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1. Dog is a system monitor that can reboot the sys Watch Dog tem when a software application hangs Close Jumper Settings JWD pins 1 2 to reset the system if an application Jumper Setting Definition is hung up Close pins 2 3 to generate a non Pins 1 2 GEN maskable interrupt signal for the application that siran mn is hung up See the table on the right for jumper i Open Disabled settings Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Note When enabled the user needs to write his her own application software in order to dis able the Watch Dog Timer JPWFT EE 24 Pin ATXPWR TE S NN H S A Clear CMOS DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 B Watch Dog Enable DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM Cc Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 LAN2 SUPERO X7DVL E North Bridge L Irans m Fang GLAN Fan2 idi PCI X 133 MHz gn lot5 af Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz 5 S S JL1 GI oV PCI E x4 pat amp Pot CO VGA Slots CTRLR PCI Exp x8 ESB2 er JCOM2 South lo e PCI 33 MHz Bridg a EZIJPLI JEGITE T EZIJPL2 E loti P PCI 33 MHz JWOR Buzzer eus 5 lus zs Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table
2. SATA1 BATA3 SATAS es Euri ATAO SATA7 SATA4 RN ka LED Color Definition Off 100 Mbps No Connection or 10 Mbps Green Amber 1 Gbps A GLAN Port1 LEDs B GLAN Port2 LEDs C Onboard PWR LED 2 27 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual POST Code LED Indicators LEA LE5 There are two POST Code LED Indicators LE4 LES located on the motherboard These two LEDs indicate POST Power POST Code LED Indicators LES LEA POST Code Message Yellow On Green Off Memory Initialization POST 28h Yellow Off Green On System Shadowing On Self Test Code Messages through different sets of green and yellow light combinations Refer to the table on the right for POST Code Messages See the POST 38h Yellow On Yellow Off Green Off Green On CPU Initialization POST 0Ah PCI Initialization POST 49h layout below for the LED location Status LED D31 There is a Status LED Indicator D31 Status LED Indicator located on the motherboard This LED n displays different colors to show the status SES SENSE SUE Red PWR on PWR probl of the system Refer to the table on the occur s or JPWS not iu right for system status See the layout properly installed Yellow S5 or S4 below for the LED location amp Pin PWI 24 Pin ATX PWR A LE4 POST Code LED B LE5 POST Code LED C D31
3. GH SiS Loge x8 ESB2 Ground Reset Reset Button Printer JCOM2 South BIOS Blot ee Eis TT pc aa MHz SE Zu Ground PWR Power Button ENU ME e Ben LISS JWORE re Buzzer 25 SATA1 BATA3 SATA5 ees SIMLC pwc aa STAD SATA BATM Fan 2 10 HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SAS Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connection for GLAN porti is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and the LED connection for GLAN Port2 is on Pins 9 and 10 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions pum 24 Pin ATX PWR EWF TEWE PWR J am PC ew I USB 0 4 DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 SUPERGX7DVL E North Bridge Fan5 Fang GLAN
4. a From the main menu select item2 Delete RAID Volume and press lt Enter gt b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the RAID set you want to delete and press lt Del gt A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu B 8 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Resetting to Non RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD AN Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD Resetting a RAID volume HDD or Resetting a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive a From the main menu select item3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option RUM 1 8 1013 JOE vknll Copyright C 2803 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 Create RAID Uolune Port Drive Model Size Status WMALT2834971 232 961 Select the disks that should be reset 1J Previousz Next SPRCE Selects ENTER Selection Complete b Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press lt Space gt to select c Press lt Enter gt to reset the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting t
5. Fan2 BEE Lex 133 MHz ay Blows 30 PCI X 133 MHz roi od BW PCE x GZ JPG JWD e VGA m GRLA Slots PCI Exp x8 ESB2 5 eer Jcow2 South ec sios gt Blow i Bascol D PCI 33 MHz Bridge ERES ET JECTECT ZH HE m loti LL B PCI 33 MH 5 JWORE Buzze SMB SATATIBATAS SATAS Eze SIMLC je E JUTIPATAU SATA2 SATA4 Fa 2 11 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 45V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 20 19 Groun NMI D X Power LED Vcc Q HDD LED Vcc Que LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc H Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Ground ele Reset Reset Button PWR 7 Power Button SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Overheat Fan Fail LED OH OH Fan Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating or fan failure Refer to Pin Definition Ti Vcc Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator the table on the right for pin defini Status tions State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing Power Fail LED PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitio
6. Primary Video Adapter This setting allows you to select the primary video display device at bootup Select Onboard to use the onboard video device as your primary display device at bootup The options are Other and Onboard Emulated IRQ Solution All PCI E devices are required to support Message Signaled Interrupts MSI However some legacy operating systems might not recognize MSI This feature provides a workaround solution for a PCI E device to function properly in a system that is supported by a non MSI aware OS When this item is set to Enabled a PCI E device will generate a memory transaction with a correct PAR Pin Assertion Register address and interrupt vector number to be stored in the device s MSI address and date registers so the BIOS can initialize this PCI E device before booting the OS The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Exp UO Performance Some add on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes while others with a payload size of 256 Bytes which inhibits the coalesce feature Please refer to your add on card user guide for the desired setting The options are Payload 256 Bytes and Coalesce PCI Parity Error Forwarding The feature allows SERR and PERR errors detected in PCI slots to be sent forwarded to the BIOS DMI Event Log for the user to review The options are Enabled and Disabled ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option
7. Remote Control Configuration Administratio u Health Information CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis Intrusion C 2 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Il Remote Control Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help El UU tay ESuper Doctor i System Info Health Info Performa u Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor III allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity Power control a Note The SD III Software can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp su permicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IlIl You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Notes Disclaimer Continued The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastro
8. The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This display indicates the speed of the processor installed on the motherboard Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPU The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU The options are Default x12 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 and x18 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel S web site for more information The options are Disabled and Enabled Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to activate the function of Machine Checking and allow the CPU to detect and report hardware machine errors via a set of model specific registers MSRs The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predefined overheat threshold Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 TM1 allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock modulation when the CPU temperature reaches the overheat threshold C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage freque
9. This item displays the IP Subnet Mask for the IPMI connection detected Default Gateway This item displays the Default Gateway for the IPMI connection detected MAC Address This item displays the MAC Address for the IPMI connection detected Update LAN Settings Select Yes to allow BIOS update LAN setting The options are Yes and No 4 23 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing Enter All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Set Supervisor Passuord Supervisor Password Is 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 Is 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 Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the u
10. 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 19 Ground 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 Ground 23 UO Write 24 Ground 25 VO Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 Ground 31 IRQI4 32 1ocst6 33 Addrt 34 Ground 35 Addro 36 Addr2 37 Chip geg 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground met orm 24 Pin ATXPWR IEN A IDE 1 JAR am DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 ____D wM 1C Bank 1 ______ DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V CPU2 wv SUPER X7DVL E s Trans Fang GLAN CTRLR Fan2 tr PCI X 133 MHz gn r Fan lot5 af an PCI X 133 MHz 7 o oT PCIE x4 vr JPGIE JWD GIRIN CEP PCLExp x8 ESB2 kes il JCOM2 South Ecg Bios Q Ga Bridge Beon PCI 33 MHz ES JEGITE I Batter EPL OS MILES 2 lot pci33 MHz a3 JWORE Buzzer e5 SATATBATA3 SATAS az SIMLC met ess SRTAZ saTA4 Fani 2 31 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Notes 2 32 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
11. 3V Standby A Reset Button B PWR Button 20 19 Groun X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED PWR Fail LED ele Ground ole Reset ve o PWR Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24 pin main power supply connector JPW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector JPW3 on the motherboard These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions For the 8 pin PWR JPWS3 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12V 8 pin CPU PWR connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your motherboard See the table on the right for pin ATX Power 20 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 Hz 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 definitions Pin Pi R WR LI U Z2 louse JAR my A USBOA DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 cow DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 LAN2 SUPER X7DVL E ge Fans m L Fane GLAN E nm PCI X 133 MHz an L1 lot5 Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz 3 E 7 ox 9 ad JPG L JWD es rie SG poLExp x8 ESB2 me J icowe South sos ls A BGPIO1 TT pci 33 MHz Bridge Beer glg Bu EE La
12. CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi di rectional heatsink and fan 3 Make sure to install the motherboard into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink and fan 4 When purchasing a motherboard with an LGA 771 CPU Socket make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU Socket pins are bent other wise contact the retailer immediately 5 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support Installation of the LGA771 Processor top of the L PI 1 Press the load lever to release oad Plate the load plate which covers the CPU Socket from its locking position 2 Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate Load Plate with PnP Cap SZ attached T Chapter 2 Installation 3 Use your thumb and your index finger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU 4 Align CPU Pin1 the CPU corner marked with a triangle against the Socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout 5 Align the CPU key that is the semi circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket 6 Once aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down to the socket Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU hori zontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the soc
13. Information support 2supermicro 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 SUPER X7DVL E Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual SUPER X7DVL E Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale 24 Pin ATX PWR PWR GPi EE DIMM BA Bank L1 JAR USB 011 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 14A Bank 1 5000V SUPER X7DVL E North Bridge __ Fan5 __ Fan6 GLAN Plote PCI X 133 MHz LE1 LE3 Co E d m De Fan3 Slot5 PCI X 133 MHz 3 5 o jL1 9 ot4 PCI E x4 pat amp JPGip 7 JWD VGA r Koch Slo3 PCI Exp x8 ESB2 USB45 Bridge BGPIO PIO PCI 33 MHz Floppy EZJPL1 KAS E Batter Pi E SER Slot1 133 MH a gt swore Sus sub SRTA EATER ees U ee Notes 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Ch
14. 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 the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the Standby or Off state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Wake On LAN Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL hea
15. PCIE X8 PCIE X4 m a 4 x Eu n PORT 4q E B PCI EXx8 ow 43 ATA 100 fa a a N Wa HN Vi oo oO A a Af lt gat bd S CR ESB2 i PCI Ex4 T 0 g 3Gb S lt Q PCI X 133 Wu J11 J6 2 1 5 E 5 Q HE E d a N a l 0 N usB 2 0N D D m poem o H H r3 IE B zZ CH R45 GB LAN E oos FWH GILGAL HF RJ45 COM1 PARALLEL a MS PORT E KB COM2 Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V Blackford VS chipset the X7DVL E motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communica tions presentation storage computation or database applications The 5000V Blackford VS chipset supports a single or dual Dempsey Woodcrest 64 bit dual core processor s with front side bus speeds of up to 1 333 GHz The chipset con sists of the 5000V Blackford VS Memory Controller Hub MCH and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 The 5000V Blackford VS MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two independent front side bus interfaces Each front side bus uses a 64 bit wide 1333 MHz data bus that transfers data at 10 7 GB sec The MCH chipset con nect
16. Power Force On PWR SMB JI C Power System Management ZC Header PWR Supply Fail JPWF Power Supply Failure See Chapter 2 SATAO SATA5 JS1 JS6 Intel SATA 0 5 Connectors SIMLC J16 IPMI SIMM Low profile Zero Channel Slot SGPIO1 2 Serial General Purpose Input Output Headers Slot 1 Slot 2 PCI 33MHz Slots Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 PCI Exp x8 Slot 3 PCI Exp x4 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 PCI X 133MHz Slots Slot 5 Slot 6 SMB J18 System Management Bus Header USB 0 1 J20 Back Panel USB 0 1 USB 2 3 4 5 JUSB1 2 Front Panel USB 2 3 JUSB1 FPUSB 4 5 JUSB2 VGA J15 VGA Port WOL JWOL Wake on LAN Header WOR JWOR Wake on Ring Header LED Indicator Description D31 Status LED See Chapter 2 LE1 Power LED See Note 4 on the previous page LE2 LE3 Note CPU1 VRM Overheat LE2 CPU2 VRM Overheat LE3 LE4 LE5 POST LED Indicators See Chapter 2 Note When the Amber light is on for LE2 it indicates CPU1 VRM overheat If the Amber light is on for LES it indicates CPU2 VRM overheat 1 5 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Dual Intel 64 bit Xeon LGA 771 quad core dual core processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz 1067 MHz 667MHz Memory Six 240 pin DIMM sockets with support up to 24 GB ECC FBD Fully Buff ered DDR2 667 533 Memory See Section 2 3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population Chipset ntel 5000V chipset including the 5000V Memory Control Hub MCH and th
17. Rank The options are 1 1 2 1 and 4 1 Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable sparing support for Branch 0 Rank The options are Enabled and Disabled Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection The options are Disabled and Enabled High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature If disabled the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predefined value The options are Enabled and Disabled AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabled to enable the thermal sensor embedded in the Advanced Memory Buffer on a fully buffered memory module for thermal monitoring The options are Disabled and Enabled Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of closed loop thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules In the closed loop thermal environment thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM device exceeds a predefined threshold The options are Enabled and Disabled Global Activation Throttle Select Enabled to enable the function of open loop global thermal throttling on the fully buffered FBD memory modules and allow global thermal throttling to become active when the number of activate control exceeds a predefined number The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Crystal Beach Features This feature cooper
18. Status LED DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 BW iC Bank1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 o v c 5000V CPU2 wv SUPEROX7DVLE s Fan5 m Fang GLAN Fan2 CTRLR e PCI X 133 MHz 30 lot5 D an3 PCI X 133 MHz E S ep A ol PCIE x4 Le a WEE 4 baa CP ropp xg SB2 E CTRLR P E Prier JcoM2 South gl sos or idge zezo n PCI 33 MHz Deg B EX RES a EN RE 2 loti P PCI 33 MHz zy JWORI Buzzer Se SA EXTA Wi EA SAT et SIMLC ic aD T SATAO SATAZ SaTaa and 2 28 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Drive SIMLP IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Parallel Printer Port Parallel Printer Port Connector Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pins Definition The parallel printer port is lo
19. benefits of both RAID 5 both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more hard drives The Intel Matrix Storage The Intel Matrix Storage supported by the ESB2 allows the user to create RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive and generate a virtual RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets It also allows you the change the HDD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Scroll down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the Enter key Select OK to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings for the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main section in BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the Enter key to select Enhanced 5 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press Enter Then select En abled 6 Scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit th
20. connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 Wake up Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL amp Pin B louse USBO 1 com1 Fan5 Fang GLAN CTRLR JPwrF j EBE PWR JAR m 24 Pin ATXPWR ENN IE FC DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 SUPERO X7DVL E 5000V North Bridge re PCI X 133 MHz i PCI X 133 MHz VGA CTRLR JPG1E JWD Se p Exp xg Printer JCOM2 PCI 33 MHz EZJI EZIJPL2 Blot1 JPC1 EZ PEZ Jee PCI 33 MHz SIMLC ESB2 South Bridge CPU1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 SN arp EE ATA3 SATAS eru Baal SATA2 ISATA4 Pin Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up A WOR B WOL Chapter 2 Installation GLAN 1 2 Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports are desig nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the UO backplane This port accepts RJ45 type cables Power LED Speaker On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a power LED and pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an
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22. on the right for jumper settings IC Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JI C1 JI C2 allow you to con nect the System Management Bus IC to PCI slots The default setting is Open to disable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Default Pins 2 3 Disabled GC to PCI Slots Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Closed Enabled Open Disabled Default amp Pin PWR 24 Pin ATX PWR e BI louse USBO 1 PWR FC Far DIMM 2C Bank 2 COM1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 SUPERO X7DVL E DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V North Bridge GLAN CTRLR r PCI X 133 MHz CD iw VGA CTRLR Oo Se poLExp xg Printer JCOM2 PCI 33 MHz E IJPL1 EZJPL2 Blot1 1EZ PC2E 1 PCI 33 MHz m PCI X 133 MHz Buzzer et Cl SATAT ESB2 South Bridge BEcPo1 EO 2 BATAS SATAS D A VGA Enabled B EC Bus to PCI slots KI Fan2 IDE1 USB2 3 aena TAVE ATAZ SATA SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual PWR Supply Failure PWR Fault Detect JPWF The system can notify you in the event of a power supply
23. 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 set to Server the fan speed will be set to optimize server performance If the option is set to Workstation the fan speed is set to optimize workstation perfor mance Select Quiet for the fans to operate as quiet as possible Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable Fans run at full speed 12V 2 Optimized Server with 3 pin 3 Optimized Workstation with 3 pin 4 Optimized Server with 4 pin Server and 5 Optimized Workstation with 4 pin Voltage Monitoring The following items will be monitored and displayed Vcore A Vcore B 12V P1V5 3 3V 12V 5Vsb 5VDD P_VTT Vbat Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take prece dence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 19 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual gt IPMI The option is available only
24. 1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend but ton with a setting in BIOS see Chapter 4 To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions S JPWF ba 24 Pin ATXPWR Hed I USBO DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 COM DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 uv SUPER X7DVL E North Bridge Fans E Fang GLAN Fan2 cmir PO pox 133 MHz gn Blows cas PCI X 133 MHz 4 9 og PCIE x4 Ry JPG L JWD e vaa CIR Bl PCI Exp x8 ESB2 5 Wie JCOM2 South Bios Brid Se Ella PCI 33 MHz ridge 8 FCI EX 15 arr loti uu i PCI 33 MHz z JWORE Buzzer SMB SATATIBATAS SATAS SIMLC wer a SATAD SATA2 SATAA Fa 2 13 OH Fan Fail LED Chapter 2 Installation Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definition i Signal
25. 30 Chapter 1 Introduction low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem You can also configure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre defined range 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifi cation defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management 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 2003 Server Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the
26. MB on your system Alarm Reset Pin 24 Pin ATXPWR PWR B PWR FC Fan SN E Q AR USBO 1 DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 com1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 na D 5000V SUPERO X7DVL E North Bridge Fan2 re PCI X 133 MHz 30 r Fan3 lot 4 Fan PCI X 133 MHz E t JL1 1 o i Pa JPGIE JWD voa ee Ke Se p Exp xg ESB2 Printer cows South Esc Bios BGPIO1 o idge ag PCI 33 MHz Prtdg a EIS Wrote p Batter EZIJ L2 FAE rna se Ban pcias MHz z004 s JWORE Buzzer NN ATA3 SATAS Wol RU SATAZ SATA4 A Em Eed Pin Setting Definition Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 45V SMB Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection A Alarm Reset B SMB Power SMB I C Connector Power SMB I C Connector JPI C monitors the status of the power supply Fan and system temperature See the table on the right for pin definitions VGA Connector A VGA connector J15 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location Chapter 2 Installation PWR SMB Pin Definitions amp Pin i 24 Pin ATX P
27. O X7DVL E 5000V North Bridge IGLAN Tor CTRLR PCI X 133 MHz PCI X 133 MHz lot5 lott PCI E x4 JPGiF 7 uwo Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN 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 ab Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select 33 Ground 34 Diskette A Floppy B SIMLG Slot gi 5 gt HE LE1 Co RJ D E bu dl FP Control Slo3 p Exp x8 JCOM2 ESB2 South Bridge ag amp Pus SATA1 BATA3 SATA5 2 30 IDE Connector There is one IDE Connector JIDE1 on Chapter 2 Installation IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions Pin Definition Definition the motherboard The IDE Connector FPE 2 Ground is located next to the Floppy Connec 3 Host Data 7 Host Data 8 tor See the table on the right for pin 5 Host Data 6 Host Data 9 definitions 7 Host Data 5 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 0 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data
28. OH Fan Fail LED Vcc e V E i cc E E l e PWR Fail LED T To Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 9 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 45V JPWF Ham E 24 Pin ATX PWR Hed A NMI USB 0 4 B PWR LED DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 com DIMM 2B Bank 2 20 19 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Groun NMI Q DIMM 1C Bank 1 vaa DIMM 1B Bank 1 X X DIMM 1A Bank 1 gem Gee LED Vcc 5000V CBS ue GUPER X7DVL E pg HDD LED Vcc Fans an NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc CR PE pc x 133 MHz r ran p st GI AE OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PCI X 133 MHz b oT PCLE x4 S d PWR Fail LED Vcc JPG wo
29. ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Select Enabled to improve DMA transfer rate for 32 bit multimedia PCI cards The options are Enabled and Disabled Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area he options are Yes and No 4 9 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Frequency for PCI X 5 6 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz P Slot1 PCI 33MHz Slot2 PCI 33MHz Slot3 PCI Exp x8 Slot4 PCI Exp x4 Slot5 PCI X 133MHz Slot6 PCI X 133MHz 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 Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater clock rate The options are Default 0020h 0040h 0060h 0080h 00A0h 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novell and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new softw
30. SUPERO SUPERO X7DVL E USER S MANUAL Revision 1 2a The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in
31. Selection Complete e Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to highlight a drive and press lt Space gt to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays h When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 4 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROH v5 1 8 1813 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Hane Uoluni RAID Level RAIDI Mirror Disks Select Disks Strip Size NA Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Enter gt key to go to the ne
32. VL E User s Manual Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or to be written into L1 L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select 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 DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512 640K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The
33. WR JPW 4 PWR le C louse i Q USB 0 1 DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 com DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 KI c D m DIMM 1B Bank 1 im ta Bank 5 5000V CPU2 SUPERGX7DVL E North Bridge Fan5 Fan6 GLAN Fan2 r PCI X 133 MHz 30 Tots a Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz z t 3 o i p31 amp JPG JWD voa SG kem CTRLR S PCI Exp x8 ESB2 Weg JCOM2 South Parc Bios Bridge BGPIO1 hr PCI 33 MHz mee 4 JPL Troi I Batt EZIJ L2 FAE ara ke Blot peras MHz i8 s JWORE_ Buzzer GI SATATJBATA3 SATAS men SIMLC pue ss SATA SATA4 Fa Pin Definition PWR Fail Ground 3 3V A PWR SMB B VGA SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual SGPIO Headers SGPIO There are two SGPIO Serial General Pin Definitions Purpose Input Output headers located Pin Definition Pin Definition onthe motherboard These headers are 1 NC 2 NC used to communicate with the System 3 Ground 4 DATA Out Monitoring Chip on the backplane See 5 Load 6 Ground the table on the right for pin definitions 7 Clock 8 NC Refer to the board layout below for the Note NC No Connections locations of the headers A SGPIO 1 JPWF EI 24 Pin ATXPWR PWR A OOM IWF ze T E B SGPIO 2 USBO0A DIMM 2C Ba
34. When the Stripe Size is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is 64 KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays g When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 6 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Conde Redrwchun Kastoerd Yew Varus fep Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH 7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane VolunS RAID Level RAIDS Parity Disks Select Disks Strip Size 64 KB Capacity H GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press lt Enter gt c When the Ra
35. 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 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode The options are Output only Bi Directional EPP and ECP DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port The options are DMA1 and DMAS3 Floppy Disk Controller Use this item to select the control setting for the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS and OS controlled 4 15 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Base UO Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for the Floppy 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 Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press Enter to mark the DMI events as read Clear All DMI Event Logs Selec
36. any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Ques Don FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support fags before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support e Motherboard model and PCB revision number Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 X7DVL E has six 240 pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes See Chapter 2 for detailed Information Question How do update
37. apter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 4 When LE1 is on make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or installing components 5 The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X7DVL E Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI2C1 JI2C2 SMB to PCI Slot 1 Slot 2 Speed Pins 2 3 Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 GLAN1 GLAN2 Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPWF PWR Supply Failure Detect Off Disabled JWD Watch Dog Pins 1 2 Reset Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 Primary 24 Pin ATX PWR Connector CPU PWR JPW3 12V 8 pin PWR Alarm Reset JAR Alarm Reset Header Chassis Intru JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 JCOM1 2 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connectors FAN 1 6 Fans 1 6 System cooling fans chassis fans CPU fans Floppy J22 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FP Control JF 1 Front Control Panel Connector GLAN 1 2 JLAN1 2 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 JIDE1 IDE1 Hard Drive Keyboard Mouse JKM1 Keyboard Mouse Connectors Parallel J21 Parallel Printer Port PWR LED SPKR JD1 Power LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 PWR Force On JPF
38. are you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed The options are DOS or Other for Unix Novelle NetWare and other operating systems gt Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Warning Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings Incorrect val ues entered may cause system malfunction Also a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability When this occurs revert to the default setting SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots If MTRRs are not enough this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation The options are 256 MB 512 MB 1GB and 2GB Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the memory branch operates System address space can either be interleaved between two channels or Sequential from one channel to another Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population during system manufacturing The options are Sequential and Single Channel 0 Branch 0 Rank Interleaving Select enable to enable Memory Interleaving support for Branch 0
39. are Programs and Drivers C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Super Micro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box One 1 Super Micro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 022 Six 6 SATA cables CBL 044 One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT7L One 1 CPU Retention Module SKT 0159 for retail and bulk packaging One 1 Super Micro CD containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual ta SUPER X7DVL E 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 Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General
40. ate a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports transfer rates up to 3 0 Gbps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis In addition the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of 40cm while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length Overall SATA provides better func tionality than PATA Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Located in the South Bridge of the 5000V Blackford VS chipset the I O Controller Hub ESB2 provides the UO subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 1 channel UltraATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and six Serial ATA SATA ports The ESB2 supports the following PATA and SATA device con figurations Legacy mode and Native mode B 1 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual The Intel HostRAID Configurations The following types of Intel s HostRAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped sections of two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive RAID 10 Striping amp Mirroring RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined without parity information to get the
41. ates with Intel I O AT Acceleration Technology to accelerate the performance of TOE devices Note A TOE device is a specialized dedicated processor that is installed on an add on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add on card For this motherboard the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip The options are Enabled and Disabled Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to The options are Disabled PCI and LPC Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled High Precision Event Time Select Yes to activate the High Precision Event Timer HPET which is capable of producing periodic interrupts at a much higher frequency than a Real time Clock RTC can in synchronizing multimedia streams providing smooth playback and reducing the dependency on other timestamp calculation devices such as an x86 RDTSC Instruction embedded in a CPU The High Precision Event Timer is used to replace the 8254 Programmable Interval Timer The options for this feature 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 Select Enabled to enable Legacy USB device support
42. atible to allow the SATA and PATAdrives to be automatically detected and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS Select Enhanced to allow the SATA and PATA drives to be to be automatically detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode Note The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version When the SATA Controller Mode is set to Enhanced the following items will display Serial ATA SATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled When this item is set to Enabled the item ICH RAID Code Base will be available for you to select either Intel or Adaptec Host RAID firmware If this item is set to Disabled the item SATA AHCI Enable will be available The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable Intel s SATA RAID firmware to configure Intel s SATA RAID settings SATA AHCI Select Enable to enable the function of the Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface Take caution when using this function This feature is for advanced programmers only The options are Enabled and Disabled System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is detected by the BIOS 4 5 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Ut
43. cated 1 ne 2 merum between PCI Slot 2 and PCI Slot 3 3 Data Bit 0 A Ener See the table on the right for pin 5 DataBiti e nit definitions 7 DataBit2 8 SLCTIN 9 DataBit3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 op 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 JPWF ber 24 Pin ATX PWR a louse JAR bel Mee USBOT A Parallel Port DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 COM DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 vea DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 uv SUPER X7DVL E iu L rans m Fang em n Pap Go 133 MHz ay pan Blots ag Fang PCI X 133 MHz g o PCI E x4 E JPG 1JWD a aan Cep ke ANC pue eg South Bios gt bes Soe Bridge So EH E JPL1 JAZ r P ee Bi HILM Ee JWOR F uzzer ISATA1 BATA3 SATA5 SIMLC ue Eae SATA2 SATA pana 2 29 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at See the table below for pin J22 definitions SIMLC IPMI Slot Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy There is a SIMLC IPMI Slot on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location ewe 24 Pin ATX PWR a m DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 SUPER
44. ct On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog If enabled this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup The Options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Video BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices 4 7 SUPERO X7D
45. d receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2009 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPERO X7DVL E motherboard The SUPER X7DVL E supports dual Intel Xeon quad core dual core processors 771 LGA with a front side bus speed of of 667 MHz 1 066 GHz 1 333 GHz With dual 64 bit Xeon dual core processors built in the X7DVL E offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on the Intel dual core NetBurst microarchitecture while remaining compat ible with the IA 32 software The features include Intel Virtualization Technology Hyper Pipelined Technology Execution Trace Cache Thermal Monitor 1 2 TM1 TM2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology Advanced Dynamic Execution and Extended Memory 64 Technology EM64T These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer thermal environments than the traditional motherboards The X7DVL E is ideal for high p
46. der 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 X7DVL E can only accommodate 24 pin ATX power supply Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the motherboard some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power In addition the 12V 8 pin is also required for adequate power supply to the CPU Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets 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 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 interr
47. e Enterprise South Bridge 2 ESB2 Expansion Slots Two PCI E slots one x8 Slot 3 one x4 Slot 4 Two 64 bit PCI X slots Slot 5 Slot 6 Two 32 bit PCI 33 MHz slots Slot 1 Slot 2 One SIMLC IPMI Slot 0 J16 BIOS e 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP USB Keyboard support Hardware BIOS Virus Protection and SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT Fan status monitor with firmware control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Low noise fan speed control Platform Environment Control Interface PECI ready CPU fan auto off in sleep mode Pulse Width Modulation PWM fan control DC temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 support CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Chassis intrusion detection e System resource alert via Supero Doctor III 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism e ACPI Power Management Power on mode for power recovery Onboard UO e Six SATA ports supporting RAIDO RAID1 RAID10 and RAID5 One SIMLC IPMI 2 0 socket Two Giga bit LAN ports supported by the ESB 2 South Bridge One EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interface On
48. e BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system boot up press the Ctrl and lt l gt keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl lt l gt for the Intel RAID Configuration Utility Note The Intel RAID Configuration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed B 2 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes a After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility the system will automatically reboot The following screen appears after Power On Self Test RAID Vo lunes Hone def ined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial size Type Status Vol ID H HD 259885 WD HMAL 72834971 232 9GB HD 2584S HD HMRL 2834599 232 SCB HDC HD258HJD HD HMREH1376189 232 SCB HD 2588 D WD MMAEH1449527 232 9GB Press WAD to enter Configuration Utility idaptec SCSI BIOS v4 38 8 opuright 2883 Adaptec In ALL Rights Reserved d d Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for SCSISelect TM Utility rt lot Ch ID LUN Vendor Product 84 A 18 H b When you see the above screen press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt I gt keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All
49. e Pin Definition cable from the chassis to inform you of 1 Intrusion Input a chassis intrusion when the chassis is opened m TL ges KT A Backpanel USB 0 1 i Je B Front Panel USB 2 3 C Front Panel USB 4 5 DIMM 2C Bank 2 j COM1 CES e D Chassis Intrusion DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 VGA DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 DAE SUPERGX7DVL E North Bridge Fan5 L Fane pe PCI X 133 MHz gn 5 are E PCI X 133 MHz 3 JPG JWD z a E JPL1 x 1 Batter Ew NEWE 3004 S JWORE_ Puzza SUB SATATBaTa3 D SIMLC Wo Asp s m SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Definitions Fan1 6 The X7DVL E has four chassis system fan headers Fan3 to Fan6 and two CPU Fans Fans 1 2 Note all these fans are 4 pin fans However Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3 pin fans See the table on the right for pin defini tions The onboard fan speeds are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the Advanced Setting Note Default Disabled When using Thermal Management setting please use all 3 pin fans or all 4 pin fans on the motherboard Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the Power Force On function If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function is disabled the normal setting the user needs to press the power butt
50. e floppy port interface Two COM ports 1 header 1 port One EPP ECP Parallel Header Upto six USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 4 Headers ATI 16 MB ES1000 Graphic Controller Super l O Winbond W83627HF Other External modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection Onboard Fan Speed Control by Thermal Management via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 10 304 8mm x 254 mm Ter SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual J12 J13 6 5 ME Oo Q S 1 u N u ai OG U U ou Oy S SEW Ng S SO On N V gt n SIMLC IPMI VRM VRM ISL6306 PROCESSOR 2 PROCESSOR 1 K X4ISL6306 Z Z m 1067 1333MT S 1067 1333MT S 2 2 MCH 1 1 5000V FBD CHNLO 0 0 Ge BLACKFORD VS N AER AS e PORTS PORT a H 9 2 3 0 FBD CHNL1 a 4 N Q J9 9
51. erformance dual processor DP and enterprise server environments Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermi cro com Products 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 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 trouble shooting procedures for video memory and system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BlOSError Beep Codes Appendix B and Appendix C list HostRAID Setup Guidelines and Other 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 Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation AX to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to dif
52. ess the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for the Keyboard and Mouse Controllers The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Serial Port A Use this item to select the control setting for serial port A 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 serial port A The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port A The options are IRQ3 and IRQA Serial Port B Use this item to select the control setting for serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for serial port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for serial port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port Use this item to select the control setting for the parallel port The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS or OS controlled Base I O Address Select the base UO
53. eted the system will au tomatically reboot Note the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support the Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating System B 10 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Other Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items amp SUPERMICRO X7DVL Motherboard Drivers amp Tools WinXP Intel Blackford chipset INF files SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Direct lt 9 0 ATI Graphics driver Intel 5000V Intel Matrix Storage Manager Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X7DVL E Series Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III 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 the paper to view the readme files for each item Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item from top to the bottom one at atime After installing each item you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item o
54. external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Speaker Connector Pin Setting Definition Pins 6 7 Internal Speaker Pins 4 7 External Speaker EWR d PWR 24 Pin ATX PWR B JPWE 4 PWR Tl PC louse JAR Ld JPI DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 L________pD MM 1A Bank 1 X 5000V CPU2 SUPEROX7DVL E North Bridge A GLAN1 2 SN B PWR LED Speaker USB01 DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 GLAN Fan2 a PCI X 133 MHz 30 lot5 t Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz s t JL1 o pat amp JPG JWD voa en e CTRLR PCI Exp x8 ESB2 iia Lea South Esc Bios Biotz idge ee e PCI 33 MHz Bridg a EIS JEGTE T Batter EZIJ L2 eS ann x 2 mpl RES __ lot pci33 MHz EE SATA1 BATA3 SATAS BER TRO TE Fa SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed and Alarm Reset JAR is enabled the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fail Connect JAR to a micro switch to enable you to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails See the table on the right for pin definitions SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J18 Connect the ap propriate cable here to utilize S
55. failure This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act ing as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with JPWF to prevent false alarms LAN1 LAN2 L1 Fan5 __ Fane PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Closed Open e 24 Pin ATX PWR EC Fani DIMM 2C Bank 2 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 SUPERO X7DVL E 5000V North Bridge IGLAN p PCI X 133 MHz D I PCI E x4 VGA CTRLR JPGIE JWD Slot p Exp xg JWOR Printer JCOM2 PCI 33 MHz EZIJPL1 Dk EZ EZIJPL2 JPC25 1 Ban pc 33 MHz p PCI X 133 MHz ESB2 South Bridge 3008 2 CPU1 ead EcPod CPU2 Ip co Fan2 EI aq Fan3 E EP Control BIOS Buzzer SATA1 BATA3 SATA5 IDE1 SIMLC Wu es USB23 Geer Eat SATAZ SATA4 2 26 L Pa Definition Enabled Disabled Default A PWR Supply Fail 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth erboard Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The Yellow LED indicates activ
56. ferentiate various models or to ensure cor rect system setup SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual DD ____ wwemgggmmgm ses iii Manual Organization Mm iii Conventions Used in the Manual iii Chapter 1 Introduction DD MCW access So ease 1 1 Saan EEN 1 1 Contacting Super e WE 1 2 SUPER X DVL E mage ismin Kn E bln lexe Bik N kan k e RL A 1 3 SUPERG X7DVL E Layout 1 4 e educa 1 5 Motherboard SUIS cast T 1 6 Intel 5000V Chipset System Block Diagram sseeeesssss 1 8 1 2 Chipset Overview MORTO 1 9 Dd E 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS K l kk kk nnne 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring EE 1 10 1 5 E F SOS e 1 11 E E oco E 1 12 1 7 Super VO c a gmmj ee 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices l E kk k kk kk eene 2 1 EK MIENTO Susans E E E EY 2 1 Unpacking EE 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 23 Jingtalling le TE 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Porte 2 8 A Back Panel Connectors IO Porte 2 8 B Front Gontrol Panel esee terii riti trabe eerte a Even 2 9 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions 2 10 NMI BURGIM MR E 2 10 Power LE D a iiber p Eres eM KN N a aeree HEWD b saa 2 10 RID LE D TK 2 11 NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators 2 11 Overheat Fan Fail LED x
57. graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Super Micro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual B 3 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the Enter key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 8 1813 ICH R wRAIDS Copyright C 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Nane Volung RAID Level RAID Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 8 8 GB Create Volune Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the Tab key or the Enter key to go to the next field You can use the Esc key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select RAID 0 Stripe and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disks item is highlighted press Enter to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volane TL Previous Hext SPACE Selects CENTERJ
58. he Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu select item4 Exit and press Enter A warning message will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu B 9 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual B 2 Installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS to a RAID System Installing a New Operating System the Windows XP 2000 2003 OS a Insert Microsoft the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start booting up from CD b Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays c When the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s d Insert the driver diskette Intel AA RAID XP 2000 2003 Driver for ESB2 into Drive A and press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP 2000 2003 Setup screen press the Enter key The XP 2000 2003 Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows XP 2000 2003 installation h After the Windows XP 2000 2003 Installation is compl
59. he item highlighted press the lt Enter gt key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the 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 Version This field displays the version number of the current BIOS 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 floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in 4 3 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 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 Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed a
60. he options are Enabled and Disabled When this item is set to Enabled the following item will display DCA Delay Clocks A DCA Prefetch is used with TOE components to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency Prefetching too frequently can saturate the cache directory and delay necessary cache ac cesses This feature reduces or increases the frequency the system prefetches data The options are 8 16 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96 104 112 120 Intel lt R gt Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions creating multiple virtual systems in one physical computer The options are Enabled and Disabled Note If there is any change to this setting you will need to power off and restart the system for the change to take effect Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Intel EIST Support Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and allows the system to automatically adjust processor voltage and core frequency in an effort to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation The options are Enabled and Disabled Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information gt 1 O0 Device Configuration Acc
61. id Level is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 5 Parity and hit lt Enter gt d When the Disk item is highlighted press lt Enter gt to select the HDD to configure as RAID The following pop up screen See the note on Page C 3 displays Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volane fl Previous Mext SPACE Selects CENTERJ Selection Complete e Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to highlight a drive and press Space to select it A triangle appears to confirm the selection of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press Enter when the capacity item is highlighted The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays i When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 7 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Deleting RAID Volume J Warning Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set
62. ility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt Boot Features gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings QuickBoot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routines by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The Options are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal speed QuietBoot Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo screen during boot up The Options are Enabled and Disabled POST Errors Set to Enabled to display POST Error Messages if an error occurs during bootup If setto Disabled the system will continue to boot without displaying any error message even when a boot error occurs The Options are Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 Sele
63. ity while the power LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the tables at right for more information Onboard Power LED LE1 There is an Onboard Power LED located on the motherboard When this LED is lit the system is on Be sure to turn off the system and unplug the power cord before removing or installing components See the layout below for the LED location Chapter 2 Installation Activity Link LED LED Rear View when viewing it from the back of the System GLAN Activity Indicator Color Status Definition Yellow Flashing Active GLAN Link Indicator amp Pin PWR JPWF m JAR 24 Pin ATX PWR e FC DIMM 2C Bank 2 COM DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 CPU1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 Fans Fang ES SBUPERGX7DVL E 5000V North Bridge GLAN Ka PCI X 133 MHz JPGIE JWD VGA CTRLR Slot PCI Exp x8 Printer JCOM2 PCI 33 MHz EZIJPL1 E PL JWOR Blot persa MHz Dk EZ JPC25 1 SIMLC wo ZE lot5 PCI X 133 MHz D I PCI E x4 ESB2 South Bridge een CPU2 m m 2 LE3 r3 amp 1 El mI LE1 i FP Control Bo J BIOS 3008 e IDE1
64. ket to avoid dam age to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is prop erly installed Then close the load plate 8 Use your thumb to gently push the load lever down to lock it 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when the clip is pushed in the clip lock Remove the plastic cap from the motherboard Warning Please save the plastic PnP cap The motherboard must be shipped with the PnP cap properly installed to protect the CPU Socket pins Shipment without the PnP cap properly installed will cause damage to the socket pins North Center Edge South Center Edge gold dot Socket Key Socket Notch CPU Key semi circle cutout below the circle Corner with a triangle cutout CPU Pin1 Load Lever Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed 2 3 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation CEK E Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism Screw 1 Screw 2 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do no
65. le ener 2 25 FPG Bus t EE 2 25 PWR Supply Failure m 2 26 2 7 Onboard Indicators eee cece kk kk Ek k keka k KA KA Kr KK KA KA KA KA KA 2 27 GLAN LEDS itenim rrr nn EATER 2 27 Onboard Power LEI 2 27 POST Code LED Indicators l iiii kk kk kk kk kk KRG 2 28 Status LED ves rer mp n 2 28 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy SIMLC IPMI and Hard Disk Drive Connections 2 29 Parallel Port Connector nnne 2 29 Floppy OTIC LON sce 2 30 SIMLC IPMI Got 2 30 IDE Connechors eren 2 31 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 2 1 Troubleshooting PioCedU i ic eege ege 3 1 Before E 3 1 Lyr Se 3 1 NOVIdEO ans ku ean aa nek n 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration u EEE 3 1 leet egene 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures i ax akla lk alla pe eege 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions E 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sese 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Set iri P m 4 1 ln ges ome c HS 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup NR Rr ERES 4 2 4 4 Advanced SetU EE 4 6 4 5 Security Setup Zeta 4 24 EE 4 25 BI BLOQUER ILE IU LUN UD 4 26 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes esee Ek kk kk bran purius dn A 1 Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines eeseeeeseessesss B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Softw
66. me a bootable device See details on how to change the priority of boot order of devices in the Item Specific Help window 4 25 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 26 Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST Error Beep 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 is
67. meter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the 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 immediately acti vated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 By pressing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 2 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With t
68. my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not experiencing any problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Select your motherboard model and download the BIOS file to your computer Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading You can choose from the zip file and the exe file If you choose the zip BIOS file please unzip the BIOS file onto a bootable device or a USB pen Run the batch file using the format flash bat filename rom from your bootable device or USB pen to flash the BIOS Then your system will automatically reboot If you choose the exe file please run the exe file under Windows to create the BIOS flash floppy disk Insert the floppy disk into the system you wish to flash the BIOS Then bootup the system to the floppy disk The BIOS utility will automati cally flash the BIOS without any prompts Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent a 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
69. n the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD C 1 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual C 2 Configuring Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor Ill program is a Web based management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included in 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 Both default username and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen l Health Information File Edit View Favorites Tools Help XWELI Doctor III Mout ie Remote Management System Info Health Info Performance
70. ncy to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to_Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the CPU 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 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch Available when supported by the CPU The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled The options are Disabled and Enabled Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing efficiency The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 13 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Direct Cache Access Select Enabled to improve overall UO network performance T
71. nk 2 CPU1 com DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM iC Bank 1 Fan SN c D m DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5000V SUPERO X7DVL E North Bridge Fan2 re PCI X 133 MHz an erg t Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz H t JL1 1 o oe el JPG JWD VGA Slots CTRLR PCI Exp x8 ESB2 Pii JCOM2 South o PCI 33 MHz Bridge EXPL JPEE z PL2 Jee ara ke Blot peras MHz ZU 5 JWOR Buzzer GI SATATJBATA3 SATAS USB SIMLC puo ss SATA2 SATA j IDE1 5 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector Pins Tomodify the operation ofthe motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts d between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit LC Sena board See the motherboard layout Pin 1 2 short pages for jumper locations Note Ontwo pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the Jumper Cap Ka GA N N jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable GLAN Enable JPL1 JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN Port1 GLAN Port2 on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The defaul
72. ns Pin Definition 5 Vcc JPWF ePm 24 Pin ATX PWR EWR B B pum A re m fe A OH Fan Fail LED USBOT n B PWR Supply Fail DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 com DIMM 2B Bank 2 20 19 DIMM 2A Bank 2 Groun NMI DIMM 1C Bank 1 vaa DIMM 1B Bank 1 X X DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 Power LED Vcc 5000V CPUS wee GUPER X7DVL E A pe HDD LED Vcc Fane z NIC1 LED Vcc eLan es fani NIC2 LED Vcc CTRLR PCI X 133 MHz ag BISTE Ur Fa OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PCI X 133 MHz BOLE GG nr PWR Fail LED Vcc JC Cw VGA a ES regen x ESB2 Ground Reset Reset Button Printer JCOM2 South BIOS ls PCI 33 MHz ES 8 Ground PWR 7 Power Button EX WE Ben semp 3008 49 JWORE Pee ear Buzzer e5 SATA1 BATA3 SATAS ET SIMLC pee k JDT SATAD SATA2 SATAG Fan 2 12 Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF
73. o Ilii OL ENS Eg DS amp Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 0 Back Panel USB Port 1 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 Qo N DOO FB CO N See Section 2 5 for details Chapter 2 Installation B Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Super Micro server chassis See the figure below for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Groun NMI X X Power LED Vcc SUPERGX7DVL E HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc D NIC2 LED Vcc pae
74. o 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 9VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For 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 DIMMs of different speeds or types have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of DDR2 Fully Buffered FBD ECC 533 667 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between four slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of
75. on the IO Backpanel and COM is a header located at JCOM2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Definition Pin Definition DSR RTS CTS RI Ground NC Pin 10 is available on COM2 only NC No Connection amp Pin Pi PwF pwr 24 Pin ATX PWR PC oO Ee N E Y DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 A Keyboard Mouse DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 B COM1 DIMM 1C Bank 1 C COM2 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 LAN1 5000V CPU2 wv GUPER X7DVL E onn erage L rans D L Fane IGLAN Fan2 Ka PCI X 133 MHz 30 E pes wl Fans PCI X 133 MHz E E JL1 OJ abu JPGIE JWD Kee S PCI Exp x ESB2 me Tor DO sun PCI 33 MHz Bridge a brs J amp E loti JWORF ere Buzzer e5 SATATIBATA3 SATAS san SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is desig nated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the sus pend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at J WOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN
76. on to power on the system D MM 2C Bank2 X C DIMM2B Ban2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 1C Bank 1 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 CPU1 COM 5000V CPU2 North Bridge GLAN CTRLR ms PCI X 133 MHz lot5 PCI X 133 MHz lot PCI E x4 JPG CHwp d VGA Slots USB45 CTRLR PCI Exp x8 ESB2 Printer JCOM2 South EPA sos E Ber Bridge B PCI 33 MHz 9 Ji JECT EI Em MB ing ig e Blot pc a3 MHz 5 3 JWORE_ uzzer 2 3 Cf SATA1 BATAS SATA5 SATA SIMLC je Pin Definition 1 Ground 12V 2 3 Tachometer 4 PWR Modulation Power Force On Enable Disable Jumper Settings JPF Jumper Setting Definition Normal default Open Closed Force On A Fan 1 B Fan 2 C Fan 3 D Fan 4 E Fan 5 F Fan 6 G Power Force on 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports m The ATX PS 2 keyboard and the PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at JKM1 See the 1 Data table on the right for pin definitions 2 nc The mouse port is above the key 3 Ground board port See the table on the right 4 VCC for pin definitions B Clock 6 NC Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 COM is a connector located
77. options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DROM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area about 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN1 Onboard GLAN 2 Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN Port 1 Port 2 The options are Disabled and Enabled
78. or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install a CPU in CPU Socket and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Make sure the CPU is properly seated Be sure to check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid pos sible explosion No Power 1 Make sure that there is no short circuit between the motherboard and the chas sis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 9VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power 3 1 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual supply may cause the system t
79. ory available to the OS 2 84 applications Installing and Removing DIMMs t D ptch gt SUPER X7DVL E Zeg Note Notch 2 e should align n with the receptive point B on the slot i Be H m e To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it OF snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom To Remove Use your thumbs Top View of DDR2 FBD Slot to gently push the release tabs near both ends of Release Tab Il the module This should release it from the slot Il Release Tab 2 7 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 2 4 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports t SUPERGX7DVL E
80. overheat Warning 1 Any temperature that exceeds the CPU threshold temperature pre defined by the CPU manufacturer may result in CPU overheat or system instability When the CPU temperature reaches this predefined threshold the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed 2 To avoid possible system overheating please be sure to provide adequate airflow to your system The options are e The Early Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm includ ing the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer The Default Alarm Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered when the CPU temperature reaches about 59C above the threshold temperature as predefined by the CPU manufacturer to give the CPU and system fans additional time needed for CPU and system cooling In both the alarms above please take immediate action as shown below PECI Agent 1 PECI Agent 2 Temperature This feature displays current temperature readings for PECI Agent 1 PECI Agent2 and the System The following items will be displayed for your reference only Low This level is considered as the normal operating state The PECI tempera ture is well below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS Fan Speed Control User in
81. phic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale
82. rds have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chas sis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage done to these components when you install the motherboard onto the chassis SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Super Micro web site for recommended memory modules CAUTION Groner extreme care when installing or removing DIMM mod ules to prevent any possible damage DIMM Installation See the graphics on the next page 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A Refer to the Memory Table below 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X7DVL E supports up to 24 GB fully buffered FBD ECC DDR2 533 667 in 6 DIMMs For best memory performance please populate DIMM slots with pair s of memory modules of the same size and same type Note 1 Due to OS limitations some operating sys
83. s 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 e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Notes 1 Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before addin removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the rocessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink 2 Intel s boxed Xeon CPU package contains the
84. s feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles P System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL Record ID SEL Record Type Time Stamp Generator ID SEL Message Revision Sensor Type Sensor Number SEL Event Type Event Description and SEL Event Data 04 27 2009 10 51 36 Ze Enter 4 21 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual gt Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS gt IPMI LAN Configuration The following features allow the user to configure and monitor IPMI LAN settings VLAN Tagging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN s for IPMI connections and allow the user to configure VLAN settings The options are Enabled and Disabled VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging is disabled this item will be ignored by the firmware IP Address Source This item allows the user to select the IP address source for the connection The options are DHCP and Static IP Address This item displays the IP address for the IPMI connection detected IP Subnet Mask
85. s may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Super Micro 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 IBM9 PC XTTM AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays etc in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the computer is turned off a backup battery pro vides power to the CMOS Logic enabling it to retain system parameters When the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate time during system boot See below Starting 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 para
86. s up to six Fully Buffered DIMM modules providing a total memory bandwidth of up to 17 0 GB s The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI Express and one x4 ESI interfaces to the ESB2 In addition the 5000V Blackford VS chipset offers a wide range of RAS features including memory interface ECC x4 x8 Single Device Data Correction CRC parity protection memory mirroring and memory sparing Ihe Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000V chipset the Xeon dual core Processor provides a feature set as follows The Xeon Dual Core Processors L1 Cache Size Instruction Cache 32KB 16KB Data Cache 32KB 24KB L2 Cache Size 4MB 2MB per core Data Bus Transfer Rate 8 5 GB s Package FC LGA6 FC LGA4 771 Lands 1 9 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Boot Features to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVL E All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that suppor
87. se e lot1 a JWORF POSS MOE Buzzer pus SATAT BATAS SATAS xs REES Pin 3 3V 1 3 3V 12V 3 3V COM COM PS_ON 5V COM COM COM Res NC o AN Oo Om A C Iv 45V 45V a o ak N 12V 8 pin Power CPU Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 Required Connection 412V A 24 pin ATX PWR B 8 pin Processor PWR Definition Chapter 2 Installation Back Panel USB Front Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USB USBO0 1 USB2 3 There are six USB 2 0 Universal Pine EIER Pin Definition Serial Bus ports headers on the 1 xe 1 45V motherboard Two of them are Back PO 2 PO Panel USB ports USB 0 1 J20 and O POs 3 the other three are Front Panel USB 4 Ground 4 Ground headers USB 2 3 JUSB1 USB 4 5 N A 5 Key JUSB2 See the tables on the right e Front Panel USB for pin definitions Pin Definitions USB4 5 USB4 USB5 Pin Definition Pin 4 Definition 45V PO PO Ground Chassis Intrusion No connection A Chassis Intrusion header JL1 is located next to the IDE ports on the motherboard Attach the appropriat
88. ser s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the System at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 6 Boot Boot List Candidate List Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Boot Priority Order Excluded from Boot Orders The devices included in the boot list section above are bootable devices listed in the sequence of boot order as specified The boot functions for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a lt gt key or a lt gt key to move the device up or down Use the lt f gt key or the lt r gt key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you can select an item from the candidate list and hit the x key to remove it from the candidate list and put it in the boot list This item will then beco
89. sue one of the follow ing beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep w Front Panel OH LED on System Overheat SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Notes Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Appendix B Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure Intel s ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers Important Notes to the User Note 1 If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions please go directly to Section C 2 and Appendix D for the OS amp Other Software Installation Note 2 This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS B 1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA To configure the SATA RAID functions you must first use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP 2000 2003 operating system and other software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2000 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to cre
90. t Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS 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 choose the console redirection type The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 Flow Control This item allows you to set the flow control for the console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how the console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue C R after POST This item allows you to decide whether you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off 447 SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual gt Hardware Monitoring This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU
91. t fully tighten the screws to avoid pos sible damage to the CPU Screw 1 S 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws G Screw 2 ho To Un install the Heatsink Warning We do not recommend N that the CPU or the heatsink be re moved However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instructions on the next page to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Chapter 2 Installation 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink Mois MOX SOM screws from the motherboard in the 5 d sequence as show in the picture on the right A2 R N0 3 SCREW N0 2 SCREW 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboa
92. t setting is enabled Pin Definition 1 2 Enabled default Disabled m worl a e e A GLAN Port Enable louse JAR Led B GLAN Port2 Enable DIMM 2C Bank 2 CPU1 com DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 C DIMM 1C Bank DIMM 1B Bank 1 L____ ____pD MM 1A Bank 1 _____J 5000V CPU2 SUPERO X7DVL E North Bridge GLAN Fan2 E PCI X 133 MHz 30 lot5 t Fan3 PCI X 133 MHz s JL1 4 o T eee ae JPG I JWD voa SS kem CTRLR PCI Exp x8 ESB2 Wien JCOM2 South BIOS Blot2 Bridge Bn hm A PCI 33 MHz rdg 4 CPL P JEC KE r Batter Baas eS ang 2 pio PCI 33 MHz HL 5 JWORP Buzzer eus SATATISATAS SATAS aoe SIMLC es IT SATAU SATA2 saTA4 Fa SUPERO X7DVL E User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing 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 Watch Dog Enable Disable JWD controls the Watch Dog function Watch
93. t the connection Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed Multi Sector Transfers This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer The options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit UO This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIOS Fast PIO4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA Il Disabled add Enabled 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Native Mode Operation Select the native mode for ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto SATA Controller Mode Option Select Comp
94. tems may not show more than 4 GB of memory See the DIMM Population Configurations Table below Optimized DIMM Population Configurations Number Bank 1 Bank 2 of DIMMs 2 DIMMs 1A _ DA EN e 4 DIMMs 1A 1B 2A 2B 6 DIMMs 1A 1B 1C 2A 2B 2C Notes i DIMM slot specified DIMM slot to be populated DIMM slot not to be populated ii Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however you need to use the memory modules of the same speed and of the same type on a motherboard iii For memory to work properly you need to follow the restrictions listed above Note 2 Due to memory allocation to system devices memory remaining avail able for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Memory Availability Table below for details Chapter 2 Installation Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory 1 MB 3 99 System BIOS Local APIC 4KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if 512MB 3 01 needed Aligned on 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1MB 284 Mem
95. tervention No action required Medium The processor is running warmer This is a precautionary level and generally means that there may be factors contributing to this condition but the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU Temperature Tolerance The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as configured in the BIOS The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS High The processor is running hot This is a caution level since the CPU s Tem perature Tolerance has been reached or has been exceeded and may activate an overheat alarm User intervention If the system buzzer and Overheat LED has activated take action immediately by checking the system fans chassis ventilation and room temperature to correct any problems Note 1 The system may shut down if it continues for a long period to prevent damage to the CPU Note 2 The information provided above is for your reference only For more informa tion on thermal management please refer to Intel s Web site at www Intel com System Temperature The system temperature will be displayed in degrees in Celsius and Fahrenheit as it is detected by the BIOS Fani Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the
96. that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the 3 3 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete For faster service You can also request a RMA authorization online http www supermicro com support rma This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover 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 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOSTM Setup utility for the X7DVL E The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some setting
97. the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 2a Release Date Oct 2 2009 Unless you request an
98. ts PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby 5V Standby and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS under Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal fan control to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chas sis temperature is too high System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor Ill 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 14
99. upt 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 of up to 115 2 Kbps Chapter 1 Introduction 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 X7DVL E User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measure
100. when an IPMI card is installed in the system System Event Logg ing IPMI Specification Version This item displays the current IPMI Version Firmware Version This item displays the current Firmware Version System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging When this function is set to Disabled the system will continue to log events received via system interface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Errors Enabling this function to log POST errors The options are Enabled and Disabled BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog The options are Enabled and Disabled Timer for Loading OS Minutes This feature allows the user to set the time value in minutes for the previous item OS Boot Watch Dog by keying in a desired number in the blank The default setting is 10 minutes Please ignore this option when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option Thi
101. xt field You can use the lt Esc gt key to select the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 1 Mirror and hit lt Enter gt d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit lt Enter gt The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press lt Enter gt when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning message displays f When asked Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N press Y to create the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu B 5 SUPER X7DVL E User s Manual Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 a Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the lt Enter gt key The following screen will appear Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 1 6 1613 ICH7R wRAIDS Copyright C 2683 45 Intel Corporation fill Rights Reserved Nane Volunig RAID Level RAIDIA RAIDO Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity wou GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This nane is case sensitive and can not contain special characters b Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press lt Enter gt c When RAID Level item is highlighted use the lt Up Arrow gt lt Down Arrow gt keys to select RAID 10 RAID1 RAIDO and hit lt Enter gt d

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