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Chapter 1: Introduction

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Note: Marvell SATA is available on the X6DAT-G only.

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Contents

Super Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationPreface Table of Contents Table of Contents 3rd PWR Supply Alarm Enable Force-Power-OnOnboard Indicators Bios TroubleshootingSecurity Setup Appendices Checklist OverviewIntroduction Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-Pacific X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G Image Only Not drawn to scale Jumper Description Default Setting Connector DescriptionQuick Reference M o r y Motherboard FeaturesChipset Expansion Slots Dimensions Acpi FeaturesOnboard I/O Other Block Diagram of the E7525 Tumwater Chipset Chipset Overview ESB Hance Rapids ICH System Features Recovery from AC Power Loss Special FeaturesEnvironmental Temperature Control via Supero Doctor PC Health Monitoring CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode Acpi FeaturesAuto-Switching Voltage Regulator for the CPU Core CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Power SupplyMain Switch Override Mechanism External Modem Ring-On WOR Super I/O Page Installation PrecautionsStatic-Sensitive Devices Unpacking Installing the CPU Mounting Plate and Retention Bracket Xeon EM64T Processor and Heatsink InstallationCPU Installation Socket Motherboard Heatsink Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Dimm Installation See Figure Installing DIMMsInstalling and Removing DIMMs Memory Support I/O Ports/Control Panel Connectors Front Control Panel JF1 Header Pins Connecting Cables ATX Power ConnectorProcessor Power Connector Power LED Power LED NMI ButtonNMI Button HDD LED NIC1 LED Indicator Power Fail LED Overheat LED OH Power Fail LEDOverheat/Fan Fail LED Reset Button Power ButtonReset Button Power Button Universal Serial Bus USB Chassis IntrusionIntrusion USB2/3JD2 Fan Fan Headers Wake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring Glan Giga-bit Ethernet Port Power LED/Speaker Power Fault Alarm ResetAlarm Reset ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Overheat LED JOH1 AC97 Output & Audio Enable Audio Audio EnableCD-In Header SMB Power I2 C Connector Serial Ports Sata SMB I2C*X6DAT-G only Glan Enable/Disable Jumper SettingsGlan Enable Explanation Jumpers Watch Dog Enable/Disable Cmos ClearClear Cmos Audio Enable/Disable Serial ATA Enable X6DAT-G OnlySata Enable 3rd Power Supply Alarm Enable/Disable Force-Power-On Enable/ DisablePWR Force-On 3rd PWR Alarm Reboot Option Reboot Option Enable *For Debug onlyKeylock Keylock Glan LEDs Onboard IndicatorsSata Activity LED X6DAT-G Only Sata Activity LEDJS9 Activity LED Indicators Pre-LED IndicatorsDS10 DS11 Parallel Printer Port Parallel Port, Floppy/ and Hard Disk Drive ConnectionsParallel Printer port is lo Cated at J23 See the table on Floppy Connector IDE ConnectorsFloppy IDE2 IDE1 Before Power On Troubleshooting ProceduresNo Power Or installing any hardware components Technical Support Procedures Losing the System’s Setup ConfigurationMemory Errors Question How do I update my BIOS? Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service Than your Bios before downloadingQuestion Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? How To Change the Configuration Data System BiosStarting the Setup Utility Phoenix Bios Main Bios Setup Running SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Press the Enter key to access the submenu Main Setup Features Main Bios Setup MenuBios Date System Time Native Mode Operation Serial ATA RAID EnableLegacy Diskette a Parallel ATA Type LBA Mode Large Block Access ControlMulti-Sector Transfers Bit I/O Ultra DMA Direct Memory Access Mode Transfer ModeSystem Memory Extended Memory Boot Features Advanced SetupQuick Boot Mode Quiet Boot Acpi Sleep Mode Acpi ModePower Button Behavior Power Loss Control Cache Video Bios Area Cache Base 0-512KCache Base 512K-640K Onboard Glan Gigabit- LAN Oprom Configure PCI ConfigurationReset Configuration Data Enable Master Large Disk Access Mode Latency TimerForce Compliance Mode Memory RAS Feature Control Dram Data Integrity Mode Clock Spectrum FeatureECC Error Type Serr System Error Signal Condition CPU Speed Advanced Processor OptionsHyper Threading Machine Checking KBC Clock input Device ConfigurationOnboard COM1 Base I/O Address Parallel Port DMA ChannelFloppy Disk Controller Event Log Validity DMI Event LoggingEvent Log Capacity View DMI Event Log COM Port Address Console RedirectionBaud Rate Console Type Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold Fan1 Speed to Fan8 Speed Power VoltagesFan Speed Control Modes Supervisor Password Is User Password IsSecurity Set User Password Set Supervisor PasswordFixed Disk Boot Sector Password on Boot +Removable Devices BootCD-ROM Drive +Hard Drive Exit Load Setup DefaultsExit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Save Changes Discard ChangesPage Terminal Post Errors Recoverable Post ErrorsAppendix a Bios Post Codes Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description Post Code Description It repeats this sequence continuously Following are for boot block in Flash ROMPage Appendix B Software Installation Page Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Managing Arrays Viewing Array Properties From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility ACUDeleting Arrays RAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayed To create an array Creating Arrays Assigning Array Properties Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate When you are finished, press Done as the screen shown below Deleting a Bootable Array Adding a Bootable Array Initializing Disk Drives To initialize drivesSelect Initialize Drives as shown in the screen below Page Page To Rebuild an array Rebuilding Arrays To access the disk utilities Using the Disk UtilitiesPage You can choose from the following options To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityPage Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control Page For X6DAT-G only Configuring Serial ATA RAID FunctionsSerial ATA Sata Introduction to Adaptecs Serial ATA RAID Controller Storage Management Software Overview Adaptecs Sata RAID Host Driver InstallationMicrosoft Linux Installing the driver in a new Linux system Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Installing the SuSE 8.1 or 8.2 Driver in a New Linux System Installing Adaptec Storage Management Browser EditionOverview To install Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Configuring Internet Browsers on WindowsOn Windows Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote ManagementConfiguring Netscape Navigator for Local Management To install Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Architecture Overview Using Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition Logging Installing a Security Certificate Pop-Up Tool Tips Physical Devices Changing How Drives are DisplayedView Logical Devices Page Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Raid Level Create Via When Appropriate Initializing Disk Drives