Chapter 2: Installation

VGA Enable/Disable

JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default set- ting is enabled.

SMB Data/SMB CLK to PCI

Jumpers J13, J15 allow you to con- nect or disconnect PCI Slot1/PCI-X Slot5/PCI -X Slot6 to the System Management Bus. The default set- ting is to close pins 1-2 to enable the connection. See the table on the right for jumper settings. (*Note: both jumpers are used in tandem, and have to be set to the same set- ting in order to work properly since one is for the clock and another one for the data.)

VGA

Enable/Disable

Jumper Settings

(JPG1)

Jumper

 

Position

Definition

Pins 1-2

Enabled

Pins 2-3

Disabled

 

 

PCI/PCIX slots to SMB Connection

Jumper Settings

(J13, J15)

Jumper

Position Definition

Closed Enabled

Open Disabled

 

 

SMB

PW3

24-Pin

ATX

 

 

 

 

 

Fan1

KB/

PWR

PWR1

PW1

 

 

 

Mouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm

 

 

 

8-pin

PW2

 

 

 

 

 

 

J2

 

 

DS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reset JPR1

PWR2

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB0/1

 

CPU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWR

PW4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU1 VRM

 

 

PW LED

JPF

 

PWR Force On

J3

 

Fault

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHLED

DS4

 

J4

 

 

DIMM 1B

 

J23

 

CPU 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM1

 

 

DIMM 1A

 

J22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2B

 

J21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2A

 

J20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

DIMM 3B

 

J19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J1

 

 

DIMM 3A

 

J18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

MCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E7320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

PXH

 

 

 

 

(Lindenhurst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-VS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(PCI-E/

 

 

 

 

North

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN

 

 

PCIX

 

 

 

 

Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTLR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL1

 

SUPER

®

X6DVA-4G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J8B1

64- bit PCIX #6 (PCIX-133)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JWD

 

 

 

 

 

CTLR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J9B1

64- bit PCIX

#5 (PCIX-100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIX slots/

 

 

J15

 

 

 

JPA1(

*SCSI Enable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMB Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN2Enable

J13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JF2

 

PWLED/ J41

 

 

IPMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X4 PCI-Epxess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPKR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI-E#4 J14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6300ESB

 

Fan6

Fan5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI (LSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53C20)

 

Speaker

 

 

 

 

ICH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

CTLR

WOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOR

 

 

 

 

JWOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clr CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI LED

DS3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPG1

VGA Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cha. Intru

 

 

 

 

SI/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI

 

JA1

JL1

 

 

JSLED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32- bit PCI #1

 

 

J17

 

 

ChannelTerm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

 

 

SATA0 JS0 SATA1 JS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM2

 

Printer

J10

Floppy

 

J24

 

SCSI

 

 

 

J28

IDE 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan2

 

CPU2 VRM

 

Fan3

 

 

 

DS2

 

 

 

OH LED

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

PWR LED

DS5

C

 

P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JF1

 

System LED

DS9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB2,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POST

LED

1

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

JBT1

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS8

DS7

 

 

 

SATA

 

 

 

 

LED

 

 

 

J44

 

J38

 

 

Fan4

 

PCI slots to SMB

VGA Enable

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American Megatrends X6DVA-EG, X6DVA-4G user manual VGA Enable/Disable, SMB Data/SMB CLK to PCI, PCI slots to SMB VGA Enable

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