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Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS

Appendix B

Installing the Windows OS

After all hardware components have been installed, you must ﬁrst conﬁgure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To conﬁgure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Conﬁguration User Guides posted on our website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals.

B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems with RAID Functions

1.Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD.

2.Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" displays.

3.When the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen appears, press "S" to specify additional device(s).

4.Insert the driver diskette-"Intel AA RAID XP/2000/2003 Driver for ESB2" into Drive A: and press the <Enter> key.

5.Choose the Intel(R) ESB2 SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP/2000/2003 Setup Screen, and press the <Enter> key.

6.Press the <Enter> key to continue the installation process. (If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed, do it at this time.) Once all devices are speciﬁed, press the <Enter> key to continue with the installation.

7.From the Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup screen, press the <Enter> key. The XP/2000/2003 Setup will automatically load all device ﬁles and then, continue the Windows XP/2000/2003 installation.

8.After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot.

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SUPER MICRO Computer X7DBi+ user manual Appendix B Installing the Windows OS

Contents

Super Manual Revision Release Date June 25 Preface About This ManualManual Organization Conventions Used in the Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Security Setup Boot Setup Exit Main Bios Setup Checklist OverviewIntroduction Headquarters Contacting Supermicro X7DBi+ Image Not drawn to scale X7DBi+ Motherboard Layout Quick Reference X7DBi+ Jumper Description Default Setting PC Health Monitoring MemoryChipset Expansion Slots Other Acpi FeaturesDimensions Onboard I/O 5000P Block Diagram of the 5000P Chipset Chipset Overview Xeon Dual Core ProcessorsXeon Quad Core Processors PC Health Monitoring Special Features External Modem Ring-On Acpi FeaturesSlow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator Main Switch Override Mechanism Super I/O Power SupplyPage Page Unpacking PrecautionsInstallation Static-Sensitive Devices Installation of the LGA771 Processor Processor and Heatsink InstallationPage Installation of the Heatsink To Un-install the HeatsinkCEK Heatsink Installation Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis Dimm Module Population Conﬁguration Installing DIMMsDimm Installation Memory Support Installing and Removing DIMMs Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports JF1 Header Pins Power ButtonFront Control Panel NMI Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Power LEDPower LED Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁnitions NMI Button NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators Pin# Deﬁnition 13 +5V HD ActivePin# Deﬁnition Vcc 10/12 Ground PWR Supply Fail Power Fail LEDOverheat/Fan Fail LED OH OH/Fan Fail LED Reset Button Pin Deﬁnitions JF1 Reset ButtonPower Button Reset Button B. PWR Button Connecting Cables ATX Power ConnectorProcessor Power Connector Front Panel USB Universal Serial Bus USBChassis Intrusion Backpanel USB Fan Header Pin Deﬁnitions Fan1-8 Fan HeadersKeylock Fan Fan 7 CPU Fan Fan 8 CPU Fan Pin 10 is available on COM2 only. NC No Connection COM1 is a connector located onATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports Serial Ports Wake-On-LAN Pin Deﬁnitions WOL Wake-On-RingWake-On-LAN Wake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁnitions WOR PWR LED/Speaker Power LED/SpeakerSpeaker Connector Glan 1/2 Giga-bit Ethernet Ports Alarm Reset Power Fault PWR Supply FailureAlarm Reset Power Fault B. Alarm Reset Pin# Deﬁnition Data Ground Clock No Connection SMBus PS I2C ConnectorSMB J18 PWR SMB J17 SMB Header Pin Deﬁnitions Location VGA ConnectorSgpio Headers There are two T-SGPIO Serial General Compact Flash PWR Compact Flash Card PWR ConnectorCompact Flash Card PWR Connector Jumper Deﬁnition Compact Flash Power On Off Power Off Explanation Jumpers Jumper SettingsGlan Enable/Disable Glan Port1 Enable B. Glan Port2 Enable Cmos Clear Watch Dog Enable/DisableClear Cmos Watch Dog Enable Watch Dog Jumper Settings JWD 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Jumper Settings 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3PVGA Enable/Disable 3rd PWR Fail B. VGA Enabled J27 Compact Flash Master/Slave SelectI2C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-Exp. Slots Compact Flash Master/ Slave Select Rear View Onboard IndicatorsOnboard Power LED Glan LEDs OH/Fan Fail LED Overheat LED/Fan Fail JOH1Overheat LED Overheat LED Pin Deﬁnitions On the IO panel. See the table on ConnectorParallel Printer Port Parallel printer port is Located Floppy Connector Simlp SlotFloppy Simlp Compact Flash Card Slot IDE Connectors Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁguration Troubleshooting ProceduresBefore Power On No Power Memory Errors Technical Support Procedures Troubleshooting System ﬁrst boots up System conﬁguration Frequently Asked Questions Returning Merchandise for Service Bios System BiosHow To Change the Conﬁguration Data Starting the Setup Utility Running Setup Main Bios SetupPress the Delete key to enter Setup Main Bios Setup Menu IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave and IDE Secondary Master/Slave LBA Mode ControlTransfer Mode Ultra DMA Mode Sata Ahci Available when Sata RAID is disabled Sata Controller ModeSerial ATA Sata RAID Enable ICH RAID Code Base Available when Sata RAID is enabled Advanced Setup Resume On Modem Ring Power Loss ControlMemory Cache Cache System Bios Area Cache Video Bios Area PCI Conﬁguration Cache Base 512K-640KCache Extended Memory Discrete Mtrr Allocation Reset Conﬁguration Data Default Primary Video AdapterEmulated IRQ Solutions PCI Parity Error Forwarding Enable Master Latency TimerLarge Disk Access Mode 4GB PCI Hole Granularity Serr Signal ConditionMemory Branch Mode Advanced Chipset Control AMB Thermal Sensor High Temperature Dram OperationCrystal Beach Features Clock Spectrum Feature Legacy USB Support USB Function Thermal Management 2 Available when supported by the CPU Frequency Ratio Available when supported by the CPUCore-Multi-Processing Available when supported by the CPU Machine Checking Available when supported by the CPU Intel Eist Support Available when supported by the CPU Hardware Prefetch Available when supported by the CPUDirect Cache Access Available when supported by the CPU DCA Delay Clocks Available when supported by the CPU Base I/O Address I/O Device ConﬁgurationKBC Clock Input Serial Port a Event Log Validity DMA ChannelFloppy Disk Controller DMI Event Logging Console Type Console RedirectionCOM Port Address Baud Rate CPU Overheat Alarm Peci Agent 1/2 Temperatures/System TemperatureHardware Monitoring Voltage Monitoring System TemperatureFan1-Fan8 Speeds Fan Speed Control Modes Clear System Event Logging Bios Post ErrorsBios Post Watch Dog System Event Logging Time Out Option OS Boot Watch DogTimer for Loading OS Minutes System Event Log/System Event Log List Mode IPMI LAN Conﬁguration Realtime Sensor Data IP Address Source Default GatewayUpdate LAN Settings Vlan Tagging Security Settings Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders Boot Settings Exit Page Description Bios Error Beep CodesError Message Beep Code X7SBi+ User’s Manual Appendix B Installing the Windows OS Page Installing Other Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and DriversDriver/Tool Installation Display Screen Conﬁguring Supero Doctor Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II Remote Control