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iii Preface Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 motherboard. The X6DH8-G2/ X6DHE-G2 supports single or dual Intel ® Nocona TM processors at a 800 MHz front side bus. Based upon Intel's N[...]

iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... i i i Manual Organization ................................................................................................... ii i Chapter 1: Introduction 1- 1 Overview .................................................[...]

Table of Contents v Power Button ......................................................................................... 2- 13 Chassis Intrusion ................................................................................... 2 - 14 Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ............................[...]

vi 3 -3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................ 3 -3 3 -4 Returning Merchandise for Service .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................. 3- 4 Chapter 4: BIOS 4 -1 Introduction ........................................................................[...]

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

1-2 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: + 1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Addres[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Introduction Figure 1-1. X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 Image ( *Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishiing 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 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Figure 1-2. X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 Motherboard Layout GLAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH8-G2 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. (not drawn to scale) GLAN2 DIMM 2B (Bank 2) DIMM 2A (Bank 2) DIMM 3B (Bank 3) DIMM 3A (Bank 3) DIMM 4B (Bank 4) DIMM 4A (Bank 4) DIMM 1A (Bank 1) DIMM 1B (Bank 1) [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Introduction Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JP12 PWR Fault See Chapter 2 JP13 3rd PW Supply Fail Alarm Enable Off (Disabled) JP14 Alarm Reset Off (Disabled) JPA1 SCSI Controller Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)*Note JPA2, JPA3 SCSI CHA(JPA2),CHB(JPA3)Term.En Off (Enabled)(*Note) J P F Force PWR[...]

1-6 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Single or dual Intel ® 604-pin Nocona TM (w/64-bit extension) processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed. Memory • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB Registered ECC DDR2-400 (PC3200) Memory Chipset • Intel E7520 Lindenhurst chipset Expans[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Introduction ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism Onboard I/O • Support Adaptec 7902 dual channel Ultra 320 SCSI (*X6DH8-G2 only) • One IPMI 2.0 socket • Intel 8254x Gigabit Ethernet controller (PCI-X-133) • 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus[...]

1-8 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. MCH MCH NOCONA CPU 2 NOCONA CPU 2 NOCONA CPU 1 NOCONA CPU 1 ICH5 ICH5 HUB HUB DDRII-400 DDRII-400 [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 Introduction 1- 2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the E7520 Lindenhurst chipset, The X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with configura- tion options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, compu[...]

1-10 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) o[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 Introduction CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode The CPU fan activates when the power is turned on. It continues to operate when the system enters Standby mode. When in sleep mode, the CPU will not run at full power, thereby generating less heat. CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables th[...]

1-12 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Microsoft OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for a PC that is always on but appears to be off and responds immediately to user or other re- quests. Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator When the [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 Introduction Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability. Wake-On-LAN must be enabled in BIOS. Note that Wake-On-LAN can only be used with an ATX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply. 1-6 Power Supply As with all computer products, a stable power source is necessary for proper and reliable operation. It is ev[...]

1-14 Introduction X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems. The Super I/O supports one PC-compatible printer port (SPP), Bi-directional Printer Port (BPP) , Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP)[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2- 1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To pre- vent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded w[...]

2-2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual IMPORTANT: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU (CEK) heat sink. To adequately support the weight of CPU heat sinks, please install the X6DH8[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 1. Do not apply any thermal compound 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) until just snug (-do no[...]

2-4 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual To Un-install the Heatsink 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in the sequence as show in the picture on the right. 2. Hold the heatsink as show in the picture on the right and gently wriggle the heatsink to loosen it from the CPU. (Do not use excessive force when wriggling the hea[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis. Make sure the location of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic a[...]

2-6 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Figure 2-2. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. 2-3 Installing DIMMs Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/Mem[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot. 2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Figure 2-3.[...]

2-8 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are nor- mally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connec- tors are designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel but[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 GLAN1 ® J L A N 1 S UPER X6DH8-G2 GLAN2 D IM M 2B (B an k 2) D IM M 2A (B an k 2) D IM M 3B (B a n k 3) D IM M 3 A (B an k 3) D IM M 4B (B an k 4) D IM M 4A (B an k 4) D IM M 1 A (B an k 1) D IM M 1B (B an k 1 ) Fan1 8-pin PWR PWR SMBus JF1 FP Control JD1 SPK PW LED JP15 Fan2 JOH1 O H Fan8 Fan3 C H In t r u J L 1 W D E [...]

2-10 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Power LED The Power LED connection is lo- cated on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin Num ber 19 20 Definiti o n Control [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-11 NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Con- troller) LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 11 and 12 of JF1, and for the GLAN port2 is located on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach the NIC LED cables to display network activity. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions. NIC1 LED Pin De[...]

2-12 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Overheat LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH connec- tion on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to pro- vide advanced warning of chassis overheating. Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions. Power Fail LED The Power Fail LED connection is located on pins 5 and 6 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin de[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. Pin Num ber 1 2 Defini tion PW _ON Ground P ower Butto n Connector P in Definiti ons (JF1) Reset Button The Reset Button connection is lo- cated on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. At- tach it t[...]

2-14 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) Two USB 2.0 ports are located beside the PS/2 keyboard/mouse ports. USB0 is the bottom connec- tor and USB1 is the top connector. See the table on the right for pin definitions. Univer sal Serial Bus Pin Def inition s Pin Number Definiti on 1V c c 2 Data- 3 Data+ 4 Ground USB0/[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 Front Panel Universal Serial Bus Headers Extra USB headers (FPUSB2/ FPUSB3/FPUSB4) can be used for front side USB access. You will need a USB cable to use either connection. Refer to the tables on the right for pin definitions. Front Panel Univ er sal Serial Bus Pin Defini tions Pin Number Defini tion 1V c c 3 Data- 5 D[...]

2-16 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located on J9. See the table at right for pin definitions. (See Figure 2-3 for the locations of each.) PS/ 2 Keyboard and Mo use P ort Pin De finitions (J9) Pi n Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 D efinitio n Dat a NC Ground VCC Clo ck NC GLAN[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 Power LED/Speaker On the JDI header, pins 1-3 are for a power LED and pins 4-7 are for the speaker. See the table on the right for speaker pin defini- tions. Note: The speaker connec- tor pins are for use with an exter- nal speaker. If you wish to use the onboard speaker, you should close pins 6-7 with a jumper. Speaker[...]

2-18 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Pin Num ber 1 2 3 Definiti o n +5V Stand by Ground Wa k e - u p Wake-On-LAN Pin Definiti ons (JWOL) Wake-On-LAN The Wake-On-LAN header is des- ignated WOL. See the table on the right for pin definitions. You must enable the LAN Wake-Up setting in BIOS to use this feature. You must also have a LAN card with [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 SMB A System Management Bus header is located at J22. Connect the appropriate cable here to uti- lize SMB on your system. Fan Hea der P in Defini tions (J22) Pin Number 1 2 3 4 Definition Data GND CLK NC Caution: T hese fan headers are DC power. SMB Power (I 2 C) Connector I 2 C Connector (J24), located be- tween the PW[...]

2-20 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 2-6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See the m[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Watch Dog JWD controls Watch Dog, a system monitor that takes action when a software application freezes the system. Pins 1-2 will have WD re- set the system if a program freezes. Pins 2-3 will generate a non-maskable interrupt for the pro- gram that has frozen (requires soft- ware implementation). Watch Dog must also b[...]

2-22 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default set- ting is enabled. Jumpe r Position Pins 1- 2 Pins 2- 3 Definiti o n Enabled Disabled VGA Enable/Disab le Jum per Settings (JP G1) Alarm Reset The system will noti[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 Power Fault Connect a cable from your power supply to JP12 to provide warning of power supply failure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis. See the table on the right for pin defini- tions. Jumper Position 1 2 3 4 Definition PW R#1 PW R#2 PW R#3 Signal: Al [...]

2-24 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual SCSI Enable/Disable (*ForX6DH8 only) Jumper JPA1 allows you to enable or disable the SCSIheaders. Jumper JPA1 is for headers #1 and #2. The default setting is pins 1-2 to enable all four headers. See the table on the right for jumper set- tings. Jumpe r Position Pins 1- 2 Pins 2- 3 Definiti o n Enabled Disa[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 2-7 Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port (lo- cated beside the COM2 port) has two LEDs. The yellow LED indi- cates activity while the other LED may be green, orange or off to in- dicate the speed of the connec- tion. See the table at right for the functions associated with the sec- ond LED. LED Col[...]

2-26 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 2 - 8 Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and SCSI Connections Note the following when connecting the floppy and hard disk drive cables: • The floppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • A single floppy disk drive ribbon cable[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 IDE Connectors There are no jumpers to configure the onboard IDE#1 and #2 connectors (at J3 and J4, respectively). See the table on the right for pin definitions. Pin Num ber Function 1 Reset IDE 3 Hos t Data 7 5 Hos t Data 6 7 Hos t Data 5 9 Hos t Data 4 11 Host Data 3 13 Host Data 2 15 Host Data 1 17 Host Data 0 19 G [...]

2-28 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual (*Note: Please refer to Appendix B for software and OS installation. For Adaptec's SCSI SATA HostRAID, please refer to the CD that came with your motherboard.) Ultra320 SCSI Connectors (*X6DH8-G2 Only) Refer to the table below for the pin definitions of the Ultra320 SCSI connectors located at JA1 and J[...]

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

3-2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Losing the System’s Setup Configuration 1. Ensure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup informa- tion. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies. 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to ve[...]

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

3-4 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual load the BIOS file to your computer. Unzip the BIOS update file and you will find the readme.txt (flash instructions), the phlash.exe (BIOS flash utility), the platform.bin (platform file) and the BIOS image (xxxxxx.rom) files. Copy these files onto a bootable floppy and reboot your system. Follow the Readme[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X6DH8-G2/ X6DHE-G2. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a flash chip and can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not ye[...]

4-2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 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 choos- ing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need t[...]

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

4-4 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Serial ATA RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial ATA RAID Functions. (*For the Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. If set to Disabled [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Type Selects the type of IDE hard drive. The options are Auto , (which allows BIOS to automatically determine the hard drive's capacity, number of heads, etc.), a number from 1-39 to select a predetermined type of hard drive, CDROM and ATAPI Removable. The option- "User" will allow the user to enter the parameters[...]

4-6 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Transfer Mode Selects the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2. Ultra DMA Mode Selects Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled , Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4 and Mode 5. System Memory This display informs you how much system[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7      Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Quick Boot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at n[...]

4-8 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual      Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select " Write Protect " to enable this function, and this are[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Cache Extended Memory If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DRM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations . Select "Uncached" to disable this funciton. Select "Write[...]

4-10 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable this item to forward the PCI errors occurring behind P2P bridges to South Bridge, so NMI can be asserted. The options are Enabled and Disabled . ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated first. The options are Onboard Option [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-11 If a drive fails after the installation of a new software , you might want to change this setting and try again. Different OS requires different Bus Master clock rate . Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novellle NetWare and other oper[...]

4-12 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual SERR Signal Condition This setting specifies the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted. The options are None, Single Bit , Multiple Bit and Both. Enabling Multi-Media Timer Select Yes to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use. The options a[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 No Execute Mode Memory Protection ( * Available when supported by the CPU and the OS.) Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it can not, and thus, preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a flood of codes t[...]

4-14 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual      I/O Device Configuration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of serial port A. The options are Enabled (user defined), Disabled, and Auto (BIOS- or OS- controlled). Base I/O Address Select the base I/O addr[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15      DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a setting. View DMI Event Log Highlight th[...]

4-16 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual      Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specifies to redirect the console to Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item allows you to select the BAUD rate for c[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17      Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre- set temperature threshold. The options are 70 o C, 75 o C , 80 o C and 85 o C. Highlight this and hit <Enter> to[...]

4-18 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 4-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You 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. [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 change the user's password, which allows access to the system at boot- up. Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection against viruses when set to Write Protect, which protects the boot sector on the hard drive from having a virus written to it. The other option is Normal . Password on Boot This setting a[...]

4-20 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 4- 6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specific Help window. All Boot [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You 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 Change[...]

4-22 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Save Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made. You will remain in the Setup utility.[...]

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes A-1 This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) codes for the PhoenixBIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem. BIOS may also issue one of the f[...]

A-2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual POST Code Description 1 8 h 8254 timer initialization 1A h 8237 DMA controller initialization 1 C h Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller 2 0 h 1-3-1-1 Test DRAM refresh 2 2 h 1-3-1-3 Test 8742 Keyboard Controller 2 4 h Set ES segment register to 4 GB 2 8 h Auto size DRAM 2 9h Initialize POST Memory Manage[...]

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes A-3 POST Code Description 5 C h Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB 6 0 h Test extended memory 6 2 h Test extended memory address lines 6 4h Jump to UserPatch1 6 6 h Configure advanced cache registers 6 7 h Initialize Multi Processor APIC 6 8 h Enable external and CPU caches 6 9 h Setup System Management Mode (SMM) area 6A h[...]

A-4 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual POST Code Description 9 9 h Check for SMART Drive (optional) 9A h Shadow option ROMs 9 C h Set up Power Management 9 D h Initialize security engine (optional) 9E h Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0 h Set time of day A2 h Check key lock A4 h Initialize typematic rate A8[...]

Appendix A: BIOS POST Codes A-5 POST Code Description C D h Re-map I/O and memory for PCMCIA CE h Initialize digitizer and display message D 2 h Unknown interrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0 h Initialize the chipset E1 h Initialize the bridge E2 h Initialize the CPU E3 h Initialize system timer E4 h Initia[...]

A-6 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Notes[...]

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

B-2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual ATA Operate Mode You can select from the following two modes: Combined Mode and En- hanced Mode. Combined Mode: In this mode, system BIOS assigns the traditional IRQ 14 and IRQ 15 for the use of HDD. Up to 4 ATA devices are supported by this mode. Within the Combined Mode, the following three modes are suppo[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-3 Configuring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions (Enhanced Mode) 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. (*Note: If it is the first time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, pl[...]

B-4 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con- troller Driver Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controller pro[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-5 Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays". To select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above[...]

B-6 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A . 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU) . 3. From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays (as shown on the previous screen.) 4. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array yo[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-7 Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un-initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives . To create an array: 1 Turn on your comput[...]

B-8 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Assigning Array Properties Once you've create a new array, you are ready to assign the properties to the array. *Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. You will need to use the Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. ([...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-9 2. Under the item " Arrays Label ", type in an label and press Enter . ( *Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.) 3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (*Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change the defaul[...]

B-10 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array, back up any data contained on the new drive. Otherwise, all data will be lost. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from ACU, you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R. 3. A RAID 1 created using the Quick Init option may return some data mis- com[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-11 Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: 1. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press Ctrl+B. 3. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This will make all other ex[...]

B-12 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares (*Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare.) 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A as prompted to access the ARC Utility. 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3. From the ACU menu, select Add/D[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-13 Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in [...]

B-14 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below).[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-15 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below). 6. Press Enter . 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen. 8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If correct, type Y to continue.[...]

B-16 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays *Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to optimized its function- ality. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is the[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-17 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility (as shown in the screen below.)[...]

B-18 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter (as shown in the screen below.) 2. From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities as shown in the screen below.[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-19 You can choose from the following options: 1. Format Disk —Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again. (*Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the [...]

B-20 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual m. After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automati- cally reboot. B-2 Installing Intel's ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the OS f. Insert Microsoft Windows OS Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start to boot up from CD. g. Press the <F6> key when the message-"Pre[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-21 Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen (*Note: Click the icons showing a hand writing on paper to view the readme files for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the[...]

B-22 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 User's Manual Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows yo[...]

Appendix B: Software Installation Instructions B-23 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (*Notes: 1. SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/Us[...]

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