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iii 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 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard. The X6DVA- 4G/X6DVA-EG supports single or dual Intel ® Xeon Nocona TM processors (w/ext. EM64T) at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based[...]

iv Wake-On-Ring ......................................................................................... 2-14 Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-15 GLAN (Ethernet Port) ............................................................................. 2-15 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and M[...]

Table of Contents v 4 -1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 4 - 1 4 - 2 Running Main BIOS Setup .............................................................................. 4 - 2 4- 3 Advanced Setup ...................................................................[...]

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Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 - 1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an ac- knowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that the follow[...]

1-2 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG 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 Addres[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Introduction Figure 1-1. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Image[...]

1-4 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Figure 1-2. SUPER X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG Motherboard Layout GLAN1 ® S UPER X6DVA-4G (not drawn to scale) GLAN2 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 1A DIMM 1B 8-pin PWR2 SMB PWR FP CTRL Speaker WOR GLAN CTLR X4 PCI-Epxess PCIX #6 (PCIX-133) North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0/1 KB/ Mouse PW4 ATX PWR1 24-Pin [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Introduction Jumper Description Default Setting J13/J15 PCI #1/PCI-X #5,#6 to System SMB On (Connected) JA1(*Note) SCSI Channel Term. Enable Off (Enable) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JPA1(*Note) SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) J P F Power Force on Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 LA[...]

1-6 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Single or dual Intel ® 604-pin 32-bit/Ext. EM64T Nocona TM (up to 3.6 GHz) processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed. (* Notes: CPU FSB speed is set by Manufacturer. Please do not change the FSB setting. ) Memory • Six 184-pin DIMM sockets supporting up [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Introduction for more information.) • VRM Protection Feature (88 0 C, *98 0 C , 108 0 C) (*Default) ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism Onboard I/O • LSI Logic Single Channel 53C1020 Ultra 320 SCSI(*X6DVA-G4 only) • One IPMI 2.0 • [...]

1-8 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7320 (Lindenhurst-VS) Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. Mouse Keyboard Flpy/Prntr COM 1 FPUSB FPUSB USB USB SA TA SA TA IDE IDE Video SRAM PCI 33MHz [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Introduction 1- 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7320 (Lindenhurst- VS) chipset, the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG motherboard provides the perfor- mance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with configuration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage,[...]

1-10 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) o[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 Introduction damage to the CPU. The onboard chassis thermal circuitry can monitor the overall system temperature and alert users when the chassis temperature is too high. CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to de[...]

1-12 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 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 Pla[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Introduction Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Wake-On-LAN is defined as the ability of a management application to re- motely power up a computer that is powered off. Remote PC setup, up- dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The mot[...]

1-14 Introduction X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual reduces the number of components required for interfacing with floppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 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 w[...]

2-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 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. Note that for the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG you need to install the Xeon mounting plate un[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 3. Press the lever down until you hear the *click* so you can be sure that the CPU is securely installed in the CPU socket. Pin1 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 and the #2 screws) until ju[...]

2-4 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Lever Processor (installed) Triangle Triangle Empty socket Warning! Make sure you lift the lever completely when installing the CPU. If the lever is only partly raised, damage to the socket or CPU may result. ! 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. 2-3 Installing DIMMs Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: (http://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/) CAUTION Exer[...]

2-6 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 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 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 2-3 below for the locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor- mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connec- tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED [...]

2-8 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual ATX Power Suppl y 24-pi n Connec tor Pi n Defi nit ions (PW1) Pin Num ber Defini ti on 13 +3.3V 14 -12 V 15 CO M 16 PS_ O N# 17 CO M 18 CO M 19 CO M 20 Re s( N C) 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V 24 CO M Pi n Number Defi niti on 1 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 3 CO M 4 +5V 5 CO M 6 +5V 7 CO M 8 PW R_ O K 9 5VSB 10 +12V 11 +12V 12 +3.3V[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Power LED The Power LED connection is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin Num ber 19 20 Definiti o n Control Ground NMI But[...]

2-10 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Con- troller) LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions. NI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-11 Po we r Bu tto n OH /Fan Fa il LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Butt on 2 Pow e r Fail LED HDD LED Pow e r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC 2 L ED Vcc Overheat/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheati[...]

2-12 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Po we r Bu tto n OH /Fan Fa il LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Butt on 2 Pow e r Fail LED HDD LED Pow e r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X NIC 2 L ED Vcc Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off th[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is lo- cated at JL1. Attach the appropri- ate cable to inform you of a chas- sis intrusion. Pin Num ber 1 2 Definiti o n Intr usion I npu t Groun d Chassis In trusio n Pin Defi nitions Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are two Universal Serial Bus ports(USB 0/1) located on the[...]

2-14 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is des- ignated WOR. This function al- lows your computer to receive and "wake-up" by an incoming call to the modem when in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must have a Wake-On-Ring card and cable to use this feature. Wake- on-[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Serial Ports There are one Serial Port-COM1 (J4) and one Serial Header- COM2 (J5) on the X6DVA-4G/EG. COM2 is located next to the parallel port. See the table on the right for pin definitions. Se ria l P o rt P in D e f in itio n s (CO M 1 , CO M 2 ) Pin Number Defini ti on 1 DC D 2 D S R 3 Se ri a l In 4 RT S 5 Se ri a[...]

2-16 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located on J2. See the table at right for pin definitions. (See Figure 2-3 for the locations of each.) PS/2 Key bo ard and Mo use Port Pin D efinitions (J2) Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Definition Data NC Ground VCC Cloc k NC Fan Head[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to the PW4 header to pro- vide warning of power supply fail- ure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis. See the table on the right for pin definitions. Pow er Fai l Pin D efinitions (PW4) Pin Num ber 1 2 3 4[...]

2-18 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual SMB Power (I 2 C) Connector I 2 C Connector (PW3), located next to the ATX 24-pin PWR Con- nector, monitors the status of PWR Supply, Fan and system tem- perature. SMB PWR Pin D efini tions (PW3) Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 Definiti on Cloc k Data N/A N/A N/A Speaker/Power LED/ Keylock On the JF2 header, pins 1/3/5/7 a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 2-6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See the motherboard la[...]

2-20 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Pins 1-2 will have WD re- set the system if a program freezes. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the pro- gram that has frozen (requires soft- ware implementation). Watch Do[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default set- ting is enabled. Jumpe r Position Pins 1- 2 Pins 2- 3 Definiti on Enabled Disabled VGA Enable/Disab le Jum per Settings (JP G1) SMB Data/SMB CLK to PCI Jumpers J13, J15 allow[...]

2-22 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual SCSI Controller Enable/ Disable (*ForX6DVA-4G only) Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSI Controller. The default setting is pins 1-2 to enable all four headers. See the table on the right for jumper settings. Jumpe r Position Pins 1- 2 Pins 2- 3 Definiti on Enabled Disabled SCSI Enable/Disab[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Alarm Reset The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that Super- micro redundant power supply units are installed in the chassis. If you only have a single power supply installed, you should not connect anything to this header (JPR1) to prevent false alarms. See the table o[...]

2-24 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual GLAN1 ® S UPER X6DVA-4G GLAN2 DIMM 2B DIMM 2A DIMM 3B DIMM 3A DIMM 1A DIMM 1B 8-pin PWR2 SMB PWR F P C T R L Speaker WOR GLAN CTLR X4 PCI-Epxess PCIX #6 (PCIX-133) North Bridge VGA COM1 USB0/1 KB/ Mouse PW4 ATX PWR1 24-Pin Fan1 PW1 CPU 1 CPU 2 COM2 6300ESB ICH GLAN CTLR PWR Fault J2 J3 J4 J1 PW3 J18 J19 J2[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 System LED (DS9) There is is a system LED (DS9) on the motherboard. DS9 (System LED) indicates the status of the system. Refer to table on the right for information. Please refer to Appendix A for information. DS7 DS8 DS9 Onboard LED Indicators (DS1-DS5, DS7-DS8) In addition to the LAN LEDs and SATA LED, there are other[...]

2-26 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 2 - 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables: • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 connectors (at J44 and J38, respectively). See the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin Num ber Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Host Data 7 5 Host Data 6 7 Host Data 5 9 Host Data 4 11 Hos t Data 3 13 Hos t Data 2 15 Hos t Data 1 17 Hos t Data 0 19 [...]

2-28 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Ultra320 SCSI Connector (*X6DVA-4G Only) Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connector located at J28. Signal Na mes +DB( 12) +DB( 13) +DB( 14) +DB( 15) +DB( P1) +DB( 0) +DB( 1) +DB( 2) +DB( 3) +DB( 4) +DB( 5) +DB( 6) +DB( 7) +DB( P) GROUN D DI FFSENS TE R MP W R TE R MP W [...]

3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3- 1 Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note[...]

3-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Losing the System’s Setup Configuration 1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa- tion. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies. 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to ve[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Question' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site ( http://www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/ ) before con- tacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at (http://www.super[...]

3-4 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual function available for the motherboard. Should a problem occur after you flash the BIOS, you will need to change all six BIOS chips.) Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 AMIBIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS for the X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG. 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 navi- gation of the AMI BIOS Setup Utility setup screens. Starting BIOS Setup Utility To [...]

4-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Processors When you select this option, AMI BIOS will automatically display the status of processors as shown in the screen below: Type Speed Counts Processors 4-2 Main Setup When you first enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility, you will enter the Main setup screen. You can always return to the Main setup screen by sele[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-3 System Time/System Date Use this option to change the system time and date. Highlight System Time or System Date using the <Arrow> keys. Enter new values through the keyboard. Press the <Tab> key or the <Arrow> keys to move between fields. The date must be entered in DAY/MM/DD/YY format. The time is entered[...]

4-4 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual 4-3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings screen and sub menus are listed below: Warning When you first enter the Advanced Setup screen, the Setup Warning will be displayed. Please follow the instruction and set the correct value for each item to prevent the system from malfunctioning. X X X X X CPU Configura[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-5 Hardware Prefetcher This feature allows the user to enable the Hardware Prefetcher function. If " Disabled ", the CPU will prefetch data at 64-bit per cache line. If "Enabled", it will fetch data at 128-bit per cache line. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch This feature allows the user to enable the function of[...]

4-6 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual LBA/Large Mode LBA (Logical Block Addressing) is a method of addressing data on a disk drive. In the LBA mode, the maximum drive capacity is 137 GB. For drive capacities over 137 GB, your system must be equipped with 48-bit LBA mode addressing. If not, contact your manufacturer or install an ATA/133 IDE control[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-7 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 [...]

4-8 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual This feature allows AMI BIOS to auto-detect 80Pin ATA(PI) Cable. The options are: "Host & Device" , "Host" and "Device." ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection X X X X X Floppy Configuration This option allows the user to configure the settings for the Floppy Drives installed in the sys[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-9 X PCI/PnP Configuration 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 latenc[...]

4-10 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual IRQ3/IRQ4/IRQ5/IRQ7/IRQ9/IRQ10/IRQ11/IRQ14/IRQ15 This feature specifies the availability of an IRQ to be used by a PCI, PnP device. Select Reserved for the IRQ to be used by a Legacy ISA device. The options are: Available , Reserved. DMA Channel 0/Channel 1/Channel 3/Channel 5/ Channel 6/Chan- nel 7 Select Ava[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-11 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. Select "3F8/IRQ4" [...]

4-12 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual X X X X X Advanced Chipset Settings This item allows the user to configure the Advanced Chipset settings for the system. X NorthBridge Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel Lindenhurst NorthBridge chipset. Memory Remap Feature Select Enabled to allow remapping of overla[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-13 X Intel PCI-X Hub Configuration This feature allows the user to configure the settings for Intel PCI-X Hub chipset. PXH Channel A/Channel B Bus Frequency This feature allows the user to set the maximum PCI bus speed to be pro- grammed. The options are Auto, 33MHz PCI, 66MHz PCI, 66MHz PCI-X M1, 100MHz PCI-X M1, and 133MHz P[...]

4-14 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual X X X X X APCI Configuration This item allows the user to enable or disable ACPI support for the operating system. ACPI Configuration Use this feature to configure additional ACPI options. Select "Yes" if the operating system supports ACPI. Select No if the operating system does not support ACPI. The[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-15 X Event Log Configuration Highlight this item and press <Enter> to view the contents of the event log. View Event Log This feature allows the user to view all unread events. Mark All Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read. Clear Event Log This setting will clear all e[...]

4-16 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual X Remote Access Configuration You can use this screen to select options for the Remote Access Configu- ration. 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. Remote Access This feature allows the user to disable [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-17 X USB Configuration This feature allows the user to configure USB settings. USB Function This feature allows you to enable 2 USB Ports or 4 USB Ports. The options are Disabled, 2 USB Ports, and 4 USB Ports . Legacy USB Support Select "Enabled" to enable the support for USB Legacy. Disable legacy support if there a[...]

4-18 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual AMI BIOS will automatically display the following information: CPU1 VCORE/CPU2 VCORE (*for 2U systems), 3.3V Vcc(V), +5 Vin, 12V Vcc(V), -12V Vcc (V), DRAM VTT, 1.2V Vcc, 2.5V for DIMM, 1.5V Standby Power, 5V Standby, 3.3V Standby. Fan Speed Control Modules: This feature allows the user to decide how the syste[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-19 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 this o[...]

4-20 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual X 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 – Floppy Drive · 2nd boot device ?[...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-21 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 su[...]

4-22 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Discarding Changes Select this option and press <Enter> to discard all the changes and return to AMI BIOS Utility Program. 4-6 Exit Options Select the Exit tab from AMI BIOS Setup Utility screen to enter the Exit BIOS Setup screen. Saving Changes and Exit When you have completed the system configuration [...]

Chapter 4: AMI BIOS 4-23 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. Load Optimal Defaults To set this feature, select Load Optimal Defaults from the Exit menu and press <Enter[...]

4-24 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Notes[...]

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[...]

A-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual A - 2 DS7/DS8 LED Post Codes LED Indicators Description/Message DS7 DS8 On On PWR On On O f f SPD Read OK O f f On Memory Size-OK O f f O f f Starting Bus Initialization[...]

B-1 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 uncompr[...]

B-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual B- 2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E 0 h The onboard floppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E 1 h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E 2 h Initializing[...]

B-3 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes initialization before the keyboard BAT command is issued. 0C h The keyboard controller input buffer is free. Next, issuing the BAT command to the keyboard controller. 0 E h The keyboard controller BAT command result has been verified. Next, performing any necessary initialization after the keyboard control[...]

B-4 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 25h Interrupt vector initialization is done. Clearing the password if the POST DIAG switch is on. 27h Any initialization before setting video mode will be done next. 28h Initialization before setting the video mode is complete. Configuring the monochrome mode and color mode settings [...]

B-5 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 48h Patterns written in base memory. Determining the amount of memory below 1 MB next. 49h The amount of memory below 1 MB has been found and verified. Determining the amount of memory above 1 MB memory next. 4Bh The amount of memory above 1 MB has been found and verified. Check[...]

B-6 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Checkpoint Code Description 60h The DMA page register test passed. Performing the DMA Controller 1 base register test next. 62h The DMA controller 1 base register test passed. Performing the DMA controller 2 base register test next. 65h The DMA controller 2 base register test passed. Programming DMA controllers[...]

B-7 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 95h Initializing the bus option ROMs from C800 next. See the last page of this chapter for additional information. 96h Initializing before passing control to the adaptor ROM at C800. 97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has com- pleted. The adaptor ROM ch[...]

B-8 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User’s Manual Notes[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-1 Appendix C Inst alling Sof tware Drivers and Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CD[...]

C-2 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux) 1. Select "Advanced Setting" from the AMI BIOS menu. 2. Select the IDE Configuration menu. 3. Change the IDE Configuration to "P-ATA Only." 4. Under the item-"Configure S-AT[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-3 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility, including: *Array Configuration Utility: Use this utility when you want to create, configure and manage arrays. * Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks. To run [...]

C-4 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays". To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-5 Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A . 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) . 3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the previous screen.) 4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select th[...]

C-6 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives . To create an array: 1 Turn on your computer and pre[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-7 Assigning Array Properties Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties to the array. *Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser [...]

C-8 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 2. Under the item " Arrays Label ", type in an label and press Enter . ( *Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.) 3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change the default setting.[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-9 Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU, you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R. 3. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data[...]

C-10 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press Ctrl+B. 3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This will make all other existing boo[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-11 Adding/Deleting Hotspares (*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare.) 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC Utility. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3. From the ACU menu, se[...]

C-12 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array. [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-13 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below).[...]

C-14 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below). 6. Press Enter . 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen. 8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If correct, type Y to continue.[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-15 Rebuilding Arrays *Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function- ality. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal dr[...]

C-16 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.)[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-17 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen below.) 2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below.[...]

C-18 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual You can choose from the following options: 1. Format Disk —Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again. (*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the drive. Be [...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-19 m. After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automati- cally reboot. C-2 Installing Intel's 6300 ESB Driver by Adaptec and the OS f. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start to boot up from CD. g. Press the <F6> key when the mess[...]

C-20 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen (*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the system be[...]

Appendix C: Software Installation Instructions C-21 Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard[...]

C-22 X6DVA-4G/X6DVA-EG User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (*Note: SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. F[...]