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Page 2 - Printed in the United States of America

Manual Revision 1.0 Release Date: April 9, 2008 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 inf...

Page 3 - Preface; About This Manual; iii

Preface 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 X7DWE motherboard. The X7DWE supports dual Intel® Quad-Core and Dual-Core Xeon™ 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors with a...

Page 4 - iv

X7DWE User's Manual Warning: Important information given to ensure proper system installation or to prevent damage to the components. Note: Additional Information given to differentiate various models or to ensure correct system setup. iv

Page 5 - Notes

Page 6 - Table of Contents

vi Table of Contents Preface About This Manual ...................................................................................................... iii Manual Organization ................................................................................................... iii Conventions Used in th...

Page 7 - Chapter 3: Troubleshooting; vii

Reset Button ......................................................................................... 2-13 Power Button .......................................................................................... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ................................................................

Page 8 - viii; Appendices

X7DWE User's Manual viii No Video .................................................................................................. 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration ................................................ 3-2 Memory Errors ...........................................................

Page 9 - Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 1; 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 - Supermicro; Headquarters

1-2 X7DWE User's Manual 1-2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: [email protected] (General Information) [email protected] (Technical Support) Website: www.super...

Page 11 - X7DWE Image; The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 X7DWE Image Note: The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.

Page 12 - X7DWE Motherboard Layout; Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only.

1-4 X7DWE User's Manual X7DWE Motherboard Layout Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. When LE1 LED is on, the onboard power connection is on....

Page 13 - X7DWE Quick Reference

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 X7DWE Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 5-10) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slots Open (Disabled) JI 2 C3/JI 2 C4 SMB to PCI-Express Slots Open (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/JPL2 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable...

Page 14 - Motherboard Features

1-6 X7DWE User's Manual Motherboard Features CPU Dual Intel ® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of up to 1.6 GHz Memor y Four 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 32 GB DDR2 FBD (Fully Buffered) ECC 800/667/533 Memory (See Section 2...

Page 16 - System Diagram; This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother-

1-8 X7DWE User's Manual System Diagram Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Mother- board Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. MCH PROCESSOR#2 ESB2 PCI-EX_X8_SLOT FBD CHNL0 FBD CHNL1 FBD CHNL2 FBD CHNL3 FBD DIMM #0 #0 FBD DIMM FBD DIMM FBD DIMM PC...

Page 17 - Overview; giving a total memor y size of 32 GB.

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 1-3 Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5400 chipset, the X7DWE motherboard provides the per formance and feature set required for quad-proces- sor or dual-processor-based high-end systems with conﬁ guration options opti- mized for comp...

Page 18 - Features; Recovery from AC Power Loss; Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is; Last State; Health; to defi ne the 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; not run at full power, thereby generating less heat.

1-10 X7DWE User's Manual 1-4 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 t...

Page 19 - CPU Overheat LED and Control; temperatures, voltages and fan speeds go beyond a pre- defi ned range.; disk drives and printers.; 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 func- tion in the BIOS. This allows the user to deﬁ ne an overheat temperature. When the CPU temperature passes this threshold, both the overheat fan and the warning LED...

Page 20 - the BIOS Setup routine.; External Modem Ring-On; Note; Supply; for the Ethernet ports.

1-12 X7DWE User's Manual 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 Modem Ring-On Wake-up events can be triggered by a device such as the external mode...

Page 23 - Chapter 2: Installation; Chapter 2; Devices; Precautions; Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.; Unpacking

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equi...

Page 24 - -2 Processor and Heatsink Installation; Installing an LGA771 Processor

2-2 X7DWE User's Manual 2-2 Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. Notes: Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, re- moving or changing any hardware components. Make sure tha...

Page 25 - Warning

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner marked with a triangle cutout. Align the CPU key, the semi-circle cutout below a gold dot, against the socket key, which is the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket. On...

Page 26 - Installation of the Heatsink; CEK Heatsink Installation

2-4 X7DWE User's Manual Installation of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink Screw#1 Screw#2 Screw#1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die because the required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with...

Page 27 - Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 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 motherboard and chassis match. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screw...

Page 28 - Memory Support; Memory; CAUTION; DIMM Installation; DIMM Installation for Optimized Performance; both Bank 1 and Bank 2

2-6 X7DWE User's Manual Memory Support The X7DWE supports up to 32 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR 2 800/667/533 in 4 DIMMs. Please note that DDR2 FBD 800 MHz memor y is suppor ted by the processors with FSB 1333 MHz and 1066 MHz; however, it will run @ 667 MHz. Note 1 : Due to OS limitations, some ...

Page 29 - Installing and Removing DIMMs; : Due to memor y allocation to system devices, memor y remaining

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 X7DWE To Install: Inser t module ver tically 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 of the module. This should re...

Page 30 - Back Panel USB Port 0

2-8 X7DWE User's Manual X7DWE 2-4 Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I /O por ts 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 por ts. 1. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Deﬁ nitio...

Page 31 - Front Control Panel; following section for descriptions and pin defi nitions.; JF1 Header Pins

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 X7DWE 2. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various buttons and indicators that are normally lo- cated on a control panel at the front of the chassis. These connectors are designed speciﬁ cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See the ﬁ gure below for...

Page 32 - Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions

2-10 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 34 - Power Fail LED

2-12 X7DWE 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 (OH)/Fan Fail LED Connect an LED Cable to the OH / Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provi...

Page 35 - Reset Button

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 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 Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1. Momentarily con- tacting both p...

Page 36 - ATX Power Connector

2-14 X7DWE User's Manual 2-5 Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) on the moth- erboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speciﬁ cation. For the 8-pin PWR (JPW3), please refer to the item listed bel...

Page 38 - Fan Headers; VGA Connector

2-16 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 39 - Serial Ports

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Sl...

Page 42 - SMB; A System Management Bus header is; tem temperatures. See the table on

2-20 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 43 - Jumper; Explanation of

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Sl...

Page 44 - CMOS Clear

2-22 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 46 - GLAN LEDs; Onboard; Onboard Power LED

2-24 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 48 - Floppy Connector; The fl oppy connector is located at J22; Drive; The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires.

2-26 X7DWE User's Manual JBT JWOL1 JPL1 JWD JPG1 JI2C2 JI2C4 JI2C1 JI2C3 J8 JPT1 SPKR JD1 J18 JP2 JOH1 JL1 JP1 J7 FAN6 FAN5 FA N 1 FAN2 FAN3 FAN4 LED5 LED6 LE1 USB6 T-SGPIO2 USB4/5 USB2/3 COM2 LAN2 LAN1 PWR BANK1 COM1 VGA USB0/1 BANK2 KB/MS DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B CPU2 CPU1 Slot5 PCI-E x8 Slot6 ...

Page 49 - SIMLP IPMI Slot; Serial ATA Ports

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 X7DWE SIMLP IPMI Slot The SIMLP IPMI (Supermicro Intel- ligent Management) Slot is located at Slot 7 on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the SIMLP IPMI Slot location. Serial ATA Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition 1 Ground 2 TX_P 3 TX_N 4 Ground 5 RX_N 6 RX_P 7...

Page 50 - IDE Connector; An IDE Connector is located at JIDE1

2-28 X7DWE User's Manual X7DWE IDE Drive Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 11 11 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15...

Page 51 - -1 Troubleshooting Procedures; 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 52 - NOTE; Memory Errors

3-2 X7DWE User's Manual No Video If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to the Appendix for details on beep codes. Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration Make sure that you are using a high qualit...

Page 53 - do not

3-3 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 3-2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, please note that as a motherboard manufacturer, Supermicro does not sell directly to end- users, so it is best to ﬁ rst check with your distributor or reseller ...

Page 54 - What's on the CD that came with my motherboard?; Merchandise

3-4 X7DWE User's Manual our website at (http://w w w.supermicro.com /suppor t /bios / ). Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our website. Also, check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your BIOS before downloading. Select your...

Page 55 - System BIOS

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWE. 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 bee...

Page 56 - Setup; Default settings are in bold text unless other wise noted; BIOS; detail how to navigate through the menus.

4-2 X7DWE User's Manual 4-2 Running Setup Default settings are in bold text unless other wise 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 57 - Main BIOS Setup Menu; Main Setup Features; System Time; This fi eld displays the date when this version of BIOS was built.; Legacy Diskette A; SATA Port 3 and SATA Port 4; confi gurations accordingly. The items included in the sub-menu are:

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 58 - Type

4-4 X7DWE User's Manual Type This option allows the user to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically conﬁ gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type. Select User to allow the u...

Page 61 - Boot Features

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 4-4 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the ar- row keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Boot Featur...

Page 63 - Memory Cache

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9 Memory Cache Cache System BIOS Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a System BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write (cache) its data into this reserved memory area. Select Write Protect to enable the function and reserve this...

Page 64 - PCI Confi guration

4-10 X7DWE User's Manual 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 extended memory area above 1 MB. Select Write Back to allo...

Page 65 - Advanced Chipset Control

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-11 UIO PCI-Exp. x8, Slot1 PCI-X 133 MHz, Slot2 PCI-Exp. x4, Slot3 PCI-Exp x8, Slot4 PCI-Exp x8, Slot5 PCI-Exp x8, and Slot6 PCI-Exp x8 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the ...

Page 67 - Demand Scrub

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Demand Scrub Scrubbing is a process that allows the North Bridge to correct correctable memory errors found on a memory module. When the CPU or I/O issues a demand- read command, and the read data from memory turns out to be a correctable ECC, it is corrected and sent to the ori...

Page 69 - Advanced Processor Options

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 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 freque...

Page 71 - I/O Device Confi guration

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17 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 port ...

Page 72 - DMI Event Logging

4-18 X7DWE User's Manual DMI Event Logging Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity. It is not a setting. Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity. It is not a settin...

Page 73 - Console Redirection; Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-19 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 t...

Page 74 - Hardware Monitor Logic; CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/System Temperature; the status of the fans indicated in this item.; Fan Speed Control Modes; The following items will be monitored and displayed:

4-20 X7DWE User's Manual Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight this and hit <Enter> to see monitor data for the following items: CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/System Temperature Fan1-Fan6 Speeds: If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of th...

Page 75 - IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-21 IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Speciﬁ cation Version: This item displays the current IPMI Version. Firmware Version: This item displays the current Firmware Version. System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event ...

Page 77 - Realtime Sensor Data; fan speeds and voltages of various components.

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-23 Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. 4-5 Security Choose Security from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following displ...

Page 78 - Supervisor Password Is:; password has been entered.; Set Supervisor Password

4-24 X7DWE User's Manual Supervisor Password Is: This feature indicates if a supervisor password has been entered to the system. Clear means such a password has not been used, and Set means a supervisor password has been entered. User Password Is: This feature indicates if a user password has been e...

Page 79 - Boot Priority Order/Excluded from Boot Orders

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-25 4-6 Boot 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 this section. ...

Page 80 - 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; in the Setup utility.

4-26 X7DWE User's Manual 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 made and ...

Page 81 - Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes; Appendix A; 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 A: POST Error Beep Codes A-1 Appendix A 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 83 - Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS; Appendix B; Systems with RAID Functions; system will start booting up from CD.

Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS B-1 Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure Intel South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To conﬁ gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID C...

Page 84 - X7DWE User's Manual; Systems without RAID Functions

B-2 X7DWE User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. Continue with the OS installation. The Windows OS Setup screen will display. From the...

Page 85 - Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers; Driver/ Tool Installation Display Screen; : Click the icons showing a hand writing on the paper to view the; After installing; The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view; Appendix C; ATA; to the right of these items.

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-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 on a computer icon to the right of an item to install an item (from top to the bottom) one ...

Page 86 - Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information); C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III; : 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN.

C-2 X7DWE User's Manual Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-I (Health Information) C-2 Conﬁ guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-base management tool that suppor ts remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is ...

Page 87 - Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control); : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our website

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-3 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note : SD III Software Revision 1.0 can be downloaded from our website at: f tp://f tp.supermicro.com /utilit y/ Supero_ Doctor_ III /. You can also download SDIII User's Gui...