SUPER MICRO Computer X7DA3 manual

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P r e f a c e About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledge- able PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7DA3+ motherboard. The X7DA3+ supports dual Intel Quad-Core and Dual-Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz. With two 64-bit Quad[...]

iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual ...........................................................[...]

T able of Contents v Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13 Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-6 Connectors and Headers ............................................................ ................... 2-14[...]

vi SIMLP IPMI Slot ...................................................................................... 2-32 IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-33 SAS Connectors ....................................................................................... 2-34 Chapter 3: T roublesho[...]

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

1-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Comp[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DA3+ 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 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA T A3 SA T A5 USB4/5 SMB PCI -X 1 00 MH z ZCR (G reen Slot) PCI -X 133 MHz JWD Batter y GLAN CTL R P CI-E x p x 4 Nort h B ridg e C OM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pin SAS Controller PX H CPU1 CPU[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off (Disabled) JAR Alarm Reset Off (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Select On (Master) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JI 2 C3/JI 2 C4 SMB to PCI-E Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPS1 SAS Controller Enab[...]

1-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel ® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz Memory • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC DDR2 FBD 667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 Onboard I/O • Adaptec AIC-9410W SAS Controller w/HostRAID support (RAID 0, 1,10) • Intel ESB-2 South Bridge supports 6 SA T A connectors (w/RAID 0, 1, 5,10) (For the Windows OS only) • One SIM Low Profi le IPMI slot • Intel 82563EB Gigabit Dual-Port Ethernet controller • 1 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus master interfa[...]

1-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5000X (Greencreek) Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. MCH 5000X PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 PCI-EX_X16_SLOT FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM 1B 2B 3B 4B 1A 2A 3A 4A FBD DIMM FBD DIMM[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X (Greencreek) chipset, the X7DA3+ motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based workstations with confi guration options optimized for com- munications, presentation, storage, computation or database[...]

1-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. Y ou can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to automatical[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this tem- perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered. System Resource Alert This feature is availa[...]

1-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power , just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine. External W ake-On-LAN W ake-On-LAN is defi ned as th[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s. It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial c[...]

1-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded [...]

2-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the LGA771 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. Load Lever 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate Load Plate (with PnP Cap attached) When handling the processor package, avoid placi[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Socket Key (Socket Notch) South Center Edge North Center Edge Load Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed. 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU. 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner m[...]

2-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. Screw in two [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 (W arning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.) Uninstalling the Heatsink ! 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the mothe[...]

2-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2-4 Installing DIMMs Note : Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1). DIMM Installation (See Figure 2-2) 1. Insert the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 ® JLAN1 S U PE R X7D A 3+ DDR2 FBD DIMM T o Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module. This should release it from t[...]

2-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual ® JLAN1 S U PE R X7D A 3+ 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi nitions Back Panel Connectors 1[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifi - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control[...]

2-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPE R X7 D A3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA 3 SA T A 5 U S B 4 /5 S MB P CI - X 1 00 MH z Z CR ( G reen S lot) P CI - X 1 33 M H z J WD B attery G LAN C TLR P CI -E x p x 4 Nort h B ridg e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4-Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4-Pin SA[...]

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 NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connection for GLAN port1 is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of JF1 and the LED [...]

2-12 X7DA3+ 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 Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warning of chassis overheatin[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA 3 SATA 5 U S B 4 /5 S MB P CI - X 1 00 M H z Z CR ( G reen S lot ) P CI - X 1 33 M H z J WD B atter y G LAN C TLR P CI -E x p x 4 North Bridg e C OM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4-Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pin SAS Con[...]

2-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P [...]

2-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SAT A 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controlle[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA T A 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 1 00 M Hz Z CR (G reen S lot) P CI - X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN CTLR PCI- Ex p x 4 Nort h Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controlle[...]

2-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 U S B 4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI-X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN CTLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e C OM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P[...]

2-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P[...]

2-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SAT A 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller [...]

2-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7D A3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controll[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M H z JW D B atter y G LAN C TL R PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller [...]

2-26 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controlle[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P[...]

2-28 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y GLAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P[...]

2-30 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SAT A 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y GL AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller P [...]

2-32 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Floppy Fan4 SA TA 3 SA TA 5 USB4/ 5 SM B P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot ) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G LAN C T LR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 AT X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller [...]

2-34 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UP ER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 I DE1 Flopp y Fan4 SA TA 3 SATA 5 USB4/ 5 SMB P CI-X 100 M Hz Z CR (Green S lot) P CI -X 133 M Hz JW D B atter y G L AN C TLR PCI- Ex p x 4 North Brid g e COM1 Fan 6 Fan 5 A T X PWR 4 -Pin P WR J3P Parrallel Port 2 4 -Pin SAS Controller[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . [...]

3-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Losing the System’ s Setup Confi guration 1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply . A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies. 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to make sur[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed. It depends on the modifi cations to the boot block code. 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, make sure to have the following information ready when contacting Super Micro for technical support: • Motherboard model and PCB revision number • BIOS release date/version (t[...]

3-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be- fore any warranty service will be rendered. Y ou can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number . When returning to the manufacturer , the RMA number [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 B I O S 4- 1 In tr od uc ti o n This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DA3+. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not [...]

4-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to understand [...]

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

4-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual  IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port2, SA T A Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SA T A Port2, SA T A Port3 slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 32 Bit I/O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer . The options are Enabled and Disabled . T ransfer Mode This option al[...]

4-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual ICH RAID Code Base (A vailable when SA T A RAID is enabled.) Select Intel to enable Intel's SA T A RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec . SA T A AHCI (A vailable when SA T A RAID is disabled.) Select Enable to enable the function of Serial A T[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. 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 run at normal speed. Qui[...]

4-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Power Loss Control This setting allows you to decide how the system will react when power returns after an unexpected loss of power . The options are Stay Of f, Power On, and Last State . W atch Dog If enabled, this option will automatically reset the system if the system is not active for more than 5 minutes. The opti[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512-640K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from th[...]

4-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled, the Emulated IRQ Scheme will allow PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts. The options are Disabled and Enabled. PCI-Exp. I/O Performance Some add-on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature, which limi[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1  Slot#1 PCI-X100 MHz ZCR, Slot#2 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot#3 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot#4 PCI-E x4, Slot#5 PCI-33MHz and Slot#6 PCI-E x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disab[...]

4-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate. System address space can either be interleaved between the two branches or Sequential from one branch to another . Mirror mode allows data correction by maintaining two copies of data in two branches. Single Channel 0 allows a single DIMM p[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Snoop Filter Select Enabled to eliminate snoop traffi c to the graphics port to greatly improve system performance when running graphics intensive applications. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Crystal Beach Features Select Enabled to use the Intel I/O A T (Acceleration T echnology) to accelerate the performance of T OE d[...]

4-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual  Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor . Frequency Ratio (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The op[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled . Hardware Prefetch (A vailable when supported by the CPU.) Set to this [...]

4-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual  I/O Device Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz, and 16MHz. Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of Serial Port A. The options are Enabled (user d[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output only , Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP . DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options are DMA1 and DMA3 . Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the fl oppy disk cont[...]

4-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual  Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for Console Redi[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19  Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly . Y our screen may look differently from the one shown below . CPU T emperature Threshold This option allows the user to [...]

4-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual  IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Specifi cation V ersion: This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. Firmware V ersion: This item displays the current Firmware V ersion. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 OS Boot W atch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot W atch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Timer for Loading OS (Minutes) This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous item: OS Boot W atch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank. The default setting is 10 (minutes.) (Please [...]

4-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.[...]

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. Supervisor[...]

4-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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 Specifi c Help window . All Boot BIOS settings are described in this section. Boot List Candidate List P[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discar[...]

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A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to s[...]

A-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error persists, [...]

A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably . CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error . EISA CMOS not writeable Se[...]

A-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amo[...]

A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM [...]

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Appendix B: POST Error Beep Codes B-1 Appendix B 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 rec over abl[...]

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Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-1 Appendix C Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the SAS RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. C-1 The Adaptec Embedded SAS with HostRAID C[...]

C-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Managing Arrays From the main menu (as shown above), select "Managing Arrays" and hit <Enter> to access the following submenu: A. Using the Array Confi guration Utility The Array Confi guration Utility enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the controller ’s BIOS, add and delete spare[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-3 Viewing Array Properties T o view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press <Enter>. The Array Properties dialog box disp[...]

C-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure that 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. T o create an array: 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Create Arra[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-5 Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is created, you can 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 Array Confi guration Utility . Y ou will need to use the[...]

C-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Notes: 1. Before adding a new drive to an array , back up any data contained on the new drive to prevent data loss. 2. If you stop the Build or Clear process on a RAID 1 from Array Confi guration Utility , you can restart it by pressing Ctrl+R. 3. If you have used Quick Init to create a RAID 1, you might fi nd some d[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-7 Adding a Bootable Array T o make an array bootable : 1. From the Main menu, select Confi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>. The following screen displays. 2. From the "Select Drive to Create Boot Unit" list, select the drive you wish to Con- fi gure Boot Uni[...]

C-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting a Bootable Array T o delete a bootable array: 1. From the Main menu, select Confi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>. 2. From the "Select the Boot Unit" list (in the right window), select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press <Delete>. The following screen appears: 3. When the sc[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-9 Adding/Deleting Hotspares Note : In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you will need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . 2. From the ARC menu, sele[...]

C-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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 an array . Caution:[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-1 1 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . 2. From the ARC menu, select Array Confi guration Utility . 3. From the screen below , select Initialize Drives and press <Enter>. 4. From the [...]

C-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives you want to initialize are selected and press <Enter>. 6. When the following message appears, make sure that you have selected the correct drive to initialize and press <Y> to initialize the drive or press <N> to quit. W arning : Initialization will confi gure th[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-13 Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: Y ou can use Rebuilding on Fault T olerant array (RAID 1) only . If an array Build or Initialization process is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to the Optimal status. For a critical array[...]

C-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Using the SerialSelect Utility to Confi gure SAS Settings The SerialSelect Utility enables you to confi gure SAS disk drive settings. T o access the SAS utilities: 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility as shown in the screen below [...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-15 4. Use the arrow keys to select an item. Then, press <Enter> and the arrow keys to confi gure the setting for the item selected. 5. T o load the default settings, press <F6>. ( Note : The default setting for each item is listed below: Runtime BIOS: Enabled, BBS[...]

C-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual T o Set Physical Confi guration: 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . 2. Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical Confi guration submenu as shown below: 3. Sele[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-17 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial A T A hard disks. T o access the disk utilities: 1. T urn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility ([...]

C-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual T o Exit Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array confi gurations, press <ESC> to exit. The following screen will appear . 2. Press <Y es> to exit the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . (For more information regarding the Adaptec RAID Utility , please refer to the Ada[...]

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-19 C-2 Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Operating System Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen:"Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear . From the list displayed on the [...]

C-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Note : The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed. 16.[...]

Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-1 Appendix D Confi guring Intel SA T A HostRAID and the Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers. Important Notes to the User: No[...]

D-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk. RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identic[...]

Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-3 Using the Intel ESB2 SA T A RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID V olumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility , the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self T est. b. When you see the above screen, pr[...]

D-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.) 3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select RAID 0 (Stripe) and hit <Enter&[...]

Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-5 Creating a RAID 1 V olume: 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <T ab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (Y ou can [...]

D-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0): 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>. 3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys t[...]

Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-7 Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): 1. Select "Create RAID V olume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key . The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. 3. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>[...]

D-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting RAID V olume: W arning : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. Y ou will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) 1. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID V olume, and press <Enter>. 2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the RAID set y[...]

Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD 1. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear: 2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the RAID set drive to reset and press <Space> [...]

D-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual D-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation 1. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the system will start booting up from CD. 2. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need [...]

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

E-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) E-2 Confi guring 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 the SD III Client. The Supero Docto[...]

Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. Y ou can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www .supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/[...]

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