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    S UPER ® X6DH3-G2 X6DHi-G2 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0b[...]

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    The information in this User ’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates. Please Note: F[...]

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    iii Preface P r e f a c e About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 motherboard. The X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 supports single or dual Intel ® Xeon EM64T processors at a 800 MHz front side bus. The X6DH3-G2/ X6DHi[...]

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    iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in this Manual ..........................................................[...]

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    v Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion .................................................................................... 2-14 Serial Ports ............................................................................................. 2-14 Universal Serial Bu[...]

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    T able of Contents vi Memory Errors ........................................................................................... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ................................................ 3-2 3-2 T echnical Support Procedures ....................................................................... 3-2 3-3 Frequen[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview 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 a[...]

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    1-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Contacting Super Micro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address: Super[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Figure 1-1. X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 Image[...]

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    1-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Notes: 1. Jumpers not indicated are for testing only . 2. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. 3. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 4. For RAID to function properly , please install the ZCR Card in the Green PCI s l o t . 5. When the Onboa[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Supply Fail Detect Off (Disabled) JAR Alarm Reset Enable Off (Normal) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 PCI I 2 C Data(JI 2 C1)/I 2 C Clock(JI 2 C2) Closed (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JP1 Power Supply Force-On Open (Disabled) JPL1/JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN[...]

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    1-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Motherboard Features C P U • Single or dual Intel ® Xeon TM EM64T processors at 800 MHz front side (system) bus speed with support of Hyper-Threading (HT), EM64T and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (EIST) Using the EM64T Feature • Install a 64-bit OS (Windows XP Professional x64 Ed, Server 2003x64 Ed.) • Ins[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 • System overheat/Fan Fail LED Indicator and control • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III ACPI Features • ACPI/ACPM Power Management • W ake-On Ring (WOR) Header • Internal/External Modem Ring On • W ake-On LAN (WOL) Header • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indic[...]

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    1-8 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Figure 1-9. Block Diagram of the E7520 Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of the motherboard. MCH 4_DDRII_400 4_DDRII_400 DIMMs DIMMs 6300 ESB FWH FWH LPC I/O LPC I/O LPC BUS LPC BUS HUB HUB BMC CON. BMC CON. PCI BUS(3[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 7520 chipset, The X6DH3- G2/X6DHi-G2 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers, with confi guration options optimized for communica- tions, presentation, storage, computation or database appli[...]

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    1-10 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 1-3 Special Features Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system will respond when AC power is lost and then restored to the system. Y ou can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch to turn it back on) or for it to [...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 CPU Overheat LED and Fan Fail Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warn- ing function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered. System Resource Alert This[...]

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    1-12 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual External Modem Ring-On W ake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external modem ringing when the system is in the SoftOff state. Note that external modem ring-on can only be used with an A TX 2.01 (or above) compliant power supply . W ake-On-LAN (WOL) W ake-On-LAN is defi ned as the ability [...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1.2 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 (UART s), one of which supports serial infrared communication. Each UART in- cludes a 16-byte send/receive FIFO, a programmable baud rate generator , co[...]

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    1-14 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded[...]

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    2-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual IMPORT ANT : Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before add- ing, removing or changing any hardware components. Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink. 2-2 Xeon Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor packag[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die-the required amount has already been applied. 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism. 3. Screw in two diagonal screws (ie the #1[...]

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    2-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual (W arning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However , if you do need to uninstall the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.) 1. Unscrew and remove the heatsink screws from the motherboard in th[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 Figure 2-1. PGA604 Socket: Empty and with Processor Installed Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs[...]

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    2-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 2-3 Installing DIMMs ( Note: Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules: http:www . supermicro.com/) CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is inter- leaved to improve performance (see step 1). DIMM In[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 DDR 2 Slot Release T ab Release T ab T o Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push near the edge of both ends of the module. This should release it from the slot. 2-4 I/OPorts/Control Panel Connectors The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locatio[...]

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    2-8 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally located on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed specifi - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel but[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6 DH3-G2 LAN2 DIMM 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3 B DIM M 4A DIMM 4B DIM M 1B DIM M 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPM I ID E2 Flo pp y BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI-X1 00 MHz PCI-X 100 MH z Z CR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 M H z Ba ttery JPL1 P C I-E X8 V GA COM1 US B 0/ 1 K B / M S Fan6 Fan5 AT X PWR 12V 4-P in [...]

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    2-10 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fa il LE D 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butto n 2 Po we r Fail LED HDD LED Po we r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc NIC2 L ED Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fa il LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butt o n 2 Po we r Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Gr ound Gr ound 19 20 Vcc X Gr ound NMI X Vcc NIC2 L ED NIC1/NIC2 LED Indicators The NIC (Network Interface Control- ler) LED connections for the GLAN port1 is located on pins 1 1 and 12 of J[...]

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    2-12 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fa il LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc NIC2 L ED Overheat/FanFail LED Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chas- s[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Po we r Butto n OH/Fan Fa il LED 1 NIC1 L ED Re s e t Butto n 2 Pow er Fa il LED HDD LED Po we r LED Reset Pwr Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc NIC2 L ED Power Button The Power Button connection is locat- ed on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily contacting both pins will power on/off the system. [...]

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    2-14 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6 DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 1B DIM M 1 A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPMI ID E 2 Flo ppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI- X 100 MHz P C I- X 100 MHz Z CR (Gree n Slo t ) P C I- X 133 MHz Battery JPL1 PCI- E X8 VGA COM1 US B 0 /1 KB/MS F an6 F an5 AT X P[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6 DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 1B DIMM 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Flo ppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI- X 100 MHz PCI- X 100 MHz ZCR (Gree n Slo t ) P C I- X 133 MHz Battery JPL1 PCI- E X8 VGA COM1 USB 0 /1 KB/MS F an6 F an5 AT X PWR 12V 4-P in PWR Parr[...]

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    2-16 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 1B DIMM 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI- X 100 MHz PCI- X 100 MHz Z CR (Gree n Slo t ) P C I- X 133 M Hz Battery JPL1 PCI- E X8 VGA COM1 USB 0 /1 KB/MS F an6 F an5 AT X PWR 12V 4-[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3 B DIM M 4A DIM M 4B DIMM 1B DIMM 1 A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB P CI-X100 M Hz P CI-X 100 M Hz ZCR (G ree n Slo t) P CI-X 13 3 MHz B a ttery JPL1 P CI-E X 8 VGA COM1 U SB 0/1 KB/M S F an6 F an5 A T X PWR 12V 4-Pin PW[...]

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    2-18 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIM M 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3 B DIMM 4A DIM M 4B DIMM 1B DIMM 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPMI ID E 2 Flo ppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI-X100 MHz PCI- X 100 MH z Z CR (G reen Slot ) PCI- X 133 MHz Battery JPL1 PCI- E X8 VGA COM1 USB 0 /1 KB/MS F an6 F an5 AT X PWR 12V [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIM M 4A DIMM 4B DIMM 1B DIM M 1 A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI- X100 MHz P C I- X 100 MHz ZCR (Gree n Slot) P CI- X 133 M Hz Battery JPL1 PCI- E X 8 VGA COM1 US B 0 /1 KB/MS F an6 F an5 AT X PWR 12V 4-P in PWR Pa[...]

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    2-20 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Adaptec SAS Activity Output LED Header (*For the X6DH3-G2 only) Adaptec SAS Activity Output LED Header (JS9), located next to IDE1, displays the status of Adaptec's SAS Activities. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. (*Note: SAS Common LED will be activated when any of SAS0 to SAS7 LEDs i[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 Overheat LED (JOH) The JOH header is used to connect an LED to provide warning of chas- sis overheating. It is located near the microphone connector . See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Note: This feature is only available when using redundant Supermicro power supplies. Power Supply Failure LED Connect a [...]

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    2-22 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 2-6 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers T o modify the operation of the motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector . Pin 1 is identifi ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board. See t[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6 DH3-G2 LAN2 DIMM 2 A DIMM 2 B DIMM 3 A DIM M 3 B DIMM 4 A DIMM 4B DIM M 1 B DIM M 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPM I IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 S MB P C I- X 1 00 MH z P C I- X 1 00 MH z Z C R (Gr een Slot) P C I- X 13 3 MH z B a ttery JPL1 P C I- E X8 V G A CO M1 U S B 0 /1 K B /MS F a n 6 F [...]

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    2-24 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 enables or disables the VGA Connector on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper set- tings. The default setting is enabled. Alarm Reset (JAR) The system will notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that Supermicro redundant power supply[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect (J3P) The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature assumes that three power supply units are installed in the chassis, with one acting as a backup. If you only have one or two power supply units installed, you should disable this (the default setting) wit[...]

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    2-26 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIMM 2 A DIMM 2B DIM M 3A DIM M 3B DIMM 4A DIM M 4 B DIM M 1B DIM M 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BI OS Fan4 SMB PCI-X100 MHz P CI-X 100 M H z ZCR (Green Slo t) PCI-X 133 M H z Ba ttery JPL1 PCI-E X8 VGA COM1 USB 0/1 KB/ M S Fa n6 Fa n5 A TX PWR 12V [...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6 DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIMM 4 A DIMM 4B DIMM 1B DIMM 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB P CI-X100 M H z PC I- X 100 MHz ZCR (Gr een Slo t) P CI- X 133 M Hz B attery JPL1 P CI-E X8 VGA COM1 U SB 0 /1 KB/MS Fan6 Fan5 A TX PWR 12V 4-P in PWR Parr[...]

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    2-28 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual DS5 DS6 DS7 DS8 DS1 DS2 DS3 DS4 4 -7 2 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPE R X6 DH3 -G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIM M 2 B DIM M 3A DIMM 3 B DIMM 4 A DIMM 4B DIM M 1 B DIM M 1 A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPM I ID E 2 Floppy BI OS Fan4 SMB PCI-X100 M H z PCI-X 1 00 MHz ZCR (G r een Slo t ) PCI-X 13 3 M H z Ba ttery JPL1 P CI-E[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPE R X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIM M 2 A DIM M 2B DIMM 3A DIM M 3B DIMM 4 A DIMM 4 B DIMM 1B DIM M 1 A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE 2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB P CI-X 100 MHz PCI-X 1 00 MHz ZCR (Green Slot ) P CI- X 133 MHz B attery JPL1 P CI- E X8 V GA COM1 US B 0 /1 K B/MS Fa n 6 Fa n 5 A T X PWR 12V 4-P [...]

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    2-30 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Floppy Connector The fl oppy connector is located between the IDE connectors and the IPMI socket. See the table below for pin defi nitions. Floppy LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIMM 2 A DIMM 2B DIM M 3A DIM M 3B DIMM 4A DIM M 4 B DIM M 1B DIM M 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Flo ppy BI[...]

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    Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LAN1 ® JLAN1 S UPER X6DH3-G2 LAN2 DIMM 2 A DIMM 2B DIMM 3A DIMM 3B DIM M 4A DIMM 4B DIM M 1B DIMM 1A 12V 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control JOH IPMI IDE2 Floppy BIOS Fan4 SMB PCI-X100 MHz P CI-X 100 M Hz ZCR (Gree n Slo t) P CI-X 133 M H z Ba ttery JPL1 PCI-E X8 VGA COM1 USB 0/1 K B/ MS Fan6 Fan5 A TX PWR 12V 4-Pin PWR Parralle[...]

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    2-32 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Notes[...]

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    3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . [...]

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    3-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Losing the System’ s Setup Confi guration 1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply . A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies. 2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check [...]

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    3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at (http://www .supermicro. com/support/bios/ ). Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed; it depends on the modifi cations to the boot block code. 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting Super Micro for technical s[...]

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    3-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system. We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need. Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for the Window[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X6DH3-G2/X6DHi- G2. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might no[...]

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    4-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup * Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted . The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen display is often all you need to [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time T o set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate fi elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year fi elds, and enter the correct data. Press the <Enter> ke[...]

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    4-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Serial A T A This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial A T A. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Serial A T A RAID Enable Select Enable to enable Serial A T A RAID Functions. (*For the Windows OS environment, use the RAID driver if this feature is set to Enabled. If set to D[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5 Ty p e Thi s featu re all ows th e use r to sel ec t the t y pe of I DE ha rd dr ive. Se lec t Aut o to all ow the B IO S to auto mat ic ally d eter mine t he ha rd dr ive's c ap aci t y , numb er of head s, etc.). Enter a nu mber f ro m 1-3 9 to sel ec t a pred eter mine d t ype of ha rd dr ive, CD RO M and A T A PI Rem ov[...]

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    4-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Tr a n s f e r M o d e Se lec ts t he t rans fer m ode. T he opt io ns are S ta ndar d, Fast PIO1 , Fast PIO 2, Fas t PI O 3 , Fa st PI O 4, F PI O 3 / D M A 1 an d FP I O 4 / D M A 2 . Ult ra DMA Mo de Se lec ts U ltr a D MA M o de. Th e opti ons a re Disabled , Mode 0, Mode 1 , Mod e 2, Mode 3, Mo de 4 a n[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7  Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Quick Boot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self T est) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled. If Disabled, the POST routine will run at normal speed. Qu[...]

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    4-8 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual  Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area Thi s set ti ng all ows yo u to des ignate a r ese r ve ar ea in t he syste m mem or y t o be use d as a Sy stem B IO S buf fer to al low t he BI OS to w r ite (c ac he) its d ata i nto this reser ved memor y area. Select Wri te Pro te ct to en able this function, and [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 or w ri t ten into L 1, L2, L 3 c ach e insi de th e CPU to s pee d up CP U ope rati ons. Se lec t Unc ac he d to disa ble t his f unc tio n. Se lec t Wr ite Th rou gh to al low dat a to be c ac he d into th e buf fer and w r it ten int o the sys tem me mor y at the s ame tim e. Sel ec t Wri te Protec t to p revent dat a fr om b[...]

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    4-10 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual ROM Scan Ordering This feature allows the user to decide which Option ROM to be activated fi rst. The options are Onboard fi rst and Add-On fi rst. Reset Confi guration Data If set to Y es, this setting clears the Extended System Confi guration Data- (ESCD) area. The options are Y es and No . Frequency[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Large Disk Access Mode This setting determines how large hard drives are to be accessed. The options are DOS or Other (for Unix, Novelle NetW are and other operating systems).  Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Force Compliance Mode This feature allows you to enable the P[...]

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    4-12 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual SERR Signal Condition This setting specifi es the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted. The options are None, Single Bit , Multiple Bit and Both. Enabling Multi-Media Timer Select Y es to activate a set of timers that are alternative to the traditional 8254 timers for the OS use. The option[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 No Execute Mode Memory Protection ( * A vailable when supported by the CPU and the OS.) Set to Enabled to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor to classify areas in memory where an application code can execute and where it cannot, and thus preventing a worm or a virus from inserting and creating a fl ood of codes [...]

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    4-14 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual  I/O Device Confi guration Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. KBC Clock Input This setting allows you to select clock frequency for KBC. The options are 6MHz, 8MHz, 12MHz and 16MHz. Onboard COM 1 This setting allows you to assign control of Serial Port A. The options are Enabl[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output only , Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP . DMA Channel This item allows you to specify the DMA channel for the parallel port. The options are DMA1 and DMA3 . Floppy Disk Controller This setting allows you to assign control of the fl oppy disk cont[...]

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    4-16 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual  Console Redirection Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. COM Port Address This item allows you to specify which COM port to direct the remote console to: Onboard COM A or Onboard COM B. This setting can also be Disabled . BAUD Rate This item allows you to set the BAUD rate for c[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17  Hardware Monitor L ogic CPU T em pe rat ure Th resh old Thi s opti on all ows th e user to s et a CPU te mpe ratur e thre sho ld th at will a ct ivate the a lar m syste m when t he C PU temp erat ure re ache s thi s pre - set te mpe ratur e th resh ol d. The o pti ons a re 70 o C, 75 o C, 80 o C and 85 o C. Hi ghli ght th i[...]

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    4-18 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 4-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS settings are described in this section[...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Set User Password When the item "Set User Password" is highlighted, hit the <Enter> key . When prompted, type the user's password in the dialogue box to set or to change the user's password, which allows access to the system at boot-up. Fixed Disk Boot Sector This setting may offer some protection agai[...]

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    4-20 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 4-6 Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . Highlighting a setting with a + or - will expand or collapse that entry . See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window . All [...]

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    Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. Y ou should see the following display . All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility . Exit Discarding Cha[...]

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    4-22 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual NOTES[...]

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    A-1 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Appendix A BIOS POST Messages During the Power-On Self-T est (POST), the BIOS will check for problems. If a prob- lem is found, the BIOS will activate an alarm or display a message. The following is a list of such BIOS messages. Failure Fixed Disk Fixed disk is not working or not confi gured properly . Check to s[...]

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    A-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual System CMOS checksum bad - Default confi guration used System CMOS has been corrupted or modifi ed incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS. The BIOS installed Default Setup V alues. If you do not want these values, enter Setup and enter your own values. If the error[...]

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    A-3 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages System cache error - Cache disabled RAM cache failed and BIOS disabled the cache. On older boards, check the cache jumpers. Y ou may have to replace the cache. See your dealer . A disabled cache slows system performance considerably . CPU ID: CPU socket number for Multi-Processor error . EISA CMOS not writeable Se[...]

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    A-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Invalid System Confi guration Data Problem with NVRAM (CMOS) data. I/O device IRQ confl ict I/O device IRQ confl ict error . PS/2 Mouse Boot Summary Screen: PS/2 Mouse installed. nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested. nnnn Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn[...]

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    A-5 Appendix A: BIOS POST Messages Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup, <F3> for previous Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press <F1> to start the boot process or <F2> to enter Setup and change the settings. Press <F3> to display the previous screen (usually an initialization error of an Option ROM [...]

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    A-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Notes[...]

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    Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-1 Thi s sec ti on lis ts t he PO ST ( Power O n Se lf T e st) co de s for t he Pho eni xB IO S. PO ST c ode s are di vid ed into t wo cate gor ie s: re c overab le and te rm inal. Recovera ble PO ST Er rors Wh en a rec over abl e t yp e of er ror o cc ur s dur ing PO ST , t he B IOS w ill di splay an PO ST co de t hat [...]

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    B-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual POST Code Description 1 8 h 8254 timer initialization 1Ah 8 237 D M A c ontr oll er ini tia liz ati on 1 Ch Reset Programmable In terr upt Controller 20 h 1-3 - 1- 1 T e st D R A M re fre sh 2 2h 1- 3 - 1- 3 T e st 87 42 Keyboa rd C ont rol ler 24h Set ES s egm ent re gis ter to 4 G B 28h Auto size DR AM 29h[...]

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    Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-3 POST Code Description 5C h T es t R A M b et wee n 5 1 2 an d 6 40 k B 60h T es t e xte nd ed mem ory 62h T est extended memory address lines 64 h Ju mp t o Us e rP at ch 1 6 6h Co nfi gure a dvan ce d c ach e reg iste rs 67h Ini tia lize M ulti P roc es so r A PIC 6 8h En abl e exter na l and C PU c ache s 6 9h S e[...]

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    B-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual POST Code Description 9 9 h C hec k for S M A RT Dr i ve (opti onal) 9Ah Shadow option RO Ms 9 Ch S et up Power M anag eme nt 9Dh In iti al iz e se cur ity en gi ne ( op ti on al ) 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9 Fh Dete rm ine numb er of A T A and S CS I dri ves A0 h S et tim e of day A 2h C hec k key lock[...]

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    Appendix B: BIOS POST Codes B-5 POST Code Description CDh Re-map I/ O a nd me mor y for PCMCIA CEh I niti alize di giti zer and di splay me ss age D2 h Un kno wn i nte rrupt The following are for boot block in Flash ROM POST Code Description E0 h Ini tia lize t he chi pset E 1h Initializ e the bridge E 2h I nit iali ze the C PU E3h Initialize syste[...]

  • Seite 90

    B-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Notes[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 Appendix C Installing Software Drivers and the Windows Operating System C-1 Introduction to the Adaptec Embedded Serial A T A RAID Controller Driver Serial A T A (SA T A) Serial A T A(SA T A) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a mini- mum of four wires to create a point-to-point connec[...]

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    C-2 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Primary Master(=PM) Yes Yes No No No No Primary Slave(=PS) Yes No Yes No No No Secondary Master(=SM) Yes No No Yes No No Secondary Slave(=SS) Yes No No No Yes No SATA Port0 No SM SM PM PM P M SATA Port1 No SS SS PS PS PS *Note: (No=Not Present, Yes=Present) Also, if Logical Primary is selected, the IDE chann[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-3 Confi guring BIOS settings for the SA T A RAID Functions (En- hanced Mode) 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility . (Note: If it is the fi rst time to power on the system, we recommend that you load the Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please [...]

  • Seite 94

    C-4 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual The Adaptec Embedded Serial A T A with HostRAID Controller Driver Adaptec's Embedded Serial A T A RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID func- tionality to the Serial A T A I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controll[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-5 Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and delete arrays. The following sections describe the operations Of "Managing Arrays". T o select this option, use the arrow keys and the <enter> key to select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu (as shown above).[...]

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    C-6 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Viewing Ar ray Proper ties T o v iew th e pro per tie s of an exist ing ar r ay: 1 . At t he BI OS p rom pt, pr ess C t rl + A . 2. From t he A RC me nu, se lec t A rr ay Co nfi gur ati on Ut ilit y ( ACU) . 3. From t he ACU m enu, se lec t M anag e Ar r ays (as sho wn on t he pr evio us sc ree n.) 4 . F r [...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-7 Crea t ing A rr ays Bef ore c reat ing a rr ays, make sure t he dis ks for t he ar ray ar e co nnec ted a nd ins tal led in your sy stem. N ote that di sks wi th no us abl e spac e, or di sks that a re un - init iali zed are s how n in gray an d c annot b e use d. See Init iali zing Disk Drive s . T o cr ea te [...]

  • Seite 98

    C-8 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Assigning Array Properties Onc e y ou' ve create a new array , you are ready to assign the proper ties to the ar - ray . *C auti on: O nc e the a rr ay is cr eated a nd it s pro per tie s are as sig ned, yo u ca nnot cha nge t he ar ray pr op er t ies u sing t he ACU. Y o u wil l nee d to use t he Ad ap[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-9 2. Under the item "Arrays Label", type in an label and press Enter . (Note: The label shall not be more than 15 characters.) 3. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (Note: Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB-default. It is recommended that you do not change the default setting.) 4. The[...]

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    C-10 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Notes: 1 . Before adding a new drive to an array , back up an y data co ntained on the new drive. Other wise, all data will be lost. 2. I f you sto p the B uil d or Cl ear pr oc es s on a R AI D 1 fr om ACU, you c an r est ar t i t by pr e ss in g C tr l + R . 3. A R AI D 1 cr eated u sing t he Qu ick I nit[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-1 1 Ad di ng a Bo ot a bl e A r ray T o make an array bootable: 1 . From th e Mai n men u, sel ec t Man age A r rays. 2. From t he Lis t of Ar rays , sel ect t he ar ray yo u want to make bo ota ble, an d pre ss Ctrl+B. 3. Enter Y t o cre ate a bo otab le ar ray w hen t he fol low ing me ss age is di splaye d: &q[...]

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    C-12 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Initializing Disk Driv es If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a ne w array , or i f it app ear s gr ayed out , you may have to i nit iali ze it bef ore yo u ca n use it a s par t of an array . Dr ives attac hed to the controller must be initialized before they can be[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-13 4. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the disk you wish to initialize and press Insert (as shown in the screen below).[...]

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    C-14 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 5. Repeat Step 4 so that both drives to be initialized are selected (as shown in the screen below). 6. Press Enter . 7. Read the warning message as shown in the screen. 8. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If correct, type Y to continue.[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-15 Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault T olerant array (RAID 1) only . If an array Build process (or initialization) is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the array to Optimal status. For a critical array Rebuild operation, the optimal drive is the[...]

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    C-16 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual The Adaptec Embedded SAS/SA T A with HostRAID Controller Driver (*SAS is for the X6DH3-G2 only .) The o nbo ard A daptec A IC 91 40 W SAS C ont ro ller s uppo r t s t wo po r t s. Eac h po r t suppor t s up to four SAS / SA T A drives. * Th e SAS C abl e (C BL - 0 97) c an on ly be u sed w it h bac kp lane [...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-17 Manag ing Array s Se lec t thi s opti on to v iew ar ray pr ope r t ies, a nd de lete ar rays. T he fo llo wing s ec ti ons describe the operations Of " Managing A rrays" . T o s ele ct t his opt io n, use t he ar row keys an d the < e nter > key to sel ect " Mana ging A rr ays" fr om[...]

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    C-18 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Deleting Arrays *W arning : Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent the loss of data. Deleted arrays cannot be restored. T o delete an existing array: 1. T urn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC util- ity . 2. From the ARC main menu, select Array Confi gu[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-19 Assigning Array P roper t ies Onc e y ou' ve create a new array , you are ready to assign the proper ties to the ar - ray . *Caution : O nc e th e ar ray is cr eate d and it s pr ope r ti es ar e ass igne d, you c ann ot cha nge t he ar ray pr op er t ies u sing t he ACU. Y o u wil l nee d to use t he Ad [...]

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    C-20 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual 4. The AC U allo ws you to us e dr ives of di f fe rent si zes in a R AI D . Ho wever , dur ing a buil d op erat ion, o nly t he sma lle r dri ve c an be se lec te d as the s our ce o r fi rst dr ive. 5 . Wh e n m i g r a t i n g f r o m s i ng l e v o l u m e t o RA I D 0 , m i g r a ti n g f r o m a l a [...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-21 Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array , or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array . Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array . [...]

  • Seite 112

    C-22 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Using the SerialSelect Utility to Confi gure SAS Settings (*SAS is for the X6DH3-G2 only .) The SerialSelect Utility enables you to confi gure SAS disk drive settings. T o access the SAS utilities: 1. T urn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility . (as shown in the screen[...]

  • Seite 113

    Appendix C: Software Installation C-23 4. Use the arrow keys to select an item. Then, press <Enter> and the arrow keys to confi gure the setting for the item selected. 5. T o load the default settings, press <F6>. ( Note : The default setting for each item is listed below: Runtime BIOS: Enabled, BBS Support: Device, POST Banner Display[...]

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    C-24 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual T o Set Physical Confi guration: 1. T urn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC util- ity . 2. Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical Confi guration submenu as shown below: 3. Select "Physical Confi gur[...]

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    Appendix C: Software Installation C-25 Using the Disk Utilities Th e Dis k Util iti es en able yo u to fo rm at or ver if y the me dia of your S er ial A T A ha rd disks. T o ac c es s the dis k uti liti es: 1 . T urn on your computer and press C trl +A when prompted to acc ess the ARC uti lit y (as s how n in th e scr een b el ow .) 2. Fro m the A[...]

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    C-26 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual T o Exit Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility 1 . On ce yo u have co mpl eted R AI D ar ray c onfi gur atio ns, pre ss ES C to exit . The following screen will appear . 2. P res s Y e s to exit t he Ut ilit y . (* For more information regarding Adaptec R A ID Utilit y , please refer to Adaptec's Use r[...]

  • Seite 117

    Appendix C: Software Installation C-27 C-2 Installing the 6300ESB/SAS Driver and the Windows Operating System (*SAS is for the X6DH3-G2 only .) a. Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen: "Super Micro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear . b. From the list di[...]

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    C-28 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click the computer icons to the right of these items to install each item (from top to the bottom) one at a time. After installing each item, you must re-boot the sys[...]

  • Seite 119

    Appendix C: Software Installation C-29 Supero Doctor III The S upe ro Do ct or II I pro gra m is a Web - bas e mana geme nt too l that s uppo r t s remote managemen t capabilit y . It includ es Remote and Local Mana gement tools . Th e loc al m anag ement i s c alle d the S D II I Clie nt. T he Sup ero D oc tor I II pr og ram includ ed on th e CDRO[...]

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    C-30 X6DH3-G2/X6DHi-G2 User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Notes : 1 . S D III S of t war e Revisi on 1 .0 c an be d ownl oad ed fr om ou r Web site at: f tp:/ /f tp.su permicro.com /utilit y/ Supero_ D octor _ III / . Y ou can also download SDIII U se r' s Gu i d e a t: h tt p: // www . s up e rm [...]