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Page 1 UPER X7DVL-L USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.1...
Page 2 The information in this User’s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or organization of the updates.
Page 3: Manual Organization
4 MB shared L2 capacity, the Intel Virtualization Technology, the Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64), and the Intel I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel I/ OAT). The X7DVL-L offers a superb solution for intense computing and complex I/O environments, and is ideal for high-end server systems. Please refer to the moth- erboard speciﬁ...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Conventions Used in the Manual .................. iii Chapter 1: Introduction Overview ......................1-1 Checklist ....................1-1 Contacting Supermicro ................1-2 X7DVL-L Image ................. 1-3 X7DVL-L Layout ................ 1-4 Quick Reference ..................1-5 Motherboard Features ................1-6 Intel 5000V (Blackford-VS) Chipset: System Block Diagram ....1-8 Chipset Overview ...................
Page 5 Table of Contents Power Button ..................2-13 2-5 Connecting Cables ..................2-14 ATX Power Connector ................2-14 Processor Power Connector ..............2-14 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ..............2-15 Chassis Intrusion ..................2-15 Fan Headers ..................2-16 Power Force-On ..................2-16 ATX PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports .............
Page 6 X7DVL-L User's Manual Memory Errors ................... 3-2 Technical Support Procedures ................ 3-2 Frequently Asked Questions ................3-3 Returning Merchandise for Service ..............3-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Introduction ....................... 4-1 Running Setup ....................4-2 Main BIOS Setup ..................... 4-2 Advanced Setup ....................4-7 Security Setup ....................
Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Overview 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.
Page 8: Contacting Supermicro
X7DVL-L User's Manual Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) Web Site: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.
Page 9: X7Dvl-L Image
Chapter 1: Introduction X7DVL-L Image Note: The drawings and graphics shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The motherboard you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown...
Page 10: X7Dvl-L Layout
X7DVL-L User's Manual X7DVL-L Motherboard Layout (not drawn to scale) 24-Pin PWR Fan 1 8-Pin PWR CPU 1 DIMM2B DIMM2A COM1 DIMM1B DIMM1A North PWR Force Bridge JLAN1 LAN CTRL CPU 2 JLAN2 FAN5 Battery Fan 2 BIOS VGA CTRL...
Page 11: Quick Reference
Chapter 1: Introduction Quick Reference (X7DVL-L) Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Pg. 2-23) JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 SMB to PCI Slot#1/Slot#2 Speed Pins 2-3 (Disabled) JPG1 VGA Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1/ JPL2 GLAN1/GLAN2 Enable Pins 1-2 (Enabled)
Page 12: Motherboard Features
• Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support • CPU slow-down on temperature overheat • CPU thermal trip support for processor protection • Power-up mode control for recovery from AC power loss • Chassis intrusion detection • System resource alert via Supero Doctor III...
Page 13 Chapter 1: Introduction ACPI Features • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • Main switch override mechanism • ACPI Power Management • Power-on mode for power recovery Onboard I/O • Intel ESB2 supports four SATA ports (with RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5 supported in the Window OS environment) •...
Page 14 X7DVL-L User's Manual PROCESSOR#2 PROCESSOR#1 ISL6312 ISL6312 1067/1333 1067/1333 MT/S MT/S FBD CHNL0 PORT #4,5 FBD CHNL1 PORT #6,7 PORT PORT #2,3 PORTPORT ATA 100 PCI-EXP x8 PORT IDE CONN #1,2 PORT 3.0 Gb/S ESB2 3.0 Gb/S PCI 32/33MHz XGI Z7 USB 2.0...
Page 15: Chipset Overview
Chipset Overview Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V (Blackford-VS) chipset, the X7DVL-L motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual processor-based servers with conﬁ guration options optimized for communica- tions, presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V ®...
Page 16: Special Features
Advanced Setup section to change this setting. The default setting is Last State. PC Health Monitoring This section describes the PC health monitoring features of the X7DVL-L. All have an onboard System Hardware Monitor chip that supports PC health monitoring. Onboard Voltage Monitoring An onboard voltage monitor will scan the following voltages continuously: Onboard Voltage Monitors for the CPU Cores, Chipset Voltage, +1.8V, +3.3V,...
Page 17: Acpi Features
You can also conﬁ gure Supero Doctor to provide you with warnings when the system temperature goes beyond a pre-deﬁ...
Page 18: Power Supply
It is even more important for processors that have high CPU clock rates. The X7DVL-L can only accommodate 24-pin ATX power supply. Although most power supplies generally meet the speciﬁ cations required by the motherboard, some are inadequate. You should use one that will supply at least 400W of power.
Page 19 Chapter 1: Introduction for interfacing with ﬂ oppy disk drives. The Super I/O supports 360 K, 720 K, 1.2 M, 1.44 M or 2.88 M disk drives and data transfer rates of 250 Kb/s, 500 Kb/s or 1 Mb/s.It also provides two high-speed, 16550 compatible serial communication ports (UARTs).
Page 20 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes 1-14...
Page 21: Chapter 2: Installation
Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation Static-Sensitive Devices Electric-Static-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufﬁ cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions •...
Page 22: Processor And Heatsink Installation
X7DVL-L User's Manual Processor and Heatsink Installation When handling the processor package, avoid placing direct pressure on the label area of the fan. *Notes: 1. Always connect the power cord last and remove it before adding, remov- ing or changing any components. Make sure to install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink.
Page 23 Chapter 2: Installation 2. Locate the front side of the chassis. 3. Locate the four backplate mounting holes on the chassis. 4. Align the backplate with the chassis. Make sure that the arrow on the back- plate is pointing at the front side of the The Front Side of Chassis chassis.
Page 24 X7DVL-L User's Manual 3. Use your thumb and index ﬁ nger to hold Load Plate the CPU at the North Center Edge and the (w/PnP Cap South Center Edge of the CPU. attached) 4. Align CPU Pin1 (the CPU corner marked...
Page 25 Chapter 2: Installation Installation and Removal of the Heatsink CEK Passive Heatsink CEK Heatsink Installation 1. Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die; the required amount Screw#1 has already been applied. Screw#2 2. Place the heatsink on top of the CPU so that the four mounting holes are aligned with those on the retention mechanism.
Page 26: Installing Dimms
Repeat for all modules (see step 1 above). Memory Support The X7DVL-L supports up to 16 GB fully buffered (FBD) ECC DDR2 667/533 in 4 DIMMs. Populating DIMM modules with (a) pair(s) of memory modules of the same size and same type will result in better memory performance.
Page 27 Chapter 2: Installation Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining (-Available) (4 GB Total System Memory) Firmware Hub ﬂ ash memory 1 MB 3.99 (System BIOS) Local APIC 4 KB 3.99 Area Reserved for the chipset 2 MB 3.99 I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)
Page 28: Back Panel Connectors/Io Ports
X7DVL-L User's Manual Control Panel Connectors/IO Ports The I/O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 speciﬁ cation. See Figure 2-3 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. A. Back Panel Connectors/IO Ports Back Panel I/O Port Locations and Deﬁ...
Page 29: Front Control Panel
Chapter 2: Installation 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 designed speciﬁ - cally for use with Supermicro server chassis. See Figure 2-4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators.
Page 30: Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ Nitions
X7DVL-L User's Manual C. Front Control Panel Pin Deﬁ nitions NMI Button NMI Button Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) The non-maskable interrupt button Pin# Deﬁ nition header is located on pins 19 and 20 Control of JF1. Refer to the table on the right Ground for pin deﬁ...
Page 31: Hdd Led
Chapter 2: Installation HDD LED HDD LED Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) The HDD LED connection is located Pin# Deﬁ nition on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach a hard drive LED cable here to display HD Active disk activities (for any hard drives on the system, including Serial ATA and IDE).
Page 32: Overheat/Fan Fail Led
X7DVL-L User's Manual Overheat/Fan Fail LED (OH) OH/Fan Fail LED Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) Connect an LED to the OH/Fan Fail Pin# Deﬁ nition connection on pins 7 and 8 of JF1 to provide advanced warnings of Ground chassis overheating or fan failure.
Page 33: Reset Button
Chapter 2: Installation Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located Reset Button on pins 3 and 4 of JF1. Attach it to the Pin Deﬁ nitions (JF1) hardware reset switch on the computer Pin# Deﬁ nition case. Refer to the table on the right for Reset pin deﬁ...
Page 34: Connecting Cables
X7DVL-L User's Manual Connecting Cables ATX Power 20-pin Connector Pin Deﬁ nitions Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition ATX Power Connector +3.3V +3.3V There are a 24 -pin main power -12V +3.3V supply connector(JPW1) and an 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW3) PS_ON on the motherboard.
Page 35: Universal Serial Bus (Usb)
Chapter 2: Installation Back Panel USB Universal Serial Bus (USB) (USB0/1) Pin# Deﬁ nitions There are four USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports/headers on the motherboard. USB Ports 0/1 (J20) are located on the I/O Back Panel, and USB Headers 2/3 (JUSB1) can Ground be accessed from the Front Panel.
Page 36: Fan Headers
X7DVL-L User's Manual Fan Headers Fan Header Pin Deﬁ nitions (Fan1-6) The X7DVL-L has three chassis/system fan Pin# Deﬁ nition headers (Fan3 to Fan5) and two CPU Fans Ground (Fans 1/2). (*Note: all these fans are 4-pin fans. +12V However, Pins 1-3 of the fan headers are back- Tachometer ward compatible with the traditional 3-pin fans.)
Page 37: Atx Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Ports
Chapter 2: Installation ATX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin PS/2 Mouse Ports Deﬁ nitions The ATX PS/2 keyboard and the PS/2 Pin# Deﬁ nition mouse are located at JKM1. See the Data table on the right for pin deﬁ nitions. (The mouse port is above the key- Ground board port.
Page 38: Wake-On-Ring
X7DVL-L User's Manual Wake-On-Ring Wake-On-Ring Pin Deﬁ nitions The Wake-On-Ring header is desig- (JWOR1) nated JWOR1. This function allows Pin# Deﬁ nition your computer to be awakened by an Ground incoming call to the modem when the Wake-up system is in suspend state. See the table on the right for pin deﬁ...
Page 39: Glan 1/2 (Ethernet) Ports
Chapter 2: Installation GLAN 1/2 (Giga-bit Ethernet Ports) Two G-bit Ethernet ports: GLAN1 GLAN1 GLAN2 (JLAN1) and GLAN2 (JLAN2) are located on the I/O backplane. These ports accept RJ45 type cables. Power LED/Speaker Speaker Connector On the JD1 header, pins 1-3 are for a power LED and pins 4-7 are for Pin Setting Deﬁ...
Page 40: T-Sgpio Headers
X7DVL-L User's Manual T-SGPIO Header T-SGPIO Pin Deﬁ nitions The T-SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Pin# Deﬁ nition Deﬁ nition Input/Output) header is located at J26 on the motherboard. This header is Ground DATA Out used to "talk to" a system-monitoring...
Page 41: Jumper Settings
Chapter 2: Installation Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers Connector To modify the operation of the motherboard, Pins jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings. Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function Jumper of the connector. Pin 1 is identiﬁ ed with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board.
Page 42: Cmos Clear
X7DVL-L User's Manual CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS. Instead of pins, this "jumper" consists of contact pads to prevent the accidental clearing of CMOS. To clear CMOS, use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection.
Page 43: Vga Enable/Disable
Chapter 2: Installation VGA Enable/Disable VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the Both Jumpers Deﬁ nition VGA port. The default position is on pins Pins 1-2 Enabled (*Default) 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table Pins 2-3 Disabled on the right for jumper settings.
Page 44: Onboard Indicators
X7DVL-L User's Manual Activity L i n k Onboard Indicators (Rear View: When viewing from the rear GLAN LEDs side of the chassis.) There are two GLAN ports on the moth- GLAN Activity Indicator erboard. Each Gigabit Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs.
Page 45: Post-Code Led Indicators
Chapter 2: Installation POST Code LED Indicators (LE4, LE5) POST Code LED Indicators There are two POST Code LED Indica- POST Code Message tors (LE4, LE5) located on the moth- Green: On Yellow: Off Memory Initialization @ POST 28h erboard. These two LEDs are used to Green: Off Yellow: On System Shadowing @...
Page 46: Cpu Vrm Overheat Led
X7DVL-L User's Manual CPU VRM Overheat LED Indicators (LE2/LE6) CPU VRM Overheat LEDs (LE2, LE6) There are two CPU VRM Overheat LED LED Color Deﬁ nition Indicators (LE2 and LE6) are on the moth- CPU VRM Temperature: Normal erboard. LE2 is for CPU1VRM and LE6 is...
Page 47: Floppy Connector
Chapter 2: Installation Floppy Drive and Hard Disk Drive Connections Note the following when connecting the ﬂ oppy and hard disk drive cables: • The ﬂ oppy disk drive cable has seven twisted wires. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. Floppy Drive Connector Floppy Connector Pin Deﬁ...
Page 48: Ide Connectors
X7DVL-L User's Manual IDE Connector IDE Drive Connectors Pin Deﬁ nitions An IDE Connector is located at JIDE1 Pin# Deﬁ nition Pin # Deﬁ nition on the motherboard. See the table on Reset IDE Ground the right for pin deﬁ nitions.
Page 49: Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘Technical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter. Note: Always disconnect the power cord before adding, changing or installing any hardware components.
Page 50: Losing The System's Setup Conﬁ Guration
X7DVL-L User's Manual Losing the System’s Setup Conﬁ guration 1. Make sure that you are using a high quality power supply. A poor quality power supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer to Section 1-6 for details on recommended power supplies.
Page 51: Frequently Asked Questions
Question: What are the various types of memory that my motherboard can support? Answer: The X7DVL-L has four 240-pin DIMM slots that support DDR2 FBD ECC 533/667 SDRAM modules. It is strongly recommended that you do not mix memory modules of different speeds and sizes. (See Chapter 2 for detailed Information.)
Page 52: Returning Merchandise For Service
X7DVL-L User's Manual Warning : Do not shut down or reset the system while updating BIOS to prevent possible system boot failure!) Question: What's on the CD that came with my motherboard? Answer: The supplied compact disc has quite a few drivers and programs that will greatly enhance your system.
Page 53: Chapter 4: Bios
Chapter 4 BIOS Introduction This chapter describes the Phoenix BIOS™ Setup utility for the X7DVL-L. The Phoenix ROM BIOS is stored in a ﬂ ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a ﬂ oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual.
Page 54: Running Setup
X7DVL-L User's Manual Running Setup *Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted. The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the 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 55: Main Bios Setup Menu
Chapter 4: BIOS Main BIOS Setup Menu Main Setup Features System Time To set the system date and time, key in the correct information in the appropriate ﬁ elds. Then press the <Enter> key to save the data. System Date Using the arrow keys, highlight the month, day and year ﬁ...
Page 56 X7DVL-L User's Manual IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Secondary 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 57 Chapter 4: BIOS 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.
Page 58 X7DVL-L User's Manual Parallel ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Parallel ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled. Serial ATA This setting allows the user to enable or disable the function of the Serial ATA. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Page 59: Advanced Setup
Chapter 4: BIOS Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. The items with a triangle beside them have sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing <Enter>. Boot Features Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings.
Page 60: Memory Cache
X7DVL-L 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 61 Chapter 4: BIOS area of Block 0-512K. Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Memory for fast CPU data processing and operation. The options are Uncached, Write Through, Write Protect, and Write Back.
Page 62 X7DVL-L User's Manual Emulated IRQ Solution All PCI-E devices are required to support MSI (Message Signaled Interrupt); however, some legacy operating systems do not support MSI. When this feature is set to Enabled, a PCI-E device will generate a device-speciﬁ c address and interrupt vector number stored in the device's MSI and data registers which will be initialized by BIOS before a "non-MSI-aware"...
Page 63: Advanced Chipset Control
Chapter 4: BIOS Option ROM Scan When enabled, this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master.
Page 64 X7DVL-L User's Manual Branch 0 Rank Sparing Select enable to enable the sparing feature for Branch 0 Rank. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Enhanced x8 Detection Select Enabled to enable Enhanced x8 DRAM UC Error Detection. The options are Disabled and Enabled.
Page 65: Advanced Processor Options
Chapter 4: BIOS Route Port 80h Cycles to This feature allows the user to decide which bus to send debug information to. The options are Disabled, PCI and LPC. Clock Spectrum Feature If Enabled, the BIOS will monitor the level of Electromagnetic Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed.
Page 66 X7DVL-L User's Manual to detect and report hardware (machine) errors via a set of model-speciﬁ c registers (MSRs). The options are Disabled and Enabled. Thermal Management 2 (Available when supported by the CPU.) Set to Enabled to use Thermal Management 2 (TM2) which will lower CPU voltage and frequency when the CPU temperature reaches a predeﬁ...
Page 67 Chapter 4: BIOS 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, creating multiple "virtual" systems in one physical computer. The options are Enabled and Disabled.
Page 68: Dmi Event Logging
X7DVL-L User's Manual Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ (interrupt request) for serial port B. The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4. Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port. The options are Enabled (user deﬁ...
Page 69: Console Redirection
Chapter 4: BIOS ECC Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ECC event logging. Mark DMI Events as Read Highlight this item and press <Enter> to mark the DMI events as read. Clear All DMI Event Logs Select Yes and press <Enter>...
Page 70 X7DVL-L User's Manual Hardware Monitor Logic Highlight an item and hit <Enter> to see the status of each of the following items: CPU Overheat Alarm This option allows the user to select the CPU Overheat Alarm setting which deter- mines when the CPU OH alarm will be activated to provide warning of possible CPU overheat.
Page 71 Chapter 4: BIOS The Default Alarm – the Overheat LED and system buzzer will activate if the High condition continues for some time after it is reached. The CPU fan will run at full speed to bring the CPU temperature down. If the CPU temperature still increases even with the CPU fan running at full speed, the system buzzer will activate and the Overheat LED will turn on.
Page 72 Vcore A:/Vcore B:/-12V/+12V/P1V5/+3.3V/5Vsb/5VDD/P_VTT/Vbat Note: In the Windows OS environment, the Supero Doctor III settings take prece- dence over the BIOS settings. When ﬁ rst installed, Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings previously set in the BIOS. Any subsequent changes to these thresholds must be made within Supero Doctor, since the SD III settings override the BIOS settings.
Page 73 Chapter 4: BIOS 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 74 X7DVL-L 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 75 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 76 X7DVL-L User's Manual  IPMI LAN Conﬁ guration The following features allow the user to conﬁ gure and monitor IPMI LAN settings. 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.
Page 77 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 78 X7DVL-L 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 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.
Page 79: Exit
Chapter 4: BIOS Exit Choose Exit from the Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys. You should see the following display. All Exit BIOS settings are described in this section. Exit Saving Changes Highlight this item and hit <Enter> to save any changes you made and to exit the BIOS Setup utility.
Page 80 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes 4-28...
Page 81: 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 82 X7DVL-L User's Manual Notes...
Page 83: Appendix B: Installing The Windows Os
Appendix B: Installing the Windows OS Appendix B Installing the Windows OS After all hardware components have been installed, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure Intel 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.
Page 84 X7DVL-L User's Manual Installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 OS for Systems without RAID Functions Insert Microsoft's Windows XP/2000/2003 Setup CD in the CD Driver, and the system will start booting up from CD. Follow the instructions given on the screen to continue with OS installation.
Page 85: Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs And Drivers
Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C-1 Installing Drivers other than the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Controller Driver After you've installed the Windows Operating System, a screen as shown below will appear.
Page 86 The Supero Doctor III program is a Web-based management tool that supports remote management capability. It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called the SD III Client. The Supero Doctor III program included in the CDROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor the environment and operations of your system.
Page 87 Supero Doctor III Interface Display Screen-II (Remote Control) (Note: The SD III Software can be downloaded from our Web site at: ftp://ftp. supermicro.com/utility/Supero_Doctor_III/. You can also download SDIII User's Guide at: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Manuals/SDIII/UserGuide.pdf. For Linux, we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II.)
Page 88 X7DVL-L User's Manual Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems, medical equipment, nuclear facilities or systems, aircraft, aircraft devices, aircraft/emergency com- munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in signiﬁ...
Page 89 (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.

Supero X7DVL-L User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Chapter 4: BIOS

Appendix A: BIOS POST Error Codes

Appendix B: Installing the Windows os

Appendix C: Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers

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