SUPER MICRO Computer X7DBU manual

S UPER X7DBU X7DGU USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c[...]

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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 X7DBU/X7DGU motherboard. The X7DBU/X7DGU supports dual Intel X EON 64-bit Quad-core/Dual-core processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz. With dual 6[...]

iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual ...........................................................[...]

T able of Contents v Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ......................................................................................... 2-14 A TX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Pr[...]

vi No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1 No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1 Losing the System’s Setup Con fi guration ................................................ 3-1 Memory Errors ..........[...]

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

1-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DBU/X7DGU Image Note 1: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on PCB Revision 1.02, the latest revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual. Note 2: X7DGU is for OEM only .[...]

1-4 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual X7DBU/X7DGU Motherboard Layout 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. 3. " ", " " and " " indicate Pin 1 locations. 4. The X7DBU uses the Intel 5000P chip and the X7DGU uses[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Quick Reference ( X7DBU/X7DGU) Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI 2 C1 (J27) SMBBus to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Off (Disabled) JI 2 C2 (J28) SMBBus to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Off (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD W atch Dog Pins 1-2 (Res[...]

1-6 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel ® 64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad-core/Dual-core processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz Memory • 8 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB DDR2 Fully Buf fered (FBD) ECC 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula- tion.)[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 • Platform Environment Control Interface (PECI) ready • I 2 C temperature sensing logic • Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support • CPU slow-down on temperature overheat • CPU thermal trip support for processor protection • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control ([...]

1-8 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual System Block Diagram for the X7DBU Note: This is a general chipset block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. MCH (Intel 5000) PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 VGA PCI-E X16 SLOT FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM #1B #2B #3B #4B #1A #2A #3A #4A[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000P/5000X chipset, the X7DBU/X7DGU motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers with con fi guration options optimized for com- munications, presentation, storage, computation or database appli[...]

1-10 X7DBU/X7DGU 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. Y ou 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 automa[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS environment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuf fi cient hard drive sp[...]

1-12 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual External Modem Ring-On W ake-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 A TX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply . W ake-On-LAN (WOL) W ake-On-LAN is de fi ned as the ability of a [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-7 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator , write pre-compensation circuitry , decode logic, data rate selection, a clock genera- tor , drive interface control logic and interrupt and[...]

1-14 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded[...]

2-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Installation of the LGA771 Processor 1. Press the socket clip to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. Socket Clip 2. Gently lift the socket clip to open the load plate. Load Plate Load Plate When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Socket Key (Socket Notch) South Center Edge North Center Edge Socket clip CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if the CPU is properly installed. 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU. 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU [...]

2-4 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. Scr[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chas- sis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both motherboard and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly . Then, use a screwdriver to sec[...]

2-6 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 2-3 Installing DIMMs Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. 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 1. Insert the desired numbe[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. Installing and Removing DIMMs  D T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot.  D lot P[...]

2-8 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual JW O R 1 C O M 2 J7 JB T 1 JW O L 1 JP L1 JP L2 J30 JL1 JO H 1 JD 1 Fa n 2 LE 1 JF1 FP C TR L JP W 1 J1 7 L E 2 S W 1 J11 I2 C 1 I2 C2 JPG 1 R e a r U ID E S 10 0 0 V id eo C TR L Intel ESB2 (South Bridge) U SB 4 JW D JK 1 U S B2 /3 J1 8 SM B CPU1 JP W 3 C O M 1 V G A L A N 1 LA N 2 J28 S XB 2 : P C I-E x8 SX B 1 [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 B. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed speci fi - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the fi gure for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons an[...]

2-10 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual FP Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/UID LED 1 NIC1 L ED FP Re set Butt o 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc UID Switch/Vcc Vcc Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED JWOR1 COM2 J7 JBT1 JWOL1 JPL1 JPL2 J30 JL1 JOH1 JD1 Fan2 LE1 JF1 FP CTRL JPW1 J17 LE2 S[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 FP Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/UID LED 1 NIC1 L ED FP Re set Butt o 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc UID Switch/Vcc Vcc Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Controller) LED connection for GLAN port1[...]

2-12 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual FP Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/UID LED 1 NIC1 L ED FP Re set Butt o 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc UID Switch/Vcc Vcc Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/FP UID LED Connect an LED to the Overheat/Fan Fail/PWR [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 FP Po we r Butt o OH/Fan Fail/ PWR Fail/UID LED 1 NIC1 L ED FP Re set Butt o 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc UID Switch/Vcc Vcc Blue_LED_Cathode (UID)/Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contac[...]

2-14 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W OR1 CO M 2 J 7 J BT 1 J W OL1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 00 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B 4 J W D J K1 US B2 /3 J 1 8 S MB C P U1 JPW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PCI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 J W OR1 CO M 2 J 7 J BT 1 J W OL1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B 2 /3 J 1 8 S M B C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 [...]

2-16 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W OR1 CO M 2 J 7 J BT 1 J W OL1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 00 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B 4 J W D J K1 US B2 /3 J 1 8 S MB C P U1 JPW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PCI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 J W OR1 CO M2 J 7 J BT 1 J W O L1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J P G1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 JW D J K1 US B2/3 J 1 8 S M B C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S X B 2: PCI-E x 8 S XB1: PCI-E x 16 PCI-X 1 [...]

2-18 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P C T RL J PW 1 J 1 7 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S M B C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PC[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 M H[...]

2-20 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 M H[...]

2-22 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 J W OR1 CO M 2 J 7 J BT 1 J W OL1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B 2 /3 J 1 8 S M B C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 [...]

2-24 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W OR1 CO M 2 J 7 J BT 1 J W OL1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 00 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B 2 /3 J 1 8 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S XB1: PCI-E x16 PC[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 M H[...]

2-26 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL JPW1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 M H[...]

2-28 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S outh B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 J WOR 1 COM 2 J 7 J B T 1 J WOL 1 J P L 1 J P L 2 J 3 0 J L 1 J OH1 J D1 F a n 2 L E 1 J F 1 F P CTR L J P W1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J P G 1 Rear UID E S1000 V i d eo CTR L I nte l E S B2 ( S o uth Bri d g e ) U SB 4 J WD J K 1 U SB 2/3 J 18 SM B CP U1 J P W3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 SX B 2: P C I - E x 8 S X B 1: P [...]

2-30 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual J W O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L1 JPL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F an 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P CT RL J PW 1 J 17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Inte l E S B 2 (S o uth B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B2/3 J 18 S MB C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB2: PCI-E x8 S X B1: PCI-E x16 PCI[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 JW O R1 COM 2 J 7 JBT 1 J W O L 1 J PL1 J PL2 J 30 J L1 J OH1 J D 1 F a n 2 LE 1 J F 1 F P C T RL J PW 1 J 1 7 LE2 SW1 J11 I2 C1 I2C2 J PG1 Rear UID E S 10 0 0 V id e o CT RL Intel E S B 2 (S o uth B ridge ) US B4 J W D J K1 US B 2 /3 J 1 8 S M B C P U1 J PW 3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J 28 S XB 2 : PCI -E x 8 S X B 1 : PCI -E[...]

2-32 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual JWOR1 COM2 J7 JBT1 JWOL1 JPL1 JPL2 J30 JL1 JOH1 JD1 Fan2 LE1 JF1 FP CTRL JPW1 J17 LE2 SW1 J11 I2C1 I2C2 JPG1 Rear UID ES1000 Video CTRL Intel ESB2 (South Bridge) USB4 JWD JK1 USB2/3 J18 SMB CPU1 JPW3 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 J28 SXB2: PCI-E x8 SXB1: PCI-E x16 PCI-X 133 MHz (North Bridge) V id eo M e m o ry X7DBU J29 Fa[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting 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 ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . [...]

3-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still supplies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one. 3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Con fi guration problem, contact your vendor for repairs. NOTE If you are a system integrator , V AR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting contacting Super Micro for technical support: • Motherboard model and PCB revision number • BIOS release date/version (this can be seen on the initial display when your system fi rst boots up) •System con fi guration An example of a T echnical Support form is on our web site at (http://www . supermicro.com/su[...]

3-4 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 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 the Windows OS, [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DBU/X7DGU. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in t[...]

4-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup * Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to unde[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> ke[...]

4-4 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual T ype Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The option Auto will allow the BIOS to automatically con fi gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed. Select CD[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 and be placed in the Legacy Mode by the BIOS. Select Enhanced to allow the SA T A and PATA drives to be to be automatically-detected and be placed in the Native IDE Mode. ( Note: The Enhanced mode is supported by the Windows 2000 OS or a later version.) When the SA T A Controller Mode is set to Enhanced, the following items will[...]

4-6 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 4-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . The items with a triangle beside them have submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.  Boot Features Access the submenu to make ch[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer . The options are instant-off and 4-sec override. Resume On Modem Ring Select On to “wake your system up” when an incoming call is received by your modem. The options are On and Off . Power Loss Control This setting allows you to choose how the system will react when power ret[...]

4-8 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, W rite Through, Write Protect[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Default Primary Video Adapter This feature allows the user to specify which video adapter to be used as the default primary video adapter--the onboard video adapter or others. The options are Other and Onboard Video . Emulated IRQ Solutions When this item is set to Enabled, Emulated IRQ Scheme allows PCI devices to run on legacy[...]

4-10 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master . The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate f[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate. System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another . Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches. Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM population[...]

4-12 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The options are PCI and LPC . Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever n[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Thermal Management 2 (A vailable if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a prede fi ned overheat threshold. Set to Disabled to use Thermal Manager 1 (TM1), allowing CPU clocking to be regulated via CPU Internal Clock [...]

4-14 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Intel <R> Virtualization T echnology (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization T echnology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical compu[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for Serial Port B. The options are 3F8, 2F8 , 3E8 and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to decide how Floppy Disk Con[...]

4-16 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual  Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for console[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17  Hardware Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed. Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de- termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat. W arning! 1.Any t[...]

4-18 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual the PECI Agent is still within its normal operating state and below its ‘T emperature T olerance’. The cooling fans will run normally as con fi gured in the BIOS. The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings. User intervention: No action is required. However , consider ch[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19  IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Speci fi cation V ersion: This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. Firmware V ersion: This item displays the current Firmware V ersion. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to D[...]

4-20 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch Dog support.The options are Enabled and Disabled . Timer for Loading OS (Minutes) This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous item: OS Boot W atch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default setting is [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.  IPMI LAN Con fi guration The following features allow the user to con fi gure and monitor IPMI LAN settings.[...]

4-22 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual VLAN T agging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN(s) for IPMI connections and allow the user to con fi gure VLAN settings. The options are Enabled and Disabled . VLAN ID If VLAN T agging above is set to Enabled, this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID. If VLAN T agging is disabled, this item will be ign[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section. Supervisor Password[...]

4-24 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual 4-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Speci fi c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot Priority Order/Excluded [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discar[...]

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Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POS T Error Beep Cod es This section lists POST (Power On Self T est) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes Wh en a re c overa[...]

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must fi rst con fi gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o con fi gure Intel or Adaptec HostRAID settings, please refer to RAID Con fi guration User[...]

B-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive, and the 1. system will start booting up from CD. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display . 2. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup [...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing other Software Programs and Drivers After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear . Y ou are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been ins[...]

C-2 X7DBU/X7DGU User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Con fi guring 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 the SD III Client. The Supero[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 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/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/[...]

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(Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signi fi cant injury [...]