X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference | SUPER MICRO Computer SERIES3800

		Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup


	X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference
Jumper	Description		Default Setting
JBT1	CMOS Clear		(See Section 5-10)
JI2C1/JI2C2	I2C to PCI-X Slots		Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JI2C3/JI2C4	I2C to PCI-E Slots		Pins 2-3 (Disabled)
JPL1/JPL2	LAN1/2 Enable/Disable		Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
JWD1	Watch Dog		Pins 1-2 (Reset)
Connector		Description
Audio		High Deﬁnition Audio (HDA) Jacks
CD1/JC2		Audio Headers (see Section 5-9)
COM1/COM2		COM1 Serial Ports
FAN 1-8		Chassis/CPU Fan Headers
Floppy		Floppy Disk Drive Connector
IDE		IDE Drive Connector
I-SATA0 ~ I-SATA5		SATA Ports
J5		Power System Management (I2C) Header
J6		Power Supply SMBus I2C Header
JD1		Onboard Speaker/Power LED
JF1		Control Panel Connector
JL1		Chassis Intrusion Header
JOH1		Overheat Warning Header
JP3		SAS Power System Management I2C Header
JPW1		4-Pin Power Connector
JPW2		8-Pin Power Connector
JPW3		24-pin Main ATX Power Connector
JWOL1		Wake-On-LAN Header
JWOR1		Wake-On-Ring Header
LAN1/2		Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports
SAS0~3, SAS4~7*		Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports
SIMLP		IPMI (Remote Management) Slot
T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2		Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers
USB0/1/2/3, USB8, USB9		Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports
USB4/5, USB6/7		Universal Serial Bus (USB) Headers

*X7DCA-3 only.

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SUPER MICRO Computer SERIES3800 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference, Jumper Description Default Setting, Connector Description

Contents

SERIES3800/S120T Manual Revision Release Date February 15 About This Manual Server InstallationManual Organization Introduction Advanced Serverboard Setup System SafetyAdvanced Chassis Setup Bios Preface Table of Contents System Interface Bios Overview Chapter Introduction Processors Memory Serverboard FeaturesOnboard SAS Serial ATA Server Chassis Features Cooling System Backplane Intel 5100 Chipset System Block Diagram Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-Paciﬁc Chapter Server Installation Preparing for SetupUnpacking the System Choosing a Setup Location Rack PrecautionsServer Precautions Rack Mounting Considerations Ambient Operating Temperature Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Installing the System into a Rack Preparing to Install the Chassis Rails Installing the Chassis Rails Installing the Rails to the Chassis Installing the Rack Rails Installing the Server into a Rack Installing the Server into the Rack Accessing the Inside of the System Checking the Serverboard Setup Checking the Drives Checking the Drive Bay Setup Checking the Airﬂow Reset PowerChapter System Interface Control Panel Buttons Overheat/Fan Fail Control Panel LEDs Drive Carrier LEDs Power FailPage Electrical Safety Precautions Chapter System Safety General Safety Precautions ESD Precautions Installing the Onboard Battery Operating Precautions Chapter Advanced Serverboard Setup Connecting Cables Serverboard InstallationInstalling to the Chassis Unpacking Connecting Data Cables Connecting Power CablesConnecting the Control Panel I/O Ports Control Panel Header Pins Installation Procedure Installing the Processor and Heat Sink CPU Installation Gold dot Socket key Uninstalling the Heat Sink Installing the Heat Sink Installation Installing Memory Installing Memory ModulesMemory Support Dimm Installation Adding PCI Cards Installing an Add-on Card X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Layout Not drawn to scale Serverboard Details Jumper Description Default Setting Connector DescriptionX7DCA-3/X7DCA-i Quick Reference Main ATX Power Supply Connector Connector DeﬁnitionsSecondary Power Connectors Processor Power Connector Reset Connector Power Fail LEDOverheat/Fan Fail LED OH Power On LED NMI ButtonFan Headers Wake-On-LAN Chassis IntrusionWake-On-Ring LAN1/2 Ethernet Ports Overheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1 Power LED/SpeakerUniversal Serial Bus USB Sgpio Headers Backpanel Power SMB I2C Connector Power SMB I2C ConnectorSAS Power SMB I2C Connector ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Front Panel Audio Control CD Header Explanation of Jumpers Jumper SettingsCmos Clear To clear Cmos Watch Dog Enable/Disable LAN1/2 Enable/DisableI2C Bus to PCI-X/ Slots I2C Bus to PCI-Exp. Slots Onboard Power LED LE1 Onboard IndicatorsLAN1/2 LEDs SAS LEDs Parallel Printer Port Parallel, Floppy, IDE, and Sata Ports Sata Ports IDE Connector Floppy Drive Connector Chapter Advanced Chassis Setup Chassis Front View Power Fail PowerFront Control Panel NIC1 System Fans Installing a New FanFan Failure Replacing Chassis Cooling Fans Removing a Chassis Fan Drive Bay Installation Installing/Removing SAS/SATA DrivesMounting a SAS/SATA drive in a Drive Carrier Removing a SAS/SATA Drive Carrier SAS/SATA Backplane Removing the Empty Drive Bay Installing Components in the 5.25 Drive BaysAdding a DVD/CD-ROM Drive Adding an IDE or Floppy Drive Power Supply Power Supply FailureReplacing the Power Supply Page How To Change the Conﬁguration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Introduction Main Bios Setup Running SetupDefault settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted Press the Delete key to enter Setup Bios Date Main Bios Setup Menu Main Setup FeaturesSystem Time System Date Type Transfer Mode LBA Mode ControlUltra DMA Mode CHS Format Available for Primary/Master only Serial ATA Sata RAID Enable Native Mode OperationSata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is Disabled Serial ATA XBoot Features Advanced SetupQuickBoot Mode QuietBoot XMemory Cache Cache Base 512K-640K Cache Base 0-512KCache Extended Memory Discrete Mtrr Allocation Xpci Conﬁguration XAdvanced Chipset Control XAdvanced Processor Options Hardware Prefetcher Available when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPUEcho TPR XI/O Device Conﬁguration Xcpu Cache Control Parallel Port Xdmi Event LoggingDMA Channel Floppy Disk Controller XConsole Redirection XHardware Monitor Logic Voltage Monitoring System Event LoggingClear System Event Logging XSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode XRealtime Sensor Data User Password Is Supervisor Password IsSet Supervisor Password Security Password on Boot Set User Password Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Boot Exit 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 Allocation Error for device Fail-Safe Timer NMI FailedEntering Setup Eisa Cmos not writeable Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previous PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenDevice IRQ conﬂict Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed System Bios shadowed Press F2 to enter SetupVideo Bios shadowed PS/2 MousePage Recoverable Post Errors Terminal Post ErrorsPost Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Appendix B Bios Post Codes Page Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID Setup Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATASerial ATA Sata Intel Matrix Storage RAID Conﬁgurations Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes Using the Intel ICH9R 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 Installing Windows XP/2000/2003 for RAID Systems Bios Weight Regulatory Compliance