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SuperMicro X5DPA-GG (672042882748) Motherboard

1. Table of Contents NICI LED p ETa SA D E D E DO Overheat LED Power Fall BUuttOD oc tecti as pedes ur Eae 2 9 Reset BUOM ccc tree e e o ore eh male ee 2 10 Power TUTO o To D RITE 2 10 Chassis INUUSI OR iiio rrt rr teinte p ceder cte ea 2 10 Back Panel Universal Serial Bus USBO 1 sss 2 10 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers USBO 1 and USB2 2 11 EST lel iP OMG MORE DRE 2 11 GLAN1 2 Ethernet Ports tt erri e tena 2 11 Fan Headers ince epe pe reuse x Ende ug patr ae tuu 2 12 Power LED Speaker NMI Header JD1 ssssse 2 12 ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports sees 2 12 Wake On LAN Wake On Ring uer e a 2 6 Jumper Settings ercis deterret tiae io Trost reet tote rie ten Explanation of Jum pets eer rem coxa ce e Fea een teer EONA 2 14 CMOS Cleat iiir tete N qnn verse eo AREE TENE RUE 2 14 GLAN Enable Disable it cn tcd tee coude c deba 2 15 VGA Enable Disable 2 15 Front Side Bus Speed sse ete nennn 2 15 Watch Dog Enable Disable re etra 2 15 2 f Onboard Indicators oe tt ttti Pd Eres 2 16 GLANT GEAN2 LEDS tere Heg e ee eer dite den 2 16 2 8 Parallel Port Floppy Hard Disk Drive and IPMI Connections 2 17 Parallel Port Connector IPM SOCK GL p Floppy GONNMCCIOR uu ce Tei ree are ctae
2. OARD MEMORY Speaker BRIDGE o e 33 MHz PCI 3 o a5 7 x SUPER zi XE 33 MHz PCI 4 s ARS upd Clear woLt PUSBO 1 2 E CMOS z LC J51 O JOH Pin IDE 1 CH Fan T m BE n i i I FI me JBT1 PWR LED SPKR Pi JA oppy CH Fan4 Notes Chapter 1 Introduction X5DPA GG Quick Reference Default Setting See Jumper Section Pins 6 7 Onboard Speaker Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 NMI Note Pins 1 2 Auto Open Disabled Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header JP3 GLAN1 Enable Disable JP6 GLAN2 Enable Disable JP4 VGA Enable Disable JP37 Watch Dog Reset NMI JP39 CPU Clock JP40 Force Power ON Connector Description ATX PWR CONN DIMM 1A DIMM 2B CPU Chassis FAN LAN1 LAN2 J2 J3 J4 JP7 J8 J26 J10 J11 JD2 J27 USB5 J15 J22 JF2 JL1 JOH1 J28 JP35 JP36 JWOR1 WOL Primary ATX Power Connector Memory RAM Slots CPU Chassis Fan Headers 5 GLAN1 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 GLAN2 Gigabit Ethernet Port 2 IDE 1 J2 IDE 2 J3 HDD Connectors VGA Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector COM1 SerialPort1 J8 COM2 SerialPort2 J26 Back Panel USB 0 1Ports J10 USB 0 J11 USB 1 Front Panel USB Ports JD2 USB2 3 J27 USB4 USB5 Secondary ATX Power 8 Pin Connector IPMI Socket Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED PS 2 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse Keylock Switch Connector Alarm Reset Switch Wa
3. USB Mass Storage Reset Delay This feature allows the user to set the reset delay for USB Mass Storage The options are 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec and 40 Sec gt Super IO Configuration OnBoard Floppy Controller Select Enabled to enable the Onboard Floppy Controller The options are Disabled and Enabled Serial Port1 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress 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 4 13 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Select 3F8 IRQ4 to allow the serial port to use 3F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 4 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address This option specifies the base I O port address and Interrupt Request ad dress of serial port 2 Select Disabled to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources When this option is set to Disabled the serial port physically becomes unavailable Select 2F8 IRQ3 to allow the serial port to use 2F8 as its I O port address and IRQ 3 for the interrupt address The options are Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode This feature sets Serial Port2 Mode The options are Normal IrDA and ASK IR The default setting is Normal IR I O Pi
4. 1 MB for the soft reset next If this is a power on situation going to checkpoint 4Eh next The memory below 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Clearing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been cleared via a soft reset Saving the memory size next Going to checkpoint 52h next The memory test started but not as the result of a soft reset Displaying the first 64 KB memory size next The memory size display has started The display is updated during the memory test Performing the sequential and random memory test next The memory below 1 MB has been tested and initialized Adjusting the displayed memory size for relocation and shadowing next The memory size display was adjusted for relocation and shadow ing Testing the memory above 1 MB next The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized Saving the memory size information next The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved Entering real mode next Shutdown was successful The CPU is in real mode Disabling the Gate A20 line parity and the NMI next The A20 address line parity and the NMI are disabled Adjusting the memory size depending on relocation and shadowing next The memory size was adjusted for relocation and shadowing Clearing the Hit DEL message next The Hit DEL message is cleared The WAIT message is displayed Starting the DMA and interrupt controller test next B 5 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s
5. 2 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse Keylock Switch Connector Alarm Reset Switch Wake on Ring Header Wake on LAN Header Note NMI Non Maskable Interrupt 1 7 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER X5DPA GG Layout not drawn to scale Keyboard FORCE ATX PWR CONN 8 PIN PW CONN 1 The CPU sockets are designed for the 604 Pin Xeon Processors however the 603 Pin CPUs are also supported When one CPU is used please install it in CPU Socket 1 2 DIMM memory modules have to be used in pairs When one pair of DIMMs are used please install them in the Bank 1 CPU1 Mouse isi SSI24PIN E an I JP40 5 BK Panel USB 0 1 DIMM 1A Serial DIMM 1B sone CPU 1 Fort DIMM 2A BANK 2 NGA DIMM 2B GAN Chassis Fan5 MCH GAe NORTH BRIDGE CPU 2 INTEL RC8254X INTEL RC8254X M Fan lt JP39 a 100 MHz PCI X 1 Q Pin1 gt lt TOU MAZ PCI X 92 e Pin E 64H2 B LL Pini CI BRIDGE oO JP3 E z Pe Pin Jp37 c m O Pint ICH3 SMB
6. Button Power On Power On 2 7 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual H ATX Power Supply 24 pin Connector 2 5 Connecting Cables PEDE Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition ATX Power Connection 73 33 3V 1 33 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM The X5DPA G X5DPA GG power 16 PS ON 4 45V supply connector meets the SSI t M z xd N Superset ATX 24 pin specifica 19 COM 7 COM tion however it also supports a 2 Mods s Pu 20 pin power supply connector 22 5V 10 12V F 23 5V 11 12V Make sure that the orientation of 24 COM 42 43 3 the PS connector is correct The X5DPA G X5DPA GG has the 24 pin connector See the tables on the right for pin definitions PWR SEC Connection 8 Pin 12v Power Supply In addition to the Primary ATX a power connector above the Pins pefinttion Secondary 12v 8 pin J15 connec 1 thru 4 Ground 5thru8 12v tor must also be connected to your power supply See the table on the right for pin definitions Power LED PWR LED Pin Definitions JF2 The Power LED connection is lo Pin Number Definition cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF2 15 Vee Refer to the table on the right for is Control pin definitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Definitions JF2 Pin The non maskable interrupt button Number Definition header is located on pins 19 and i E 20 of JF2 Refer to the table on the right f
7. GND Power Fail LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 5 Vcc 6 GND SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF2 At tach it to the hardware reset Switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF2 Momentarily contacting both pins will power on off the system This button can also be configured to function as a suspend button see the Power Button Mode setting in BIOS To turn off the power when set to suspend mode de press the button for at least 4 seconds Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo cated at JL1 Attach the appropri ate cable to inform you of a chas sis intrusion Back Panel Universal Serial Bus USBO0 1 Two Universal Serial Bus ports J10 J11 are located beside the PS 2 keyboard mouse ports USBO is the bottom connector and USB1 is the top connector See the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground Power Button Connector Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 1 PW ON 2 Ground Back Panal Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions J10 J11 USBO USB1 Pin Pin Numbe
8. Merchandise Authorization RMA number When returning to the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Shipping and handling charges will be ap plied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover dam ages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alternation misuse abuse or improper maintenance of products During the warranty period contact your distributor first for any product problems SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Notes Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X5DPA G X5DPA GG 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 AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens Starting BIOS Setup Utility To enter the AMI BIOS Setup Utility screens hit the Delete key while the system is booting up Note In most cases the Delete key is used to invoke the BIOS setup Screen There are a few cases when other keys are used such as F1 F2 and so on 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
9. 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 The first screen message has been displayed The lt WAIT gt message is displayed Performing the PS 2 mouse check and extended BIOS data area allocation check 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 B 6 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 95h 96h 97h 98h 99h 9Ah 9Bh 9Ch 9Dh 9Eh A2h A3h A4h A5h AT7h A8h A9h Aah Abh BOh B1h 00h Code Description 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 com pleted The adaptor ROM check is next The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control Any in
10. View of DDR Slot Release Tab L L 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 colors and locations of the various I O ports Figure 2 3 I O Port Locations and Definitions O i O eri X5PDA GG Only NODUM eeose XXE O S e neypoara USB Ports marais VUA mumu Pure E oY HOE GLAN1 GLAN2 Purple Turquoise Blue X5DPA G GLAN1 Only X5DPA GG GLAN1 amp GLAN2 Notes COM2 is a header located on the motherboard see the motherboard layout pages in Chapter 1 for location 2 6 Chapter 2 Installation Front Control Panel JF2 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis These connec tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defini tions Figure 2 4 JF2 Header Pins NMI NMI x x Power LED Power LED HDD LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED NIC2 LED Overheat LED Overheat LED Power Fail LED Power Fail LED Reset Button Reset
11. begins with instructions on handling static sensitive devices Read this chapter when you want to install the processor and DIMM memory modules and when mounting the mainboard in the chassis Also refer to this chapter to connect the floppy and hard disk drives SCSI drives the IDE interfaces the parallel and serial ports the keyboard and mouse the power supply and various control panel buttons and indicators If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which describes trouble shooting procedures for the video the memory and the setup configuration stored in CMOS For quick reference a general FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section is provided Instructions are also included for contact ing technical support In addition you can visit our web site at www supermicro com techsupport htm for more detailed information Chapter 4 includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa tion on running the CMOS Setup utility Appendix A gives information on BIOS POST messages Appendix B provides BIOS POST codes SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Table of Contents Preface About This Manuali esit credis cn tb RE Exc eMe ER onsale iii Manual Organization rore cepit t Mee ciel EU Os et co tua iii Chapter 1 Introduction Wed OVE W coccsadaudus ene necs E a UE NN TIDI OE UND TM EN 1 1 arduo 1 1 Contacting Supermicro sessicenssisedriniisnsaisnd rennen e adsonar niian 1 2 Super X5DPA G Iimi
12. by touching them both with a metal conductor such as the head of a small screwdriver For ATX power supplies you must completely shut down the system and remove the AC power cord before clearing CMOS 2 14 Chapter 2 Installation GLAN Enable Disable GLAN2 is for X5DPA GG only Change the setting of JP3 to enable or disable the onboard GLAN1 Change the setting of JP6 to enable or disable the onboard GLAN2 X5DPA GG only See the table on the right for jumper settings The default setting is enabled VGA Enable Disable JP4 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA See the table on the right for jumper settings Front Side Bus Speed JP39 see motherboard layout is used to set the system front side bus speed for the processors t is best to keep this jumper set to Auto This jumper is used to gether with the CPU Clock setting in BIOS See the table on the right for jumper settings Watch Dog Enable Disable JP37 allows you to enable or dis able the functions of Watch Dog See the table on the right for jumper settings Close Pins 1 2 for reset Close Pins 2 3 to activate the function of NMI Non Maskable Interrupt LAN Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP3 LAN 1 JP6 LAN2 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Enabled Pins 2 3 Disabled VGA Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP4 Jumper P
13. config ured Options in blue can be configured by the user The right frame dis plays 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 AMIBIOS has default text messages built in Supermicro retains the option to include omit or change any of these text messages The AMI BIOS setup utility uses a key based navigation system called hot keys Most of the BIOS setup utility hot keys can be used at any time during the setup navigation process These keys include F1 F10 Enter lt ESC gt Arrow keys and so on Note Options printed in Bold are default settings 4 1 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 4 2 Main Setup When you first enter the BIOS Setup Utility you will enter the Main setup screen You can always return to the Main setup screen by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen The Main BIOS Setup screen is shown below BIOS SETUP UTILITV ecuri Exit System Time System Date Use this option to change the system time and date Highlight System Time or System Date using the lt Arrow gt keys Enter new values through the keyboard Press the lt Tab gt key or the lt Arrow gt keys to move between fields The date must be entered in MM DD YY format The time is entered in HH MM SS format Note The time is in 24 hour format For examp
14. for technical support Motherboard model and PCB revision number BIOS release date version this can be seen on the initial display when your system first boots up System configuration An example of a Technical Support form is on our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport contact_support htm 4 Distributors For immediate assistance please have your account number ready when placing a call to our technical support department We can be reached by e mail at support supermicro com or by fax at 408 503 8000 option 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions Question What are the various types of memory that my mother board can support Answer The X5DPA G X5DPA GG has four DIMM slots that support 184 pin registered ECC DDR 266 or DDR 200 SDRAM DIMM modules If using 533 MHz processors you must use DDR 266 memory DDR 200 is not sup ported at a 533 MHz front side bus speed However DDR 266 runs at 200 MHz if a 400MHz CPU is used It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes Unbuffered SDRAM non ECC memory and PC100 133 SDRAM modules are not supported SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Question How do update my BIOS Answer It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experiencing no problems with your system Updated BIOS files are located on our web site at http www supermicro com Please check our BIOS warning message and the info
15. 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 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2003 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 X5DPA G X5DPA GG mainboard The SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG supports single or dual Intel 604 and 603 pin Xeon proces sors at up to 3 06 GHz at a 533 400 MHz front side bus Please refer to the support section of our web site http www supermicro com TechSupport htm for a complete listing of supported processors This product is intended to be professionally installed Manual Organization Chapter 1 begins with a checklist of what should be included in your mainboard box describes the features specifications and performance of the motherboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2
16. on how to update your BIOS on our web site Also check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading Select your motherboard model and down load the BIOS file to your computer 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 Question Why can t turn off the power using the momentary power on off switch Answer The instant power off function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting When the On Off feature is enabled the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of the system When the Standby or Suspend feature is enabled or when the BIOS is not in control such as during memory count the first screen that appears when the system is turned on the momentary on off switch must be held for more than four seconds to shut down the system This feature is required to implement the ACPI features on the motherboard Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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
17. posee eng pee euntes IDE GCORFSCLOES sie buceo obere esent ie pterea eda nR Ee ENE ete 2 9 Installing Software Drivers sssssssssssesseseeneeeenner rennen 2 19 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Troubleshooting Procedures esses entente 3 1 Before Pow t OR erret e rege iR e rta e deeds 3 1 No Power ING Mid at needs Memory EfrOTS iii ccveveesceeweacenneraccasenastenyaeneduraneaeia nae 3 2 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Losing the System s Setup Configuration ssesssssssse 3 2 3 2 Technical Support Procedures sssssseeeeeeneeenenn 3 2 3 3 Frequently Asked Questions 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service sssssssssssseee 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS Aad R n ioro Lt onito n e 4 1 4 2 M in Setup siran anunn oa a Gener a a aE ea aE EED 4 2 4 3 gt Advanced BIOS Set p u ceci eger tpe np ue edere dde ce 4 5 4 4 Boot Setup 4 5 S Cunily Setups iiie barred brio e Port o ERE EH eas 4 18 4 6 EXit Options i retire mini bees debt Dee stades c 4 19 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Me SSag 1 eicere cipe ee Datei A 1 Appendix B BIOS POST Codes sssusa oie ce heure decia EE B 1 vi Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac knowledged leader in the industr
18. 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 informa tion 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 4 6 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS PS 2 Mouse Support Set this value to allow the PS 2 mouse support to be modified The default setting is Enabled The options are 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 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 En abled and Disabled gt APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system ACPI Aware O S Select Yes if the operating system supports ACPI Select No if the oper ating system does not support ACPI The options are No and Yes gt Advanced APCI Configuration ACPI 2 0 Features Select Yes to al
19. to find the clusters occupied by the AMIBOOT ROM file Next reading the AMIBOOT ROM file cluster by cluster The AMIBOOT ROM file is not the correct size Next disabling internal cache memory Next detecting the type of flash ROM Next erasing the flash ROM Next programming the flash ROM Flash ROM programming was successful Next restarting the System BIOS 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 03h 05h 06h 07h 08h OAh OBh Code Description The NMI is disabled Next checking for a soft reset or a power on condition The BIOS stack has been built Next disabling cache memory Uncompressing the POST code next Next initializing the CPU and the CPU data area The CMOS checksum calculation is done next The CMOS checksum calculation is done Initializing the CMOS status register for date and time next The CMOS status register is initialized Next performing any required B 2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes OCh OEh OFh 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 19h 1Ah 2Bh 2Ch 2Dh 23h 24h initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued The keyboard controller input buffer is free Next issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified Next performing any nece
20. 24 LPC VO FWH KB SER 1 HW MS FDD SER 2 Monitor Figure 1 5 X5DPA Block Diagram Note This is a general block diagram Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Chipset Overview The Intel E7501 chipset is a high performance chipset with a performance and feature set designed for mid range dual processor servers The E7501 chipset consists of four major components the Memory Controller Hub MCH the I O Controller Hub 3 ICH3 the PCI X 64 bit Hub 2 0 P64H2 and the FW82801CA FIRMWARE Controller The MCH has four hub interfaces one to communicate with the ICH3 and three for high speed I O communications The MCH employs a 144 bit wide memory bus for a DDR 266 memory interface which provides a total band width of 3 2 GB s The ICH3 interface is a 266 MB sec point to point con nection using an 8 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 4x data transfer rate The P64H2 interface is a 1 GB s point to point connection using a 16 bit wide 66 MHz base clock at a 8x data transfer rate The ICH3 I O Controller Hub provides various integrated functions including a two channel UDMA100 bus master IDE controller USB host controllers a System Management Bus controller and an AC 97 compliant interface The P64H2 PCI X Hub provides a 16 bit connection to the MCH for high performance I O capability and two 64 bit PCI
21. 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 NOTES 1 3 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Figure 1 1 SUPER X5DPA G Image 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1 2 SUPER X5DPA GG Image 1 5 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Figure 1 3 SUPER X5DPA G Layout not drawn to scale Keyboard ien ATX PWR CONN 8 PIN PW CONN CPU1 mE JP40 SSIZ4PIN Fan BKPane USB 0 1 DIMM 1A Serial DIMM FE enne CPU 1 Port DIMM 2A BANK 2 VGA DIMM 2B GLAN1 Chassis Fan5 MCH NORTH BRIDGE CPU 2 INTEL RC8254X CPU2 Fan lt JP39 a 100 MHz PCI X 1 Q Pint X 100 MHz PCI X 22 e e Pin Er Pin1 P64H2 oO JP3 PCI BRIDGE FWHJ 5 Pin jp37 C4 BIOS o SMB ICH3 SOUTH GA ONBOARD MEMORY BRIDGE x B RAGE 33 MHz PCI 3 u oan ul XL suPER Z 33 MHz PCI 4 Speaker z e IPI Clear WOLIL FPUSBO0 1 2 2 CMOS e JD1 3
22. 5DPA GG has five CPU chassis fan headers Desig nations include CPU Fani CPU Fan2 Chassis Fan 3 Chassis Fan4 and Chassis Fan 5 See the table on the right for pin defini tions Power LED Speaker NMI On the JD1 header pins 1 3 are for a Power LED pins 4 7 are for the speaker See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions Note The speaker connector pins are for use with an external speaker If you wish to use the onboard speaker you should close pins 6 7 with a jumper ATX PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located on J28 on the X5DPA G X5DPA GG See the table at right for pin definitions See Figure 2 3 for the locations of each 2 12 Fan Header Pin Definitions 3 Pin Number Definition 1 Ground black 2 12V red Tachometer Caution These fan headers are DC power Speaker Connector Pin Definitions JD1 Pin Number Function Definition 4 Red wire Speaker data 5 Key No connection 6 Key Ei Speaker data PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions J28 Pin Number Definition 1 ORUN Data NC Ground VCC Clock NC Chapter 2 Installation Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is des Wake On LAN Pin Definitions WOL1 ignated WOL1 See the table on Pin the right for pin definitions You Number Definition 1 5V Standby must enable t
23. DMI data and executing DMI POST initialization next The system configuration is displayed Copying any code to specific areas Code copying to specific areas is done Passing control to INT 19h boot loader next B 7 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Notes B 8
24. IDE 1 J2 and IDE 2 J3 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 connectors See the table 3 Host Datas 10 HostData 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 on the right for pin defini 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 ti 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 ions 17 HostData0 18 Host Data 15 19 GND 20 Key 21 DRQ3 22 GND 23 I O Write 24 GND 25 I O Read 26 GND 27 IOCHRDY 28 BALE 29 DACK3 30 GND 31 IRQ14 32 lOCS16 33 Addr 1 34 GND 35 Addr 0 36 Addr 2 37 Chip Select 0 38 Chip Select 1 39 Activity 40 GND 2 18 Chapter 2 Installation 2 9 Installing Software Drivers After all the hardware has been installed you must install the software drivers The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard After inserting this CD into your CDROM drive the display shown in Figure 2 5 should appear If this dis play does not appear click on the My Computer icon and then on the icon representing your CDROM drive Finally double click on the S Setup icon S SUPERMICRO X5DPA server board Drivers amp Tools Win2000 xj SUPERMICR x Drivers amp Tools Intel E7501 chipset INF files Microsoft DirectX 8 1 ATI Graphics driver Intel E7501 Chipset XSDPA G G G SUPERMICRO Supero Doctor Il Intel LDCM 6 2 for SUPERMICRO Intel chipset server boards Build LAN SCSI driver diskettes and manuals Browse CD J Auto Start Up Next Time For more infor
25. IDE 1 J7 CoM 2 g JOH1 pind Pin1 Ping 5 Floppy IDE 2 CH Fan4 JP35 JBT1 PWRLED SPKR Pini 1 1P36 Notes 1 The CPU sockets are designed for the 604 Pin Xeon Processors however the 603 Pin CPUS are also supported When one CPU is used please install it in CPU Socket 1 2 DIMM memory modules have to be used in pairs When one pair of DIMMs are used please install them in the Bank 1 CH Fan3 Chapter 1 Introduction X5DPA G Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Jumper Section JD1 PWR LED Speaker Header Pins 6 7 Onboard Speaker JP3 GLAN1 Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP4 VGA Enable Disable Pins 1 2 Enabled JP37 Watch Dog Reset NMI Pins 2 3 NMI Note JP39 CPU Clock Pins 1 2 Auto JP40 Force Power On Open Disabled Connector Description ATX PWR CONN Primary ATX Power Connector DIMM 1A DIMM 2B Memory RAM Slots CPU CHASSIS FANS CPU Chassis Fan Headers LAN1 J2 J3 J4 J7 JP7 J8 J26 J10 J11 JD2 J27 USB5 J15 JF2 JL1 JOH1 J28 JP35 JP36 JWOR1 WOL1 GLAN1 Gigabit Ethernet Port 1 IDE 1 J2 IDE 2 J3 HDD Connectors VGA Connector Printer Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector COM 1 SerialPort1 J8 COM2 SerialPort2 J26 Back Panel USB 0 1Ports J10 USB 0 J11 USB 1 Front Panel USB Ports JD2 USB2 3 J27 USB4 USB5 Secondary ATX Power 8 Pin Connector Front Control Panel Connector Chassis Intrusion Header Overheat LED PS
26. Manual Checkpoint 60h 62h 65h 66h 67h 7Fh 80h 81h 82h 83h 84h 85h 86h 87h 88h 89h 8Bh 8Ch 8Dh 8Fh 91h Code Description The DMA page register test passed Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next The DMA controller 1 base register test passed Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next The DMA controller 2 base register test passed Programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 next Completed programming DMA controllers 1 and 2 Initializing the 8259 interrupt controller next Completed 8259 interrupt controller initialization Extended NMI source enabling is in progress The keyboard test has started Clearing the output buffer and checking for stuck keys Issuing the keyboard reset command next A keyboard reset error or stuck key was found Issuing the keyboard controller interface test command next The keyboard controller interface test completed Writing the com mand byte and initializing the circular buffer next The command byte was written and global data initialization has completed Checking for a locked key next Locked key checking is over Checking for a memory size mismatch with CMOS RAM data next The memory size check is done Displaying a soft error and checking for a password or bypassing WINBIOS Setup next The password was checked Performing any required programming before WINBIOS Setup next The programming before WINBIOS Setup has completed
27. Processor amp Clock Options DMI Event Logging Remote ficcess Configuration Hardware Health Monitoring Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F General Help Save and Exit Exit 2 InG SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual P BIOS Features gt Boot Settings Configuration This item allows the user to configure the system s boot settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Special System configuration settings Configure Settings eng Setan Dao gt ACPI Configuration Power Button Instant Off Disabled Power Lost Control Stay Off PXE Option ROM Disabled Make On LAN from S5 Disabled Wake On Ring from S5 Disabled Select Screen Disabled Select Item Watch Dog Timer Keyboard Clock Setting Disabled Enter Go to Sub Screen E General Help gt System Frequency Display RE and Exit xit uvMM mm C gt Copyright 1985 2662 American Megatrends Inc Quick Boot The default setting is Enabled Select Disabled to allow the BIOS to perform all POST tests Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to skip certain POST tests to reduce the time needed for the system to boot up Quiet Boot Set this value to allow the boot up screen options to be modified between POST messages or OEM logo The default setting is Enabled Select Dis abled 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
28. S to use PIO mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 5 2 MBs Select 2 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 2 It has a data transfer rate of 8 3 MBs Select 3 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 3 It has a data transfer rate of 11 1 MBs Select 4 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode 4 It has a data transfer rate of 16 6 MBs This setting generally works with all hard disk drives manufactured 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 O It has a data transfer rate of 2 1 MBs Select SWDMA1 to allow the BIOS to use Single Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select SWDMA 2 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 O It has a data transfer rate of 4 2 MBs Select MWDMA 1 to allow the BIOS to use Multi Word DMA mode 1 It has a data transfer rate of 13 3 MBs Select MWDMMA2 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 rate of 16 6 MBs It has the same transfer rate as PIO mode 4 and Multi Word DMA mode 2 4 4 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Select UDMA1 to all
29. SUPERO SUPER X5DPA G SUPER X5DPA GG 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 SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State
30. X interfaces 1 3 Special Features ATI Graphics Controller The X5DPA G X5DPA GG has an integrated ATI video controller based on the Rage XL graphics chip The Rage XL fully supports sideband address ing and AGP texturing This onboard graphics package can provide a band width of up to 512 MB sec over a 32 bit graphics memory bus Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system You can choose for the system to remain powered off in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on or for it to automatically return to a power on state See the Power Lost Control setting in the AMI BIOS Utility to change this setting SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 1 4 PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores 3 3V 12V 12V and 3 3V Standby An onboard voltage monitor will scan these voltages continuously Once a voltage becomes unstable a warning is given or an error message is sent to the screen Users can adjust the voltage thresholds to define the sensitivity of the voltage monitor Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Software On Off Control The PC health monitor can check the RPM status of the cooling fans The onboa
31. atge itii pee iced terreat i ee EEA e eg 1 4 Super X5DPA GG Im agoB ctii tienne i a tend ien AEEA 1 5 Super X5DPA G LEayOQOUul eerte t ee tet oe Mea 1 6 Super X5DPA G Quick Reference erect tnn 1 7 Super X5DPA GG EaVyOUL inserta incer ecco caer eee CERE utc 1 8 Super X5DPA GG Quick Reference ertet hinh n 1 9 Motherboard Features tren rre 1 10 Intel E7501 Chipset System Block Diagram ssesssss 1 12 1 2 Chipset OVOEFVIGW inue cce cia e E a ISI UE de AES CERE eue 1 13 123 Special Features eec n piece a p die intei e ER iae ee 1 13 ATI Graphics Controll amp t ic eee d rere deut 1 13 Recovery from AC Power LOSS essen 1 13 1 4 IPC Health Monitotilig rorem cera iere rct rebus 1 14 TS ACPIFEAUTES E 1 15 1 6 Power SUpply sos ssiri tp aa a raaa 1 17 E E T E E E E E T T T TN 1 17 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Deviees iii nee ein ee ee Me er wn eens 2 1 Precautions m E E Unpacking 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation iissa 2 2 2 3 Installing DIMMS itcr tier edet e tct oreet tp ccr aedis 2 5 2 4 I O Ports Control Panel Connectors 2 6 2 5 Connecting Cables setate degens rea aee con PS 2 8 ATX Power Connection tere iaeaea ipi edu uda 2 8 PWR SEC Connection E PG iouis NMI BUMO Micunari HDD LED siririca
32. d device power control OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re quests Slow Blinking LED for Suspend State Indicator When the CPU goes into a suspend state the chassis power LED will start blinking to indicate that the CPU is in suspend mode When the user presses any key the CPU will wake up and the LED will automatically stop blinking and remain on Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down Depressing 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 re quired circuitry in the system alive In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power just depress and hold the power button for 4 seconds This option can be set in the BIOS features under the Ad vanced Menu External Modem Ring On Wake up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state Note that external modem ring on can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply Wake On LAN WOL Wake On LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re motely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates a
33. d speed with baud rates of 250 K 500 K or 1 Mb s which support higher speed modems The Super I O supports one PC compatible printer port SPP Bi directional Printer Port BPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP or Extended Capabilities Port ECP The Super I O provides functions that comply with ACPI Advanced Con figuration and Power Interface which includes support of legacy and ACPI power management through an SMI or SCI function pin It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption The IRQs DMAs and l O space resources of the Super I O can flexibly adjust to meet ISA PnP requirements which support ACPI and APM Ad vanced Power Management Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To pre vent damage to your system board it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Precautions Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the anti static bag Handle the board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding p
34. dible 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 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Notes A2 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self Test it writes checkpoint codes to I O port 0080h If the computer cannot complete the boot process diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I O port 0080h B 1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompressed initialization checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint DOh D1h D3h D4h D5h D6h Code Description The NMI is disabled Power on delay is starting Next the initialization code checksum will be verified Initializing the DMA controller performing the keyboard controller BAT test starting memory refresh and entering 4 GB flat mode ne
35. ector X5PDA G only J7 is designated as the parallel printer port connector for the X5DPA G motherboard See the table on the right for pin defini tions IPMI X5PDA GG only J22 is designated as the IPMI Socket for the X5DPA GG Mother board Parallel Printer Port Pin Definitions J7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 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 GND 23 PE 24 GND 25 SLCT 26 NC SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Floppy Connector The floppy connector is located on JP7 See the table below for pin definitions Floppy Connector Pin Definitions JP7 Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 GND 2 FDHDIN 3 GND 4 Reserved 5 Key 6 FDEDIN 7 GND 8 Index 9 GND 10 Motor Enable 11 GND 12 Drive Select B 13 GND 14 Drive Select A 15 GND 16 Motor Enable 17 GND 18 DIR 19 GND 20 STEP 21 GND 22 Write Data 23 GND 24 Write Gate 25 GND 26 Track 00 27 GND 28 Write Protect 29 GND 30 Read Data 31 GND 32 Side 1 Select 33 GND 34 Diskette IDE Connectors IDE Connector Pin Definitions IDE 1 IDE 2 There are no jumpers to Pin Number Function Pin Number Function 1 Reset IDE 2 GND configure the onboard 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9
36. ed to activate the function of Wake On Ring from S5 The options are Enabled and Disabled Watch Dog Timer Select Enabled to activate Watch Dog Timer The options are Enabled or Disabled Keyboard Clock Setting This feature allows the user to enable or disable the function of Keyboard Clock Setting The options are Enabled and Disabled P System Frequency Display This feature allows the BIOS to display the status and the frequency of Front Side Bus Memory and PCI slots 4 8 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS gt PCI PnP Configuration Plug amp Play O S Select Yes to allow the operating system to configure Plug amp Play devices that are not required when booting up the system if the function of Plug amp Play is supported by the OS Select No to allow the BIOS to configure Plug amp Play devices when the system is booting up The options are Yes and No PCI Latency Timer This option sets the latency of all PCI devices on the PCI bus The default setting is 64 Select 32 to set the PCI latency to 32 PCI clock cycles Select 64 to set the PCI latency to 64 PCI clock cycles Select 96 to set the PCI latency to 96 PCI clock cycles Select 128 to set the PCI latency to 128 PCI clock cycles Select 160 to set the PCI latency to 160 PCI clock cycles Select 192 to set the PCI latency to 192 PCI clock cycles Select 224 to set the PCI latency to 224 PCI clock cycles Select 248 to set the PCI
37. ere is insuf ficient hard drive space for saving the data you can be alerted of the potential problem Auto Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core The auto switching voltage regulator for the CPU core can support up to 20A current and auto sense voltage IDs ranging from 1 4V to 3 5V 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 specification defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC system including its hardware operating system and application soft ware This enables the system to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers This also includes consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs tele phones and stereos In addition to enabling operating system directed power management ACPI provides a generic system event mechanism for Plug and Play and an oper ating system independent interface for configuration control ACPI lever ages the Plug and Play BIOS data structures while providing a processor architecture independent implementation that is compatible with both Win dows 2000 and Windows NT 5 0 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system an
38. hapter 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 message next The Hit DEL 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 system memory size next The memory wraparound test is done Memory size calculation has been done Writing patterns to test memory next The memory pattern has been written to extended memory Writing patterns to the base 640 KB memory next B 4 Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint 48h 49h 4Bh 4Ch 4Dh 4Eh 4Fh 50h 51h 52h 53h 54h 57h 58h 59h Code Description 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 Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified Checking for a soft reset and clearing the memory below
39. he LAN Wake Up set 2 Ground ting in BIOS to use this feature E Wakeup You must also have a LAN card with a Wake on LAN connector and cable Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is des Wake on Ring ignated JWOR1 This function al Pin Definitions i JWOR1 lows your computer to receive Pin and wake up by an incoming call Number Definition to the modem when in suspend 1 Ground 2 Wake up state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Keylock The keyboard lock connection is lo cated on JP35 Utilizing this header allows you to inhibit any actions made on the keyboard effectively locking it 2 13 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 2 6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Connector Jumpers Pins To modify the operation of the s motherboard jumpers can be ll used to choose between po optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins 321 to change the function of the Setting BA connector Pin 1 is identified Pin 1 2 short 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 CMOS Clear JBT1 is not literally a jumper but consists of two contact pads To clear the contents of CMOS short these pads together
40. in PCI Slot 4 The default setting is Auto 4 9 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual IRQ Set this value to allow the IRQ settings to be modified The default setting is Available Select Available to allow the specified IRQ to be used by a PCI PnP device The options are Available and Reserved for the following IRQs Select Reserved to allow the specified IRQ to be used by a legacy ISA device IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ14 IRQ15 DMA Select Available to allow the specified DMA to be used by PCI PnP device Select Reserved to allow the specified DMA to be used by a legacy ISA device The options are Available and Reserved DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6 DMA Channel 7 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Reserved Memory Size This item allows the system to reserve memory that is used by ISA devices Select Disabled to prevent BIOS from reserving memory to ISA devices Select 16K to allow the system to reserve 16K of the system memory for the ISA devices Select 32K to allow the system to reserve 32K of the system memory for the ISA devices Select 64K to allow the system for reserve 64K of the system memory to the ISA devices The default setting is Disabled gt Advanced Chipset Control gt Intel E7500 7501 NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel E7500 E7501 NorthBridge chipse
41. itialization 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 initialization before the Coprocessor test next Required initialization before the Coprocessor test is over Initializing the Coprocessor next Coprocessor initialized Performing any required initialization after the Coprocessor test next Initialization after the Coprocessor test is complete Checking the extended keyboard keyboard ID and Num Lock key next Issuing the keyboard ID command next Displaying any soft errors next The soft error display has completed Setting the keyboard typematic rate next The keyboard typematic rate is set Programming the memory wait states 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 Returned from adaptor ROM at E000h control Performing any initialization required after the E000 option ROM had control next Initialization after E000 option ROM control has completed Displaying the system configuration next Uncompressing the
42. ke on Ring Header Wake on LAN Header Note NMI Non Maskable Interrupt 1 9 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Motherboard Features CPU e Single or dual Intel 604 Pin Xeon processors of up to 3 06GHz at a 533 400 MHz front side system bus speed 603 Pin Xeon supported Note Please refer to the support section of our web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com TechSupport htm Memory Four 184 pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of registered ECC DDR 266 200 SDRAM Note Interleaved memory requires memory modules to be installed in pairs DDR 266 memory must be used with 533 MHz FSB speed processors If DDR 266 memory is used with 400 MHz FSB speed processors it will run at 200 MHz See Section 2 3 for details Chipset Intel E7501 chipset Expansion Slots X5DPA GG X5DPA G Two 64 bit 133 100 66 MHz PCI X 3 3 V only one slot is available for 133MHz bus PCI X Two 32 bit 33 MHz PCI BIOS 4 Mb AMI Flash ROM APM 1 2 DMI 2 1 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores 3 3V 12V 12V and 3 3V standby Fan status monitor with firmware software on off control e CPU chassis temperature monitors Environmental temperature monitor and control CPU fan auto off in sleep mode CPU slow down on temperature overheat CPU overheat LED header Power up mode con
43. 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 Set this value to allow the system to modify the Palette Snooping settings The default setting is Disabled This setting should not be changed unless the VGA card manufacturer indicates otherwise Select Enabled to inform the PCI devices that an ISA based Graphics device is installed in the system so that the ISA based Graphics card will function correctly Always check with your adapter card s manuals first before modifying the default settings in the BIOS The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster Set this value to allow or prevent the use of PCI IDE busmastering Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use PCI busmaster for reading and writing to IDE drives The options are Disabled and Enabled OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card Set this value to allow the OffBoard PCI ISA IDE Card to be selected Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically select the location of an OffBoard PCI IDE adapter card Select PCI Slot1 only when there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 1 Select PCI Slot2 only when there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 2 Select PCI Slot 3 only when there is an IDE adapter card installed in PCI Slot 3 Select PCI Slot 4 only if there is an IDE adapter card installed
44. le 5 30 A M appears as 05 30 00 and 5 30P M as 17 30 00 Floppy A Floppy B Move the cursor to these fields via up and down lt arrow gt keys Select the floppy type The options are Disabled 360 KB 51 4 1 2 MB 51 4 720 KB 31 2 1 44 MB 3 and 2 88 MB 3 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS P Primary IDE Master Slave Secondary IDE Master Slave Sub Menu BIOS SETUP UTILITY ain Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S M R R T N f fi new device has been detected Please reboot N R Select Screen n IN R 1 Select Item 5 ander ra 1 Enter Update Ia 1 Fi General Help E 1 F18 Save and Exit SizeN A ESC Exit LBA Large Mode N A Block Hulti Sector Transfer N A P Primary and Secondary IDE Master and Slave Settings From the Main Setup screen press Enter to access the sub menu for the primary and secondary 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 Plus and Minus keys to change the value of the selected option The settings are described on the following pages The screen for the Primary IDE Master is shown below Type Select the type of device connected to the system The options are Not Installed Auto CDROM and ARMD Cylinder Header Sector These features allow the BIOS to auto detect and display
45. low RSDP pointers to point to the 64 bit Fixed System Description Tables Select No to deactivate this function The options are Yes and No ACPI APIC Support Select Enabled to allow the ACPI APIC Table Pointer to be included in the RSDP pointer list The options are Enabled and Disabled 4 7 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 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 ACPI The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Button Instant Off Select Enabled to activate the function of Power Button Instant off The options are Enabled and Disabled Power Lost Control Select Stay Off if you want the system to remain off when the power recovers from an outage Select Power On if you want the system to be automatically turned on when the power recovers from an outage Select Last State if you want to system to resume its last state when the power recovers from an outage The options are Stay Off Power On and Last State PXE Option ROM Use this feature to enable or disable the function of PXE Option ROM The default setting is Disabled Wake On LAN from S5 Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to Wake Up LAN from S5 The options are Enabled and Disabled Wake On Ring from S5 Select Enabl
46. matically disabled if only one CPU is used 9 Press the lever down until you hear it click into the locked position 10 Apply the proper amount of thermal glue to the CPU die and place Fan the heatsink and fan on top of the Heatsink CPU 11 Secure the heatsink by locking the retention clips into their proper position Retention clip CPU fan wires 12 Connect the three wires of the CPU fan to the respective CPU CPU fan fan connector connector 2 3 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Figure 2 1 PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU If the lever is only partly raised damage to the Socket or CPU may Pin 1 result Processor installed Notched Corner Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis Make sure the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard onto the motherboard tray 2 4 Chapter 2 Installation 2 3 Installing DIMMs Note Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules htt
47. mation please visit SUPERMICRO s web site E3 f Be po n SUPERMICRO Computer Inc Figure 2 5 Driver Tool Installation Display Screen Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD 2 19 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Notes 2 20 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3 1 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance refer to the Technical Support Procedures and or Returning Merchandise for Service section s in this chapter Note Always disconnect the power cord before adding changing or installing any hardware components Before Power On 1 Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and chassis oak 0 N Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Remove all add on cards Install one CPU making sure it is fully seated and connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power Make sure no short circuits exist between the motherboard and the chas sis Verify that all jumpers are set to their default positions Check that the 115V 230V switch on the power supply is p
48. n Select 115200 8 n 1 to select 115200 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port Select 57600 8 n 1 to set 57600 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port Select 19200 8 n 1 to set 19200 as the baud rate transmitted bits per second of the serial port The default setting is 115200 8 n 1 Flow Control Select the flow control for console redirection You can set the value for this option to either None or Hardware Terminal Type This feature allows you to select the target terminal type You can set the value for this option to either ANSI or VT100 Send Carriage Return Select Enabled if the target terminal type has more than 80 columns or does not have the function of Word Wrap The options are Enabled and Disabled Redirection After BIOS POST Select Disabled to turn off the function of Console Redirection after POST Select Boot Loader to keep the function of Redirection active during POST and during Boot Load Select Always to keep the function of Redirection active all the time If Always is selected some operating systems might not function well The default setting is Boot Loader gt Hardware Health Monitoring H W Health Function Select Enabled to enable the function of Hardware Health Monitoring Device The Options are Enabled and Disabled Overheat Temperature Trips The feature allows the user to set the CPU temperature thre
49. n Select This feature allows the BIOS to select Receiver and Transmitting Pin for Serial Port2 The default setting is IR Mode IR Duplex Mode This feature allows the BIOS to select Full or Half Duplex for Serial Port2 The default setting is IR Mode Parallel Port Address This option specifies the I O address used by the parallel port Select Disabled to prevent the parallel port from accessing any system re sources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable Select 378 to allow the parallel port to use 378 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting Select 278 to allow the parallel port to use 278 as its I O port address Select 3BC to allow the parallel port to use 3BC as its I O port address The default setting is Dis abled Parallel Port Mode This feature allows BIOS to select Parallel Port Mode The options are Normal Bi Directional EPP and ECP The default setting is Normal Parallel Port IRQ This feature allows BIOS to select Parallel Port IRQ The options are IRQ 5 and The default setting is IRQ 7 4 14 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS P Processor amp Clock Options HyperThreading Select Enabled to enabled the function of HyperThreading for HT supported processor s The Options are Enabled or Disabled Ratio CMOS Setting This feature allo
50. n take effect Select Save Changes and Exit from the Exit menu and press lt Enter gt Discard Changes and Exit Select this option to quit 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 Enter Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press Enter Then Select OK to allow BIOS to automatically load Optimal Defaults to 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 the Exit menu and press Enter The Fail Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability but not maximum performance 4 20 Appendix A AMIBIOS Error Beep Codes Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST Power On Self Test routines which are performed each time the system is powered on errors may occur Non fatal errors are those which in most cases allow the system to continue the boot up process The error messages normally appear on the screen Fatal errors are those which will not allow the system to continue the boot up procedure f a fatal error occurs you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible repairs These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of au
51. nd 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 motherboards have a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on Chapter 1 Introduction a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability Wake On LAN must be enabled in BIOS Note that Wake On Lan can only be used with an ATX 2 01 or above compliant power supply 1 6 Power Supply As with all computer products a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates The SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG accommodates ATX power supplies Al though most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate You should use one that will supply at least 350W of power and includes the additional 12V 8 pin power connector an even higher wattage power supply is recommended for high load con figurations Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for LAN1 and LAN2 NOTES Auxiliary 12v power J15 is necessary to support Intel Xeon CPUs Fail ure to provide this extra power will result in the CPUs becoming unstable after only a few minutes of operation See Section 2 5 for details on connecting the power supply cables 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 i
52. nded mode of IOAPIC in ICH3 The op tions are Enabled and Disabled CPU B I S T Select Enabled to enable the function of CPU Built In Self Test The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH3 DMA Collection Select Enabled to enable the DMA Collection buffer The options are En abled and Disabled DMA Type Select the type of DMA performed on this channel The options are LPC DMA and PC PCI DMA 0 Type DMA 1 Type DMA 2 Type DMA 3 Type DMA 5 Type DMA 6 Type DMA 7 Type 4 12 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS P Intel PCI 64 Hub 2 Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel PCI 64 Hub2 PCIHub chipset HotPlug Inhibit Bus Connect Select Enabled to enable the function of Inhibit Bus Connect Status in HotPlug Controller The options are Enabled and Disabled PCI Slot1 amp Slot2 Frequency This feature allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed to be pro grammed When set to Auto the bus speed will be decided based on the capabilities of the device on that particular bus The options are Auto 33 MHz 66 MHz 100 MHz and 133 MHz gt USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings Legacy USB Support Select Enabled to enable the support for USB Legacy The options are Disabled and Enabled gt USB Mass Storage Device Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB Mass Storage Device settings
53. nfo at http www ssiforum org Additionally in areas where noisy power transmission is present you may choose to install a line filter to shield the computer from noise It is recommended that you also install a power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges 1 7 Super I O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I O chip include a floppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077 765 a data separator write pre compensation circuitry decode logic data rate selec tion a clock generator drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual drives The Super I O supports 360 K 720 K 1 2 M 1 44 M or 2 88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb s 500 Kb s or 1 Mb s It also provides two high speed 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTS one of which supports serial infrared communication Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system Each UART includes a 16 byte send receive FIFO a programmable baud rate generator complete modem control capability and a processor inter rupt system Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115 2 Kbps as well as an advance
54. ntion Plate Align the standoffs of the Retention Plate with the four mounting holes on the motherboard 4 Place the Retention Plate on the back side of the motherboard and lock it into the proper position by Place the Retention Plate inserting the standoffs on the on the back of the Retention Plate into the mounting motherboard with its holes on the motherboard with the standoffs inside the Mylar sheet in between mounting holes 5 On the front side of the motherboard place a Retention Bracket on top of the CPU socket Make sure to 2 2 Chapter 2 Installation line up the mounting holes on the Retention Plate with screws bracket against the mounting holes on the motherboard Secure the Reten tion Bracket on the front and the Retention Plate on the back by putting screws through the mounting holes Repeat this step for the second Retention Bracket 6 Repeat Steps 2 5 to install the additional CPU Retention Plate and the Retention Brackets 7 Lift the lever on the CPU socket lift the lever completely and fully Socket lever 120 to 135 for Xeon CPUs as shown on right or you will damage the CPU socket when power is applied Install CPU1 Open 120 to 135 first for Xeon CPUs 8 Install the CPU in the socket Make sure that pin 1 of the CPU is seated on pin 1 of the socket both corners are marked When using only one CPU install it into CPU socket 1 CPU socket 2 is auto
55. or pin definitions 2 8 Chapter 2 Installation HDD LED The HDD LED for IDE and SCSI Disk Drives connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF2 Attach the IDE hard drive LED cable to these pins to display disk activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC1 LED The NIC1 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF2 Attach the NIC1 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions NIC2 LED X5DPA GG Only The NIC2 Network Interface Con troller LED connection is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF2 Attach the NIC2 LED cable to display net work activity Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Overheat LED OH Connect an LED to the OH connec tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF2 to pro vide advanced warning of chassis overheating 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 JF2 Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions 2 9 HDD LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 13 Vcc 14 HD Active NIC1 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 11 Vcc 12 GND NIC2 LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 9 Vcc 10 GND Overheat OH LED Pin Definitions JF2 Pin Number Definition 7 Vcc 8
56. osition Definition 1 2 Enabled 2 3 Disabled Front Side Bus Speed Jumper Settings JP39 Jumper Position Definition Pins 1 2 Auto Pins 2 3 400 MHz Open 533 MHz Watch Dog Enable Disable Jumper Settings JP37 Jumper Position Definition 1 2 Reset 2 3 NMI SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 2 7 Onboard Indicators GLAN1 GLAN2 LEDs GLAN2 is for X5DPA GG Only The Ethernet ports located beside the VGA port have two LEDs See the table on the right for the functions associated with these LEDs On each GLAN port the yellow LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green or ange or off to indicate the speed of the connection 2 16 GLAN Right LED Indicator LED Color Definition Off No Connection Green 100 MHz Orange 1 GHz Chapter 2 Installation 2 8 Floppy Hard Disk Drive Parallel Port and IPMI Connections Parallel Port X5DPA G IPMI X5DPA GG Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires Ared mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 Asingle floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide for two floppy disk drives The connector with twisted wires always connects to drive A and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive B Parallel Port Conn
57. ow 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 The Options are Auto SWDMAO SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMAO MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMAO UDMA1 and UDMA2 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 BIOS to auto detect hard disk drive support Select Disabled to prevent the BIOS from using the S M A R T Select Enabled to allow the BIOS to use the S M A R T to support hard drive disk The options are Disabled Enabled and Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Select Enabled to activate the function of 32 Bit data transfer Select Disabled to deactivate the function The options are Enabled and Dis abled ARMD Emulation Type The feature allows the BIOS to set ARMD Emulation type System Memory When AMI BIOS auto detects the System Memory it will automatically dis play the size of the memory 4 3 Advanced BIOS Setup The Advanced BIOS Setup screen is shown below The sub menus are described on the following pages Oj XJ BIOS SETUP UTILITY Securit Exit Advanced Settings Use this section for aaam E BaL Conf gurat don WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction PCI PnP Configuration Advanced Chipset Control SuperlIO Configuration
58. p www supermicro com TECHSUPPORT FAQs Memory_vendors htm CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance see step 1 DIMM Installation See Figure 2 2 1 Insert the desired number of DIMMs into the memory slots starting with Bank 1 The memory scheme is interleaved so you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 2 Insert each DIMM module vertically into its slot Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM module incorrectly 3 Gently press down on the DIMM module until it snaps into place in the slot Memory Support The X5DPA G X5DPA GG only supports ECC registered DDR 266 200 MHz SDRAM memory Repeat for all modules see step 1 above If you are using 533 MHz front side bus processor s you must use DDR 266 SDRAM If you are using 400 MHz front side bus processor s you may use either DDR 266 or DDR 200 SDRAM To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom Figure 2 2 Installing and Removing DIMMs Notch gt Notch Release Tab Note Notch Tab should align with the receptive point on the slot 2 5 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Top
59. pt vector initialization has completed Interrupt vector initialization is about to begin B 3 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG 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 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 monochrome mode and color mode settings next Bus initialization system static output devices will be done next if present See the last page for additional information Completed post video ROM test processing If the EGA VGA controller is not found performing the display memory read write test next The EGA VGA controller was not found The display memory read write test is about to begin The display memory read write test passed Look for retrace checking next The display memory read write test or retrace checking failed Performing the alternate 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 c
60. r Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground Chapter 2 Installation Front Panel USB 0 1 amp USB 2 Three Front Panel USB Headers JD2 J22 can be used for front side USB access These USB headers are located next to the Floppy Disk Connector You will need a USB cable not included to use either connection Refer to the tables on the right for pin defi nitions Serial Ports The COM1 J8 serial port is lo cated next to the USB 0 1 ports COM 2 is located at the corner near PCI 33 Slots see MB layouts in Chapter 1 See the table on the right for pin definitions The COM2 J26 connector is a header on the motherboard see pp 1 6 1 8 for location Ethernet Ports GLAN1 2 GLAN 2 is for XSDPA GG Only Two Ethernet ports designated GLAN1 and GLAN2 are located beside the VGA port on the IO backplane These ports accept RJ45 type cables Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Pin Definitions USBO 1 JD2 USB2 J22 Pin Pin Number Definition Number Definition 1 5V 1 5V 2 PO 2 PO 3 PO 3 PO 4 Ground 4 Ground 5 Key 5 N A Serial Port Pin Definitions COM1 COM2 Pin Number Definition Pin Number Definition 1 CD 6 DSR 2 RD 7 RTS 3 TD 8 CTS 4 DTR 9 RI 5 Ground 10 NC Note Pin 10 is included on the header but not on the port SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Fan Headers The X5DPA G X
61. rd 3 pin CPU and chassis fans are controlled by the power manage ment functions Environmental Temperature Control The thermal control sensor monitors the CPU temperature in real time and will turn on the thermal control fan whenever the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined threshold The overheat circuitry runs independently from the CPU It can continue to monitor for overheat conditions even when the CPU is in sleep mode Once it detects that the CPU temperature is too high the Overheat buzzer and the LED will be automatically activated The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system tempera ture and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high CPU Fan Auto Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode When in sleep mode the CPU will not run at full power thereby generating less heat Chapter 1 Introduction 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 tempera ture When this temperature is exceeded both the overheat buzzer and the warning LED are triggered System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Intel s LANDesk Client Manager optional LDCM is used to notify the user of certain system events For example if the system is running low on virtual memory and th
62. roperly set Turn the power switch on and off to test the system The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one No Video If the power is on but you have no video remove all the add on cards and cables Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual NOTE If you are a system integrator VAR or OEM a POST diagnos tics card is recommended For I O port 80h codes refer to App B Memory Errors 1 Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed 2 Determine if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS setup is configured for the fastest speed of RAM used It is recommended to use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the System 3 Make sure you are using registered ECC DDR 266 or DDR 200 SDRAM If using 533 MHz processors you must use DDR 266 memory DDR 200 is not supported at a 533 MHz front side bus speed 4 Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module be tween two slots and noting the results 5 Make sure all memory modules are fully seated in their slots As an interleaved memory scheme is used you must install two modules at a time beginning with Bank 1 then Bank 2 and so on see Section 2 3 6 Check the power supply voltage 115V 230V switch Losing
63. shold The options are 72 C 78 C and 85 C 4 16 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4 4 Boot Settings Boot Settings Configuration Use this screen to select options for the Boot Settings Configuration The settings are described on the following pages The screen is shown below CAPROGRA 1 AMIP AMIBCP simulate exe BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Device Priority gt Boot Device Priority This feature allows the user to specify the sequence of priority for the Boot Device The settings are 1st Floppy Drive CD ROM ATAPI CDROM and Dis abled The default settings are 1st boot device 1st Floppy Drive 2nd boot device CD ROM 8rd boot device ATAPI CDROM Hard Disk Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Hard Drives SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The Options are PM ST340016A and Disabled Removable Drives This feature allows the user to specify the Boot sequence from available Removable Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Removable Drive The Options are 1st Floppy Drive and Disabled P ATAPI Drives This feature allows the user to specify the boot sequence from available ATAPI CDROM Drives 1st Drive Specify the boot sequence for 1st Hard Drive The Options are CD ROM and Disabled 4 5 Security Settings AMI BIOS provides a Supervi
64. sor and a User password If you use both passwords the Supervisor password must be set first CAPROGRA 1AMIAMIBCP simulate exe BIOS SETUP U Change User Password Chapter 4 AMIBIOS Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Change User Password Select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu and then type in the password Clear User Password Select this option and press Enter 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 Dis abled to deactivate the Boot Sector Virus Protection Select Enabled to enable boot sector protection When Enabled AMI BOIS displays a warn ing 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 6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from the BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen AMI AMIBCP simulate exe BIOS SETUP UTILITY Save Changes and Exit Di d Changes and Exit 4 19 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Save Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration changes select this option to leave BIOS Setup and reboot the computer so the new system configuration parameters ca
65. ssary initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test The initialization after the keyboard controller BAT command test is done The keyboard command byte is written next The keyboard controller command byte is written Next issuing the Pin 23 and 24 blocking and unblocking command Next checking if lt End or lt Ins gt keys were pressed during power on Initializing CMOS RAM if the nitialize CMOS RAM in every boot AMIBIOS POST option was set in AMIBCP or the lt End gt key was pressed Next disabling DMA controllers 1 and 2 and interrupt controllers 1 and 2 The video display has been disabled Port B has been initialized Next initializing the chipset The 8254 timer test will begin next The 8254 timer test is over Starting the memory refresh test next The memory refresh line is toggling Checking the 15 second on off time next Passing control to the video ROM to perform any required configu ration before the video ROM test All necessary processing before passing control to the video ROM is done Looking for the video ROM next and passing control to it The video ROM has returned control to BIOS POST Performing any required processing after the video ROM had control Reading the 8042 input port and disabling the MEGAKEY Green PC feature next Making the BIOS code segment writable and performing any necessary configuration before initializing the interrupt vectors The configuration required before interru
66. t Chipset Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Hole Select Enabled to allow the memory hole to be set from 15M to 16M The options are Disabled and enabled Intel ICH3 SouthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel ICH3 SouthBridge chipset ICH3 Dev31 Func1 IDE Select Enabled to enable the ICH3 IDE Controller The options are En abled and Disabled ICH3 Dev31 Func3 SMBUS Select Enabled to enable the ICH3 SMBUS Controller The options are En abled and Disabled ICH3 Dev29 Func0 USB 1 Select Enabled to enable the ICH3 USB Host Controller 1 The options are Enabled and Disabled SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual ICH3 Dev29 Func1 USB 2 Select Enabled to enable the ICH3 USB Host Controller 2 The options are Disabled and Enabled ICH3 Dev29 Func2 USB 3 Select Enabled to enable the ICH3 USB Host Controller 3 The options are Disabled and Enabled ICH3 Positive Decode Select Enabled to activate the function of Positive Decode in ICH3 Select Enabled only when the optional Onboard PCI ISA Bridge is present The options are Disabled and Enabled IOAPIC Select Enabled to enable IOAPIC in ICH3 The options are Enabled and Disabled Extended IOAPIC Select Enabled to enable the exte
67. the System s Setup Configuration 1 Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa tion Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still supplies 3VDC f it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please take the following steps Also note that as a motherboard manufacturer Super Micro does not sell directly to end users so it is best to first check with your distributor or reseller for troubleshooting services They should know of any possible problem s with the specific system configuration that was sold to you 3 2 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 1 Please go through the Troubleshooting Procedures and Frequently Asked Question FAQ sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site http www supermicro com techsupport htm before con tacting Technical Support 2 BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at http www supermicro com techsupport download htm Note Not all BIOS can be flashed depending on the modifications to the boot block code 3 If you still cannot resolve the problem include the following information when contacting Super Micro
68. the status of Cylinder Header Sector LBA Large Mode LBA Logical Block Addressing is a method of addressing data on a disk drive In LBA mode the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB For drive ca pacities over 137 GB your system must be equipped with 48 bit LBA mode addressing If not contact your manufacturer or install an ATA 133 IDE controller card that supports 48 bit LBA mode The options are Disabled or Auto 4 3 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Block Multi Sector Transfer Block mode boosts 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 IDE PIO Programmable I O mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller As the PIO mode increases the cycle time decreases The options are Auto 0 1 2 3 and 4 Select Auto to allow the BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode Use this value if the IDE disk drive support cannot be determined Select 0 to allow the BIOS to use PIO mode O It has a data transfer rate of 3 3 MBs Select 1 to allow the BIO
69. trol for recovery from AC power loss Auto switching voltage regulator for CPU core System overheat LED and control Chassis intrusion detection Chapter 1 Introduction System resource alert ACPI Features optional Microsoft OnNow Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator Main switch override mechanism Onboard l O ntegrated ATI Rage XL graphics controller ntel Gigabit LAN Ethernet 8254X controller two GLAN ports on X5DPA GG one GLAN port on X5DPA G 2 EIDE Ultra DMA 100 bus master interfaces 1 floppy port interface up to 2 88 MB 2 Fast UART 16550A compatible serial ports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 5 USB Universal Serial Bus ports Parallel port on X5DPA G Other e Internal external modem ring on Wake on LAN WOL Console redirection PMI X5DPA GG only optional CD Diskette Utilities BIOS flash upgrade utility and device drivers Dimensions ATX 12 x 10 304 8 x 254 mm SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Proce Proce VRM ssor 1 ssor 2 Clock LAN 1 533 400MHz LAN 2 66MHz PCIX100 P64H2 MCH 533 DDR 1 100MHz PCIX100 DDR 200 266 2 IDE PRI SEC ICH3 VGA PCI3223 USB PCI32
70. urposes make sure your computer chassis provides ex cellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mounting fasteners and the motherboard 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 X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual 2 2 PGA Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan Also do not place the motherboard on a conductive surface which can damage the BIOS battery and prevent the system from booting up IMPORTANT Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heat sink 1 Locate the following components which are included in the shipping package Screws 8 CPU Socket Retention Plates 2 Clips 2 5 ge i f 1111 C vtt Retention Plate Standoffs Retention Brackets 2 Retention Plate Mounting Holes 2 On the back side of the mother board locate the four CPU Retention Plate mounting holes Also Locate the four standoffs on each of the Retention Plates shown on the pictures on the right 3 Make sure that the small sheet of The Back Side Mylar is attached on the surface of of the Motherboard the Rete
71. ws the user to set the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency The default setting is 8 Spread Spectrum Select Enabled to activate the function of Spread Spectrum in order to reduce the possibility of Electromagnetic Interference The options are Enabled and Disabled P DMI Event Logging View Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to mark the DMI events as read Clear Event Log This setting will clear all event logs when set to OK Options are OK and Cancel Event Log Statistics This setting allows you to view Event Log Statistics gt Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu ration Use the up and down lt Arrow gt keys to select an item Use the lt Plus gt and lt Minus 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 select then you can select a Remote Access type The options are Disabled or Serial 4 15 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Serial Port Number Select the serial port you want to use for console redirection You can set the value for this option to either COM1 or COM2 Serial Port Mode Select the baud rate you want the serial port to use for console redirectio
72. xt Starting memory sizing next Returning to real mode Executing any OEM patches and setting the Stack next 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 Control is in segment 0 Next checking if Ctrl Home was pressed and verifying the system BIOS checksum If either Ctrl Home was pressed or the system BIOS checksum is bad next will go to checkpoint code EOh Otherwise going to checkpoint code D7h B 1 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual B 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution Checkpoint EOh E1h E2h E6h Edh Eeh Efh FOh F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h FBh FCh FDh FFh Code Description The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized Next beginning the base 512 KB memory test Initializing the interrupt vector table next Initializing the DMA and Interrupt controllers next Enabling the floppy drive controller and Timer IRQs Enabling internal cache memory Initializing the floppy drive Looking for a floppy diskette in drive A Reading the first sector of the diskette A read error occurred while reading the floppy drive in drive A Next searching for the AMIBOOT ROM file in the root directory The AMIBOOT ROM file is not in the root directory Next reading and analyzing the floppy diskette FAT
73. y Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 ribbon cable for IDE devices One 1 floppy ribbon cable One 1 USB cable One 1 COM Port Cable with Bracket One 1 I O backpanel shield One 1 Supermicro CD or diskettes containing drivers and utilities One 1 User s BIOS Manual Two 2 CPU Heatsink Plates SKT 120 P and two 2 heatsink retention clips SKT 095 604 E 1 1 SUPER X5DPA G X5DPA GG User s Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan D5 4F No 16 Chien Ba Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226

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