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1. Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector Pin Definitions J28 Definition Pin Definition DB 12 35 DB 12 DB 13 36 DB 13 14 37 DB 14 DB 15 38 DB 15 DB P1 39 DB P1 DB 0 40 DB 0 DB 1 41 DB 1 DB 2 42 DB 2 DB 3 43 DB 3 DB 4 44 DB 4 DB 5 45 DB 5 DB 6 46 DB 6 DB 7 47 DB 7 DB P 48 DB P Ground 49 Ground DIFFSENS 50 Ground TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR Reserved 53 Reserved Ground 54 Ground ATN 55 ATN Ground 56 Ground BSY 57 BSY ACK 58 ACK RST 59 RST MSG 60 MSG SEL 61 SEL C D 62 63 REQ l O 64 I O DB 8 65 DB 8 DB 9 66 DB 9 DB 10 67 DB 10 DB 11 68 DB 11 X7DVA 8 only There are two SCSI connectors on 1 motherboard SCSI ChannelAis located at JA1 and SCSI Channel B is located at JA2 Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra 320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 7 8 9 10 11 12 iS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Fa se JPWF a 24 PinATXPWR _ lPWRFC 26 27 USB01 cor DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 28 p DIMM 2B Bank 2 9783 DIMM 2A Bank 2 29 DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA 782 DIMM 1B Ban
2. LE is 3 CNTLR VGA an 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot g lt E BIo 100 MHz E ha JPC 5 Buzzer JworE_ JWOLF 5 qa spo PAg EAA 3511 SCSI Chan 2 27 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual CPU VRM Overheat LED Indicators There are two CPU VRM Overheat LEDs LE2 LE3 on the motherboard LE2 is for CPU1 and LE3 is for CPU2 When the tem perature of CPU VRM is normal the CPU VRM Overheat LED is green When CPU VRM is over 909 the CPU VRM Overheat LED will turn yellow and the CPU will slow down to protect the CPU VRM See the layout below for the LED location POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LE5 located on the motherboard These two LEDs indicate POST Power On Self Test Code Messages through different sets of green and yellow light combinations Refer to the table on the right for POST Code Messages See the layout below for CPU1 CPU2 the LED location w Pr 24 Pin ATX PWR Lax JAR LPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1 Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 VGA DIMM 1A Bank 1 m 5000V LAN2 North Bridge 2 28
3. 503 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA PCI X100 MHz scsi Lau REO ems PCI 33 MHz Buzzer JWOR 1 5 PLZ SATAY aT 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 mouse are located at JKM1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The mouse port is above the key board port See the table on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports 1 is a connector located on the IO Backpanel and 2 is a header located at JCOM2 See the table on the right for pin definitions PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 9 a A N Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection PWR PC B JPWEL__ jF Pin PW 24 ATX PWR N J JAR DIMM 2C DNM 2c ganz 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Battery SUPER X7DVA iy SIM_LP IPMI JPG JWD ESB2 PCI Ple5 4 x4 South Slots pc x 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot CPU1 5000V CPU2 North Bridge COLES COLE4
4. Blot 100 MHz slo o o 2 SCSI Chan A JBT1 BTotT PCI 33 MHz JWORF 1 JWOLF 1 SATAT SATA3 SATAS caia UPL Floppy SATA SATAZ zh PCSI Chan Fand 2 15 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DVA 8 X7DVA E has six chassis sys tem CPU fan headers Fan1 to Fan6 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 6 Pin Definition 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible 1 Ground with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on 12V Tachometer the right for pin definitions onboard fan PWR Modulation speeds are controlled by Thermal Management under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting in the BIOS Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard p peu B A Fan 1 L yer B Fan 2 DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 C Fan 3 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 Fan 4 1B Bank 1 Fan 5 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Epoca Fan 5000V CPU2 North Bridge ERG X7DVA SIM LP IPMI IGLAN CTRLR Blot6 pc Exp x8 JPG1E VGA Blots p Exp x4 Memory ESB2 South Bridge COLES 11 4
5. Pin Setting Definition Ground 5V A Alarm Chapter 2 Installation Power SMB I C Connector Power SMB 1 C Connector JPI C monitors the status of the power supply Fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions SGPIO Headers There are two SGPIO Serial General PWR SMB Pin Definitions Pin Definition SGPIO Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers on the motherboard These headers are used for SATA monitoring on the backplane See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers w emm 24 Pin ATX PWR Lx JAR Sm CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 BBT p DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 pg DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LAN2 North Bridge SIM LP LE JPG1E WWD EE VGA lot5 peLEyp x4 Memory BIOS 1 e NI GLAN o Chir pcrexp x6 3 0 is Pin Definition Definition NC NC Ground Data Load Ground Note NC No Connections A PWR SMB B SGPIO1 C SGPIO2 1 CNTLR PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA3 Pi go JPA1EZ1 BI pc x 10
6. Eang LE1 mul 5 031 5 SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI jp pina lot6 PCI Exp x8 JPGIE v VGA Blot pc Exp x4 South Bridge n BIOS JPA 8825 VGA won Em 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot 5 JPE z BIo 100 MHz SCSI ems JWORE_ JWOLF CPU VRM Overheat LEDs LE2 LE3 LED Color Definition Green CPU VRM Temperature Normal Yellow CPU VRM over 90 C CPU slows down POST Code LED Indicators LEA LES POST Code Message Yellow On Green Off Memory Initialization POST 28h Yellow Off Green On System Shadowing POST 38h Yellow On Green On CPU Initialization 0 POST 0Ah Green Off PCI Initialization POST 49h A CPU1 VRM Overheat LED LE2 B CPU2 VRM Overheat LED LE3 C POST Code LED LE4 D POST Code LED LES Yellow Off Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Parallel Printer Port Parallel Printer Port Connector Con nector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition The parallel printer port is located 1
7. al SI 24 PinATXPWR __ PwRFC JAR a DI 1 foal 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 T DIMM 1C Bank 1 NGA pre DIMM 1B Bank 1 pr DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LANA North Bridge an5 SUPER XTDVA SIM LP IGLAN i CTRLR pes PCI Exp x8 EHE JPGAE wb ESB2 g Eu VGA pos PCI Exp x4 South _ Bridge FE ic 9 BIOS VGA CTRLR Prix Ea Slots pc X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA 7 lt 100 MHz JEG 5 m zeo Bot 34 PCI 33 MHz erii JWORE JWOLF BATAT DATE aea url Floppy deme era 271 SCSI Chan Fand 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 19 Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground Reset ve PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the moth erboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin defi nitions For th
8. 2 7 SUPERG X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports SUPER X7DVA M Eus f q ZEN Hee aoa i 060 7 8 EZ EI Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 CON DOO FW N See Section 2 5 for details Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descripti
9. n k 2 14 Processor Power Connector 2 14 Universal Serial Bus 9 2 15 Chassis Intrusion eic 2 2 15 Fan FC 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 17 Serial POfls 2 17 MEI Seni m 2 18 Weake On LAN ss 2 18 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Ports item terere cian ee e ba ed y neka k 2 19 Power LED Speaker Header 2 19 Alarm Re S l kixs cayayaey ka Wik aa a ANN Sh das AR kana wek k W ak 2 20 MOGA COMME COM pantie T E 2 20 Power SMB 2 21 SGPIO E H 2 21 2 6 Jumper Settings i tn te aei el yad k K na a Y kan kuy an 2 22 Explanation of Jumpers 2 22 Enable Disable aaa aaan 2 22 CMOS rr rrr 2 23 Watch DOG C 2 23 VGA Enable Disable sira sala lana dadana daban ida k na ayan ero yaba dinan Wad D n 2 24 PWR Supply 2 24 Bus to PCI SlOtS ge ee ee ee ee 2 25 Power e 2 25 SCol Controller Enabled ti eet orc k P sada V k ar kasi yan dak rad 2 26 SCSI Termination 2 26 2
10. POST Errors Setto Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used
11. LE LFP CNTLR SCSI Chan A GLAN2 Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker A GLAN1 2 B PWR LED Speaker SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fail Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Connector connector J15 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location EXC EYE AS CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 783 DIMM 2A Bank 2 P DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA e DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 1 20d 5000V CPU2 LAN2 North Bridge Alarm Reset 2 20 Fan5 Fe SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI GLAN CTRLR Po PcrExp xs uj JPG1E JWD ESB2 g 40 ERE lots PCI Exp x4 South JF1 Memory Bridge Ju BIOS JP1 E 05827 Won a 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot Ss Qa JPA 3 Slot2 5 PCI X 100 MHz SCSI E 7 S ome 8 d JWORE 1 JWOLF
12. One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI Cable CBL 034 U320 X7DVA 8 only One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PTO7L One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 SCSI User s Manual X7DVA 8 only 1 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the
13. PWREC JAR coer DI 1 Lal 2C Bank 2 CPU DIMM 2B Bank 2 aid DIMM 2A Bank 2 T DIMM 1C Bank 1 NGA pre DIMM 1B Bank 1 pr DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LANZ North Bridge Fans 7 Hn SUPERG X7DVA SIM LP IPMI IGLAN a ICTRLR Blots PCI Exp x8 EHE JPG1E WD ESB2 89 l VGA pes PCI Exp x4 South _ Memory Bridge 8 BIOS VGA CTRLR Princ pem 2r Slots pc x 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot 8 JPA 7 lt 100 MHz JEG 5 PCI 33 MHz Buren JWORE pam Jea url Floppy deme era JD SCSI Chan 2 10 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V Ground A NMI B PWR LED 20 19 X X LED Vcc HDD LED NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button Chapter 2 Installation 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 SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control
14. 1 10 1 4 Health Monitoring ttn don kak keban EN d dan wak dad kedi k dad ay W d n 1 10 1 5 isis cvs hena a h na y d bayan k n wd M xwa kk kuew vea d l kawan 1 11 150 SUDD Y AM rcc 1 12 TE Tego E 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 Mile lela vr EE 2 1 PECES 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS pe Dr ee e tede ma ve e dea Ee eara vena Pe ardik 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO 2 8 B Front Control Pal ec e bak a r ka haka sexa ERE Ra a 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 10 NMI BUON RR E EET 2 10 Power LED EN T RN TNR rM E 2 10 ADD LED NT HEP ET crc ctm 2 11 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 tite tnr eire tete 2 11 Overheat Fan Fall LED iiie e be cae o da 2 12 Power Fail 2 12 Table of Contents Reset BUWGIN mM 2 13 Power Bo e 2 13 2 5 Connecting Gables reete pt 2 14 ATX Power Connector uo
15. Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD D 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual B Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor Ill displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor interface Note The default user name and password are ADMIN Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information File Edit View Favorites Tools Help System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managerrent Report Help u
16. During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory notworking or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes
17. graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E Motherboard Layout not drawn to scal e Jw BP 24 Pin ATX PWR PWRTC JPW3 JPWi J17 JAR JP FC DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 5000V North Bridge SUPER X7DVA SIM_LP IPMI ead GLAN SGPIO1 SGPIO2 CTRLR Slot6 PCI Exp x8 JPG1E JWD VGA Blot5 x4 Memory cm E eee a PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot LE E Fang Fan2 FPCNTLR amp S LE1 P JIDE1 EJ 100 2 JPC2 Buzzer SCSI Chan A PCI 33 MHz JWORE 2 Floppy WOM PAYAN 1 1 Jumpers indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 a indicates the location of Pin 1 4 When LE1 is on make sure to disconnect the power cable before removing or installing components 5 The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 6 Please install the Zero Channel Card in the green slot for the X7DVA 8 only 1 4 Chapter 1 Intro
18. Before doing So BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line 2 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enab
19. J16 IPMI Slot SGPIO1 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers for ESB2 SATA SCSI Chan A B JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors X7DVA 8 Slot 1 J6 PCI 33MHz Slot Slot 2 J13 Slot 3 J12 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 100 2 ZCR 8043 Slot 5 Slot 6 PCI Exp x4 Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 USB 0 1 J20 Back Panel USB 0 1 USB 2 3 4 5 JUSB1 2 Front Panel USB 2 3 JUSB1 FPUSB 4 5 JUSB2 VGA J15 VGA Port WOL JWOL1 Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header Note When LEZ is on it indicates CPU1 VRM Overheat If LE3 is on it indi cates CPU2 VRM Overheat See Chapter 2 1 5 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz 1067 MHz 667MHz Memory Six 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD Fully Buffered DDR2 667 533 Memory Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 DIMM Slot Popula tion Chipset ntel 5000V chipset including the 5000V Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Two PCI E slots one x8 Slot 6 one x4 Slot 5 One 64 bit PCI X 100 MHz slot Slot 2 One PCI X 100 MHz ZCR slot Slot 3 X7DVA 8 Only One 32 bit PCI 33 MHz slot Slot 1 One SIMLP IPMI Slot J16 BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM e DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hard ware BIOS Vi
20. The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Main BIOS Menu Advanced System Date BIOS Date Legacy Diskette A IDE Channel Master IDE Channel Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 Parallel ATA Serial ATA Native Mode Operation SATA Controller Mode Option SATA RAID Enable SATA AHCI Enable System Memory Extended Memory Security Boot Exit 11 18 68 06 27 2006 1 1 44 1 25 MB 3 1 Channel 81 Enabled Auto Compatible Disabled Disabled 3333 KB 3333 KB Chapter 4 BIOS Item Specific Help lt Tab gt XShift Tab5 or lt Enter gt selects field F1 14 e gt Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This fi
21. as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K I
22. com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 or by fax 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DVA 8 X7DVA E has six 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 ECC 667 533 SDRAM modules is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are expe riencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your
23. for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base Address Select the base address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy port The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the eve
24. 7 VGA HN a z CONN NATI 51000 m 8 LPC 28 5 u A SIO RJ45 km GB LAN FWH FRONT CONN LN GILGAL RJ45 SYSTEM POWER PARALLEL a MS COMI PORT a COM2 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V chipset the X7DVA 8 X7DVA E motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000V chipset supports a single or dual Xeon 64 bit dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset consists of the 5000V Memory Controller Hub and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 The 5000V MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset connects up to six Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total up to 16 0 GB s of DDR2 FDB 667 533 memory The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interfaces to the ESB2 In a
25. BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty per
26. CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super ports and IRGs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of
27. Green Slot Qa SCSI Chan A JPA BI pci x 100 MHz SCSI ims JWOLF JWORE SS 1B ew empereur GLAN Enable Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Port1 Enable B GLAN Port2 Enable Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 allows you to clear CMOS Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then enable JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an applica tion hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper set tings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write his her own application software in order to dis able the Watch Dog Timer w Pr 24 Pin ATX PWR Lx JAR pr DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 pg DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 LAN2 5000V CPU2 Battery North Bridge Fan5 Fe SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI GLAN soa
28. Health information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis D 2 Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Edt View Favorites Tools Help EJ mz 0 Bur Doctor TT Cm IT Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration lt ns gerent Report Help u 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 a Note SD 111 Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor 11 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Notes
29. Merd VGA CTRLR Bridge A o D31 JPA1ILI 100 MHz SCSI JPC il FPCNTLR 5 PCI 33 MHz swor pmm gu red LE E IDE1 SCSI Chan A A Keyboard Mouse B COM1 C COM2 2 17 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Wake On Ring Wake On Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is des JWOR ignated JWOR This function allows Pin Definition your computer to receive and be 1 Ground woken up by an incoming call to 2 Wake up the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Wake On LAN Pin Definitions The Wake On LAN header is located JWOL at JWOL1 on the motherboard See Pin Definition the table on the right for pin defini 5V Standby tions You must have a LAN card with Ground a Wake On LAN connector and cable Wake up to use this feature A WOR eem Te aem CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V North Bridge LF SUPER X7DVA SIM LP LE Fang Fan IGLAN ICTRLR Plot x8 JPG61E ESB2 VGA Plot5 pcl Exp x4 South M
30. Onboard Indicators tse eris t t dada dan danya Waa 2 ada a n asa 2 27 GLAN LEDS DD N EPOD MESE MN IUE 2 27 System Status Eee pec Raa 2 27 CPU VRM Overheat 8 2 28 POST Gode DEDS utor ivit vete a eee da 2 28 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 29 Parallel Port Connector 2 potete itii ice ya ka na Aa inana na b na 2 29 Floppy GCOnnoectOr rrr 2 30 SIMLP IPMI Channel 2 41 20 2 6 2 30 IDE NA 2 31 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Ultra 320 SCSI Connector S t c2 sra dika dal val E em rmn 2 32 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting 3 1 Before Power On orm 3 1 ING m 3 1 Moo ET 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 E NON em 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 2 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS A 1 To re J UG G eS 4 1 4 2 RUNNING Setup unice tiec rre DE k ees k xuna gre Q k nek xy ry e b ew saa 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup ik l dinan nte
31. Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN2 Gigabit LAN SCSI OPROM Configuration SCSI OPROM Configuration is for the X7DVA 8 only Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 2 3 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Slot1 PCI 33MHz Slot2 PCI X 100MHz Slot3 PCI X 100MHz Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of t
32. WOL capability addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DVA 8 X7DVA E can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the motherboard some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition the 12V 8 pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 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 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
33. can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERG X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make s
34. configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 and Appendix D for Operating System amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS C 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better func tionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 500
35. data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Drive A is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Sys
36. exe PER Ee RE wani aliman n wana ka n 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup tese ka w na st ah kr na ga dak dka kya E a dad adana uaa 4 7 4 5 Security Setup xus nasi lola ni kii xiya n vin eer kab her rr Fr RE Fx kan UE a Deep b KAR aw kanika 4 24 4 6 Boot Setup Re pkk anek bekan k k n da RN kas ana kak 4 25 V Sp MM 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes siseyan texere epe ene Yeu R B 1 Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup C 1 Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers D 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L 02 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044L X7DVA 8 only Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044L X7DVA E only
37. option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to cosntantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD 4 19 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual b Hardware Monitor Logic the Note on Page 4 18 CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The hardcode default setting is 75 C Temperature Monitoring Available if supported by the CPU Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following PECI Platform Environment Control Interface items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core PECI Agent 1 Temperature PECI Agent 2 Temperatu
38. the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOSTM is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section
39. the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages
40. the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system
41. the right for jumper settings Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting enabled set by the manufacturer w 24 Pin ATX PWR Lx JAR CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN2 5000V Battery North Bridge GLAN CTRLR Blote pc Exp x8 SIM JPG1E WWD Blots Memory PCI Exp x4 South ESB2 gy Hi ema cma Le 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot TT Bridge BIOS Slo 100 2 t swore woo Rene Supp e pipes JPc2 12857 PU1 CPU2 LE A Ii FP CNTLR SCSI Chan SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Default Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Term Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Open default Enabled Closed Disabled A SCSI Enabled B CH A Termination Enabled C CH B Termination Enabled 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED in
42. 0 MHz SCSI Sm JWOLF 1 SATAS 2 21 SCSI Chan A SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers 2 1 Pins Tomodify the operation ofthe motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts azar 7 J mp r between two pins to change the function Cap of the connector Pin 1 is identified witha cee square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout l gt pages for jumper locations Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled pwr e m 24 Pin ATX PWR DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 8Bi P DIMM 2B Bank 2 0783 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 is DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 HANT 5000V LAN2 North Bridge 5 SUPER X7DVA SIM LP GLAN CTRLR Be PcrExp xs JPG1E_ ESB2 l VGA lo p c Exp x4 South Jm Memory Bridge mes BIOS JP1 E o CTRLR peers 29 A Si PCI X 100 MHz ZCR
43. 0V chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device configurations Legacy mode and Native mode C 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Func
44. 1 pg DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LAN2 North Bridge Jumper Setting Closed Open to PCI Slots Jumper Settings Definition Enabled Disabled Default Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper Settings 2 25 SIM LP IPMI E GLAN Bet 8 uj JPG1E CWD a0 ERE VGA lo pcLExp x4 South Jn Bridge BIOS i o VGA CTRLR gm 1 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA z lt E Slot2 100 MHz Ses JworE_ JWOLF PA um Floppy SATAQ SCSI Chan B Jumper Setting Definition Open De Normal fault Closed Force On Power SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual SCSI Controller Enable D isable X7VA 8 only Jumper JPA1 is used to enable or disable the Adaptec SCSI controller The default setting is on pins 1 2 to enable SCSI See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable D isable X7DVA 8 only Jumpers JPA2 JPA3 are used to enable or disable termination for SCSI Channel JPA2 and Channel JPA3 connec tors The default setting is open to enable termination See the table on
45. 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 26 00 SIMLP IPMI Slot 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data There is a SIMLP IPMI Slot on the Ground 32 Sige 1 Select motherboard Refer to the layout 33 Ground 34 Diskette below for the IPMI Slot location A Floppy eel EZE SIMLP Slot CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 CPU1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 L LAN2 North Bridge Fan GLAN CTRLR PO PcrExp xs uj JPGIE WD T a0 ERE VGA lot5 p c Exp x4 D m iid Bridge CIR per i CTRLR 27 3 ra 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot a JPA lt E BIo 100 MHz scs E IEC se O CTRLR 8 Blot 33 MHZ JWORE_ JPL1 FOV TA SATAN BATAZ 351 SCSI Chan 2 30 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connector There is one IDE Connector JIDE1 on the motherboard The IDE Connector 4 is located next to the FI tor See the table on th definitions CPF DIMM 2C Bank 2 mm JAR IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin De
46. ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initial
47. B Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the next field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen the note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 4 Appendix C Intel Setup Guidelines Creating a RA
48. ID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option v5 1 4 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved UH RAID Level RAIDI Miror Disks Select Disks Strip Size N A Capacity 8 8 Create Vo lune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters i b Specify name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the Enter key to go to the next field You can use the Esc key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 5 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Creating a 10 1 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appea
49. SUPER SUPER X7DVA 8 SUPER X7DVA E USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documenta tion may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA
50. Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS 4 Copyright C 2083 05 Intel Corporation Rights Reserved 1 ValunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity 8 46 Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Raid Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen Note on Page C 3 displays e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity i
51. Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB 4 11 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the memory branch operates System address space can either be interleaved between two channels or Sequential from one channel to another Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable the feature of memory interleaving for Branch 0 Rank The options are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Crystal Beach Features This feature cooperates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to
52. Strobe 2 fatis at 121 See the table on the right for 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error pin definitions 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 11 X Data Bit 4 12 13 DataBit5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 19 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 2 26 NC a 24 Pin ATX PWR JAR DIMM 2C Bank 2 A Parallel Port DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V North Bridge USB 0 1 SUPER X7DVA SIM LP GLAN CTRLR Plots x8 JPG1E IJWD ESB2 VGA iets PCI Exp x4 South Memory Bridge 51043 LE Fang LE1 ET FP CNTLR S PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot PCI X 100 MHz JPC m 2 Buzzer swore woo SATA SAT T rem perez eem 2 29 SCSI Chan A SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy Pin Definition Pin Definition at J22 See the table below for 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN pin definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP
53. Super Winbond W83627HF Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX 12 x 10 304 8mm x 254 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual VRM lt gt VRM 1516306 PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 ISL6306 667 1067 1333MT S 667 1067 1333 MT S 2 2 1 1 CHNLO T 39B0V CHNLI 2 E 2 PORT 6 7 PORT PORT 2 3 4 n m J10 6 e z B Ezi 7 JE 3 100 CHI CH2 5 E BOTA EBA A PORT PORT 3 dr t IDE CONN 2 ME SCSI 7902 zl itt N XAN ponr y a 0 8 0 012 213 H 3 2 g f 3 0 Gb S amp ESB2 lt OP 9 4 PCI X 100MHz n n x lt uU N 9211 1 5 e f n 5 a PCI 32 33MMZ USB 2 0 m 5 o LH VGA
54. The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU s and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly Your Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page on P 4 19 or on P 4 20 depending on the type of CPU s and HW Monitoring chip you are using CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came w
55. The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Manual Revision Rev 1 0c Release Date March 13 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users lt provides information for the installation and use of the SUPERG X7DVA 8 X7DVA E motherboard The SUPER X7DVA 8 E supports dual Intel Xeon dual core processors with a front side bus speed of 667 MHz 1 066 GHz 1 333 GHz With dual 64 bit Xeon dual core processors built in the X7DVA 8 E offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on Intel dual core NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the IA 32 software The features include Intel Hyper Threading Technology Virtualization Technology Hyper Pipelined Technology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Moni tor 1 2 TM1 TM2 En
56. Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test Uolunes Hone defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial jv Type Status Vol ID 4 HDC WD2588SI HD HMRL728343971 232 9 HDC HD2588SD B1K HD HMAL 728345998 RYM M HDC WD2588JI WD HMREH1376189 232 SCB WD2588JI WD HMREH1449527 232 9GB HD Configuration Utility id ipter opur ight 444 Pre Ch ID LUN b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supermicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual C 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved 1 1 Nane Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128 Capacity 8 8 G
57. an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event Log SEL and System Event Log SEL in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS b Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 23 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Supervisor Password Is Supervisor Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervis
58. ction of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites 4 13 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled Intel R Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel Spee
59. dStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base Address This setting allows you to select the base address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2 8 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQA Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base Address This setting allows you to select the base address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request
60. ddition the 5000V chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correc tion CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing The Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000V chipset the Xeon dual core Processor provides a feature set as follows The Xeon Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands 1 9 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E 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 Boot Features to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVA 8 X7DVA E All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 1 8 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and VBAT An onboard voltag
61. decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Hyperthreading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyperthreading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled and Enabled Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Pleas
62. devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will au tomatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows 2000 2003 Operating System C 10 Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix D Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than the Intel 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 SUPERMICRO X7DV Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Graphics driver Intel 5000V Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X7DVA 8 X7DVA E Series Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor lll Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD
63. dge HDD LED Vcc H SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI NIC1 LED Vcc IGLAN Tot T 7 g BM p 6 BE Vec JPGAE ESB2 n VGA Plot x4 South 00 x PE OH Fan LED 05 USES SD a PWR Fail LED S0 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot al 4 Ha lt Ground Reset gt Reset Button 9 100 MHz SCSI 5 pi O CIRR 8 Ground PWR gt Power Button PCI 33 MHz Buzzer JWORE JWoLF paray JPE Floppy deme ea SCSI Chan Fan4 2 12 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach 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 This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions KB JPwr JEn
64. dicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again to wake up the whole system During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the 1 11 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the Standby or Off state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has
65. dicates activity while the power LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information System Status LED There is an System Status LED D31 located on the motherboard When D31 is off the system is off When the green light is on the system is on When the yellow light is on the system is off but the AC power cable is still connected Make sure to disconnect the power cable before re moving or installing components See the layout below for the LED location eo 24 Pin ATX PWR Cal JAR CPF CPU1 DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 8B1 J7B3 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V Battery CPU2 North Bridge pu Chapter 2 Installation Link LED Activity LED GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps System Status LED Indicator D31 LED Color Definition Off System Off Green System On Yellow System off PWR Cable Connected System on problem s in PWR A Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard PWR LED LAT SUPER X7DV SIM Blot x8 JPG1EJ BEK lot5 p Exp x4 South Bridge BIOS
66. duction Quick Reference X7DVA 8 X7DVA E Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slot 1 Slot 2 Speed Pins 2 3 Disabled JPA1 X7DVA 8 SCSI Conitroller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term En Off Enabled X7DVA 8 JPF JP2 Power Force On Open Disabled JPG1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPWF PWR Supply Failure Detect Off Disabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector CPU PWR JPW3 12V 8 pin PWR Alarm Reset JAR Alarm Reset Header Chassis Intru JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 JCOM1 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors DIMM 1A DIMM 2C Memory DDRII Fully Buffered DIMM Slots FAN 1 6 Fans 1 6 System cooling fans chassis fans CPU fans Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Control JF 1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN 1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 JIDE1 IDE1 Hard Drive JD1 Power LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 JPI2C J17 Power System Management PWR JPWF Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 Keyboard Mouse JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors D31 System Status LED See Chapter 2 LE2 LE3 Note CPU1 VRM Overheat LE2 CPU2 VRM Overheat LE3 LE4 LE5 POST LED Indicators See Chapter 2 Printer J21 Parallel Port SATAO SATA5 JS1 JS6 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors SIMLP IPMI
67. e 8 pin PWR JPW3 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions Ur Cah JAR DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 783 DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 pre DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LAN2 North Bridge SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI EE JPGIE JWD ESB2 COLES COLE4 c Plot pc Exp x4 South Memory Bridge J J e 3n FF ENTAR VGA CTRLR Le Ee gi 5058 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA lt ot PCLX100 MHz SCSI JPC 5 EH meo 3 d plot PCI 33 MHz Buzzer wort Ma ER JPL1 2 14 ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions Definition Pin Definition 3 3V 3 3V 12V 3 3V COM COM PS ON 5V COM COM COM 5V COM COM Res NC PWR_OK 5V 5VSB 5V 12V 5V 12V COM 3 3V 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 5 through 8 12V Required Connection A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR Chapter 2 Installation j Back Pan
68. e monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this tem perature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor 111 in the Windows OS environment or used with Supe
69. e pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components 1 12 Chapter 1 Introduction required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which 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 provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD
70. e refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the fun
71. e the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via
72. el USB Universal Serial Bus USB USB 0 1 Pin Definitions There are six USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports headers on the motherboard Two of them are Back Panel USB ports USB 0 1 J20 and the other four are Front Panel USB Ground headers USB 2 3 JUSB1 USB 4 5 NA JUSB2 See the tables on the right for pin definitions Front Panel USB Pin Definitions USB2 3 4 5 USB 2 4 USB 3 5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO S 3 4 4 Ground 5 5 No connection Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header JL1 is located next to the IDE ports on the motherboard Attach the appropriate Pin Definition cable from the chassis to inform you of 1 Intrusion Input a chassis intrusion when the chassis Ground is opened A Backpanel USB 0 1 JPWFL_ Pin LE2I a B Front Panel USB 2 3 C Front Panel USB 4 5 DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 D Chassis Intrusion DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 North Bridge LJ 5 SUPER XTDVA SIM LP era STET JPGiE_ ESB2 VGA Plots 4 South Memory Bridge BIOS CTRLR ERE Slots PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot 3 FEO ema IDE1
73. eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port0 SATA Port1 SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA SATA Port1 SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Main CHS Format Cylinders Cylinders Heads Heads Sectors Sectors Maximum Capacity Maximum Capacity LBA Format Total Sectors Maximum Capacity Multi Sector Transfers LBA Mode Control 32 Bit I 0 Transfer Mode Ultra DM Mode Type Disabled Disabled Disabled Standard Disabled Item Specific Help User you enter parameters of hard dis drive installed at thi connection Auto autotypes hard disk drive installed here CD ROM a CD ROM driv is installed here Removable removable disk drive i installed here This section allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determin
74. emory Bridge LE1 c E cc ji CNTLR PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA1E 1 PCI X 100 MHz SCSI ome el as peer S ra i gear 1 2 18 SCSI Chan A Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the I O backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper w emm 24 Pin ATX PWR Lx JAR DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Battery CPU1 5000V CPU2 North Bridge JPL1 5 5 a SUPER X7DVA SIM LP Blot x8 JPG1EJ BEK lot5 p Exp x4 ESB2 g B South Bridge BIOS PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA1E3 BIo 100 MHz JPc2 PCI 33 MHz JWOLETT SATAS f Pee
75. f enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the 4 9 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are
76. finition Pin Definition Reset IDE 2 Ground oppy Connec 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 e right for pin 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 Write 24 Ground 22 Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 31 IRQ14 32 0 516 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 36 Addr2 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground A IDE 1 CPU1 pee DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 pe DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V Battery North Bridge CPU2 LAT SUPER X7DVA SIM LP IPMI Blot x8 JPG1EJ L WD ESB2 ERE VGA 1015 4 South Memory Bridge BIOS VGA 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot JPA BIo 100 MHz ha JPG m 2 PCI 33 MHz JWORE 1 JWOLF JPL1 ATA JPL2E Floppy im pesaran Fan 2 31 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors
77. four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid pos sible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening a all four screws Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend N that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink 04 SCREW from motherboard re qm sequence as show in the picture on the right NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re ins
78. hanced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution Advanced Transfer Cache Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE3 and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DVA 8 E is ideal for high performance dual processor DP enterprise server environments Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product page product m htm for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A and Appendix B provide BIOS POST Messages and POST Codes Appendix C Appendix D lists Other Software Driver and Program Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to
79. he settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00 and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect values entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an is to be asserted The options are None
80. ing with JPWF to prevent false alarms A VGA Enabled B PWR Fault Detect opr DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 pee DIMM 2B Bank 2 7 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 Von DIMM 1B Bank 1 per DIMM 1A Bank 1 m 5000V CPU2 LAN2 North Bridge 5 Fe SUPER X7DVA SIM LP m NI IGLAN CTRLR Blot amp pc Exp x8 Two ESB2 g a0 ej VGA lots PCI Exp x4 South JF1 Memory Bridge Jue BIOS 208 JP1 VGA P Em 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot Ss Qa 3 192 pc X 100 MHz SCSI E FEO 22 1 JWOLF 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 allow you to con nect the System Management Bus 12 to the PCI slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF JP2 allows you to enable force on or disable the Power Force On function If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this func tion is disabled the normal setting the user needs to press the power button to power on the system w 24 Pin ATX PWR Lx JAR eco i DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 BBT p DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank
81. iod contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOSTM Setup utility for the X7DVA 8 X7DVA E The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http Awww supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting
82. ions The options are Enabled and Disabled you are using the Windows OS set this item to Enabled to use the Intel HostRAID driver If this item is set to Disabled the next item SATA AHCI Enable will be available SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter Boot Features 4 7 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up
83. ith 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to cosntantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed P12V VRO P12V VR1 FSB VTT ESB2 CPU1Vcore CPU2Vcore P3V3 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold See the Note on Page 4 18 This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 70 C 75 C 80 C and 85 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature CPU1 Second Core CPU2 Temperature CPU2 Second Core System Temperature Fan1 Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the
84. ize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Intel Setup Guidelines Appendix C Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to
85. k 1 30 TET DIMM 1A Bank 1 BAN 5000V CPU2 1 mem North Bridge 32 B 33 Fan SUPERG X7DVA SIM LP 34 lof PCLExp x8 imos in 5 JP61E WD P ESB2 93 30 VGA Blot Pci Exp x4 South Li JF1 Memory Bridge Jens pez CTRLR Prnt E 2n PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot o JPA1EZI x H BIZ 100 MHz sS JI TT on PCL33MHz Buzzer JWORE JWOLF 1 HEHE ow TA Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do no
86. lation System Device Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I O APIC 4 Kbytes PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express 256 MB Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory TSEG applications n SUPER X7DVA r r Release Tab Firmware Hub flash memory Syste BIOS Enumeration Area 2 if needed Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory 1 3 99GB 4KB 3 99GB 2 3 99GB 4KB 3 99GB 256 MB 3 76GB 256 MB 3 51GB 512 MB 3 01GB 16 MB 2 85GB 2 84GB 2 84GB Memory available for the OS amp other Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module This should release it from the slot Release Tab Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot 11 Release Tab
87. le cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and
88. led nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix BIOS POST Messages Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display
89. ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions KB JPWF n s TAS Mouse ls USB01 rye DI 1 Lam 2 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 y783 DIMM 2A Bank 2 HT DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA 07682 DIMM 1B Bank 1 p DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V 2 LANZ North Bridge 5 SUPER XTDVA LP IGLAN JPG1E JWD ESB2 VGA pos x4 South Memory CTRLR Prior Er 2n S03 PCI X 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot 59 031 JPA1R 1 100 MHz JPG 5 PERE meo 88 jj 01 PCI 33 MHz erii JWORE JWOLF pam JA Floppy SATA 5CSI Chan ren COLES CILE4 Bridge BIOS 2 11 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 10 12 Vcc Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Gr
90. nt log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic Note
91. ons of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins 20 19 Groun NMI X X O Power LED Vcc Vcc SUPER X7DVA HDD LED NIC1 LED Vcc ET Co 0 NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc m Ground Reset Reset Button Ground PWR Power Button 2 9 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions KB JPwr JEn m 24 Pin ATX PUR
92. or Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from
93. oun NMI x x Power LED Vcc A HDD LED Que LED Vcc 2 LED Vcc Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Ground Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail B ex in Definition connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions i d i Vcc State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin Pin Definition Vcc 5 definitions el iL qe 24 PWR PWR PC er mm A OH Fan Fail LED gt n B PWR Supply Fail E DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 upply DIMM 2B Bank 2 J7B3 DIMM 2A Bank 2 20 19 DIMM 1 Bank 1 0782 DIMM 1B Bank 1 dn pe DIMM 1A Bank 1 x x LANI 5000V CPU2 Power LED Vcc ANS North Bri
94. pecification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 21 SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in
95. r Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM 5 1 1813 ICH 7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2083 05 Intel Corporation AIL Rights Reserved HHHH Volun RAID Level RAIDIG 88 081 Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity xxx GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 6 Appendix C Intel Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5
96. r CTRLR lots Exp x8 3 ror COP ESB2 3 0 1015 4 South JF1 Memory Bridge mez BIOS u 5 VGA wo MS 100 MHz ZCR Green Slot 5 8 JPA E P PCI X 100 MHz scsi HS CTRLR 8 JwoRE_ JWOLF 5 em RRS 2 23 Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Clear CMOS Jumper Settings JBT1 Jumper Setting Definition Clear CMOS Enabled Clear CMOS Disabled Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable SUPERO X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled Fault Detect JPWF Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default available when three power units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default sett
97. re PECI Agent 3 Temperature PECI Agent 4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1 Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to cosntantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V2 NIC SEN 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD Vbat 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS The option is available only when IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI S
98. ro Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to in
99. rus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5 standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan control C temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection power LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert Supero Doctor 11 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism ACPI Power Management Power on mode for power recovery Onboard I O Adaptec AIC 7902 Controller with dual channel SCSI support X7DVA 8 Only Six SATA ports supporting RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 for the Win dows OS only One SIMLP IPMI 2 0 socket AOC LPZCR support for RAID 5 SCSI X7DVA 8 Only Two Giga bit LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface One floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Header Up to six USB 2 0 ports Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 Headers ATI 16 MB ES1000 Graphic Controller
100. s into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DVA 8 X7DVA E supports up to 16 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 667 533 in 6 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Number Bank 1 Bank 2 of DIMMs 2 DIMMs 2A 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 2B 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii Interleaved memory is supported when pairs of DIMM modules of the same size and same type are installed For best performance install pairs of memory modules in both Bank1 and Bank2 iv For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional See the Memory Availability Table below 2 6 Chapter 2 Instal
101. sks that should be reset 11 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the Up Arrow gt Down Arrow keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press Space to select c Press Enter to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu C 9 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual C 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation a Insert the Microsoft Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional
102. t install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power _ Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power 3 1 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For port 80h codes refer to App Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully ins
103. tall the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 21A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A DIMM 2A then DIMM 1B DIMM 2B and DIMM 1C DIMM 2C the Memory Installation Table Below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snap
104. talled 2 Determine if DIMMs of different speeds or types 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 DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 667 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 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 us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro
105. tem cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits atthe RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict I O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse instal
106. tem is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu C 7 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume N Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu C 8 Appendix C Intel Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press lt Enter gt The following screen will appear RAID Volune Port Drive Model Serial LECHE INL 728 Select the di
107. the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast 4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 5 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Select Compatible to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Funct
108. the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure cor rect system setup SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This iii Manual Organization sky cm iii Conventions Used in the iii Chapter 1 Introduction MEO mS 1 1 E i EET LLLI EU 1 1 Contactirig Su per lG PO c tette tret donet doe yandan kay don Lak Had wa Hak HG Dn Kak 1 2 SUPER X DVA B XTDVA E lmage repente rehenes 1 3 X7DVA 8 X7DVA E Layout 22 22 40440 0000000 1 4 Quick Reference 2 e rei 1 5 Motherboard Features etae beret eee Ee 1 6 Intel 5000V Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVOIVIOW edere desea b n ak ANA gaja wa a sn RA AA A dadana da dana den 1 9 1 3 Special Features cete ere n ra atan ya na yeda a h y n k yina yan n d k ah la 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS
109. the socket circle cutout below the circle South Center Edge gold dot 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU hori zontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid dam age to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is prop erly installed Then close the load plate Corner with triangle cutout CPU 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Please save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard is released must be shipped with the PnP cap from the load plate amp properly installed to protect the CPU Socket pins Shipment without the ere PnP cap properly installed will cause properly installed damage to the socket pins 2 3 SUPER X7DVA 8 X7DVA E User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK Passive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the
110. tions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed C 2 Appendix C Intel Setup Guidelines
111. ure that you install the rocessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent other wise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor Load Lever PnP Cap on top of the 1 Press the load lever to release Load Plate the load plate which covers the CPU socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load Plate with PnP Cap attached IE Chapter 2 Installation North Center Edge 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the Socket Key semi circle cutout below a gold dot Socket Notch against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout Key semi on

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