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1. 3 J10 Parallel Printer Port Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Connector 1 Strobe Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is lo 7 DataBit2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit3 10 GND cated on J10 See the table on the 11 DataBit4 12 GND right for pin definitions Cable ie ere are an CBL 081 is required 17 DataBit7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC m s Sue eus 24 Pin pm Pw IFan1 uem een S bone E IU dope ar crut VR a DIMM 1B sit Eon DIMM 1A 322 DIMM 2B a2 DIMM 2A J20 Ven DIMM 3B J19 oai DIMM 3A J18 GLANI cPU2 GLAN2 ma entm PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fanz Z cpuzvrm Fan Lanternas SUPER X6DVA 4G OHLED BS J8B1 G4 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED ps5j g GLAN JF1 eem opi 64 bitPCIX 5 PCIX 100j P System LED A TB nable EHE EAT SCSI Ensbie JF2 PWED Jj TPMT lUSB2 3 Rer JU PKR Fang Fang sca Q ene BIOS bem 5 L woL 8 a WOR pwa svo L luec VGAEnable SCSI LED DSJ ses ainiu VOMON is 32 bit PCI 1 ChannelTerm JSLED SATA JT Enable BATAO sq
2. SWE 2 T p TE xg esce 24Pin pwg Pwi Fani Alarm pin Inm NE Puma E i Fault WA Pw LER JPE eWR Forke On Enti DIMM 1B aa CPU1 pomi DIMM 1A in DIMM 28 P DIMM 2A J20 Loa DIMM 3B 3s DIMM 3A ne a cpu2 ley MCH 7320 GLANZ En Lindenhurst PCLE North GLAN Pox Bridge Fanz ER cpuzvrm Far pL D psqz ramene SUPER X6DVA 4G sinso Beda J8B1 _64 bitPC X 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED pss 2 GLAN LFA ena yop 4 BIRPC X 5 PCIX 100 m System LED Ee peixsiots MAT PA SCSI Enable LAN2Enable She Connecti JF2 J41 IPM lUSB2 3 n 6300ESB Fang Fans scsi LSI ICH 5320 side Bios u Ba JE ot EU so SCSILED BS scsi ug chan OMOT Jz 32 bit PCI ChannelTerm JSLED sarA Ji Enable ATAU yso PATAT JS ep m Fi iie liis Jio or u S68 gj 0E ss Fam 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Serial Ports Pin Number Definition Pin Numbe
3. Watch Dog Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system Jumper Settings JWD monitor that takes action when a Jumper y Position Definition software application freezes the Pins 1 2 WD to Reset 3 Pins 2 3 WD to NMI system Pins 1 2 will have WD re Open Disabled set the system if a program freezes Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the pro gram that has frozen requires soft ware implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS he m pwa zapin A pwi Fan pA pst Pwr E Pon SERE IRE err eu oc on cut va m DIMM 1B 223 eui Eom DIMM 1A J22 DIMM 2B un DIMM 2A J20 lan DIMM 3B aul DIMM 3A J18 GLANI T CPU2 7320 GLAN2 PH i SE PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fanz Loren cpuzvrm Fenj uwEweg SUPER X6DVA 4G ohren B E J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED pss GLAN F1 CTLR opi 64 BIEPCIX 5 PCIX 100 System Leo p WD TRB able SMB come PAN SOSER enr ag P 2Enable 7 mI A J JF2 KR USB2 3 Fd Fad sesi ts sannese L 53C20 Speaker Bios err wou 5o B P WOR EE GRE UR SCSILEDDSS BE pe Clear CMOS 32 bit PCI 1 17 ChannelTerm JSLED SATA Enable BATA sso m pope uu Flory m SCSI p E vss Fan 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable ER Enable Disable A Jumper Settings JPG1 enables or disables the VGA JPG1 Connector on the motherboard Jumper B i Position Definition See the table on the rig
4. pca aam CPU2 WH E7320 Lindenhurst vs North CLE Pok Bridge GLAN tere SUPER X6DVA 4G j8B1 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 enn CPU2 VRM OHLED JPLA LAN Enable t PWR LED GLAN CTLR GH BITPCIX 5 PCIX TOO System LEI 7 PciXsi VERTI SCSI Enable TEenante SMB Connectb3 PA POFERE esa 74 scsitsi 7 53020 3981 em Tr E jusB2 3 gez paeo PKR 6300ESB Fang Fan ICH Bios Speaker WoL g VGA CTLR WOR pra Leedi VcAEnabie SCSILED BS oos app cha intru C CMOS 32 bitPCI I yaz sio ChannelTerm Enable 5 D Isa sro crm IDE 1 IDE2 Pintor T ses zd Reset Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Connector Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 2 PW_ON Ground Ground lt a X lt Power LED 4 HDD LED 4 P NIC1 LED 4 NIC2 LED lt DH Fan Fail LED lt b3 Power Fail LED 4 Cam Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin Definitions i Pin cated at JL1
5. Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating and fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions E F aK pwrLewa 24Pin Bes Pwi Fan louse Alarm Pp m ps1 Pire E Reset PRT pS PWR2 Pseor Pwr CPU1 Vi Faure 4 PW LED ABF PWR Force On Outen e DIMM 18 ia anit DIMM 1A 3H DIMM 28 an DIMM 2A ual DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A ne cpu2 aam ae CH 7320 GUN Lindenhurst je NS PCLEI North GUAN Pox Bridge Fanz ena v l cpuzvrm Fars OHLED LAN1Enabie ji SUPER X6DVA 4G gE PWR LED pls S dapi 64 bitPCIX 6 PCIX 133 ggg serrer gi pork slots MET EAN SCS Enable System LED Z E WE ure HH Gi lilia mU x PKR peA LF Fang Fang scsi Lsi 53020 EN d speaker E Bios z CUR wot E WoR pwa EE suo ipod INGAEnabie SCSILEDPS ses WAT cha intru C cmos 32 bit PCI g ChannelTerm JSLED sara Enable BATAD 50 SATAT JS ign
6. Red wire Speaker data No connection Buzzer Signal Speaker data 8 10 are for Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin NAU finitions N Th ker de tong Note e speare PWR LED Keylock Connector Pin connector pins are for use with an Definitions JF2 external speaker Default Close Pin Number Definition Pins 5 and 7 to enable onboard 2 Vec 4 Vcc zzer buzze 6 Vcc 8 Keylock SMB PWR 10 Keylock ira v A pwi Fan Alarm pin ResetJPR1 o DS Farz peor WR pwa ru Lene pwn Force On CPI d DIMM 18 32 pom DIMM 1A ES DIMM 2B m DIMM 2A J20 IN DIMM 3B 419 oa DIMM 3A J18 GLA cn CPU2 7320 GLAN2 PXH a PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fanal dim cpuzvrm Fans Lanterne e SUPER X6DVA 4G nied Bem E J8B1 94 bitPCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED DsS a GLAN JF 1 CTAR joB1 6 Bit PCIX 5 PCIX 100 a System LED Al B nable SMa comei PAN SOSTE Laid USS25 SPKR PWLED Keylock Fang Fans Scsi Lsi on ae 53C20 Sikar BIOS CTLR Wei Be n WOR wot cir most er 3 heeds vea enable SCSILED BS sosi UAT _ Gha Intru e Os gA
7. Block Diagram of the E7320 Lindenhurst VS 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 E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset the X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG motherboard provides the perfor mance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset consists of the following components the E7320 Lindenhurst VS Memory Controller Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH and THE PCI X Hub PXH The E7320 Lindenhurst VS MCH supports single or dual Nocona proces sors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Note Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR266 DDR333 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The E7320 Lindenhurst VS also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH pro vides configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are com pliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification
8. D6h Code Description The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual B 2 J Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Read
9. Table of Contents 4 1 Introductions en rer ee ter de el D ree n 4 1 4 2 Running Main BIOS Setup seen 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup sisaan sedan ric edente cen i Eden entia 4 4 4 4 Boot Setup 4 5 Security SelUp z scee e pee DEC ul det v OR Ce En edt 4 21 CE A A LM MMM 4 22 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages eee nennen A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes eene B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 One 1 9 pin serial port DTK cable CBL 010 One 1 SATA cable CBL 044 One 1 SCSI Cable CBL 034 0320 X6DVA 4G only One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 0159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets Pre installed
10. The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The WAIT message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h Ash A7h A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh B1h 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 I
11. 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Memory This option allows AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the Arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the Tab key or the Arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For ex ample 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Sergei paa Gly Warning Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction CPU Configuration IDE Configuration Floppy Configuration PCI PnP Configuration Super IO Configuration gt Advanced Chipset Configuration gt ACPI Configuration gt Power Configuration Event Log Configuration le Select Screen gt MPS Configuration l Select Item PCI Express Configuration P Change Field Remote Access Configuration Tab Select Field USB Configuration F1 General Help gt System Health Monitor F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit VOZ 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc Warning W
12. 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 4BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 o 64 RM 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SCSI 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system f you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well a A WwW M
13. Attach the appropri Ricicabeesllaiseanition ate cable to inform you of a chas 1 Intrusion Input ho 2 Ground sis intrusion USB Pin Definition Universal Serial Bus USB USB 0 1 Back Panel USB Pin Definition There are two Universal Serial 1 45V Bus ports USB 0 1 located on 3 EC the I O panel and additional two 4 Ground USB ports USB 2 3 next to the USB 2 3 Front Panel USB IDE1 on the motherboard These Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition two FP USB ports can be used to 1 5V 2 5V provide front side chassis access 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO cables not included See the 7 Ground 8 Ground i a Ground tables on the right for pin defini 1e a tions USB 0 1 24 Pin i PM Fan1 ost Pea E PWLEE xr PWR Force On pois DIMM 1B 23 ennai DIMM 1A J22 DIMM 2B m DIMM 2A 320 DIMM 3B al DIMM 3A J18 GLANI _ CPU2 7320 GLAN2 PXH b niei PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fan iia netos cpuzvrm _Fan3 LAN1Enable a SUPER X6DVA 4G OH LED pez 5 J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED I ens p JF CTI e l
14. Most of AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 lt F10 gt Enters ESC Arrow keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup Screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AdvancedBoot SecurityExit System Overview Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field AMI BIOS VGI 08 00 10 we E o lei Ge Build Date 08 06 04 s configure system ID OABDIOO7 tine Processor Type Intel R Xeon TM CPU 3 40GHz Speed 3400MHz Count 2 e Select Screen System Memory N Select Item gud ee Ta Change Field 52 21 Tab Select Field E F1 General Hel System Date Tue 10 12 2004 F10 Sava and e ESC Exit VOZ 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Processors Type Speed Counts
15. Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH via Hub Interface The PCI Bus provides connection between a PCI Express inter face and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI 2 3 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X protocol The PXH can be configured to support for 32 or 64 bit PCI de vices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz 6300ESB ICH System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the 6300ESB O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH integrates many O functions The 6300ESB integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Control ler two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz 1 0 Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Controller Notes The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the CPU FSB setting 1 9 SUPER xX6DVA 4G X6DVA EG 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 Ad
16. SATAT JS LED a Parallel pora o e aa L SSS a E x E p EC HEEL Port 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located 1 GND 2 FDHDIN on J24 See the table below for 3 GND 4 Reserved ferens 5 Key 6 FDEDIN pin definitions 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE Connectors J44 J38 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND There are no jumpers to 3 Host Data7 4 Host Data 8 configure the onboard IDE 1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and 2 connectors at J44 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 and J38 respectively See 13 HostData2 14 Host Data 13 the table on the right for pin 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 p 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15
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18. s emn Fe d ceut v DIMM 1B m T EoMt DIMM 1A 22 DIMM 28 m DIMM 2A J20 Mak DIMM 3B ES DIMM 3A m cruz cum Wm er320 denhurst m Und PCIE North Um fox Bridge rio iene cpuzvem Feri T OnLeD ps3 LANtEnable ji SUPER X6DVA 4G E dapi _ 64 Bit PCIX 6 PCDC 139 pwr Leo psi LAN Li E opi BE BRPEDCES FCIK T Des System LED p z wes UTE PRN Enable SMB ConnectiTT3 3Ez wien 81 Par iussa ia ET z SPKR ss Fand Fac sesi tst sine 5 S32 p BIOS vas 5 u CTLR wot g wor pwa EE awo LuesWE WoAEnahs ScsLEDDS mq cha intw C MOSTE simtPoat yao Camere EH JSLED Tsara Enable ATAU sso 38 ign MA vane Fo Dez xls 10 ery sa c3 uad s and 2 23 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports located beside the Video port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the func tions associated with the second LED SATA LED Header A Serial ATA LED header is lo cated at JSLED See the table on the right for SATA LED pin defini Left O en Right Back View 1 Gb LAN Left LED Indicator Speed LED LED Color Definition Off 10 MHz Green 100 MHz Amber 1 GHz 1 Gb LAN Right LED Indicator Activity LED LED Definition Color Amber Blinking 10 100MHz
19. 2 21 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual SCSI Controller Enable Disable ForX6DVA 4G SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings only JPA1 Jumper Positi Definiti Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable ae ee or disable the SCSI Controller The Pine a Misabiog default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable ForX6DVA 4G only SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper JA1 allows you to enable or JA1 disable termination for the SCSI Jumper u Position Definition connector The default setting is Open Enabled Closed Disabled open to enable terminate the SCSI Controller Note In order for the SCSI drives to function prop erly please do not change the de fault setting set by the manufac turer See the table on the right for jumper settings RE Er 24 Pin m put Fan me Mee PR T Lm lese DS1 p 2i DIMM 1B wal cba Eon DIMM 1A a DIMM 2B I DIMM 2A 20 Loa DIMM 3B 5 DIMM 3A 18 ane Sedit PH VS SS PCI E North acm erm PLA cPuzvaM PF www SUPER X6DVA 4G onu Pelz E Tenab
20. 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if End or Ins keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the nitialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the End key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video
21. CPU2 MCH E7320 Lindenhurst DIMM 2A J20 DIMM 3B 19 DIMM 3A J18 GLAN GLAN2 PXH NS PCHEI North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fanz Interface ETER i cpuzyrm EST D LAN Enable SUPER X6DVA 4G oui EIE J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED pss Hi GLAN LF ore opi 4 BIEPCIX 5 PCIX 100 e System LED H 2 PCIXslots NIST PPAI SCSI Enable Enable SMB Connecti T3 t JF2 Pwe fy PMI 552 3 PEME 714 SPKR gs POLERA 6300888 Fang Fang scsi LSI O ICH 1 5320 b Bios NGA a CTLR woL B 8 le g e WOR pwa rom FS Llueeis VGAEnabe SCSILEDESR C WAT a hiu cir cmos Jia gA 32 bit PCL ChannelTerm JSLED saTA ain Enable SATAO sso BATAT JS LED ji F poss me s ey ses ga IDE2 es Fara 2 17 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual SMB Power I C Connector Pin Definitions PW Pin 4 Definition l2 C Connector PW3 located 1 a next to the ATX 24 pin PWR Con 3 N A nector monitors the status of WA PWR Supply Fan and system tem perature Pin Locations 1 2 4 o 6 Speaker Power LED 7 o 8 Keylock 9 10 On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 Mice eri a are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 Pin 6 are for the Power LED and pins Number eela
22. PCIXsiots NIST PAI SCSI Enable Enable SI B Connect Jr2 PWLED y TPM USB2 3 Perga 1 P 6300ESB Fand Fang ss TO Ich i 53C20 AT BIOS buy u CTLR woL 5 a a iol WoL E oe Cir Mos sio PGis vGAEnable _ SCSI LED PSJ Scs AT a Intru n Ls Bal 32 bitPCl 1 jaz ChannelTerm us JSLED saA Enable BATAO jso BATAT JSI LED J44 MZP Flo 2 pon Prater PPY a 869 al IDE ss Fang 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation NMI Button NMI Button Pin The non maskable interrupt button Definitions header is located on pins 19 and Number Definition 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on n Bo the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is lo PWR LED Pin Definitions cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Pin mE Number Definition Refer to the table on the right for 15 Vcc m 16 Control pin definitions NMI BRUT PWR LED Mouse alarm pin 2 Reset PRT op DS Em H ced PSR RNR PR pw LECIPE Jeu Force on Ern Jal DIMM 1B 323 CPU pomi DIMM 1A 22 DIMM 2B an f SIE Ground amp on DIMM 3B m XZ o X DIMM 3A J18 Na cPu2 C GM e ower LED 7320 y Erdon
23. PS_ON 4 45V tional 8 pin CPU PWR connector 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 45V PW2 on the board This power 15 COM 7 COM connector meets the SSI EPS 12V 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK specification See the table on the z m S VSD right for pin definitions For CPU 23 5V 11 A 24 M 12 3 3 PWR PWR2 please refer to the ea item listed below Processor Power PU 8 Pin PWR Connector Connector PW2 Ys Pins Definition In addition to the Primary ATX Tthru 4 Ground power connector above the 12v Sthus 12v 8 pin Processor connector at W2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Fan me CPU1 VRM 3 Fault OHLED DSA DIMM 1B J4 3231 CPU1 bom DIMM 1A dia DIMM 2B am DIMM 2A J20 ax DIMM 3B Hi DIMM 3A ns CPU2 GLAM m WCH E7320 GLANZ Lindenhurst PXH NS PCLEI North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fanz Interface TLR cpu2veam_Fan3 JPL1 LED DS z LANTEnablo SUPER 6 X6DVA 4G outen PET 5 J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED DS a GLAN Wal ETR opi 6 bitPCIX 5 PCIX 100 pa System LED 7 THE
24. ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking fo
25. This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings USB Function This feature allows you to enable 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports and 4 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12Mbps System Health Monitor This feature allows AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the following items System Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The Options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Temperature The feature allows the user to set the CPU temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C The default setting is 78 C If System Health Function is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperatu
26. appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID O or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below rray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and
27. e 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATA Super I O 2 Serial port header Other Internal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual RIAS 82541 SCSI CONN CNTRE NOCONA NOCONA cPu 2 cPu1 al m scst crm o S3cig22 DIMM B3 DIMM AS 5 S Sn nee os DIMM Be DIMM AZ a a Y B DIMM Bi DIMM AL N N i I a BKecr xcramnrz eei GRRE 8 5 GNAEUS He E CHEER PCI EXPRESS X4 2GB S LINDENHURST US x x MCH a p U mr e 12 3 7 DDRc333HT 8 ki PCI XcC133MT S 1GB S ERKE ES CHANNEL B Ek 2 SY VRD oj DDR gt 5 3 a 7 2 H PCI EXPRESS X4 2GB S gt ii 1 5v wen 1 20 URD g x 8 MCH ersa rr ia E rwr meros 4 0 D is p ty amp Z Li ful al COM1 B m S 3 py Prntr 8 eyboar Mouse RI4S 82541 PCI X 54 BIT 66MHZ PCI 33MHz Slotit 1 6300ESB Y HANCE RAPIDS il SATA SATA PCI 32 BIT 33MHZ arene zi IDE IDE sie 3 Video SRAM USB Figure 1 9
28. from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS Chipset the 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE con troller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once
29. is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to
30. pomi DIMM 1A 22 DIMM 28 m DIMM 2A J2 lien DIMM 3B FA DIMM 3A J118 am ver oum ndeshurt DL tun reve Sons SUR Fox Brage F pom ens cpuzvem Feri E LAN1 Enable xb SUPER X6DVA 4G omo Pg dapi 6 bHPCH se FCD pur Leo pss 2 Gear S BRPCIX 5 PCOCIOU m System LED g 4 PU PCiXslos LZ PAW scsiEnabie 5 LAN2 Enable CONES ERU AT sa pue 7 7 Fand Fan scsitst Q eooni Sew 5 ee M von coz Cin woe gg WoR wa 3 so L lueedg IGAEnabie ScsILEDDS3 os antu CMOS 32 bit PCIM Ja m p E Tr aran da 2 19 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS
31. you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the Ctrl and the A keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Appendix C Software Installation Instructions The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con troller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installati
32. 0h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard The following section provides information on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel 6300 ESB Controller For LSI s SCSI _ HostRAID please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard C 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
33. 1GHz SATALED Pin Definitions JSLED Pin Definition 6300ESB SATA HDO Active LED 6300ESB SATA HD1 Active LED N C N C N C akon tions GLAN LEDs frr enema locns AX pwi zu arm Essi uana thm E Tm co Ls Fault E PWLED JPF ewn Force On OHLED DSA DIMM 1B J4 123 cpu COM1 DIMM 1A J22 DIMM 2B 321 DIMM 2A 320 laa DIMM 3B a DIMM 3A Ls MCH E7320 GLANZ Lindenhurst ra s PCLEI North PCIX Bridge GLAN CTLR Interface unten SUPER X6DVA 4G J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 cPu2 Fang cpuzvem__Fans OHLED PWR LED E o amp LF E GLAN CTLR 2 Gopi 6 BIEPCIX 5 PCIX 100 2 PciXslots MIST DPA SCSI Enable Enable SMB Connecti 1i F2 PoLees Fang Fang scsi Lst 7 53c20 patker Bios e CTLR woL WOR J pear 3 PMI usB2 3 6300ESB ICH pang rota voaEnme SCSILEDEST A _ Cha Intru POST IDE1 l cir cmos Ji m azmtPo a Channerterm DT TATA Enable E JS gp J44 Em pomme o 7 u d o Fe 2 24 SATA LED Chapter 2 Installation Onboar
34. 32 bit PCL 1 a1 ChannelTerm Se SATA T pows rme uu Pee SCSI 2a EZ 438 Fanq 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 8 21 Pins To modify the operation of the e e motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the Jumper Cap Ut jumper is off the pins LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 and JPL2 enable or disable JPL1 JPL2 Jumper the GLAN ports LAN1 JPL1 and Position Definition LAN2 JPL2 on the motherboard Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled eed ror Pese n s n Fei Ham a mi ps Seien Pere E Pee s P pw LEEF Jewn Foreeon nan m DIMM 1B s an
35. ED 9j faa PCIXslois MIT PPA SCSI Enable Enable SMB ConnectlJ13 JF2 Ji Pu usB2 3 FEpKeRE i JU 7 PKR 6300ESB Mang SCSI LSI IcH 53C20 speaker Bios 5 u CTLR woL g a WOR pwa o Lect NVGAEnabie _scsILED P83 ray angu SF CMOS E gA 32 bit PCI yaa ChannelTerm Ene JSLED sata Enable BATAO jso BATAT JS Lep J44 Flo Fang FONG Paneer Py a sc gaj 82 uss f Fam Fan4 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Connector A VGA connector J1 is located next to the GLAN1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location Power Fail Pin Definitions PW4 Pin Power Fault Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal Connect a cable from your power 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB supply to the PW4 header to pro Note This feature is only available when using vide warning of power supply fail ure 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 redundant Supermicro power supplies VGA PWR Fault RET Sr pws l24 Pin EUM Pwi Fant Mouse Alarm pin J2 DSi pu pure amp USBO 1 PWR CPU1VRM us Grau EA Jw LEDLIPF Jewn Force On OHLED bs DIMM 1B s IS CPU1 pom DIMM 1A 322 DIMM 2B PT
36. J9B1 64 bit PCIX 5 PCIX 100 El sio sSCSIEnsbis A USB 2 3 Enable Sma connect HH Lus Jr2 pwo ya SUP EE 74 x SPAR 6300ESB Fang Fang SCSI LSI n LI 53020 speaker BIOS VGA E u CTLR WOL 8 a m OR peii EN SCSILEDDST auf copam omoge BIB Chassis In 32 bitPCI a7 ChannelTer seco sare Enable BATA LED 341 trusion J10 Floppy 24 scsi 28 IDE2 J38 Farg 2 13 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pi The Wake On LAN header JWOL Definitions JWOL is designated WOL on the mother Pin A Number Definition board See the table on the right 1 5V Standby T 2 Ground for pin definitions You must en 3 Wake up able the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Wake on Ring Pin Definitions ignated WOR This function al WOR lows your computer to receive Pin Number Definition and wake up by an incoming call Ground to the modem when in suspend 2 Wake up state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature
37. LX1 34 4GD DC WD360GD OOF KE r 3 omple e 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 14 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below Adaptec RAID Confi
38. N Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas Sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR 266 333 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapp
39. R2_a UsBon PWR pw PU1 VRM J3 Fault LEDYJPF PWR Force On OHLED DS4 DIMM 1B J4 323 CPU1 komt DIMM 1A J22 DIMM 2B m DIMM 2A J20 A DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A J18 cPu2 GLAM WH 7320 GLAN2 llindenhurst PXH AS PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Faa CTLR Interface A JPL1 DS2 LAN Enabled SUPER X6DVA 4G z o J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PC X 133 DS5 GLAN UFU a CTER 64 bit PCIX 5 PC X 100 na stem LED 9i J9B1 y 2 DS9 IJP02 PCIXslots MAT PAT SCSI Enable LAN2Enable SMB Connectl 13 Jr2 PWLED J41 TPMT USB2 3 ani ui EPKSEE n4 PKR E x 6300ESB sss TO en 3620 Speaker D Ti BIOS VGA u CTLR wot og a OR pwa 25 Cir cMOS i Sio JPG1 E_ VGA Enabie scsi LED PSI si NA i intr s Ba 32 bit PCI 1 Ai ChannelTerm Eus JSLED sAT Enable BATAUJSg BATAT JS Lep usaf DS8 E P Fio 2 25 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared 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 Pin Definitions
40. SKT 0158 One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT7 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR INTC One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER xebvA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG Image SUPER xX6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale mr SWE Tews 24 Pin PWRI PW Fant ne jAla
41. SUPERO SUPERO X6DVA 4G SUPERO X6DVA EG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1b 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 reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California
42. The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI X Slot5 Slot6 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the function of Option ROM for PCI X Slot5 Slot6 The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual P APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating System ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R X SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This
43. a HDD LED North v GLAN Bridge f ena CPU2 VRM NIC1 LED lt Vcc ramien SUPER X6DVA 4G m Joma _ 64 BitpcIK 6 PCDC133 PERLE NIC2 LED lt Vee SUA cna Lagi SFBRPODCE CUTE Ds sem bean Fail LED J T PCIXsi x nable lt bid une Sup commectiee IANS Ene z pw uem use v avcrERESS nd SPI Fand Fan scam 1O e3008s8 Power Fail LED lt Veo L speaker S voa z Y Bios M CTLR wot 8a 8 Ground Reset gt Reset Button vo Dee re voa Ei SCSILEDDS3 c5 AT ayn ves ls BE lt ki annelTerm gt ameen yy Chamettom EA agit sara ha Ground Pwr gt Power Button pow Frey Ses a E2 sa Fang 2 1 2 9 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions HDD LED Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin NIC2 LED Pin Definitions Definitions Pin Pin Number Detinition Number Defi
44. ae m Flo 1DE2 pmi 10 e TE ze ani OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 7 Vcc 8 GND Overheat Fan Fail LED LED State Message Off Normal On Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 5 Vcc 6 GND Health LED PWR Fail LED Power LED 4 HDD LED 4 NIC1 LED 4 NIC2 LED Z Fan Fail LED lt Ground lt x rae Fail LED 4 Ground Ground pwr gt Power Buti Reset gt Reset Buttpn SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach it to the hardware reset Switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions WE PWS Fan AIX 24 Pin pwri Pwi Alarm pin ResetJPRT pS Prz H PWR RWA pw LEDLIPE JPWR Force On DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A PXH Mouse 2 psBon CPU1 VRM OHLED DS4 u pom cput
45. at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Note There is no BIOS Recovery SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual function available for the motherboard Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS you will need to change all six BIOS chips Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misus
46. ce is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG can only accommodate ATX 24 pin power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recom mended for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE An additional 12V 8 pin power connector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of opera tion See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator writ
47. ck Header ses 2 18 2 67 Jumper Seltings ooi ht EH ea ies 2 19 Explanation of JUMpPOCMS issiisissccitiath cosaivecd ri eer re na Fan Fer E 2 19 GLAN Enable Disable Cleat CMOS m LEN DOG HT EEE ETS Connecting PCI Slot 1 2 3 to SMB sssssssseeee 2 21 SCSI Controller Enable Disable SCSI Termination Enable Disable sse 2 22 Alarm Reset eiit ierit ee ipee eet ana tex oses edu dup aaan a 2 23 PowWBI FOIce OlmNs iuo AN E EE ERRORIBUS 2 23 2 7 Onboard LED Indicators sesenta 2 24 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel Port Connector sessssssssssessseeeeerenneennenn nnne Floppy Gonnectot 2 eie ten eme eh tetris IDE Connectors icit racha deir cr a e RE EXER RE Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures sssseseeeeneeneenerenennne 3 1 Before casum 3 1 NO def sist N 3 1 NO VIOGO caia ara a aE aaa itta dd e rca ere A Pee 3 1 Memory ETFtOIS ttn tic a pedi eR aas 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration sess 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sse 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sss 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS
48. cy to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 4 9 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP
49. d LED Indicators On board LED Definitions DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 DS Definition DS1 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PWR iti Cable must be connected In addition to the LAN LEDs and DSZ CPUZVAM Overheat SATA LED there are other LED in DS3 SCSI LED DS4 CPU1 VRM Overheat dicators DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 on DS5 PWR LED the X6DVA 4G EG DS7 and DS8 Derg POSTLED i are POST Codes LEDs See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System LED DS9 There is is a system LED DS9 on the motherboard DS9 ae DEARGA System LED indicates the status Green System On amp OK Amber System Off PWR Cable Connected of the system Refer to table on Red PWR or CPU Failure CPU Overheat the right for information Please refer to Appendix A for System Alert LED DS9 Definition information Fs SET pwa 24 in AX Fan b PWR PwRi_ PWI Alarm Spur Reset PR1 p 791 Pw
50. definitions 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Floppy free Parlen Teei pwns Pw d Rese TPRT op St bam E psor us PP pw EELS Jews Force on cru va m DIMM 1B P eui bom DIMM 1A m DIMM 28 m DIMM 2A J20 tak DIMM 3B n a DIMM 3A Ji ios ma u s uw SUPER G X6DVA 4G LE dum 64 Bit PCD M6 PC 13 pwr Leo pes Efiaue SMB Gon Papa JR E m 55020 Q E _ IDE 1 mos cree wot a BI s Bp ES copus B8 ong a Foner E NL B IDE 2 2 27 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connector X6DVA 4G Only Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connector located at J28 Note Please refer to Appendix C for software SATA Host RAID Utility and the Operating System Installation Instructions 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connector Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND
51. delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Adding Deleting Hotspares Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID O or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initia
52. device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available Reserved DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 Chan nel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K Chapter 4 AMI BIOS P Super IO Configuration Sub Menu Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabl
53. e Number Definition mouse are located on J2 See the table 1 Data at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 RAN 2 3 for the locations of each 4 vec 5 Clock 6 NC Fan Headers 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan P CPU and Chassis Fans 6 on the X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG See Definition the table on the right for pin definitions Groga rack P WEI Caution These fan headers use DC power Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans Please refer to the Ad vanced Setting in the AMIBIOS for fan speed control settings KB Mouse Fan6 Fan5 Fani SME E ame E larm pin ResetIPRT cpu PWR2 ou Pe CPU d Fault PW LED JPF PWR Force On OHLED DSA DIM Mas 3231 CPU1 COMI DIMM 1A 322 DIMM 2B FE DIMM 2A J20 Vox DIMM 3B E DIMM 3A J18 a CPU2 MCH E7320 GLANZ Lindenhurst PXH Ns PCIE North GLAN PCIX Bridge CTLR Interface lu JPL1 LANtEnable l SUPER X6DVA 4G J8Bi _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 GLAN emm opi 64 bitPCIX 5 PCIX 100 m System L
54. e abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navi gation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the Delete key while the System is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note AMIBIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys
55. e pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec EN 3 DMA 1 13 SUPER xebDvA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 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 one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTS provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Manageme
56. eaders G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors VGA Connector Keyboard Mouse Parallel Printer Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector SCSI Connector X6DVA 4G only IPMI Connector Front Control Panel Connector PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 6 7 Chassis Intrusion Header Serial ATA LED PCI 1 32 bit slot PCI E 4 x4 PCI E 2GB sec PCl 5 PC1l 6 J9B1 J8B1 64 bit PCI X 100 PCI X 133 slot PW3 PWA4 SATAO 1 JS0 JS1 WOL JWOL WOR JWOR USB 0 1 J3 USB 2 3 Power SMB PWR FAIL Serial ATAO Header JSO Serial ATA1Header JS1 Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headerss Note for the X6DVA 4G only 1 5 SUPER xX6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin 32 bit Ext EM64T Nocona up to 3 6 GHz processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Notes CPU FSB speed is set by Manufacturer Please do not change the FSB setting Memory Six 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 24 GB Registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM required Notes 1 Memory size is set via BIOS 2 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7320 Lindenhurst VS chipset with support of MCH PXH and 6300ESB ICH Expansion Slots One PCI E slot x4 2GB sec Two 64 bit PCI X sl
57. ed 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parellel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 4 11 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring Sparing This feature allows the user to enable the function of Memory Mirroring and Sparing if memory configuration supports this function The opti
58. en permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document 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 X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG motherboard The SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG supports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors w ext EM64T at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture the Nocona processor supports the IA 32 software and includes features found in the Xeon processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGA4 platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Nocona Processor 800 MHz supports Hyper Threading Technology and is ideal for high performance worksta tion and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed informa
59. evision Please follow the instructions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 4 15 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express LO and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and Two PCA9554 PCI Express Port2 PXH This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Port3 Slot 4 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Spectrum The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access
60. guration Utility gt Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Adaptec Em A HostRAID Controlle Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below SATA Port 0 gt WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port No device Only drives present at POST are displayed C 17 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt C 18 Appendi
61. he right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU ce No 2 SCREW Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket AN um Lever Warning Make E sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised Processor damage to the installed socket or CPU may result Triangl Triangle 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com support resources CAUTION Exercise extreme care when install
62. hen you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning 9 CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot legacy OS that cannot support processors with ex tended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hardware Prefetcher This feature allows the user to enable the Hardware Prefetcher function If Disabled the CPU will prefetch data at 64 bit per cache line If Enabled it will fetch data at 128 bit per cache line Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This feature allows the user to enable the function of Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Intel R Speed Step tm Tech This setting allows you enable the function of I
63. ht for Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled jumper settings The default set ting is enabled SMB Data SMB CLK to PCI PCI PCIX slots to SMB Connection Jumper Settings Jumpers J13 J15 allow you to con J13 J15 nect or disconnect PCI Slot1 PCI X Jumper T Position Definition Slot5 PCI X Slot6 to the System Closed Enabled Open Disabled Management Bus The default set ting is to close pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Note both jumpers are used in tandem and have to be set to the same set ting in order to work properly since one is for the clock and another one for the data ii Se alee A ES louse aiam M F Regg OPP cou PSY son Sat on i a M Fault sonia OHLED DS DIMM 18 ems oi LED ELZES a DIM ZA DIES A DIMM 3A m Lad sni cm om Fr mare Pa s pcre North Suan 1 Bridge cr ius a cruz vnu OHLED uwEwwi SUPER X6DVA 4G ore josi S4 bIrPCUX 5 PCDCTOU Lal systemLeD fj an Spee Gan nae Tr PCI slots to SMB lide TA AE 7 sy IQ m eros vaa i UN I E E L eR xxu gu quee COE VGA Enable safe po o Charm E Tena SIRE ED Enable BATAD SE Ma
64. ime decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 4 7 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the functio
65. ing a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faq
66. ing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see stepi 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 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG supports up to 12 24 GB of Reg ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support 4 GB modules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 2 GB modules Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs DDR To Install Insert module vertically and press down Notch e until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot 2 5 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab T IL Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should re
67. ing the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch
68. le Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive 2nd Hard Drive and 3rd Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The Options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are CD ROM and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 Security Settings AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Security Settings Install or Change the Password Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled gt Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Selec
69. le SMB connect ee pae Few Gir SCSI Enable A Pereas 114 SPKR Fang Fan scsi Lsl C d 53020 Satker BIOS VGA z eTLR wot Bg E suo L Peix VGAEnabie scsiLEDDS3 ia Mira s SCSI Term Enable Chapter 2 Installation Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Super micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should not connect anything to this header JPR1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Power Force On Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Power Force On If enabled the power will al ways stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Alarm Reset PWR Force On Alarm Reset Jumper Settings JPR1 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Power Force On JPF Jumper Position Definition Off Normal On Force On MEL vr mom
70. lease it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions USBO USB1 Ports LAN1 LAN2 Port Port EA E o BO o9 9 o EDS 969 062 059 Keyboard COM 1 Port VGA Graphics Purple Turquoise Port Blue Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground Pwr Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 ATX Power Connector Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V There is a 24 pin main power 14 12V 2 3 3V ly connector PW1 and an op 15 COM 3 COM SUPP y ini Seton anil ap 16
71. lized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 5B amage Arrays reate Array 4d Delete Hotspare initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below WDC WD3606D SOELXI Eu 46B Select drives for initialization Selected Drives E WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 us i SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 00 WDC WD360GD OOELXi 34 4GB 91 D3 LX 34 46B 01 WDC WD3606D OO0E
72. llow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS informa tion during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 19 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Dis abled The default settings are 1st boot device Floppy Drive 2nd boot device S1 MPI Boot Support 3rd boot device SATAO 0 Mirror 4th boot device IBA GE Slot 0508V 5th boot device IBA GE Slot 0510V Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from availab
73. llowing prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 46B 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Select d
74. m is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation Fani Speed to Fan6 Speed 4 4 Boot Settings This feature allows the user to configure the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Boot Settings Configure settings during System Boot gt Boot Settings Configuration gt Boot Device Priority gt Removable Drives CD DVD Drives a Select Screen 4 Select Item ne Change Field Tab Select Field Fl General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit VOZ 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt BIOS Settings Configuration Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to a
75. manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in System 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization A2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh Dih D3h D4h D5h
76. memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The
77. memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next
78. n of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows AMI BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device gt Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 37 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled Chapter 4 AMI BIOS PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI laten
79. nd fourth IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives Use the up and down Arrow keys to select an item Use the Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle t
80. ne at atime After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Onboard SCSI User s Guide Please refer to LSI s User s Guide for the installation of the SCSI RAID Controller Driver LSI s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD IIl 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 IIl displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS t
81. nitialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E00
82. nition 11 Vec 9 Vcc 12 GND 10 GND HDD LED KET Fan1 PWS AIK 24 Pin pw PWI psBon 3 Alarm pI 2 psi E Reset WR2 Reset PETI cpu CPU1 VRM OHLED DS4 wa PW ETLJEF PWR Force On Fault pom DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B zal J22 CPU1 321 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B 320 n9 ne cpu2 WCH E7320 Lindenhurst DIMM 3A PXH VS North Bridge PCHEI Pox Interface SUPER X6DVA 4G J8Bi 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 GLAN CTLR ln JPL LAN1Enable r GLAN CTLR GE DIPCIK 5 PCDCTOU TPAT SCSI Enable E 981 cpuzvrm Far Sysemieo pr A NIC1 NIC2 LED Fanz i TE J Ja PN dra pme SPKR 6300ESB Fand Ean scst Lsi ICH 7 53020 Si VGA pros CTLR WoL WOR Ewa E lecia lvGAEnabe SCSILED DS esi WAT _ Cha intru C cmos E 32 bitPCL ChanneiTerm dU Enable BATAD Jao SATAT JST suo LED lusg2 3 IDE J44 ONZ Primer Fio EM aa s 33 OH Fan Fail LED lt Power Fail LED 4 Ground lt pa Ground Ground Reset Reset Button Pwr gt Power Button
83. nt Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of
84. ntel Speedstep Tech to set the CPU speeds The options are Maximum Speed Minimum speed Automatic controlled by OS and Disabled CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEP will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled VRM Protection Temperature This setting allows you to set the VRM Protection Temperature The options are 72 C 88 C 98 C and 108 C Select TM2 VID This setting allows you to set the TM2 VID value Enter a number from 14 to 35 to select the desired voltage value from 1 000V to 1 2625V 4 5 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual FIDE Configuration Sub Menu When you select this Sub menu AMI BIOS automatically displays the fol lowing items IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA only S ATA Serial ATA only P ATA amp S ATA S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are PO Master P1 Slave PO Slave P1 Master Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are P ATA 1st Channel and S ATA 1st Channel Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press Enter to access this sub menu for the primary secondary third a
85. nual 2 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 3 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 4 a indicates the location of Pin 1 5 SCSI is for the X6DVA 4G only 6 Use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions Jumper Description Default Setting J13 J15 PCI 1 PCI X 5 6 to System SMB On Connected JA1 Note SCSI Channel Term Enable Off Enable JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPA1 Note SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPF Power Force on Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPR1 Power Fail Alarm Reset Open Disabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR PW1 12V PWR PW2 COM J4 COM2 J5 DIMM 1A 3B J18 J23 DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 DS9 FAN 1 6 GLAN 1 2 IDE1 J44 IDE2 J38 J1 J2 J10 J24 J28 J41 JF1 JF2 JL1 JSLED PCI PCI E 4 Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector Required 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Required COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header Memory RAM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B Onboard LED Indicators See Chapter 2 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED See Chpt 2 amp App A System LED See Chapter 2 CPU Chassis Fan H
86. o adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health iniormation an Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer Health CPUl Chassis CPUZ Chassis C 21 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Z Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Doctor Er 4 5 Remote Management rn Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Sy 1 Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Avww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 22
87. on Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear C 3 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Ar
88. onitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and the CPU voltage will drop to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation When CPU temperature reaches 78 C Default and above the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be turned on The CPU speed will decrease When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat Temperature VRM Protection When the CPU VRM temperature reaches the threshold preset by the user in the BIOS the system will go into the TM2 Mode The CPU will slow down the VRM current will drop to prevent the VRM from overheat The settings are 88 C 98 C 108 C Default Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface tha
89. ons are Disabled and Sparing gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH SouthBridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH Delayed Transaction The op tions are Enabled and Disabled ICH DCB Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH DCB The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard AC97 Select Auto to allow the Onboard AC97 Audio to be automatically activated The options are Auto and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS f Intel PCI X Hub Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel PCI X Hub chipset PXH Channel A Channel B Bus Frequency This feature allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed to be pro grammed The options are Auto 33MHz PCI 66MHz PCI 66MHz PCI X M1 100MHz PCI X M1 and 133MHz PCI X M1 The default setting for PCI X CHA is 100MHz PCI X M1 The default setting for PCI X CHB is 133MHz PCI X M1 1 0 Port decode Select the decode range for IO The options are 4K Decode and 1K De code RAS Sticky Error Handling Select the method for AMI BIOS to handle Sticky RAS Errors The options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors VGA 16 bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding of VGA for the devices installed behind PHX
90. ots One 64 bit PCI X 133 slot one PCI X 100 slot One 32 bit PCI slot BIOS 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 3 3V 45V 12V 12V 3 3V standby and 5Vstandby CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Super Doctor Ill TM2 Feature Fan Control Please refer to the section Hardware Monitoring in BIOS 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction for more information VRM Protection Feature 88 C 98 C 108 C Default ACPI Features e Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O e LSI Logic Single Channel 53C1020 Ultra 320 SCSI X6DVA G4 only One IPMI 2 0 Two Intel 82541 GI Gigabit Ethernet controllers 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1EPP ECP Parallel Header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 headers
91. r alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of
92. r Definition There are one Serial Port COM1 1 DCD 6 CTS 2 DSR 7 DTR J4 and one Serial Header COM2 3 Serial In 8 RI 4 RTS 9 Ground J5 on the X6DVA 4G EG COM2 E Saol ao NC is located next to the parallel port See the table on the right for pin definitions GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports A G bit Ethernet port designated JLAN1 JLAN2 is located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJF1 type cables COM1 GLAN1 GLAN2 COM2 SME T ATX mer PWRLEW3 E 24 Pin pwr pwi Fan Alarm pin E ResetPR1 py Pura amp AA ja Faut 4 PW LED JPF PWR Force On OHLED DSA Wa DIMM 1B 323 PETA OM1 DIMM 1A J22 DIMM 2B 321 DIMM 2A J20 Vea DIMM 3B J19 DIMM 3A J18 MCH E7320 Lindenhurst PCI E North GLAN PCIX Bridge Fang ud rtean CPU2 VRM Erry LANTEnabie j SUPER X6DVA 4G OHLED pss E J8B1 _ 64 bit PCIX 6 PCIX 133 PWR LED pss 9 GLAN JF 4 eum ogi 94 BIEPCIX 5 PCIX 100 P System LED 7 Tic nable opes FAS SCS Enable JrF2 PWLED Ja1 PMI USB2 3 BCkEga Ji 7 PKR Fang SCSI LSI FAEN L 53C20 Speaker BIOS bens wor Eg o pwq E mm svo Peia VGAEnable SCSILED PSJ es ERI pos mtra Cir cmos g El 32 bit PCI HH ati Chana om BaTRT eq SATA OM Tinter ES Floppy ios SCSI 2d IDE2 J38 2 15 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Mouse Ports Pin Definitions J2 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Fin
93. ray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The fo
94. re System Temperature Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor Ill settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 17 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual AMI BIOS will automatically display the following information CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc 2 5V for DIMM 1 5V Standby Power 5V Standby 3 3V Standby Fan Speed Control Modules This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die tempera ture is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre configured by the user at this feature 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 syste
95. rives to create firray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 00 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O00ELX1 EU Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual frray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror firray Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Done 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is
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97. s before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG has six 184 pin DIMM slots that sup port registered ECC DDR 266 333 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site
98. s option to quit BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enters Discarding Changes Select this option and press Enter to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 22 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 23 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your System
99. sed the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely 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 Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power sour
100. setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS F Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Error Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI or PCI Express Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 9 MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multiprocessors table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select MPS R
101. stall it into CPU socket 1 Socket 42 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU Socket Heatsink Installation Note Heatsinks are very heavy please handle with care 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount of thermal grease has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws To Un install the Heatsink Caution we do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 3 CEK Heatsink Screw 1 Screw 1 SCREW NO 4 SCR C Screw 2 NO 3 SCREW N0 2 SCREW SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink N01 SCREW TT screws from the motherboard in the mm sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on t
102. t pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals 1 11 SUPER xX6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows NT 5 0 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is u
103. t this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BOIS displays a warn ing when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Boot Security Exit Exit System Setup after saving the changes Exit Options Save Changes and Exit Discard Changes and Exit Discard Changes F10 key can be used for this operation Load Optimal Defaults Load Failsafe Defaults Select Screen N Select Item 5 Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit VOZ 53 C Copyright 1985 2002 American Megatrends Inc When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press Enter Discarding Changes and Exit Select thi
104. the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Note that for the X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket Heatsink Place the CPU mounting plate below the pre installed retention Mounting Holeg brackets on the reverse side of the motherboard Note You must Xeon CPU amp install the mounting plate on the d p CPU Socket motherboard to provide the heatsink with adequate support ounting CPU Retention Moles Bracket x2 for dual CPU board WO CPU Mounting Plate CPU CPU Socke Motherboar CPU Mountin Plate CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPUT first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU in
105. tion From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot SUPERO X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X6DVA server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 x Ci Intel Lindenhurst chipset INF files kg E fpa bo Eo bo b SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direc 9 0 Intel E7320 ATI Graphics driver Chipset X6DVA series Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Kg ex I Browse CD I Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom o
106. tion about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix C provides software and the OS installation instructions SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG User s Manual Table of Contents Wake ON RINO uiii emer tart ecce b da yere pd 2 14 Serial Ports E GLAN Ethernet Port iiie rite neret 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports see 2 16 Fati Headers uiia re oases ats deen viata ironia Ld Ci pa rut 2 16 PAETAE E e DEERERHEE T 2 17 Power Fault ceci bre em E SSE EE ERE TE S 2 17 SMB Power GohreClOF iiie niri E e e ee seers eR ek as 2 18 Power LED Speaker Keylo
107. vanced Power Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DVA 4G X6DVA EG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 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 in SDIII to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Fan Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS 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 It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can m
108. x C Software Installation Instructions C 2 Installing Intel s 6300 ESB Driver by Adaptec and 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 6300 ESB Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press Enters d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the System f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installa

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