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1. VPM Lk KS VRM ISL6307 PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 ISL6307 1600 1333 1066 MT s L 1600 1333 1066 MT s 4B 5 s Fa KE Ble 6 4 LEBD CHNLON 8 E PCI E x1 Ports a e 294 wen pomi Zila z 3 x x ala a a x gt x lt LPCLE xi6N Ports MEBD CHNL2 Q Q IN a a Mrd V 5 6 7 8 rye E e z a L EBD CHNL3 IN Port Port N Yi 9 ESI PCI E x4 PCI E x4 Ge SE E Port Port ATA 100 RJ45 Port RJ45 N N PCI E x8 Bus L UIO 23 POLEX8N Ports JTZ 5 8 ESB2 0 N N st I Laugs E e e o Sh Z Pci N N e e eN Se Uj i Jl wm d 2 5 N SA Q PCI 33MHzN I 1U IPMI si ZI USB20N 2 S amp N 1 5 5 M a g Zx ZX AC LINK LPC SZ LZ Z HD AUDIO SIO 7 1 channel we3627 EHF FWH 7N Q Parallel Port a MS COM1 Ss KB COM2 Block Diagram of the 5400 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset the X7DWA N motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for quad core processor or dual core processor based high end workstations with configuration options optimized for complex system platforms The 5400 chipset supports single or dual Intel Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 5400 5300
2. 2 29 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual 2 8 GLAN LEDs Onboard Indicators Activi LED There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The green LED indicates activity while the Link LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information irl 24 Pin ATX PWR Link activity 2 A Link LED LED Rear View GLAN Activity Indicator Color Green Flashing Definition Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Color Off Amber On Fan1 KB 4 P KER VA PSF Mouse KE BAR 8 pin PWR I DIMM 4B Bank 4 E USB 0 LS 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 P i CONT DIMM 3B Bank 3 AS CPU1 ei DIMM 3A Bank 3 Ei E DIMM 2B Bank 2 id 3 Lil 5 S DIMM 2A Bank 2 l DIMM 1B Bank 1 BA DIMM 1A Bank 1 Le T gt 8 Lanz Kn P CPU2 m Sp North Bridge E HD Audio b eral SUPER X7DWASN 3r a Bar IPMI 2 FH e 3 o die lue 5 se Tot pc Exp x16 wal E GLAN Eu GLAN ve E Batz pc
3. FEIER ber 24 Pin ATX PWR 4 P TPWR PWI 2 13 Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Signal 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button KB Fan BPS PSF 20 19 Mouse amp pin PWR ED DIMM 4B Bank 4 Groun van DIMM 4A Bank 4 E inis comt DIMM 3B Bank 3 St d DIMM 3A Bank 3 X X a DIMM 2B Bank 2 Es DIMM 2A Bank 2 B Power LED Vcc DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 Ez V HDD LED Vcc LAN1 2 ee S CPU2 Ka NIC1 LED Ko HD Audio ie Bes SUPERO X7DWA N T NIC2 LED Vcc Ba IPMI em S j SEI press wel s i Wee al CH cec E P ils OH Fan Fail LED Plots pci s3mHz 8 p Hes PWR Fail LED ole Vcc P d id PCI Exp x16 South Bridge NE PCI 33 MHZ Ber Ground Reset Reset Button LS Vo p x 133 100 MHz 1394 a sio CTLR Ground PWR gt Pow utton JWORE_ Ise SES Pat PCI X 133 100 MHz FP Audio Soi Di Uuspa swo SATA satas satas dass L1 Pres imm md Jeer sol Weg Em SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual 2 6 Connecting Cables
4. Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition ji 5vDC OH Active OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions State Message Solid Overheat Blinking Fan Fail Fang Fan CPU KB Mouse Rod 24 Pin ATX PWR pwi 4 Pin Fant DIMM 4B Bank 4 T USB 0 1 2 3 A Power Fault 8 pin PWR DIMM 4A Bank 4 COM1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Parrallel Port DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 24A Bank 2 CPU1 B Overheat LED DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 Ke HD Audio North Bridge SUPER X7DWA N CPU2 LE Slot7 1PMI GLAN CTLR pos PCI Exp x16 JIDE1 EINE egene FP Contro Fan CPU Fan2 Fang Ferd JWF1 ICF1E TET E Hp pes PCI 33MHz ESB2 poe PCI Exp x16 E 1JWD per PCI 33 MHz x South Bridge Floppy CompactFlash IDE1 BIOS P roue 133 100 MHz Buzzer Svo WOH JWORETT hWFCZ 1394 CTLR FA Pet sous 133 100 MHz FP Audio IPM TOTO PCI U SATA1 SATA3 ISATAS er T SATA0 ISATA2 SATA4 8
5. Compact Flash JIDE1 in g JOH1E IDE1 flo SO 1394 CTLR PCI 33 MHz H Irc wor e EI c x 133 100 MHz EA EM 7 om SATA3 PCI U ISATA2 1 X 133 100 MHz 1394 2 USBA S ATA een aa ATAO SATA5 8 Clear JBT cmos SATA4 pg uv Buzzer 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN1 on the IO backplane This GLAN2 port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Speaker Connector Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Pins 4 7 External Speaker L E GLAN1 2 KE PAR i Mouse 8 pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 t B PWR LED Speaker Fd 1 2
6. Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity P trol ower contro a Note The SD III Software program can be downloaded from our web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor lll You can also download the SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII User Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor Il SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Notes Disclaimer continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any
7. COM DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 FPWLEDspK Fand FP Contro Fan 5 8 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CD1 CPU2 North Bridge HD Audio SUPER X7DWA N Slot7 PM JIDE rn JOHIE E RETE Bio pcreza ule PCI Exp x16 gt GEAN ce E CTLR L1 e lof pci 33MHz ESB2 BIOS al lopp Compact Flash IDE1 TT PCI Exp x16 South Bridge E JWD PCI 33 MHz Buzzer kb Bio PCI X 133 100 MHz ET 1394 TLR HOH Battery JWORE J rca Sion PCI X 133 100 MHz 8 Clear JBT1 IPME 77 cmos ISATA1 SATA3 ISATAS mE moar Se ISATAO SATA2 SATA4 COM n ro FP Audio Fam 2 26 CMOS Clear Chapter 2 Installation JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the
8. PCI Exp x16 E JWD PCI 33 MHz L E PCI X 133 100 MHz B EM k P9 pci x 133 100 MHz 1394 ff o lSATA1 SATA3 t X 7 SATA0 SATA2 South Bridge ro Buzzer 1394 CTLR SO HOH MH JWORE Bio 8 Clear e JBT FP Audio Pia ISATA PCI U 5 ISATAa JCOMA 2 15 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Fan Headers The X7DWA N has eight chassis system fan headers Fani to Fan8 including two CPU Fans Fans 7 8 e Pin Definitions Fan1 8 See the table on the right for pin defini j Pin Definition tions The onboard fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Default Disabled 1 Ground 412V 2 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Note When using Thermal Manage ment setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard WE TE S EI i A Fan 1 K Pin PWR PWH HE monte DIMM 4B Bank 4 B Fan 2 USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 I oW DIMM 3B Bank 3 C Fan 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 D Fan 4 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 i DIMM 2A Bank 2 E Fan 9 DIMM 1B Bank 1 F Fan 6 DIMM 1A Bank 1 G Fan 7 CPU Fan 1 LAN1 2 Ep H Fan 8 CPU Fan 2 North Brid
9. ssssssssssssee 2 8 Back Panel Connectors lO Portes 2 8 Front Control Panel 2 9 Front Control Panel Pin Definitions s EE 2 10 TO e o MNT 2 10 ose 2 10 miD DA A E D HE 2 11 NICI NIC2 LED Indicators 1e edere aie XER iatan 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED kk KK KK KRA 2 12 Power Fail LED 2 12 Reset siii S Em 2 13 Power Button 2 13 Table of Contents 2 6 Connecting A EE 2 14 ATX Power Connector eee eti esas eebe tee kek ieiunus 2 14 Processor Power Connector 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB aient tonto pea ban rain tnn nean kk kk pha 2 15 GHaSSIS ng EE 2 15 Fan Headers ee eodeni es ute V n E A ra del bul k adag vk Aha 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Portes ee 2 17 Serial Ports en tate um eeiam uid M UM LUE 2 17 det 2 18 Wake On LAN 2 18 GLAN 1 2 Ethernet Porte 2 19 Speaker Power LED Header kA 2 19 Power Faul 2 20 Overheat Fan Fall EBD rios tete bena na H Ree ba ab dad kanada yak ane kak 2 20 Alarm E EE 2 21 Power SMB Connechor ener nsns nnns 2 21 Compact Flash Gard PWR ConnectOf uuE Seege 2 22 SGPIO El ad lS ss i erii nil k l d kalak See bek d k a kak k d qua 2 22 n iBPA Ne o 2 23 CD EE eebe 2 23 Front Panel Audio Control 2 24 1394 1 1394 2 Connections E 2 25 2 7 Jumper SONIDUS cecidisset anka lari kap k d asa bead uu n kay kap Ha kek l r ka au n Ak dad saa 2 26
10. gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components gt IPMI LAN Configuration The following features allow the user to configure and monitor IPMI LAN settings ULAN Tagging Enter 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS VLAN Tagging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN s for IPMI connections and allow the user to configure VLAN settings The options are Enabled and Disabled VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging is disabled this item will be ignored by the firmware IP Address Source Select the source of this machine s IP address If Static is selected you will need to know and enter manually the IP address of this machine below If DHCP is selected the BIOS will search for a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server in the network it is attached to and request the next available IP address The options are DHCP and Static IP Address This item displays the IP address for the IPMI connection detected IP Subnet Mask This item displays the IP Subnet Mask for the IPMI connection detected Default Gateway This item displays the Default Gateway for the IPMI connection detected MAC Address This item displays the MAC Address for the IPMI connection detected Update LAN Settings This item saves the IPMI Lan Configuration settings
11. EEluE EEE kk kk ek kk kk KAKA KA KA 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service EEE EEE kk kk 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS IEEE loli deele le rc 4 1 cL elle E cete 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup Er 4 2 Eer inesse aE 4 6 4 5 De us ES EE 4 24 4 6 coc cio CT cR KH KA kK A HA KA AHA 4 25 STE meer rrr rr rr NOIRS 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error Beep OUS ian robin brennt rtr cba tado kk kk A 1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS uiuere tan EEE ns RE kk kk KAR B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036L One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022L Six 6 SATA cable CBL 044L x 6 One 1 I O backpanel shield MCP 260 74301 OH One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities 1 1 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Contacting Supermicro
12. 33MHz ESB2 BIOS ol PCI Exp x16 South Bridge Ewo m 9 pc 33 MHz z Buzzer L P pc x 133 100 MHz 1394 svo CTLR mT Battery JWORE rca Blot p x 133 100 MHz V Clear di DS NR ATATISATA3 Baras PTA ovos FP Audio om USB4 5JWOL S Cha Intru 1394 2 Liu PCI U n qe 1 SATAO SATA2 sataa pcomg EH Definition No Connection or 10 Mbps Green On 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 2 30 A GLAN Ports1 2 LEDs Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings in the event of chassis overheating Refer to the layout below for the location Also See the table on the right for pin definitions Onboard Power LED LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED LE1 Overheat LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5vDC OH Active Onboard PWR LED Indicator LE1 located on the motherboard When LE1 Pin Definitions is off the system is off When the green LED Color Definition light is on the system is on When the Off System Off LED is on the power is on Unplug the Blinking Standby power cable before removing or installing On System On components See the layout below for the LED location Fang Fang Epig 24 Pin ATX PWR CPU rand om We EW ES GH Sein PWR A Overheat LED Less DIMM 4B Bank 4 E
13. DIMM 4B Bank 4 T USB 0 4 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 E DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CPU2 North Bridge HD Audio SUPERO X7DWA N ES PM i i JIDE1 inris ou FPWLEDsPK Fand FP Contro Fan1 oy sel lot E Bop PCIExp x16 GLAN ud wri E a CTLR SEN cr E EDS Plots pc 33MHz 8 ESB2 BIOS ropp x16 South Bridge dd E JJWD Q R EET 7 Of pc 33 MHz Buzzer P pci x 133 100 MHz 1394 suo CTLR okei i Battery JWORE I fass PIST pci x 133 100 MHz ai Ce JBT1j eet D SATAT SATA3 ATA es FP Audio ror USBA 5 WOI zi Cha Intru 1 4 1 L2 a Li Peru maz san ISATAo SATA2 saTAa cod Fo 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Universal Serial Bus USB Back Panel USB USB0 1 2 3 There are six USB 2 0 Universal Se Pin Definitions rial Bus ports headers on the moth 7 ET T erboard Four Back Panel USB ports B mm USB 0 1 2 amp 3 are located at z Em JUSB1 and the other two are Front m i 4 d Panel Accessible USB headers USB S
14. Ze EPL ICF1E TE 1 E g a Bot pci s3MHz 8 ESB2 BIOS TT PCI Exp x16 South Bridge Fewwp ots pc 33 MHz H Buzzer Foia Blot PCI X 133 100 MHz suo 1394 EFC e CTLR JWORE MECH Pont pci x 133 100 MHz Weka FP Audio Sioi DR 7 ISATA1 saTA3 ISATAS Loes mE Ween Ken pi Se SATAOISATA2 amp ras icowa fr 2 32 Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located at ping Definition Pin Definition J22 See the table below for pin Ground 2 FDHDIN definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B iS Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette de Fakt ko j 24 Pin ATX PWR e r A Flop Dy Mouse 8 pin PWR T DIMM 4B Bank 4 t USB 0 Li 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 a ICOM DIMM 3B
15. l pir 24 Pin ATX PWR pwi HRS T USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COM1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Parrallel Port DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 24A Bank 2 KGR PSF 8 pin PWR CPU1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 HD Ke Audio SUPERO X7DWA N North Bridge FPWLEDsPK Fand FP Control Fan CPU2 Let ISlot7 IPM GLAN CTLR Plot6 pc Exp x16 EPL Pa PCI 33MHz E JWD FA Plot pc Exp x16 bai i PCI 33 MHz Bio PCI X 133 100 MHz JWORF 1 rci user Slot1 PCI X 133 100 MHz IPM FP Audio lem PCI U EE EE o 3 m Fan2 CES Floppy ESB2 South Bridge SIO Compact Flash 1394 CTLR SATA1 SATA3 ISATAS ISATAO ISATA2 SATA4 pug ev 8 Clear JBT cmos 2 22 A Compact Flash PWR B SGPIO 1 C SGPIO 2 High Definition Audio HD Audio The X7DWA N features a 7 1 2 Channel High Definition Audio HDA JC1 codecs that provides 10DAC channels simultaneously supporting 7 1 sound playback with 2 chann
16. ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Definition ATX Main PWR amp CPU PWR Connectors Pin Definition 3 3V 3 3V COM The 24 pin main power connector JPW1 is used to provide power to the motherboard The 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 is also required for the processors These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions of these connectors 5V COM 5V COM PWR_OK 5VSB 12V 12V 3 3V Required 12V 8 pin Power Connec tor Pin Definitions JPW3 4 Pin Power Connectors In addition to the ATX main power and the CPU PWR connectors the 4 pin 12V PWR connector located at JPW2 is also required to provide power to the South Bridge North Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 Required Bridge and all VRMs Use the 4 pin 12V 5V PWR connector at JPW4 to 12V 4 pin Power Con nector Pin Definitions JPW2 4 pin Power Connector Pin Definitions JPW4 provide additional power to the add Pins Definition Pins Definition on cards installed on the PCI E slots 1 12V 1 and 2 Ground ND when needed See the table on the rap 2 and 3 G an 4 5V right for pin definitions Required Used when needed We Pig 24 Pin ATX PWR CPU Fan Wi Mouse A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR C 4 pini2V PWR JPW2 D 4 pin PWR JPW4
17. Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction SUPER X7DWA N Image mm e i Oe e w TA Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual SUPER X7DWA N Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale qe RIPWR BP JPW JPW2 WAR 8 pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A
18. PCI X 133 100 MHz ei FP Audio I ISATA1 SATA3 ISATAS ET cuos D PM pc u Ree ch BASO SATAO SATA2 SATA4 JCOM2 id H 2 35 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Notes 2 36 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Sup port Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or install ing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas Sis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to make sure that
19. The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to setthe transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast PlO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled and Enable Serial ATA Select Enabled to enable Serial ATA support The options are Disabled and Enabled Native Mode Operation Available when the SATA Controller Mode Option is set to Compatible This option allows the user to select the native mode for ATA The options are Serial ATA and Auto Note Some operating systems might not be supported by Native Mode 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS SATA Controller Mode Option Select Compatible for the BIOS to automatically detect the SATA and PATA drives and place them in the Legacy Mode Select Enhanced non AHCI for the BIOS to automatically detect the SATA and PATA drives and place them in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 or a later version of OS When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is se
20. 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 i B Onboard PWR LED cow DIMM 3B Bank 3 3 CPU1 a DIMM 3A Bank 3 lir 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 id i DIMM 2A Bank 2 j DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 HD Audio SUPER X7DWA N North Bridge CPU2 Slot7 IPMI GLAN Blot6 porezao x46 Tot p c Exp x16 CTLR E UPL1 Ba pc 33MHz ro PCI Exp x16 E JWD m PCI 33 MHz k Bio PCI X 133 100 MHz JWORE Del rca Slot PCI X 133 100 MHz EM 7 FP Audio Sjoto PCI U Kee rom S 28 mm gt W I wel BS J g c R1 E 8 ESB2 BIOS South Bridge z Buzzer 1394 suo CTLR Battery 9 Clear Weih Cmos SATAT SATA3 Baras OO SATAO SATA2 Salag E ele 2 31 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive PCI U Slot and IPMI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives Th
21. 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 P eo DIMM 3B Bank 3 E CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 i z DIMM 2B Bank 2 B Ze DIMM 2A Bank 2 2 da g DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Bam x CD1 CPU2 North Bridge E HD Audio sd SUPERO X7DWASN 3r Slot eu 2m g S i Plot pc Exp x16 JWF1 Ji GLAN Sls CTLR EHS Fee H Batz pc 33MHz ESB2 BIOS ol PCI Exp x16 South Bridge Ewo es 9 pc 33 MHz Buzzer roared P9 pci x 133 100 MHz 1394 e svo CTLR WTI Battery JWORE rca Blot p x 133 100 MHz V Clear di D SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 Loes FP Audio om LV 2 USB4 5JWOI Cha Intru SEN ee Fee 1 SATAO SATA2 SATAa JCOMA E 2 19 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Power Supply Failure Connect a cable from your power supply to the PSF Power Supply Failure header at JP3 to provide a warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED Fan Fail JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas sis overheat This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure Refer to the table on right for pin definitions PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail PWR 2 Fail PWR 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies
22. 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you have made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you have made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you have made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST Power On Self Test error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS POST error beep codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video confi
23. Bank 3 8 CPU1 Ed DIMM 3A Bank 3 Li z DIMM 2B Bank 2 8 EE DIMM 2A Bank 2 B DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 wc LAN1 2 ICD1 T 5 CPU2 sapor North Bridge Audio E SUPERO X7DWA N ac Slot7 IPMI S ERE soe eT a PCI Exp x16 u GLAN D EPLI H Bo pci s3MHz 8 ESB2 ON PCI Exp x16 South Bridge d Fewwp PED eo 33 MHz D Q esed P9 pci 133 100 MHz m 1394 HCH CTLR JWORE MECH Pont pex 133 100 MHz jeng Cleat FP Audio Soto DR Vegas we SATA1 SATA3 ISATA5 EA Peru perse Cisatao sataz Eu cov E 2 33 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual IPMI Slot There is a IPMI Slot located at Slot 7 J16 on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the SIMLP IPMI Slot location PCI U Universal Slot PCI U Slot located on PCI Slot 0 J31 is a PCI E x8 connector spe cially designed for Supermicro s stor age devices to add SATA SAS and LAN connections to the motherboard This slot can also support other com patible PCI E devices Refer to the layout below for the location Fang Fang B pu 24 Pin
24. Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel S web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information KkUO Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for the keyboard controller The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A This setting allows you to determine how Serial Port A is controlled The options 4 15 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Serial Port B This setting allows you to determine how Serial Port B is controlled The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to Serial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrare
25. Explanation Ol Jum ORS i kk salak l lalan dk keland dak bikl n kek d na kek 2 26 GLAN Enable Disable 2 26 CMOS CI S l uiti teri tm yard b eebe 2 27 iae m 2 27 3rd PWR Supply e AE 2 28 SMB to PCI X PGI E Slot Speed irap cups nta age aui kk kk kk kk eds 2 28 Compact Flash Master Slave Enableitsable 2 29 2 8 Onboard Indicators E EE KK inns 2 30 EUR CHE 2 30 Overheat LED 5 1 iecit ka aa S kan n k kab daa Debt kb En DE a kak B G 2 31 Onboard Power LEI 2 31 2 9 Parallel Port Floppy SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 32 Parallel Port CONNEC iei edit ede pei dien sae xak dak rkan aia 2 32 Floppy GOHFHBODOE ens eid testa enisi iua tutus haad utes d d Ee k s nan n Dahata Rn d did 2 33 ad S EE 2 34 POIsU Universal Slot ere eege ee ya ka K M e En kaos k 2 34 IDE Connectors ix i4yiniayy kad lda inik ka aaedkak ka seiniin aa ka bal a aaa daa da la h h mana kak da walk a 2 35 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures ek EEN 3 1 Before POWer CUI c 3 1 No POW Wee 3 1 LS ol de gt o ERR 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration u EEE 3 2 Memory Emors p DD r DD 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures llEEuEEEE EEE EEE kk kk kK kk KA KA A 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions
26. JIDE1 is designated 5 Host Data 6 e Host Data 9 the Primary IDE Drive The white 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 IDE connector JIDE2 is desig 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 nated the Secondary IDE Drive 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 reserved for Compact Flash Card 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 use only See the Note below 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 See the table on the right for pin 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 l l 21 DRQ3 22 Ground Note JIDE2 the white slot is us OWIE 24 PEE reserved for Compact Flash Card 25 OR 265 Gi only Do not use it for other de 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE vices If JIDE2 is populated with 29 DACK38 30 Ground a Compact Flash Card JIDE1 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 the blue slot will be available for 33 Addri EE C one device only For the Compact 35 Addro 36 Addr2 Flash Card to work properly you 37 Chip geg 38 Chip Select 1 will need to connect a power cable 39 Activity 40 Ground to JWF1 first E EECH br j 24 Pin ATX PWR Eh arte A IDE 1 Mouse 8 pin PWR SES DIMM 4B Bank 4 E B IDE 2 Compact Flash 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 3 CON DIMM 3B Bank 3 CPU1 a DIMM 3A Bank 3 L1 z DIMM 2B Bank 2 E E DIMM 2A Bank 2 5 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 ui LAN1 2 CPU2 North Bridge HD Audio SUPER X7DWA N Slot7 IPMI FHH Col an mE Bop pci ssmHz ESB2 BIOS ON PCIExp x16 South Bridge E JWD TT pc 33 MHz x Fora po PCI X 133 100 MHz svo E JWORE_ E S Plot
27. 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 com munication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO Both UARTSs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as 142 Chapter 1 Introduction an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super UO supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port EGP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The fol lowing procedures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch
28. RAID1 RAID 10 One IPMI slot e Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet controllers support two GLAN ports w IOAT 2EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces w Compact Flash supported e 6 SATA ports w RAIDO RAID1 RAID5 RAID 10 support for Windows OS e 1 floppy port interface 1 Serial Port and 1 Header 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port High Definition Audio and Front Panel Accessible Audio Super I O Winbond W83627HF w Hardware Monitor support W83793 PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Upto 6 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 4 ports 2 Headers Dual IEEE 1394a headers Other External modem ring on e Wake on LAN WOL e Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions Ext ATX 13 x 12 330 2 mmx 304 8 mm 1 7 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual
29. When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing 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 Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu 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 field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Disket
30. and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data SEL Entry Number 1 4 21 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual
31. contributing to this condition but 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Temperature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems System Temperature Fani Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select 3 pin if your chassis uses 3 pin fans Select 4 pin if your chassis uses 4 pin fans Select Disable to disable the fan speed contr
32. descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins LIT E gt gt Groun NMI li X X at Power LED Vcc SUPER X7DWA N E i HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc DU J O O NIC2 LED Vcc Pn EE Ei nOH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pi
33. for details Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 3 99 Local APIC 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 3 01 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 2 85 TSEG 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 DDR2 FBD DIMM Noth gt N aS c 4 Notch Release Release Tab Note Notch Tab should align with the receptive point on the slot exi pL aa is n To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at To Remove the bottom Use your thumbs to gently push Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot the release tabs near both ends of Release Tab Release Tab the module This ll j should release it from the slot SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and
34. hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Advanced Setup section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reli
35. i CPU2 ep North Bridge Audio Idi SUPERO X7DWA N rq Eier IPMI TA T S Plot pc Exp x16 u E epi erden E u Pap pcrssumuaz ESB2 BIOS ON PCI Exp x16 South Bridge E MWD DE eo 33 MHz z Buzzer L P9 so 133 100 MHz Se 1394 Sci CTLR JWORE_ reg Plo pci x 139 100 MHz Cigar FP Audio Siot0 LN USB4 5 ISATA1 SATA3 ISATAS Zeen PCI U Bees Haz j m Ea SATAD SATA2 sataa pcom EH 2 21 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Compact Flash Card PWR Connector A Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1 For the CompactFlash Card to work properly you will also need to configure JCF1 properly and connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location SGPIO Headers There are two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output headers J29 J30 located on the motherboard These headers support serial link interfaces for the onboard serial link SATA or SAS connectors See the table on the right for pin definitions Refer to the board layout below for the location Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Jumper Definition On Compact Flash Power On Compact Flash Power Off Pin Definition NC Grou Load Note SGPIO Pin Definitions Pin Definition 2 NC nd DATA Out Ground NC No Connections Fang CPU Fant Fang 4 Pin Fan KB Mouse
36. into memory If you wish to change any of the settings select Yes and press F10 to save your settings Otherwise leave this setting to its default setting of No 4 23 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Set Supervisor Password F1 Esc Supervis 11 or Password Is This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered User Password Is This feature indicates if a user password has been entered to the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted enter the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted enter the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at bootup Password on Boot
37. its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 2 Motherboard Installation Note Be sure to mount the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU onto the motherboard All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take pre cautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboar he chassis 2 1 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the
38. locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 0 gt E U J e D U d 6 SUPER X7DWA N H Gi E d Hi ie IJ i O OO l k PN Li E EE BE L3 ome z a Ll 5 2 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 Back Panel USB Port 2 Back Panel USB Port 3 COM Port 1 Turquoise Parallel Port Printer 9 Gigabit LAN 2 10 Gigabit LAN 1 11 Side Surround Grey 12 Back Surround Black 13 CEN LFE Orange 14 Microphone In Pink 15 Front Green 16 Line In Blue See Section 2 5 for details Qo N DOO SS CO N Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are de signed 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
39. supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available if supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled For more information please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU Set to this option to Enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to speed up data processing The options are Disabled and Enabled Set Maximum Ext CPUID 3 When set to Enabled the Maximum Extended CPUID will be set to 3 The options are Disabled and Enabl
40. system remove 4 A the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Watch Dog Enable Disable Watch Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the system when a software appli cation hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt signal for the application that hangs See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset default Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled Fang Fang er 24 Pin ATX PWR Bay Fan n MB P KB 4 Pinr pwi KA PSF 8 pin PWR Mouse DIMM 4B Bank 4 B H 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 A I oM DIMM 3B Bank 3 8 CPU1 SI DIMM 3A Bank 3 H z DIMM 2B Bank 2 8 fr DIMM 2A Bank 2 aa a DIMM 1B Bank 1 ES DIMM 1A Bank 1 e o LAN1 2 Ko 3 i cpu2 soul North Bridge E Audio dd SUPERO X7DWASN u bet ew E s piots PCI Exp x16 E GLAN salz CTLR a Slots pc 33MHz ESB2 BM poe ule ol PCLExp x16 South Bridge End off PCI33 MHz Buzzer Bo pci x 139 100 MHz 1394 Batte
41. the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are 256 MB 128MB and Auto 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS PCI Exp Speed When ihis item is set to Auto BIOS will configure PCI Exp slots to run at the highest speed possible When this item is set to Force Gen1 BIOS will configure PCI Exp slots to run at the speed of Gen1 When this item is set to By H W Default BIOS will configure PCI Exp slots to run at the hardware default speeds ie A PCI Exp Gen2 device will run at Gen2 speed The options are Auto Force Gen1 and By H W Default Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET to produce periodic interrupts at a higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Program mable Interval Timer The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabl
42. the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN 2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN1 connection or the GLAN 2 connection The options are Disabled and Enabled IPMI 3rd LAN OPROM Configure Available only for the IPMI with Data LAN Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the IPMI 3rd LAN connection The options are Disabled and Enabled Option ROM Replacement Set to Enabled to use the Option ROM Replacement feature If this feature is enabled and the system hangs please reboot the system and change the setting The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature
43. with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will increase fan speed whenever the CPU temperature reaches a user defined threshold 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 When the power is turned on the CPU fan becomes active It stops to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible a
44. 5200 5100 Series proces sors with front side bus speeds of up to 1 6 GHz The chipset consists of the 5400 Memory Controller Hub MCH for the host bridge and the 631xESB 632xESB I O Controller Hub Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 for the I O subsystem The Intel 5400 MCH North Bridge The 5400 MCH North Bridge provides two FSB processing interfaces four fully buffered FBD DIMM memory channels PCI Express x4 bus interfaces configurable to form x8 or x16 ports an EB2 South Bridge Interface ESI and SMBus Interfaces for system management and DIMM Serial Presence Detect SPD The PCI Express x4 interfaces can be configured to form x8 or x16 ports that can operate up to Gen 2 speeds in x16 configuration for enhanced graphics applications The Intel 631xESB 632x ESB UO Controller Hub ESB2 South Bridge The 631xESB 632xESB I O Controller Hub Enterprise South Bridge 2 integrates an Ultra ATA 100 Controller six Serial ATA host controller ports one EHCI host controller six USB 2 0 ports an LPC interface controller and a flash BIOS inter face controller Additionally the ESB 2 chip also contains a PCI interface controller Azalia 97 digital controller integrated LAN controller an ASF controller and an ESI for communication with the MCH The Intel ESB2 offers the data buffering and interface arbitration capabilities required for a high end system to constantly operate efficiently and maintain peak performance Compliant with the A
45. 533 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer Also make sure that the type of memory used is supported by the CPU installed on the moth erboard Refer to Page 2 6 for more information 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with 1A then 1B and so on see Page 2 6 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also Note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the proble
46. 6 South Bridge E JWD OS pc 33 MHz H Buzzer Tot PCI X 133 100 MHz svo 1394 RECH Battery EIER JWORE 1 NM Slot1 PCI X 133 100 MHz 9 Clear di Lom ARAB ISATA1 SATA3 ISATA5 TB cmos FP Audio io 4 AUSB4 5JWOI Cha Intru POEU eS 1 EaTAo sATA2 sataa pcom E 2 25 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers SE GE ns To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings r me Jumpers create shorts between two Cap pins to change the function of the RM connector Pin 1 is identified with a Cs square solder pad on the printed circuit mone Pin 1 2 short board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables GLAN Porti and GLAN Port2 on the moth erboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled A GLAN Ports1 2 Enable Fang Fang B pi 24 Pin ATX PWR CPU Fan Fani s KB 4 PIn PWRIPWI PS PSF Mouse mm HAR DIMM 4B Bank 4 8 pin PWR USE 0r 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4
47. ATX PWR isa Fan A IPMI Slot KB 4 Pin HAR PS PSF Mouse AER WAR 8 pin PWR i DIMM 4B Bank 4 E B PCI U Slot USB 0 Lit I D ZA 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 a Si SOMI DIMM 3B Bank 3 S CPU1 al DIMM 3A Bank 3 E DIMM 2B Bank 2 H t S DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 HELE I o LAN1 2 Gap CPU2 SGPIO North Bridge E HD Audio seal SUPERO X7DWA N z SI OJ A HEE 7 EK Tot pc Exp x16 gt U AVAN P JWF1 if crn Em ICFIE TE H Su loi5 PCI 33MHz ESB2 BIOS F m PCI Exp x16 South Bridge il wp O tS pc 33 MHz x Buzzer Foira P pci x 133 100 MHz 1394 svo CTLR Diva Battery JWORE 1 wrea Ban PCI X 133 100 MHz w Clear JBT1 cmos FP Audio wo SATA1 SATA3 satas eha lu d 1 SATAO SATA2 sataa pcomd EC 2 34 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions There are two IDE Connectors Pin Definition Pin Definition JIDE1 Blue JIDE2 White on 1 Reset IDE 2 yewina the motherboard The blue IDE 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 connector
48. B Bank 4 I USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 T COM1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Parrallel Port CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 24A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 pPwLEDsPK Fand FP Contro Fand DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CPU2 HD Audio North Bridge SUPER X7DWA N 5 8 JOHIE wed BL IL IS 8 E Slot7 IPMI Blot6 porera xig Tot p c Exp x16 GLAN CTLR E W in E RETE JWF1 ICF1E TE 1 Ba pci 33MHz ESB2 BOM pope xe 1 ON PCIExp x16 South Bridge E JWD Rus 7 95 pc 33 MHz Floppy Compact Flash IDE BIOS e Blot2 C PCI X 133 100 MHz svo 1394 CTLR JWORE_ Stott sous 133 100 MHz EM 7 FP Audio Soto SATA1 SATA3 SATA5 8 Clear BT 1a cuos PCI U Busy Wo Reg ra ISATAO SSATA2 ISATA4 Cha Intru cod r5 2 28 A 3rd PWR Fail B SMB to PCI X slots C SMB to PCI E slots Chapter 2 Installation Compact Flash Master Slave Select A Compact Flash Master Slave Select Jumper is located at JCF1 Close this Compact Flash
49. Bank 2 JE1 Fang fre Conia E Parrallel Port DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 m JD1 JOH EPwLEDsPK g HD North Bridge JC1 SUPER X7DWASN Compact Flash Blot6 p c Exp x16 a GLAN CTLR E UPL1 Blot5 pc 33MHz ESB2 CO PCLEyxp x16 E JWD l Fora ISlot2 PCI X 133 100 MHz 1394 svo CTLR WI Battery JWORE T lurca Blot p x 133 100 MHz spt Clear IPME J1g cmos FP Audio Slot0 9 94 2 USB4 5 oT erie PATHE Cha Intru PCI U 1394 4 2 used BATA KATA KA d j ee EISES GATRA cong C South Bridge Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers UO ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 a indicates the location of Pin 1 4 JIDE2 is for Compact Flash Card use only Be sure to connect JWF1 to a power supply to provide power to the Compact Flash Card 5 Slot 0 PCI U slot is specially designed for Supermicro s UIO cards only Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DWA N Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master Slave Select Off Slave JI C1 JI C2 SMB to PCI X Slots Pins 1 2 Enabled JI C3 JI C4 SMB to PCI E Slots Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description 1394 1 1394 2 1394 1 1394 2 Fire Wire Connectors CD1 CD In He
50. CPI platform the ESB2 supports the Full On Stop Grant Suspend to RAM Suspend to Disk and Soft Off power management states Combined with the functionality offered by the onboard LAN controller the ESB2 also supports alert systems for remote management With the 5400 chipset built in the X7DWA N offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I O environments and is ideal for high end server sys tems 1 9 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change the setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DWA N All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health moni toring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and Vbat An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a volt age becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Fan Status Monitor
51. Card Master jumper to enable Compact Flash Card For Slave Select the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Jumper Definition Flash Jumper JCF1 to work properly you Open Slave will need to connect the Compact Flash Closed Master Card power cable to JWF1 first Refer to the board layout below for the location Fang Fang Rp 24 PiInATXPWR CPU Fan d D EH Fan SE NN A Compact Flash Master Mouse DITIN 4E Bank Kn WAR 8 pin PWR ank 4 FE mer Slave Select 128 DIMM 4A Bank 4 S p meae E com DIMM 3B Bank 3 3 CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 E rm z DIMM 2B Bank 2 Ze DIMM 2A Bank 2 5 aa amp j DIMM 1B Bank 1 A E DIMM 1A Bank 1 Glen LAN1 2 CD1 i Bild REES SGPIOI North Bri m lorth Bridge E SUPERO X7DWA N i Slot7 IPMI 8 E s S 8 F E PCI Exp x16 EE GLAN PRERE CTLR EH DPE pes PCI 33MHz 8 Of PCL Exp x16 South Bridge A Ewo O E d PCI 33 MHz Buzzer Blot2 PCI X 133 100 MHz S10 1394 CTLR TUT Battery JWORE I ise Blot PCI X 133 100 MHz Jeti Clear IPMB 77 A cmos Fe Aude eu 1394 o USB4 SWwoISATATISATAS paras pup E DCH i ISATAO SATA2 SATA JCoM2 Get
52. Clear JBTIg cmos pos rt 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 PWR SMB Pin Definitions Power SMB FC Connector Pin Definition Power SMB SC Connector J17 1 Clock monitors power supply fan and sys 2 Data tem temperatures See the table on 3 PWR Fail the right for pin definitions 4 Ground 5 a av Fang Fang B pij 24 PinATXPWR CPU Fang A Alarm Reset er Pin PWRPW i Eie JAR MP 8 pin PWR SES DIMM 4B Bank 4 t B PWR SMB 12 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 F m DIMM 3B Bank 3 8 Cru SI DIMM 3A Bank 3 Ix DIMM 2B Bank 2 IS EE DIMM 2A Bank 2 H DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 uec LAN1 2 CD1
53. E WD HOS um OU pc a3 MHz GLAN CTLR B9 pci x 133 100 MHz SEO WORE orca F9 Potx 139 100 MHz IPM Y FP Audio Pm L1 PCI U ESB2 South Bridge 20 Rad Groun CPU1 S x H Power LED E SECH HDD LED cpu2 Sol NIC1 LED ED Ej Cal NIC2 LED Tim wal g OH Fan Egil LED ICFIF EI 2 H a Bios PWR Fail LED Q Ground ae Ei Ground JBTI Cos SATAT SATA3 SATAS ges per u Bas WO SATA0 SATA2 SATA4 de evaye HI 2 12 PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc Ground NMI X Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be con figured to function as a suspend button with a setting in the BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to sus pend mode press the button for at least seconds or longer Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions CPU Fan
54. 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 7 From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation 8 After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot B 1 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS to a Non RAID System 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the system will start booting up from CD Continue with the OS installation The Windows OS Setup screen will display From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue with the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation After the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot and the main screen as shown on Page C 1 will display Follow the instructions given in Appendix C to complete other driver software installation B 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Insta
55. H 5 N A 4 amp 5 These two FP USB headers are located at JUSB2 See the tables Front Panel USB cur Pin Definiti USB4 5 on the right for pin definitions seas USB4 USB5 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 45V 1 45V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO S 4 Ground 4 Ground Chassis Intrusion 5 Key 5 No connection A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 on the motherboard Attach the Chassis Intrusion appropriate cable from the chassis Pin Definitions JL1 to inform you of a chassis intrusion Pin Definition when the chassis is opened 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A Back panel USB Ports 0 1 42 3 B Front Panel USB 4 5 C Chassis Intrusion SI KE PAR 8 pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CD1 i CPU2 North Bridge i r 0 JoHiE PPWLEDsPK Fand FP Control Fan1 HD Audio SUPERO X7DWA N Slot7 IPMI E JIDE1 CPU Fan2 Farg an see Tot pc Exp x16 GLAN CTLR Jup E E Hp Batz pc 33MHz 3 li H loj Compact Flash IDE1 ESB2 BIOS ro
56. Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor 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 Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Remote Management 5 a System Info Health Info Performance Remote Control Configuration Administration Systems Management Report Help 1 Remote Control
57. Key 1 will be left floating which can lead to 9 line 27 excessive back panel microphone noise E Sie and cross talk See the table below for pin definitions A FP Accessible Audio Pin PWRPWH S Mouse EH WAR 8 pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 DEN 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 cow DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 1B Bank 1 FPWLEDsPK Fand FP Control Fan DIMM 1A Bank 1 5 t LAN1 2 Ep T CPU2 North Bridge HD Audio SUPERO X7DWA N Slot7 IPM JIDE1 in g JOH1E CPU Fan2 farg an see Tot pc Exp x16 wal E GLAN CF1E JE CTLR Feu H Batz pc 33MHz Compact Flash IDE1 ESB2 BIOS ro PCI Exp x16 E JWD PCI 33 MHz x kb Bio PCI X 133 100 MHz Sio 1394 CTLR MECH Battery JWORE mke A Ple p x 133 100 MHz e di di mH SATAT SATA3 SATA5 LN P Audio S100 USB4 5 wo Cha Intru 9 7 1394 2 Intru Lnd Peru Ber reechen sataa poong E 1 2 24 South Bridge ro Buzzer Chapter 2 Installatio
58. SUPER SUPER X7DWA N USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 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 i
59. This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Candidate List Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then become a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual
60. able operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X7DWA N can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 500W of power In addition the 12V 4 pin power and the 12V 8 pin are also required for adequate power supply to the system Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 01 or above It must also be SSI compliant Refer to the web site at http www ssiforum org for more information Addition ally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super UO The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super UO supports 360
61. ader COM1 COM2 BP COM Port FP Accessible COM2 Serial Connector FAN 1 8 Fans 1 8 Fan7 CPU Fan1 Fan8 CPU Fan2 Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector J22 HD Audio FP Audio Backplane HD Audio JC1 Front Panel Audio JC2 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 Hard Drive JIDE1 Compact Flash Card JIDE2 I SATAO SATA5 J17 J29 J30 JAR JD1 JF1 JL1 JOH1 JPW1 JPW2 JPW3 JPW4 JWF1 JWOL JWOR KB MS LAN LEI PSF Printer SIMLP Slot 0 USB 0 1 2 3 Intel SATA Connectors Power System Management Ce Header Serial General Purpose I O Headers T SGPIO 1 2 Alarm Reset Header PWR LED pins1 3 Speaker Header pins 4 7 Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector Req d for MB 12V 4 pin PWR Required for South Bridge North Bridge amp VRMs 12V 8 pin PWR Required for processors 12V 5V 4 pin PWR Additional PWR supply for PCI E slots used if needed Compact Card PWR Connector Note 5 on Pg 1 4 Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header PS2 Keyboard Mouse JKM1 G bit Ethernet Ports JLAN1 PWR LED Indicator Note 4 on Pg 1 4 Power Supply Failure JP3 Parallel Printer Port J21 SIMLP IPMI Connector Slot 7 J16 PCI U Slot J31 Back Panel USB 0 1 2 3 JUSB1 USB 4 5 Front Panel USB4 5 JUSB2 1 5 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Duallntel 64 bit Xeon LGA771 Quad Core Dual Core Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series processo
62. al grease to the CEK Passive Heatsink heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention Screw 1 Screw 2 mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not over tighten the screws to avoid ENDE possible damage to the CPU Screw 1 4 Finish the installation by fully tighten ing all four screws A2 Q En we To Remove the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be re aka However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws NO ISCREW NO 4 SCREW from the motherboard in the sequence as 5 Ici show in the picture on the right Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic ture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling N0 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW the heatsink E e Once the GPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socke
63. allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Enable this function to improve the DMA data transfer rate for a PCI 32 bit multimedia card The options are Enable and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCI X 1 PCI X 2 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed 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 gt SlotO PCI U x8 Slot1 PCI X 133 MHz Slot2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot3 PCI Exp x8 Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI Exp x8 and Slot6 PCI Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following 4 9 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A
64. anufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service you can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damage in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X7DWA N 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 the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XTTM AT and PS 29 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS utility stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS CMOS memory requires very little electrical power W
65. are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If set to Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off EFI OS Boot If enabled this feature provides support for EFI OS booting The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system ifthe system is not active for more than a predefined t
66. d device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to decide how the floppy disk drive is controlled in the system The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the floppy disk drive The options are Primary and Secondary gt DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt 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 gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make c
67. e connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition a 3l Strobe 2 Auto Feed Parallel Printer Port 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error Connector e 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is located 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLGT IN at J21 See the table on the right for o EUIS t0 om pin definitions 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 op 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 om 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC Fang Fang Pi 24 PinATXPWR CPU Fan Ke meri Fant en i Pi A Parallel Port T DIMM 4B Bank 4 USB 0 Le 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 z i DIMM 3B Bank 3 E Cru DIMM 3A Bank 3 n 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 8 it DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 Es DIMM 1A Bank 1 wc 8 LAN1 2 CD1 E CPU2 saol North Bridge E Audio Ed SUPER X7DWA N ae EES IPMI S Stef 7 PICT pc Exp x16 wei E E
68. ed gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Frequency Ratio Available if supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 Core Multi Processing Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Machine Checking Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Machine Checking support and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Fast String Operations Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the fast string operations for special CPU instructions The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheatthreshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 C2 Enhanced Mode Available if
69. ed 77 7 222 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enable to route inbound network IO traffic directly into processor caches to reduce memory latency and improve network performance The options are Disabled and Enabled DCA Delay Clocks Available if supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to set the clock delay setting from snoop to prefetch for Direct Cache Access Select a setting from 8 bus cycles to 120 bus cycles in 8 cycle increment The default setting is 32 bus cycles Intel R Virtualization Technology Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information SMRR Control Available if supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of System Management Mode Address Register which will make the memory region specified in the register uncacheable while not executing in SMM System Management Mode This feature will protect your system by preventing an external program including a virus from using SMM The options are
70. els of independent stereo sound output multiple streaming through the front panel stereo out for front L amp R rear L amp R center and subwoofer speakers Use the advanced software included in the CD ROM with your motherboard to enable this function Sound is then output through the Line In Line Out and MIC jacks see the graphics at right Enable this feature in the BIOS to use this feature CD Header A 4 pin CD header is located at CD1 and a Front Pane Accessible Audio header is located at JC2 on the motherboard This headers allow you to use the onboard sound for audio CD playback Connect an audio cable from your CD drive to the CD header that fits your cable s connector Only one CD header can be used at any time See the tables at right for pin definitions Refer to the next page for the FP Audio Chapter 2 Installation Orange m CEN LFE e P Black Back Surround A a Grey Sid Surround CD1 Pin Defini tion f Blue Line In l 2L Green Front I o Pink Mic In Pin Definition 1 Left Ground Ground A BP HD Audio on SI PS PSF use HAR DIMM 4B Bank 4 T USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 T COM1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 llel Parral CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Port DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Ban
71. for pin definitions KB Mouse Fand Fang pu 24 PinATXPWR CPU Fangi APIS PWRIPWE Fani Ed DIMM 4B Bank 4 1 213 USB 0 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COM DIMM 3B Bank 3 Parallel Port CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CPU2 HD Audio North Bridge SUPER X7DWA N Spin PWR E D SIDE fons JOH F FPWLEDSPKFandQLFP Control an Bar eu a 2 E TE sE pes PCLExp x16 wal E GUN ced B J CTLR EPLI ejeje Pap pc 33MHz 8 ESB2 BIOS F7 Perex x16 South Bridge J E JWD C TOTS pc 33 MHz Tar T p x 133 100 MHz 1394 suo CTLR iz Battery JWORF I RECH B pci x 133 100 MHz Si IA HEM JBTTR emos FPAudo E 394 1 1394 2 USB4ISyWoLSATATISATAS GATAS Gen i m j zay i SATAO SATAQ ISATAA JCOMA E aii Chapter 2 Installation Pin Definitions JF1 HDD LED Pin Definition 13 45V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 10 12 Vcc A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED Gr
72. ge HD Audio SUPERO X7DWA N Slot7 IPM EISE LL 4 Tot pc Exp x16 GLAN CTLR E We Batz pc 33MHz Compact Flash IDE1 ESB2 ro PCI Exp x16 South Bridge Ewo m 9 pc 33 MHz z Buzzer L P pc x 133 100 MHz 1394 svo CTLR mT Battery JWORE lUFC2 Blot p x 133 100 MHz Y Clear D LEM 1 ATA1 sATA3 PTA ovos a FP Audio Slot USB4 5 WOLS ISATAS Cha Intru 1394 2 eine PCI U n qe ISATAO SATA2 SATA4 pcom E 5 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports Mouse Porte Definitions The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at JKM1 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 NC The mouse port is above the key 3 Ground board port See the table on the right 4 VCC 5 6 for pin definitions Clock NC Serial Ports TP COM COMA GOM1 is a connector located on the Pin Definition Pin Definition IO Backpanel and COM is a header 1 CD 6 DSR located at JCOM2 JCOM2 can be 2 RD 7 RTS accessed from the front panel by 3 TD 8 CTS using the optional cable kit See the 4 DTR 9 RI table on the right for pin definitions 5 Ground 10 NC Pin 10
73. gold dot i Am GPU Eni h GPU en SES Ter Socket Notch marked with a triangle against the socket corner that is marked CPU Key semi with a triangle cutout circle cutout 2 Align the CPU key that is the below the circle semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the Corner with a triangle cutout on the socket triangle cutout CPU Pint 3 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the Socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or any pins of the socket 4 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU and make sure it is properly installed 5 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to the lever lock 6 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic PnP cap will be automatically re leased from the load plate when the load lever is pushed in the lever lock Remove the PnP cap from the motherboard Warning Please save the plas Plastic cap is tic PnP cap The motherboard released from must be shipped with the PnP the load plate cap properly installed to protect if CPU prop the CPU socket pins Shipment erly installed without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins Chapter 2 Installation Installation and Removal of the Heatsink 1 Donotapply any therm
74. guration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with Front Panel Overheat LED on system overheat A 1 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Notes Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed you must first configure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers To configure RAID settings please refer to RAID Configuration User Guides posted on our website at www supermicro com support manuals _ Note The following OS installation instructions are written for the Windows XP 2003 OS only If you have the Windows 2008 or Windows Vista OS please follow the instructions displayed on your screen to install the OS B 1 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS to a RAID System 1 Insert Microsoft s Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive and the system will start booting up from CD 2 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays 3 When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s 4 Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key 5 Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key 6 Press the
75. hanges to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 and ASCII Flow Control This item allows you to select the flow control option for the console The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST Select on to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off 4 17 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Hardware Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature P o5 by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold
76. hen the computer is turned off a backup battery provides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPEROX7DWA N User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise Noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the 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 as shown on the following page
77. high priority high throughout device may benefit from 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 setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines the size ofthe hard drive to be accessed the OS The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take caution when changing the Advanced settings An Incor CAN value a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause system to become unstable When this occurs reset the setting to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will enable the Clock Spectrum feature in the Clock Generator It aims at reducing the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components whenever is needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Intel VT for Directed UO Select Enabled to bring up the following Intel VT for Directed I O VT d Configuration submenu The optio
78. ime period The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this area for the Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this area for the Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 7 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Wr
79. incoming call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Mouse SI Kg ARI DIMM 4B Bank 4 Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 1 45V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up A WOR 8 pin PWR I USB 0 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 T COM1 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Parrallel Port CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 CD1 CPU2 HD Audio North Bridge SUPERO X7DWA N Slot7 IPMI GLAN CTLR see Tot pc Exp x16 5 t B WOL FPWLEDsPK Fand FP Contro Fan CPU Fan2 farg an JWF1 E Hp Batz pc 33MHz FP Audio ESB2 ro PCI Exp x16 E JWD ro South Bridge Floppy BIOS
80. is available on COM2 only NC No Connection KK SME_PS PSF z A Keyboard Mouse FIR PPP Ese JAR wr TIS DIMM 4B Bank 4 Spin pwk B COM1 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Soucht B DIMM 3B Bank 3 C COM DIMM 3A Bank 3 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 FPWLEDsPK Fand FFP Control Fan E li LAN1 2 CD1 CPU2 North Bridge Audio SUPERO X7DWA N ISlot7 IPM JIDE1 in i E JoHtE EIS E pos PCI E 16 GLAN nds JWF1 CTLR EPL CF1EJE Batz pc 33MHz CPU Fan2 Floppy Compact Flash IDE1 ESB2 BIOS EE PCI Exp x16 South Bridge E JWD PCI 33 MHz e Buzzer FA Bio PCI X 133 100 MHZ N Sio 1394 CTLR RECH Battery JWORE KC Blot PCI X 133 100 MHz e ari Clear IPM cmos FP Audio Em iaaa Vegas wo SATATISATAS satas E cha intru E Phou je 2 1 ISATAO SATA2 SATAQ JCOMA 2 17 oi SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an
81. it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix B for details on beep codes 3 Remove all memory modules and turn on the system If the alarm is on check the specs of the memory reset the memory or try a different one 3 1 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Note If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For UO port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and make sure that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD Fully Buffered ECC 800 667
82. ite Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 or L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the system memory to speed up CPU s operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at
83. k 1 8 pin PWR L FPWLEDsPK Fand FP Control Fan B FP Accessible Audio C CD1 LAN1 2 Caf J j o WAY Audio SUPER X7DWA N North Bridge CPU2 Slot7 IPMI see Tot pc Exp x16 GLAN CTLR E Hp Batz pc 33MHz DI PCI Exp x16 E JWD 9 pc 33 MHz South Bridge amp z E loppy Compact Flash ESB2 JIDE1 in g JOH1E IDE1 kb P9 pc x 133 100 MHz HOH JWORE rca E Ple p x 133 100 MHz 1394 CTLR 8 Clear J8T R cmos PME 14 qaa Kees SATA1 ISATAO SATA3 ISATA2 ISATA5 SATA4 pug uv 2 23 SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in the back panel audio outputis disabled pin Denaitane This is done through the FP Audio header Pin Defin JC2 If the front panel interface card is 1 MIC_L not connected to the front panel audio 2 eee header jumpers should be installed on uz i 4 FP Audio Detect the header JC2 pin pairs 1 2 5 6 and GE 9 10 If these jumpers are not installed Eam the back panel line out connector will 7 FP Jack Detect be disabled and microphone input Pin 8
84. k 3 Bank 4 DIMMs Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 2 DIMMs IA 2A jJ 000000000 000 J 4 DIMMs 1A 2A 3A 4A Io 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 4A j 8 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii FBD 533 MHz 667MHz and 800 MHz DIMMs are supported however we recommend that you use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 1 Different types of memory modules are supported by processors with dif ferent front side bus speeds Refer to the Memory Support Table below DIMM Modules Supported by CPUs FSB FSB 1600 MHz 1066 MHz 800 MHz Supported Supported Note2 Supported Note2 667 MHz Supported Supported Supported 533 MHz Not Supported Supported Supported 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Note 2 DDR2 FBD 800 MHz memory is supported by the processors with FSB 1333 MHz and 1066 MHz however it will run 0667 MHz Note 3 Due to the OS limitations some operating systems may not show more than 4 GB of memory Note 4 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Availability Table below
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86. lling Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing other Software Programs and Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X7DWA N Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP xj Intel Seaburg Chipset INF files S U PE R M IC Re Microsoft Direc 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics Driver Intel 5400 Universal Audio Architecture Driver Chipset Realtek High Definition Audio Driver X7DWA N Intel Matrix Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Gal SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor
87. m include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your System first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support Answer The X7DWA N has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 800 667 533 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 not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the
88. n 1394 1 1394 2 Connections 1394 1 Pin Definitions 1394 1 and 1394 2 provide the IEEE Pin Defin Pins Defin 1394 Fire Wire connections on the 1 PTPAO 2 Prem 3 GND 4 GND motherboard See the tables on the ight f in definiti 5 PTPB0 6 PTPB0 SES 7 PWR 1394 8 PWR 1394 10 ZX Pin Definitions Pin Defin Pin Defin 1 PIPA 2 PTPAI 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB1 6 PTPB1 7 8 GIE fpi epin atx PWR TOPU rand 7 A 1394 1 Fire Wire KB 4 Pin PWR PWI S PS Mouse Kg Mar 8 pin PWR e DIMM 4B Bank 4 t B 1394 2 Fire Wire USB 0 LS DW E Gaz A cM WESCE UD L8 s 1 2 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 A E oM DIMM 3B Bank 3 E CPU1 DIMM 3A Bank 3 li rm gt z DIMM 2B Bank 2 Ls s ER DIMM 2A Bank 2 B DIMM 1B Bank 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 ur I o LAN1 2 ICD1 R r CPU2 sn North Bridge E HD Audio 6 uum SUPERO X7DWASN Sr Slotz IPMI em E am yz SS s Bo pc Exp x16 GLAN JWF1 amp Us CTLR EPL CF1FJE g a Bet pci 33MHz 8 ESB2 BIOS OM PCI Exp x1
89. n Definitions Pin Definition T5 43 3V 16 Ground i SME PS PGF Mem E ee e 8 pin PWR z M 4B KI Bank 4 Groun 12 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 GH DIMM 3B Bank 3 Ze x DIMM 3A Bank 3 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Ss DIMM 2A Bank 2 B Power LED Z DIMM 1B Bank 1 bi DIMM 1A Bank 1 te HDD LED E LAN1 2 CD1 E l coun a NIC1 LED North Bridge E Audio e siro SUPER X7DWA N 7 NIC2 LED Piot IPMI Q 3 sEm cue eee E wal g _ OH Fan Fail LED CTLR EPLI TSR H pes screw 7 8 ESB2 Bios PWR Fail LED F i PCI Exp x16 South Bridge J Ewo s e erouna o o Fe pci x 133 100 MHz Em 1304 Ground ured Battery one JWOREI miser Pl PCI X 133 100 MHz sprig Cleat IPM A cmos FP Audio Tot SATA1 SATA3 ISATA5 CH Pro 1 j an Hem ail Bus wot Isarao sATA2 sATAa JCOM ume 2 10 JF1 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right
90. n the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause interference with radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to prod
91. nd abstract hardware interface that provides a standard to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI pro vides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating sys tem independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2003 Servers and Windows Vista 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 CPU is in the S1 mode the Power LED blinks every second When in the S3 mode the Power LED will blink every 5 second 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 SoftOff state The monitor will be sus pended and the
92. ns are Enabled and Disabled VT d for Direct UO lt VT d gt Select Enabled to enable VT d support for DRHD Structure support in the ACPI Tables during POST The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Voltage This feature allows the user to set the memory voltage for the onboard memory modules Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically detect the onboard memory voltage according to the SPD Serial Presence Detect Select 1 5V to force the memory modules to run at 1 5V in order to accommodate lower power fully buffered DIMM modules Select 1 8V to force memory modules to run on 1 8V for testing When set to 1 8V damage may occur to memory modules that only support 1 5V The options are Auto 1 5V and 1 8V Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Interleave Sequential Mirroring and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Branch 1 Rank Sparing Selec
93. ntel Core Microarchitecture Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Extended Memory 64 Tech nology EM64 and Intel I O Acceleration Technology Intel I OAT The X7DWA N offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I O environments and is ideal for high end workstations Please refer to the motherboard specifi cations page on our web site http www supermicro com Product for updates on processor support This product is intended to be installed and serviced by professional technicians only Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list Windows OS and Other Software Programs Installation Instructions Conventions Used in the Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Eg ceres Instructions to be strictly followed t
94. o prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage done to the components Note Additional Information given to ensure correct system setup SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual iii Manual Organization EE iii Conventions Used in the Manual iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview RR 1 1 CRECKIIST SO n c 1 1 Contacting Supermicro aera anne ei rere ere kk kk eer ont ee KA KA KA 1 2 SUPER X7DWA N Image i kk keke eene 1 3 SUPER X7DWA N Layout 4 4 d aa at rata ua keke kk kr KA kk iis 1 4 Quick Reference oo ass lali kanadanslaanda nkaanb naa landa n ka iida na ka kal n aa k sud da kala da waza 1 5 Motherboard Features kk kK KAKA A 1 6 Intel 5400 Chipset System Block Diagram ek 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview RR c 1 9 1 3 Sp cial Feat res Dm 1 10 1 4 PG SAIN Monitoring E 1 10 1 5 AGPI POaltUl 8S ecce eee ree yda ba n k s Ernie Hae k na dE wad x za 1 11 1 6 Power Supply MET 1 12 E o e oU 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices EK KK KA 2 1 EE HIE Ras UD 2 1 MTV ACHING em 2 1 2 2 Motherboard Installation eese nennen 2 1 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 4 nstalling DIMM MoOdUlleS vissie bnt e keinen nns d e k 2 6 2 5 Control Panel Connectors and lO Ports
95. ol function and allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable Full Speed 2 3 pin Server and 3 3 pin Workstation Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed VcoreA VcoreB 12V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD 3 3V P1V5 CPU_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD Il settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual gt IPMI The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logging IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled
96. oun X Power LED HDD LED Que LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED NMI X Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPERO X7DWA N User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 7 Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing 5 A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail Mouse Fang Fang Red 24 Pin ATX PWR CPU ean SERI i an KB A Bin PWRIPWE gun uid USB 0 DIMM 4B Bank 4 1 213 DIMM 4A Bank 4 COM DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 2B Bank 2 Parrallel Port DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 2 HD Audio SUPER X7DWA N North Bridge Bar IPMI pes PCI Exp x16 EPLI PRS pc 33MHz pe PCI Exp x16
97. processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the CPU fan and heatsink assem bly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan When purchasing an LGA 771 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support CPU Package Configuration Heatsink Motherboard CPU Retention Brack et Pre installed on the Back of the MB Chapter 2 Installation Installing the LGA771 Processor Load Leve 1 Press the load lever to release PnP Cap on V C the load plate which covers the top of the CPU socket from its locking Load Plate position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load Plate w PnP Cap attached 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU South Center Edge 2 3 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual Loading the CPU into the Socket
98. r uidi Si JWORE_ sed pet PCI X 133 100 MHz tte IPMB 3 gei FP Audio Im gt USBA s j wo bar ATAS ipe E Eou Raz Ema ja SATAO SATA2 Saag COMA A Clear CMOS B Watch Dog Enable 2 21 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with J3P to prevent false alarms SMB to PCI X PCI E Slots Speeds Jumpers J C1 J C2 allow you to con nect PCI X slots to the System Manage ment Bus and Jumpers JI C3 JI C4 al low you to connect PCI Exp Slots to the System Management Bus for enhanced power management The default setting is to close pins 2 3 to disable the con nection See the table on the right for jumper settings Closed Open 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Enabled Disabled Default SMBus to PCI X PCI Exp Slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 Definition Enabled Disabled Default Fang Fans Ro KB Mouse PS PSF AR 4 Pin pwi F 24 Pin ATX PWR A Fandt 8 pin PWR DIMM 4
99. rs at a front side bus speed of 1 6 GHz 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB ECC DDR2 FBD 800 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula tion Chipset Intel 5400 chipset including the 5400 Memory Control Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Two PCI E x16 Gen 2 slots Slot 4 Slot 6 Two PCI X 133 100 MHz Slot Slot 1 Slot 2 Two PCI 33 MHz 3 3 V slots Slot 3 Slot 5 One IPMI slot Slot 7 One PCI U slot Slot 0 For Supermicro s UIO card only BIOS e 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage memory voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby DV standby and VBAT e Fan status monitor with firmware speed on off control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Platform Environment Control Interface PECI CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction System resource alert ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard UO Adaptec Host RAID support RAID 0
100. t 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 2 5 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 2 4 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also Note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 Refer to the Memory Configuration Table below for more details 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 X7DWA N supports up to 64 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 800 667 533 in 8 DIMMs Populating DIMM modules with a pair or pairs of memory modules of the same type and same size will result in interleaved memory For best per formance please install a pair s of DIMM modules of the same type in both Branch 0 and Branch 1 Memory Configuration Table Branch0 Branch1 Number of Bank 1 Bank 2 Ban
101. t Enable to enable the function of memory sparing for Memory Branch 0 or Branch 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable Interleaved Memory for Memory Branch 0 Rank or Branch 1 Rank The options for Memory Interleaving are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on an FBD memory module When the CPU or I O issues a demand read command and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC it is corrected and sent to the original source Memory is updated as well Select Enabled to use Demand Scrubbing for ECC memory correction The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will setthe maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed loop thermal throttling on a fully b
102. t to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the following option ICH RAID Code Base will become available so you can use Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware to configure your RAID settings If SATA RAID is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use Adaptec s HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA AHCI Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface support Take caution when using this function It is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is detected by the BIOS in the system 4 5 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced fromthe 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 Enters Boot Features gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings
103. te A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in IDE Channel 0 Master Slave SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4 These settings allow the user to set the parameters for the slots indicated above Press Enter to activate the following submenu screen for options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are 4 3 SUPEROGX7DWA N User s Manual Type This option allows the user to select the type of the HDD drive Select Auto for the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer
104. the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide ad equate airflow to your system The options are e Early Trigger Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer Normal Trigger Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm in cluding the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below CPU Temperature System Temperature Z Note The following item display current temperature readings for the CPU and the system These items are displayed for your reference only CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature The CPU Temperature feature will display the CPU temperature status as de tected by the BIOS Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The CPU tem perature is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors
105. ucts containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 1c Release Date July 29 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 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 SUPERG X7DWA N motherboard The SUPER X7DWA N supports dual Intel Quad Core and Dual Core Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series proces sors with a front side bus speed of 1 6 GHz 1 333 GHz 1 066 GHz With two Xeon 5400 5300 5200 5100 Series processors built in the X7DWA N offers superior performance system reliability and power efficiency for high end work station platforms The features supported by this motherboard include I
106. uffered FBD memory module In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled Force ITK Configuration Clocking Select Enabled to configure FBD clock settings to support ITK testing The options are Disabled and Enabled Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffic to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications The options are Enabled and Disabled l OAT2 Select Enabled to use the Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated pro cessor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Max Payload Size Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the pay load size to 128 MB while others with a payload size of 256 MB which inhibits
107. zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable USB device Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable USB device to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then bootup the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automatically flash the BIOS without 3 3 SUPER X7DWA N User s Manual any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Windows OS 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 m

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