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Supermicro X7DCA-3 User Manual

Supermicro x7dca-3 motherboards: user guide
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  • Page 1 UPER X7DCA-3 X7DCA-i USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0a...
  • 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

    Intel Xeon Quad-Core/Dual-Core 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series proces- sors (w/771 LGA) with a front side bus speed of 1.333 GHz or 1.066 GHz. With dual 64-bit Xeon Quad-Core/Dual-Core processors built-in, the X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on the Intel Core microarchitecture while remaining compatible with the IA-32 software.
  • Page 4 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Danger/Caution: Instructions to be strictly followed to prevent cata- strophic system failure or to avoid bodily injury. 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...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Notes...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Conventions Used in the Manual ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 X7DCA-3/i Image ... 1-3 X7DCA-3/i Layout ... 1-4 Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Intel 5100 Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-8 1-2 Chipset Overview ...
  • Page 7 2-5 Connecting Cables ... 2-14 ATX Power Connector ... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ... 2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ... 2-15 Fan Headers ... 2-16 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-16 Power Force-On ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ...
  • Page 8 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Chapter 3: Troubleshooting 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 ...

  • Page 9: 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 10: Contacting Supermicro

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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 11 Chapter 1: Introduction X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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...
  • Page 12 When LE1 is on, make sure to unplug the power cable before removing or installing components. • SAS and its related components and features are available for the X7DCA-3 only. RAID 0, 1 and 10 are enabled through the LSI SAS Controller. (I-Button is optional.)

  • Page 13: Quick Reference

    Wake-On-LAN Header JWOR1 Wake-On-Ring Header LAN1/2 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45) Ports SAS 0~ 3, 4~7 Serial Attached SCSI Connectors (X7DCA-3 Only) SIMLP SIMLP (Remote Management) Slot T-SGPIO-1/T-SGPIO-2 Serial General Purpose Input/Output Headers USB0~3,USB4~5,6~7,8, 9 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports, Headers LED Indicator...

  • Page 14: Motherboard Features

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Motherboard Features • ® Dual Intel 64-bit Xeon LGA 771 Quad-Core/Dual-Core 5400/5300/5200/5100 Series processors at a front side bus speed of 1333 MHz/1067 MHz Memory • Six 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 32 GB ECC Buffered (Registered) DDR2 667/533 Memory (*See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2.)
  • Page 15 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 • Six SATA ports (supporting RAID0, 1, 10 and 5 in the Windows OS environ- ment) •...
  • Page 16 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual PCI-Exp x16 PCI-Exp x4 Ports #0~3 LSI 1068 PCI-Exp x4 Ports #4~7 to PCIE or SAS 133/100MHz PCI-Exp x4 PCI-X PXH-V PCI-X 133/100MHz PHY#1 iI82573V PHY#2 i82573L PCI 33MHz PCI-33 PCI-33 SIMLP Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Fea- tures pages for details on the features of each motherboard.

  • Page 17: Chipset And Processor Features Overview

    Chipset and Processor Features Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the Intel 5100 chipset, the X7DCA-3/ X7DCA-i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based high-end computer systems with confi guration options optimized for energy-effi cient graphic applications and CAD (Computer-Aided Drawing) systems.

  • Page 18: Special Features

    Control setting in the Advanced BIOS 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 X7DCA-3/X7DCA- i. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring.

  • Page 19: Acpi Features

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

  • Page 20: Power Supply

    It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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 500W of power.

  • Page 21: Super I/O

    Chapter 1: Introduction Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O chip include a fl oppy disk drive controller that is compatible with industry standard 82077/765, a data separator, write pre-compensation circuitry, decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator, drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic.
  • Page 22 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Notes 1-14...

  • Page 23: 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 24: Processor And Heatsink Fan Installation

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Fan Installation Warning: 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, removing or changing any components. Make sure that you install the pro- cessor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.

  • Page 25: Loading The Processor Into The Socket

    Loading the Processor into the Socket Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked with a triangle) against the socket corner that is marked with a triangle cutout. Align the CPU key that is the semi-circle cutout below a gold dot against the socket key, the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket.

  • Page 26: Installing The Heatsink

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Installing the Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die; the required amount has already been applied. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.

  • Page 27: Mounting The Motherboard In The Chassis

    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 screwed in tightly.

  • Page 28: Installing Dimms

    Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i supports up to 32 GB Buffered (Registered) ECC DDR2 667/533 in 6 DIMMs. Populating memory slots of the same bank with a pair of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in two-way Interleaved Memory which will improve memory performance.
  • Page 29 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 30: Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specifi cation. See the fi gure below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Defi...

  • Page 31: Front Control Panel

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

  • Page 32: Front Control Panel Pin Defi Nitions

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 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 33: 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 activity (for any hard drives on the system, including SAS, Serial ATA and IDE). See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 34: Overheat/Fan Fail Led

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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 35: 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 36: Connecting Cables

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector A 24-pin main power supply connec- tor is located at JPW3, and an 4-pin power connector is lactated at JPW1 on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V specifi cation. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 37: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)

    Universal Serial Bus (USB) There are ten USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. Four of them are Back Panel USB ports: USB 0~3 (JPUSB1). The other six are Front Panel USB connectors: USB 4~5 (JUSB2), USB 6~7 (JUSB3), USB 8 (J23) and USB 9 (J24).

  • Page 38: Fan Headers

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i has fi ve chassis/ system fan headers (Fans 1~Fan 6), and two CPU Fans (Fans 7~8). All these fans are 4-pin fans. These 4-pin headers also support 3-pin fans. See the table on the right for pin defi...

  • Page 39: Serial 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 40: Wake-On-Ring

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is located at JWOR1. This feature allows your computer to be "awakened" by an incoming call to the modem when the system is in the suspend state. See the table on the right for pin defi ni- tions.

  • Page 41: Power Led/Speaker Header

    GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports are located at JLAN3 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 42: Alarm Reset

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Alarm Reset If three power supplies are installed, the system will notify you when any of the three power modules fails. Con- nect JAR to a micro-switch to turn off the alarm that is activated when a power module fails.

  • Page 43: T-Sgpio Headers

    T-SGPIO Headers Two T-SGPIO (Serial-Link General Pur- pose Input/Output) headers are located at J14 and J15 on the motherboard. These headers are used to commu- nicate with the Seriel-Link System Monitoring chip on the backplane. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Refer to the board layout below for the locations of the headers.

  • Page 44: Bp Pwr Smb Connector

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual BP PWR SMB (I C) Connector Backplane Power SMB(I C) Connector (J5) monitors power supply and temper- atures of backplane IO connectors. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SAS Power SMB (I C) Connector...

  • Page 45: Sas Pwr Smb Connector

    Pin# Defi nition PWR 1: Fail PWR 2: Fail PWR 3: Fail Signal: Alarm Reset Note: This feature is only available when using Supermicro redundant power supplies. Overheat LED Pin Defi nitions Pin# Defi nition 5vDC OH Active OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Defi...

  • Page 46: High Defi Nition Audio

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual High Defi nition Audio (HDA) This motherboard features a 7.1+2 Channel High Defi nition Audio (HDA) (JC1) codec that provides 10 DAC channels, simultaneously supporting 7.1 sound playback and two chan- nels of independent stereo sound output (mul- tiple streaming) through the front panel stereo out for the front L&R, rear L&R, center and...

  • Page 47: Front Panel Audio Control

    Front Panel Audio Control When front panel headphones are plugged in, the back panel audio output is disabled. This is done through the FP Audio header (JC2). If the front panel in- terface card is not connected to the front panel audio header, jumpers should be installed on the header (JC2) pin pairs 1-2, 5-6, and 9-10.

  • Page 48: Jumper Settings

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To m o d i f y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e motherboard, jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings.

  • Page 49: Cmos Clear

    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 50: I 2 C Bus To Pci Slots

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual C Bus to PCI Slots Jumpers JPI C1/JPI C2 allow you to connect the System Management Bus C) to PCI-X slots, while JPI C4, PCI-Express slots. The default setting is set to Disabled. See the table on the right for jumper settings.

  • Page 51: Onboard Indicators

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

  • Page 52: Sas Led Indicators

    L E S 2 o n t h e m o t h e r b o a r d . These LEDs indicate the status of SAS connections. Refer to the table on the right for LES1 and LES2 settings. See the layout below for the LED locations. (Available on the X7DCA-3 only) FAN6 FAN5 FAN7 JPW1...

  • Page 53: Floppy Connector

    Floppy Drive, SIMLP IPMI 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 54: Ide Connectors

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual IDE Connector An IDE Connector is located at J17 on the motherboard. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. SIMLP IPMI Slot There is a Low Profi le SIMLP IPMI Slot on the motherboard. Refer to the layout below for the IPMI Slot location.

  • 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: No Video

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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.

  • Page 57: Technical Support Procedures

    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.

  • Page 58: Returning Merchandise For Service

    Answer: It is recommended that you do not upgrade your BIOS if you are experi- encing no problems with your system. Updated BIOS fi les are located on our web site at http://www.supermicro.com/support/bios/. Please check our BIOS warning message and the information on how to update your BIOS on our web site. Also, check the current BIOS revision, and make sure that it is newer than your BIOS before downloading.

  • Page 59: Chapter 4: Bios

    Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DCA-3/i. 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

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Running Setup Note: 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 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 the correct data.
  • Page 62 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual type. Select User to allow the user to enter the parameters of the HDD installed. Select CDROM if a CDROM drive is installed. Select ATAPI if a removable disk drive is installed. CHS Format (Available on the Primary Master/Slave slots only)
  • Page 63 Chapter 4: BIOS Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode. The options are Standard, Fast PIO1, Fast PIO2, Fast PIO3, Fast PIO4, FPIO3/DMA1 and FPIO4/DMA2. Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to select Ultra DMA Mode. The options are Disabled, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4, and Mode 5.

  • Page 64: Advanced Setup

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 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 submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <En- ter>.

  • Page 65: Memory Cache

    Chapter 4: BIOS Power Button Behavior If set to Instant-Off, the system will power off immediately as soon as the 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.
  • Page 66 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual or to be written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations. 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. Se- lect Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the base memory area of Block 0-512K.

  • Page 67: Advanced Chipset Control

    Slot1 PCI-X 133/100 MHz, Slot2 PCI-X 133/100 MHz, Slot3 PCI 33 MHz, Slot4 PCI-Exp. x8/x4, Slot5 PCI 33 MHz, and Slot6 PCI-Exp. x16 Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the fol- lowing: Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM.
  • Page 68 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual SERR Signal Condition This setting specifi es the ECC Error conditions that an SERR# is to be asserted. The options are None, Single Bit, Multiple Bit, and Both. 4GB PCI Hole Granularity This feature allows you to select the granularity of PCI hole for PCI slots. If MTRRs are not enough, this option may be used to reduce MTRR occupation.

  • Page 69: Advanced Processor Options

    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 if supported by the CPU.) The feature allows the user to set the internal frequency multiplier for the CPU. The default setting is Default.
  • Page 70 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual settings are Disabled for the Intel 5100 Series Processors and Enable for the 5000 Series Processors. Hardware Prefetcher (Available if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to activate 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...
  • Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 A.
  • Page 72 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for the parallel port. The options are IRQ5 and IRQ7. Mode This feature allows you to specify the parallel port mode. The options are Output only, Bi-Directional, EPP and ECP.

  • Page 73: Dmi Event Logging

    Chapter 4: BIOS 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. View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 74: Console Redirection

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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. The default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 75 Chapter 4: BIOS Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of the item: CPU1 Temperature/CPU1 Second Core Temperature CPU2 Temperature/CPU2 Second Core Temperature CPU1 Temperature/CPU2 Temperature/ CPU3 Temperature/ CPU4 Temperature System Temperature Fan1-Fan8 Speeds If the feature of Auto Fan Control is enabled, the BIOS will automatically display the status of the fans indicated in this item.
  • Page 76 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual 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 Logging.
  • Page 77 BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 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 78 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. 4-20...
  • Page 79 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 80 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Password on Boot This setting allows you to determine 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). 4-22...
  • Page 81 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 82: Exit

    X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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've made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.

  • Page 83: Appendix A: Bios Post Error Codes

    BIOS POST Error Codes This section lists the POST (Power On Self Test) Error codes for the Phoenix BIOS. POST codes are divided into two categories: recoverable and terminal. The recover- able error codes are listed below. Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST, the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem.
  • Page 84 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Notes...

  • Page 85: 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 86 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 87: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers

    2. The X7DCA-3 supports SAS RAID features. To confi gure the LSI SAS HostRAID, please refer to the LSI folder for the LSI SAS HostRAID Utility and documentation.
  • Page 88 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i 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 on the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
  • Page 89 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) Note: 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 the Linux OS, we will still recommend that you use...
  • Page 90 X7DCA-3/X7DCA-i User's Manual Notes...

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