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1. i aj un Note Notch pesci should align with the 4 receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push DDR2 FBD Slot the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab 2 7 ll Release Ta SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Ip oS 11 m SUPERO X7DB8 E o 1 eS F i FoR eL Iu Lr E e LX del Au Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard
2. Ed nation Enable CPU2 SUPERO X7DB8 E North Bridge sehol I JPG1 eS pciexp xs Ger WO an South ETRE PCLExp x8 anten Bridge com ot PCI Exp x4 BIOS wb Blots Fan8Fan3 Compact Flash IDE1 PCI X 133 MHz JPL1 J28L 1 CIRL ore Slot p x 433 MHz 320 SCSI Channel A wor PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Blott SCSI CTRL ma Chapter 2 Installation 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature avail able when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the Both Jumpers Definition VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled A 3rd PWR Fail B VGA En
3. me 7 2 31 SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located next Pin Definition Pin Definition to the compact flash card slot See 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN the table below for pin definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN T Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data SIMLP IPMI Slot 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select There is a SIM Low Profile Zanina IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location A Floppy NE eem E TAR SIMLP IPMI DIMM 4B Bank 4 z DIMM 4A Bank 4 8 DIMM 3B Bank 3 ori a DIMM 3A Bank 3 re E DIMM 2B Bank 2 sl DIMM 2 Bank 2 8 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5 2 SGPIO2 scho SUPER 9 DB8 E North Bridge pc Exp x8 SEPC Qen JCF int Batte South UWF1 CTRL pes PCI Exp x8 y Bridge m oi PCLEKp x4 Coywp Blot3 Fan8Fan3 Floppy CompactFlash IDE1
4. 1 JPA2 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPL J28 CTRL 5277 Slot p x 433 MHz pes sio Mer Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR mu SCSICTRE 320 SCSI Channel A UKI sve SATA5 lt JCOM2 ISATAO SATA SATA2 SATAS 220 scs Channel H 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions There are two IDE Connectors Pin Definition Pini Definition JIDE1 Blue JIDE2 White on the 4 Reset IDE 2 Ground motherboard The blue IDE con 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 nector JIDE1 is designated as the 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 Primary IDE Drive The white IDE 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 connector JIDE2 is designated as 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 the Secondary IDE Drive reserved 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 for Compact Flash Card use only 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 See the note below See the table 15 HostDatai 16 Host Data 14 on the right for pin definitions 17 Host Data 0 je 19 Ground 20 Key Note JIDE2 the white slot is F mum 2 Em reserved for Compact Flash T IONE only Do not use it for other de ES nm 26 mom vices If JIDE2 is populated with IOCHRDY 28 B
5. MG 3 1 NO o 3 1 Memory oui ET 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions ELLEL EEE EEE EEE EEE eene 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS C S MEM 4 1 4 2 Running 4 2 423 Maim BIOS Setup i ayyy madar t karan Roe exire ERR n dy yaka ka l b weka kak 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup kabak a kk k na kai nnne nnns 4 7 4 5 Security Setup nana bana kay dana kan n AL n ka 4 24 4 6 ceylan e crib oce kav en LOIN MD LE 4 25 7 imc ET 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages sssseeeeee Ree A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes ssrin nnana ieii an B 1 Appendix C The Intel HostRAID Setup C 1 Appendix D The Adaptec HostRAID Setup D 1 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and E 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1
6. DIMM 1A Bank 1 mien 1 CPU2 SUPERG X7DB8 E North Bridge see EPG pci Exp xs SEPC Fan8Fan3 Floppy 3uBT1 Hee Battei South UWF1 CTRL oi PCI Exp x8 ry Bridge EI oi PCLEKp x4 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPLIEZT J28E CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot p x 433 MHz p4 sio pci x 100 MHz ZCR m UKI 5 aca SATA5 JCOM2 SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 o IDE1 CompactFlash 1 JPA2E 320 SCSI Channel A SCSI CTRL 320 SCSI Channel B Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive SIMLP 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 e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Definition Pin Definition Connector T Strobe 2 Auto
7. 320 SCSI Channel A 2 28 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the motherboard Each Gigabit Ether net LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Mouse USBO0 1 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 1 Parrallel Port SUPERO X7DB8 E North Bridge LAN CTRL 50 JCOM2 VGA CTRL PCI Exp x8 Battery DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 SEES Um PWR TEP Chapter 2 Installation Lin kO Activity LED LED Rear View when viewing it from the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps A GLAN Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs pm ani CPU1 FP Ctrl Fan DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 por SIMLP IPMI I JPG1 Plot pc Exp xg SEPC Ger plot4 PCI Exp x4 mE wb PCI X 133 MHz PWLED
8. SS EEE Mouse B Alarm Reset DIMM 4B Bank 4 ut D MNAn NS USB0 1 E DIMM 4A Bank 4 cow DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 E K E t DIMM 2B Bank 2 x aa DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E VGA a DIMM 1A Bank 1 GLAN1 X o i 5 CPU2 GLAN2 Scplo2 e North Bridge sehol SUPER X7DB8 E Bor SIMLP IPMI N a I IPG1 amp SEPC E S Exp x8 BT E E su South BeH 2 a CTRL lots PCI Exp x8 TT Battery Bridge ra Bu 4 23 L wbD ao pee PCI X 133 MHz AN 228 CTRL 527 5 Slot PCI X 433 MHz pesa 8 2 sio WOR ROL 8 Blott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRL HETI SMB mca BATAS SATA5 5 JCOM2 SATAO SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 PAY 320 SCSI Channel 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED Fan Fail 1 Pin Definitions Pin Definition The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chassis overheating This LED will blink to in dicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions 1 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions A System Management Bus header is Pin Definition located at J18 Connect the appropri 1 Data ate cable here to
9. DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules are installed To optimize memory performance please install pairs of DIMMs in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the following Memory Availability Table for details 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System 1 MB 3 99 BIOS Local APIC 4KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2MB 9 09 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed 512 MB 3 01 Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 OS and other ap Memory available to plications
10. Fang Fang 24 Pin ATX PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 an7 SMBPS ae 4 Pin PWR DIMM 4A Bank 4 Parrallel LAN CTRL DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 cnn DIMM 1A Bank 1 North Bridge SUPER X7DB8 E CPU2 per SIMLP IPMI I JPG1 x8 SEPC 1 VGA CTRL PCI Exp x8 FIT Pompa PCI Exp x4 BIOS South Bridge pin B Front Panel USB 2 3 C Front Panel USB 4 D Chassis Intrusion FP Ctrl Fan PWLEDSI JOH SGPIO SGPIO1 Fan amp Fan3 We Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 CWD Biot3 PCI X 133 MHz J28L 1 J27 JPL1 JP Slot p x 133 MHz 50 wor JCOM2 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR TA4 SATAS HETI s S co 1 JPA2E wog SCSI CTRL SATA0 SATA3 1 2 320 SCSI Channel L _ TI DA1 320 SCSI Channel 2 15 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DB8 X7DBE has eight chassis system fan headers Fan1 to Fan8 and two CPU Fans Fan Header
11. South Center Edge gold dot Socket Key 4 Socket Notc CPU Key semi circle cutout belo the circle Corner with a triangle cutout CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate installed SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual CEK Heatsink Installation Installation of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 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 G S ho Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that N the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws NOT SCREW 0 4 SCREW from the motherboard in the sequence as show a in the
12. Chipset Intel 5000P Blackford chipset including the 5000P Blackford Memory Con trol Hub MCH the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the I O subsystem PXH Expansion Slots e Three PCI Express slots two slots at x8 4GB sec one slot x4 2GB sec e Three 64 bit PCI X slots two PCI X 133 slots one PCI X 100 w ZCR slot BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU cores System overheat Fan Fail LED Indicator and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism e ACPI ACPM Power Management Keyboard Wakeup from Soft off Onboard I O Adaptec 7902 dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI with ZCR option X7DB8 only Six SATA2 ports supporting RAIDO RAID1 10 and 5 One SIMLP IPMI socket ntel 82563 Gigabit Etherne
13. Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 5000P Blackford Chipset the ESB2 I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and one Adaptec s Serial ATA SATA Host Controller which support up to six Serial ATA drives up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Configurations See the table below for details Examples of Valid RAID Configurations Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 0 Two drives of RAID 1 two drives of RAID 1 Note this table is applicable to Adaptec s HostRAID Controller Firmware only SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual To configure the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend 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 Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down
14. 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 Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery u
15. D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h 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 Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have 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 cont
16. Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB 64K is default Please do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate D 0 Quick Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives DO Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve D 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if mu _ you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve _ D 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives or when D 10 you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation D 1 Quick Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 D 10 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 9 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 5 When you are finished press lt Done gt as the screen shown below rray Properties Array RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a ne
17. Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available if supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack N
18. TherearetwoSCSlIconnectors on the motherboard SCSI Channel A is located at JA1 and SCSI ChannelB is located at A2 Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra 320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 A SCSI Channel A B SCSI Channel B Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector Pin Definitions Pin Oo oa A N Definition DB 12 DB 13 DB 14 DB 15 DB P1 DB 0 DIFFSENS TERMPWR TERMPWR Reserved Ground ATN Ground BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ l O Pin 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 s 52 5 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 es 64 65 6 67 Definition TERMPWR TERMPWR Reserved Ground ATN Ground BSY ACK RST MSG SEL C D REQ l O E T 4 SUPER X7DB8 E B O E L1 LE f1 Sie 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed
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20. Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available if supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyper threading Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available if supported by the CPU
21. Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue Parallel Port Printer Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 OMAN DOA FWD See Section 2 5 for details Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins 1 gt Groun NMI 0 X X Power LED Vcc SUPER X7DB8 E H H HDD LED Vcc O m NIC1 LED Vcc n NIC2 LED Vcc n 31 Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitio
22. Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to configure appear in the selected drives box elacted Drives Select drives for Configuring BY SIJBHULJRS HB 5738081385 74 508 Al HDC 69 268 HDC HI4BbD BBELRZ 09 26 83 HDC Hnv48CD BOFLOT 69 208 AS HEC RAFILNZ 69 260 4 Once both drives display in the selected drive box press Enter D 6 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5 Read the warning message as shown in the screen below evt cte Fated we Mw ck be WARNING Configuring drives vill urite Array Information on to the selected drives Drive size will be rounded off to neet standard size Do you want to continue this operation Yes No _ 6 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to configure If correct type Y to continue D 7 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that 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 or not formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used Note It is recommended that you configure devices before you create arrays To create an array 1 From the main menu shown on page D 4 select Create Array 2 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete
23. The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt 1 0 Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set
24. na 1 12 T oo n N D SDrDpr Dep 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices ee te eee taka k l belaya ked n eee eee eee kak 2 1 PRECAUTIONS sist DAT 2 1 UrnpacKi E 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 9 Installing DIMMS i ir i rne pta nak VR Kara eren ede Te va eit 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports EE 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 B Front Control P hel ice ie rar em eee eat ere eee k na uia 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin 2 10 NMI 2 10 Power DED esce MED 2 10 FIDE WEDD dd 2 11 NICA1 NIC2 LEDS daia azadi arada hae y d n HUD e x ENG Oedipus 2 11 OverheatFanFall EED key rere i reco eee set k kesa 2 12 Power Fall LED root eb da Kek k Kher EERE k kek n 2 12 Table of Contents asl a ayi 2 13 Power BUON wa b nan nd k na 2 13 2 5 Gonnecting Cables IB a te etic 2 14 ATX Power Connector eene n y ka kanada l aa 2 14 Processor Power Connector sss 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 u kk keke ke kek
25. 1067 333 MT S MT Z 5 6 FBDCHNLON X S z EXPx8 N N ys lt lt a 2 5000P EBDCHNLI 3 N amp eye a a PCI EXPx8 EBD CHNL2 5 INA 5 fi N is aO A Mao a FBDCHNL3 ana U U B LL LL LL amp z x x 9 ls a a JAR 100 N 7 a 1 U PCI EXP x4 N AIDE CONN o N a al 951 gt lt a 7902 133 PCI EXPx8 o bci 1 Lin a 3 0Gb S fee 3 PCI X133 MHz N 5 5 2 gt U VGA N VGA jJ pc 32 33MHz CONN Controller USB 2 0 N ae N D2 KUNERAN LPC SIO RJ45 GB LAN W83627 FWH GIGAL HF RJ45 ic e d PARALLEL PORT FDD MS KB COM1 2 Block Diagram of the 5000P Blackford Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P Blackford chipset the X7DB8 X7DBE motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for com munications presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000P Blackford chipset supports single or dual Xeon 64 bit quad core dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000P Blackfo
26. 2000 2003 installation h After Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System C 10 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you mustfirst configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard Note The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Controller D 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel 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
27. 320 SCSI Channel A Fana DATZ 2 19 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail PSF header to provide warnings of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 5V A Power Fault
28. ATA 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 Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to be activated If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Select E
29. Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 23 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE 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 Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set mean
30. Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided int
31. Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer Adisabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test E
32. Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error The parallel printer port is located 5 Data Bit 1 e nit on the IO Back Panel See the table 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN on the right for pin definitions 9 Data Bit 3 10 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND du Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC ES CIE DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Su A Parallel Port FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi PWLED DMM1B Baki 1 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 a JOH CPU2 SGPIO2 SUPER X7DB8 E North Bridge see E P61 Blots PCLExp x8 SEPC Quart JCF pice Battei South UWF1 CTRL P3 pci Exp x8 y Bridge co o1 INN PCLEKp x4 zz 55 Blot3 Fan8Fan3 Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 PCI X 133 MHz JPLIEZI J28L CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot PCI X 433 MHz jand sio wog Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE 320 SCSI Channel A UKI sve aca SATA5 JCOM2 SATA SATA1 SATA2 SATA EA 220 scs Channel
33. Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 Serial Port cable One 1 USB cable One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X7DB8 only Four 4 SATA cables X7DB8 only Six 6 SATA cables X7DBE only One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual X7DB8 only 1 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl
34. State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision Rev 1 1a Release Date January 31 2008 Unless
35. Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE Image ZI I om E E E D amp Note The drawings pictures shown this manual were based the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale Ier JPW DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 E1 Ctrl Fan1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank PW LEDSPK IP p iren2 DIMM 1A Bank 1 JOHIL e o IO N u Q 29 SUPERO X7DB8 E North Bridge 1 PG1 x4j9 BIOS Compact Flash 6 lot3 PCI X 133 MHz 1 J28L 1 2 H J271 PCI X 133 MHz m loti PCI X 100 MHz ZCR cc vlc glr E N Channel 320 SCSI JK SMB ISTP rm BATAS PA 320 SCSI Channel SATA ET Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purpose
36. X Xx gm DIMM 3B Bank 3j cpu DIMM Bank 3 4 Power LED Vee fr DIMM 2B Bank 2 Lis ae DIMM 2A Bank 2 amp DIMM 4B Bank 1 HDD LED Vcc vel DIMM 1A Bank 1 i a NIC1 LED Vcc GLAN2 cPu2 SUPER X7DB8 E se NIC2 LED Vcc 7 Vee amp i OH Fan Fail LED zo EEE E e pr osea enn PWR Fail LED x4 BIOS m hwo as FRE ecce 3 Ground Reset Reset Button em TEH ZE Bio porca MHz jan 8 Ground PWR Power Button suo L JWOR g en PCI X 100 MHz ZCR SCSI CTRL SM6 sATAS lt JCOM2 2 320 SCSI Channel B 2 12 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Reset Button on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the Pin Definitions JF1 hardware reset switch on the computer Pinf Definition case Refer to the table on the right for 3 Reset pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby mode press the button f
37. all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check to make sure that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supp
38. area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or 4 9 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the f
39. eil CPU2 JOH1 SGPIO2 SGPIO1 JPL1 J28L 1 dp Slot PCI X 133 MHz PCI X 100 MHz ZCR loti South Bridge n Fan8Fan3 Floppy Compact Flash IDE1 pens pris ISATAS 320 SCSI Channel A SCSI CTRL DA1 Qs ma g ATAO0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 2 29 320 SCSI Channel 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Onboard SCSI Activity LED Indicators X7DB8 only There are two Onboard SCSI Activity LED indicators on the X7DB8 DA1 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel A and DA2 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel B Onboard Power LED There is an Onboard Power LED located on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location A SCSI Channel A Activ Rupe omm comm iini m 9 ity LED DIMM Bank 4 _______ DIM Bank 4 amp SCSI Channel B Activ DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 a DIMM 3A Bank 3 N ity LED t DIMM 2B Bank 2 i4 Onboard PWR LED DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1
40. indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error
41. marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning 3 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service RMA authorizations may be requested online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DB8 X7DBE The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BI
42. picture on the right A amp 2 Hold the heatsink as shown 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 NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that th
43. power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD the system when a software application hangs Jumper Setting Definition Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica Parrallel Pins 1 2 Reset tion hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non default maskable interrupt signal for the application that Pins 2 3 NMI is hung up See the table on the right for jumper Open Disabled settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS FandfFang zm Fan SMBPS PSF pin A Clear CMOS T I Watch Dog Enable DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 8 DIMM 3B Bank 3 eeu DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi DIMM 1B Bank 1 1 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPER X7DB8 E North Bridge see I JPG1 aee Be Batte South CTRL 9 pci Exp x8 y Bridge co J7 Biota Pol S B Blot3 Fan8Fan3 o IDE1 Flo CompactFlash 1 JPA2E PCI X 133 MHz LAN 320 SCSI Channel A JPLIEZT J28E CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot PCI X 433 MHz jand E si
44. 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 selection a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO 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 sup port higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP
45. setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing lt Delete gt immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the lt Delete gt key to activate the main Setup menu Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu System Time Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropr
46. the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following se
47. to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed C 2 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Volunes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial i Type Status Vol ID HDC HD2588SD 81K HI nLT28343 232 96 Dis HDC HD2588SD 81K HD i 55 n RAID 015 WDC HD2588JD B8BF HD HMREH1376189 232 96 on RAID Disk WDC HD2588JD BHF HD HMREH1449527 n RAID Disk Press to enter Configuration Utility Adaptec SCSI BIOS v4 38 8 Copyright 2883 Adaptec Inc ALL Rights Reserved 44 Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for SCSISelect TM Utility gt gt gt Slot Ch ID LUN Vendor Product Size Bus Status B4 f b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen sh
48. 2A Bank 2 Foi Parrallel PWLED DIMM 1B Bank 1 1 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 a JOH CPU2 o is SUPER X7DB8 E North Bridge see EPG pc Exp xs SEPC JCF pice Battei South UWF1 CTRL P3 pci Exp x8 y Bridge co o1 INN PCLEKp x4 zz 55 Blot3 Fan8Fan3 Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPL J28L CTRL 5277 Slot PCI X 433 MHz jand sio mog Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE 320 SCSI Channel A SMB aca SATA5 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 BA 320 SCSI Channel Fana DATZ 2 17 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Wake On Ring ignated JWOR This function allows eee Pin Definition your computer to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when Ground the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL on the motherboard See the Pin Definitio
49. 7DBE offers the user the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to do the following 1 Enable RAID functions in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press Ctrl and A keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear 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 Press the Insert key to select a drive When a drive is highlighted selected press the Delete key to de select it D 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 Options Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select
50. ALE a Compact Flash Card JIDE1 29 DACK3 30 SUN the blue slot will be available for 31 IRQ14 32 0CS16 one device only For the Compact 33 Addr 34 Cc Flash Card to work properly you 35 AddrO 36 Addr will need to connect a power cable 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 to JWF 1 first 39 Activity 40 Ground DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 8 DIMM 3B Bank 3 A IDE 1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi B Compact Flash Card Parrallel DIMM 1B Bank 1 JUP DIMM 1A Bank 1 RH Pwe IS CPU2 SUPERO X7DB8 E North Bridge Be EPG pc Exp xs SEPC on Batte South ETRE P i PCI Exp x8 ry Bridge co for INN PCLEKp x4 Ei L wD Blot3 Fan8Fan3 Floppy CompactFlash PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPLIEZI J28 CTRL JPL J27 531 Slot PCI X 433 MHz sio Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE 320 SCSI Channel A UKI sve aca SATA5 JCOM2 SATAO SATA SATA2 SATA3 BA 320 SCSI Channel IFan4 DA17 2 33 SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors X7DB8 only
51. AN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DB8 X7DBE can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate In addition the 12V 4 pin power supply is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports Chapter 1 Introduction Note The 12V 8 pin Aux Power Connector is also required to support Intel 64 bit CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in CPU PWR Failure See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high
52. Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 TT DMM1B Bak1 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 North Bridge SUPERO X7DB8 E CPU2 por SIMLPIPMI I JPG1 pin B GLAN Port2 Enable FP Ctrl Foi JaPa pci Exp xs pes PCI Exp x8 FIS Pompa PCI Exp x4 SEPC BTI VGA CTRL South Bridge H ee 3 JCF WF Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 LAN CTRL Po 33 MHz ara EBI C D 2 men 2 1 5102 33 MHz JWOR PCI X 100 MHz ZCR SMB 1 JPA2E imi puri aca BATA SATA5 SCSI CTRL JCOM2 SATA0 satat SATA2 ISATA3 320 SCSI Channel A 320 SCSI Channel B 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the con nection 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
53. Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF 1 to work properly you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Jumper Definition On Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off SGPIO Headers There are two SGPIO Serial General a A Purpose Input Output headers J29 J30 located on the motherboard These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard SATAand SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Definition Pin Definition NC 2 NC Ground Data Load Ground Note NC No Connections Fandan P Fan SER PF mn A Compact Flash PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 SGPIO1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 8 SGPIO2 DIMM Bank 3 TT DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi Parrallel DIMM 1B Bank 1 Ay Pwen DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPERO X7DB8 E North Bridge por SIMLPIPMI I JPG1 PPS pc Exp xs 5 Ger Batte South CTRL 195 pci Exp x8 y Bridge co BF Pompa PCI Exp x4 L wD Blot3 Fan8Fan3 JPA2E Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 320 SCSI Chan
54. Controller 318 Array Configuration Utility Selected Drives Select drives to create Array 51580015895 14 355 HDC HDT485D 8BFLf 1 09 068 HDC HD7486D B88FLf2 69 868 HDC HD 486D 8BFLRL 69 868 HDC HD 4BGD BBFLR2Z 69 068 3 The arrays you have selected will appear the Selected Drives dialog box on the right as shown below 4 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays Selected Drives 68 5T388813f S 74 3CB Select drives to create Array 5 2 HDC HD74BLD HBBFLR1 1380 13 5 ul HDC HDYABED BBFLAl B HDC HD7486D B9FL02 69 0GB HDC HD748CD GBFLAL 69 0 HDC nc IE d 9 960 D 8 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is completed you can assign properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned and you cannot change the array properties using this utility To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives rray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror firray Label iv Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via Done 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in a label and press lt Enter gt
55. Fans 7 8 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans Pin Definitions However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are Pin Definition backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin Ground fans See the table on the right for pin defini 12V tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled Tachometer by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware PWR Modulation Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Keylock Keylock Pin Definitions The keyboard lock connection is designated JK1 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it Pin Definition 1 Ground Keylock R N e Pin Fan sverd PSF A Fan 1 Mouse ewa TAR DIMM 4B Bank 4 B Fan 2 a DIMM 4A Bank 4 com C Fan 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 D Fan 4 f DIMM 2B Bank 2 E Fan 5 zi DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 1B Bank 1 Ex F Fan 6 GA DI DUM 1A Bank 1 G Fan 7 CPU Fan 1 GLAN1 tem cpu2 aiia H Fan 8 CPU Fan 2 Keylock SUPER X7DB8 E M sehe por SIMLP IPMI JPG1 Blots PCI Exp x8 Geri South CTRL pes PCI Exp x8 Battery Bridge 8
56. Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 4 11 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 1 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For the X7DB8 E the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are
57. IZ ELELE SELB 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 13 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array building process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality For a critical array rebuilding 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 and R to rebuild ain Menw Hanage Arrays Create Array Add Delete Hotspare Configure Drives D 14 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you wish to delete and press lt delete gt 3 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press lt Enter gt The follow ing 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 a
58. MM 3B Bank 3 eru E DIMM 3A Bank 3 F DIMM 2B Bank 2 gal 24 pin ATX PWR zi DIMM 2A Bank 2 8 DIM EHI E B 8 pin Processor PWR E DIMM 1 Bank 1 C 4 pin PWR GLAN1 5 GLAN2 SGPIO2 SUPER X7DB8 E MEL se per SIMLP IPMI 2 E JPG1 g s es PCI Exp x8 SEPC Quer 8 E A JCF e g em per sre es p d FRE rese Bios a3 wo oo z oN 133 MHz TE a 5102 PCI X 133 MHz px p4 Ba Blott es ZCR por SCSI CTRL HETI SATAS JCOM2 SATA BAT SATAZ SATA3 320 SCSI Channel 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB There are five USB 2 0 Universal Se rial Bus ports headers on the moth erboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 JUSB1 and the other three are Front Panel USB headers USB 2 3 JUSB2 USB 4 JUSB3 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the appropriate cable from the chassis to inform you of a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB USB 0 1 Pin Definitions 5V PO Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB 2 4 Pin USB 3 Definition Pin Definition Ground No connection Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground A Backpanel USB 0 1
59. OS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS
60. PCLEKp x4 Coywp Blot3 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPL 128 CTRL JPL y27 Slot p x 433 MHz suo Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR mu SCSICTRE Q SMB paca SATA5 15 JCOM2 SATA SATA1 SATA2 satas Aj 320 SCSI Channel B 2 16 320 SCSI Channel A Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at JKM1 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC The mouse port is above the key 3 Ground board port See the table on the right 4 vcc for pin definitions 5 Clock 6 NC Serial Port Pin Definitions Serial Ports COMTCOM2 Pin Definition Pin Definition is a connector located on the 4 CD 6 DSR IO Backpanel and COM2 is a header 2 RD 7 RIS located at JCOM2 See the table on 2 m ETS the right for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection QE zm Fan Sverd pin A Keyboard Mouse L DIMM 4B Bank 4 ________J B COM1 Di 4A Bank DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU4 C COM2 FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM
61. SUPERO SUPERO X7DB8 SUPERO X7DBE USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER INC 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER 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
62. South MEC Li i a CTRL p e T Bridge E J7 n Paa PA s Two o Proc t Ground fo o Reset gt Reset Button cre eE LO 5 Sie pc x 133 MHz M jan 8 se 8 Ground PWR gt Power Button he PCI X 100 MHz ZCR enia Em Zar EN EA ear PA ase chers 2 11 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to Pin Definition T Vcc OH Fan Fail Indicator the table on the right for pin defini Status tions State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 5 Vcc Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail RID mm Groun m m DIMM 4B Bank 4 d DIMM 4A Bank 4
63. This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DB8 X7DBE All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitor ing Onboard Voltage Monitors for CPUCore 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Chapter 1 Introduction CPU 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
64. What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DB8 X7DBE has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FDB ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the 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 download ing Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the me txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice
65. When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this tem perature 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 envi ronment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example you can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature CPU temperatures voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system in
66. abled ES OO DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 ore FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi Parrallel DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 ll 5 CPU2 SGPIO2 North Bridge see SUPERO X7DB8 E Blot7 SIMLPIPMI x Gr 5 j p ot PCI Exp x8 uer EL Bie ia VGA JCF eis Batte South UwF1 wv e CTRL 195 pci Exp x8 ry Bridge 8 ra o1 INN PCLEKp x4 zz Twp se z Pio pc x 133 MHz 5 22822 CTRL pre 72727 5 Slot p x 133 MHz sio 8 Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE UKI SATAS s lt JCOM2 ISATAO SATA SATA2 SATA3 EA 220 SCSI Channel 2 27 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Compact Flash Master Slave Select Compact Flash Card Master Slave Select ACompact Flash Master Primary Slave Secondary Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper JCF 1 to work properly you will need to co
67. ach 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict 1 O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity
68. allation HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin Definitions JF 1 hard drive LED cable here to display Pin Definition disk activity for any hard drives on 13 5V the system including SAS Serial ATA HD Active and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 definitions A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Mouse Temme aS mm Groun NMI DIMM 4B Bank 4 USBO0 1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 pom DIMM 3B Bank 3 B gt x e DIMM 3A Bank 3 ty DIMM 2B Bank 2 Fa Power LED Vcc DIMM 2A Bank 2 i DIMM 1B Bank 1 3 DIMM 1A Bank 1 gi G HDD LED veg GLAM E B cruz Qc LED Vcc SUPER X7DB8 E n ja NIC2 LED Vcc PGI FRE xa e Gens ie OH Fan Fail LED Vcc
69. atures allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DB8 X7DBE is ideal for high performance dual processor DP enterprise server workstation environments This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in the CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D and Appendix E list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure
70. atus See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help S wur Ep Health Information Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis 3 3 3 3Vsb E 2 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control File Edt View Favorites Tools Help Sia ao gt I m Su Jer Doctor 1 ucc Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Management Report Help Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to ca
71. d hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you ve made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory notworking or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery
72. dependent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture indepen dent implementation that is compatible with both Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Servers Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on 1 11 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set 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 Wake On LAN WOL Wake On L
73. e memory is interleaved to improve performance See step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 2A and so on See the Memory Installation Table Below 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 X7DB8 X7DBE supports up to 16 GB 32 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in 8 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Branch1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs 1A 2A _ 000 4 DIMMs 1A 2 4 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 4A J 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated
74. e Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 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 error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard 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 b
75. e on Page 4 18 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 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C See the note below Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the op tion is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstatio
76. efinitions Pin Definition VGA Connector A VGA connector JG1 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location NES my PWR SMB B VGA DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 E FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi PWLED DIMM 1B Bank 1 Jupa DIMM 1A Bank 1 a JOH CPU2 SGPIO2 SUPERG X7DB8 E North Bridge see EPG pci Exp xs SEPC Fan8Fan3 3uBT1 JCF CIR Batte South AcE CIRE pes PCI Exp x8 y Bridge EI o1 PCLEKp x4 Coywp Blot3 Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 1 JPA2E PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPLUC J28E CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot p x 433 MHz pes sio Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE 320 SCSI Channel A UKI sve aca BATA SATA5 lt JCOM2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 BA 320 SCSI Channel E 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the Compact Flash
77. er gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH 7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation ALI Rights Reserved Volum5 RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Leve
78. er to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the op tion is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V P1V2 NIC SEN 3 3V 5Vsb 5VDD P VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII sett
79. erved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory
80. for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the lt x gt key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you ve made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item an
81. he lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit lt Enter gt Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM vS 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Vo lun1 RAID1 Mirror Select Disks NA 6 6 Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to t
82. he next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH 7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Volum RAID Level RAIDI RAIDO Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxxx GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Ent
83. iate 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 field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 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 lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Type This item allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc Enter a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Chapter 4 BIOS CHS Forma
84. in the Selected drives Menu To delete a Hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the Hotspare you want to delete and press delete and then press lt Enter gt 3 When the following warning is displayed Do you want to delete the hot spare Yes No press Yes to delete the hotspare you have selected HDC HD 748GD BBFLR1 69 BGB 58 Spare drives HDC HD74AGD BAFLAZ 69 8GB 85 HDC HD 48GD BBFLA2 59 RGB HDC HD748GD BBFLR1 59 BGB HDC HD 7486 IFLAZ 59 BGB IGD BBFLRZ AGE D 12 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the main menu select Manage Arrays and hit lt Enter gt as shown on the previous page 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box shown below select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears as shown below showing detailed in formation on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here Hdaptes SAJA HoBtkn Controller HH Fran Cor iguration Ut Hxin Heira mone List of rans xote Array mta Hifi a 287 263 por ES 59 Arran Properti Erru ld Iun mi d Size Mo nia CE DSTI Evolet feray Slutas Stripe Size REO terri li l Ca HH 51351013115 uz HUG UHELT
85. ing steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Supermicro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question
86. ings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 0000022 amp amp 5 h h T T 5 5 0 amp 08 6 4 21 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS
87. inuously B 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Notes Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 for Operating System amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cab
88. king position 2 Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket or move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the socket clip down to the clip lock 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard ZAN Warning Please save the plastic cap The motherboard must be shipped with the plastic cap properly installed to protect the CPU socket pins Shipment without the plastic cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation North Center Edge
89. l is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen Seethe Note on Page C 3 displays Select te 4 disks te us in crewting the volene tl Pewwlasettext CSPRCEI Selncta CENTER Selnet law e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume N Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu se
90. lect item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non N RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 uRHII Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU J 1 Create RAID Uolune Port Drive Model Serial Size Status B MDC MD2588SD BIKCB8 MD HMAL72834971 232 968 Henbe WD HMAL 72034594 Select the disks that should be reset t1 Previous Next SPACE Selects CENTERJ Selection Conplete 11 Select ESC Exit CENTER Select Menu b Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to re
91. les 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 are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better functionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 5000P Blackford chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports an 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Se rial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix S
92. lows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on P 4 19 or on P 4 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using 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 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C See the note below Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature inc
93. lso displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the parti tion Yes No 4 Press Yes to delete the array and partition or No to return to the previous menu 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 15 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE 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 Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 firray Configuration Utility Options Disk Utilities 1 From the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Menu select Disk Utilities as shown above and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears SATA Fort 48 SATA Port 1 SATA Fort 2 SATA Port 3 SHIA Port 5 Select SATA Disk and press amp Enter 9138001385 HDC HDTdBGD BHFLRT HDC NITABET BBELRZ HDC WO 48CD BBFLAL HDC WD 4HGD BBFLAZ Only drives present at POST 3 72 1 5 ev 7 98027 1 5 Chs 31 1 5 Gh s are displayed 2 Select the desired disk and press Enter The following screen appears Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To format_a disk Note The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low level formatting of a 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 3 When the screen shown below displays select Forma
94. ly may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 3 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest soeed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an in terleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with 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 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the follow
95. mmediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this res
96. ms and drivers click the icons to the right of these items Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR 2 Microsoft Direc 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver Intel Blackford Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X7DB8 Series Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD E 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual E 2 Configuring 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 the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan st
97. n 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V 12V P1V5 3 3V 5Vsb 5VDD P Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 1 adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic See the Note on Page 4 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option indicates a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 75 C See the note below Temperature Monitoring Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperature PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the us
98. n table on the right for pin definitions 1 5V Standby You must also have a LAN card with 2 Ground a Wake On LAN connector and cable Wake up to use this feature EandFang Fanq svBPd PSF m A WOR B WOL DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Parrallel Foi PWLED DIMM 1B Bank 1 Jupa DIMM 1A Bank 1 a JOH CPU2 SGPIO2 SUPERG X7DB8 E North Bridge see I JPG1 Fan8Fan3 pc Exp xs SEPC Ger JCF ze Batte South UWF1 CIRE pes PCI Exp x8 y Bridge m o1 PCI Exp x4 zz au Blot3 Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPL1 amp J28L 1 CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot 433 MHz 50 320 SCSI Channel A PCI X 100 MHz ZCR UKI 5 paca SATA5 lt a JCOM2 SATA SATA1 SATA2 SATA EA 220 scs Channel H 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO GLAN1 GLAN2 backplane This port acce
99. nable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup ChooseAdvanced 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 Boot Features 4 7 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 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 graphic logo screen during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off i
100. ncel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity P trol ower contro Bl Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero _Doctor_lll You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor 11 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Notes
101. nel A PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPLIEZT J28E CTRL 5277 Slot PCI X 433 MHz jand E sio MOT Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE UKI sve aca SATA5 JCOM2 ISATAO SATA SATA2 SATA3 EA 220 scs Channel me V4 2 23 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the mother board See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Connector A E Jumper Cap 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port1 Enable Parrallel ves 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan 4 Pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B
102. nnect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Jumper Definition Open Slave Secondary Closed Master Primary l C Bus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots 2 C to PCI S PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumpers J27 J28 allow you to connect the System Management Bus to PCI X PCI E slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default FangFang tem in een zm A Compact Flash Master Slave Select B SMBus to PCI slots DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 ori FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Foi Parrallel DIMM 1B Bank 1 JaPa DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU2 SUPERG X7DB8 E North Bridge sebo EZJPG1 Plo _ 5 Ger VGA CTRL pes PCI Exp x Battery P9 pompa PCI Exp x4 CompactFlash IDE1 PCI X 133 MHz LAN Su CTRL GSB Slot 433 MHz jand sio MOT Ple pci x 100 MHz ZCR mu SCSICTRE UKI sve aca BATA SATA5 lt JCOM2 ISATAO SATA SATA2 SATAS EA 220 scs Channel
103. ns JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definition header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 19 Control Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is located bin Bonnie P S on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the Pin Definition table on the right for pin definitions 15 5v A NMI B PWR LED eg D CD Vii Groun DIMM 4B Bank 4 ki DIMM 4A Bank 4 9 X x en DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Power LED f DIMM 2B Bank 2 Hel ae DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 4B Bank 1 HDD LED Vcc 3 DIMM 1A Bank 1 E 5 NIC1 LED Vcc GLAN2 erue SGPIO2 SUPER X7DB8 E Rz NIC2 LED Vee peu SIMLPIPMI 2 aE cen amp i OH Fan Fail LED Vcc 5 son REESE i 8 Pme PWR Fail LED x4 BIOS m hwo z ao Pres 1 Ground Reset Reset Button cre eE L Bio paix 13a MHz jan 8 Ground PWR Power Button suo wor g en PCI X 100 MHz ZCR past SCSICTRL H m espe KATA SNE osca Cromer 2 10 Chapter 2 Inst
104. o MOT Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE UKI sve aca SATA5 lt JCOM2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 BA 320 SCSI Channel H 2 25 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual SCSI Controller Enable 7 Disable Jumper Settings JPA1 Jumper Setting Definition Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or disable Pins 1 2 Enabled the LSI SCSI controller The default set Pins 2 3 Disabled ting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for SCSI Channel _ 02 JPA2 and Channel Enabled tors The default setting is open to enable termination See the table on the right for jumper settings Closed Disabled Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer Fangrang 24 Pin ATX PWR pm A SCSI Enable C DIMMMaB Bank4 1 B SCSI Channel A Termi DIMM 4A Bank 4 ani FP Ctr nation Enable DIMM 3B Bank 3 cpus DIMM 3A Bank3 1 C SCSI Channel B Termi DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 a DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank1 _______
105. o 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 follow ing 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 POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag OAh Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch 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 Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer ini
106. oller Enabled Disabled 2 26 SCSI Termination Enabled Dsiabled 2 26 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 2 27 Enable Disable tete kwan wan h ka na Ai d ya 2 27 Compact Flash Master Slave 2 28 12 Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots 2 28 2 Onboard Indicators eee en tee dinya davan d na n WA ko d n ker de k 2 29 amp rrr 2 29 Onboard SCSI Activity LED kilek halka huned 2 30 Onboard Standby PWR LED sess 2 30 SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy SIMLP IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 31 Parallel Port Co nn eCl ka kp ak kinca rana kaya b h kek WA a k MA bka H SRA na 2 31 Floppy Connector Molla VR ERR RENE ARR 2 32 SIMEPIPMI SIOLU isti oti oer ezan e era Dad erdine ra Sel k n deck Wez Sal m esa 2 32 IDE CONMOGIOMS incisive erre pedet dre bee er EE mne 2 33 Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors ie kayan a alaya da dina 2 34 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures daban dak ken H n A kk 3 1 Before Power diss TS 3 1 Moo
107. ollowing settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 1 PCI X 2 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed 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 1 On Riser Frequency for 2 3 On Riser Available when an Active Riser Card is present 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 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 51041 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Slot2 PCI X 133MHz Slot3 PCI X 133MHz Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI Exp x8 and Slot6 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above
108. oot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 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 lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional 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 and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description
109. or at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset Button B PWR Button Ez SS mq quee T TE vM Groun Mouse a mm DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 X Xx gm DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU a n DIMM 3A Bank 3 Power LED Vee fr DIMM 2B Bank 2 Lis ae DIMM 2A Bank 2 amp DIMM 4B Bank 1 HDD LED Vcc s DIMM 1A Bank 1 i aa NIC1 LED Vcc GLAN2 2 i SuPERG x DBs E se NIC2 LED Vcc peu SIMLPIPMI P PGI Vec PST perane e SFC quen amp i j OH Fan Fail LED sm EESE E Sa er ses enn es PWR Fail LED Vcc PCI Exp 4 BIOS m iw FRE pex aa waz Ground Reset gt Reset Button em TE SE 7902 pictas MHz sai jan 8 Ground PWR Power Button suo L JWOR 8 frt PCI X 100 MHz ZCR past SCSICTRL UKI SMB SATAS lt Jcom2 SATAZ SATA3 320 SCSI Channel B 2 13 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition ATX Power Connector 3 3V 1 3 3V There are a 24 pin main power sup 12V ply connector JPW1 and an 8
110. ote this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 4 13 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled PECI Absent Alarm Available if supported by the CPU If set to Enabled the PECI Absent Alarm will be activated if the function of PECI Platform Environment Control Interface is not available for the onboard process s or for the motherboard The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer
111. ots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation 11 Rights Reserved RAID Level RAID8 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the Note on Page C 3 displays gt Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volune til Previous Next SPACEI Selects CENTER Selection Complete e Use t
112. pin COM CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the motherboard These power connec tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifica tion The 4 pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR JPW 3 please refer to the item listed below 3 3V COM PS ON 5V COM COM COM 5V COM COM Res NC PWR_OK oOo o ND a gt CQ N 5V 5VSB 5V o 12V 5V cu En 12V COM N 3 3V Required Connection Processor Power Connector 12V 4 pin Power Con m nector In addition to the Primary ATX power Pin Definitions connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU Pins Definition PWR connector at JPW3 must also 1 and 2 Ground be connected to your power supply 3and4 12V See the table on the right for pin Required Connection definitions 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions e 2 Fandan Fan vers PF and Pins Definition Mouse ER f D TAR C DIMM 4B Bank 4 i 1 through 4 Ground USBO amp zu 1 DIMM 4A Banh 4 amp 5through8 12V DI
113. proper system installation Ac to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor rect system setup SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This MANUAL d xbnn kak yan k ER RM ERE iii Manual Organization croci hk dae ka diza ze rz r ak an ya Za danaye D z iii Conventions Used the a da kaka a kaya aa a d k dada aka kaka iii Chapter 1 Introduction QE mE 1 1 6 ka l kak dane KAB 1 1 Contactirig SU peri lG lO cete ete stet Ranan Dana b na kak 1 2 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE lmage 1 3 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE Layout Reda dd 1 4 Quick RefereNCE sa 1 5 Motherboard Features eere a eee rt D E dae 1 6 Intel 5000P Blackford Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVOrVIOW k na wa wa S ya wak a dada ka W Aa a ad kak a dann Een 1 9 1593 Special Features kina lana kina hak kaka EE b ka aka n k ner aid 1 10 Recovery from AC Power Loss ssssesee HH 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring 1 10 1 5 ACPI uU em 1 11 1 6 Power SUpply bAn
114. pside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the rocessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 The Intel Xeon LGA 771 heatsink and fan comes with a push pin design and no tool is needed for installation 4 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 5 When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 6 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor 1 Press the socket clip to release the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its loc
115. pts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker A GLAN1 2 B PWR LED Speaker ES CIE DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 ore FP Ctrl DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 and DIMM 1A Bank 1 X o CPU2 SGPIO2 North Bridge sehol UPEROG X7DB8 E por SIMLP IPMI a 2 EPG a ri BIO pcr Exp x8 sere Geri SUI E a VGA South 2 RIS CTRL 9 pci Exp x8 Battery Bridge 8 J7 Po ues 4 zi L wD oo Blot3 PCI X 133 MHz LAN JPLIEZT J28E CTRL Ypres 5277 Slot PCI X 433 MHz jand E sio MOT Plott pci x 100 MHz ZCR SCSICTRE UKI sve aca SATA5 JCOM2 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 BA 320 SCSI Channel
116. r and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt 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 speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press Enter The OS Setup will automati cally load all device files and then continue with the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot D 20 Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E 1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software progra
117. rd Memory Controller Hub MCH the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 and the I O subsystem PXH The 5000P Blackford MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec In addition the 5000P Blackford chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing The Xeon Quad core dual core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000P Blackford chipset the Xeon quad core dual core Processor provides a feature set as follows Ihe Xeon Quad core dual core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands 1 9 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting 1 4 PC Health Monitoring
118. reases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the op tion is set to 4 the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V VRO P12V VR1 FSB VTT PXH Vcore ES2B Vcore CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See the Not
119. s a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions
120. s only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 m indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI is for the X7DB8 only 5 SEPC Supermicro Enhanced Power Connector specially designed to support Supermicro 2U Riser Card only 6 When LE1 is on make sure to turn off the power before removing or installing components 7 For the ZCR card to function properly be sure to install it in the green slot 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DB8 X7DBE Jumper Description Default Setting J27 J28 l C Bus to PCI X PCI E Slots Open Disabled J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master Slave Select On Master JPA1 X7DB8 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term En Off Enabled X7DB8 JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector Aux PWR CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR JWP2 12V 8 pin PWR JPW3 Alarm Reset JAR Alarm Reset Off Normal Chassis Intrusion JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors Compact PWR JWF1 Compact Card PWR Connector Used if JCF1 is on DA1 DA2 SCSI Activity LED Indicators See Chapter 2 DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory FBD DDRII Slots FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 CPU Fans Chassis Fans Flopp
121. set the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions Installing a New Operating System the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f 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 speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP
122. t The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 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 This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast 4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 5 SUPEROX7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Parallel
123. t Disk and press lt Enter gt The following screen appears Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 88 5713889801385 3 85 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC HWD 748GD 8BFLR1 27 88D27 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 2 8F31 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 3 j Fornat Disk 19827 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 5 Verify Disk Media 8F31 1 5 Ch s Only drives present at POST are displayed 4 Read the warning message when it appears in the screen as shown below To continue with disk formatting select Yes and hit lt Enter gt Otherwise select No and press lt Enter gt Caution Formatting a disk destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before formatting a disk Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller H8 es SATA Port 10 5738901385 3 85 1 5 Gb s Capacity 74 5 GBytes WARHING This drive is about to be fornatted All data on the disk will be erased Fornat Disk Yes SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual To verify disk media Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 0 Select SATA Disk and press lt Enter gt SATA Port 6 5138081385 3 85 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 1 HDC HD 48GD BBFLRl 27 88D27 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 2 UJ ges 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 3 Fornat Disk 88D27 1 5 Gb s SATA Port 5 9 Verify Disk Media 1 5 Gb s Only drives present at POST are displayed 3 When the screen shown above displays select Verify Disk Media and press lt Enter gt 4 A message will display indicating that the selec
124. t controller supporting two Giga bit LAN ports Two EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces supporting one IDE the blue slot and one Compact Flash card the blue slot Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to five USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports Headers ATI ES1000 with 16 MB Graphic Controller e Super I O Winbond W83627HF w Hardware Monitor support W83793 HECETA Other External modem ring on e Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR e Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 13 5 x 13 05 342 90 x 331 5 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual VRM PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 VRM 15L6307 K gt 1516307 667 1067 333 667
125. ted drive will be scanned for media defects Select Yes and hit lt Enter gt to proceed with disk verifying otherwise select No and hit lt Enter gt Ren atin Uwe Hcc dp Ss Adaptec SATA HostRAID Controller 8 RSS SATA Port 1 HDC HD748GD B8FLR1 27 08 27 1 5 Gb s Capacity 69 2 CBytes This drive will be scanned for nedia defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Verify Disk Yes No Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Exit Utility Yes No SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual D 2 Installing Intel s ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and Installing the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ESB2 Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt 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 lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Drive
126. this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above ain Menu Hanage Arrays Create Array Add Delete Hotspare Configure Drives D 4 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines Configuring Disk Drives You may need to configure a disk drive before you can use it Caution Configuring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make 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 configure 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 configure a disk drive 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Configure Drives and hit lt Enter gt as shown below Adaptec SATA HostRAID Con Ha in Menu anage firrays reate Array id Delete Hotspare Con igure Drives D 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual 2 From the Select Drives for Configuring List shown below select the drives you want to configure and press Insert Acc We iguration Utility Selected Drives Select drives for Configuring ST38881305 74 56B HDC WD 4 CD 86FLAL 69 268 HDC HD7485D B88FL Z 69 26B HDC HD 74 GD 88FLAL 69 268 59 255 3 The drive you ve selected will appear in the Selected Drives Dialog Box on the right as shown below
127. tialization 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 optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 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 lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Cod
128. to SATA Control Mode and press the Enter key to select En hanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to ICH RAID Codebase and select Adaptec Then press Enter For ICH RAID Codebase Change the setting from Intel to Adaptec 7 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 8 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 9 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt A gt for Intel RAID Configuration Utility D 2 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller adds SATA RAID functionality and performance enhancements to a motherboard RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O perfor mance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails A Stripe of Mirrors RAID 10 provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe maximizing data security and system efficiency By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X7DB8 X
129. to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 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 this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings setting a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become instable When this occurs reset the setting toits default setting 1 Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings An incorrect SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole
130. torage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend 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 Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the lt Enter gt key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the lt Enter gt key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press lt Enter gt Then select En abled 6 Go to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously
131. ttings 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 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item al
132. utilize SMB on your 2 Ground system 3 Clock 4 No Connection ETIBEZEZ OH Fan Fail LED Mouse JAR B SMB DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 PWLEDSPK e Fani FP Ctri Fan gt GLAN1 CPU2 GLAN2 scpio2 North Bridge seil SUPERO X7DB8 E por SIMLP IPMI 2 PG1 Blots pere SEPC 8 x8 G GIBT1 E E JCF Bis em Batte South ps CTRL BIe pci ED ry Bridge amp J7 PCI Exp 4 28 wo EE _ Pe pc x 133 MHz 3 AN 228 E CTRL 22757 Slot p x 433 MHz 8 sio JWOR Wal 8 Plott 100 MHz ZCR B SCSICTRE x HET swe pq BATAS SATAS Ha JcoM2 SATAOTSATA1 SATAZ SATA3 12 220 SCSI Channel 2 21 SUPERO X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Power SMB lC Connector PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power SMB I C Connector J17 monitors the status of PWR Supply fan and system temperature status See the table on the right for pin d
133. w drive to an array be sure to back up any data stored on the new drive otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 you can restart it by press ing Ctrl and lt R gt 3 If you ve used the Quick Init option to create a RAID1 it may return some data mis comparison when you run a consistency check at a later time This is normal 4 The Adaptec Host RAID allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However you can only select a smaller drive as the source or first drive during a build operation 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 It is not recommended that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes because it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the process when you create a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart the system or to recover the data that was on the source drive D 10 Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 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 and lt B gt 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other e
134. xisting bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Hanage Arrays Create Array Add Delete Hatspare Configure Drives 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 lt Ctrl gt and lt B gt Note a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 When the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Enter Y to delete a bootable array The bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disap pear Note Do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 From the main menu shown on Page D 4 select Add Delete Hotspares 2 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 Enter 3 Press Yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear
135. y J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP CTRL JF1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 IDE2 Note IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 Keylock JK1 Keylock Header OH LED JOH1 Overheat LED Parallel J21 Parallel Printer Port PSF Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 PWR LED LE1 PWR LED Indicator Note 6 on Pg 1 4 PWR LED SPKR JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR SMB J17 Power System Management I C Header SATAO SATA5 SATA 0 5 Connectors SCSI Chan A B JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors X7DB8 only SGPIO 1 2 J29 J30 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers SMB J18 System Management Bus Header Slot 7 SIM Low Profile IPMI Connector USB 0 1 USB 2 3 USB4 Back Panel USB 0 1 Front Panel USB 2 3 FP USB4 VGA J15 VGA Connector WOL JWOL Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header Note JIDE2 is for Compact Card Use only For Compact Card to work properly please enable JCF1 by putting cap on it and connect JWF1 to a power supply 1 5 SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 quad core dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz 667 MHz with a system clock speed of 333 267 MHz Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 32 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population
136. you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2008 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE motherboard The SUPER X7DB8 X7DBE supports dual Intel Xeon 64 bit quad core dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 1066 667 MHz With dual Xeon 64 bit quad core dual core processors the 5000P Blackford chipset and eight DDR2 FBD 667 533 memory modules built in the X7DB8 X7DBE offers substantial functionality and performance enhancements to the motherboards based on the NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining com patible with the 32 bit based software Key features include Intel s Hyper Threading Technology Virtualization Technology Hyper Pipelined Technology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Monitor 1 2 TM1 TM2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Ad vanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These fe

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