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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Contents Super Page Manual Organization About This ManualTable of Contents Troubleshooting Appendices BiosOverview ChecklistHeadquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PacificX6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 Image X6DH8-G2 X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 Motherboard LayoutJumper Description Default Setting Connector DescriptionQuick Reference X6DH8-G2/X6DHE-G2 M o r y Motherboard FeaturesChipset Expansion SlotsDimensions Acpi FeaturesOnboard I/O OtherBlock Diagram of the E7520 Lindenhurst Chipset Chipset Overview Recovery from AC Power Loss Special FeaturesEnvironmental Temperature Control PC Health MonitoringCPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode Acpi FeaturesCPU Overheat LED and Control System Resource AlertMain Switch Override Mechanism Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State IndicatorMicrosoft OnNow External Modem Ring-OnSuper I/O Power SupplyPage Precautions Static-Sensitive DevicesUnpacking CPU Installation Nocona Processor and Heatsink InstallationCEK Heatsink Installation To Un-install the Heatsink Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor InstalledInstalling DIMMs Dimm Installation See FigureMemory Support I/O Port Locations and Definitions I/OPorts/Control Panel ConnectorsFront Control Panel JF1 Header PinsConnecting Cables ATX Power ConnectorProcessor Power Connector NMI Button Power LEDHDD LED NIC1/NIC2 LED IndicatorsOverheat LED OH Power Fail LEDPower Button Reset ButtonUniversal Serial Bus USB0/1 Chassis IntrusionSerial Ports Front Panel Universal Serial Bus HeadersATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Glan Giga-bit Ethernet PortsFan Headers Power LED/SpeakerWake-On-LAN Wake-On-RingSMB Power I2 C ConnectorJumper Settings Glan Enable/DisableExplanation Jumpers Watch Dog Cmos ClearAlarm Reset VGA Enable/DisablePower Fault Power FaultScsi CH A/B Termination Enable/Disable *ForX6DH8 only Scsi Enable/Disable *ForX6DH8 onlyOnboard Indicators Glan LEDsOverheat LED JOH1 Parallel Printer Port Parallel Port, Floppy/Hard Disk Drive and Scsi ConnectionsIDE Connectors Floppy ConnectorPin Ultra320 Scsi Connectors JA1 and JA2 Ultra320 Scsi Connectors X6DH8-G2 OnlyBefore Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power Or installing any hardware componentsTechnical Support Procedures Memory ErrorsLosing the System’s Setup Configuration Question How do I update my BIOS? Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestion Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? Returning Merchandise for ServiceHow To Change the Configuration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility IntroductionRunning Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Main Setup Features Main Bios Setup MenuSerial ATA RAID Enable Native Mode OperationSerial ATA Type LBA Mode ControlMulti-Sector Transfer Bit I/OTransfer Mode Advanced SetupUltra DMA Mode System MemoryQuick Boot Mode Boot FeaturesQuiet Boot Acpi ModeCache Video Bios Area Memory Cache Cache System Bios AreaCache Base 0-512K Cache Base 512K-640KOnboard Glan Gigabit- LAN Oprom Configure PCI ConfigurationOnboard Scsi Oprom Configure Default Primary Video AdapterReset Configuration Data PCI Parity Error ForwardingEnable Master Latency TimerForce Compliance Mode Large Disk Access ModeClock Spectrum Feature Dram Data Integrity ModeEnabling Multi-Media Timer Serr Signal ConditionUSB Function Legacy USB SupportProcessor Power Management No Execute Mode Memory Protection *Available when supportedThermal Management 2 *Available when supported by the CPU Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch *Available when supported bySerial Port a Device ConfigurationBase I/O Address InterruptFloppy Disk Controller DMA ChannelDMI Event Logging Event Log ValidityCOM Port Address Console RedirectionBaud Rate Console TypeFan Speed Control Modes Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature ThresholdUser Password Is Supervisor Password IsSet Supervisor Password Set User PasswordPassword on Boot Fixed Disk Boot Sector+Removable Devices BootCdrom Drive +Hard DriveExit Load Setup DefaultsExit Saving Changes Exit Discarding ChangesSave Changes Recoverable Post Errors Terminal Post ErrorsPost Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Following are for boot block in Flash ROM Page Introduction to the Intel ICH5R I/O Controller Hub ATA Operate Mode Combined ModeEnhanced Mode Appendix B Software Installation Instructions Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARCManaging Arrays Viewing Array Properties From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility ACUDeleting Arrays RAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayedTo create an array Creating ArraysAssigning Array Properties Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate When you are finished, press Done as the screen shown below Deleting a Bootable Array Adding a Bootable ArrayAdding/Deleting Hotspares To initialize drives Initializing Disk DrivesPage Page To Rebuild an array Rebuilding ArraysTo access the disk utilities Using the Disk UtilitiesPage You can choose from the following options To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityInstalling Intels ICH5R Driver by Adaptec and the OS Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control
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