Supermicro X7DWN+ manuel d'utilisation

X7DWN+ USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b S UPER[...]

Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date: Dec. 12, 2008 The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any pers[...]

Preface Thi s manu al is w ri tte n for sy stem inte grat or s, PC tec hni ci ans an d kno wle dge - abl e PC us er s. It p rov ide s info r mati on f or t he ins ta llat io n and us e of th e X7D WN + mo the rbo ard . About This Motherboard The X7DWN+ supports dual In tel® Quad- C ore and Dual- C ore X eon ™ 5 400 Series/5 30 0L V Series/520 0 [...]

War ni ng: Im po r t ant in for m ati on gi ven to e nsur e pro pe r syste m inst al lat io n or to prevent damage to the c ompo nents. Note: Additional Information given to dif ferentiate various models or to ensure cor- rect system setup. X7DWN+ User's Manual iv[...]

Preface Notes v[...]

vi X7DWN+ User's Manual T able of Contents Preface About This Manual ........................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ........................................................................................ iii Conventions Used in the Manual ....................................[...]

Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ............................................................................... 2-14 A TX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Processor Power Connector .......[...]

viii IDE Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-32 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures ................................................................... 3-1 Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing you r computer motherboard from an acknowledged lea der i n the i ndust r y . Sup er mi cr o boar ds ar e des ign ed wi th th e utm ost at te ntio n to det ai l to pr ovi de you w it h the h igh est s ta nda rds i n qua lit y an d pe r fo r man c[...]

1-2 X7DWN+ 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 Compu[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DWN+ Image Note: The drawings and pictures 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 X7DWN+ User's Manual X7DWN+ Motherboard Layout Notes: 1 . Jum per s no t indi c ated ar e for te st pur p ose s onl y . 2. S ee Ch apter 2 f or det ail ed i nfor mat io n on ju mpe rs , I/O p or ts a nd J F 1 f ront panel connect ions. 3. " " in dic ate s the l oc ati on of Pi n 1 . 4. SEP C: Sup er mi cr o Enha nc ed Powe r Co n[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jump er Description Defau lt Set ting J3 P 3r d PW R Failur e Dete ct io n O f f (D isa ble d) JBT1 C MO S Cle ar (See Cha pter 2) JCF 1 C ompact Card Mast er/Sla ve Select On (Master ) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 I 2 C Bus t o PCI -X / PCI - E Sl ots Op en (D is abl ed) JP 2 Me mo r y V ol ta ge Se le ct Pins 1-2 (Au to ) JP G 1 VG[...]

1-6 X7DWN+ User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dua l Intel ® 6 4 - b it LGA 771 Qua d- C or e/ Du al - Co re Xe on 5 4 0 0 Se ri es /5 3 0 0 L V Se ri es /52 0 0 Ser i es /5 10 0 L V Se r ies p ro ce ss or s at a fr ont s ide b us sp eed o f up to 1 .6 G Hz Memory • 16 240 - pi n DI MM s oc kets sup po r t up t o 1 28 G B D DR 2 FB D[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 ACP I Fe a t u r e s • Sl ow bli nki ng LED f or sus pen d st ate indi c ator • Ma in s wit ch o verrid e m echa nis m • ACPI Powe r Man age ment • K e y b oa r d W a k eu p f r om S o ft -o ff Onboard I/O • Inte l ESB2 su pp or t s Si x SA T A 2 po r t s (wit h R A ID 0, R A ID1 , R A ID1 0, R A ID 5 sup por t[...]

1-8 X7DWN+ User's Manual Bl oc k Di ag ra m of t h e 5 40 0 Ch ip set Note: Thi s is a g ene ral b loc k di agr am. Ple ase s ee t he pr evio us Mo the rb oar d Featur es pag es fo r det ail s on t he feat ure s of eac h mot he rb oar d. MCH PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 VGA PCI-EXP X8 SLOT FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM #1 #1 #1 #1 #0 #0[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on th e fu nct io nali t y and t he c apa bil it y of th e 5 40 0 c hi pset , the X 7DW N+ mot he rb oar d pr ovid es t he pe r f or man ce a nd fe atur e set re quir ed fo r qua d -p ro - cessor or dual-processor-based h igh- end sys tems with con fi guration options opt imize d fo r co m[...]

1-10 X7DWN+ User's Manual 1-3 Special Features R e c o v e ry f r o m A C P o w e r L o s s BI OS pr ovi des a set ti ng fo r you to d eter min e how t he sys tem w ill r esp on d whe n AC powe r is lo st an d th en re sto red t o the sy stem . Y ou c a n ch oo se fo r the sy stem to re main p ower ed of f (in w hic h c ase yo u mus t hit t he[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 S u pe ro Do ct or to pr o v i d e y o u wi th wa rn i ng s w h e n th e s y s t em te m p e ra tu r e , CP U temp er ature s, vol tag es an d fan s pee ds go b eyond a p re - d e fi ned range. 1-5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Con fi g ura tio n and Po wer Inte r f ac e. The AC PI spe ci fi - cat ion de ?[...]

1-12 X7DWN+ User's Manual WOL c a pabi lit y . In ad dit ion , an onb oar d L A N c ont ro ller c a n als o supp or t WO L wit ho ut any c onn ec tio n to th e WOL h ead er . T he 3 - p in WO L hea der i s to be us ed wi th a L A N add - on c a rd on ly . Note : W ake - O n - L A N re quir es an A T X 2.01 (or above ) c om pli ant po wer sup p[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Th e Sup er I/ O supp or t s one P C - c om pati ble p r inter p or t (SPP), Bidi rec t ion al Pr inte r Por t (B PP), Enhanc e d Para lle l Por t ( EPP) or Ex te nde d Ca pabi lit ie s Por t (ECP). Th e Sup er I /O pr ovid es f unc ti on s that c o mpl y wit h ACPI (A dvanc e d Co n fi guration and Po wer Inte r f ac [...]

1-14 X7DWN+ User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Ele ct ros tat ic D isc ha rge ( ESD) can d amag e el ec tro nic c o m ponents. T o prev ent d a m a g e t o y o u r s y s t e m b o a r d , i t i s i m p o rt a n t t o h a n d l e i t v e ry c a r e f u l l y . T h e f o l - low ing m eas ure s are g ene ra lly su f ?[...]

2-2 X7DWN+ User's Manual Installation of the LGA771 Processor 1 . Pre ss t he so cket c lip to r ele ase th e loa d plate, w hi ch c over s th e CP U so cket, f ro m its l oc ki ng po sit io n. Socket Clip 2 . G e n t l y l i f t t h e s o c k e t c l i p t o o p e n the load plate . Load Plate Load Plate Wh en h and li ng t he p ro ce s so r [...]

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. Us e your t hum b and yo ur in dex fi nger to ho ld th e CPU at t he N or th C ente r Edg e and t he S out h Ce nter Edg e of the CP U. 4. A lig[...]

2-4 X7DWN+ User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 1 . Do n ot ap ply a ny the rm al g rea se to t he heat sin k or t he CPU d ie be c ause t he re - quir ed am ount h as alr ead y bee n app lie d. 2. Pl ac e the h eats ink o n top of t he CP U so th at the f our m ount in g hol es a re ali gne d[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Mounting the Motherboard i n the Chass is All motherboards ha ve standard mounting holes to fi t di f fe rent t y pe s of c has sis . Ma ke sure t hat th e lo c ati ons of a ll t he mo unti ng h ole s fo r bot h mot her b oar d and ch ass is matc h. M ake sure t hat th e met al st and of f s cl ic k in or ar e sc rewed [...]

2-6 X7DWN+ User's Manual 2-3 Installing D IMM s Note : Chec k the S upe r mic ro we b site fo r re co mme nde d me mor y m odul es. CAUTI O N E x e r c is e e xt r e m e ca r e wh e n i n s t a l l i n g o r r e m o vi n g D IM M mo dul es to p revent any po ss ibl e dam age. A ls o note t hat t he me mor y i s inter l eaved to i mp rove pe r [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 X7DWN+ To I n s t a l l : In se r t mo du le ve r ti c all y an d pre ss d ow n unt il i t sn aps i nto p lac e. Pay at te nt ion t o th e ali gn men t not ch at the bo t tom . 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 fr[...]

2-8 X7DWN+ User's Manual X7DWN+ 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Th e I/O p or t s are c ol or c o ded i n co nfo r manc e w ith t he P C 9 9 spe ci fi cati on. See Fig ure 2- 3 be low f or t he c ol or s an d loc at io ns of t he var i ous I /O po r t s. A . Ba ck Pa ne l Con ne c tor s /I O Por t s Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 X7DW3+ B. Front C ont ro l Pan el JF 1 c ont ain s hea der p ins fo r var io us but t ons an d ind ic ato rs t hat ar e nor ma lly lo ca ted on a c o ntro l pan el at t he fr ont of t he c has sis . The se c on nec tor s ar e de - signed speci fi c all y for u se w ith S upe r mic ro s er ver c ha ssi s. Se e Fig ure 2-[...]

2-10 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Button 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 NI C1 / NI C2 LED I nd ic ato rs 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 [...]

2-12 X7DWN+ User's Manual Po we r Button 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 Ov erheat /F an F ail LED (OH ) Co nne ct a n LED C abl e to th e OH / Fan Fail c onn ec ti on o n pins 7 a nd 8 of JF 1 to p rovi de ad vanc e [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Button 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 Pow e r B ut t o n Th e Power Bu t ton c on nec ti on i s loc ate d on pi ns 1 an d 2 of JF 1 . M ome nta ri ly contacting both pins wil l pow er [...]

2-14 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-16 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-18 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-20 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-22 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-24 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-26 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-28 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D D[...]

2-30 X7DWN+ User's Manual JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge) 1 6 11 15 10 5 1 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 1 2 14 13 12 11 1 2 + A1 B2 A2 B1 12 34 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 1 2 19 20 4 4 85 41 96 CPU1 DIMM 1D DIMM 1C DIMM 1B DIMM 1A DIMM 2D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 SIMSO Slot Th e SIM SO (Sup er mic ro I ntelli gen t Ma nage ment) Sl ot is lo c ated at J1 6 on the motherboard. R efer to the layout b elo w for t he SI M SO Sl ot location. JCF1 JP1 J7 FAN4 FAN2 FAN7 FAN1 JWF1 Buzzer FP Ctrl Panel PWRLED/SPK JOH1 LE1 FAN3 FAN8 CPUFAN2 JPG1  KB/Mouse Fan5 Intel ESB 2 (South Bridge)[...]

2-32 X7DWN+ User's Manual IDE Drive Connectors Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition Pin # De fi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 1 1 1 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Host D[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use t he f oll owi ng p roc e dur es to t rou ble sh oot yo ur syste m. If yo u have fo llo wed al l of th e pr oc ed ure s be low an d st ill n eed a ss ist anc e, r efer to t he ‘ T e ch nic a l Sup po r t Pro ce dur es’ and /or ‘ Retur nin g Mer ch a[...]

3-2 X7DWN+ User's Manual for details on beep codes. Losing the System ’ s Setup Con fi guration 1 . Ma ke sure t hat you a re us ing a h igh q ual it y po wer sup pl y . A po or q ual it y po wer sup ply m ay cau se th e syste m to los e th e CM OS s etup in for mat io n. Refer to Se ct io n 1- 6 fo r det ail s on re c omm end ed p ower su [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting ( h tt p :/ /www .s u p e rm i cr o . co m/ su p p ort/ f a qs / ) be fore c o ntac ti ng T e chn ic al Suppor t. 2 . B I O S u p g r a d e s c a n b e d o w n l o a d e d f r o m o u r w e b s i t e a t ( ht tp :/ /www . su p e rm i cr o . com/ sup port /bios / ). No te: No t al l BI OS c an b e fl as he d, i t de [...]

3-4 X7DWN+ User's Manual create the BIOS fl ash fl oppy disk. Insert the fl oppy disk into the system you wish to fl ash the BIOS. Then, bootup the system to the fl oppy disk. The BIOS utility will automatically fl ash the BIOS without any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if t[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction Thi s ch apter d esc r ibe s th e Phoe nix B IO S ™ Set up uti lit y f or th e X7 DWN+. The Pho enix RO M BI OS is s tore d in a fl ash c hi p and c an b e ea sil y upg rad ed us ing a fl oppy disk - based program . Note: D ue t o per i odi c ch ang es t o the B IO S, s ome s et ti ngs m ay ha[...]

4-2 X7DWN+ User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . Th e BIO S set up op tio ns d esc r ibe d in t his s ec ti on a re se lec te d by ch oos ing the app ro pr iate tex t fr om th e mai n BIO S Setu p sc ree n. Al l dis played tex t is d esc r ibe d in t his se ct io n, alt hou gh t he sc re en [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o se t the sy stem da te and t ime, key in th e co r rec t inf or mat ion i n the a pp rop ri ate fi e lds . The n pre ss t he < Enter > key to save t he dat a. System Date Usi ng th e ar row keys, h igh lig ht th e mont h, day an d year fi e lds, a nd ente r the c o[...]

4-4 X7DWN+ User's Manual T ype Thi s opti on all ows th e user to s ele ct t he t ype of I DE h ard dr ive. Sel ec t Auto to all ow th e BI OS to au tom ati ca lly c o n fi gure t he par ame ters o f the H D D inst all ed at th e co nne ct ion . Enter a num ber b et wee n 1 to 39 to s ele ct a p red eter min ed HD D t yp e. Se lec t Use r to [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 SA T A Controller Mode Option S e l e c t C o m p a t i b l e t o a l l o w t h e S A TA a n d P AT A d r i v e s t o b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y - d e t e c t e d and b e pl ac ed in t he Le gac y Mo de by th e BI OS. S el ec t Enhanced to allow the S A T A a n d P A T A d r i v e s t o b e t o b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y -[...]

4-6 X7DWN+ User's Manual X Boot Features Ac c es s the s ubm enu to m ake ch ang es to t he fo llo win g set t ing s. QuickBoot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self T est) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will r[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 Power Button Behavior If set to Ins tant- Of f , th e system w il l power o f f im med iatel y as so on as t he us er hit s th e powe r but to n. If s et to 4 - se c., th e syste m wil l powe r of f w hen t he us er pre ss es t he po wer bu t ton fo r 4 se co nds o r lo nge r . T he opt io ns ar e instant- of f and 4 - se c over[...]

4-8 X7DWN+ User's Manual X Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area Th is set t ing a llow s you to d esi gnate a r es er ve a rea in t he sy stem m emo r y to b e use d as a S ystem B IO S buf fe r to all ow th e BI OS to w ri te ( c ac he ) i ts da ta in to thi s re ser ved m em or y a rea . Sel ec t Wri t e Prot ec t to enable the function and r[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 be c ac hed (w ri t ten ) i nto a bu f fer , a sto rag e are a in th e St ati c DRO M (SDRO M) or w ri t ten into L 1 , L 2, L 3 ca che i nsi de th e CPU to s pee d up C PU ope rat ion s. Se lec t U nc ac hed t o dis abl e th is f unc ti on. S el ec t Wri te Th rou gh to a llo w dat a to be c ac he d into t he bu f fer a nd w ri[...]

4-10 X7DWN+ User's Manual PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable this item to forward the PCI errors occurring behind P2P bridges to the South Bridge, so NMI can be asserted. The options are Enabled and Disabled . PCI Fast Delayed T ransaction Enab le t his f unc ti on t o imp rove th e DM A d ata t ra nsfe r rate f or a P CI 32- bit mul tim edi a[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 DOS or Ot he r (for Un ix, N ovel le Ne tWare a nd oth er o per ati ng syste ms ). X Advanced Chipset Control Ac c es s the s ubm enu to m ake ch ang es to t he fo llo win g set t ing s. War n ing : T ake c aut io n whe n ch ang ing t he Ad vanc ed s et ti ngs . An I nc or- r e c t v a l u e , a v er y h ig h DRA M fr e q u e [...]

4-12 X7DWN+ User's Manual Memory V oltage Se lec t Aut o to all ow th e BIO S to aut omat ic al ly dete ct m emo r y vo lt age ba se d on th e SPD t ab le. Se le ct 1.5 V to for c e the sy stem to u se 1.5V f or l ower p ower f ully - buf fe red D IM M mo dul es. S ele ct 1.8V to us e 1 . 8V powe r fo r onb oar d mem or y mo dule s. N ote: Usi[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 AMB Thermal Sensor Select Enabl ed to e nabl e th e th er mal s ens or e mbe dde d in t he Adva nc ed M em or y Bu f fer o n a fu lly b uf fe re d mem or y mo dul e for t he rm al m onit or ing . The o pti on s are Disabled and Enabled . Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully buffere[...]

4-14 X7DWN+ User's Manual High Precision Event Time Select Y es to activate the High Precision Ev ent Timer (HPET), which is capable o f p r o d u c i n g p e r i o d i c i n t e r r u p t s a t a m u c h h i g h e r f r e q u e n c y t h a n a R e a l - t i m e Cl oc k (RTC ) c an in sync hr oni zin g mul tim edi a st rea ms, p rov idi ng sm [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 C1/C2 Enhanced Mode (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) Set to En abl ed to e nabl e Enha nc ed H alt St ate to l ower C PU volt ag e/ f requ enc y to preve nt over heat . Th e opt io ns are En abl ed a nd Disabled . ( Note : p le ase r efer to Intel ’ s web si te for d etai led in for mat ion. ) Execute Disable Bit (A va[...]

4-16 X7DWN+ User's Manual mul tip le " vi r tu al" sy stem s in o ne phys ic al c om pute r . T he op tio ns ar e Enab le d and Disabled . ( Note : I f th ere i s any ch ang e to thi s set t ing, yo u wil l nee d to po wer of f and r est ar t th e syste m for t he c han ge to t ake ef fec t . ) P leas e refe r to Inte l’s web site [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 Mode T h is se tt i n g al lo ws yo u to s e t t he typ e o f de v i ce th a t wi ll be co n ne ct ed to se ri a l po r t B. T he o pti ons a re Normal a n d I R ( f o r a n i n f ra r e d d e v i c e ) . Base I/O Address Th is set t ing a llo ws you to s el ec t the b ase I /O ad dre ss f or se ri al p or t B . Th e opt ion s [...]

4-18 X7DWN+ User's Manual X DMI Event Logging Ac c es s the s ubm enu to m ake ch ang es to t he fo llo win g set t ing s. Event Log Validity Th is is a di spl ay to info r m you of t he event lo g vali dit y . It i s not a s et tin g. Event Log Capacity Th is is a di spl ay to info r m you of th e event lo g c apac it y . It i s not a se tt i[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 X Console Redirection Ac c es s the s ubm enu to m ake ch ang es to t he fo llo win g set t ing s. COM Port Address Th is ite m all ows you t o spe ci f y wh ic h CO M po r t to di rec t t he re mote c on sol e to: On bo ard C OM A o r On bo ard C OM B . Thi s set t ing c an a lso b e Disabled . BAUD Rate Th is ite m all ows yo[...]

4-20 X7DWN+ User's Manual X Hardware Monitor Logic Hi ghli ght t his a nd hit < Enter > to s ee t he st atus f or th e fol low ing i tems: CPU1 T e mp e ra tu re /CPU2 T e m pe ra tu re / System T emperature Fan1-Fan8 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicat[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 X IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Speci fi cation Version : This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. Fir m wa re Ver si on: This item displa ys the current F irmware V ersion. System Event Logging S e l e c t E n a b l e d t o e n a b l e I P M I E v e n t L o g g i n[...]

4-22 X7DWN+ User's Manual BIOS POST W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST W atch Dog. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled . OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch Dog. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled . Timer for Loading OS (Minutes) Thi s feat ure al low s the u ser to s et th e tim e value ( in min utes ) fo r[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 X Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. The following items will also appear: IP Address, IP Subnet Mask, Default Gateway , MAC Address Byte0, MAC Address Byte1, MAC Address Byte2, MAC Address Byte3, MAC Address Byte4,[...]

4-24 X7DWN+ User's Manual X 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 to E[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-5 Security Cho os e Sec ur it y f ro m the Ph oen ix BI OS S etup U tili t y mai n menu w it h the a rr ow keys. Y o u sho uld s ee t he fo llo win g dis play . S ec ur it y s et tin g opt io ns ar e disp layed by hig hlig hti ng th e set t ing us ing t he ar r ow keys and pr es sin g <Enter > . A ll Se cur it y BI OS s[...]

4-26 X7DWN+ User's Manual 4-6 Boot Cho os e Bo ot fro m th e Phoe nix B IO S Setup U til it y mai n men u wit h the a rr ow keys. Y o u sho uld s ee t he fo llow in g disp lay . S ee d etai ls o n how to c ha nge t he o rde r and spe c s of bo ot devi ce s in t he Ite m Spe ci fi c H elp w ind ow . A ll B oot BI OS s et tin gs are d esc r ibe[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-27 4-7 Exit Cho os e Ex it f rom t he Ph oen ix BI OS S etup U til it y mai n menu w it h the a rr ow keys. Y o u sho uld s ee t he fo llow in g disp lay . A ll E x it BI OS s et tin gs a re de sc ri bed i n thi s section. Exit Saving Changes Hi ghl ight t his i tem an d hit < Enter > t o save any ch ang es yo u made a nd to[...]

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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: BIOS POST Codes B-1 Thi s se ct ion l ist s th e POST ( Power O n Sel f T e st ) c od es fo r th e Phoe nix B IO S. PO ST c ode s are d ivi de d into t wo c ate go ri es: re c overa ble a nd ter mi nal. Recovera ble PO ST Er ror s Wh en a re c overa ble t y pe of er ro r oc cu rs du r ing P OST , t he B IO S wil l disp lay an PO ST co d[...]

B-2 X7DWN+ User's Manual POST Co d e De scr ipt io n 1 8 h 8 25 4 t ime r init ia liz ati on 1 A h 82 37 DM A c ontr oll er in iti aliz at ion 1 Ch Res et Pro gr amma ble I nter ru pt Co ntr oll er 20 h 1- 3 -1 - 1 T e st DR A M r efr esh 22 h 1- 3 -1 - 3 T e st 87 42 Keyboa rd C ont ro lle r 24h Set ES s egm ent r egi ste r to 4 G B 28 h A ut[...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Co d e De scr ipt io n 5C h T es t R A M b et wee n 5 1 2 an d 6 40 k B 6 0h T est ex ten ded m emo r y 62h T es t exte nde d mem or y add res s lin es 6 4h J ump to Us er Patch1 6 6h C on fi gur e advan ce d c ac he re gis ter s 67h I niti alize M ult i Pro c es sor A PIC 6 8h En abl e exte rn al and C PU c ac[...]

B-4 X7DWN+ User's Manual POST Co d e De scr ipt io n 9 9h C hec k fo r SM A RT D ri ve ( o pti ona l) 9 Ch S et up Power M ana gem ent 9 Dh I niti alize s ec ur it y en gine (opti ona l) 9 Eh Ena ble h ardwa re inte rr upt s 9 Fh Dete rm ine n umbe r of A T A and S CS I dr ives A0 h S et tim e of day A 2h C hec k key loc k A 4h In iti alize t [...]

Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Co d e De scr ipt io n D2h U nkn own inte r ru pt D 4h Ch ec k Inte l Bra ndin g str in g D8 h A le r t S tan dar d For mat in iti aliz at ion D9 h L ate ini t for I PM I DEh Lo g er ror i f mic ro - c o de not u pdate d pro pe rl y Th e fol low ing a re f or b oo t bl oc k in Fla sh RO M POST Co d e De scr ipt [...]

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Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Displa y Screen Note : Clic k the i c ons s how ing a h and w ri tin g on t he pa per to v iew t he re adm e fi les fo r eac h item . Cli ck o n a co mpu ter i co n to t he r ight o f an ite m to ins ta ll an it em (fro m top to t he b ot tom) one at a ti me. [...]

C-2 X7DWN+ User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Con fi guring Supero Doctor III T h e S u p e r o D o c t o r I I I p r o g r a m i s a W e b - b a s e m a n a g e m e n t t o o l t h a t s u p p o r t s remote management capability . It includes Remo te and Local Management tools. Th e loc a l m[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III S of t war e Revisi on 1.0 ca n be dow nl oade d fr om ou r Web site at : f tp ://f tp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_ D octor _ III/ . Y ou can also download SDIII Use r 's G uide at : ht tp:// w w w.supe [...]

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