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Troubleshooting
Install
FAQ
Dimension
Connecting Cables
Vcc Reset Reset Button
Starting the Setup Utility
Technical Support Procedures
Power Fault PWR Supply Failure
Latency Timer
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Notes
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Contents
Super
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About This Manual
Manual Organization
Conventions Used in the Manual
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Troubleshooting
Bios
Appendices
Checklist
Overview
Europe
Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Asia-Pacific
X7DB8/X7DBE Image
X7DB8/X7DBE Motherboard Layout
Not drawn to scale
Jumper Description Default Setting
Quick Reference X7DB8/X7DBE
Chipset
Motherboard Features
Memory
Expansion Slots
Onboard I/O
Acpi Features
Dimensions
Other
Block Diagram of the 5000P Blackford Chipset
IDE Conn
Xeon Quad-core/dual-core Processor Features
Chipset Overview
Xeon Quad-core/dual-core Processors
Environmental Temperature Control
Special Features
Recovery from AC Power Loss
PC Health Monitoring
Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
Acpi Features
CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode
CPU Overheat LED and Control
External Modem Ring-On
Power Supply
Main Switch Override Mechanism
Wake-On-LAN WOL
Super I/O
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Precautions
Static-Sensitive Devices
Unpacking
Processor and Heatsink Installation
Installation of the LGA771 Processor
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Installation of the Heatsink
To Un-install the Heatsink
CEK Heatsink Installation
Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis
Memory Support
Installing DIMMs
Dimm Installation See Figure
Increase memory performance
Installing and Removing DIMMs
To Remove
Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports
Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports
Power Button
Ground Power LED
Vcc Reset Reset Button
Front Control Panel
Power LED
Front Control Panel Pin Definitions NMI Button
NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators
HDD LED
Power Fail LED
Overheat/Fan Fail LED OH
Reset Button
Power Button
Connecting Cables
ATX Power Connector
Processor Power Connector
Backpanel USB
Universal Serial Bus USB
Chassis Intrusion
Front Panel USB
Fan Headers
Keylock
ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports
Serial Ports
Keyboard/Mouse
Wake-On-Ring
Wake-On-LAN
Power LED/Speaker
Glan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports
PWR LED/Speaker
Power Fault
Power Fault PWR Supply Failure
Alarm Reset
Alarm Reset
Overheat LED/Fan Fail
JOH1
OH/Fan Fail LED
Power SMB I2C Connector
VGA Connector
Compact Flash Card PWR Connector
Sgpio Headers
Compact Flash PWR
Glan Port1 Enable
Jumper Settings
Glan Enable/Disable
Glan Port2 Enable
Cmos Clear
Watch Dog Enable/Disable
Watch Dog Enable
Clear Cmos
Scsi Controller Enable Disable
Scsi Termination Enable/ Disable
Manufacturer
VGA Enabled
3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P
VGA Enable/Disable
3rd PWR Fail
Compact Flash Master
Compact Flash Master/Slave Select
I2C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp. Slots
Slave Select
Glan Port1 LEDs
Onboard Indicators
Glan LEDs
Glan Port2 LEDs
Onboard Scsi Activity LED Indicators *X7DB8 only
Onboard Power LED
Connector
Parallel Printer Port
Parallel Port
Floppy Connector
Simlp Ipmi Slot
Floppy
IDE Connectors
IDE#1
Compact Flash Card
Ultra 320 Scsi Connectors *X7DB8
Only
No Power
Troubleshooting Procedures
Before Power On
Losing the System’s Setup Configuration
Technical Support Procedures
Memory Errors
Frequently Asked Questions
Question How do I update my BIOS?
Returning Merchandise for Service
Question Whats on the CD that came with my motherboard?
Starting the Setup Utility
System Bios
How To Change the Configuration Data
Introduction
Running Setup
Main Bios Setup
Press the Delete key to enter Setup
Main Bios Setup Menu
Main Setup Features
Type
Ultra DMA Mode
LBA Mode Control
Transfer Mode
Multi-Sector Transfers
Serial ATA Sata RAID Enable
Native Mode Operation
Sata Controller Mode
Parallel ATA
Advanced Setup
System Memory
Extended Memory
Quiet Boot
XBoot Features
Quick Boot Mode
Acpi Mode
Cache Base 0-512K
XMemory Cache Cache System Bios Area
Cache Video Bios Area
Cache Base 512K-640K
Discrete Mtrr Allocation
PCI Parity Error Forwarding
Reset Configuration Data
Xpci Configuration
Large Disk Access Mode
Enable Master
Latency Timer
Serr Signal Condition
Clock Spectrum Feature
Memory Branch Mode
Crystal Beach Features
Enabling Multi-Media Timer
CPU Speed
C1 Enhanced Mode Available if supported by the CPU
XAdvanced Processor Options
Frequency Ratio Available if supported by the CPU
Intel Eist Support Available if supported by the CPU
Peci Absent Alarm Available if supported by the CPU
Hardware Prefetch Available if supported by the CPU
XI/O Device Configuration
Mode
Interrupt
Serial Port B
Parallel Port
Event Log Capacity
Xdmi Event Logging
Event Log Validity
View DMI Event Log
Baud Rate
XConsole Redirection
COM Port Address
Console Type
Voltage Monitoring
CPU Temperature Threshold
XHardware Monitor Logic
Fan Speed Control Modes
CPU Temperature Threshold *See the Note on
Temperature Monitoring
Existing Event Log Number
System Event Logging
Clear System Event Logging
Event Log Control
Timer for Loading OS Minutes
XSystem Event Log/System Event Log List Mode
OS Boot Watch Dog
Time Out Option
XRealtime Sensor Data
Set Supervisor Password
Supervisor Password Is
User Password Is
Set User Password
Boot
Password on Boot
Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders
Exit
Monitor type does not match Cmos Run Setup
Keyboard error
Keyboard locked Unlock key switch
System battery is dead Replace and run Setup
Real time clock error
System Cmos checksum bad Default configuration used
System timer error
Check date and time settings
Allocation Error for device
System cache error Cache disabled
Fail-Safe Timer NMI Failed
Entering Setup
Device IRQ conflict
PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen
Invalid System Configuration Data
Nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed
System Bios shadowed
Press F1 to resume, F2 to Setup, F3 for previous
Press F2 to enter Setup
Video Bios shadowed
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Recoverable Post Errors
Terminal Post Errors
Post Code Description
Post Code Description
Post Code Description
Post Code Description
Following are for boot block in Flash ROM
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Serial ATA Sata
Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
Important Notes to the User
Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID
Intel HostRAID Configurations
Intel Matrix Storage
Using the Intel ESB2 Sata RAID Utility Program
Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes
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
Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD
Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility
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Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
Introduction to the Intel ESB2 I/O Controller Hub
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Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC
Using the Array Configuration Utility ACU
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver
Managing Arrays
Configuring Disk Drives
To configure a disk drive
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Creating Arrays
To create an array
Assigning Array Properties
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Adding a Bootable Array
Deleting a Bootable Array
Adding/Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare
To delete a Hotspare
Viewing Array Properties
Rebuilding Arrays
To Rebuild an array
Deleting Arrays
RAID 1 only-the following prompt is also displayed
Using the Disk Utilities
To access the disk utilities
To format a disk
To verify disk media
To Exit Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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Appendix E Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers
Configuring Supero Doctor
Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control
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