SUPER MICRO Computer MBDX7DA3O manual

Appendix D: Conﬁ guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS

Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes:

a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.

b. When you see the above screen, press the <Ctrl> and the <I> keys simultane- ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear:

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Contents

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

Models: MBDX7DA3O X7DA3

Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program

1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: