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Page 3 - Preface; About This Manual; iii
Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledge- able PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the X7DA3+ motherboard. The X7DA3+ supports dual Intel Quad-Core and Dual-Core processors with a front side bus speed of 1.333...
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iv Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in the Manual ............
Page 6 - Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
vi SIMLP IPMI Slot ...................................................................................... 2-32 IDE Connectors ........................................................................................ 2-33 SAS Connectors ....................................................................
Page 7 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter; Checklist; listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
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 p...
Page 10 - X7DA3+ Motherboard Layout; Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.
1-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pin ...
Page 11 - rd PWR Failure Detect; Connector
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 Jumper Description Default Setting J3P 3rd PWR Failure Detect Off (Disabled) JAR Alarm Reset Off (Disabled) JBT1 CMOS Clear See Chapter 2 JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Select On (Master) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI-X Slots Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JI 2 C3/JI 2 C4 SMB to PCI-E ...
Page 14 - Block Diagram of the 5000X (Greencreek) Chipset
1-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Block Diagram of the 5000X (Greencreek) Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. MCH 5000X PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 PCI-EX_X16_SLOT FBDCHNL0 FBDCHNL1 FBDCHNL2 FBDCHNL3 FBD DIMM ...
Page 15 - Chipset; Xeon Dual Core Processor Features; Dual Core Processors provide a feature set as follows:; The Xeon Dual Core Processors
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-2 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000X (Greencreek) chipset, the X7DA3+ motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based workstations with confi guration options optimized for com- munications...
Page 16 - Recovery from AC Power Loss; The default setting is; Last State; PC; Onboard Voltage Monitoring; sensitivity of the voltage monitor.; Fan Status Monitor with Firmware Control; Hardware Monitoring in the Advanced Setting).; Environmental Temperature Control; sis temperature is too high.; CPU Fan Auto-Off in Sleep Mode
1-10 X7DA3+ 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. You can choose for the system to remain powered off (in which case you must hit the power switch ...
Page 17 - CPU Overheat LED and Control; Features; Slow Blinking LED for Suspend-State Indicator
Chapter 1: Introduction 1-11 CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When this tem- perature is exceeded, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggere...
Page 18 - the BIOS Setup routine.; Note; Power
1-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual supply provides power to keep the required circuitry in the system alive. In case the system malfunctions and you want to turn off the power, just press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. This option can be set in the Power section of the BIOS Setup routine. External ...
Page 20 - Notes
Page 21 - Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Devices; Precautions; • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking; Motherboard; : some components are very close to the mounting holes. Please
Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electro-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equip...
Page 22 - Installing the LGA771 Processor; When handling the processor package, avoid placing; Processor and Heatsink Installation
2-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the LGA771 Processor 1. Press the load lever to release the load plate, which covers the CPU socket, from its locking position. Load Lever 2. Gently lift the load lever to open the load plate. PnP Cap on top of the Load Plate Load Plate (with PnP Cap attached) Whe...
Page 23 - Warning
Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Socket Key (Socket Notch) South Center Edge North Center Edge Load Lever CPU in the CPU socket Plastic cap is released from the load plate if CPU properly installed. 3. Use your thumb and your index fi nger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge...
Page 24 - Installing the Heatsink; CEK Heatsink Installation
2-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Installing the Heatsink 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...
Page 25 - Uninstalling the Heatsink
Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 (Warning: We do not recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed. However, if you do need to remove the heatsink, please follow the instructions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket.) Uninstalling the Heatsink ! 1. Unscr...
Page 26 - CAUTION; Memory Support; Both FBD 533 MHz and 667MHz DIMMs are supported however,; both; For memory to work properly, you need to follow the
2-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2-4 Installing DIMMs Note : Check the Supermicro web site for recommended memory modules. CAUTION Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage. Also note that the memory is interleaved to improve performance (see step 1). DIMM...
Page 27 - Installing and Removing DIMMs; DDR2 FBD
Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ DDR2 FBD DIMM To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. Installing and Removing DIMMs To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends o...
Page 28 - Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports; Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports; Back Panel USB Port 0
2-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ 2-5 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and...
Page 29 - Front Control Panel; for descriptions and pin defi nitions.; JF1 Header Pins
Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ 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 ...
Page 30 - Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions
2-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pin...
Page 32 - Power Fail LED
2-12 X7DA3+ User's Manual Power Button OH/Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide adva...
Page 33 - Reset Button
Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-...
Page 34 - ATX Power Connector
2-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 36 - Fan Headers
2-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 37 - Serial Port
Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 41 - SMB
Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 42 - SGPIO Headers
2-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 43 - CD Connector
Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 44 - Explanation of
2-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 49 - GLAN LEDs; Onboard; Onboard Power LED
Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 51 - Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive and; • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.
Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan 1 8-pin PWR JF 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 52 - Floppy Connector; The fl oppy connector is located at; SIMLP IPMI Slot; There is a SIM Low Profi le IPMI Slot
2-32 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 53 - IDE Connectors
Chapter 2: Installation 2-33 LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F 1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Floppy Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24...
Page 54 - SAS Connectors; There are eight Serial Attached
2-34 X7DA3+ User's Manual LAN1/2 ® JLAN1 S UPER X7DA3+ Fan1 8-pin PWR J F1 FP Control SPK PW LED JOH1 Fan3 IDE1 Flopp y Fan4 SATA3 SATA5 USB4/5 SMB PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR (Green Slot) PCI-X 133 MHz JWD Battery G L A NC T L R PCI-Exp x4 North Bridge COM1 Fan6 Fan5 ATX PWR 4-PinPWR J3P Parrallel Port 24-Pi...
Page 55 - Troubleshooting; Before Power On
3-1 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 3-1 Troubleshooting 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 ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for ...
Page 56 - Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration; NOTE; Memory Errors; Technical
3-2 X7DA3+ 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 mo...
Page 57 - do not; What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?
3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed. It depends on the modifi cations to the boot block code. 3 . I f you still cannot resolve the problem, make sure to have the following information ready when contacting Super Micro for technical support: • Motherboard model and PCB rev...
Page 58 - maintenance of products.
3-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service A receipt or copy of your invoice marked with the date of purchase is required be- fore any warranty service will be rendered. You can obtain service by calling your vendor for a Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. When retu...
Page 59 - System BIOS
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DA3+. 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 be...
Page 60 - Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted; Main BIOS Setup; detail how to navigate through the menus.
4-2 X7DA3+ 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 ap- propriate text from the main BIOS Setup screen. All displayed text is described in this section, although the screen...
Page 61 - Main BIOS Setup Menu; Main Setup Features; System Time; The item displays the date that the BIOS was built.; Legacy Diskette A
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To 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...
Page 62 - SATA Port3; confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the submenu are:; Type; Auto; ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed.; Multi-Sector Transfer; in multi-sector transfer. The options are; Disabled
4-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SATA Port2, SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Secondary Master/Slave, SATA Port2, SATA Port3 slots. Hit <Enter> to activate the following submenu screen for ...
Page 64 - HostRAID fi rmware. The options are; Intel; and Adaptec; System Memory; present in the system.; Advanced
4-6 X7DA3+ User's Manual ICH RAID Code Base (Available when SATA RAID is enabled.) Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID fi rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's HostRAID fi rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec . SATA AHCI (Available when SATA RAID is disabled.) Select Enable to enable the f...
Page 67 - confi guration with 4GB or more memory. The options are Enabled and; PCI Confi guration; Select; Default Primary Video Adapter; are Other and
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Select Uncached to disable this function. Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time. Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 512-640K. Select Write Back to...
Page 68 - Emulated IRQ Solutions; PCI Parity Error Forwarding; ROM Scan Ordering; Onboard fi rst; PCI Fast Delayed Transaction; Reset Confi guration Data
4-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solutions When Enabled, the Emulated IRQ Scheme will allow PCI devices to run on legacy operating systems that use the MSI mechanism to generate INTX compatible interrupts. The options are Disabled and Enabled. PCI-Exp. I/O Performance Some add-on cards perform...
Page 72 - Set to; Enabled; to enable Execute Disable Bit and allow the processor
4-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor. Frequency Ratio (Available when supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal f...
Page 74 - Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.; options are; Port B. The options are; Normal; Select the base I/O address for the parallel port. The options are
4-16 X7DA3+ 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. Serial Port A This setting allows you to assign control of Serial ...
Page 76 - either; Direct; after POST routines. The options are On and; Off
4-18 X7DA3+ 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 ...
Page 77 - Hardware Monitor Logic; CPU Temperature Threshold; : If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will; Voltage Monitoring; The following items will be monitored and displayed:
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 Hardware Monitor Logic Note: The Phoenix BIOS will automatically detect the type of CPU(s) and hardware monitoring chip used on the motherboard and will display the Hardware Monitoring Screen accordingly. Your screen may look differently from the one shown below. CPU Temperature...
Page 79 - boot failure. The options are; No Action
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled . Timer for Loading OS (Minutes) This feature allows the user to set the time value (in minutes) for the previous item: OS Boot Watch Dog by keying-in a desired number in the blank...
Page 80 - Realtime Sensor Data; fan speeds and voltages of various components.
4-22 X7DA3+ User's Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components.
Page 81 - BIOS settings are described in this section.; Supervisor Password Is:; password has been entered.; Set Supervisor Password; to allow access to the BIOS.; Set User Password
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 4-5 Security Settings Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing <Enter>. All Security BIOS se...
Page 82 - described in this section.; Password on Boot; Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders
4-24 X7DA3+ User's Manual 4-6 Boot Settings Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. See details on how to change the order and specs of boot devices in the Item Specifi c Help window. All Boot BIOS settings are described in ...
Page 83 - Exit; Exit Saving Changes; the BIOS Setup utility.; Exit Discarding Changes; changes you may have made.; Load Setup Defaults; BIOS Setup. These are the safest settings to use.; Discard Changes; You will remain in the Setup utility.; Save Changes; remain in the Setup utility.
Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-7 Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You 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've made and t...
Page 91 - Appendix B: POST Error Beep Codes; Appendix B; This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors.; Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes; long and two shor t beeps - video confi guration error
Appendix B: POST Error Beep Codes B-1 Appendix B POST Error Beep Codes This section lists POST (Power On Self Test) error beep codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST error beep codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors. Recov...
Page 93 - C-1 The Adaptec Embedded SAS with HostRAID Controller; : If you do not wish to confi gure Adaptec SAS/SATA HostRAID functions,; Using the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility; able to use the controller.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-1 Appendix C Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the SAS RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers...
Page 94 - Manual; Managing Arrays; access the following submenu:; A. Using the Array Confi guration Utility
C-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Managing Arrays From the main menu (as shown above), select "Managing Arrays" and hit <Enter> to access the following submenu: A. Using the Array Confi guration Utility The Array Confi guration Utility enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the con...
Page 95 - RAID 1 only; —the following prompt is also displayed:
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-3 Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Manage Arrays. 2. From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press <...
Page 96 - Creating Arrays; initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used.
C-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are un- initialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. To create an array: 1. From the Array Confi...
Page 97 - The label; 4LK is default. Please
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-5 Assigning Array Properties Once a new array is created, you can assign the properties to the array. Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the Array Co...
Page 99 - window as shown in the screen below:
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-7 Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable : 1. From the Main menu, select Confi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>. The following screen displays. 2. From the "Select Drive to Create Boot Unit" list, select...
Page 100 - Deleting a Bootable Array
C-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting a Bootable Array To delete a bootable array: 1. From the Main menu, select Confi gure Boot Unit and press <Enter>. 2. From the "Select the Boot Unit" list (in the right window), select the bootable drive you wish to delete and press <Delete>. The ...
Page 101 - RAID Confi guration Utility.; To Add a HotSpare Drive; The hotspare drive you have selected will be deleted.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-9 Adding/Deleting Hotspares Note : In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you will need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. 1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Con...
Page 102 - Initializing Disk Drives; Do not
C-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual 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 bef...
Page 105 - Rebuilding Arrays; You can use Rebuilding on Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-13 Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: You can use Rebuilding on Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build or Initialization process is interrupted or critical with one member missing, you must perform a Rebuild to get the ar...
Page 106 - Using the SerialSelect Utility to Confi gure SAS Settings; To access the SAS utilities:; RAID Confi guration Utility as shown in the screen below.
C-14 X7DA3+ User's Manual Using the SerialSelect Utility to Confi gure SAS Settings The SerialSelect Utility enables you to confi gure SAS disk drive settings. To access the SAS utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration ...
Page 107 - confi gure the setting for the item selected.; : The default setting for each item is listed below:; To Set Controller Confi guration:
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-15 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. To load the default settings, press <F6>. ( Note : The default setting for each i...
Page 108 - To Set Physical Confi guration:
C-16 X7DA3+ User's Manual To Set Physical Confi guration: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility. 2. Use the arrow keys to select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical Confi gurati...
Page 109 - Using the Disk Utilities; To access the disk utilities:; —Simulates a low-level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to; : Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do; Verify Disk Media; —Scans the media of a disk drive for defects.
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-17 Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl> <A> when prompted to acc...
Page 110 - To Exit Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility; following screen will appear.
C-18 X7DA3+ User's Manual To Exit Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array confi gurations, press <ESC> to exit. The following screen will appear. 2. Press <Yes> to exit the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility. (For more information regarding the Adaptec RAI...
Page 111 - System; c. To use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Driver produced by Adaptec, select
Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS C-19 C-2 Installing the ESB2/SAS Driver and the Operating System 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" wi...
Page 112 - with one drive installed.
C-20 X7DA3+ User's Manual After Windows OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Note : The Intel RAID Confi guration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed. The Intel RAID Utility screen will not display in systems with one drive installed....
Page 113 - Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS; Appendix D; Important Notes to the User:; D-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA; : the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only; Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID Controller Hub; confi gurations: Legacy mode and Native mode.
Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-1 Appendix D Confi guring Intel SATA HostRAID and the Windows Operating System After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software dr...
Page 114 - The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations; information) to get the benefi ts of both.; The Intel Matrix Storage; you the change the HDD partition size without any data.; Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native Mode); settings for the BIOS.
D-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk. ...
Page 115 - Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program; reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self Test.; same as the graphics shown in this manual.
Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-3 Using the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility Program 1. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: a. After the system exits from the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will automatically reboot. The following screen appears after Power-On Self...
Page 116 - Creating a RAID 0 Volume:; The following screen will appear:
D-4 X7DA3+ User's Manual 2. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next fi eld. (You can use the <Esc> key to select the previous menu.) 3. When RAID Level item is highlighted, press the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to ...
Page 117 - Creating a RAID 1 Volume:
Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-5 Creating a RAID 1 Volume: 1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter>...
Page 120 - Deleting RAID Volume:; : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You
D-8 X7DA3+ User's Manual Deleting RAID Volume: Warning : Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) 1. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>. 2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Dow...
Page 121 - Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD; Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility:; Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-
Appendix D: Confi guring Intel HostRAID and the Windows OS D-9 Resetting to Non-RAID and Resetting a RAID HDD 1. From the main menu, select item3-Reset Disks to Non- RAID, and press <Enter>. The following screen will appear: 2. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight the ...
Page 122 - system will start booting up from CD.
D-10 X7DA3+ User's Manual D-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 for systems with RAID Functions New Operating System-Windows XP/2000/2003 Installation 1. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. 2. Press the <F6> key w...
Page 123 - Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers; Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen; The bottom icon; Appendix E; E-1 Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers; icons to the right of these items.
Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E-1 Driver/Tool Installation Display Screen Note : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the readme fi les for each item. Click a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one at a...
Page 124 - Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information); Confi guring Supero Doctor III; The default password and username are ADMIN.
E-2 X7DA3+ User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) E-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is ...
Page 125 - Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control); Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.
Appendix E: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers E-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp:// ftp.supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at:...
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