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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Contents

Super Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationConventions Used in the Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Troubleshooting BiosAppendices Overview Checklist Contacting Supermicro Headquarters EuropeAsia-Paciﬁc X7DA3+ Image SAS ACT4-7 LEDs X7DA3+ Motherboard Layout Quick Reference X7DA3+ Jumper Description Default Setting Motherboard Features Onboard I/O DimensionsOther CD/Diskette Utilities MCH Block Diagram of the 5000X Greencreek Chipset Xeon Dual Core Processor Features Chipset OverviewXeon Dual Core Processors PC Health Monitoring Special Features Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Acpi FeaturesMain Switch Override Mechanism CPU Overheat LED and Control Power Supply Super I/OExternal Wake-On-LAN Page Page Precautions Motherboard InstallationStatic-Sensitive Devices Unpacking Installing the LGA771 Processor Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage CEK Heatsink Installation Installing the Heatsink Uninstalling the Heatsink Installing DIMMs Dimm Installation See FigureMemory Support Installing and Removing DIMMs Top View of DDR2 FBDPossible System Memory Allocation & Availability Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports Front Control Panel JF1 Header Pins Power LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Power LEDFront Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Pin# Deﬁ nition 13 +5V HD ActivePin# Deﬁ nition Vcc 10/12 Ground Power Fail LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED OHOH/Fan Fail LED PWR Supply Fail Power Button Reset ButtonReset Button PWR Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Connectors and Headers ATX Power ConnectorProcessor Power Connector Chassis Intrusion Universal Serial Bus USBBack Panel USB USB0/1/2/3 Front Panel USB Pin Deﬁnitions USB4 Fan Header Pin Deﬁnitions Fan1-8 Fan Headers Serial Port ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse PortsKeyboard/Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Port Pin Deﬁnitions Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-RingWake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁnitions Wake-On-LAN Pin Deﬁnitions Speaker Connector Power LED/SpeakerGlan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports GLAN1/2 PWR LED/Speaker Power Fault PWR Supply Failure Power Fault Overheat LEDOverheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1 SMB Header Pin Deﬁnitions Power SMB I2 C ConnectorPin# Deﬁ nition Data Ground Clock No Connection Pin# Deﬁ nition Clock Data PWR Fail Ground +3.3V Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorSgpio Headers Compact Flash PWR B. Sgpio High Deﬁnition Audio HD Audio CD ConnectorHD Audio CD1 CD1 Pin Deﬁnition Glan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsGlan Port1 Enable Glan Port2 Enable Glan Enable Clear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Enable/DisableWatch Dog Jumper Settings JWD Cmos Clear SAS Controller Enable Disable 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P3rd PWR Fail SAS Enable 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings Compact Flash Master Slave Select Alarm Reset Alarm ResetAlarm Reset Compact Flash Master/Slave Select SMBus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp Slots Jumper Settings JI2C 1/2 JI2C 3/4 SAS EnableJumper Setting Deﬁ nition Pins Enabled Disabled Default SMB to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots Onboard Indicators Onboard Power LEDGlan LEDs SAS Act. #0-#3 LEDs SAS Act. #4-#7 LEDs Onboard SAS Activity LED IndicatorsAct. #4-#7 LEDs Act. #0-#3 LEDs Parallel Port Parallel Printer Port Floppy Connector Simlp Ipmi SlotFloppy IDE#1 IDE#2 Compact Flash IDE Connectors SAS #0-#3 SAS #4-#7 SAS Connectors Before Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power No Video Technical Support Procedures Losing the System’s Setup ConﬁgurationMemory Errors Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service System Bios How To Change the Conﬁguration DataStarting the Setup Utility Running Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Bios Date Main Setup FeaturesSystem Time System Date Multi-Sector Transfer Type Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlUltra DMA Mode Native Mode Operation ICH RAID Code Base Available when Sata RAID is enabled Advanced SetupSata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is disabled System Memory QuickBoot Mode Boot FeaturesQuiet Boot Post Errors Memory Cache Cache System Bios Area Power Loss ControlCache Video Bios Area Watch Dog Cache Extended Memory Default Primary Video AdapterDiscrete Mtrr Allocation PCI Conﬁguration PCI Parity Error Forwarding Emulated IRQ SolutionsPCI Fast Delayed Transaction Reset Conﬁguration Data Latency Timer Enable MasterLarge Disk Access Mode Serr Signal Condition High Temperature Dram Operation Memory Branch ModeBranch 0 Rank Sparing/Branch 1 Rank Sparing Branch 0 Rank Interleaving/Branch 1 Rank Interleaving Clock Spectrum Feature Crystal Beach FeaturesSnoop Filter HD High Deﬁnition Audio Controller Core-Multi-Processing Available when supported by the CPU Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPUMachine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Direct Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPUDCA Delay ClocksAvailable when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU KBC Clock Input Device ConﬁgurationSerial Port a Base I/O Address Floppy Disk Controller DMA ChannelDMI Event Logging Event Log Validity COM Port Address Console RedirectionBaud Rate Console Type Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature ThresholdVoltage Monitoring Fan Speed Control Modes Clear System Event Logging System Event LoggingExisting Event Log Number Event Log Control OS Boot Watch Dog System Event Log/System Event Log List ModeTimer for Loading OS Minutes Time Out Option Realtime Sensor Data Supervisor Password Is Security SettingsUser Password Is Set Supervisor Password Boot Settings Password on BootBoot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Exit Page Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Keyboard errorMonitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup System battery is dead Replace and run Setup System timer error System Cmos checksum bad Default conﬁguration usedReal time clock error Check date and time settings Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed System cache error Cache disabledAllocation Error for device Entering Setup Invalid System Conﬁguration Data PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenDevice IRQ conﬂict Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Press F2 to enter Setup Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousSystem Bios shadowed Video 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 Viewing Array Properties Deleting ArraysRAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayed To create an array Creating Arrays To assign properties to the new array Assigning Array PropertiesNo Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives InitPage Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array Adding/Deleting Hotspares To Add a HotSpare DriveTo 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 Using the Disk Utilities To access the disk utilitiesFollowing options are available To Exit Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Operating System Page Important Notes to the User Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATASerial ATA Sata Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Controller Hub 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