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1. In addition to the LED indicators DS9 Definition y Green System On amp OK listed above there is a System Yellow System Off PWR Cable Connected A i Red PWR or CPU Failure Alert LED indicator DS9 on the X6DAL XTG See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions S3 R 2 IPE EATX PWR WI Lz J2 0 e PW O D DS1 xz TRN Ar m wi BIS z Faull J27 SMB PW H DIMM 1B CPU1 COMI HO DIMM IA J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A come DIMM 3B ipo DIMM 3A I LANI J Dn Line_In oRU2 U J6 _ Up Line_Out Battery Tumwater Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable HZ6 CDin Aux in a PCI E x16 o LAN S F ISMB data toPCIEn CTRL DEHE SMBCLKioPCI En z a zi PCI 3MHz Marvell lt an5 A Fan6 SATA a SABE a PCI 33MHz CTRL 3 Sek amp IBIOS Be PCI X 66 MHz Watch JPLIE LANI Enable Dog Hance PCI X 66 MHz PADIA ols o E 2 WOR TF2 RW LEDIRE Marvell SATA FESI Re AE DS7 Enable OBT o SN CL CMOS x eq WOR Lira ajajzjE glz le gL s Print Floppy Chassis GL IF e a er mi Intrusion 2 3 x a 2 25 CPU PWR good or CPU 12V PW
2. Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition rial ports are located under the 1 DCD 6 CTS A 2 DSR 7 DTR parallel port see Figure 2 3 See 3 Serial In 8 RI as 4 RTS 9 Ground the table on the right for pin defini 5 Seral dut 40 NC tions Wake On Ring JWOR Wake on Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Pin Definitions ignated WOR This function al WOR i Pin lows your computer to receive N ber OSAnition and wake up by an incoming call 1 Ground P 2 Wake u to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature 3 JPF EATX PWR PWI Z ENEE Spe r a Pw 07 CIN Faul J27 COM1 N pea cPUI COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A COM2 ffom2 DIMM 3B J5 DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 iE bo Tumwater i Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable 26 CDin PCI E x16 S 7 Cu Ae 3 uae PCI G3MHz Marvell AE poj Fan6 SATA E SIAR o i pe JE PCI 33MHz crt 4 HIE S meal a N J BIOS max 66 MZ Watch JPLIE LANI Enable Dog ere er MHz A 3 wor L2G tpo ol E CL CMOS amp rd EE 2 15 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Wake On LAN The
3. CD playback Connect the audio CD2 j Pin mea cable from your CD drive to the Definition Number header See the tables at right for 1 Right Stereo Signal Aer 2 Ground in definitions i P 3 Left Stereo Signal 4 Ground 8 IPE LAAX PWR PWI Z 2 BS 2 Ee teas ay a w 3 a sme pwr AD DMM cpul COM DIMM 1A 4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B 45 DIMM 3A I LANI CPU2 f Dn Line_In L J6 _ up Line_Out Tumwater Mic Audio 44 North Bridge Enable CD In Din ux i z N TAN PCI E x16 g a E SMB data toPCIEn 7 E CTRL JIS J15 SMBCLKtoPCI En ses Fang rans PCI G3MHz Marvell 24 pay l Fan6 SATA SRBE o Bse PCI 33MHz CTRL a toeg sS E E J BIOS PCEX 66 MHz Watel JPLIE LANI Enable Dog Hance Ei Rapids E o PCI X 66 MHz A Blas a WOR TF2 RY FEDIKL Marvell SATARIES T alg Enable ETE gt S an CL CMOS zz mm gla 2 z Printer ED Floppy Chassis A EE z Z D Intrusion is 2 1 8 Chapter 2 Installation AC 97 AUX In CD In AC 97 provides high quality onboard audio The X6DAL XTG features 6 channel sound for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speak ers This feature is activated with the Advanced software on the CD ROM included with your mother Blue Line In surround
4. Bios SPLIESTA JLI mier JIWO io oiish 8 Intrusion Chapter 2 Installation Audio Enable Disable J26 enables or disables the Audio Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled Force Power On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Force Power On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled the user needs to press the power button to power on the system Force PWR On USB KB Audio Enable Disable Jumper Settings J26 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Enabled Disabled Force Power On JPF Jumper Position Definition Off On Normal Force On Audio Enable mE ANWR PWT DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A USB K On Mose bw Epin wW Faulf J27 SMB PW DIMMS DIMM IA gt omer gt i pul LANI PDn Line_In lUp Line Oul McK Audio 32 DIMM ZA DIMM 3B DIMM 3A famwater North Bridge nable i Tumwater North Bridge 2 23 AN CTRL Fans Fane PCLE x16 T SMB data toPCIEn 11315
5. Jumper Description Default Setting CN1 Alarm Reset Open Disabled J13 SMB Data to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J15 SMB Clock to PCI Enable Closed Enabled J26 Audio Enable Closed Enabled JBT1 Clear CMOS See Chapter 2 JPF Force Power On Enable Open Disabled JPL1 LAN1 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPS1 Marvell s SATA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 2 3 NMI Connector Description ATX PWR Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector PWR2 PWR 3 COM1 J4 COM2 J5 DS7 DS8 FAN 1 6 DIMM 1A 3B LAN 1 IDE1 IDE2 J2 J6 J7 J24 J27 J35 J41 J50 J61 JF1 JF2 JL1 JSLED Parallel PCI slots PCI X slots PCI E slot H SATA 0 1 JS0 JS1 SATA0 3 J52 J55 WOL JWOL WOR JWOR USB 0 1 USB 2 3 J42 12V 8 pin CPU PWR 12V 4 pin PWR Connectors COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors POST Code LED See Appendix A CPU Chassis Fans Headers Memory DIMM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B G bit Ethernet Port IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors Keyboard Mouse Down Line_in Up Line_out Power Fault Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector Power System Management SATA SMB I C Header Aux In CD in Microphone Front Panel Control See Chapter 2 Speaker PWR LED Keylock See Chapter 2 Chassis Intrusion Header SATA LED Header Parallel Printer Port Two PCI 32 bit slots Two PCI X 64 bit 66MHz One PCI Express x16 4GB sec slot Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports 0 1 Marvel Serial ATA Ports 0 1 2 3 Wake
6. R PWI Mouse PW On IMR PW USB KB 0 1 Fault J27 FANI pin DIMM IB roa Q e SMB PW CPUL DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A coma DIMM 3B DIMM 3A J5 T LANI Dn Line_In L 16 fup Line Out Mic Audio J Enable 26 CDin n Rux in z a CPU2 Tumwater North Bridge LAN PCI E x16 SMB data toPCIEn CTRL _JT3J15 SMBCLKtoPCI En s 5 3 Dll al PCI 33MHz Marvell Fan5 Fan6 SATA SATA PC X6DAL XTG PCI 33MHz CTRL EBs JSLEQ SATA LED aq ae IFI FP Cir IBIOS iz PCI X _ 66 MHz JPLIN LANI Enable PCI X 66 MHz SI O WOR m gt PW LED KL z wo TANE Marvell SAPKEPS IDE 2 IDE 1 Enable CMOS O 750 Pss E H SATAoL_Ips7 IH SATA1 JSi Lig 3 Floppy Chassis 5 E Fan Intrusion 2 21 SATA Enable SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing
7. 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Power Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to enable or disabled the Watch Dog Timer function It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Logs This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable System Bus Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 13 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable Memory
8. Environmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctorill The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will increase the speed of the thermal control fan whenever the CPU tem perature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat condi tions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically increase the speed of the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high TM2 CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption and VRM heat dissipation When CPU temperature reaches 78 C and above Default the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and Alarm Buzzer will be turned on The CPU performance will drop 50 When this happens you can go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS to reset CPU Overheat Temperature CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded the warning LED is triggered and the fans will speed up Auto Switch
9. e fos aa z 8 A Pa Ji apo ee wae f MoH esa VTT fl pence anerns al ta PBB kI Z eomm 3 s eun S10 je eraran P 5 274 paap 10 an1s 9 prs e E y INT 1 2 30 2 B psa 0eme PxREOLEPRGNTL N faem PCIX 6A BIT EZ en n hee Pee o ma Aa iS Nie 1 HANCE RAPIDS ha PXREQQ PXGNTO TOs psa INT 10 18 pega ent2 cxsess P ai 03541 BCT ET Z lt cLock 3 PES sear pou 39 40 GB Lan cree Perec F e H Pe INTES E peseo maw pare HPR Bat P75 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7525 Tumwater chipset the X6DAL XTG motherboard provides the performance and fea ture set required for dual processor based servers with configuration op tions optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset consists of the following components the E7525 Tumwater Memory Controller Hub MCH the Hance Rapids 1 O Controller Hub Hance Rapids ICH the Intel PCI X Hub and PCI X Hub PXH The E7525 Tumwater MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Note Its memory controller pro vides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR333 or D
10. 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette 2 PE EA ATX PWR PWI Z a PW On n 22 pepe BISS Fault J27 SMB PW ci JIMM IB cPul COMI A DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B T Is DIMM 3A i LANI 7 n Line_In ve L J6 _ Up Line_Out Battery Tumwater Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable Z6 CDin Fux in 2 5 LAN roe T data toPCIEn E CTRL 313115 SMBCLKtoPCI En ey Fang Fans PCI _ 33MHz Marvell A les Fan6 sa sHEE a u Fas 5 PCI 33MHz A ny ie es saad PCI X 66 MHz Watch JPLIE TANI Enable Dog Hance a p PCI X 66 MHz P a ols a WOR TF2 LED Marvell SATA HIPS oo a a Enable oL chs z R R om agja a x F Floppy 2 27 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J44 J38 The IDE Connectors are lo Pin Number Function Pin Number Function cated on J44
11. following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu D 16 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility B Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are not initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays Assigning Array Properties Note Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition To assign properties to the new array 1 I
12. 2 JPEE ATX PWR PWI Lz PWR ee Pw On gt p8 q spin ict W te 7 Fault JSS SMB PW H DIMM IB CPUL COM O DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B I DIMM 2A icom DIMM 3B q J5 DIMM 3A Lss LANI CPU2 H Dn Line_In U J6 a Tumwater Mic Audio J4 North Bridge Enable m26 CDin PCI E 5 far OER r re Fon TRL J TTS Se BCL Fans PCI 33MHz Marvell psa m SATA SMB SATA mseg PCI 33MHz CTRL ea al al BIOS PCI X 66 MHz JPLIE LANI Enable 25 o PCI X 66 MHz AASE a WOR JF2 RNL Merel SATA PPSI aor on a a ai sr CMOS z Js i R z qj ja ja 2 17 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual SMB Power I C Connector l2C Connector J27 located be tween the Alarm Reset Header and the PWR Fault Header moni tors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature CD In Header There is a 4 pin CD header on the motherboard This allows you to use the onboard sound for audio SMB PWR Pin Definitions J27 Pin Definition akon Clock SMB Data N A N A N A Audio CD Header Pin Definitions CD1 Pin i la Rubee Definition 1 Left Stereo Signal 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right Stereo Signal Audio CD Header Pin Definitions
13. 66 MHz Watch H JPLIE LANI Enable Dog Rapids 5 A z alz PWR LED Speaker Sees S A adet Oe N lt ceE Printer ED Floppy elh H EER E 2 19 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector 321 Pins To modify the operation of the eels motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between mt umper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins 3 2 1 to change the function of the BA ois A Setting connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins LAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disable the Giga Jumper Settings bit LAN port on the motherboard Jumper See the table on the right for Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled jumper settings The default set Pins 2 3 Disabled ting is enabled p PREA PWR PWT Uz wes AME
14. ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 ibdapbec FADD Coat igeration Mility F figura lor Pisk O01 ies eT w en i aptita a mtn carson Enleri to SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ETAT Th Hoe Aniib Array Cool iguration Uhl iky Disk Wel bi ties Arrow keys be mma carior Enter te select opis Eset b axit ede 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below RAID Con byuretion WEI Lit P SATA F BATA Fael T ATA Part E SATA Fart ST Fart SATA Part CATA Fart SATA Part iris present et AUST are displaved a ekli Comlel a Appendix C Software Installation You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes t
15. Both connections are ot 45V 9 5VSB required These power connec 22 5V 10 12V pa 2 V 11 12V tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi a ea b AN cation See the table on the right wapi 12V 4 pin for pin definitions For CPU PWR Required Connector PW2 please refer to the item Connesiion PWS listed below Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Processor Power Connector CPU 8 Pin PWR In addition to the power connec Required Connector PW2 rear 7 Pins Definition tors indicated above the 12v 8 pin Connection 1 thru 4 Ground 5thru 8 12v Processor connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions ATX PWR 24 Pin PU PWR 8 Pin id T27 SMB PW I DIMME cPui COM DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A come DIMM 3B DIMM 34 LANI cpu2 n Line_In l z6 _up Line out Tumwater ani Audio J4 North Bridge Enable Z6 Cin PWR3 4 Pin an z ES aN PCI E io f FF SMB data toPCIEn TRL JI3JI5 SMBCLE IPCI En Fans PCI 33MHz Marvell Fan6 SATA PCI 33MHz CTRL se SATA PC X6DAL XTG B Hess USB2 3 FP Ctr a crag BIOS PCI X 66 MHz JPLIE LANI Enable PCI X 66 Mia
16. C provides software installation instructions Appendix D provides installation instructions on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Driver based on Marvell s chip SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Table of Contents Preface ABout WLS Manual ssanie cae cece eons ch nese Pes ick cde cet a fe ees Sa reek erento dead ili Manual Organization innana Ee E cite iii Chapter 1 Introduction NAM OM GN VNC W canse i ccenouesuseeensessacscteecdotaatiartstsdeesee E 1 1 Checklisten r nin nen iaveeeniies 1 1 Contacting SUPSIMICEO wcsicieesesscciesstserectien tiie csi dvs deat ecient 1 2 SUPER X6DAL XTG Image oesceessseesssesssseessseessseeesseessseesssessseessseeesseen 1 3 SUPER X6DAL XTG Layout sssrini 1 4 SUPER X6DAL XTG Quick Reference s 1 5 Motherboard Features wscssccisvcecsscececscsseccevsieccbecteectecseceeststeaveceestevertestes 1 6 Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset System Block Diagram 00 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVEIVIEW icisdsccieer cn it danas aa E RAE 1 9 123 Sp cial Features snaa E anne 1 10 BIOS RECOVGlY steiner credit cshavanaias acces Andon ain 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS ccececesssssesseeseseeeeeeeeeeaeeaeeaeeneeeeeeaes 1 10 124 PC Health Monitoring vies siseiice ana 1 10 1 5 ACPI PG atures cif csstecstenebeesedivestesevdes eesaaes fed iiei ea aa EA ENEA AEEA 1 12 1 6 Power Supply r S perior ea ee Per ECe a ECE ECT SPREE ey err nee ere eee eerie rene perer cy Chapter 2 Installation 2 1
17. CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes OCh OEh OFh 10h 1th 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byie is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary p
18. Gait Enid Susten bein Ceol EAH When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMI BIOS Version Built Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below Type Speed Count 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system Size This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the size of memory installed in the system System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For ex ample 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below r toll lett E IW Conf igerstion Floppy Conf igaraiten PCEPRE Conf guration perli Conf igeration e fidanoed Chipset Conf igaration f ACPD Coat igquratian Bien Canl igarot hen r Demi Leg Cond luralion Select ien ti Select lim Est
19. High security setting you must enable the following settings manually JavaScript Cookies not stored You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in Internet Explorer 5 and 5 5 Select Tools gt Internet Options to access these settings Active Scripting Allow per session cookies not stored Note In Internet Explorer 6 0 there is no security setting for cookies Cookie configuration was removed from the Privacy tab There is no setting for blocking Intranet cookies If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server To verify whether you are using a proxy server 1 From the Internet Option window click the Connections tab 2 Click LAN Settings If the Use a proxy server box isn t checked exit by clicking OK You aren t using a proxy server so ignore this setting If the Use a proxy server box is checked make sure the Bypass proxy server for local addresses box is also checked Then click the Advanced button In the Exceptions window enter localhost as an entry You are now ready to proceed to the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely 1 Choose Tools gt Internet Options gt Connections gt LAN Settings 2 Select
20. IDE1 and J38 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 IDE 2 You do not need to 5 Host Data6 6 Host Data 9 configure jumpers for these 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 connectors See the table 1 Host Data3 12 Host Data 12 Fie 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 on the right for pin defini 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 tions 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 2 DRQ3 22 GND 23 O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 3 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND i 2 P ATX PWR PWI Z RIS e PW 0 z me xz NED Bri m w OZ J3 5 Fault J27 SMB PW 4 DIMM 1B CPU1 CoM HO DIMM IA J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A coma DIMM 3B ls DIMM 3A I LANI CPU2 H Dn Line_In U J6 PES Ge Tumwater Mic Audio J4 North Bridge Enable m 26 CDin UX In s ar PCI E x16 9 LAN Ee IsMp data PCEN lz CTRL _JT3 315 SMBCLKtoPCI En DE Fan PCI 33MHz Marvell amp A z Fan6 sata amp E E a iS PCI 33MHz cmrRL 8128 a IWD POS prax 66 MHz Watch IDE JPLIS TANI Enable Dog Hance Rapids o PCI X 66 MHz Z WOR W LED KL Marvell SATA HPS a wo JF2 fN T wr E cL chins lt cm T Printer YWOL Floppy Chassis a oO Torok Intrusion 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troublesh
21. L R Green Line Out Front L R Pink MIC In Center i board Sound is then output through subwoofer the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see at right Activate AC 97 with the AC 97 Audio setting in the Ad vanced Chipset Features section of BIOS In addition there are also Aux In and CD In Connectors on the moth erboard Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 Speaker Connector Pin are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 Definitions JF2 Pin 6 are for the Power LED and pins Number Function Definition 8 9 are for Keylock See the table 1 Red wire Speaker data i 2 we 3 Key No connection on the right for speaker pin defini 5 Key k tions Note The speaker connec i Speaker data tor pins are for use with an exter PA eae CE nal speaker If you wish to use aie oe the onboard speaker you should 555 Ty m close pins 5 7 with a jumper eae DNATA it DIMM 2B DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B 15 DIMM 3A CPU2 Lin In Line Out foz Pere A Minde Mic North Bridge CD In Aux In mm e a i rs Ds PCI E x16 o an fx RE i E Fang Hata lt a ls L S 8BE9 vma EHE PCI GAMH CTRL ae sia E pes PCI X
22. SATA HD2 Active LED cated at JSLED See the table on Aa Mis Marval SA TA HDS Active PED we 5 All Marvell SATA Ports Active LED the right for speaker pin defini 6 Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED tions 7 Hance Rapid s SATA Active LED _3 JER ES SATX Pwr PWI z a w BISS Faul J27 SMB PW DIMM IB CPUL fco DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B z DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B 15 DIMM 3A LANL CPU2 he TD Tumwater i Mic Audio J4 North Bridge Enable 26 k Din Aux in z PCI E x16 fo frat sfis Aue eRe i Fans PCI 3MHz Marvell z M Fan6 SATA as iO SATA LED PCI G3MHz cmrL 3 le J POS rex ee My Watch JPLIE LANI Enable Dog ee a o PCI X 66 MHz eee A alge BZ WOR JF2 KN ED KL SATA IPS s T on B 8 Ng agg sale pte 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Onboard LED Indicators DS1 DS8 In addition to the LAN LED and SATA Header there are other LED indicators DS1 DS3 DS5 DS8 on the X6DAL XTG See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note Please refer to Ap pendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes System Alert LED Indicators DS9 On board LED Pin Definitions DS Definition DS1 Cable must be connected DS2 CPU2 VRM Overheat DS3 CPU1 VRM Overheat DS5 PWR LED DS6 CPU Overheat DS7 8 POST LED System Alert LED DS9 Pin Definitions
23. SMBCLKtoPCI En cruz PCI G3MH2 Marvell SATA CTRL Z X6DAL XTG SATA PC Bros maem whe SPLIF TANI Enable Dog PCIX 66 Mia WOR ES p Enable ELEN EDEL Marvell SATA GIES Floppy Printer SLi Calis SATA TDE AT lean IWOL Intrusion FP Cir SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators G bit LAN Right LED Indicator LED GLAN LEDs Color Definition Off No Connection F Green 100 MHz The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port lo Orange 1 GHz cated beside the COM Port2 has two LEDs The yellow LED indi cates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to in dicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec ond LED SATA LED Pin Definitions JSLED SATA LED Header Pin Definition 1 Marvell SATA HDO Active LED 7 7 2 Marvell SATA HD1 Active LED A Serial ATA LED header is lo 3 Marvell
24. Static Sensitive DeEVICeS A aivcetcaninisse stand acuei iin a a 2 1 Precautions 7 Unpacking iresi tats daseesysshcdptai dastaseecetcceseusspeestdsitcssdeavstvicedasdesstpvienets 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation 0 0 0 cececeeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeentenees 2 2 223 Installing DIMMS iescsisessccaseieetsscceersecstevscenseteareveuectanets ieacs pasentana 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors cccccecceeecceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cable Syene R ETEEN 2 8 ATX Power Connector nresnain aE E EEEE 2 8 Processor Power Connettori iiiad 2 8 INU BOs a e a E a as e aa E Power LED ADD WED NE EEE E E A E NICI LE Disnea a aa e a a EES Overheat Fan Fail LED 0 ececccececceeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeaeeseeeneeeneeeees 2 11 Table of Contents Power Fail WED ieaiaia ear nA e E PEENE dah Reset BUCO sterre faces ea a Ee ETER R Power Button sarees ee a A NNa Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 serisinin 2 13 Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 8 eeceeeeeeeereereeees 2 13 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ccceceeeeeseeeseeeeteteeeeeeeeaes 2 14 Fatt IHOQAQ CMS vezeiscceesveecscscasssereecectsacecesstenpusasesvateaseeteesees aa ETNE MEEO 2 14 SeOhial POMS keiid ana a a dae s oea 2 15 Wake OMRING saarnan n a A A S R A 2 15 Wake On LAN creron ea a N a Gaeiebns 2 16 GLAN Ethernet POr yerini EE E E Raas 2 16 Power Fault SATA SMB ocscec
25. Supero Doctor I amp al Bate iever dekela andirans E bow CD Auta Saat Up Kiaat Tima For more incarnation pesse ent SUPEAMICA D wet ole Driver Tool Installation Display Screen HIPEAHICAI Compete tne Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at atime After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the Supero Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 19 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD III Client The Supero Doctor III 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 temperatur
26. Use a proxy server for your LAN gt Advanced 3 In the Exceptions section type the managed system s IP address Configuring Netscape Navigator for Local Management Note These instructions apply specifically to version 7 and may differ in later versions To configure Netscape Navigator 1 Log in to your computer with administrator access 2 Select Edit gt Preferences 3 In the Preferences window click the right arrow on the Privacy and Security line Ensure that one of the Enable cookies options is selected 4 Select the Advanced line Ensure that Enable Javascript for Navigator is checked 5 Exit Navigator then restart it This enables any settings you have iti D 7 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 6 You are now ready to proceed to C 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Netscape Navigator for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely 1 Choose Edit gt Preferences gt Advanced gt Proxies gt Manual proxy configuration gt No Proxy For 2 Type the managed system s IP address To install Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Note When performing this installation keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive To install Adaptec Storage Manager on a Linux computer and configure the desired Internet browser 1 Insert the product installation CD 2 Install the software by typing sh lt mount point gt insta
27. above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number
28. create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7525 Tumwater Chipset the 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300ESB Hance Rapids I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the lt Esc gt key and scr
29. crl 4 SAER a opaa J IBIOS taal PCEX 66 MHz wata Hance JPLIZ LANI Enable Dog c T Rapids 2a Jo o PCI X 66 MHz a A gle wor W LEDIRL Ma F Oolele a WO pr2 RN Mawel SATA FIS JE aa CL CMOS lt Ed JLI la le BLY Printer 1726 D Floppy Classis EI A 52 2 ae x Intrusion x fe WOL 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault header J7 to provide warning of power supply failure This warning sig nal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Fault Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 P S 1 Fail Signal 2 P S 2 Fail Signal 3 P S 3 Fail Signal 4 Reset from MB Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies SATA SMB I C SATA SMB J35 A Serial ATA System Management Pin to Definitions Bus header is located at J35 Number Definition 1 Data Connect the appropriate cable 2 Ground here to utilize SATA SMB on your 3 ek system a
30. finished building or if you are continuing from Step3 insert the SUSE CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the SuSE Installation menu appears For SuSE 8 0 press the Alt key then select installation option from the Menu and press Enter For SuSE 8 2 amp 9 0 press the F3 key then select installation option from the Menu and press Enter 6 When prompted insert the driver disk you created see Step 1 and press any key to continue 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation 9 After reboot occurs the SuSE Menu appears For SuSE 8 0 type noapic at the boot options then press Enter For SuSE 8 2 amp 9 0 type acpi off at the boot options then press Enter Note See Step 10 to include these parameters automatically during bootup 10 When the Linux installation is complete go to the script file by typing For SuSE 8 0 edit boot grub menu st Type noapic after vga xxx as in this example Kernel hd0 0 vmlinux root dev hdc3 vga 791 noapic For SuSE 8 2 amp 9 0 edit boot grub menu Ist Type acpi off after vga xxx as in this example Kernel hd0 0 vmlinux root dev hdc3 vga 791 acpi off Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SUSE Linux System To install the driver in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system type rpm Uvh xxx yyy rpm To update t
31. loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Empty socket Triangle Processor installed Triangle 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 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 t
32. of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD enables the Watch Dog func tion Watch Dog is a system moni tor that can reboot the system when a software application is hung up Pins 1 2 will cause WD j k Watch Dog to reset the system if an applica Jumper Settings JWD tion is hung up Pins 2 3 will Jumper ta i Position Definition generate a non maskable interrupt Pins 1 2 WD to Reset oe Pins 2 3 WD to NMI signal for the application that is Open Disabled hung up See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog can also be enabled via BIOS Note when enabled the user needs to write his own application software in order to disable the Watch Dog Timer dai JPE EAlarx PWR PWI Ug 55 PW aw WD Clear COMS DIMM ax coma DIMM 3B DIMM 3A cpu2 Co Tumwater North Bridge POLE x16 T ISMB data 1oPCTEn 11315 SMBCLKtoPCI En TCI GMH Marvell JFan6 SATA PCI GMa CTRL
33. reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Dis card Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the changes and return to the AMI BIOS Utility Program 4 21 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer ap plications Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 22 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up proces
34. service which supplies content displayed on the Web browser An Adaptec supplied storage agent A remotely managed system requires all of these components The remote system must contain a browser The storage agent must always be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed Remote and managed systems must have a TCP IP connection The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser the system with the RAID controller installed or a third system Communication security is ensured because Secure HTTP S HTTP or SSL protocols are used to encrypt all transmitted data Connection over an Ethernet network a corporate WAN or VPN are supported D 9 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Logging In To login 1 Start Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition In Windows click Start gt Programs gt Adaptec Storage Manager gt Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition In Linux click Start gt System gt Adaptec Storage Manager The Login screen appears ADAPTEC STORAGE MANAGER mmwea rmi miet epe Heras Ba ae Uras Pimms peste 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the username and password you would use to log into that system 3 Click Login Note When running Adaptec Storage Manager for the first time You need to install a security certificate if you chose not to during the installation
35. up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sector at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the speci fications of the drive 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto det
36. A drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects D 19 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Notes D 20
37. B data toPCIEn JTSTTS SMBCLKtoPCI En Fang __ PCLG3MHiz E Fns PCI GMHZ J TAX GM O O jwi JPLIF LANI Enable Dog PCIX 66 MHz WOR AN TRL Marvell SATA CTRL Bros pss RYLE fawvell SATA DEL RY EDEL Marvell SATARE Enable eae TST JLi Cits Intrusion Floppy Printer Overheat Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 7 Vcc 8 GND Overheat Fan Fail LED State Message Solid Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 5 Vcc 6 GND PWR Fail LED OH L D 7 20 19 Ground lt Oo 9 NMI X lt eje x Power LED lt Vcc HDDLED lt o o ve IC1LED lt o o ve Llo o OverheatLED lt o Ne gt e Power Fail LED lt Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Bujyfon 2 4 z 2 11 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power
38. Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable PCI Express Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled gt MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multi processor table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select MPS Revision The options are 1 1 or 1 4 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transactions between PCI Express LO and L1 Link The options are Enabled and Disabled I O Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug sup port The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and One PCA9554 High PCI Express Port 2 Slot 1 PCI Express Port 4 Slot 2 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable Spread Sperctrum The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIO
39. Chapter 2 Installation Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard e Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a co
40. DA n DIMNE cpur feom DIMM 1A 14 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A leone L DIMM 3B P DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 F hn ae Mic Audio I North Bridge able Z ux in Ed 5 5 PCI E x16 2 an m e E O Fans PCI G3MHz arvel fg lis PCI 3MHz eml seHEEs vz A E LAN Enable ___ aos aan M pan NT EED 5 i Hance amp o a MHz Dos Rapids A lolz a wor TF2 Eyr Marvell SATA FIPS Hii ou ale ae cL cbs ime Printer EED Floppy ci g a a6 a H 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature assumes that Super micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should dis able this the default setting with CN1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Serial ATA Enable Disable Jumpers JPS1 allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA headers The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings Alarm Reset Jumper Settings Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Serial ATA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPS1 For Marvell s SATA2 Controller Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled Alarm Reset IPE EATX P orce
41. DAL XTG User s Manual gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set PCI PnP configurations for the following items Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMIBIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use PCI busma
42. DR266 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 2 67 GB s DDR 333 per channel The E7525 Tumwater also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub via HI 1 5 Hub Interface The PXH provides connection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for stan dard PCI 2 3 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X proto col The PXH can be configured to support for 32 or 64 bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz or 133 MHz Hance Rapids ICH System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates many 1 O functions The Hance Rapids ICH I O Controller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz PCI Express x16 at 4GB s Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Management Con troller Notes The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the CPU FSB setting 1 9 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 1 3 Special Features BIOS Recov
43. Parallel ATA 1ST Channel and S ATA Serial ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure Serial ATA Ports The options are P0 Master P1 Slave P0 Slave P1 Master SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press lt Enter gt to access this sub menu for the primary secondary third and fourth IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt keys to change the value of the selected option Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Dis abled or Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if block mode is not used Block mode allows transfers of
44. R SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables e The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions Parallel Printer Port Pin Number Function Pin Number Function Connector 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init There is a parallel printer port is 7 Data Bit2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit3 10 GND located on the motherboard See 11 Data Bit4 12 GND iaje 13 Data Bit5 14 GND the table on the night for pin defini is Data Bite l de GND tions Note This is a header You 17 Data Bit7 18 GND i 19 ACK 20 GND will need to have a Parallel Port 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 GND cable CBL_081 to
45. S gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus gt keys to change the value of the selected option Remote Access This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled or Disabled gt USB Configuration USB Function This feature allows you to enable 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports The options are Disabled 2 USB Ports and 4 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled or Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12Mbps 4 15 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual gt System Health Monitor This feature allows AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the following items System Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The Options are Enabled and Disabled CPU Temperature The feature allows the user to se
46. SUPER SUPER X6DAL XTG USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of Califo
47. The options are Enabled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Progress Bar Select Enabled to display a graphic bar to show the progress of BIOS POST if Quiet Boot is enabled The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM HDD and Disabled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 3rd boot device HDD 4th boot device IBA GE Slot 02180 gt Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The options are HDD and Disabled gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive Th
48. WR PWI LE panies SP 5 USB 0 1 Cal edt DIMM me Pw CPUL Jeon DIMM _1A_ J4 DIMM 2B l DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B J5 DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 the a Tumwater l Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable m26 CDin AN FISM aa GPCR Frl JiS TIS SMBCLKtoPCI En Fans PCI 33MHz Marvell leg Ea CTRL Ea uga E PCI 33MHz jr fa USB 2 3 pos PCI X 66 MHz JPLIS TANI Enable oe 5 o PCIX 66 MHz p A AJS z a MOR E2 RW EED KL Marval SATAY a lel nable CL CMOS Z at zR EERTE AAE pet IE Panter OF GY Flom RSD g ms Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the En a PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See Pin the table on the right for pin defini Number Shita tions The mouse port is above 2 NC the keyboard port See the table A es on the right for pin definitions Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DAL XTG 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions See the table on the right for pin CPU and Chassis Fans initi Pin Definition definitions Note These fan i Ground black headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 2 12V red 3 Tachometer of the fan headers are backward 4 PWM_Control compatible with the traditional 3 Caution These fan headers use DC power pin fans The onboard
49. Wake On LAN header JWOL is designated WOL on the mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions You must en able the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Port A G bit Ethernet port is located beside the COM2 port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Number Definition 1 2 3 5V Standby Ground Wake up Force JPF _J ATX PWR PWi Mouse IMR el Sq 8 pin W2 w o Faul J27 SMB PW USB KB 0 1 H DIMM 1B DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B CcPUL DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A GLAI rf m Line_In U J6 _ Up Line_Out Battery Tumwater Mie Audio J4 North Bridge CPU2 m FP Ctlr Enable Z6 Din m Fux in 2 PCI E T Bs E x pax E SMB data toPCIEn zi Fang TRL J13J15 SMBCLKtoPCI En es PCI 33MHz Marvell X 2 Fan5 aa py Fan6 sata SEs pl PCI G3MHz
50. ailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode Specify the parallel port mode The options are Normal Bi directional EPP and ECP Parallel Port IRQ Select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 gt Advanced Chipset Se
51. an NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 19 Control 20 Ground PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 15 Vec 16 Control PWR LED NMI 20 19 rouna lt olo NMI X3 x L PowerLeD lt o o ve gt HDD LED lt o o vee NIC1 LED x a Overheat LED lt Vee i Power Fail LED o o vec Ground O Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Buttoy J SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED Pin r Definitions The HDD LED connection is located JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach Pin Number Definition the hard drive LED cable here to 13 Vcc display disk activity for any hard 14 HD Active drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 LED Indicators NIC1 LED Pin Definitions The NIC Network Interface Con JF1 troller LED connections for the Pin i Number Definition GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 11 Vee and 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED 12 GND cable to display network ac
52. ce checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt message next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to start Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Che
53. ce or button a pop up tool tip appears For buttons the tips contain helpful information about the function of the button while for devices they display additional information Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Physical Devices The Physical Devices view displays information about the drives and enclosures attached to the Adaptec RAID controller The devices are shown organized by the channel or port that they are connected to and shown in numerical order The display for each channel includes information on maximum speed capability the number of the channel on the controller and the number of devices found excluding the SCSI controller Selecting a channel or device will turn the Events Properties and Tasks buttons amber This indicates that clicking any of these buttons will display an additional window with information and options specific to that device or channel At the top of the Physical Devices view grouped to the right of View are three view selection buttons These buttons select the physical devices connected to this controller Changing How Drives are Displayed By default the Physical Devices displays a condensed view of the controller configuration that hides detailed information about the drives More information is available by either positioning the mouse pointer over the device or clicking on the arrowhead to the left of a row of devices The selected display mode butt
54. ckpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was success
55. d systems to communicate with Web browsers Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier Installs messaging including email and broadcaster capabilities Adaptec SNMP Installs components used by SNMP based applications Requires Microsoft SNMP agents to be installed to function Not included in a Typical installation Compact Installs only the components required on a remotely managed system See Managed System Components above Note When you perform a Typical or Compact installation components needed for communication and remote management are installed automatically D 5 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual B On Windows Note When installing on a FAT 32 file system the folder being installed is automatically hidden To install Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition 1 Verify that a supported browser is installed See the section Supported Browsers for details 2 Insert the product installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation If this does not occur browse the CD and click Autorun 3 Click Adaptec Utilities 4 Click Install Adaptec Storage Manager 5 Click Next in the Install Shield window 6 Read the license agreement If you agree to its terms click Yes If not click No and terminate the installation The Select a Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See the sections regarding Typical Cust
56. delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array Appendix C Software Installation Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 bdaplec BALD Cool igeration Mility F Blak O00 thes ce iis move cursors Enleri to ie 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Hain Hean mage Arrea ibe Array rili liz
57. e system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Gracefal power control Tipare Deter E aema a ay t aay By SCF pe peace oe lhe doa eas peed tear cee ea ot H pce Beier fe ice eck or thes dew e s akard io cerni the ache Heyes Keep Sporo SO armo Doses peg le on oe ee Praade TORE eran Power control Note SD IIl Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 21 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Notes C 22 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility for Marvell s 88SX6041 Chip After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Driver Note before you install the Windows operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CDs that came packaged with your motherboard D 1 Configuring Serial ATA RAID Functions Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a p
58. e operating system General ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes Suspend Mode This feature allows the user to select the ACPI state when the system is on the Suspend Mode Select S1 if you want the system to standby Select S3 to enable the function of Suspend to RAM which will shorten bootup time after poweroff The options are S1 POS and S1 amp S3 STR Advanced ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through ACPI which will allow the system to boot up and function properly without keyboard and monitor display The options are Enabled and Disabled
59. e options are CD ROM and Disabled SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings the AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first Beri Sector Vins Povtertion ssh bell Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled the AMI BIOS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit the BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUF MILITE Ticani Cheese Lead Optimal Default Lewd Fai leaf Dafa lia Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and
60. ect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device gt Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 3 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Default setting for Floppy A drive is 1 44 MB 3 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled SUPER X6
61. eges D 8 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility D 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition to manage arrays Note Your controller may not support all of the features described In most cases if a feature is not supported by your controller the feature does not appear in the interface With Adaptec Storage Manager you can Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Windows or Linux and a supported browser Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components see the section regarding Typical Custom and Compact Installations You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed remotely by either of these methods Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on the remote system Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you want to manage Note To manage an array remotely from a Linux system install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use the Adaptec supplied version of Mozilla as the browser Architecture Overview A locally managed system requires all of these components A supported Web browser which should already be installed on the system The Adaptec Web
62. er Definition 1 2 Gro PW_ON und v x lt v j Pwr PWR NM Vec Vec Vcc Vcc Vo Reset gt J Reset Button gt Power Butto Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions A Chassis Intrusion header is lo Pin ait Number Definition cated at JL1 Attach the appropri 1 intrusion Input 2 Ground ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion USB Pin Definition Universal Serial Bus USB USB 0 1 Back Panel USB i Pin Definition There are two Universal Serial 1 5V 2 PO Bus ports USB 0 1 located on 3 Bo the I O panel and additional two 4 Ground USB ports USB 2 3 next to the USB 2 3 Front Panel USB IDE2 on the motherboard These Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition two FP USB ports can be used to 75V 2 75V rovide front si hassi 3 PO 4 PO p t s de chassis access PO E bOs cables not included See the 7 Ground 8 Ground 5 DA 1 Ground tables on the right for pin defini 0 tions l a a3 JPR EATX P
63. er Ge in b Screen Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning 4 3 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual gt CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Seiting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot legacy OS that cannot support processors with ex tended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled Hardware Prefetcher This feature allows the user to enable the Hardware Prefetcher function If Disabled the CPU will prefetch data at 64 bit per cache line If Enabled it will fetch data at 128 bit per cache line Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This feature allows the user to enable the function of Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The options are Enabled and Disabled Hyper Threading Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance Intel R Speed Ste
64. ery The BIOS Recovery function allows you to recover your BIOS image file if the BIOS flashing procedure fails see Section 3 3 Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DAL XTG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12v 3 3V Standby 2 5V for DRAM 1 5V Standby 1 2V An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen only when SuperDoctorlll is installed Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SuperDoctorlll Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM of the cooling fans The onboard 4 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management func tions Chapter 1 Introduction
65. fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When us ing Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Please do not use 3 pin fans and 4 pin fans on the same board an1 KB Mouse TPE Ax PWR PWI a PW onq pn TE a w EES Faul J27 SMB PW DINNE 1 cru leona DIMMLIA DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMMA CPU2 Dn Line_In s lup tine_oud Tumwater Mic P Audio North Bridge Enable 76 Edin ux in z E amp PCI E x16 an2 Fan 3 AN E EISMB data toPCIER TRL JISITSSMBCLKtoPCI En ae TG3MH2 Marvell Fan 5 fas B SATA 4 CI G3MHJ ee Fan6 Iros PCX 66 MHJ JPLIE LANI Enable 25 o PCI X 66 MHA nell SUU ea YEO RC Manat SATAN Oleg Enable fat ae cL clos zc 2 14 FP Ci Printer Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions The COM1 J4 and COM2 J5 se A
66. ful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 9th Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing t
67. g listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All included with Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044 One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets SKT 158 pre installed One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT2 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR_INTC One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro n General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG I
68. h Abh BOh Bih 00h Code Description Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI and par
69. he DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The
70. he circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next The first screen message has been displayed The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller has been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h Ash A7h A8h A9h Aa
71. he desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at atime beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DAL XTG supports up to 12GB 24GB of Reg ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 memory All motherboards were designed to support 4GB PC2100 modules in each slot but only the 2GB modules are tested If Reg ECC DDR 333 PC2700 memory modules are used four pieces of double banked memory or six pieces of single banked memory are sup ported SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch p To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Release Tab Notch Note Notch Felons should align with the receptive point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it Release Tab Top View of DDR Slot Release Tab from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connec
72. he driver in an existing Linux system type rom Uvh force xxx yyy rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type D 4 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility D 3 Installing Adaptec Storage Management A Browser Edition Overview This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays Browsers supported To run Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only The following versions are supported Windows Internet Explorer IE 5 0 or later Netscape 7 or later Linux Adaptec supplied and installed version of Mozilla Netscape 7 or later When using Adaptec Storage Manager you need to log on to your system with administrator privileges Typical Custom and Compact Installations You can select from these setup options Typical default Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system You can select from these components Managed System Components lIf you choose this selection only the installation is the same as a Compact installation Adaptec Web Server lInstalls components allowing manage
73. hnology and is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A lists BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS LED POST Codes Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix
74. hysical storage interface device It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates up to 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID adds RAID functionality to the SATA I O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 1 and 10 With HostRAID you can optimize the reliability performance and data protection of the system Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Storage Requirements Adaptec s device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Operating Systems supported by the SATA RAID Host Controller Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Linux Red Hat AS 2 1 EL 3 0 SuSE 8 0 8 2 and 9 0 Storage Management Software Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Browser based
75. immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and Chapter 1 Introduction you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On WOR Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DAL XTG accommodates ATX powe
76. ing Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 120W current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 8375V to 1 6V This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows NT 5 0 Windows XP and Windows 2003 Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds
77. irra 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below eimi delwar fer lal bializal Be MOC a 44 oL WBC Wabi 11 461 E Appendix C Software Installation 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below i j Tor iriti 1 I Ba WBC WORSED BaELe Lice ted rhei 1 1 UE Geo Oer Ln 4 pa UOC Waai 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 13 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild Appendix C Software Installation Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial
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79. ity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard For the information on Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility based on Marvell s chip please refer to Appendix D C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to
80. izard window s contents change 4 Accept the default Automatically select the certificate store and click Next 5 On the root Certificate Store window click Yes Another small Certificate Import wizard window appears 6 Click OK The Certificate window mentioned in Step 2 reappears 7 Click OK You are returned to the Security Alert window from Step 1 8 Click Yes to finish the creation and storage of the certificate Registering Your Software After installing and creating a security certificate you are asked to register the product If you want click Register Now your computer must have an Internet connection If you need to delay registration click Register Later If you choose Register Later you will be prompted to register the application the next time you run it The Basics An example of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition screen is shown below Faas eri leme bees ee iej Tee en ee pe E A LETEL a ea Per fei hoped derin the ed EE IT Gn PLT ae a Parij Note Depending on your operating system browser and color scheme you may notice some differences between this illustration and your screen SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual The action buttons are Logout Selecting Logout ends your session and returns you to the Login screen Rescan Used to rescan the configuration of the system Typically when a rescan is required it occurs automaticall
81. lative to the largest drive Any part of a drive used in an array is shown as a gray segment within the bar Selecting any gray segment will highlight it in amber and in the Logical Devices view highlight the array of which this segment is a member In either the Full Size Capacity View or the Relative Size Capacity View a small portion at each end of the drive may be shown in dark gray The segment at the end of the drive may vary in size from drive to drive because in addition to the RAID signature the controller may also limit the usable capacity of each drive This is done because hard disk drives of apparently the same capacity from different manufacturers or even different models from the same manufacturer actually vary slightly in the true capacity available Although in normal operation this is not an issue it can be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive If the controller used the maximum capacity of each drive and a hot spare or replacement drive was just a few megabytes smaller it would not be able to replace the failed drive By rounding drive capacities down to the nearest 2 MB this possibility is effectively eliminated Logical Devices As described earlier when Adaptec Storage Manager loads the Logical Devices view is expanded and you can see the arrays present on the controller At the top of this view are the following buttons Create Modify and Delete Each button opens a wizard for the c
82. lected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown below Se eriei frives Ba WC penel 14 401 Bi HOC WidsBor eerL x 4401 Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the screen below select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual PRID BISRe i TALE Mirror irra Size Str ige Size Create BAT vla 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Ini
83. ling the driver in a new Linux system To Install the Red Hat AS 2 1 EL 3 0 Driver in a New Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step 3 insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD ROM drive and restart the system 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt 6 When prompted insert the driver disk see Step 1 and select OK 7 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 8 If you intend to install other third party devices proceed with the installation of those devices Otherwise select Done 9 Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat documentation D 3 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Installing the SuSE 8 0 8 2 amp 9 0 Driver in a New Linux System 1 Obtain a driver disk from either the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is
84. ll sh The lt mount point gt differs among computers but mnt cdrom media cdrom or cdrom usually works A Welcome window appears 3 Click Next The License Agreement window appears 4 Read the license agreement If you agree to its terms click Accept If not click Cancel and terminate the installation The Choose Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See the section Typical Custom and Compact Installations for details 5 Choose a setup type and click Next The Start Copying window appears 6 Click Next The Running Non Interactive Setup window displays the files being loaded onto the system 7 Click Next when prompted A Setup Complete window appears 8 Click Complete A message window appears reminding you that any proxy servers must be bypassed for the RAID management application to work 9 Click OK The Shell window you used to launch the installation indicates that some daemons are being started The installation creates a shortcut to Adaptec Storage Manager in the System tab This shortcut launches Adaptec Storage Manager using Mozilla Unless the controller driver was installed as part of this installation you do not need to restart your computer 10 Remove the product installation CD Your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies To use Adaptec Storage Manager you need to log on to your computer with root privil
85. mage IREF isei o irra INET hi Ss a pear SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual N Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DAL XTG Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale RE JPF BOIATX PWR PWI z 32 g PW On E ES m xz ied ny fae w OZ J3 S Fault J27 SMB PW 4 DIMM 1B CPU1 COMI H DIMM IA J4 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A com2 DIMM 3B a DIMM 3A I LANI A CPU2 H Dn Line_In U J6 Up Line_Out Tumwater Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable Z6 CDin a zt lasi PCI E x16 i LAN E E ISMB data toPCIEn 2 CTRL JI3J15 SMBCLKtoPCI En vd Fans PCI 33MHz Marvell amp a py Fan6 SATA SEB o pae PCI 33MHz CTRL tues eA gi J BIOS i PCI X 66 MHz Wate JPLIE TANI Enable Dog Hance 2 n Rapids nun a o PCI X 66 MHz 4 Slals 2 WOR TF2 N LEDRI Marvell SATA ETS ert O ale Enable a 3 8 CL CMOS z at afe zla 2 eu Printer TE Floppy Chassis E amp amp Z C lai aa Z Intrusion x om ote a indicates Pin 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DAL XTG
86. mputer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh Dih D3h D4h D5h D6h Code Description The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 Controlis in segment 0 Next checking if lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either lt Ctrl gt lt Home gt was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code E0h Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint E0h Eth E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h FSh FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing t
87. n the Array Properties menu select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 are displayed Each of these types requires two drives 2 Type in an optional label for the array and press Enter 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default Note Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate RAID level Create wa When appropriate RAIDO No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAIDO Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 but especially if you have cata on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new RAID 10 drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10 RAID 10 Init Appropriate when using new drives Note 1 If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 or RAID 10 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost D 17 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Note
88. ndows will not recognize your controller 6 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and wait until prompted to install a driver 7 Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk and press Enter Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility 8 When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is found press Enter Follow the remaining on screen instructions to complete your installation Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Please follow the steps listed below to install a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Start Windows Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard which searches for the controller driver 3 Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 Select the floppy disk drive as the source and click Next 4 If necessary select the appropriate driver for your operating system Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation Remove the driver disk N O oO If prompted restart the computer 8 Your installation is complete If you want to create an array from the BIOS see the section Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If you want to create an array from the operating system see the section Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Instal
89. nductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that_you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Note that for the X6DAL XTG you need to install the Xeon mounting plate under the board Installing the CPU Mounting Plate Heatsink Note CPU Retention Brackets are pre installed Place the CPU Mounting Plate Xeon CPU gt below the pre installed Retention CPU Socket Brackets on the reverse side of aiu the motherboard CPU Retention Moles Bracket Mounting Holes CPU Mounting Plate CPU CPU Socke Motherboar Mounting Plate CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automatically disabled Pint if only one CPU is used r 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is
90. o exit the Utility 4 fidagtce BAIT Conf igaration PLII iTy Hie i il HMI AIIM TAA AN l H ipres paya te mrt cursor Gwlerd ia select opli Esth io mrii fedefaal ll For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s Hance Rapids Driver by Adaptec and the Windows OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b From the list displayed on the screen choose the item Intel Hance Rapids Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the d
91. ociated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb_SA_RAID_UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Appendix C Software Installation Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt key simul
92. octor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features e Microsoft OnNow e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism Onboard 1 O e 1 Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet controller e 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces e 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB e 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports back panel 2 ports front panel e 2 Hance Rapids Serial ATA Ports e Four Marvel Serial ATA2 Ports e Super I O e AC 97 CODEC Audio devices supported 2 serial ports Other e Internal external modem ring on e Wake on Ring WOR e Wake on LAN WOL e Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual NOCONA 7 NOCONA 7 mua JAYHAWK JAYHAWK EVRD 18 1 CPU CPU 1 PeB 72 P13 16 PL 7 20 a p32 34 235 37 91 baa ec BINH BS DG a SB lt sg0nTs gt AA DIMM B2 DIMM 3 i 3 z 7 GROUP BC p PCI EXPRESS X16 CINKS is DDReS33MT7S 2 TUMWATER 7 me g P3 5 H baad i ee DOR SSSI INT 23 ta PRREGSE PxaNT3 g i 2 5V VRD 7 5 DDR gt
93. oll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con troller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCl to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DAL XTG is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorpo rating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DAL XTG offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs ass
94. om and Compact Installations for details 7 Choose a setup type and click Next 8 When you see the Destination Folder click Next 9 When you see the Setup Information click Next The Setup Status window shows progress using a scroll bar Before the scroll bar shows the installation is completed another window pops up indicating that a security certificate has been generated 10 Click OK The Root Certificate Store window appears 11 Click Yes The security certificate generated during installation is added to the Certificate Store If you click No at this point you will need to install the certificate the first time you run Adaptec Storage Manager 12 When prompted to restart your computer accept the default Yes and click Finish 13 The system restarts to complete the installation 14 Remove the product installation CD before the system restarts otherwise the installation will start again Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows If you are managing a local storage array and your computer uses a proxy server you need to configure your browser to enable Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server Also if you are managing remote systems you need to configure Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server when communicating with these systems D 6 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management When using the
95. on LAN Wake on Ring Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 5 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Single or dual Intel 604 pin Nocona processors w EM64T support at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Memory e Six 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting 12 GB 24GB Registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM Notes 1 Memory size is set via BIOS 2 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset e Intel E7525 Tumwater chipset Expansion Slots e One PCI E x16 4GB sec slot e Two 64 bit 66MHz PCI X slots e Two 32 bit 33MHz PCI slots BIOS e 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V standby and DIMM voltage e Fan status monitor with fan speed control via BIOS e CPU chassis temperature monitors e Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core e System overheat LED and control e Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Super D
96. on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode depress the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions USB KB TPE ax PWR PWT BA wm Faul Z27 0 1 Mouse SMB PW MIB ceur I DIMMA IMM aE DIMM ZA DIMMs LANI Mic Da Line_In 16 _ Up Line_Out cru2 G i Audio Je North Bridge Enable RIZE AN SMB data toPCTEn TRL ISTIS SMBCLKIoPCI En POLE 16 Fans CI PCT G3MHz Marvell Fane SATA PCI G3MHJ CTRL SATA PC FCT E ae IED aio Z X6DAL XTG s POLX 66 MHz z JPLIF LANI Enable Hance y o Rapids PCX 66 MHz W fawvell SATA yR BF RN PEDEL Marvell SATAY IDE 2 DEW Enable IL Tate YF Gon Fery Cilia I Intrusion CL cM ERE mr pss E hsa bs Li H sata1 1S SAA Far 2 12 Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Reset Ground AE os a Goa L Power LED lt o aa HDD LED lt NIC1 LED lt Ss a LIE Overheat LED lt 4 Power Fail LED lt Ground Ground Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Numb
97. on will appear in a lighter shade of blue than the other two buttons The default display is the Text Description View but in the condensed view used when Adaptec Storage Manager is loaded the display is the same in all three modes If you change the display mode by selecting one of the other view buttons a yellow arrow flashes to the left of any devices where the condensed display prevents omits information Physical Devices 4 pP ETA Ports 0 1 1 50 Gb s 2 davices found b acs An icon is always the first entry on each device line The 3 gt icon is used to represent a hard disk drive If a symbol appears with the hard disk drive icon 3 the drive is a hot spare Different icons are used to represent other devices m is the default display mode and when expanded will show the following information about each device Capacity of the drive Drive manufacturer and model number SCSI drive ID or Serial ATA port number D 13 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual When expanded the Full Size Capacity View button and the Relative Size Capacity View button represent each drive as a bar A drive that is not used as part of any array is shaded blue surrounded by a dotted line displays a full length bar for each drive regardless of capacity displays a bar for each drive with the largest capacity drive full length and the other drives proportional to the drive capacity re
98. oot 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 no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU in socket 1 making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well a fk Ww MN Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes e
99. orresponding function Modify allows you to Change an array from one RAID level to another Expand an array Change the stripe size for a RAID 0 For detailed instructions on using these buttons refer to the online Help The main area of the Logical Devices view is used to display the arrays on this controller It defaults to a condensed view of top level arrays Note The Options button allows you to display second level arrays if your controller supports them In this condensed view the RAID level of each device as well as whether it is protected by a hot spare is visible D 14 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility If a global hot spare exists all arrays that the hot spare is large enough to protect will show as protected In the expanded view the icons for the arrays are arranged vertically and alongside them are the capacity name and type of array Selecting an array by clicking on it will highlight the following in amber All the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices view The Events Properties and Tasks buttons in the header frame Selecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with additional information and options specific to that array Note For Windows Server 2003 only to see animated icons on Adaptec Storage Manager logical devices go to Internet Explorer Properties Advanced Multimedia and select the Play anima
100. p tm Tech This setting allows you enable the function of Intel Speedstep Tech to set the CPU speeds The options are Maximum Speed Minimum speed Automatic controlled by OS and Disabled CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEP will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled Select TM2 VID This setting allows you to set the TM2 VID value Enter a number from 14 to 35 to select the desired voltage value from 1 000V to 1 2625V 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt IDE Configuration Sub Menu The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Fr inary TIE Haster iritat Primary DE Alame i iht Detected P Termalar IT Maker litard Deak E Seeley IDE Elvan i iht Derbectesll Third IE Kester i Mot Drtacimii third IDE Slawe Think Dolain fourth IPE Hasier Mok Doberindi mieri erh fourth IE Stare Ihot Deberind Seberd Tinm Dhang Ipi ian General telp When you select this Sub Menu the AMI BIOS automatically displays the status of the following items IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to set the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA Only S ATA Serial ATA Only and P ATA amp S ATA Please refer to Addendum D for Parallel ATA and Serial ATA information Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are Disabled P ATA
101. process For instructions see the section Installing a Security Certificate You are asked to register your software For instructions see the section Registering Your Software To log in from any system with a Web browser 1 Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter For example https 10 6 3 14 3513 adaptec When connection to the remote system is established the System Login screen appears Note If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server See the section Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows for details 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the administrative username and password that you would normally use to log into that system 3 Click Login D 10 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Installing a Security Certificate If you chose not to install a security certificate when you installed Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition you must install the certificate when you run the application for the first time To create the certificate 1 When the Security Alert window appears click View Certificate 2 On the Certificate window click Install Certificate 3 On the Certificate Import wizard window click Next The Certificate Import w
102. r supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition a 12V 8 pin CPU power supply and a 12V 4 pin Aux power supply are also required for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE In addition to the 24 pin main power a 12V 8 pin power con nector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs and a 12V 4 pin power connector Aux PWR is also required for system power consumption Failure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data ra
103. ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DAL XTG has six 184 pin DIMM slots that support regis tered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 2100 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 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 Note The CD is a bootable disc and can be used to create driver diskettes 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of
104. river diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot Appendix C Software Installation C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown be low will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICLM ROA server board Drivers amp Took Wima SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools lail E7525 ol Al Prdaplec Shoeage Manager Brows Ediion Chipsel rire ACS Auebs Dirt X6DAL series amp n a amp A SUPERMICRO
105. rnia County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2004 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DAL XTG motherboard The SUPER X6DAL XTG sup ports single or dual Intel Xeon Nocona processors at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T sup port the Nocona processor supports IA 32 and IA 64 software and in cludes features found in the Xeon processor such as Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGA4 platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Nocona Processor 800 MHz supports Hyper Threading Tec
106. rocessing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 3th 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retra
107. rrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select tives fo reat Faij BG MIC WIERA MAEN Bt MOC MOREE HA Appendix C Software Installation 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are se
108. s Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 or RAID 10 from ACU you can only restart it from Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition See C 4 for details A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init Option may return some data if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1 or RAID 10 However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Caution Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do there is no way to restart and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive 5 When you are finished press Done C Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before
109. s The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8 are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code ErrorMessage Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the co
110. securely installed in the CPU socket Socket lever in the locking Position Heatsink Installation Note Heatsinks are heavy please handle with care 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required eA amount of thermal grease has already CEK Heatsink been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw screw 2 Screw 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SEREW 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Screw 2 To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 3 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle a NO 2 the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is
111. ster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an Off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot8 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if the DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu HOS SETUP WELTY Solect Scrorn Select Tim nmal Help Sue and Batt Bait SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Serial Porti Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unav
112. storage management software that provides all of the creation management and data logging needed to manage arrays Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Red Hat AS 2 1 EL 3 0 and SuSE 8 0 8 2 amp 9 0 Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility Part of the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup Array Configuration Utility ACU A DOS BIOS application used to create configure and manage arrays D 2 Adaptec s SATA RAID Host Driver Installation Installing the Driver ina New Windows System To install the driver to a new system that does not have the OS installed 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD 2 Restart the computer 3 If creating an array press Ctrl A when prompted to enter the ARC utility For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS see Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility For a simple volume skip to Step 4 4 When the array is finished building or if you are continuing from Step3 insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system 5 Press F6 when prompted to install a third party driver Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Press F6 immediately you only have 5 seconds If you miss your chance restart this Windows installation to complete it correctly Otherwise Wi
113. t Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below TF Fj Properties beraj Type MID OCStr pe brrey Lobe Siripe Apri Sige BASE 4H f Sirips dice tiD Create SALI ola fo lali dene Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build opera
114. t the CPU temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C The default setting is 78 C If System Health Function is enabled BIOS will automatically display the status of the following items CPU System Temperature Status Voltage Status CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vec V 5 Vin 12V Vec V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc DIMM Voltage 1 5V Standby 5V Standby 3 3V Standby Fan Speed Control Modules This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled based upon the CPU die temperature When the CPU die tempera ture is higher the fan speed will be higher as well If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by the Thermal Management Settings pre configured by the user at this feature Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server 5 4 pin Workstation Fan1 Speed to Fan6 Speed 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the
115. taneously and the main menu will appear 4 kdapbec BALD Conf igeration Piility F Dal lies ir P j j al igarat lor NAA Neyi ia move cursor Enter SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above Appendix C Software Installation Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage A
116. te selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and I O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation 2 1
117. tem s Setup Configuration essssssesseesereeerrees 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures rinsirninnernnaaia naa rN 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions s ssessssssssieeinsinrtnrinrrnrintnrtnrtnrtnnnrtnnnnrennenne 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service Chapter 4 BIOS Bet IMOdUCHO Naseras a Pesatas a taceitabeininttneneeneint 4 1 4 2 RUNNING SetU Pierina hese ders eerie la Died dRo 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup eee eecceescceeeeeesecseeseeeeseaeeaeeaeeseeeeeaseaesaesaesseseeseaseaeeaeeas 4 3 4 4 Advanced Setup i 2ccssie ccsecess norte ence aint eis aici naive 4 3 4 5 Security S tupsscica naan E E E 4 20 E E E E EE E E E E E AE A E 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes and DS7 DS8 LED POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST G0d6S i sisiccveneccsieneenen aa aiandi Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System Appendix D Installing Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Controller based on Marvells CHIP evteecteveescsteececditsiesevevesceetisans At aeaa aKa a asta E EANA EUER an D 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anythin
118. they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk unaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array see the section Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 Select Initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message and ensure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize Type Y to continue D 18 Appendix D Software Installation Adaptec s SATA HostRAID Utility Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial AT
119. tion only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 9 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to
120. tions in Web Pages option D 15 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual D 5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS and initialize drives A Managing Arrays Select the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in greater detail Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Caution Back up the data on an array before you delete it Otherwise all data on the array is lost Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete_an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The
121. tivity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions HDD LED NIC1 LED dai ale ATX PWR PWT tz 22 pe 20 19 EEREN Faul Z27 a cru Ground lt o o NMI oo l Con j 5 X lt olo x H DR Powel LED ofo ve Lani f H HDDLED lt o of ve se iptitah freama Z lt Sac ae eae NIC1LED lt Oo oO vec a z x lt x oy aega e x ml ofe core of gt OverheatLED lt ojo Vcc promi TONS wi 25 T S r e E 3 Rower Fail LED lt o o vec EIS Crax eem Wati a gt a ea Dos Rapids Ground Reset gt Reset Butj n z WOR RYOR Marel SATARE lt aii ion as cu Mos amp Ground pwr gt PoweyBu moe GEE L J 2 10 Chapter 2 Installation Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions TR Ax PWR PWT a eal Ww OT el ma Dn Line_tn Up Line_Out Audio 32 Enable RIZE ax 0 1 Mouse USB KB cpul LANI 16 Tumwater Mic North Bridge a POLE x16 SM
122. tors 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 Mouse Green Audio Out USBO USB1 Port ies O Mic Go Ge fio J Keyboard COM1 Port COM2 Port LAN1 Line In Purple Turquoise Port Figure 2 3 1 O Port Locations and Definitions 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Reset Button Ground Ground Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual a i ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector 2 5 Connecting Cables oi reia Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V ATX Power Connector 14 12V 2 43 3V 15 COM 3 COM There are a 24 pin main power 16 PS_ON 4 5V i 17 COM 5 COM supply connector PW1 and a 4 ie COM 3 Vv pin 12V PWR connector PW3 on 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK the board
123. ttings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring and Sparing Select Enabled to enable Memory RAS Mirroring and Sparing to allow the system to create a mirror copy of data written to the memory for data security The options are Disabled and Enabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH South Bridge chipset CPU B 1 S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to enable the function of ICH Delayed Transaction to provide back compatibility for slower components The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH DCB Enable Select Enabled to enable ICH DMA Collection Buffer The options are En abled and Disabled Onboard AC 97 Audio Select Auto to enable the function of Onboard AC 97 automatically The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual gt APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for th
124. up menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note The AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMI BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt En ter gt lt ESC gt lt Arrow gt keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below SS SETUP UTELITY Balbi Baber Oren the P sr Fb in i 1 OAD cmi igure mjlen Tim Tie Tiel Kean a 7 ite Esi Teo Dui Zi Sytem Emmy Size hah Select iren fh delect tem Change Piebi Tab Select Field Fl bene Hil FIA San aid
125. use this con a5 Sie oR NG nector 2 IPE ATX PWR PWI z vel ROTET e ere ee 33 as Faul27 SMB PW DIMM IB CPUL feom DIMM 1A J4 DIMM 2B l DIMM 2A comz DIMM 3B J5 DIMM 3A LANI CPU2 E iS Tamale l Mic Audio J North Bridge Enable Z6 CDin aa PCI E x16 e an Fa e ea 5 Fans PCI G3MHz Marvell Ez gg ter G3MHz CTRL 3 HE a uaa n J Printer EOS ex en M JPLIN LANI Enable Dog pme Bs gt PCI X 66 MHz p gi A AJS j 2 WOR IA MEDET Marvell SATA FIPS ETT EE a fat a CL CMOS lt iz z a la fe Printer St Go Floppy Cit 8 G g aE PCs 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions J24 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function The floppy connector is located 1 GND 2 FDHDIN on J24 See the table below for 3 GND 4 Reserved f iays 5 Key 6 FDEDIN pin definitions 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR
126. user to configure the boot settings for the system S005 SETUP UTILITY lect dcrece H o Salecl Tie Enter Go ta Sub Screen Flos bereral fielp FiO Bae and Exit E Balt Quick Boot Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to skip certain test during POST in order to shorten the time needed for the system to bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS informa tion during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error
127. wor JE2 RW_EED L Marvell SATARIPSY Enable a 9 S 3 sro IDE 2 IDE 1 a x i gt amp Tso pss H SATA1 g H 5aTaoLbs7 Printer a Floppy TEk Intrusion Fan4 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 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 lo cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions TPF AX v TAx PWR PWT Te a w OT DINNE ceur I ae 0 1 Mouse USB KB LANL cpua DaiLine_tn 36 up Line_ Ou Tumwater Mic Audio North Bridge Enable T76 Din fax z POLE x16 7 SMB data toPCIEn TRL SPTSSMBCLRIOPCI En Fans PCL GMH Marvell EI Fas SATA PCI GMH CTRL J TOX 6M d Wat JPLIF LANI Enable Dog o PCIX 66 MHz a WOR 1ra GPE Marel SATA ESI Bios Hance Rapids IDE 2 DEW eE CL ONOS z mao Fromm cle GREE Intrusion 750 CPSs lH SATAoL_ps7 E
128. xist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DAL XTG User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDR 333 266 PC2700 PC2100 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the
129. y for example after an array is created However the system configuration can change without Adaptec Storage Manager being notified For example drives that are inserted or removed from a nonintelligent enclosure or an enclosure powered on after you logged into Adaptec Storage Manager would not be displayed unless you manually rescan The remaining buttons open additional windows that provide more detailed information and allow you to perform actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsystem These are Events Options Help Properties Tasks Immediately following the header frame is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in the system and the amount of cache memory if any installed on that controller Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices and Logical Devices views that show connected devices and existing arrays on this controller Controller information and device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec RAID controller in the system Select the controller by clicking anywhere on the controller information When the controller is selected the Events Properties and Tasks buttons change from blue to amber indicating that clicking any of them will display an additional window with information and options specific to this controller Pop Up Tool Tips If you position the cursor over a devi
130. your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DAL XTG The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMI BIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt and so on Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS set

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