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X7DA3+ User's Manual

Using the SerialSelect Utility to Conﬁgure SAS Settings

The SerialSelect Utility enables you to conﬁ gure SAS disk drive settings.

To access the SAS utilities:

1.Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility as shown in the screen below.

2.Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Controller Conﬁ guration submenu:

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SUPER MICRO Computer MBDX7DA3O Using the SerialSelect Utility to Conﬁgure SAS Settings, To access the SAS utilities

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Super Page Manual Organization About This ManualConventions Used in the Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Bios TroubleshootingAppendices Checklist Overview Europe Contacting Supermicro HeadquartersAsia-Paciﬁc X7DA3+ Image X7DA3+ Motherboard Layout SAS ACT4-7 LEDs Jumper Description Default Setting Quick Reference X7DA3+ Motherboard Features Other DimensionsOnboard I/O CD/Diskette Utilities Block Diagram of the 5000X Greencreek Chipset MCH Chipset Overview Xeon Dual Core Processor FeaturesXeon Dual Core Processors Special Features PC Health Monitoring Main Switch Override Mechanism Acpi FeaturesSlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator CPU Overheat LED and Control Super I/O Power SupplyExternal Wake-On-LAN Page Page Static-Sensitive Devices Motherboard InstallationPrecautions Unpacking Processor and Heatsink Installation Installing the LGA771 ProcessorPage Installing the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation Uninstalling the Heatsink Dimm Installation See Figure Installing DIMMsMemory Support Top View of DDR2 FBD Installing and Removing DIMMsPossible System Memory Allocation & Availability Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports JF1 Header Pins Front Control Panel Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions NMI Button Power LEDPower LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 NMI Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Pin# Deﬁ nition 13 +5V HD Active NIC1/NIC2 LED IndicatorsPin# Deﬁ nition Vcc 10/12 Ground Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power Fail LEDOH/Fan Fail LED PWR Supply Fail Reset Button PWR Button Reset ButtonPower Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 ATX Power Connector Connectors and HeadersProcessor Power Connector Back Panel USB USB0/1/2/3 Universal Serial Bus USBChassis Intrusion Front Panel USB Pin Deﬁnitions USB4 Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Deﬁnitions Fan1-8 Keyboard/Mouse ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsSerial Port PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Port Pin Deﬁnitions Wake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁnitions Wake-On-RingWake-On-LAN Wake-On-LAN Pin Deﬁnitions Glan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports Power LED/SpeakerSpeaker Connector GLAN1/2 PWR LED/Speaker Power Fault Overheat LED Power Fault PWR Supply FailureOverheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1 Pin# Deﬁ nition Data Ground Clock No Connection Power SMB I2 C ConnectorSMB Header Pin Deﬁnitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground +3.3V Sgpio Headers Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorCompact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash PWR B. Sgpio HD Audio CD1 CD ConnectorHigh Deﬁnition Audio HD Audio CD1 Pin Deﬁnition Glan Port1 Enable Glan Port2 Enable Jumper SettingsGlan Enable/Disable Glan Enable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Watch Dog Enable/DisableClear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Cmos Clear 3rd PWR Fail SAS Enable 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3PSAS Controller Enable Disable 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Alarm Reset Alarm ResetCompact Flash Master Slave Select Alarm Reset Compact Flash Master/Slave Select Jumper Setting Deﬁ nition Pins Enabled Disabled Default JI2C 1/2 JI2C 3/4 SAS EnableSMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots Jumper Settings SMB to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Onboard Power LED Onboard IndicatorsGlan LEDs Act. #4-#7 LEDs Onboard SAS Activity LED IndicatorsSAS Act. #0-#3 LEDs SAS Act. #4-#7 LEDs Act. #0-#3 LEDs Parallel Printer Port Parallel Port Simlp Ipmi Slot Floppy ConnectorFloppy IDE Connectors IDE#1 IDE#2 Compact Flash SAS Connectors SAS #0-#3 SAS #4-#7 No Power Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Video Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Technical Support ProceduresMemory Errors Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service How To Change the Conﬁguration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Main Bios Setup Running SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup System Time Main Setup FeaturesBios Date System Date Type Multi-Sector Transfer Ultra DMA Mode LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode Native Mode Operation Sata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is disabled Advanced SetupICH RAID Code Base Available when Sata RAID is enabled System Memory Quiet Boot Boot FeaturesQuickBoot Mode Post Errors Cache Video Bios Area Power Loss ControlMemory Cache Cache System Bios Area Watch Dog Discrete Mtrr Allocation Default Primary Video AdapterCache Extended Memory PCI Conﬁguration PCI Fast Delayed Transaction Emulated IRQ SolutionsPCI Parity Error Forwarding Reset Conﬁguration Data Large Disk Access Mode Enable MasterLatency Timer Serr Signal Condition Branch 0 Rank Sparing/Branch 1 Rank Sparing Memory Branch ModeHigh Temperature Dram Operation Branch 0 Rank Interleaving/Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Snoop Filter Crystal Beach FeaturesClock Spectrum Feature HD High Deﬁnition Audio Controller Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPUCore-Multi-Processing Available when supported by the CPU Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU DCA Delay ClocksAvailable when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPUDirect Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU Serial Port a Device ConﬁgurationKBC Clock Input Base I/O Address DMI Event Logging DMA ChannelFloppy Disk Controller Event Log Validity Baud Rate Console RedirectionCOM Port Address Console Type Voltage Monitoring CPU Temperature ThresholdHardware Monitor Logic Fan Speed Control Modes Existing Event Log Number System Event LoggingClear System Event Logging Event Log Control Timer for Loading OS Minutes System Event Log/System Event Log List ModeOS Boot Watch Dog Time Out Option Realtime Sensor Data User Password Is Security SettingsSupervisor Password Is Set Supervisor Password Password on Boot Boot SettingsBoot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Exit Page Monitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup Keyboard errorKeyboard locked Unlock key switch System battery is dead Replace and run Setup Real time clock error System Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration usedSystem timer error Check date and time settings Allocation Error for device System cache error Cache disabledFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Entering Setup Device IRQ conﬂict PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenInvalid System Conﬁguration Data Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed System Bios shadowed Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousPress F2 to enter Setup Video Bios shadowedPage Appendix B Post Error Beep Codes Page Using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility Adaptec Embedded SAS with HostRAID Controller Using the Array Conﬁguration Utility Managing Arrays Deleting Arrays Viewing Array PropertiesRAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayed Creating Arrays To create an array No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives Assigning Array PropertiesTo assign properties to the new array InitPage Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array To Add a HotSpare Drive Adding/Deleting HotsparesTo Delete a HotSpare Drive Initializing Disk Drives Page Page Rebuilding Arrays To Rebuild an array Using the SerialSelect Utility to Conﬁgure SAS Settings To access the SAS utilities To Set Controller Conﬁguration To Set Physical Conﬁguration To access the disk utilities Using the Disk UtilitiesFollowing options are available To Exit Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Operating System Page Serial ATA Sata Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATAImportant Notes to the User Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Controller Hub Intel HostRAID Conﬁgurations Intel Matrix Storage Using the Intel ESB2 Sata RAID Utility Program Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes Creating a RAID 0 Volume Creating a RAID 1 Volume Creating a RAID 10 RAID 1+ RAID Creating a RAID 5 Set Parity Deleting RAID Volume Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Conﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control

SUPER MICRO Computer MBDX7DA3O user manual Using the SerialSelect Utility to Conﬁgure SAS Settings

Models: MBDX7DA3O X7DA3

Using the SerialSelect Utility to Conﬁgure SAS Settings

To access the SAS utilities: