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  • Page 1 UPER X7DVL-L USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0c...
  • Page 2 Please Note: For the most up-to-date version of this manual, please see our web site at www.supermicro.com. Super Micro Computer, Inc. ("Supermicro") reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent.

  • Page 3: Manual Organization

    4 MB shared L2 capacity, the Intel Virtualization Technology, the Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64), and the Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/ OAT). The X7DVL-L offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I/O environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems. Please refer to the moth- erboard specifi...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Conventions Used in the Manual ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 X7DVL-L Image ... 1-3 X7DVL-L Layout ... 1-4 Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Intel 5000V (Blackford-VS) Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-8 Chipset Overview ...
  • Page 5 Power Button ... 2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ... 2-14 ATX Power Connector ... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ... 2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ... 2-15 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-15 Fan Headers ... 2-16 Power Force-On ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ...
  • Page 6 X7DVL-L User's Manual Memory Errors ... 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ... 3-2 Frequently Asked Questions ... 3-3 Returning Merchandise for Service ... 3-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ... 4-1 Running Setup ... 4-2 Main BIOS Setup ... 4-2 Advanced Setup ... 4-7 Security Setup ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction

    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 all been included with your motherboard. If anything listed here is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

  • Page 8: Contacting Supermicro

    X7DVL-L User's Manual 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: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 9: X7Dvl-L Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction X7DVL-L Image Note: The drawings and graphics 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...
  • Page 10 X7DVL-L User's Manual X7DVL-L Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR DIMM2B DIMM2A COM1 DIMM1B DIMM1A North PWR Force Bridge JLAN1 LAN CTRL JLAN2 FAN5 Battery BIOS VGA CTRL South Bridge Slot 6 PCI-Ex8 JI2C1 JPL1 JI2C2...

  • Page 11: Quick Reference

    Quick Reference (X7DVL-L) Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Watch Dog Connector Description ATX PWR (JPW1) Primary 24-Pin ATX PWR Connector CPU PWR (JPW3) +12V 8-pin PWR Chassis Intru.(J23)

  • Page 12: Motherboard Features

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Motherboard Features • Dual Intel ® 64-bit LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon 5300/5100/5000 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/667 MHz (Note: CPUs with 90W or less are recommended.) Memory • Four 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 16 GB ECC FBD (Fully Buffered) DDR2 667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Popula- tion.)
  • Page 13 Chapter 1: Introduction ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism • ACPI Power Management • Power-on mode for power recovery Onboard I/O • Intel ESB2 supports four SATA ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5 supported in the Window OS environment) •...
  • Page 14 X7DVL-L User's Manual PROCESSOR#2 ISL6312 1067/1333 MT/S PCI-EXP x8 PORT #1,2 PORT 3.0 Gb/S PCI 32/33MHz XGI Z7 CONN GB LAN RJ45 GILGAL RJ45 Block Diagram of the 5000V Chipset Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

  • Page 15: Chipset Overview

    Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset, the X7DVL-L 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 applications. The 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset supports a single or dual Intel 5300/5100/5000 Series processor(s) with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz.

  • Page 16: Special Features

    Advanced Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVL-L. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V,...

  • Page 17: Acpi Features

    CPU Overheat LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat warning feature in the BIOS. This allows the user to defi ne an overheat temperature. When the CPU temperature reaches the pre-defi ned threshold, both the overheat fan and the warning LED are triggered.

  • Page 18: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The X7DVL-L can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the motherboard, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.
  • Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O greatly reduces the number of components required for interfacing with fl oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 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 (UARTs).
  • Page 20 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-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 equipment from ESD. Precautions •...

  • Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Installation

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. *Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding, remov- ing or changing any components. Make sure to install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 23 Mounting the Motherboard into 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.
  • Page 24 X7DVL-L User's Manual 3. Use your thumb and index fi nger to hold the CPU at the North Center Edge and the South Center Edge of the CPU. 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout.
  • Page 25 Installation and Removal of the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation 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.

  • Page 26: Installing Dimms

    Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7DVL-L supports up to 16 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2 667/533 in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with (a) pair(s) of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in better memory performance.
  • Page 27 Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Firmware Hub fl ash memory 1 MB (System BIOS) Local APIC 4 KB Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) 4 KB PCI Enumeration Area 1 256 MB PCI Express (256 MB) 256 MB PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if...

  • Page 28: Control Panel Connectors And Io Ports

    X7DVL-L User's Manual 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. A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi...

  • Page 29: Front Control Panel

    These connectors are designed specifi - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators. Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin defi...

  • Page 30: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X7DVL-L User's Manual C. Front Control Panel Pin Defi nitions NMI Button The non-maskable interrupt button header is located on pins 19 and 20 of JF1. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power LED The Power LED connection is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1.

  • Page 31: Hdd Led

    HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display disk activities (for any hard drives on the system, including Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 32: Overheat/Fan Fail Led

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chassis overheating or fan failure. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 33: Reset Button

    Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case. Refer to the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Power Button The Power Button connection is located on pins 1 and 2 of JF1.

  • Page 34: Connecting Cables

    X7DVL-L User's Manual 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 motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 35: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. USB Ports 0/1 (J20) are located on the I/O Back Panel, and USB Headers 2/3 (JUSB1) can be accessed from the Front Panel. See the tables on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 36: Fan Headers

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DVL-L has three chassis/system fan headers (Fan3 to Fan5) and two CPU Fans (Fans 1/2). (*Note: all these fans are 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are back- ward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.) See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 37: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Ports

    ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 mouse are located at JKM1. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. (The mouse port is above the key- board port. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 38: Wake-On-Ring

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- nated JWOR1. This function allows your computer to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions.
  • Page 39 GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports: GLAN1 (JLAN1) and GLAN2 (JLAN2) are located on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Power LED/Speaker On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for a power LED and pins 4-7 are for the speaker.

  • Page 40: T-Sgpio Headers

    X7DVL-L User's Manual T-SGPIO Header The T-SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) header is located at J26 on the motherboard. This header is used to "talk to" a system-monitoring chip on the backplane. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Refer to the board layout below for the location of the header.

  • Page 41: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To 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.

  • Page 42: Cmos Clear

    X7DVL-L User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.

  • Page 43: Vga Enable/Disable

    VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings. C Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JI C1/JI C2 allow you to con- nect the System Management Bus (I...

  • Page 44: Onboard Indicators

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Onboard Indicators GLAN LEDs There are two GLAN ports on the moth- erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs. The yellow LED indicates activity, while the other LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

  • Page 45: Post-Code Led Indicators

    POST Code LED Indicators (LE4, LE5) There are two POST Code LED Indica- tors (LE4, LE5) located on the moth- erboard. These two LEDs are used to indicate POST (Power On Self Test) Code Messages through different sets of green and yellow light combinations. Refer to the table on the right for POST Code Messages.

  • Page 46: Cpu Vrm Overheat Led

    X7DVL-L User's Manual CPU VRM Overheat LED Indicators (LE2/LE6) There are two CPU VRM Overheat LED Indicators (LE2 and LE6) are on the moth- erboard. LE2 is for CPU1VRM and LE6 is for CPU2 VRM. If the temperature of a CPU VRM is normal, its CPU VRM Overheat LED is off.

  • Page 47: Floppy And Hard Disk Drive Connections

    Floppy Drive and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the fl oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The fl oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. Floppy Connector The fl...

  • Page 48: Ide Connectors

    X7DVL-L User's Manual IDE Connector An IDE Connector is located at JIDE1 on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Fan 1 8-Pin PWR 24-Pin PWR DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B DIMM1A North PWR Force Bridge LAN CTRL...

  • Page 49: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 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 Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.

  • Page 50: Losing The System's Setup Confi Guration

    1. Please go through the ‘Troubleshooting Procedures’ and 'Frequently Asked Ques- tion' (FAQ) sections in this chapter or see the FAQs on our website supermicro.com/support/faqs/) before contacting Technical Support. 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site at (http://www.

  • Page 51: Frequently Asked Questions

    Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X7DVL-L has four 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533/667 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (See Chapter 2 for detailed Information.)

  • Page 52: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X7DVL-L User's Manual Warning : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!) 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.

  • Page 53: Chapter 4: Bios

    Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DVL-L. 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 BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 54: Running Setup

    X7DVL-L User's Manual 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 understand how to set the options (see next page).

  • Page 55: Main Bios Setup Menu

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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...
  • Page 56 X7DVL-L User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, SATA Port 0/SATA Port 1, SATA Port 2 and SATA Port 3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, SATA Port 0/SATA Port1 /SATA Port 2 and SATA Port 3. Hit <Enter> to activate the following sub-menu screen for detailed options of these items.
  • Page 57 Chapter 4: BIOS LBA Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: Total Sectors: This item displays the number of total sectors available in the LBA Format. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum capacity in the LBA Format.
  • Page 58 X7DVL-L User's Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Parallel ATA. The options are Disabled, Channel 0, Channel 1, and Both. Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

  • Page 59: Advanced Setup

    Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow 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 Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
  • Page 60 X7DVL-L User's Manual user hits the power button. If set to 4-sec., the system will power off when the user presses the power button for 4 seconds or longer. The options are instant-off and 4-sec override. Resume On Modem Ring Select On to “wake your system up”...
  • Page 61 Chapter 4: BIOS back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back. Cache Base 512K-640K If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the memory area: 512K-640K to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in the Static DROM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2, L3 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.
  • Page 62 X7DVL-L User's Manual PCI-Exp. I/O Performance Some add-on cards perform faster with the coalesce feature, which limits the payload size to 128 Bytes; while others perform better with a payload size of 256 Bytes, which inhibits the coalesce feature. Please refer to your add-on card user guide for the desired setting.
  • Page 63 Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. *Warning : Take Caution when changing the Advanced settings. Incorrect values entered may cause system malfunction. Also, a very high DRAM frequency or incorrect DRAM timing may cause system instability. When this occurs, revert to the default setting.
  • Page 64 X7DVL-L User's Manual Thermal Throttle Select Enabled to enable closed-loop thermal throttling on a fully buffered (FBD) memory module. In the closed-loop thermal environment, thermal throttling will be activated when the temperature of the FBD DIMM module goes beyond a predefi ned threshold.
  • Page 65 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 frequency multiplier for the CPU. The options are: Default, and x12 Hyperthreading (*Available when supported by the CPU.)
  • Page 66 X7DVL-L User's Manual Hardware Prefetcher (*Available when supported by the CPU.) Set to this option to enabled to enable the hardware components that are used in conjunction with software programs to prefetch data in order to shorten execution cycles and maximize data processing effi ciency. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 67 Mode This setting allows you to set the type of device that will be connected to serial port B. The options are Normal and IR (for an infrared device). Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port B. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8 and 2E8.
  • Page 68 X7DVL-L 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.
  • Page 69 Chapter 4: BIOS Hardware Monitor Logic Note: 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 Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page, on P.
  • Page 70 X7DVL-L User's Manual Hardware Monitor Logic (*See the Note on Page 4-17) CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold.
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS Hardware Monitor Logic (*See the Note on Page 4-17.) CPU Temperature Threshold This option allows the user to set a CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set temperature threshold.
  • Page 72 X7DVL-L User's Manual Security 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 settings are described in this section.
  • Page 73 Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the system at system boot. The options are Enabled (password required) and Disabled (password not required). Boot Choose Boot from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display.

  • Page 74: Exit

    X7DVL-L User's Manual 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 to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

  • Page 75: Post Error Beep Codes

    Appendix A: POST Error Beep Codes 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. Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 76 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 77: Appendix B: Installing The Windows Os

    South Bridge RAID Settings before you install the Windows OS and other software drivers. To confi gure RAID settings, please refer to RAID Confi guration User Guides posted on our web site at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for...
  • Page 78 Follow the instructions given on the screen to continue with OS installation. After the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS Installation is completed, the system will automatically reboot. Insert the Supermicro Setup CD that came with your motherboard into the CD Drive during system boot, and the main screen will display.

  • Page 79: Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear.
  • Page 80 X7DVL-L User's Manual C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included in the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 81 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (Note: The SD III Software 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: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.)
  • Page 82 X7DVL-L User's Manual Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency com- munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi...

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