Supermicro X7SBI manual

X7SBi USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1[...]

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Preface About This Manual T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s a n d knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7 SBi motherboard. T he X7SBi sup ports a Quad Core/Dual Core Intel® Xeon 3000 Series/3200 Series P rocessor a t system b us s[...]

X7SBi User ’s Manual T able of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization .................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual ...................[...]

v 2-6 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-13 A TX Power Connector ............................................................................ 2-13 Processor Power Connector .................................................................... 2-13 Overheat LED/Fan Fail LED ....[...]

X7SBi User ’s Manual No Power ................................................................................................... 3-1 No Video .................................................................................................. 3-1 Memory Errors ........................................................................................[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Co ng rat ulat io ns on pur ch asi ng yo ur comp ute r mo th er bo ar d f ro m an ackn owl ed ge d lea de r in th e in dus tr y . S up er mi cr o bo ar ds a re de si gn ed w it h t he u tm os t at te nti on to d eta il to prov id e yo u w it h t he hi ghe st st and ard s i n [...]

1-2 X7SBi User ’s Manual Contacting Super micro Headquar te rs Addr es s: Sup er Mi cr o C om put er , In c. 98 0 R oc k A v e. S an J os e , C A 9 5 1 3 1 U .S .A. T el : + 1 ( 40 8 ) 50 3-8 000 F a x: + 1 ( 40 8 ) 50 3-8 008 Email : marketing@supermicro.com ( General Information) suppor t@supermicro.com ( T echnical Suppor t) Website : w w w .s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7 SBi Image An I mp or t an t Not e to t he U se r • Al l imag es an d grap hi c s show n in thi s manua l were bas ed upon the late st PC B Revisi on availa ble at t he tim e of pub lis hin g. T he m ot her b oar d you 've rec ei ved may o r may n ot lo ok exac tly t he sam e a s t he gr aph ic s sh own in th is[...]

1-4 X7SBi User ’s Manual Im po r t a nt No te s to t h e Use r • J ump er s n ot ind ic ated a re for te sti ng onl y . • See Cha pte r 2 fo r detai le d info rm at io n on j um pe rs , I/O por ts and JF1 fr on tpa ne l co nn ec t io ns. • " " in d ic a te s t he l oc a ti o n o f "P i n 1 " . • When th e LE 1 LED is o[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X7SBi Quic k Refe rence Jumper D escrip tion D efault Set ting JBT1 CM OS Cl ear (* Se e C hapte r 2) JI 2 C1/J I 2 C2 I 2 C (SM B) Bu s t o P CI sl ots (Open /O pen: Di sab le d) JP G1 VGA Enab le Pin s 1-2 (En abl ed) JPL 1/ J PL 2 G iga - b it L A N 1/2 Ena ble Op en (Enab le d) JPU SB1 BP US B Wake Up (U SB 0 /1 ) Pi[...]

1-6 X7SBi User ’s Manual Motherboard Features CPU  La test C PU techn olo gy! • A Q u a d C o r e / D u a l C o r e I nte l Xeo n 3 0 0 0 S er ie s /3 20 0 Ser i es Pro c es so r a t system bu s s pe eds of 1333 /106 6/ 8 0 0 M Hz . OS L icensing Suppor t • Intel Q uad Cor e/ Du al C or e C PU su ppo r t s: W ind ows 200 0 Profe ssi on al,[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 AC PI Features • S low bl ink ing LE D f or sus pen d s ta te i ndi c ator • M ain sw itc h overr i de me ch anis m • E x te rn al mo dem r ing - on Onboard I/O • 1 A T A /100 EI DE Ch anne l • I nte l I CH 9 R SA TA C ont ro ll er, 6 co nn ec to r s fo r 6 devi c es wi th sup po r t of R A I D fun ct io ns 0, [...]

1-8 X7SBi User ’s Manual The Intel 3210 Chips et: System Block Diagram Note: This is a general bl ock diagram and may no t exactly repres ent the features on your motherboard. See the following pages for the actual specic ations of the mothe rboard. LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH9 R US B PORTS_0~7 FW H LPC I/O MS. KB. FDD. SER. 1 SER.2 VR M 1 1 ADDR CTR[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview The 3210 chipset, designed for use with the Quad Core/Dual Core Intel Xeon 3000 Series /3200 Serie s Processor, is comp rised of tw o primary co mponents: t he Memory Co ntroller Hub (MCH ) and the I/O Controlle r Hub ICH9R. In addi tion, the PXH-V chip is used for added functionality . The X7SBi pro[...]

1-10 X7SBi User ’s Manual 1 - 3 PC H ealt h M onitor ing Thi s se ct io n de sc r ibe s t he P C he alt h m oni tor in g fe atur es o f th e X 7SB i. T he mot he r bo ar d has an on bo ar d Syst em Ha rd war e Mo ni tor chi p that supp or t s PC health monitoring. Onb oa rd Volt ag e Mo ni tor in g (via Su p er O Do c tor I I I) The o nbo ard vol[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 BIOS Suppo r t for USB Keyboard If t he US B key bo ar d i s th e o nl y keyb o ar d in th e sys te m, t hi s key bo ar d w il l f un ct i on like a n or mal keyb oar d d ur ing syste m boo t- up. Main Switch O verride Mec hanism Wh en an A T X p owe r s upp ly is u se d, t he powe r b ut to n can func t io n a s a sys[...]

1-12 X7SBi User ’s Manual syste m - in de pe nd ent inter f ac e for con  gur at io n cont r ol. ACPI levera ge s the Plug an d P la y BI OS da ta st ruc tu res wh il e p ro vid in g a pr oce sso r a rc hi t ect ur e-in dep en - den t imp le me nta ti on t hat is c om pat ib le wi th b ot h Wi ndo ws an d Lin ux O pe ra ti ng Systems. 1 - 6 Po[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2- 1 Stat ic- Se nsit ive Devices Electrostatic discharge (ESD ) can damage electronic com ponents. T o preven t dama ge to yo ur system b oar d, it is im po r t ant t o ha ndl e it ver y c ar efu lly. T he fol - low ing me asur es ar e g ene ra lly suf c i ent to prot ec t yo ur equ ipm ent fr [...]

2-2 X7SBi User's Manual When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. No te s: 1 . A l ways c onn ec t th e powe r c or d last a nd al ways re move it be for e add ing, r e - movi ng or c ha ngin g any har dwa re c om po nent s. M ake sure t hat yo u inst al l th e pro c es sor in to t he CP U[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installati on of the L GA775 Proc essor 1 . Pres s t he s oc ket lever to rel eas e th e loa d plat e, whi ch cove rs t he CP U s oc k e t, f ro m i ts l oc k in g po s i ti on . 2. Ge ntl y lif t the s oc ket lever to op en the lo ad pl ate. 3. L oc at e Pi n 1 o n t he CPU s oc ket. Note : Pi n 1 is th e c o rn er mar [...]

2-4 X7SBi User's Manual South Center Edge North Center Edge Socket Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plas ti c c ap is r el ea se d fr om t he l oad p lat e if CPU proper ly insta lled. 5. U se your thumb and your index  ng er to ho ld t he CPU at th e N or th C e nter Ed ge and t he S ou th C ent er Edg e of t he C PU. 6. A li gn Pi n 1 of t he [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 1 . Unscrew and remove t he heatsink sc rews fro m t he m ot her b oar d in the se quen c e as show in the pi ct ure on t he ri ght . 2. H ol d t he h eat sin k as shown in the pict ure on t he rig ht a nd g entl y wriggle the heatsink to lo os en it fr o m the CP U. (Do not use exce ss ive force when wr iggling the heat[...]

2-6 X7SBi User's Manual 2-4 Installing DDR2 Memory Memor y Modu le In stalla tion Exercise extre me care when instal ling or removing mem ory modules to prevent any possible damage. Support The X 7SB i su pp or t s up t o 8 G B of Du al c ha nn el, u nb uf f er ed EC C/ N on - ECC DD R 2 80 0 /6 67 SDR A M in 4 DIM M s lot s. Both inter l eave[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 X7SBi T o Install : Insert module verti - cally and pr ess it down until it snaps into place. Pay atten - tion to the notch. Installing DIMM into Slot T o Remove : Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to release the DIMM from the slot. T op View Of DDR2 Slot DDR2 2-5 Cont rol Panel Connector s/I O Por [...]

2-8 X7SBi User's Manual X7SBi Front Control Panel JF1 c ont ain s heade r pins fo r vari ou s but ton s and indi c ator s tha t are nor ma lly l o c a t e d o n a c o n t r o l p a n e l a t t h e f r o n t o f t h e c h a s s i s . T h e s e c o n n e c t o r s a r e designed spe cic ally for use wit h Super micro se r ver chassis. Se e Fi[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 Power LED The Power LED c o nne ct io n is loca ted on pins 1 5 and 1 6 o f JF 1. Refer to t he ta bl e on t he r ig ht fo r pin d e ni ti on s. NMI Button Th e non - m a s ka b l e in te r r up t b u t t o n head er is loc ated on pins 1 9 and 20 of J F 1. Refe r to t he t a bl e on t he ri gh t for p in d e nit i[...]

2-10 X7SBi User's Manual NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (N et wo rk Inter fac e C ont ro l - ler) LED c onn ec ti on fo r GL AN p or t1 is loc ate d o n pins 1 1 and 12 of J F1 and the LE D c onn ec ti on for G L A N Po r t 2 i s o n P in s 9 an d 10. At t ac h t h e NIC L ED c abl es to di sp lay net wo r k ac ti vit y st at us. Re fer to t[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Over h ea t / Fan Fail LE D (OH) Co nn ec t an LED ca bl e to the OH / Fan Fail c onn ec ti on o n p ins 7 and 8 of J F1 t o pr o[...]

2-12 X7SBi User's Manual Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Power Button The Pow er Button connection is loc ated on pin s 1 and 2 o f JF1. M o m e n t a r i ly co nt act in g bo th p ins w[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 2-6 Connecting Cables A TX Power Conne ctor The main p owe r sup pl y c on nec to r ( J P W1 ) on the X 7S Bi meets the S SI (Su pe r s et ATX ) spe c i  c a t io n . Y ou ca n only us e a 24 -p in pow er supp ly c a b l e o n t h e m o t h e r b o a r d . M a k e s u r e that the o r ien tat io n of the c o nne ct o[...]

2-14 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

2-16 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

2-18 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

2-20 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

2-22 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

2-24 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 A TI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIM[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2[...]

2-26 X7SBi User's Manual 2-9 Floppy , Hard Disk Drive, SIMSO and Printer Connections Note the following when connecting the oppy and hard disk drive cables: • T he oppy disk drive ca ble has seven twist ed wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single oppy disk dri ve r ibbon cable h as two[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2[...]

2-28 X7SBi User's Manual 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I/O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI-X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI-Exp. x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB/MS USB0/1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24-Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8-Pin PWR CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000/3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol low ing pro c edu res to trou ble sho ot your system. If you have f oll owe d all of th e p ro c ed ure s be lo w a nd st il l nee d as si st an ce, r efe r t o th e ‘ T e ch ni c al Su pp or t Pro c ed ure s’ a nd /or ‘ Retu r nin g M e rc h[...]

3-2 X7SBi User's Manual for det ai ls on be ep c ode s. ) 3. Rem ove a ll m em o r y mo dul es an d t ur n on th e sy ste m. (I f t he al ar m is on, c he ck the sp ec s of me mor y mo dule s, re set th e m emo r y o r t r y a dif fer ent one.) Memor y Er rors 1 . Ma ke sur e that the DIM M mod ule s a re pro per l y i nst all ed and full y s [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting No te:  N ot a ll  BI O S ca n b e  as h ed . So m e c an n ot  b e  as h ed; i t d e pe n ds o n th e mo di c a ti o ns to t he b oo t b l oc k c o de . 3. If you've fo ll owed t he i nst r uct io ns a bove to t ro ubl esh oot your system[...]

3-4 X7SBi User's Manual and the .exe le. If you choose the zip BIOS le, please unzip the BIOS le onto a boota ble dev ice or a US B pen. Run the bat ch le using the f ormat  ash.bat lename.rom fro m yo ur b ootable device or USB pen to ash the BIOS. Then, your system will automatically reboot. If you choose the .e xe le[...]

3-5 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3 - 4 Retur ning M erchandi se for Ser vic e A r ec e ipt or co py o f y our invo ic e mar ked wit h the date of p urc h ase is req uir ed bef or e any war ra nt y se r vic e w il l be re nd ere d. Y ou c a n obt ai n ser v ic e by ca ll ing your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Author ization (RMA) number . When ret[...]

3-6 X7SBi User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction Th is ch ap te r de s c r ib es th e Ph o en ix BI O S ™ Se tu p ut i li t y f or t h e X 7S B i. T he Ph oe - nix RO M B IO S i s s tor ed in a  as h c hi p an d c a n b e e asi ly up gr ade d u si ng a  op py disk-based progr am. Note: D ue to per iodic changes to the BIOS, some se t tin[...]

4-2 X7SBi Use r's Manual 4 -2 Running S etup De f aul t s et t in gs ar e i n b ol d t ex t u nle s s o th er wi se not e d . The B IO S setu p opt io ns de sc r ibe d in t his s ec ti on ar e se lec te d by ch oo sing the app ro pr i ate tex t fr om t he ma in BI OS Set up sc re en . A l l d isp laye d t ex t i s d es cr i be d in t his sec t[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Fea tures Syst e m Tim e T o set the system d ate and time, key in the correct information in the appropriat e e l ds. T h en p re s s t he < Ent er > key to s ave th e d at a. System Date Us in g t he ar r ow keys , hi gh l i gh t th e m on t h, d ay an d ye ar e l ds , an d en te r t[...]

4-4 X7SBi Use r's Manual Serial A T A Th i s s et ti ng a ll ow s t he u se r to en a b le or d is ab le th e fu nc tio n of S eri al A T A. Th e opti on s a re Di sab le d a nd Enabled. Native Mo de Oper ation Se le ct Ser ia l A T A to use th e SA T A mo de, or sel ec t Au to to use the N ati ve Mo de for A T A . The o ptio ns are: S er ial [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Mu l ti - S e c to r T r a ns f er s Th is i tem all ow s th e us er to sp ec i f y t he nu mb e r of se c to rs pe r bl oc k to b e us ed in multi -se ctor tr ansfer . LBA Mo de Co nt ro l Thi s ite m dete rm ine s w heth er t he Ph oe nix BIO S wi ll ac c es s a I D E Devi c e vi a the LBA mode. 32 Bit I /O Th i s op ti o n al[...]

4-6 X7SBi Use r's Manual  Boo t Feat ur es Ac ce ss th e subm enu to ma ke c han ges to th e fol low ing set t ing s. Qui et M od e Thi s set tin g allow s you to Enabl e or Disable t he grap hi c logo sc re en dur ing bo ot - up. QuickBoot M ode If e nab l ed, thi s fe at ur e wi ll s pe ed up th e P OST (Pow er O n Se l f T est) ro ut i n[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 USB Wa ke Up Sel ec t Enable to “wa ke your system up” fro m S3, or S4 sta te via a USB devic e. If th is fe atu re i s s et t o En ab le d, you w il l a ls o n ee d t o e na bl e t h e U SB Wake - up jum p er s (JPU SB1/JPUS B2) by cl os in g pi ns 1-2 . (Pl ea se re fe r to Pg. 1- 5 an d Chapt er 2 f or mo re det ail s ). [...]

4-8 X7SBi Use r's Manual The r mal M an ag em en t 2 (Availab le w he n sup po r t ed by t he CPU.) Set to E na bl e d to u se T he r ma l M an ag e me nt 2 (T M2) w hi c h w il l l owe r C PU vo lt ag e an d f re qu en cy w he n t h e C PU te mp er at ur e r ea ch e s a pr ed e n ed over h ea t t hr e sh ol d. Set to Di sa bl ed to use The[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 information regarding hardware/ sof t ware support for this function, please re fer to Intel's and Mic rosoft 's websites. En ha nc e d I n t el Spe e d S t e p Su p p or t (A v ai la b l e w h en sup po r t ed by t h e C PU .) Se l e c t E na b l e d to us e t he En ha n c e d I nt e l S p ee d S t ep T e c hn o l o g[...]

4-10 X7SBi Use r's Manual Rout e Por t 80 h Cyc le s to Th is f eat ur e al lo ws t he use r to d ec i de whi c h bu s to s en d de bu g in fo r mat i on to. The op tio ns are PCI an d LP C. USB Host Controller Sel ec t En abl ed to e nab le the USB Host Co ntr ol ler. The set ti ngs are Enabled and D isabled. EHCI Controller This feature enab[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Cache Base 5 12K - 640K If e na bl ed , t hi s fe at ure wi ll all ow th e d at a st or ed in t he me mo r y ar ea: 5 12K- 6 4 0 K to b e c ac he d (wr i t te n) int o a bu f f er, a s to ra ge a re a in t h e St at i c DR O M (SD RO M) or wr i t te n i nt o t he L 1, L 2 , L 3 c ac he in si d e t he C PU to sp ee d u p C P U [...]

4-12 X7SBi Use r's Manual opti on s a re Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master Th is set t in g a ll ow s yo u t o e na bl e the sele c te d d evi c e as th e PCI b us ma st er. The op tio ns are Enab led and Disabled. Latency Timer Th is set ti ng al lo ws you t o set the c l o ck r ate f o r B us M a ste r. A h ig h - p r io r it y , hi gh - t[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master Th is set t in g a ll ow s yo u t o e na bl e the sele c te d d evi c e as th e PCI b us ma st er. The op tio ns are Enab led and Disabled. Latency Timer Th is set ti ng al lo ws you t o set the c l o ck r ate f o r B us M a ste r. A h ig h - p r io r it y , hi gh - t hr ou gh ou t dev i [...]

4-14 X7SBi Use r's Manual Se ri al Por t A Thi s set t ing a llo ws you to a ss ign co ntr ol of Seria l Por t A . The opt ion s are Enabled ( user dened) and Disabled. Bas e I/O Ad dr es s Th is set ti ng al lo ws you to se l ec t t h e ba se I /O a dd re s s f or Ser ia l P or t A . T he opti on s a re 3F8 , 2F8, 3 E8, an d 2 E8. Interrup[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 DMA Channel Thi s it em all ows you to sp ec if y the DMA c han ne l fo r th e par al le l po rt . Th e options are DMA1 and DMA3 . Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows y ou t o as sign control of the oppy d isk controller. The options are Enabled (user dened), Disabled, Auto (BIOS and OS controlled) and OS- Control[...]

4-16 X7SBi Use r's Manual  Console Redirection Ac c e ss t h e su bm en u to m ake c ha ng e s to t he f o ll ow in g se t ti ng s. COM Por t Add re ss Th is item a ll ow s yo u t o sp e ci f y wh ic h COM po r t to dire c t t he r e mot e c o ns ol e t o: Onb oa rd CO M A o r O nb oar d CO M B . T hi s s et tin g ca n a lso b e Disabled . [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 instability . When the CPU temperature reaches this predened threshold, the CPU and system cooling fans will run at full speed. The options are: The Default Al arm S et t ing: Sel ec t thi s set ti ng if you want the CPU over he at alar m (in cl udi ng th e L ED a nd th e b uz ze r) to be tr ig ge red w he n t he CPU tem pe [...]

4-18 X7SBi Use r's Manual Medium – T he proces sor is ru nning war mer . This i s a ‘cau tion’ level and gene rally means that there may be factors contrib uting to this condition. At this point, the PECI count is above the processor ’s DTS th ermal throttle point minus 10 PE CI counts, but still below or equa l to the DTS thermal thro[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 The information provided above is for your reference only . For more informa - tion on thermal management, please refer to Intel’s Web site at www .Intel. com. System T emperature This item displays the absolute system temperature as detected by the BIOS. CPU Fan/ Fan 1 to Fan 6 If th e fe at ur e of Au to Fan C ont r ol is e[...]

4-20 X7SBi Use r's Manual  IP MI (T he opt i on is avail a b le onl y wh en an IP MI car d is in st a ll e d in th e syst em .) IPMI Specicat ion V er sion: T hi s i te m d is p l a ys t he cu rr e n t I P MI V e rs io n . Firmware Version : T his ite m d isp lays the c ur ren t Fi rm ware Versi on. Syst e m Event Log gi ng Se le c[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enab le d to enab le OS B oot Watch D o g. T he opti ons are En abl ed and Disabled . Tim e r f or Lo ad in g OS (Mi nu t es) Thi s fe atur e al low s t he u ser to set the time value ( in m inut es) for t he previo us ite m: OS Bo ot Wa tc h D og by keyin g - i n a d es ir ed n um be r i n th e b la nk[...]

4-22 X7SBi Use r's Manual  R eal t im e Se nso r Dat a T h i s f e a t u r e d i s p l a y i n f o r m a t i o n f r o m m o t h e r b o a r d s e n s o r s , s u c h a s t e m p e r a t u r e s , fa n sp ee ds a nd vol t ag es o f va ri o us c o mp o ne nt s.[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-5 Security Settings 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. Super viso[...]

4-24 X7SBi Use r's Manual Fixed Disk Boot Sector Select Normal to enab le the featur e o f Write -Prote ct to p rotect the bo ot s ector on the hard drives from virus intrusion. Password on Boot When set t o Enable d, a user w ill nee d to key-i n a passw ord to en ter the sy stem at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-6 Boot Settings 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c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boo t Pri or it y O r de r/E xcl ud e[...]

4-26 X7SBi Use r's Manual 4-7 E xit Cho os e E xit f ro m th e Pho en ix B IOS Setu p Uti lit y main men u wit h t he ar ro w keys. Y ou s ho uld se e t he fo llow in g di sp lay . Al l E x it BIO S s et ti ngs ar e d esc r ib ed in thi s section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to[...]

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes 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 cov era b[...]

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Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-1 Appendix B Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines Af ter a ll the h ar dw ar e has b e en ins ta ll e d, you m us t  r st co n g ur e Intel ' s I C H 9 R S AT A R A I D b e f o r e y o u i n s t a l l t h e W i n d o w s O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m a n d o t h e r s o f t w a r[...]

B-2 X7SBi User's Manual R AID Congurat ions The following t ypes of R AID congurations are suppor ted: R A ID 0 (Dat a Str ip ing): th is wr ite s data in par all el, inte r leave d ( "s tr ip ed" ) • sec t io ns of t w o h ar d d r ive s. Dat a t ran sf er ra te is do ub le d ove r usi ng a sin gl e disk. R A I D 1 (Da ta[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-3 Using the Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Utility Program 1 . Cr eatin g, Del eting an d Reset tin g R A ID Volumes: a. A f te r t he sy ste m exi ts f r om t he BI OS Set up U ti lit y, the syste m w ill aut om ati c al ly reb oot . The fo llo win g scr ee n a ppe ar s a f ter Powe r- On Se lf T est[...]

B-4 X7SBi User's Manual b. S pe ci f y a nam e for t he R AI D 0 set and pres s the < T ab > key or th e <Enter > key t o go to the nex t  eld. ( Y o u c a n u se th e < Esc > key to D DR 2 t he pr evio us men u. ) c. Wh en R A I D Level item is hi ghl ight ed, pr ess t he <U p Ar ro w>, <Dow n Ar r ow > keys t[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume: a. D DR 2 " Cre ate R A ID Volume" f ro m t he m ain men u an d pr es s t he < Enter > key . The following scre en will appear: b. S pe ci f y a nam e for t he R AI D 1 set and pres s the < T ab > key or th e <Enter > key t o go to the ne[...]

B-6 X7SBi User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): a. D DR 2 " Cre ate R A ID Volume" f ro m t he m ain men u an d pr es s t he < Enter > key . The following scre en will appear: b. S pec if y a na me fo r t he R AI D 10 set and p res s <Ente r >. c. W he n R A I D L eve l i te m i s h i gh l ig ht e d, u se t h[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): a. D DR 2 " Cre ate R A ID Volume" f ro m t he m ain men u an d pr es s t he < Enter > key . The following scre en will appear: b. S pe c if y a n ame f or t he R A ID 5 s et an d p re s s <Ent er >. c. Whe n t he Rai d L ev el is hig hli [...]

B-8 X7SBi User's Manual De let i ng R AI D Volum e: Warning : Be sur e to b ac k u p yo ur dat a b efo re del eti ng a R A ID se t. Y ou w il l l os e al l d a ta o n t h e di s k dr i ve s w he n d el e ti n g a RA I D s e t . a. From t he ma in m enu , D D R 2 i tem 2- D el ete R A ID Volu me, an d pr es s <E nter >. b. Us e t he < [...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-9 Rese t t ing t o Non - R A I D an d Res et t ing a R A ID H DD a. From t he ma in me nu, D DR 2 ite m3 - Rese t Di sks to N on - R A ID, an d pr es s <En - ter >. Th e f oll ow ing sc re en wil l a pp ear : b. Us e t he <U p A r ro w >, <D ow n A r ro w > keys to h igh li gh[...]

B-10 X7SBi User's Manual B-2 I nstallin g th e Wind ows XP/2003 for s yste ms w ith R AI D F un ct ions Installing a New Windows XP/2003 Operating System a. Ins er t the M ic ro sof t Win dow s XP/2 0 03 S etup C D in t he CD D r iver, a nd th e system w ill st ar t b oot ing up f ro m C D. b. P res s t he < F6> key wh en t he me ss ag e[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-1 1 B- 3 Inst alling t he W indows XP/200 0/2003 for systems wit hout R A ID Function s Installing a New Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating System a. Ins er t the Mic ro so f t Wi nd ows XP/2 0 0 0/ 2 0 03 S etup CD in the CD Dr ive r , an d the syst em wil l s ta r t bo oti ng up fr om CD. b. P re[...]

B-12 X7SBi User's Manual Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list. The[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-13 b. W he n t he above s cr ee n a pp ea rs , clic k on the i c on marke d " N ex t " on t he scre en, and th e f oll ow ing sc re en wil l app ear : 15 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID In troduction The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for install ation showed as following: [...]

B-14 X7SBi User's Manual e. Sp e ci f y a pr og ra m f ol de r wh er e yo u wa nt t he S et up t o ad d t he p ro g ram ic o n as show n in the fo ll owi ng sc ree n a nd cl ic k o n the i co n mar ked " N ext ". c. After reading the Lice nse Agreement, click on the icon marked "Y es" on the screen, and the following screen[...]

Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SA T A RAID Setup Guidelines B-15 f. Th e fol low in g s c ree n wil l a pp ea r t o d isp lay th e s ta tus of the Inte l A p pl ic at io n Acce lerator R AID Edition Installation. g. O n c e t he Ap pl ic at i on Ac c el er ato r R A I D Ed it io n i nst a lla ti on is co mp let ed, th e fol low ing sc re en wil l app ear [...]

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Appendix C: Insta lling Other Soft ware Programs and D rivers C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : C li ck t he ic o ns sho wi ng a han d wr it ing on the pap er to view th e rea dme  le s for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top t o th e bo t tom) o ne at a ti me. Af te r i n st a [...]

C-2 X7SBi User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2  Congu ring Supero Doc tor I II Th e Sup er o Do c to r III p ro gr am i s a Web - b ase man ag eme nt to ol tha t sup po r t s rem ote m ana ge me nt c apa bi lit y . I t i nc lu de s Rem ote an d Lo c al M ana ge me nt to ols . Th [...]

Appendix C: Insta lling Other Soft ware Programs and D rivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD I II So f t war e Revis io n 1.0 ca n be do wnl oad ed f ro m our Web site at : f tp:// ft p.supermicro.com/utilit y/Supero_ Doc tor_III/ . Y ou c an also download SDIII Us - er's Guide at: ht tp://ww w.sup[...]

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