SUPER MICRO Computer X8DTG-DF user manual Appendix B Installing the Windows OS

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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must ﬁrst conﬁgure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To conﬁgure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conﬁguration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

Note: The following OS installation instructions are written for the Windows XP/2003 OS only. If you have the Windows 2008 or Windows Vista OS, please follow the instructions displayed on your screen to install the OS.

B-1 Installing the Windows OS for a RAID System

1.Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup CD in the CD Drive, and the system will start booting up from CD.

2.Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

3.When the Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

4.Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2003 Driver for ICH10R" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

5.Choose the Intel(R) ICH10R SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

6.Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices are speciﬁed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

7.From the Windows XP/Windows 2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The XP/2003 Setup will automatically load all device ﬁles and then, continue the Windows XP/Windows 2003 installation.

8.After the Windows XP/Windows 2003 OS Installation is completed, the sys- tem will automatically reboot.

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Contents USER’S Manual Manual Revision Release Date July 6 Conventions Used in the Manual About This ManualAbout This Motherboard Manual Organization Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PaciﬁcContacting Supermicro Table of Contents Troubleshooting Main Setup BiosOverview Chapter IntroductionX8DTG-DF Motherboard Image X8DTG-DF Motherboard Layout ICH10R BiosX8DTG-DF Quick Reference ICH10R BiosJPW2/JPW3 Connector DescriptionCPU Motherboard FeaturesOther Block Diagram of the 5500 Series Processor Platform Chipset Overview PC Health Monitoring Special FeaturesPower Supply Acpi FeaturesSlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Main Switch Override MechanismOverview of the Winbond WPCM450 Controller Installation Tools Needed Motherboard InstallationInstallation Instructions Plastic Cap Processor and Heatsink InstallationSocket Clip Load Plate Socket Keys CPU Keys Load Plate Installing a CPU Heatsink Removing the Heatsink Branch Memory InstallationDIMMs Dimm Population Table Dimm Module Population ConﬁgurationPossible System Memory Allocation & Availability 84 GBTo Install Installing and Removing DIMMsBack Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO PortsUniversal Serial Bus USB Back Panel Connector Pin DeﬁnitionsUSB USB 2/3 Back Panel USB 0/1 Pin DeﬁnitionsLAN Ports Pin Deﬁnition Ethernet PortsNC No Connection LAN1 LAN2 Ipmi dedicated LAN Serial Ports Video ConnectorCOM Port VGA Port Serial Port Pin Deﬁnitions COM1Rear UID Switch FP UID Switch & UID LED Rear UID LED Unit Identiﬁer SwitchesUID Switch Pin# Deﬁnition Ground ButtonFront Control Panel JF1 Header PinsHDD/FP UID Switch Power LEDHDD LED/FP UID Switch LED Front Control Panel Pin DeﬁnitionsNIC2 LED Indicator NIC1 LED IndicatorNIC1 LED B. NIC2 LED Pin# Deﬁnition 11 NIC1 Activity 12 NIC1 LinkOverheat OH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID LED Power Fail LEDOH/Fan Fail/PWR Fail UID LEDPower Button Reset ButtonReset Button B. PWR Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1Pin Main Power Connector Pin Deﬁnitions Connecting CablesPin# Deﬁnition Pin # PS On Ground 12VFan Headers Internal Buzzer NMI HeaderNMI Header Internal Speaker NMI Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1Chassis Intrusion Sgpio HeadersSGPIO0 SBPIO1 Chassis Intrusion Pin Deﬁnitions JL1PWR I2C SMB PWR I2C SMB ConnectorIpmb SMB SMB for Ipmi Pin DeﬁnitionsGlan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsGlan Port 1/2 Enable Glan Enable Jumper SettingsClear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable/DisableWatch Dog Jumper Settings Cmos ClearBoth Jumpers Deﬁnition Pins Enabled Disabled VGA EnableVGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 Juidled JUID-OW -Overwriting Jumper SettingsJuidow -Overwriting LED Onboard IndicatorsGlan LEDs BMC Activity LED Indicator LED Settings Onboard Power LEDBMC Activity LED LE1 LE2Serial ATA Ports Serial ATA ConnectionsSATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 Serial ATA Pin DeﬁnitionsPage No Power Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Video Losing the System’s Setup ConﬁgurationMemory Errors Frequently Asked Questions Technical Support ProceduresReturning Merchandise for Service Introduction Starting Bios Setup UtilityHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data System Time/System Date Main SetupStarting the Setup Utility System Memory Supermicro X8DTG-DFProcessor Boot Features Advanced Setup ConﬁgurationsProcessor and Clock Options Power ConﬁgurationC1E Support Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPUActive Processor Cores Intel Eist TechnologyCPU Bridge Conﬁguration Advanced Chipset ControlMemory ECC Error Threshold Memory ModeQPI L0s and L1 Memory FrequencyGuardband Temperature Closed Loop Only Hysteresis Temperature Closed Loop OnlyInlet Temperature Temperature RiseSouth Bridge Conﬁguration North Bridge ConﬁgurationIDE/SATA/Floppy Conﬁguration PIO Mode LBA/Large ModeSATA#2 Conﬁguration TypeDMA Mode PCI/PnP Conﬁguration Super IO Device Conﬁguration Remote Access ConﬁgurationCPU Overheat Alarm Sredir Memory Display DelayHardware Health Conﬁguration Terminal TypeCPU 1 Temperature/CPU 2 Temperature CPU Temperature/System TemperatureACPI Conﬁguration Acpi Version Features Acpi Apic SupportFan1 ~ Fan 8 Reading System Fan MonitorView BMC System Event Log General Whea ConﬁgurationIPMI Conﬁguration Clear BMC System Event Log Clear BMC System Log Set LAN ConﬁgurationChannel Number StatusSubnet Mask Conﬁguration IP Address ConﬁgurationMAC Address Conﬁguration DMI Event Log Security SettingsGateway Address Conﬁguration User Password Supervisor PasswordChange Supervisor Password Change User PasswordBoot Device Priority Boot ConﬁgurationHard Disk Drives Removable DrivesExit Options Boot Sector Recovery from a USB Device Bios RecoveryHow to Recover the Amibios Image -the Main Bios Block Boot Sector Recovery from a Serial Port Serial Flash Boot Sector Recovery from an IDE CD-ROMPage Page X8DTG-DF User’s Manual Beep Code Bios Error Beep CodesError Message Page Installing the Windows OS for a RAID System Appendix B Installing the Windows OSInstalling the Windows OS for a Non-RAID System Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Installing Software ProgramsConﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control