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1. Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition The parallel printer port is located 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed at J10 See the table on the right 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error A for pin definitions Cable CBL 081 is Data Bit m m required 7 DataBit2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit 6 16 GND 17 Data Bit 7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 Write Data 23 PE 24 Write Gate 25 SLOT 26 NC 24 Pin ATXPWR Pw USBO 45 JF pom DIMM 1B p UM erus DIMM 1A qa J4 DIMM 2B J21 VGA DIMM 2A I DIMM 3B J19 DIMM 3A J1 BANT MCH CPU2 E7320 GLANZ PXH North Bridge GLAN 2 CTLR SUPER X6DVA 4G2 psal Mime PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz E l ops PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz wo JF2 Fand Fang PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp CTLR wi South Bridge 59 Ee JBT1 EE 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J17 BATAV 150 BATAT 351 152 Parallel Port 2 26 Chapter 2 Installation Floppy Drive Connector Pin Definitions Floppy
2. LAN1 Enable LAN2 Enable KB 24 Pin ATX PWR Pwa lpwa Mous Pwi gj 05 0 1 Ja JPF pss OM1 DIMM 1B J23 CPU1 DIMM 1A 122 J4 DIMM 2B dei VGA DIMM 2A 20 DIMM 3B 119 DIMM J18 GLAN1 Battery MCH CPU2 E7320 GLAN2 PXH North Bridge GLAN 2 2s 3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 CD PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz 5 GLAN CTLR a oss 5 PCIX 100 MHz JWD E JF1 1 usB2 3 Cu d m PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI O misa 53 20 Sua VGA ma JWOL South Bridge JWOR 2 JBT1 fal Ric PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz 417 BATA 550 251 B Flo CON Printer MIEZ p IDE2 Fan 2 19 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clear ing CMOS Note For an ATX power supply you
3. 3 Once the CPU is loosened from the heatsink remove the heatsink from the CPU socket 4 Clean the surface of the CPU and the heatsink to get rid of the old thermal grease Reapply the proper amount of thermal grease on the surface before you re install the CPU and the heatsink Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed A Warning Empty socket Make sure to lift the lever completely when installing the CPU otherwise damage to Triangle the CPU might occur Processor installed 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match 2 3 Installing DIMMs 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 at a time beginning with DIMM 1A then DIMM 1B and so on 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module inc
4. 1 1 Contacting na a na Kan a 1 2 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Image 1 3 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Layout 1 4 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Quick Reference 1 5 Motherboard sa aa aa aa kek 1 6 Intel E7320 Chipset System Block Diagram 1 8 1 2 ChIpSetOVOrVIOW wiy xe yak y ke y purge rer itive nae ae 1 9 1 3 Special kimya pa k haqa 1 10 Recovery from AC Power LOSS 1 10 1 4 PC Health Monitoring dd b kaza 1 10 1 5 ACPI F at r EET 1 11 1 6 Power SUDDply uu aa apu ated 1 12 Super 1 13 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices nien 2 1 PIO CAUTIONS p 2 1 UNPACKING te 2 1 2 2 Processor and Heatsink Installation LE EEE 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors sss 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables srenti rE aiee EEEn Kanaa 2 8 ATX Power Connector 2 8 Processor Powe
5. PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground PWR Fail LED OH Fan Fail LED Ground X Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED Reset Button Power Button SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual KB 24 Pin ATX PWR aan Mous Us Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the chassis Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located at pins 1 and 2 of JF1 Mo mentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system To turn off the power when set to suspend mode press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions ERI psy E JPF DIMM 1 p CPU1 DIMM 1A p 4 DIMM 2B mm VGA DIMM 2A DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A a CPU2 E7320 GLANZ PXH North Bridge GLAN CTLR gt SUPER X6DVA 4G2 Ps PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN CTLR PGIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz WD E I m PAT r3 USB2 3 JPL2 JF2 PMI PCIEs4 X4 PCI Exp FandfFang D Feng SCSI LSI Q 53 20 VGA peaker
6. SUPER X6DVA 4G2 05 JPL1 881 PCIX 6 133 2 GLAN Fi CTLR Ez 100 MHz JWD rm USB2 3 13 1 JPL2 nu JF2 PCIE 4 X4 PCI EXp r 3 a SCSI LSI O eae BIOS 53 20 4 _ EIER JWOL South Bridge 8 510 l pPG1 053 JBT1 ZE PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz 417 150 J51 P Fi cong loppy 24 9 IDE2 m 2 22 SCSI Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SCSI Termination Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Enabled Open Default Disabled Closed SCSI Enable SCSI Term Enable Chapter 2 Installation Power Force On Power Force On Jumper JPF allows you to enable or dis Jumper Settings able the function of Power Force On If enabled the power will always stay on automatically If this function disabled Force On the user needs to press the power but Jumper Setting Definition Normal ton to power on the system Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure This feature Alarm Reset assumes that Supermicro redundant Jumper semings power supply units are installed in the chassis If you only have a single power
7. 3 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 3 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 4 1 4 2 du 4 2 4 3 Advanced Setup eed Ke aca y k Y e a pa 4 3 4 4 Boot Setup a A ka sk a j Ce Sr k aa Ka a wada ERR ERE Y SRM Era nena e 4 16 4 5 Security SOND eia er Ei x ARR 4 19 d e eee Tee rr ener etree mere Cn 4 20 Appendices Appendix A BIOS Error Beep kk keke k x k k kak k K K K KA KK KA A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint B 1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Operating System C 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer 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 022 One 1 9 pin serial port DTK cable CBL 010 One 1 SATA c
8. 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 AMIBIOS to auto detect 80Pin ATA PI Cable The options are Host amp Device Host and Device 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 to select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 5 1 4 1 2 MB 5 1 4 720 KB 1 44 MB 312 and 2 88 MB 374 OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled 4 7 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 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 AMIBIOS 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 9
9. LI 8 ps4 DIMM 1B CPU 1 DIMM 1 J22 DIMM 2B J21 0 DIMM 3B DIMM 3A ji CPU 2 C North Bridge GLAN SUPER X6DVA 4G2 J8B1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN USB2 3 E d PPAT JPL2 PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp Fanjpang PC1E 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI 5 i 6300ESB ICH 53C20 VGA Speaker me South Bridge a r ku TI mim 5 5 eJ v Eee BL ps3 JBT1 L1 PCI 1 32 bit 33MHz J17 750 SATAT IST J44 2 15 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located at J2 See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 3 for the locations of these ports Fan Headers There are six fan headers Fan 1 to Fan 6 on the X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 See the table on the right for pin definitions Note These fan headers are 4 pin fans Pins 1 3 of the fan headers are backward com patible with the traditional 3 pin fans Please refer to Health Monitoring in the BIOS Advanced Setting for fan speed control settings Keyboard Mouse Fan6 Fans Fan1 DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 3B DIMM 3A North Bridge GLAN SUPER X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground
10. When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen the Setup Warning will be item to prevent the system from malfunctioning CPU Configuration Sub Menu Configure Advanced CPU Settings This option allows the user to configure the Advanced CPU settings for the processor s installed in the system Ratio CMOS Setting This option allows the user to set the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note if an invalid ratio is entered AMIBIOS will restore the setting to the previous state 4 3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Max CPUID Value Limit This feature allows the user to set the maximum CPU ID value Enable this function to boot the legacy operating systems that cannot support processors with extended CPUID functions The options are Enabled and Disabled CPU TM Function Available if supported by the CPU This feature allows the user to activate the thermal monitor mechanism in the system 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 TM1 Note Select 2 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 and under the following conditions Frequency gt 3 6GHz FSB 800
11. a N lt Q O 3 PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI u 53C20 VGA PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz 510 JWOR 1 ju JL1 PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz 6300ESB South Bridge JBT1 ER 150 151 Fan Header Pin Definitions Pin Definition Ground Black 12V Red Tachometer PWM Control E UsB2 3 Chapter 2 Installation 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 PWR Fail Connect a cable from your power Pin Definitions supply to the PW4 header to provide Definition warning of power supply failure This PWR 1 Fail Signal warning signal is passed through the PWR 2 Fail Signal PWR LED pin to indicate of a power PWR 3 Fail Signal failure on the chassis See the table PWR 4 Fail Signal on the right for pin definitions Note This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies VGA PWR Fault LI 24 Pin ATX PWR DIMM 1B CEU DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 3B DIMM 3A CPU2 North Bridge M mio 5 5 e c S FP CTRL SUPER X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz mm PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz JWD EJ USB2 3 CH 7151 PCIE 4 4 scsi LSI 6300ESB 53C20 Sides South Bridge JBT1 ER 50
12. 07h Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area 08h 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 OCh 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 pressed 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 12h Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 13h The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset 14h The 8254 timer test will begin next 19h Next programming the flash ROM 1Ah The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next 2Bh Passing control to the video ROM to p
13. 17 2007 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 motherboard The SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 supports a single or dual Intel Xeon 64 bit processors at a front side bus speed of 800 MHz Based upon the Intel Xeon EM64T processor the SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 supports the Intel Hyper Threading Technology EM64T and the Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology and is ideal for high performance server environments Please refer to the motherboard specifications pages on our web site http www supermicro com products for updates on supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes the features specifications and performance of the X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation ins
14. 551 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual PWR SMB Pin Definitions SMB Power Connector Pin Definition I C Connector PW3 located next to the ATX 24 pin PWR Connector monitors the PWR Supply onboard fans and system temperatures Speaker Power LED Keylock On the JF2 header pins 1 3 5 7 are for the Speaker and Pins 2 4 6 are for the Power LED and pins 8 10 are for the Keylock See the table on the right for speaker pin defini tions Note The speaker connector pins are to be used with an external speaker If you wish to use the on board speaker you need to close pins Speaker Connection Pin Definitions Red Wire Speaker Data 2 No Connection 5 Key Speaker Data PWR LED Keylock Connec 5 7 with a jumper tion Pin Definitions 4 6 SMB PWR 8 keylock Tm PT Keylock 24 Pin PWR AR 5 USBU J3 JPF 54 DIMM 1B 55 DIMM 1A 1 J4 DIMM 2B J21 VGA DIMM 2A Di
15. 8 DB 2 4 DB 2 9 DB 3 43 DB 3 10 08 4 44 DB 4 11 DB 5 45 DB 5 12 DB 6 46 0 6 IPMI 2 0 Socket 13 08 7 41 DB 7 There is an IPMI 2 0 Socket on the 14 DB P 48 DB P motherboard Refer to the layout 15 round 49 round below for the IPMI Socket location 16 DIFFSENS 50 Ground 17 TERMPWR TERMPWR 18 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 19 Reserved 59 Reserved 20 Ground 54 Ground 21 ATN 55 22 56 Ground 23 BSY 57 BSY 24 ACK 58 ACK 25 RST 59 RST 26 MSG 60 MSG 2 SEL 61 SEL KE 2 l24 Pin ATX PWR pyy PAR 28 C D 62 C D OM1 pez CPU1 m 29 63 REQ DIMM 1 J22 DIMM 2 J21 30 IO DIMM 3B e ENSE 31 DB 8 65 DB 8 GUN cpu2 32 DB 9 66 DB 9 33 DB 10 67 DB 10 PXH North Bridge ET 34 DB 11 68 DB 11 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 cuu best PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz ku 1 PCIX 5 100 MHz JF2 q apg ae Bios Bes 53C20 Sader digi South Bridge a SIO JWwOR x Jer1 PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J17 a 750 531 J44 29 l 5 Fan IPMI 2 0 Socket 2 28 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 assist
16. CTLR IDE1 South Bridge ws R PG1 jEAZ 1 BA PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J1 mE BATAT 1 J44 Flo COME PPY a sest ad IDE2 use Fan Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset Ground Power Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 1 Signal 3V Standby PWR Button Reset Ground NMI X x Power LED HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Reset BaD Cee Lodo e Pore Buap Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Universal Serial Bus USB There are two Universal Serial Bus ports USB 0 1 located on the I O panel and additional two USB ports USB 2 3 on the motherboard These two USB USB 2 3 ports can be used to provide front side chassis access cables not included See the tables on the right for pin definitions USB 0 1 KB Mous USBO J3 PWR IPW3 PW4 24 Pin ATX PWR JPF DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A SUPER e X6DVA 4G2 J8B1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN CTLR m J23 J22 J21 419 J18 MCH E7320 North B
17. DIMM 1B 123 DIMM 1 J22 DIMM 2B J21 VGA DIMM 2A DIMM 3B J19 DIMM 3A m SAN CPU 2 E7320 GLANZ PXH North Bridge an Fanz Fan3 E SUPER f X6DVA 4G2 652 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz ps3 GLAN CTLR x opt PGIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz Jen fo usB2 3 JPL2 JF2 TPMT PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp FandfFang Y SCSI LSI O 53 20 N VGA JWOL South Bridge Be 5 JPA2 l 1 BA PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz 217 BATAO_Jso 431 A anar PPY SCSI IDE2 E Fang 2 9 NMI Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 19 Control Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V Ground PWR LED NMI NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED Reset Button Ground Ground Power Button SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1 Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity for any hard drives on the system including SCSI Serial ATA and IDE See the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC Network Interface Control ler LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1 and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1 At tach the NIC LED cables to display network a
18. Frequency gt 2 8GHz FSB 533 Please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Execute Disable Bit Available if 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 C1E Support Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt State to lower CPU voltage fre quency to prevent CPU overheat Note please refer to Intel s web site for detailed information Hardware Prefetcher This feature allows the user to enable the Hardware Prefetcher function If Disabled the CPU will prefetch data at 64 bit per cache line If Enabled it will fetch data at 128 bit per cache line Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This feature allows the user to enable the function of Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch If disabled only one 64 byte line from the 128 byte sector is prefetched which contains the requested data If enabled both lines are prefetched no matter whether they have or have not the requested data Single Logical Processor Mode Available if supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to allow the proc
19. 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 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs Note If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnostics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure that the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Check 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 recommended 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 Supermicro
20. Universal Serial Bus Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Note for the X6DVA 4G2 only SUPER x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual CPU Latest CPU technology Single or Dual Xeon 64 bit Processors at a Front Side Bus Speed of 800 MHz Hyper Threading HT EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep EIST supported Using the EM64T Feature Use a CPU that supports the EM64T Technology Install a 64 bit OS Windows XP Professional x64 Ed Server 2003x64 Ed nstall the 64 bit drivers for all MB components devices and add on cards Using the Hyper Threading HT Technolo Use a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology Install an OS that supports HT including Windows XP 2003 Server and Linux 2 4x Under Linux use the HT compiler to compile the code For other operat ing systems be sure to disable the HT feature in the BIOS Enable the HT feature in the BIOS under Advanced Setting before install ing a supported OS Note visit www Intel com for CPU support and driver updates OS Licensing Support Intel 64 bit CPU supports Windows 2000 Professional Windows Advanced Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Intel 64 bit CPU and Hyper Threading Technology supports Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise Memory Six 240 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 12 GB Reg
21. mouse and video The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 11 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 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 you to choose how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State Watch Dog 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 gt Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press Enter 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 Enter 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 allows you to enable or disabl
22. supply installed you should not connect anything to this header JPR1 to pre vent false alarms See the table on the right for jumper settings Jumper Setting Definition Open Enabled Closed Disabled Alarm Reset PWR Force On KB 24 Pin ATXPWR pyy ewe Mouse u Dy DIMM 1B GRUN J23 DIMM 1A E DIMM 2B J21 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A 2 North Bridge m m 5 X GLAN m m z 29 ka SUPER X6DVA 4G2 re J8B1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz Ps E GLAN CTLR Hi l og PGIX 5 PGIX 100 MHz n rE 151 1 La USB2 3 JPL2 1131 z2 2 Fadans PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp 6300ESB SCSI LSI 53C20 ICH VGA Speaker JWOL South Bridge 8 Sy sr JPG1 053 2 ER PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz JL1 BATA0_Jso Js m P Fi z me ee _ ses 2 23 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports located beside the Video port has two LEDs The yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green orange or off to indicate the speed of the connec tion See the table at right for the func tions associated with the second LED System LED DS9 There is a system LED 0 9 on the motherboard DS9 System LED indicates
23. the status of the system Refer to table on the right for information Please refer to Appendix A for more information Rear View GLAN Left LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10Mbps or No Connection Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps GLAN Right LED Connection Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Amber Flashing 10Mbps 100Mbps 1 Gbps System Alert LED Indicator Pin Definitions DS9 Definition Green System On Normal Amber System Off PWR Cable Connected Red PWR or CPU Failure CPU Overhead GLAN LEDs T 8 Pwa Mous PW PWR E 0 0 CPR psy T DIMM CPU 1 18 J23 DIMM 1A 422 J4 DIMM 2B i VGA DIMM 3B DIMM J GLAN1 Battery Ne GLAN2 PXH North Bridge GLAN CTLR E SUPER X6DVA 4G2 1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN CTLR System LED al PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz JWD System LED m MEEN JPL2 B PM Fang PCIE 4 PCI Exp i 6300ESB SCSI LSI Ji 53C20 S lt VGA _ CER JWOL South Bridge a sio CI SR pret 1 ZIR PCI 32 bit 33MH PCI 1 bit z J17 50 SATAT J51 eo sto J24 IDE Jas Fan 2 24 Chapter 2 Installation Onboard LED Indicators Onboard LED Indicator Pin Definitions DS1
24. 64 BBHHZ 6300ESB 32 BIT 33MHZ as CI 33MHz Slot 1 ID ADIB8 Figure 1 9 Block Diagram of the E7320 Chipset Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard 1 8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7320 chipset the X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor based servers with configuration options optimized for commu nications presentation storage computation or database applications The Intel E7320 chipset consists of the following components the E7320 Memory Controller Hub the Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH and the PCI X Hub PXH The E7320 MCH supports a single or dual 64 bit Xeon processors with Front Side Bus speeds of up to 800 MHz Its memory controller provides direct connection to two channels of registered DDRII 400 with a marched system bus address and data bandwidths of up to 6 4GB s The E7320 also supports the new PCI Express high speed serial interface for superior I O bandwidth The provides configurable x8 PCI Express interfaces which may alternatively be configured as two independent x4 PCI Express interfaces These interfaces support connection of the MC
25. DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A di n GLANI CPU 2 GLANZ PXH North Bridge GLAN 2 Fans SUPER X6DVA 4G2 Gd APA PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN a CTLR E al lees PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz JWD da E USB2 3 UT ara PCIE 4 X4 Speaker PW LED Keylock Fang seda 6300ESB BIOS n 53 20 E CTLR JWOL South Bridge SIO jwOR 2 PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J17 759 J44 COME Printer dio Floppy Jai SCSI 128 IDE2 J38 Fan4 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Closed means the jumper is on and Open 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 table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled Connector o Jumper Cap 3 2 1 1 s Setting Pin 1 2 short GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled
26. Handling This feature specifies how Sticky RAS Errors to be handled to be corrected or to be left alone uncorrected The options are Clear Errors and Leave Errors VGA 16 bit Decode Select Enabled to enable the function of decoding of VGA for the devices installed behind the PHX The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI X Slot5 Option ROM Slot6 Option ROM Select Enabled to enable the function of Option ROM for PCI X Slot5 Slot6 The options are Enabled and Disabled gt Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional 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 RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Descrip tion 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 which will allow the BIOS to boot up the system without the presence of a keyboard
27. PCI sess 2 21 SCSI Controller Enable Disable 2 22 SCSI Termination Enable Disable 00 2 22 Power Force On 2 23 Alarm b ue DUI Ra Tenit 2 23 2 7 Onboard u tet oaaae kalan raya n n ad a n A 2 24 GLAN EDS N a 2 24 System LE 2 24 Onboard LEDS e 2 25 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy IPMI Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections 2 26 Parallel CONNECCION 2 26 Floppy Go o az Terror 2 27 IDE I 2 27 Ultra 320 SCSI Connectors an b M cay kan d na nenne Res 2 28 2 0 5 uisi ii K E ka nad xa cda cds ERE UE 2 28 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures EK KK KK KK kK kK A 3 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Before Power On ee ene 3 1 Da ha kan ak bekir nad 3 1 NO VIGGO shaw 3 1 Losing the System s Setup Configuration 3 1 Memory M amp m 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions akla k kalan aka
28. SCSI X6DVA 4G2 only One IPMI 2 0 Socket Two Intel 82541 PI Gigabit Ethernet controllers 2EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 1 EPP ECP Parallel Header PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports e Up to 4 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus 2 ports 2 headers 2 Intel 6300 ESB Serial Super I O Winbond 83627HF Hardware Monitoring W83792D 1 Serial port 1 header Other nternal external modem ring on Wake on Ring WOR Console redirection CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm 1 7 SUPER x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual SCSI CONN lt INTERNAL SCSI CTRL S53cig20 DIMM B3 DIMM DIMM B2 DIMM f2 DIMM B1j DIMM AL pxH_p 1 4 268 5 DDR2 lt 333 8 CHANNEL A E7320 MCH INT gt 1 2 3 0082 c333MT 8 PCI X 1 2 SLOT 5 gt PCI X 133MHZ SLOT 6 PCI X 133MT S 1GB S gt CHANNEL B 2 50 VRD lt DDR2 gt 1 50 URD 1 20 VRD MCH FSB UTT HANCE RAPIDS 4 26 5 RISER CARD SLOT COMI Flpy Prntr Keyboard HUB INT ERFACE 1 5 PCI EXPRESS X4 SLOT 4 PCI X
29. Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate WARNING Handling of lead solder materials used in this product may expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date Sept
30. does not sell directly to end us ers so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com support faqs before contacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com support bios Note Not all BIOS can be flashed it depends on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Supermicro for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com support contact cfm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com 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 th
31. each is appropriate Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and Note one drive with data you wish to preserve RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1 but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve RAID 1 Clear Creating a RAID 1 on new drives or when you want to ensure that the array contains no data after creation RAID 1 Quick 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 How ever the data on the new drive will be lost C 8 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Array Type Array Label rrau Size Stripe Size Create RAID via No Ini Done Notes 1 Before adding a new drive to an array back up any data contained on the new drive Otherwise all data will be lost 2 If you stop the Build or Clear process 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 RAID However during a build operation only t
32. 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 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 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 has 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 Per
33. 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 WD controls Watch Dog a tem J 9 Sys Watch Dog monitor that takes action when a soft Jumper Settings JWD ware application hangs Close Pins 1 2 Jumper Setting Definition to reset the system if a program hangs Pins 1 2 Reset Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non Pins 2 3 NMI maskable interrupt for the program Open Disabled that hangs Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS 24 Pin ATX PWR ew pwr g USBO psi J3 JPF Ga DIMM 4B das ES DIMM 1A J22 J4 DIMM 2B J21 VGA DIMM 2A T DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A H8 J1 GLAN1 Battery MCH CPU2 7320 GLAN2 PXH North Bridge GLAN Fan2 IFan3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 ps 1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz T R 2 s mm L a da MHz B x4 WD JPL2 573 JF2 8 X4 PCI Exp n 6300ESB BIOS r 53C20 speaker CTLR JWOL South Bridge so E lt EID EH Clear CMOS ju JL1 PC
34. of the chassis These connectors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions Figure 2 4 JF1 Header Pins X x Power LED Vcc HDD LED Vcc NIC1 LED Vcc NIC2 LED Vcc OH Fan Fail LED Vcc Power Fail LED Vcc Ground gg Reset gt Reset Button Ground lolo Pwr Power Button 2 7 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 2 5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector ATX Power 24 pin Connector Pin Definitions There is a 24 pin main power supply connector PW1 and an optional Definition Pin Definition 3 3V 1 3 3V 8 pin CPU PWR connector PW2 12 2 3 3V on the board This power connector ee COM 3 COM meets the SSI EPS 12V specification PS_ON 4 5V See the table on the right for pin defi _ 5 nitions For CPU PWR PW2 please refer to the item listed below COM 7 COM Res 8 PWR_OK 5V 9 5VSB Processor Power 4j 197 Connector em In addition to the Primary ATX power COM 12 3 3V connector above the 12v 8 pin sos Pewa Processor connector at PW2 must Connector Pin Definitions PW2 also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V PWR 8 pin PWR 24 Pin A
35. previous menu press the lt ESC gt key C 3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties and delete arrays The following sec tions describe the operations Of Managing Arrays To select this option use the arrow keys and the lt enter gt key to select Manag ing Arrays from the main menu as shown above Ha i n image Arrays gate Array dd Delete Hotspare nitialize Drive Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU 3 From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays as shown on the previous screen 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view and press Enter The Array Properties dialog box appears showing detailed information on the array The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Deleting Arrays Warning Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data Deleted arrays cannot be restored To delete an existing array 1 Turn on your computer and press 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 Manage Arrays 4 Select the array y
36. 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 BIOS 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 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 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 User s Manual A 2 DS7 DS8 LED
37. 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 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array please refer to Viewing Array Properties To initialize drives 1 Turn on your computer and press CtrltA when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility ACU as shown in the screen below Adaptec Embedded SATA HostkAID Control leri Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keys t ove curso Enter gt to select optio
38. the serial port for Console Redirection The options are COM1 and 2 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 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 Select Enabled to enable the VT UTF8 Combination Key support for the ANSI VT100 Terminals The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 14 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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
39. 0h 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 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 User s Manual Notes 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 information on Adaptec s SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH5R 6300 ESB Controller For LSI s SCSI HostRAID please refer to the CDs that came with your motherboard 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 t
40. 2 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs Select UDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer 4 6 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 Select UDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 25 MBs Select UDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 33 3 MBs Select UDMA3 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 66 6 MBs Select UDMA4 to allow the BIOS to use Ultra DMA mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 100 MBs The options are Auto SWDMAn MWDMAn and UDMAn S M A R T For Hard disk drives Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART can help pre dict impending drive failures Select Auto to allow AMIBIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent AMIBIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow AMIBIOS 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 Dis abled to disable this function The options are Enabled and Disabled 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
41. 6 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 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 devices 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 En abled 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 Cha
42. DS5 DS7 DS8 radio ta ANE LAN LEDS and CPU PWR bad or CPU 12V PWR cable SATA LED there are other LED indi must be connected cators DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 on the X6DVA 4G2 EG2 DS7 and DS8 are POST Codes LEDs See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes Definition CPU1 VRM Overheat SCSI LED CPU2 VRM Overheat 1 T 24 Pi spin 5 Pw4 24 Pin ATXPWR PW 40 DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A North Bridge o N SUPER X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz 2 e GLAN CTLR PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz 5 9B1 15 PCIE 4 4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI 53 20 6300ESB ICH Speaker South Bridge JPA2 JBT1 ETE S8 DS7 2 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 2 8 Printer Floppy IPMI HDD and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 single floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 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 Parallel Printer Port Connector
43. Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located at Pin Definition Pin Definition J24 See the table below for pin 1 Ground 2 FDHDIN definitions 3 Ground 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive Select B 23 Ground 14 Drive Select B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 1 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 IDE Connectors 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 4 i 29 Ground 30 Read Data There are no jumpers to configure 31 Ground 82 Side 1 Select the onboard IDE 1 J44 and IDE 2 33 Ground 34 Diskette J38 See the table on the right for IDE Drive Connectors pin definitions Pin Definitions IDE Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 KB 24 Pin ATX PWR Pua 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 eas pep 17 Host Data 0 18 Host Data 15 DIMM 1B i e DIMM 1A p 19 Ground 20 Key D
44. GA 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 start 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 p
45. H to a variety of other bridges that are compliant with the PCI Express Interface Specification Rev 1 0a The interfaces with the 6300ESB I O Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH via Hub Interface The PCI Bus provides con nection between a PCI Express interface and two independent PCI bus interfaces that can be configured for standard PCI 2 3 protocol as well as the enhanced high frequency PCI X protocol The PXH can be configured to support for 32 or 64 bit devices running at 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz 6300ESB ICH System Features In addition to providing the subsystem with access to the rest of the system the 6300ESB Controller Hub 6300ESB ICH integrates many I O functions The 6300ESB integrates 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE Controller two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers SMBus 2 0 Controller LPC Flash BIOS Interface PCI X 66MHz 1 0 Interface PCI 2 2 Interface and System Manage ment Controller 1 9 SUPER x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 sys tem to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the Advanced BIOS Setup section to change this setting T
46. I 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz a a 750 J51 j COM A a J4 J28 IDE2 Jas Fan4 2 20 VGA Enable Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard See the table on the right for jumper set tings The default setting is enabled SMB Data SMB CLK to PCI Jumpers J13 J15 allow you to connect PCI Slot1 PCI X SIot5 PCI X Slot6 to the System Management Bus The default setting is to close pins 1 2 to enable the connection See the table on the right for jumper settings Chapter 2 Installation VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled SMBus to PCI PCI Exp Jumper Settings Jumper Setting Definition Enabled Closed Open Disabled Default VGA Enable wem 7 KB 24 Pin ATX PWR Pws Pw PWR amp USBU pst E Je DPF CPU1 DIMM 1B doa DIMM 1 22 34 DIMM 2B J21 VGA DIMM 2A DIMM 3B je DIMM 3A jas GLAN1 Battery m E7320 GLAN2 North Bridge an 2 Qi Fans kx SUPER
47. IMM 2B J21 MGA DIMM 2A FI 21 DRQ3 22 Ground DIMM 3B PA DIMM 3A m 23 Write 24 Ground 25 Read 26 Ground 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE P SUPER X6DVA 4G2 29 DACK3 30 Ground STAN 8 1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz H 31 IRQ 1 4 32 IOCS1 6 Bi PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz yo El JF m ma x r n 33 34 Ground Fand Fang ER 6300ESB ae 35 00 36 Addr2 South Bridge a 969 wor PS 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 PCI 1 32 bit 33MHz J17 E A 39 Activity 40 Ground SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connector Ultra320 SCSI Drive Connector X6DVA 4G2 Only Pin Definitions Refer to the table on the right for Pin Definition Pin Definition the pin definitions of the Ultra320 EV EDO SCSI connector located at J28 SEEN EA 3 DB 14 37 DB 14 4 DB 15 38 DB 15 5 DB P1 39 1 6 DB 0 40 DB 0 7 DB 1 41 DB 1
48. 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 read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A FOh Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory F1h 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 ROM file F3h Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster F4h The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size F5h Next disabling internal cache memory FBh Next detecting the type of flash ROM FCh Next erasing the flash ROM FDh Next programming the flash 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 F0000h shadow RAM Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition 05h The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory 06h Uncompressing the POST code next
49. 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 port 0080h Ifthe computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read 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 Returning 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 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Eth
50. SUPER SUPER X6DVA 4G2 SUPERO X6DVA EG2 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0b The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of
51. TXPWR pyy PW4 HERT ES r JPF DIMM 1B 423 DIMM 1 DIMM 2B J21 DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A jig J1 GLAN1 Battery MCH CPU 2 E7320 GLAN2 North Bridge GLAN 2 Fan3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz ps3 GLAN 5 CTLR 1 5 100 MHz suo rum USB2 3 Fan PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI x 53C20 VGA JWOL JWOR JPG1 1 PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J1 i P 1 41 505 J28 Ee J38 Fan 7n 6300ESB ICH South Bridge Chapter 2 Installation 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 KB 24 Pin ATX PWR ws pwa TE pw 05807 psy E us JF CPU1
52. X6DVA 4G2 pea PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz E GLAN CTLR E amp PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz WB D E USB2 3 JPL2 zz FandFang PCIE 4 ipu 6300ESB 85C20 ICH BIOS m Sa E CTER JWOL South Bridge 5 jwor L PG JPA2 ER P PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J17 BATAT Jer EATAT J51 55 d ss Far 2 21 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual KB SCSI Controller Enable Disable For the X6DVA 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 For the X6DVA 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 3 PWR amp PW3 PW4 24 Pin ATX PWR PW1 USB0 DIMM 1B cru DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A MCH CPU2 E7320 North Bridge
53. able CBL 044 One 1 SCSI Cable CBL 034 U320 X6DVA 4G2 only One 1 CPU mounting plate SKT 0159 Two 2 CPU retention brackets Pre installed SKT 0158 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 x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Image Note The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual T
54. abled JPA2 Note SCSI Channel Term Enable Off Enable JPF 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 COM1 J4 COM2 J5 DIMM 1A 3B J18 J23 DS1 DS5 DS7 DS8 0 9 1 6 GLAN 1 2 IDE1 J44 IDE2 J38 J1 J2 J10 J24 J28 J41 JF1 JF2 JL1 1 4 Primary 24 ATX PWR Connector Required 12V 8 pin PWR Connector Required COM1 COM2 Serial Port Connector Header Memory RAM Slots 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 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 G bit Ethernet Ports IDE1 2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors VGA Connector Keyboard Mouse Parallel Printer Header Floppy Disk Drive Connector SCSI Connector Note IPMI 2 0 Socket Front Control Panel Connector PWR LED Pins1 3 Speaker Pins 5 7 Chassis Intrusion Header Slot 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz Slot 4 PCI Ex4 2GB sec PCIZ5 PCIZ6 J9B1 J8B1 Slot 5 64 bit PCI X 100 Slot 6 64 bit PCI X 133 slot PW3 PW4 SATA0 1 JS0 JS1 WOL JWOL WOR JWOL USB 0 1 J3 USB 2 3 Power SMB System Management Bus PWR Fail LED Serial ATA0 Header JS0 Serial ATA1 Header JS1 Wake on LAN Header Wake on Ring Header Back Panel
55. acturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete 3 3 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages in curred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product prob lems 3 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS Setup Utility for the X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 bl
56. 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 ROM gt System Health Monitor This feature allows AMIBIOS to automatically display the status of the following items CPU Overheat Temperature This feature displays a pre defined 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 75 C See the note on the next page AMIBIOS will automatically monitor and display the following information 4 15 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual CPU1 Temperature CPU2 Tempe
57. ance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and chas sis 2 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse 3 Remove all add on cards 4 Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the motherboard and the chassis 2 Make sure that all jumpers are set to their default positions 3 Make sure 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 the Appendix 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 information Refer to
58. and fourth IDE master and slave drives Use this screen to select options for the Primary and Secondary IDE drives 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 Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD 4 5 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 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 address ing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card 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 sector 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 Mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mo
59. at my motherboard can support Answer The X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 has six 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 update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi encing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the cur rent BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Note There is no BIOS Recovery function available for the motherboard Should problem occur after you flash the BIOS you will need to change all six BIOS chips 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 before any warranty service will be rendered You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manuf
60. atterns 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 The 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 S
61. chipset INF files K SUPERMICR Drivers amp Tools Microsoft Directx 9 0 Intel E7320 ATI Graphics driver Chipset X6DVA series Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Ill Build driver diskettes and manuals 9 g Ko L lin Browse CD 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 Please refer to the LSI User s Guide for the installation of the SCSI RAID Control ler Driver The LSI User s Guide is included in the CD You can also download a copy of the user s guide from our web site SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Supero Doctor Ill The Supero Doctor 11 program is Web base management tool that supports remote management capability It includes Remote and Local Management tools The local management is called SD Client The Supero Doctor program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and o
62. ctivity Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions 24 Pin ATX PWR pwapwa Mouse 056 51 JPF 1 DIMM 1B 423 CPU1 DIMM 1A 122 DIMM 2B m VGA DIMM 2A DIMM 3B m DIMM 3A n GLANT Battory E inu E7320 GLANZ PXH North Bridge GLAN CTLR EL SUPER X6DVA 4G2 U8B1 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz GLAN CTLR CIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz Lops wo l 1 57 JPL2 Fani an PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI O 300ESE BIOS 53C20 VGA speaker ji STER JWOL South Bridge a suo wor 53 2 4 m Pet JBT o PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz J17 a J44 Jmm 2 PPY MIES IDE2 ase Ford 2 10 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 13 5V HD Active GLAN1 2 LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 10 Vcc Ground NIC1 NIC2 LED HDD LED Ground Reset Reset Button Ground Pwr gt Power Button Overheat Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH Fan Fail LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warni
63. d 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 and press the Enter key j Choose the Adaptec Embedded Host Serial ATA Raid Controller from the list indicated in the Windows OS Setup Screen and press the Enter key k Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation From the Windows OS Setup screen press the Enter key The OS Setup will automatically load all device files and then continue the Windows OS installa tion m After Windows OS Installation is completed the system will automatically reboot Appendix C Software Installation Instructions C 3 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers A Installing Drivers other than Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you ve installed Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed To install these software programs and drivers click the icons to the right of these items SUPERMICRO X6DVA server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 x Intel Lindenhurst
64. d use one that will supply at least 400W 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 the Intel Xeon CPUs Failure to provide this extra power to the CPU will cause the system to become unstable even after a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply 1 12 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 Additionally in areas where noisy power transmis sion is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selection a clock genera tor drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing
65. de increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow AMIBIOS to automatically detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow AMIBIOS to use PIO mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow AMIBIOS to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow AMIBIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow AMIBIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow AMIBIOS 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 after 1999 For other disk drives such as IDE CD ROM drives check the specifications of the drive DMA Mode Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the DMA mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select SWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select S WDMAM to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA2 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select MWDMAO to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 0 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMMAM to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMA
66. e This option allow the user to specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled 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 MATSHITA CR 176 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 j_j 22 4 18 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 4 5 Security Settings AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password If you use both passwords 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 Password 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 sector protection When Enabled AMIBOIS displays a warni
67. e 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 4 12 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Express Error Logging This setting allows you to enable or disable the function of PCI or PCI Express Error logging The options are Enabled or Disabled 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 in structions given on the screen to select the MPS Revision Number The options are 1 1 and 1 4 p 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 Expander Mode This feature allows the user to set the IO Expand Mode for Hot Plug support The options are PCA9555 Two PCA9554 One PCA9554 Low One PCA9554 High Two PCA9554A One PCA9554A Low and Two PCA9554 PCI Express Port2 PXH This feature allows the user to conf
68. enu displays as the screen shown on the next page C 6 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Select drive 00 WDC UD3606D OOELXI Arra 1 34 468 00 WDC DEL 34 468 91 WDC MD3606D 00EFLX 34 468 Assigning Array Properties Once you ve create a new array you are ready to assign the properties to the array Caution Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Refer to the Adaptec User s Guide in the enclosed CD To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Array Properties menu as shown in the following screen select an array type and press Enter Note that only the available array types RAID 0 and RAID1 are displayed on the screen RAID 0 or RAID 1 requires two drives C 7 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Array Array Array Type Labe Size 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 creating methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1 The following table gives examples of when
69. erboard You can also download a copy of the Adaptec User s Guide from our web site at www supermicro com C 2 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility including Array Configuration Utility Use this utility when you want to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Use this option to format or verify disks To run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility you will need to enable the RAID function in the system BIOS refer to Chapter 4 for System BIOS Configurations and then press the lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt keys simultaneously when prompted to do so during the system startup Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions A Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS add and delete spare drives and initialize drives During the system startup press lt Ctrl gt and lt A gt key simultaneously and the main menu will appear Adapter Embedded SATA Control lerat Options Array Configuration Utility Disk Utilities Arrow keus to move cursor Enter to select optior Esc to exit default hera 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
70. erform any required configuration before the video ROM test 2Ch All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Look ing for the video ROM next and passing control to it 2Dh The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required pro cessing after the video ROM had control 23h 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 24h The configuration required before interrupt vector initialization has completed In terrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPERO X6DVA 4G2 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 Clearing 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 V
71. essor to operate in the single core mode allowing Logical Processor 0 CORE 0 to remain active only The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 4 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Hyper Threading Function This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the function of hyper threading Enabling hyper threading results in increased CPU performance CPU Force PR If Enabled the FORCEP will function as an input pin If disabled the state of FORCEPR will be ignored by the CPU The options are Enabled and Disabled VRM Protection Temperature This setting allows you to set the VRM Protection Temperature The options are 72 C 88 C 98 C and 108 C gt IDE Configuration Sub Menu When you select this sub menu AMIBIOS automatically displays the following 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 Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Third IDE Master Slave Fourth IDE Master Slave Sub Menu From the Advanced Setup screen press Enter to access this sub menu for the primary secondary third
72. form 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 keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next Memory wait state programming is over Clearing the screen and enabling parity and the NMI next NMI 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 E00
73. grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount of thermal grease has already been ap plied 2 Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism 3 Screw in two diagonal screws ie the 1 and the 2 screws until just snug do not fully tighten the screws to avoid possible damage to the CPU 4 Finish the installation by fully tightening all four screws To Un install the Heatsink Caution We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to un install the heatsink please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket 2 3 Chapter 2 Installation ih A W Z eatsink Scre Screw 2 Screw 1 SCREW SCREW gt NO 3 SCREW NO 2 SCREW SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 1 Unscrew and remove the heatsink 0 1 SCREW NO 4 SCREW screws from the motherboard in the se cf quence as show in the second picture on the right 2 Hold the heatsink as shown in the pic ture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU Do NO 3 SCREW 0 2 SCREW not use excessive force when wriggling the heatsink
74. grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specified by the manufacturer Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure N 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 You must install the Xeon mounting plate under the motherboard if your chassis does not have CPU Heatsink matching mounting holes However you can m
75. han 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 E7320 Chipset the 6300 ESB Controller Hub provides the I O subsystem with access to the rest of the system It supports 2 channel Ultra ATA 100 Bus Master IDE controller PATA and two Serial ATA SATA Host Controllers which support up to two Serial ATA ports and up to two RAID drives The 6300 ESB I O Controller Hub supports the following Parallel ATA PATA and Serial SATA device configurations C 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 the lt Esc gt key and scroll down to Exit Select Save and Exit from the Exit menu Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS 6 Once you ve exited the BIOS Utility the system will re boot 7 During the system sta
76. he default setting is Last State 1 4 Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that sup ports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores Chipset Voltage Memory Voltage 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V Standby and 5V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds in Supero Doctor III to define the sen sitivity 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 the 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 reaches a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high it will automatically turn on the thermal control fan to prevent any overheat damage to the CPU The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis te
77. he motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual 1 3 SUPER x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Figure 1 2 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Motherboard Layout not drawn to scale z z 8 pin 24 Pin ATXPWR pw PWR ai DIMM 1B CPU 1 DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 3B K North Bridge CTLR r SUPER X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz i FP CTRL PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz JWD 115 E USB2 3 PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp SCSI LSI O i 6300ESB 53 20 ICH E EE Speaker South Bridge jJ PAZ JBT1 E m 50 SATA1 JS1 Important Notes to the User Allimages and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of this manual The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers I O ports and JF1 front panel connections indicates the location of Pin 1 e SCSI is available on the X6DVA 4G2 only When the LE1 LED is on the 5V Standby PWR is on Maker sure to turn off the power before installing or removing components 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Quick Reference X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 Jumper Description Default Setting J13 J15 PCI 1 PCI X 5 6 to System SMB On Connected JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 Note SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1 2 En
78. he smaller drive can be selected as the source or first drive 5 When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive 6 Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks volumes as it will result in data loss Warning Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID O 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 anage Arrays List of Arrays reate Array 34 468 dd Delete Hotspare 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 a bootable array is
79. hutdown 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 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
80. igure the PCI Express slot The options are Auto Enabled and Disabled PCI Express Port3 Slot 4 This feature allows the user to configure the PCI Express slot 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 4 13 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual p 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 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 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
81. ions 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 up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header The 3 pin WOL header is to be used with a LAN add on card only Note Wake On LAN requires an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 shoul
82. 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 Arrays eate 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 CtrltA when prompted to access the ARC utility as shown in the screen below uptions rrau Configuration Utilitu Disk Utilities Arrow keys to cursor lt Enter option lt Esc gt to exit default SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 Utilities Select SATA and press lt Enter gt 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 Software Installation Instructions You can choose from the following options 1 Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the enti
83. istered ECC DDRII 400 SDRAM required Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7320 chipset with support of MCH PXH and 6300ESB ICH Expansion Slots One PCI E slot x4 2GB sec Two 64 bit PCI X slots One 64 bit PCI X 133 slot one PCI X 100 slot One 32 bit 33MHz PCI slot BIOS 8Mb AMI Flash ROM DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 2 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores chipset voltage Memory voltage 1 6 Chapter 1 Introduction 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 3 3V standby standby e CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control via Supero Doctor CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU thermal trip support for processor protection 5V standby alert LED Power up mode control for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection System resource alert via Super Doctor Il TM2 Feature Fan Control Please refer to the section Hardware Monitoring in the BIOS for more information VRM Protection Feature 88 C 98 C 108 C Default ACPI Features Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard I O LSI Logic Single Channel 53C1020 Ultra 320
84. mperature 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 1 10 Chapter 1 Introduction TM2 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 go to the Health Monitor Setting in the BIOS and reset 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 TM2 Mode The CPU will slow down the VRM current will drop to prevent the VRM from overheat 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 cur rent This will allow the regulator to run cooler and thus make the system more stable 1 5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specifica tion defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that provides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware
85. n the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN Pin Definitions JWOL Pin Definition 5V Standby Ground Wake up Wake On Ring Pin Definitions JWOR Pin Definition 1 Ground Black Wake up 8 pin PWR aiam 24 Pin ATX PWR sq 1 PF DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A SCSI LSI 53C20 psa CPU1 CPU2 JWD m E 3823 li 6300ESB ICH S FP CTRL IDE1 BA J44 South Bridge 510 c ret 1 i L1 PCI 1 32 bit 33MHz SATAO 150 COM2 Printer J10 24 SCSI 128 IDE2 2 14 J38 Chapter 2 Installation Serial Ports Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 There are a Serial Port COM1 J4 Pin Definition Pin Definition and one Serial Header COM2 J5 on 4 CD 6 DSR the X6DVA 4G2 EG2 See the table RD y RIS on the right for pin definitions 2 UD ETS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 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 JLANT1 JLAN2 is located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane This port accepts RJF1 type cables
86. ng of chassis overheating and fan failure Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1 Re fer to the table on the right for pin definitions 24 Pin ATX PWR ws pwa Mous ns EPR psy E JPF k CPU1 DIMM 1B 123 DIMM 1 J22 4 DIMM 2B ET VGA DIMM 2A DIMM 3B ip DIMM 3A Sm Puy MCH CPU2 E7320 GLANZ PXH North Bridge ETER 2 CTLR pes SUPER f X6DVA 4G2 PCIX 6 PCIX 133MHz ps3 GLAN CTLR E 100 MH a ser PGIX 5 PCIX 100 quo n JF2 TPMT Fang PCIEs4 X4 PCI Exp scsi i 6300ESB si d 5320 E Vek paker CTER JWOL South Bridge 99 PG1 JPA2 s B E PCI 32 bit 33MH Sa js 151 m Flo COME enmer PPY a sest FA IDE2 ax Fan Chapter 2 Installation OH Fan Fail Indicator OH Fan Fail LED Status Pin Definitions JF1 State Definition Pin Definition Off Normal 7 Vcc On Overheat Ground Flash Fan Fail ing
87. ng 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 19 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 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 changes 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 En ter gt Then Select OK to allow AMIBIOS 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 Load Fail Safe Defaults To set this feature select Load Fail Safe Defaults from
88. nnel 5 Channel 6 Channel 7 Select Available to indicate that a specific DMA channel is available to be used 4 8 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS 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 gt Super IO Configuration Sub Menu Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and the Interrupt Request address of Serial 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 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 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
89. ol zl Note SD Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Web site at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero Doctor You can also download SDIII User s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII User Guide pdf For Linux we will still recommend Supero Doctor Il C 21 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Notes C 22
90. oot failure 4 1 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the AMIBIOS 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 below BIOS SETUP UTILITY System 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 AMIBIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown below Type Speed Counts System Memory This option allows AMIBIOS 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 en tered 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 displayed Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each
91. operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs telephones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an operating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI leverages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with the Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Server 2003 operating systems 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 x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 malfunct
92. orrectly 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 supports up to 12 GB of Reg ECC DDRII 400 PC3200 memory Note Due to OS limitations some operating systems may not support more than 4GB of memory Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs rena Note Notch Should align with the receptive point on the slot To Install Insert the module vertically and gen tly press it down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the notch at the bottom 2 5 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Top View of DDRII Slot Release Tab Il Release Tab To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module This should release it from the slot 2 4 l OPorts Control Panel Connectors The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See Figure 2 3 below for the locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 Port Locations and Definitions Mouse Green Woo USBO USB1 Ports LAN1 LAN2 Port Port gi GE Keyboard COM Port VGA Graphics Purple Turquoise Port Blue Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front
93. ou 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system Note that disks with no usable space or disks that are un initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used See nitializing Disk Drives To create an array 1 Turn on your computer and press 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 below Note To deselect any disk highlight the disk and press Delete Select drives t 00 WDC WD360GD OOELX ite nrr y 34 468 91 WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Proper ties m
94. ount the heatsink directly into the chassis if your chassis has matching CPU mounting holes 3 Make sure that you install the motherboard into the chassis first then install the processor into the CPU socket and install the CPU heatsink last 4 Make sure that only Intel certified multi directional heatsinks and fans are used Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket Place the CPU mounting plate below Heatsink the pre installed retention brackets on the reverse side of the motherboard Mounting Holes Xeon gt CPU So gt CPU Retention Bracket x2 for dual CPU board CPU Mounting Plate 90 Mounting Hole Heatsink CPU Socket Motherboar CPU Mounting Plat CPU Installation 1 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely as shown on the picture on the right otherwise you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 first Socket lever 2 2 2 Insert the CPU in the socket making sure that pin 1 of the CPU aligns with pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked with a triangle When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 Socket 2 is automati cally disabled if only one CPU is used 3 Press the lever down until you hear the click so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket Heatsink Installation Note Heatsinks are heavy please handle with care 1 Do not apply any thermal
95. ouse Support Set this value to allow 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 Enabled 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 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual 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 Floppy Drive 2nd boot device SM MATSHITA CR 176 8rd boot device 328 1001 LUNO LSI 4th boot device IBA GE Slot 0508V 5th boot device IBA GE Slot 0510V p Hard Disk 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 1001 LUNO LSI p Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available Remov able Drives 1st Driv
96. perations of your system Supero Doctor displays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS Supero Doctor Interface Display 1 Health Information Edt View Favorites Tools Help E Intrusion CPUl Chassis 2 Chassis C 20 Appendix C Software Installation Instructions Supero Doctor Ill Interface Display Remote Control EM Fees Tek uu mA Soy Doctor Graceful power control Supero Doctor allows a user to inform the OS to reboot shut down within a specdied time the defisit is 30 seconds Before the eyrtem reboots shuts down it s alowed to cancel the action Requirements Keep Supero SD3Sernce Damon running at all times on thus system Provide TOPP coanectaty Power contr
97. r Connector 2 8 NMI Buton RR 2 9 Power isrann 2 9 HDD DED ME 2 10 Su u m 2 10 Overheat Fan Fail LED 2 11 Table of Contents Power all uuu uu Du 2 11 Reset BUTTON c ka kk naa 2 12 2 12 Chassis IntF slon 2 13 Universal Serial Bus 05 0 1 2 13 Wake On LAN 2 14 Wake eana AEE EA aa 2 14 Serial POMS uuu a isere n n E an aia jen kk Wak a EG 2 15 GLAN Ethernet Port esent sna 2 15 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse 2 16 Fam M 2 16 VGA zsm 2 17 PowerFauleu r r y E 2 17 SMB Power 2 18 Power LED Speaker Keylock Header 2 18 2 6 Jumper Settings a and tat 2 19 Explanation Of Jurmp6ers ergi eiecit 2 19 GLAN Enable Disable 2 2 19 Clear CNM0O9S u uyo ed HEN Buna a 2 20 Watch DOG ES 2 20 VGA Enable DIsable i a eere ertet iina 2 21 SMB Data SMB Clock to
98. r Esc to exit default 3 Select Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual anage Arrays reate Array dd Delete 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 elect drives for initialization 00 WDC D3606D 00ELX1 34 468 01 WDC UD360GD OGELX 34 468 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 WD3606D GOELX1 34 468 Select drives for initialization Selected Drives E WDC WD360GD OOELX1 34 468 66 WDC WD360GD OGOELX1 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 press Y to continue SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA 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 optimized its functionality For a critical array Rebuild operation the optimal drive
99. ration supports this function The options are Dis abled and Sparing 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 Timer 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 p Intel PCI X Hub Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel PCI X Hub chipset PXH Channel A SCSI amp Slot 5 Channel B Slot 6 Bus Frequency This feature allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed to be programmed The options are Auto 33MHz PCI 66MHz PCI 66MHz PCI X M1 100MHz PCI X M1 and 133MHz PCI X M1 The default setting is Auto 4 10 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS Port decode Select the decode range for the IO connections The options are 4K Decode and 1K Decode RAS Sticky Error
100. rature 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 Modules This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative When the CPU on die temperature increases the fan speed will also increase and 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 Speed Note In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take pre cedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supe
101. re 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 Enter to select option Esc to exit default SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual C 2 Installing Intel s ICH5R 6300 ESB Driver by Adaptec and the Operating System a Insert Supermicro s bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot and the screen Supermicro 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 the system f Insert Microsoft s Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver and the system will start to boot up from CD 9 Press the F6 key when the message Press F6 if you nee
102. ridge PCIX 5 PCIX 100 MHz Tis PL2 Hi 9B1 JF2 lt Chapter 2 Installation Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USB 0 1 FP USB 2 3 Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 9 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 5 Key 1 2 Fan3 E amp JF1 USB 2 3 PCIE 4 X4 PCI Exp Fang LI VGA CTLR 7n SCSI LSI 52020 Speaker JWOL 5 0 6300ESB ICH South Bridge IDE 1 JPA2 T m pret ps3 ji JB 0 EE bi H PCI 1 PCI 32 bit 33MHz Jj 151 ja Flo 4 COM2 Printer J10 J24 SCSI IDE2 J38 Chassis Intrusion 2 13 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual KB Mous USBO0 1 Eom 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 the BIOS to use this function You must also have a LAN card with a Wake On LAN connector and cable to use this feature 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 o
103. ro Doctor since the SD settings override the BIOS settings For the Windows OS to adopt the BIOS temperature threshold settings please change the SDIII settings to be the same as those set in the BIOS 4 4 Boot Settings This feature allows the user to configure the following items DyierRedwrkn cevzead dee el BIOS SETUP UTILITY m gt Boot Settings Configuration 4 16 Chapter 4 AMI BIOS gt BIOS Settings Configuration Quick Boot If Enabled this option will skip certain tests during POST to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up The options are Enabled and Disabled Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or the OEM logo The default setting is Enabled 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 Set this option to display add on ROM read only memory messages The default setting is Force BIOS Select Force BIOS to allow the computer system to force a third party BIOS to display during system boot Select Keep Current to allow the computer system to display the BIOS information during system boot The options are Force BIOS and Keep Current Boot up Num Lock Set this value to allow the Number Lock setting to be modified during boot up The default setting is On The options are On and Off PS 2 M
104. rtup press the Ctrl and the A keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility when prompted by the following message Press Ctrl A for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I O controller by supporting RAID 0 Striping or RAID 1 Mirroring to enhance the industry s pioneer PCI to express host control ler products RAID striping RAID 0 can greatly improve hard disk I O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives RAID mirroring RAID 1 allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails Due to the built in functionality the X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increas ing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure By incorporat ing the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design Supermicro s X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 offers the user with the benefits of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications Note For the Adaptec RAID Driver Installation Instructions please refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller User s Guide Emb SA RAID UG pdf the CD that came with this moth
105. 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 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 port 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 Parallel Port IRQ This feature allows the user to select the IRQ interrupt request for the parallel ort The options are IR nd IRQ7 4 9 SUPER X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual gt Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings gt NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for the Intel Lindenhurst 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 configu
106. tructions 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 troubleshoot ing procedures for the video the memory and the system setup stored in the 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 X6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manual uuu u Ska uqu ili Manual Organization r de de ge aeu eiua eta tees iii Conventions Used in this Manual iii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 nisl 1 1 CHECKS ee
107. ue 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 AMIBIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro 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 ar row keys and 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 AMIBIOS 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 the BIOS to prevent possible b
108. with floppy disk drives The Super supports 360 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial com munication ports UARTs Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps 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 supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage ment through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption SUPER x6DVA 4G2 X6DVA EG2 User s Manual Notes Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The fol lowing measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a

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