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SUPER MICRO Computer X6DH3-G2, X6DHi-G2 user manual Chapter Introduction, Overview, Checklist

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

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Checklist

Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry. Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Check that the following items have all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. All are included in the Retail Box.

One (1) Supermicro Mainboard

One (1) ribbon cable for IDE devices (CBL-036)

One (1) ﬂ oppy ribbon cable (CBL-022)

One (1) COM port cable (CBL-010)

One (1) 2-port USB cable (CBL-083)

Two (2) SAS cables (CBL-097) (*For the X6DH3-G2 only)

One (1) I/O backpanel shield (CSE-PT7)

One (1) Supermicro CD containing drivers and utilities (CDR-X6)

One (1) User's/BIOS Manual

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SUPER MICRO Computer X6DH3-G2, X6DHi-G2 user manual Chapter Introduction, Overview, Checklist

Contents

X6DH3-G2 X6DHi-G2 Revision 1.0bSUPER USER’S MANUALPrinted in the United States of America reproductive harmConventions Used in the Manual PrefaceAbout This Manual Manual OrganizationChapter 1 Introduction Table of ContentsChapter 2 Installation PrefaceTroubleshooting Procedures Chapter 3 TroubleshootingAppendices Chapter 4 BIOS1-1 Overview Chapter IntroductionChecklist Asia-Paciﬁc Contacting Super MicroHeadquarters EuropeFigure 1-1. X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Image Chapter 1 IntroductionX6DH3-G2 SUPERFigure 1-2. X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Motherboard Layout See Chapter 2 for more information Quick Reference X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2Default Setting ConnectorBIOS Motherboard FeaturesUsing the EM64T Feature Using the Hyper-Threading HT TechnologyOther ACPI FeaturesDimensions Onboard I/OPXH#1 Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7520 ChipsetCPU2 CPU16300ESB System Features 1-2 Chipset Overview6300ESB ICH System Features Fan Status Monitor via BIOS and SDIII 1-3 Special Features1-4 PC Health Monitoring Recovery from AC Power LossCPU Overheat LED and Fan Fail Control 1-5 ACPI FeaturesSlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Main Switch Override MechanismWake-On-LAN WOL 1-6 Power Supply1-7 Super I/O External Modem Ring-On1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports UARTs, one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART in- cludes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator, complete modem control capability and a processor interrupt system. Both UARTs provide legacy speed with baud rate of up to 115.2 Kbps as well as an advanced speed with baud rates of 250 K, 500 K, or 1 Mb/s, which support higher speed modems 1-13X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual 1-14Unpacking Chapter Installation2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices PrecautionsCPU Installation 2-2 Xeon Processor and Heatsink InstallationCEK Heatsink Installation To Un-install the Heatsink Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket Empty and with Processor Installed Warning! MakeMounting the Motherboard in the Chassis DIMM Installation See Figure 2-2 on Page 2-3 Installing DIMMsMemory Support DDR 2 Slot 2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel ConnectorsFigure 2-2. Installing and Removing DDR To InstallFront Control Panel Figure 2-4. JF1 Header PinsATX Power Connector 2-5 Connecting Cables4-pin and 8-pin Power Connectors 2-10 Power LEDPower LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 NMI ButtonReset Reset Button NIC1/NIC2 LED IndicatorsX Power LED HDD LED NIC1 LED NIC2 LED OH/Fan Fail LED Power Fail LED2-12 Power Fail LEDOH/Fan Fail Indicator Status Overheat/FanFail LEDPower Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Reset ButtonPower Button Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1SUPER Chassis IntrusionSerial Ports 2-14USB 0/1 Universal Serial Bus USB2-15 Universal Serial Bus Pin DeﬁnitionsKB/Mouse GLAN1 GLAN2 GLAN Giga-bit Ethernet PortsATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports 2-16Fan Headers Power LED/SpeakerPin Setting Deﬁ nition Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker Pins 4-7 External SpeakerWake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁnitions JWOR Wake-On-RingWake-On-LAN 2-18PWR SMB Pin Deﬁnitions Power SMB I2 C Connector2-19 SMB Header Pin DeﬁnitionsX6DH3-G2 Adaptec SAS SMB Power I2C Connector *For the X6DH3-G2 onlyAdaptec SAS Activity Output LED Header *For the X6DH3-G2 only 2-20PWR Supply Fail LED Pin Deﬁnitions Power Supply Failure LEDOverheat LED JOH 2-212-22 2-6 Jumper SettingsGLAN Enable/Disable Explanation of Jumpers2-23 Watch Dog Enableuse the PWON connector to clear CMOS CMOS ClearSUPER VGA Enable/DisableAlarm Reset JAR 2-24SAS Controller Enable Jumper Settings 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3PSAS Controller Enable *For the X6DH3-G2 only 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper SettingsSUPER Power Force On Enable DisablePower Force On Enable/Disable Jumper Settings 2-262-27 2-7 Onboard IndicatorsGLAN Left LED Connection Speed Indicator GLAN LEDsSASACTOutput Pin Deﬁnitions Adaptec SAS Activity LED Indicators For the X6DH3 G2DS1 DS2 2-282-29 2-8 Parallel Port, Floppy, Hard Disk Drive and IPMI ConnectionsConnector Parallel Printer PortSUPER Floppy ConnectorIPMI 2-30SUPER IDE ConnectorsIDE Drive Connectors Pin Deﬁnitions IDE 2-31X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual 2-32No Power Chapter Troubleshooting3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures Before Power OnMemory Errors 3-2 Technical Support ProceduresLosing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Question How do I update my BIOS? 3-3 Frequently Asked QuestionsNote Not all BIOS can be ﬂashed it depends on the modiﬁcations to the boot block codeQuestion Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard? 3-4 Returning Merchandise for ServiceHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data Chapter BIOS4-1 Introduction System BIOSPress the Delete key to enter Setup 4-2 Running Setup4-3 Main BIOS Setupʳ Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise notedSystem Time Main BIOS Setup MenuMain Setup Features BIOS DateIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Serial ATA RAID EnableNative Mode Operation Serial ATA32 Bit I/O LBA Mode ControlType Multi-Sector TransferSystem Memory 4-4 Advanced SetupTransfer Mode Ultra DMA ModeACPI Mode Boot FeaturesQuick Boot Mode Quiet BootCache Base 512K-640K Memory Cache Cache System BIOS AreaCache Video BIOS Area Cache Base 0-512KPCI Conﬁguration Default Primary Video AdapterPCI Parity Error Forwarding Discrete MTRR AllocationAvailable when a 2U Active Riser Card is present Reset Conﬁguration DataEnable Master Latency TimerDelayed Transaction Discard Large Disk Access ModeForce Compliance Mode Clock Spectrum FeatureMachine Checking *Available when supported by the CPU SERR Signal ConditionEnabling Multi-Media Timer Hyper-threading *Available when supported by the CPUAdjacent Cache Line Prefetch *Available when supported by the CPU No Execute Mode Memory Protection *Available when supported by theProcessor Power Management Thermal Management 2 *Available when supported by the CPUBase I/O Address I/O Device ConﬁgurationKBC Clock Input Onboard COMBase I/O Address ModeDMA Channel Floppy Disk ControllerConsole Type Console RedirectionCOM Port Address BAUD RateFan Speed Control Modes Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature ThresholdCPU1 Temperature CPU2 Temperature System Temperature 4-17Set Supervisor Password 4-5 SecuritySupervisor Password Is User Password Is4-19 Set User PasswordFixed Disk Boot Sector Password on Boot+Hard Drive 4-6 Boot+Removable Devices CDROM DriveExit Discarding Changes 4-7 ExitLoad Setup Defaults Exit Saving ChangesX6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual 4-22Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run SETUP Appendix A BIOS POST MessagesKeyboard error Keyboard locked - Unlock key switchCheck date and time settings System CMOS checksum bad - Default conﬁguration usedSystem timer error Real time clock errorEntering SETUP System cache error - Cache disabledFail-Safe Timer NMI Failed Allocation Error for devicennnn kB Extended RAM Passed PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary ScreenInvalid System Conﬁguration Data I/O device IRQ conﬂictVideo BIOS shadowed Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previousPress F2 to enter Setup System BIOS shadowedX6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual POST Code Appendix B BIOS POST CodesRecoverable POST Errors Terminal POST ErrorsDescription POST CodeDescription POST CodeDescription POST CodePOST Code The following are for boot block in Flash ROMPOST Code DescriptionX6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual ATA Operate Mode Serial ATA SATAIntroduction to the Intel 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the WindowsThe Enhanced Mode The Combined ModeConﬁguring BIOS settings for the SATA RAID Functions En- hanced Mode A. Using the Array Conﬁguration Utility ACU Using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility ARCThe Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver Managing Arrays Deleting Arrays Viewing Array PropertiesTo create an array Creating ArraysTo assign properties to the new array Assigning Array PropertiesRaid Level When AppropriateCreate Via C-10 C-11 Adding a Bootable ArrayDeleting a Bootable Array Note do not use the delete key to delete the bootable arrayC-12 Initializing Disk DrivesTo initialize drives C-13 Appendix C Software InstallationX6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Users Manual C-146. Press Enter 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen C-15 Rebuilding ArraysTo Rebuild an array A. Using the Array Conﬁguration Utility ACU Using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration Utility ARCC-16 Viewing Array Properties Managing ArraysC-17 Creating Arrays Deleting ArraysC-18 To assign properties to the new array When AppropriateAssigning Array Properties C-19C-20 Adding a Bootable ArrayTo Rebuild an array Initializing Disk DrivesTo initialize drives Rebuilding ArraysC-22 To access the SAS utilitiesC-23 To Set Controller ConﬁgurationC-24 To Set Physical ConﬁgurationC-25 Using the Disk UtilitiesC-26 To Exit Adaptec RAID Conﬁguration UtilityC-27 SAS is for the X6DH3-G2 onlyDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen C-3 Installing Other Software Programs and DriversC-28 C-29 Supero DoctorSupero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I Health Information C-30 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control