3Com DK8X manual

Overview Hardware Installation IWILL DK8X Motherboard User’s Manual BIOS Setup DK8X V ersion 1.1[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d __________________________________________ ______________________ i i U s e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential insta llations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, a[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notic e. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, the manufacturer reserv[...]

Table of Contents 1: Overview .......... ............... ...........………………………... .............. 1-1 Workstation Board Specification .....................................………………………...... 1-5 Mainboard Map ....... ............................. ...............………………………......... 1-7 I/O Port Array ?[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d 3: BIOS Setup ......................... .....................………………………........... 3-1 Starting the BIOS Setup .. ...................................……………………..……..3-1 Using the BIOS Setup Utility. ........... ............ .….......... ............ .............. ............ . 3-2[...]

C h a p t e r 1 O v e r v i e w Overview Thank you for choosing this high performance mo therboard. This is a dual AMD Opteron micro-Socket 940 motherboard (M/B) based on the EA TX form factor and features the AMD® HyperT ransport™ I/O Hub (81 1 1) AMD HyperT ransport PCI-X Tunnel chipset (8131) and the AMD® AGP T unnel (8151) chipse t. The boa[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d G ENERAL S AFETY P RECAUTIO NS  Keep the area around the Server clean and free of clutter.  Servers weigh a lot. They can average about 50 lbs. (~22.68 kg) When lifting the system, two people should lif t slowly from opposite ends with their feet spread out to distribute the weight. Al ways keep your back straigh[...]

C h a p t e r 1 O v e r v i e w  Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.  Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, w hich may retain a charge even if y ou are wearing a wrist strap.  Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips, memory mo[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d G ETTING H ELP If a problem arises with yours system duri ng Installation or Oper ation, you should first ask your dealer for help as they have most likely configured your system. They generally have the best grasp of your issues and th e fastest response for your symptoms. If your dealer is near your location, it is r[...]

C h a p t e r 1 O v e r v i e w W ORK S TATION B OARD S PECIFICATIONS Processor 1. AMD® Dual Opteron Socket 940 CPUs 2. Supports 1.8 GHz or higher 3. HyperT ransport™ of 6.4 GB/s bandwidth 4. Built-In Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset 1. AMD® 81 1 1 (HyperT ransport I/O Hub) 2. AMD® 8151 (AGP T un nel) 3. AMD® 8131 (PCI-X T unnel) Memory 1.[...]

1 x GigaBit Ethernet LAN RJ-45 port Audio Phone Jacks - Speaker Out, Mic In, Line-In. 1x IEEE-1394 port Center Out, Rear Out System Management Hardware Monitor (CPU Therm a l, Fan, V oltage, Intrusion) WINBOND W83627THF System BIOS 4Mb Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS I2C support. SMBIOS 2.3 and DMI 2.0 compliant Soft Power-Down Secure Boot, Multiple Boo[...]

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D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d R EAR I/O A RRAY ________________________________________________________________________ 1 - 8 O v e r v i e w[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n Hardware Installation In this section, we detail the procedures for how to install processors and other hardware components in your Mainboard. Please go to th e specific sections to read m ore about section you are interested ¾ WARNING This motherboard contains sensitiv e electron ic componen[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d M AP OF J UMPERS Refer to the following illustration to find the location of the Mainboard's jumpers ________________________________________________________________________ 2 - 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n CN32: Clear CMOS Header The onboard button cell battery powers the CMOS RAM. It contains all the BIOS setup information. Keep the jumper connected to pins 1-2 (Default) to reta in the R TC data as shown below . Under certain circumstances, you will need to reset system settings. Follow these i[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d CN21: PCI 64-Bit Speed Select Jumper This header lets you determine the bus speed of the PCI-X 64-bit slot s. The speed can be set to either 64 MHz (default) or 33 MHz CN25: PCI-X Speed Select Jumper This header lets you determine the bus speed of the PCI-X slot s. The speed can be set to either 133 MHz (default) or 10[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n J11: Audio for Front Panel This jumper , J1 1, allows users to switch audio function to the front pa nel if front panel is installed. JP1: IEEE-1394 Enable/Disable This jumper allows users to enable/disable IEEE-1394 function of onboard header . ________________________________________________[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d CN20: Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector This feature uses a mechanical switch on the ch assis that connects to the chassis intrusion connector on the motherboard. The motherboard circuitry will detect the intrusion when the chassis cover is removed. 1 2 _________________________________________________________________[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n I NSTALLING M EMORY This Mainboard uses Dual Inline Memo ry Modules (DIMM). Eight DIMM socket memory banks are available, four memory bank for each CPU socket. The DIMM socke ts accommodate 184-pin PC2100/PC2700/PC 3200 (DDR266/DDR333/DDR400) and Double Data Rate (DDR) memory modules in 128MB,[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Memory Installation Procedures This section outlines how to instal l Registered PC2100/ PC2700/PC3200 DDR DIMMs into the Mainboard. 1. Locate the Memory Bank on the Mainboard, wh ere you will be installing the DIMMs. 2. Make sure the DIMM’s pins are facing dow n, and check that the pin arrangement on the memory modul[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n 3. Insert the module into the DIMM socket and press down evenly on both ends firm ly until the DIMM module is securely in place. (The tabs of the DIMM socket will close-up to hold the DIMM in place when the DIMM is properly installed on the socket’s bottom.) 4. Repeat step 1 to step 3 for al[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d R ECOMMENDED M EMORY C ONFIGURAT IONS The AMD Opteron processors have very sp ecific memory module requirements, and due to the design of the Mainboard, there are certai n configurations of memory that work best to make the most ef fective use of the memory bandwidth. The AMD Opteron features 128-bit DDR memo ry channe[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n Heatsink Installation CAUTION: As with all computer equipment, the processor and motherboard components ma y be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Please take proper ESD precautions when handli ng an y board. Warning: Do not apply voltage until the heatsink is fully installed. If voltag[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Step 5. Step 4 Carefully place the retention frame on the motherboard. The screw holes must align with the backplate standoffs. Press firmly on the socket to ensure proper contact of the backplate and motherboard. Step 7 Step 6 Warning: Do not apply voltage until the heatsink is fully installed. If voltage is applied b[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n S tep 8 S tep 9 1. Gently push down on the pr ocessor while lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked position. 2. Do not apply an y power (voltage) to the system until the heatsink is fully installed. 1. The heatsink has a thermal interface material pre-applied on the b[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d S tep 12 S tep 13 The spring clip must be installed as shown. 1. Make sure the retention clip is aligned with the plastic lug on the retention frame. 2. Carefully push straight down on the clip. This may take more force than the first side. S tep 15 S tep 14 Connect the fan power lead to the proper connecto r to the mo[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n T HE AGP P RO S LOT The Mainboard does not feature an integrated vi deo solution. Therefore, you will need to install a video card to use the Main board. The Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro) slot is specifically designed to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high [...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d EPS12V P OWER C ONNECTO RS Find the proper orientation of the connectors an d push down firmly to make sure that the pins are aligned (the connector will only in sert properly when properly aligned). The 8-pin connector is a dedicated power connect or to supply power for the CPUs. For W ake on LAN support, the 5-volt S[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n F LOPPY D ISK D RIVE C ONNECTOR This 34-pin connector supports the standard floppy disk dr ive ribbon cable. Connect the single connector end to the Mainboard. Then, plug the other end of the ribbon into the floppy drive. Make sure you align the Pin 1 on the connector with the Pin 1 alignments[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector. IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm (18 inches) long, with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 in ches) away from the first connector. F RONT P ANEL S WITCHES The front panel switches header con[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n Reset Switch (2-pin RST) This 2-pin connector connects to the cha ssis-mounted reset swit ch for rebooting your computer without turning your power switch of f and on. This is a preferred m ethod of rebooting your system to prolong the life of your system ’ s power supply . Hard Disk Activit[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d CPU/ S YSTEM F AN C ONNECTOR S There are seven 3-pin fan connectors in the Mainboard mo therboard. T wo fans are used for CPU0 and CPU1; five are for system and front. These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be dif ferent. Connect the fan?[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n R EAR P ANEL I/O P ORTS This is an illustration of the Mainboard rear I/O port array PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin Female) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 m ouse if one is detected . If no mouse is detected, IRQ12 will be free for expa nsion cards to use. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin [...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d IEEE 1394/ FireWire Connector (6-pin Male) Depending on your Mainboard model, you ma y have one (1) onboard IEEE 1394 connector port for connecting FireW ire devi ces. Refer to IEEE 1394 Ports & Header for more information. Serial Port (COM1) Connector (9-pin Male) The COM1 serial port can be used for pointi ng dev[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n A DDITIONAL I/O C ONNECTORS The Mainboard also contains connectors for adding additional ports and devices to the Mainboard. CD_In & Aux_In Audio Inputs (4-pin) There are both CD-In and Aux-In 4-pin connectors to connect your internal sound devices to the Sound Card. See Audio for setup in[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d IEEE 1394 (F IRE W IRE ) P ORTS AND H EADER This Mainboard features an integrated Texas Instrum ent TSB43AB22 chip which supports two (2) IEEE 1394 (Firewire) ports . IEEE 1394 (FireWire) supports transfer rates of up to 400MB/s. One port is installe d on the on-board I/O array, and a header completes the last port fo [...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n I NSTALLING E XP ANS IO N C ARDS This outlines the procedure for adding expans ion cards to your Ma inboard. Remember to read the documentation for your expansion cards and m ake the necessary hardware and software setting changes (i.e. jumper settings). The Mainboard features two (2) PCI-32 ([...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d S ILICON I MAGE C HIPSET AND S ERIAL ATA The Serial version of this Mainboard is equipped with an inte g rated Silicon Im age Sil31 14 Serial A T A chipset. This chipset suppo rts up to 4 SA T A devices at transfer rates of up to 150MB/s. The Silicon Image Chipset also supports RAID configurations. RAID stands for &quo[...]

C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n P OWERING ON YOUR S YSTEM Follow these instructions to power on th e com puter after you have installed the Mainboard and all system devices. 1. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, Off is marked by “O”). 2. After double-checking all jumper settings a nd connections, close t[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d BIOS Setup This chapter discusses the AMIBIOS Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The S e tup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The BIOS is the Basic Input / Output Syst em used in all IBM PC, XT , A T , and PS/2 compatible computers. The AMIBIOS flash chip stores the system parameters, [...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p 2. As the memory is being tested, you ca n acces s the BIOS Setup Utility by pressing the <F2> key when “Press < F2> to ente r SETUP” appears briefly at the bottom of the screen. From the main menu of the BIOS Setup U tility , you can access the other setup screens, such as the Security and Power me[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d <F8> Key Load Failsafe Defaults <F9> Key Load Optimal Defaults <F10> Key Save and Exit Home Go to Top of Screen END Go to Bottom of Screen ESC Exit IMPORTANT The BIOS does NOT automatically save valu es that you have m odified. If you do not save your values before you exit the BIOS Set up Utility, al[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Main Menu This is the first screen that is displayed when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility . Each tab lined on the top of th e scr een represents each dif feren t menu. The following picture shows the main menu. Main menu shows the in formation of BIOS version, date and ID; processor type, speed and count; system s[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Advanced Menu This is the Advanced Menu screen. Y ou can make these modifications on the Advanced menu. Y ou can make these modifications on the Advanced Menu. Select the Submenus to modify those settings. Feature Option Description Floppy Configuration Disabled 360 KB, 5 1/2” 1.2 MB, 5 1/2” 720 KB, 3 1/2” 1.44 M[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Feature Option Description defined percentage when the temperature reaches a user defined value 3. H/W health event ACPI Configuration ACPI Aware O/S Yes/No Enable: If O/S supports ACPI Disable: If O/S doesn’t support ACPI Hyper T ransport Configuration CPU0 : CPU1 HT Link Speed/Width Hyper T ransport link speed/[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d IDE Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Onboard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Primary Secondary Both Disabled: disables the integrated IDE controller Primary: enables only the Primary IDE controller Secondary: enables only the secondary IDE controller Both: enables both IDE controllers Hard Disk W rite Prote[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p IDE Detect T i me Out (Sec) 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 Select the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API device A T A(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection Host & Device Host Device Select the mechanism for detecting 80 pin cable Super IO Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Onboard Floppy Controller Disa[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d PCIPnP Menu ________________________________________________________________________ 3 - 9 B I O S S e t u p[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Feature Option Description Plug & Play O/S Ye s No Y es: lets the O/S configure PnP devices not required for b oot if your system has a Plug and Play O/S PCI Latency T i mer 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 248 V alue in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency timer register Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Ye s No Y [...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Feature Option Description IRQ3~IRQ15 A vailable Reserved A vailable: specified IRQ is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices Reserve: specified IRQ is reserved for use by legacy ISA devices DMA Channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 A vailable Reserved A vailable: specified DMA is available to be used by PCI/PnP devices Reserve: s[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Boot Menu Feature Description Boot Device Priority Specify th e boot device priority sequence Hard Disk Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available hard drives Removable Drives Specify the boot device priority sequence from available removable drives A T API CDROM Drives Specify the boot device [...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Boot Setting Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Quick Boot Disabled Enabled Allows BIOS to skip tests while booting Quiet Boot Disabled Enabled Disabled: display normal POST messages Enabled: display OEM logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Keep Current Set display mode for option ROM Bootup Num-Lock Of[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p System Keyboard Absent Present Enable/Disable all k eyboards attached to the system Parity Check Disabled Enabled Enable/Disable m emory or parity error check Boot to OS/2 No Ye s OS/2 compatibility mode W ait for “F1” if error Disabled Enabled W ait for F1 key to be pressed if error occurs Hit ‘DEL ’ Messa[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Security Menu Feature Option Description Change User Password Install or change the password Clear User Password Immediately clears the User password Password Check Setup: check password while invoking setup Always: check password while invoking setup as well as on each boot Boot Sector V irus Protection Disabled Enabl[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Chipset Menu There are three submenus inside Chipset me nu: NorthBridge Confi guration, SouthBridge Configuration and AGP Configuration. NothBridge Configuration Submenu Memory Configuration Submenu ________________________________________________________________________ B I O S S e t u p 3 - 1 6[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Feature Option Description Bank Interleaving Auto Disabled Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node, or across NODES, decreasing access contention Node Interleaving Auto Disabled Interleaving allows memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node, or across NODES, de[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p ECC Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description Master ECC Enable Disabled Enabled Master ECC Enables support on all nodes for ECC error detect and correction ________________________________________________________________________ B I O S S e t u p 3 - 1 8[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d SouthBridge Configuration Feature Option Description 2.0 SM Bus Controller Disabled Enabled HT Link 0 P-Comp Mode HT Link 0 N-Comp Mode HT Link 0 RZ-Comp Mode Auto Data Calcomp+ Data Calcomp- Data Auto causes hardware compensation vales. Other choices allow the user to override default compensation with an absolute val[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p AGP Configuration Submenu Feature Option Description AGP Data T r ansfer Rate 1x / 2x / 4x / 8x 1x / 2x / 4x Aperture Size 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2056 MB Aperture size defines a W indow into system memory for the AGP video controller . It doesn’ t consume real system memory FW Enable Enabled Disabled P Data[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d APM Configuration Menu ________________________________________________________________________ 3 - 2 1 B I O S S e t u p[...]

C h a p t e r 3 B I O S S e t u p Exit Menu Feature Description Save Changes and Exit Exit system setup afte r saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation Discard Changes and Exit Exit system setup without saving the changes. ESC key can be used for this operation Discard Changes Discard changes done so far to any of the setup questi[...]

D K 8 X M o t h e r b o a r d Important: Driver Installation Pr ocedure Please follow the installation procedure belows. 1. Install W indowsXP SP1a 2. Install 8151 driver : a. Install 8151 river from the following driver path: CD-ROMDriversAMD8151setup.exe b. Update 8151 driver from the following driver path: CD-ROMDriversAMD81518151 v8.10[...]