Supermicro X7DWA-N manual

X7DW A-N USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1c S UPER[...]

Manual Revision 1.1c Release Date: July 29, 2009 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer , Inc., you may not copy any part of this document. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective[...]

P r e f a c e About T his Man ual T h i s m a n u a l i s w r i t t e n f o r s y s t e m i n t e g r a t o r s , P C t e c h n i c i a n s , a n d kn owl edg eab le P C use rs. I t pr ovid es in for mat io n for t he i nst all ati on an d use of the X 7DWA- N m oth er boa rd. Th e X7D W A- N s upp or ts du al Inte l® Q uad - Co re an d Dua l - C [...]

iv Pre f ac e A bou t Thi s Ma nual ...................................................................................................... iii Ma nual O r gani za tio n .................................................................................................. iii Co nventi on s Use d in th e Ma nual .........................................[...]

T able of Contents v 2- 6 Co nne ct ing C ab les ........................................................................................ 2- 14 A T X Power C onn ec tor .......................................................................... 2- 14 Pro c es sor Po wer C onn ec tor ................................................................ 2-[...]

vi Cha pt e r 3: T r ou bl es ho ot in g 3 - 1 T ro ubl es hoot in g Pro ce dur es .......................................................................... 3 -1 Bef ore Po wer O n ...................................................................................... 3 - 1 No Po wer .................................................................[...]

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 X7DW A-N User's Manual Cont act ing Sup er micro Headq uar ters Add res s: Sup er M ic ro C om pute r , Inc . 98 0 R o c k A v e . S a n J os e , C A 95 1 3 1 U . S .A . T el : + 1 ( 4 08 ) 5 0 3-80 00 F ax : + 1 ( 4 08 ) 5 0 3-80 0 8 E m a i l : m a r k e ti n g @ s u p e rm i c r o . c o m ( Ge n e r a l I n f o rm a t i o n ) suppor t@s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DW A-N Image Note: Th e draw ing s and pi ct ure s show n in t his ma nual we re bas ed o n the l a t e s t P C B R e v i s i o n a v a i l a b l e a t t h e t i m e o f p u b l i s h i n g o f t h e m a n u a l . T h e mot he rb oar d you’ve r ec ei ved may o r may not l oo k exac tly t he s ame a s the gr aphi c s [...]

1-4 X7DW A-N User's Manual X7DW A-N 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. JIDE2 is for Compact Flash Card use only . Be sure to connect JWF1 to a power s[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting J3 P 3 rd P WR Fai lure D etec t O f f (D isa ble d) J BT 1 CM OS C lear Se e Chapte r 2 JCF 1 Compact Card Master /Slave Selec t Of f ( S lav e ) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SM B to P CI -X Slot s Pin s 1-2 (Enabl ed) JI 2 C3/ JI 2 C 4 SM B to PCI - E Sl ots Pins 1-2 (Ena ble d) JPL 1 GL AN 1 /GLA[...]

1-6 X7DW A-N User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU • Dual Intel ® 64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1.6 GHz/1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz Memory • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB ECC DDR2 FBD 800/667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM S[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 • System resource alert ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism Onboard I/O • Adaptec Host RAID support (RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 10) • One IPMI slot • Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet controllers support two GLAN ports w/IOA T • 2 EIDE Ultra DMA/100 bus maste[...]

1-8 X7DW A-N User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5400 Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard. MCH PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 PCI-EX_x16_Slot FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM #1B #1A FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD DIMM PCI 33MHz PCI-X 133MHz SA[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Bui lt up on t he fu nc tio nal it y an d the c a pabi lit y of t he 5 4 0 0 c hips et, t he X 7DWA- N mot he rb oar d pr ovid es t he pe r f or man ce a nd fe atur e set re quir ed fo r qua d - c ore - processor - or dual- core -proc essor -based high- end works tations with c on fi guration opt io[...]

1-10 X7DW A-N User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BI OS pr ovi des a set ti ng fo r you to d eter min e how t he sys tem w ill r esp on d whe n AC powe r is lo st an d th en re sto red t o the sy stem . Y o u c an c hoo se f or t he syste m to re main p ower ed of f (in w hic h c ase yo u must h it th e powe r swit c[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 low o n vi r tu al me mor y an d the re is i nsu f fi c i ent ha rd dr ive s pac e fo r sav ing t he dat a, you c an b e ale r te d of the p otent ial p rob lem . Y o u ca n als o co n fi gure Supero Do ct or to pr ovi de you w ith wa r ning s whe n th e system te mpe ratu re go es b eyond a pre - de fi ned range. 1[...]

1-12 X7DW A-N User's Manual Wake - O n - L AN ( WOL) Wake - O n - L A N is de fi ne d as th e abil it y of a man age ment a ppli c atio n to re motel y p o we r u p a com p ut e r t ha t i s p o we r e d o f f . R em o te P C s et u p , u p-d at e s an d as se t tr ack ing c a n oc cur a f ter h our s and o n weeken ds so t hat dai ly L A N t[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 an ad vanc ed s pe ed wi th ba ud ra tes of 25 0 K , 5 0 0 K , or 1 M b/s, wh ic h supp or t higher speed modems. Th e Sup er I/ O supp or ts o ne PC - c omp ati ble p ri nter p or t ( SPP), Bi - d ire ct io nal Pr inter Po r t (B PP), Enhanc e d Para lle l Por t ( EPP) or Ex te nde d Cap abil iti es Po r t (ECP ). Th e[...]

1-14 X7DW A-N User's Manual Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2- 1 Static - Sensit ive Devices Ele ct ros tat ic D isc ha rge ( ESD) can d amag e el ec tro nic c o m ponents. T o prev ent d a m a g e t o y o u r s y s t e m b o a r d , i t i s i m p o r t a n t t o h a n d l e i t v e ry c a r e f u l l y . T h e f o l - low ing p ro c edur es a re ge ner all[...]

2-2 X7DW A-N User's Manual ! 2-3 Proce ssor and He atsink In stallat ion Wh en h and li ng t he p ro ce s so r pa ckag e , avoi d pl aci ng di r ec t pr e ss ur e on t he la be l ar e a of th e fa n. Notes: A lways c onn ec t th e powe r co rd la st an d always r emove it b efo re ad ding, 1. rem ovin g or c han gin g any har dwar e co mp one [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Installing the LGA771 Processor Pre ss t he l oad l ever to r el eas e 1. th e loa d plate, w hi ch c over s t he CPU s oc ket, fr om i ts lo ck in g position. Ge ntl y lif t t he l oad l ever to o pen 2. the load plate. Use yo ur t humb a nd you r ind ex 3. f ing er to h old t he C PU at th e No r t h Ce nter Ed ge an d[...]

2-4 X7DW A-N User's Manual Socket Key (Socket Notch) Load Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU prop- erly installed. Loa di ng t he CPU in to t he S oc ket A lign C PU Pin1 ( t he CP U co r ner 1. mar ked w it h a tr ia ng le ) ag ain st the sock et corner tha t is mark ed with a tr iangle cutout. A li[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 War n ing: We do not r ec om men d that t he C PU or th e heat sin k be re - move d. Howeve r , if you d o nee d to uni nst all t he h eats ink , ple ase f oll ow th e inst ru ct io ns be low to u ninst al l the h eat sink to p revent da mag e don e to th e CPU o r th e CPU s oc ket. In st all at io n an d Rem oval of t [...]

2-6 X7DW A-N 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 Ins t alla tion ( See F igure 2-2 ) 1 . I [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 SUPER X7DWA-N ® 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 the slot. T[...]

2-8 X7DW A-N User's Manual 2- 5 Control Panel Connec tor s/I O P or t s Th e I/O p or ts a re c ol or c od ed in c o nfo rm anc e wi th t he PC 9 9 s pe ci fi cati on. Se e Fig ure 2- 3 be low f or t he c ol or s an d loc at io ns of t he var i ous I /O po r t s. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and De fi nitions [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 SUPER X7DWA-N ® F r on t Con tr ol Pa nel JF 1 c o nta ins he ade r pin s for va ri ous b ut ton s and i ndi cat or s that a re no r mal ly lo ca ted on a c o ntro l pan el at t he fr ont of t he c has sis . The se c on nec tor s ar e de - signed speci fi ca lly f or us e wit h Su per m ic ro se r ve r ch ass is. S ee [...]

2-10 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po wer Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butt on 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED NI C1 /N IC 2 LED I ndi ca tor s The N IC (N et wor k Inte r fa ce C ont rol - le r) LED c onn ec ti on f or G L A N p or t1 i s l o c a t e d o[...]

2-12 X7DW A-N User's Manual Po wer Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butt on 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Ov erheat /F an F ail LED (OH ) Co nne ct a n LED to t he O H /Fan Fail c onn ec ti on o n pin s 7 and 8 o f JF 1 to provide advanced warning[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po wer Bu tton OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butt on 2 HDD LED Po we r LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Pow e r B ut t on Th e Power Bu t ton c on nec ti on i s loc ate d on pi ns 1 an d 2 of JF 1. Mom ent ar ily contacting both pins will po wer on/[...]

2-14 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-16 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-18 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-20 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-22 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-24 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 13 9 4 -1 / 13 9 4 - 2 C o n n e c t i o n s 1 3 9 4 - 1 a nd 1 3 9 4 -2 p rov ide t he I EEE 1 3 9 4 Fire - Wi re c onn ec ti ons o n the motherboard. See the tables on the r ight f or pi n de fi niti ons. 1394-1 Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi n. Pin# De fi n 1 PTP A0+ 2 PTP A0- 3 GND 4 GND 5 PTPB0+ 6 PTPB0- 7 PWR 13[...]

2-26 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-28 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-30 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-32 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-34 X7DW A-N User's Manual LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SAT[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-35 LAN1/2 SUPER X7DWA-N Fan1 8-pin PWR FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 PCI-X 133/100 MHz PCI-X 133/100 MHz Battery GLAN CTLR JPL1 PCI-Exp x16 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-Pin PWR J3P 24-Pin CPU1 CPU2 South Bridge Fan7 PSF Fan2 JIDE1 JIDE2 Compact Flash LE1 Fan8 JCF1 JWF1 SATA2 S[...]

2-36 X7DW A-N User's Manual Notes[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use t he f oll owi ng pr oc e dure s to t rou ble sho ot you r syste m. If you h ave fol lowe d all o f the p ro ce dur es b elo w and st ill n ee d ass ist an ce, r efer to t he ‘ T ech nic a l Sup - po r t Pr oc edu res’ an d/o r ‘Ret ur ning M er ch [...]

3-2 X7DW A-N User's Manual Losing the System ’ s Setup Co n fi guration 1 . M ake th at you are u sin g a hig h qual it y po wer sup ply. A poor q ual it y powe r sup ply m ay cau se th e syste m to los e th e CM OS s etup in for mat io n. Refer to Se ct io n 1- 6 fo r det ail s on re c omm end ed p ower su ppl ies . 2. T he bat t er y o n [...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 2 . B I O S u p g r a d e s c a n b e d o w n l o a d e d f r o m o u r w e b s i t e a t (h tt p : / /www . s u pe r m ic r o . com/ su pport /bi os/ ) No te: No t al l BI OS c an b e fl as he d; it de p en ds on t he m od i fi catio ns to the boot block code. 3. I f you sti ll c ann ot res ol ve the p rob lem , i[...]

3-4 X7DW A-N User's Manual any prompts. Please note that this process may take a few minutes to complete. Do not be concerned if the screen is paused for a few minutes. W arning : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure! Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answ[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4- 1 I n tr o d u ct i on Thi s ch apter d esc r ibe s th e Phoe nix B IO S ™ Setu p uti lit y fo r the X 7DWA - N. T he Pho enix RO M BI OS is s tore d in a fl ash c hi p and c an b e eas ily u pg rad ed us ing a fl opp y disk-based program. Note: D ue to p er io di c ch ang es to t he B IOS , so me se t tin [...]

4-2 X7DW A-N User's Manual 4 -2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text u nless other wise Noted . Th e BIO S set up op tio ns d esc r ibe d in t his s ec ti on a re se lec te d by ch oos ing the app ro pr iate tex t fr om th e mai n BIO S Setu p sc ree n. Al l dis played tex t is d esc r ibe d in t his se c tio n alt ho ugh t he sc re[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup F eatures System Time T o set the sy stem da te and t ime, key in th e co r rec t inf or mat ion i n th e app rop ri ate fi eld s. Th en pr es s the < Enter > key to save t he da ta. System Date Usi ng th e ar row keys, h igh lig ht th e mont h, day an d year fi eld s, and e nter th e c or[...]

4-4 X7DW A-N User's Manual Ty p e T h i s o p t i o n a l l o w s t h e u s e r t o s e l e c t t h e t y p e o f t h e H D D d r i v e . S e l e c t Au to fo r the B IO S to auto mat ic al ly c on fi gur e the p ara meter s of th e HD D ins tal led at th e co nne ct ion . Enter a num ber b et wee n 1 to 39 to s ele ct a p red eter min ed HD [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 SA T A Con troller Mode Opti on Select Com pat ible fo r the B IO S to auto mati c ally d etec t th e SA T A and P A T A dr ives a nd p lac e th em in t he Le gac y Mo de. S ele ct Enhanc ed ( non- AHCI) for th e BIO S to auto mat ic all y detec t t he SA T A and P A T A drive s and p lac e th em in t he Na tive I D E Mo de. ( N[...]

4-6 X7DW A-N User's Manual 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 chan[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 pre ss es t he po wer bu t ton fo r 4 se co nds o r lo nge r . Th e opt ion s are inst ant- off and 4 - se c over r ide. Resu me On M od em R ing S e l e c t O n t o “w a k e y o u r s y s t e m u p ” w h e n a n i n c o m i ng ca l l i s r e c e i v e d b y y o u r mo dem . The o pti on s are O n and Of f . EFI OS Boot If e[...]

4-8 X7DW A-N User's Manual Cach e Ba se 0- 5 12K If en abl ed, t his fe ature w ill a llo w the d ata st ore d in th e bas e mem or y area: b loc k 0 - 5 1 2 K to be c ac he d (wri t ten ) i nto a buf fer , a st ora ge ar ea in t he St ati c DRO M (SDRO M) or t o be wr it te n into L 1, L2 c ac he i nsi de th e CPU to s pee d up C PU op erat i[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9  PCI Con fi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings for PCI devices. Onboard GLAN1/Onboard GLAN2 (Gigabit- LAN) OPROM Con fi gure Select Enabled to allow the system to boot from the GLAN1 connection or the GLAN 2 connection. The options are Disabled and Enabled. IPMI 3rd-LAN OPROM Con fi gure [...]

4-10 X7DW A-N User's Manual Option ROM Scan Wh en en abl ed, th is set t ing w ill in iti alize t he dev ic e expan sio n ROM . Th e opt ion s are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master Th is set t ing a llo ws you to e nab le t he se lec te d devi ce a s the P CI bu s mas ter . Th e opt ion s are Enab led and D isabled. Latenc y Time r Th is set[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 4G B PCI Ho le G ra nula ri t y Thi s feat ure al lows yo u to se lec t th e gra nula ri t y of PCI h ole f or P CI slot s. If M TR Rs are n ot en oug h, th is opt io n may be u sed t o red uc e MT RR o cc up ati on. T he opt io ns are: 256 MB , 5 1 2 M B, 1GB an d 2GB . Memory V oltage Th is feat ure a llow s th e use r to se[...]

4-12 X7DW A-N User's Manual High T emp erature DR AM Operation When set to En abl ed, t he BI OS w ill r efer t o the S PD t abl e to set t he ma x imu m DR A M temp erat ure. If d isa ble d, the B IOS w ill s et the m ax imum D R AM te mpe ratur e bas ed o n a pre de fi ned val ue. Th e opt io ns ar e Enab led a nd Disabled . AM B Th er m al[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 PCI-Exp. Speed When this item is set to Auto, BIOS will con fi gure PCI-Exp slots to run at the highest speed possible. When this item is set to "Force Gen1", BIOS will con fi gure PCI-Exp slots to run at the speed of Gen1. When this item is set to "By H/W Default", BIOS will con fi gure PCI-Exp slots to [...]

4-14 X7DW A-N User's Manual Ma ch ine Ch ec ki ng (Avail ab le i f sup po r t e d by th e CPU) Set to En abl ed to e nabl e Ma chi ne Ch ec kin g sup po r t an d all ow th e CPU to d etec t and r epo r t h ard ware (mac hine ) e r ror s vi a a set of m ode l - spe ci fi c r eg iste rs ( MS Rs ). Th e opt ion s are Disabled and E nabled. F a s[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Direct Cache Access (A va ila bl e w hen s up po r t ed by t he C PU) Set to En abl e to ro ute in bou nd net wor k IO t ra f fi c d ire ct ly int o pro c es sor c a che s to re duc e me mo r y late ncy a nd im pr ove net wo rk p er fo rm anc e. Th e opt io ns ar e Disabled and En abled. DCA De lay Cl oc ks (Avail ab le i f su[...]

4-16 X7DW A-N User's Manual are Enabled (u s e r d e fi ned), Dis abl ed, a nd Aut o (BI OS - o r OS - co ntr oll ed). Base I/ O Address Th is set t ing a llo ws you to s el ec t the b ase I /O ad dre ss fo r Se ri al Por t A . T he options are 3F8 , 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8. Interrupt Thi s set t ing al low s you to se le ct t he IR Q (inter r upt [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 Vi ew DM I Event Lo g Hi ghli ght t his ite m and p res s <Ente r > to vi ew the c onte nts of t he event l og. Even t L og g in g Th is set t ing a llo ws you to Ena ble or Dis abl e event lo ggi ng. ECC Event Lo gg in g Th is set t ing a llo ws you to Ena ble or Di sab le ECC event lo gg ing. M a r k D M I E v e n t s a[...]

4-18 X7DW A-N User's Manual  Hardware Monitor This feature allows the user to monitor system health and review the status of each item as displayed. 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. W arn[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 the CPU is still within its normal operating state and below the CPU ‘T emperature T olerance’. The motherboard fans and CPU will run normally as con fi gured in the BIOS. The fans may adjust to a faster speed depending on the Fan Speed Control settings. High – The processor is running hot. This is a ‘caution’ level [...]

4-20 X7DW A-N User's Manual  I P M I ( T h e o p t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e o n l y w h e n a n I P M I ca r d i s i n s t a l l e d in the sy st em. ) IP MI S peci fi cation V ersio n: T h i s i t e m d i s p l a y s t h e c u rr e n t I P M I V e r s io n . Fir mw ar e Ver s io n: This item displa ys the current Firmware Version. Syst[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 OS Boot Watch Dog Set to En abl ed to en abl e OS B oot Watch D o g. The o pti ons a re Enab le d and Disabled . Tim er f or Lo ad ing O S (Min ut es) Thi s feat ure al low s the u ser to s et th e tim e value ( in min utes ) f or t he pr evio us item: O S Boot Watc h Do g by keying - in a de sir ed nu mbe r in th e bla nk. T h[...]

4-22 X7DW A-N User's Manual  Real ti me Sen sor Dat a Thi s featur e disp lay info rm atio n fr om mot her bo ard s enso rs, s uch as te mpe ratur es, fan s pe eds a nd vol ta ge s of var io us c om po nent s.  IPMI LAN Con fi guration The following features allow the user to con fi gure and monitor IPMI LAN settings.[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 VLAN T agging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN(s) for IPMI connections and allow the user to con fi gure VLAN settings. The options are Enabled and Disabled . VLAN ID If VLAN T agging above is set to Enabled, this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID. If VLAN Tagging is disabled, this item will be ignored by the fi [...]

4-24 X7DW A-N User's Manual 4-5 S e c u ri ty Cho os e Sec ur it y f ro m the Ph oen ix BI OS S etup U tili t y mai n menu w it h the a rr ow keys. Y ou sho uld s ee t he fo llo win g dis play . S ec ur it y set t in g opt ion s are d isp layed by hig hlig hti ng th e set t ing us ing t he ar r ow keys and pr es sin g <Enter > . A ll Se [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-6 Boot Cho os e Bo ot fro m th e Phoe nix B IO S Setup U til it y mai n men u wit h the a rr ow keys. Y ou sho uld s ee t he fo llow in g disp lay . S ee det ai ls on h ow to c han ge th e or der a nd spe c s of bo ot devi ce s in t he Ite m Spe ci fi c H elp w ind ow . A ll B oot B IO S set ti ngs are d esc r ibe d in th is[...]

4-26 X7DW A-N User's Manual 4- 7 E x it Cho os e Ex it f rom t he Ph oen ix BI OS S etup U til it y mai n menu w it h the a rr ow keys. Y ou sho uld s ee t he fo llow in g disp lay . A ll E x it BI OS se tt in gs ar e des cr ib ed in t hi s section. Exit Sa vin g C hanges Hi ghl ight t his i tem a nd hit < Enter > to save any c han ges y[...]

Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A POS T Er ror 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 re c overa[...]

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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 fi rst con fi gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. T o con fi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Con fi guration User Guides posted on our[...]

B-2 X7DW A-N User's Manual B-2 Installing the W indows XP/2000/2003 OS to a Non- RAID System Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive, 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 Setup screen, press t[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Clic k the i c ons s how ing a h and w ri tin g on t he pa per to v iew t he re adm e fi les fo r eac h ite m. Cli ck a c o mput er ic o n to th e ri ght o f an ite m to ins ta ll an i tem (fr om top t o the b ot tom) one at a ti me. Af t[...]

C-2 X7DW A-N User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Con fi guring Supero Doctor I II Th e Sup ero D oc tor I II pr og ram i s a Web - bas ed ma nage me nt too l that s upp or t s remote management capabilit y . It inc ludes R emote and L ocal Management tools. Th e loc a l man age ment i s c all ed[...]

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : The SD I II Sof t ware pr og ram c an b e down loa ded f rom o ur web si te at: f t p : // f t p.sup er mi cr o.co m /uti lit y/S upe ro _ D o cto r_ III / . Y o u c an al so do wnl oa d the S DI II Use r 's G ui[...]

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