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SuperMicro X6DHP-8G2-B DUAL XEON 800FSB E7520 DDR2 DUAL U320 SCSI Motherboard

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1. COM1 COM2 There are two COM headers Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition COM1 and COM2 located be 1 cD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS tween SCSI Channel A and IDE 3 TD 8 CTS i 4 DTR 9 RI Drives See the table on the right 5 Ground for pin definitions DIMM 1B Bank 1 FP Control USB0 1 DIMM IA Bank 1 EL Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANI S5 DIMM 24A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TEES DIMM 4B Bank 4 CRU 7 8 BIOS TT SPKR DIMM 4A Bank 4 1 O 5 oo SUPER X6DHP 8G2 ar Gus ICHSR 5 6 KB CTRL South E7520 Bridge JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBTI North e Bridge M4 Xp GLAN Pux SISE cnn i Fans a 12 UID 8 ES PCLX133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 a E PCI X100 MHz 1 PELEK iat IDEL ATAL LC 8 Pin By ATAD TX PWR IDE2 mas LII PWR2 scsi fa RCSIChA PZ Z eis mE m PE m E EAS Y EEBE A ails COM1 COM2 Chassis Intrusion 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus
2. USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Pin Pin Two USB 2 0 ports are located at Number Definition Number Definition JUSB1 See the table on the right x cg u for pin definitions 3 Po 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 N A 5 Key Front Panel Universal Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Serial Bus Pin Definitions FPUSB2 FPUSB3 Pin Extra USB headers FPUSB2 Number Definition FPUSB3 can be used for front pu side USB access You will need a 3 PO 4 Ground USB cable to use either connec 5 N A tion Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions FP USB 2 3 DIMM IB Bank 1 HP Control DIMM 1A Bank 1 JF1 Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TENE DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU1 7 8 BIOS SPKR _ DIMM 4A Bank 4 a Ele e x i amp 2 xum SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 _ a VGA aS bos 5 6 d South KB CTRL Oo Bridge E7520 JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBT1 North i e Bridge 3 4 XE GLAN PHX SE ferr Fans o 1 2 1D PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 xn 4 IDE1 A PCI X100 MHz 1 PCI Ex8 1 ATA xx pwede I Sy IDE2 Li PWR2 Z ss RGTCRA E AEE amp 3 O O Floppy Sele J24 Ctrl B a OO s s 00s a SUPER X6DH
3. Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 Ho 64 1 0 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 SCS Channel B 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SCSI Channel A Scan Ta nea ID tas cz TRA ae PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR e cu Em PCI X100 MHz 1 US Saati EH ps SUPER X6DHP 8G2 Peas E i uH E B om le 12 y IDEI EATAT Ts Fra IDEE prx PWR yn B S REE D sUsB2 2 29 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Notes 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1
4. HDD LED Pin The HDD LED connection is located T on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach Pin the hard drive LED cable here to Mr x display disk activity for any hard 14 HD Active drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators NIC1 LED Pin NIC2 LED Pin Definitions Definitions The NIC Network Interface Con JF1 JF1 troller LED connections for the Pin Pin ae GLAN porti is located on pins 11 M E me Denaon and 12 of JF1 and for the GLAN 12 GND 10 GND port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 L D Isto em ec SUPER 6 xepHP 8G2 R Ey el Qen paide ig MS E a WR Fail LED lt O gt PWR Fail LED RENEE RE m UID_LED 4 ojo P Front UID MH cum EIS IDES Ree LPR M Ground O pwr X Power Butto 2 11 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Overheat OH Overheat Fan_Fail LED Fan_Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Conn
5. DIMM IB Baz 1 EP Control USBO I DIMM TA ora JET Fans Fans 9 10 DIMMZE Bank 2 9 19 LANI o DIMA Bank 2 M3B Bank 3 TAN IMM 3A Bank 3 Fans Fans 7 8 1U IPMI Stot DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU1 7 8 BIOS DIMM 4A Bank 4 SPI L Bug P B 5 amp SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 Fuse s fds ICHSR Ms S South eet KB CTRL Sou 7 Bridge ED JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Fans 3 4 Mouse set1 North Fan S 3 Bridge 3a Sja GAN Pux ez gt S CILR Fans Fans 1 2 a 12 UID m PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI EX8 2 E s IDEI SATAI X100 MHz 1 LE 3 PCI X z pa Ex8 1 TAS Ww Penn E Csrcha is IDE eye ELI PWR scsi amp 5 Floppy EEI zE 124 CH amp a OO ZEE alls 2 17 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Wake On Ring h ri Pin Definitions The ake O g idee 2 des JWOR1 ignated JWOR1 This function al in low
6. lize SMB on your system are DC power Power SMB l C SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Connector m Pin Definition 1 Clock 2 E 2 Data l2 C Connector J24 located be 3 PW Fail Signal tween the PWR ForceOn Header 4 N A and the PWR Fault header moni 5 N A tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature DIMM 1B Bank 1 FP Cont USBO I DIMM TA Bank 1 Fe control Tans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LAN DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU1 18 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ID SUPER Q9 X6DHP 8G2 ICHSR 5 6 South Bridge E7520 Lindenhurst CPU2 11 North Fans Bridge 3 4 3 EE GLAN PHX SISIE CTER E Fans UID P 12 PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 a PCI X100 MHz 1 PCI Exs 1 PE BATA amp Pin a BATAO TX PWRI Svo z SCSI em 8 ToT EEE sg 5 a oppy ET 124 Ctrl 3 v oi EE E s005 PWR SMB SMB 2 19 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the e e motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between m jumper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 a to change the function of the Setting BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board Se
7. 2 21 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled DOC IDE Slot Bus Select JP17 JP18 VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Position Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled IDE Bus Select Pin Definitions JP17 JP18 JP17 allows the user to determine Pin n Number Definition if DOC IDE slot1 Bus should be open Slave Master or Slave JP18 allows the Closed Master user to set DOC IDE slot 2 Bus to be Master or Slave See the table on the right for pin definitions VGA Enable DIMM IB Bank 1 FP Control USBO I DIMM IA Bank 1 m Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANI EG DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans AIE DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU1 7 8 BIOS Z sox e DIMM 4A Bank 4 ELEME B oem SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 z ICHSR Bay a VGA B south 5 6 KB CTR eM i Bridge E7520 JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 ouse Fans JBTI North Bridge 3 4 E
8. SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Unit Identification A Unit Identification Indicator UID is located above SCSI Channel B Connector Use this indicator for easy identification of the system when needed While servicing the system if you find you need to work on the other side of the unit push the UID button located on the far left of the control panel on the front and to the right of the VGA port on the rear of the chassis to illuminate an LED on the other side of the chassis When you walk around to the other side of the rack the unit will then be easy to spot The LED will remain on until the UID button is pushed again USB0 1 LANI LAN2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 FP Control DIMM IA Bank 1 JFI DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ICHS5R South SUPER X6DHP 8G2 CPU 1 E7520 Lindenhurst North Bridge CPU2 PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR IPCI Ex8 2 PCI X100 MHz 1 gt JUSB2 Fans 9 10 Fans 7 8 Fans 5 6 Fans 3 4 Fans 12 PcrExs 1 IDE 3 c SCSI Ctrl
9. Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On Make sure that there is not any short circuit 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 Properly install the CPU and make sure that the CPU is fully seated in the socket Connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the moth erboard Check all jumper settings as well Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by a CO Inm the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure that there is not any short circuit between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Vi
10. Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure A 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 BOh Check for errors Bih 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 Cle
11. JF1 Pin The Power LED connection is lo Number Definition 15 Vcc cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 16 Control Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions PWR LED C DMMB Bank i es oe Hu Jae x ono o LAND Eo j pum Cooma PWRLED4 o Ve lans caer CPU ir aus See HDDLED lt Ve 5 foem SUPER e xepuP 8G2 p E vaa bids Ius lise NICTLED lt Vec E em Lee ET V Mie mui D grei orm NIC2 LED lt o ve oer Bridge 3 4 a Spp mu e OWFan Fail LED lt Ve sig s i lum 3 i2 PWR Fail LED lt O b PWR Fail LED f FCEXIS MHz EL ZCR For m m L E PCLXI00 MHz 1 CHENS Al DET pu x Pwr EP UID_LED 4 olo s Front UID scs xc JE a AA Eu F Ground O pwr gt Power B ftton 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED
12. JPA2 ATX PWRI JLI 8 Pin PWR2 RCSI Ch A IDEs sj TPIS COM JP1 UN 9 Floppy EEE As J24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive 1U IPMI and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions The floppy connector is located Pi Numper Function Pin Number Function on JFDD1 See the table below i GND A EDHDIN Sad 3 GND 4 Reserved for pin definitions 5 Key 6 FDEDIN T GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13
13. PWR LED i Fans m HDDWED 4 Vec Fans 5 6 NIC2 LED 4NO Vec OH Fan Fail LED lt PWR Fail LED lt Front UID But ton UID LED 20 19 O o0 NM o e lt 8 7 lt 0 Vcc uo uen olo M gt PWR F i LED N Front_UID cm Monee E7520 Bridge TWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Fans ueri North e Bridge Es aan ux cnr Fans E i2 8 FCEXISS MHz F2 ZCR Fere 2 2 PCLXIO0 MHz AI cms gp PEL Ba prm IDE2 loo TX PWR wre SCSI ECSIChA zz DEI p IS Floppy 324 ca 3 2918 EUIS round O O 2 13 gt Power Button SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin Definitions JL1 j Pin cated at eid Attach the appropri Ameis laren ate cable to inform you of a chas 1 ntrusion Input 2 Ground sis intrusion Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions
14. 0 512K 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 Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from SCSI The options are Disabled and Enabled Rese
15. 3 3 SUPERO X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual these files into a bootable floppy and reboot your system Then follow Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 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 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 The
16. 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 B icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Tien Epes ifio Help LI1dz4zchTl Eyota Dapa 81 1 7 288 diabo ChHkilt fahs ar HIDE Bats ibater aeleora del bagety Dinkogie m LD1 4441 359 HB We Vagallsl ATA Eleth Serlal ATR CEmab led 3 tar BALD tnabie E Birahln k Harisa Mode Operat Lent Chete b LDE hea d Marier E TOR ant H Hlaum DE Chesuel d Marier IDE mann d Glave DINE san E Matar IIE Channel 3 Faster Epirem Fenaeg KEIN WRIT Esteaded Aeeors IHRE ED Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date 4 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 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 AT
17. and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus The SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 motherboard is intended to be profes sionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST codes Appendix B provides software and the OS installation instructions SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About MIS IV AU All cis sz ces ite ot esc cae ca tee uH eie ce a Se cess da beck een eaten deeded
18. 1 PCI X ZCR SLOT HUB 266MB S JPCIX2 Left IDE UDMA 100 PRI SEC A i pues PCI BUS 32 BIT Gbit LAN a ICHSR p VGA ANVIK SATA SATA 0 1 Y E 0 1 2 3 S E R z E a LPC amp IPMI I F DPI fO ENR Y 9 E K n a C KB FDD SER 1 H W MS SER 2 MONITOR Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 7520 Lindenhurst chipset the X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configura tion options optimized for communications presentation storage computa tion or database applications The Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset con sists of the following components the Lindenhurst Memory Controller Hub MCH the ICH5R I O Controller Hub and the Intel PCI X Hub PXH The E7520 MCH supports single or dual Xeon EMT64 Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR II 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths The E7520 also supports the new PCI high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH interfaces with the ICH5R I O Con
19. A zia sot serena z 6 Fer E On dz alls 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap ter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Front UID Button UID LED There is a Universal Indicator lo cated next to the VGA Connector on the motherboard The Front UID Button UID LED connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Byfton o o o Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground UID amp UID LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 Front UID Button 4 UID LED M DIMM IB Bank I FP Cogtri USBO I Bank 1 V DIMM2B Bank 2 x olo x V Fans 9 10 m DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 3B Bank 4 ERU C ums T DIMM 4A Bank 4 E E O vaa Glas THR EE eu oo SUPER X6DHP 8G2
20. EE GLAN PHX SSR CILR e Fans UID 3 12 PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR IPCI Ex8 2 A PCI X100 MHz 1 PcrExs 1 PEL EATAT 8 Pin A so ATX PWR pwe scsi g RESIChA Je 16 5 a E i 8 8 J24 s005 2 22 JP17 JP18 Chapter 2 Installation Watch Dog Enable JWD1 controls Watch Dog a sys Watch Dog n Jumper Settings JWD1 tem monitor that takes action when uma gs a software application freezes the Position Definition Pins 1 2 WD to Reset System Pins 1 2 will have WD re Pins2 3 WD to NMI set the system if a program Open Disabled freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the pro gram that has frozen requires soft ware implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS BIOS Debug JP27 BIOS Debug Pin Definitions JP27 Close pins 2 and 3 of JP27 to al low the system to search for the mid Bae x mpe rescue disk from the floppy drive a 2 Nomai to refresh the BIOS when the 2 8 BIOS Recovery BIOS crashes Refer to the Table on the right for pin definitions Wat
21. Temperature LM93 Temperature LM30 Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes Disable 3 pin Server This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of onboard fans Select Disable to disable of the function of fan speed control and the system will run at the full speed 12V Select 3 pin Server to optimize the fan speed control via BIOS Thermal management Fan 1 FAN 10 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Voltage These items display the Voltage status of the following items P12V_CPU1 _Scaled P12V CPU2 Scaled P12V Scaled CPU vio MCH PXH Vcore ICH Vcore CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore P3V3 P5V P1V8 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS P2V5 HECETA MEM VTT P1VO NIC N12V Scaled P3V3 STBY SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Iten Epo ite Help Weer Passed Ja Set Hupserwirzr larzwumi Set Urap Paititi Pisni dick beat zectnri Harna I Passus an bust IDhicshbed 1 Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means
22. expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Tose Spself bs Balp 1 wh CHhifu Taks imr selects f Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CDROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 E ir Biisarding Chasqna Exit Syrtun utup amd Load Setup Defenlte fave gour changes be bizrard Charqur CD Janse Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the
23. indicate the speed of the connection See Left en Right Back Panel View 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator Speed LED LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Activity LED the table at right for the functions LED Definition associated with the second LED I Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz SCSI LED Indicators DA1 DA2 X6DHP 8G2 Only There are two SCSI LED Indicators on the motherboard DA1 indicates the status of SCSI Channel A and DA2 indicates the status of SCSI Channel B GLAN1 GLAN2 SCBI Ch B LED scsi gn A LED DIMM IB Bank 1 FP Control USBO I DIMM TA Bank 1 ETT Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 7 9 10 LANI DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans PMI Sw DIMMI4B Bank 4 CEU 7 8 BIOS Es sp DIMMI4A Bank 4 Ji O z SUPER e XoD P 8G2 Fans KB CTRL JWORI ddenhurst CPU2 ouse North Fans Bridge 3 4 Sig GLAN HX SEE lone Fans a 1 2 UID B PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR 2 PCI X100 MHz 1 Eu zi x pw Pin E SCSI EE TRE S 4 E J24
24. 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 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 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 t
25. other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress 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 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 The SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 accommodates ATX 24 pin power sup plies Although most power supplies
26. the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the next item SATA RAID Enable select Enabled and press lt Enter gt 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility B 2 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands o
27. the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specifies to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you 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 This item allows you 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 item allows you 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 item allows you to choose select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 4 15 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 C 90 C 95 C and 100 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see the data for the following items Temperature These items display the Temperature status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2
28. this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow 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 a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block
29. 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 Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu B 5 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 Uti
30. use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins 20 19 Ground NMI s PWR LED Jeje Vcc HDD LED Jele Vcc NIC1 LED ele Vcc NIC2 LED ele Vcc OH Fan Fail LED 2 9 Vcc PWR Fail LED PWR Fail LED UID_LED Jele Front_UID Pur gt Power Button Ground 2 1 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition ATX Power Connector 18 33 3V 1 13 3V 14 12V 2 43 3V i 15 COM 3 COM The main power supply connector ie PS ON i aU JPW1 on the XGDHP 8G2 X6DHP 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V iG2 meets the SSI Superset ATX i9 COM 7 COM specification You can only use a 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK mm bl th 21 45V 9 5VSB pin power supply cable on the 22 15V 10 OV motherboard Make sure that the 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V orientation of the connector is cor rect Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 Pin 12v Power Supply 8 pin Processor connector at Connector BENZ JPW2 must also be connected to Pins Definition your power supply for CPU power 1 thru 4 Ground consumption to avoid causing in SINUS rey stability t
31. 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 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 T
32. A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA 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 OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto Chapter 4 BIOS 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 included in the sub menu are CHE l enat Cylinderss Cylinders inat i I 433 Wels Ensrtarz Sectors Fad lain Capen dng Paxsimum Capac ligt Lih Purnat Toral E rt gsz PFaximun Cagarity ra installed bere Pulri Eectne TPranslarei TEE Eae Edi T LEA Ande Contrai Liza Le 32 Bis 1259 IBIsables l Trasna Pode Et andar Ultra DP PMn r Bebo bell 1 Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows BIOS to automatically de
33. DHP 8G2 only One 1U IPMI slot Chapter 1 Introduction Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet controller support two GLAN ports 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 Headers Super I O 2 SATA ports support 2 drives RAID 0 1 JBOD ATI 8 MB Rage XL Graphic Card 2 COM Headers Other Internal external modem ring on Console redirection SMBus for SMC Power Supply CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 9 6 x 16 2 243 8 x 411 5 mm SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual VRM NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 i _ g iia E 8 E 8 NOCONA PROCESSOR 2 CLOCK n E s00mHz E E B E eaevs a llg ERIE 8 aE E s27 Sa sr PCI EXP B X8 SCSI R PCI EXP L 31 e Right SLOTx8 N 48 8 AIC7902W N JPCIE2 ame 7 400 DDRIIA 400 DIMMs PCI EXP PCI EXP C x8 Right Left SLOTx8 MCH 1 PCI X JPCIEl 468 85 DDRIIB 400 SLOT per x mus 122092 4 DDRII 400 JPCIX1 PXH PCI EXP A x8 DIMMs PCI X BUS 100MHZ 1 cc ee eer Slim Type 5 _ 8 48 5
34. Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size A 1 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 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 a
35. Floppy J24 Ctrl a a CIO asia alls 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the ac cidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connec tor to clear CMOS Clear CMOS FP Control eee JEL Fans 9 10 LAN S IO LAN2 ti Fans TU IPMI Slot cp 18 BIOS smi Eile o z SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 E Fans a VGA 5 6 KB CTRL i E7520 Lindenhurst CPU2 das North Fans Bridge 3 4 amp m GLAN Olea 2 EE CILR Fans es UID P 12 PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 2 IDEI BATAI PCI X100 MHz 1 PCI Ex8 1 z a ED EATAO ATX PWR ae ses a ECSICh A z 2 T JE ILI 2 Ctrl B amp 1G Ere EEEE 24 Pere s005
36. 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 e 1 2 ea IPCI Ex8 2 5 IDE1 ATA 1 PCI EXB 1 ATAO ATX PWRI 8 Pin za 2 e s PWR2 TM g 9 lopp EE J24 ES erem DIMMIB Tank EP Control Ts zm u e ows ink SR cu Fans EN ws I Eg em SUPER 6 xepHp sG2 Tus Floppy ISS su figs enm bs KB eo E7520 Lindenhurst cruz ise ER pee Fans Bridge 3 4 sig ew rx P ens 2 a 12 D I i09 m S 5 m ae TX Pwr Ie j DED vio p E A CE PEERS cs SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to IDE Connector Pin Definitions J5 J6 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function configure the onboard IDE 1 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 and 2 connectors at JIDE1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 and JJIDE2 r
37. P 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports desig nated JLAN1 JLAN2 are located next to the USB 0 1 ports This port accepts RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Ports and Mouse Forts Pin Definitions JKB1 JMS1 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Pin Number Definition mouse are located next to the 1 Data 2 NC VGA connector See the table at 3 Ground right for pin definitions See Fig 4 d r 5 lock ure 2 3 for the locations of each 6 NC GLAN1 GLAN2 Keyboard Mouse DI 1B Bank 1 FP Control MM IA Bank 1 JF1 Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans WW Sa DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU 718 BIOS DIMM 4A Bank 4 6 SPK Y amp a B xum SUPER X6DHP 8G2 a VGA als TCH 5 6 CTRL South E7520 LI Bridge C JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBT1 North mm e Bridge 34 ZIEL GLAN pox S E CTLR at Fans per e 12 UID g PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 2 PCI X100 MHz 1 PcLExs 1 PE ATAI 8 Pin IDE ATAD ATX PWRI pRa
38. Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to 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 backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM 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 memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup
39. SUPERO SUPERO X6DHP 8G2 SUPERO X6DHP iG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 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
40. The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override After Power Failure 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 and Power On Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup gt Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and
41. abled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Default Open Please do not change the default setting SCSI Enable SCSI Chan B Term Enable SCSI Chan A Term Enable DIMM IB Bank 1 FP Control DIMM IA Bank 1 JF1 Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B DIMM 3A Bank Fans TOTNES DIMM 4B Bank CPU 78 seke DIMM 4A B 4 E e m SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 vu VGA dg TCHR Ee CTRL South E7520 Bridge JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Fa c s11 North A Bridge PHX Fans o 1 2 a PCI X133 MHz 2 ZR IPCI Ex8 2 5 2 PCI X100 MHz 1 Peress 41 PEL ATM amp Pin ATAO ATX PWRI T IDE2 sO PWR2 SCSI mA S rom ESE es lt M E a Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port lo cated beside the COM2 port has two LEDs on the back of the con nectors The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to
42. anagement 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 AS SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Notes Appendix B Software Installation Instructions 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 Adaptec s SCSI HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard 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 devi
43. ar 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 A4 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description CDh CEh D2h Re map I O 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 I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System M
44. atOlSs cre ae ee sn rr aE 2 25 Unit Identification cn rentem preteen rere tion 2 26 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive 1U IPMI and SCSI Connections 2 27 Floppy CONNEC COM sence cence co EE pta e tegit 2 27 IDE Connectors TU IPM GConREGCLUOD errori rre etr erm Pers 2 28 SCSI COnMeCtors caer PER UXOR EXT MEX RENS EXE PERIERE 2 29 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedu res nennen rne 3 1 Before Power QR er tbc ener REF ARE HER de 3 1 No POW Cl tec ete 3 1 ode oece e EC HIE shies 3 1 Memory Er c 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 2s 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures eh gie 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions essere 3 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service s sse 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 T IntrOQUCtiOT rem bro ten t eee teca era ed 4 2 Running Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 5 Security Selup zcasnene nent niet doe E een Hane tetas 4 6 Boot Sellpas esce ien iden dot breit eene pede ee Gat EXE M Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Codes ctr tierno beads A 1 Appendix B Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purcha
45. ble on the X6DHP 8G2 only Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DHP 8G2 iG2 Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP27 BIOS Debug Pins 1 2 Enabled JP17 JP18 DOC Bus Select JP17 18 DOC1 2 Closed Master Note2 JPA1 SCSI Enable Note1 Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Channels A B Term Enable Off Enabled Note1 JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD1 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWHR1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector PWR2 12V 8 Pin CPU PWR Connector COM1 COM2 COM1 COM 2 Serial Port Connectors DA1 DA2 SCSI Channel A LED DA1 SCSI Ch B LED DA2 DIMM 1 A DIMM 4B DDR DIMM Memory RAM Slots FAN 1 10 CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE1 IDE2 IDE 1 IDE 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J1 1U IPMI slot J22 System Management Bus Connector J24 Power System Management Bus Connector JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JFW1 JFW2 Note2 JL1 LAN 1 2 JUSB1 JUSB2 JWOR1 WOR KB Mouse PCI X 1 PCI X 2 PCI E 1 PCI E 2 SATA 0 1 UID VGA DOC Power Connectors JFW1 IDE1 JFW2 IDE2 Chassis Intrusion Header G bit Ethernet GLAN Ports 1 2 Back Panel USBO USB1 Headers Front Panel Universal Serial Bus USB2 USB3 Ports Wake on Ring Header PS2 K
46. both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 5 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm 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 on Page 2 7 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 supports up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR II 400 memory All motherboards were designed to support 512MB 1GB 2GB DDR II 400 mo
47. ces It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset the ICH5R I O 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 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu to select the item Load Optimized Default settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load
48. ch Dog Enable BIOS Debug DIMM 1B Bank 1 EP Control USBO0 1 Z DIMM IA Bank 1 T IE I Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANT Too DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TU IPMI Sick DIMM 4B Bank 4 cru 1 7 8 BIOS DIMM 4A Bank 4 E ue SPKI El z 5 5 SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 E xu ICHSR 5 6 KB CTRL South E7520 Bridge JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBTI North mm Bridge 3 4 lt cab GLAN PHX gt S CILR Fans a 12 UID 2 PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR IPCI Ex8 2 e IDE1 BATA PCI X100 MHz 1 5 Zz PCI CHE ATAO ATX PWR 8 Pin m IDE2 BATADO TLI PWR2 SCSI ZIZ EE amp 5 O Floppy IR J24 Ctrl E goog H Ee sls 2 23 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable X6DHP 8G2 Only Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable X6DHP 8G2 Only Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for SCSI channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels For SCSI to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper set tings SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 En
49. creen below tiji drives for initie lira lected Dele B WIC WrIpGECD DELE EIS WOE T dn i 3 91 UOC Maen 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue B 14 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions 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 optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild B 15 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Miapier FALE Coal igeration Mility P ont girat lor Fak Will ties A M n ehil wade iu a mpi Ml carior 1 M 1 sele
50. ct option Appendix B Software Installation Instructions 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ETDAN Th Hastirzp Array Coo iguration DSi iky Disk Wel li ties Arrow keys is move certor Eabar be select pliua Esch du asit eedelan 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below ipLer RATD Cond Lauri Part H Fart E SATA Part ef iris present at AUST are displayed s gylt Cela SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 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 fdapice BAIT Configuration ULility k 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 Ap
51. d will appear in the Select Drive Menu SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 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 Biapier BALD Conf igeration Fiility F Blak O00 Utes 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below Appendix B Software Installation Instructions 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 debs fee altiga B BE wa 4 46 OL WIC Wii 11 461 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the s
52. deo 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 SUPERO X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 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 you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR II 400 SDRAM Please refer to Page 2 5 for the instruction on DDR II 400 DIMM population and installation 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure 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 deta
53. dules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 1 GB modules In order to support up to 8 DIMMs single Rank memory must used otherwise it can only support up to 4 DIMMs Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Notch p Release Tab Notch Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot Release Tab 2 4 Release Tab L DDRII Top View Release Tab L To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 mm iL USBO USB1 LAN1 LAN2 Ports Port Port I O Port Locations and Definitions Gi CN Keyboard Mouse VGA Graphics UID External SCSI Purple Green Port Blue X6DHP 8G2 Only 2 7 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 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
54. e 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 disables the Jumper GLAN ports on the motherboard Position Definition See the table on the right for Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled jumper settings The default set ting is enabled i DIMM IB Bank 1 FP Control USBO DIMM 1A Bank 1 JEL Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANI zc DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bai LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TPMT SER DIMM 4B Bank 4 CRUI 78 m e re DIMM 4A Bank 4 m O amp P eo SUPER 6 X6DHP 8G2 _ zl ICHSR E vaa lls 5 6 KB CTRL ined E7520 ridge JWORI E Lindenhurst CPU2 s11 North Fans 3 4 GLAN Bridge GAN pux Enable CTLR Fans a 12 a PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 E E PCI X100 MHz 1 crgxs p PE SATAI S Pin SATAO ATX PWR p FE IDE2 T PWR2 z si ECSICh A z z Es SCSI a
55. e I O address for COM1 The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM2 This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM2 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for COM2 The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled P DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No Chapter 4 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to
56. ect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 a a to provide advanced warning of 8 GND chassis overheating or system fan OH Fan Fail LED failure Refer to the table on the JF1 right for pin definitions State Message Off Normal Stay On Overheat Blink Fan Fail PWR Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is Pin Number Definition located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 5 PWR Fail LED Refer to the tables on the right for 6 PWR Fail LED pin definitions and color mes PWR Fail LED Pin sages ERE Color iim State Green PWR On System Normal Amber Redundant PWR Failure PW PWR OH Fan Fail LED Fail LED 20 19 fins J o o NM x 4 o o x b Z o Vog ENEEEHC o9 ra Haa d Mc e wmi as ESSA 3 s pbiED lt O O Va h LA CO DIMMA Bak ans lt 0 0 es ERR 3 cmi Us Iet T jej vm em foem SUPER e xcpur sc2 us IGZ LED 5 9 Ei z Figs ICHSR M Dr 3 5 E p a C oH Fanfaren lt o o we IWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 gt T se m North E CC PWR Fal LEDs 4 9 gt PWR Fall LED gt Bridge Fans ua SR eux v UID LED lt Front UID J ri Ground pwr gt Power Button pP B PWR2 FCEXIST MHz gLZCK Pere FE PCI X100 MHz 1 PCI Exs 1 IDEI IDE2 E ICSICh
57. espectively 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 See the table on the right 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 T 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 for pin definitions 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 VO Write 24 GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 1U IPMI Slot Jl is designated as the 1U IPMI Slot on the Motherboard 1U IPMI IDE2 IDE DIMM 1B Bank 1 FP Control USBO I DIMM 1A Bank 1 T Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANL TG DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TUNISIE DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU 1 7 8 BIOS DIMM 4A Bank 4 o L d on oem SUPER XoDHP 8 2 E ET IRE ICHSR 5 6 KB CTRL South E1520 Bridge JWORI Lind nhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBTI North Lx Bridge 3 4 SE GLAN X EISE cra ui m Fans a 1 2 UID m PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex8 2 z ATA 3 m E 5 PCI X100 MHz PCLEx 1 EE AO ATX PWRI zu 8j fsa 2 ERES D RE a olo E J24 Ctrl a O fo e A Jaa sills 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 SCSI Connectors X6DHP 8G2 only Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2
58. 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR II 400 SDRAM modules It is strongly recom mended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes In order to support 8 DIMMs single rank memory modules must be used Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the phlash exe BIOS flash utility the platform bin platform file and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy
59. eyboard Connector JKB1 Mouse JMS1 PCI X 100MHz Slot1 PCI X 133MHz ZCR Slim Slot2 PCI Express x8 Slot1 Slot2 Serial ATAO 1 Ports Unit Identification Button Video Connector Note1 For X6DHP 8G2 only Note2 For OEM Use only 1 5 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Xeon EMT64 Nocona processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR II 400 SDRAM Chipset Intel 7520 Lindenhurst chipset Expansion Slots One PCI X 133MHz ZCR slot Slot 2 One PCI X 100MHz slot Slot 1 Two PCI Express x8 slots BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 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 3 3V Standby Fan status monitor with software control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 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 ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard l O Dual Channel Adaptec 7902 Ultra 320 SCSI Host RAID 0 1 10 JBOD X6
60. f 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com 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 Ctrl 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 Utili
61. ge 3 3V 5V 12V and 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously When you use Supero Doctor II or Supero Doctor lll a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen if a voltage becomes unstable Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS 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 Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment SDIII is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for
62. generally meet the specifications re quired by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 200W of power Your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports In addition you should also use the onboard 12V 8 pin 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction power connector JPW2 to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and 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
63. he 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 Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 2 2 Xeon EM64T Nocona 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 AN 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 compo
64. i ka cerr ibe actin Vespa meni Kang Sporo SO armo Doses peg xt all aras on dx ee Pride TCA ossis Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II B 22
65. iii Manual Organizatioh 3 rr ecrire rer tre n bee er e HERR iii Chapter 1 Introduction NM OM GN VIBN mine cene a tnis cate s Aere E 1 1 Checklisten 1 1 Contacting SupetmliG6tO erp n e et eatin tenes 1 2 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Image ee 1 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Layout wee 1 4 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard IFSatures oie ecco ten roto cedens 1 6 Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview eese nnne nnne nnne nennen nnne nn 1 9 143 Special Features seve rente eren reed 1 10 1 4 PG HealthiMonitoring sitet i 1 10 1 5 AGPIMF atures cco hee ore t ie np pta of endet 1 12 le Rower SUPPI since teniente pointer dn iA ELS 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 T Static Sensitive DEVICES usc eere ae be NE UT ads 2 1 PrecautlOIS tae tee Ir Peter ice scie edn esca ees EIE c I Ar ELE 2 1 Unpacking rrr rr ter metr terrenis 2 1 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation e 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS rnnt eene rn tre termo eene innen 2 6 2 4 O Ports Control Panel Connectors see 2 7 2 5 Gonnecting Gables eres eee aie ait idet 2 9 ATX Power ConnheclOI rei opinies ean anasi renien 2 9 Processor Power ConneCtor sic sscccis coe ect en tede 2 9 NMI BUON nicer ec Une D MEDIE P
66. ils on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 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 fags before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following infor mation when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An
67. is 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 Novellle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Force Compliance Mode This feature allows you to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled or Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option in order to enable the special feature of DIMM sparing or memory mirroring The options are Mirroring Sparing and Standard Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing 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 Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is
68. l To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed How ever if you do need to un install the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old ther mal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the sur face before you re install the CPU and the heatsink NO 1 SCREW NO 3 SCREW 0 4 SCREW S 02 SCREW Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 1 Processor Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket Lever Warning Make EEE sure you lift the itt a I lever completely Triangle when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the Processor socket or CPU may installed result Triangle 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 mounting holes for
69. l everything here except for the SUPER 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 Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Utility 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 You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site B 20 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor IIl interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information B 21 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Ls Dee nA Greceful power control Tux era keter IE aber De Tes ana By 5 re peace on lhe docs anifan specilied bane iriee ea ot H peel Eefuiz fe ric rr not or thes doen gs aber
70. lity 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 elect drives fn reat DET me MIC Hoek ER B HIC Weib H A Hi PMA Laas 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page Appendix B Software Installation Instructions a lecied I H 4E3 gi WC xn LEN M cr ru cuba 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 following screen 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 O or RAID 1 requires two drives B 7 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual PRID BI3EE i TALE Mirror fera Size iirige Size Create BAT vla 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be m
71. nd 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 A 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 messages 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
72. nents Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Socket lever in the locking Position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation CEK Heatsink Installation The CEK Heatsink is heavy please handle with care 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied Heatsink Screw 1 J Screw 2 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 tightening all four screws 2 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manua
73. ntinue with the installation 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 19 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual B 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver 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 E E inai 7320 chp IHF far SUPERMICR B ae res Drivers amp Tools B ATI Grephio driver Intel 7450 Cipari KEF Series es Al elame Sto age Manager e g ELIFERMILDRU Super Docker M Eo Lj Duk drin dinkehes and rani e Bra CD 7 iz Sla Up Hd Tera Fa maa inizrraatien pasm vex SUPERMICRO meb ote LES RA CRIT Computer ire 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 instal
74. o 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 Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array B 10 Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Adding Deleting Hotspares Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID O or RAID 1 you would need to add_a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selecte
75. o the system DIMM IB Bank D EP Control USB0 1 DIMM IA Bank 1 JFI Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANN DO DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans IUIPMISE DM 4B Bank 4 CRU 78 BIOS Ey 3 PKR IMM 4A Bank 4 3 O amp B oru SUPER 6 X DHP sG2 Ei Ans ICHSR A a vaa fies 5 6 KB CTRL South E7520 Bridge JWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse Fans JBTI North E Bridge 3 4 Sag GAN eux SAB cre 12 24 Pin ATX PWR E in UID g i2 _ 24 PCLXI33 MHz 2 ZCR PCI Ex 2 a fs 2 PCI X100 MHz 1 Pores pi IDE ATAI BL DE BATAO E m ECSIChA ls ae NIS SCS i 515 Floppy EEIEIE cm El a 219 EIZIE N E ETE EF 8 Pin 12V PWR a a 2 9 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin 7 Number Definition header is located on pins 19 and 19 Control 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on 20 Ground the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR_LED Pin Definitions
76. ore than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level 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 O 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 Instructions 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below TF Fj Properties beraj Type MID OCStr pe brrey Lobe Siripe Apri Sige BASE 4H I Sirips dice tiD Create SALI ula Eg ait dene Notes 1 Before adding a
77. ower LED S HDD WED iic rane e eaa ete teats Rho nne aD EXER KO MER XXE REDEEM REIR NIC1 NIC2 LED Overheat Fain Fall LED ii cr eet teo ens 2 12 PMRiFall BED s aire rice a A R E 2 12 Power Button 1 2 oreste herbe ER RED REED e RE 2 13 Front Ubi UIDZBED deerit EE te ets 2 13 Chassis Intrusion esses 2 14 Table of Contents SS nl alP OMS uc preter erre i a e ERO PN A En 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 ssssee 2 15 Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 3 sss 2 15 GLAN Ethernet Ports ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sse 2 16 FAM Headers cstenesdeesazeceq lt sateeicasenesderadendeses 2 17 Power LED Speaker Header sse 2 17 Wake OneRing e 2 18 SMB m 2 19 SMB ROWS sc ror e E E cua ERNEUT 2 19 2 6 JUMpPer Seltings otiose oor ARS 2 20 Explanation Of Jumpersie rt er rr e ee e 2 20 GLAN Enable Disable einer rete n einen 2 20 CMOS Clear VGA Enable Disable DOG IDE Slot Bus Select terrorem er EPR ee Es 2 22 Watch Dog Enable Disable 5 i tte ree 2 23 BIOS Debug 5 SCSI Enable Disable sssssssssssssssseeeeeee nente 2 24 SCSI Termination Enable Disable sssssseeee 2 24 2 7 Onboard lridiCators eene nmi e gcn n e ena 2 25 GLAN LEEDS i tertie re eet a rire teneri tede tn 2 25 SCONE D IndiG
78. pendix B Software Installation Instructions B 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and Windows Operating System 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 Choose from the list the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt 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 co
79. s your computer to receive Number Definition 1 Ground and wake up by an incoming call 3 Wakeun 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 WOR DIMM 1B Bank 1 EP Ci 1 USB0 1 DIMM TA Bank 1 mE Fans DIMM 2B Bank 2 9 10 LANU gio DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Fans TPMT fiat DIMM 4B Bank 4 CPU1 7 8 BIOS Flue sPKR DIMM 4A m 1 5 ooo SUPER X6DHP 8G2 3 n 5R a VGA as ICH 5 6 KB CTRL South E7520 t Bridge WPRI Lindenhurst CPU2 Mouse IE North t Bridge Z I3E p GLAN Pux SSE crr BE ans e 1 2 UID 8 in PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR IPCI Ex8 2 E E PCI X100 MHz 1 porexs 1 2EL A veas or ac ma 73 2 tome B T P IE SCSI pl O Floppy al E J24 Ctrl a a lOLO E suns 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation SMB Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition A System Management Bus j Ground olack header is located at J22 Connect 2 12V red 3 Tachometer the appropriate cable here to uti Caution These fan headers
80. safest settings to use 4 21 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 22 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h 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 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh
81. sing 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 One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 In
82. such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 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 require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 19 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 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
83. t Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCIX 1 GLAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIX 2 SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt PCI X 100MHz Slot 1 PCI X 133MHz Slot 2 w ZCR PCI Express x8 Slot 1 PCI Express x8 Slot 2 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 Chapter 4 BIOS Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater Clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00AO0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change th
84. 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 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 2004 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 motherboard The X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 supports single or dual Intel Xeon E64MT Nocona proces sors ata 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchi tecture the Xeon E64MT Nocona processor supports the IA 32 software and includes features found in the Xeon processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGAA platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Xeon E64MT Processor 800 MHz is ideal for high performance workstation
85. termine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 5 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memor
86. the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 0 83V to 1 63V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling 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 both Win dows 2000 Windows 2003 and Windows NT 5 0 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or
87. to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the Onboard USB devices The options are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced 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 Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking Enable to allow the operating system to debug a system crash after a reset The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 gt 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 8MHz 12 MHz and 16MHz Onboard COM1 This setting allows you to assign control of Onboard COM1 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the bas
88. troduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Image B T a Ed Ef Y t LELI CILI S 1 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual Fans 9 10 Fans 7 8 Fans 5 6 Fans 3 4 Fans 1 2 8 Pin PWR2 Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale DIMM IB Bank 1 FP Control USB0 1 DIMM IA Bank 1 JEl L DIMM2B Bank LANI DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM LAN2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 a Cm DIMM 48 Bank 4 i ELE sma DIMM 4A Bank 4 I E B rm SUPER X6DHP 8G2 ICHSR VGA Di Lil CTRL E7520 TWORI Lindenhurst CPU2 ouse JBTI North 6 Bridge S 3E aa peux SISE CILR N UID a PCI X133 MHz 2 ZCR IPCI Ex8 2 2 IDE ATA X100 MHz 1 E PCLX z PCLEXS 1 m ATAO ATX PWR 3 ECSIChA 2 ge 4 a SCSI Di Floppy Sle 124 olo EIE Cu Soa E EIE Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for testing 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 SCSI is availa
89. troller Hub ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface The PXH provides connection between a PCI interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI X 1 0 protocol ICH5R System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the ICH5R 1 O Controller Hub integrates many I O functions The ICH5R I O Controller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Mas ter IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host w RAIDO RAID1 support SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and Sys tem Management Controller 1 9 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 Always Off 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP IG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Volta
90. ty 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 B 3 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 User s Manual 3 Btapbec BALD Coal igeration Fitiity P ni I IDEE CELLER JEL HN Te Heat FAID tr S UBI TEILT LHEDE LERNTE Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above aii stew thie as m im huntebin chu belate iil Piaglag Mrrig prepariion gd esd i Cir bd ibe le frrag IPLARNI Markt burtakla Arra gii Appendix B Software Installation Instructions 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
91. 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 X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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 system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup Note Please load System Setup Default when using the system the first time 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the
92. y This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Doms Epesifie Help Torr rT ER Seeory Cache PCI Can igaration Eeleor Boot festurss Eduancad Chipzrzet antral bivared Processor Gat lani l Dvice Configuration DA Bacar Lowe ing anzsim Hadirartims Warduare Hai iter gt 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 diagnostic screen during boot up 4 7 SUPER X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 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
93. z 2 2 EE A SCSI 3 O Floppy Se 124 Ctrl a WY e ELS sQls 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Fan Headers The X6DHP 8G2 X6DHP iG2 has ten fan headers Fani to Fan10 These fan headers use DC Power Note please be sure to use Supermicro s P N Fan 0079 on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Fan Header Pin Definitions Definition Pin Color Fan PWR 1 Red Tachometer 2 Yellow GND 3 Black GND 4 Grey Tachometer 5 White Fan PWR 6 Orange Be sure to use Supermicro P N Fan 0079 on the X6DHP 8G Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data 5 Key No connection 6 Key 7 Speaker data PWR LED SPKR

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