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1. I 24PinATXPWR EPET S 8 pin m Pin B Far uue RE PWR Mouse pii t DIMM 1B Bank 1 NMI panys DIMM 1A Bank 1 E pom DIMM 2B Bank 2 cpus DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 3B Bank 3 85 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Bl DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 z s GM SUPER X6DH8 G2 F mv CPU2 ER GLANZ E7520 S L JPG1 North E Bridge zB 7 RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC DNI eee X8 PCI Epx 5 B ICHSR yer Ji South wn WALAN X PGLEpx 4 Bridge BIOS PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN n m 8 Enable SCSI CTRL ba E pea E Reset Button PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 5 Power Buttor Wal 9829 E Wessmescsremw E SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located HDD LED on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin Definitions JF1 hard drive LED cable here to display Pin Definition disk activity for any hard drives on 13 Vcc the system including SCSI Serial ATA 14 HD Active and IDE See the table on the right
2. definitions Definition 1 2 Data 3 Data 4 Ground an Par 2 PinATXPWR EPET Fan A F ERR 5 NA PWR Eeue ead t DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 H DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 2 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Hi DIMM 4B Bank 4 5B A COM 1 DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 GLAM SUPER X6DH8 G2 Es REPE CPU2 E i Z C FP USB 2 3 GLAN2 E7520 D FP USB 4 JpG1 North Z T r Bridge 7 Fane s RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI A 5 suo a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICHSR E J Te X amp PCHEpx 4 Bridge xi BIOS US JPA1 82546 1 ES PCI X 3 133 lt GLAN 7902 E m PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 JPL1 8 PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZ DAI SATAO SATA1 Uivsszscsrens E 2 15 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Fan Headers 4 pin Fan Header The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 has Pin Definitions eight fan headers Fan1 to Fan8 Pinf Definition Fan 7 is designated CPU Fan1 and 1 Ground black 12V red Fan8 CPU Fan 2 Pins 1 3 of these fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin definitions The o
3. 2 PinATXPWR EPET F S 8 pin an Far 5 Pin Fev E PWR Mouse TZE t DIMM 1B Bank 1 5 1 5 DIMM 1A Bank 1 i 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 Wake On Ring DIMM 2A Bank 2 Wake On LAN DIMM 3B Bank 3 E Er DIMM 3A Bank 3 RI DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 CPU2 S GLANZ E7520 j JPG1 North Bridge m 7 Fang RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI x HENE Super suo Jl a jl a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South n Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge Bios 82546 10884 PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN 902 Ei Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL e 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 C 7 praus JPA ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320SCSICHB Roi 1 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J22 Connect the appropri ate cable here to utilize SMB on your system SMB Power Connector C Connector J24 located between Fan7 Header and the PWR Fault header monitors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system tempera ture SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection SMB PWR Header Pin Definitions
4. mm J P 24 Pin ATX PWR E E RET PWR Mouse Ea DIMM 1B Bank 1 NMI DIMM Bank 1 E DIMM 2B Bank 2 PUT DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 3B Bank 3 u 85 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Bl R Vcc DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 z ETT SUPER X6DH8 G2 FE Vcc ie se GLANZ E7520 Vcc JPG1 North E Bridge ze x Fa 5 Vcc RAGE X8 6 Lis x Bu Super suo X8 PCI Epx 5 m px E y Vcc South HALAN XA PCI Epx 4 Bridge Bios 82546 EN Vcc PCI X 3 133 MHz lt AN 7902 8 Enable 1 3 scsi a zew PCI X 2 100 MHz CTRL H Reset Button PCLX4H 100 MHz ZCR 1 5 n z Power Buttor prs fu Pwr j 25829 SATAOISATAT avsvzrera E Chapter 2 Installation 2 5 Connectors IO Ports Headers ATX Power 24 pin Connector ATX Power Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition The main power supply connector on 13 3 3V 1 3 3V the X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 meets 14 12V 2 3 3V the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin speci Mk 15 3 COM fication You must also connect the 16 PS ON 4 4 pin J32 power connector to your o G E power supply See the table on the We eM B wav right for pin definitions l 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V
5. 2 20 24 ATXPWR F 8 pin an6 Fan 4 Pin Fan iMBus PWR PWR era Mouse TZE t DIMM 1B Bank 1 5 1 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 E Fom 5 A PWR Fault DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU4 DIMM 2A Bank 2 B Al Alarm Reset DIMM 3B Bank 3 E a Et DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 ver DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 CPU2 GLAN2 E7520 B JPG1 North Bridge m i RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI x Bila p uper ICOMZ si J a ll a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South n Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge Bios 82546 10884 PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 5 g PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 WOR preus IPASE WoL 25827 SATAO SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB Chapter 2 Installation Overheat LED JOH1 The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chassis over heating It is located beside Fan 2 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect JP13 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 acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this connection the default setting to prevent false alarms 24 Pin ATX PWR
6. Bridge ma RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC 2 J J a ai ICH5R come ge ejs X8 PCI Epx 5 Lett a us ore X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge BIOS USB4 JPA1 82546 TI n PCI X 3 133 MHz lt 5 GLAN nd 7902 5 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL e peu PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 5 WOR CO asus JPA3L Saran ERR 2 17 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to wake up when JWOR ceiving an incoming call to the modem Pin Definition in suspend state See the table on the 1 Ground Black right for pin definitions You must have 2 Wake up a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is desig areca teers nated JWOL See the table on the JWOL right for pin definitions You must Pinf Definition enable the LAN Wake Up setting in 1 5V Standby BIOS to use this feature You must 2 Ground also have a LAN card with a Wake 3 Wake up on LAN connector and cable
7. Ultra smsesree E Overheat Fan Fail LED OH Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide warnings when a system overheat or a fan failure occurs Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin defini tions A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail 24 Pin ATX PWR S pin m 4Pin a AW S PWR Mouse pii t DIMM 1B Bank 1 s DIMM 1A Bank 1 IE pom DIMM 2B Bank 2 cPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 E DIMM 3B Bank 3 85 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Bl DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET ak DIMM 4A Bank 4 H 5 GM SUPER X6DH8 G2 m JLAN1 2 ER GLANZ E7520 S sanal JPG1 North E Bridge 2m z RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC OME svo amp le s X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R le Ji South wg WALAN X PGI Epx 4 Bridge USB4 JPA1 82546 PCI X 3 133 MHz lt 5 GLAN 7902 8 Enable PCI
8. W N 2 18 Wake On LAN ISI IE 2 18 cuc 2 19 SMB POWE M 2 19 Power Faull isan iskan ean dy n berika rre e YER ran 2 20 Alarm RES Gb s k Ts 2 20 Overheat BED siste ettet tee Ce eb nan dana dana oce yane nad 2 21 3rd Power Supply Power Fault 2 21 2 6 Jumper Settings jns tede t ket riy ka ha yara kalan nan n a k a a kan W b n a kk a ba kari 2 22 Explanation of Jumpers nika nak kana kaw k a a k 2 22 GLAN Enable Disable esistente 2 22 CMOS sna 2 23 Watch DOG p 2 23 SCSI Enable Disable rnnt nu n abc Na s na 2 24 SCSI Channel Termination 2 24 VGA R rR 2 25 2 7 Onboard Indicators cnet eh senes ya ka aues nda vk h an kut kan kra Z 2 26 ejm E 2 26 SCSI Channel Activity LED Indicators 2 26 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 27 Parallel Por COnme ClOr sa ys alman dka make y k k xh a Ex Ee gu ka wn 2 27 Floppy Connector be k lan an T ma bak ana n k r a kra band Aaaa y na da k laka 2 28 2 0 50
9. Fan 4 Pin Fev PWR Mouse CG DIMM 1B Bank 1 psBon DIMM 1A Bank 1 B 5 cow DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 ca DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 CPU2 ol GLANZ E7520 E JPG1 North z Bridge m i GAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC E gt Super suo amp Jl a Jl a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South wn X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge BIOS 82546 SPA PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 8 8 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 WOR preus PAE ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH m spa D Um J 2 21 Overheat LED Pin Definitions Jumper Position Definition 1 5vDC 2 OH Active 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Pin Definitions Jumper Position Definition Open Disabled Closed Enabled A Overheat LED B 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jump
10. azad y nde nina nye nen n bise h k peyde 2 28 IDE CORBDOCIOIS ss n ha Dil nir eyek tierce id EH eem kayan n Da ewk 2 29 SCSI Connectors rol t de d xe d da an dia ka kala dak na ka dan 2 30 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 3 1 Before Power Oa 3 1 POWE T kk h neyan dv lawan E Y V ka bla aE d kanan 3 1 INO VIGGO Em 3 1 Memory cC 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Bele lel nv eub tendon eerie eee za eee cL A EE 4 1 4 2 Running Setup br a ka ab k za 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup r ka Wan 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup siy asan ladan 4 6 4 5 Security Setup _ pgggggomm 4 18 4 6 Boot Setup a 4 20 d rm 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST anaia nnn
11. PWR Mouse 2 PinATXPWR EPET FPWR 8 pin Fan 4 Pin PWR gt 0213 DIMM 1B Bank 1 i pseort DIMM 1 Bank 1 B 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 z DIMM 3B Bank 3 NE 55 DIMM 3A Bank 3 amp DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 x 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 3 JLAN1 2 S GLANZ E7520 E ILAN2I JPG1 North E Bridge mt i X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC Super suo amp Jl a Jl a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R J South wn PCI Epx 4 BIOS 82546 SPA PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN o 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 8 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 A DAZIIDA1 5 TD JPA2 O EMBUS WoL 058273 Ultra 320SCSICHB st 2223 BU 2 19 Pin Definition 1 2 3 4 5 Clock Data PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A SMB B PWR SMB Power Fault Connect a cable from your power sup ply to the Power Fault header JP12 to provide warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed
12. SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 CPU2 S GLANZ E7520 E JPG1 North Bridge Fang RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI Super suo X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R Lert vo lez South Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge Bios 82546 10884 PCI X 3 133 MHz z 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 5 g PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 Wor O preus JPA ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320SCSICHB m a E Ti J 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions The COM1 J6 and COM2 J7 serial ports are located under the paral lel port COM1 and next to IPMI COM2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS crs RI Ground NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header COM2 but not on the port COM1 NC indicates no connection Front Panel Universal Serial Bus x Pin Definitions USB2 3 Front Panel Universal Serial ae USB2 Bus Headers Pin USB3 Definition Pin Definition Extra USB headers FPUSB2 eu 1 5V FPUSB3 FPUSB4 can be used for 2 PO 2 PO front side USB access You will need a PO 3 a USB cable to use either connection 4 Ground 4 Ground Refer to the tables on the right for pin 5 5 No connection
13. Auto and Disabled ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt 4 11 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 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 Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled or Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model
14. 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 its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this f
15. Gigabit LAN 2 See Section 2 5 for details 2 7 6 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins 20 19 2 X6DH8 G2 cr 0 Reset Button gt Power Buttor 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Pin Definitions JF1 header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Pin Definition 15 Vcc 16 Control
16. Super suo X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South wn Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge BIOS USB4 JPA1 82546 E Eo PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 e 8 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 Wor O preus SPAS ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB m spa D Um J 2 25 Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled A VGA Enable SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators Lin Activity ee ue GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates Rear View when facing the rear side of the chassis GLAN Activity Indicator LED Setting Color Status Definition activity while the power LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for the status associated with the second LED Yellow Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator LED Settings LED Color Definition Off No Connection or 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps SCSI Channel Activity LED Indicators X6DH8 G2 only SCSI channel Activity LEDs DA1 DA2 Two LEDs DA1 DA2 to indicate SCSI activity are located near the SCSI controller AIC 7902 chip DA1 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel A and DA2 DA1 indicates the activity status of SCSI Channel B See the table at right for the f
17. appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below gt Ment anage Arrays of Array reate Array 68 nirror RAID 1 34 468 d Delete Hotspare nitialtize Drive Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete andpress Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array C 11 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Adding Deleting Hotspares Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Util ity 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press Enter 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you h
18. full power thereby generating less heat Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Overheat LED and Fan Fail Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat Fan Fail warn ing function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system
19. pout DIMM 2B Bank 2 1 l DIMM 2A Bank 2 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 s DIMM 3B Bank 3 a ii DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 DIMM 4A Bank 4 H M SUPER X6DH8 G2 m gl 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 ES Badae m moe als A SCSI Channel A B SCSI Channel B HELAN XA PCT Ep AA Brda PCI X 3 133 MHz GLAN 7902 XE PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL B WOR pres 288273 satan ATA ira Ultra 320 SCSICHA Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 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 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS
20. 4 SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 2 GLAN2 E7520 I JPG1 North E Bridge 7 rane GAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI Super suo X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R Ler vo 1B au South 4 Bridge Bios 82546 weet peat PCI X 3 133 MHz GLAN 7902 PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL Battery PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR JPA2 O pusus PASE ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB wor a Um J 3 2 1 3 2 1 Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Definition Enabled Disabled A GLAN Enable CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Chapter 2 Installation Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW ON connector to clear CMOS Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a soft ware application hangs Close pins 1 2 to reset the system if a program freezes Close pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that hangs This requires software implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settin
21. Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See nitializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu sele
22. 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 A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment 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 harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products 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 0c Release Date Nov 1 2007 Unless you request and receive w
23. Channel A and SCSI Channel B Pins 1 2 Enabled The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all Pins 2 3 Disabled four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI CH A B Termination Enable Disable For the X6DH8 G2 only Jumpers JPA2 and JPA3 allow you to en able or disable termination for the SCSI headers Jumper JPA2 controls SCSI e channel A and JPA3 is for SCSI channel duit iocus B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels Note the Rond manufacture default setting is Open SCSI to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper settings Open Default Enabled an nan beh 24 Pin ATX PWR EPET E ERU Mouse iii Ea A SCSI Enable DIMM 1B Bank 1 i DIMM 1A Bank 1 E B SCSI Channel A Termi bom DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 nation Enable 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 8 DIMM 3A Bank 3 mE C SCSI Channel A Termi DIMM 4B Bank 4 M DIMM 4A Bank 4 nation Enable GLAM SUP
24. Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed 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 X6DH8 G2 server board Drivers amp Tools WinXP xi Intel Lindenhurst chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct 9 0 Intel E7520 Graphics driver Chipset X6DHS8 series Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Aj Aj Aj eg es 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 SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s gui
25. Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 19 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CDROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CDROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press lt Enter gt to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Hi
26. Epx 4 Bridge Bios STER USB4 JPA1 82546 E E PCI X 3133 MHz z GLAN 7902 E Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL a 8 PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 WOR preus Wer Q 258273 5 Chapter 2 Installation Power LED Speaker On the JDI header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Sening i Pins 6 7 Internal Speak The speaker connector pins are for dics niemal Speaker use with an external speaker If you Fxienal Speaker wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are located beside the VGA port on the IO back plane This port accepts RJ45 type cables 4 ZERIM We WR KH PWR Mouse UP13 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 1 A PWR LED Speaker DIMM 2B Bank 2 a DIMM 2A Bank 2 A f B GLAN 1 z DIMM 3B Bank 3 EE DIMM 3A Bank 3 C GLAN 2 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 CPU2 E7520 North
27. ICH5R ens COM2 EGUAN South JBT CTLR X4 PCI E x4PCkEpx 4 34 Bridge USB4 SCSI 4 1 82546 Enable PCI X 3 133 MHz lt o GLAN 7902 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL a e Battery PCEX 1100MHzZCR X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 JSCSI CHA Term LJA1 JWOR O MBUS JPA3L SCSICHB Term 056273 ISATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB WoL wor usBer SATAo SATA1 peace Speaker eed JS1 JS2 JA2 Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI is for the X6DH8 G2 only 5 SEPC Supermicro Enhanced Power Connector specially designed to support Supermicro 2U Riser Card CSE RR2UE AX only 6 When the LE1 LED is on the 5V Standby PWR is on Maker sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing components 7T Be sure to install the Zero Channel RAID card ZCR in the Green Slot 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP12 PWR Fault See Chapter 2 JP13 3rd PW Supply Fail Alarm Enable Off Disabled JP14 Alarm Reset Off Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled Note JPA2 JPA3 SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term En Off Enabled Note JPF Force PWR On Of
28. O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU e
29. 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 Taiwan 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 Figure 1 1 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale l __ Enable Bridge H ICH Intru Floppy IDE1 aid B En KEEN E Fan6 Fan5 4 Force PWR ON rn os Faul PWR PWR D UP133ra PS DIMM 1B Bank 1 Amm SBO 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 cow s DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU sk DIMM 2A Bank 2 dE s DIMM 3B Bank 3 d a s DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 E DIMM 4A Bank 4 __ GLAN1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 zB JLAN1 cpu or no iE lt JPG1 ES North E xsPCHEpx 6 sEPC 4 SVO t X8 X8PCl Epx 5 X8PCl Epx 5
30. Transfer Mode This option allows the user to select the transfer mode for the system The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast Fast PlO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select the Ultra DMA Mode for the system The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized and detected in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized and detected in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing Enter All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Boot Features Chapter 4 BIOS gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you wantto employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and
31. X 2100 MHz SCSI CTRL pe H PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DA IDA1 i JPA2 p PAS 25827 saTao SATAt Wessmescsremw E OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Vcc HD Active Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flashing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 PWR Fail LED 6 PWR Fail LED PWR Fail Indicator Status State Definition Red PWR Failure Reset Button Power Buttor SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo Pin Definitions JF1 cated 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 Pin Definition 3 Reset Power Button Power Button The Power Button connection is Pin Definitions JF1 located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo Pin Definition mentarily contacting both pins will 1 PW ON power on off the system 2 Ground A Reset Button B PWR Button
32. and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch at the bottom Q 00 M To Remove Use your thumbs o Gi o DDRII S ot to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it Release Tab 1 Release Tab from the slot 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the Back Panel I O Connectors A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Figure 2 3 Port Locations and Definitions T er 0 X6DH8 G2 ou HO HO os o O TI Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Mouse Green 1 2 Keyboard Purple 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 Parallel Port Printer 6 COM Port 1 Turquoise 7 Video Port Blue 8 Gigabit LAN 1 9
33. option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novellle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Force Compliance Mode This feature allows you to enable the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled or Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option in order to enable the special feature of DIMM sparing or memory mirroring The options are Mirroring Sparing and Standard Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attemptto decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Remap Function Control PCI memory resources will overlap with the physical memory if 4GB of memory or above is installed on the motherboard When this occurs enable this function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above 4GB to resolve the memory overlapping situation DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRMA memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC
34. or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Please note that some components are very close to the mounting holes Take caution when installing or removing these components to prevent damage done to the components 2 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Warning Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Please note that the memory interleaved to improve performance DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 supports up to 16 GB of Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 memory Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs LILI LT Notch gt Notch Supl H8 G24 nett Note Notch Release should align Cou D with the I receptive point on the slot To Install Insert module vertically
35. this extra power will result in CPU instability See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges Chapter 1 Introduction 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate 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 I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate
36. to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the Delete key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Beginning with Section 4 3 detailed de scriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 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 see the next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immed
37. to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 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 The BIOS is the Basic Input Output System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 29 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters type of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it
38. using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled gt PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Disabled and Enabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure X6DH8 G2 only Enabling this option provides the capitally to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This item allows the user to select the Primary Video Adapter between two adapters instead of selecting among three or more adapters The options are Other and Onboard Video 4 9 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable this item to forward the PCI errors occurring behind P2P bridges to the South Bridge so NMI can be asserted The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard Option ROM first and Add On first 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 1 1 2 5 51 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
39. 0513 t DIMM 1B Bank 1 psBon DIMM 1A Bank 1 B 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 E DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 3 CPU2 S E7520 2 North Bridge m i GAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC E gt Super suo amp Jl a Jl a X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South wn X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge BIOS 82546 SPA PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 8 8 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 WOR preus PAE ISATAO SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB m spa D Um J 2 27 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Floppy Connector Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy The floppy connector is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition JP8 See the table below for pin 1 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 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19
40. 10 12V 28 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Processor Power Connector 8 Pin 12V Connector Pin Definitions JPW3 4 Pin 12V Connector Pin Definitions In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Pro cessor connector at J1D1 must also be connected to your power supply Pins Definition Definition Ground 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V Be mum 24 ATX PWR Mouse TZE t DIMM 1B Bank 1 UsBon ig DIMM 1A Bank 1 i 5 a i d A 24 pin ATX PWR DIMM 2A Bank 2 i B 8 pin Processor PWR 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 a ft 13 fs DIMM 3A Bank 3 HIR C 4 pin PWR DIMM 4B Bank 4 i DIMM 4A Bank 4 x 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 3 JLAN1 CPU2 S GLANZ E7520 E ILAN2I JPG1 North E Bridge mt i RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI x Bila lt 5 uper Oma gejse X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R J South wn PCI Epx 4 BIOS 82546 SPA PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN a 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100
41. 2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores 3 3V 5V 12V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor via BIOS and SDIII 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 and Supero Doctor Ill Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at
42. 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 Host Data 14 6 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 Write 24 Ground 22 Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQ14 32 10CS16 33 Addr1 34 Ground 35 36 2 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 19 Ground 20 39 Activity 40 Ground 2 PinATXPWR EPET Fan S 8 pin an6Fanb 4 Pin PWR B IDE 2 PWR D UE Mouse 13 t DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 H 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 8 55 DIMM 3A Bank 3 az DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 3 JLAN1 CPU2 S GLANZ E7520 ER JPG1 North E Bridge n Fang GAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI Super Saw suo X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South wn X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge BIOS 82546 SPA PCI X 3 133 MHz GLAN 7902 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZDA1 JPA2 pusus SPAS ISATAO
43. 4 2E8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port The options are 378 278 and 3BC Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the parallel port 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 View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log Event Logging Th
44. ATA ports w RAIDO RAID1 JBOD support 1 floppy port interface e 2 serial ports 1 EPP ECP Parallel Port PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 3 Headers e Super I O Winbond W83627HF w Hardware Monitor support W83792D Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm 1 7 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual PCI X 100MH A Px 4 B u PCI X 133MHz 1 DDRII 400 gen 1PCLEXP h 4 MCH SLOT i Gbit LAN DDRII 400 a M ii N 4 DDR Il 4 ANVIK I CI E B X8 PCI E X8 4 DIMMs IDE UDMA 100 Fus PRI SEC i SATA ICH5 Te 32 BIT VGA USB PORT T ji LPC BUS 0 1 2 3 4 5 Ji LPCS BMC CON LPCS Lo x HW MONITOR Parallel Port Figure 1 3 Block Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset
45. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Press F1 to resume F2 to Setup F3 for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press F1 to start the boot process or F2 to enter Setup and change the settings Press F3 to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press F2 to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an I2O Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory man ager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RA
46. ER X6DH8 G2 Es CPU2 S GLAN2 E7520 JPG1 o ER Jm 7 Fang i PAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R Lert med J Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 ped BIOS Be ess ES PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN 902 8 m PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL JPL1 8 PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR 5 Wer Q 25827 Ultra 320SCSICHB 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled Enable Disable Jumper Settings 4 Pin ATX PWR 8 pi an6Fanb 4 APTA PWR PWR Mouse TZE t DIMM 1B Bank 1 psBon DIMM 1A Bank 1 B 5 cow DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 a 5 E DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 3 JLAN1 CPU2 S GLANZ E7520 E North T ap Bridge m z i RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC E gt
47. 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 39 Ground 34 Diskette IPMI 2 0 Socket There is an IPMI 2 0 Socket on the motherboard An IPMI 2 0 card is needed for you to use this slot Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Socket location A Flo 24 ATXPWR ERE Fe erm A Floppy an6 Fan 4 Pin iMBus PWR eR B IPMI 2 0 DIMM 1B Bank 1 psBon DIMM 1A Bank 1 B cow DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 a EE DIMM 3A Bank 3 aE DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 KI SUPER X6DH8 G2 E JLAN1 CPU2 GLAN2 E7520 JPG1 North Bridge RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC Super X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 ped 82546 10884 PCI X 3 133 MHz lt GLAN 7902 E Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL o yeu 8 PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DAZIIDA1 E WOR preus JPA for Q 25827 SATAO SATA1 3205 5 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE 1 and IDEZ2 connectors are located next to Floppy Drive Connector at J3 and J4 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 respectively See the table on 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 the right for pin definitions 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data
48. IMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 Memory Chipset Intel E7520 North Bridge ICH5R PXH PCI Bus Hub Expansion Slots e Two PCI E slots at x8 4GB sec one with SEPC Supermicro One PCI E at slot 4 2 sec e One PCI X 133 slot e Two PCI X 100 slots The Green Slot supports Zero Channel RAID ZCR BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PCI X 1 0 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Microsoft OnNow e ACPI ACPM Power Management e Wake On Ring WOR Header nternal External Modem Ring On Wake On LAN WOL Header Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Adaptec 7902 dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI X6DH8 G2 only One IPMI 2 0 socket Intel Gigabit 82546GB dual port Ethernet controller PCI X 133 2EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces e 2 S
49. M A 5 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Notes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing So BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POST Code Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache 0Ch Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Initialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h
50. MHz SCSI CTRL 9 8 8 5 PCI X 1 100 MHz 2 DAZIIDA1 5 JPA2 o SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB for 25627 2 13 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input inform you of a chassis intrusion 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus USB0 1 Pin Definitions USB0 1 USBO USB1 Two USB 2 0 ports JPUSB1 are Pin Definition Pin Definition located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top con nector See the table on the right for pin definitions 2 PinATXPWR EPET F an6Fanb 4 ni S PWR PWR Mouse TZE t zi DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 E A 5 DIMM 2B Sani n d A Chassis Intrusion DIMM 2A Bank 2 B USB 0 1 s DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 RI DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 5
51. Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7520 Lindenhurst chipset The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset consists of the following components the Lindenhurst Memory Controller Hub the 82801ER Controller Hub 5 R ICH5 R and the Intel PCI X Hub The E7520 Lindenhurst MCH supports single or dual Xeon processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connec tion to two channels of registered DDRII 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The Lindenhurst also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior bandwidth The provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 82801ER Controller Hub 5 R ICH5R a dedicated Hub Interface supporting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz The PXH provide con nection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interf
52. PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz and PCI X 100 MHz Frequency for PCI X 3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 1 On Riser Frequency for PCI X 2 3 On Riser Available when a 2U Active Riser Card is present This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz gt PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHzSlot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI Exp x4 Slot 4 PCI Exp x8 Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 or PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 and Riser if a 2U Active Riser Card is present Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM 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 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00AO0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the
53. Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off After Power Failure This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 7 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual gt 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 its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices
54. Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual POST Code Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click
55. SATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CHB word sae Lum 2 29 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Ultra320 SCSI Drive C t Ultra320 SCSI Connectors X6DH8 G2 Only Pin Definition Pin Definition Refer to the table below for the 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 pin definitions of the Ultra320 2 19 96 BETIS SCSI connectors located at JA1 3 DB 14 Sr DENE Channel A and JA2 Channel 08 15 38 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 Ground 49 Ground 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground di TERMPWR 5 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 Ground 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 2 foe 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ OEE 30 l O 64 DIMM 1B Bank 1 H DIMM TA Bank 1 E 31 DB 8 65 DB 8
56. SUPERO SUPERO X6DH8 G2 SUPERO X6DHE G2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c 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 SUPERMICRO 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 SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of
57. aces that can be configured for standard PCI 2 2 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X protocol The PXH can be configured to support for 32 or 64 bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz The ICH5R Controller Hub provides legacy support similar to that of previous ICH family devices but with extensions in RAID 0 1 support Serial ATA Technology and an integrated ASF Controller In addition the ICH5R also provides various inte grated functions including a two channel Ultra ATA 100 bus master IDE controller USB 2 0 host controllers an integrated 10 100 LAN controller an LPC firmware hub FWH and Super IO interface a System Management Interface a power manage ment interface integrated IOxAPIC and 8259 interrupt controllers 1 9 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G
58. ata will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis com pares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will
59. ave selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu C 12 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new ar ray or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below Adaptec Embedded SATA Control leri Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilitie Arrow ket to move cursor Enter to select optior Esc to exit default j 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual anage firrays reate Array ddMelete Hotspare nitialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as
60. chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset the ICH5R Controller Hub provides the subsystem with access to the rest of the sys tem It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The ICH5R Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and Enhanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode C 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Within the Combined Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices sup ported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below Primary Master PM Yes Primary S
61. ck at which the error was de tected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system A 1 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstat
62. ct Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown be low Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete select drives to create ray 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 91 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page C 7 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual elect drive e firray 01 WDC WD3606D OGOELX1 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Array RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Labe Array Size stripe Size Create RAID 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be m
63. d Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled Fi tL mS F9 Esc lt gt Enter F10 Supervisor Password ls This item indicates if a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password ls This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it The other option is Normal Password on Boot When set to Enabled the user is required to key in a password to enter the setup utility at boot up The options are
64. de from our web site C 21 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor 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 settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 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 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 Interface Display Screen l Health Information er D Aree Bite i C 22 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Re EX We Took Heb tono m Remote Cont
65. directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down 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 1 11 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that exte
66. dix C Software Installation Instructions You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Arrow keys to move rst i lt Esc gt to exit default For more information regarding Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the Operating System a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press ENTER c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you
67. e configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation Error for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conf
68. ease follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right NO 1 SCREW 4 SCREW o 2 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 the ink 5 S heatsink le a SCREW NO 2 SCREW 3 Once the CPU is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the d 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 4 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU otherwise damage to the socket or CPU may occur Lever Triangle Processor installed TT CODE EO he OF Triangle Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in
69. emperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre set temperature threshold The options are 75 80 85 and 90 See Note on 4 17 Highlight this and hit Enter to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 Temperature This item displays CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature This item displays CPU2 Temperature LM93 Temperature This item displays LM93 Temperature LM30 Temperature This item displays LM30 Temperature System Temperature This item displays the System Temperature 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS CPU Temperature Threshold Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at the full speed 12V at all the time The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 p
70. er of heads etc Enter a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA devices Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer 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 The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual
71. ers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN port s on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Ut Connector Pins Jumper Cap Setting Jumper Setting Pins 1 2 Pins 2 3 IP15 J FP Center Fan PW LED J P14 IDE2 IDE1 2 22 Ultra 3f0 SCSICHA 24 ATX PWR EPET F an 5 4 Pin RS PWR Mouse ead DIMM 1B Bank 1 penon DIMM 1A Bank 1 gom DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 s DIMM 3B Bank 3 EE DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank
72. f Normal JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR J1B4 Primary ATX PWR Connector Aux PWR J32 12V 4 pin Auxiliary System PWR Required CPU PWR J1D1 12 V 8 pin CPU PWR Connector Required J6 COM2 J7 1 2 Serial Port Connectors FAN 1 8 Fans 1 6 system fans Fan7 CPU1Fan Fan8 CPU2 Fan DIMM 1A DIMM 4B Memory DDRII Slots GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports J3 J4 IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors J5 VGA Connector J9 Keyboard Mouse J20 IPMI 2 0 Socket J22 System Management Bus Header J23 Parallel Printer Port J24 Power System Management Header JA1 JA2 SCSI Channel A Channel B Connectors Note JD1 PWR LED pins1 3 Speaker Header pins 4 7 JF1 Front Control Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat LED JP8 Floppy Disk Drive Connector JS1 JS2 Intel SATA 0 1 Connectors JWOL Wake on LAN Header JWOR Wake on Ring Header USB 0 1 J8 Back Panel USB Ports 0 1 USB 2 3 JD2 USB 4 J11 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Indicator Description LE1 Power LED DA1 DA2 SCSI CH A LED DA1 SCSI CH B LED DA2 Note Note for X6DH8 G2 only 1 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Motherboard Features PU Single or dual Intel Xeon single core dual core 64 bit 604 pin processors at a front side system bus speed of 800 MHz Memory Eight 240 pin D
73. flags C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended ROM checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description EOh E1h E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects errors on 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that have failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set ha
74. for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connections for GLAN port1 Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definitions JF1 and port2 are located on pins 9 10 Pin Definition Pin Definition and 11 12 of JF1 Attach the NIC vec 9 Voc LED cables to display network activity Ground Ground Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions LJ 24 Pin ATX PWR BEET E E PWR Mouse pii DIMM 1B Bank 1 NMI DIMM 1A Bank 1 pom DIMM 2B Bank 2 cPU1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 E x E DIMM 3B Bank 3 u 85 DIMM 3A Bank 3 Bl R Vcc DIMM 4B Bank 4 LET DIMM 4A Bank 4 z GUN SUPER X6DH8 G2 gj Vcc JLAN1 2 ER GLANZ E7520 sanal Vcc T is L RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC i s A e OMZ ws X8 5 ICH5R V cc Bo South kri rr XAPCLEpx 4 Bridge 82546 EE Vee PCI X 3 133 MHz lt GLAN 7902 8 8 Er PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 8 Reset Button H PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR DA IDA1 H usos p Pwr gt Power Buttor pez
75. g Supermicro kasi kak ya k n nia n n kak k can w yu 1 2 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 Image 1 3 SUPERG X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 Layout 1 4 Quick Reference 4 dre kils daa ba ka a aya da Ba na kalan ada dakan kr la aa k 1 5 Motherboard 1 6 Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 152 Chipset eiu A E M 1 9 1 3 Special Features KA nnne 1 10 Recovery from AC Power Loss 1 10 1 4 Health Monitoring sessenta 1 10 1 5 sACPIVFCAUWNGS tee dinek eee 1 11 1 6 Power SUDD V nw day 1 12 1 7 oer 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices sssssssseeeeeenenenenennnnene nennen 2 1 1 RE 2 1 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 9 Installing DIMMS irren eer antenne ba n edad 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors l O Ports sss 2 7 A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 7 B Fron
76. ghlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 21 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 22 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a prob lem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is at tached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was de tected System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k blo
77. gs JWD Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Reset Pins 2 3 NMI Open Disabled CPU1 24 Pin ATX PWR 4 Pin RE pu Mouse DIMM 1B Bank 1 UsBo t DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 s DIMM 3B Bank 3 EE DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 ER DIMM 4A Bank 4 GUN SUPER X6DH8 G2 JLAN1 GLAN2 E7520 ILAN2I JPG1 LI GAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC Super X8 PCI Epx 5 4 USB4 run 2 0213 IP15 J A CMOS Clear B Watch Dog FP Contror Fan PW LED J P14 PCI X 3 133 MHz PCI X 2 100 MHz PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR WOR 7902 SCSI CTRL DAZIIDA1 25827 2 23 Ultra 320 SCSICHA JPA2 Ultra 320SCSICHB 7 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable For the X6DH8 G2 only SCSI Enable Disable Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or dis Jumper Settings able the SCSI headers Jumper JPA1 is Jumper Setting Definition for SCSI
78. iately 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 System Tine Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the Enter 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 Enter key to save the data BIOS Date This field displays the date when this version of BIOS was built Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of flopp
79. if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes POST Code Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard I O ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Devices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initiali
80. in Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Fan 1 FAN6 Fan 7 CPU 1 8 CPU Fan2 If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Voltage Monitoring This feature displays the voltage status of the following items P12V CPU 1 SCALED P12V CPU 2 SCALED P12V SCALED CPU Vio MCH PXH Vcore ICH Vcore CPU1 Vcore CPU2 Vcore P3 V3 P5V 1V8_SC Vdimm HECETA_MEM_VTT P1VO NIC N12V SCALED P3V3 STBY Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor 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 settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS __temperature threshold settings please change the settings to the same as those set in the BIOS 4 17 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 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 Main Advanced Item Specific Help User Passwor
81. is 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 lt Enter gt to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 15 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This item allows you to set console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit 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 gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU t
82. lave PS Yes Secondary Master SM Yes Secondary Slave SS Yes SATA Port0 No SATA Portl No Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search for all available IRQs for the use of HDD For newer Operating Systems that support the Enhanced Mode such as Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 you can set SATA and PATA to the Enhanced Mode The newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices Please refer to the Advanced Chipset Control under the Advanced Setup in the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions En hanced Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu to select the item Load Setup Default and press the Enter key Select Yes to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select
83. lict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map ofthe bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified A 3 SUPERO X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus
84. ll it into CPU socket 1 socket 2 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU Socket Socket lever in the locking Position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation CEK Heatsink Installation IMPORTANT Due to the weight of the CEK Passive Heatsink which weights about 1KG you need to have Heatsink Mounting plate installed on the chassis to prevent damage to the CPU and the motherboard 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to CEK Passive Heat the heatsink or the CPU die the required sink 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 mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws NO 1 SCREW N0 4 SCREW N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SCREW 2 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink pl
85. nables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear C 4 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Iptions Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities firrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above anage Arrays reate Array dd elete Hotspare nitialize Drives Q SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous Screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning
86. nboard fan speed is controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS To activate Fan Speed Control please refer to Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting 2 3 4 PWR Control PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Definitions PS 2 Mouse Ports Pinf Definition Th 1 Data e ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located at J9 See the 2 table at right for pin definitions See Ground Figure 2 3 for the locations of each 4 5 Clock 6 NC G EG T z4PinATXPWR CE ERI 8 0213 iow DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 H pow DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 Fan 2 EE DIMM 3A Bank 3 EI DIMM 4B Bank 4 ali C Fan 3 DIMM 4A Bank 4 ze D Fan4 GUN SUPER X6DH8 G2 erus S E Fan 5 GLAN2 E7520 E NEDE SERRE Fan 6 JPG1 North z Bridge Fan 7 CPU Fan 1 RAGE X8 PCI Epx 6 SEPC E zum Fan 8 CPU Fan 2 X8 PCI Epx 5 o ICHSR Upri gome som 8 Keyboard Mouse MGLAN X4 PCI
87. ns Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables Pin Definition Pin Definition Ri 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed Parallel Printer Port 4 GB 4 Connector 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is located 7 Data Bit 2 Bo miele 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND at J23 See the table on the right for pin definitions Mie 12 evo 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions A Parallel Port 24 Pin ATX PWR F 8 pin an6Fanb 4 S PWR PWR Mouse
88. of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced 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 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Putthe motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between
89. onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system a A O N gt The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Note By default the onboard speaker is enabled 2 Remove the memory and turn on the system 3 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes If you ve got a no memory beep code you will need to replace the memory modules with new and correct ones for your system memory is either bad or incompatible If you do not have a no memory beep code please call the technical support 3 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS set
90. ore than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KC default It is recommended that you do not change the default set ting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID No Ini Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all d
91. ress Ctrl R to Rebuild um PUN n anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare nitialize Drives Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Conf Adaptec Embedded SATA HostRAID Controllers Uptions Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select optio Esc to exit default 17 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 2 Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option Esc to exit default 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt d SATA Port WDC WD3606D OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port WDC WD360GD BOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device SATA Port No device Only drives present at POST are displayed firrou keys to move cursor Enter to select on Esc to exit default C 18 Appen
92. ritten 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 2007 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users lt provides information for the installation and use of the SUPERG X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 motherboard The SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 supports single or dual Intel single core dual core 64 bit 604 pin Xeon processors at a 800 MHz front side bus The X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 supports the Intel EM64T the Demand Based Switching DBS with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology providing the user with high efficiency server platforms that handle complex simultaneous and escalating data transactions Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Product motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read
93. rnal modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of 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 reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 accommodates ATX 24 pin 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 400W of power Your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports The 12V 4 pin power connector J32 is required to provide adequate power supply to the system Additionally you should also use the onboard 12V 8 pin power connector J1D1 to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide
94. rol gt Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows user to aifonn the OS to reboot oc shut down within a specdied time the defui is 30 seconds Before the reboots or sints down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Serace Daemen mnang at all times on this zyrtem Promde TOPJIP cende ctiniy Power control Notes 1 SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II 2 For detailed information on Adaptec s SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs included in the shipping package C 23 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Notes 0 24
95. s B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System 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 The following items are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X6DH8 G2 only One 1 2 cable One 1 USB 2 port cable One 1 SATA cable One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual X6DH8 G2 only 1 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro 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
96. shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization 00 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 C 14 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 00 WDC UD360GD OOELX1 34 463 00 WDC WDI60GD G8ELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 46 Ran 31 54 drives for 9 jected Drives 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No _ 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its functionality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 P
97. specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled or Enabled C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a pre defined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when suppor
98. t Control Panel 2 8 C Front Control Panel Pin 2 8 NMI sitio M UE 2 9 Power Sesion 2 9 HDD LED Tr c 2 10 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail LED kk kk kek kk kk kk kk k k k k k kk 2 11 Power Fail kenya din titus is 2 11 Table of Contents Reset BUTMON E 2 12 Power Button 2 12 2 5 Connectors IO Ports Headers 4 kk kk kk kk eee 2 13 ATX Power Connector i disa klsnl sinialkk aa kenka lak ka nial W kan ka ka kanada ka aa 2 13 Processor Power Connector sss 2 13 ChassiS Intr slOn scite re ded eed 2 14 Universal Serial Bus 1 Ek kk keke keke kek ke keke 2 14 Serial POMS hakan saa 2 15 Extra Universal Serial Bus Headers 2 15 Fan bI ML 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 16 Power LED Speaker Header JD1 2 17 GLAN Ethernet 2 17 MENS
99. ted 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 Processor Power Management This feature allows the user to determine the processor power management mode The options are Disabled and C States Only If set to Disabled C States and GV1 GV3 are disabled If set to C States only the processor power will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI setting 4 13 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz On board COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of On board COM1 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base address for serial port A The options are 3F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 2F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and 2E8 IRQ4 On board COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of On board COM2 The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 2F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ
100. th the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques tion FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem be sure to have the following information ready when contacting Supermicro 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 X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory mod
101. the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From this submenu select Enable and press lt Enter gt 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system startup press the Ctrl and the A keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following mes sage Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility C 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID func tionality to the Serial ATA controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is al ways available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I
102. the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add ing removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU CEK heat sink To adequately support the weight of CPU heat sinks please install the X6DH8 G2 in a chassis that is compliant with the SSI EEB 3 5 Specification CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPUT first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU insta
103. this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C lists Software 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 Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual sy kec ea VA Sa dakan Naa iii Manual Organization n van ka anka ak kaka kuvan uan k kina taana Bak iii Conventions used in this Manual sss iii Chapter 1 Introduction MEO EE 1 1 Checklist b y 1 1 Contactin
104. through the PWR LED pin to indicate an occurrence of power failure on the chassis You need to use this header JP12 with the Alarm Reset header JP14 together for it to work prop erly See the table on the right for pin definitions Alarm Reset JP14 The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure Use this feature to clear alarm when Supermicro s redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should leave the pins open the default setting to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual PWR Fault Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin 1 Fail Signal Pin 2 Fail Signal Pin 3 Fail Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro s triple redundant power supplies Alarm Reset Pin Definitions Jumper Position Definition Normal fault Open De Short Clear Alarm Note This feature is only available when using Supermicro s triple redundant power supplies G
105. ules 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 Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system Follow the Readme txt to continue flashing the BIOS Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning
106. unction 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 512K 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area of Block 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
107. unctions associated with each LED LED Definition DA1 Channel A Active Channel B Active A GLAN1 GLAN2 ports 24 Pin ATXPWR ERE F 8 pin an6Fan5 4Pin a l PWR RB PWR ki om SCSI Channel A Activity DIMM 1B Bank 1 psBon DIMM 1 Bank 1 E LED cow DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 m DIMM 2A Bank 2 C SCSI Channel B Activity 3 DIMM 3B Bank 3 a uj DIMM 3A Bank 3 RI LED DIMM 4B Bank 4 MI DIMM 4A Bank 4 x 5 GANT SUPER X6DH8 G2 E CPU2 t GLAN2 C E7520 E North Bridge m RAGE PCI Epx 6 SEPC IPMI x az Super suo COM2 Es X8 PCI Epx 5 ICH5R hers J South wo Foran X4 PCI Epx 4 Bridge Bios 82546 10884 PCI X 3 133 MHz 5 GLAN m 7902 8 Enable PCI X 2 100 MHz SCSI CTRL 9 s PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR 5 JPA2 WOR O preus JPA o lSATA1 Ultra 320 SCSI CH War 4 25627 Urs 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive Hard Disk Drive IPMI 2 0 and SCSI Connectio
108. up 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 Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 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 wi
109. ve failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Notes B 6 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard The following section provides information on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH5R Controller For detailed information on Adaptec s SCSI SATA HostRAID Utility please refer to the CDs included in the shipping package C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller
110. want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press Enter as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will au tomatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec
111. y 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 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both 4 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial ATA RAID Enable SelectEnable to enable Serial ATARAID Functions Forthe Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If set to Disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This option allows the user to select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto FIDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit Enter to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are Chapter 4 BIOS Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity numb
112. ze PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X6DH8 G2 X6DHE G2 User s Manual POST Code Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt AAh Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors B1h Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structures B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cth Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error

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