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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
X7DWU offers substantial functionality enhancements to the motherboards based on the Intel Core Microarchitecture core while remaining compatible with the IA-32 software. The X7DWU supports Intel Virtualization Tech- nology, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology, Advanced Dynamic Execution, and Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1 (SSE4.1).
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Conventions Used in the Manual ... iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ... 1-1 Checklist ... 1-1 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-2 X7DWU Image ... 1-3 X7DWU Layout ... 1-4 Quick Reference ... 1-5 Motherboard Features ... 1-6 Intel 5400 Chipset: System Block Diagram ... 1-8 Chipset Overview ...
Page 5 Connecting Cables ... 2-14 ATX Power Connector ... 2-14 Processor Power Connector ... 2-14 Universal Serial Bus ... 2-15 Chassis Intrusion ... 2-15 Fan Headers ... 2-16 Keylock ... 2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports ... 2-17 Serial Ports ... 2-17 Wake-On-Ring ...
Page 6 X7DWU User's Manual No Video ... 3-2 Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration ... 3-2 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 ...
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
X7DWU 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: X7Dwu Image
Chapter 1: Introduction X7DWU 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 10 X7DWU User's Manual X7DWU Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) KB/MS FAN6 FAN5 DIMM4B DIMM4A DIMM3B DIMM3A DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only. See Chapter 2 for detailed information on jumpers, I/O ports and JF1 front panel connections.
Page 11: Quick Reference
X7DWU Jumper Description JBT1 CMOS Clear C1/JI C to PCI/PCI-X Slots Memory Voltage Select JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable JPL1 LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Watch Dog Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/COM2 Header FAN 1-8 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector IDE1...
Page 12: Motherboard Features
X7DWU User's Manual Motherboard Features • Dual Intel® Quad-Core/Dual-Core Xeon™ 5400 Series/5300LV Series/5200 Series/5100LV Series processors with a front side bus speed of up to 1.60 Memory • Eight 240-pin DIMM sockets with support up to 64 GB DDR2 Fully Buffered (FBD) ECC 800/667/533 Memory (See Section 2-3 in Chapter 2 for DIMM Slot Population.)
Page 13 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 14 Ports #1,2 PCI 33MHz RN 50 Conn. DDR2 System Block Diagram for the X7DWU Note: This is a general chipset block diagram. Please see the previous Motherboard Features pages for details on the features of each motherboard. PROCESSOR#1 1067/1333/1600 MT/S...
Page 15: Chipset Overview
LAN controller, the ESB2 also supports alert systems for remote management. With the 5400 chipset built in, the X7DWU offers a superb solution for intense com- puting and complex I/O environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems.
Page 16: 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 X7DWU. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitors An onboard voltage monitor will scan 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 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 18: Power Supply
X7DWU User's Manual Main Switch Override Mechanism When an ATX power supply is used, the power button can function as a system suspend button to make the system enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Pressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake-up.
Page 19: 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 20 X7DWU User's Manual Notes 1-14...
Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation
Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age 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 Installation
X7DWU User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the 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 Loading the CPU into the CPU Socket Align the CPU key, the semi-circle cutout below a gold dot, against the socket key, which is the notch on the same side of the triangle cutout on the socket. Once aligned, carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket.
Page 24 X7DWU User's Manual Installing the Heatsink 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 25 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 26: Installing Dimms
Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7DWU supports up to 64 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC 1.5V/1.8V DDR2 800/667/533 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 TSEG Memory available to System BIOS & OS applications Installing and Removing DIMMs Release X7DWU To Install: Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place. Pay attention to the alignment notch at the bottom. To Remove: Use your thumbs to gently push the release tabs near both ends of the module.
Page 28: Control Panel Connectors And Io Ports
X7DWU 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 X7DWU 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 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 30: Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ Nitions
X7DWU 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 31: Hdd Led/Fp Uid Switch
DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU Intel ESB2 South Bridge JWOR JPG1 VGA CTRL COM2 JCOM2 Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) Pin# Deﬁ nition UID Switch/+5V (for HDD...
Page 32: Overheat/Fan Fail Led/Pwr Fail/Fp Uid Led
X7DWU User's Manual Overheat (OH)/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/ FP UID LED Connect an LED to the Overheat/Fan Fail/PWR Fail/UID (Unit ID) LED connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of chas- sis overheating, power failure or fan failure in addition to providing unit identiﬁ...
Page 33: Reset Button
DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU Intel ESB2 South Bridge JWOR JPG1 VGA CTRL COM2 JCOM2 Reset Button Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) Pin# Deﬁ nition Reset...
Page 34: Connecting Cables
X7DWU User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power Connector There are a 20-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) on the moth- erboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speciﬁ cation. The 4-pin 12V PWR supply is required to provide adequate power to the system.
Page 35: Universal Serial Bus
DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU JWOR JPG1 Back Panel USB (USB 0/1) Pin# Deﬁ nitions Ground Front Panel USB Pin Deﬁ nitions (USB 2/3/4) USB2/4 Pin # Deﬁ...
Page 36: Fan Headers
X7DWU User's Manual Fan Headers The X7DWU has eight chassis/sys- tem fan headers (Fan1 to Fan8). Fan1-Fan6 are chassis/system fans, while Fan7 and Fan8 are CPU fans. The fan speeds for these fans are controlled by Thermal Management via BIOS Hardware Monitor in the...
Page 37: Serial Ports
DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU JWOR JPG1 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Data Ground Clock Serial Port Pin Deﬁ nitions...
Page 38: Wake-On-Ring
X7DWU User's Manual Wake-On-Ring The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- nated JWOR1. This function allows your computer to receive and 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...
Page 39: Glan 1/2 (Ethernet Ports)
DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU JWOR JPG1 GLAN1 Speaker Connector Pin Setting Deﬁ nition Note: Pins 6-7 Internal Speaker Pins 4-7 External Speaker A. GLAN1 8-Pin PWR B.
Page 40: Overheat Led/Fan Fail
X7DWU User's Manual Overheat LED/Fan Fail (JOH1) The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to provide warnings of chassis overheating. This LED will blink to in- dicate a fan failure. Refer to the table on right for pin deﬁ nitions.
Page 41: Power Smb Connector
DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU JWOR JPG1 Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# A. PWR SMB 8-Pin PWR B. VGA 20-Pin PWR FAN1 CPU2 FAN2 JOH1 CPU1...
Page 42: Unit Identiﬁ Cation Switches
X7DWU User's Manual Unit Identiﬁ cation Switches There are two Unit Identification (UID) Switches on the motherboard. The Front Panel UID Switch is connected to Pin 13 of the Front Control Panel (JF1). The Rear UID Switch (SW1) is located next to LAN Port 2.
Page 43: Jumper Settings
DIMM2B DIMM2A DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU Connector Pins Jumper Setting GLAN Enable Jumper Settings Pin# Deﬁ nition Enabled (default) Disabled A. GLAN Ports1/2 Enable SMBUS_PS 8-Pin PWR...
Page 44: Cmos Clear
X7DWU 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 45: Vga Enable/Disable
DIMM1B Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU JWOR JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings Both Jumpers Pins 1-2 Pins 2-3 C Bus to PCI Slots Jumper Settings Jumper Deﬁ nition...
Page 46: Onboard Indicators
X7DWU 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 Link LED may be green, amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection.
Page 47: Floppy Connector
A, and the connector that does not have twisted wires always connects to drive Floppy Connector The ﬂ oppy connector is located at J22. See the table below for pin deﬁ nitions. X7DWU Floppy Drive Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions (Floppy) Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ...
Page 48: Simso Ipmi Slot
SIMSO slot. SXB1/SXB2 Slots SXB1 and SXB2 are specially de- signed for Supermicro's riser cards. These two slots are to be used with riser cards. When used with riser cards, the left IO slot (SXB1) supports one PCI-E x16 and one UIO devices;...
Page 49: Ide Connectors
Battery DIMM1A Intel 5400 North Bridge LAN CTRL JPL1 PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) PCI-Exp.x8 (Signal) UIOP SXB1:PCI-Exp.x16 (Signal) X7DWU IDE Drive Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Reset IDE Host Data 7 Host Data 6 Host Data 5 Host Data 4...
Page 50 X7DWU User's Manual Notes 2-30...
Page 51: 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 52: No Video
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 53: Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X7DWU has eight 240-pin DIMM slots that support 1.5V/1.8V DDR2 FBD ECC 800/667/533 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes.
Page 54: Returning Merchandise For Service
X7DWU User's Manual BIOS before downloading. You can choose from the zip ﬁ le and the .exe ﬁ le. If you choose the zip BIOS ﬁ le, please unzip the BIOS ﬁ le onto a bootable device or a USB pen. Run the batch ﬁ le using the format ﬂ ash.bat ﬁ lename.rom from your bootable device or USB pen to ﬂ...
Page 55: Chapter 4: Bios
Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DWU. 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 56: Running Setup
X7DWU 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 57: System Time
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 58 X7DWU User's Manual Type This feature allows you to select the type of IDE hard drive. Select Auto to allow the BIOS to automatically conﬁ gure the parameters of the HDD installed at the connection. Enter a number between 1 to 39 to select a predetermined HDD type.
Page 59: Serial Ata
LBA Mode Control This item determines whether the Phoenix BIOS will access the IDE Channel 0 Master Device via the LBA mode. The options are Enabled and Disabled. 32 Bit I/O This option allows the user to enable or disable the function of 32-bit data transfer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 60 X7DWU User's Manual ICH RAID Code Base (Available when SATA RAID is Enabled.) Select Intel to enable Intel's SATA RAID ﬁ rmware. Select Adaptec to use Adaptec's HostRAID ﬁ rmware. The options are Intel and Adaptec. SATA AHCI (Available when SATA RAID is Disabled.) Select Enable to enable the function of Serial ATA Advanced Host Interface.
Page 61: 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 submenus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <En- Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
Page 62 X7DWU User's Manual 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 63: Memory Cache
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. Select Write Protect to enable this function, and this area will be reserved for BIOS ROM access only.
Page 64 X7DWU User's Manual Cache Extended Memory If enabled, this feature will allow the data stored in the extended memory area (above 1MB) to be cached (written) into a buffer, a storage area in Static DROM (SDROM) or written into L1, L2 cache inside the CPU to speed up CPU operations.
Page 65 Slot1 PCI-Exp. <R> x8, Slot2 PCI-Exp.<R> x4, Slot3 PCI-Exp. <R> x4, Slot4 PCI-Exp. <R> x4, Slot5 PCI-Exp. <L> x8, Slot6 PCI- Exp. <L> x4 and Slot0 PCI-Exp. <L> x4 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 66: Advanced Chipset Control
X7DWU User's Manual Advanced Chipset Control Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings. Warning: Take caution when changing the Advanced settings. An incorrect setting, a very high DRAM frequency or an incorrect DRAM timing may cause the system to become unstable. When this occurs, reset the setting to the default setting.
Page 67 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. The options are: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1GB and 2GB. Memory Branch Mode This option determines how the two memory branches operate.
Page 68 X7DWU User's Manual High Temperature DRAM Operation When set to Enabled, the BIOS will refer to the SPD table to set the maximum DRAM temperature. If disabled, the BIOS will set the maximum DRAM temperature based on a predeﬁ ned value. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 69: Advanced Processor Options
processor that is installed on an add-on card or a network card to handle some or all packet processing of this add-on card. For this motherboard, the TOE de- vice is built inside the ESB 2 South Bridge chip.) The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 70 X7DWU User's Manual C1/C2 Enhanced Mode (Available if supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to enable Enhanced Halt (C1) State and Stop Clock (C2) State to lower CPU voltage/frequency to prevent the processor from overheating. The op- tions are Enabled and Disabled. Please refer to Intel’s web site for details.) Execute Disable Bit (Available when supported by the CPU.)
Page 71 Intel <R> Virtualization Technology (Available when supported by the CPU.) Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions, creat- ing multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 72 X7DWU User's Manual Base I/O Address This setting allows you to select the base I/O address for serial port A. The options are 3F8, 2F8, 3E8, and 2E8. Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port A. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4.
Page 73: Dmi Event Logging
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
X7DWU 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 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 X7DWU User's Manual IPMI (The option is available only when an IPMI card is installed in the system.) IPMI Speciﬁ cation Version: Firmware Version: This item displays the current 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 77 BIOS POST Errors Enable this function to log POST errors. The options are Enabled and Disabled. BIOS POST Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable POST Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled. OS Boot Watch Dog Set to Enabled to enable OS Boot Watch Dog. The options are Enabled and Dis- abled.
Page 78 X7DWU User's Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors, such as temperatures, fan speeds and voltages of various components. IPMI LAN Conﬁ guration The following features allow the user to conﬁ gure and monitor IPMI LAN settings.
Page 79 Chapter 4: BIOS VLAN Tagging Select Enabled to enable Virtual LAN(s) for IPMI connections and allow the user to conﬁ gure VLAN settings. The options are Enabled and Disabled. VLAN ID If VLAN Tagging above is set to Enabled, this item allows the user to change the VLAN ID.
Page 80: Set Supervisor Password
X7DWU 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 81: Tpm State
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). TPM (Trusted Platform Modules) Support Select Enabled to enable support for trusted platforms and allow the BIOS to auto- matically download the drivers needed to provide support for the platforms speciﬁ...
Page 82 X7DWU User's Manual 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 83: Exit
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 84 X7DWU User's Manual Notes 4-30...
Page 85: 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.
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Page 87: Appendix B: Intel Hostraid Setup Guidelines
RAID Utility program to conﬁ gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard.) The current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.
Page 88 X7DWU User's Manual The Intel HostRAID Conﬁ gurations The following types of Intel's HostRAID conﬁ gurations are supported: RAID 0 (Data Striping): this writes data in parallel, interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives. Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk.
Page 89 8. During the system boot-up, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously to run the Intel RAID Conﬁ guration Utility when prompted by the following message: Press <Ctrl> <I> for the Intel RAID Conﬁ guration Utility. Note: The Intel RAID Conﬁ guration Utility is only available for systems with two or more drives installed.
Page 90 X7DWU User's Manual Creating a RAID 0 Volume 1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 0 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next ﬁ...
Page 91 Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 1 Volume 1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 1 set and press the <Tab> key or the <Enter> key to go to the next ﬁ...
Page 92 X7DWU User's Manual Creating a RAID 10 (RAID 1+ RAID 0) 1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.
Page 93 Appendix B: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity): 1. Select "Create RAID Volume" from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The following screen will appear: 2. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>. 3.
Page 94 X7DWU User's Manual Deleting RAID Volume Warning: Be sure to back up your data before deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the disk drives when deleting a RAID set.) 1. From the main menu, select item2-Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
Page 95 Resetting to Non-RAID Settings and Resetting a RAID HDD Warning: Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non-RAID or Resetting a RAID HDD. Resetting a RAID volume or a RAID HDD will reformat the HDD and delete the internal RAID structure on the drive. 1.
Page 96 X7DWU User's Manual B-2 Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS with RAID Functions Installing a New Operating System-the Windows XP/2000/2003 Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. Press the <F6> key when the message-" Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver"...
Page 97: Appendix C: Adaptec Hostraid Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware components have been installed, you must conﬁ gure the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID and then install the Windows operating system. All necessary drivers are included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came with your motherboard.
Page 98 X7DWU User's Manual Conﬁ guring the Adaptec SATA RAID for Operating Systems (--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux) 1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Note: If it is the ﬁ rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings.
Page 99 (RAID 10) provides multiple RAID 1 mirrors and a RAID 0 stripe, maximizing data security and system efﬁ ciency. By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X7DWU offers the user the beneﬁ ts of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.
Page 100 X7DWU User's Manual Managing Arrays Select this option to view array properties, and conﬁ gure array settings. To select this option, using the arrow keys and the <enter> key, select "Managing Arrays" from the main menu as shown above.
Page 101 Conﬁ guring Disk Drives You may need to conﬁ gure a disk drive before you can use it. Caution: Conﬁ guring a disk may overwrite the partition table on the disk and may make any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again.
Page 102 X7DWU User's Manual 2. From the "Select Drives for Conﬁ guring" List (shown below,) select the drives you want to conﬁ gure and press <Insert>. 3. The drive you've selected will appear in the "Selected Drives Dialog Box" on the right (as shown below.) Repeat the same steps until all drives that you want to conﬁ...
Page 103 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines 5. Read the warning message as shown in the screen below. 6. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to conﬁ gure. If correct, type Y to continue.
Page 104 X7DWU User's Manual Creating Arrays Before you create arrays, make sure that the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Disks with no usable space, or are not initialized or formatted are shown in gray and cannot be used.
Page 105 To Assign Array Properties Once a new array is completed, you can assign properties to the array. Caution: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, and you cannot change the array properties using this utility. To assign properties to the new array 1.
Page 106 X7DWU User's Manual Note: If you select Migrate for RAID 0, or Build for RAID 1, you will be asked to select the source drive. The contents of the source drive will be preserved. However, the data on the new drive will be lost.
Page 107 Adding a Bootable Array To make an array bootable: From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays. From the List of Arrays, select the array you want to make bootable, and press <Ctrl> and <B>. Enter Y to create a bootable array when the following message is displayed: "This will make all other existing bootable array non-bootable.
Page 108 X7DWU User's Manual Adding/Deleting Hotspares To add a Hotspare Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you would need to add a new HDD as a hotspare. From the main menu (shown on Page C-4), select Add/Delete Hotspares.
Page 109 Viewing Array Properties From the main menu, select Manage Arrays and hit <Enter> (as shown on the previous page.) From the List of Arrays dialog box (shown below), select the array you want to view and press Enter. The Array Properties dialog box appears (as shown below), showing detailed information on the array.
Page 110 X7DWU User's Manual Rebuilding Arrays Note 1: Rebuilding applies to Fault Tolerant array (RAID 1) only. If an array Build process is interrupted or when one critical member is missing, you must perform a Rebuild to restore its functionality. For a critical array rebuild operation, the optimal drive is the source drive.
Page 111 To Delete Existing Arrays Warning: Back up the data on an array before you delete it to prevent data loss Deleted arrays cannot be restored. 1. From the main menu (shown on Page C-4), select Manage Arrays. 2. Select the array you wish to delete and press <delete>. 3.
Page 112: Using The Disk Utilities
X7DWU User's Manual Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1. From the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility Menu, select Disk Utilities (as shown above) and press <Enter>.
Page 113 To format a disk: Note: The operation of Formatting Disk allows you to perform a low-level formatting of a hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk. Serial ATA drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level format- ted again.
Page 114 X7DWU User's Manual To verify disk media: 3 When the screen shown above displays, select Verify Disk Media and press <Enter>. 4. A message will display, indicating that the selected drive will be scanned for media defects. Select Yes and hit <Enter> to proceed with disk verifying; otherwise, select No and hit <Enter>.
Page 115 Appendix C: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines To Exit Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility 1. Once you have completed RAID array conﬁ gurations, press ESC to exit. The following screen will appear. 2. Press Yes to exit the Utility. C-19...
Page 116 X7DWU User's Manual C-2 Installation Intel's ESB2 Driver by Adaptec and the Operation System Insert Supermicro's bootable CD that came with the package into the CD Drive during the system reboot, and the screen: "Supermicro Driver Diskette Maker" will appear.
Page 117 Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Installing Other Software and Drivers D-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 118 X7DWU User's Manual D-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 119: Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers
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/User- Guide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.
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Supero X7DWU User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 4: BIOS

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix B: Intel Hostraid Setup Guidelines

Appendix C: Adaptec Hostraid Setup Guidelines

Appendix D: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

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