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1. CT IH Groun NMI X xX O Power LED Vcc a H El stl HDD LED Vcc a e NIC1 LED Vcc e TI a NIC2 LED Vcc B aer i1j OH Fan Fail LED Vcc PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 8 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button The non maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Il SUPERO kenez Power LED QO gt U HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED i OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED 2 9 Chapter 2 Installation NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control 15 16 Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition Ground
2. 2 23 KB 24 Pin ATX PWR pin H Pws Pw4 fpu PWR Mouse SC Fant ussor HES DIMM 1B CPU1 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A a GLAM al Battery E7520 LAN CPU 2 GLAN2 cTRL MCH FA Bsa 1 an HEL North Bridge z Fand uera z J GLAN bh CTRL CPU 9 Fan j Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR CIEXS Exp a Fand a Pi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz Jw 5 C S E CIN gt lt oss T 2 BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 ke ko z F SCSICTRI a i a DI com VGA Adaptec mi a D CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge BR so B JWORT CC HO ha Der ei s SB2 3 Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz SATA JTSATAT EA Printer Re Floppy scsi IDE2 Chapter 2 Installation SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings Definition Enabled Disabled A SCSI Enable B SCSI Term Enable SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Power Force On Power Force On Jumper Settings Jumper JPF allows you to enable or disable the function of Power Force On Jumper Setting Definition If enabled the power will always stay on Namel automatically If this function disabled Force On the user needs to press the power butt
3. EWR Fan1 A CO M 1 JPE DIMM 1B E a DIMM 1A GLAN1 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A D GLAN2 DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A 7520 wn cPU2 JA i Bsa Pawi North Bridge E Kam a wog D Fan Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR FOE Exp n an SI Bi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD Ko TERI n gt lt es PM Q le Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a O 6300ESB e Lg Fj SCSI CTRL ICH D W VGA Adaptec A CIRE AIC 7901X South Bridge E IO Ian swor n WE E Se en s USB2 3 a Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz TSATA0 FSATAT Fans 2 16 Chapter 2 Installation ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports peeks od The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 Pin Definition mouse are located at J2 See the table 1 Data at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 NC 2 3 for the locations of these ports 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock Fan Headers e nc There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP Fan Header EG2 Fan1 and Fan 2 are CPU fans n a Fan3 to Fan6 are system cooling fans Pin Definition See the table on the right for pin defini 4 TET tions Note These fan headers are 12V Red 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan head e ers are backward compatible with the j PWM _Control traditional 3 pin fans Please refer to Health Monitoring in the BIOS Ad vanced Setting for fan speed con
4. Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXB Exp Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD Tey IPA HG T BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 F scsi CTRL ER Cou VGA Adaptec Bi GIRE AIC 7901X South Bridge E a so E S 5 a USB2 3 a d P E Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz GR EE red Printer Floppy scsi IDE 2 2 25 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Onboard LED Indicators Onboard LED Indicator Pin Definitions DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 In addition to the LAN LEDs and SATA LED there are other LED indicators must be connected DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 on the X6DLP pss PWR LED 4G2 EG2 DS7 and DS8 are POST POST LED Codes LEDs See the table on the right for Onboard LED pin definitions Note Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes DS Definition DS1 CPU PWR bad or CPU 12V PWR cable KB m 24 Pin ATX PWR ma SE Dad Epu Mouse m TPA Fan1 A DS1 USB0 1 DIMM 1B GPU 1 B DSS Icom1 DIMM 1A C DS7 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A D DS8 DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A H A GLAN1 a Battery E7520 IGLAN cPU2 GLAN2 IcTRL MCH Hal North Bridge Fang Dei 9 Fan og HEL a CTRL CPU 9 m A
5. KB k 24 Pin ATXPWR lLewe H PW3 PWA Ke Mouse veer Fan1 usgon DEE DIMM 1B CPU 1 COM1 DIMM 1A DIMM 2B A VGA Enable DIMM 2A B J13 DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A e J 1 5 DIMM 4B pres DIMM 4A GLAN1 Peien E7520 IGLAN CPU 2 GLAN2 CTRL MCH Hal i Bsa an6 North Bridge E WPIA ran GLAN a o CTRL e lt ITA Fan H Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEX8 Exp lir Fand a d Sig 1X 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 C Ko NC FA mn SG gt lt IFTST 2 TPMI 3 BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 Pq a bd SCSI CTRL WE Ww Adaptec Q AIC 7901X South Brid ige 2 wi PO a Bau SU ussa I SATAO_ I SATA1 Fan Printer Floppy SCSI IDE 2 2 22 SCSI Controller Enable Disable ForX6DLP 4G2 only Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller The default setting is pins 1 2 to enable all four headers See the table on the right for jumper settings SCSI Termination Enable Disable ForX6DLP 4G2 only Jumper JPA2 allows you to enable or disable termination for the SCSI con nector The default setting is open to enable the termination of the SCSI Controller Note In order for the SCSI drives to function properly please do not change the default setting set by the manufacturer See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Open Default Closed
6. ezl E 2 z P CTRL North Bridge IGLAN CTRL IWOL CPU Fan Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PER Exp an Bi Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz 3B E WEIT fray TTTTTT HG EM Q Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 n 6300ESB i SCSI CTRL len ven en a PIR AIC 7901X South Bridge E so JS Vue va E r Slott PCI 1 PCI 33MHz TSATAT raz rd ME z 5 an Printer Floppy scs IDE 2 2 21 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled the table on the right for jumper set Pins 2 3 Disabled tings The default setting is enabled SMB Data SMB CLK to PCI Jumpers J13 J15 allow you to connect SMBus to PCI PCI Exp PCI Slot1 PCI X Slot5 PCI X Slot6 to Jumper Settings the System Management Bus The Jumper Setting Definition default setting is to close pins 1 2 to Closed Enabled enable the connection See the table Open Disabled Default on the right for jumper settings
7. Power LED 5V Ground A NMI B PWR LED Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual HDD LED HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located Pin Definitions JF1 on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the Pin Definition hard drive LED cable here to display 13 5V disk activity for any hard drives on HD Active the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control GLAN1 2 LED ler LED connections for the GLAN Pin Definitions JF1 port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 Pin Definition of JF1 and for the GLAN port2 is 9 10 Vcc 11 12 Ground located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 At tach the NIC LED cables to display network activity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions A HDD B NIC1 NIC2 II n 20 19 Groun NMI X x Power LED Vcc q CL Ke D HDD LED Vcc g E E bar NIC1 LED Vcc op Fe p lt jo E i NIC2 LED Vee 5 i ER an OH Fan Fail LED Ver
8. 2 Locate the four heatsink mounting holes on the motherboard 3 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU and insert heatsink s four pegs into the heatsink mounting holes 4 Using a Phillips Screw driver screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible dam age to the CPU Repeat the same step to install the remaining two screws jyi yv Screw 2 5 Repeat the steps above to install an other heatsink if needed Win i Heatsink with screws properly installed 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation To Un install the Heatsink Screw 1 1 Using a Phillips Screw Driver to unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the mother board in the sequence as show in the picture on the right en i li d IW H NK WI 2 Hold the heatsink as show in the picture j on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink 3 Once the heatsink is loosened remove the heatsink from the CPU 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locatio
9. DB 8 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B vea DIMM 3A 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 DIMM 4B DIMM 4A 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 a E cru 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 Fang North Bridge a mera CTRL wer Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR FOE Exp wa e x dr Bios Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 GOMZ VGA CTRL SUPER X6DLP 4G svo IWER TT pPe1 scsi CTRL Adaptec AIC 7901X Siet PCI 1 PCI 33MHz 6300ESB H South Bridge B B e sl PI Hl eem SATAO_ SATAT Fand M EE me _ l C29 IDE EE 2 29 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Notes 2 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or install ing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker
10. SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select it default Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and configure array settings To select this option using the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key select Managing Arrays from the main menu as shown above a Rena anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare nitialize Drives Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous page 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press CtrltA when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC main menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select
11. and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well 5 Use only the correct type of CMOS battery as recommended by the Manufacturer Do not install the battery upside down to avoid possible explosion No Power 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is properly set 4 Turn the power switch on and off to test the system 5 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video 1 If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables 2 Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to Appendix A and Appendix B for details on beep codes Losing the System s Setup Configuration 1 Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics c
12. and vise versa If the option is set to 3 pin fan the fan speed is controlled by voltage If the option is set to 4 pin the fan speed will be controlled by Pulse Width Modulation PWM Select 3 pin if your chassis came with 3 pin fan headers Select 4 pin if your chassis came with 4 pin fan headers Select Workstation if your system is used as a Workstation Select Server if your system is used as a Server Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to run at full speed 12V at all the time The options are 1 Disable 2 3 pin Server 3 3 pin Workstation 4 4 pin Server and 5 4 pin Workstation Fan1 Speed to Fan6 Speeds 4 4 Boot Settings This feature allows the user to configure the following items BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Settings Configuration 4 15 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual gt BIOS Settings Configuration Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for system bootup The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot This option allows the boot up screen options to be modified between POST mes sages or the OEM logo Select Disabled to allow the computer system to display the POST messages Select Enabled to allow the computer system to display the OEM logo Add On ROM Display Mode This option allows the BIOS to display add on ROM read only memory mes
13. are fatal errors POST codes may be read on the debug LEDs located beside the LAN port on the motherboard backplane See the description of the Debug LEDs LED1 and LED2 in Section 2 6 A 1 AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Beep Code Error Message Description 1 beep Refresh Circuits have been reset Ready to power up 5 short 1 long Memory error No memory detected in system 8 beeps Display memory read write error Video adapter missing or with faulty memory A 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On Off SPD Read OK Off On Memory Size OK Off Off Starting Bus Initialization A 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description DOh The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code check sum will be verified Dih Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode next D3h Starting memory sizing next D4h R
14. before memory information is displayed The Default setting is No Delay 4 13 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual gt USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the USB settings USB Function This feature allows you to enable the USB Ports The options are Disabled and Enabled Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable USB Legacy support Disable legacy support if there are no USB devices installed in the system The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto USB 2 0 Controller This setting allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode This setting allows you to configure the USB 2 0 Controller Mode The options are Hi Speed 480 Mbps and Full Speed 12Mbps USB Mass Storage Device Configurations USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This setting allows you to decide how long the system should wait in an attempt to detect the presence of a USB Mass Storage Device before it issues a start command the system to proceed with the next operation during POST The options are 10 Seconds 20 Seconds 30 Seconds and 40 Seconds Emulation Type If set to Auto USB devices that are smaller than 530MB will be emulated as floppy and the remaining will be emulated as an HDD The Forced FDD option will allow you to configure an HDD formatted drive to boot as an FDD eg Zip Drive The options are Auto Floppy Forced FDD Hard Disk and CD RO
15. 80h The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next Extended NMI source enabling is in progress 81h A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next 82h The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the command byte and initializing the circular buffer next 83h The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Check ing for a locked key next 84h Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next 85h The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next B 5 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Checkpoint 86h 87h Code Description The password was checked Performing any required programming before WIN BIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed Uncompressing the WINBIOS Setup code and executing the AMIBIOS Setup or WINBIOS Setup utility next Returned from WINBIOS Setup and cleared the screen Performing any necessary programming after WINBIOS Setup next The programming after WINBIOS Setup has completed Displaying the power on screen message next Programming the WINBIOS Setup options next The WINBIOS Setup options are programmed Resetting the hard disk controller next The hard disk controller ha
16. Adaptec tal Q CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge a P so B w Di rar d e S USB2 3 E fal Slot PCI 1 PCI 33MHz GER E Bi 2 20 Chapter 2 Installation CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and then short JBT1 to clear CMOS Do not use the PW_ON connector to clear CMOS Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog a system Watch Dog monitor that takes action when a soft Jumper Settings JWD ware application hangs Close pins Jumper Setting Definition 1 2 to reset the system if a program Pins 1 2 Reset hangs Close pins 2 3 to generate a Pins 2 3 NMI non maskable interrupt for the program Open Disabled that hangs This requires software implementation Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS ES 24 Pin ATXPWR an Eres j Ewa beu USBO 1 DEST E DIMM 1B CPU 1 Bi outa A Clear CMOS DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B WD VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A SUPER X6DLP GLAN1 Battery E7520 GLAN cPU2 GLAN2 CRL MCH
17. Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with the industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART in cludes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with a 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 Capa
18. D Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR n Fang kel e Sl A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 T S TIT P o Il S le BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a i 6300ESB e Wn SCSI CTRL icH LU fcomz VGA Adaptec D CTRE AIC 7901X South Bridge 2 O UI wor Ere ei ES SU ysB23 Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz SATAO leste BS Ces pe JL e B 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy IPMI 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 e A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 e A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed Parallel Printer Port 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error Connector 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init The parallel printer port is located 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN at J10 See the table on the right 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND for pin definitions Cable CBL 081 e 12 GND is required 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND qir Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 A
19. Header 2 19 2 6 Tune EE LE 2 20 Explanation Of JUMpOrs 55 Kilis neyi iner he yek wan n ak ka Arakan 2 20 GLAN Enable Disabl 2 20 Clear CMOS SNN N N DD EE E EERENS 2 21 ELE HR EE 2 21 VGA Enableisable sssini eaaa a a aaa iiaa 2 22 SMB Data SMB Clock to PC lisceisivescscsevceeesstivnetvetwvecetietwancesnstenescectuwuycennes 2 22 SCSI Controller Enable Disable LEULELL Ek 2 23 SCSI Termination Enable Disable LL Ek 2 23 Power Forc OM sl Akla d rey bi kak d n ky k d n biy ka b bark n dinava Wana na kd M d n ke Ah seers 2 24 Alarm R S l enara annae dk k k a Eege k h canin Wusa ad dal ees 2 24 Kg eise Elte Wiele Tee 2 25 GLAN LEDS spiron e E AS 2 25 System LED rea eer ere ee ere rn reer nab n ce cere eer 2 25 Onboard RE 2 26 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 27 Parallel Port COnM COM e x na k nn d r arab kk i a dr keka ka k n banika 2 27 FIOPPY ele TEE 2 28 IDE COMMEGIOMS tetechkugfkAEagh EReeek EeEesEU ERddSetAESR naed d aait 2 28 Ultra 320 SCSI CONNECCION S seess eea ae AE 2 29 Si 0 Socke tiroir a EE RE ERES 2 29 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures ccccceeee eee ee cece te EEE EEE EK KK KK KK kK RA 3 1 Before Power ON as icyyis d ke Nir rkalllana katana k n k va bahana KAWA da ki Ad d n k k d
20. 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 parti tion Yes No 6 Press Yes to delete the array or partition or No to return to the previous menu 7 Press Esc to return to the previous menu C 5 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays make sure that 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 CtrltA when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Main Menu ACU as shown on the first screen on page C 5 3 From the ACU menu select Create Array 4 Select the disks for the new array and press Insert as the screen shown be low Note To de select any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives to create Array 00 WDC ND3606D 00ELX1 34 468 01 WDC lD3606D 00ELX1 34 463 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are
21. PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheating and fan failure OH Fan Fail LED Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail Indicator Ti Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions seme a Groun X Power LED QO F gt E HDD LED Q oO d NIC1 LED Ig En Ei E lo E i 1 NIC2 LED 5 n GES OH Fan Fail LED PWR Fail LED Ground Ground 2 11 Vcc Ground Pin Definitions JF1 Status Pin Definition State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash Fan Fail ing PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Fail LED 20 19 Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Reset gt Reset Button PWR gt Power Button SUPER
22. PWR_OK 2 2 4 3 6 7 8 9 5V 5VSB 5V 10 12V 5V 11 12V COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector Pin Definitions PW2 Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A 24 Pin PWR B 8 Pin PWR SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Chassis Intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input Ground Universal Serial Bus USB Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions There are two Universal Serial Bus USB 0 1 FP USB 2 3 ports USB 0 1 located on the Pin Definition Din 8 Definition I O panel and additional two USB 5V 5V ports USB 2 3 on the motherboard PO PO These two USB USB 2 3 ports can PO PO be used to provide front side chassis Ground Ground access cables not included See the N A Key tables on the right for pin definitions KBI k 24 Pin ATXPWR pin pws Pu E E eu DES CIB GEES DIMM 1B CPU 1 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B A Chassis Intrusion DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B USB 0 1 VGA DIMM 3A ae C USB 2 3 DIMM 4A Fm o GLAN1 Battery E7520 IGLAN CPU 2 GLAN2 CTRL MCH Up j be _ Fa
23. Panel Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Note for the X6DLP 4G2 only 1 5 SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU Latest CPU technology e Intel single or dual Sossaman Dual Core Processors an 667MHz Front Side Bus e Architecture with Dynamic Execution Address Data Registry Parity on the FSB Intel Thermal Management Enhanced Intel SpeedStep EIST supported Memory e Eight 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDRII 400 SDRAM required Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset e Intel E7520 chipset with support of MCH and 6300ESB ICH Expansion Slots e Two PCI Exp slot x8 e Two PCI X slots One PCI X 66 MHz ZCR slot one PCI X 66 MHz slot One Universal slot BIOS e 8 Mb AMI Flash ROM e APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 USB Keyboard BIOS Rescue Hot Keys and Hardware BIOS Virus protection PC Health Monitoring e Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby 5V standby and VBAT e CPU 3 phase switching voltage regulator e CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor III e 12C Temperature sensing logic e CPU fan auto off in sleep mode e CPU slow down on temperature overheat e CPU thermal
24. Port 1 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial Port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 and 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address Parallel Port Mode This feature allows the user to specify the parallel po
25. Power Force on Open Disabled JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPL1 JPL2 LAN1 LAN 2 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPR1 Power Fail Alarm Reset Open Disabled JWD Watch Dog Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled Connector Description ATX PWR PW1 8 pin PWR PW2 Chassis Intru JL1 COM1 J4 COM2 J5 DIMM 1A 4B J18 J23 DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 DS9 FAN 1 6 Floppy J24 FP CTRL JF1 GLAN 1 2 IDE1 J44 IDE2 J38 IPMI J41 KB MS J2 Parallel Port J10 PWR LED SPKR JF2 PW3 PW4 SCSI J28 Slot1 Slot5 Slot6 Slot4 J12 PCI E x8 I SATAO 1 JSO JS1 VGA J1 WOL JWOL WOR JWOR USB 0 1 J3 USB 2 3 Primary 24 pin ATX PWR Connector Required 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Required Chassis Intrusion Header COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header Memory RAM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B Onboard LED Indicators See Chapter 2 DS7 DS8 POST Code LED See Chpt 2 amp App A System LED See Chapter 2 CPU Chassis Fan Headers Floppy Disk Drive Connector Front Control Panel Connector G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors IPMI 2 0 Socket Keyboard Mouse Parallel Printer Header PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 5 7 Power SMB System Management Bus PWR Fault SCSI Connector Note Slot1 PCl 1 32 bit 33MHz Slot5 PCIX 5 66MHz Slot6 PCIX 6 66MHz ZCR PCI Express x8 Slots Intel Serial ATAO Serial ATA1 Connectors VGA Connector Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header Back
26. S oe GLAN LEDs inahi Rear View The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports located when viewing it from the rear side beside the Video port has two LEDs The of the chassis yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate GLAN Left LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition the speed of the connection See the table Off 10Mbps or No Connection at right for the functions associated with the Green 100 Mbps second LED Amber 1 Gbps GLAN Right LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Yellow Flashing 10Mbps 100Mbps 1 Gbps System LED DS9 System Alert LED Indicator Pin Definitions There is a system LED DS9 on the motherboard DS9 System LED DS9 Definition indicates the status of the system Refer Green System On Normal to table on the right for information Amber System Off PWR Cable Connected Please refer to Appendix A for more PWR or CPU Failure CPU Overheat information ES k 24 Pin ATX PWR EWR Ha Pw4 fpu A GLAN LEDs Fan USBO0 1 DES OPE B System LED COM DIMM 1B CPU1 DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A E7520 MCH Dei 3 CPU2 North Bridge
27. Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 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 an embedded BIOS Utility includes the following Array Configuration Utility Use this utility to create configure and manage ar rays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to the following 1 Enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations 2 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during system boot Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU When you press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously at the prompt during system bootup the main menu will appear Note To select an option use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press the lt Enter gt key to select it To return to the previous menu press the lt ESC gt key C 3
28. TAN 3 Ground 4 Reserved definitions 5 Key 6 FDEDIN T Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 13 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable r Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 2f Ground 28 Write Protect IDE Connectors 29 Ground 30 Read Data There are no jumpers to configure 31 Ground 32 Side 1 Select the onboard IDE 1 J44 and IDE 33 Ground 34 Diskette 2 J38 See the table on the right for pin definitions IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground A Floppy 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 B IDE 1 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 C IDE 2 r Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 KB 24 Pin ATXPWR Kn gews Pw4 fru Mouse me Fant 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 USBO 1 HERT DIMM 15 Geri 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 COM1 DIMM 1A DIMM 2B 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B 19 Ground 20 Key DIMM 4A j S 21 DRQ3 22 Ground GLAN1 ra Battery coe BEAN ae enz 23 UO Write 24 Ground Farg prami Tn 25 I O Read 26 Ground Fang GLAN o e WOL 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE T Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR poe Exp lr 29 DACK3 30 Ground A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz w S u PM ep 31 IRQ14 32 IOCS16 le BS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 ical bd d Face CTRL SS ER 33 Addr1 34 Ground Uu GOM
29. TCP IP connectivity Power control x Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_IIl You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http Awww supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 21 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Notes C 22
30. a bootable array is the array marked with an asterisk as shown in the picture above 3 Enter Y to delete a bootable array when the following message is displayed The array is already marked bootable Do you want to make this array as not bootable Yes No Then the bootable array will be deleted and the asterisk will disappear Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable array C 10 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new ar ray or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Embedded SATA HostRAID Control leri Options Array Configuration Utility D
31. allows the user to enable the function of Remote Access The Options are Enabled and Disabled If the item Remote Access is set to Enabled you can select a Remote Access type and configure the following settings Serial Port Number This feature allows the user to select the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and COM2 Serial Port Mode This feature allows the user to set the serial port mode for Console Redirection The options are 115200 8 N 1 57600 8 N 1 38400 8 N 1 19200 8 N 1 and 9600 8 N 1 Flow Control This feature allows the user to set the flow control for Console Redirection The options are None Hardware and Software Redirection After BIOS POST This feature allows the user to select Disabled to turn off Console Redirection after POST Select Always to keep Console Redirection active all the time Note this setting may not be supported by some operating systems Select Boot Loader to keep Console Redirection active during POST and Boot Loader Terminal Type This feature allows the user to select the target terminal type for Console Redirection The options are ANSI VT100 and VT UTF8 VT UTF8 Comb Key Support This feature allows the user to select Enabled to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key support for the ANSI VT100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled Sredir Memory Display Delay This feature allows the user to decide how many seconds the BIOS shall wait
32. 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 Jumper Cap Ut 3 2 1 3 2 1 Setting Pin 1 2 short means the jumper is off the pins LAN1 LAN2 Enable Disable JPL1 and JPL2 enable or disable the GLAN ports LAN1 JPL1 and LAN2 JPL2 on the motherboard See the Eee SE table on the right for jumper settings Pins23 Disabled _ The default setting is enabled GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition KB m 24 Pin ATX PWR pin PS Ee Mouse PWR H Fan1 OPE usgo 1 PPRT DIMM 1B cPU1 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B A LAN1 Enable DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B LAN2 Enable VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A o GLAN1 Battery E7520 IGLAN CPU 2 GLAN2 CRL A MCH Up i Ds Fang GPL gt North Bridge z Fang PLAS o a GLAN B a CTRL CPU Q We ma Fan 1 Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXB Exp n an kel Bi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 e a gt lt SES USCH E le BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 bo d F scsi CTRL u 3 Ww Teo VGA
33. the icons to the right of these items S SUPERMICRO X6DLP 4G2 Server Board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 Intel E7520 chipset INF files SUPERMICR Microsoft Direct lt 9 0 Drivers amp Tools ATI Graphics driver Intel E7520 Chipset Adaptec Storage Manager X6DPL 4G2 Intel PRO Network Connections Drivers SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor III Build driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD IT Auto Start Up Next Time For more information please visit SUPERMICRO s web site SUPERMICRO Computer Inc 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 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill 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 III displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system v
34. 2 VGA Adaptec a CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge 35 AddrO 36 Addr2 LO so swor ERT 33MHz Lan 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 Ground Chapter 2 Installation Ultra320 SCSI Connector Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector X6DLP 4G2 Only Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition Refer to the table below for the pin r DB 12 35 DB 12 definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI e DB 13 36 DB 13 connector located at J28 p 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 IPMI 2 0 Socket 13 ppm o mm 14 DB P 48 DB P There is an IPMI 2 0 Socket on the 15 Ground 49 Ground motherboard Refer to the layout be 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground low for the IPMI Socket location dir TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 53 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 2i ATN 55 ATN A SCSI 22 Ground 56 Ground B IPMI 2 0 Socket 23 7 BSS SE 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 27 SEL 61 SEL 28 C D 62 C D ES bT les S sen 29 REQ 63 REQ uUsSB0 1 DEST DIMM TE au 30 Kalte 64 HO Cou DIMM 1A DIMM 2B 31 DB 8 65
35. 22 One 1 9 pin serial port DTK cable CBL 010 One 1 SCSI Cable CBL 034 U320 X6DLP 4G2 only Two 2 CPU Passive Heatsinks SNK P0019 One 1 I O backpanel shield CSE PT7 One 1 Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities CDR x6 One 1 User s BIOS Manual 1 1 SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 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 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Image Gu H Ek VK LERI E l y i eech Bi my r f CLER F HI MEK re R E r j LT rii WV rr Spee r 1 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X
36. 6DLP EG2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale GE Du PV Fan1 LE DIMM 1B DIMM 2B DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A Battery E7520 LAN TRL MCH North Bridge HELI WPCA GLAN CTRL Wo rm J18 Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEX8 Exp Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD L145 eo J135 2 Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 TSCSI CTRL 6300ESB ICH COM2 VGA Adaptec J5 CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge SI O aes wd D Sr Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz In SATHI SB2 3 ESATAQg FSATAT Ai Can Important Notes to the User All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The mother board you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual e See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections p indicates the location of Pin 1 e SCSI is available on the X6DLP 4G2 only e When the LE1 LED is on the 5V Standby PWR is on Maker sure to turn off the power before installing or removing components Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Jumper Description Default Setting J13 J15 PCI 1 PCI X 5 6 to System SMB Open Disabled JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPA1 Note SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 Enabled JPA2 Note SCSI Channel Term Enable Off Enable JPF
37. CK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLCT 26 NC ES 24 Pin ATXPWR SM gempa beu usso DERT e DIMM 1B cPU1 Icom DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A psi GLAN IGLAN GLAN2 ICTRL A Parallel Port E7520 MCH CPU2 2 ke CTRL z North Bridge ezl E Wer CPU WOU mm Fan Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXB Exp n an kel Bi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 O TPAT T gt lt SES PMI Q fe Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a X ri scsi CTRL ae Se D ig ven nse eN CTRE AIC 7901X South Bridge P so B E ek Sa 2 5 USB2 3 d PO fal Slot PCI 1 PCI 33MHz GER ESA a ag Printer ZY Cen ses ve E 2 27 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Definitions Floppy z Pin Definition Pin Definition The floppy connector is located at e 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN J24 See the table below for pin
38. Done as the screen shown below 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 Build 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 amp Init Fastest way to create a RAID 1 Appropriate when using new drives Note If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1 you will be asked to select the source drive The contents of the source drive will be preserved However the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Create RAID via Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU you can restart it by pressing Ctrl R 3 A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis com pares if you later run a consistency check This is normal and is not a cause for concern 4 The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID However during a build operation only the sm
39. E Connector C 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions Windows Red Hat amp SuSe Linux 1 Select Advanced Setting from the AMI BIOS menu 2 Select the IDE Configuration menu 3 Change the IDE Configuration to P ATA Only 4 Under the item Configure S ATA as RAID select Yes 5 Tap the lt Esc gt key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the lt Enter gt key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system startup press the lt Ctrl gt and the lt A gt keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following mes sage Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec s Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID func tionality to the Serial ATA I O controller and enhances the performance of the PCI Express based products RAID striping RAID 0 allows data to be written across multiple drives greatly improving hard disk I O performance RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows data to be simultaneously written to two drives improving data security even if a single hard disk fails By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded
40. Internal external modem ring on e Chassis intrusion detection header e Console redirection e SDDC support CD Diskette Utilities e BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions e ATX 12 x 9 6 304 8 x 243 8 mm 1 7 SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7520 Chipset CPU1 CPU2 DIMM B4 DIMM A4 SES DIMM B3 DIMM A3 o 3 667MT DIMM B2 DIMM A2 Gs as DIMM B1 DIMM A1 x lt p PE OV er Expxa ca lt GROUPA PCI EXPX82GBIS PINRS0 7 7520 DDRZ 400 9 D ch GROUPB MCH 2 PCEEXPX 2681S LINKS0 7 DDR2 400 a ROUPc a INKS 0 LINKS 4 O a SCSI CONN D a INTERNAL Lt KW STAN 82573 K PCIEXPX1 i o 4 _____________ jj _ l z S TAN 82573 PCLEXPX1 GG E 2 1 gt COMTI F sio n CSI CTRL FWH IPMI gt Floppy amp Pinter 2 AIC 7901 83627 gt Keyboard pe ouse GG Gi j w M S e LPC K BOX BENE lt usso Front USB x Front US 2 x CHANNEL A 6300ESB lt use1 Front USB oO x j lt _usB2 Rear USBI z 5 UR Rear USB a PCI 32 BIT T 33MHZ 2 gp en a ne 2 VIDEO ATI RAGE XL VIDEO SRAM Note This is a general b
41. M gt System Health Monitor This feature allows the AMI BIOS to automatically display the status of the follow ing items CPU Overheat Temperature This feature allows the user to set the CPU Overheat temperature threshold The options range from 65 C to 90 C Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to set the desired setting The default setting is 78 C Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor IIl settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor Ill adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS The AMI BIOS will automatically monitor and display the following information CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature CPU1 VCORE CPU2 VCORE for 2U systems 3 3V Vcc V 5 Vin 12V Vcc V 12V Vcc V DRAM VTT 1 2V Vcc DIMM Voltage 1 5V Voltage 5V Standby 3 3V Standby gt System Fan Monitor 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
42. SUPER SUPER X6DLP 4G2 SUPER X6DLP EG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0c The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 documenta tion 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 SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER 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 St
43. Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 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 WOR 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 remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup updates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends
44. X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Reset Button Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach Pin Definition it to the hardware reset switch on the 3 Reset computer case Refer to the table on Ground the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo Pin Definitions JF1 mentarily contacting both pins will Pin Definition power on off the system To turn 1 Signal off the power when set to suspend 3V Standby mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions A Reset B PWR Button EL TTI J C 20 19 Groun NMI X xX Power LED Vcc q CL n E HDD LED Vcc g E E NIC1 LED Vcc I8 E Co EH E E l NIC2 LED Vee 5 ER an OH Fan Fail LED Ver PWR Fail LED Vcc Ground Reset gt Reset Button Ground PWR gt Power Button 2 12 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There is a 24 pin main power supply connector PW1 and an 8 pin CPU PWR connector PW2 on the board This p
45. ad baha d rda 3 1 ee UE 3 1 NO VIGGO EE 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration lLi ee 3 1 Memor ee 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service L UEEE EEE kk 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS 451 de eer Le e EE 4 1 4 2 Maim SOUP MT 4 2 4 3 Advanced Se tU D k iyyu u ieyaudin a y akla s nk ra kas n kan kenda ni H dak N Hed d n EW Hedad ke WAA NA W 4 3 4 24 IBOOU SOUP E 4 15 4 5 Security SOUP hh er mmmmp n 4 18 Ge EC LEE 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes nenneeeneeserererernrnrrrnrnrererrrrrrrerrrereeererererere eene A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes keke kek k k kek k k kek B 1 Appendix C Installing Software and the Operating System EEEE LE C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All included in the Retail Box One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices CBL 036 One 1 floppy ribbon cable CBL 0
46. after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help predict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the AMI BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the AMI BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to disable this function The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 5 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Hard Disk Write Protect Select Enabled to enable the function of Hard Disk Write Protect to prevent data from being written to HDD The options are Enabled or Disabled IDE Detect Time Out This feature allows the user to set the time out value for detecting ATA ATA PI devices installed in the system The options are 0 sec 5 Mode 1 0 15 20 25 30 and 35 ATA PI 80Pin Cable Detection This feature allows the AMI BIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device gt Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the system Floppy A Move the cursor to these fields via up and down arrow keys
47. aller 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 9 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable 1 From the Main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays select the array you want to make bootable and press Ctrl B 3 Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed This will make all other existing bootable array non bootable Do you want to make this array bootable Yes No Then a bootable array will be created An asterisk will appear next to the bootable array as shown in the picture below Main Menu d anage Arrays List of Arrays reate Array E H mirror RAID 1 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare Ee nitialize Drives 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
48. ard is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to Appendix B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that all DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recom mended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system 3 Make sure that you are using the correct type of Registered ECC DDRII 400 SDRAM recommended by the manufacturer 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an in terleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the position of the 115V 230V switch on the power supply 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www super
49. are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCAQ554A Low and Two PCA9554 PCI Express PortA Slot4 PCI Express PortB Slot6 PCI Express PortC0 NIC1 PCI Express PortC1 NIC2 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot specified If set to Auto the slots with IO cards installed will be visible If Enabled the IO slots will always be displayed If set to Disabled the IO slots will not displayed The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Compliance Mode Select Enabled to enable MCH to activate the PCI Express Compliance Mode The options are Disabled and Enabled Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to enable the function of Spread Spectrum and allows the BIOS to monitor the level of electromagnetic interference caused by the components installed in the system and to attempt to reduce the electromagnetic interference when needed The options are Disabled and Enabled gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configuration Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item Use the lt gt and lt gt keys to change the value of the selected option 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Remote Access This feature allows the user to disable the function of Remote Access If Disabled is not selected then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Enabled and Disabled Remote Access This feature
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51. ation on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel_ICH5R 6300 ESB 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 Paral lel ATA PATA SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis than Parallel ATA In addition the cables used in PATA can only extend to 40cm long while Serial ATA cables can extend up to one meter Overall Serial ATA provides better functionality than Parallel ATA Introduction to the Intel 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub Located in the South Bridge of the Intel E7520 Chipset the 6300 ESB I O Con troller 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 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configuration P ATA only Detects drives both on SATA and PATA ports S ATA only Detects drives on SATA ports only S ATA amp P ATA Detects drives on SATA ports and the Primary ID
52. ays the follow ing items IDE Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the IDE mode The options are Disabled P ATA Parallel ATA only S ATA Serial ATA only and P ATA amp S ATA Combined Mode Operation This feature allows the user to select the IDE Combined Mode The options are P ATA 1st Channel and S ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This feature allows the user to configure the Serial ATA Ports The options are P0 Master P1 Slave and PO Slave P1 Master Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Channel Master Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of Primary IDE Channel Master Slave Secondary IDE Channel Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Channel Master Slave slots Hit lt Enter gt to activate the following sub menu screen for detailed options of these items Set the correct configurations accordingly The items included in the sub menu are 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In the LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive capacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with a 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller car
53. bilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with the ACPI Advanced Configura tion and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power man agement through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power manage ment to reduce power consumption SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent 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 e Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge e Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag e Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts e When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins e Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use e For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manu facturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explo sion Unpacking The moth
54. d its functionality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive is the source drive Note 2 If no spare array exists and a hard disk drive fails you need to create a spare before you can rebuild an array To Rebuild an array 1 From the Main Menu select Manage Arrays as shown in the screen below From the List of Arrays select the array you want to Rebuild 2 Press Ctrl R to Rebuild H Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete Hotspare nitialize Drives _ Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks To access the disk utilities 1 Turn on your computer and press CtritA when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt RAID Control lera Optio ey j Uptions Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option lt Esc gt to exit default SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 2 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilitie HostRf EN P T sk and press SATA Port 0 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 SATA Port 1 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 32 06632 Only drives present at POST are displayed C 16 Appendix C Sof
55. d that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled and Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer Block Mode boosts the IDE drive performance by increasing the amount of data transferred Only 512 bytes of data can be transferred per interrupt if Block Mode is not used Block Mode allows transfers of up to 64 KB per interrupt Select Disabled to allow the data to be transferred from and to the device one sec tor at a time Select Auto to allows the data transfer from and to the device occur multiple sectors at a time if the device supports it The options are Auto and Disabled PIO Mode The IDE PIO Programmable I O Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the AMI BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured
56. e go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS and reset the CPU Overheat Temperature VRM Protection When the CPU VRM temperature reaches the threshold preset by the user in the BIOS the system will go into the TM Mode The CPU will slow down and the VRM current will drop to prevent the VRM from overheating The settings are 88 C 98 C 108 C Default Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features The ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware op erating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with
57. e system f Insert the Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD g Press the lt F6 gt key when the message Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver displays h When the Windows OS Setup screen appears press S to specify additional device s i Insert the driver diskette Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA Raid Controller Driver into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the lt Enter gt key k Press the lt Enter gt key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are speci fied press the lt Enter gt key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the lt Enter gt key The OS Setup will au tomatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installation m After the Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click
58. e system without any keyboard mouse and video The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Power Configuration This feature allows the user to configure PnP settings Power Button 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 Restore on AC Power Loss This setting allows the user to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog Timer This setting is used to activate and de activate the Watch Dog Timer It must be used in conjunction with the WD jumper see Chapter 2 for details The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to view the contents of the event log View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK The options are OK and Cancel ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of ECC Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Hub Interface Event Logging This setting allow
59. er board and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when installing the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes troubleshooting procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in CMOS Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed information on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A provides BIOS POST Messages Appendix B lists BIOS POST Codes Appendix C lists Software Installation Instructions Conventions Used in this Manual Special attention should be given to the following symbols for proper installation and to prevent damage done to the components or injury to yourself Danger Caution Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent catastrophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury Warning Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components Note Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This OI iii Manual OrgallizatlOh s s sxlac a dinalin laz dake Sege hRS Aa Aaaa n ab haa aka Saa WA ha kada iii Conventions Used in this Manual L LE EEE EEE EEE kk kk k k KAK iii Chapter 1 Introducti
60. erboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 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 on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT 1 Always connect the power cord last and remove it first before adding removing or changing any hardware components 2 Make sure that you install the heatsink bracket s on the back of the moth erboard first install the motherboard into the chassis and then install the processor s into the CPU socket s and finally install the CPU heatsink s Tools needed 1 A flat head screw driver 2 A Phillips screw driver 3 Thermal Grease Installing the Heatsink Bracket on the Reverse Side of the Mother board Remove the Pro 1 Remove the protective film _ tective Film from the heatsink bracket 2 Turn the motherboard upside J down to locate the heatsink bracket mounting holes on the reverse side of the mother board 3 Align the 4 pins of the heatsink bracket against the 4 bracket mounting holes on the back of the motherboard 4 Insert the 4 pins of the bracket into the corresponding mounting holes Gently press the bracket o
61. es that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system in order for the graphics card to function properly The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled Offboard PCI ISA IDE Card This option allows the user to assign a PCI slot number to an off board PCI ISA IDE card in order for it to function properly The options are Auto PCI Slot1 PCI Slot2 PCI Slot3 PCI Slot4 PCI Slot5 and PCI Slot6 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved for an IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used by a PCI PnP device Select Reserved if a DMA channel specified is reserved for a Legacy ISA device Reserved Memory Size This feature specifies the size of memory block to be reserved for Legacy ISA devices The options are Disabled 16K 32K 64K 4 7 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual gt Super lO Configuration Sub Menu Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial
62. eturning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next D5h Passing control to the uncompressed code in shadow RAM at E000 0000h The initialization code is copied to segment 0 and control will be transferred to segment 0 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next E2h Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next E6h Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache mem ory Edh Initializing the floppy drive Eeh Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette Efh A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory Eih The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory F2h Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT RONM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Rol Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the f
63. g the password if the POST DIAG switch is on Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next Initialization before setting the video mode is complete Configuring the mono chrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alter nate display memory read write test next The alternate display memory read write test passed Looking for alternate display retrace checking next Video display checking is over Setting the display mode next The display mode is set Displaying the power on message next Initializing the bus input IPL general devices next if present See the last page of this chapter for additional information Displaying bus initialization error messages See the last page of this chapter for additional information The new cursor position has been read and saved Displaying the Hit lt DEL gt mes sage next The Hit lt DEL gt message is displayed The protected mode memory test is about to star
64. ge be z D Er Q e CTRL Q SR K SUPER X6DLP KO lot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR FOE Exp a Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD D HG EM Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 scsi CTRL 300ESB ICH Adaptec CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge Ji DO KHre T sien PCI 1 PCI 33MHz e an Psd Kei IDE 1 Deg USB2 3 E I SATAO FSATAT Fan4 Printer Floppy scs IDE 2 2 15 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Definition Ground Black Wake up A WOL B WOR SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Serial Port Pin Definitions Serial Ports COM1 COM2 There are one Serial Port COM1 J4 Pin Definition Pin Definition and one Serial Header COM2 J5 on 1 CD 6 DSR the X6DLP 4G2 EG2 See the table 2 RD 7 RTS on the right for pin definitions 3 TD 8 CTS H DTR 9 RI S Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port NC indicates no connection GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports A G bit Ethernet port designated JLAN1 JLAN2 is located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJF1 type cables 24 Pin ATX PWR pin Ee Ke
65. gure 2 3 below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports A Back Panel Connectors IO Ports o 670 D O Ly E o i Een a d e EEE del e Les ELTH r ae a Pf oR r G Noo ps SUPER X6DLP 4G2 nn ndi 00 00 o E 5S Dn Figure 2 3 Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors Keyboard Purple PS 2 Mouse Green Back Panel USB Port 1 Back Panel USB Port 2 COM Port 1 Turquoise VGA Port Blue Gigabit LAN 1 Gigabit LAN 2 ON OA P N See Section 2 6 for details 2 7 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual B Front Control Panel Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connectors are designed specifi cally for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins
66. hanges and return to the AMIBIOS Utility Program Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Then Select OK to allow the AMI BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to the BIOS Settings The Optimal settings are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications 4 19 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not for maximum performance 4 20 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up pro cedure If a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps The numbers on the fatal error list on the following page correspond to the number of beeps for the corresponding error All errors listed with the exception of Beep Code 8
67. he display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next memory size for relocation and shadowing next 50h The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed 51h The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadowing 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next 54h Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next 57h The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next 58h The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit lt DEL gt message next 59h The Hit lt DEL gt message is cleared The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next 60h The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next 66h Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next 67h Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization 7Fh
68. icro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMIBIOS Setup Utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the AMIBIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include lt F1 gt lt F10 gt lt Enter gt lt ESC gt arrow keys etc Note Options printed in Bold are default settings How To Change the Configuration Data The configuration data that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the AMI BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing lt Del gt at the appropriate time during system boot Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt Delete gt key to enter the main menu of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens An AMIBIOS identification string is displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen below the copyright message Warning Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible boot failure 4 1 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown be
69. imer to 32 micro seconds for the PCI 32 bit bus Select Enabled to set the South Bridge P2P Bridge Secondary Discard Timer to 4 micro seconds for the PCI 32 bit bus ICH DCB Select Enabled to activate the ICH DMA Collection Buffer to provide Type F DMA performance for all DMA channels allowing the DMA controllers located in the FPGA to move data between the CPU memory and the coprocessor It is ideal for systems whose CPU main memory can be directly accessed from the FPGA 4 9 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual gt APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable the ACPI support for the operating system ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to allow the RSDP pointers to point to the Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enable and Disabled AMI OEMB Table Select Enabled to allow the OEMB Table Pointer to be included in the R x SDT pointer lists The options are Enabled and Disabled Headless Mode Select Enabled to activate the Headless Operation Mode through the ACPI and will allow the BIOS to boot up th
70. ion to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the following Memory Availability Table for details Possible System Memory Allocation amp Availability Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory System Device Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3 99 I O APIC 4 Kbytes 4 KB 3 99 PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB 3 76 PCI Express 256 MB 256 MB 3 51 PCI Enumeration Area 2 if needed Aligned on 512 MB 3 01 256 MB boundary VGA Memory 16 MB 2 85 TSEG 1 MB 2 84 Memory available to OS and other applications 2 84 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs To Install Insert the module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Note Notch should align with the receptive point on the slot To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends Release Tab J dE Release Tab of the module This should release it from _ NNN TIT TT TT TN METIN TLI TET TT the slot D TT TT TTT 2 4 Control Panel Connectors lO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Fi
71. isk Utilities Arrow keys to move cursor Enter to select option lt Esc gt to exit default 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual nh Menu anage Arrays reate Array dd De lete Hotspare nitialize 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 00 WDC WD360GD O0ELX1 34 463 01 WDC WD360GD O0ELX1 34 4GB Appendix C Software Installation Instructions 5 Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected as shown in the screen below 01 WDC WD3I60GD 88ELX1 34 468 Select drives for initialization selected Ip lues E WDC WD3I60GD GOELX1 34 463 66 WDC UD3606D 00ELX1 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 C 13 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 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 optimize
72. k Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Hard Drives 1st Drive 2nd Drive 3rd Drive 1ST boot device 328 ID01 LUNO LSI gt Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Drive This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled gt CD DVD Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available CD DVD Drives 1st Drive This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the 1st CD DVD Drive The options are SM Sony CD ROM CDU AMI Virtual CDROM and Disabled 2nd Drive This option allows the user to specify the boot sequence for the 2nd CD DVD Drive The options are SM MATSHITA CR 176 AMI Virtual CDROM and Disabled PCI X Slot5 Option ROM PCI X Slot6 Option ROM Select Enabled to display the Option ROMs stored in the add on cards installed on PCI X Slot5 PCI X Slot6 The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 4 5 Security Settings The AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both pass words the Supervisor password must be set first BIOS SETUP UTILITY Change Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Pass
73. lash ROM FFh Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the system BIOS B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B 3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution These codes are uncompressed in FO000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h 05h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 07h 08h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area O6h Uncompressing the POST code next The CMOS checksum calculation is done next OAh The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next OBh The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued 0Ch The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller OEh The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test OFh The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The key board command byte is written next 10h The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command 11h Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pre
74. ler two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI 2 3 Interface and Integrated System Management Controller 6300ESB ICH System Features The 6300ESB ICH system consists of an I O Controller Hub which provides the I O subsystem with an access to the rest of the system Additionally it integrates many UO functions SUPER x6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 1 3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section Peripheral Device Configuration to change this setting The default setting is Last State 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores 1 8V 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby and VBAT An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in SDIII to define the sensiti
75. located on our web site at http Awww supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Warning There is no BIOS Recovery function available for the mother board Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS you will need to change all six BIOS chips Do not shut down or reset the system while updat ing BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure Question What s on the CD that came with my motherboard Answer The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows and security and audio drivers 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be fore any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover any da
76. lock diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The E7520 Chipset Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 7520 chipset the X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for communica tions presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7520 chipset consists of the following components the E7520 Memory Controller Hub MCH and the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH The E7520 MCH supports Intel single or dual processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz however the Sossaman Processor supports FSB speeds of up to 667 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDR2 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 5 4GB s The E7520 also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial I O interface for superior I O bandwidth The MCH provides three configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MCH to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a 6300ESB System Features The I O 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 Control
77. low n Wio w w IO IER l I7 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Systen Time When you select the Main Setup the following items will be automatically displayed System Overview The following BIOS information will be displayed AMIBIOS Version Build Date ID Processors When you select this option the AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown below Type Speed Counts System Memory This option allows the AMI BIOS to display the status of memory installed in the system 4 2 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the arrow keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the arrow keys to move between fields The date must be entered in DAY MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For example 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 4 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below gt CPU Configuration Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning gt CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure the Advanced CPU settings for the proce
78. mage 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 3 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X6 DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 The AMI ROM BIOS is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program This chapter describes the basic navigation of the AMIBIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screens hit the lt Delete gt key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the lt Delete gt key is used to invoke the AMIBIOS setup screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as lt F1 gt lt F2 gt etc Each main BIOS menu option is described in this user s guide The Main BIOS setup menu screen has two main frames The left frame displays all the options that can be configured Grayed out options cannot be configured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame displays the key legend Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message When an option is selected in the left frame it is highlighted in white Often a text message will accompany it Note the AMI BIOS has default text messages built in Superm
79. micro com support faqs before contacting Techni cal 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 e 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 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 motherboard can support Answer The X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 has eight 240 pin DIMM slots that support registered ECC DDRII 400 SDRAM modules It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Question How do I update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are not expe riencing any problem with your system Updated BIOS files are
80. mory wait states next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMl and parity enabled Performing any initialization required before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000 next Initialization before passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h completed Passing control to the adaptor ROM at E000h next B 6 Checkpoint A9h Aah Abh BOh Bih 00h Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Code Description Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next Copying any code to specific areas The system configuration is displayed Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Notes B 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with your motherboard The following section provides inform
81. nectors O Porte 2 7 By FROME Rene Be E 2 8 C Front Control Panel Pin Definitions EEE 2 9 NMI BURON sixcucsviworesctimpeoeneeunsenedioutesckuevebievsuntensersdestedtinundeeseayupeetveneegas ties 2 9 Power ER ee 2 9 alblBAN TR E 2 10 NIGCWNIC 2 TR WEE 2 10 Overheat Fan Fall LED iccviesisaects dt eegen eegen ege eech 2 11 Power Fall CED st et ege edu 2 11 Table of Contents Reset button eege yaaa yaka xe kan d ka w ne ban wa an K vay n k Ke Ked nian n 2 12 Power BUUOM eessen 2 12 2 5 Connecting Cables ENEE 2 13 ATX Power Connector eege EENS da h laya vaka an evened 2 13 Processor Power Connector lj F EFE llllEEE Ek kk keke keke kek k k k k KA KAK 2 13 Chassis IN USION s s yyi mayan d ryani n dara karne daa EES EES 2 14 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 14 Wake On LAWN 3 s a nik s kk c na EA ul kanon n k Roka be b n dE EENS 2 15 WakesOn RI OJ s s3 inn sanan dikiyan an ni aa kal kin bada R H b z Wa haka b Way na wada n kad ba ha kan 2 15 Senal Eegeregie 2 16 GLAN Ethernet Por 45x yxx5x50 a ina deza nin n nan deke nane dy Xanna d ke akan dE ek 2 16 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Porte 2 17 Fan EE ee 2 17 VGA Enable setne ee xzzXz ZA A A_a_rob m 2 18 Power Fault sssrin rns a A O Weda d n Wada nad bakr NAi 2 18 SMB Power Conne Cloris n s n mal sina mak sna ki danken xana kaseya naya sani E ka al 2 19 Speaker Power LED Keylock
82. ng ECO North Bridge o E CTRL CPU 9 wou ma Fan 1 Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXB Exp oO an Lol IS Gi g Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 sg m ay a gt lt Diz TPMT S le BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a z F scsi CTRL oa R Ww Mz VGA Adaptec zl CTRL AIC 7901X South Bridge O S wor CHre sm S Dl 3 Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz or Gemen Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des ignated JWOL on the motherboard See the table on the right for pin definitions You must enable the LAN Wake Up setting in BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des ignated JWOR This function allows your computer to receive and to be awakened by an incoming 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 Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition Q zg SV k 24 Pin ATXPWR pin Pw3 PW4 ei D PWR DH Epu louse Fan1 OFFI usgo 1 EPRI DIMM 1B CPU 1 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A Fm o GLAN1 STAN Battery E7520 PU2 GLAN2 CTRL MCH e Up Fang HETI North Brid
83. ns of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray Note some components are very close to the mounting holes Please take precautionary measures to prevent damage to these components when installing the motherboard to the chassis 2 5 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 2 3 Installing DIMMs 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 step1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with DIMM 1A The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules of the same size and of the speed at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 When inserting a 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 X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 supports up to 16 GB of Reg ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 memory Notes 1 Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not support more than 4GB of memory 2 Due to memory allocat
84. nto the motherboard until it is properly attached to the back of the motherboard 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation Installing the CPU into the CPU socket 1 Locate Pin 1 on the socket and Pin 1 on the CPU as shown in the pictures 2 The CPU socket should come in the unlocked position To un lock the CPU socket using a flat head driver turn the CPU lock counter clockwise until it cannot turn further 3 Align Pin 1 of the CPU against the Pin 1 corner of the Socket 4 Once aligned mount the CPU straight down into the socket Warning Do not brush the CPU pins against the surface of the socket or in stall the CPU in an angle to prevent bending or causing damage to the CPU pins 5 Once the CPU is properly seated in the socket use the flat head driver to turn the CPU lock clockwise to lock it 6 Repeat the steps above to install the second CPU if needed CPU Socket Processor in 1 of the Pin 1 of the CPU CPU Socket marked with a marked with triangle a missing pin hole CPU Lock Turn counter clockwise to unlock it Turn clockwise to lock it Align Pin 1 of CPU against Pin 1 of the CPU Socket Once aligned mount the CPU straight down into the socket 2 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Heatsink Installation CPU Socket w CPU installed 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the if the required amount has already been applied
85. oltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor Ill interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor IIl settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor IIl adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Health Information J Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Soe RE eil HIT 4 CPUl Chassis CRUZ Chassis C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Screen Remote Control d File Edit View Favorites Tools Help er Management _ System Info Health Info Performance Remmote Control Configuration Administration Systems Managernent Report Help u Remote Control Graceful power control Supero Doctor II 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
86. on E De e 1 1 Checklist siitin era ca vavanesevhsat eds Eed ONE 1 1 Gontacting SU perl CO s a i a s ayasizoon kaya d ya ka h nan daa banan a din a an kad ba Han da d na dak 1 2 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Image o e eeesescescsessesesesceseseeteeseeeees 1 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Layout EEE keke 1 4 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 Quick Reference U UU 1 5 Motherboard Featuresiisssicesvieniesessa vores veseciecsiaennecsiansd cala s ka sd na aka ka d k ne ala a 1 6 Intel E7520 Chipset System Block Diagram EEEEEEEEU 1 8 1 2 Chipset OVGIVIEW sccsinccccctsuenessctaveetectsgeeseabsvenesacssbve ana haa an Du Eege 1 9 1 3 Special WE DIE 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS h hE zEEEE Ek keke kek keke kK ka KA KA KA KA KARA 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring ENNEN 1 10 S JACPI F aU Say neme endi kh ki qan kya ya Ki k rea b k en anne ad eeneg 1 11 1 6 Power Supply sssrinin k kek d kan xua G RA bA ka k sanan a d ka na wa ka k wax kd EEan kabak 1 12 t7 S perl O sresti r r age E EEan 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive DEVICES E eae SESS 2 1 PRECAUTIONS ss teiieseayevcectitenhecanietceesasaneesta Ne NEE ARENS ENEE 2 1 UNDACKINO EE 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 223 Installing DIMMS iya sane k leka r AE Oe 2 6 2 4 Control Panel Connectors and IO Potts E 2 7 A Back Panel Con
87. on to power on the system Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of TAMRA a power supply failure This feature as Jumper Settings sumes that Supermicro redundant power Jumper Setting Definition supply units are installed in the chassis Open Enabled Closed Disabled If you only have a single power supply installed you should not connect any thing to this header JPR1 to prevent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings KBJ k 24 Pin ATX PWR a gem Pu louse TPF Fan1 USBO0 1 ED DIMM 1B cPU1 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B A PWR Force On DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B Alarm Reset VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A ps4 E7520 MCH CPU2 OFA z North Bridge GLAN CTRL ard eau CTRL CPU woul E Wei E i an Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEX Exp n an SI Bi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 O TPAT Ss gt lt es PM Q le BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a O 6300ESB bd n SCSI CTRL len R T ve Gg a a CTRL j la AIC 7901X South Bridge P EI E JWOR CG Si E bal a aka 2 g USB2 3 Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz GR EH rod Printer Floppy SCSI IDE2 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation 2 7 Onboard Indicators Left
88. ower connector meets the SSI EPS 12V specification See the table on the right for pin definitions For CPU PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below Processor Power Connector In addition to the Primary ATX power connector above the 12v 8 pin Pro cessor connector at PW2 must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Chapter 2 Installation ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions PW1 Pin Definition 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B nna LE Wd Ha Eeu Mouse Fan1 usgo 1 EPRI DIMM 1B cPU14 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A o GLAN1 Battery E7520 IGLAN Cruz GLAN2 CTRL MCH North Bridge Fe Fang GE H g Fan og kO CTRL bo rz lt 1 Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXE Exp n kel Bi A Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD 5 O T gt lt res PMI X scsi CTRL ae Se D ig ven vo a o PIR AIC 7901X South Bridge P so B O 8 wo Ers ei ER E SU usp23 Slot PCI 1 PCI 33MHz GER ESA 2 ke CTRL zg SV an DsgO Fan4 2 13 Pin Definition 3 3V 1 3 3V 12V 3 3V COM COM PS_ON 5V COM COM COM 5V COM COM Res NC
89. rt mode The options are Normal Bi Directional EPP and ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel This feature allows the BIOS to select the ECP DMA mode for the parallel port The options are DMAO DMA1 and DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel port The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the sys tem gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel E7520 NorthBridge chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Mirroring Sparing This feature allows the user to enable the function of Memory Mirroring and Sparing if memory configuration supports this function The options are Dis abled and Sparing DMA Controller This feature allows the user to enable or disable DMA Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled gt SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel ICH SouthBridge chipset CPU B I S T Enable Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction Select Disabled to set the South Bridge P2P Bridge Secondary Discard T
90. s been reset Configuring the floppy drive controller next The floppy drive controller has been configured Configuring the hard disk drive controller next Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next See the last page of this chapter for additional information Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800 Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed The adap tor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Perform ing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any initialization required after the option ROM test has completed Configuring the timer data area and printer base address next Set the timer and printer base addresses Setting the RS 232 base address next Returned after setting the RS 232 base address Performing any required initializa tion before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coproces sor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coproces sor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor testis complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the me
91. s you to enable or disable the function of Hub Interface Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled System Bus Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of System Bus Error Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled Memory Buffer Event Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of Memory Buffer Event logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI PCI Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of PCI Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled PCI PCI Express Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of PCI Express Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 4 11 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual gt MPS Configuration This section allows the user to configure the multiprocessors table MPS Revision This feature allows the user to select the MPS Revision Please follow the instruc tions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 gt PCI Express Configuration This section allows the user to configure the PCI Express slots Active State Power Management Select Enabled to activate the function of power management for signal transac tions between the PCI Express LO and L1 Links The options are Enabled and Disabled UO Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug support The options
92. sages Select Force BIOS to display a third party BIOS during system boot Select Keep Current to display the current BIOS information during system boot Boot up Num Lock This option allows the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 Mouse Support This option allows the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled Wait for F1 If Error Select Enable to activate the function of Wait for F1 if Error The options are En abled and Disabled Hit DEL Message Display Select Enabled to display the Setup Message when the user hits the DEL key The options are Enabled and Disabled Interrupt 19 Capture Select Enabled to allow ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Progress Bar Select Enabled to display a graphic bar that shows the progress of POST if the feature of Quiet Boot is enabled The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot De vice The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Disabled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device SM Sony CD ROM CDU 3rd boot device 00 AIC 0791A 1MA 4th boot device IBA GE Slot 0300V 5th boot device IBA GE Slot 0400V Hard Dis
93. selected The Array Properties menu displays as the screen shown on the next page C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions OE LECT aris 00 WDC WD360GD O00ELX1 34 463 00 WDC WD3606D 00ELX1 34 465 01 WDC UD3606D 00FLX1 34 465 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 and you cannot change the array properties using the ACU To assiqn properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Only the available array types will be displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Array Type Array Labe Array al Ze tripe Size Create RAID via Array Properties RAID O Stripe RAID 1 Mirror 2 Under the item Arrays Label type in an label and press Enter Note The label shall not be more than 15 characters 3 For RAID 0 select the desired stripe size Note Available stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB default It is recommended that you do not change the default setting 4 The item Create RAID via allows you to select between the different ways of creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate 5 When you are finished press
94. so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in the BIOS Note that Wake On LAN can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 can only accommodate ATX 24 pin power supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 200W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 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 An additional 12V 8 pin power connector PW2 is required to support Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power to the CPU may cause it to become unstable even after a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply Chapter 1 Introduction It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above It must also be SSI compliant info at http www ssiforum org
95. ssed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the Initialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next Next programming the flash ROM The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configuration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configura tion before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Checkpoint 25h 27h 28h 2Ah 2Eh 2Fh 30h 31h 32h 34h 37h 38h 39h 3Ah 3Bh 40h 42h 43h 44h 45h 46h 47h 48h 49h 4Bh Code Description Interrupt vector initialization is done Clearin
96. ssor s installed in the system 4 3 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual Execute Disable Bit Available when supported by the OS and the CPU Set to Enabled to enable the Execute Disable Bit to allow the processor to classify areas in the system memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot thus preventing a worm or a virus from creating a flood of codes to overwhelm the processor or damage the system during an attack Note For more information regarding hardware software support for this function please refer to Intel s and Microsoft s web sites Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to enable the function of multiple CPU core processing if Dis able one CPU execution core will be disabled CPU TM Function Available when supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to activate the CPU thermal monitor mechanism TM1 allows the CPU to regulate its power consumption based upon the modulation of the CPU Internal clock when the CPU temperature reaches a pre defined overheat threshold The options are Disabled and Enabled Note Select Enabled to allow the CPU to reduce its power consumption by lowering the CPU frequency and the CPU voltage when the CPU temperature reaches a pre defined overheat threshold TM2 is available only when it is supported by the CPU gt IDE Configuration Sub Menu When this sub menu is selected the AMI BIOS automatically displ
97. t Preparing the descriptor tables next The descriptor tables are prepared Entering protected mode for the memory test next Entered protected mode Enabling interrupts for diagnostics mode next Interrupts enabled if the diagnostics switch is on Initializing data to check memory wraparound at 0 0 next Data initialized Checking for memory wraparound at 0 0 and finding the total sys tem memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next Patterns written in base memory Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 4Ch The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next 4Dh The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next 4Eh The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next 4Fh The memory size display has started T
98. t and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2007 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users It provides information for the installation and use of the SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 motherboard The SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 supports single or dual Intel Sossaman dual core processors at a 667 MHz front side bus Based upon the Intel Sossaman processor the SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 supports dual processing Intel Architecture with Dynamic Execution Address Data Response Parity on the Front Side Bus Advanced Power Management Intel Thermal Management Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and is ideal for high performance and low power communications infrastructure environments Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http Awww supermicro com products motherboard for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the moth
99. to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 37 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 374 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled gt PCI PnP Configuration This feature allows the user to set the PCI PnP configurations for the following items Plug amp Play OS Select Yes to allow the OS to configure Plug amp Play devices This is not required for system boot if you system has an OS that supports Plug amp Play Select No to allow the AMI BIOS to configure all devices in the system PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI latency to 248 PCI clock cycles 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Set this value to allow or restrict the system from giving the VGA adapter card an interrupt address The options are Yes and No Palette Snooping Select Enabled to inform the PCI devic
100. tor pins are for Speaker Connection Pin Definitions Red Wire Speaker Data 3 No Connection 5 Key use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 5 7 with a jumper PWR LED Keylock Connec tion Pin Definitions Speaker Data Vcc 4 Vcc 6 Vcc Kel lt 24 Pin ATX PWR erin Pw Pw Ei 8 Keylock uspo 1 PERT Keylock DIMM 1B Sai COM DIMM 1A LLE A SMB PWR DIMM 2A on B Speaker PW_ LED vea __ Dmmaa DIMM 4B Keylock DIMM 4A psi Battery E7520 GLAN Cruz CTRL MCH FA North Bridge besl z D a GLAN CTRL wok ezl e EE rm Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXBExp n kel a Slot 5 PCIX S PCIX 66MHz JWD O TPAT Ss gt lt res PMI Slot 4 PCIE 4 PGIEX r 6300ESB z SCSI CTRL n Bi ve vek Ke ou GIRE AIC 7901X South Bridge P sio O JEE pret el ER E Dl USB2 3 Slot1 PCI 1 PCI 33MHz TSATAOITSATAT B Printer e Floppy scs IDE 2 2 19 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jum pers Connector Pins To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers
101. trip support for processor protection standby power alert LED e Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss e Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control e Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Super Doctor III e Thermal Management support Fan Status Monitor for fan speed on off control e Low noise fan speed with Pulse Width Modulation PWM e VRM Protection Feature 88 C 98 C 108 C Default 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ACPI ACPM Power Features e Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator e Main switch override mechanism e Wake on Ring WOR Wake on LAN WOL support e Power on mode for AC power recovery LED Indicators System CPU Overheat LED e Suspend State LED e Standby Alert LED Software e IPMI 2 0 optional e Supero Doctorlll e Watch Dog NMI Onboard I O e Adaptec AIC 7901 Ultra 320 single channel SCSI X6DLP 4G2 only e One IPMI 2 0 Socket e One Intel 82573V and one 82573L single port gigabit Ethernet controllers e 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces supports up to 4UDMA IDE IDE supports UDMA Mode 5 PIO Mode 4 ATA 100 e 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB e 1 EPP ECP Parallel Header e PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 headers e 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial ATA e Super I O Winbond 83627HF Hardware Monitoring W83792D e 1 Serial port 1 header Other e
102. trol settings A BR je 5 TT 24 Pin ATXPWR Tpm SES Feu louse an usso PERT ee DIMM 1B cPu14 COM DIMM 1A DIMM 2B A Keyboard Mouse DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B Fani CPU Fan1 VGA DIMM 3A DIMM 4B C Fan2 CPU Fan2 DIMM 4A D Fan3 Ye Tally a cPu2 E Fan4 MCH JFT North Bridge F Fan5 G Fan6 We Im d Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXE Exp kel nA Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD O DC gt lt res PMI le be Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 i X z scsi CTRL ae W Teo VGA Adaptec tal PIR AIC 7901X South Bridge e 2 ida TR Vue s EEL Slot1 PCI 1 PGI 33MHz zama FAT USB2 3 2 17 SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual VGA Connector A VGA connector J1 is located next to the GLAN1 on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the PW4 header to provide warning of power supply failure This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR Fail Pin Definitions Definition PWR 1 Fail Signal PWR 2 Fail Signal PWR 3 Fail Signal PWR 4 Fail Signal Note This feat
103. tware Installation Instructions You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation 2 Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a disk drive for defects To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 1 Once you have completed RAID array configurations press ESC to exit The following screen will appear 2 Press Yes to exit the Utility 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility gt Arrow keys to move cursor lt Enter gt to select option lt Esc gt to exit default SUPER X6DLP 4G2 X6DLP EG2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R 6300 ESB Driver by Adaptec and Installing 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 6300 ESB Driver by 3rd Party Adaptec and press lt Enter gt c From the next screen displayed choose the OS driver you want to install and press lt Enter gt d Insert a formatted diskette into drive A and press lt Enter gt as prompted e Exit the program after the process is completed Then reboot th
104. ure is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies KB 24 Pin ATXPWR a E Pur Esc Mouse Fan DES usgo 1 PPRT DIMM 1B CPU1 COM DIMM 1A A VGA DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B B PWR Fault DIMM 3A DIMM 4B DIMM 4A Gan a Battery E7520 IGLAN CPU 2 GLAN2 CTRL MCH Ha Fane HFLI North Bridge be Z Fang co Wera a CTRL Wer CPU Q wou ma Fan 1 Slot 6 PCIX 6 PCIX 66MHz ZCR PCIEXB Exp n an kel Bi nA Slot 5 PCIX 5 PCIX 66MHz JWD S Se o gt lt HG PMI S le BIOS Slot 4 PCIE 4 PCIEX8 a Fo scsi CTRL u 3 wi wa Are d eN FIRE AIC 7901X South Bridge P so B O Il woR Cre ei ER 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation SMB Power GC PWR SMB Pin Definitions Connector Pin Definition DC Connector PW3 located next to the ATX 24 pin PWR Connector monitors the status of PWR Supply Fan and system temperature Speaker PW LED Keylock Header Pin Locations 1 2 4 Speaker Power LED Keylock 6 r 8 On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are e for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins 8 10 are for Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connec
105. vity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Fan Speed Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboard CPU and chassis fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the ther mal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS This allows the user to define an overheat temperature Chapter 1 Introduction Thermal Management CPU VRM Overheat When the CPU reaches 70 C and above Overheat the CPU will slow down and CPU Voltage will decrease to reduce CPU power consumption When CPU tem perature reaches 78 C Default and above the system will go into the throttling state The Overheat LED and the Alarm Buzzer will be turned on The CPU slows down as well To resume the CPU speed pleas
106. word Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press lt Enter gt to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to clear the user password Boot Sector Virus Protection This option is near the bottom of the Security Setup screen Select Disabled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sec tor protection When Enabled AMIBOIS displays a warning when any program or virus issues a Disk Format command or attempts to write to the boot sector of the hard disk drive The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the AMIBIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave the BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters can take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes and Exit Select this option to quit the BIOS Setup without making any permanent changes to the system configuration and reboot the computer Select Discard Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discarding Changes Select this option and press lt Enter gt to discard all the c

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