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1. Fans Fane ATKPWR EPT zT E TES S ERI PWR Force PWRON e Fant Mouse Faut E J DIMM 1B Bank 1 8 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 de B DIMM 2A Bank 2 ag DIMM 3B Bank 3 i PHE DIMM 3A Bank 3 88418 voa DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED DIMM 4A Bank 4 cPuU2 EET SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E7520 North FE JPG Bridge 41 E cours E TUM Lad Fans We RAGEX sd PCIX 95 132MHz icles 8 South Clear Bridge GLAN PCI X 4 133MHz one JPA1 82546 eros 5 PCI X 3 133 MHz Enable 5 GLAN 8 Enable 7902 Eye PCLX2 100 MHz ER cna sosi B E PCHX4 100 MHz ZCR sesiteo PA2 SCSI CH A Term WOLL 6 aA jeA3CscsicHBTem Tz seus Mind a m Cumas JH 2 18 SMB PWR Pin Definitions J24 Pin Definition AUN Clock Data N A GND 43 3V Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Number Definition 1 Date 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 NA Caution These fan headers are DC power Chapter 2 Installation Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fault header JP12 to provide warnings of power supply failure This warn ing signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the r
2. DIWWTS DIMM TA Sank T 2 28 Bank 2 DIMM 2 Bank 2 gt DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 48 Bank DINI AX Bank 4j SUPER X6DH8 XG2 SCSI Enable SCSI Ch A B Term Enable 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators SCSI Channel Activity LEDs ForX6DH8 XG2 only Two LEDs DA1 DA2 to indicate SCSI Channel Activity SCSI activity are located near the SCSI controller AIC 7902 chip LED Definition DA1 Channel A Active DA1 indicates the activity status of Das Channel B AStive SCSI Channel A and DA2 DA1 in dicates the activity status of SCSI Channel B See the table at right for the functions associated with each LED Rear Panel Veiw Link ctivity XQ Qr i GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports located 1 Gb LAN Link LED beside the Video port has two LEDs LED T Color Definition The yellow LED indicates activity while Off No Connection Green 10 100 MHz the other LED may be green orange or Amber off to indicate the
3. 2 24 2 7 Onboard lridicators cernerent necne ine eain 2 25 SCSI Channel Activity 2 25 GLAN LEDs 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI 2 26 Floppy Gorinectot 5 orte ete a e ei eH ating 2 26 IDE Connectors eoe rm tete et reir dee 2 27 Ultra320 SCSI 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures 2 3 1 Before Power On sse nennen 3 1 No Powe 3 1 No Video Memory Errors nete te de veo ien 3 2 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 2 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 3 2 Technical Support 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions senem 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS AeA icon m EIE 4 1 4 2 Running Setup inire perite eere rt dee re 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup iet E Fa cie ae 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup eism iiir teet ii ted p v deu 4 7 4 5 SeGUtity tovto terree enlm eie 4 18 4 6 edid iuis 4 20 4 7 4 21 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Messages S Appendix B BIOS POST Codes seen Appendix C Installin
4. 2 25 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always con nects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Floppy Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions The floppy connector is located Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN at JFDD1 See the table below 3 END 4 S for pin definitions 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette Fans Fano arin Pin
5. IDSECPXHi 17 1PCHX SLOT PCI2 1PCHX SLOT NOCONA PROCESSOR 1 k 252525 8 F i VRM NOCONA PROCESSOR 2 clock 5 3 3 gt sli alls 7 E Sz sz s PXH P DIMMs fie PCI EXP PABP DIMMs PXH PCI EXP A X8 Gbit L N ANVIK DAS a 82546EB 0070 2 IDE UDMA 100 PRI SEC d cuse Passe am i SCSI SATA SATA Us AIC7902W USB Ports 0 4 uss 5 LPCI O BMCCON FWH vie xm 1 HW Mouse Floppy MONITOR Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7520 Lindenhurst chipset The X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 motherboard provides the perfor mance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset consi
6. 1 4 SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard Features cn teret 1 6 Intel E7520 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVervieW eie e etie ELE ERR REL ERA ERR FREE Meds 1 9 1 3 Special Features etate ertet eto oe 1 10 1 4 Health Monitoring 44 44 010010 1 10 125 ACPI Reatures 5a onere 1 11 1 6 Power Supply orn iniret ier iced fi d ne 1 13 17 S per ll C 1 14 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive 2 1 Precautions nde e eme ettet dec ces Dad ae a eda 2 2 Processor and Heatsink 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS torret er en 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables 2 8 ATX Power ConnecloF nsi rri rne Eee N R 2 8 Processor Power Connector 2 8 EC Power LED HOD LEDien aain n dri eg 2 iiic rin eta rt dr c rien ner eco 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail
7. DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 T cruz SUPER X6DH8 XG2 m ET Lindenhurst KM Bridge T EI an Enab 0 Rcx xsserEpxse south Crear Bridge GLAN PCI X 4 133MHz cre Ein lt oT Enable 8 oran m g ped p Eyes PCHX 2 100 MHz rosos PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR 2 SCSI CH Term i WoLT I mBus JPA3EJSCSICHBTem rx cow vor qa 2 seas UWasm 2 2 10 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin NIC2 LED Pin Definitions Definitions JF1 JF1 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 11 Vcc 9 Vcc 12 GND 10 GND HDD OH Fan Fail LED 4 Power Fail LED lt Ground Ground NIC1 NIC2 LED Reset Reset Button 4 Pwr M Power Button 2 Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail LED Overheat FanFa
8. Fail LED lt a ES B P EL Power Fail LED 4 c in m E Reset Reset Button Power Button px unam cow Woe ES sesso Mnsan 21 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 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 SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin defini tions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Con troller LED connections for the GLAN Port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and for the GLAN Port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin Fans Fane 9 24 Pin ATXPWR E 3216 Force PR ON EE EE Fam Mouse DIMM 1B Bank 1 8 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2
9. Put 8280ER a PCI X 5 133MHz ICHSR gom O Bridge PCI X 4 133MHz SUR JPA 82546 E scsi 2 PCI X 3 133 Enable 5 GLAN PXH 8 Enable 7902 8 PCIX 2100 MHZ sea Batter DAZ DAT 8 cue scsi LED scsi LED JPA2 SCSI A Term 5 z 7 O SMBUS SATA1 JPA3 L 1scsi CH B Term 8 WD Enable 2 Ultra 320 SCSICHB E USB4 05823 8 A 2 15 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Fan Headers 4 pin Fan Header Pin Definitions The X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 has CPU and Chassis Fans eight fan headers These Pini Definition fan headers can support both 3 5 fans 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 Pee 3 of 4 pin fan headers are back ward compatible with the tradi Caution These fan headers use DC power Fan Header Pin Definitions tional 3 pin fans The fan speeds Pin are controlled by Thermal Manage Number Definition 1 Ground black ment via BIOS under the Hardware 2 12V red Monitoring section in the Ad a 2 Caution Fan headers are DC vanced Setting See the table on power the right for pin definitions Power LED Speaker Speaker Connector Pin On the JDI header pins 1 3 are Definitions JD1 i cd Pin for a LED and pins 4 7 are Number Function Definition for the speaker See t
10. SCSICHA SUPER X6DH8 XG2 m Lindenhurst North JPG Y Gq Bridge Super a X8 PCI Epx 6 EAER PCI X 5 133MHz ICH5R T South Clear Bridge Cmos GLAN porxos soon 22546 Pad POLIS 199 MHz Enable GLAN Enable PCI X 2100 MHz Sa cue scsi teo DUCA PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR JPA2 SCSI CH A Term m WOL SMBUS SATA1 JPA3 L SCSI Term Faraj e220 come USB2 3 SATAO Cumas SCSIcHB 3 2 19 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Overheat LED JOH1 Overheat LED The JOH1 header is used to con Pin Definitions JOH1 nect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating It is lo Pin A cated near the microphone con Number n nector 2 Active 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect JP13 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect The system can notify you in the Jumper Settings JP13 event of a power supply failure pampe This feature assumes that three Open Disabled power supply units are installed in Closed Enabled the chassis with one acting as a backup If you only have one or two power supply units installed you should disable this the default setting with JP13 to prevent false Fans Fane ATXPW
11. PCI Epx NIC2 LED Vcc FEIE South OH Fan LED lt Voc Bridge Sc CTLR s 58 pos H Power Fail LED lt ve 1 Enable ex Eyes POLX2 100 Mi ET Reset eset Button DAZ DAT dii o Pwr gt Power Buttol sum J worn Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 Two USB 2 0 ports JPUSB1 are Mp S located beside the PS 2 keyboard Pin Pin mouse ports USBO is the bottom Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V connector and USB1 is the top E 2 Eos connector See the table on the 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 right for pin definitions Fane ePm ATXPWR 171 Pwa SE 55 Par Force PRON FEES Fant Fault DIMM 1B Bank 1 mi DIMM 1A Bank 1 H DIMM 28 Bank 2 de C
12. EI lo Sout VLA PCI X 4 133MHz 55 E ios H fal Enable I Ih Em Tw PCI X 2 100 MHz BR cue scsi LEB OO a PCIX 1 100 MHz ZCR IPM E SCSICHA Tem SN WoL O SMBus SATAT JPA3L 1SCSI Term SONCHB j X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual SCSI Enable Disable ForX6DH8 XG2 only SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable umper or disable the SCSI headers Position Definition i Pins 1 2 Enabled Jumper JPA1 is for headers 1 and Pins 2 3 Disabled 32 The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper set tings SCSI Termination Enable Disable ForX6DH8 XG2 only SCSI Channel Termination Jumpers and JPA3 allow you Enable JPA2 JPA3 to enable or disable termination for Jumper Position Definition the SCSI connectors Jumper JPA2 Open Enabled Closed Disabl controls SCSI channel A and JPA3 Default is for SCSI channel B The default setting is open to enable terminate both SCSI channels Note For the SCSI Drives to function properly please do not change the default setting See the table on the right for jumper settings Fans Fane Tern AKO EIE
13. E 41JP16 7 PWR 8 pin PWR Force PWR ON Ge E PWR 1 WR Mouse Faut G DIMM 1B Bank 1 5 5 E DIMM 1A Bank 1 t 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 CPU1 gij 5 DIMM 2A Bank 2 ag lO E DIMM 3B Bank 3 85 DIMM Bank 3 VGA DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED a DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 S m CPU2 8 XG2 UPER Q X6DH E7520 2 co GLAN2 Lindenhurst 58245 2 North EE JPG Gq Bridge siu te Super CPU Fan2 5 Intru Enable orem Le X8 PCI Epx 6 EIE 82801ER 8 PCI X 5 133MHz e South FGLAN Bridge PCI X 4 133MHz CTLR JPA1 82546 eet BIOS SCSI E PCI X 3 133 MHz Enable 3 GLAN PXH a Enable 7902 9 1 PCI X 2 100 MHz E Battery DA2 DAI SO MUIZOR CHB scsiLED HU CHA scsi LED JPA2 SCSI CHA Term 5 E WOL 1 LI SCSI CHB Term 5 WD 48 com2 USB4 USB2 3 Satao Ultra 320 SCSICHB 1 Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only 2 See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections 3 indicates the location of Pin 1 4 SCSI is for the X6DH8 XG2 only 5 The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly
14. This feature allows you to specify which COM port to redirect the remote console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B This setting can also be Disabled BAUD Rate This feature allows you to select the BAUD rate for console redirection The options are 300 1200 2400 9600 19 2K 38 4K 57 6K and 115 2K Console Type This feature allows you to select the console type for console redirection The options are VT100 VT100 8bit PC ANSI 7bit PC ANSI VT100 VT UTF8 Flow Control This feature allows you to select the flow control for console redirection The options are None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This feature allows you to decide how console redirection is connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This feature allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after POST routines The options are On and Off gt Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this preset temperature threshold The options are 75 C 80 C 85 C and 90 C Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since
15. see Figure 3 TXD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 2 3 See the table on the right for 5 GND 10 NC pin definitions Pin 10 is available on only Fans Fans 24 Pin ATXPWR 72216 Som pwr i Force PWR ON PWR Fant ram DIMM 1B Bank 1 d DIMM 1A Bank 1 H 5 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 iim DIMM Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 28 DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED fel DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 CPU2 2x SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E E7520 g sik Lindenhurst Skedi 3 1 North E Bridge I EM Enable cru Pang X8 PCI Epx 6 81218 BANTER PCI X 5 133 ICHSR o i South Clear Bridge E cmos PCI X 4 133MHz 82546 Bios 365 PCL X 3 133 MHz Enable GLAN Enable 7902 E peut PCLX2 100 sca DAT epum cue scsi LED OU CHA scsi LED eee NEE JPA2 SCSI Term 5 WOL O sMBUS SATAT 15 Ter
16. so NMI can be asserted The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first The options are Onboard first and Add On first Reset Configuration Data If set to Yes this setting clears the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD area The options are Yes and No Frequency for PCIX 1 2 SCSI This option allows the user to change the bus frequency for the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCIXZ3 G LAN This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz Frequency for PCI X 4 PCI X 5 This option allows the user to change the bus frequency of the devices installed in the slot indicated The options are Auto PCI 33 MHz PCI 66 MHz PCI X 66 MHz PCI X 100 MHz and PCI X 133 MHz P PCI X 100MHz ZCR Slot 1 PCI X 100MHz Slot 2 PCI X 133MHz Slot 3 PCI X 133MHz Slot 4 PCI X 133MHz Slot 5 PCI Exp x8 Slot 6 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 t
17. Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Add Delete Hotspares 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a hotspare and press Insert and then press lt Enter gt 5 Press yes when the following prompt is displayed Do you want to create spare Yes No The spare you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu Appendix Software Installation Instructions Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 3 Select
18. Capabilities Port ECP The Super provides functions that comply with Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpackin
19. Definition 1 amp 2 Ground 3 amp 4 12V Required 12v 8 Pin Power Supply Connec tor J1D1 Pins Definition 1 thru 4 5 thru 8 Ground 12v Required 8 Pjn PWR Chapter 2 Installation NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button Button Pin Definitions JF1 header is located on pins 19 and Pin Number Definition 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on 19 Control the right for pin definitions Ground Power LED The Power LED connection is lo PWR_LED Pin Definitions cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 JF1 Refer to the table on the right for Number Definition AE 15 Vcc pin definitions 16 Control Fans Fane 24 Pin ATX PWR Fan NMI m PWR LED DTT DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 P DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 van DIMM 48 Bank 4 DIMM Bank SUPER X6DH8 XG2 pi Te E m NIC2 LED lt 9
20. Drive Connector IPMI Connector Overheat LED Connector Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header Back Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Description Power LED SCSI CH A LED DA1 SCSI CH B LED DA2 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Single or dual Intel 604 pin Nocona w EM64T processors at 800 MHz front side system bus speed Notes CPU FSB speed is set by Manufacturer Please do not change the FSB setting Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com products Memory Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM Notes 1 Memory size is set via BIOS 2 Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset ntel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset Expansion Slots X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 One PCI E slot 8 94 Five 64 bit PCI X slots Three PCI X 133 slots One PCI X 100 slot One PCI X 100 w ZCR suport BIOS 8Mb Phoenix Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage 3 3V 5V 12 and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan aut
21. Enter gt to select C 18 Appendix Software Installation Instructions You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility please refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the CD included in your shipping package You can also download a copy of Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com C 19 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the OS a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker will appear b Choose from the list the item Intel ICH5R Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt ENTER gt c From the next screen displayed choose the O
22. Initialize MultiBoot 50h Display CPU type and speed 51h Initialize EISA board optional 52h Test keyboard 54h Set key click if enabled 55h Enable USB devices 58h 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts 59h Initialize POST display service 5Ah Display prompt Press lt ESC gt to enter SETUP 5Bh Disable CPU cache B 2 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description 5Ch 60h 62h 64h 66h 67h 68h 69h 6Ah 6Bh 6Ch 70h 72h 76h 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Ah 8Bh 8Ch 8Fh 90h 91h 92h 93h 95h 96h 97h 98h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB Test extended memory Test extended memory address lines Jump to UserPatch1 Configure advanced cache registers Initialize Multi Processor APIC Enable external and CPU caches Setup System Management Mode SMM area Display external L2 cache size Load custom defaults optional Display shadow area message Display error messages Check for configuration errors Check for keyboard errors Set up hardware interrupt vectors Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring optional Initialize coprocessor if present Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs optional Late POST device initialization Detect and install external RS232 ports Configure non MCD IDE controllers Detect and install external parallel ports Initialize PC compatible PnP ISA devices Re initialize onboard ports Configure Motherboard Configurable Dev
23. Screen This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable this function and this area will be reserved for the 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 its data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for the BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area block 0 512K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or 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
24. Serial ATA Technology and an integrated ASF Controller In addition the ICH5R also provides various integrated functions including a two channel Ultra ATA 100 bus master IDE controller USB 2 0 host controllers an integrated 10 100 LAN controller an LPC firmware hub FWH and Super IO interface a System Management Interface a power management interface integrated IOxAPIC and 8259 interrupt controllers Notes The CPU FSB speed is set at 800 MHz by the Manufacturer Please do not change the CPU FSB setting 1 9 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a wa
25. Tab gt or BIOS Date lt Enter gt selects field Legacy Diskette A 1 44 1 25 MB 34 Parallel ATA Both Serial ATA Enabled SATA RAID Enable Disabled Native Mode Operation Auto gt IDE Channel 8 Master gt IDE Channel 8 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master gt IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master gt IDE Channel 3 Master System Memory XXXX KB Extended Memory KB Fi tL 9 e gt Enter F18 Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time key in the correct information in the appropriate fields Then press the lt Enter gt key to save the data System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the correct data Press the lt Enter gt key to save the data BIOS Date This feature allows the BIOS to automatically display the date when this version of BOIS was built 4 3 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Legacy Diskette A This setting allows the user to set the type of floppy disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA The options are Disabled Channel 0 Channel 1 and Both Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial
26. at offset nnnn System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system 1 SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer System timer error The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real time clock error Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair Check date and time settings BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause
27. display indicates whether a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to set or to change supervisor s password which allows access to the BIOS 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Set User Password When the item Set User Password is highlighted hit the lt Enter gt key When prompted type the user s password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user s password which allows access to the system at boot up Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect which prevents a virus from writing codes into the boot sector of the HDD The other option is Normal Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter a system at bootup The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required 4 19 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 4 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Highlighting a setting with a or will expand or collapse that entry See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Spec
28. example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the loworder byte of the error It repeats this sequence continuously B 5 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Notes Appendix Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard The following section provides information on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH5R Controller C 1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point to point connection between devices It is a serial link which supports SATA Transfer rates from 150MBps Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in
29. may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt 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 lt Enter gt to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility Save Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made You will remain in the Setup utility 4 21 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Notes 4 22 Appendix BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard error Keyboard not working Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM Failed
30. on the new drive will be lost C 9 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 5 When you are finished press Done as the screen shown below rray Properties Array Type RAID O Stripe Array Label Stripe Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via No Init Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis compares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option If you do you will not be able to restart or to recover the data that was on the source drive C 10 Appendix Software Installation Instru
31. this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Memory Size found by POST differed from CMOS Memory size found by POST differed from CMOS Diskette drive A error Diskette drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages System cache error Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache On older boards check the cache jumpers You may have to replace the cache See your dealer A disabled cache slows system performance considerably CPUID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error EISA CMOS not writeable ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to EISA CMOS DMA Test Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot write to extended DMA Direct Memory Access registers Software NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Cannot generate software NMI Non Maskable Interrupt Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBlOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long device Address Conflict Address conflict for specified device Allocation E
32. 0390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 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 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Image 9 E E Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale 5 Fane 4 24 ATX PWR
33. 4 2 5 2 X6D E7520 HT GLAN2 Lindenhurst North E EIU Bridge lt Super an2 nto rane E RAGE X X8 PCI Epx 6 77 3 H ICHSR South Clear Bridge cmos GIAN perxa OLX 133 MHz Enable cran Pa Enable 7902 gp PCIX2 100 MHz TRL Battery BAL scsi LED DU scsi LED PCI X 1 100 MHz ZCR JPA2 SCSI CHA Te MUS Ciscsic B Term and LT 2 useza satao 61320 SCSICHB WOR 2 17 Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Number Definition 1 5V Standby 2 Ground 3 Wake up X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual SMB Power I C Connector 12 Connector 424 located be tween Fan7 CPU1 Fan and the PWR Fault header monitors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J22 Connect the appropriate cable here to uti lize SMB on your system
34. ATA RAID Feature Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions For the Windows OS environment use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled If disabled use the Non RAID driver Native Mode Operation This setting allows the user to select the Native Mode for the operation of ATA The options are Parallel ATA Serial ATA Both and Auto 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS gt Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the submenu are Item Specific Help CHS Format Cylinders User you enter i parameters of hard dis 11 drive installed at this cepto connection Heads Auto autotypes Sectors hard disk drive s x installed here ectors 1 39 you select Maximum Capacity pre determined type of Maximum Capacity hard disk drive installed here LBA Format CD ROM a CD ROM drive Total Sectors Cuir i ity emovable removable disk drive is installed here Multi Sector Transfers Disabled LBA Mode Control Disabled 32 Bit 1 0 Disabled Transfer Mode Standard Ultra DMA Mode
35. ATKPWR Fan PWR TU DIMM 1B Bank 1 amp i DIMM Bank 1 gt DIMM 28 Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 T DIMM 3A Bank 3 8 19 DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED Fe DIMM 4A Bank 4 3 a SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E Fin Toya ge Bron zu 32 E Enable lor DE CPU Eana tint Mt Floppy POLK aS 33M as _ sam 8 wor 2 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions 2 27 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function There are no jumpers to 1 Beset IDE 2 ND J 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 configure the onboard IDE 1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 and 2 connectors at J3 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 and J4 respectively See 18 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 the table on the right for pin 17 Host 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key definitions 21 25 GND 23 VO Write 24
36. Appendix Software Installation Instructions firray Properties Array RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror Array Label Array Size 68 938 GB Stripe Size 64KB Create RAID via Done 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creating methods for 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives RAID 1 Init Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data
37. Disabled Fi tL 7 F9 Esc e Enter F10 Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive The options are Auto which allows the BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive s capacity number of heads etc a number from 1 39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive CDROM and ATAPI Removable The option User will allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed at this connection The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically configure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection Choose the option 1 39 to select a predetermined HDD type Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed 4 5 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS TYPE This item displays the type of IDE or SATA devices Cylinders This item indicates the status of Cylinders Headers This item indicates the number of headers Sectors This item displays the number of sectors Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS Total Sectors This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format Maximum Capacity This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format Multi Sector Transfer This item allows the user to specify the number of sectors per block to be used in multi sector transfer Th
38. Edit View Favorites Tools enr 2 Remote d 22060 m Info Health Info Performance Remate Control Configuration Administration Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to inform the OS to reboot or shut down within a specified time the default is 30 seconds Before the system reboots or shuts down it s allowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Service Daemon running at all times on this system Provide TCP IP connectivity P trol ower contro a Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also down load SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor II C 23 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Notes 24
39. GND 25 VO Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND Fans Fane 24 Pin ATXPWR recs Puna Fan7 PWR DIMM 1B Bank 1 5 i DIMM Bank 1 DIMM 28 Bank 2 ii d DIMM 2 Bank 2 e TE P DIMM 3B Bank 3 FHE DIMM 3A Bank 3 28 vea DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED DIMM aA Bank a aa SUPER X6DH8 XG2 PN E vs FN parama IDE1 FOX USD em lo IDE2 l GLAN PCLX 84 133MHz acon cuos Ej us cue scsi EODD wor pwsus pane E 5 usmsswoae sesitrs Ji X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connectors X6DH8 XG2 Only Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and JA2 Bank 1 aT 1 DIMN 48 Bank EXC w m SUPER X6DH8 XG2 ors 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI Connectors JA1 2 Connector Connector Contact Contact Nu
40. ICHA 7902 PCIX 2100 MHz DAZ PCIX 1100 MHZZCR utra 320 EN scsi tep IU CHA scsi JPA2 L SCSI CH A Torm wor 7 SMBUS JPA3L IScsiCHB Term gu 5 0 SCSICHE and GLAN Enable 2 21 Jumper Cap 821 Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS In stead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the acci dental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW connec tor to clear CMOS Watch Dog J18 controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a Watch Dog software application hangs Close Jumper Settings J18 Pins 1 2 to reset the system if a Jumper Position Definition program hangs Close Pins 2 3 to Pins i 2 WD to Reset en
41. Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below C 13 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Menu Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare initialize Drives 4 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization Selected li 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 01 WDC 1036060 1 1 _34 46B Appendix Software Installation Instructions 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below Select drives for initialization elccted Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD360GD O0ELX1 34 468 01 WDC WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 6 Press Enter 7 Read the warning message as shown in the screen Warning Initialization will erase all Array information from the selected drives Any Array using any of these drives as members will be affected Do you want to continue Yes No 8 Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize If correct type Y to continue 15 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1 Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array RAID 1 only If an array Build process or initialization is interrupted or critical with one member missing you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its functionality For a critical array Rebuild
42. Initialize POST Error Manager PEM C2h Initialize error logging C3h Initialize error display function C4h Initialize system error handler C6h Console redirection init C7h Unhook INT 10h if console redirection enabled C8h Force check optional C9h Extended checksum optional CDh Reclaim console redirection vector B 4 Appendix BIOS POST Codes POSTCode Description D2h D4h D8h D9h DEh Unknown interrupt Check Intel Branding string Alert Standard Format initialization Late init for IPMI Log error if micro code not updated properly The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POSTCode Description EOh Eth E2h E3h E4h E5h E6h E7h E8h E9h EAh EBh ECh EDh EEh EFh FOh Fih F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Initialize the chipset Initialize the bridge Initialize the CPU Initialize system timer Initialize system Check force recovery boot Checksum BIOS ROM Go to BIOS Set Huge Segment Initialize Multi Processor Initialize OEM special code Initialize PIC and DMA Initialize Memory type Initialize Memory size Shadow Boot Block System memory test Initialize interrupt vectors Initialize Run Time Clock Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS Ifthe BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For
43. LED eet Pete 2 11 Power Fail 2 11 Reset Button en 2 12 Power Button 2 12 Table of Contents Chassis Intrusion 2 13 Universal Serial USBO 1 sss 2 13 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus 2 14 Serial Ports GLAN Ethernet 5 oce he onec 2 15 PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 15 Fan Headers zi ot i aries 2 16 Power LED Speaker Header sse 2 16 Wake On Ring 4 ardent aee e e Rede eae 2 17 DRE REPRE IER 2 17 SMB Power I C SMB cna tite teta MG E NE de adus Power Fault Power Fail Alarm Clear 2 19 Overheat BED s eet nno ere pei ees 2 20 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault 2 2 20 2 6 Jumper Selttings etr eo eg Hee EDO ec e IO Us 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers 2 nennen 2 21 GLAN 1 222 2 21 CMOS Cleats cito ne eth EE Ee E ERE E EET rn 2 22 Watch Dog 2 22 VGA Enable Disable ctt on i reete d Een 2 23 SGSI Enable Disable rtt 2 24 SCSI Termination
44. OS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM AS SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Notes 6 Appendix BIOS POST Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test codes for the PhoenixBIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h POSTCode Description 01h IPMI Initialization 02h Verify Real Mode 03h Disable Non Maskable Interrupt NMI 04h Get CPU type 06h Initialize system hardware 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 08h Initialize chipset with initial POST values 09h Set IN POST flag 0Ah Initialize CPU registers OBh Enable CPU cache OCh Initialize caches to initial POST values OEh Initialize component OFh Initialize the local bus IDE 10h Ini
45. PER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake up During the SoftOff state the ATX power supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and user
46. PU1 We DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 8 baa DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 H m 2 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 H 7520 Geek Lindenhurst North Chassis Toye Brage IGA Super CPU Fan2 Enable Fang 4 F Intrusion RAGE X X8 PCI Epx 6 PH EMER South Clear Bridge oLan PCHX 4133MHz casas So Enable 5 oran Rea FOX 100 WHE ER DAZ 8 _ 2 EIDEM SCSI CH A Term LSN SMBUS SATAT Fx sow 8 Wo ena i Nui 1 2 13 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Front Panel Universal tion Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Serial Bus Headers Definitions FPUSB2 FPUSB3 FPUSB4 Extra USB header FP USB2 FP Pin Pin Numb Definition Numbi Definiti USB3 JUSB2 and FP USB4 JUSB3 be used for front 2 PO 2 3 PO 3 PO side USB access You will need a 4 Ground 4 Ground USB cable to use either connec 2 Key Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 The COM1 JCOM1 and COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition JCOM2 serial ports are located re under the parallel port
47. R 7216 ma SE s Force PWRON LIRE CES Ker Fant Fat 8 DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 put is Pw Let P1514 Jr4 fon 3 Reboot 2 ain SUPER 6 X6DH8 XG2 OH LED 7520 ane Lindenhurst 3rd PS PWR North 1 JPG Bridge t cpu ranz 2 cH itra Fault Fans F XB PCI Epx 6 PCI X 5 133MHz ICHSR South Bridge eae GLAN PCI X 4 133MHz a gna 1 8446 H scsi x PCLX 3 133 MHz Enable 5 GLAN E Enable 7902 8 T PCI X 2 100 DAZ qn DAY 8817801 scsien 2 JPA2 SCSICHA Term 5 z wa SMBUS IPAS SCSI CH B Term Tz WD Enable 0 _Ulirasz0_SCSICHE H 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboa
48. S driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot the system f Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the Enter key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation 1 From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot C 20 Appendix Software Installation Instructions C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Ad
49. SUPERO SUPER X6DH8 XG2 SUPERO X6DHE XG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1a 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 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 BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of Calif
50. X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Supero Doctor 111 The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called the SD III Client The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor 111 interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed the SD adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subse quent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SDIII settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen I Health Information Intrusion CPUl Chassis CPU2 Chassis 22 Appendix Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Interface Display Screen Ill Remote Control Supero Doctor III Microsoft Internet Explorer File
51. able even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For Adaptec s RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf in the CD that came with this motherboard You can also download a copy of Adaptec s User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previ ous page for detailed instructions Note To select an option use the arro
52. and Definitions Mouse Green USBO USB1 Ports LAN1 LAN2 Port Port V o Keyboard 1 Port Video Purple Turquoise 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins Ground NMI X X Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Voc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground Pwr Power Button 2 7 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector The main power supply connector on the X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 meets the SSI Superset ATX 24 pin specification You must also connect the 4 pin JPW2 power connector to your power supply to provide adequate power supply for system power consumption See the table on the right for pin definitions Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX and the Auxiliary power connectors above the 12v 8 pin Processor connector at JPW3 must also be connected to your power supply for CPU power consum
53. aptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver 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 Intel Lindenhurst chipset INF files Kg SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Intel E7520 ATI Graphics driver Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition X6DHS series SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals Kg ir Auto Start Up Next Time ais 4 Browse CD For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Note Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme files for each item Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item from top to the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Please refer to the Adaptec User s Guide for the installation of Adaptec s Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver Adaptec s User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site C 21 X6DH8 XG2
54. are properly identified Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted 4 Appendix A BIOS POST Messages Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 Mouse PS 2 mouse identified Run the 120 Configuration Utility One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BI
55. array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also want to delete the partition Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Appendix Software Installation Instructions Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See Initializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted
56. ctions Adding a Bootable Array make array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the bootable array you want to delete and press Ctrl B a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Adding Deleting Note In order to rebuild a RAID RAID 0 or RAID 1 you would need to add HDD as a hotspare 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A as prompted to access the ARC Utility 2 From the ARC menu select
57. displayed Fan 1 FAN6 Fan 7 CPU Fan1 Fan 8 CPU Fan2 Speeds P12V_CPU1_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 12V power P12V_CPU2_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU2 12V Power P12V_SCALED This item displays the voltage status of CPU 12V power CPU Vio This item displays the voltage status of onboard CPU I Os MCH PXH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of North Bridge and PXH I O Hub ICH Vcore This item displays the voltage status of ICH South Bridge CPU1 CPU2 Vcore This item displays the voltage status of CPU1 2 core power 4 17 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 4 5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt Enter gt All Security BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help User Password Is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Fixed disk boot sector Normal Password on boot Disabled Fi 1 me F9 Esc e Enter F10 Supervisor Password 15 This display indicates whether a supervisor password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a supervisor password has been entered for the system User Password 1 This
58. e noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choos ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen All displayed text is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options see next page When you first power on the computer the Phoenix BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 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 this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the Left Right arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the Esc key to exit the CMOS Setup Menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use submenus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the Enter key to access the submenu 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Advanced Security Boot Exit 109 26 101 Item Specific Help System Date 11 17 2005 1 lt Tab gt lt Shift
59. e options are Disabled 4 Sectors 8 Sectors and 16 Sectors LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode The options are Enabled and Disabled 32 Bit I O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode The options are Standard Fast PIO1 Fast PIO2 Fast PIO3 Fast 4 FPIO3 DMA1 and FPIO4 DMA2 Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode The options are Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 and Mode 5 4 6 Chapter 4 BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is recognized as being present in the system Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is recognized as being present in the system 4 4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt Enter gt All Advanced BIOS Setup options are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help gt Memory Cache gt PCI Configuration Select Boot features gt Advanced Chipset Control gt Advanced Processor Options gt 1 0 Device Configuration gt DMI Event Lo
60. erate a non maskable interr Pins Zai WD ta NMI 9 Disabled for the program that hangs Watch Dog must also be enabled in BIOS Bama 2 22 Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Jumper Settings JPG1 Connector on the motherboard Jumper See the table on the right for Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled jumper settings The default set Pins 2 3 Disabled ting is enabled ww Fe apin non LE Fant DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 ET DIMM 2 Bank 2 DIMM 38 Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 48 Bank 4 DIMM Bank 4 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E worth Super Mido m remm
61. ess for serial port A The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Onboard COM 2 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled Base Address Select the base address for serial port B The options are 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the floppy disk controller The options are Enabled user defined Disabled Auto BIOS controlled and OS Controlled P 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 Event Logs Select Yes and press Enter to clear all DMI event logs The options are Yes and No SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual gt Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings COM Port Address
62. figured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure you are using the correct type of ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 0 then Bank 1 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with new one 3 the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific s
63. g Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been in cluded with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or miss ing contact your retailer All are included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI cable X6DH8 XG2 only One 1 COM2 cable One 1 SATA cables One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 USB 2 Port cable One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual One 1 Ultra 320 SCSI User s Manual X6DH8 XG2 only 1 1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 640
64. g the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU CEK heat sink To adequately support the weight of CPU heat sinks please install the X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 in a chassis that is compli ant with the SSI EEB 3 5 Specification CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 socket 42 is automatically disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU Socket Socket lever in t
65. gging gt Console Redirection gt Hardware Monitor 14 UE F9 Esc me Enter F18 4 7 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual gt Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings Quick Boot Mode If enabled this feature will speed up the POST Power On Self Test routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on The settings are Enabled and Disabled If Disabled the POST routine will run at normal Speed Quiet Boot This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the graphic logo during boot up ACPI Mode Use the setting to determine if you want to employ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button If set to 4 sec the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer The options are instant off and 4 sec override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your system up when an incoming call is received by your modem The options are On and Off After Power Failure This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off and Power On Watch Dog This setting is for enabling the Watch Dog feature The options are Enabled and Disabled Summary
66. he locking Position 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Heatsink Installation 1 Do not apply any thermal compound to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws Heatsink Removal Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please fol low the instructions below to remove the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the se quence as show in the picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use ex cessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU Socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you reinstall the CPU and the heatsink 2 3 Screw 1 Intel CEK Heatsink Sc
67. he chipset Chapter 2 begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes Appendix C provides software and the OS installation instructions SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This IMMER RIDERE iii Manual Organization nau Licence ettet iii Chapter 1 Introduction I EEOCTVII 1 1 iSdo Tel ATE y 1 1 Gontacling ec 1 2 SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Image 1 3 SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Layout
68. he speed of the installed processor Hyper threading Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use the Hyper Threading Technology which will result in increased CPU performance The options are Disabled 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 C1 Enhanced Mode Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage fre quency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel S web site for detailed information 4 13 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual No Execute Mode Memory Protection Available when supported by the CPU and the OS Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note this feature is available when your OS and your CPU support the function of Execute Disable Bit The options are Disabled and Enabled Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to I
69. he table on 4 Red wire Speaker data 5 connection the right for speaker defini 6 Key tions Note The speaker connec d Speaker data tor pins are for use with an exter nal speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper Fant Mouse Fault DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 1 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 Fan amp Fan6 Fan7 5 zm zapin EP IA Fan1 70 PWR LED JFP Contro TONT an2 CPU2 SUPER 6 X6DH8 XG2 North JPG Bridge Fan3 54 8 XB PCI Epx 6 South Bridge GLAN PCI X 4 133MHz TM e 1 2 aca PCI X 2 100 MHz TRL cro sca PCI X 1 100 MHz ZC 2 SCSI CH Term SMBus JPA3 SCSI CHB Term cow wu 4 2 16 Chapter 2 Installat
70. ibbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well A Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is con
71. ices optional Initialize BIOS Data Area Enable Non Maskable Interrupts NMIs Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area Test and initialize PS 2 mouse Initialize floppy controller Determine number of ATA drives optional Initialize hard disk controllers Initialize local bus hard disk controllers Jump to UserPatch2 Build MPTABLE for multi processor boards Install CD ROM for boot Clear huge ES segment register Fix up Multi Processor table 1 2 Search for option ROMs and shadow if successful One long two short beeps on checksum failure B 3 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual POSTCode Description 99h Check for SMART Drive optional 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine optional 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives AOh Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize typematic rate A8h Erase lt ESC gt prompt Scan for lt ESC gt key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag BOh Check for errors Bih Inform RomPilot about the end of POST optional B2h POST done prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before boot B5h Terminate QuietBoot optional B6h Check password optional B7h Initialize ACPI BIOS and PPM Structure B9h Prepare Boot BAh Initialize SMBIOS BCh Clear parity checkers BDh Display MultiBoot menu BEh Clear screen optional BFh Check virus and backup reminders COh Try to boot with INT 19 Cih
72. ific Help window All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Removable Devices Item Specific Help CD ROM Drive lt Tab gt lt Shift Tab gt or lt Enter gt selects field Fi tL F9 Esc gt Enter Fi8 Removable Devices Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details how to change the order and specs of devices in the Item Specific Help window CD ROM Drive See details on how to change the order and specs of the CD ROM drive in the Item Specific Help window Hard Drive Highlight and press Enter to expand the field See details on how to change the order and specs of hard drives in the Item Specific Help window 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys You should see the following display All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section Main Advanced Security Boot Exit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Exit System Setup and Load Setup Defaults save your changes to f CMOS Discard Changes Save Changes Fi tL 9 Esc gt Enter F10 Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility Exit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit lt Enter gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you
73. ight for pin defini tions Power Fail Alarm Clear Switch Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure To use this feature you will need to have the Supermicro redundant power supply units installed in the chassis If you only have a single power supply installed you should leave the pins open the default setting to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Power Fault Pin Definitions JP12 Pin Number Definition 1 PWR 1 Fail Signal 2 PWR 2 Fail Signal 3 PWR 3 Fail Signal 4 Signal Alarm Reset Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies Alarm Clear Switch a6 Force ain PWR Fans Fans 24 Pin ATXPWR DIMM 1 Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 5 0 DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 CPU1 CONT DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 JP14 Jumper Position Definition Open __ Normal default Short Clear Alarm PWR Fault iE Pw ie Alarm Reset
74. il LED Pin Definitions JF1 Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail Pin connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 a E to provide advanced warning of 8 GND chassis overheating or system fan OH Fan Fail LED failure Refer to the table on the JF1 right for pin definitions State_ Message Off Normal Stay On Overheat Blink Fan Fail Power Fail LED Pin Power Fail LED Definitions 3 JF1 The Power Fail LED connection is Pin located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 oc E Refer to the table on the right for 6 GND pin definitions Fans Fors ATXPWR E LIPS rande OH Fan LED d Dini 18 Bank ij mm PWR Fail LED H DIMM 1A Bank 1 i DIMM 2B Bank 2 2019 DIMM a M Bund TE UE La 4 x DIMM 4A Bank 4 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 B Power LED lt Vec m S HDD LED 4 ves Fee o Fans NIC1 LED lt Voc 2 i cin scs p OO BAA seseo ssp sus pex 2 WD Enable 118 USEASSATAO 32 SCSICHB 2 11 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 At tach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button co
75. ion Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR1 This function al lows your computer to receive and to be awakened up by an in coming call to the modem when in suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is lo cated at JWOL on the mother board See the table on the right for pin definitions You must en able LAN Wake Up in the BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Fans Fan tin 24 Pin ATXPWR E 1JP16 Fan7 PWR pin PWR Force PWR ON us 1 Mouse Fault DIMM 1 Bank 1 DIMM 1A Bank 1 3 Fant 770 Control DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM 3A Bank 3 E1 1 F reboot fon Wake on Ring Pin Definitions JWOR1 Pin Number Definition 1 2 Ground Wake up VGA DIMM 4B Bank 4 LED Fei DIMM 4A Bank
76. ivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems Chapter 4 BIOS Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS Setup utility for the X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the Manual Download area of the Supermicro web site lt http www supermicro com gt for any changes to the BIOS that may not be reflected in this manual System BIOS The BIOS is the Basic Input Ou
77. m D z Je ss osse 20 scsicHB FP USB4 FP USB 2 3 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports A G bit Ethernet port designated JLAN1 JLAN2 is located beside the COM2 port on the IO back plane This port accepts RJ45 type cables ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port PS 2 Mouse Ports Pin Definitions JKM1 The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Pin mouse are located at J9 See the Number Definition table at right for pin definitions 2 NC n 3 Ground See Figure 2 3 for the locations 4 VCC 5 Clock of each 6 NC Keyboard ouse 5 um 24 Pin ATX PWR Sta E Mouse DIMM 1B Bank 1 DIMM 1 Bank 1 DIMM 2B Bank 2 zs DIMM 2A Bank 2 se P DIMM 3B Bank 3 DIMM Bank 3 i Ti DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED e DIMM 4A Bank 4 3 CPU2 Bridge S 2 Enable lon ceu Fana Len intri X8 6
78. mary Master PM Yes Yes No No No Primary Slave PS Yes Yes No Secondary Master SM Yes Yes Secondary Slave SS Yes No Yes SATA 0 SM 5 PM SATA Portl No SS SS PS PS PS Note No Not Present Yes Present Also if Logical Primary is selected the IDE channels are no longer available Enhanced Mode In this mode system BIOS will automatically search for all available IRQs for the use of HDD For newer Operating Systems that support the Enhanced Mode such as Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 you can set SATA and to the Enhanced Mode newer Operating Systems can accommodate both Enhanced Mode and Combined Mode and support up to 6 ATA devices Please refer to the Advanced Chipset Control under the Advanced Setup in the BIOS for the selection of Combined Mode or Enhanced Mode Appendix Software Installation Instructions Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions Enhanced Mode 1 Press the lt Del gt key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time to power on the system we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to select the Exit Menu Once in the Exit Menu scroll down the menu t
79. mber Signal Names Number Signal Names 1 DB 12 35 DB 12 2 DB 13 36 DB 13 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 DB P1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1 8 DB 2 42 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 DB 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 DB 6 13 DB 7 47 DB 7 14 DB P 48 DB P 15 GROUND 49 GROUND 16 DIFFSENS 50 GROUND 17 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 20 GROUND 54 GROUND 21 ATN 55 ATN 22 GROUND 56 GROUND 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D 29 REQ 63 REQ 30 1 0 64 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 a muni ema m 51 Ch A Las H vm seo 115 5 Ch B osse C e 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis Disconnect all r
80. mended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the info on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to your computer Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme txt flash instructions the phlash exe BIOS flash utility the platform bin platform file and the BIOS image xxxxxx rom files Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system It is not neces 3 3 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual sary to set BIOS boot block protection jumpers on the motherboard At the DOS prompt enter the command phlash This will start the flash utility and give you an opportunity to save your current BIOS image Flash the boot block and enter the name of the update BIOS image file Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset dr
81. n permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 motherboard The SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 supports single or dual Intel Nocona processors ata 800 MHz front side bus Based upon Intel s NetBurst microarchitecture the Nocona processor supports the IA 32 software and includes features found in the Xeon processor such Hyper Pipelined Technology which includes a multi stage pipeline allowing the processor to operate at much higher core frequencies Packaged in a 604 pin Flip Chip Micro Pin Grid Array FC mPGA4 platform in a Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket mPGA 604 the Nocona Processor 800 MHz which supports Hyper Threading Technology and Intel EM64T is ideal for high performance workstation and server environments with up to two processors on one system bus Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com Products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about t
82. nnection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button with a setting in BIOS see Chap 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 2 12 Reset Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Number Definition 3 4 Reset Ground Power Conn Pin Def Button ector initions JF1 Pin Number Definition 1 2 PW ON Ground jam mmm ree Reset Button Fant PWR DIMM 18 Bank 1 PWR Button DIMM TA Sank 7 b DIMM 2B Bank 2 m B DIMM 2A Bank 2 ut Ground lt NMI DIMM 38 Bank 2 DIMM Bank 3 x4 x TE E Power LED PT SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E nem HDD LED lt Vee a 1 JPG 7 E ee 5 cru eara es NIC1 LED 4 X
83. ntel s and Microsoft s web sites Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 TM2 which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a 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 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 Processor Power Management This feature allows the user to determine the processor power management mode The options are Disabled and C States Only If set to Disabled C States and GV1 GV3 are disabled If set to C States only the processor power will be controlled through CPU power states in the APCI setting Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC The options are 6MHz 8MHz 12MHz and 16MHz Onboard COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A The options are Enabled user defined Disabled and Auto BIOS controlled 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Base I O Address Select the base I O addr
84. o enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 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 00 00COh and OOEOh For Unix Novelle and other Operating Systems please select the option other If a drive fails after the installation of a new software you might want to change this setting and try again A different OS requires a different Bus Master clock rate Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines 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 Force Compliance Mode If enabled this feature sets the device specified to comply with the PCI Express Compliance 1 0 Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Memory RAS Feature Control Select this option to enable the Memory RAS Feature Control The options are Standard Sparing and Mirroring 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 Memory Remap Function Con
85. o off in sleep mode S1 is not supported CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert ACPI Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O Support Adaptec 7902 dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI X6DH8 XG2 only One IPMI 2 0 socket Intel 82546 dual Channel Gigabit Ethernet controller PCI X 133 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 3 Front Panel USB ports 2 Back Panel USB Headers Super 2 COM ports 1 header 1 port 2 SATA ports support 2 drives RAID O 1 Other Internal external modem ring on WOR Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection SMBbus for SMC Power Supply Fan Speed Control via BIOS CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX Ext 12 x 13 05 304 8 x 331 5 mm SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 1PCLX SLOT 5 IDSECPXHI PE 1PCHX SLOT IDSELPRHZ_ PARI 1PCHX SLOT
86. o select the item Load Setup Default and press the Enter key Select Yes to confirm the selection Press the Enter key to load the default settings to the BIOS 3 Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in the BIOS 4 Scroll down to SATA RAID Enable and press the Enter Key to select this option 5 From this submenu select Enable and press Enters 6 Tap the Esc key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 7 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 8 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simulta neously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con troller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to e host controller products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simulta neously written to two drives so critical data is always avail
87. operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild Appendix Software Installation Instructions Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Adaptec En Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt istRAID Control le Options firray Configuration Utility Disk Utilities 5j ault 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter as shown in the screen below k and pr SATA Port 0 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 2 No device SATA Port 3 No device SATA Port 4 No device SATA Port 5 No device SATA Port 6 No device SATA Port 87 No device Only drives present at POST are displayed lt
88. ornia USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlo rate 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 roduct may ex OSE you to lead wn to the tate of Califor ia to cause birth defects and other repro 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 fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruc tion 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 Revision Number Rev 1 1a Release Date June 8 2007 Unless you request and receive writte
89. ows the user to define an overheat tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor Il in Linux LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insufficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 2000 and Windows 2003 SU
90. ption 4 Pin PWR 24 pinPWR ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions JPW1 Font Fd Cm ER rca PWR ON Ma xu Fant Te E DIMM 1B Bank 1 m 8 DIMM 1A Bank 1 H DIMM 2B Bank B Bank 2 ET ue DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 HH DIMM Bank 3 Ea DIMM 4B Bank 4 Pw LED DIMM 4A Bank 4 5 cPU2 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 E7820 H E Ton atan Es E Bride E Enable cru Ean H 2 Intry 6 ux Pis ELIEN Bridge OLAN persa Gijp 82546 EDITI p I Enable 7902 Forxa Toonz PAIA Worl O sarat 18 cou Um ussa saTae Ukre 320 SCHICHB Pin Number Definition Number Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 412V 23 45V 11 412V 24 COM 12 3 3V 12V 4 pin Connector JPW2 Pins
91. rd jumpers can be used to choose optional settings Connector 3 2 1 between Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open means the jumper is off the pins GLAN Enable Disable JPL1 enables or disables the GLAN port s on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper settings ting is enabled The default set ATX PWR Fans Fane thin PWR Force PWRON aie DIMM 18 Bank 1 DIMM Bank 1 DIMM 28 Bank 2 cpus TONT DIMM 2A Bank 2 DIMM 3B Bank 3 PN LEJ Control DIMM 3A Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 DIMM 4 Bank 4 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 aun Lindenhurst Worth EM Bridge e IRacex cpuz PCIX 5 133MHz 11818 Gun Bridge pcixsa raus PIX 133 MHz H SCS
92. rew 2 hc Screw 1 Sgrew 3 Screw 4 Screw 2 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Figure 2 1 PGA 604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Empty socket A Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the socket or CPU may result Lever Triangle Processor installed CODE EH DE EF OY Triangle Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules http www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots s
93. rning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power management functions The thermal fan is controlled by the overheat detection logic Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This all
94. rror for device Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource conflict for the specified device CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive identified Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn is a map of the bits at the RAM address which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit See errors 230 231 or 232 above for offset address of the failure in System Extended or Shadow memory SUPERO X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified Invalid System Configuration Data Problem with NVRAM CMOS data device IRQ conflict device IRQ conflict error PS 2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen PS 2 Mouse installed nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested nnnn kB System RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed I2O block storage devices Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A
95. rum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super 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 program mable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a pro cessor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended
96. s 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 Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Chapter 1 Introduction 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 X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 accommodates ATX power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power and includes the additional 12V 4 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load configurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet ports NOTE A 12V 8 pin power connector JPW3 is required for CPU power support and additional 12 V 4 pin power connector JPW2 is also required to supplement system power consumption Fail ure to provide this extra power will result in instability of the CPU after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssifo
97. smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset the ICH5R Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The CH5R Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configu rations SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes Combined Mode and En hanced Mode Combined Mode In this mode system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode Within the Combined Mode the following three modes are supported Non Combined Mode Parallel ATA only with the maximum of 4 devices supported Non Combined Mode Serial ATA only with the maximum of 2 devices supported Combined Mode SATA devices and PATA with the support of 2 devices each total 4 devices maximum For IDE SATA configurations please refer to the table below Pri
98. speed of the connec 1 Gb LAN Activity LED tion See the table at right for the func in SEM LED Definition tions associated with the second LED Color Yellow Blinking 10 100MHz 1GHz Fans Fane ATKPWR Fant PWR E Mouse Faut DIMM 1B Bank 1 viet 8 DIMM 1 Bank 1 2 5 L DIMM 2B Bank 2 DIMM 2A Bank 2 ag DIMM 3B Bank 3 52 DIMM Bank 3 DIMM 4B Bank 4 PWLED ej DIMM 4A Bank 4 2 x GLAN LEDs tle ee epu rana E Penn e Fane L RAGE X X8 PCLEpx 6 PCIX S133MHZ Clear Bridge perxa sme TI cos 82546 BIOS lt POLX 3 133 Enable 5 GLAN a nal Enable m 7902 21 5651 Ch B Activity LED Eye PCIX 2 100 MHz 2 8 F SCS Ch A Activity LED O SMBUS Sarai Tg WD Enea 05823 320 SCSICHE 1i
99. sts of the following components the Lindenhurst Memory Controller Hub the 82801ER I O Controller Hub 5 R ICH5 R and the PCI X Hub The E7520 Lindenhurst MCH supports single or dual Nocona processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Note Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR2 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The Lindenhurst also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial inter face for superior I O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two inde pendent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Ex press Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The MCH interfaces with the 82801ER I O Controller Hub 5 R ICH5R via a dedicated Hub Interface sup porting a peak bandwidth of 266 MB s using a x4 base clock of 66 MHz The PXH provides connection between a PCI Express interface and two inde pendent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI 2 3 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X protocol The PXH can be configured to support for 64 bit PCI devices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz The ICH5R Controller Hub provides legacy support similar to that of previous ICH family devices but with extensions in RAID 0 1 support
100. tarting with Bank 0 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see step 1 above Memory Support The X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 supports up to 16 GB of Registered DDR2 400 PC3200 memory All motherboards were designed to support 2 GB mod ules in each slot but has only been verified for up to 1 GB modules Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the irem Note Notch bu li should align alignment with the notch at the receptive point bottom on the slot 2 5 Notch 4 Notch X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Top View of DDR II Slot Release Tab IL IL Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The ports are color coded in conformance with the 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various ports Figure 2 3 Port Locations
101. the settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the set tings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Highlight this and hit lt Enter gt to see monitor data for the following items CPU1 2 Temperatures This item displays the temperatures of CPU1 2 LM 93 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM93 LM 30 Temperature This item displays the temperature of LM30 Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and vice versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Workstation 3 3 pin Server 4 4 pin Workstation and 5 4 pin Server The following items will be also
102. the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Discrete MTRR Allocation If enabled MTRRs Memory Type Range Registers are configured as distinct separate units and cannot be overlapped If enabled the user can achieve better graphic effects when using a Linux graphic driver that requires the write combining configuration with 4GB or more memory The options are Enabled and Disabled P PCI Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices Onboard GLAN Gigabit LAN OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from GLAN The options are Enabled and Disabled Onboard SCSI OPROM Configure Enabling this option provides the capability to boot from SCSI HDD The options are Disabled and Enabled Default Primary Video Adapter This item allows the user to select the Primary Video Adapter between two adapters instead of selecting among three or more adapters The options are Other and Onboard Video PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable this item to forward the PCI errors occurring behind P2P bridges to the South Bridge
103. the same as the graphics shown in the manual Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 Please refer to Chapter 2 for pin definitions and detailed information Jumper Description Default Setting J18 Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Reset JP12 Power Fault See Chapter 2 JP13 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect On Enabled JP14 Alarm Reset Enable Off Disabled JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable On Enabled X6DH8 JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 GLAN Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description ATX PWR JPW1 CPU PWR JPW3 Aux PWR JPW2 COM1 COM2 DIMM 1 A DIMM 4B FAN 1 8 FP USB 2 3 4 GLAN 1 2 IDE1 IDE2 JIDE1 JIDE2 J22 J24 JD1 1 JL1 JPA2 JPA3 JPFDD1 JPIMI JOH1 JVGA1 JWOL JWOR1 USB 0 1 JUSB1 Indicator LE1 DA1 DA2 X6DH8 Primary ATX PWR Connector Also JPW2 JPW3 12 V8 pin CPU PWR Connector required 12V 4 pin Auxiliary system PS Required COM1 JCOM1 COM2 JCOM2 Serial Ports Memory RAM Slots CPU Chassis Overheat Fan Headers Fan7 CPU1 Fan Fan8 CPU2 Fan Front Panel USB Headers JUSB2 FPUSB 2 3 JUSB3 FPUSB 4 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors System Management Bus Connector Power System Management Connector PWR LED pins1 3 SpeakerHeader pins 4 7 Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header SCSI CHA JPA2 CHB JPA3 Term Enabled X6DH8 Floppy Disk
104. tialize Power Management 11h Load alternate registers with initial POST values 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 13h Reset PCI Bus Mastering devices 14h Initialize keyboard controller 16h 1 2 2 3 BIOS ROM checksum 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size B 1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual POSTCode Description 18h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 1Ch Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh 22h 1 3 1 3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 24h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 28h Auto size DRAM 29h Initialize POST Memory Manager 2Ah Clear 512 kB base RAM 2Ch 1 3 4 1 RAM failure on address line xxxx 2Eh 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits of low byte of memory bus 2Fh Enable cache before system BIOS shadow 32h Test CPU bus clock frequency 33h Initialize Phoenix Dispatch Manager 36h Warm start shut down 38h Shadow system BIOS ROM 3Ah Auto size cache 3Ch Advanced configuration of chipset registers 3Dh Load alternate registers with CMOS values 41h Initialize extended memory for RomPilot optional 42h Initialize interrupt vectors 45h POST device initialization 46h 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice 48h Check video configuration against CMOS 49h Initialize PCI bus and devices 4Ah Initialize all video adapters in system 4Bh QuietBoot start optional 4Ch Shadow video BIOS ROM 4Eh Display BIOS copyright notice 4Fh
105. to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete woe ND360GD G0ELX1 ET 46B 01 Ros WD3606D OOELX1 34 468 Select drives to create Arrat Selected Drives 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Select drives to create frray Selected Drives 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 4GB 01 WDC WD3606D O0ELX1 34 4GB Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to Adaptec s User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are dis played on the screen RAID 0 or 1 requires two drives
106. tput System used in all IBM PC XT AT and PS 2 compatible computers The Phoenix BIOS stores the system parameters such as 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 backups battery provides power to the CMOS Logic en abling it to retain system parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS Logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be ac cessed by pressing the lt Delete gt 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 lt Delete gt 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 ning with Section 4 3 detailed descriptions are given for each parameter setting in the Setup utility Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual 4 2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwis
107. trol PCI memory resources will overlap with the physical memory if 4GB of memory or above is installed on the motherboard When this occurs enable this function to reallocate the overlapped physical memory to a location above 4GB to resolve the memory overlapping situation DRAM Data Integrity Mode If enabled this feature allows the data stored in the DRAM memory to be integrated for faster data processing The options are 72 bit ECC 144 bit ECC Auto and Disabled 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS ECC Error Type This setting lets you select which type of interrupt to be activated as a result of an ECC error The options are None NMI Non Maskable Interrupt SMI System Management Interrupt and SCI System Control Interrupt SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR is to be asserted The options are None Single Bit Multiple Bit and Both Enabling Multi Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use The options are Yes and No USB Function Select Enabled to enable the function of USB devices specified The settings are Enabled and Disabled Legacy USB Support This setting allows you to enable support for Legacy USB devices The settings are Enabled and Disabled gt Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates t
108. w keys to highlight the item and then press the Enter key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controllers BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press Ctrl and A key simultaneously and the main menu will appear 4 Appendix Software Installation Instructions 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt i Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option lt sc to Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sections describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the
109. written into the base memory area of Block 0 512K Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation The options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back Cache Base 512K 640K If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area 512K 640K to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this 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 options are Uncached Write Through Write Protect and Write Back 4 9 SUPER X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 User s Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached written into a buffer a storage area in the Static DRM SDROM or written into L1 L2 L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into
110. ystem configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http Awww supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com by phone at 408 503 8000 option 2 or by fax at 408 503 8019 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X6DH8 XG2 X6DHE XG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDR2 400 PC3200 SDRAM modules It is strongly recom

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