Chapter 2: Installation

Onboard LED Indicators (DS1-DS5, DS7-DS8)

In addition to the LAN LEDs and SATA LED, there are other LED in- dicators (DS1-DS5, DS7-DS8) on the X6DVA-4G/EG. DS7 and DS8 are POST Codes LEDs. See the table on the right for speaker pin definitions. (*Note: Please refer to Appendix A for DS7 and DS8 LED POST Codes.)

 

On board LED Definitions

DS#

Definition

DS1

CPU PWR good or CPU +12V PWR

 

Cable must be connected.

DS2

CPU2 VRM Overheat

DS3

SCSI LED

 

DS4

CPU1 VRM Overheat

DS5

PWR LED

DS7-8

POST LED

 

 

 

System LED (DS9)

There is is a system LED (DS9) on the motherboard. DS9 (System LED) indicates the status of the system. Refer to table on the right for information. Please refer to Appendix A for information.

System Alert LED (DS9) Definition

DS9

Definition

Green

System: On & OK

Amber System: Off, PWR Cable Connected

Red PWR or CPU Failure, CPU Overheat

KB/ Mouse J2

USB0/1 J3

J4 COM1

 

 

 

 

DS1

 

 

DS3

SMB

 

 

PW3

24-Pin

ATX

 

 

 

PWR

 

 

PWR1

PW1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS1

8-pin

PW2

 

 

Reset

 

JPR1

CPU

 

 

PWR2

 

 

PWR

PW4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PW LED

JPF

PWR Force On

Fault

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 1B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 1A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DS4

Fan1

CPU1 VRM

OHLED DS4

J23

 

CPU 1

J22

 

 

 

J21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIMM 2A

 

J20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

DIMM 3B

 

J19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J1

 

 

DIMM 3A

 

J18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

MCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E7320

 

 

 

GLAN2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Lindenhurst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PXH

 

 

 

-VS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(PCI-E/

 

 

 

North

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIX

 

 

 

Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTLR

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL1

 

 

SUPER

®

X6DVA-4G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN1Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J8B1

64- bit PCIX #6 (PCIX-133)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTLR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J9B1

64- bit PCIX

#5 (PCIX-100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCIX slots/

 

J15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPL2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPA1(*SCSI Enable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMB Connect

J13

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWLED/

 

 

LAN2Enable

 

 

 

 

 

JF2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X4 PCI-Epxess

 

J14

 

 

 

 

SPKR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI-E#4

 

 

 

 

 

Fan6

Fan5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI (LSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53C20)

Speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTLR

WOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JWD

 

 

 

 

 

WD

 

 

J41

 

 

IPMI

 

 

6300ESB

 

 

ICH

 

 

 

Fan2

CPU2 VRM

Fan3

 

CTRL

OH LED DS2

PWR LED DS5

FP

 

 

 

 

JF1

System LED

DS9

USB2,3

 

 

POST

 

1

LED

IDE

DS2

DS5

DS9

DS7

 

 

WOR

 

 

 

 

JWOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clr CMOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI LED

DS3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPG1

 

VGA Enable

 

 

 

Cha. Intru

 

 

SI/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI

JA1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32- bit PCI #1

J17

 

 

ChannelTerm.

JL1

 

JSLED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable

 

SATA0 JS0

SATA1 JS1

 

 

 

COM2

Printer

J10

 

Floppy

J24

 

 

SCSI

 

 

J28

IDE 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

J5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JBT1

DS8 DS7

SATA

 

LED

J44

J38

Fan4

DS8

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American Megatrends X6DVA-EG, X6DVA-4G Onboard LED Indicators DS1-DS5, DS7-DS8, System LED DS9, On board LED Definitions

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