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Supermicro x7db3 motherboards: user guide
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  • Page 1 UPER X7DB3 USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1c...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: Manual Organization

    (SSE3) and Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T). These features allow the motherboard to operate at much higher speeds with better power management in much safer environments than the traditional motherboards. The X7DB3 is ideal for high performance dual processor (DP) enterprise server/workstation environments.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Conventions Used in the Manual ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 X7DB3 Image ... 1-3 X7DB3 Layout ... 1-4 Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Intel 5000P Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-8 Chipset Overview ...
  • Page 5 Power Button ... 2-13 Connecting Cables ... 2-14 ATX Power Connector ... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ... 2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB0/1) ... 2-15 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-15 Fan Headers ... 2-16 Keylock ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ...
  • Page 6 X7DB3 User's Manual SIMLP IPMI Slot ... 2-32 IDE Connectors ... 2-33 Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures ... 3-1 Before Power On ... 3-1 No Power ... 3-1 No Video ... 3-1 Memory Errors ... 3-1 Losing the System’s Setup Confi guration ... 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ...

  • 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

    X7DB3 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: X7Db3 Image

    Chapter 1: Introduction X7DB3 Image The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the Note: 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...
  • Page 10 1. Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. 2. " " indicates the location of Pin 1. 3. SEPC: Supermicro Enhanced Power Connector, specially designed to support Supermicro 2U Riser Card only. 4. LE 1 is the 5V Standby Power LED Indicator. When LE1 is off, the system is off.

  • Page 11: Quick Reference

    Quick Reference ( X7DB3) Jumper Description 27, J28 C Bus to PCI-X/PCI-E Slots 3rd PWR Failure Detect JBT1 CMOS Clear JCF1 Compact Card Master/Slave Select JPG1 VGA Enable JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable JPS1 SAS Controller Enable Watch Dog Connector Description...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Features

    • Three PCI-Express slots (*two slots at x8@4GB/sec, one slot x4@2GB/sec. on x8 connector) • Three 64-bit PCI-X slots (*two PCI-X-133 slots, one PCI-X-100 w/ZCR slot) • One SPEC slot (*for Supermicro's 2U Active Riser cards) BIOS • 8 Mb Phoenix Flash ROM ®...
  • Page 13 • Adaptec AIC 9410 SAS Controller supports eight SAS ports (RAID 0, 1,10) • Six SATA 3.0Gbps ports (RAID 0, 1,10, 5 for the Windows OS) • One ZCR slot supports Supermicro's LPZCR2 Add-on card (*optional for SAS) • One SIMLP IPMI Slot •...
  • Page 14 X7DB3 User's Manual I S L 6307 J 13 J 1 2 PCI - X 133 9410W PX H PCI - X 133 J 1 4 ES 1000 CONN RJ 45 RJ 45 Block Diagram of the 5000P 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 5000P chipset, the X7DB3 motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual pro- cessor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communications, presentation, storage, computation and database applications. The 5000P chipset supports single or dual 64-bit quad core/dual core processor(s) with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz/1.066 GHz/677 MHz.

  • Page 16: Special Features

    PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DB3. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: +1.5V,+1.8V, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, −12V, +3.3V Standby, and +5V standby.

  • Page 17: Acpi Features

    System Resource Alert This feature is available when used with Supero Doctor III in the Windows OS en- vironment or used with Supero Doctor II in Linux. Supero Doctor is used to notify the user of certain system events. For example, if the system is running low on virtual memory and there is insuffi...

  • Page 18: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The X7DB3 can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supplies. Although most power supplies generally meet the specifi cations required by the CPU, some are inadequate. In addition, the 12V 4-pin power supply - is also required to ensure adequate power supply to the system.
  • Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, 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...
  • Page 20 X7DB3 User's Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation

    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 equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. •...

  • Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Fan Installation

    X7DB3 User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Fan 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 that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
  • Page 23 3. Use your thumb and your 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 24 X7DB3 User's Manual Heatsink Installation 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 25 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chas- sis. 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 screwed in tightly.

  • Page 26: Installing Dimms

    Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7DB3 supports up to 32 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2 533/667 in 8 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with pairs of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in Interleaved Memory which will increase memory performance.
  • Page 27 Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Firmware Hub fl ash memory (System BIOS) Local APIC Area Reserved for the chipset I/O APIC (4 Kbytes) PCI Enumeration Area 1 PCI Express (256 MB) PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) -Aligned on 256-MB boundary- VGA Memory TSEG...

  • Page 28: Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    X7DB3 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

    B. 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 de- signed specifi cally for use with Super Micro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.

  • Page 30: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X7DB3 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 the hard drive LED cable here to display disk activity (for any hard drives on the system, including SAS, Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 32: Overheat/Fan Fail Led

    X7DB3 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 nitions.

  • 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

    X7DB3 User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 24-pin main power sup- ply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) on the motherboard. These power connec- tors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi ca- tion. The 4-pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system.

  • Page 35: Universal Serial Bus (Usb0/1)

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are fi ve USB 2.0 (Universal Se- rial Bus) ports/headers on the moth- erboard. Two of them are Back Panel USB ports (USB#0/1:JUSB1), and the other three are Front Panel USB headers (USB#2/3:JUSB2, USB#4: JUSB3). See the tables on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 36: Fan Headers

    X7DB3 User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DB3 has six chassis/system fan head- ers (Fan1 to Fan6) and two CPU Fans (Fan7 and Fan8). (*Note: Fans#1-4 are 3-pin fans. Fans#5-8 are 4-pin fans. However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are backward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.) See the table on...

  • 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

    X7DB3 User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- nated JWOR. This function allows your computer to receive and be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the sus- pend state. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 39: Glan (Ethernet Ports)

    GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports are desig- nated JLAN1 and JLAN2 on the IO backplane. This port accepts 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: Power Fault

    X7DB3 User's Manual Power Fault (PWR Supply Failure) Connect a cable from your power supply to the Power Fail (PSF) header (JP3) to provide warnings of power supply failure. This warning signal is passed through the PWR_LED pin to indicate of a power failure on the chassis.

  • Page 41: Overheat Led/Fan Fail

    Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chas- sis overheating. This LED will blink to indicate a fan failure. Refer to the table on right for pin defi nitions. A System Management Bus header is located at J18.

  • Page 42: Vga Connector

    X7DB3 User's Manual Power SMB (I C) Connector Power SMB (I C) Connector (J17) monitors the status of PWR supply, fan and system temperature. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. VGA Connector A VGA connector (JG1) is located next to COM1 port on the IO backplane.

  • Page 43: Compact Flash Card Pwr Connector

    Compact Flash Card PWR Connector Compact Flash Card Power Connector is located at JWF1. For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper (JCF1) to work properly, you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 fi rst. Refer to the board layout below for the location.

  • Page 44: Jumper Settings

    X7DB3 User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the mother- board, 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 45: Clear Cmos

    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 46: Sas Controller Enabled/Disabled

    X7DB3 User's Manual SAS Controller Enable/Disable JPS1 enables or disables the AIC 9410W Adaptec SAS Controller on the motherboard. See the table on the right for jumper settings. The default setting is enabled. VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port.

  • Page 47: 3Rd Pwr Supply Pwr Fault

    3rd PWR Supply PWR Fault Detect J3P) The system can notify you in the event of a power supply failure. This feature is available when three power supply units are installed in the chassis with one act- ing as a backup. If you only have one or two power supply units installed, you should disable this (the default setting) with J3P to prevent false alarms.

  • Page 48: Compact Flash Master/Slave Enable/Disable

    X7DB3 User's Manual Compact Flash Master/Slave Select A Compact Flash Master (Primary)/Slave (Secondary) Select Jumper is located at JCF1. Close this jumper to enable Compact Flash Card. For the Compact Flash Card or the Compact Flash Jumper (JCF1) to work properly, you will need to connect the Compact Flash Card power cable to JWF1 fi...

  • Page 49: Onboard Indicators

    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 power LED may be green, orange or off to indicate the speed of the connection.

  • Page 50: Backpanel Sas Activity Led

    SAS0 to SAS7 LEDs is activated.) Onboard SAS Activity LED Indicators There are eight Onboard SAS Activity LED indicators on the X7DB3. LED Indi- cators Act#0 to Act#7 indicate the activity status of onboard SAS connectors. See the table on the right for LED settings.

  • Page 51: Parallel Port, Floppy, Hard Disk Drive And Simlp Ipmi Connections

    Parallel Port, Floppy Drive, Hard Disk Drive and SIMLP IPMI 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. •...

  • Page 52: Floppy Connector

    X7DB3 User's Manual Floppy Connector The fl oppy connector is located at J21. See the table below for pin defi nitions. SIMLP IPMI Slot There is a SIMLP IPMI Slot on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location.

  • Page 53: Ide Connectors

    IDE Connectors There are two IDE Connectors (JIDE1: Blue, JIDE2: White) on the moth- erboard. The blue IDE connector (JIDE1) is designated the Primary IDE Drive. The white IDE connector (JIDE2) is designated the Second- ary IDE Drive, reserved for Compact Flash Card use only.
  • Page 54 X7DB3 User's Manual Notes 2-34...

  • Page 55: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

    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 56: Memory Errors

    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. NOTE (http://...

  • Page 57: Frequently Asked Questions

    Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X7DB3 has eight 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FDB 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 58: Returning Merchandise For Service

    X7DB3 User's Manual : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to Warning 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 59: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DB3. 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 been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.

  • Page 60: Running Setup

    X7DB3 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 ap- propriate 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 the next page).

  • Page 61: 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 62 X7DB3 User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, SATA Port2 and SATA Port3 These settings allow the user to set the parameters of IDE Channel 0 Master/ Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2 Master, IDE Channel 3 Master slots.
  • Page 63 CHS Format The following items will be displayed by the BIOS: TYPE: This item displays the type of IDE or SATA Device. Cylinders: This item indicates the status of Cylinders. Headers: This item indicates the number of headers. Sectors: This item displays the number of sectors. Maximum Capacity: This item displays the maximum storage capacity of the system.
  • Page 64 X7DB3 User's Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the 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 the Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.

  • Page 65: Advanced Setup

    Chapter 4: BIOS System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is detected in the system. Extended Memory This display informs you how much extended memory is detected in the system. Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display.
  • Page 66 X7DB3 User's Manual Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Quick Boot Mode If enabled, this feature will speed up the POST (Power On Self Test) routine by skipping certain tests after the computer is turned on. The settings are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS 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) data into this reserved memory area.
  • Page 68 X7DB3 User's Manual 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 extended memory area above 1 MB.
  • Page 69 Slot1 PCI-X 100 MHz ZCR, Slot2 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot3 PCI-X 133MHz, Slot4 PCI-Exp x4, 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 device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 70 For the X7DB3, the TOE device is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.
  • Page 71 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, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17 and x18.
  • Page 72 X7DB3 User's Manual Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (*Available when supported by the CPU.) The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled. The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
  • Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Serial Port B This setting allows you to assign control of serial port B. The options are Enabled (user defi...
  • Page 74 X7DB3 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 setting.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 to set the BAUD rate for the console redirection.
  • Page 76 X7DB3 User's Manual 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 Hardware Monitoring Screen may look like the one shown on this page, on P. 4-19, or on P. 4-20, depending on the type of CPU(s) and HW Monitoring chip you are using.
  • Page 77 Hardware Monitor Logic CPU Temperature Threshold (*See the Note on Page 4-18.) This option displays the CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set threshold. The options are C, 75 C, 80 C and 85 C.
  • Page 78 X7DB3 User's Manual Hardware Monitor Logic (See the Note on Page 4-18.) CPU Temperature Threshold This option displays the CPU temperature threshold that will activate the alarm system when the CPU temperature reaches this pre-set threshold. The hardcode default setting is 72 C.
  • Page 79 IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Specifi cation Version: This item displays the current Firmware Version. Firmware Version: System Event Logging Select Enabled to enable IPMI Event Logging. When this function is set to Disabled, the system will continue to log events received via system interface.
  • Page 80 X7DB3 User's Manual 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 81 Chapter 4: BIOS Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. 4-23...
  • Page 82 X7DB3 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 83 Password on Boot This setting allows you to decide if a password is required for a user to enter the system at bootup. 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 84: Exit

    X7DB3 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 settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

  • Page 85: 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 86 X7DB3 User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 87: 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 website at www.supermicro.com/support/manuals. B-1 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for...
  • Page 88 Windows XP/2000/2003 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 89: 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 Other Drivers After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear. You are ready to install software programs and drivers that have not yet been installed.
  • Page 90 X7DB3 User's Manual C-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 called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 91 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: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/ Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you...
  • Page 92 X7DB3 User's Manual Notes...
  • Page 93 (Disclaimer continued) 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 communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signifi cant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage.

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