Supermicro MBD-X7DVL-L-B manual

X7DVL-L USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1 S UPER[...]

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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 X7DVL-L motherboard. The X7DVL-L supports dual Intel Quad- Core and Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors with a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz[...]

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 Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-2 3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3 3-4 Returning M[...]

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 X7DVL-L User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. 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 Comp[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DVL-L Image Note: The drawings and graphics shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB 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.[...]

1-4 X7DVL-L User's Manual X7DVL-L Motherboard Layout Notes: 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. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 4. When LE1 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or in- stalli[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Pg. 2-23) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JWD W atch Dog Pins 1-2 (Reset) Connector Description A TX PWR (JPW1) Primary 24-Pin A TX PWR Connector C[...]

1-6 X7DVL-L User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel ® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz ( Note : CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.) Memory • Four 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buffered) DDR2 667/5[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism • ACPI Power Management • Power-on mode for power recovery Onboard I/O • Intel ESB2 supports four SA T A ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5 supported in the Window OS environment) • The 82563EB supports two [...]

1-8 X7DVL-L User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. USB 2.0 3.0 Gb/S KUMERAN PORT PORT PORT PORT PORTPORT PORT PORT #0 MCH PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 PCI 32/33MHz GILGAL GB LAN FWH RJ45 RJ45 LPC COM2 COM1 SI[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset, the X7DVL-L motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers with con fi guration options optimized for communica- tions, presentation, storage, computation or database [...]

1-10 X7DVL-L 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 automatica[...]

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 X7DVL-L 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 Standby or Off 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 W ake-On-LAN is de fi ned as the ability of a man[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 for interfacing with fl oppy 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 (UART s). Each UAR T includes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmabl[...]

1-14 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-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 grounde[...]

2-2 X7DVL-L User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. *Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding, remov- ing or changing any components. Make sure to install the processor into the CPU socket before you in[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installation of the LGA771 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. Load Lever PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassi[...]

2-4 X7DVL-L User's Manual 3. Use your thumb and 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 corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout. 5. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutout below a gold dot against the[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 CEK Heatsink Installation 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. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1 and the #2 screws[...]

2-6 X7DVL-L 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 number o[...]

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 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. DDR2 FBD DIMM T op View of DDR2 [...]

2-8 X7DVL-L User's Manual 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speci fi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions Back Panel Connectors 1. Keyboard (Purple) 2[...]

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 Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and [...]

2-10 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-SPGIO LE4 LE5 I-SAT A1 I-SAT A3 I-SAT A0 I-SATA2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 F[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The N IC (N et wor k Inte r fa ce C ont rol - le r) LED c onn ec ti on f or G L A N p or t1 i s l o c a t e d o n p i n[...]

2-12 X7DVL-L User's Manual Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Co nne ct a n LED to t he O H /Fan Fail c onn ec ti on o n pin s 7 and 8 o f JF 1 to provide advanced warnings of c[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re set Butt o n 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Power Button Th e Power Bu t ton c on nec ti on i s loc ate d on p ins 1 an d 2 of J F 1. Mom ent ar ily contacting both pins wil l pow er on/ of[...]

2-14 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-16 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-18 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-20 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-22 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-24 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-26 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan 4 [...]

2-28 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan 1 LE2 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA PWR Force GLAN1 GLAN2 JPF FAN 5 D31 BIOS Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 Battery VGA Memory S I/O COM2 JWD JPG1 Slot 4 PCI 33MHz Floppy JI2C2 JI2C1 JPL2 JPL1 Buzzer SD1 JWOL1 JWOR1 USB2/3 JBT1 T-S PG I O LE4 LE5 I-SA TA1 I-SA TA3 I-SA TA0 I-SAT A2 FP CTRL LE1 Chassis. Intrusion Fan[...]

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 X7DVL-L User's Manual Losing the System’ s Setup Con fi guration 1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply . A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies. 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make s[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting com/support/bios/ ) 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when 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[...]

3-4 X7DVL-L User's Manual ( Warning : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!) Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DVL-L. 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 re[...]

4-2 X7DVL-L 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 understa[...]

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 X7DVL-L User's Manual  IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port2 and SA T A Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/ Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master , IDE Channel 3 Master slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for de[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: TYPE: This item displays the type of IDE or SA T A Device. Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders. Headers: This item indicates the number of headers. Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum s[...]

4-6 X7DVL-L User's Manual Parallel A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Parallel A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Native Mode Operation Select the native mode[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 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 sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the f[...]

4-8 X7DVL-L User's Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off , the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer . The options are instant-off and 4-sec override. Resume On Modem Ring Select On to ?[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the 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, W rite Protect, and Write Back . Cache Base 512K-640K If enabled, this feature will allow the data st[...]

4-10 X7DVL-L User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solution All PCI-E devices are required to support MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt); however , some legacy operating systems do not support MSI. When this feature is set to Enabled, a PCI-E device will generate a device-speci fi c address and interrupt vector number stored in the device's MSI and d[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 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 for Bus Master [...]

4-12 X7DVL-L User's Manual Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection. The options are Disabled and Enabled . High Bandwidth FS B Se lec t Ena ble d to en abl e hig h ban dwi dt h F[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The options are Disabled, 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 needed[...]

4-14 X7DVL-L User's Manual to detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-speci fi c registers (MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled . Thermal Management 2 (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reach[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 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 computer . The opti[...]

4-16 X7DVL-L User's Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port. The options are Enabled (user de fi ned), Disabled and Auto (BIOS-or OS- controlled). Base I/O Address Select the bas[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging. Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read. Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Y es and press <Enter> to clear all DMI event logs. The options are Y es and No .  Console Redirection Acc[...]

4-18 X7DVL-L User's Manual  Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of each of the following items: CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which deter- mines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat. Refer to [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and t[...]

4-20 X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan1-Fan6 Speeds : If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item. Fan Speed Control Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlat[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21  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[...]

4-22 X7DVL-L User's Manual OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch Dog. 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 10 (minutes[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.[...]

4-24 X7DVL-L User's Manual  IPMI LAN Con fi guration The following features allow the user to con fi gure and monitor IPMI LAN settings. 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 t[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 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[...]

4-26 X7DVL-L User's Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). 4-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the follow[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-27 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 made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discarding Cha[...]

4-28 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes[...]

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[...]

A-2 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes[...]

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 RAID settings, please refer to RAID Con fi guration User Guides posted on our[...]

B-2 X7DVL-L User's Manual B-2 Installing the W indows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the 1. system will start booting up from CD. Follow the instructions given on the screen to continue with OS installation. 2. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Ins[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-[...]

C-2 X7DVL-L 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-based 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 Do[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) ( Note : The SD III Software can be downloaded from our W eb 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/SDIII/[...]

C-4 X7DVL-L User's Manual 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 com- munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signi fi ca[...]

(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 [...]