Losing The System's Setup Confi Guration; Memory Errors; Technical Support Procedures - Supermicro X7DA8 Plus User Manual

Supermicro x7da8 plus motherboards: user guide
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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 to verify that it still supplies
~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.
3. If the above steps do not fi x the Setup Confi guration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.
If you are a system integrator, VAR or OEM, a POST diagnostics
card is recommended. For I/O port 80h codes, refer to App. B.

Memory Errors

1. Make sure the DIMM modules are properly and fully installed.
2. Check if different speeds of DIMMs have been installed and verify that the BIOS
setup is confi gured for the fastest speed of RAM used. It is recommended to
use the same RAM speed for all DIMMs in the system.
3. Make sure that you are using the correct type of DDR2 FBD (Fully Buffered) ECC
533/667 SDRAM (*recommended by the manufacturer.)
4. Check for bad DIMM modules or slots by swapping a single module between
four slots and noting the results.
5. Make sure that all memory modules are fully seated in their slots. As an in-
terleaved memory scheme is used, you must install two modules at a time,
beginning with 1A, then 1B, and so on (see Page 2-6).
6. Check the position of the 115V/230V switch on the power supply.
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Technical Support Procedures

Before contacting Technical Support, please take the following steps. Also, 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 for troubleshooting services.
They should know of any possible problem(s) with the specifi c system confi guration
that was sold to you.
1. Please go through the 'Troubleshooting Procedures' and 'Frequently Asked Ques-
tion' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our web site
www.supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support.
2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at
com/support/bios/)
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