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1. COM1 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS Serial Ports 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground COM Port1 J14 is located beside Serial Port Pin Definitions the Back Panel USB0 1 and COM COM2 Port 2 is located next to Chassis Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR Fan3 See the table on the right 2 RD 7 RTS cuan 3 TD 8 CTS for pin definitions 4 DTR 9 R 5 Ground 10 NC COM1 4 Pin 8 Pin T PW CPU is PW SMB Use Hb1 o DIMM 1A n HER DIMM 18 BED eck DIMM 2A CPU1 Fail FA g NS DIMM 28 EN DIMM 3A g DIMM 3B zO NL Nene DIMM 4A DIMM 4B a w 1 FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge LJ oo EE PCI ER2 2 2 gt gt GLAN1 PCI X 2_133MHz x4 Universal BIOS gee a g g PCI X 1 133MHz xg jCard x2 mi 8 sel ae ERAN PCI E 1 5 LAN2 IPMI 2 0 1 ZCR x SI O gt LA l 2JelJ5 E TR PXH Force PW On a WORT 2 om ICH5R a E 1 South sua SCS Ter BEA o o 1 Bridge fuv 7902 cd c RAGE do c oE Li SCSI 5 eae pxu tem S98 DEDE JBT1 cu llega DE JPL1 LAN Enable c IP10 Int Ir JPG1 VGA Enable PTILIWGHUL TID 13 WOL MEPUSBO 1 Alarm WD PW SRK sw LEDS FP USBO 1 COM2 2 15
2. North Bridge d gg PCI E 2 ETE BLAN1 C POREZ TINE HE Universal ios 2E ze a i PGI X 1 133MHz Ea fara z EM SM IPM 2 0 ji ZOR E E Em b El ICHSR I g Gouin obr RAGE m d ridge Seay lx PR wo 7 R JPLI LAN Enable CLR CMOS 3 J uPG1 VGA Enable Pomin FPUSBO I aamwo PW SPK cui VERENE orce PW On L woRL_ 8 e SCSI Ter BL 1 IPMI was JPA3 9 AM ub 7902 a Ao c ET Scsi 9o ls e JPM CTRL LUN 5A CH 2 Fan IIO int N JP11 JWOHUL ID 1 E Alarm wD PW SPK sw LEDSW 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 SCSI Connectors Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JAZ 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 and JA2 2 27 Connector Connector Contact Contact Number Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6
3. PW SMB Pw CPU 38 p101 Eus E pee ome 1 ec oma 31 CPU1 zuo rA REIELL Dmae 31 8 oma 1 2 Dwa F J14 poma d E amp N Mau 3 rane B CPU2 van aoe J eee PCI E 2 zzyz PCI X 2 133MHz jiversal gga amp Z 2 als ud PGI X 1 183MHz pr perda em 28511 E UI SCSI ChBs Term suo H En PXH Force Pian T Enable TETER SEE 9 South JPA 9 pem d an m Pre KEY SCSI ChA Term peat x PXH Sasae oa ese NI WI j iy os ARNE Enable IS Mer Md cano NB SC ELE R x4 niversal U 9Q o BA Bios EN gF JEE ard x2 1A PCI E 1 SiS x IPM 2 R CH5R South imwarb Bridge Hub a scsi Enable JPA1 JBT1 CLR CMOS FPUSBO 1 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators Left G CA Right GLAN LEDs Back View The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports has two LEDs The yellow LED in 1 Gb LAN Left LED dicates activity while the other Indicator Speed LED LED LED may be green orange or off Color Definition to indi h f th Off No Connection o id cate the speed o the con Gros 7
4. 4 Pin B Pin PW CPU PW SMB 38 ii Fr 321 Bs DMM1A TT DAS 73 U P nPY l aa DIMM PW wer MTZ m ran rae ge DMM28 8 UMMSA 1000 0 0 mms 2 m oma mm A JL a FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge TN oe HEE PCI E 2 22550 BLANI Kr buen pios gE 25 aa PGI X 1 133MHz xs fando IDI Ee f I CEH RIJE pLAN2 IPMI 2 0 om FT h E 4 c err PXH Force PW On EJ b wor 85 ICHSR g E scsi Ter B 2 1 es LEE g r ridge Hub i ote Mee T fi sosi scsi Eeng 9 aua PXH Enable PAT CTRL y eL END pun gt US baa c S Fan NF R JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOS Int clle IPG1 VGA Enable 2 TETITWIHUL Y L FPUSBO 1 WD PW SPK sw LED SW Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 7 Vcc 8 GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 5 Vcc 6 GND Overheat LED PWR Fail LED 20 19 Ground 4 o J o NM X 4 alo x Power LED 4 olo Vcc HDD LED lt o o ve NIC1 LED lt olo Vcc NIC2 LED 4 o J o vec verheat LED Ac ojo V
5. T fw ceu TE Ex S bol dn i perry E pame DD a4 ech Tn Fa rae qg e g oma 2 S mrs g mme oma E a 5 2 i DI Li a rA cpuz North Bridge f NN UA ral az PCI X T 138MHz D am LAN 3I lp won Sy cn iem 2 H Era me ree e Sip kn e asema FER F s Battei Enable ME ble aT cmn EAE A WOL CLR cmos MES SPRR JPL LAN Enable 2 EN Int Ne SCIUPGI VGA Enable Ten y FPUSEU AVA EW S oe JPA1 CTR Overheat 2 19 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be A used to choose between m B Jumper optional settings Jumpers Cap create shorts between two pins MA to change the function of the Setting connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages 32 1 for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Eee ENEH Closed means the jumper is Pin 1 2 short on and Open means the jumper is off the pins CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriv
6. o DIVIN S E oma 5 2j 4 SN z 4 oma 7 gt E 14 E pms w211 2 maa FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge 92 n gt PCI E 2 HERR LANT D 3 kt Universa Dios P es ala PCI 133MHz ja ardo En ams 5 CTE EJ WANE IPMI 2 0 Ha suo m adels E ETRI PXH Force PW On LJ B wor 8 2 South F e UPS 7 2 j ema Bridge Hub 2 leges gt E aud X PxH Enable aa lesan E Elaa JBT1 a Fant CLR CMOS apu cH 9 PRR JPL1 LAN Enable 2 Int c lJPG1 VGA Enable TETIJ YAIHI fru Aamwp PW SPK 2 9 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 The non maskable interrupt button Pin F Number Definition header is located on pins 19 and 19 Control 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on 20 Ground the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR_LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin The Power LED connection is lo Number Definition n 15 Vcc cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 16 Control Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI PWR LED 4 Pin E 7 I PW SMB Diss fiol Gr und lt NMI m
7. 2 2 2 3 Installirig DIMMS inet rrr rere tr rne eerte B n RE ENE DA DERA 2 6 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors sisisi kalak la kis kak 2 7 2 5 Conmecting o H edd emere rrr 2 9 ATX Power Connector ceccceccceseceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeaeseeseeeeaeend 2 9 Processor Power Coritectol nete tet tenens 2 9 NMI BUTI Nc Power LED HOD L PEE NIGT NIG2 LE DA ka yA nasna n an etri EE EO ERE 2 11 Overheat LED cnr nrbt erint xalk ipe n Kun KA YEKA KB en 2 12 Powet Fail MED isyan ci kem banan dal baka e pee 2 12 Reset BUOM a ICE 2 13 Table of Contents Power Button kk oreet odere Gin iet n Chassis IntrUSiOD a cios oou eto cert dal yl and dika deb err ees Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 irre Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers USB2 3 Sanal POF Sirene a a aa re tei eben Pa re ads GLAN1 GLAN2 Ethernet Ports esee Fan l ad e M ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports see Power LED Speaker Header JD1 esee Wake One Ring 3 eerta iic ree ie orate Wake OnsLAN e Overheat LED JOH1 2 6 Jumper Settings llllEk kenek nennen nenne enne Explanation Of Jumpers nonien CMOS Cleats er Hn rennen N 2W Sven AYA P N ana amare GLAN Enable Disable reete retenta VGA Enable Disable Watch Dog Enable Disable
8. Adding Deleting Hotspares Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access
9. 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 Please refer to the next page for additional information NOTES 1 Auxiliary 12V power JID1 is required to support Intel Nocona CPUs Failure to provide this extra power will cause the CPU to become unstable after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply cables 2 Be sure to use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery up side down to avoid possible explosion 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly 1 13 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 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 communicat
10. Disabled to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings S HE E Pw rake da DMM28 2 oms Z27 4 Zi m Uma 5 ome Z27 n 3 E720 abs PA SCSI Enable ad ESER N IRANE Em ed 8 g LAN l SUO fagio tet Zan a KIT kaz wort 8 x PXH tene Jenna ERE Al ICHSR an Oo NEP rotes con ewe Eas South miwa Sb PAS 9 exse s I Bm 7902 a z L Aoc SCSI o lg nable JPA1 CTRL 2 Siar o Fan CLR CMOS Th WD JP IID11WOL FPUSBO 1 Alarm w y PW SPK SW LEDSW Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 is for SCSI channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels For SCSI to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper set tings SCSI Channel Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPA2 JPA3 Jumper Position Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Default Open Please do not change the default setting
11. N di CLR 0mos faves u FFUSB0 1 AamwD PW SPK sw Lens 8 49 ISoS E91ye satay NG re GLAN Enable VGA Enable 2 21 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the System Pins 1 2 will have WD re set freezes the system if a program Pins 2 3 will generate a non maskable interrupt for the pro gram that has frozen requires soft ware implementation must also be enabled in BIOS SCSI Enable Disable Watch Dog Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Open WD to Reset WD to NMI Disabled Serial ATA Enable Disable Jumper Settings 2 22 Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable JPA1 or disable the SCSI headers Jumper Position Definition Jumper JPA1 is for headers 1 and Pins 1 2 Enabled 2 The default setting is pins 1 2 PINSE S
12. Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DHR 8GS has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support regis tered ECC DDR II PC3200 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 info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the phlash exe BIOS flash utility the platform bin platform file and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not neces 3 3 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual sary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command phlash This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file Question After flashing the BIOS my system does not have video How can corr
13. SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Notes 4 24 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Conitroller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default co
14. CPU Overheat Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert via Supero Doctor III This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 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 impleme
15. 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 X6DHR 8GS Image FEPTRTER Hs LL LI Lj SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 1 0 gsn Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DHR 8GS Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale 4 Pin 8 Pin Pw CPU PW SMB KE 38 101 33 J32 TET EE DIMM TA n zo et S UP9 M DIMM 18 pw Qd DIMM 2A CPU1 Fail J16 DIMM 2B 1 o DIMM 3A e DIMM 3B Lf xd a a J14 DIMM 4A E DIMM 2B an u LI FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge nn gt BRAS i PCI E 2 zz oc 2 z GLAN1 PCI Xs2 133MHz 4 Sa Bios F as 9 g PCI X 1 133MHz k8 ard x2 o EP I gl D CT E 1 S S GLAN2 IPMI 2 0 T 5 7 SVO bu IGLAN 2 JelJ5 IcTRU PXH Force PW On Ir 9 WwoR Tl 2 L uon scsi Ter B 2 9 South Firmwar JPAS 9 n k 2k RAGE P Bridge ub 7902 e gt 9E 7 is____
16. an 1 ICHAR SCSI Ter BL Z o South mwar JPA3 9 a BAGE i Bridge ub 7902 a l gt QE a x SCSI SCSI 2 lz gt f att y x PXH Enable JPA1 cTRL 2 S Fan3 p JBT1 xz SPRR JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOSQ IO int a E JPG1 VGA Enable JD2 JPT1JWEIHULTID1 WOL FPUSBO 1 Alam WD PW SPK sw LEDSW 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation SMB SMB Header Pin Definitions J22 A System Management Bus Pin header is located at J11 Connect Number Definition the appropriate cable here to uti 2 pida 3 loc lize SMB on your system 4 No Connection ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions The ATX PS 2 Keyboard J34 and 434 J33 Pin PS 2 Mouse J33 are located be Number Definition side the USBO0 1 Ports on the ot NE backpanel See the table at right 3 pos j 4 V for pin definitions See Figure 2 5 Clock 3 for the locations of each NG Keyboard 4 Pin 8 Pin PW CPU Mouse XT PW SMB p38 101 J32 DIMM 1A a 20 PinPW a1 UPI DIMM 1
17. uza 1 pm 3 xr mme C zx Pas ee Vd 6 J5 North Bridge orce On ES m WORDS 3 s oce vsum dip ynversa g ip SCSI Ter BL 2 CERA mus pos EBED PA3 9 TARZ Ex T xa rane Rae A1 Bi m scsi te 8a S Iran BL s face F Pre gg CN E gt z Ea x PXH Enable JFAT CTRL N e ueni L ain rr Rm n SU SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual IPMI J9 is designated as the IPMI Socket for the Motherboard IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions J5 J6 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function There are no jumpers to 1 Reset IDE 2 GND 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 configure the onboard IDE 1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 and 42 connectors at J5 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 and J6 respectively See 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 the table on the right for pin 15 Host Data1 16 Host Data 14 definitions 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 O Write 24 GND 25 O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 4 Pin 8 Pin I PW SMB E TE S rr 3 Eja owe TI gu MILMN s IDE1 FP CTRL Ber i E7520
18. Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard For Adaptec s SCSI HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset the ICH5R I O Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 1
19. eene SCSI Enable Disable iie retrace SCSI Termination Enable Disable eene 2 7 Onboard IndiCatOrs cce da tain tas GLAN BEDS retos pe E ud nein ud 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Driv IPMI and SCSI Connections Floppy COMME GOL c x 1 41 1 4na ala dudl ie KER NAKE E bed ac deban IDE Connectors Ultra 320 SCSI CONNEC s sayiy trcs Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures s nrbt tnter 3 1 Before Power Ono erem eere omn e EP Ent 3 1 NO POWOL tics aee ene tei n es Lee 3 1 N Vid 3 1 Meimory ELO Sisate rere aen RE RR 10401 019A RASI daskan ya Hub yan en ESTES 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures ui 3 8 Frequently Asked Questions entier 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sss 3 4 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 niro GI G D Running Setup eie ten Spd n DET n EY N E RS Main BIOS Setup ied iei eee ria a dan dd n d l da dia ee eee Advanced Setup nc oy y d n n n med nok dindil madek dak Do n Security Setup js Bool Se iUe Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages eeeeseeeeeeneenen eene A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST COd6S 5 der diet ede et B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Driv
20. Brackets are Mounting Holes pre installed by the manufacturer Xeon CPU gt CPU sete 9 CPU Retention jx Bracket ounting O Chassis O Holes back plane Heatsink CPU Socke Motherboar Chassis back plane Standoffs CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPUT first Socket lever 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one GPU install it into CPU socket 1 socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used Pin 1 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Socket lever in the locking Position Heatsink Installation Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes Screw 1 Screw 2 are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie N the 1 and the 2 screws until just Screw 1 OS snug do not fully tighten the screws nS WI 1 to avoid possible damage to th
21. LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc Overheat LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset Reset Button Ground Pwr Power Button 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connecting Cables Pin Definitions J1B1 ATX 20 pin Power Connector ATX Power Connector aw TERE ial FE YIN 12 12V 2 3 3V The primary power supply 18 COM 3 COM connector J1B1 on the X6DHR i Seva Maf 8GS meets the SSI Superset ATX 16 COM 6 5V pin 17 COM 7 COM 20 pin specification You must 18 5V 8 PW OK also connect the 4 pin J38 pro 2 jen a bs cessor power connector to your 12V 4 pin power supply Refer to the table Connector below right for the J38 4 Pin 12V 438 connector Pins Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Required Connection Processor Power Connectors In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above there is a Teen u aed a 12V 8 pin processor power Pins Definition connector The 12V 8 pin con 1thru 4 Ground nector at J1D1 must also be con Sthru8 12v nected to your power supply for Required Connection CPU consumption See the table on the right for pin definitions 4 Pin PWR 8 Pin PWR FW SHE 20 Pin 133 DIMM 1A 8231 i ATX PWR lsa DIMM 18 c DIMM 2A 716 UMW7ZS E
22. Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module Notch p gt vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the iro Note Notch ion lignmen should align S ent with the notch at the receptive point bottom on the slot 2 6 Notch Chapter 2 Installation Top View of the DDRII Slot Release Tab Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 O Port Locations and Definitions us Purple U BO 1 SCSI OY GE m o o oM c Qi KA as ties Keyboard Turquoise COM Port1 GLAN1 GLAN2 video SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground NMI X X Power
23. SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual GLAN1 GLAN Gigabit Ethernet Ports A G bit Ethernet ports designated JLAN1 JLAN2 are located beside the Video port on the IO backplane This ports accepts RJ45 type cables Fan Headers There are five fan headers Fan 1 3 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions to Fan 5 on the X6DHR 8GS See E Ane ee the table on the right for pin defini Ground black 12V red tions The fan speeds are con Tachometer trolled by Thermal Management via Caution These fan headers use DC power BIOS Please refer to the Hard ware Monitoring Section in the Advanced Setting in BIOS 4 Pin 8 Pin pw CPU E 33 DIMM JA in e1 Fant E j TES 834 DIMM 18 PW E V FA ec DIMM 2A CPU1 Fail x J1e DIMM 28 o DIMM 3A DIMM 3B LZ XU e a 4 J14 DIMM 2A 5 DIMM ZE a Fan2 Fz N2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge pz Fan4 KCN oo 4 4 gt PCI E 2 gt Men di 2 Eu E mem pos z 8 PGI X 1 133MHz XE E Bx x GI E 1 N IPMI 2 0 N ZCR i s o GLAN2 9 LAN C p1i2J6j5 n5 c TRU PXH Force PW On 9 WoR
24. TO TOS MI nection See the table at right for Amber 1GHz the functions associated with the 1 Gb LAN Right LED second LED Indicator Activity LED LED Definition Color Amber Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz 4 Pin 8 Pin PW CPU EA DIMM 1B TER a ecl DIMM ZA CPU1 Fail F E ds DIMM 28 o DIMM 3A E DIMM 3B JC CN zi J14 DIMI ZA 5 DIMM 45 ni FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge GLAN1 GLAN2 bar 2 gt an En PCI E 2 gt gt gt gt PCT X Z 133M i i sls Hz K4 Universal BIOS 252 E 3 5 g PCI X 1 133MHz xg Card x2 Em S GI E 1 S IPMI 2 0 ZCR a silo gt ce Urals 5 CTR PAH Force PW On S a WORL 2 ICH5R o 3 x SCSI Ter B 9 South mwan JPAS 9 1 i 9 GE E Bridge ub 7902 on x SCSI scsi g off i y PXH Enable Wat CTRL 2 GIN JBT1 cu Bl iris NA JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOS IP10 Int S EH JPG1 VGA Enable L p2l POWEL L FPUSB0 1 AamwD PW SPK sw LEDSW 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive IPMI IDE and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically
25. Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 and Mode 6 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system Chapter 4 BIOS 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section iR ILLNM I aidar o Cephei r pI Poni Irem apan ii ln Help ba lari Beat flusimraz E amp rluwnicu l Chipest Cant m l d Hr saarzd Processor piisam Pen Desire Carl birat kar DPI Byent Loguing Coerele lind E rer iow E Barduare Haniisr P Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the diagnostic screen
26. 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 faqs before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following infor mation when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions
27. correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup A2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory A 3 SUPER X6
28. during boot up 4 7 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay On Power Off and Last State Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen P Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the
29. in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the funciton of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the funciton of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This option allows the user to select the Native Mode for ATA Some Operating Systems are not supported by the Native Mode The options are Serial ATA Parallel ATA Auto and Both PIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS GES Parmat Cylinders E Narr gun an Fyliedyrat E vers fi barda rej t Headaz L 1 Soreieet ben Heada t sure erage E az EFE hardi lak drius Hez z inwta Lied 5 it ya na lct Han bron Ga jar LU wz ern DA Rupe af Han m n Capariig LM Ta rna Ta
30. the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Miapier BALD Coot igeration Mility li Blak O00 Utes va Enter to elect opting 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below Appendix C Software Installation Instructions j Bal Pad NL rage sale II d de leta irs I 11 i l 15a bur 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below Select debs fee lal biahizad b BE i a 4 46 DL WDC Waid 11 461 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below T drives for CENT lira lected Dele B WIC WrIpGECD DELE 41 154 B MC T dn i 3 91 HE Maen 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue C 14 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function ality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails
31. 00 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu to select the item Load Optimized Default settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to the next item SATA RAID Enable select Enabled and press lt Enter gt 5 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Appendix C Software Installation Instructions
32. 1 JWOL JWOR SATAO J3 SATA1 J4 Video LG5 USBO 1 J16 Primary ATX 20 Pin Power Connector 4 Pin Power Connector Required 8 Pin CPU Power Connector Required COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors Onboard CPU Fan Chassis Fan Headers Memory RAM Slots Floppy Drive Connector Front Panel USBO 1 Headers G bit Ethernet Ports IPMI 2 0 Connector IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors PS 2 Keyboard J34 Mouse J33 Triple Redundant PS Fail Detect Header Power System Management Bus See Chapter 2 SCSI Ch A JA2 SCSI Ch B JA1 Headers System Management Bus Header PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins4 7 Header Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Alarm Rest Header Default On Overheat LED Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header Serial ATA Connectors Video Connector Universal Serial Bus Ports SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Xeon EM64T Nocona processors at a 800 MHz front side system bus speed Notes The CPU FSB is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the CPU FSB setting Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDRII PC3200 SDRAM Manufacturer Setting Notes Memory is set via BIOS Interleaved memory requires memory modules to b
33. 10 GND tions HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Pw cu 20 19 88 gura 21 a Ground lt 134 DIMM 18 a i PW E F i DNNE cii Edl Fake X4 J16 DIMWzB P g mea ee Power LED lt pma j a rax a CC R FANZ E7520 North Bridge ae ree f PCI E 2 PESER b LL PCEXZ 133MHz ae LAN1 xd Universal 10S g En Overheat LED lt al ml S PGI X 1 133MHz xg ard x2 g m m Pa ANZ crest TPMI 2 0 Z l Power Fail LED lt 3 suyo Eran adobs Ground Reset gt Reset Button IE TR PXH Force PW On ri J WORT 2 lt TOHSR 2 South aOR Ter EC g Ground Pwr gt Power Button L Bridge Hub 7902 4 allies J lo ker RAGE scs sca sons 2 1 I gt efSattely X PXH Enable P Jerre 7 9 JS PIN JBT1 At UA p GPRR JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOSQ E TU jpG 1i VGA_Enable FPUSBO 1 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions
34. 5 SP34 PW ean ec DIMM 2A CPU1 Fall 2 116 DIMM 28 o DIMM 3A DIMM 3B LA CONI d x J14 DIMM 4A E DIMM ZE n l N ay FAN2 E7520 CPU2 North Bridge B mm PCI E 2 P N E BLAN1 PCI X 2 133MHz kf Universal bigg 2 ao 9 PCI X 1_133MHz xg jcard x2 E Em g GI E 1 z 5 GLAN2 SLZ 0 lt I ZCR a SI O Q GLA l 2lJ elJ5 r ICTR PXH Force PW OnL 1r 9 WoR 2 pea scsi Ter BL 2 o South JPA3 9 9 E AGE z Bridge 7902 alio l gt ok ut SCSI SCSI so fane x PXH Enablejp i CTRL 2 S a4 JBT1 CH 8 Fan er JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOS Int S H JPG1 VGA Enable JD2 pu JWIHUL 1 L FPUSBO 1 5 AamWD PW SPK LEDSW SMB 2 17 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Power LED Speaker Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 On the JDI header pins 1 3 are Pin for a power LED and pins 4 7 are Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data for the speaker See the table on 5 Key No connection r y ota 6 Key the right for speaker pin defini Speaker data tions Note The speaker connec tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Wake On Ring Wake on Ring Pin Definitions The Wake On Ring header is des JWOR1 ignated JWOR This function al Pin Number Definition lows your computer to receive 1 Ground and wake up by an incoming call 2 Wakeup to the modem w
35. 5R I O Controller Hub ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface supporting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz The PXH provides connection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI X 1 0 protocol ICH5R System Features In addition to providing the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system the ICH5R I O Controller Hub integrates many 1 O functions The ICH5R I O Controller Hub integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Mas ter IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host w RAIDO RAID1 support SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and Sys tem Management Controller 1 9 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The de fault setting is Always On 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DHR 8GS All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring On
36. 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display possible high address for UMB recovery Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X6D
37. BIOS write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the s
38. D g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automati cally reboot SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual B 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 SUPERMICRO TT Ya Drivers am
39. DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK en 25 RST 59 RST E 26 MSG 60 MSG uo BE an 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D E 29 REQ 63 REQ m 30 l O 64 I O e 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SCSI Ch A S x i H SVO 4 Ld x GLA 1g J6lJ5 E CTR PXH rce PW OnL_ WORO IYS Li pu SCSI Ter 2 EY n San Emme are 9 RAGE T a OP sosi HE scsi FE gt ri PXH Enable JPA1 CTRL gt 2 Nhat agri cu S Trans SCSI Ch B DA JPL LAN Enable CLR CMOS PDO Int z SMMM E JPG1 VGA Enable JD2 JPT1JWIHUL 1 L FPUSB0 1 Alarm WD PW SPK sw LEDSW SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Note For software installation instructions please refer to Ap pendix C For Adaptec s SCSI HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandi
40. DHR 8GS User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data 1 0 device IRQ conflict l O device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more I20 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I20 block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted A 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it ca
41. HR 8GS User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BBh Initialize PnP Option ROMs BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C5h PnPnd dual CMOS optional C6h Initialize note dock optional C7h Initialize note dock late C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CAh Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard CBh Redirect Int 13h to Memory Technologies Devices such as ROM RAM PCMCIA and serial disk CCh Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Descrip
42. J scsi E scsi fe of z Battely PXH Enable JPA CTRL M S A1 JBT1 9 CH 9 Fan NDA JPL1 LAN Enable CLR CMOSQ IPO nt f JPG1 VGA Enable JD2 PTTJWOHUL TD 1 L FPUSBO 1 Alarm WD PW SPK SW LEDSW Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 B indicates Pin 1 3 Manufacturer Setting Do not change the CPU FSB or memory size 4 All images and layouts shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual 5 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DHR 8GS Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPL1 GLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP10 3rd PWR Supply Fail Detect Open Disabled JPA1 SCSI Enable Disable Note Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 JPA3 SCSI Term A B Enable Note Open Enabled JPG1 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR J1B1 12 V PWR J38 CPU PWR J1D1 COM J14 COM2 J15 FAN 1 5 DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Floppy Drive J12 FPUSBO0 1 JD2 GLAN1 2 IPMI J9 IDE1 2 J5 J6 KB Mouse J33 J34 PWR Fail JP9 Power SMB J32 SCSI Ch A B JA1 JA2 SMB J11 JD1 JF1 JL1 JP11 JOH
43. SUPER SUPERO X6DHR 8GS USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0a 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 Califor
44. The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DHR 8GS 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 X6DHR 8GS offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility includi
45. ame time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this funciton Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 9 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this optio
46. bes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6 DHR 8GS The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS flash chip stores the System parameters such type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a back up battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot see below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested pr
47. board Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the Thermal Management via BIOS Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat Chapter 1 Introduction 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 CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat
48. d 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 ECC Reg DDR II 400 PC 3200 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 Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that
49. designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP12 The floppy connector is located Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN on J12 See the table below for 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN pin definitions 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette CPUZ Floppy 4 Pin 8 Pin TS oo o 2255 HE ome Ez eel Zz r ome 0 RB E agja a os Qi m j En Bios ZE WE ge powa 3 2 Dm i omae IPMI 2 0 E J14 pma H
50. e 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 Technol ogy and EM67T Extension 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 Product page product m htm for updates on sup ported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed 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 quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on run
51. e CPU qi UML A Ini 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws 2 3 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual To Un Install Heatsink 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the second picture on the right NO 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink e mmm e deo IM e Md NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the Empty socket CPU If the lever is manele only partly raised Processor damage to the installed socket or CPU may x result 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 p
52. e installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset ntel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset Expansion Slots Two 64 bit PCI X 133 slots Two PCI Express slots One PCI E x8 One PCI E x4 BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 45V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III ACPI Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Support for up to two Ultra 320 Channels 2015S ZCR support Note One IPMI 2 0 One Intel 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet controllers 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus ports Other Internal external m
53. ect this Answer If the system does not have video after flashing your new BIOS it indicates that the flashing procedure failed To remedy this first clear CMOS per the instructions in this manual and retry the BIOS flashing proce dure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter descri
54. ee wer Fail LED lt o J Vee i olo Reset Reset Button Ground pwr gt Power Button 2 1 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Reset Pin Definitions The Reset Button connection is lo JF1 cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At Pin Number Definition tach it to the hardware reset 3 Reset switch on the computer case 4 Ground Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is Power Button located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Connector Pin Definitions Momentarily contacting both pins JF1 R Pin will power on off the system This Number Belinitien button can also be configured to 1 PW ON 2 Ground function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap ter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button PWR Button 4 Pin 8 Pin PW SMB mE 38 01 58 waz Ed DMMTA DAS 7 U PInPY Y 19 sa Dome n om 2e Pm Fal Ground 4 o
55. em S a Er gt fa EE 31 LN X4 x EI DIVIT ZA CPU1 Fall gt E p we LED lt veo D 3 DMw3g q gt 314 pma Jj 5 HDD LED M Vcc ome CC amp gt dE P NIC1LED 4 Vee 7620 e 3 nonn Bridge NIC2 LED lt T Z toe a ini Overheat LED Voc d CEET REI tos SERAN 2188 SM eE J BLAND Faw E ower Fai lt Vee E B li pee ar Ground Reset Reset Button 8 South Er RSS Ground Pwr gt Power Button H ve 7 Bridge og pu nea leges J g x PxH fame erat BL al 204 JBT Sees NEN eT CO Reel FPUSBO 1 PL i ae m E o Chapter 2 Installation Wo asn HDD LED HDD LED Pin Definiti The HDD LED connection is located c d on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach Pin mu the hard drive LED cable here to ETC x display disk activity for any hard 14 HD Active drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF1 The NIC Network Interface Con Pin troller LED connection for GLAN Numer m porti is located on pins 11 and 12 12 GND of JF1 and the LED connection for NIC2 LED Pin GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Befinions Attach the NIC LED cables to dis Bn play network activity Refer to the Number Definition r s eai 9 Vec table on the right for pin defini
56. er to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS JBT1 is located near the FPUSBO 1 headers on the motherboard Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the sys tem remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS 4 JBT1 f c IEO l J DI2 JP11 J WOHU FPUSBO Alam WD SW CMOS Clear 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN port s on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default set ting is enabled GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPL1 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled
57. ers and Windows Operating System C 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 included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C
58. ess the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Begin ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility 4 1 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see on next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two Ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Se
59. he Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to require a password to be entered when the system boots up The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Humiowvable Dwftcsm lian Zpecir n Ha lg CH RBOM Deere M ta jIah hifr TaR ae Entar malacis FLsld Removable Devices Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order a
60. hen 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 EE J SVO d WORL FS vea EES OG O MES s SCSI Ter B EB ram ab irmwar JPA3 9 ow Cosw ub 7902 a doc gt SCSI 80 a Sm amp i CTRL gt LS ba cH O FanB IET S JPII WOH 1 L Alam WD PW PK Sw LED W PWRLED Speaker 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des Beli ne WOL ignated WOL See the table on the Pin NEN Number Definition right for pin definitions You must 1 45V Standby d gt i 2 Ground enable the LAN Wake Up setting in R Wake up BIOS to use this feature You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Overheat LED JOH1 Overheat LED Pin Definitions JOH1 Connect an LED to the JOH1 Pin B Number Definition header to provide warning of 1 5V 2 OH Active chassis overheating See the table on the right for pin defini
61. i static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Warning Please use the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the Manufacturer Do not install the CMOS battery up side 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 X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 2 2 Xeon EM64T 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 conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink Installing CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket Heatsink Note CPU Retention
62. inition Number Definition cated beside the Mouse and COM1 1 5V h 5V 2 Po 2 Po ports USBO is the bottom connec 3 PO 3 P0 tor and USB1 is the top connector cire Gronna ey See the table on the right for pin definitions USB 0 1 EE zo LDI h TUI ie Ga oma 1 niini 7 534 DI D me 3 gd o e Fail FA Di of eu ee veras g DSR J16 Di f mem g o DI Ke EE amp o Ema a E LD nh ri crite J14 Di ma s MES li DI uU CENE Eie Besser E LAN recent IPMI 2 0 ss jest scu te al x PX instead erat PEE J alus gt ST Ewr Wa NE En ICH5R SCSI Ter B South are Bridge Rue 7902 SCSI SCSI Enable JPA1 CTRL 2 14 JBT1 CLR CMOS IPO JD2 PTIJWH FPUSBO 1 Alam WD Chass SW Intru Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers An Extra USB header FPUSBO FPUSB1 JD2 can be used for front side USB access You will need a USB cable to use the con nections Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions FPUSBO 1 JD2 Pin Number Definition 45V PO P0 Ground N A akon Serial Port Pin Definitions
63. ion 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 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the ant
64. isable 3 pin Server This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of onboard fans Select Disable to disable of the function of fan speed control and the system will run at the full speed 12V Select 3 pin Server to optimize the fan speed control via BIOS Thermal management Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 3 Fan 4 Fan 5 Vcore A Vcore B P3V3 P5V N12V P12V VDD P5Vsb15 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enters All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Irem pes f L Walp lese Papal la Get Ezpsrukzur lFaszuarid Ser lap Pasa am Timid disk hunt nacbami UB em 11 Petcare li best Viisah ed E Supervisor Password Is This displays whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password Is This displays whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system 4 19 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit t
65. lastic 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 5 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DHR 8GS supports up to 16 GB of Registered DDR II 400 PC3200 memory recommended by the Manufacturer All motherboards were de signed to support 2 GB modules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 1 0 GB modules Figure 2 2 Installing and
66. n Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address Specifies to redirect the console to On board COM A or On board COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate Select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type Choose from the available options to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control Choose from the available options to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection Select the console connection either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Choose whether to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 4 17 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 85 C 90 C 95 C and 100 C Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature This item displays CPU2 Temperature System Temperature This item displays the system Temperature Fan Speed Control Modes D
67. n provides the capability to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for RAID SLOT SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 1 Frequency for PCI X 2 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Chapter 4 BIOS PCI X 133MHz Slot 1 Slot 2 PCI Expx8 Slot 1 PCI Expx4 Slot 2 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high prioity high throughout device may benefit f
68. namic 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 X6DHR 8GS 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 delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array Appendix C Software Installation Instructions
69. nd specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 21 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section tun par if iz liulp Fait Disacakding Chaaqua Exit urtem Setep amd Load Eetu p DaFaalte uu weer changes be Discard Changez y Esas Changes G THLET FIN Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Chapter 4 BIOS Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 23
70. nfiguration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached
71. ng Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear C 3 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual 4 Eeapier BALD fool igirat im filagtr Esbedied JATA Hexi Fil rri Configuration Wilby Flak OLLI ties 1 le eee cursor Ealer to selici I m S ESIMLI JT li 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 me
72. ng the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual PRID BI3EE i TALE Mirror fera Size iirige Size Create TE 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 Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after c
73. nia 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 X6DHR 8GS motherboard The SUPER X6DHR 8GS sup ports single or dual Intel Xeon EM64T Nocona processors at a 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture with EM64T support the Nocona processor supports the IA 32 software and includes features found in the Xeon processor such as a Rapid Execu tion Engine an Execution Trace Cache and Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to reach much higher core frequencies The 800 MHz system bus is a quad pumped bus running off a 200 MHz system clock making 6 4 GBper second data transfer rates possibl
74. ning the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix C give instructions on software drivers and the OS installations SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About WLS IVI AIM Al xtate iin botas cU urs UE dan ka dalen b Md iii Manual OrganizatiOh 2 enr tri rr tre n bere rere cite iii Chapter 1 Introduction NAM OM GN Vis minera an d n n b r e neka a 1 T9an ra e be S0 Az agr n an E neha ee 1 1 eig RN 1 1 Contacting SUpetmiQEOo iiio nr rado aken e Sas 1 2 SUPER X6DHR 8GS Image sse 1 3 SUPER X6DHR 8GS Layout 1 4 SUPER X6DHR 8GS Quick Reference j 1 5 Motherboard Features o fente ente ctr eden 1 6 Intel Lindenhurst VS Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview eese nennen nennen enne eterne nns 1 9 1 3 Special FeatUtes rer rn erit Ha ERE recrear d 1 10 Recovery from AG Power LOSS ueteres 1 10 1 4 PC HealthiMohitoring siporana t a dee eg 1 10 JP oi dE e al l Eme 1 11 1 6 Power Supply AE U iMom E Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices nace eese irent pee e rere e cea ds 2 1 Precautions Unpac dope 2 2 Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink Installation
75. nnot locate the address it displays Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the I20 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 5 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Notes A 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that desc
76. nt register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 47h Initialize 120 support 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 6Eh 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h
77. ntation that is compatible with Windows Operating Systems SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a System suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above c
78. nterrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 Mode This setting allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output Only Bi directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel 1 This setting allows you to specify the DMA channel The options are DMA1 and DMA3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are Primary and Secondary 4 15 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log validity Event Log Capacity This is a display not a setting informing you of the event log capacity View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No Chapter 4 BIOS Console Redirectio
79. nu as shown above Ha lis Hees ge Area IAE ID Ih ILL lint BETE tiation frie Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The 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
80. o NMI DIMM 28 f g Umm X4 J oe o x 2 pma V Z g j UMW4R T E Power LED lt ve mm amp p T H ia T HDD LED lt e e Vcc 7520 V CPU2 F North Bridge nus NICTLED lt o o ve N on Ng 22323 f PCI E 2 PSS __ NIC2 LED lt Voc BLAN1 Ei Universal 552 s lt POLK 133MHz mw POS EET TL arts X PLang iii IPMI2 0 EN Overheat LED lt Vcc 3 U aL la 8 E SrO daos Power Fail LED lt o o brad pxu Fors FW On ower Fai 4 O Vcc A AZ s i ICHSR M El l 5 South esi Baz Coens o o Reset gt Reset Butto o RAGE EU ses MC EE gt 4 e z PXH Enable JPAT cTRL FUR yal e e a P r But Jem en Fam Ground Pwr gt Power Butto R JPLI LAN Enable CLR CMOS amu cH I j Eye Enable Trwm voL FPUSBO t Aamwo PW SPK sw LEbSW 2 13 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO USB1 Two USB 2 0 ports J16 are lo pin n m Number Def
81. odem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm Note If ZCR 2015S is used please change the SCSI Bus to PCI 66MHz in BIOS If THE 2025 ZCR is used the 2025 ZCR Card will be automati cally detected by the Phoenix BIOS SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual SCSI 7902 ZCR SOCKET 7902 Gbit LAN 82546GB 1 PCI X133 SLOT 1 PCI X133 SLOT VRM NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 UC WEE XE 4E TT 8 28 VRM NOCONA PROCESSOR 2 CLOCK z Ila lis 2 Se aces PCI EXP A X4 A N PCI E X4 v l 8 3 is PCI X BUS 100 MZ oo jz 3 PXH PO EXP AXB PCI X BUS 133 MIZ Npcr exe A X4 DDRII 400 Pc x BUS 1 DDRII 400 PCI EXP B X8 Meji sas PCI X BUS PXH DORI 400 SS DDR II 400 PCI EXP C X8 CASES PCI E X8 HUB 266MB s 1DE UDMA 100 PRI SEC PCI BUS 32 BI T 1 CH5R SATA SATA VGA 0 1 LPC BUS USB PORT USB 1 0 1 2 3 LPC 1 O FWH BMC CON KB FDD SER 1 HW Ms SER 2 NONI TOR Figure 1 9 Block Diagram
82. of the E7520 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Features for details Please refer to the Motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset The X6DHR 8GS motherboard provides the perfor mance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset consists of the following components the E7520 Lindenhurst Memory Controller Hub MCH the ICH5R Controller Hub ICH the Intel PCI X Hub PXH The E7520 MCH supports single or dual Xeon EM64T Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR II 400 with a marched System bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The E7520 also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for supe rior I O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a such as Anvik 2 GLAN Adaptor H W RAID control lers and TCP IP Off load engines The MCH interfaces with the ICH
83. ompliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Chapter 1 Introduction Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation lt is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DHR 8GS accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the sys tem some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power It is also required that a 12V 4 pin power connector J38 be used for heavy loading configurations An higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power sup ply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports 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
84. ormatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 fdapice BAIT Configuration ULility k For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and Windows Operating System a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the System f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from C
85. p Tools Wina Biror Daso B D SUPERMICR Drivers amp Torla ATI Graphscz dion Bl 2 A sei Manager Kura Eton Bi lil eg Intel E7528 Chipset AGTEK series SUPERMICRO Super Dices TET Bud dirivar cizkal arz mara yain Brose D j wa Sari Up Nat Tirsa Fra no nanaon pase vens SUPERMICRO ob rie SUPEFRALCRS Gorpua Ire Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list You should install everything here except for the SUPER Doctor utility Intel LDCM and the LAN SCSI driver diskettes which are optional The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 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 20 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor lll The Supero Doctor IIl 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 Supe
86. reation 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 Instructions 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below nrr sg Properties keran Type RAID Bi Er lae r ra j Label Siripe Apri Sige BASE 4H I Sirips dice tiD Create SALI ula Eg ait 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 operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dy
87. ribes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 continuous long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize I O component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Initialize PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER x6DHR 8GS User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA coniroller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 8 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segme
88. ro Doctor Ill program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information C 21 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control fe iM tes leche Dee nA Greceful power control Tuj era keter TE aliya nar r ayin By 5 h peace av lhe docs anifan specilied hare iriee ea s HI peel Eefuiz ric rr not or thes diyan E aberi k camer the actin Vespa meni Ezan Sporo ZI armo Danana awara xt all an on dx ee Pride TCA ossis Power control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_Ill You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 22
89. rom a greater Clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this settiing and try again Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Force Compliance Mode Entry This feature allows you to enable the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The options are Disabled or Enabled 4 11 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Miirroring Sparing and Standard Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto Algorithms and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be ac
90. s you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz On board COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address This feature allows you to select the base I O address for serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This feature allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 On board COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Mode This setting allows you to specify the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal IR for an infrared device and ASK IR Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ i
91. se 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 oa fk WwW N Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 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 exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommende
92. ta Eearaga Fan bran d jn U ins installed bere Balti Eactar Tran Dar i Dizahlad 1 Lm Hale Cantral TDizablad az Ble pen CB ical bed J Tranfer Rede Etardard 1 Hitra DAA Modes Dida Laat Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads Sectors Maximum Capacity LBA Format ect Enter a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CD ROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a pre determined HDD type Select CD ROM if a CD ROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 5 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Multi Sector Transfers Select the number of transfer sectors The options are Disabled 2 4 6 8 and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Primary Master Device via LBA mode The options are Disabled and Enabled 32 Bit I O Selects 32 Bit I O operation The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects
93. tion CDh CEh D2h Re map I O and memory for PCMCIA Initialize digitizer and display message Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0h E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system I O Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER xepHn 8GS User s Manual Notes B 6
94. tivated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the conditions required to be qualified as an ECC error The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both USB Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable all functions for the USB devices specified Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper Threading Technology This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of Hyper Threading Enabling Hyper Threading results in increased CPU performance Applicable for the XP systems Machine Checking This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Machine Checking Enable this function to allow the OS to debug the system after a system crash Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled l O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings 4 13 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual KBC Clock Input This setting allow
95. tup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the J gt icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Setup foe TEW ain Pete Captum TT TET Fil Pad bika 31 3 pese pariris Hel gu b n m Bane DAL it ZA 3 Tah SEKIN Tabh ier M t Pata Entar oplects lI imld Lagarp Diskatis iz 1 441 35 HH Te Pareliel Ata Bath E Tarlal STA Eaah lad E Mih bilb Esahls CE esa ba ell ba inu Mode Operations Beast oti E IE Genel fh Master b DEBE manui i isra b IW Daanal 1 Plantar E PME Gnl i Tms b IW Chasngl 2 Marter b LIE Dhaene J Faatar Eytan P m ra i KHE Rii li Fan an lmi Memi rut MEIHE EHD Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows BIOS to automatically display the BIOS date 4 3 SUPERO X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5
96. 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 X6DHR 8GS 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 B 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete elect drives fn reat DET me MIC Hoek ER B HIC Weib H A Hi PMA Laas 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page Appendix C Software Installation Instructions elected J 1 453 gi W Tun Bi MIE cr BG Sarat 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 usi
97. 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 SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Miapier FALE Coal igeration Mility li ont girat lor Hak Will ties yi Wili wade la a mpi j carior 1 M ji select option Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below ETDAN Th Hoek M1l Array Coo iguration Wahi iky Disk Wel li ties Arrow keys is move certor Eabar be select pliua Esch du asit eedelan 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below ipLer RATD Cond Lauri Part H Fart E SATA Part ef iris present at PIST are displayed a gylt sl ET ai SUPER X6DHR 8GS User s Manual You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level f

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