature does not appear in the interface With Adaptec Storage Manager you can Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Windows or Linux and a supported browser Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components see the section regarding Typical Custom and Compact Installations You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed remotely by either of these methods nstalling Adaptec Storage Manager on the remote system Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you want to manage Note To manage an array remotely from a Linux system install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use the Adaptec supplied version of Mozilla as the browser Architecture Overview A locally managed system requires all of these components A supported Web browser which should already be installed on the System The Adaptec Web service which supplies content displayed on the Web browser An Adaptec supplied storage agent A remotely managed system requires all of these components The remote system must contain a browser The storage age
123. troller Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below B 11 X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual anage Arrays reate Array nitialize 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 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOGELX1 34 468 12 Appendix B 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 p 3elected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 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 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue B 13 RO X6DAT G X6DAi G 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 critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive
124. unting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 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 the memory slots starting with DIMM 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules of the same memory type and of the same memory speed 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 X6DAT G X6DAi G supports up to 16 GB of ECC registered DDR333 or up to 32 GB of ECC registered DDR266 SDRAM memory Both motherboards were designed to support 4 GB modules in each slot but have only been verified for up to 2 GB modules When Registered ECC DDR333 PC2700 memory m
125. when a rescan is required it occurs automatically for example after an array is created However the system configuration can change without Adaptec Storage Manager being notified For example drives that are inserted or removed from a nonintelligent enclosure or an enclosure powered on after you logged into Adaptec Storage Manager would not be displayed unless you manually rescan The remaining buttons open additional windows that provide more detailed information and allow you to perform actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsystem These are Events Options Help Properties Tasks Immediately following the header frame is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in the System and the amount of cache memory if any installed on that controller Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices and Logical Devices views that show connected devices and existing arrays on this controller Controller information and device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec RAID controller in the system Select the controller by clicking anywhere on the controller information When the controller is selected the Events Properties and Tasks buttons change from blue to amber indicating that clicking any of them will display an additional window with information and options specific to this controller Pop Up T
126. xpand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specifications of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS Settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Removable Devices Item Specific Help CD ROM Drive BEART ES lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or lt Enter gt selects field Fi tL F9 Esc e Enter Fi8 Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window SUPER X6DAT G X6DAi G User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to 2 CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Fi F9 Esc lt gt Enter F10 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Di
127. ys 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 B 10 Appendix B 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 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 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt 1 HostRAID Con

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