Supermicro Supero X8DAi User Manual page 8

X8DA3/X8DAi User's Manual
SAS LED Indicators ................................................................................. 2-30
2-9 Floppy Drive, SIMLP, Serial ATA and Hard Disk Drive Connections ............ 2-31
Floppy Connector ..................................................................................... 2-31
Serial ATA (SATA) Ports ........................................................................... 2-32
Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports (For X8DA3 only) .............................. 2-32
SIMLC IPMI Slot ....................................................................................... 2-33
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 1
3-1 Troubleshooting Procedures ........................................................................... 3-1
Before Power On ............................................................................................ 3-1
No Power ........................................................................................................ 3-1
No Video ......................................................................................................... 3-2
Losing the System's Setup Confi guration ....................................................... 3-2
Memory Errors ............................................................................................... 3-2
3-2 Technical Support Procedures ........................................................................ 3-3
3-3 Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................... 3-3
3-4 Returning Merchandise for Service................................................................. 3-4
Chapter 4 BIOS ............................................................................................ 1
4-1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility .............................................................................. 4-1
How To Change the Confi guration Data ......................................................... 4-1
Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................. 4-2
4-2 Main Setup ...................................................................................................... 4-2
4-3 Advanced Setup Confi gurations...................................................................... 4-4
4-4 Security Settings ........................................................................................... 4-20
4-5 Boot Confi guration ........................................................................................ 4-21
4-6 Exit Options ................................................................................................... 4-23
Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes ......................................................... 1
A-1 BIOS Error Beep Codes ................................................................................. A-1
Appendix B Installing the Windows OS ................................................... 1
B-1 Installing the Windows OS to a RAID System ................................................ B-1
B-2 Installing the Windows OS to a Non-RAID System ........................................ B-2
Appendix C Software Installation Instructions ........................................ 1
C-1 Installing Software Programs ..........................................................................C-1
C-2 Confi guring Supero Doctor III .........................................................................C-2
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