SUPER MICRO Computer X7DCL-3 manual

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P r e f a c e Abou t This M anual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It p rovide s inf orm ation for th e ins talla tion and use of the X7DCL -3 /X7DC L -i motherb oard . The X7DCL -3/ X7DCL -i supp or ts d ual Inte l Xeon Qu ad C or e/ Dua l C ore 54 0 0/5 30 0 /520 0 /5 10 0 S er ies pr oce s[...]

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

T able of Contents v Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ....................................................................................... 2-14 A TX Power Connector .......................................................................... 2-14 Proc[...]

vi Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1 Before Power On ....................................................................................... 3-1 No Power ...........................................................................................[...]

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 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Mi[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Image Note: Th e d raw in gs an d p ic tu re s sh ow n i n t hi s m anu al we re ba sed on t he lates t P CB Revi sion avai lable at the t ime of publi shing of the m anual. T he mot herb oard you’ve re ceive d may or m ay n ot loo k exact ly the same as the gra phic s shown in the manua l.[...]

1-4 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i Motherboard Layout Notes: 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. 3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 4. When LED3 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before remov[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Descripti on D efault Setting JBT1 C MOS Cl ear See C hapter 2 JI 2 C1/ JI 2 C 2 SM B to PCI /PC I- Ex p Slot s Ope n (Dis able d) JP G 1 VGA En able Pins 1-2 (Ena bled) J PA1 (Note) SAS En able Pin s 1-2 (Ena bled) J PA 2 (Note) Sof t ware R AI D/IT R A ID M ode Clos ed (Sof twa re R AI D ) JPL 1/ J PL2 GL A N 1/[...]

1-6 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Mo the rb oar d Fea tur es CPU • D ual Intel ® 64 - bit Xe on LGA 771 Qua d Cor e/D ual C ore 5 40 0/ 53 00 /520 0 /5 10 0 Ser ies p roc esso rs at a f ront si de bus sp eed of 1333 MHz /106 6 MH z Memor y • Si x 24 0 -pin DI MM socket s wi th s uppor t up to 32 GB Sing le -R ank, Regist ered / ECC DD R 2[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 • Chassis intrusion detection • Sy stem res ourc e aler t v ia Supe ro Do ctor II I AC PI Features • Sl ow blin king LE D for susp end st ate indi cato r • M ain swit ch overr ide m echa nism • ACPI Powe r Mana geme nt • Powe r - on m ode fo r power r ecover y Onboard I/O • Si x SA T A p or ts sup por t R A[...]

1-8 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Bl ock D iag ram o f the I nte l 51 0 0 Chip set Note: Th is i s a gen eral bl ock dia gram. Pl ease se e th e prev ious M other boar d Featur es page s for det ails o n the fe atures o f each m other boar d. USB 2.0 PORT PORT PORT #0 MCH Intel 5100 PROCESSOR#2 ICH9R PCI-EXP x8 FWH RJ45 LPC COM1 External SIO W[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1 -2 Chipset and Processor Features Over view B ui l t u po n th e fu n c ti o n al i t y a nd t he c a pa b il i t y o f t h e I nt e l 510 0 c h i ps e t, t he X 7D C L - 3/ X 7DC L - i mot her boa rd prov ides t he per f orm anc e a nd feat ure set re quire d for dual proc essor -based high- end servers with con gu[...]

1-10 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i 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 au[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 you can be alerted of the potential problem. Y ou can also congure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre- dened range. 1-5 ACPI Features ACPI stands for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface. The ACPI specica - tion denes a exible and abstract hard[...]

1-12 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual to a minimum and users are not interrupted. The motherboard has a 3-pin header (WOL) to connect to the 3-pin header on a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has WOL capability . In addition, an onboard LAN controller can also support WOL without any connection to the WOL header. The 3-pin WOL header is to be us[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 The Super I/O provides functions that comply with ACPI (Advanced Conguration and Power Interface), which includes support of legacy and ACPI power manage - ment through an SMI or SCI function pin. It also features auto power management to reduce power consumption.[...]

1-14 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2- 1 Stat ic- Sensi tive Devices Ele ctr o- S tat ic D isc harg e (ES D ) c an dam age el ect roni c c om p one nts. T o pr event dama ge to you r syste m boa rd, i t is imp or tant to han dle i t ver y car efull y . T he f ol - low ing mea sures ar e gene rally s uf ci ent to pro tect yo ur equ[...]

2-2 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Installing the LGA771 Processor Pre ss th e load l ever to re leas e 1. th e lo ad plate , w hich c overs th e C P U s o c k e t , f r o m i t s l o c k i n g position. Gen tly lif t t he l oad lever to ope n 2. the l oad pl ate. L oa d L e v e r PnP Cap on top of t he Load Plate Loa d Plate (with PnP Cap at t[...]

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 f r o m t h e load plate if the CPU properly in - stalled. U s e yo u r t hu m b a n d y o u r i n d ex 1. n ger to ho ld the C PU at th e N or th Ce nter Edge an d th e S outh C enter Edge of th e CP[...]

2-4 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Installing th e H eatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 Do not a pply any t herm al gre ase to the 1. hea tsin k or th e CPU di e; the r equir ed amount has already b een app lied. Plac e th e heat sink on top of the CPU 2. so t hat the four mo unting hole s ar e al ig ne d wit h tho se o n the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Al l mot her boa rds have sta ndar d mou ntin g h ole s to  t d if fere nt t ype s o f c has sis. Ma ke sure th at t he lo ca tion s of all th e mo unti ng ho les fo r bot h mo ther bo ard and ch assi s m atch. M ake s ure th at t he met al st ando ff s cl ick i n or a re sc rew[...]

2-6 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Memor y Support The X 7DC L - 3/ X7D CL - i supp or ts up to 4 8 GB Sin gle - Rank / Dual Ra nk, Regi stered ECC D DR 2 6 67 / 533 in 6 DI MMs ( The amou nt and t ype o f mem or y sup por ted is dep end ent o n th e PC B revi sio n. Se e N ote 1 Bel ow). Pop ulati ng D IM M slo ts w ith pair s of mem or y mo d[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 To I n s t a l l : I ns er t mo d ul e ve r ti c a ll y an d pr es s dow n unti l it s naps i nto pla ce. Pay atte ntion to th e ali gnment n otch at th e bot tom. Installing and Removing DIMMs T o Re move : Us e y ou r t hu mb s t o gent ly pus h t he re - lease tabs near both e nd s of th e mo d ul e to re leas e it f [...]

2-8 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual X7DCL-3/i 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O po rt s are co lor co ded in c onfor manc e wi th th e PC 9 9 s peci c ation . See the  gure b elow fo r the c olor s and l ocat ions o f the var ious I /O por t s. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and D[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 X7DCL-3/i F r ont Cont rol Panel JF1 cont ains h eader p ins fo r vari ous but ton s and in dica tors t hat are nor mall y lo - c a t e d o n a c o n t r o l p a n e l a t t h e f r o n t o f t h e c h a s s i s . T h e s e c o n n e c t o r s a r e d e s i g n e d s pe ci ca ll y f or us e wi th Su pe r Mi cr o s erv[...]

2-10 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Powe r LE D The Power LED co nnec tion is lo cated on pins 15 and 1 6 of JF1 . Refer to the ta ble o n the r ig ht for pin d eni tio ns. NM I But ton Th e no n- m as ka bl e int er r upt b ut to n head er is lo cate d o n p ins 19 an d 2 0 of JF1 . Refer to th e t abl e o n t he rig ht for pin de ni tio[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D NIC1 /NIC2 LED Indicator s The NI C (Net wo rk I nter fac e Co ntro l - ler) L ED c onnec tio n for G LA N p or t1 is l oca ted o[...]

2-12 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Over hea t /Fan Fail LED (OH) Co nnec t a n L ED to t he OH /Fan Fail co nne cti on on p ins 7 a nd 8 of J F 1 to provi[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Bu tt o n OH/Fan Fail LE D 1 NIC1 LE D Re se t Butt on 2 HDD LE D Po we r LE D Re se t PWR Vc c Vc c Vc c Vc c Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vc c X Gr ound NM I X Vc c PWR Fail LED NIC2 LE D Powe r Bu t ton The Pow er Button connecti on is l ocated on p in s 1 a nd 2 of JF1. M om en ta r il y co ntac ting both p ins wi [...]

2-14 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-16 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-18 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-20 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-22 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-24 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-26 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-28 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-30 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual SAS LED Indicator (LED1) A SAS LED is located at LED1 on the motherboard. This LED indicates the status of SAS con nections. Re fer to the tabl e on the right for LED1 settings. See the layout below for the LED location. (Available on the X7DCL-3 only) SAS LED Indicator Settings LED# Description LED1: On SAS:[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL DIMM1A DIMM[...]

2-32 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual JBT1 DIMM2A SP1 JI2C1 JI2C2 JL1 LED5 LED6 LED3 JWD1 JPG1 JPL2 JPA1 Fan 4 JD1 LED4 JWOL1 JPWF1 JAR 8-Pin PWR I-Button LAN CTRL VGA CTRL S I/O SATA4 SATA3 SATA2 SATA1 SATA0 SATA5 SATA-GPIO0 Battery SAS0 SAS1 SAS2 SAS3 SAS4 SAS5 SAS6 SAS7 PWR LED JP1 JP2 COM2 JWOR1 JKEY1 Buzzer BIOS SATA-GPIO1 ITE CTRL LAN CTRL [...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the fol lowin g p roc edure s t o t roub lesho ot your s yste m. If you have fol lowed all of the pro ced ures bel ow a nd s till nee d as sist anc e, r efer to t he ‘ T e chn ica l Su ppo r t Pro ce dure s’ and /or ‘ Retur nin g Me rch andi se fo r[...]

3-2 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual s up pl i e s ~ 3 VD C . If i t d oe s no t , re pl a ce i t wi th a ne w on e . If the above steps do not x the Setup Conguration problem, contact your 3. vendor for repairs. NOTE If yo u are a system inte grato r , VAR o r OE M, a P OST di agno stic s ca rd is r ec om m e nd e d . F o r I / O p ort 80 [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting System conguration • An exa mple of a T e chni cal S uppo rt f orm i s o n o ur web si te at h ttp:// w ww. • sup erm icr o.co m/sup por t /c ont act .cfm / . Dis tri butor s: For imme diate assi stan ce, plea se have your ac count num ber • rea dy w hen pl acin g a c all to o ur t ech nic al s uppo r t de p[...]

3-4 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual ( Warning : Do no t shut dow n or res et the syst em whil e updat ing BI OS to prevent p ossib le system b oot fa ilure!) Qu es ti on: W hat 's on t he CD t ha t cam e wi th my mo the rb oar d? Answ er: The supp lie d co mpac t disc has qui te a fe w d rive rs and pro gra ms that wil l gre atly e nhan ce [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i. Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be [...]

4-2 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i 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 u[...]

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 elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year elds, and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> key [...]

4-4 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual  SA T A Port 1 ~ SA T A Port 6, Ext. Primary Master/Slave These settings allow the user to set the parameters of the slots indicated above. Press <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for detailed options of these items. Set the correct congurations accordingly . The items included in th[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 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 allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard , Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 a nd FPIO4/DMA2. Ultra DMA Mode This optio[...]

4-6 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual SA T A AHCI Enable Select Enable to enable the function of Serial A T A Advanced Host Interface. (T ake caution when using this function. This feature is for advan ced programmers only .The options are Enabled and Disabled .) System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected by the BIOS[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 4-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>.  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the f[...]

4-8 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off , the system will power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer . The options are instant-off and 4-sec override. Resume On Modem Ring Select[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Cache Base 0-512K If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the base memory area: block 0-512K to be cached (written) into a buffer , a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through [...]

4-10 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual  PCI Conguration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices. Onboard GLAN-1/Onboard GLAN-2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Congure Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN-1 connection or the GLAN-2 connection. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Onboard[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1  Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. W arning : T ake Caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect setup, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting. Ac[...]

4-12 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Demand Scrubbing Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a demand- read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable error , the error is corrected and sent to the requestor (the origi[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Core-Multi-Processing (A vailable if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use a processor's Second Core and beyond. (Please refer to Intel's web site for more information.) The options are Disabled and Ena bled. Machine Checking (Availabl e when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to activate the function of Mac[...]

4-14 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual I nt e l ® Vi r tu a l iz a t io n T e c h no l og y ( Av ai l a bl e i f s u pp o r te d b y t h e CPU.) Select Enabled to use the feature of V irtualization T echnology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creating multiple "virtual" [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Base I/O Address This setting allows you t o select the base I/O address for Serial Port A. The options are 3F8 , 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for Serial Port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 . Serial Port B This setting allows you to decide how Serial Port B is cont[...]

4-16 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging. ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging. Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read. Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Y es and press <Ent[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17  Hardware Monitor Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of each of the following items: CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which de - termines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat. Refer to the the next ite[...]

4-18 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level since the CPU’s ‘T em - perature T olerance’ has been reached (or has been exceeded) and may activate an overheat alarm: The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High condition continues for some ti[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Fan1-Fan6 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item. Fan Speed Contr ol Modes This feature allows the user to decide how the system controls the speeds of the onboard fans. The CPU temperature and the fan speed are correlative. When th[...]

4-20 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual  IPMI (The option is av ailable only when an IPMI card is in stalled in the system.) IPMI Specication V ersion: This item displays the current IPMI V ersion. BMC Hardware/Firmware V ersion: This item displays the current Firmware V ersion. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event L[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21  Hardware Monitor Logic (See the Note on Page 4-18.) CPU T emperature 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. (The default setting for th[...]

4-22 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual  Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.  IPMI LAN Conguration VLAN T agging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN(s) for IPMI connections and allow the user to congure VLAN settings. [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-5 Security 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 Password[...]

4-24 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (a password not required). 4-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see [...]

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 press <Enter> to save any changes you have made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discard[...]

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self T est) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes Wh en a r ecov er ab[...]

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must rst congure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o congure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conguration User Guides posted on our websit[...]

B-2 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver , and the 1. system will start booting up from CD. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display . 2. From the Windows XP/2000/2003 [...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Notes : 1. C lick t he i con s sho wing a ha nd wr it ing o n the pap er to vie w t he r eadm e  les for eac h ite m. Cli ck a co mpute r ic on o n th e ri ght o f an i tem to inst all a n ite m (fro m top to t he bot tom) on e at a t ime. Af [...]

C-2 X7DCL-3/X7DCL-i User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2   Cong uring Sup ero Doc tor II I The Sup ero D octo r III pro gram is a Web -ba sed m anage ment to ol t hat sup por ts rem ote manag eme nt c apab ilit y . I t in clu des Remot e an d Lo cal Ma nage ment too ls. Th e l[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : S D I II Sof t ware c an b e d ownlo aded f rom o ur Web si te a t: f tp://f tp. supermicro.com /utility/Supero_ Doctor_III/ . Y ou can also download S DIII Use r's Gu ide a t: htt p:// w w w . sup er mic ro.c om[...]

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(Disclaimer Continued) The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signicant injury or[...]